1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; providing for the financing of early childhood through higher 
1.3 	education, including general education; student and school safety; education 
1.4 	excellence; teachers; special education; facilities, technology, and libraries; 
1.5 	nutrition; early childhood and family support; community education, prevention, 
1.6 	self-sufficiency, and lifelong learning; state agencies; making forecast adjustments; 
1.7 	modifying certain higher education policy provisions; making clarifying changes 
1.8 	to loan forgiveness and research grant programs; and modifying the regent candidate 
1.9 	selection process; requiring reports; appropriating money;amending Minnesota 
1.10 	Statutes 2016, sections 120A.20, subdivision 2; 120A.22, subdivision 12; 120B.021, 
1.11 	by adding a subdivision; 120B.024, subdivision 1; 120B.11, subdivisions 1, 1a, 
1.12 	2, 5, 9; 120B.12, as amended; 120B.232, by adding a subdivision; 120B.299, 
1.13 	subdivision 10; 120B.30, subdivisions 1a, 3; 120B.36, subdivision 2; 121A.39; 
1.14 	121A.41, by adding a subdivision; 121A.45, subdivision 1; 121A.46, by adding 
1.15 	subdivisions; 121A.47, subdivisions 2, 14; 121A.53, subdivision 1; 121A.55; 
1.16 	121A.61, subdivision 2; 121A.67, by adding a subdivision; 122A.42; 122A.71, 
1.17 	subdivision 2; 123B.14, subdivision 7; 123B.41, subdivision 5; 123B.52, 
1.18 	subdivision 6; 123B.595, as amended; 123B.61; 124D.09, subdivision 4; 124D.111; 
1.19 	124D.151, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 124D.162; 124D.78, subdivision 
1.20 	2; 124D.83, subdivision 1; 124D.98; 124E.03, subdivision 5; 125A.76, subdivision 
1.21 	1; 125B.07, subdivision 6; 126C.15, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; 
1.22 	126C.44; 127A.41, as amended; 127A.45, subdivisions 11, 16; 127A.70, 
1.23 	subdivision 2; 134.355, subdivision 10; 135A.15, subdivisions 2, 6; 136A.15, 
1.24 	subdivision 8; 136A.16, subdivisions 1, 2, 5, 8, 9; 136A.162; 136A.1701, 
1.25 	subdivision 7; 136A.1702; 136A.1791, subdivision 8; 136A.1795, subdivision 2; 
1.26 	136A.822, subdivision 10; 136A.901, by adding a subdivision; 137.0245; 137.0246; 
1.27 	171.02, subdivision 2a; 205A.07, subdivision 2; 245C.02, by adding a subdivision; 
1.28 	245C.12; 299C.17; 471.59, subdivision 1; 475.58, subdivision 4; 609.095; 626.556, 
1.29 	subdivision 10; 631.40, subdivision 1a; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, 
1.30 	sections 120B.021, subdivision 1; 120B.122, subdivision 1; 120B.125; 120B.30, 
1.31 	subdivision 1; 120B.35, subdivision 3; 120B.36, subdivision 1; 121A.335, 
1.32 	subdivisions 3, 5; 122A.09, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 122A.18, 
1.33 	subdivision 8; 122A.187, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 122A.20, 
1.34 	subdivisions 1, 2; 122A.40, subdivision 13; 122A.41, subdivision 6; 123B.03, 
1.35 	subdivisions 1, 2; 123B.41, subdivision 2; 123B.52, subdivision 7; 124D.09, 
1.36 	subdivision 3; 124D.151, subdivisions 5, 6; 124D.165, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 
1.37 	124D.549; 124D.83, subdivision 2; 124D.99, subdivision 3; 124E.11; 126C.05, 
1.38 	subdivision 1; 136A.1275, subdivisions 2, 3; 136A.1789, subdivision 2; 136A.246, 
1.39 	subdivision 4; 136A.646; 136A.822, subdivision 6; 136A.8295, by adding a 
2.1 	subdivision; 155A.30, subdivision 12; 171.02, subdivision 2b; 171.3215, 
2.2 	subdivisions 2, 3; 475.59, subdivision 1; 609A.03, subdivision 7a; 626.556, 
2.3 	subdivisions 2, 3, 10e; Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, sections 61; 62, 
2.4 	subdivision 15; Laws 2017, chapter 89, article 1, section 2, subdivisions 18, 20, 
2.5 	29, 31, 32, 33, 34; Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 
2.6 	19, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9; article 2, sections 56; 57, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 
2.7 	5, 6, 12, 14, 21, 23, 24, 26; article 4, sections 11; 12, subdivisions 2, as amended, 
2.8 	3, 4, 5; article 5, section 14, subdivisions 2, 3; article 6, section 3, subdivisions 2, 
2.9 	3, 4; article 7, section 2, subdivision 5; article 8, sections 9, subdivisions 2, 5, 6; 
2.10 	10, subdivisions 3, 5a, 6, 12; article 9, section 2, subdivisions 2, 7; article 10, 
2.11 	section 6, subdivision 2; article 11, sections 9; 12; 13; proposing coding for new 
2.12 	law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 120B; 121A; 122A; 125A; 125B; 136A; 245C; 
2.13 	299C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 120B.299, subdivisions 7, 8, 
2.14 	9, 11; 136A.15, subdivisions 2, 7; 136A.1701, subdivision 12; Minnesota Statutes 
2.15 	2017 Supplement, section 122A.09, subdivision 1; Laws 2017, First Special Session 
2.16 	chapter 5, article 8, section 8; Minnesota Rules, parts 8700.7620; 8710.0300, 
2.17 	subparts 1, 1a, 2, 2a, 2b, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11; 8710.1000; 8710.1050; 8710.1250; 
2.18 	8710.1400; 8710.1410; 8710.2100, subparts 1, 2.
2.19 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

2.20 	ARTICLE 1
2.21 	GENERAL EDUCATION

2.22 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 123B.41, subdivision 2, is amended 
2.23 	to read:
2.24 		Subd. 2.Textbook. (a) "Textbook" means any book or book substitute, including 
2.25 	electronic books as well as other printed materials delivered electronically, which a pupil 
2.26 	uses as a text or text substitute in a particular class or program in the school regularly 
2.27 	attended and a copy of which is expected to be available for the individual use of each pupil 
2.28 	in this class or program. Textbook includes an online book with an annual subscription cost.
2.29 	Textbook includes a teacher's edition or teacher's guide that accompanies a textbook that a 
2.30 	pupil uses.
2.31 	(b) For purposes of calculating the annual nonpublic pupil aid entitlement for textbooks, 
2.32 	the term shall be limited to books, workbooks, or manuals, whether bound or in loose-leaf 
2.33 	form, as well as electronic books and other printed materials delivered electronically, 
2.34 	intended for use as a principal source of study material for a given class or a group of 
2.35 	students.
2.36 	(c) For purposes of sections 123B.40 to 123B.48, the terms "textbook" and "software 
2.37 	or other educational technology" include only such secular, neutral, and nonideological 
2.38 	materials as are available, used by, or of benefit to Minnesota public school pupils.

2.39 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2019 and later.

3.1 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.41, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
3.2 		Subd. 5.Individualized instructional or cooperative learning materials.
 3.3 	"Individualized instructional or cooperative learning materials" means educational materials 
3.4 	which:
3.5 	(a) (1) are designed primarily for individual pupil use or use by pupils in a cooperative 
3.6 	learning group in a particular class or program in the school the pupil regularly attends, 
3.7 	including a teacher's edition or teacher's guide that accompanies materials that a pupil uses;
3.8 	(b) (2) are secular, neutral, nonideological and not capable of diversion for religious 
3.9 	use; and
3.10 	(c) (3) are available, used by, or of benefit to Minnesota public school pupils.
3.11 	Subject to the requirements in clauses (a) (1), (b) (2), and (c) (3), "individualized 
3.12 	instructional or cooperative learning materials" include, but are not limited to, the following 
3.13 	if they do not fall within the definition of "textbook" in subdivision 2: published materials; 
3.14 	periodicals; documents; pamphlets; photographs; reproductions; pictorial or graphic works; 
3.15 	prerecorded video programs; prerecorded tapes, cassettes and other sound recordings; 
3.16 	manipulative materials; desk charts; games; study prints and pictures; desk maps; models; 
3.17 	learning kits; blocks or cubes; flash cards; individualized multimedia systems; prepared 
3.18 	instructional computer software programs; choral and band sheet music; electronic books 
3.19 	and other printed materials delivered electronically; and CD-Rom.
3.20 	"Individualized instructional or cooperative learning materials" do not include 
3.21 	instructional equipment, instructional hardware, or ordinary daily consumable classroom 
3.22 	supplies.

3.23 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 124D.09, subdivision 3, is amended 
3.24 	to read:
3.25 		Subd. 3.Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings 
3.26 	given to them.
3.27 	(a) "Eligible institution" means a Minnesota public postsecondary institution, a private, 
3.28 	nonprofit two-year trade and technical school granting associate degrees, an accredited
3.29 	opportunities industrialization center accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges 
3.30 	and Schools, or a private, residential, two-year or four-year, liberal arts, degree-granting 
3.31 	college or university located in Minnesota.
3.32 	(b) "Course" means a course or program.
4.1 	(c) "Concurrent enrollment" means nonsectarian courses in which an eligible pupil under 
4.2 	subdivision 5 or 5b enrolls to earn both secondary and postsecondary credits, are taught by 
4.3 	a secondary teacher or a postsecondary faculty member, and are offered at a high school 
4.4 	for which the district is eligible to receive concurrent enrollment program aid under section 
4.5 	124D.091.

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

4.7 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.09, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
4.8 		Subd. 4.Alternative pupil. (a) "Alternative pupil" means an a 10th, 11th, or 12th grade 
4.9 	student, subject to paragraph (b), who is not enrolled in a public school district, and includes. 
4.10 	Alternative pupil includes students attending nonpublic schools and students who are home 
4.11 	schooled. An alternative pupil is considered a pupil for purposes of this section only. An 
4.12 	alternative pupil must register with the commissioner of education before participating in 
4.13 	the postsecondary enrollment options program. The commissioner shall must prescribe the 
4.14 	form and manner of the registration, in consultation with the Nonpublic Education Council 
4.15 	under section 123B.445, and may request any necessary information from the alternative 
4.16 	pupil.
4.17 	(b) A 10th grade student qualifies as an alternative pupil if the student: (1) is enrolled 
4.18 	in a career or technical education course offered by an eligible institution; and (2) received 
4.19 	a passing score on the 8th grade Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment, or another reading 
4.20 	assessment accepted by the enrolling postsecondary institution. A career or technical 
4.21 	education course must meet the requirements under subdivision 5a. If an alternative pupil 
4.22 	in 10th grade receives a grade of "C" or better in the career or technical education course 
4.23 	taken under this subdivision, the postsecondary institution must allow the student to take 
4.24 	additional postsecondary courses for credit at that institution, not to exceed the limits in 
4.25 	subdivision 8.

4.26 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for applications submitted on or after 
4.27 	July 1, 2018.

4.28 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.15, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
4.29 		Subd. 5.Annual expenditure report. (a) Each year, a district that receives basic skills 
4.30 	revenue must submit a report to the commissioner of education identifying the expenditures 
4.31 	it incurred to meet the needs of eligible learners under subdivision 1.
4.32 	(b) The report must:
5.1 	(1) conform to uniform financial and reporting standards established for this purpose.;
5.2 	(2) categorize expenditures by each of the permitted uses authorized in subdivision 1, 
5.3 	in the form and manner specified by the commissioner; and
5.4 	(3) report under section 120B.11, using valid and reliable data and measurement criteria, 
5.5 	the report also must determine whether increased expenditures raised student achievement 
5.6 	levels.

5.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for reports issued after July 1, 2018.

5.8 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.15, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
5.9 	read:
5.10 		Subd. 6.Commissioner's report. By February 15 of each year, the commissioner shall 
5.11 	compile the district data submitted under subdivision 5, report the results to the legislative 
5.12 	committees with jurisdiction over education, and file the report according to section 3.195.

5.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2018.

5.14 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 127A.41, as amended by Laws 2017, chapter 40, 
5.15 	article 1, section 16, and Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 15, 
5.16 	is amended to read:
5.17 	127A.41 DISTRIBUTION OF SCHOOL AIDS; APPROPRIATION.
5.18 		Subdivision 1.Commissioner duties. The commissioner shall supervise distribution of 
5.19 	school aids and grants in accordance with law. The commissioner may make rules consistent 
5.20 	with law for the distribution to enable districts to perform efficiently the services required 
5.21 	by law and further education in the state, including reasonable requirements for the reports 
5.22 	and accounts to it as will assure accurate and lawful apportionment of aids. State and federal 
5.23 	aids and discretionary or entitlement grants distributed by the commissioner shall not be 
5.24 	subject to the contract approval procedures of the commissioner of administration or to 
5.25 	chapter 16A, 16B, or 16C. The commissioner shall adopt internal procedures for 
5.26 	administration and monitoring of aids and grants.
5.27 		Subd. 2.Errors in distribution. On determining that the amount of state aid distributed 
5.28 	to a school district is in error or has been spent contrary to statutorily established revenue 
5.29 	uses, the commissioner is authorized to adjust the amount of aid consistent with this 
5.30 	subdivision. On determining that the amount of aid is in excess of the school district's 
5.31 	entitlement, the commissioner is authorized to recover the amount of the excess by any 
5.32 	appropriate means. Notwithstanding the fiscal years designated by the appropriation, the 
6.1 	excess may be recovered by reducing future aid payments to the district. Notwithstanding 
6.2 	any law to the contrary, if the aid reduced is not of the same type as that overpaid, the district 
6.3 	must adjust all necessary financial accounts to properly reflect all revenues earned in 
6.4 	accordance with the uniform financial accounting and reporting standards pursuant to 
6.5 	sections 123B.75 to 123B.83. Notwithstanding the fiscal years designated by the 
6.6 	appropriation, on determining that the amount of an aid paid is less than the school district's 
6.7 	entitlement, the commissioner is authorized to increase such aid from the current 
6.8 	appropriation. If the aid program has been discontinued and has no appropriation, the 
6.9 	appropriation for general education shall be used for recovery or payment of the aid decrease 
6.10 	or increase. Any excess of aid recovery over aid payment shall be canceled to the state 
6.11 	general fund.
6.12 		Subd. 3.Audits. The commissioner shall establish procedures for conducting and shall 
6.13 	conduct audits of district records and files for the purpose of verifying district pupil counts, 
6.14 	levy limitations, and aid entitlements, and appropriate revenue uses. The commissioner 
6.15 	shall establish procedures for selecting and shall select districts to be audited. Disparities, 
6.16 	if any, between pupil counts, levy limitations, or aid entitlements, or revenue uses determined 
6.17 	by audit of district records and files and data reported by districts in reports, claims and 
6.18 	other documents shall be reviewed by the commissioner who shall order increases or 
6.19 	decreases accordingly. The commissioner may reduce an allocation to a district or charter 
6.20 	school if the statutorily prescribed uses of the revenue are not being met. Whenever possible, 
6.21 	the commissioner shall audit at least 25 50 districts each year pursuant to this subdivision. 
6.22 	Procedures adopted under this subdivision are not subject to chapter 14, including section 
6.23 	14.386, and may differ from the procedures under section 127A.42.
6.24 		Subd. 4.Less than 25 50 districts audited. If the commissioner audits fewer than 25
6.25 	50 districts in a fiscal year pursuant to subdivision 3, the commissioner shall report the 
6.26 	reasons for the number audited to the following legislative committees: house of 
6.27 	representatives education, house of representatives appropriations, senate education, and 
6.28 	senate finance.
6.29 		Subd. 5.District appeal of aid reduction; inspection of district schools and accounts 
6.30 	and records. Public schools shall at all times be open to the inspection of the commissioner. 
6.31 	The accounts and records of any district must be open to inspection by the state auditor, or 
6.32 	the commissioner for the purpose of audits conducted under this section. Each district shall 
6.33 	keep for a minimum of three years at least the following: (1) identification of the annual 
6.34 	session days held, together with a record of the length of each session day, (2) a record of 
6.35 	each pupil's daily attendance, with entrance and withdrawal dates, and (3) identification of 
7.1 	the to-and-from school transportation category for each pupil as defined in section 123B.92, 
7.2 	subdivision 1.
7.3 		Subd. 7.Schedule adjustments. (a) It is the intention of the legislature to encourage 
7.4 	efficient and effective use of staff and facilities by districts. Districts are encouraged to 
7.5 	consider both cost and energy saving measures.
7.6 	(b) Any district operating a program pursuant to sections 124D.12 to 124D.127 or 
7.7 	124D.128, or operating a commissioner-designated area learning center program under 
7.8 	section 123A.09, or that otherwise receives the approval of the commissioner to operate its 
7.9 	instructional program to avoid an aid reduction in any year, may adjust the annual school 
7.10 	schedule for that program throughout the calendar year.
7.11 		Subd. 8.Appropriation transfers. (a) If a direct appropriation from the general fund 
7.12 	to the department for any education aid or grant authorized in this chapter and chapters 
7.13 	122A, 123A, 123B, 124D, 124E, 125A, 126C, and 134, excluding appropriations under 
7.14 	sections 124D.135, 124D.16, 124D.20, 124D.22, 124D.52, 124D.531, 124D.55, and 124D.56, 
7.15 	exceeds the amount required, the commissioner may transfer the excess to any education 
7.16 	aid or grant appropriation that is insufficient. However, section 126C.20 applies to a 
7.17 	deficiency in the direct appropriation for general education aid. Excess appropriations must 
7.18 	be allocated proportionately among aids or grants that have insufficient appropriations. The 
7.19 	commissioner of management and budget shall make the necessary transfers among 
7.20 	appropriations according to the determinations of the commissioner. If the amount of the 
7.21 	direct appropriation for the aid or grant plus the amount transferred according to this 
7.22 	subdivision is insufficient, the commissioner shall prorate the available amount among 
7.23 	eligible districts. The state is not obligated for any additional amounts.
7.24 	(b) Transfers for aids paid under section 127A.45, subdivisions 12 and 13, shall be made 
7.25 	during the fiscal year after the fiscal year of the entitlement. Transfers for aids paid under 
7.26 	section 127A.45, subdivisions 11 and 12a, shall be made during the fiscal year of the 
7.27 	appropriation.
7.28 		Subd. 9.Appropriation transfers for community education programs. If a direct 
7.29 	appropriation from the general fund to the Department of Education for an education aid 
7.30 	or grant authorized under section 124D.135, 124D.16, 124D.20, 124D.22, 124D.52, 
7.31 	124D.531, 124D.55, or 124D.56 exceeds the amount required, the commissioner of education 
7.32 	may transfer the excess to any education aid or grant appropriation that is insufficiently 
7.33 	funded under these sections. Excess appropriations shall be allocated proportionately among 
7.34 	aids or grants that have insufficient appropriations. The commissioner of management and 
8.1 	budget shall make the necessary transfers among appropriations according to the 
8.2 	determinations of the commissioner of education. If the amount of the direct appropriation 
8.3 	for the aid or grant plus the amount transferred according to this subdivision is insufficient, 
8.4 	the commissioner shall prorate the available amount among eligible districts. The state is 
8.5 	not obligated for any additional amounts.
8.6 		Subd. 10.Health and safety aid transfer. The commissioner, with the approval of the 
8.7 	commissioner of management and budget, annually may transfer an amount from the 
8.8 	appropriation for health and safety aid to the appropriation for debt service aid for the same 
8.9 	fiscal year. The amount of the transfer equals the amount necessary to fund any shortage 
8.10 	in the debt service aid appropriation created by a data correction that occurs between 
8.11 	November 1 and June 30 of the preceding fiscal year.

8.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for fiscal year 2019 and later.

8.13 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 127A.45, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
8.14 		Subd. 11.Payment percentage for reimbursement aids. One hundred percent of the 
8.15 	aid for the previous fiscal year must be paid in the current year for the following aids: 
8.16 	telecommunications/Internet access equity and according to section 125B.26, special 
8.17 	education special pupil aid according to section 125A.75, subdivision 3, aid for litigation 
8.18 	costs according to section 125A.75, subdivision 9, aid for court-placed special education 
8.19 	expenses according to section 125A.79, subdivision 4, and aid for special education 
8.20 	out-of-state tuition according to section 125A.79, subdivision 8, and shared time aid 
8.21 	according to section 126C.01, subdivision 7.

8.22 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 127A.45, subdivision 16, is amended to read:
8.23 		Subd. 16.Payments to third parties. Notwithstanding subdivision 3, the current year 
8.24 	aid payment percentage of the amounts amount under sections 123A.26, subdivision 3, and
8.25 	section124D.041, shall be paid in equal installments on August 30, December 30, and 
8.26 	March 30, with a final adjustment payment on October 30 of the next fiscal year of the 
8.27 	remaining amount.

8.28 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 471.59, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
8.29 		Subdivision 1.Agreement. (a) Two or more governmental units, by agreement entered 
8.30 	into through action of their governing bodies, may jointly or cooperatively exercise any 
8.31 	power common to the contracting parties or any similar powers, including those which are 
8.32 	the same except for the territorial limits within which they may be exercised. The agreement 
9.1 	may provide for the exercise of such powers by one or more of the participating governmental 
9.2 	units on behalf of the other participating units.
9.3 	(b) The term "governmental unit" as used in this section includes every city, county, 
9.4 	town, school district, service cooperative under section 123A.21, independent nonprofit 
9.5 	firefighting corporation, other political subdivision of this or another state, another state, 
9.6 	federally recognized Indian tribe, the University of Minnesota, the Minnesota Historical 
9.7 	Society, nonprofit hospitals licensed under sections 144.50 to 144.56, rehabilitation facilities 
9.8 	and extended employment providers that are certified by the commissioner of employment 
9.9 	and economic development, day and supported employment services licensed under chapter 
9.10 	245D, and any agency of the state of Minnesota or the United States, and includes any 
9.11 	instrumentality of a governmental unit. For the purpose of this section, an instrumentality 
9.12 	of a governmental unit means an instrumentality having independent policy-making and 
9.13 	appropriating authority.

9.14 	Sec. 11. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 19, subdivision 2, 
9.15 	is amended to read:
9.16 		Subd. 2.General education aid. For general education aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
9.17 	section 126C.13, subdivision 4:

9.199.18
		$
	7,032,051,000
7,078,769,000
	.....
	2018
	
9.219.20
		$
	7,227,809,000
7,239,221,000
	.....
	2019
	
9.22 	The 2018 appropriation includes $686,828,000 for 2017 and $6,345,223,000
9.23 	$6,391,941,000 for 2018.
9.24 	The 2019 appropriation includes $705,024,000 $683,110,000 for 2018 and 
9.25 	$6,522,785,000 $6,556,111,000 for 2019.

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

9.27 	Sec. 12. FUND TRANSFERS.
 9.28 		Subdivision 1.Minnetonka school district. (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
9.29 	section 123B.79, 123B.80, or 124D.20, subdivision 10, on June 30, 2018, Independent 
9.30 	School District No. 276, Minnetonka, may permanently transfer up to $2,400,000 from its 
9.31 	community education reserve fund balance to its reserved for operating capital account in 
9.32 	the general fund.
10.1 	(b) The transferred funds must be used only to design, construct, furnish, and equip an 
10.2 	early childhood classroom addition.
10.3 		Subd. 2.Ivanhoe school district. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.79, 
10.4 	123B.80, or 124D.20, subdivision 10, on June 30, 2018, Independent School District No. 
10.5 	403, Ivanhoe, may permanently transfer up to $79,000 from its community education reserve 
10.6 	fund balance to its undesignated general fund.
10.7 		Subd. 3.Minneapolis school district. (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.8 	123B.79, 123B.80, or 124D.20, subdivision 10, on June 30, 2018, Special School District 
10.9 	No. 1, Minneapolis, may permanently transfer up to $5,500,000 from its community 
10.10 	education reserve fund balance to its undesignated general fund.
10.11 	(b) The transferred funds must be used only for school support services, including mental 
10.12 	health services.
10.13 		Subd. 4.Hopkins school district. (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.14 	123B.79, 123B.80, or 124D.20, subdivision 10, on June 30, 2018, Independent School 
10.15 	District No. 270, Hopkins, may permanently transfer up to $500,000 from its community 
10.16 	education reserve fund balance to its reserved for operating capital account in the general 
10.17 	fund.
10.18 	(b) The transferred funds must be used only to design, construct, furnish, and equip an 
10.19 	early childhood classroom addition.

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

10.21 	Sec. 13. SCHOOL REVENUE GENERATION AND SPENDING; LEGISLATIVE 
10.22 	AUDITOR STUDY.
 10.23 	(a) The legislative auditor is requested to conduct a study of how students in 
10.24 	prekindergarten through grade 12 generate revenue and compare how that revenue is spent 
10.25 	and reported at the school level for a sample of school districts.
10.26 	(b) The study shall focus on a sample of school districts and include the following topics:
10.27 	(1) the extent to which the funding generated by students is spent at the school sites 
10.28 	those students attend;
10.29 	(2) how district calculations of actual salaries for teachers and staff compare to average 
10.30 	salaries and how those calculations may impact per pupil expenditures at the school level;
11.1 	(3) how per pupil expenditures within a given school district compare across school 
11.2 	sites, including expenditures to reduce class sizes, hire additional support staff, and support 
11.3 	other resources;
11.4 	(4) the extent to which revenue sources for a given school district vary by school site, 
11.5 	including state and local funding and philanthropic and parent association funds;
11.6 	(5) whether there is currently variation in reporting across schools in the Uniform 
11.7 	Financial Accounting and Reporting Standards (UFARS) system; and
11.8 	(6) what steps the Department of Education can take to ensure consistent and accurate 
11.9 	UFARS reporting from schools and districts on school-level revenue and expenditures.
11.10 	(c) The legislative auditor must deliver the study findings to the chairs and ranking 
11.11 	minority members of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over kindergarten 
11.12 	through grade 12 education no later than February 1, 2019.

11.13 	Sec. 14. APPROPRIATIONS.
 11.14 		Subdivision 1.Commissioner of education. The sum indicated in this section is 
11.15 	appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of education in the fiscal year 
11.16 	designated.
11.17 		Subd. 2.St. Cloud English language learner summer program. (a) For a grant to 
11.18 	Independent School District No. 742, St. Cloud, for a summer language academy providing 
11.19 	targeted services and extended year programming for English language learners:

11.20		$
	420,000
	.....
	2019
	
11.21 	(b) A program funded under this subdivision must:
11.22 	(1) provide a research-based language summer instructional program to help English 
11.23 	learners, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.59, subdivision 2, acquire English 
11.24 	and achieve academic excellence;
11.25 	(2) be consistent with English language development standards under Minnesota Rules, 
11.26 	parts 3501.1200 and 3501.1210; and
11.27 	(3) provide instruction by a highly qualified teacher of English as a second language.
11.28 	(c) Independent School District No. 742, St. Cloud, must report to the education 
11.29 	committees of the legislature by January 15, 2021, on the program's design, student 
11.30 	participation levels, and any measurable outcomes of the program.
11.31 	(d) This is a onetime appropriation.
12.1 	(e) This appropriation does not cancel and is available until June 30, 2021.
12.2 		Subd. 3.School bus safety campaign. (a) For transfer to the commissioner of public 
12.3 	safety for an education and awareness campaign on passing school buses:

12.4		$
	50,000
	.....
	2019
	
12.5 	(b) This is a onetime appropriation.
12.6 	(c) The campaign must be designed to: (1) help reduce occurrences of motor vehicles 
12.7 	unlawfully passing school buses; and (2) inform drivers about the safety of pupils boarding 
12.8 	and unloading from school buses, including (i) laws requiring a motor vehicle to stop when 
12.9 	a school bus has extended the stop-signal arm and is flashing red lights, and (ii) penalties 
12.10 	for violations. When developing the campaign, the commissioner must identify best practices, 
12.11 	review effective communication methods to educate drivers, and consider multiple forms 
12.12 	of media to convey the information.

12.13 	Sec. 15. APPROPRIATION; SCHOOL REVENUE GENERATION AND 
12.14 	SPENDING; LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR STUDY.
 12.15 	$200,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the general fund to the Office of the 
12.16 	Legislative Auditor for the legislative auditor to study and report on school revenue 
12.17 	generation and spending outlined in section 13. This is a onetime appropriation.

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

12.19 	Sec. 16. DUPLICATE APPROPRIATIONS.
 12.20 	If an appropriation in this act from the general fund or any other fund is enacted more 
12.21 	than once in the 2018 legislative session, the appropriation must be given effect only once.

12.22 	ARTICLE 2
12.23 	STUDENT AND SCHOOL SAFETY

12.24 	Section 1. [121A.35] SCHOOL THREAT ASSESSMENTS.
12.25 		Subdivision 1.School threat assessment. "School threat assessment" means a fact-based 
12.26 	process using an integrated team approach that helps schools evaluate and assess potentially 
12.27 	threatening situations or students whose behavior may pose a threat to the safety of school 
12.28 	staff or students.
12.29 		Subd. 2.Policy. A school board must adopt a policy to establish threat assessment teams 
12.30 	to conduct school threat assessments consistent with subdivision 1. A threat assessment 
13.1 	policy must be consistent with district policies developed in accordance with sections 
13.2 	121A.031 and 121A.035, and with any guidance provided by the Department of Public 
13.3 	Safety's School Safety Center. A threat assessment policy must include procedures for 
13.4 	referrals to mental health centers or health care providers for evaluation or treatment, when 
13.5 	appropriate.
13.6 		Subd. 3.Oversight committees. The superintendent of a school district must establish 
13.7 	a committee charged with oversight of the threat assessment teams operating within the 
13.8 	district, which may be an existing committee established by the school board.
13.9 		Subd. 4.Threat assessment teams. (a) The superintendent of a school district must 
13.10 	establish, for each school, a threat assessment team that includes, to the extent practicable, 
13.11 	school officials with expertise in counseling, school administration, students with disabilities, 
13.12 	and law enforcement. A threat assessment team may serve one or more schools, as determined 
13.13 	by the superintendent.
13.14 	(b) A threat assessment team must:
13.15 	(1) provide guidance to students, faculty, and staff regarding recognition of threatening 
13.16 	or aberrant behavior that may represent a threat to the community, school, or self;
13.17 	(2) consider whether there is sufficient information to determine whether or not a student 
13.18 	poses a threat;
13.19 	(3) identify members of the community to whom threatening behavior should be reported;
13.20 	(4) implement a policy adopted by the school board under subdivision 2; and
13.21 	(5) report summary data on its activities according to guidance developed by the School 
13.22 	Safety Center.
13.23 	(c) Upon a preliminary determination that a student poses a threat of violence or physical 
13.24 	harm to self or others, a threat assessment team must immediately report its determination 
13.25 	to the district superintendent or the superintendent's designee, who must immediately attempt 
13.26 	to notify the student's parent or legal guardian. The threat assessment team must consider 
13.27 	services to address the student's underlying issues, which may include counseling, social 
13.28 	work services, character education consistent with section 120B.232, evidence-based 
13.29 	academic and positive behavioral interventions and supports, mental health services, and 
13.30 	referrals for special education or section 504 evaluations.
13.31 	(d) Upon determining that a student exhibits suicidal ideation or self-harm, a school 
13.32 	threat assessment team must follow the district's suicide prevention policy or protocol or  
14.1 	refer the student to an appropriate school-linked mental health professional or other support 
14.2 	personnel.
14.3 	(e) Nothing in this section precludes a school district official or employee from acting 
14.4 	immediately to address an imminent threat.
14.5 		Subd. 5.Redisclosure. (a) A threat assessment team member must not redisclose 
14.6 	educational records or use any record of an individual beyond the purpose for which the 
14.7 	disclosure was made to the threat assessment team.
14.8 	(b) Nothing in this section prohibits the disclosure of educational records in health, 
14.9 	including mental health, and safety emergencies in accordance with state and federal law.

14.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for the 2019-2020 school year and later.

14.11 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 121A.41, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
14.12 	read:
14.13 		Subd. 12.Nonexclusionary disciplinary policies and practices; alternatives to pupil 
14.14 	dismissal. "Nonexclusionary disciplinary policies and practices" means policies and practices 
14.15 	that require school officials to intervene in, redirect, and support a pupil's behavior before 
14.16 	dismissing a pupil from school. Nonexclusionary disciplinary policies and practices include 
14.17 	evidence-based positive behavioral interventions and supports, social and emotional learning, 
14.18 	character education consistent with section 120B.232, school-linked mental health services, 
14.19 	counseling services, social work services, referrals for special education or 504 evaluations, 
14.20 	academic screening for Title I services or reading interventions, and alternative education 
14.21 	services.

14.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for the 2018-2019 school year and later.

14.23 	Sec. 3. [121A.441] EXPULSION FOR MAKING A THREAT OF VIOLENCE.
14.24 	Notwithstanding the time limitation in section 121A.41, subdivision 5, a school board 
14.25 	must expel for a period of at least one year a pupil who makes a threat of gun violence 
14.26 	against another person or makes a threat of violence with the intent to cause evacuation of 
14.27 	a school site or school administration building. A school board may modify this expulsion 
14.28 	requirement for a pupil on a case-by-case basis.

14.29 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for the 2018-2019 school year and later.

15.1 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 121A.45, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
15.2 		Subdivision 1.Provision of alternative programs. No school shall dismiss any pupil
15.3 	without attempting toprovide alternative educational services Schools must consider, where 
15.4 	appropriate, using nonexclusionary disciplinary policies and practices before dismissal 
15.5 	proceedings, except where it appears that the pupil will create an immediate and substantial 
15.6 	danger to self or to surrounding persons or property.

15.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for the 2018-2019 school year and later.

15.8 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 121A.46, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
15.9 	read:
15.10 		Subd. 5.Suspensions exceeding five consecutive school days. The school administrator 
15.11 	must ensure that alternative education services are provided when a pupil is suspended for 
15.12 	more than five consecutive school days.

15.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for the 2018-2019 school year and later.

15.14 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 121A.46, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
15.15 	read:
15.16 		Subd. 6.Minimum education services. School officials must give a suspended pupil 
15.17 	the opportunity to complete all school work assigned during the pupil's suspension and to 
15.18 	receive full credit for satisfactorily completing the assignments. The school principal or 
15.19 	other person having administrative control of the school building or program is encouraged 
15.20 	to designate a district or school employee as a liaison to work with the pupil's teachers to 
15.21 	allow the suspended pupil to: (1) receive timely course materials and other information; 
15.22 	and (2) complete daily and weekly assignments and receive teachers' feedback.

15.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for the 2018-2019 school year and later.

15.24 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 121A.47, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
15.25 		Subd. 2.Written notice. Written notice of intent to take action shall must:
15.26 	(a) (1) be served upon the pupil and the pupil's parent or guardian personally or by mail;
15.27 	(b) (2) contain a complete statement of the facts, a list of the witnesses and a description 
15.28 	of their testimony;
15.29 	(3) explain the grounds for expelling the pupil instead of imposing nonexclusionary 
15.30 	disciplinary policies and practices under section 121A.41, subdivision 12;
16.1 	(c) (4) state the date, time, and place of the hearing;
16.2 	(d) (5) be accompanied by a copy of sections 121A.40 to 121A.56;
16.3 	(e) (6) describe alternative educational services the nonexclusionary disciplinary policies 
16.4 	and practices accorded the pupil in an attempt to avoid the expulsion proceedings; and
16.5 	(f) (7) inform the pupil and parent or guardian of the right to:
16.6 	(1) (i) have a representative of the pupil's own choosing, including legal counsel, at the 
16.7 	hearing. The district shall must advise the pupil's parent or guardian that free or low-cost 
16.8 	legal assistance may be available and that a legal assistance resource list is available from 
16.9 	the Department of Education and is posted on the department's Web site;
16.10 	(2) (ii) examine the pupil's records before the hearing;
16.11 	(3) (iii) present evidence; and
16.12 	(4) (iv) confront and cross-examine witnesses.

16.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for the 2018-2019 school year and later.

16.14 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 121A.47, subdivision 14, is amended to read:
16.15 		Subd. 14.Admission or readmission plan. (a) A school administrator shall must prepare 
16.16 	and enforce an admission or readmission plan for any pupil who is excluded or expelled 
16.17 	from school. The plan may must include measures to improve the pupil's behavior, including
16.18 	which may include completing a character education program, consistent with section 
16.19 	120B.232, subdivision 1, and social and emotional learning, counseling, social work services, 
16.20 	mental health services, referrals for special education or 504 evaluation, and evidence-based 
16.21 	academic interventions. The plan must require parental involvement in the admission or 
16.22 	readmission process, and may indicate the consequences to the pupil of not improving the 
16.23 	pupil's behavior.
16.24 	(b) The definition of suspension under section 121A.41, subdivision 10, does not apply 
16.25 	to a student's dismissal from school for one school day or less, except as provided under 
16.26 	federal law for a student with a disability. Each suspension action may include a readmission 
16.27 	plan. A readmission plan must provide, where appropriate, alternative education services, 
16.28 	which must not be used to extend the student's current suspension period. Consistent with 
16.29 	section 125A.091, subdivision 5, a readmission plan must not obligate a parent or guardian 
16.30 	to provide psychotropic drugs to their student as a condition of readmission. School officials 
16.31 	must not use the refusal of a parent or guardian to consent to the administration of 
16.32 	psychotropic drugs to their student or to consent to a psychiatric evaluation, screening or 
17.1 	examination of the student as a ground, by itself, to prohibit the student from attending class 
17.2 	or participating in a school-related activity, or as a basis of a charge of child abuse, child 
17.3 	neglect or medical or educational neglect.

17.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for the 2018-2019 school year and later.

17.5 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 121A.53, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
17.6 		Subdivision 1.Exclusions and expulsions; physical assaults. Consistent with 
17.7 	subdivision 2, the school board must report through the department electronic reporting 
17.8 	system each exclusion or expulsion and each physical assault of a district employee by a 
17.9 	student pupil within 30 days of the effective date of the dismissal action or assault to the 
17.10 	commissioner of education. This report must include a statement of alternative educational 
17.11 	services nonexclusionary disciplinary policies and practices, or other sanction, intervention, 
17.12 	or resolution in response to the assault given the pupil and the reason for, the effective date, 
17.13 	and the duration of the exclusion or expulsion or other sanction, intervention, or resolution. 
17.14 	The report must also include the student's pupil's age, grade, gender, race, and special 
17.15 	education status.

17.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for the 2018-2019 school year and later.

17.17 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 121A.55, is amended to read:
17.18 	121A.55 POLICIES TO BE ESTABLISHED.
17.19 	(a) The commissioner of education shall promulgate guidelines to assist each school 
17.20 	board. Each school board shall must establish uniform criteria for dismissal and adopt written 
17.21 	policies and rules to effectuate the purposes of sections 121A.40 to 121A.56. The policies 
17.22 	shall must include nonexclusionary disciplinary policies and practices consistent with section 
17.23 	121A.41, subdivision 12, and emphasize preventing dismissals through early detection of 
17.24 	problems and shall. The policies must be designed to address students' inappropriate behavior 
17.25 	from recurring.
17.26 	(b) The policies shall recognize the continuing responsibility of the school for the 
17.27 	education of the pupil during the dismissal period. The school is responsible for ensuring 
17.28 	that the alternative educational services, if to be provided to the pupil wishes to take 
17.29 	advantage of them, must beare adequate to allow the pupil to make progress towards meeting 
17.30 	the graduation standards adopted under section 120B.02and, help prepare the pupil for 
17.31 	readmission, and are consistent with section 121A.46, subdivision 6.
17.32 	(c) For expulsion and exclusion dismissals:
18.1 	(1) the school district's continuing responsibility includes reviewing the pupil's school 
18.2 	work and grades on a quarterly basis to ensure the pupil is on track for readmission with 
18.3 	the pupil's peers until the student enrolls in a new district. School districts must communicate 
18.4 	on a regular basis with the pupil's parent or guardian to ensure the pupil is completing the 
18.5 	work assigned through the alternative educational services;
18.6 	(2) a pupil remains eligible for school-linked mental health services under section 
18.7 	245.4889 in the manner determined by the district until the pupil is enrolled in a new district; 
18.8 	and
18.9 	(3) the school district must provide to the pupil's parent or guardian a list of community 
18.10 	mental health programs after expulsion.
18.11 	(b) (d) An area learning center under section 123A.05 may not prohibit an expelled or 
18.12 	excluded pupil from enrolling solely because a district expelled or excluded the pupil. The 
18.13 	board of the area learning center may use the provisions of the Pupil Fair Dismissal Act to 
18.14 	exclude a pupil or to require an admission plan.
18.15 	(c) (e) Each school district shall develop a policy and report it to the commissioner on 
18.16 	the appropriate use of peace officers and crisis teams to remove students who have an 
18.17 	individualized education program from school grounds.

18.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for the 2018-2019 school year and later.

18.19 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 121A.61, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
18.20 		Subd. 2.Grounds for removal from class. The policy must establish the various grounds 
18.21 	for which a studentpupil may be removed from a class in the district for a period of time 
18.22 	under the procedures specified in the policy. The policy must include a procedure for 
18.23 	notifying and meeting with a student's pupil's parent or guardian to discuss the problem that 
18.24 	is causing the student pupil to be removed from class after the student pupil has been removed 
18.25 	from class more than tenfive times in one school year. The grounds in the policy must 
18.26 	include at least the following provisions as well as other grounds determined appropriate 
18.27 	by the board:
18.28 	(a) (1) willful conduct that significantly disrupts the rights of others to an education, 
18.29 	including conduct that interferes with a teacher's ability to teach or communicate effectively 
18.30 	with students pupils in a class or with the ability of other students pupils to learn;
18.31 	(b) (2) willful conduct that endangers surrounding persons, including school district 
18.32 	employees, the student pupil, or other students pupils, or the property of the school; and
19.1 	(c) (3) willful violation of any rule of conduct specified in the discipline policy adopted 
19.2 	by the board.

19.3 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 121A.67, is amended by adding a subdivision 
19.4 	to read:
19.5 		Subd. 3.Parent notification. A school administrator must make and document efforts 
19.6 	to immediately contact the parent or guardian of a pupil removed from a school building 
19.7 	or school grounds by a peace officer unless such notice is specifically prohibited by law.

19.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for the 2018-2019 school year and later.

19.9 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.595, as amended by Laws 2017, First 
19.10 	Special Session chapter 5, article 5, sections 3 and 4, is amended to read:
19.11 	123B.595 LONG-TERM FACILITIES MAINTENANCE REVENUE.
19.12 		Subdivision 1.Long-term facilities maintenance revenue. (a) For fiscal year 2017 
19.13 	only, long-term facilities maintenance revenue equals the greater of (1) the sum of (i) $193 
19.14 	times the district's adjusted pupil units times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's 
19.15 	average building age to 35 years, plus the cost approved by the commissioner for indoor 
19.16 	air quality, fire alarm and suppression, and asbestos abatement projects under section 
19.17 	123B.57, subdivision 6, with an estimated cost of $100,000 or more per site, plus (ii) for a 
19.18 	school district with an approved voluntary prekindergarten program under section 124D.151, 
19.19 	the cost approved by the commissioner for remodeling existing instructional space to 
19.20 	accommodate prekindergarten instruction, or (2) the sum of (i) the amount the district would 
19.21 	have qualified for under Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.57, Minnesota Statutes 
19.22 	2014, section 123B.59, and Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.591, and (ii) for a school 
19.23 	district with an approved voluntary prekindergarten program under section 124D.151, the 
19.24 	cost approved by the commissioner for remodeling existing instructional space to 
19.25 	accommodate prekindergarten instruction.
19.26 	(b) (a) For fiscal year 2018 only, long-term facilities maintenance revenue equals the 
19.27 	greater of (1) the sum of (i) $292 times the district's adjusted pupil units times the lesser of 
19.28 	one or the ratio of the district's average building age to 35 years, plus (ii) the cost approved 
19.29 	by the commissioner for indoor air quality, fire alarm and suppression, and asbestos 
19.30 	abatement projects under section 123B.57, subdivision 6, with an estimated cost of $100,000 
19.31 	or more per site, plus (iii) for a school district with an approved voluntary prekindergarten 
19.32 	program under section 124D.151, the cost approved by the commissioner for remodeling 
19.33 	existing instructional space to accommodate prekindergarten instruction, or (2) the sum of 
20.1 	(i) the amount the district would have qualified for under Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 
20.2 	123B.57, Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.59, and Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 
20.3 	123B.591, and (ii) for a school district with an approved voluntary prekindergarten program 
20.4 	under section 124D.151, the cost approved by the commissioner for remodeling existing 
20.5 	instructional space to accommodate prekindergarten instruction.
20.6 	(c) (b) For fiscal year 2019 and later, long-term facilities maintenance revenue equals 
20.7 	the greater of (1) the sum of (i) $380 times the district's adjusted pupil units times the lesser 
20.8 	of one or the ratio of the district's average building age to 35 years, plus (ii) the cost approved 
20.9 	by the commissioner for indoor air quality, fire alarm and suppression, and asbestos 
20.10 	abatement projects under section 123B.57, subdivision 6, with an estimated cost of $100,000 
20.11 	or more per site, plus (iii) for a school district with an approved voluntary prekindergarten 
20.12 	program under section 124D.151, the cost approved by the commissioner for remodeling 
20.13 	existing instructional space to accommodate prekindergarten instruction, or (2) the sum of 
20.14 	(i) the amount the district would have qualified for under Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 
20.15 	123B.57, Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.59, and Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 
20.16 	123B.591, and (ii) for a school district with an approved voluntary prekindergarten program 
20.17 	under section 124D.151, the cost approved by the commissioner for remodeling existing 
20.18 	instructional space to accommodate prekindergarten instruction.
20.19 	(d) (c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a), and (b), and (c), a school district that qualified 
20.20 	for eligibility under Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.59, subdivision 1, paragraph 
20.21 	(a), for fiscal year 2010 remains eligible for funding under this section as a district that 
20.22 	would have qualified for eligibility under Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.59, 
20.23 	subdivision 1, paragraph (a), for fiscal year 2017 and later.
20.24 		Subd. 2.Long-term facilities maintenance revenue for a charter school. (a) For fiscal 
20.25 	year 2017 only, long-term facilities maintenance revenue for a charter school equals $34 
20.26 	times the adjusted pupil units.
20.27 	(b) (a) For fiscal year 2018 only, long-term facilities maintenance revenue for a charter 
20.28 	school equals $85 times the adjusted pupil units.
20.29 	(c) (b) For fiscal year 2019 and later, long-term facilities maintenance revenue for a 
20.30 	charter school equals $132 times the adjusted pupil units.
20.31 		Subd. 3.Intermediate districts and other cooperative units. Upon approval through 
20.32 	the adoption of a resolution by each member district school board of an intermediate district 
20.33 	or other cooperative units under section 123A.24, subdivision 2, and the approval of the 
20.34 	commissioner of education, a school district may include in its authority under this section 
21.1 	a proportionate share of the long-term maintenance costs of the intermediate district or 
21.2 	cooperative unit. The cooperative unit may issue bonds to finance the project costs or levy 
21.3 	for the costs, using long-term maintenance revenue transferred from member districts to 
21.4 	make debt service payments or pay project costs. Authority under this subdivision is in 
21.5 	addition to the authority for individual district projects under subdivision 1.
21.6 		Subd. 4.Facilities plans. (a) To qualify for revenue under this section, a school district 
21.7 	or intermediate district, not including a charter school, must have a ten-year facility plan 
21.8 	adopted by the school board and approved by the commissioner. The plan must include 
21.9 	provisions for implementing a health and safety program that complies with health, safety, 
21.10 	and environmental regulations and best practices, including indoor air quality management 
21.11 	and remediation of lead hazards. The plan may include provisions for enhancing school 
21.12 	safety through physical modifications to school facilities as described in subdivision 4a.
21.13 	(b) The district must annually update the plan, submit the plan to the commissioner for 
21.14 	approval by July 31, and indicate whether the district will issue bonds to finance the plan 
21.15 	or levy for the costs.
21.16 	(c) For school districts issuing bonds to finance the plan, the plan must include a debt 
21.17 	service schedule demonstrating that the debt service revenue required to pay the principal 
21.18 	and interest on the bonds each year will not exceed the projected long-term facilities revenue 
21.19 	for that year.
21.20 		Subd. 4a.School safety facility enhancements. A school district may include in its 
21.21 	facilities plan a school safety facilities plan. School safety projects may include remodeling 
21.22 	and new construction for school security enhancements, public announcement systems, 
21.23 	emergency communications devices, and equipment and facility modifications related to 
21.24 	violence prevention and facility security.
21.25 		Subd. 5.Bond authorization. (a) A school district may issue general obligation bonds 
21.26 	under this section to finance facilities plans approved by its board and the commissioner. 
21.27 	Chapter 475, except sections 475.58 and 475.59, must be complied with. The authority to 
21.28 	issue bonds under this section is in addition to any bonding authority authorized by this 
21.29 	chapter or other law. The amount of bonding authority authorized under this section must 
21.30 	be disregarded in calculating the bonding or net debt limits of this chapter, or any other law 
21.31 	other than section 475.53, subdivision 4.
21.32 	(b) At least 20 days before the earliest of solicitation of bids, the issuance of bonds, or 
21.33 	the final certification of levies under subdivision 6, the district must publish notice of the 
21.34 	intended projects, the amount of the bond issue, and the total amount of district indebtedness.
22.1 	(c) The portion of revenue under this section for bonded debt must be recognized in the 
22.2 	debt service fund.
22.3 		Subd. 6.Levy authorization. A district may levy for costs related to an approved plan 
22.4 	under subdivision 4 as follows:
22.5 	(1) if the district has indicated to the commissioner that bonds will be issued, the district 
22.6 	may levy for the principal and interest payments on outstanding bonds issued under 
22.7 	subdivision 5 after reduction for any aid receivable under subdivision 9;
22.8 	(2) if the district has indicated to the commissioner that the plan will be funded through 
22.9 	levy, the district may levy according to the schedule approved in the plan after reduction 
22.10 	for any aid receivable under subdivision 9; or
22.11 	(3) if the debt service revenue for a district required to pay the principal and interest on 
22.12 	bonds issued under subdivision 5 exceeds the district's long-term facilities maintenance 
22.13 	revenue for the same fiscal year, the district's general fund levy must be reduced by the 
22.14 	amount of the excess.
22.15 		Subd. 7.Long-term facilities maintenance equalization revenue. (a) For fiscal year 
22.16 	2017 only, a district's long-term facilities maintenance equalization revenue equals the lesser 
22.17 	of (1) $193 times the adjusted pupil units or (2) the district's revenue under subdivision 1.
22.18 	(b) (a) For fiscal year 2018 only, a district's long-term facilities maintenance equalization 
22.19 	revenue equals the lesser of (1) $292 times the adjusted pupil units or (2) the district's 
22.20 	revenue under subdivision 1.
22.21 	(c) (b) For fiscal year 2019 and later, a district's long-term facilities maintenance 
22.22 	equalization revenue equals the lesser of (1) $380 times the adjusted pupil units or (2) the 
22.23 	district's revenue under subdivision 1.
22.24 	(d) (c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (c) and (b), a district's long-term facilities 
22.25 	maintenance equalization revenue must not be less than the lesser of the district's long-term 
22.26 	facilities maintenance revenue or the amount of aid the district received for fiscal year 2015 
22.27 	under Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.59, subdivision 6.
22.28 		Subd. 8.Long-term facilities maintenance equalized levy. (a) For fiscal year 2017 
22.29 	and later, A district's long-term facilities maintenance equalized levy equals the district's 
22.30 	long-term facilities maintenance equalization revenue minus the greater of:
22.31 	(1) the lesser of the district's long-term facilities maintenance equalization revenue or 
22.32 	the amount of aid the district received for fiscal year 2015 under Minnesota Statutes 2014, 
22.33 	section 123B.59, subdivision 6; or
23.1 	(2) the district's long-term facilities maintenance equalization revenue times the greater 
23.2 	of (i) zero or (ii) one minus the ratio of its adjusted net tax capacity per adjusted pupil unit 
23.3 	in the year preceding the year the levy is certified to 123 percent of the state average adjusted 
23.4 	net tax capacity per adjusted pupil unit for all school districts in the year preceding the year 
23.5 	the levy is certified.
23.6 	(b) For purposes of this subdivision, "adjusted net tax capacity" means the value described 
23.7 	in section 126C.01, subdivision 2, paragraph (b).
23.8 		Subd. 8a.Long-term facilities maintenance unequalized levy. For fiscal year 2017 
23.9 	and later, A district's long-term facilities maintenance unequalized levy equals the difference 
23.10 	between the district's revenue under subdivision 1 and the district's equalization revenue 
23.11 	under subdivision 7.
23.12 		Subd. 9.Long-term facilities maintenance equalized aid. For fiscal year 2017 and 
23.13 	later, A district's long-term facilities maintenance equalized aid equals its long-term facilities 
23.14 	maintenance equalization revenue minus its long-term facilities maintenance equalized levy 
23.15 	times the ratio of the actual equalized amount levied to the permitted equalized levy.
23.16 		Subd. 10.Allowed uses for long-term facilities maintenance revenue. (a) A district 
23.17 	may use revenue under this section for any of the following:
23.18 	(1) deferred capital expenditures and maintenance projects necessary to prevent further 
23.19 	erosion of facilities;
23.20 	(2) increasing accessibility of school facilities;
23.21 	(3) health and safety capital projects under section 123B.57;
23.22 	(4) school safety facility enhancements authorized under subdivision 4a; or
23.23 	(4) (5) by board resolution, to transfer money from the general fund reserve for long-term 
23.24 	facilities maintenance to the debt redemption fund to pay the amounts needed to meet, when 
23.25 	due, principal and interest on general obligation bonds issued under subdivision 5.
23.26 	(b) A charter school may use revenue under this section for any purpose related to the 
23.27 	school, including school safety facility enhancements.
23.28 		Subd. 11.Restrictions on long-term facilities maintenance revenue. Notwithstanding 
23.29 	subdivision 10, for projects other than school safety facility enhancements, long-term 
23.30 	facilities maintenance revenue may not be used:
23.31 	(1) for the construction of new facilities, remodeling of existing facilities, or the purchase 
23.32 	of portable classrooms;
24.1 	(2) to finance a lease purchase agreement, installment purchase agreement, or other 
24.2 	deferred payments agreement;
24.3 	(3) for energy-efficiency projects under section 123B.65, for a building or property or 
24.4 	part of a building or property used for postsecondary instruction or administration, or for a 
24.5 	purpose unrelated to elementary and secondary education; or
24.6 	(4) for violence prevention and facility security, ergonomics, or emergency 
24.7 	communication devices.
24.8 		Subd. 12.Reserve account. The portion of long-term facilities maintenance revenue 
24.9 	not recognized under subdivision 5, paragraph (c), must be maintained in a reserve account 
24.10 	within the general fund.

24.11 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.61, is amended to read:
24.12 	123B.61 PURCHASE OF CERTAIN EQUIPMENT.
24.13 	(a) The board of a district may issue general obligation certificates of indebtedness or 
24.14 	capital notes subject to the district debt limits to:
24.15 	(a) (1) purchase vehicles, computers, telephone systems, cable equipment, photocopy 
24.16 	and office equipment, technological equipment for instruction, public announcement systems, 
24.17 	emergency communications devices, other equipment related to violence prevention and 
24.18 	facility security, and other capital equipment having an expected useful life at least as long 
24.19 	as the terms of the certificates or notes;
24.20 	(b) (2) purchase computer hardware and software, without regard to its expected useful 
24.21 	life, whether bundled with machinery or equipment or unbundled, together with application 
24.22 	development services and training related to the use of the computer; and
24.23 	(c) (3) prepay special assessments.
24.24 	(b) The certificates or notes must be payable in not more than ten years and must be 
24.25 	issued on the terms and in the manner determined by the board, except that certificates or 
24.26 	notes issued to prepay special assessments must be payable in not more than 20 years. The 
24.27 	certificates or notes may be issued by resolution and without the requirement for an election. 
24.28 	The certificates or notes are general obligation bonds for purposes of section 126C.55.
24.29 	(c) A tax levy must be made for the payment of the principal and interest on the 
24.30 	certificates or notes, in accordance with section 475.61, as in the case of bonds. The sum 
24.31 	of the tax levies under this section and section 123B.62 for each year must not exceed the 
24.32 	lesser of the sum of the amount of the district's total operating capital revenue and safe 
25.1 	schools revenue or the sum of the district's levy in the general and community service funds 
25.2 	excluding the adjustments under this section for the year preceding the year the initial debt 
25.3 	service levies are certified.
25.4 	(d) The district's general fund levy for each year must be reduced by the sum of:
25.5 	(1) the amount of the tax levies for debt service certified for each year for payment of 
25.6 	the principal and interest on the certificates or notes issued under this section as required 
25.7 	by section 475.61,;
25.8 	(2) the amount of the tax levies for debt service certified for each year for payment of 
25.9 	the principal and interest on bonds issued under section 123B.62,; and
25.10 	(3) any excess amount in the debt redemption fund used to retire bonds, certificates, or 
25.11 	notes issued under this section or section 123B.62 after April 1, 1997, other than amounts 
25.12 	used to pay capitalized interest.
25.13 	(e) If the district's general fund levy is less than the amount of the reduction, the balance 
25.14 	shall be deducted first from the district's community service fund levy, and next from the 
25.15 	district's general fund or community service fund levies for the following year.
25.16 	(f) A district using an excess amount in the debt redemption fund to retire the certificates 
25.17 	or notes shall report the amount used for this purpose to the commissioner by July 15 of the 
25.18 	following fiscal year. A district having an outstanding capital loan under section 126C.69 
25.19 	or an outstanding debt service loan under section 126C.68 must not use an excess amount 
25.20 	in the debt redemption fund to retire the certificates or notes.

25.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2018.

25.22 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.44, is amended to read:
25.23 	126C.44 SAFE SCHOOLS LEVY REVENUE.
25.24 		Subdivision 1.Safe schools revenue. (a) A school district's total safe schools revenue 
25.25 	equals the sum of:
25.26 	(1) the greater of $30,000 or $54 per adjusted pupil unit;
25.27 	(2) the amounts under subdivision 6; and
25.28 	(3) for a district not accessing revenue under subdivision 6, the amount under subdivision 
25.29 	7.
25.30 	(b) A school district's equalized safe schools revenue equals $36 times the district's 
25.31 	adjusted pupil units for that year.
26.1 	(c) A charter school's safe schools revenue equals $18 times its adjusted pupil units for 
26.2 	that year. The revenue must be reserved and used only for costs associated with safe schools 
26.3 	activities authorized under subdivision 5, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (9), or for building 
26.4 	lease expenses not funded by charter school building lease aid  that are attributable to facility 
26.5 	security enhancements made by the landlord after March 1, 2018.
26.6 		Subd. 2.Safe schools equalized levy. (a) Each district may make a levy on all taxable 
26.7 	property located within the district for the purposes specified in this section. The maximum 
26.8 	amount which may be levied for all costs under this section shall be equal to $36 multiplied 
26.9 	by the district's A school district's safe school equalized levy equals the product of its 
26.10 	equalized safe schools revenue under subdivision 1 times the lesser of one or the ratio of 
26.11 	its adjusted net tax capacity per adjusted pupil units for the school year unit to 68.5 percent 
26.12 	of the statewide adjusted net tax capacity equalizing factor.
26.13 		Subd. 3.Safe schools aid. (a) A school district's safe schools aid equals the sum of:
26.14 	(1) $18 times its adjusted pupil units for that year;
26.15 	(2) its safe schools equalization aid equal to the difference between its safe schools 
26.16 	equalized revenue minus its safe schools equalized levy;
26.17 	(3) its cooperative unit aid under subdivision 7; and
26.18 	(4) for fiscal year 2019 only, $6.50 times its adjusted pupil units for that year for school 
26.19 	district members of intermediate school districts.
26.20 	(b) A charter school's safe schools aid equals its safe schools revenue.
26.21 		Subd. 4.Revenue reserved. The proceeds of the levy A school district's safe schools 
26.22 	revenue must be reserved and used for directly funding the following purposes or for 
26.23 	reimbursing the cities and counties who contract with the district for the following purposes:
26.24 	authorized in subdivision 5.
26.25 		Subd. 5.Revenue uses. (a) A school district must use its safe schools revenue for the 
26.26 	following:
26.27 	(1) to pay the costs incurred for the salaries, benefits, and transportation costs of peace 
26.28 	officers and sheriffs for liaison in services in the district's schools, whether through contract 
26.29 	or reimbursement to the city or county employing authority;
26.30 	(2) to pay the costs for a drug abuse prevention program as defined in section 609.101, 
26.31 	subdivision 3, paragraph (e), in the elementary schools;
27.1 	(3) to pay the costs for a gang resistance education training curriculum in the district's 
27.2 	schools;
27.3 	(4) to pay the costs for security in the district's schools and on school property;
27.4 	(5) to pay the costs for other crime prevention, drug abuse, student and staff safety, 
27.5 	voluntary opt-in suicide prevention tools, and violence prevention measures taken by the 
27.6 	school district;
27.7 	(6) to pay costs for licensed school counselors, licensed school nurses, licensed school 
27.8 	social workers, licensed school psychologists, and licensed alcohol and chemical dependency 
27.9 	counselors to help provide early responses to problems;
27.10 	(7) to pay for facility security enhancements including laminated glass, public 
27.11 	announcement systems, emergency communications devices, and equipment and facility 
27.12 	modifications related to violence prevention and facility security;
27.13 	(8) to pay for costs associated with improving the school climate; or
27.14 	(9) to pay costs for colocating and collaborating with mental health professionals who 
27.15 	are not district employees or contractors.; or
27.16 	(10) by board resolution, to transfer money into the debt redemption fund to pay the 
27.17 	amounts needed to meet, when due, principal and interest payments on obligations issued 
27.18 	under sections 123B.61 and 123B.62 for purposes included in clause (7).
27.19 	(b) For expenditures under paragraph (a), clause (1), the district must initially attempt 
27.20 	to contract for services to be provided by peace officers or sheriffs with the police department 
27.21 	of each city or the sheriff's department of the county within the district containing the school 
27.22 	receiving the services. If a local police department or a county sheriff's department does 
27.23 	not wish to provide the necessary services, the district may contract for these services with 
27.24 	any other police or sheriff's department located entirely or partially within the school district's 
27.25 	boundaries.
27.26 		Subd. 6.Intermediate school districts. (c) A school district that is a member of an 
27.27 	intermediate school district may include in add to its levy authority under this section the 
27.28 	costs associated with safe schools activities authorized under paragraph (a) subdivision 5
27.29 	for intermediate school district programs. This levy authority must not exceed $15 times 
27.30 	the adjusted pupil units of the member districts. This levy authority is in addition to any 
27.31 	other authority authorized under this section. Revenue raised under this paragraph subdivision
27.32 	must be transferred to the intermediate school district.
28.1 		Subd. 7.Other cooperative units. A school district that is a member of a cooperative 
28.2 	unit defined under section 123A.24, subdivision 2, other than a member of an intermediate 
28.3 	school district, is eligible for additional safe schools aid equal to $7.50 times its adjusted 
28.4 	pupil units for that year. Revenue raised under this subdivision must be transferred to the 
28.5 	cooperative unit.
28.6 		Subd. 8.Reporting. A school district or charter school receiving revenue under this 
28.7 	section must annually report safe schools expenditures to the commissioner, in the form 
28.8 	and manner specified by the commissioner. The report must include spending by functional 
28.9 	area and any new staff positions hired, and align with the revenue uses according to 
28.10 	subdivision 5.

28.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for fiscal year 2019 and later.

28.12 	Sec. 16. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 56, is amended to 
28.13 	read:
28.14 	Sec. 56. INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT MENTAL HEALTH 
28.15 	INNOVATION GRANT PROGRAM; APPROPRIATION.
 28.16 	(a) $2,450,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $2,450,000 in fiscal year 2019 are appropriated 
28.17 	from the general fund to the commissioner of human services for a grant program to fund 
28.18 	innovative projects to improve mental health outcomes for youth attending a qualifying 
28.19 	school unit.
28.20 	(b) A "qualifying school unit" means an intermediate district organized under Minnesota 
28.21 	Statutes, section 136D.01, or a service cooperative organized under Minnesota Statutes, 
28.22 	section 123A.21, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2), that provides instruction to students 
28.23 	in a setting of federal instructional level 4 or higher. Grants under paragraph (a) must be 
28.24 	awarded to eligible applicants such that the services are proportionately provided among 
28.25 	qualifying school units. The commissioner shall calculate the share of the appropriation to 
28.26 	be used in each qualifying school unit by dividing the qualifying school unit's average daily 
28.27 	membership in a setting of federal instructional level 4 or higher for fiscal year 2016 by the 
28.28 	total average daily membership in a setting of federal instructional level 4 or higher for the 
28.29 	same year for all qualifying school units.
28.30 	(c) An eligible applicant is an entity that has demonstrated capacity to serve the youth 
28.31 	identified in paragraph (a) and that is:
28.32 	(1) certified under Minnesota Rules, parts 9520.0750 to 9520.0870;
29.1 	(2) a community mental health center under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.0625, 
29.2 	subdivision 5;
29.3 	(3) an Indian health service facility or facility owned and operated by a tribe or tribal 
29.4 	organization operating under United States Code, title 25, section 5321; or
29.5 	(4) a provider of children's therapeutic services and supports as defined in Minnesota 
29.6 	Statutes, section 256B.0943.; or
29.7 	(5) enrolled in medical assistance as a mental health or substance use disorder provider 
29.8 	agency and must employ at least two full-time equivalent mental health professionals as 
29.9 	defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.4871, subdivision 27, clauses (1) to (6), or alcohol 
29.10 	and drug counselors licensed or exempt from licensure under chapter 148F who are qualified 
29.11 	to provide clinical services to children and families.
29.12 	(d) An eligible applicant must employ or contract with at least two licensed mental health 
29.13 	professionals as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.4871, subdivision 27, clauses 
29.14 	(1) to (6), who have formal training in evidence-based practices.
29.15 	(e) A qualifying school unit must submit an application to the commissioner in the form 
29.16 	and manner specified by the commissioner. The commissioner may approve an application 
29.17 	that describes models for innovative projects to serve the needs of the schools and students. 
29.18 	The commissioner may provide technical assistance to the qualifying school unit. The 
29.19 	commissioner shall then solicit grant project proposals and award grant funding to the 
29.20 	eligible applicants whose project proposals best meet the requirements of this section and 
29.21 	most closely adhere to the models created by the intermediate districts and service 
29.22 	cooperatives.
29.23 	(f) To receive grant funding, an eligible applicant must obtain a letter of support for the 
29.24 	applicant's grant project proposal from each qualifying school unit the eligible applicant is 
29.25 	proposing to serve. An eligible applicant must also demonstrate the following:
29.26 	(1) the ability to seek third-party reimbursement for services;
29.27 	(2) the ability to report data and outcomes as required by the commissioner; and
29.28 	(3) the existence of partnerships with counties, tribes, substance use disorder providers, 
29.29 	and mental health service providers, including providers of mobile crisis services.
29.30 	(g) Grantees shall obtain all available third-party reimbursement sources as a condition 
29.31 	of receiving grant funds. For purposes of this grant program, a third-party reimbursement 
29.32 	source does not include a public school as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 120A.20, 
29.33 	subdivision 1.
30.1 	(h) The base budget for this program is $0. This appropriation is available until June 30, 
30.2 	2020.

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

30.4 	Sec. 17. APPROPRIATIONS.
 30.5 		Subdivision 1.Commissioner of education. The sums indicated in this section are 
30.6 	appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of education for the specified 
30.7 	purposes.
30.8 		Subd. 2.Safe schools aid. (a) For safe schools aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 
30.9 	126C.44:

30.10		$
	20,256,000
	.....
	2019
	
30.11 	(b) For fiscal year 2019 only, each district's safe schools state aid equals its safe schools 
30.12 	revenue for fiscal year 2019 minus the safe schools levy certified by the school district for 
30.13 	taxes payable in 2018.
30.14 		Subd. 3.Children's school-linked mental health grants. For transfer to the 
30.15 	commissioner of human services for children's school-linked mental health grants under 
30.16 	Minnesota Statutes, section 245.4889, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (8):

30.17		$
	5,000,000
	.....
	2019
	
30.18 	(b) Grants must be used to expand services, including to school districts or counties in 
30.19 	which school-linked mental health services are not available, and to fund transportation for 
30.20 	children using school-linked mental health services when school is not in session.
30.21 	(c) The commissioner must require grantees to use all available third-party reimbursement 
30.22 	sources as a condition of the receipt of grant funds. For purposes of this appropriation, a 
30.23 	third-party reimbursement source does not include a public school within the meaning of 
30.24 	Minnesota Statutes, section 120A.20, subdivision 1.
30.25 	(d) The base for fiscal year 2020 is $5,000,000.
30.26 		Subd. 4.Physical security audit grants for public schools. (a) For transfer to the 
30.27 	commissioner of public safety for grants to school districts and charter schools to reimburse 
30.28 	applicants for up to 100 percent of the cost for an audit of the physical security of public 
30.29 	school campuses and crisis management policies adopted pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, 
30.30 	section 121A.035, subdivision 2:

30.31		$
	2,000,000
	.....
	2019
	
31.1 	(b) The commissioner of public safety must establish specific eligibility and application 
31.2 	criteria including a requirement that audits be conducted by consultants holding professional 
31.3 	certification deemed acceptable by the commissioner, including but not limited to a Certified 
31.4 	Protection Professional certification from the American Society for Industrial Security.
31.5 	(c) This is a onetime appropriation.
31.6 		Subd. 5.School resource officer training grants. (a) For grants to reimburse school 
31.7 	districts and charter schools for up to one-half of the costs of school resource officer training:

31.8		$
	400,000
	.....
	2019
	
31.9 	(b) The commissioner and the director of the Minnesota School Safety Center are 
31.10 	encouraged to develop school resource officer training guidelines and provide school districts 
31.11 	and charter schools a list of approved school resource officer training programs.
31.12 	(c) A district or charter school seeking a grant under this subdivision must submit an 
31.13 	application in the form and manner specified by the commissioner of education. 
31.14 	Reimbursement must not exceed $500 per officer. The commissioner must prorate grant 
31.15 	amounts if the appropriation is insufficient to fully fund the state's share of the training.
31.16 	(d) A recipient school district or charter school and the local law enforcement agency 
31.17 	must enter into an agreement to pay for the remaining training costs for school resource 
31.18 	officer training. The school district or charter school and the law enforcement agency may 
31.19 	seek private funds to pay for the local share of the school resource officer training costs.
31.20 	(e) This is a onetime appropriation.
31.21 		Subd. 6.Threat assessment grants. (a) For grants to school districts for training for 
31.22 	members of threat assessment teams and oversight committees under Minnesota Statutes, 
31.23 	section 121A.35:

31.24		$
	300,000
	.....
	2019
	
31.25 	(b) The commissioner and the director of the Minnesota School Safety Center are 
31.26 	encouraged to develop threat assessment training guidelines and provide school districts a 
31.27 	list of approved threat assessment training programs.
31.28 	(c) This is a onetime appropriation.
31.29 	(d) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the fiscal year 2019 
31.30 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021. Any remaining balance is canceled to the 
31.31 	general fund.
32.1 		Subd. 7.Suicide prevention training for teachers. (a) For a grant to a nationally 
32.2 	recognized organization to offer evidence-based online training for teachers on suicide 
32.3 	prevention and engaging students experiencing mental distress:

32.4		$
	273,000
	.....
	2019
	
32.5 	(b) This is a onetime appropriation.
32.6 	(c) The recipient of the suicide prevention training grant under this subdivision must 
32.7 	make the training accessible to all Minnesota school districts, cooperative units defined 
32.8 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 123A.24, subdivision 2, tribal schools, and charter schools.
32.9 		Subd. 8.For Jake's Sake Foundation. (a) For a grant to the For Jake's Sake Foundation 
32.10 	to collaborate with school districts throughout Minnesota to integrate evidence-based 
32.11 	substance misuse prevention instruction on the dangers of substance misuse, particularly 
32.12 	the use of opioids, into school district programs and curricula, including health education 
32.13 	curricula:

32.14		$
	350,000
	.....
	2019
	
32.15 	(b) Funds appropriated in this subdivision are to:
32.16 	(1) identify effective substance misuse prevention tools and strategies, including 
32.17 	innovative uses of technology and media;
32.18 	(2) develop and promote a comprehensive substance misuse prevention curriculum for 
32.19 	students in grades 5 through 12 that educates students and families about the dangers of 
32.20 	substance misuse;
32.21 	(3) integrate substance misuse prevention into curricula across subject areas;
32.22 	(4) train school district teachers, athletic coaches, and other school staff in effective 
32.23 	substance misuse prevention strategies; and
32.24 	(5) collaborate with school districts to evaluate the effectiveness of districts' substance 
32.25 	misuse prevention efforts.
32.26 	(c) By February 15, 2019, the grantee must submit a report detailing expenditures and 
32.27 	outcomes of the grant to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative 
32.28 	committees with primary jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education policy 
32.29 	and finance. The report must identify the school districts that have implemented or plan to 
32.30 	implement the substance misuse prevention curriculum.
32.31 	(d) This is a onetime appropriation.
33.1 	(e) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the fiscal year 2019 
33.2 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021. Any remaining balance is canceled to the 
33.3 	general fund.

33.4 	ARTICLE 3
33.5 	EDUCATION EXCELLENCE

33.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120A.20, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
33.7 		Subd. 2.Education, residence, and transportation of homeless. (a) Notwithstanding 
33.8 	subdivision 1, a district must not deny free admission to a homeless pupil solely because 
33.9 	the district cannot determine that the pupil is a resident of the district.
33.10 	(b) The school district of residence for a homeless pupil shall be the school district in 
33.11 	which the parent or legal guardian resides, unless: (1) parental rights have been terminated 
33.12 	by court order; (2) the parent or guardian is not living within the state; or (3) the parent or 
33.13 	guardian having legal custody of the child is an inmate of a Minnesota correctional facility 
33.14 	or is a resident of a halfway house under the supervision of the commissioner of corrections. 
33.15 	If any of clauses (1) to (3) apply, the school district of residence shall be the school district 
33.16 	in which the pupil resided when the qualifying event occurred. If no other district of residence 
33.17 	can be established, the school district of residence shall be the school district in which the 
33.18 	pupil currently resides. If there is a dispute between school districts regarding residency, 
33.19 	the district of residence is the district designated by the commissioner of education.
33.20 	(c) Except as provided in paragraph (d), the serving district is responsible for transporting 
33.21 	a homeless pupil to and from the pupil's district of residence. The district may transport 
33.22 	from a permanent home in another district but only through the end of the academic school 
33.23 	year. When a pupil is enrolled in a charter school, the district or school that provides 
33.24 	transportation for other pupils enrolled in the charter school is responsible for providing 
33.25 	transportation. When a homeless student with or without an individualized education program 
33.26 	attends a public school other than an independent or special school district or charter school, 
33.27 	the district of residence is responsible for transportation.
33.28 	(d) For a homeless pupil with an individualized education plan enrolled in a program 
33.29 	authorized by an intermediate school district, special education cooperative, service 
33.30 	cooperative, or education district, the serving district at the time of the pupil's enrollment 
33.31 	in the program remains responsible for transporting that pupil for the remainder of the school 
33.32 	year unless the initial serving district and the current serving district mutually agree that 
33.33 	the current serving district is responsible for transporting the homeless pupil.

34.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2018.

34.2 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120A.22, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
34.3 		Subd. 12.Legitimate exemptions. (a) A parent, guardian, or other person having control 
34.4 	of a child may apply to a school district to have the child excused from attendance for the 
34.5 	whole or any part of the time school is in session during any school year. Application may 
34.6 	be made to any member of the board, a truant officer, a principal, or the superintendent. 
34.7 	The school district may state in its school attendance policy that it may ask the student's 
34.8 	parent or legal guardian to verify in writing the reason for the child's absence from school. 
34.9 	A note from a physician or a licensed mental health professional stating that the child cannot 
34.10 	attend school is a valid excuse. The board of the district in which the child resides may 
34.11 	approve the application upon the following being demonstrated to the satisfaction of that 
34.12 	board:
34.13 	(1) that the child's physical or mental health is such as to prevent attendance at school 
34.14 	or application to study for the period required, which includes:
34.15 	(i) child illness, medical, dental, orthodontic, or counseling appointments;
34.16 	(ii) family emergencies;
34.17 	(iii) the death or serious illness or funeral of an immediate family member;
34.18 	(iv) active duty in any military branch of the United States;
34.19 	(v) (iv) the child has a condition that requires ongoing treatment for a mental health 
34.20 	diagnosis; or
34.21 	(vi) (v) other exemptions included in the district's school attendance policy;
34.22 	(2) that the child's parent, guardian, or other person having control of the child is in 
34.23 	active duty in any branch of the United States armed forces;
34.24 	(3) that the child is participating in any activity necessary for the child to join any branch 
34.25 	of the United States armed forces and may be excused for up to three days for such purpose;
34.26 	(2) (4) that the child has already completed state and district standards required for 
34.27 	graduation from high school; or
34.28 	(3) (5) that it is the wish of the parent, guardian, or other person having control of the 
34.29 	child, that the child attend for a period or periods not exceeding in the aggregate three hours 
34.30 	in any week, a school for religious instruction conducted and maintained by some church, 
34.31 	or association of churches, or any Sunday school association incorporated under the laws 
35.1 	of this state, or any auxiliary thereof. This school for religious instruction must be conducted 
35.2 	and maintained in a place other than a public school building, and it must not, in whole or 
35.3 	in part, be conducted and maintained at public expense. However, a child may be absent 
35.4 	from school on such days as the child attends upon instruction according to the ordinances 
35.5 	of some church.
35.6 	(b) Notwithstanding subdivision 6, paragraph (a), a parent may withdraw a child from 
35.7 	an all-day, every day kindergarten program and put their child in a half-day program, if 
35.8 	offered, or an alternate-day program without being truant. A school board must excuse a 
35.9 	kindergarten child from a part of a school day at the request of the child's parent.

35.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for the 2018-2019 school year and later.

35.11 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 120B.021, subdivision 1, is amended 
35.12 	to read:
35.13 		Subdivision 1.Required academic standards. (a) The following subject areas are 
35.14 	required for statewide accountability:
35.15 	(1) language arts;
35.16 	(2) mathematics;
35.17 	(3) science;
35.18 	(4) social studies, including history, geography, economics, and government and 
35.19 	citizenship that includes civics consistent with section 120B.02, subdivision 3;
35.20 	(5) physical education;
35.21 	(6) health, for which locally developed academic standards apply, consistent with 
35.22 	subdivision 1b; and
35.23 	(7) the arts, for which statewide or locally developed academic standards apply, as 
35.24 	determined by the school district. Public elementary and middle schools must offer at least 
35.25 	three and require at least two of the following four arts areas: dance; music; theater; and 
35.26 	visual arts. Public high schools must offer at least three and require at least one of the 
35.27 	following five arts areas: media arts; dance; music; theater; and visual arts.
35.28 	(b) For purposes of applicable federal law, the academic standards for language arts, 
35.29 	mathematics, and science apply to all public school students, except the very few students 
35.30 	with extreme cognitive or physical impairments for whom an individualized education 
35.31 	program team has determined that the required academic standards are inappropriate. An 
36.1 	individualized education program team that makes this determination must establish 
36.2 	alternative standards.
36.3 	(c) The department must adopt the most recent SHAPE America (Society of Health and 
36.4 	Physical Educators) kindergarten through grade 12 standards and benchmarks for physical 
36.5 	education as the required physical education academic standards. The department may 
36.6 	modify and adapt the national standards to accommodate state interest. The modification 
36.7 	and adaptations must maintain the purpose and integrity of the national standards. The 
36.8 	department must make available sample assessments, which school districts may use as an 
36.9 	alternative to local assessments, to assess students' mastery of the physical education 
36.10 	standards beginning in the 2018-2019 school year.
36.11 	(d) A school district may include child sexual abuse prevention instruction in a health 
36.12 	curriculum, consistent with paragraph (a), clause (6). Child sexual abuse prevention 
36.13 	instruction may include age-appropriate instruction on recognizing sexual abuse and assault, 
36.14 	boundary violations, and ways offenders groom or desensitize victims, as well as strategies 
36.15 	to promote disclosure, reduce self-blame, and mobilize bystanders. A school district may 
36.16 	provide instruction under this paragraph in a variety of ways, including at an annual assembly 
36.17 	or classroom presentation. A school district may also provide parents information on the 
36.18 	warning signs of child sexual abuse and available resources.
36.19 	(e) (d) District efforts to develop, implement, or improve instruction or curriculum as a 
36.20 	result of the provisions of this section must be consistent with sections 120B.10, 120B.11, 
36.21 	and 120B.20.

36.22 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.021, is amended by adding a subdivision 
36.23 	to read:
36.24 		Subd. 1b.Health standards. (a) A school district's locally developed health standards 
36.25 	may include instruction on:
36.26 	(1) child sexual abuse, exploitation, and sexual assault prevention; and
36.27 	(2) substance misuse prevention in grades 5 through 12.
36.28 	Instruction under this subdivision must be age-appropriate. Nothing in this subdivision 
36.29 	requires a school district to use a specific methodology or curriculum. A school district may 
36.30 	provide instruction under this subdivision in a variety of ways, including at an annual 
36.31 	assembly or classroom presentation.
36.32 	(b) Child sexual abuse, exploitation, and sexual assault prevention instruction in a health 
36.33 	curriculum may include instruction on recognizing sexual abuse, exploitation and assault, 
37.1 	boundary violations, and ways offenders groom or desensitize victims, as well as strategies 
37.2 	to promote disclosure, reduce self-blame, and mobilize bystanders. Child sexual exploitation 
37.3 	prevention instruction must be consistent with the definition of sexually exploited youth 
37.4 	under section 260C.007, subdivision 31. A school district may provide information to parents 
37.5 	on the warning signs of child sexual abuse and sexual exploitation and available resources. 
37.6 	A school district is encouraged to include in sexual assault prevention instruction:
37.7 	(1) character education, as defined in section 120B.232;
37.8 	(2) age-appropriate strategies and techniques to recognize and report sexual abuse, 
37.9 	assault, or exploitation; and
37.10 	(3) age-appropriate information to deter boundary violations and unwanted forms of 
37.11 	touching and contact.
37.12 	(c) A school district's substance misuse prevention curriculum must be evidence-based. 
37.13 	Substance misuse prevention must include instruction on opioids and controlled substances 
37.14 	as defined in section 121A.25, subdivision 2, chemical abuse as defined in section 121A.25, 
37.15 	subdivision 3, prescription and nonprescription medications, and illegal drugs.
37.16 	(d) A school district may consult with other federal, state, or local agencies and 
37.17 	community-based organizations to identify research-based tools, curricula, and programs 
37.18 	to develop instruction required under this subdivision. The Department of Education must 
37.19 	assist districts when requested and may provide resources including information on best 
37.20 	practices, developing standards, curricula, and programs consistent with this subdivision.
37.21 	(e) Instruction under this subdivision is subject to the requirements of section 120B.20.
37.22 	(f) The commissioner of education must conduct a survey of school districts and charter 
37.23 	schools during the 2021-2022 school year on locally adopted health standards to determine 
37.24 	whether school districts and charter schools have implemented instruction consistent with 
37.25 	this subdivision. The commissioner must report the findings of the survey to the chairs and 
37.26 	ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten 
37.27 	through grade 12 education in accordance with section 3.195 no later than January 15, 2023.

37.28 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.024, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
37.29 		Subdivision 1.Graduation requirements.  Students beginning 9th grade in the 
37.30 	2011-2012 school year and later must successfully complete the following high school level 
37.31 	credits for graduation:
38.1 	(1) four credits of language arts sufficient to satisfy all of the academic standards in 
38.2 	English language arts;
38.3 	(2) three credits of mathematics, including an algebra II credit or its equivalent, sufficient 
38.4 	to satisfy all of the academic standards in mathematics;
38.5 	(3) an algebra I credit by the end of 8th grade sufficient to satisfy all of the 8th grade 
38.6 	standards in mathematics;
38.7 	(4) three credits of science, including at least one credit of biology, one credit of chemistry 
38.8 	or physics, and one elective credit of science. The combination of credits under this clause 
38.9 	must be sufficient to satisfy (i) all of the academic standards in either chemistry or physics 
38.10 	and (ii) all other academic standards in science;
38.11 	(5) three and one-half credits of social studies, including credit for a specific course in 
38.12 	government and citizenship in either 11th or 12th grade for students beginning 9th grade 
38.13 	in the 2020-2021 school year and later, and a combination of other credits encompassing 
38.14 	at least United States history, geography, government and citizenship, world history, and 
38.15 	economics sufficient to satisfy all of the academic standards in social studies;
38.16 	(6) one credit of the arts sufficient to satisfy all of the state or local academic standards 
38.17 	in the arts; and
38.18 	(7) a minimum of seven elective credits.

38.19 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
38.20 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For the purposes of this section and section 120B.10, the 
38.21 	following terms have the meanings given them.
38.22 	(a) "Instruction" means methods of providing learning experiences that enable a student 
38.23 	to meet state and district academic standards and graduation requirements including applied 
38.24 	and experiential learning.
38.25 	(b) "Curriculum" means district or school adopted programs and written plans for 
38.26 	providing students with learning experiences that lead to expected knowledge and skills 
38.27 	and career and college readiness.
38.28 	(c) "World's best workforce" means striving to: meet school readiness goals; have all 
38.29 	third grade students achieve grade-level literacy; close the academic achievement gap among 
38.30 	all racial and ethnic groups of students and between students living in poverty and students 
38.31 	not living in poverty; have all students attain career and college readiness before graduating 
38.32 	from high school; and have all students graduate from high school.
39.1 	(d) "Experiential learning" means learning for students that includes career exploration 
39.2 	through a specific class or course or through work-based experiences such as job shadowing, 
39.3 	mentoring, entrepreneurship, service learning, volunteering, internships, other cooperative 
39.4 	work experience, youth apprenticeship, or employment.
39.5 	(e) "State plan" means the plan submitted by the commissioner in accordance with the 
39.6 	Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as most recently authorized, and approved by 
39.7 	the United States Department of Education, including state goals.
39.8 	(f) "Ineffective teacher" means a teacher whose most recent summative teacher evaluation 
39.9 	resulted in placing or otherwise keeping the teacher on an improvement process pursuant 
39.10 	to section 122A.40, subdivision 8, or 122A.41, subdivision 5.
39.11 	(g) "Inexperienced teacher" means a licensed teacher who has been employed as a teacher 
39.12 	for three years or less.
39.13 	(h) "Out-of-field teacher" means a licensed teacher who is providing instruction in an 
39.14 	area in which the teacher is not licensed.

39.15 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.11, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
39.16 		Subd. 1a.Performance measures. Measures to determine school district and school 
39.17 	site progress in striving to create the world's best workforce must include at least:
39.18 	(1) the size of the academic achievement gap, as measured on the Minnesota 
39.19 	Comprehensive Assessments;
39.20 	(2) rigorous course taking under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (c), clause 
39.21 	(2), and enrichment experiences by student subgroup group;
39.22 	(2) (3) student performance on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments in reading 
39.23 	and mathematics;
39.24 	(3) (4) high school graduation rates; and
39.25 	(4) (5) career and college readiness under section 120B.30, subdivision 1., paragraph 
39.26 	(p), as measured by student performance on the high school Minnesota Comprehensive 
39.27 	Assessments in reading and mathematics, and successful completion of rigorous coursework 
39.28 	that is part of a well-rounded education, including advanced placement, international 
39.29 	baccalaureate, or concurrent enrollment coursework, or attainment of a certificate or 
39.30 	industry-recognized credential; and
39.31 	(6) performance measures consistent with the state plan not otherwise required by this 
39.32 	subdivision.

40.1 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.11, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
40.2 		Subd. 2.Adopting plans and budgets.  A school board, at a public meeting, shall must
40.3 	adopt a comprehensive, long-term strategic plan to support and improve teaching and 
40.4 	learning that is aligned with creating the world's best workforce and includes:
40.5 	(1) clearly defined district and school site goals and benchmarks for toward meeting 
40.6 	statewide goals for instruction and student achievement for all student subgroups identified 
40.7 	in section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), clause (2);
40.8 	(2) a process to assess and evaluate each student's progress toward meeting state and 
40.9 	local academic standards, assess and identify students to participate in gifted and talented 
40.10 	programs and accelerate their instruction, and adopt early-admission procedures consistent 
40.11 	with section 120B.15, and identifying the strengths and weaknesses of instruction in pursuit 
40.12 	of student and school success and curriculum affecting students' progress and growth toward 
40.13 	career and college readiness and leading to the world's best workforce;
40.14 	(3) a system to periodically review and evaluate the effectiveness of all instruction and 
40.15 	curriculum, taking into account strategies and best practices, student outcomes, school 
40.16 	principal evaluations under section 123B.147, subdivision 3, students' access to effective 
40.17 	teachers who are members of populations underrepresented among the licensed teachers in 
40.18 	the district or school and who reflect the diversity of enrolled students under section 120B.35, 
40.19 	subdivision 3, paragraph (b), clause (2), and teacher evaluations under section 122A.40, 
40.20 	subdivision 8, or 122A.41, subdivision 5;
40.21 	(4) strategies for improving instruction, curriculum, and student achievement, including 
40.22 	the English and, where practicable, the native language development and the academic 
40.23 	achievement of English learners;
40.24 	(5) a process to examine the equitable distribution of teachers and strategies to ensure 
40.25 	low-income and minority children are not taught at higher rates than other children by 
40.26 	inexperienced, ineffective, or out-of-field teachers;
40.27 	(6) education effectiveness practices that integrate high-quality instruction, rigorous 
40.28 	curriculum, technology, and a collaborative professional culture that develops and supports 
40.29 	teacher quality, performance, and effectiveness; and
40.30 	(7) an annual budget for continuing to implement the district plan.

41.1 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.11, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
41.2 		Subd. 5.Report. Consistent with requirements for school performance reports under 
41.3 	section 120B.36, subdivision 1, the school board shall publish a report in the local newspaper 
41.4 	with the largest circulation in the district, by mail, or by electronic means on the district 
41.5 	Web site.(a) The school board shall must hold an annual public meeting to review, and 
41.6 	revise where appropriate, student achievement goals, local assessment outcomes, plans, 
41.7 	strategies, and practices for improving curriculum and instruction and cultural competency, 
41.8 	and efforts to equitably distribute diverse, effective, experienced, and in-field teachers, and 
41.9 	to review district success in realizing the previously adopted student achievement goals and 
41.10 	related benchmarks and the improvement plans leading to the world's best workforce. The 
41.11 	school board must transmit an electronic summary of its report to the commissioner in the 
41.12 	form and manner the commissioner determines.
41.13 	(b) The commissioner must annually include in the school performance reports required 
41.14 	under section 120B.36, subdivision 1, student performance at each school district and school 
41.15 	site using the performance measures in subdivision 1a and other information required under 
41.16 	this subdivision. The school board must post a copy of the school performance report for 
41.17 	the district and each school site on the district's Web site, or provide a link to the district 
41.18 	and school site performance reports on the Department of Education's Web site.

41.19 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.11, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
41.20 		Subd. 9.Annual evaluation. (a) The commissioner must identify effective strategies, 
41.21 	practices, and use of resources by districts and school sites in striving for the world's best 
41.22 	workforce. The commissioner must assist districts and sites throughout the state in 
41.23 	implementing these effective strategies, practices, and use of resources.
41.24 	(b) The commissioner must use the performance measures in the accountability system 
41.25 	of the state plan, including academic achievement in math and reading, graduation rates, 
41.26 	and a school quality indicator, to identify those districts in any consecutive three-year period
41.27 	and school sites not making sufficient progress in any consecutive three-year period toward 
41.28 	improving teaching and learning for all students, including English learners with varied 
41.29 	needs, consistent with section 124D.59, subdivisions 2 and 2a, and striving for the world's 
41.30 	best workforce. meeting state goals. The commissioner must implement evaluation timelines 
41.31 	and measures consistent with the state plan. The commissioner may identify districts or 
41.32 	school sites that do not provide information required for evaluation as failing to make 
41.33 	sufficient progress toward meeting state goals. The commissioner may evaluate, designate, 
42.1 	and report on school districts and charter schools separately, consistent with the evaluation 
42.2 	process under the state plan.
42.3 	(c) The commissioner must review the curricula of a sample of three to five identified 
42.4 	school sites to ensure the curricula are aligned with statewide reading and math standards 
42.5 	for grades 3, 5, and 8. The sample of school sites must be of varied size and geographic 
42.6 	distribution.
42.7 	(d) The commissioner, in collaboration with the identified district, may require the 
42.8 	district to use up to two percent of its basic general education revenue per fiscal year during 
42.9 	the proximate three school years to implement commissioner-specified evidence-based
42.10 	strategies and best practices, consistent with paragraph (a), to improve and accelerate its 
42.11 	progress in realizing its goals under this section. In implementing this section, the 
42.12 	commissioner must consider districts' budget constraints and legal obligations.
42.13 	(c) (e) The commissioner shall must report by January 25 of each year to the committees 
42.14 	of the legislature having jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education the list 
42.15 	of school districts that have not submitted their report to the commissioner under subdivision 
42.16 	5 and the list of school districts not achieving their performance goals established in their 
42.17 	plan under subdivision 2 identified as not making sufficient progress toward meeting world's 
42.18 	best workforce goals under paragraph (b).

42.19 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.12, as amended by Laws 2017, First 
42.20 	Special Session chapter 5, article 2, sections 5, 6, and 7, is amended to read:
42.21 	120B.12 READING PROFICIENTLY NO LATER THAN THE END OF GRADE 
42.22 	3.
42.23 		Subdivision 1.Literacy goal. The legislature seeks to have every child reading at or 
42.24 	above grade level no later than the end of grade 3, including English learners, and that 
42.25 	teachers provide comprehensive, scientifically based reading instruction consistent with 
42.26 	section 122A.06, subdivision 4. To the extent practicable, a school district must direct its 
42.27 	literacy incentive aid received under section 124D.98 toward this goal consistent with its 
42.28 	local literacy plan adopted under this section.
42.29 		Subd. 2.Identification; report. (a) Each school district shall must identify before the 
42.30 	end of kindergarten, grade 1, and grade 2 students who are not reading at grade level before 
42.31 	the end of the current school year and shall must identify students in grade 3 or higher who 
42.32 	demonstrate a reading difficulty to a classroom teacher. A school district must screen for 
42.33 	dyslexia:
43.1 	(1) all students in kindergarten, grade 1, and grade 2 who are not reading at grade level; 
43.2 	and
43.3 	(2) any student in grade 3 or higher who demonstrates a reading difficulty.
43.4 	(b) Reading assessments in English, and in the predominant languages of district students 
43.5 	where practicable, must identify and evaluate students' areas of academic need related to 
43.6 	literacy. The district also must monitor the progress and provide reading instruction 
43.7 	appropriate to the specific needs of English learners. The district must use a locally adopted, 
43.8 	developmentally appropriate, and culturally responsive assessment and annually report 
43.9 	summary assessment results to the commissioner by July 1.
43.10 	(c) The district also must annually report to the commissioner by July 1 a summary of 
43.11 	the district's efforts to screen and identify students with:
43.12 	(1) dyslexia, using screening tools such as those recommended by the department's 
43.13 	dyslexia and literacy specialist; or
43.14 	(2) convergence insufficiency disorder.
43.15 	(b) (d) A student identified under this subdivision must be provided with alternate 
43.16 	instruction under section 125A.56, subdivision 1.
43.17 		Subd. 2a.Parent notification and involvement. Schools, at least annually, must give 
43.18 	the parent of each student who is not reading at or above grade level timely information 
43.19 	about:
43.20 	(1) the student's reading proficiency as measured by a locally adopted assessment;
43.21 	(2) reading-related services currently being provided to the student and the student's 
43.22 	progress; and
43.23 	(3) strategies for parents to use at home in helping their student succeed in becoming 
43.24 	grade-level proficient in reading in English and in their native language.
43.25 	A district may not use this section to deny a student's right to a special education 
43.26 	evaluation.
43.27 		Subd. 3.Intervention. (a) For each student identified under subdivision 2, the district 
43.28 	shall must provide reading intervention to accelerate student growth and reach the goal of 
43.29 	reading at or above grade level by the end of the current grade and school year. If a student 
43.30 	does not read at or above grade level by the end of grade 3, the district must continue to 
43.31 	provide reading intervention until the student reads at grade level. District intervention 
43.32 	methods shall encourage family engagement and, where possible, collaboration with 
44.1 	appropriate school and community programs. Intervention methods may include, but are 
44.2 	not limited to, requiring attendance in summer school, intensified reading instruction that 
44.3 	may require that the student be removed from the regular classroom for part of the school 
44.4 	day, extended-day programs, or programs that strengthen students' cultural connections.
44.5 	(b) A school district or charter school is strongly encouraged to provide a personal 
44.6 	learning plan for a student who is unable to demonstrate grade-level proficiency, as measured 
44.7 	by the statewide reading assessment in grade 3. The district or charter school must determine 
44.8 	the format of the personal learning plan in collaboration with the student's educators and 
44.9 	other appropriate professionals. The school must develop the learning plan in consultation 
44.10 	with the student's parent or guardian. The personal learning plan must address knowledge 
44.11 	gaps and skill deficiencies through strategies such as specific exercises and practices during 
44.12 	and outside of the regular school day, periodic assessments, and reasonable timelines. The 
44.13 	personal learning plan may include grade retention, if it is in the student's best interest. A 
44.14 	school must maintain and regularly update and modify the personal learning plan until the 
44.15 	student reads at grade level. This paragraph does not apply to a student under an 
44.16 	individualized education program.
44.17 		Subd. 4.Staff development. (a) Each district shall must use the data under subdivision 
44.18 	2 to identify the staff development needs so that:
44.19 	(1) elementary teachers are able to implement comprehensive, scientifically based reading 
44.20 	and oral language instruction in the five reading areas of phonemic awareness, phonics, 
44.21 	fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension as defined in section 122A.06, subdivision 4, and 
44.22 	other literacy-related areas including writing until the student achieves grade-level reading 
44.23 	proficiency;
44.24 	(2) elementary teachers have sufficient training to provide comprehensive, scientifically 
44.25 	based reading and oral language instruction that meets students' developmental, linguistic, 
44.26 	and literacy needs using the intervention methods or programs selected by the district for 
44.27 	the identified students;
44.28 	(3) licensed teachers employed by the district have regular opportunities to improve 
44.29 	reading and writing instruction, including screenings, intervention strategies, and 
44.30 	accommodations for students showing characteristics associated with dyslexia;
44.31 	(4) licensed teachers recognize students' diverse needs in cross-cultural settings and are 
44.32 	able to serve the oral language and linguistic needs of students who are English learners by 
44.33 	maximizing strengths in their native languages in order to cultivate students' English language 
45.1 	development, including oral academic language development, and build academic literacy; 
45.2 	and
45.3 	(5) licensed teachers are well trained in culturally responsive pedagogy that enables 
45.4 	students to master content, develop skills to access content, and build relationships.
45.5 	(b) A school district may use its literacy incentive aid under section 124D.98 for the 
45.6 	staff development purposes of this subdivision.
45.7 		Subd. 4a.Local literacy plan. (a) Consistent with this section, a school district must 
45.8 	adopt a local literacy plan to have every child reading at or above grade level no later than 
45.9 	the end of grade 3, including English learners. The plan must be consistent with section 
45.10 	122A.06, subdivision 4, and include the following:
45.11 	(1) a process to assess students' level of reading proficiency and data to support the 
45.12 	effectiveness of an assessment used to screen and identify a student's level of reading 
45.13 	proficiency;
45.14 	(2) a process to notify and involve parents;
45.15 	(3) a description of how schools in the district will determine the proper reading 
45.16 	intervention strategy for a student and the process for intensifying or modifying the reading 
45.17 	strategy in order to obtain measurable reading progress;
45.18 	(4) evidence-based intervention methods for students who are not reading at or above 
45.19 	grade level and progress monitoring to provide information on the effectiveness of the 
45.20 	intervention; and
45.21 	(5) identification of staff development needs, including a program to meet those needs.
45.22 	(b) The district must post its literacy plan on the official school district Web site.
45.23 		Subd. 5.Commissioner. The commissioner shall must recommend to districts multiple 
45.24 	assessment tools to assist districts and teachers with identifying students under subdivision 
45.25 	2. The commissioner shall must also make available examples of nationally recognized and 
45.26 	research-based instructional methods or programs to districts to provide comprehensive, 
45.27 	scientifically based reading instruction and intervention under this section.

45.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Subdivision 2 is effective July 1, 2019. Subdivisions 1 and 3 to 
45.29 	5 are effective for revenue for fiscal year 2019 and later.

46.1 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 120B.122, subdivision 1, is amended 
46.2 	to read:
46.3 		Subdivision 1.Purpose Duties. (a) The department must employ a dyslexia specialist 
46.4 	to provide technical assistance for dyslexia and related disorders and to serve as the primary 
46.5 	source of information and support for schools in addressing the needs of students with 
46.6 	dyslexia and related disorders.
46.7 	(b) The dyslexia specialist shall also must act to increase professional awareness and 
46.8 	instructional competencies to meet the educational needs of students with dyslexia or 
46.9 	identified with risk characteristics associated with dyslexia and shall must develop 
46.10 	implementation guidance and make recommendations to the commissioner consistent with 
46.11 	section 122A.06, subdivision 4, to be used to assist general education teachers and special 
46.12 	education teachers to recognize educational needs and to improve literacy outcomes for 
46.13 	students with dyslexia or identified with risk characteristics associated with dyslexia, 
46.14 	including recommendations related to increasing the availability of online and asynchronous 
46.15 	professional development programs and materials.
46.16 	(c) The dyslexia specialist must provide guidance to school districts and charter schools 
46.17 	on how to:
46.18 	(1) access tools to screen and identify students showing characteristics associated with 
46.19 	dyslexia in accordance with section 120B.12, subdivision 2, paragraph (a);
46.20 	(2) implement screening for characteristics associated with dyslexia in accordance with 
46.21 	section 120B.12, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), and in coordination with other early childhood 
46.22 	screenings; and
46.23 	(3) participate in professional development opportunities on intervention strategies and 
46.24 	accommodations for students with dyslexia or characteristics associated with dyslexia.

46.25 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 120B.125, is amended to read:
46.26 	120B.125 PLANNING FOR STUDENTS' SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO 
46.27 	POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT; PERSONAL LEARNING 
46.28 	PLANS.
46.29 	(a) Consistent with sections 120B.13, 120B.131, 120B.132, 120B.14, 120B.15, 120B.30, 
46.30 	subdivision 1, paragraph (c), 125A.08, and other related sections, school districts, beginning 
46.31 	in the 2013-2014 school year, must assist all students by no later than grade 9 to explore 
46.32 	their educational, college, and career interests, aptitudes, and aspirations and develop a plan 
47.1 	for a smooth and successful transition to postsecondary education or employment. All 
47.2 	students' plans must:
47.3 	(1) provide a comprehensive plan to prepare for and complete a career and college ready 
47.4 	curriculum by meeting state and local academic standards and developing career and 
47.5 	employment-related skills such as team work, collaboration, creativity, communication, 
47.6 	critical thinking, and good work habits;
47.7 	(2) emphasize academic rigor and high expectations and inform the student, and the 
47.8 	student's parent or guardian if the student is a minor, of the student's achievement level 
47.9 	score on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments that are administered during high 
47.10 	school;
47.11 	(3) help students identify interests, aptitudes, aspirations, and personal learning styles 
47.12 	that may affect their career and college ready goals and postsecondary education and 
47.13 	employment choices;
47.14 	(4) set appropriate career and college ready goals with timelines that identify effective 
47.15 	means for achieving those goals;
47.16 	(5) help students access education and career options, including armed forces career 
47.17 	options;
47.18 	(6) integrate strong academic content into career-focused courses and applied and 
47.19 	experiential learning opportunities and integrate relevant career-focused courses and applied 
47.20 	and experiential learning opportunities into strong academic content;
47.21 	(7) help identify and access appropriate counseling and other supports and assistance 
47.22 	that enable students to complete required coursework, prepare for postsecondary education 
47.23 	and careers, and obtain information about postsecondary education costs and eligibility for 
47.24 	financial aid and scholarship;
47.25 	(8) help identify collaborative partnerships among prekindergarten through grade 12 
47.26 	schools, postsecondary institutions, economic development agencies, and local and regional 
47.27 	employers that support students' transition to postsecondary education and employment and 
47.28 	provide students with applied and experiential learning opportunities; and
47.29 	(9) be reviewed and revised at least annually by the student, the student's parent or 
47.30 	guardian, and the school or district to ensure that the student's course-taking schedule keeps 
47.31 	the student making adequate progress to meet state and local academic standards and high 
47.32 	school graduation requirements and with a reasonable chance to succeed with employment 
47.33 	or postsecondary education without the need to first complete remedial course work.
48.1 	(b) A school district may develop grade-level curricula or provide instruction that 
48.2 	introduces students to various careers, but must not require any curriculum, instruction, or 
48.3 	employment-related activity that obligates an elementary or secondary student to involuntarily 
48.4 	select or pursue a career, career interest, employment goals, or related job training.
48.5 	(c) Educators must possess the knowledge and skills to effectively teach all English 
48.6 	learners in their classrooms. School districts must provide appropriate curriculum, targeted 
48.7 	materials, professional development opportunities for educators, and sufficient resources 
48.8 	to enable English learners to become career and college ready.
48.9 	(d) When assisting students in developing a plan for a smooth and successful transition 
48.10 	to postsecondary education and employment, districts must recognize the unique possibilities 
48.11 	of each student and ensure that the contents of each student's plan reflect the student's unique 
48.12 	talents, skills, and abilities as the student grows, develops, and learns.
48.13 	(e) If a student with a disability has an individualized education program (IEP) or 
48.14 	standardized written plan that meets the plan components of this section, the IEP satisfies 
48.15 	the requirement and no additional transition plan is needed.
48.16 	(f) Students who do not meet or exceed Minnesota academic standards, as measured by 
48.17 	the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments that are administered during high school, shall 
48.18 	be informed that admission to a public school is free and available to any resident under 21 
48.19 	years of age or who meets the requirements of section 120A.20, subdivision 1, paragraph 
48.20 	(c). A student's plan under this section shall continue while the student is enrolled.
48.21 	(g) A school district must provide military recruiters and representatives of organizations 
48.22 	promoting careers in the skilled trades and manufacturing the same access to secondary 
48.23 	school students as the district provides to institutions of higher education or to prospective 
48.24 	employers of students.
48.25 	(h) School districts are encouraged to sponsor an armed forces career opportunity day 
48.26 	each school year prior to the third Thursday of November. A school district that sponsors 
48.27 	an armed forces career opportunity day must extend invitations to recruiters from each 
48.28 	branch of the United States armed forces and allow the recruiters to make presentations to 
48.29 	all interested secondary school students.

48.30 	Sec. 14. [120B.215] SUBSTANCE MISUSE PREVENTION.
48.31 	(a) This section may be cited as "Jake's Law."
48.32 	(b) School districts and charter schools are encouraged to provide substance misuse 
48.33 	prevention instruction for students in grades 5 through 12 integrated into existing programs, 
49.1 	curriculum, or the general school environment of a district or charter school. The 
49.2 	commissioner of education, in consultation with the director of the Alcohol and Other Drug 
49.3 	Abuse Section under section 254A.03 and substance misuse prevention and treatment 
49.4 	organizations, must, upon request, provide districts and charter schools with:
49.5 	(1) information regarding substance misuse prevention services; and
49.6 	(2) assistance in using Minnesota student survey results to inform prevention programs.

49.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2018.

49.8 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.232, is amended by adding a subdivision 
49.9 	to read:
49.10 		Subd. 3.Youth membership organization access to schools. (a) "Character development 
49.11 	youth member organization" as used in this section means an organization identified in 
49.12 	United States Code, title 36, subtitle II: Patriotic and National Organizations, part B, chapter 
49.13 	301, 309, 311, 709, or 803.
49.14 	(b) Upon receiving notice in accordance with paragraph (c), a school principal may 
49.15 	provide a representative of a character development youth member organization the 
49.16 	opportunity to speak to students during the school day to provide students information about 
49.17 	how the organization supports citizenship, patriotism, and civic involvement. The principal 
49.18 	may limit the opportunity to speak at the school to one school day between September 8 
49.19 	and September 27, and to no more than 30 minutes of instructional time. A representative 
49.20 	of a character development youth member organization who speaks to students at the school 
49.21 	may provide students with written materials about the organization.
49.22 	(c) A character development youth member organization that wishes to speak to students 
49.23 	at a school must provide written notice to the school principal at least 30 days before the 
49.24 	beginning of the school year. If the school principal approves the request, the principal must 
49.25 	provide the organization with written approval that includes the date and time the organization 
49.26 	will be allowed to address students.

49.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for the 2018-2019 school year and later.

49.28 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.299, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
49.29 		Subd. 10.Proficiency. "Proficiency" for purposes of reporting growth on school 
49.30 	performance report cards under section 120B.36, subdivision 1, means those students who, 
49.31 	in the previous school year, scored at or above "meets standards" on the statewide 
49.32 	assessments under section 120B.30. Each year, school performance report cards must 
50.1 	separately display: (1) the numbers and percentages of students who achieved low growth, 
50.2 	medium growth, and high growth and achieved proficiency in the previous school year; and 
50.3 	(2) the numbers and percentages of students who achieved low growth, medium growth, 
50.4 	and high growth and did not achieve proficiency in the previous school year.

50.5 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 120B.30, subdivision 1, is amended 
50.6 	to read:
50.7 		Subdivision 1.Statewide testing.  (a) The commissioner, with advice from experts with 
50.8 	appropriate technical qualifications and experience and stakeholders, consistent with 
50.9 	subdivision 1a, shall must include in the comprehensive assessment system, for each grade 
50.10 	level to be tested, state-constructed tests developed as computer-adaptive reading and 
50.11 	mathematics assessments for students that are aligned with the state's required academic 
50.12 	standards under section 120B.021, include multiple choice questions, and are administered 
50.13 	annually to all students in grades 3 through 8. State-developed high school tests aligned 
50.14 	with the state's required academic standards under section 120B.021 and administered to 
50.15 	all high school students in a subject other than writing must include multiple choice questions. 
50.16 	The commissioner shall must establish one or more months during which schools shall 
50.17 	administer the tests to studentsa testing period as late as possible each school year during 
50.18 	which schools must administer the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments to students. The 
50.19 	commissioner must publish the testing schedule at least two years before the beginning of 
50.20 	the testing period except for a year in which revised standards are implemented.
50.21 	(1) Students enrolled in grade 8 through the 2009-2010 school year are eligible to be 
50.22 	assessed under (i) the graduation-required assessment for diploma in reading, mathematics, 
50.23 	or writing under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraphs (c), 
50.24 	clauses (1) and (2), and (d), (ii) the WorkKeys job skills assessment, (iii) the Compass 
50.25 	college placement test, (iv) the ACT assessment for college admission, (v) a nationally 
50.26 	recognized armed services vocational aptitude test.
50.27 	(2) Students enrolled in grade 8 in the 2010-2011 or 2011-2012 school year are eligible 
50.28 	to be assessed under (i) the graduation-required assessment for diploma in reading, 
50.29 	mathematics, or writing under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.30, subdivision 1, 
50.30 	paragraph (c), clauses (1) and (2), (ii) the WorkKeys job skills assessment, (iii) the Compass 
50.31 	college placement test, (iv) the ACT assessment for college admission, (v) a nationally 
50.32 	recognized armed services vocational aptitude test.
50.33 	(3) For students under clause (1) or (2), a school district may substitute a score from an 
50.34 	alternative, equivalent assessment to satisfy the requirements of this paragraph.
51.1 	(b) The state assessment system must be aligned to the most recent revision of academic 
51.2 	standards as described in section 120B.023 in the following manner:
51.3 	(1) mathematics;
51.4 	(i) grades 3 through 8 beginning in the 2010-2011 school year; and
51.5 	(ii) high school level beginning in the 2013-2014 school year;
51.6 	(2) science; grades 5 and 8 and at the high school level beginning in the 2011-2012 
51.7 	school year; and
51.8 	(3) language arts and reading; grades 3 through 8 and high school level beginning in the 
51.9 	2012-2013 school year.
51.10 	(c) For students enrolled in grade 8 in the 2012-2013 school year and later, students' 
51.11 	state graduation requirements, based on a longitudinal, systematic approach to student 
51.12 	education and career planning, assessment, instructional support, and evaluation, include 
51.13 	the following:
51.14 	(1) achievement and career and college readiness in mathematics, reading, and writing, 
51.15 	consistent with paragraph (k) and to the extent available, to monitor students' continuous 
51.16 	development of and growth in requisite knowledge and skills; analyze students' progress 
51.17 	and performance levels, identifying students' academic strengths and diagnosing areas where 
51.18 	students require curriculum or instructional adjustments, targeted interventions, or 
51.19 	remediation; and, based on analysis of students' progress and performance data, determine 
51.20 	students' learning and instructional needs and the instructional tools and best practices that 
51.21 	support academic rigor for the student; and
51.22 	(2) consistent with this paragraph and section 120B.125, age-appropriate exploration 
51.23 	and planning activities and career assessments to encourage students to identify personally 
51.24 	relevant career interests and aptitudes and help students and their families develop a regularly 
51.25 	reexamined transition plan for postsecondary education or employment without need for 
51.26 	postsecondary remediation.
51.27 	Based on appropriate state guidelines, students with an individualized education program 
51.28 	may satisfy state graduation requirements by achieving an individual score on the 
51.29 	state-identified alternative assessments.
51.30 	(d) Expectations of schools, districts, and the state for career or college readiness under 
51.31 	this subdivision must be comparable in rigor, clarity of purpose, and rates of student 
51.32 	completion.
52.1 	A student under paragraph (c), clause (1), must receive targeted, relevant, academically 
52.2 	rigorous, and resourced instruction, which may include a targeted instruction and intervention 
52.3 	plan focused on improving the student's knowledge and skills in core subjects so that the 
52.4 	student has a reasonable chance to succeed in a career or college without need for 
52.5 	postsecondary remediation. Consistent with sections 120B.13, 124D.09, 124D.091, 124D.49, 
52.6 	and related sections, an enrolling school or district must actively encourage a student in 
52.7 	grade 11 or 12 who is identified as academically ready for a career or college to participate 
52.8 	in courses and programs awarding college credit to high school students. Students are not 
52.9 	required to achieve a specified score or level of proficiency on an assessment under this 
52.10 	subdivision to graduate from high school.
52.11 	(e) Though not a high school graduation requirement, students are encouraged to 
52.12 	participate in a nationally recognized college entrance exam. To the extent state funding 
52.13 	for college entrance exam fees is available, a district must pay the cost, one time, for an 
52.14 	interested student in grade 11 or 12 who is eligible for a free or reduced-price meal, to take 
52.15 	a nationally recognized college entrance exam before graduating. A student must be able 
52.16 	to take the exam under this paragraph at the student's high school during the school day and 
52.17 	at any one of the multiple exam administrations available to students in the district. A district 
52.18 	may administer the ACT or SAT or both the ACT and SAT to comply with this paragraph. 
52.19 	If the district administers only one of these two tests and a free or reduced-price meal eligible 
52.20 	student opts not to take that test and chooses instead to take the other of the two tests, the 
52.21 	student may take the other test at a different time or location and remains eligible for the 
52.22 	examination fee reimbursement. Notwithstanding sections 123B.34 to 123B.39, a school 
52.23 	district may require a student that is not eligible for a free or reduced-price meal to pay the 
52.24 	cost of taking a nationally recognized college entrance exam. The district must waive the 
52.25 	cost for a student unable to pay.
52.26 	(f) The commissioner and the chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities 
52.27 	must collaborate in aligning instruction and assessments for adult basic education students 
52.28 	and English learners to provide the students with diagnostic information about any targeted 
52.29 	interventions, accommodations, modifications, and supports they need so that assessments 
52.30 	and other performance measures are accessible to them and they may seek postsecondary 
52.31 	education or employment without need for postsecondary remediation. When administering 
52.32 	formative or summative assessments used to measure the academic progress, including the 
52.33 	oral academic development, of English learners and inform their instruction, schools must 
52.34 	ensure that the assessments are accessible to the students and students have the modifications 
52.35 	and supports they need to sufficiently understand the assessments.
53.1 	(g) Districts and schools, on an annual basis, must use career exploration elements to 
53.2 	help students, beginning no later than grade 9, and their families explore and plan for 
53.3 	postsecondary education or careers based on the students' interests, aptitudes, and aspirations. 
53.4 	Districts and schools must use timely regional labor market information and partnerships, 
53.5 	among other resources, to help students and their families successfully develop, pursue, 
53.6 	review, and revise an individualized plan for postsecondary education or a career. This 
53.7 	process must help increase students' engagement in and connection to school, improve 
53.8 	students' knowledge and skills, and deepen students' understanding of career pathways as 
53.9 	a sequence of academic and career courses that lead to an industry-recognized credential, 
53.10 	an associate's degree, or a bachelor's degree and are available to all students, whatever their 
53.11 	interests and career goals.
53.12 	(h) A student who demonstrates attainment of required state academic standards, which 
53.13 	include career and college readiness benchmarks, on high school assessments under 
53.14 	subdivision 1a is academically ready for a career or college and is encouraged to participate 
53.15 	in courses awarding college credit to high school students. Such courses and programs may 
53.16 	include sequential courses of study within broad career areas and technical skill assessments 
53.17 	that extend beyond course grades.
53.18 	(i) As appropriate, students through grade 12 must continue to participate in targeted 
53.19 	instruction, intervention, or remediation and be encouraged to participate in courses awarding 
53.20 	college credit to high school students.
53.21 	(j) In developing, supporting, and improving students' academic readiness for a career 
53.22 	or college, schools, districts, and the state must have a continuum of empirically derived, 
53.23 	clearly defined benchmarks focused on students' attainment of knowledge and skills so that 
53.24 	students, their parents, and teachers know how well students must perform to have a 
53.25 	reasonable chance to succeed in a career or college without need for postsecondary 
53.26 	remediation. The commissioner, in consultation with local school officials and educators, 
53.27 	and Minnesota's public postsecondary institutions must ensure that the foundational 
53.28 	knowledge and skills for students' successful performance in postsecondary employment 
53.29 	or education and an articulated series of possible targeted interventions are clearly identified 
53.30 	and satisfy Minnesota's postsecondary admissions requirements.
53.31 	(k) For students in grade 8 in the 2012-2013 school year and later, a school, district, or 
53.32 	charter school must record on the high school transcript a student's progress toward career 
53.33 	and college readiness, and for other students as soon as practicable.
54.1 	(l) The school board granting students their diplomas may formally decide to include a 
54.2 	notation of high achievement on the high school diplomas of those graduating seniors who, 
54.3 	according to established school board criteria, demonstrate exemplary academic achievement 
54.4 	during high school.
54.5 	(m) The 3rd through 8th grade computer-adaptive assessment results and high school 
54.6 	test results shall be available to districts for diagnostic purposes affecting student learning 
54.7 	and district instruction and curriculum, and for establishing educational accountability. The 
54.8 	commissioner must establish empirically derived benchmarks on adaptive assessments in 
54.9 	grades 3 through 8. The commissioner, in consultation with the chancellor of the Minnesota 
54.10 	State Colleges and Universities, must establish empirically derived benchmarks on the high 
54.11 	school tests that reveal a trajectory toward career and college readiness consistent with 
54.12 	section 136F.302, subdivision 1a. The commissioner must disseminate to the public the 
54.13 	computer-adaptive assessments and high school test results upon receiving those results.
54.14 	(n) The grades 3 through 8 computer-adaptive assessments and high school tests must 
54.15 	be aligned with state academic standards. The commissioner shall must determine the testing 
54.16 	process and the order of administration. The statewide results shall must be aggregated at 
54.17 	the site and district level, consistent with subdivision 1a.
54.18 	(o) The commissioner shall must include the following components in the statewide 
54.19 	public reporting system:
54.20 	(1) uniform statewide computer-adaptive assessments of all students in grades 3 through 
54.21 	8 and testing at the high school levels that provides appropriate, technically sound 
54.22 	accommodations or alternate assessments;
54.23 	(2) educational indicators that can be aggregated and compared across school districts 
54.24 	and across time on a statewide basis, including average daily attendance, high school 
54.25 	graduation rates, and high school drop-out rates by age and grade level;
54.26 	(3) state results on the American College Test; and
54.27 	(4) state results from participation in the National Assessment of Educational Progress 
54.28 	so that the state can benchmark its performance against the nation and other states, and, 
54.29 	where possible, against other countries, and contribute to the national effort to monitor 
54.30 	achievement.
54.31 	(p) For purposes of statewide accountability, "career and college ready" means a high 
54.32 	school graduate has the knowledge, skills, and competencies to successfully pursue a career 
54.33 	pathway, including postsecondary credit leading to a degree, diploma, certificate, or 
55.1 	industry-recognized credential and employment. Students who are career and college ready 
55.2 	are able to successfully complete credit-bearing coursework at a two- or four-year college 
55.3 	or university or other credit-bearing postsecondary program without need for remediation.
55.4 	(q) For purposes of statewide accountability, "cultural competence," "cultural 
55.5 	competency," or "culturally competent" means the ability of families and educators to 
55.6 	interact effectively with people of different cultures, native languages, and socioeconomic 
55.7 	backgrounds.

55.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for testing calendars in the 2020-2021 
55.9 	school year and later.

55.10 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.30, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
55.11 		Subd. 1a.Statewide and local assessments; results. (a) For purposes of this section, 
55.12 	the following definitions have the meanings given them.
55.13 	(1) "Computer-adaptive assessments" means fully adaptive assessments.
55.14 	(2) "Fully adaptive assessments" include test items that are on-grade level and items that 
55.15 	may be above or below a student's grade level.
55.16 	(3) "On-grade level" test items contain subject area content that is aligned to state 
55.17 	academic standards for the grade level of the student taking the assessment.
55.18 	(4) "Above-grade level" test items contain subject area content that is above the grade 
55.19 	level of the student taking the assessment and is considered aligned with state academic 
55.20 	standards to the extent it is aligned with content represented in state academic standards 
55.21 	above the grade level of the student taking the assessment. Notwithstanding the student's 
55.22 	grade level, administering above-grade level test items to a student does not violate the 
55.23 	requirement that state assessments must be aligned with state standards.
55.24 	(5) "Below-grade level" test items contain subject area content that is below the grade 
55.25 	level of the student taking the test and is considered aligned with state academic standards 
55.26 	to the extent it is aligned with content represented in state academic standards below the 
55.27 	student's current grade level. Notwithstanding the student's grade level, administering 
55.28 	below-grade level test items to a student does not violate the requirement that state 
55.29 	assessments must be aligned with state standards.
55.30 	(b) The commissioner must use fully adaptive mathematics and reading assessments for 
55.31 	grades 3 through 8.
56.1 	(c) (a) For purposes of conforming with existing federal educational accountability 
56.2 	requirements, the commissioner must develop and implement computer-adaptive reading 
56.3 	and mathematics assessments for grades 3 through 8, state-developed high school reading 
56.4 	and mathematics tests aligned with state academic standards, a high school writing test 
56.5 	aligned with state standards when it becomes available, and science assessments under 
56.6 	clause (2) that districts and sites must use to monitor student growth toward achieving those 
56.7 	standards. The commissioner must not develop statewide assessments for academic standards 
56.8 	in social studies, health and physical education, and the arts. The commissioner must require:
56.9 	(1) annual computer-adaptive reading and mathematics assessments in grades 3 through 
56.10 	8, and high school reading, writing, and mathematics tests; and
56.11 	(2) annual science assessments in one grade in the grades 3 through 5 span, the grades 
56.12 	6 through 8 span, and a life sciences assessment in the grades 9 through 12 span, and the 
56.13 	commissioner must not require students to achieve a passing score on high school science 
56.14 	assessments as a condition of receiving a high school diploma.
56.15 	(d) (b) The commissioner must ensure that for annual computer-adaptive assessments:
56.16 	(1) individual student performance data and achievement reports are available to school 
56.17 	districts and teachers within three school days of when students take an assessment except 
56.18 	in a year when an assessment reflects new performance standards;
56.19 	(2) growth information is available for each student from the student's first assessment 
56.20 	to each proximate assessment using a constant measurement scale;
56.21 	(3) parents, teachers, and school administrators are able to use elementary and middle 
56.22 	school student performance data to project students' secondary and postsecondary 
56.23 	achievement; and
56.24 	(4) useful diagnostic information about areas of students' academic strengths and 
56.25 	weaknesses is available to teachers and school administrators for improving student 
56.26 	instruction and indicating the specific skills and concepts that should be introduced and 
56.27 	developed for students at given performance levels, organized by strands within subject 
56.28 	areas, and aligned to state academic standards.
56.29 	(e) (c) The commissioner must ensure that all state tests administered to elementary and 
56.30 	secondary students measure students' academic knowledge and skills and not students' 
56.31 	values, attitudes, and beliefs.
56.32 	(f) (d) Reporting of state assessment results must:
57.1 	(1) provide timely, useful, and understandable information on the performance of 
57.2 	individual students, schools, school districts, and the state;
57.3 	(2) include a growth indicator of student achievement; and
57.4 	(3) determine whether students have met the state's academic standards.
57.5 	(g) (e) Consistent with applicable federal law, the commissioner must include appropriate, 
57.6 	technically sound accommodations or alternative assessments for the very few students with 
57.7 	disabilities for whom statewide assessments are inappropriate and for English learners.
57.8 	(h) (f) A school, school district, and charter school must administer statewide assessments 
57.9 	under this section, as the assessments become available, to evaluate student progress toward 
57.10 	career and college readiness in the context of the state's academic standards. A school, 
57.11 	school district, or charter school may use a student's performance on a statewide assessment 
57.12 	as one of multiple criteria to determine grade promotion or retention. A school, school 
57.13 	district, or charter school may use a high school student's performance on a statewide 
57.14 	assessment as a percentage of the student's final grade in a course, or place a student's 
57.15 	assessment score on the student's transcript.

57.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for the 2018-2019 school year and later.

57.17 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.30, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
57.18 		Subd. 3.Reporting. (a) The commissioner shall must report test results publicly and to 
57.19 	stakeholders, including the performance achievement levels developed from students' 
57.20 	unweighted test scores in each tested subject and a listing of demographic factors that 
57.21 	strongly correlate with student performance, including student homelessness, as data are 
57.22 	available, among other factors. The test results must not include personally identifiable 
57.23 	information as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 99.3. The 
57.24 	commissioner shall must also report data that compares performance results among school 
57.25 	sites, school districts, Minnesota and other states, and Minnesota and other nations.
57.26 	(b) The commissioner shall must disseminate to schools and school districts a more 
57.27 	comprehensive report containing testing information that meets local needs for evaluating 
57.28 	instruction and curriculum. The commissioner shall must disseminate to charter school 
57.29 	authorizers a more comprehensive report containing testing information that contains 
57.30 	anonymized data where cell count data are sufficient to protect student identity and that 
57.31 	meets the authorizer's needs in fulfilling its obligations under chapter 124E.
57.32 	(c) A school district must disseminate the individual student performance data and 
57.33 	achievement report required under section 120B.30, subdivision 1a, paragraph (d), clause 
58.1 	(1), to the parent and teacher of each student no more than 30 days after the district has 
58.2 	administered the test to a student. The district must notify the parent and teacher that the 
58.3 	data and report are preliminary and subject to validation.
58.4 	(d) A school district must disseminate a testing report to the teacher and to the parent 
58.5 	of each student before the beginning of the following school year. The testing report must:
58.6 	(1) identify the student's achievement level in each content area; and
58.7 	(2) track the student's performance history.

58.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) are effective for the 2018-2019 school 
58.9 	year and later. Paragraph (d) is effective for the 2019-2020 school year and later.

58.10 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 120B.35, subdivision 3, is amended 
58.11 	to read:
58.12 		Subd. 3.State growth target; other state measures. (a)(1) The state's educational 
58.13 	assessment system measuring individual students' educational growth is based on indicators 
58.14 	of achievement growth that show an individual student's prior achievement. Indicators of 
58.15 	achievement and prior achievement must be based on highly reliable statewide or districtwide
58.16 	assessments.
58.17 	(2) For purposes of paragraphs (b), (c), and (d), the commissioner must analyze and 
58.18 	report separate categories of information using the student categories identified under the 
58.19 	federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as most recently reauthorized, and, in 
58.20 	addition to "other" for each race and ethnicity, and the Karen community, seven of the most 
58.21 	populous Asian and Pacific Islander groups, three of the most populous Native groups, 
58.22 	seven of the most populous Hispanic/Latino groups, and five of the most populous Black 
58.23 	and African Heritage groups as determined by the total Minnesota population based on the 
58.24 	most recent American Community Survey; English learners under section 124D.59; home 
58.25 	language; free or reduced-price lunch; and all students enrolled in a Minnesota public school 
58.26 	who are currently or were previously in foster care, except that such disaggregation and 
58.27 	cross tabulation is not required if the number of students in a category is insufficient to yield 
58.28 	statistically reliable information or the results would reveal personally identifiable information 
58.29 	about an individual student.
58.30 	(b) The commissioner, in consultation with a stakeholder group that includes assessment 
58.31 	and evaluation directors, district staff, experts in culturally responsive teaching, and 
58.32 	researchers, must implement a model that uses a value-added growth indicator and includes 
58.33 	criteria for identifying schools and school districts that demonstrate medium and high growth 
59.1 	under section 120B.299, subdivisions 8 and 9, and may recommend other value-added 
59.2 	measures under section 120B.299, subdivision 3. The model may be used to advance 
59.3 	educators' professional development and replicate programs that succeed in meeting students' 
59.4 	diverse learning needs. Data on individual teachers generated under the model are personnel 
59.5 	data under section 13.43. The model must allow users to:
59.6 	(1) report student the academic growth consistent with this paragraph rates, as defined 
59.7 	in the state plan; and
59.8 	(2) for all student categories, report and compare aggregated and disaggregated state 
59.9 	student growth and, under section 120B.11, subdivision 2, clause (2), student learning and 
59.10 	outcome data using the student categories identified under the federal Elementary and 
59.11 	Secondary Education Act, as most recently reauthorized, and other student categories under 
59.12 	paragraph (a), clause (2).
59.13 	The commissioner must report measures of student growth and, under section 120B.11, 
59.14 	subdivision 2, clause (2), student learning and outcome data, consistent with this paragraph, 
59.15 	including the English language development, academic progress, and oral academic 
59.16 	development of English learners and their native language development if the native language 
59.17 	is used as a language of instruction, and include data on all pupils enrolled in a Minnesota 
59.18 	public school course or program who are currently or were previously counted as an English 
59.19 	learner under section 124D.59.
59.20 	(c) When reporting student performance under section 120B.36, subdivision 1, the 
59.21 	commissioner annually, beginning July 1, 2011, must report two core measures indicating 
59.22 	the extent to which current high school graduates are being prepared for postsecondary 
59.23 	academic and career opportunities:
59.24 	(1) a preparation measure indicating the number and percentage of high school graduates 
59.25 	in the most recent school year who completed course work important to preparing them for 
59.26 	postsecondary academic and career opportunities, consistent with the core academic subjects 
59.27 	required for admission to Minnesota's public colleges and universities as determined by the 
59.28 	Office of Higher Education under chapter 136A; and
59.29 	(2) a rigorous coursework measure indicating the number and percentage of high school 
59.30 	graduates in the most recent school year who successfully completed one or more 
59.31 	college-level advanced placement, international baccalaureate, postsecondary enrollment 
59.32 	options including concurrent enrollment, other rigorous courses of study under section 
59.33 	120B.021, subdivision 1a, or industry certification courses or programs.
60.1 	When reporting the core measures under clauses (1) and (2), the commissioner must also 
60.2 	analyze and report separate categories of information using the student categories identified 
60.3 	under the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as most recently reauthorized, 
60.4 	and other student categories under paragraph (a), clause (2).
60.5 	(d) When reporting student performance under section 120B.36, subdivision 1, the 
60.6 	commissioner annually, beginning July 1, 2014, must report summary data on school safety 
60.7 	and students' engagement and connection at school, consistent with the student categories 
60.8 	identified under paragraph (a), clause (2). The summary data under this paragraph are 
60.9 	separate from and must not be used for any purpose related to measuring or evaluating the 
60.10 	performance of classroom teachers. The commissioner, in consultation with qualified experts 
60.11 	on student engagement and connection and classroom teachers, must identify highly reliable 
60.12 	variables that generate summary data under this paragraph. The summary data may be used 
60.13 	at school, district, and state levels only. Any data on individuals received, collected, or 
60.14 	created that are used to generate the summary data under this paragraph are nonpublic data 
60.15 	under section 13.02, subdivision 9.
60.16 	(e) For purposes of statewide educational accountability, the commissioner must identify 
60.17 	and report measures that demonstrate the success of learning year program providers under 
60.18 	sections 123A.05 and 124D.68, among other such providers, in improving students' 
60.19 	graduation outcomes. The commissioner, beginning July 1, 2015, must annually report 
60.20 	summary data on:
60.21 	(1) the four- and six-year graduation rates of students under this paragraph;
60.22 	(2) the percent of students under this paragraph whose progress and performance levels 
60.23 	are meeting career and college readiness benchmarks under section 120B.30, subdivision 
60.24 	1; and
60.25 	(3) the success that learning year program providers experience in:
60.26 	(i) identifying at-risk and off-track student populations by grade;
60.27 	(ii) providing successful prevention and intervention strategies for at-risk students;
60.28 	(iii) providing successful recuperative and recovery or reenrollment strategies for off-track 
60.29 	students; and
60.30 	(iv) improving the graduation outcomes of at-risk and off-track students.
60.31 	The commissioner may include in the annual report summary data on other education 
60.32 	providers serving a majority of students eligible to participate in a learning year program.
61.1 	(f) The commissioner, in consultation with recognized experts with knowledge and 
61.2 	experience in assessing the language proficiency and academic performance of all English 
61.3 	learners enrolled in a Minnesota public school course or program who are currently or were 
61.4 	previously counted as an English learner under section 124D.59, must identify and report 
61.5 	appropriate and effective measures to improve current categories of language difficulty and 
61.6 	assessments, and monitor and report data on students' English proficiency levels, program 
61.7 	placement, and academic language development, including oral academic language.
61.8 	(g) When reporting four- and six-year graduation rates, the commissioner or school 
61.9 	district must disaggregate the data by student categories according to paragraph (a), clause 
61.10 	(2).
61.11 	(h) A school district must inform parents and guardians that volunteering information 
61.12 	on student categories not required by the most recent reauthorization of the Elementary and 
61.13 	Secondary Education Act is optional and will not violate the privacy of students or their 
61.14 	families, parents, or guardians. The notice must state the purpose for collecting the student 
61.15 	data.

61.16 	Sec. 21. [120B.355] ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT RATING SYSTEM.
61.17 		Subdivision 1.Rating system. (a) The commissioner of education must develop  an 
61.18 	academic achievement rating system consistent with this section to provide parents and 
61.19 	students with a brief overview of student performance and growth in districts, school sites, 
61.20 	and charter schools across the state.
61.21 	(b) Each district, school site, and charter school must be assigned a summative rating 
61.22 	based on a score on a scale of zero to 100.
61.23 	(c) The summative rating must be based on the accountability indicators used in the state 
61.24 	plan to identify schools for support and improvement. "State plan" as used in this section 
61.25 	means the plan submitted by the commissioner in accordance with the Elementary and 
61.26 	Secondary Education Act, as most recently authorized, and approved by the United States 
61.27 	Department of Education, including state goals.
61.28 	(d) The summative rating and score of each district, school site, and charter school must 
61.29 	be reported on the Department of Education's Web site as part of the commissioner's school 
61.30 	performance reports pursuant to section 120B.36 by September 1, 2020, and annually 
61.31 	thereafter.
61.32 	(e) The commissioner must examine how revisions to statewide assessments under 
61.33 	section 120B.30 impact school and district ratings under this section. The commissioner 
62.1 	may adjust district, school site, and charter school ratings accordingly to maintain consistency 
62.2 	in reporting.
62.3 		Subd. 2.Report. The commissioner must report on progress toward developing the 
62.4 	rating system required under subdivision 1 to the chairs and ranking minority members of 
62.5 	the legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education 
62.6 	in accordance with section 3.195 no later than February 1, 2020.

62.7 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 120B.36, subdivision 1, is amended 
62.8 	to read:
62.9 		Subdivision 1.School performance reports and public reporting. (a) The commissioner 
62.10 	shall must report:
62.11 	(1) student academic performance data under section 120B.35, subdivisions 2 and 3;
62.12 	(2) district, school site, and charter school ratings under section 120B.355;
62.13 	(3) the percentages of students showing low, medium, and high academic growth rates 
62.14 	under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (b) the state plan;
62.15 	(4) school safety and student engagement and connection under section 120B.35, 
62.16 	subdivision 3, paragraph (d);
62.17 	(5) rigorous coursework under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (c);
62.18 	(6) the percentage of students under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), clause 
62.19 	(2), whose progress and performance levels are meeting career and college readiness 
62.20 	benchmarks under sections 120B.30, subdivision 1, and 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph 
62.21 	(e);
62.22 	(7) longitudinal data on the progress of eligible districts in reducing disparities in students' 
62.23 	academic achievement and realizing racial and economic integration under section 124D.861;
62.24 	(8) the acquisition of English, and where practicable, native language academic literacy, 
62.25 	including oral academic language, and the academic progress of all English learners enrolled 
62.26 	in a Minnesota public school course or program who are currently or were previously counted 
62.27 	as English learners under section 124D.59;
62.28 	(9) the percentage of students who graduated in the previous school year and correctly 
62.29 	answered at least 30 of 50 civics test questions in accordance with section 120B.02, 
62.30 	subdivision 3;
63.1 	(10) two separate student-to-teacher ratios that clearly indicate the definition of teacher 
63.2 	consistent with sections 122A.06 and 122A.15 for purposes of determining these ratios;
63.3 	(11) staff characteristics excluding salaries;
63.4 	(12) student enrollment demographics;
63.5 	(13) foster care status, including all students enrolled in a Minnesota public school course 
63.6 	or program who are currently or were previously in foster care, student homelessness, and 
63.7 	district mobility; and
63.8 	(14) extracurricular activities.
63.9 	(b) The school performance report for a school site and a school district, school site, or 
63.10 	charter school must include:
63.11 	(1) school performance reporting information and calculate proficiency, including a 
63.12 	prominent display of both the district's, school site's, or charter school's summative rating 
63.13 	and score assigned by the commissioner under section 120B.355;
63.14 	(2) academic achievement rates as required by the most recently reauthorized Elementary 
63.15 	and Secondary Education Act. state plan as defined under section 120B.355; and
63.16 	(3) progress toward statewide goals under the state plan as defined under section 
63.17 	120B.355.
63.18 	(c) The commissioner shall must develop, annually update, and post on the department 
63.19 	Web site school performance reports consistent with paragraph (a) and section 120B.11.
63.20 	(d) The commissioner must make available performance reports by the beginning of 
63.21 	each school year.
63.22 	(e) A school or district may appeal its results in a form and manner determined by the 
63.23 	commissioner and consistent with federal law. The commissioner's decision to uphold or 
63.24 	deny an appeal is final.
63.25 	(f) School performance data are nonpublic data under section 13.02, subdivision 9, until 
63.26 	the commissioner publicly releases the data. The commissioner shall must annually post 
63.27 	school performance reports to the department's public Web site no later than September 1, 
63.28 	except that in years when the reports reflect new performance standards, the commissioner 
63.29 	shall must post the school performance reports no later than October 1.

64.1 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.36, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
64.2 		Subd. 2.Student progress and other data. (a) All data the department receives, collects, 
64.3 	or creates under section 120B.11, governing the world's best workforce, or uses to determine 
64.4 	federal and set goals for expectations under the most recently reauthorized Elementary and 
64.5 	Secondary Education Act, set state growth targets, and to determine student academic
64.6 	growth, learning, and outcomes under section 120B.35 are nonpublic data under section 
64.7 	13.02, subdivision 9, until the commissioner publicly releases the data.
64.8 	(b) Districts must provide parents sufficiently detailed summary data to permit parents 
64.9 	to appeal under the most recently reauthorized federal Elementary and Secondary Education 
64.10 	Act. The commissioner shall must annually post federal expectations state goals and state 
64.11 	student growth, learning, and outcome data to the department's public Web site no later than 
64.12 	September 1, except that in years when data or federal expectations state goals reflect new 
64.13 	performance standards, the commissioner shall must post data on federal expectations state 
64.14 	goals and state student growth data no later than October 1.

64.15 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 122A.09, is amended by adding a 
64.16 	subdivision to read:
64.17 		Subd. 4b.Essential data. The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board 
64.18 	must maintain a list of essential data elements which must be recorded and stored about 
64.19 	each licensed and nonlicensed staff member. Each school district must provide the essential 
64.20 	data to the board in the form and manner prescribed by the board.

64.21 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.14, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
64.22 		Subd. 7.Clerk records. The clerk shall must keep a record of all meetings of the district 
64.23 	and the board in books provided by the district for that purpose. The clerk shall must, within 
64.24 	three days after an election, notify all persons elected of their election. By September 15 of 
64.25 	each year the clerk shall must file with the board a report of the revenues, expenditures and 
64.26 	balances in each fund for the preceding fiscal year. The report together with vouchers and 
64.27 	supporting documents shall must subsequently be examined by a public accountant or the 
64.28 	state auditor, either of whom shall must be paid by the district, as provided in section 
64.29 	123B.77, subdivision 3. The board shall must by resolution approve the report or require a 
64.30 	further or amended report. By September 15 of each year, the clerk shall make and transmit 
64.31 	to the commissioner certified reports, showing:
64.32 	(1) the revenues and expenditures in detail, and such other financial information required 
64.33 	by law, rule, or as may be called for by the commissioner;
65.1 	(2) the length of school term and the enrollment and attendance by grades; and
65.2 	(3) such other items of information as may be called for by the commissioner.
65.3 	The clerk shall must enter in the clerk's record book copies of all reports and of the 
65.4 	teachers' term reports, as they appear in the registers, and of the proceedings of any meeting 
65.5 	as furnished by the clerk pro tem, and keep an itemized account of all the expenses of the 
65.6 	district. The clerk shall must furnish to the auditor of the proper county, by September 30 
65.7 	of each year, an attested copy of the clerk's record, showing the amount of proposed property 
65.8 	tax voted by the district or the board for school purposes; draw and sign all orders upon the 
65.9 	treasurer for the payment of money for bills allowed by the board for salaries of officers 
65.10 	and for teachers' wages and all claims, to be countersigned by the chair. Such orders must 
65.11 	state the consideration, payee, and the fund and the clerk shall take a receipt therefor. 
65.12 	Teachers' wages shall have preference in the order in which they become due, and no money 
65.13 	applicable for teachers' wages shall be used for any other purpose, nor shall teachers' wages 
65.14 	be paid from any fund except that raised or apportioned for that purpose.

65.15 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.78, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
65.16 		Subd. 2.Resolution of concurrence. Prior to March 1, the school board or American 
65.17 	Indian school must submit to the department a copy of a resolution adopted by the American 
65.18 	Indian education parent advisory committee. The copy must be signed by the chair of the 
65.19 	committee and must state whether the committee concurs with the educational programs 
65.20 	for American Indian students offered by the school board or American Indian school. If the 
65.21 	committee does not concur with the educational programs, the reasons for nonconcurrence 
65.22 	and recommendations shall must be submitted directly to the school board with the resolution. 
65.23 	By resolution, the board must respond in writing within 60 days, in cases of nonconcurrence, 
65.24 	to each recommendation made by the committee and state its reasons for not implementing 
65.25 	the recommendations.

65.26 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.83, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
65.27 		Subdivision 1.Authorization. (a) Each year each American Indian-controlled tribal 
65.28 	contract or grant school authorized by the United States Code, title 25, section 450f, that is 
65.29 	located on a reservation within the state is eligible to receive tribal contract or grant school 
65.30 	aid subject to the requirements in paragraphs (b) to (d).
65.31 	(b) The school must plan, conduct, and administer an education program that complies 
65.32 	with the requirements of either this chapter and chapters 120A, 120B, 121A, 122A, 123A, 
66.1 	123B, 125A, 125B, 126C, 127A, 129, and 268A or and Code of Federal Regulations, title 
66.2 	25, sections 31.0 to 45.80.
66.3 	(c) The school must comply with all other state statutes governing independent school 
66.4 	districts or their equivalent in the Code of Federal Regulations, title 25.
66.5 	(d) The state tribal contract or grant school aid must be used to supplement, and not to 
66.6 	replace, the money for American Indian education programs provided by the federal 
66.7 	government.

66.8 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 124D.83, subdivision 2, is amended 
66.9 	to read:
66.10 		Subd. 2.Revenue amount. An American Indian-controlled tribal contract or grant school 
66.11 	that is located on a reservation within the state and that complies with the requirements in 
66.12 	subdivision 1 is eligible to receive tribal contract or grant school aid. The amount of aid is 
66.13 	derived by:
66.14 	(1) multiplying the formula allowance under section 126C.10, subdivision 2, less $170, 
66.15 	times the difference between (i) the resident pupil units as defined in section 126C.05, 
66.16 	subdivision 6, in average daily membership, excluding section 126C.05, subdivision 13, 
66.17 	and (ii) the number of pupils for the current school year, weighted according to section 
66.18 	126C.05, subdivision 1, receiving benefits under section 123B.42 or 123B.44 or for which 
66.19 	the school is receiving reimbursement under section 124D.69;
66.20 	(2) adding to the result in clause (1) an amount equal to the product of the formula 
66.21 	allowance under section 126C.10, subdivision 2, less $300 times the tribal contract 
66.22 	compensation revenue pupil units;
66.23 	(3) subtracting from the result in clause (2) the amount of money allotted to the school 
66.24 	by the federal government through Indian School Equalization Program of the Bureau of 
66.25 	Indian Affairs, according to Code of Federal Regulations, title 25, part 39, subparts A to E, 
66.26 	for the basic program as defined by section 39.11, paragraph (b), for the base rate as applied 
66.27 	to kindergarten through twelfth grade, excluding small school adjustments and additional 
66.28 	weighting, but not money allotted through subparts F to L for contingency funds, school 
66.29 	board training, student training, interim maintenance and minor repair, interim administration 
66.30 	cost, prekindergarten, and operation and maintenance, and the amount of money that is 
66.31 	received according to section 124D.69;
67.1 	(4) dividing the result in clause (3) by the sum of the resident pupil units in average daily 
67.2 	membership, excluding section 126C.05, subdivision 13, plus the tribal contract compensation 
67.3 	revenue pupil units; and
67.4 	(5) multiplying the sum of the resident pupil units, including section 126C.05, subdivision 
67.5 	13, in average daily membership plus the tribal contract compensation revenue pupil units 
67.6 	by the lesser of $3,230 for fiscal years 2016 to 2019 and $1,500 for fiscal year 2020 and 
67.7 	later or the result in clause (4).

67.8 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.98, is amended to read:
67.9 	124D.98 LITERACY INCENTIVE AID.
67.10 		Subdivision 1.Literacy incentive aid.  A district's literacy incentive aid equals the sum 
67.11 	of the proficiency aid under subdivision 2, and the growth aid under subdivision 3.
67.12 		Subd. 2.Proficiency aid.  The proficiency aid for each school in a district that has 
67.13 	submitted to the commissioner its local literacy plan under section 120B.12, subdivision 
67.14 	4a, is equal to the product of the school's proficiency allowance times the number of third 
67.15 	grade pupils at the school on October 1 of the previous fiscal year. A school's proficiency 
67.16 	allowance is equal to the percentage of students in each building that meet or exceed 
67.17 	proficiency on the third grade reading Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment, averaged 
67.18 	across the previous three test administrations, times $530.
67.19 		Subd. 3.Growth aid.  The growth aid for each school in a district that has submitted to 
67.20 	the commissioner its local literacy plan under section 120B.12, subdivision 4a, is equal to 
67.21 	the product of the school's growth allowance times the number of fourth grade pupils enrolled 
67.22 	at the school on October 1 of the previous fiscal year. A school's growth allowance is equal 
67.23 	to the percentage of students at that school making medium or high growth, under section 
67.24 	120B.299, scoring at least one-half standard deviation below the state expected scores on 
67.25 	the fourth grade reading Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment, averaged across the previous 
67.26 	three test administrations, times $530. The state expected scores are based on the average 
67.27 	assessment scores for students with similar third grade assessment scores on the Minnesota 
67.28 	Comprehensive Assessment.
67.29 		Subd. 4.Revenue uses. (a) A school district or charter school's year-to-year change in 
67.30 	its proficiency rate equals its three-year average third grade proficiency rate for the most 
67.31 	recent period to the three-year third grade proficiency rate for the previous period, as 
67.32 	calculated under subdivision 2.
68.1 	(b) A school district or charter school must reserve its literacy incentive aid under this 
68.2 	section and spend its literacy incentive aid only for the purposes of section 120B.12 if its 
68.3 	year-to-year change in its proficiency rate is less than one.
68.4 	(c) A school district or charter school with a year-to-year change in its proficiency rate 
68.5 	of one or greater may direct its literacy incentive aid received under this section toward the 
68.6 	goals of its local literacy plan.

68.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal years 2019 and 
68.8 	later.

68.9 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 124E.11, is amended to read:
68.10 	124E.11 ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND ENROLLMENT.
68.11 		Subdivision 1.Limits on enrollment. (a) A charter school, including its preschool or 
68.12 	prekindergarten program established under section 124E.06, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), 
68.13 	may limit admission to:
68.14 	(1) pupils within an age group or grade level;
68.15 	(2) pupils who are eligible to participate in the graduation incentives program under 
68.16 	section 124D.68; or
68.17 	(3) residents of a specific geographic area in which the school is located when the 
68.18 	majority of students served by the school are members of underserved populations.
68.19 		Subd. 2.Timely application; lottery; enrollment preference. (b) A charter school, 
68.20 	including its preschool or prekindergarten program established under section 124E.06, 
68.21 	subdivision 3, paragraph (b), shall must enroll an eligible pupil who submits a timely 
68.22 	application, unless the number of applications exceeds the capacity of a program, class, 
68.23 	grade level, or building. In this case, pupils must be accepted by lot. The charter school 
68.24 	must develop and publish, including on its Web site, a lottery policy and process that it must 
68.25 	use when accepting pupils by lot.
68.26 		Subd. 3.Lottery exceptions. (c) (a) A charter school shall must give enrollment 
68.27 	preference to a sibling of an enrolled pupil and to a foster child of that pupil's parents and 
68.28 	may give preference for enrolling children of the school's staff before accepting other pupils 
68.29 	by lot.
68.30 	(b) A charter school may give enrollment preference to children currently enrolled in 
68.31 	the school's free preschool or prekindergarten program under section 124E.06, subdivision 
68.32 	3, paragraph (b), who are eligible to enroll in kindergarten in the next school year.
69.1 	(c) A charter school that is located in Duluth township in St. Louis County or in the city 
69.2 	of Nerstrand in Rice County, and admits students in kindergarten through grade 6 must give 
69.3 	enrollment preference to students residing within a five-mile radius of the school and to the 
69.4 	siblings of enrolled children.
69.5 	A charter school may give enrollment preference to children currently enrolled in the 
69.6 	school's free preschool or prekindergarten program under section 124E.06, subdivision 3, 
69.7 	paragraph (a), who are eligible to enroll in kindergarten in the next school year.
69.8 	(d) A charter school that is located in Castle Rock Township in Dakota County must 
69.9 	give enrollment preference to students residing within a two-mile radius of the school and 
69.10 	to the siblings of enrolled children.
69.11 		Subd. 4.Age of enrollment. (d) A person shall must not be admitted to a charter school 
69.12 	(1) as a kindergarten pupil, unless the pupil is at least five years of age on September 1 of 
69.13 	the calendar year in which the school year for which the pupil seeks admission commences; 
69.14 	or (2) as a first grade student, unless the pupil is at least six years of age on September 1 of 
69.15 	the calendar year in which the school year for which the pupil seeks admission commences 
69.16 	or has completed kindergarten; except that a charter school may establish and publish on 
69.17 	its Web site a policy for admission of selected pupils at an earlier age, consistent with the 
69.18 	enrollment process in paragraphs (b) and (c) subdivisions 2 and 3.
69.19 		Subd. 5.Admission limits not allowed. (e) Except as permitted in paragraph (d)
69.20 	subdivision 4, a charter school, including its preschool or prekindergarten program established 
69.21 	under section 124E.06, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), may not limit admission to pupils on 
69.22 	the basis of intellectual ability, measures of achievement or aptitude, or athletic ability and 
69.23 	may not establish any criteria or requirements for admission that are inconsistent with this 
69.24 	section.
69.25 		Subd. 6.Enrollment incentives prohibited. (f) The charter school shall not distribute 
69.26 	any services or goods of value to students, parents, or guardians as an inducement, term, or 
69.27 	condition of enrolling a student in a charter school.
69.28 		Subd. 7.Enrollment continues. (g) Once a student is enrolled in the school, the student 
69.29 	is considered enrolled in the school until the student formally withdraws or is expelled under 
69.30 	the Pupil Fair Dismissal Act in sections 121A.40 to 121A.56.
69.31 		Subd. 8.Prekindergarten pupils. (h) A charter school with at least 90 percent of enrolled 
69.32 	students who are eligible for special education services and have a primary disability of 
69.33 	deaf or hard-of-hearing may enroll prekindergarten pupils with a disability under section 
69.34 	126C.05, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), and must comply with the federal Individuals with 
70.1 	Disabilities Education Act under Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 300.324, 
70.2 	subsection (2), clause (iv).

70.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for enrollment decisions made on or 
70.4 	after July 1, 2018.

70.5 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 125B.07, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
70.6 		Subd. 6.Essential data. The department shall must maintain a list of essential data 
70.7 	elements which must be recorded and stored about each pupil, licensed and nonlicensed 
70.8 	staff member, and educational program. Each school district must provide the essential data 
70.9 	to the department in the form and format prescribed by the department.

70.10 	Sec. 32. Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, section 61, is amended to read:
70.11 	Sec. 61. CERTIFICATION INCENTIVE REVENUE.
 70.12 		Subdivision 1.Qualifying certificates. As soon as practicable, the commissioner of 
70.13 	education, in consultation with the Governor's Workforce Development Council established 
70.14 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.665, and the P-20 education partnership operating 
70.15 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.70, must establish the list of qualifying career and 
70.16 	technical certificates and post the names of those certificates on the Department of 
70.17 	Education's Web site. The certificates must be in fields where occupational opportunities 
70.18 	exist.
70.19 		Subd. 2.School district participation. (a) A school board may adopt a policy authorizing 
70.20 	its students in grades 9 through 12, including its students enrolled in postsecondary enrollment 
70.21 	options courses under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, the opportunity to complete a 
70.22 	qualifying certificate. The certificate may be completed as part of a regularly scheduled 
70.23 	course.
70.24 	(b) A school district may register a student for any assessment necessary to complete a 
70.25 	qualifying certificate and pay any associated registration fees for its students.
70.26 		Subd. 3.Incentive funding. (a) A school district's career and technical certification aid 
70.27 	equals $500 times the district's number of students enrolled during the current fiscal year 
70.28 	who have obtained one or more qualifying certificates during the current fiscal year.
70.29 	(b) The statewide total certificate revenue must not exceed $1,000,000 $400,000 for the 
70.30 	2016-2017, 2017-2018, and 2018-2019 school years. The commissioner must proportionately 
70.31 	reduce the initial aid provided under this subdivision so that the statewide aid cap is not 
70.32 	exceeded.
71.1 		Subd. 4.Reports to the legislature. (a) The commissioner of education must report to 
71.2 	the committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 
71.3 	education and higher education by February 1, 2017, on the number and types of certificates 
71.4 	authorized for the 2016-2017 school year. The commissioner must also recommend whether 
71.5 	the pilot program should be continued.
71.6 	(b) By February 1, of 2018, 2019, and 2020, the commissioner of education must report 
71.7 	to the committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 
71.8 	education and higher education about the number and types of certificates earned by 
71.9 	Minnesota's students during the 2016-2017 prior school year.

71.10 	Sec. 33. Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, section 62, subdivision 15, is amended to 
71.11 	read:
71.12 		Subd. 15.Certificate incentive funding. (a) For the certificate incentive program:

71.1471.13
		$
	1,000,000
400,000
	.....
	2017
	
71.15 	(b) $600,000 of the $1,000,000 appropriation in Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, 
71.16 	section 62, subdivision 15, is canceled to the general fund. This is a onetime appropriation. 
71.17 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 2019.

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

71.19 	Sec. 34. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 57, subdivision 12, 
71.20 	is amended to read:
71.21 		Subd. 12.Museums and education centers. For grants to museums and education 
71.22 	centers:

71.23		$
	460,000
	.....
	2018
	
71.2571.24
		$
	460,000
510,000
	.....
	2019
	
71.26 	(a) $319,000 each year is for the Minnesota Children's Museum. Of the amount in this 
71.27 	paragraph, $50,000 in each year is for the Minnesota Children's Museum, Rochester.
71.28 	(b) $50,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum.
71.29 	(c) $41,000 each year is for the Minnesota Academy of Science.
71.30 	(d) $50,000 each year is for the Headwaters Science Center.
71.31 	(e) $50,000 in fiscal year 2019 is for the Grand Rapids Children's Museum.
72.1 	(f) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
72.2 	(g) The base for fiscal year 2020 and later is $460,000.

72.3 	Sec. 35. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 57, subdivision 14, 
72.4 	is amended to read:
72.5 		Subd. 14.Singing-based pilot program to improve student reading. (a) For a grant 
72.6 	to pilot a research-supported, computer-based educational program that uses singing to 
72.7 	improve the reading ability of students in grades 2 through 5:

72.8		$
	500,000
	.....
	2018
	
72.9		$
	0
	.....
	2019
	
72.10 	(b) The commissioner of education shall award a grant to the Rock 'n' Read Project to 
72.11 	implement a research-supported, computer-based educational program that uses singing to 
72.12 	improve the reading ability of students in grades 2 through 5. The grantee shall be responsible 
72.13 	for selecting participating school sites; providing any required hardware and software, 
72.14 	including software licenses, for the duration of the grant period; providing technical support, 
72.15 	training, and staff to install required project hardware and software; providing on-site 
72.16 	professional development and instructional monitoring and support for school staff and 
72.17 	students; administering preintervention and postintervention reading assessments; evaluating 
72.18 	the impact of the intervention; and other project management services as required. To the 
72.19 	extent practicable, the grantee must select participating schools in urban, suburban, and 
72.20 	greater Minnesota, and give priority to schools in which a high proportion of students do 
72.21 	not read proficiently at grade level and are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
72.22 	(c) By February 15, 2019, the grantee must submit a report detailing expenditures and 
72.23 	outcomes of the grant to the commissioner of education and the chairs and ranking minority 
72.24 	members of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over kindergarten through 
72.25 	grade 12 education policy and finance.
72.26 	(d) This is a onetime appropriation.
72.27 	(e) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

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

72.29 	Sec. 36. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 57, subdivision 23, 
72.30 	is amended to read:
72.31 		Subd. 23.Paraprofessional pathway to teacher licensure. (a) For grants to school 
72.32 	districts for Grow Your Own new teacher programs:

73.1		$
	1,500,000
	.....
	2018
	
73.2		$
	1,500,000
	.....
	2019
	
73.3 	(b) The grants are for school districts and charter schools with more than 30 percent 
73.4 	minority students for a Board of Teaching-approved Professional Educator Licensing and 
73.5 	Standards Board-approved nonconventional teacher residency pilot program. The program 
73.6 	must provide tuition scholarships or stipends to enable school district and charter school 
73.7 	employees or community members affiliated with a school district or charter school who 
73.8 	seek an education license to participate in a nonconventional teacher preparation program. 
73.9 	School districts and charter schools that receive funds under this subdivision are strongly 
73.10 	encouraged to recruit candidates of color and American Indian candidates to participate in 
73.11 	the Grow Your Own new teacher programs. Districts or schools providing financial support 
73.12 	may require a commitment as determined by the district to teach in the district or school 
73.13 	for a reasonable amount of time that does not exceed five years.
73.14 	(c) School districts and charter schools may also apply for grants to develop innovative 
73.15 	expanded Grow Your Own programs that encourage secondary school students to pursue 
73.16 	teaching, including developing and offering dual-credit postsecondary course options in 
73.17 	schools for "Introduction to Teaching" or "Introduction to Education" courses consistent 
73.18 	with Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, subdivision 10.
73.19 	(d) Programs must annually report to the commissioner by the date determined by the 
73.20 	commissioner on their activities under this section, including the number of participants, 
73.21 	the percentage of participants who are of color or who are American Indian, and an 
73.22 	assessment of program effectiveness, including participant feedback, areas for improvement, 
73.23 	the percentage of participants continuing to pursue teacher licensure, and the number of 
73.24 	participants hired in the school or district as teachers after completing preparation programs.
73.25 	(e) The department may retain up to three percent of the appropriation amount to monitor 
73.26 	and administer the grant program.
73.27 	(f) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

73.28 	Sec. 37. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 57, subdivision 24, 
73.29 	is amended to read:
73.30 		Subd. 24.Statewide testing and reporting system. (a) For the statewide testing and 
73.31 	reporting system under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.30:

73.32		$
	10,892,000
	.....
	2018
	
73.33		$
	10,892,000
	.....
	2019
	
74.1 	(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
74.2 	(c) For fiscal years 2020 and 2021, the base budget for this program must be adjusted 
74.3 	by multiplying the fiscal year 2019 appropriation by the ratio of the estimated total number 
74.4 	of Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments taken by students in the current fiscal year to 
74.5 	the total number of Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments taken by students in fiscal year 
74.6 	2017. This is estimated to reduce the base appropriation by $245,000 in fiscal year 2020 
74.7 	and fiscal year 2021.

74.8 	Sec. 38. APPROPRIATIONS.
 74.9 		Subdivision 1.Commissioner of education. The sums indicated in this section are 
74.10 	appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of education in the fiscal year 
74.11 	designated.
74.12 		Subd. 2.Mounds View early college aid. (a) For Independent School District No. 621, 
74.13 	Mounds View:

74.14		$
	250,000
	.....
	2019
	
74.15 	(b) The amount awarded under this subdivision must be used to provide scholarships 
74.16 	for teachers who teach secondary school courses for postsecondary credit through the 
74.17 	district's early college program to enroll in up to 18 graduate credits in an applicable subject 
74.18 	area. The district and the State Partnership are encouraged to collaborate to avoid duplication 
74.19 	of service and, to the extent practicable, provide district teachers access to the State 
74.20 	Partnership's continuing education program established in accordance with Laws 2017, First 
74.21 	Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 48.
74.22 	(c) This is a onetime appropriation.
74.23 	(d) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the fiscal year 2019 
74.24 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2022. Any remaining balance is canceled to the 
74.25 	general fund.
74.26 		Subd. 3.Vocational enrichment revenue. (a) For vocational enrichment grants to school 
74.27 	districts, including Independent School District No. 2752, Fairmont, for career and technical 
74.28 	education in extended week and summer school programs:

74.29		$
	250,000
	.....
	2019
	
74.30 	(b) A school district must apply for a grant in the form and manner specified by the 
74.31 	commissioner. The maximum amount of a vocational enrichment grant equals the product 
74.32 	of:
75.1 	(1) $5,117;
75.2 	(2) 1.2;
75.3 	(3) the number of students participating in the program; and
75.4 	(4) the ratio of the actual hours of service provided to each student to 1,020.
75.5 	(c) If applications for funding exceed the amount appropriated for the program, the 
75.6 	commissioner must prioritize grants to programs in the following pathways: welding; 
75.7 	construction trades; automotive technology; household electrical skills; heating, ventilation, 
75.8 	and air conditioning; plumbing; culinary arts; and agriculture.
75.9 	(d) This is a onetime appropriation.
75.10 	(e) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the fiscal year 2019 
75.11 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021.
75.12 		Subd. 4.Vocational postsecondary enrollment options. (a) For a grant to Independent 
75.13 	School District No. 110, Waconia, to establish a career and technical education dual credit 
75.14 	pilot program in partnership with Hennepin County Technical College and Ridgewater 
75.15 	College offering courses in manufacturing and construction:

75.16		$
	150,000
	.....
	2019
	
75.17 	(b) A dual credit course offered under the pilot program must be taught by a qualified 
75.18 	school district teacher or college faculty member. A student that completes a course offered 
75.19 	by the career and technical education dual credit pilot program must receive both a secondary 
75.20 	credit and postsecondary credit. A student may also receive an industry-recognized certificate, 
75.21 	if appropriate.
75.22 	(c) A dual credit course offered under the pilot program is not subject to the requirements 
75.23 	of Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09. A student enrolled in a dual credit course is included 
75.24 	in the school district's average daily membership in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, 
75.25 	section 126C.05, during the hours of participation in the course.
75.26 	(d) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the fiscal year 2019 
75.27 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021.
75.28 	(e) This is a onetime appropriation.
75.29 		Subd. 5.Mind Foundry Learning Foundation. (a) For a grant to the Mind Foundry 
75.30 	Learning Foundation to run after-school STEM programming to inspire and educate 
75.31 	underserved youth in St. Paul about the value of STEM fields in 21st century work and 
75.32 	learning:

76.1		$
	200,000
	.....
	2019
	
76.2 	(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the fiscal year 2019 
76.3 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021.
76.4 	(c) This is a onetime appropriation.
76.5 		Subd. 6.Full-service community schools. For fiscal year 2020 and later, the annual 
76.6 	base budget for full-service community schools is $2,000,000. This amount must be 
76.7 	designated and used for school support staff providing services to students attending 
76.8 	full-service community schools under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.231. For purposes 
76.9 	of this subdivision, school support staff include mental health professionals, licensed school 
76.10 	counselors, licensed school psychologists, licensed school nurses, and licensed alcohol and 
76.11 	chemical dependency counselors.

76.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2018.

76.13 	Sec. 39. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
 76.14 	(a) The revisor of statutes shall renumber the provisions of Minnesota Statutes listed in 
76.15 	column A to the references listed in column B.

76.16	Column A
	Column B
	
76.17	136D.01
	123C.01
	
76.18	136D.21
	123C.21
	
76.19	136D.22
	123C.22
	
76.20	136D.23
	123C.23
	
76.21	136D.24
	123C.24
	
76.22	136D.25
	123C.25
	
76.23	136D.26
	123C.26
	
76.24	136D.281
	123C.27
	
76.25	136D.29
	123C.28
	
76.26	136D.31
	123C.29
	
76.27	136D.41
	123C.41
	
76.28	136D.42
	123C.42
	
76.29	136D.43
	123C.43
	
76.30	136D.44
	123C.44
	
76.31	136D.45
	123C.45
	
76.32	136D.46
	123C.46
	
76.33	136D.47
	123C.47
	
76.34	136D.48
	123C.48
	
77.1	136D.49
	123C.49
	
77.2	136D.71
	123C.71
	
77.3	136D.72
	123C.72
	
77.4	136D.73
	123C.73
	
77.5	136D.74
	123C.74
	
77.6	136D.741
	123C.75
	
77.7	136D.76
	123C.76
	
77.8	136D.81
	123C.81
	
77.9	136D.82
	123C.82
	
77.10	136D.83
	123C.83
	
77.11	136D.84
	123C.84
	
77.12	136D.85
	123C.85
	
77.13	136D.86
	123C.86
	
77.14	136D.88
	123C.87
	
77.15	136D.90
	123C.88
	
77.16	136D.92
	123C.89
	
77.17	136D.93
	123C.90
	
77.18	136D.94
	123C.91
	
77.19 	(b) The revisor of statutes shall make necessary cross-reference changes in Minnesota 
77.20 	Statutes and Minnesota Rules consistent with renumbering of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
77.21 	136D in this act, and if Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136D, is further amended in the 2018 
77.22 	legislative session, shall codify the amendments in a manner consistent with this act. The 
77.23 	revisor may make necessary changes to sentence structure to preserve the meaning of the 
77.24 	text.

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

77.26 	Sec. 40.  REPEALER.
 77.27 	Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.299, subdivisions 7, 8, 9, and 11, are repealed.

77.28 	ARTICLE 4
77.29 	TEACHERS

77.30 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 121A.39, is amended to read:
77.31 	121A.39 SCHOOL COUNSELORS.
77.32 	(a) A school district is strongly encouraged to have an adequate student-to-counselor 
77.33 	ratio for its students beginning in the 2015-2016 school year and later.
78.1 	(b) A school counselor shall must assist a student in meeting the requirements for high 
78.2 	school graduation, college and career exploration, and selection, college affordability 
78.3 	planning, and successful transitions into postsecondary education or training. As part of 
78.4 	college and career exploration, a counselor is encouraged to present and explain the career 
78.5 	opportunities and benefits offered by the United States armed forces and share information 
78.6 	provided to the counselor by armed forces recruiters. In discussing military service with a 
78.7 	student or a student's parent or guardian, a school counselor is encouraged to provide the 
78.8 	student, parent, or guardian information concerning the military enlistment test. A counselor 
78.9 	may consult with the Department of Labor and Industry to identify resources for students 
78.10 	interested in exploring career opportunities in high-wage, high-demand occupations in the 
78.11 	skilled trades and manufacturing.
78.12 	(c) A school counselor must not discourage or otherwise interfere with a student's 
78.13 	enlistment, or intention to enlist, in the armed forces.

78.14 	Sec. 2. [122A.051] CODE OF ETHICS.
78.15 		Subdivision 1.Scope. Each teacher, upon entering the teaching profession, assumes a 
78.16 	number of obligations, one of which is to adhere to a set of principles that defines professional 
78.17 	conduct. These principles are reflected in the code of ethics, which sets forth to the education 
78.18 	profession and the public it serves standards of professional conduct. This code applies to 
78.19 	all persons licensed according to rules established by the Professional Educator Licensing 
78.20 	and Standards Board.
78.21 		Subd. 2.Standards of professional conduct. (a) A teacher must provide professional 
78.22 	education services in a nondiscriminatory manner.
78.23 	(b) A teacher must make reasonable effort to protect students from conditions harmful 
78.24 	to health and safety.
78.25 	(c) In accordance with state and federal laws, a teacher must disclose confidential 
78.26 	information about individuals only when a compelling professional purpose is served or 
78.27 	when required by law.
78.28 	(d) A teacher must take reasonable disciplinary action in exercising the authority to 
78.29 	provide an atmosphere conducive to learning.
78.30 	(e) A teacher must not use professional relationships with students, parents, and 
78.31 	colleagues to personal advantage.
78.32 	(f) A teacher must delegate authority for teaching responsibilities only to licensed 
78.33 	personnel or as otherwise provided by law.
79.1 	(g) A teacher must not deliberately suppress or distort subject matter.
79.2 	(h) A teacher must not knowingly falsify or misrepresent records or facts relating to that 
79.3 	teacher's own qualifications or to other teachers' qualifications.
79.4 	(i) A teacher must not knowingly make false or malicious statements about students or 
79.5 	colleagues.
79.6 	(j) A teacher must accept a contract for a teaching position that requires licensing only 
79.7 	if properly or provisionally licensed for that position.
79.8 	(k) A teacher must not engage in any sexual contact with a student.

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

79.10 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 122A.09, subdivision 2, is amended 
79.11 	to read:
79.12 		Subd. 2.Advise members of profession. The Professional Educator Licensing and 
79.13 	Standards Board must act in an advisory capacity to members of the profession in matters 
79.14 	of interpretation of the code of ethics in section 122A.051.

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

79.16 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 122A.18, subdivision 8, is amended 
79.17 	to read:
79.18 		Subd. 8.Background checks. (a) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards 
79.19 	Board and the Board of School Administrators must request a criminal history background 
79.20 	check from the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension on all first-time 
79.21 	teaching applicants for licenses under their jurisdiction. Applicants must include with their 
79.22 	licensure applications:
79.23 	(1) an executed criminal history consent form, including fingerprints; and
79.24 	(2) a money order or cashier's check payable to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension 
79.25 	for the fee for conducting the criminal history background check.
79.26 	(b) The superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension shall must perform the 
79.27 	background check required under paragraph (a) by retrieving criminal history data as defined 
79.28 	in section 13.87 and shall also conduct a search of the national criminal records repository. 
79.29 	The superintendent is authorized to exchange fingerprints with the Federal Bureau of 
79.30 	Investigation for purposes of the criminal history check. The superintendent shall must
80.1 	recover the cost to the bureau of a background check through the fee charged to the applicant 
80.2 	under paragraph (a).
80.3 	(c) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board or the Board of School 
80.4 	Administrators may issue a license pending completion of a background check under this 
80.5 	subdivision, but must notify the individual and the school district or charter school employing 
80.6 	the individual that the individual's license may be revoked based on the result of the 
80.7 	background check.

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

80.9 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 122A.187, subdivision 3, is amended 
80.10 	to read:
80.11 		Subd. 3.Professional growth. (a) Applicants for license renewal for a Tier 3 or Tier 4 
80.12 	license under sections 122A.183 and 122A.184, respectively, who have been employed as 
80.13 	a teacher during the renewal period of the expiring license, as a condition of license renewal, 
80.14 	must present to their local continuing education and relicensure committee or other local 
80.15 	relicensure committee evidence of work that demonstrates professional reflection and growth 
80.16 	in best teaching practices, including among other things, cultural competence in accordance 
80.17 	with section 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraph (q), and practices in meeting the varied 
80.18 	needs of English learners, from young children to adults under section 124D.59, subdivisions 
80.19 	2 and 2a. A teacher may satisfy the requirements of this paragraph by submitting the teacher's 
80.20 	most recent summative evaluation or improvement plan under section 122A.40, subdivision 
80.21 	8, or 122A.41, subdivision 5. Counselors, school social workers, and teachers who do not 
80.22 	provide direct instruction but who provide academic, college, and career planning and 
80.23 	support to students may submit proof of training on armed forces career options or careers 
80.24 	in the skilled trades and manufacturing as additional evidence of professional growth.
80.25 	(b) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must ensure that its teacher 
80.26 	relicensing requirements include paragraph (a).

80.27 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 122A.187, is amended by adding a 
80.28 	subdivision to read:
80.29 		Subd. 7.Background check. The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board 
80.30 	and the Board of School Administrators must request a criminal history background check  
80.31 	on a licensed teacher applying for a renewal license who has not had a background check 
80.32 	within the preceding five years.

81.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2018.

81.2 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 122A.20, subdivision 1, is amended 
81.3 	to read:
81.4 		Subdivision 1.Grounds for revocation, suspension, or denial. (a) The Professional 
81.5 	Educator Licensing and Standards Board or Board of School Administrators, whichever 
81.6 	has jurisdiction over a teacher's licensure, may, on the written complaint of the school board 
81.7 	employing a teacher, a teacher organization, or any other interested person, refuse to issue, 
81.8 	refuse to renew, suspend, or revoke a teacher's license to teach for any of the following 
81.9 	causes:
81.10 	(1) immoral character or conduct;
81.11 	(2) failure, without justifiable cause, to teach for the term of the teacher's contract;
81.12 	(3) gross inefficiency or willful neglect of duty;
81.13 	(4) failure to meet licensure requirements; or
81.14 	(5) fraud or misrepresentation in obtaining a license.
81.15 	The written complaint must specify the nature and character of the charges.
81.16 	(b) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board or Board of School 
81.17 	Administrators, whichever has jurisdiction over a teacher's licensure, shall must refuse to 
81.18 	issue, refuse to renew, or automatically revoke a teacher's license to teach without the right 
81.19 	to a hearing upon receiving a certified copy of a conviction showing that the teacher has 
81.20 	been convicted of:
81.21 	(1) a qualified domestic violence-related offense, as defined in section 609.02, subdivision 
81.22 	16;
81.23 	(2) child abuse, as defined in section 609.185,;
81.24 	(3) domestic assault under section 609.2242;
81.25 	(4) sex trafficking in the first degree under section 609.322, subdivision 1,;
81.26 	(5) sex trafficking in the second degree under section 609.322, subdivision 1a,;
81.27 	(6) engaging in hiring, or agreeing to hire a minor to engage in prostitution under section 
81.28 	609.324, subdivision subdivisions 1, sexual abuse 1a, and 2;
81.29 	(7) criminal sexual conduct under section 609.342, 609.343, 609.344, 609.345, 609.3451, 
81.30 	subdivision 3, or 617.23, subdivision 3,;
82.1 	(8) solicitation of children to engage in sexual conduct or communication of sexually 
82.2 	explicit materials to children under section 609.352,;
82.3 	(9) embezzlement of public funds under section 609.54, clause (2);
82.4 	(10) interference with privacy under section 609.746 or stalking under section 609.749
82.5 	and the victim was a minor,;
82.6 	(11) using minors in a sexual performance under section 617.246,;
82.7 	(12) possessing pornographic works involving a minor under section 617.247,; or
82.8 	(13) any other offense not listed in this paragraph that requires the person to register as 
82.9 	a predatory offender under section 243.166, or a crime under a similar law of another state 
82.10 	or the United States.
82.11 	In addition, the board must refuse to issue, refuse to renew, or automatically revoke a 
82.12 	teacher's license to teach without the right to a hearing upon receiving a certified copy of a 
82.13 	stay of adjudication for an offense that, if convicted of, would require predatory offender 
82.14 	registration under section 243.166. The board may refuse to issue, refuse to renew, or revoke 
82.15 	a teacher's license to teach upon receiving a certified copy of a stay of adjudication for any 
82.16 	other offense described in this paragraph.
82.17 	The board shall must send notice of this licensing action to the district in which the teacher 
82.18 	is currently employed.
82.19 	(c) A person whose license to teach has been revoked, not issued, or not renewed under 
82.20 	paragraph (b), may petition the board to reconsider the licensing action if the person's 
82.21 	conviction for child abuse or sexual abuse is reversed by a final decision of the Court of 
82.22 	Appeals or the Supreme Court or if the person has received a pardon for the offense. The 
82.23 	petitioner shall must attach a certified copy of the appellate court's final decision or the 
82.24 	pardon to the petition. Upon receiving the petition and its attachment, the board shall must
82.25 	schedule and hold a disciplinary hearing on the matter under section 214.10, subdivision 2, 
82.26 	unless the petitioner waives the right to a hearing. If the board finds that, notwithstanding 
82.27 	the reversal of the petitioner's criminal conviction or the issuance of a pardon, the petitioner 
82.28 	is disqualified from teaching under paragraph (a), clause (1), the board shall must affirm 
82.29 	its previous licensing action. If the board finds that the petitioner is not disqualified from 
82.30 	teaching under paragraph (a), clause (1), it shall must reverse its previous licensing action.
82.31 	(d) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board or Board of School 
82.32 	Administrators, whichever has jurisdiction over a teacher's licensure, must refuse to issue, 
82.33 	refuse to renew, or revoke a teacher's license to teach if the teacher has been convicted of:
83.1 	(1) a felony; or
83.2 	(2) a gross misdemeanor involving a minor.
83.3 	A person whose license to teach has been revoked, not issued, or not renewed under this 
83.4 	paragraph may petition the board to reconsider for good cause shown, in accordance with 
83.5 	procedures adopted by the board.
83.6 	(e) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board or Board of School 
83.7 	Administrators, whichever has jurisdiction over a teacher's licensure, must refuse to issue, 
83.8 	refuse to renew, or revoke a teacher's license to teach if the teacher has engaged in sexual 
83.9 	penetration as defined in section 609.321, subdivision 11, with a student enrolled in a school 
83.10 	where the teacher works or volunteers.
83.11 	(f) A decision by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board to refuse to 
83.12 	issue, refuse to renew, suspend, or revoke a license must be reversed if the decision is based 
83.13 	on a background check and the teacher or license applicant is not the subject of the 
83.14 	background check. A decision by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board 
83.15 	to refuse to issue, refuse to renew, suspend, or revoke a license under this subdivision is 
83.16 	not subject to review under section 122A.188.
83.17 	(g) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board or Board of School 
83.18 	Administrators, whichever has jurisdiction over a teacher's licensure, may suspend a teacher's 
83.19 	license pending an investigation into a report of conduct that would be grounds for revocation 
83.20 	under paragraph (b), (d), or (e).
83.21 	(d) (h) For purposes of this subdivision, the Professional Educator Licensing and 
83.22 	Standards Board is delegated the authority to suspend or revoke coaching licenses.

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

83.24 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 122A.20, subdivision 2, is amended 
83.25 	to read:
83.26 		Subd. 2.Mandatory reporting. (a) A school board must report to the Professional 
83.27 	Educator Licensing and Standards Board, the Board of School Administrators, or the Board 
83.28 	of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, whichever has jurisdiction 
83.29 	over the teacher's or administrator's license, when its teacher or administrator is discharged 
83.30 	or resigns from employment after a charge is filed with the school board under section 
83.31 	122A.41, subdivisions 6, clauses (1), (2), and (3), and 7, or after charges are filed that are 
83.32 	grounds for discharge under section 122A.40, subdivision 13, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to 
83.33 	(5), or when a teacher or administrator is suspended or resigns while an investigation is 
84.1 	pending under section 122A.40, subdivision 13, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (5); 122A.41, 
84.2 	subdivisions 6, clauses (1), (2), and (3), and 7; or 626.556, or when a teacher or administrator 
84.3 	is suspended without an investigation under section 122A.41, subdivisions 6, paragraph (a), 
84.4 	clauses (1), (2), and (3), and 7; or 626.556. The report must be made to the appropriate 
84.5 	licensing board within ten days after the discharge, suspension, or resignation has occurred. 
84.6 	The licensing board to which the report is made must investigate the report for violation of 
84.7 	subdivision 1 and the reporting board must cooperate in the investigation. Notwithstanding 
84.8 	any provision in chapter 13 or any law to the contrary, upon written request from the licensing 
84.9 	board having jurisdiction over the license, a board or school superintendent shall must
84.10 	provide the licensing board with information about the teacher or administrator from the 
84.11 	district's files, any termination or disciplinary proceeding, any settlement or compromise, 
84.12 	or any investigative file. Upon written request from the appropriate licensing board, a board 
84.13 	or school superintendent may, at the discretion of the board or school superintendent, solicit 
84.14 	the written consent of a student and the student's parent to provide the licensing board with 
84.15 	information that may aid the licensing board in its investigation and license proceedings. 
84.16 	The licensing board's request need not identify a student or parent by name. The consent 
84.17 	of the student and the student's parent must meet the requirements of chapter 13 and Code 
84.18 	of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 99.30. The licensing board may provide a consent 
84.19 	form to the district. Any data transmitted to any board under this section is private data 
84.20 	under section 13.02, subdivision 12, notwithstanding any other classification of the data 
84.21 	when it was in the possession of any other agency.
84.22 	(b) The licensing board to which a report is made must transmit to the Attorney General's 
84.23 	Office any record or data it receives under this subdivision for the sole purpose of having 
84.24 	the Attorney General's Office assist that board in its investigation. When the Attorney 
84.25 	General's Office has informed an employee of the appropriate licensing board in writing 
84.26 	that grounds exist to suspend or revoke a teacher's license to teach, that licensing board 
84.27 	must consider suspending or revoking or decline to suspend or revoke the teacher's or 
84.28 	administrator's license within 45 days of receiving a stipulation executed by the teacher or 
84.29 	administrator under investigation or a recommendation from an administrative law judge 
84.30 	that disciplinary action be taken.
84.31 	(c) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board and Board of School 
84.32 	Administrators must report to the appropriate law enforcement authorities a revocation, 
84.33 	suspension, or agreement involving a loss of license, relating to a teacher or administrator's 
84.34 	inappropriate sexual conduct with a minor. For purposes of this section, "law enforcement 
84.35 	authority" means a police department, county sheriff, or tribal police department. A report 
85.1 	by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board or the Board of School 
85.2 	Administrators to appropriate law enforcement authorities does not diminish, modify, or 
85.3 	otherwise affect the responsibilities of a licensing board, school board, or any person 
85.4 	mandated to report abuse under section 626.556.
85.5 	(d) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board and Board of School 
85.6 	Administrators must, immediately upon receiving information that gives the board reason 
85.7 	to believe a child has at any time been neglected or physically or sexually abused, as defined 
85.8 	in section 626.556, subdivision 2, report the information to:
85.9 	(1) the local welfare agency, agency responsible for assessing or investigating the report, 
85.10 	or tribal social services agency; and
85.11 	(2) the police department, county sheriff, or tribal police department.
85.12 	A report under this paragraph does not diminish, modify, or otherwise affect the 
85.13 	responsibilities of a licensing board under section 626.556.

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

85.15 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 122A.40, subdivision 13, is amended 
85.16 	to read:
85.17 		Subd. 13.Immediate discharge. (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), a 
85.18 	board may discharge a continuing-contract teacher, effective immediately, upon any of the 
85.19 	following grounds:
85.20 	(1) immoral conduct, insubordination, or conviction of a felony;
85.21 	(2) conduct unbecoming a teacher which requires the immediate removal of the teacher 
85.22 	from classroom or other duties;
85.23 	(3) failure without justifiable cause to teach without first securing the written release of 
85.24 	the school board;
85.25 	(4) gross inefficiency which the teacher has failed to correct after reasonable written 
85.26 	notice;
85.27 	(5) willful neglect of duty; or
85.28 	(6) continuing physical or mental disability subsequent to a 12 months leave of absence 
85.29 	and inability to qualify for reinstatement in accordance with subdivision 12.
85.30 	For purposes of this paragraph, conduct unbecoming a teacher includes an unfair 
85.31 	discriminatory practice described in section 363A.13.
86.1 	Prior to discharging a teacher under this paragraph, the board must notify the teacher in 
86.2 	writing and state its ground for the proposed discharge in reasonable detail. Within ten days 
86.3 	after receipt of this notification the teacher may make a written request for a hearing before 
86.4 	the board and it shall must be granted before final action is taken. The board may suspend 
86.5 	a teacher with pay pending the conclusion of the hearing and determination of the issues 
86.6 	raised in the hearing after charges have been filed which constitute ground for discharge. 
86.7 	If a teacher has been charged with a felony and the underlying conduct that is the subject 
86.8 	of the felony charge is a ground for a proposed immediate discharge, the suspension pending 
86.9 	the conclusion of the hearing and determination of the issues may be without pay. If a 
86.10 	hearing under this paragraph is held, the board must reimburse the teacher for any salary 
86.11 	or compensation withheld if the final decision of the board or the arbitrator does not result 
86.12 	in a penalty to or suspension, termination, or discharge of the teacher.
86.13 	(b) A board must discharge a continuing-contract teacher, effective immediately, upon 
86.14 	receipt of notice under section 122A.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), that the teacher's 
86.15 	license has been revoked due to a conviction for:
86.16 	(1) child abuse, as defined in section 609.185;
86.17 	(2) sex trafficking in the first degree under section 609.322, subdivision 1;
86.18 	(3) sex trafficking in the second degree under section 609.322, subdivision 1a;
86.19 	(4) engaging in hiring or agreeing to hire a minor to engage in prostitution under section 
86.20 	609.324, subdivision 1;
86.21 	(5) sexual abuse under section 609.342, 609.343, 609.344, 609.345, 609.3451, subdivision 
86.22 	3, or 617.23, subdivision 3;
86.23 	(6) solicitation of children to engage in sexual conduct or communication of sexually 
86.24 	explicit materials to children under section 609.352;
86.25 	(7) interference with privacy under section 609.746 or stalking under section 609.749
86.26 	and the victim was a minor;
86.27 	(8) using minors in a sexual performance under section 617.246;
86.28 	(9) possessing pornographic works involving a minor under section 617.247; or
86.29 	(10) any other offense not listed in this paragraph that requires the person to register as 
86.30 	a predatory offender under section 243.166, or a crime under a similar law of another state 
86.31 	or the United States; or
87.1 	(11) any other offense not listed in this paragraph that requires notice of a licensing 
87.2 	action to the district in accordance with section 122A.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (b).
87.3 	In addition, a board must discharge a continuing-contract teacher, effective immediately, 
87.4 	upon receipt of notice under section 122A.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), that the teacher's 
87.5 	license has been revoked due to a stay of adjudication for an offense that, if convicted of, 
87.6 	would require predatory offender registration under section 243.166.
87.7 	(c) When a teacher is discharged under paragraph (b) or when the commissioner makes 
87.8 	a final determination of child maltreatment involving a teacher under section 626.556, 
87.9 	subdivision 11, the school principal or other person having administrative control of the 
87.10 	school must include in the teacher's employment record the information contained in the 
87.11 	record of the disciplinary action or the final maltreatment determination, consistent with 
87.12 	the definition of public data under section 13.41, subdivision 5, and must provide the 
87.13 	Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board and the licensing division at the 
87.14 	department with the necessary and relevant information to enable the Professional Educator 
87.15 	Licensing and Standards Board and the department's licensing division to fulfill their its
87.16 	statutory and administrative duties related to issuing, renewing, suspending, or revoking a 
87.17 	teacher's license. Information received by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards 
87.18 	Board or the licensing division at the department under this paragraph is governed by section 
87.19 	13.41 or other applicable law governing data of the receiving entity. In addition to the 
87.20 	background check required under section 123B.03, a school board or other school hiring 
87.21 	authority must contact the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board and the 
87.22 	department to determine whether the teacher's license has been suspended or revoked, 
87.23 	consistent with the discharge and final maltreatment determinations identified in this 
87.24 	paragraph. Unless restricted by federal or state data practices law or by the terms of a 
87.25 	collective bargaining agreement, the responsible authority for a school district must 
87.26 	disseminate to another school district private personnel data on a current or former teacher 
87.27 	employee or contractor of the district, including the results of background investigations, 
87.28 	if the requesting school district seeks the information because the subject of the data has 
87.29 	applied for employment with the requesting school district.

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

88.1 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 122A.41, subdivision 6, is amended 
88.2 	to read:
88.3 		Subd. 6.Grounds for discharge or demotion. (a) Except as otherwise provided in 
88.4 	paragraph (b), causes for the discharge or demotion of a teacher either during or after the 
88.5 	probationary period must be:
88.6 	(1) immoral character, conduct unbecoming a teacher, or insubordination;
88.7 	(2) failure without justifiable cause to teach without first securing the written release of 
88.8 	the school board having the care, management, or control of the school in which the teacher 
88.9 	is employed;
88.10 	(3) inefficiency in teaching or in the management of a school, consistent with subdivision 
88.11 	5, paragraph (b);
88.12 	(4) affliction with a communicable disease must be considered as cause for removal or 
88.13 	suspension while the teacher is suffering from such disability; or
88.14 	(5) discontinuance of position or lack of pupils.
88.15 	For purposes of this paragraph, conduct unbecoming a teacher includes an unfair 
88.16 	discriminatory practice described in section 363A.13.
88.17 	(b) A probationary or continuing-contract teacher must be discharged immediately upon 
88.18 	receipt of notice under section 122A.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), that the teacher's 
88.19 	license has been revoked due to a conviction for:
88.20 	(1) child abuse, as defined in section 609.185;
88.21 	(2) sex trafficking in the first degree under section 609.322, subdivision 1;
88.22 	(3) sex trafficking in the second degree under section 609.322, subdivision 1a;
88.23 	(4) engaging in hiring or agreeing to hire a minor to engage in prostitution under section 
88.24 	609.324, subdivision 1;
88.25 	(5) sexual abuse under section 609.342, 609.343, 609.344, 609.345, 609.3451, subdivision 
88.26 	3, or 617.23, subdivision 3;
88.27 	(6) solicitation of children to engage in sexual conduct or communication of sexually 
88.28 	explicit materials to children under section 609.352;
88.29 	(7) interference with privacy under section 609.746 or stalking under section 609.749
88.30 	and the victim was a minor;
88.31 	(8) using minors in a sexual performance under section 617.246;
89.1 	(9) possessing pornographic works involving a minor under section 617.247; or
89.2 	(10) any other offense not listed in this paragraph that requires the person to register as 
89.3 	a predatory offender under section 243.166, or a crime under a similar law of another state 
89.4 	or the United States; or
89.5 	(11) any other offense not listed in this paragraph that requires notice of a licensing 
89.6 	action to the district in accordance with section 122A.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (b).
89.7 	In addition, a probationary or continuing-contract teacher must be discharged immediately 
89.8 	upon receipt of notice under section 122A.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), that the teacher's 
89.9 	license has been revoked due to a stay of adjudication for an offense that, if convicted of, 
89.10 	would require predatory offender registration under section 243.166.
89.11 	(c) When a teacher is discharged under paragraph (b) or when the commissioner makes 
89.12 	a final determination of child maltreatment involving a teacher under section 626.556, 
89.13 	subdivision 11, the school principal or other person having administrative control of the 
89.14 	school must include in the teacher's employment record the information contained in the 
89.15 	record of the disciplinary action or the final maltreatment determination, consistent with 
89.16 	the definition of public data under section 13.41, subdivision 5, and must provide the 
89.17 	Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board and the licensing division at the 
89.18 	department with the necessary and relevant information to enable the Professional Educator 
89.19 	Licensing and Standards Board and the department's licensing division to fulfill their its
89.20 	statutory and administrative duties related to issuing, renewing, suspending, or revoking a 
89.21 	teacher's license. Information received by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards 
89.22 	Board or the licensing division at the department under this paragraph is governed by section 
89.23 	13.41 or other applicable law governing data of the receiving entity. In addition to the 
89.24 	background check required under section 123B.03, a school board or other school hiring 
89.25 	authority must contact the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board and the 
89.26 	department to determine whether the teacher's license has been suspended or revoked, 
89.27 	consistent with the discharge and final maltreatment determinations identified in this 
89.28 	paragraph. Unless restricted by federal or state data practices law or by the terms of a 
89.29 	collective bargaining agreement, the responsible authority for a school district must 
89.30 	disseminate to another school district private personnel data on a current or former teacher 
89.31 	employee or contractor of the district, including the results of background investigations, 
89.32 	if the requesting school district seeks the information because the subject of the data has 
89.33 	applied for employment with the requesting school district.

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

90.1 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.42, is amended to read:
90.2 	122A.42 GENERAL CONTROL OF SCHOOLS.
90.3 	(a) The teacher of record shall have the general control and government of the school 
90.4 	and classroom. When more than one teacher is employed in any district, one of the teachers 
90.5 	may be designated by the board as principal and shall have the general control and 
90.6 	supervision of the schools of the district, subject to the general supervisory control of the 
90.7 	board and other officers.
90.8 	(b) Consistent with paragraph (a), the teacher may remove students from class under 
90.9 	section 121A.61, subdivision 2, for violent or disruptive conduct. A school district must 
90.10 	include notice of a teacher's authority under this paragraph in a teacher handbook, school 
90.11 	policy guide, or other similar communication.

90.12 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.71, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
90.13 		Subd. 2.Responsibility. By July 1, 1989, The Board of Teaching Professional Educator 
90.14 	Licensing and Standards Board must begin to evaluate the effectiveness of prebaccalaureate, 
90.15 	postbaccalaureate, and other alternative program structures for preparing candidates for 
90.16 	entrance into the teaching profession. The evaluation shall must be conducted by independent 
90.17 	research centers or evaluators who are not associated with a Minnesota teacher education 
90.18 	institution and shall must be longitudinal in nature.

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

90.20 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 123B.03, subdivision 1, is amended 
90.21 	to read:
90.22 		Subdivision 1.Background check required. (a) A school hiring authority shall must
90.23 	request a criminal history background check from the superintendent of the Bureau of 
90.24 	Criminal Apprehension on all individuals who are offered employment in a school and on 
90.25 	all individuals, except enrolled student volunteers, who are offered the opportunity to provide 
90.26 	athletic coaching services or other extracurricular academic coaching services to a school, 
90.27 	regardless of whether any compensation is paid. In order for an individual to be eligible for 
90.28 	employment or to provide the services, the individual must provide an executed criminal 
90.29 	history consent form and a money order or check payable to either the Bureau of Criminal 
90.30 	Apprehension or the school hiring authority, at the discretion of the school hiring authority, 
90.31 	in an amount equal to the actual cost to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the school 
90.32 	district of conducting the criminal history background check. A school hiring authority 
91.1 	deciding to receive payment may, at its discretion, accept payment in the form of a negotiable 
91.2 	instrument other than a money order or check and shall pay the superintendent of the Bureau 
91.3 	of Criminal Apprehension directly to conduct the background check. The superintendent 
91.4 	of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension shall conduct the background check by retrieving 
91.5 	criminal history data as defined in section 13.87. A school hiring authority, at its discretion, 
91.6 	may decide not to request a criminal history background check on an individual who holds 
91.7 	an initial entrance license issued by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards 
91.8 	Board or the commissioner of education within the 12 months preceding an offer of 
91.9 	employment.
91.10 	(b) A school hiring authority may use the results of a criminal background check 
91.11 	conducted at the request of another school hiring authority if:
91.12 	(1) the results of the criminal background check are on file with the other school hiring 
91.13 	authority or otherwise accessible;
91.14 	(2) the other school hiring authority conducted a criminal background check within the 
91.15 	previous 12 months;
91.16 	(3) the individual who is the subject of the criminal background check executes a written 
91.17 	consent form giving a school hiring authority access to the results of the check; and
91.18 	(4) there is no reason to believe that the individual has committed an act subsequent to 
91.19 	the check that would disqualify the individual for employment.
91.20 	(c) A school hiring authority may, at its discretion, request a criminal history background 
91.21 	check from the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension on any individual 
91.22 	who seeks to enter a school or its grounds for the purpose of serving as a school volunteer 
91.23 	or working as an independent contractor or student employee. In order for an individual to 
91.24 	enter a school or its grounds under this paragraph when the school hiring authority decides 
91.25 	to request a criminal history background check on the individual, the individual first must 
91.26 	provide an executed criminal history consent form and a money order, check, or other 
91.27 	negotiable instrument payable to the school district in an amount equal to the actual cost to 
91.28 	the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the school district of conducting the criminal 
91.29 	history background check. Notwithstanding section 299C.62, subdivision 1, the cost of the 
91.30 	criminal history background check under this paragraph is the responsibility of the individual 
91.31 	unless a school hiring authority decides to pay the costs of conducting a background check 
91.32 	under this paragraph. If the school hiring authority pays the costs, the individual who is the 
91.33 	subject of the background check need not pay for it.
92.1 	(d) In addition to the initial background check required for all individuals offered 
92.2 	employment in accordance with paragraph (a), a school hiring authority must request a new 
92.3 	criminal history background check from the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal 
92.4 	Apprehension on all employees every five years. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, 
92.5 	in order for an individual to be eligible for continued employment, an individual must 
92.6 	provide an executed criminal history consent form and a money order or check payable to 
92.7 	either the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension or the school hiring authority, at the discretion 
92.8 	of the school hiring authority, in an amount equal to the actual cost to the Bureau of Criminal 
92.9 	Apprehension and the school district of conducting the criminal history background check. 
92.10 	A school hiring authority deciding to receive payment may, at its discretion, accept payment 
92.11 	in the form of a negotiable instrument other than a money order or check and shall pay the 
92.12 	superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension directly to conduct the background 
92.13 	check. A school hiring authority, at its discretion, may decide not to request a criminal 
92.14 	history background check on an employee who provides the hiring authority with a copy 
92.15 	of the results of a criminal history background check conducted within the previous 60 
92.16 	months. A school hiring authority may, at its discretion, decide to pay the costs of conducting 
92.17 	a background check under this paragraph.
92.18 	(d) (e) For all nonstate residents who are offered employment in a school, a school hiring 
92.19 	authority shall request a criminal history background check on such individuals from the 
92.20 	superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and from the government agency 
92.21 	performing the same function in the resident state or, if no government entity performs the 
92.22 	same function in the resident state, from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Such individuals 
92.23 	must provide an executed criminal history consent form and a money order, check, or other 
92.24 	negotiable instrument payable to the school hiring authority in an amount equal to the actual 
92.25 	cost to the government agencies and the school district of conducting the criminal history 
92.26 	background check. Notwithstanding section 299C.62, subdivision 1, the cost of the criminal 
92.27 	history background check under this paragraph is the responsibility of the individual.
92.28 	(e) (f) At the beginning of each school year or when a student enrolls, a school hiring 
92.29 	authority must notify parents and guardians about the school hiring authority's policy 
92.30 	requiring a criminal history background check on employees and other individuals who 
92.31 	provide services to the school, and identify those positions subject to a background check 
92.32 	and the extent of the hiring authority's discretion in requiring a background check. The 
92.33 	school hiring authority may include the notice in the student handbook, a school policy 
92.34 	guide, or other similar communication. Nothing in this paragraph affects a school hiring 
93.1 	authority's ability to request a criminal history background check on an individual under 
93.2 	paragraph (c).

93.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for the 2019-2020 school year and later.

93.4 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 123B.03, subdivision 2, is amended 
93.5 	to read:
93.6 		Subd. 2.Effect of background check or Professional Educator Licensing and 
93.7 	Standards Board action. (a) A school hiring authority may hire or otherwise allow an 
93.8 	individual to provide a service to a school pending completion of a background check under 
93.9 	subdivision 1 or obtaining notice of a Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board 
93.10 	action under subdivision 1a but shall notify the individual that the individual's employment 
93.11 	or other service may be terminated based on the result of the background check or 
93.12 	Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board action. A school hiring authority is 
93.13 	not liable for failing to hire or for terminating an individual's employment or other service 
93.14 	based on the result of a background check or Professional Educator Licensing and Standards 
93.15 	Board action under this section.
93.16 	(b) For purposes of this paragraph, a school hiring authority must inform an individual 
93.17 	if the individual's application to be an employee or volunteer in the district has been denied 
93.18 	as a result of a background check conducted under this section. The school hiring authority 
93.19 	must also inform an individual who is a current employee or volunteer if the individual's 
93.20 	employment or volunteer status in the district is being terminated as a result of a background 
93.21 	check conducted under subdivision 4.

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

93.23 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 171.02, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
93.24 		Subd. 2a.Exception for certain school bus drivers. Notwithstanding subdivision 2, 
93.25 	paragraph (b), the holder of a class D driver's license, without a school bus endorsement, 
93.26 	may operate a type A school bus or a multifunction school activity bus under the following 
93.27 	conditions:
93.28 	(a) The operator is an employee of the entity that owns, leases, or contracts for the school 
93.29 	bus and is not solely hired to provide transportation services under this subdivision.
93.30 	(b) The operator drives the school bus only from points of origin to points of destination, 
93.31 	not including home-to-school trips to pick up or drop off students.
94.1 	(c) The operator is prohibited from using the eight-light system. Violation of this 
94.2 	paragraph is a misdemeanor.
94.3 	(d) The operator's employer has adopted and implemented a policy that provides for 
94.4 	annual training and certification of the operator in:
94.5 	(1) safe operation of the type of school bus the operator will be driving;
94.6 	(2) understanding student behavior, including issues relating to students with disabilities;
94.7 	(3) encouraging orderly conduct of students on the bus and handling incidents of 
94.8 	misconduct appropriately;
94.9 	(4) knowing and understanding relevant laws, rules of the road, and local school bus 
94.10 	safety policies;
94.11 	(5) handling emergency situations; and
94.12 	(6) safe loading and unloading of students.
94.13 	(e) A background check or background investigation of the operator has been conducted 
94.14 	that meets the requirements under section 122A.18, subdivision 8, or 123B.03 for teachers; 
94.15 	section 144.057 or chapter 245C for day care employees; or section 171.321, subdivision 
94.16 	3, for all other persons operating a school bus under this subdivision.
94.17 	(f) Operators shall submit to a physical examination as required by section 171.321, 
94.18 	subdivision 2.
94.19 	(g) The operator's driver's license is verified annually by the entity that owns, leases, or 
94.20 	contracts for the school bus.
94.21 	(h) A person who sustains a conviction, as defined under section 609.02, of violating 
94.22 	section 169A.25, 169A.26, 169A.27, 169A.31, 169A.51, or 169A.52, or a similar statute 
94.23 	or ordinance of another state is precluded from operating a school bus for five years from 
94.24 	the date of conviction.
94.25 	(i) A person who has ever been convicted of a disqualifying offense as defined in section 
94.26 	171.3215, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), or received a stay of adjudication for an offense 
94.27 	that, if convicted of, would require predatory offender registration under section 243.166,
94.28 	may not operate a school bus under this subdivision.
94.29 	(j) A person who sustains a conviction, as defined under section 609.02, of a fourth 
94.30 	moving offense in violation of chapter 169 is precluded from operating a school bus for one 
94.31 	year from the date of the last conviction.
95.1 	(k) Students riding the school bus must have training required under section 123B.90, 
95.2 	subdivision 2.
95.3 	(l) An operator must be trained in the proper use of child safety restraints as set forth in 
95.4 	the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's "Guideline for the Safe Transportation 
95.5 	of Pre-school Age Children in School Buses," if child safety restraints are used by the 
95.6 	passengers.
95.7 	(m) Annual certification of the requirements listed in this subdivision must be maintained 
95.8 	under separate file at the business location for each operator licensed under this subdivision 
95.9 	and subdivision 2, paragraph (b), clause (5). The business manager, school board, governing 
95.10 	body of a nonpublic school, or any other entity that owns, leases, or contracts for the school 
95.11 	bus operating under this subdivision is responsible for maintaining these files for inspection.
95.12 	(n) The school bus must bear a current certificate of inspection issued under section 
95.13 	169.451.
95.14 	(o) If the word "School" appears on the front and rear of the bus, the word "School" 
95.15 	must be covered by a sign that reads "Activities" when the bus is being operated under 
95.16 	authority of this subdivision.
95.17 	(p) The type A-I school bus or multifunction school activity bus is designed to transport 
95.18 	15 or fewer passengers, including the driver.
95.19 	(q) The school bus or multifunction school activity bus has a gross vehicle weight rating 
95.20 	of 14,500 pounds or less.

95.21 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 171.02, subdivision 2b, is amended 
95.22 	to read:
95.23 		Subd. 2b.Exception for type III vehicle drivers. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision 2, 
95.24 	the holder of a class A, B, C, or D driver's license, without a school bus endorsement, may 
95.25 	operate a type III vehicle described in section 169.011, subdivision 71, paragraph (h), under 
95.26 	the conditions in this subdivision.
95.27 	(b) The operator is an employee of the entity that owns, leases, or contracts for the school 
95.28 	bus.
95.29 	(c) The operator's employer has adopted and implemented a policy that provides for 
95.30 	annual training and certification of the operator in:
95.31 	(1) safe operation of a type III vehicle;
95.32 	(2) understanding student behavior, including issues relating to students with disabilities;
96.1 	(3) encouraging orderly conduct of students on the bus and handling incidents of 
96.2 	misconduct appropriately;
96.3 	(4) knowing and understanding relevant laws, rules of the road, and local school bus 
96.4 	safety policies;
96.5 	(5) handling emergency situations;
96.6 	(6) proper use of seat belts and child safety restraints;
96.7 	(7) performance of pretrip vehicle inspections;
96.8 	(8) safe loading and unloading of students, including, but not limited to:
96.9 	(i) utilizing a safe location for loading and unloading students at the curb, on the nontraffic 
96.10 	side of the roadway, or at off-street loading areas, driveways, yards, and other areas to 
96.11 	enable the student to avoid hazardous conditions;
96.12 	(ii) refraining from loading and unloading students in a vehicular traffic lane, on the 
96.13 	shoulder, in a designated turn lane, or a lane adjacent to a designated turn lane;
96.14 	(iii) avoiding a loading or unloading location that would require a pupil to cross a road, 
96.15 	or ensuring that the driver or an aide personally escort the pupil across the road if it is not 
96.16 	reasonably feasible to avoid such a location;
96.17 	(iv) placing the type III vehicle in "park" during loading and unloading; and
96.18 	(v) escorting a pupil across the road under item (iii) only after the motor is stopped, the 
96.19 	ignition key is removed, the brakes are set, and the vehicle is otherwise rendered immobile; 
96.20 	and
96.21 	(9) compliance with paragraph (k), concerning reporting certain convictions to the 
96.22 	employer within ten days of the date of conviction.
96.23 	(d) A background check or background investigation of the operator has been conducted 
96.24 	that meets the requirements under section 122A.18, subdivision 8, or 123B.03 for school 
96.25 	district employees; section 144.057 or chapter 245C for day care employees; or section 
96.26 	171.321, subdivision 3, for all other persons operating a type III vehicle under this 
96.27 	subdivision.
96.28 	(e) Operators shall submit to a physical examination as required by section 171.321, 
96.29 	subdivision 2.
96.30 	(f) The operator's employer requires preemployment drug testing of applicants for 
96.31 	operator positions. Current operators must comply with the employer's policy under section 
97.1 	181.951, subdivisions 2, 4, and 5. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the operator's 
97.2 	employer may use a Breathalyzer or similar device to fulfill random alcohol testing 
97.3 	requirements.
97.4 	(g) The operator's driver's license is verified annually by the entity that owns, leases, or 
97.5 	contracts for the type III vehicle as required under section 171.321, subdivision 5.
97.6 	(h) A person who sustains a conviction, as defined under section 609.02, of violating 
97.7 	section 169A.25, 169A.26, 169A.27, or 169A.31, or whose driver's license is revoked under 
97.8 	sections 169A.50 to 169A.53 of the implied consent law or section 171.177, or who is 
97.9 	convicted of violating or whose driver's license is revoked under a similar statute or ordinance 
97.10 	of another state, is precluded from operating a type III vehicle for five years from the date 
97.11 	of conviction.
97.12 	(i) A person who has ever been convicted of a disqualifying offense as defined in section 
97.13 	171.3215, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), or received a stay of adjudication for an offense 
97.14 	that, if convicted of, would require predatory offender registration under section 243.166,
97.15 	may not operate a type III vehicle under this subdivision.
97.16 	(j) A person who sustains a conviction, as defined under section 609.02, of a moving 
97.17 	offense in violation of chapter 169 within three years of the first of three other moving 
97.18 	offenses is precluded from operating a type III vehicle for one year from the date of the last 
97.19 	conviction.
97.20 	(k) An operator who sustains a conviction as described in paragraph (h), (i), or (j) while 
97.21 	employed by the entity that owns, leases, or contracts for the school bus, shall report the 
97.22 	conviction to the employer within ten days of the date of the conviction. An operator who 
97.23 	sustains a conviction or receives a stay of adjudication as described in paragraph (i) while 
97.24 	employed by an entity that owns, leases, or contracts for the school bus shall report the 
97.25 	conviction or stay of adjudication to the employer within ten days of the date of the conviction 
97.26 	or stay of adjudication.
97.27 	(l) An operator of a type III vehicle whose driver's license is suspended, revoked, 
97.28 	canceled, or disqualified by Minnesota, another state, or another jurisdiction must notify 
97.29 	the operator's employer in writing of the suspension, revocation, cancellation, lost privilege, 
97.30 	or disqualification. The operator must notify the operator's employer before the end of the 
97.31 	business day immediately following the day the operator received notice of the suspension, 
97.32 	revocation, cancellation, lost privilege, or disqualification.
97.33 	(m) Students riding the type III vehicle must have training required under section 
97.34 	123B.90, subdivision 2.
98.1 	(n) Documentation of meeting the requirements listed in this subdivision must be 
98.2 	maintained under separate file at the business location for each type III vehicle operator. 
98.3 	The business manager, school board, governing body of a nonpublic school, or any other 
98.4 	entity that owns, leases, or contracts for the type III vehicle operating under this subdivision 
98.5 	is responsible for maintaining these files for inspection.
98.6 	(o) The type III vehicle must bear a current certificate of inspection issued under section 
98.7 	169.451.
98.8 	(p) An employee of a school or of a school district, who is not employed for the sole 
98.9 	purpose of operating a type III vehicle, is exempt from paragraphs (e) and (f).

98.10 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 171.3215, subdivision 2, is amended 
98.11 	to read:
98.12 		Subd. 2.Cancellation for disqualifying and other offenses. Within ten days of receiving 
98.13 	notice under section 631.40, subdivision 1a, or otherwise receiving notice for a nonresident 
98.14 	driver, that a school bus driver has been convicted of a disqualifying offense or received a 
98.15 	stay of adjudication for an offense that, if convicted of, would require predatory offender 
98.16 	registration under section 243.166, the commissioner shall permanently cancel the school 
98.17 	bus driver's endorsement on the offender's driver's license and in the case of a nonresident, 
98.18 	the driver's privilege to operate a school bus in Minnesota. A school bus driver whose 
98.19 	endorsement or privilege to operate a school bus in Minnesota has been permanently canceled 
98.20 	may not apply for reinstatement. Within ten days of receiving notice under section 631.40, 
98.21 	subdivision 1a, or otherwise receiving notice for a nonresident driver, that a school bus 
98.22 	driver has been convicted of a violation of section 169A.20, or a similar statute or ordinance 
98.23 	from another state, and within ten days of revoking a school bus driver's license under 
98.24 	section 169A.52 or 171.177, the commissioner shall cancel the school bus driver's 
98.25 	endorsement on the offender's driver's license or the nonresident's privilege to operate a 
98.26 	school bus in Minnesota for five years. After five years, a school bus driver may apply to 
98.27 	the commissioner for reinstatement. Even after five years, cancellation of a school bus 
98.28 	driver's endorsement or a nonresident's privilege to operate a school bus in Minnesota for 
98.29 	a violation under section 169A.20, sections 169A.50 to 169A.53, section 171.177, or a 
98.30 	similar statute or ordinance from another state, shall remain in effect until the driver provides 
98.31 	proof of successful completion of an alcohol or controlled substance treatment program. 
98.32 	For a first offense, proof of completion is required only if treatment was ordered as part of 
98.33 	a chemical use assessment. Within ten days of receiving notice under section 631.40, 
98.34 	subdivision 1a, or otherwise receiving notice for a nonresident driver, that a school bus 
99.1 	driver has been convicted of a fourth moving violation in the last three years, the 
99.2 	commissioner shall cancel the school bus driver's endorsement on the offender's driver's 
99.3 	license or the nonresident's privilege to operate a school bus in Minnesota until one year 
99.4 	has elapsed since the last conviction. A school bus driver who has no new convictions after 
99.5 	one year may apply for reinstatement. Upon canceling the offender's school bus driver's 
99.6 	endorsement, the commissioner shall immediately notify the licensed offender of the 
99.7 	cancellation in writing, by depositing in the United States post office a notice addressed to 
99.8 	the licensed offender at the licensed offender's last known address, with postage prepaid 
99.9 	thereon.

99.10 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 171.3215, subdivision 3, is amended 
99.11 	to read:
99.12 		Subd. 3.Background check. Before issuing or renewing a driver's license with a school 
99.13 	bus driver's endorsement, the commissioner shall conduct an investigation to determine if 
99.14 	the applicant has been convicted of committing a disqualifying offense, four moving 
99.15 	violations in the previous three years, a violation of section 169A.20 or a similar statute or 
99.16 	ordinance from another state, a gross misdemeanor, or if the applicant's driver's license has 
99.17 	been revoked under section 169A.52 or 171.177 or if the applicant received a stay of 
99.18 	adjudication for an offense that, if convicted of, would require predatory offender registration 
99.19 	under section 243.166. The commissioner shall not issue a new bus driver's endorsement 
99.20 	and shall not renew an existing bus driver's endorsement if the applicant has been convicted 
99.21 	of committing a disqualifying offense or if the applicant received a stay of adjudication for 
99.22 	an offense that, if convicted of, would require predatory offender registration under section 
99.23 	243.166. The commissioner shall not issue a new bus driver's endorsement and shall not 
99.24 	renew an existing bus driver's endorsement if, within the previous five years, the applicant 
99.25 	has been convicted of committing a violation of section 169A.20, or a similar statute or 
99.26 	ordinance from another state, a gross misdemeanor, or if the applicant's driver's license has 
99.27 	been revoked under section 169A.52 or 171.177, or if, within the previous three years, the 
99.28 	applicant has been convicted of four moving violations. An applicant who has been convicted 
99.29 	of violating section 169A.20, or a similar statute or ordinance from another state, or who 
99.30 	has had a license revocation under section 169A.52 or 171.177 within the previous ten years 
99.31 	must show proof of successful completion of an alcohol or controlled substance treatment 
99.32 	program in order to receive a bus driver's endorsement. For a first offense, proof of 
99.33 	completion is required only if treatment was ordered as part of a chemical use assessment. 
99.34 	A school district or contractor that employs a nonresident school bus driver must conduct 
99.35 	a background check of the employee's driving record and criminal history in both Minnesota 
100.1 	and the driver's state of residence. Convictions for disqualifying offenses, gross 
100.2 	misdemeanors, a fourth moving violation within the previous three years, or violations of 
100.3 	section 169A.20, or a similar statute or ordinance in another state, must be reported to the 
100.4 	Department of Public Safety.

100.5 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 299C.17, is amended to read:
100.6 	299C.17 REPORT BY COURT ADMINISTRATOR.
100.7 	The superintendent shall require the court administrator of every court which (1) sentences 
100.8 	a defendant for a felony, gross misdemeanor, or targeted misdemeanor, or (2) grants a stay 
100.9 	of adjudication pursuant to section 609.095, paragraph (b), clause (2), to electronically 
100.10 	transmit within 24 hours of the disposition of the case a report, in a form prescribed by the 
100.11 	superintendent providing information required by the superintendent with regard to the 
100.12 	prosecution and disposition of criminal cases. A copy of the report shall be kept on file in 
100.13 	the office of the court administrator.

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

100.15 	Sec. 20. [299C.77] BACKGROUND CHECKS; ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE.
100.16 	The superintendent shall disclose to each applicant for a background check or background 
100.17 	study required or authorized under section 122A.18, subdivision 8; 123B.03; 171.02, 
100.18 	subdivision 2a or 2b; or 171.3215, subdivision 3, all records of stays of adjudication granted 
100.19 	to the subject of the background check or background study that the superintendent receives 
100.20 	pursuant to section 299C.17, clause (2). The data required to be disclosed under this section 
100.21 	is in addition to other data on the subject of the background check or background study that 
100.22 	the superintendent is mandated to disclose.

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

100.24 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 609.095, is amended to read:
100.25 	609.095 LIMITS OF SENTENCES.
100.26 	(a) The legislature has the exclusive authority to define crimes and offenses and the 
100.27 	range of the sentences or punishments for their violation. No other or different sentence or 
100.28 	punishment shall be imposed for the commission of a crime than is authorized by this chapter 
100.29 	or other applicable law.
100.30 	(b) Except as provided in:
100.31 	(1) section 152.18 or 609.375,; or
101.1 	(2) upon agreement of the parties, a court may not refuse to adjudicate the guilt of a 
101.2 	defendant who tenders a guilty plea in accordance with Minnesota Rules of Criminal 
101.3 	Procedure, rule 15, or who has been found guilty by a court or jury following a trial.
101.4 	A stay of adjudication granted under clause (2) must be reported to the superintendent of 
101.5 	the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension pursuant to section 299C.17.
101.6 	(c) Paragraph (b) does not supersede Minnesota Rules of Criminal Procedure, rule 26.04.

101.7 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 609A.03, subdivision 7a, is amended 
101.8 	to read:
101.9 		Subd. 7a.Limitations of order effective January 1, 2015, and later. (a) Upon issuance 
101.10 	of an expungement order related to a charge supported by probable cause, the DNA samples 
101.11 	and DNA records held by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and collected under authority 
101.12 	other than section 299C.105 shall not be sealed, returned to the subject of the record, or 
101.13 	destroyed.
101.14 	(b) Notwithstanding the issuance of an expungement order:
101.15 	(1) except as provided in clause (2), an expunged record may be opened, used, or 
101.16 	exchanged between criminal justice agencies without a court order for the purposes of 
101.17 	initiating, furthering, or completing a criminal investigation or prosecution or for sentencing 
101.18 	purposes or providing probation or other correctional services;
101.19 	(2) when a criminal justice agency seeks access to a record that was sealed under section 
101.20 	609A.02, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (1), after an acquittal or a court order dismissing 
101.21 	for lack of probable cause, for purposes of a criminal investigation, prosecution, or 
101.22 	sentencing, the requesting agency must obtain an ex parte court order after stating a 
101.23 	good-faith basis to believe that opening the record may lead to relevant information;
101.24 	(3) an expunged record of a conviction may be opened for purposes of evaluating a 
101.25 	prospective employee in a criminal justice agency without a court order;
101.26 	(4) an expunged record of a conviction may be opened for purposes of a background 
101.27 	study under section 245C.08 unless the commissioner had been properly served with notice 
101.28 	of the petition for expungement and the court order for expungement is directed specifically 
101.29 	to the commissioner of human services;
101.30 	(5) an expunged record of a conviction may be opened for purposes of a background 
101.31 	check required under section 122A.18, subdivision 8, unless the court order for expungement 
102.1 	is directed specifically to the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board or the 
102.2 	licensing division of the Department of Education; and
102.3 	(6) the court may order an expunged record opened upon request by the victim of the 
102.4 	underlying offense if the court determines that the record is substantially related to a matter 
102.5 	for which the victim is before the court.
102.6 	(c) An agency or jurisdiction subject to an expungement order shall maintain the record 
102.7 	in a manner that provides access to the record by a criminal justice agency under paragraph 
102.8 	(b), clause (1) or (2), but notifies the recipient that the record has been sealed. The Bureau 
102.9 	of Criminal Apprehension shall notify the commissioner of human services, and the 
102.10 	Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, or the licensing division of the 
102.11 	Department of Education of the existence of a sealed record and of the right to obtain access 
102.12 	under paragraph (b), clause (4) or (5). Upon request, the agency or jurisdiction subject to 
102.13 	the expungement order shall provide access to the record to the commissioner of human 
102.14 	services, the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, or the licensing division 
102.15 	of the Department of Education under paragraph (b), clause (4) or (5).
102.16 	(d) An expunged record that is opened or exchanged under this subdivision remains 
102.17 	subject to the expungement order in the hands of the person receiving the record.
102.18 	(e) A criminal justice agency that receives an expunged record under paragraph (b), 
102.19 	clause (1) or (2), must maintain and store the record in a manner that restricts the use of the 
102.20 	record to the investigation, prosecution, or sentencing for which it was obtained.
102.21 	(f) For purposes of this section, a "criminal justice agency" means a court or government 
102.22 	agency that performs the administration of criminal justice under statutory authority.
102.23 	(g) This subdivision applies to expungement orders subject to its limitations and effective 
102.24 	on or after January 1, 2015.

102.25 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 626.556, subdivision 2, is amended 
102.26 	to read:
102.27 		Subd. 2.Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings 
102.28 	given them unless the specific content indicates otherwise:
102.29 	(a) "Accidental" means a sudden, not reasonably foreseeable, and unexpected occurrence 
102.30 	or event which:
102.31 	(1) is not likely to occur and could not have been prevented by exercise of due care; and
103.1 	(2) if occurring while a child is receiving services from a facility, happens when the 
103.2 	facility and the employee or person providing services in the facility are in compliance with 
103.3 	the laws and rules relevant to the occurrence or event.
103.4 	(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of human services.
103.5 	(c) "Facility" means:
103.6 	(1) a licensed or unlicensed day care facility, certified license-exempt child care center, 
103.7 	residential facility, agency, hospital, sanitarium, or other facility or institution required to 
103.8 	be licensed under sections 144.50 to 144.58, 241.021, or 245A.01 to 245A.16, or chapter 
103.9 	144H, 245D, or 245H;
103.10 	(2) a school as defined in section 120A.05, subdivisions 9, 11, and 13; and chapter 124E; 
103.11 	or
103.12 	(3) a nonlicensed personal care provider organization as defined in section 256B.0625, 
103.13 	subdivision 19a.
103.14 	(d) "Family assessment" means a comprehensive assessment of child safety, risk of 
103.15 	subsequent child maltreatment, and family strengths and needs that is applied to a child 
103.16 	maltreatment report that does not allege sexual abuse or substantial child endangerment. 
103.17 	Family assessment does not include a determination as to whether child maltreatment 
103.18 	occurred but does determine the need for services to address the safety of family members 
103.19 	and the risk of subsequent maltreatment.
103.20 	(e) "Investigation" means fact gathering related to the current safety of a child and the 
103.21 	risk of subsequent maltreatment that determines whether child maltreatment occurred and 
103.22 	whether child protective services are needed. An investigation must be used when reports 
103.23 	involve sexual abuse or substantial child endangerment, and for reports of maltreatment in 
103.24 	facilities required to be licensed or certified under chapter 245A, 245D, or 245H; under 
103.25 	sections 144.50 to 144.58 and 241.021; in a school as defined in section 120A.05, 
103.26 	subdivisions 9, 11, and 13, and chapter 124E; or in a nonlicensed personal care provider 
103.27 	association as defined in section 256B.0625, subdivision 19a.
103.28 	(f) "Mental injury" means an injury to the psychological capacity or emotional stability 
103.29 	of a child as evidenced by an observable or substantial impairment in the child's ability to 
103.30 	function within a normal range of performance and behavior with due regard to the child's 
103.31 	culture.
103.32 	(g) "Neglect" means the commission or omission of any of the acts specified under 
103.33 	clauses (1) to (9), other than by accidental means:
104.1 	(1) failure by a person responsible for a child's care to supply a child with necessary 
104.2 	food, clothing, shelter, health, medical, or other care required for the child's physical or 
104.3 	mental health when reasonably able to do so;
104.4 	(2) failure to protect a child from conditions or actions that seriously endanger the child's 
104.5 	physical or mental health when reasonably able to do so, including a growth delay, which 
104.6 	may be referred to as a failure to thrive, that has been diagnosed by a physician and is due 
104.7 	to parental neglect;
104.8 	(3) failure to provide for necessary supervision or child care arrangements appropriate 
104.9 	for a child after considering factors as the child's age, mental ability, physical condition, 
104.10 	length of absence, or environment, when the child is unable to care for the child's own basic 
104.11 	needs or safety, or the basic needs or safety of another child in their care;
104.12 	(4) failure to ensure that the child is educated as defined in sections 120A.22 and 
104.13 	260C.163, subdivision 11, which does not include a parent's refusal to provide the parent's 
104.14 	child with sympathomimetic medications, consistent with section 125A.091, subdivision 
104.15 	5;
104.16 	(5) nothing in this section shall be construed to mean that a child is neglected solely 
104.17 	because the child's parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the child's care in good 
104.18 	faith selects and depends upon spiritual means or prayer for treatment or care of disease or 
104.19 	remedial care of the child in lieu of medical care; except that a parent, guardian, or caretaker, 
104.20 	or a person mandated to report pursuant to subdivision 3, has a duty to report if a lack of 
104.21 	medical care may cause serious danger to the child's health. This section does not impose 
104.22 	upon persons, not otherwise legally responsible for providing a child with necessary food, 
104.23 	clothing, shelter, education, or medical care, a duty to provide that care;
104.24 	(6) prenatal exposure to a controlled substance, as defined in section 253B.02, subdivision 
104.25 	2, used by the mother for a nonmedical purpose, as evidenced by withdrawal symptoms in 
104.26 	the child at birth, results of a toxicology test performed on the mother at delivery or the 
104.27 	child at birth, medical effects or developmental delays during the child's first year of life 
104.28 	that medically indicate prenatal exposure to a controlled substance, or the presence of a 
104.29 	fetal alcohol spectrum disorder;
104.30 	(7) "medical neglect" as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision 6, clause (5);
104.31 	(8) chronic and severe use of alcohol or a controlled substance by a parent or person 
104.32 	responsible for the care of the child that adversely affects the child's basic needs and safety; 
104.33 	or
105.1 	(9) emotional harm from a pattern of behavior which contributes to impaired emotional 
105.2 	functioning of the child which may be demonstrated by a substantial and observable effect 
105.3 	in the child's behavior, emotional response, or cognition that is not within the normal range 
105.4 	for the child's age and stage of development, with due regard to the child's culture.
105.5 	(h) "Nonmaltreatment mistake" means:
105.6 	(1) at the time of the incident, the individual was performing duties identified in the 
105.7 	center's child care program plan required under Minnesota Rules, part 9503.0045;
105.8 	(2) the individual has not been determined responsible for a similar incident that resulted 
105.9 	in a finding of maltreatment for at least seven years;
105.10 	(3) the individual has not been determined to have committed a similar nonmaltreatment 
105.11 	mistake under this paragraph for at least four years;
105.12 	(4) any injury to a child resulting from the incident, if treated, is treated only with 
105.13 	remedies that are available over the counter, whether ordered by a medical professional or 
105.14 	not; and
105.15 	(5) except for the period when the incident occurred, the facility and the individual 
105.16 	providing services were both in compliance with all licensing requirements relevant to the 
105.17 	incident.
105.18 	This definition only applies to child care centers licensed under Minnesota Rules, chapter 
105.19 	9503. If clauses (1) to (5) apply, rather than making a determination of substantiated 
105.20 	maltreatment by the individual, the commissioner of human services shall determine that a 
105.21 	nonmaltreatment mistake was made by the individual.
105.22 	(i) "Operator" means an operator or agency as defined in section 245A.02.
105.23 	(j) "Person responsible for the child's care" means (1) an individual functioning within 
105.24 	the family unit and having responsibilities for the care of the child such as a parent, guardian, 
105.25 	or other person having similar care responsibilities, or (2) an individual functioning outside 
105.26 	the family unit and having responsibilities for the care of the child such as a teacher, school 
105.27 	administrator, other school employees or agents, or other lawful custodian of a child having 
105.28 	either full-time or short-term care responsibilities including, but not limited to, day care, 
105.29 	babysitting whether paid or unpaid, counseling, teaching, and coaching.
105.30 	(k) "Physical abuse" means any physical injury, mental injury, or threatened injury, 
105.31 	inflicted by a person responsible for the child's care on a child other than by accidental 
105.32 	means, or any physical or mental injury that cannot reasonably be explained by the child's 
106.1 	history of injuries, or any aversive or deprivation procedures, or regulated interventions, 
106.2 	that have not been authorized under section 125A.0942 or 245.825.
106.3 	Abuse does not include reasonable and moderate physical discipline of a child 
106.4 	administered by a parent or legal guardian which does not result in an injury. Abuse does 
106.5 	not include the use of reasonable force by a teacher, principal, or school employee as allowed 
106.6 	by section 121A.582. Actions which are not reasonable and moderate include, but are not 
106.7 	limited to, any of the following:
106.8 	(1) throwing, kicking, burning, biting, or cutting a child;
106.9 	(2) striking a child with a closed fist;
106.10 	(3) shaking a child under age three;
106.11 	(4) striking or other actions which result in any nonaccidental injury to a child under 18 
106.12 	months of age;
106.13 	(5) unreasonable interference with a child's breathing;
106.14 	(6) threatening a child with a weapon, as defined in section 609.02, subdivision 6;
106.15 	(7) striking a child under age one on the face or head;
106.16 	(8) striking a child who is at least age one but under age four on the face or head, which 
106.17 	results in an injury;
106.18 	(9) purposely giving a child poison, alcohol, or dangerous, harmful, or controlled 
106.19 	substances which were not prescribed for the child by a practitioner, in order to control or 
106.20 	punish the child; or other substances that substantially affect the child's behavior, motor 
106.21 	coordination, or judgment or that results in sickness or internal injury, or subjects the child 
106.22 	to medical procedures that would be unnecessary if the child were not exposed to the 
106.23 	substances;
106.24 	(10) unreasonable physical confinement or restraint not permitted under section 609.379, 
106.25 	including but not limited to tying, caging, or chaining; or
106.26 	(11) in a school facility or school zone, an act by a person responsible for the child's 
106.27 	care that is a violation under section 121A.58.
106.28 	(l) "Practice of social services," for the purposes of subdivision 3, includes but is not 
106.29 	limited to employee assistance counseling and the provision of guardian ad litem and 
106.30 	parenting time expeditor services.
107.1 	(m) "Report" means any communication received by the local welfare agency, police 
107.2 	department, county sheriff, or agency responsible for child protection pursuant to this section 
107.3 	that describes neglect or physical or sexual abuse of a child and contains sufficient content 
107.4 	to identify the child and any person believed to be responsible for the neglect or abuse, if 
107.5 	known.
107.6 	(n) "Sexual abuse" means the subjection of a child by a person responsible for the child's 
107.7 	care, by a person who has a significant relationship to the child, as defined in section 609.341, 
107.8 	or by a person in a position of authority, as defined in section 609.341, subdivision 10, to 
107.9 	any act which constitutes a violation of section 609.342 (criminal sexual conduct in the first 
107.10 	degree), 609.343 (criminal sexual conduct in the second degree), 609.344 (criminal sexual 
107.11 	conduct in the third degree), 609.345 (criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree), or
107.12 	609.3451 (criminal sexual conduct in the fifth degree), or 609.352 (solicitation of children 
107.13 	to engage in sexual conduct; communication of sexually explicit materials to children). 
107.14 	Sexual abuse also includes any act which involves a minor which constitutes a violation of 
107.15 	prostitution offenses under sections 609.321 to 609.324 or 617.246. Effective May 29, 2017, 
107.16 	sexual abuse includes all reports of known or suspected child sex trafficking involving a 
107.17 	child who is identified as a victim of sex trafficking. Sexual abuse includes child sex 
107.18 	trafficking as defined in section 609.321, subdivisions 7a and 7b. Sexual abuse includes 
107.19 	threatened sexual abuse which includes the status of a parent or household member who 
107.20 	has committed a violation which requires registration as an offender under section 243.166, 
107.21 	subdivision 1b, paragraph (a) or (b), or required registration under section 243.166, 
107.22 	subdivision 1b, paragraph (a) or (b).
107.23 	(o) "Substantial child endangerment" means a person responsible for a child's care, by 
107.24 	act or omission, commits or attempts to commit an act against a child under their care that 
107.25 	constitutes any of the following:
107.26 	(1) egregious harm as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision 14;
107.27 	(2) abandonment under section 260C.301, subdivision 2;
107.28 	(3) neglect as defined in paragraph (g), clause (2), that substantially endangers the child's 
107.29 	physical or mental health, including a growth delay, which may be referred to as failure to 
107.30 	thrive, that has been diagnosed by a physician and is due to parental neglect;
107.31 	(4) murder in the first, second, or third degree under section 609.185, 609.19, or 609.195;
107.32 	(5) manslaughter in the first or second degree under section 609.20 or 609.205;
107.33 	(6) assault in the first, second, or third degree under section 609.221, 609.222, or 609.223;
108.1 	(7) solicitation, inducement, and promotion of prostitution under section 609.322;
108.2 	(8) criminal sexual conduct under sections 609.342 to 609.3451;
108.3 	(9) solicitation of children to engage in sexual conduct under section 609.352;
108.4 	(10) malicious punishment or neglect or endangerment of a child under section 609.377 
108.5 	or 609.378;
108.6 	(11) use of a minor in sexual performance under section 617.246; or
108.7 	(12) parental behavior, status, or condition which mandates that the county attorney file 
108.8 	a termination of parental rights petition under section 260C.503, subdivision 2.
108.9 	(p) "Threatened injury" means a statement, overt act, condition, or status that represents 
108.10 	a substantial risk of physical or sexual abuse or mental injury. Threatened injury includes, 
108.11 	but is not limited to, exposing a child to a person responsible for the child's care, as defined 
108.12 	in paragraph (j), clause (1), who has:
108.13 	(1) subjected a child to, or failed to protect a child from, an overt act or condition that 
108.14 	constitutes egregious harm, as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision 14, or a similar law 
108.15 	of another jurisdiction;
108.16 	(2) been found to be palpably unfit under section 260C.301, subdivision 1, paragraph 
108.17 	(b), clause (4), or a similar law of another jurisdiction;
108.18 	(3) committed an act that has resulted in an involuntary termination of parental rights 
108.19 	under section 260C.301, or a similar law of another jurisdiction; or
108.20 	(4) committed an act that has resulted in the involuntary transfer of permanent legal and 
108.21 	physical custody of a child to a relative under Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 260C.201, 
108.22 	subdivision 11, paragraph (d), clause (1), section 260C.515, subdivision 4, or a similar law 
108.23 	of another jurisdiction.
108.24 	A child is the subject of a report of threatened injury when the responsible social services 
108.25 	agency receives birth match data under paragraph (q) from the Department of Human 
108.26 	Services.
108.27 	(q) Upon receiving data under section 144.225, subdivision 2b, contained in a birth 
108.28 	record or recognition of parentage identifying a child who is subject to threatened injury 
108.29 	under paragraph (p), the Department of Human Services shall send the data to the responsible 
108.30 	social services agency. The data is known as "birth match" data. Unless the responsible 
108.31 	social services agency has already begun an investigation or assessment of the report due 
108.32 	to the birth of the child or execution of the recognition of parentage and the parent's previous 
109.1 	history with child protection, the agency shall accept the birth match data as a report under 
109.2 	this section. The agency may use either a family assessment or investigation to determine 
109.3 	whether the child is safe. All of the provisions of this section apply. If the child is determined 
109.4 	to be safe, the agency shall consult with the county attorney to determine the appropriateness 
109.5 	of filing a petition alleging the child is in need of protection or services under section 
109.6 	260C.007, subdivision 6, clause (16), in order to deliver needed services. If the child is 
109.7 	determined not to be safe, the agency and the county attorney shall take appropriate action 
109.8 	as required under section 260C.503, subdivision 2.
109.9 	(r) Persons who conduct assessments or investigations under this section shall take into 
109.10 	account accepted child-rearing practices of the culture in which a child participates and 
109.11 	accepted teacher discipline practices, which are not injurious to the child's health, welfare, 
109.12 	and safety.

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

109.14 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 626.556, subdivision 3, is amended 
109.15 	to read:
109.16 		Subd. 3.Persons mandated to report; persons voluntarily reporting. (a) A person 
109.17 	who knows or has reason to believe a child is being neglected or physically or sexually 
109.18 	abused, as defined in subdivision 2, or has been neglected or physically or sexually abused 
109.19 	within the preceding three years, shall immediately report the information to the local welfare 
109.20 	agency, agency responsible for assessing or investigating the report, police department, 
109.21 	county sheriff, tribal social services agency, or tribal police department if the person is:
109.22 	(1) a professional or professional's delegate who is engaged in the practice of the healing 
109.23 	arts, social services, hospital administration, psychological or psychiatric treatment, child 
109.24 	care, education, correctional supervision, probation and correctional services, or law 
109.25 	enforcement; or
109.26 	(2) employed as a member of the clergy and received the information while engaged in 
109.27 	ministerial duties, provided that a member of the clergy is not required by this subdivision 
109.28 	to report information that is otherwise privileged under section 595.02, subdivision 1, 
109.29 	paragraph (c).; or
109.30 	(3) a member of a board or other entity whose licensees perform work within a school 
109.31 	facility.
109.32 	(b) Any person may voluntarily report to the local welfare agency, agency responsible 
109.33 	for assessing or investigating the report, police department, county sheriff, tribal social 
110.1 	services agency, or tribal police department if the person knows, has reason to believe, or 
110.2 	suspects a child is being or has been neglected or subjected to physical or sexual abuse.
110.3 	(c) A person mandated to report physical or sexual child abuse or neglect occurring 
110.4 	within a licensed facility shall report the information to the agency responsible for licensing 
110.5 	or certifying the facility under sections 144.50 to 144.58; 241.021; 245A.01 to 245A.16; 
110.6 	or chapter 144H, 245D, or 245H; or a nonlicensed personal care provider organization as 
110.7 	defined in section 256B.0625, subdivision 19a. A health or corrections agency receiving a 
110.8 	report may request the local welfare agency to provide assistance pursuant to subdivisions 
110.9 	10, 10a, and 10b. A board or other entity whose licensees perform work within a school 
110.10 	facility, upon receiving a complaint of alleged maltreatment, shall provide information about 
110.11 	the circumstances of the alleged maltreatment to the commissioner of education. Section 
110.12 	13.03, subdivision 4, applies to data received by the commissioner of education from a 
110.13 	licensing entity.
110.14 	(d) Notification requirements under subdivision 10 apply to all reports received under 
110.15 	this section.
110.16 	(e) For purposes of this section, "immediately" means as soon as possible but in no event 
110.17 	longer than 24 hours.

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

110.19 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 626.556, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
110.20 		Subd. 10.Duties of local welfare agency and local law enforcement agency upon 
110.21 	receipt of report; mandatory notification between police or sheriff and agency. (a) The 
110.22 	police department or the county sheriff shall immediately notify the local welfare agency 
110.23 	or agency responsible for child protection reports under this section orally and in writing 
110.24 	when a report is received. The local welfare agency or agency responsible for child protection 
110.25 	reports shall immediately notify the local police department or the county sheriff orally and 
110.26 	in writing when a report is received. The county sheriff and the head of every local welfare 
110.27 	agency, agency responsible for child protection reports, and police department shall each 
110.28 	designate a person within their agency, department, or office who is responsible for ensuring 
110.29 	that the notification duties of this paragraph are carried out. When the alleged maltreatment 
110.30 	occurred on tribal land, the local welfare agency or agency responsible for child protection 
110.31 	reports and the local police department or the county sheriff shall immediately notify the 
110.32 	tribe's social services agency and tribal law enforcement orally and in writing when a report 
110.33 	is received. When a police department or county sheriff receives a report or otherwise has 
110.34 	information indicating that a child has been the subject of physical abuse, sexual abuse, or 
111.1 	neglect by a person licensed by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board 
111.2 	or Board of School Administrators, it shall, in addition to its other duties under this section, 
111.3 	immediately inform the licensing board.
111.4 	(b) Upon receipt of a report, the local welfare agency shall determine whether to conduct 
111.5 	a family assessment or an investigation as appropriate to prevent or provide a remedy for 
111.6 	child maltreatment. The local welfare agency:
111.7 	(1) shall conduct an investigation on reports involving sexual abuse or substantial child 
111.8 	endangerment;
111.9 	(2) shall begin an immediate investigation if, at any time when it is using a family 
111.10 	assessment response, it determines that there is reason to believe that sexual abuse or 
111.11 	substantial child endangerment or a serious threat to the child's safety exists;
111.12 	(3) may conduct a family assessment for reports that do not allege sexual abuse or 
111.13 	substantial child endangerment. In determining that a family assessment is appropriate, the 
111.14 	local welfare agency may consider issues of child safety, parental cooperation, and the need 
111.15 	for an immediate response;
111.16 	(4) may conduct a family assessment on a report that was initially screened and assigned 
111.17 	for an investigation. In determining that a complete investigation is not required, the local 
111.18 	welfare agency must document the reason for terminating the investigation and notify the 
111.19 	local law enforcement agency if the local law enforcement agency is conducting a joint 
111.20 	investigation; and
111.21 	(5) shall provide immediate notice, according to section 260.761, subdivision 2, to an 
111.22 	Indian child's tribe when the agency has reason to believe the family assessment or 
111.23 	investigation may involve an Indian child. For purposes of this clause, "immediate notice" 
111.24 	means notice provided within 24 hours.
111.25 	If the report alleges neglect, physical abuse, or sexual abuse by a parent, guardian, or 
111.26 	individual functioning within the family unit as a person responsible for the child's care, or 
111.27 	sexual abuse by a person with a significant relationship to the child when that person resides 
111.28 	in the child's household or by a sibling, the local welfare agency shall immediately conduct 
111.29 	a family assessment or investigation as identified in clauses (1) to (4). In conducting a family 
111.30 	assessment or investigation, the local welfare agency shall gather information on the existence 
111.31 	of substance abuse and domestic violence and offer services for purposes of preventing 
111.32 	future child maltreatment, safeguarding and enhancing the welfare of the abused or neglected 
111.33 	minor, and supporting and preserving family life whenever possible. If the report alleges a 
111.34 	violation of a criminal statute involving sexual abuse, physical abuse, or neglect or 
112.1 	endangerment, under section 609.378, the local law enforcement agency and local welfare 
112.2 	agency shall coordinate the planning and execution of their respective investigation and 
112.3 	assessment efforts to avoid a duplication of fact-finding efforts and multiple interviews. 
112.4 	Each agency shall prepare a separate report of the results of its investigation or assessment. 
112.5 	In cases of alleged child maltreatment resulting in death, the local agency may rely on the 
112.6 	fact-finding efforts of a law enforcement investigation to make a determination of whether 
112.7 	or not maltreatment occurred. When necessary the local welfare agency shall seek authority 
112.8 	to remove the child from the custody of a parent, guardian, or adult with whom the child is 
112.9 	living. In performing any of these duties, the local welfare agency shall maintain appropriate 
112.10 	records.
112.11 	If the family assessment or investigation indicates there is a potential for abuse of alcohol 
112.12 	or other drugs by the parent, guardian, or person responsible for the child's care, the local 
112.13 	welfare agency shall conduct a chemical use assessment pursuant to Minnesota Rules, part 
112.14 	9530.6615.
112.15 	(c) When a local agency receives a report or otherwise has information indicating that 
112.16 	a child who is a client, as defined in section 245.91, has been the subject of physical abuse, 
112.17 	sexual abuse, or neglect at an agency, facility, or program as defined in section 245.91, it 
112.18 	shall, in addition to its other duties under this section, immediately inform the ombudsman 
112.19 	established under sections 245.91 to 245.97. The commissioner of education shall inform 
112.20 	the ombudsman established under sections 245.91 to 245.97 of reports regarding a child 
112.21 	defined as a client in section 245.91 that maltreatment occurred at a school as defined in 
112.22 	section 120A.05, subdivisions 9, 11, and 13, and chapter 124E.
112.23 	(d) Authority of the local welfare agency responsible for assessing or investigating the 
112.24 	child abuse or neglect report, the agency responsible for assessing or investigating the report, 
112.25 	and of the local law enforcement agency for investigating the alleged abuse or neglect 
112.26 	includes, but is not limited to, authority to interview, without parental consent, the alleged 
112.27 	victim and any other minors who currently reside with or who have resided with the alleged 
112.28 	offender. The interview may take place at school or at any facility or other place where the 
112.29 	alleged victim or other minors might be found or the child may be transported to, and the 
112.30 	interview conducted at, a place appropriate for the interview of a child designated by the 
112.31 	local welfare agency or law enforcement agency. The interview may take place outside the 
112.32 	presence of the alleged offender or parent, legal custodian, guardian, or school official. For 
112.33 	family assessments, it is the preferred practice to request a parent or guardian's permission 
112.34 	to interview the child prior to conducting the child interview, unless doing so would 
112.35 	compromise the safety assessment. Except as provided in this paragraph, the parent, legal 
113.1 	custodian, or guardian shall be notified by the responsible local welfare or law enforcement 
113.2 	agency no later than the conclusion of the investigation or assessment that this interview 
113.3 	has occurred. Notwithstanding rule 32 of the Minnesota Rules of Procedure for Juvenile 
113.4 	Courts, the juvenile court may, after hearing on an ex parte motion by the local welfare 
113.5 	agency, order that, where reasonable cause exists, the agency withhold notification of this 
113.6 	interview from the parent, legal custodian, or guardian. If the interview took place or is to 
113.7 	take place on school property, the order shall specify that school officials may not disclose 
113.8 	to the parent, legal custodian, or guardian the contents of the notification of intent to interview 
113.9 	the child on school property, as provided under this paragraph, and any other related 
113.10 	information regarding the interview that may be a part of the child's school record. A copy 
113.11 	of the order shall be sent by the local welfare or law enforcement agency to the appropriate 
113.12 	school official.
113.13 	(e) When the local welfare, local law enforcement agency, or the agency responsible 
113.14 	for assessing or investigating a report of maltreatment determines that an interview should 
113.15 	take place on school property, written notification of intent to interview the child on school 
113.16 	property must be received by school officials prior to the interview. The notification shall 
113.17 	include the name of the child to be interviewed, the purpose of the interview, and a reference 
113.18 	to the statutory authority to conduct an interview on school property. For interviews 
113.19 	conducted by the local welfare agency, the notification shall be signed by the chair of the 
113.20 	local social services agency or the chair's designee. The notification shall be private data 
113.21 	on individuals subject to the provisions of this paragraph. School officials may not disclose 
113.22 	to the parent, legal custodian, or guardian the contents of the notification or any other related 
113.23 	information regarding the interview until notified in writing by the local welfare or law 
113.24 	enforcement agency that the investigation or assessment has been concluded, unless a school 
113.25 	employee or agent is alleged to have maltreated the child. Until that time, the local welfare 
113.26 	or law enforcement agency or the agency responsible for assessing or investigating a report 
113.27 	of maltreatment shall be solely responsible for any disclosures regarding the nature of the 
113.28 	assessment or investigation.
113.29 	Except where the alleged offender is believed to be a school official or employee, the 
113.30 	time and place, and manner of the interview on school premises shall be within the discretion 
113.31 	of school officials, but the local welfare or law enforcement agency shall have the exclusive 
113.32 	authority to determine who may attend the interview. The conditions as to time, place, and 
113.33 	manner of the interview set by the school officials shall be reasonable and the interview 
113.34 	shall be conducted not more than 24 hours after the receipt of the notification unless another 
113.35 	time is considered necessary by agreement between the school officials and the local welfare 
114.1 	or law enforcement agency. Where the school fails to comply with the provisions of this 
114.2 	paragraph, the juvenile court may order the school to comply. Every effort must be made 
114.3 	to reduce the disruption of the educational program of the child, other students, or school 
114.4 	staff when an interview is conducted on school premises.
114.5 	(f) Where the alleged offender or a person responsible for the care of the alleged victim 
114.6 	or other minor prevents access to the victim or other minor by the local welfare agency, the 
114.7 	juvenile court may order the parents, legal custodian, or guardian to produce the alleged 
114.8 	victim or other minor for questioning by the local welfare agency or the local law 
114.9 	enforcement agency outside the presence of the alleged offender or any person responsible 
114.10 	for the child's care at reasonable places and times as specified by court order.
114.11 	(g) Before making an order under paragraph (f), the court shall issue an order to show 
114.12 	cause, either upon its own motion or upon a verified petition, specifying the basis for the 
114.13 	requested interviews and fixing the time and place of the hearing. The order to show cause 
114.14 	shall be served personally and shall be heard in the same manner as provided in other cases 
114.15 	in the juvenile court. The court shall consider the need for appointment of a guardian ad 
114.16 	litem to protect the best interests of the child. If appointed, the guardian ad litem shall be 
114.17 	present at the hearing on the order to show cause.
114.18 	(h) The commissioner of human services, the ombudsman for mental health and 
114.19 	developmental disabilities, the local welfare agencies responsible for investigating reports, 
114.20 	the commissioner of education, and the local law enforcement agencies have the right to 
114.21 	enter facilities as defined in subdivision 2 and to inspect and copy the facility's records, 
114.22 	including medical records, as part of the investigation. Notwithstanding the provisions of 
114.23 	chapter 13, they also have the right to inform the facility under investigation that they are 
114.24 	conducting an investigation, to disclose to the facility the names of the individuals under 
114.25 	investigation for abusing or neglecting a child, and to provide the facility with a copy of 
114.26 	the report and the investigative findings.
114.27 	(i) The local welfare agency responsible for conducting a family assessment or 
114.28 	investigation shall collect available and relevant information to determine child safety, risk 
114.29 	of subsequent child maltreatment, and family strengths and needs and share not public 
114.30 	information with an Indian's tribal social services agency without violating any law of the 
114.31 	state that may otherwise impose duties of confidentiality on the local welfare agency in 
114.32 	order to implement the tribal state agreement. The local welfare agency or the agency 
114.33 	responsible for investigating the report shall collect available and relevant information to 
114.34 	ascertain whether maltreatment occurred and whether protective services are needed. 
114.35 	Information collected includes, when relevant, information with regard to the person reporting 
115.1 	the alleged maltreatment, including the nature of the reporter's relationship to the child and 
115.2 	to the alleged offender, and the basis of the reporter's knowledge for the report; the child 
115.3 	allegedly being maltreated; the alleged offender; the child's caretaker; and other collateral 
115.4 	sources having relevant information related to the alleged maltreatment. The local welfare 
115.5 	agency or the agency responsible for investigating the report may make a determination of 
115.6 	no maltreatment early in an investigation, and close the case and retain immunity, if the 
115.7 	collected information shows no basis for a full investigation.
115.8 	Information relevant to the assessment or investigation must be asked for, and may 
115.9 	include:
115.10 	(1) the child's sex and age; prior reports of maltreatment, including any maltreatment 
115.11 	reports that were screened out and not accepted for assessment or investigation; information 
115.12 	relating to developmental functioning; credibility of the child's statement; and whether the 
115.13 	information provided under this clause is consistent with other information collected during 
115.14 	the course of the assessment or investigation;
115.15 	(2) the alleged offender's age, a record check for prior reports of maltreatment, and 
115.16 	criminal charges and convictions. The local welfare agency or the agency responsible for 
115.17 	assessing or investigating the report must provide the alleged offender with an opportunity 
115.18 	to make a statement. The alleged offender may submit supporting documentation relevant 
115.19 	to the assessment or investigation;
115.20 	(3) collateral source information regarding the alleged maltreatment and care of the 
115.21 	child. Collateral information includes, when relevant: (i) a medical examination of the child; 
115.22 	(ii) prior medical records relating to the alleged maltreatment or the care of the child 
115.23 	maintained by any facility, clinic, or health care professional and an interview with the 
115.24 	treating professionals; and (iii) interviews with the child's caretakers, including the child's 
115.25 	parent, guardian, foster parent, child care provider, teachers, counselors, family members, 
115.26 	relatives, and other persons who may have knowledge regarding the alleged maltreatment 
115.27 	and the care of the child; and
115.28 	(4) information on the existence of domestic abuse and violence in the home of the child, 
115.29 	and substance abuse.
115.30 	Nothing in this paragraph precludes the local welfare agency, the local law enforcement 
115.31 	agency, or the agency responsible for assessing or investigating the report from collecting 
115.32 	other relevant information necessary to conduct the assessment or investigation. 
115.33 	Notwithstanding sections 13.384 or 144.291 to 144.298, the local welfare agency has access 
115.34 	to medical data and records for purposes of clause (3). Notwithstanding the data's 
116.1 	classification in the possession of any other agency, data acquired by the local welfare 
116.2 	agency or the agency responsible for assessing or investigating the report during the course 
116.3 	of the assessment or investigation are private data on individuals and must be maintained 
116.4 	in accordance with subdivision 11. Data of the commissioner of education collected or 
116.5 	maintained during and for the purpose of an investigation of alleged maltreatment in a school 
116.6 	are governed by this section, notwithstanding the data's classification as educational, 
116.7 	licensing, or personnel data under chapter 13.
116.8 	In conducting an assessment or investigation involving a school facility as defined in 
116.9 	subdivision 2, paragraph (c), the commissioner of education shall collect investigative 
116.10 	reports and data that are relevant to a report of maltreatment and are from local law 
116.11 	enforcement and the school facility.
116.12 	(j) Upon receipt of a report, the local welfare agency shall conduct a face-to-face contact 
116.13 	with the child reported to be maltreated and with the child's primary caregiver sufficient to 
116.14 	complete a safety assessment and ensure the immediate safety of the child. The face-to-face 
116.15 	contact with the child and primary caregiver shall occur immediately if sexual abuse or 
116.16 	substantial child endangerment is alleged and within five calendar days for all other reports. 
116.17 	If the alleged offender was not already interviewed as the primary caregiver, the local welfare 
116.18 	agency shall also conduct a face-to-face interview with the alleged offender in the early 
116.19 	stages of the assessment or investigation. At the initial contact, the local child welfare agency 
116.20 	or the agency responsible for assessing or investigating the report must inform the alleged 
116.21 	offender of the complaints or allegations made against the individual in a manner consistent 
116.22 	with laws protecting the rights of the person who made the report. The interview with the 
116.23 	alleged offender may be postponed if it would jeopardize an active law enforcement 
116.24 	investigation.
116.25 	(k) When conducting an investigation, the local welfare agency shall use a question and 
116.26 	answer interviewing format with questioning as nondirective as possible to elicit spontaneous 
116.27 	responses. For investigations only, the following interviewing methods and procedures must 
116.28 	be used whenever possible when collecting information:
116.29 	(1) audio recordings of all interviews with witnesses and collateral sources; and
116.30 	(2) in cases of alleged sexual abuse, audio-video recordings of each interview with the 
116.31 	alleged victim and child witnesses.
116.32 	(l) In conducting an assessment or investigation involving a school facility as defined 
116.33 	in subdivision 2, paragraph (c), the commissioner of education shall collect available and 
116.34 	relevant information and use the procedures in paragraphs (j) and (k), and subdivision 3d, 
117.1 	except that the requirement for face-to-face observation of the child and face-to-face interview 
117.2 	of the alleged offender is to occur in the initial stages of the assessment or investigation 
117.3 	provided that the commissioner may also base the assessment or investigation on investigative 
117.4 	reports and data received from the school facility and local law enforcement, to the extent 
117.5 	those investigations satisfy the requirements of paragraphs (j) and (k), and subdivision 3d.

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

117.7 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 626.556, subdivision 10e, is amended 
117.8 	to read:
117.9 		Subd. 10e.Determinations. (a) The local welfare agency shall conclude the family 
117.10 	assessment or the investigation within 45 days of the receipt of a report. The conclusion of 
117.11 	the assessment or investigation may be extended to permit the completion of a criminal 
117.12 	investigation or the receipt of expert information requested within 45 days of the receipt of 
117.13 	the report.
117.14 	(b) After conducting a family assessment, the local welfare agency shall determine 
117.15 	whether services are needed to address the safety of the child and other family members 
117.16 	and the risk of subsequent maltreatment.
117.17 	(c) After conducting an investigation, the local welfare agency shall make two 
117.18 	determinations: first, whether maltreatment has occurred; and second, whether child 
117.19 	protective services are needed. No determination of maltreatment shall be made when the 
117.20 	alleged perpetrator is a child under the age of ten.
117.21 	(d) If the commissioner of education conducts an assessment or investigation, the 
117.22 	commissioner shall determine whether maltreatment occurred and what corrective or 
117.23 	protective action was taken by the school facility. If a determination is made that 
117.24 	maltreatment has occurred, the commissioner shall report to the employer, the school board, 
117.25 	and any appropriate licensing entity the determination that maltreatment occurred and what 
117.26 	corrective or protective action was taken by the school facility. In all other cases, the 
117.27 	commissioner shall inform the school board or employer and any appropriate licensing 
117.28 	entity that a report was received, the subject of the report, the date of the initial report, the 
117.29 	category of maltreatment alleged as defined in paragraph (f), the fact that maltreatment was 
117.30 	not determined, and a summary of the specific reasons for the determination.
117.31 	(e) When maltreatment is determined in an investigation involving a facility, the 
117.32 	investigating agency shall also determine whether the facility or individual was responsible, 
117.33 	or whether both the facility and the individual were responsible for the maltreatment using 
118.1 	the mitigating factors in paragraph (i). Determinations under this subdivision must be made 
118.2 	based on a preponderance of the evidence and are private data on individuals or nonpublic 
118.3 	data as maintained by the commissioner of education.
118.4 	(f) For the purposes of this subdivision, "maltreatment" means any of the following acts 
118.5 	or omissions:
118.6 	(1) physical abuse as defined in subdivision 2, paragraph (k);
118.7 	(2) neglect as defined in subdivision 2, paragraph (g);
118.8 	(3) sexual abuse as defined in subdivision 2, paragraph (n);
118.9 	(4) mental injury as defined in subdivision 2, paragraph (f); or
118.10 	(5) maltreatment of a child in a facility as defined in subdivision 2, paragraph (c).
118.11 	(g) For the purposes of this subdivision, a determination that child protective services 
118.12 	are needed means that the local welfare agency has documented conditions during the 
118.13 	assessment or investigation sufficient to cause a child protection worker, as defined in 
118.14 	section 626.559, subdivision 1, to conclude that a child is at significant risk of maltreatment 
118.15 	if protective intervention is not provided and that the individuals responsible for the child's 
118.16 	care have not taken or are not likely to take actions to protect the child from maltreatment 
118.17 	or risk of maltreatment.
118.18 	(h) This subdivision does not mean that maltreatment has occurred solely because the 
118.19 	child's parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the child's care in good faith selects 
118.20 	and depends upon spiritual means or prayer for treatment or care of disease or remedial care 
118.21 	of the child, in lieu of medical care. However, if lack of medical care may result in serious 
118.22 	danger to the child's health, the local welfare agency may ensure that necessary medical 
118.23 	services are provided to the child.
118.24 	(i) When determining whether the facility or individual is the responsible party, or 
118.25 	whether both the facility and the individual are responsible for determined maltreatment in 
118.26 	a facility, the investigating agency shall consider at least the following mitigating factors:
118.27 	(1) whether the actions of the facility or the individual caregivers were according to, 
118.28 	and followed the terms of, an erroneous physician order, prescription, individual care plan, 
118.29 	or directive; however, this is not a mitigating factor when the facility or caregiver was 
118.30 	responsible for the issuance of the erroneous order, prescription, individual care plan, or 
118.31 	directive or knew or should have known of the errors and took no reasonable measures to 
118.32 	correct the defect before administering care;
119.1 	(2) comparative responsibility between the facility, other caregivers, and requirements 
119.2 	placed upon an employee, including the facility's compliance with related regulatory standards 
119.3 	and the adequacy of facility policies and procedures, facility training, an individual's 
119.4 	participation in the training, the caregiver's supervision, and facility staffing levels and the 
119.5 	scope of the individual employee's authority and discretion; and
119.6 	(3) whether the facility or individual followed professional standards in exercising 
119.7 	professional judgment.
119.8 	The evaluation of the facility's responsibility under clause (2) must not be based on the 
119.9 	completeness of the risk assessment or risk reduction plan required under section 245A.66, 
119.10 	but must be based on the facility's compliance with the regulatory standards for policies 
119.11 	and procedures, training, and supervision as cited in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota 
119.12 	Rules.
119.13 	(j) Notwithstanding paragraph (i), when maltreatment is determined to have been 
119.14 	committed by an individual who is also the facility license or certification holder, both the 
119.15 	individual and the facility must be determined responsible for the maltreatment, and both 
119.16 	the background study disqualification standards under section 245C.15, subdivision 4, and 
119.17 	the licensing or certification actions under section 245A.06, 245A.07, 245H.06, or 245H.07
119.18 	apply.

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

119.20 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 631.40, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
119.21 		Subd. 1a.Certified copy of disqualifying offense convictions sent to public safety 
119.22 	and school districts. When a person is convicted of committing a disqualifying offense, 
119.23 	as defined in section 171.3215, subdivision 1, a gross misdemeanor, a fourth moving violation 
119.24 	within the previous three years, or a violation of section 169A.20, or a similar statute or 
119.25 	ordinance from another state, or if the person received a stay of adjudication for an offense 
119.26 	that, if convicted of, would require predatory offender registration under section 243.166,
119.27 	the court shall determine whether the offender is a school bus driver as defined in section 
119.28 	171.3215, subdivision 1, whether the offender possesses a school bus driver's endorsement 
119.29 	on the offender's driver's license and in what school districts the offender drives a school 
119.30 	bus. If the offender is a school bus driver or possesses a school bus driver's endorsement, 
119.31 	the court administrator shall send a certified copy of the conviction or stay of adjudication 
119.32 	to the Department of Public Safety and to the school districts in which the offender drives 
119.33 	a school bus within ten days after the conviction or stay of adjudication.

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

120.2 	Sec. 28. SURVEY OF TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS.
 120.3 	The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must survey board-approved 
120.4 	teacher preparation programs for teachers of elementary education, early childhood education, 
120.5 	special education, and reading intervention to determine the extent of dyslexia instruction 
120.6 	offered by the programs. The board may consult with the dyslexia specialist at the Department 
120.7 	of Education when developing the survey and reviewing the teacher preparation program 
120.8 	responses. The board must report its findings to the chairs and ranking minority members 
120.9 	of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 
120.10 	education policy and finance by January 2, 2019. The report must include information on 
120.11 	teacher preparation program instruction on screening for characteristics of dyslexia, 
120.12 	evidence-based instructional strategies for students showing characteristics of dyslexia, and 
120.13 	best practices for assisting students showing characteristics of dyslexia and their families. 
120.14 	The report must be submitted in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195.

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

120.16 	Sec. 29. TIERED LICENSURE RULES.
 120.17 	(a) By July 1, 2018, the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must 
120.18 	adopt in rule sections 30 to 48  as temporary rules that must expire upon the earlier of either 
120.19 	the adoption of rule draft R-4534 or January 1, 2019. The good cause exemption provided 
120.20 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), applies to the adoption of 
120.21 	rules required by this section.
120.22 	(b) Sections 30 to 48 expire upon the earlier of either the adoption of rule draft R-4534 
120.23 	or January 1, 2019.

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

120.25 	Sec. 30. DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL RULES FOR TEACHING LICENSES.
 120.26 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of sections 30 to 39, the terms in this 
120.27 	subdivision have the meanings given them.
120.28 	(b) "Assignment" means the course or courses taught in a school for which students are 
120.29 	granted credit.
120.30 	(c) "Board" means the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board.
120.31 	(d) "District" means a school district or a charter school.
121.1 	(e) "Field specific methods" means differentiated instructional strategies targeting content 
121.2 	and pedagogy for a singular licensure area to enable student learning.
121.3 	(f) "Good cause" means an applicant is unable to meet the requirements of a higher 
121.4 	licensure tier due to the lack of a reasonable path to a higher licensure tier or the path to a 
121.5 	higher licensure tier causes an undue burden on the applicant, as approved or denied by the 
121.6 	board.
121.7 	(g) "Innovative program" means a school within a district that is either a state-approved 
121.8 	area learning center or alternative learning program or provides a school board resolution 
121.9 	designating the school as an innovative program, including the reason for the designation.
121.10 	(h) "Licensure area" or "licensure field" means the content taught for which standards 
121.11 	have been adopted in Minnesota Rules.
121.12 	(i) "Professional license from another state" means a teaching license from a state other 
121.13 	than Minnesota that allows the individual to be a teacher of record.
121.14 	(j) "Related services teacher" means a teacher who holds a license issued by the board 
121.15 	consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.06, subdivision 2, and who meets the 
121.16 	requirements for a license issued pursuant to sections 42 to 46 and Minnesota Rules, parts 
121.17 	8710.6000 to 8710.6400.
121.18 	(k) "Student teaching" means a minimum of 12 weeks when an individual enrolled in a 
121.19 	teacher preparation program assumes teacher responsibilities while working with a 
121.20 	cooperating teacher who holds a Tier 3 or 4 license or a professional license from another 
121.21 	state in the subject area and a provider supervisor to practice and demonstrate the necessary 
121.22 	development of the individual's knowledge, skills, and dispositions to become a teacher. A 
121.23 	student teaching experience includes observation, feedback, and evaluation from the 
121.24 	cooperating teacher and provider supervisor.
121.25 	(l) "Teacher of record" means an individual who is responsible for the planning, 
121.26 	instruction, and assessment of students in a classroom and authorized to grant students credit 
121.27 	for meeting standards attributed to the content taught, or is part of a co-teaching assignment.
121.28 	(m) "Teacher preparation program" means a program approved by the board or the state 
121.29 	where the program resides that trains candidates in educational pedagogy and content-specific 
121.30 	pedagogy for any subset of the scope of licensure for students from birth to 21 years of age.
121.31 	(n) "Teaching license" or "teacher license" means a license that permits an individual 
121.32 	to be teacher of record. This includes Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, and Tier 4 licenses issued under 
121.33 	sections 31 to 34.
122.1 		Subd. 2.Teaching licenses, in general. (a) Teaching licenses must be granted by the 
122.2 	board to applicants who meet all requirements of applicable statutes and rules.
122.3 	(b) An applicant must qualify separately for each licensure area for which an application 
122.4 	is made.
122.5 	(c) A license becomes valid on the date issued by the board and expires on June 30 of 
122.6 	the expiration year. A Tier 1 or Tier 2 license, out-of-field permission, or innovative program 
122.7 	permission can be used until September 1 after the date of expiration if the placement is in 
122.8 	a summer school program at the district aligned to the license or is part of a year-round 
122.9 	school at the district aligned to the licensure area.
122.10 	(d) The board must request a criminal history background check be performed by the 
122.11 	Bureau of Criminal Apprehension consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.18, 
122.12 	subdivision 8, upon an individual applying for a teaching license or substitute license for 
122.13 	the first time. Upon renewal of a teaching license, permission, or substitute license, the 
122.14 	board must perform a new background check on the license holder that includes a review 
122.15 	for national arrests, charges, and convictions if a background check has not been completed 
122.16 	on the license holder within the last five years.
122.17 		Subd. 3.Addition to a Tier 3 or 4 license. When a licensure area is added to a Tier 3 
122.18 	or 4 license issued under sections 33 and 34, the expiration date is the date previously 
122.19 	established for the Tier 3 or 4 license in effect.
122.20 		Subd. 4.Movement between tiers. Teachers may apply to obtain a license in a higher 
122.21 	licensure tier at any time after the requirements for the higher tier have been met. The teacher 
122.22 	must be granted the license under a higher tier upon review and approval by the board 
122.23 	pursuant to the rules established for the license sought. Applicants may obtain a license in 
122.24 	a lower licensure tier only if they hold a Tier 2 license in one licensure field and a district 
122.25 	requests to hire the applicant for a different licensure field in which the applicant does not 
122.26 	meet the requirements for a Tier 2 license. A teacher may simultaneously hold a Tier 1 and 
122.27 	a Tier 2 license under this subdivision.
122.28 		Subd. 5.Multiple expiration dates. If a license holder has completed and verified the 
122.29 	renewal requirements for a currently held Tier 3 or 4 license issued under sections 33 and 
122.30 	34, the license holder may renew a currently held Tier 3 or 4 license up to one year before 
122.31 	the expiration date for the purpose of consolidating multiple expiration dates of any Tier 3 
122.32 	or 4 licenses held into one expiration date. The consolidation of multiple expiration dates 
122.33 	must be consolidated within a single tier.
123.1 		Subd. 6.Appeal. An applicant who is denied a teaching license by the board or who is 
123.2 	issued a license under a different licensure tier than what was sought may appeal the board's 
123.3 	decision under Minnesota Rules, part 8710.0900, and Minnesota Statutes, chapter 14, and 
123.4 	Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.188.
123.5 		Subd. 7.Licenses issued in error. A license issued in error to a person who does not 
123.6 	qualify for the license must be corrected without charge to the license holder, and the 
123.7 	corrections must be made without a hearing under Minnesota Rules, part 8710.0900, and 
123.8 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 14. A license issued in error is not valid.
123.9 		Subd. 8.Report. The board must issue an annual report by September 1 that summarizes 
123.10 	the previous fiscal year's Tier 1, 2, 3, and 4 licenses and out-of-field and innovative program 
123.11 	permissions, organized by licensure field, race and ethnicity, and district.
123.12 		Subd. 9.Fees. An applicant must pay an application fee for the review of the license 
123.13 	pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.21. A district must pay an application fee for 
123.14 	the review of a permission as set by the board.

123.15 	Sec. 31. TIER 1 LICENSE.
 123.16 		Subdivision 1.Purpose. If a district is unable to fill an open position with a teacher 
123.17 	holding a Tier 2, 3, or 4 license, a Tier 1 license must be issued, consistent with this section, 
123.18 	to an applicant who does not hold a Tier 2, 3, or 4 license on behalf of a district request 
123.19 	except as provided in section 30, subdivision 4. A Tier 1 license authorizes the license holder 
123.20 	to teach within the requesting district and the specific licensure field in the application.
123.21 		Subd. 2.Requirements. (a) The board must issue a Tier 1 license to an applicant upon 
123.22 	request by the designated administrator of the hiring district. The applicant must initiate the 
123.23 	application process and meet the requirements of this subdivision.
123.24 	(b) The applicant must:
123.25 	(1) hold the minimum of a bachelor's degree from a college or university located in the 
123.26 	United States that is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission or by the 
123.27 	regional association for accreditation of colleges and secondary schools, as verified by a 
123.28 	college transcript;
123.29 	(2) hold a credential from outside the United States that is equivalent to a bachelor's 
123.30 	degree, as verified by a credential evaluation completed by a credential evaluator approved 
123.31 	by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services or other board-approved 
123.32 	credential evaluation service; or
124.1 	(3) for applicants in career and technical education fields and career pathway courses 
124.2 	of study, have one of the following:
124.3 	(i) five years of relevant work experience aligned to the assignment;
124.4 	(ii) an associate's degree aligned to the assignment; or
124.5 	(iii) a professional certification aligned to the assignment.
124.6 	(c) The hiring district must show the position was posted for at least 15 days on the 
124.7 	board-approved statewide job board.
124.8 	(d) The hiring district must affirm the applicant:
124.9 	(1) will participate in a mentorship program, as available;
124.10 	(2) will participate in an evaluation aligned to the district's teacher development and 
124.11 	evaluation model under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.40, subdivision 8, or 122A.41, 
124.12 	subdivision 5, or, if the statutory models are not practicable, to another identified 
124.13 	district-aligned evaluation; and
124.14 	(3) has the necessary skills and knowledge to teach in the content field aligned to the 
124.15 	assignment.
124.16 	(e) A committee of board staff designated by the board must review applications that 
124.17 	meet board criteria for an emergency placement under this subdivision within two business 
124.18 	days. The committee may immediately issue an interim permission for a qualified Tier 1 
124.19 	license based on board-adopted minimum qualifications criteria pending review by the 
124.20 	board. The interim permission expires at the first possible review by the full board. The 
124.21 	board must review applications after the position has been posted on the board-approved 
124.22 	statewide job board for 15 days.
124.23 		Subd. 3.Duration. A Tier 1 license is valid for up to one year and expires on June 30 
124.24 	of the expiration year.
124.25 		Subd. 4.Position change. If a Tier 1 license holder moves to another licensure area 
124.26 	within a district or to another district, prior to the expiration of the Tier 1 license, the license 
124.27 	holder must initiate a new application, including paying the application fee, and the hiring 
124.28 	district must meet the requirements under subdivision 2 for the new position. The applicant 
124.29 	is not required to complete a new background check by the board. The Tier 1 license issued 
124.30 	by the board under this subdivision is considered a new license, not a renewal.

125.1 	Sec. 32. TIER 2 LICENSE.
 125.2 		Subdivision 1.Purpose. A Tier 2 license must be issued, consistent with this part, to an 
125.3 	applicant on behalf of a district request. A Tier 2 license authorizes the license holder to 
125.4 	teach within the requesting district and the specific licensure field in the application.
125.5 		Subd. 2.Requirements. (a) The board must issue a Tier 2 license to an applicant upon 
125.6 	request by the designated administrator of the hiring district. The applicant must initiate the 
125.7 	application process and must meet the requirements of this subdivision.
125.8 	(b) The applicant must:
125.9 	(1) hold the minimum of a bachelor's degree from a college or university located in the 
125.10 	United States that is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission or by the 
125.11 	regional association for accreditation of colleges and secondary schools, as verified by a 
125.12 	college transcript;
125.13 	(2) hold a credential from outside the United States that is equivalent to a bachelor's 
125.14 	degree, as verified by a credential evaluation completed by a credential evaluator approved 
125.15 	by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services or other board-approved 
125.16 	credential evaluation service; or
125.17 	(3) for applicants in career and technical education fields and career pathway courses 
125.18 	of study, have one of the following:
125.19 	(i) five years of relevant work experience aligned to the assignment;
125.20 	(ii) an associate's degree aligned to the assignment; or
125.21 	(iii) a professional certification aligned to the assignment.
125.22 	(c) The applicant must:
125.23 	(1) be enrolled in a board-approved teacher preparation program aligned to the licensure 
125.24 	field;
125.25 	(2) hold a master's degree, or equivalent, aligned to the assignment from a college or 
125.26 	university located in the United States that is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning 
125.27 	Commission or by the regional association for accreditation of colleges and secondary 
125.28 	schools, as verified by a college transcript; or
125.29 	(3) show completion of two of the following:
125.30 	(i) at least eight upper division or graduate-level credits aligned to the assignment;
126.1 	(ii) field-specific methods in a state-approved teacher preparation program aligned to 
126.2 	the assignment;
126.3 	(iii) at least two years of experience teaching as the teacher of record aligned to the 
126.4 	assignment;
126.5 	(iv) board-adopted pedagogy and content examinations with passing scores aligned to 
126.6 	the licensure area. Any licensure area that does not have a board-approved content 
126.7 	examination is exempt from the content examination requirement; or
126.8 	(v) a state-approved teacher preparation program aligned to the licensure area.
126.9 	(d) The hiring district must affirm the applicant will participate in mentorship as available 
126.10 	and evaluation aligned to the district's teacher development and evaluation model under 
126.11 	Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.40, subdivision 8, or 122A.41, subdivision 5, or, if the 
126.12 	statutory models are not practicable, to another identified district-aligned evaluation.
126.13 		Subd. 3.Duration. A Tier 2 license is valid for up to two years and expires on June 30 
126.14 	of the expiration year.
126.15 		Subd. 4.Position change. If a Tier 2 license holder moves to another licensure area 
126.16 	within a district or to another district, prior to the expiration of the Tier 2 license, the license 
126.17 	holder must initiate a new application, including paying the application fee, and the hiring 
126.18 	district must meet the requirements under subdivision 2 for the new position. The applicant 
126.19 	is not required to complete a new background check by the board. The Tier 2 license issued 
126.20 	by the board under this subdivision is considered a new license, not a renewal.

126.21 	Sec. 33. TIER 3 LICENSE.
 126.22 		Subdivision 1.Purpose. A Tier 3 license must be issued to an applicant, consistent with 
126.23 	this part, aligned to the scope and field of the applicant's training and experience. A Tier 3 
126.24 	license authorizes the license holder to teach within the specific licensure field for which 
126.25 	board rules exist.
126.26 		Subd. 2.Requirements.  (a) The board must issue a Tier 3 license if the applicant meets 
126.27 	all of the requirements of this subdivision.
126.28 	(b) The applicant must:
126.29 	(1) hold the minimum of a bachelor's degree from a college or university located in the 
126.30 	United States that is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission or by the 
126.31 	regional association for accreditation of colleges and secondary schools, as verified by a 
126.32 	college transcript;
127.1 	(2) hold a credential from outside the United States that is equivalent to a bachelor's 
127.2 	degree, as verified by a credential evaluation completed by a credential evaluator approved 
127.3 	by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services or other board-approved 
127.4 	credential evaluation service; or
127.5 	(3) for applicants in career and technical education fields and career pathway courses 
127.6 	of study, have one of the following:
127.7 	(i) five years of relevant work experience aligned to the licensure area sought;
127.8 	(ii) an associate's degree aligned to the licensure area sought; or
127.9 	(iii) a professional certification aligned to the licensure area sought from an approved 
127.10 	certifying organization.
127.11 	(c) The applicant must obtain passing scores on the board-approved pedagogy and content 
127.12 	examinations aligned to the licensure area sought. Any licensure area that does not have a 
127.13 	board-approved content examination is exempt from the content examination requirement.
127.14 	(d) The applicant must show one of the following:
127.15 	(1) completion of a board-approved conventional, nonconventional, or alternative teacher 
127.16 	preparation program aligned to the licensure area sought. The board must accept certifications 
127.17 	in related services positions under sections 41 to 45 and Minnesota Rules, parts 8710.6000 
127.18 	to 8710.6400, in lieu of completion of a board-approved teacher preparation program;
127.19 	(2) completion of a preparation program approved in another state aligned to the licensure 
127.20 	area sought that included field-specific student teaching equivalent to field-specific student 
127.21 	teaching in Minnesota-approved teacher preparation programs. The applicant is exempt 
127.22 	from field-specific student teaching if the applicant has at least two years of field-specific 
127.23 	experience teaching as the teacher of record in the licensure area sought;
127.24 	(3) recommendation for licensure via portfolio application aligned to the licensure area 
127.25 	sought;
127.26 	(4) holds or held a professional license from another state in good standing aligned to 
127.27 	the licensure area sought with at least two years of experience teaching as the teacher of 
127.28 	record aligned to the licensure area sought; or
127.29 	(5) has at least three years of experience teaching as the teacher of record aligned to the 
127.30 	licensure area sought under a Tier 2 license and presents evidence of summative teacher 
127.31 	evaluations that did not result in placing or otherwise keeping the teacher on an improvement 
127.32 	process aligned to the district's teacher development and evaluation plan.
128.1 		Subd. 3.Duration. A Tier 3 license is valid for up to three years and expires on June 
128.2 	30 of the expiration year.
128.3 		Subd. 4.Restrictions. (a) An applicant whose content training or experience does not 
128.4 	align to a currently approved Minnesota license, but for which past rules have been adopted, 
128.5 	and who meets all other requirements of subdivision 2, must be issued a Tier 3 license 
128.6 	restricted to the scope and licensure area of the applicant's content training or experience.
128.7 	(b) Applicants with content training and experience within two grade levels of a currently 
128.8 	approved Minnesota licensure scope must be granted the full scope of the Minnesota license.
128.9 	(c) Applicants who meet the requirements of subdivision 2, paragraphs (b) and (c), from 
128.10 	a Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education accredited training center must 
128.11 	be issued a Tier 3 license restricted to a Montessori setting and aligned to the scope of 
128.12 	training.

128.13 	Sec. 34. TIER 4 LICENSE.
 128.14 		Subdivision 1.Purpose. A Tier 4 license authorizes the license holder, consistent with 
128.15 	this part, to teach in the field and scope aligned to the license holder's preparation. A Tier 
128.16 	4 license indicates the license holder has had at least three years of experience in Minnesota 
128.17 	within the field and scope of licensure and completed the professional development 
128.18 	requirements mandated by statute.
128.19 		Subd. 2.Requirements. (a) The board must issue a Tier 4 license if the applicant meets 
128.20 	all of the requirements of this subdivision.
128.21 	(b) The applicant must:
128.22 	(1) hold the minimum of a bachelor's degree from a college or university located in the 
128.23 	United States that is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission or by the 
128.24 	regional association for accreditation of colleges and secondary schools, as verified by a 
128.25 	college transcript;
128.26 	(2) hold a credential from outside the United States that is equivalent to a bachelor's 
128.27 	degree, as verified by a credential evaluation completed by a credential evaluator approved 
128.28 	by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services or other board-approved 
128.29 	credential evaluation service; or
128.30 	(3) for applicants in career and technical education fields and career pathway courses 
128.31 	of study, have one of the following:
128.32 	(i) five years of relevant work experience aligned to the licensure area sought;
129.1 	(ii) an associate's degree aligned to the licensure area sought; or
129.2 	(iii) a professional certification aligned to the licensure area sought from an approved 
129.3 	certifying organization.
129.4 	(c) The applicant must have completed one of the following:
129.5 	(1) a board-approved conventional, nonconventional, or alternative teacher preparation 
129.6 	program aligned to the licensure area sought. The board must accept certifications in related 
129.7 	services positions under sections 41 to 45 and Minnesota Rules, parts 8710.6000 to 
129.8 	8710.6400, in lieu of completion of a board-approved teacher preparation program; or
129.9 	(2) a preparation program approved in another state aligned to the licensure area sought 
129.10 	that included field-specific student teaching equivalent to field-specific student teaching in 
129.11 	Minnesota-approved teacher preparation programs. The applicant is exempt from 
129.12 	field-specific student teaching if the applicant has at least two years of field-specific 
129.13 	experience teaching as the teacher of record.
129.14 	(d) The applicant must obtain passing scores on the board-approved skills, pedagogy, 
129.15 	and content examinations aligned to the licensure area sought. Any licensure area that does 
129.16 	not have a board-approved content examination is exempt from the content examination 
129.17 	requirement.
129.18 	(e) The applicant must have at least three years of experience teaching in Minnesota as 
129.19 	the teacher of record.
129.20 	(f) The applicant's most recent summative evaluation must not have resulted in placing 
129.21 	or otherwise keeping the teacher in an improvement process aligned to the district's teacher 
129.22 	development and evaluation plan.
129.23 	(g) The applicant must have participated in mentorship and evaluation aligned to the 
129.24 	district's teacher development and evaluation model under Minnesota Statutes, section 
129.25 	122A.40, subdivision 8, or 122A.41, subdivision 5, or, if the statutory models are not 
129.26 	practicable, to another identified district-aligned evaluation.
129.27 		Subd. 3.Adding a Tier 4 license. To add an additional Tier 4 license, the applicant 
129.28 	must show evidence of meeting the requirements of subdivision 2, paragraph (d), and section 
129.29 	33, subdivision 2, paragraph (d), clause (1), (2), or (3), in the licensure area sought. An 
129.30 	applicant may add a teachers of science endorsement by meeting the requirements of 
129.31 	Minnesota Rules, part 8710.4770.
129.32 		Subd. 4.Duration. A Tier 4 license is valid for up to five years and expires on June 30 
129.33 	of the expiration year.
130.1 		Subd. 5.Restrictions. (a) An applicant whose content training or experience does not 
130.2 	align to a currently approved Minnesota license, but for which past rules have been adopted, 
130.3 	and who meets all other requirements of this part must be issued a Tier 4 license restricted 
130.4 	to the scope and licensure area of the applicant's content training or experience.
130.5 	(b) Applicants with content training and experience within two grade levels of a currently 
130.6 	approved Minnesota licensure scope must be granted the full scope of the Minnesota license.

130.7 	Sec. 35. OUT-OF-FIELD PERMISSION.
 130.8 		Subdivision 1.Purpose. An out-of-field permission authorizes a teacher holding a Tier 
130.9 	3 or 4 license, consistent with this part, to teach in a field not aligned with the Tier 3 or 4 
130.10 	license.
130.11 		Subd. 2.Requirements. (a) The board must issue an out-of-field permission upon request 
130.12 	by the designated administrator of the hiring district. The applicant must initiate the 
130.13 	application process, and the hiring district must show:
130.14 	(1) the applicant holds a valid Tier 3 or 4 license;
130.15 	(2) the applicant holds a license other than for a related services position under sections 
130.16 	41 to 45 and Minnesota Rules, parts 8710.6000 to 8710.6400;
130.17 	(3) the applicant approves the request; and
130.18 	(4) the position was posted for at least 15 days on the board-approved statewide job 
130.19 	board.
130.20 	(b) A committee of board staff designated by the board must review applications 
130.21 	requesting emergency placements under this subdivision within two business days. The 
130.22 	committee may immediately issue an out-of-field permission based on board-adopted criteria 
130.23 	pending review by the board. The board must review applications after the position has 
130.24 	been posted on the board-approved statewide job board for 15 days.
130.25 		Subd. 3.Duration. An out-of-field permission is valid for up to one year and expires 
130.26 	on June 30 of the expiration year.
130.27 		Subd. 4.Limitations and exceptions. (a) An individual cannot hold an out-of-field 
130.28 	permission to work in a related services position.
130.29 	(b) An out-of-field permission is limited to the licensure area and the district for which 
130.30 	it was granted.
131.1 	(c) An out-of-field permission granted for a summer school only position may be renewed 
131.2 	an unlimited number of times.

131.3 	Sec. 36. INNOVATIVE PROGRAM PERMISSION.
 131.4 		Subdivision 1.Purpose. An innovative program permission authorizes a licensed teacher, 
131.5 	consistent with this part, to teach multiple fields within an established innovative program.
131.6 		Subd. 2.Requirements. The board must issue an innovative program permission upon 
131.7 	request by the designated administrator of the hiring district. The applicant must initiate the 
131.8 	application process, and the hiring district must show:
131.9 	(1) the applicant holds a Tier 3 or 4 license; and
131.10 	(2) the teaching assignment is within an innovative program.
131.11 		Subd. 3.Duration. An innovative program permission is valid for up to one year and 
131.12 	expires on June 30 of the expiration year.
131.13 		Subd. 4.Renewal. An innovative program permission may be renewed an unlimited 
131.14 	number of times.

131.15 	Sec. 37. SHORT-CALL SUBSTITUTE LICENSE.
 131.16 		Subdivision 1.Purpose. A short-call substitute license authorizes the license holder to 
131.17 	replace the same teacher of record for no more than 15 consecutive school days.
131.18 		Subd. 2.Requirements. The board must issue a short-call substitute license to an 
131.19 	applicant who meets the requirements of this subdivision. The applicant must:
131.20 	(1) hold the minimum of a bachelor's degree from a college or university located in the 
131.21 	United States that is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission or by the 
131.22 	regional association for accreditation of colleges and secondary schools, as verified by a 
131.23 	college transcript;
131.24 	(2) hold a credential from outside the United States that is equivalent to a bachelor's 
131.25 	degree, as verified by a credential evaluation completed by a credential evaluator approved 
131.26 	by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services or other board-approved 
131.27 	credential evaluation service;
131.28 	(3) for applicants in career and technical education fields and career pathway courses 
131.29 	of study, have one of the following:
131.30 	(i) five years of relevant work experience aligned to the assignment;
132.1 	(ii) an associate's degree aligned to the assignment; or
132.2 	(iii) a professional certification aligned to the assignment from an approved certifying 
132.3 	organization; or
132.4 	(iv) be enrolled in and making meaningful progress, as defined by the provider, in a 
132.5 	board-approved teacher preparation program and have successfully completed student 
132.6 	teaching to be employed as a short-call substitute teacher.
132.7 		Subd. 3.Duration. A short-call substitute license is valid for up to three years and 
132.8 	expires on June 30 of the expiration year.
132.9 		Subd. 4.Renewal. An applicant must reapply for a short-call substitute license upon its 
132.10 	expiration.

132.11 	Sec. 38. LIFETIME SUBSTITUTE LICENSE.
 132.12 		Subdivision 1.Purpose. A lifetime substitute license is issued, consistent with this 
132.13 	section, to a retired teacher and authorizes the license holder to replace a teacher of record 
132.14 	who is on an approved leave of absence.
132.15 		Subd. 2.Requirements. The board must issue a lifetime substitute license to an applicant 
132.16 	who meets one of the following:
132.17 	(1) holds or held a Tier 3 or 4 license, a Minnesota five-year standard license or its 
132.18 	equivalent, or a professional license from another state and receives a retirement annuity 
132.19 	as a result of the person's teaching experience; or
132.20 	(2) holds or held a Tier 3 or 4 license or a Minnesota five-year standard license or its 
132.21 	equivalent, taught for at least three years in an accredited nonpublic school in Minnesota, 
132.22 	and receives a retirement annuity as a result of the person's teaching experience.
132.23 		Subd. 3.Duration. A lifetime substitute license does not expire.
132.24 		Subd. 4.Limitations. A teacher holding a lifetime substitute license may replace the 
132.25 	same teacher of record on an approved leave of absence for more than 15 consecutive school 
132.26 	days if the substitute teacher's previous Tier 3 or 4 license, Minnesota five-year standard 
132.27 	license or its equivalent, or professional license from another state is aligned to the 
132.28 	assignment.

133.1 	Sec. 39. TEACHERS OF READING.
 133.2 	A candidate for licensure to teach reading to students in kindergarten through grade 12 
133.3 	shall hold or qualify for a teaching license, as defined in section 30, valid for one or more 
133.4 	of the following student levels: elementary, middle, or secondary.

133.5 	Sec. 40. READING LEADER.
 133.6 	A candidate for licensure to teach reading to students in kindergarten through grade 12 
133.7 	shall hold or qualify for a teaching license, as defined in section 30, valid for one or more 
133.8 	of the following student levels: elementary, middle, or secondary.

133.9 	Sec. 41. SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST.
 133.10 		Subdivision 1.Exceptions. A speech-language pathologist teacher is not required to 
133.11 	pass content, pedagogy, or basic skills examinations.
133.12 		Subd. 2.Requirements for Tier 2 license. (a) A Tier 2 license issued under section 32 
133.13 	must be issued to a speech-language pathologist teacher if the requirements of this subdivision 
133.14 	are met.
133.15 	(b) The applicant must:
133.16 	(1) hold a baccalaureate degree in speech-language pathology or communication 
133.17 	disorders; and
133.18 	(2) be enrolled in a master's degree program. The recommending institution must agree 
133.19 	in writing to provide supervision for the speech-language pathologist teacher.
133.20 	(c) The hiring district must:
133.21 	(1) request a Tier 2 license from the board; and
133.22 	(2) affirm the applicant will participate in an evaluation aligned to the district's teacher 
133.23 	development and evaluation model under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.40, subdivision 
133.24 	8, or 122A.41, subdivision 5, or if the statutory models are not practicable, to another 
133.25 	identified district-aligned evaluation.
133.26 		Subd. 3.Requirements for Tier 3 license. A Tier 3 license issued under section 33 
133.27 	must be issued to a speech-language pathologist teacher if the applicant provides evidence 
133.28 	of:
134.1 	(1) having completed a master's degree in speech-language pathology from a program 
134.2 	accredited by the Council on Academic Affairs of the American Speech-Language-Hearing 
134.3 	Association; or
134.4 	(2) holding a valid certificate of clinical competence from the American 
134.5 	Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
134.6 		Subd. 4.Requirements for Tier 4 license. A Tier 4 license issued under section 34 
134.7 	must be issued to a speech-language pathologist teacher if the applicant:
134.8 	(1) meets all requirements for a Tier 3 license under subdivision 3;
134.9 	(2) has at least three years of experience as a speech-language pathologist teacher in 
134.10 	Minnesota schools; and
134.11 	(3) was not placed or otherwise kept in an improvement process aligned to the district's 
134.12 	teacher development and evaluation plan by the applicant's most recent summative evaluation.

134.13 	Sec. 42. SCHOOL NURSE.
 134.14 		Subdivision 1.Exceptions. A school nurse is not required to pass content, pedagogy, 
134.15 	or basic skills examinations.
134.16 		Subd. 2.Requirements for Tier 3 license. A Tier 3 license issued under section 33 
134.17 	must be issued to a school nurse if the applicant:
134.18 	(1)  holds a baccalaureate degree in nursing from a regionally accredited college or 
134.19 	university;
134.20 	(2)  is currently registered in Minnesota to practice as a licensed registered nurse under 
134.21 	the Board of Nursing; and
134.22 	(3)  is currently registered in Minnesota as a public health nurse under the Board of 
134.23 	Nursing.
134.24 		Subd. 3.Requirements for Tier 4 license. A Tier 4 license issued under section 34 
134.25 	must be issued to a school nurse if the applicant:
134.26 	(1) meets all requirements for a Tier 3 license under subdivision 2;
134.27 	(2) has at least three years of experience as a school nurse in Minnesota; and
134.28 	(3) was not placed or otherwise kept in an improvement process aligned to the district's 
134.29 	teacher development and evaluation plan by the applicant's most recent summative evaluation.
135.1 		Subd. 4.Maintaining board of nursing registration. In order to retain licensure as a 
135.2 	school nurse, current registration as a registered nurse and registration as a public health 
135.3 	nurse must be maintained at all times. Lapse of this registration or licensure is grounds for 
135.4 	revocation of licensure as a school nurse.
135.5 	Persons without baccalaureate degrees who hold valid licenses as school nurses may 
135.6 	continue to renew their licenses under subdivision 4, provided that requirements for renewal 
135.7 	are met. However, if a license is allowed to lapse, persons must meet the licensure 
135.8 	requirements in subdivision 2 or 3 in order to receive a current school nurse license.

135.9 	Sec. 43. SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST.
 135.10 		Subdivision 1.Exceptions. A school psychologist is not required to pass content, 
135.11 	pedagogy, or basic skills examinations.
135.12 		Subd. 2.Requirements for Tier 2 license. (a) A Tier 2 license issued under section 32 
135.13 	must be issued to a school psychologist if the requirements of this subdivision are met.
135.14 	(b) The applicant must:
135.15 	(1) provide evidence that the applicant has completed a school psychology program not 
135.16 	accredited by the National Association of School Psychologists and does not hold a National 
135.17 	School Psychologist Certification; or
135.18 	(2) hold a master's degree or equivalent in a school psychology program and provide 
135.19 	verification of completion of at least three years of preparation required for licensure as a 
135.20 	school psychologist. The recommending institution must verify completion of at least three 
135.21 	years of preparation required for licensure as a school psychologist, affirm that the institution 
135.22 	will assist in designing the learning experience, and provide supervision during the learning 
135.23 	experience.
135.24 	(c) The hiring district must:
135.25 	(1) request a Tier 2 license from the board;
135.26 	(2) affirm the applicant will participate in an evaluation aligned to the district's teacher 
135.27 	development and evaluation model under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.40, subdivision 
135.28 	8, or 122A.41, subdivision 5, or if the statutory models are not practicable, to another 
135.29 	identified district-aligned evaluation; and
135.30 	(3) if the applicant obtains a Tier 2 license pursuant to paragraph (b), clause (2), assign 
135.31 	a school psychologist who holds a Tier 3 or Tier 4 license issued under sections 33 and 34 
135.32 	to supervise the applicant.
136.1 		Subd. 3.Tier 2 license duration; renewal. (a) A Tier 2 license issued under subdivision 
136.2 	2, paragraph (b), clause (1), is valid for up to two years, expires on June 30 of the expiration 
136.3 	year, and may be renewed one time pursuant to board rules.
136.4 	(b) A Tier 2 license issued under subdivision 2, paragraph (b), clause (2), may be used 
136.5 	only in the requesting district, is valid for up to one school year, and expires on the June 30 
136.6 	following the date of issuance. The license may be renewed one time upon application to 
136.7 	the board if the applicant must complete the equivalent of one school year of internship 
136.8 	experience during the following school year. The license shall be revoked by the board if 
136.9 	it is demonstrated that the intent and purpose of the licensure have not been fulfilled.
136.10 		Subd. 4.Requirements for Tier 3 license. A Tier 3 license issued under section 33 
136.11 	must be issued to a school psychologist if the applicant has completed a preparation program 
136.12 	in school psychology accredited by the National Association of School Psychologists.
136.13 		Subd. 5.Requirements for Tier 4 license. A Tier 4 license issued under section 34 
136.14 	must be issued to a school psychologist if the applicant:
136.15 	(1) meets all requirements for a Tier 3 license issued under subdivision 4;
136.16 	(2) has at least three years of experience working as a school psychologist in Minnesota; 
136.17 	and
136.18 	(3) was not placed or otherwise kept in an improvement process aligned to the district's 
136.19 	teacher development and evaluation plan by the applicant's most recent summative evaluation.

136.20 	Sec. 44. SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER.
 136.21 		Subdivision 1.Exceptions. A school social worker is not required to pass content, 
136.22 	pedagogy, or basic skills examinations.
136.23 		Subd. 2.Requirements for Tier 3 license. A Tier 3 license issued under section 33 
136.24 	must be issued to a school social worker if the applicant:
136.25 	(1)  holds a baccalaureate or master's degree in social work from a program accredited 
136.26 	by the Council on Social Work Education; and
136.27 	(2)  is currently licensed in Minnesota to practice as a social worker under the Board of 
136.28 	Social Work.
136.29 		Subd. 3.Requirements for Tier 4 license. A Tier 4 license issued under section 34 
136.30 	must be issued to a school social worker if the applicant:
136.31 	(1) meets all requirements for a Tier 3 license under subdivision 2;
137.1 	(2) has at least three years of experience working as a school social worker in Minnesota; 
137.2 	and
137.3 	(3) was not placed or otherwise kept in an improvement process aligned to the district's 
137.4 	teacher development and evaluation plan by the applicant's most recent summative evaluation.

137.5 	Sec. 45. SCHOOL COUNSELOR.
 137.6 		Subdivision 1.Exceptions. A school counselor is not required to pass content, pedagogy, 
137.7 	or basic skills examinations.
137.8 		Subd. 2.Requirements for Tier 2 license. (a) A Tier 2 license issued under section 32 
137.9 	must be issued to a school counselor if the requirements of this subdivision are met.
137.10 	(b) The applicant must:
137.11 	(1) hold a baccalaureate degree;
137.12 	(2) be enrolled in an accredited school counselor education program;
137.13 	(3) have accumulated no less than 24 semester credit hours in school counseling-specific 
137.14 	coursework or content, including introduction to the field, counseling skills, and ethical 
137.15 	standards; and
137.16 	(4) verify to the board in writing a plan of study of full- or part-time enrollment to achieve 
137.17 	licensure within three years.
137.18 	(c) The hiring district must show the position was posted for at least 15 days on the 
137.19 	board-approved statewide job board.
137.20 	(d) The hiring district must:
137.21 	(1) request a Tier 2 license from the board; and
137.22 	(2) affirm the applicant will participate in an evaluation aligned to the district's teacher 
137.23 	development and evaluation model under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.40, subdivision 
137.24 	8, or 122A.41, subdivision 5, or if the statutory models are not practicable, to another 
137.25 	identified district-aligned evaluation.
137.26 	(e) Applicants granted a license to practice under this subdivision must obtain approval 
137.27 	to practice in writing from the school counseling program in which they are enrolled and 
137.28 	must be supervised by a duly licensed school counselor with no less than two years of 
137.29 	full-time practice experience.
137.30 		Subd. 3.Tier 2 license duration. A Tier 2 license issued under subdivision 2 is valid 
137.31 	for two years and may be renewed one time.
138.1 		Subd. 4.Requirements for Tier 3 license. A Tier 3 license issued under section 33 
138.2 	must be issued to a school counselor if the applicant:
138.3 	(1) holds a master's degree or the equivalent in school counseling from a college or 
138.4 	university that is regionally accredited by the association for the accreditation of colleges 
138.5 	and secondary schools; and
138.6 	(2) shows verification of having completed a preparation program approved by the state 
138.7 	where the program resides or the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related 
138.8 	Educational Services.
138.9 		Subd. 5.Requirements for Tier 4 license. A Tier 4 license issued under section 34 
138.10 	must be issued to a school counselor if the applicant:
138.11 	(1) meets all requirements for a Tier 3 license issued under subdivision 4;
138.12 	(2) has at least three years of experience working as a school counselor in Minnesota; 
138.13 	and
138.14 	(3) was not placed or otherwise kept in an improvement process aligned to the district's 
138.15 	teacher development and evaluation plan by the applicant's most recent summative evaluation.

138.16 	Sec. 46. DUTY OF LICENSEE TO RENEW.
 138.17 	It is the responsibility of the person seeking the renewal of a Tier 3 or 4 teaching license 
138.18 	to comply with licensure renewal requirements and to submit the application, appropriate 
138.19 	verification, and other supporting materials to the local continuing education/relicensure 
138.20 	committee, in accordance with procedures and due dates established by that committee.

138.21 	Sec. 47. CAREER PATHWAYS TEACHER.
 138.22 		Subdivision 1.Scope of practice. A career pathways teacher is authorized to teach 
138.23 	students the skills and information necessary for a specific career where that career does 
138.24 	not necessarily require a four-year degree and in which there are not board rules in place. 
138.25 	Such careers include but are not limited to law enforcement, cosmetology, and park services.
138.26 		Subd. 2.Licensure requirements. (a) A candidate for licensure as a career pathways 
138.27 	teacher must meet the requirements of this subdivision.
138.28 	(b) The applicant must have one of the following:
138.29 	(1) five years of relevant work experience;
138.30 	(2) at least an associate's degree aligned to the career field; or
139.1 	(3) a professional certification aligned to the career field from an approved certifying 
139.2 	organization.
139.3 	(c) The applicant must demonstrate to the board the standards of effective practice under 
139.4 	Minnesota Rules, part 8710.2000, have been met through standards of effective practice 
139.5 	coursework or experiences through a teacher preparation provider.

139.6 	Sec. 48.  REPEALER.
 139.7 	(a) Minnesota Rules, parts 8700.7620; 8710.0300, subparts 1, 1a, 2, 2a, 2b, 3, 5, 6, 7, 
139.8 	8, 9, 10, and 11; 8710.1000; 8710.1050; 8710.1250; 8710.1400; and 8710.1410, are repealed.
139.9 	(b) Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 122A.09, subdivision 1, and Minnesota 
139.10 	Rules, part 8710.2100, subparts 1 and 2, are repealed.

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

139.12 	ARTICLE 5
139.13 	SPECIAL EDUCATION

139.14 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 125A.76, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
139.15 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section and section 125A.79, 
139.16 	the definitions in this subdivision apply.
139.17 	(b) "Basic revenue" has the meaning given it in section 126C.10, subdivision 2. For the 
139.18 	purposes of computing basic revenue pursuant to this section, each child with a disability 
139.19 	shall be counted as prescribed in section 126C.05, subdivision 1.
139.20 	(c) "Essential personnel" means teachers, cultural liaisons, related services, and support 
139.21 	services staff providing services to students. Essential personnel may also include special 
139.22 	education paraprofessionals or clericals providing support to teachers and students by 
139.23 	preparing paperwork and making arrangements related to special education compliance 
139.24 	requirements, including parent meetings and individualized education programs. Essential 
139.25 	personnel does not include administrators and supervisors.
139.26 	(d) "Average daily membership" has the meaning given it in section 126C.05.
139.27 	(e) "Program growth factor" means 1.046 for fiscal years 2012 through 2015, 1.0 for 
139.28 	fiscal year 2016, 1.046 for fiscal year 2017, and the product of 1.046 and the program growth 
139.29 	factor for the previous year for fiscal year 2018 and later.
139.30 	(f) "Nonfederal special education expenditure" means all direct expenditures that are 
139.31 	necessary and essential to meet the district's obligation to provide special instruction and 
140.1 	services to children with a disability according to sections 124D.454, 125A.03 to 125A.24, 
140.2 	125A.259 to 125A.48, and 125A.65 as submitted by the district and approved by the 
140.3 	department under section 125A.75, subdivision 4, excluding expenditures:
140.4 	(1) reimbursed with federal funds;
140.5 	(2) reimbursed with other state aids under this chapter;
140.6 	(3) for general education costs of serving students with a disability;
140.7 	(4) for facilities;
140.8 	(5) for pupil transportation; and
140.9 	(6) for postemployment benefits.
140.10 	(g) "Old formula special education expenditures" means expenditures eligible for revenue 
140.11 	under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 125A.76, subdivision 2.
140.12 	(h) For the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf and the Minnesota State Academy 
140.13 	for the Blind, expenditures under paragraphs (f) and (g) are limited to the salary and fringe 
140.14 	benefits of one-to-one instructional and behavior management aides and one-to-one licensed, 
140.15 	certified professionals assigned to a child attending the academy, if the aides or professionals 
140.16 	are required by the child's individualized education program.
140.17 	(i) "Cross subsidy reduction aid percentage" means 1.0 percent for fiscal year 2014 and 
140.18 	2.27 percent for fiscal year 2015.
140.19 	(j) "Cross subsidy reduction aid limit" means $20 for fiscal year 2014 and $48 for fiscal 
140.20 	year 2015.
140.21 	(k) (i) "Special education aid increase limit" means $80 for fiscal year 2016, $100 for 
140.22 	fiscal year 2017, and, for fiscal year 2018 and later, the sum of the special education aid 
140.23 	increase limit for the previous fiscal year and $40.
140.24 	(l) (j) "District" means a school district, a charter school, or a cooperative unit as defined 
140.25 	in section 123A.24, subdivision 2. Notwithstanding section 123A.26, cooperative units as 
140.26 	defined in section 123A.24, subdivision 2, are eligible to receive special education aid under 
140.27 	this section and section 125A.79.
140.28 	(k) "Initial special education cross subsidy" means the greater of zero or:
140.29 	(1) the nonfederal special education expenditure under paragraph (f); plus
140.30 	(2) the cost of providing transportation services for pupils with disabilities under section 
140.31 	123B.92, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (4); minus
141.1 	(3) the special education aid under subdivision 2c and sections 125A.11, subdivision 1, 
141.2 	and 127A.47, subdivision 7; minus
141.3 	(4) the amount of general education revenue, excluding local optional revenue, plus 
141.4 	local optional aid and referendum equalization aid attributable to pupils receiving special 
141.5 	instruction and services outside the regular classroom for more than 60 percent of the school 
141.6 	day for the portion of time the pupils receive special instruction and services outside the 
141.7 	regular classroom, excluding portions attributable to district and school administration, 
141.8 	district support services, operations and maintenance, capital expenditures, and pupil 
141.9 	transportation.
141.10 	(l) "Special education equity metro region" means the districts with their administrative 
141.11 	offices located in Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, or Washington County 
141.12 	on January 1, 2012, and districts in other counties with 7,500 or more pupils in adjusted 
141.13 	average daily membership.
141.14 	(m) "Special education equity rural region" means the districts with their administrative 
141.15 	offices located outside Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, or Washington 
141.16 	County on January 1, 2012, and districts in other counties with less than 7,500 pupils in 
141.17 	adjusted average daily membership.

141.18 	Sec. 2. [125A.81] SPECIAL EDUCATION EQUITY AID.
141.19 		Subdivision 1.Special education equity aid. For fiscal year 2022 and later, a school 
141.20 	district's special education equity aid equals the greater of zero or, for the second preceding 
141.21 	year, the lesser of (1) 30 percent of the difference between the school district's initial special 
141.22 	education cross subsidy per pupil in adjusted average daily membership and the regional 
141.23 	average initial special education cross subsidy per pupil in adjusted average daily 
141.24 	membership, or (2) $120 times the district's adjusted average daily membership.
141.25 		Subd. 2.Special education equity region. The department must assign school districts 
141.26 	to special education equity regions under section 125A.76, subdivision 1, paragraphs (l) 
141.27 	and (m).
141.28 		Subd. 3.Regional equity cross subsidy. For each region established in subdivision 2, 
141.29 	the department must calculate the regional average initial special education cross subsidy 
141.30 	under section 125A.76, subdivision 1, paragraph (k), per pupil in adjusted average daily 
141.31 	membership for the second preceding year.

141.32 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2022 and later.

142.1 	Sec. 3. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 4, section 11, is amended to 
142.2 	read:
142.3 	Sec. 11. SPECIAL EDUCATION ADJUSTMENT; MONTICELLO SCHOOL 
142.4 	DISTRICT.
 142.5 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 125A.76 and 127A.45, special education 
142.6 	aid payments to Independent School District No. 882, Monticello, must be increased by 
142.7 	$800,000 in fiscal year 2018 to mitigate cash flow problems created by an unforeseeable 
142.8 	reduction in the district's special education aid for fiscal year 2016 as a result of the combined 
142.9 	effects of converting from a host district cooperative to a joint powers cooperative and 
142.10 	implementation of a new special education aid formula in the same fiscal year.
142.11 	(b) Special education aid payments to Independent School District No. 882, Monticello, 
142.12 	must not be reduced by the same amount in fiscal year 2019 to offset the fiscal year 2018 
142.13 	increase.
142.14 	(c) In addition to paragraphs (a) and (b), special education aid payments to Independent 
142.15 	School District No. 882, Monticello, must be increased by an additional $800,000 for fiscal 
142.16 	year 2019.

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

142.18 	Sec. 4. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 4, section 12, subdivision 2, as 
142.19 	amended by Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 7, section 12, is amended to read:
142.20 		Subd. 2.Special education; regular. For special education aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
142.21 	section 125A.75:

142.23142.22
		$
	1,341,161,000
1,366,903,000
	.....
	2018
	
142.25142.24
		$
	1,426,827,000
1,469,521,000
	.....
	2019
	
142.26 	The 2018 appropriation includes $156,403,000 for 2017 and $1,184,758,000
142.27 	$1,210,500,000 for 2018.
142.28 	The 2019 appropriation includes $166,667,000 $170,291,000 for 2018 and 
142.29 	$1,260,160,000 $1,299,230,000 for 2019.

143.1 	Sec. 5. SPECIAL EDUCATION WORKING GROUP.
 143.2 		Subdivision 1.Duties. (a) A working group on special education is created to review 
143.3 	special education delivery and costs in Minnesota and submit a written report to the 
143.4 	legislature recommending changes to contain costs. The report must:
143.5 	(1) review how school districts, charter schools, intermediate school districts, special 
143.6 	education cooperatives, education districts, and service cooperatives deliver special education 
143.7 	services, and the costs and benefits associated with each model;
143.8 	(2) compare relevant state and federal special education laws and regulations by reviewing 
143.9 	the 2013 evaluation report by the Office of the Legislative Auditor on special education 
143.10 	and other publicly available reports;
143.11 	(3) analyze trends in special education enrollment and the reasons for the increased 
143.12 	proportion of Minnesota students receiving special education, including identifying disparities 
143.13 	in student identification;
143.14 	(4) identify strategies or programs that would be effective in reducing the need for special 
143.15 	education services or could provide less-intensive special education services, when 
143.16 	appropriate;
143.17 	(5) analyze funding for children receiving special education services in a nonresident 
143.18 	district or charter school in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, sections 124E.21, 125A.11, 
143.19 	and 127A.47;
143.20 	(6) analyze the effect of the 2013 statutory changes to the state special education funding 
143.21 	formula, including interactions and conformity with federal funding formulas;
143.22 	(7) describe how school districts and charter schools use section 504 plans, including 
143.23 	criteria used to determine when a section 504 plan is appropriate and the prevalence of 
143.24 	section 504 plans in school districts and charter schools; and
143.25 	(8) review the 2013 evaluation report by the Office of the Legislative Auditor on special 
143.26 	education and whether any recommendations have been enacted or implemented.
143.27 	(b) In making its recommendations, the special education working group must develop 
143.28 	a ten-year strategic plan informed by the findings in paragraph (a) to help reduce the costs 
143.29 	contributing to the special education cross-subsidy and overall special education funding.
143.30 		Subd. 2.Members. (a) By June 1, 2018, the executive director of the following 
143.31 	organizations may appoint one representative of that organization to serve as a member of 
143.32 	the working group:
144.1 	(1) the National Alliance on Mental Illness Minnesota;
144.2 	(2) the Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights;
144.3 	(3) the Minnesota School Boards Association;
144.4 	(4) the Minnesota Administrators for Special Education;
144.5 	(5) the Minnesota Association of Charter Schools;
144.6 	(6) Education Minnesota;
144.7 	(7) the Minnesota Rural Education Association;
144.8 	(8) the Association of Metropolitan School Districts;
144.9 	(9) The Arc Minnesota;
144.10 	(10) the Autism Society of Minnesota;
144.11 	(11) the Minnesota Disability Law Center;
144.12 	(12) the Minnesota Alliance with Youth;
144.13 	(13) the Minnesota Education Equity Partnership;
144.14 	(14) Service Employees International Union Local 284;
144.15 	(15) the Minnesota Association of School Administrators;
144.16 	(16) the Minnesota Association of School Business Officials;
144.17 	(17) the Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs;
144.18 	(18) Schools for Equity in Education;
144.19 	(19) Decoding Dyslexia Minnesota; and
144.20 	(20) the Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association.
144.21 	(b) The commissioner of education must solicit applications for membership in the 
144.22 	working group, and based on the applications received, designate by June 25, 2018, the 
144.23 	following individuals to serve as members of the working group:
144.24 	(1) a representative from an intermediate school district;
144.25 	(2) a representative from a special education cooperative, education district, or service 
144.26 	cooperative;
144.27 	(3) a representative from the Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities;
145.1 	(4) a representative from the Commission of Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing 
145.2 	Minnesotans;
145.3 	(5) a representative from a school district in a city of the first class;
145.4 	(6) two students receiving special education services and a parent of a student receiving 
145.5 	special education services; and
145.6 	(7) one representative of a nonprofit organization specializing in early childhood 
145.7 	education issues.
145.8 		Subd. 3.Meetings. The commissioner of education, or the commissioner's designee, 
145.9 	must convene the first meeting of the working group no later than July 15, 2018. The working 
145.10 	group must select a chair or cochairs from among its members at the first meeting. The 
145.11 	working group must meet periodically. Meetings of the working group must be open to the 
145.12 	public.
145.13 		Subd. 4.Compensation. Working group members are not eligible to receive expenses 
145.14 	or per diem payments for serving on the working group.
145.15 		Subd. 5.Administrative support. The commissioner of education must provide technical 
145.16 	and administrative assistance to the working group upon request.
145.17 		Subd. 6.Report. (a) By January 15, 2019, the working group must submit a report 
145.18 	providing its findings and recommendations to the chairs and ranking minority members 
145.19 	of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education.
145.20 	(b) The legislature convening in January 2019 is encouraged to convene a legislative 
145.21 	study group to review the recommendations and ten-year strategic plan to develop its own 
145.22 	recommendations for legislative changes, as necessary.
145.23 		Subd. 7.Expiration. The working group expires on January 16, 2019, unless extended 
145.24 	by law.

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

145.26 	Sec. 6. COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION; WORKING GROUP.
 145.27 	The commissioner of education must convene a working group of interested stakeholders 
145.28 	including but not limited to, a designee each from the Perpich Center for Arts Education; 
145.29 	the Minnesota State Academies for the Deaf and Blind; The Children's Cabinet; and the 
145.30 	Minnesota State Interagency Committee to develop uniform definitions of the following 
145.31 	types of students:
146.1 	(1) gifted student;
146.2 	(2) talented student;
146.3 	(3) twice-exceptional student;
146.4 	(4) print disabled student;
146.5 	(5) reading disabled student; and
146.6 	(6) a section 504 student.
146.7 	The purpose of the definitions is to enable school districts and the state to keep a record of 
146.8 	the programs offered for the students. The commissioner must report the findings of the 
146.9 	working group to the legislative committees having jurisdiction over early childhood through 
146.10 	grade 12 education by January 18, 2019.

146.11 	ARTICLE 6
146.12 	FACILITIES, TECHNOLOGY, AND LIBRARIES

146.13 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 121A.335, subdivision 3, is 
146.14 	amended to read:
146.15 		Subd. 3.Frequency of testing. (a) The plan under subdivision 2 must include a testing 
146.16 	schedule for every building serving prekindergarten through grade 12 students. The schedule 
146.17 	must require that each building be tested at least once every five years. A school district 
146.18 	must begin testing school buildings by July 1, 2018, and complete testing of all buildings 
146.19 	that serve students within five years.
146.20 	(b) The commissioner of education must, in consultation with the commissioner of 
146.21 	health, determine the maximum contaminant level for lead in school drinking water. A 
146.22 	school district that finds the presence of lead exceeds the maximum contaminant level in 
146.23 	any water source that can provide water for consumption must either remediate that water 
146.24 	source and immediately shut off the water source until the source is remediated, or make 
146.25 	the water source unavailable.

146.26 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 121A.335, subdivision 5, is amended 
146.27 	to read:
146.28 		Subd. 5.Reporting. A school district that has tested its buildings for the presence of 
146.29 	lead shall make the results of the testing available to the public for review and must notify 
146.30 	parents of the availability of the information. If a test conducted under subdivision 3, 
146.31 	paragraph (a), reveals the presence of lead exceeds the maximum contaminant level, the 
147.1 	school district must immediately directly notify parents of the test result and any steps taken 
147.2 	to remediate the water source, or make the water source unavailable.

147.3 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.52, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
147.4 		Subd. 6.Disposing of surplus school computers. (a) Notwithstanding section 471.345, 
147.5 	governing school district contracts made upon sealed bid or otherwise complying with the 
147.6 	requirements for competitive bidding, other provisions of this section governing school 
147.7 	district contracts, or other law to the contrary, a school district under this subdivision may 
147.8 	dispose of school computers, including a tablet device, according to this subdivision.
147.9 	(b) A school district may dispose of a surplus school computer and related equipment 
147.10 	if the district disposes of the surplus property by conveying the property and title to:
147.11 	(1) another school district;
147.12 	(2) the state Department of Corrections;
147.13 	(3) the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; or
147.14 	(4) the family of a student residing in the district whose total family income meets the 
147.15 	federal definition of poverty.
147.16 	(c) If surplus school computers are not disposed of under paragraph (b), upon adoption 
147.17 	of a written resolution of the school board, when updating or replacing school computers, 
147.18 	including tablet devices, used primarily by students, a school district may sell or give used 
147.19 	computers or tablets to qualifying students at the price specified in the written resolution. 
147.20 	A student is eligible to apply to the school board for a computer or tablet under this 
147.21 	subdivision if the student is currently enrolled in the school and intends to enroll in the 
147.22 	school in the year following the receipt of the computer or tablet. If more students apply 
147.23 	for computers or tablets than are available, the school must first qualify students whose 
147.24 	families are eligible for free or reduced-price meals, and then dispose of the remaining 
147.25 	computers or tablets by lottery.

147.26 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2018.

147.27 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.595, is amended by adding a subdivision 
147.28 	to read:
147.29 		Subd. 13.Allocation from districts participating in agreements for secondary 
147.30 	education or interdistrict cooperation. For purposes of this section, a district with revenue 
147.31 	authority under subdivision 1 for indoor air quality, fire alarm and suppression, and asbestos 
148.1 	abatement projects under section 123B.57, subdivision 6, with an estimated cost of $100,000 
148.2 	or more per site and that participates in an agreement under section 123A.30 or 123A.32 
148.3 	may allocate the revenue authority among participating districts.

148.4 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.03, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
148.5 		Subd. 5.Records and data requirements. (a) A charter school must comply with 
148.6 	chapter 13 governing government data; and sections 121A.75 governing access to juvenile 
148.7 	justice records, and 260B.171, subdivisions 3 and 5, governing juvenile justice records.
148.8 	(b) A charter school must comply with section 120A.22, subdivision 7, governing the 
148.9 	transfer of students' educational records and sections 138.163 and 138.17 governing the 
148.10 	management of local records.
148.11 	(c) A charter school must comply with sections 125B.27 and 125B.28, governing 
148.12 	technology providers and educational data. A technology provider contracting with a charter 
148.13 	school must comply with sections 125B.27 and 125B.28.

148.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for the 2019-2020 school year and later.

148.15 	Sec. 6. [125B.27] TECHNOLOGY PROVIDER REQUIREMENTS.
148.16 		Subdivision 1.Technology provider definition. (a) "Technology provider" means a 
148.17 	person or entity who:
148.18 	(1) provides technological devices for student use or provides access to a software or 
148.19 	online application; and
148.20 	(2) creates, receives, or maintains educational data pursuant or incidental to a contract 
148.21 	with a school district.
148.22 	(b) A technology provider does not include a nonprofit organization that has the primary 
148.23 	purpose of expanding student access to postsecondary education and that obtains a student's 
148.24 	consent to utilize a student's personal information from education records for that purpose.
148.25 		Subd. 2.Educational data. (a) A technology provider is subject to the provisions of 
148.26 	section 13.05, subdivision 11. An assignee or delegee that creates, receives, or maintains 
148.27 	educational data is subject to the same restrictions and obligations under this section as the 
148.28 	technology provider.
148.29 	(b) Educational data created, received, or maintained by a technology provider pursuant 
148.30 	or incidental to a contract with a school district are not the technology provider's property.
149.1 	(c) If educational data maintained by the technology provider are subject to a breach of 
149.2 	the security of the data, as defined in section 13.055, the technology provider must, following 
149.3 	discovery of the breach, disclose to the school district all information necessary to fulfill 
149.4 	the requirements of section 13.055.
149.5 	(d) Unless renewal of the contract is reasonably anticipated, within 30 days of the 
149.6 	expiration of the contract, a technology provider must destroy or return to the appropriate 
149.7 	school district all educational data created, received, or maintained pursuant or incidental 
149.8 	to the contract.
149.9 	(e) A technology provider must not sell, share, or disseminate educational data, except 
149.10 	as provided by this section or as part of a valid delegation or assignment of its contract with 
149.11 	a school district.
149.12 		Subd. 3.Procedures. (a) A technology provider must establish written procedures to 
149.13 	ensure appropriate security safeguards are in place for educational data. A technology 
149.14 	provider's written procedures must require that:
149.15 	(1) only authorized employees or contractors can access the educational data; and
149.16 	(2) a person is authorized to access educational data only if access is necessary to fulfill 
149.17 	official duties.
149.18 	(b) A technology provider's written procedures establishing security safeguards for 
149.19 	educational data are public data, unless classified as not public under any other applicable 
149.20 	law.

149.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for the 2019-2020 school year and later.

149.22 	Sec. 7. [125B.28] SCHOOL DISTRICT REQUIREMENTS.
149.23 		Subdivision 1.Contract. A school board must provide a person who requests a copy 
149.24 	of a contract with a technology provider a copy of that contract within two weeks of the 
149.25 	request.
149.26 		Subd. 2.Training. (a) To promote understanding of and compliance with this section 
149.27 	and applicable provisions of sections 121A.065 and 125B.27, and the Family Educational 
149.28 	Rights and Privacy Act, United States Code, title 20, section 1232g, and its regulations as 
149.29 	provided by Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, part 99, a school district must:
149.30 	(1) provide information on available trainings on compliance with applicable provisions 
149.31 	of law under this subdivision to all employees with access to educational data; and
150.1 	(2) provide all employees and independent contractors with access to educational data 
150.2 	written materials on compliance with applicable provisions of law under this subdivision.
150.3 	(b) A school district employee with access to educational data is encouraged to participate 
150.4 	in training opportunities provided by a school district under paragraph (a), including free 
150.5 	online training on the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
150.6 	(c) The commissioner of education must provide a school district with information on 
150.7 	how employees and independent contractors with access to educational data may access 
150.8 	written materials on compliance with applicable provisions of law, in accordance with 
150.9 	paragraph (a), clause (2).

150.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for the 2019-2020 school year and later.

150.11 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 134.355, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
150.12 		Subd. 10.Award of funds. (a) The commissioner of education shall must develop an 
150.13 	application and a reporting form and procedures for regional library telecommunications 
150.14 	aid. Aid shall be based on actual costs including, but not limited to, connections, as 
150.15 	documented in e-rate funding commitment decision letters for category one services and 
150.16 	acceptable documentation for category two services and funds available for this purpose. 
150.17 	The commissioner shall must make payments directly to the regional public library system.
150.18 	(b) On March 15 of 2019, 2020, and 2021, the commissioner of education must reallocate 
150.19 	any unspent amounts appropriated for paragraph (a) to regional library systems for broadband 
150.20 	innovation programs, including equipment purchases, hot spot access devices, and other 
150.21 	programs designed to increase Internet access.
150.22 	(c) By January 15 of 2020, 2021, and 2022, the commissioner of education must report 
150.23 	to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over education on the previous fiscal year's 
150.24 	spending under this subdivision and make any recommendations for necessary program 
150.25 	changes.

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

150.27 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 205A.07, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
150.28 		Subd. 2.Sample ballot, posting. (a) For every school district primary, general, or special 
150.29 	election, the school district clerk shall at least four days before the primary, general, or 
150.30 	special election, post a sample ballot in the administrative offices of the school district for 
150.31 	public inspection, and shall post a sample ballot in each polling place on election day.
151.1 	(b) For a school district general or special election to issue bonds to finance a capital 
151.2 	project requiring review and comment under section 123B.71, the summary of the 
151.3 	commissioner's review and comment and supplemental information required under section 
151.4 	123B.71, subdivision 12, paragraph (a), shall be posted in the same manner as the sample 
151.5 	ballot under paragraph (a).

151.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for elections held on or after August 1, 
151.7 	2018.

151.8 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 475.58, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
151.9 		Subd. 4.Proper use of bond proceeds. The proceeds of obligations issued after approval 
151.10 	of the electors under this section may must only be spent: (1) for the purposes stated in the 
151.11 	ballot language; or (2) to pay, redeem, or defease obligations and interest, penalties, 
151.12 	premiums, and costs of issuance of the obligations. The proceeds may must not be spent 
151.13 	for a different purpose or for an expansion of the original purpose without the approval by 
151.14 	a majority of the electors voting on the question of changing or expanding the purpose of 
151.15 	the obligations.

151.16 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 475.59, subdivision 1, is amended 
151.17 	to read:
151.18 		Subdivision 1.Generally; notice. (a) When the governing body of a municipality resolves 
151.19 	to issue bonds for any purpose requiring the approval of the electors, it shall provide for 
151.20 	submission of the proposition of their issuance at a general or special election or town or 
151.21 	school district meeting. Notice of such election or meeting shall be given in the manner 
151.22 	required by law and shall state the maximum amount and the purpose of the proposed issue.
151.23 	(b) In any school district, the school board or board of education may, according to its 
151.24 	judgment and discretion, submit as a single ballot question or as two or more separate 
151.25 	questions in the notice of election and ballots the proposition of their issuance for any one 
151.26 	or more of the following, stated conjunctively or in the alternative: acquisition or enlargement 
151.27 	of sites, acquisition, betterment, erection, furnishing, equipping of one or more new 
151.28 	schoolhouses, remodeling, repairing, improving, adding to, betterment, furnishing, equipping 
151.29 	of one or more existing schoolhouses. The ballot question or questions submitted by a school 
151.30 	board must state the name of the plan or plans being proposed by the district as submitted 
151.31 	to the commissioner of education for review and comment under section 123B.71.
151.32 	(c) In any city, town, or county, the governing body may, according to its judgment and 
151.33 	discretion, submit as a single ballot question or as two or more separate questions in the 
152.1 	notice of election and ballots the proposition of their issuance, stated conjunctively or in 
152.2 	the alternative, for the acquisition, construction, or improvement of any facilities at one or 
152.3 	more locations.

152.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for elections held on or after August 1, 
152.5 	2018.

152.6 	Sec. 12. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 7, section 2, subdivision 5, is 
152.7 	amended to read:
152.8 		Subd. 5.Regional library telecommunications aid. (a) For regional library 
152.9 	telecommunications aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355:

152.10		$
	2,300,000
	.....
	2018
	
152.11		$
	2,300,000
	.....
	2019
	
152.12 	(b) The 2018 appropriation includes $230,000 for 2017 and $2,070,000 for 2018.
152.13 	(c) The 2019 appropriation includes $230,000 for 2018 and $2,070,000 for 2019.
152.14 	(d) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

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

152.16 	ARTICLE 7
152.17 	NUTRITION

152.18 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 123B.52, subdivision 7, is amended 
152.19 	to read:
152.20 		Subd. 7.Food service contracts. A contract between a school board and a food service 
152.21 	management company that complies with Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 
152.22 	210.16, 225.15, paragraph (m), or 226.21 may be renewed annually after its initial term for 
152.23 	not more than four additional years.

152.24 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.111, is amended to read:
152.25 	124D.111 RESPECTFUL SCHOOL MEALS POLICY; LUNCH AID; FOOD 
152.26 	SERVICE ACCOUNTING.
152.27 		Subdivision 1.School lunch aid computation. Each school year, the state must pay 
152.28 	participants in the national school lunch program the amount of 12.5 cents for each full paid 
152.29 	and free student lunch and 52.5 cents for each reduced-price lunch served to students.
153.1 		Subd. 2.Application. A school district, charter school, nonpublic school, or other 
153.2 	participant in the national school lunch program shall apply to the department for this 
153.3 	payment on forms provided by the department.
153.4 		Subd. 2a.Federal child and adult care food program; criteria and notice. The 
153.5 	commissioner must post on the department's Web site eligibility criteria and application 
153.6 	information for nonprofit organizations interested in applying to the commissioner for 
153.7 	approval as a multisite sponsoring organization under the federal child and adult care food 
153.8 	program. The posted criteria and information must inform interested nonprofit organizations 
153.9 	about:
153.10 	(1) the criteria the commissioner uses to approve or disapprove an application, including 
153.11 	how an applicant demonstrates financial viability for the Minnesota program, among other 
153.12 	criteria;
153.13 	(2) the commissioner's process and time line for notifying an applicant when its 
153.14 	application is approved or disapproved and, if the application is disapproved, the explanation 
153.15 	the commissioner provides to the applicant; and
153.16 	(3) any appeal or other recourse available to a disapproved applicant.
153.17 		Subd. 3.School food service fund. (a) The expenses described in this subdivision must 
153.18 	be recorded as provided in this subdivision.
153.19 	(b) In each district, the expenses for a school food service program for pupils must be 
153.20 	attributed to a school food service fund. Under a food service program, the school food 
153.21 	service may prepare or serve milk, meals, or snacks in connection with school or community 
153.22 	service activities.
153.23 	(c) Revenues and expenditures for food service activities must be recorded in the food 
153.24 	service fund. The costs of processing applications, accounting for meals, preparing and 
153.25 	serving food, providing kitchen custodial services, and other expenses involving the preparing 
153.26 	of meals or the kitchen section of the lunchroom may be charged to the food service fund 
153.27 	or to the general fund of the district. The costs of lunchroom supervision, lunchroom custodial 
153.28 	services, lunchroom utilities, and other administrative costs of the food service program 
153.29 	must be charged to the general fund.
153.30 	That portion of superintendent and fiscal manager costs that can be documented as 
153.31 	attributable to the food service program may be charged to the food service fund provided 
153.32 	that the school district does not employ or contract with a food service director or other 
153.33 	individual who manages the food service program, or food service management company. 
154.1 	If the cost of the superintendent or fiscal manager is charged to the food service fund, the 
154.2 	charge must be at a wage rate not to exceed the statewide average for food service directors 
154.3 	as determined by the department.
154.4 	(d) Capital expenditures for the purchase of food service equipment must be made from 
154.5 	the general fund and not the food service fund, unless the restricted balance in the food 
154.6 	service fund at the end of the last fiscal year is greater than the cost of the equipment to be 
154.7 	purchased.
154.8 	(e) If the condition set out in paragraph (d) applies, the equipment may be purchased 
154.9 	from the food service fund.
154.10 	(f) If a deficit in the food service fund exists at the end of a fiscal year, and the deficit 
154.11 	is not eliminated by revenues from food service operations in the next fiscal year, then the 
154.12 	deficit must be eliminated by a permanent fund transfer from the general fund at the end of 
154.13 	that second fiscal year. However, if a district contracts with a food service management 
154.14 	company during the period in which the deficit has accrued, the deficit must be eliminated 
154.15 	by a payment from the food service management company. A district's meal charge policy 
154.16 	may allow a district to collect unpaid meal debt that contributes to a food service fund 
154.17 	deficit. Such collection efforts must be consistent with subdivisions 4 and 5.
154.18 	(g) Notwithstanding paragraph (f), a district may incur a deficit in the food service fund 
154.19 	for up to three years without making the permanent transfer if the district submits to the 
154.20 	commissioner by January 1 of the second fiscal year a plan for eliminating that deficit at 
154.21 	the end of the third fiscal year.
154.22 	(h) If a surplus in the food service fund exists at the end of a fiscal year for three 
154.23 	successive years, a district may recode for that fiscal year the costs of lunchroom supervision, 
154.24 	lunchroom custodial services, lunchroom utilities, and other administrative costs of the food 
154.25 	service program charged to the general fund according to paragraph (c) and charge those 
154.26 	costs to the food service fund in a total amount not to exceed the amount of surplus in the 
154.27 	food service fund.
154.28 		Subd. 4.No fees. A participant that receives school lunch aid under this section must 
154.29 	make lunch available without charge and must not deny a school lunch to all participating 
154.30 	students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals, whether or not that student has an 
154.31 	outstanding balance in the student's meals account attributable to a la carte purchases or for 
154.32 	any other reason.
154.33 		Subd. 5.Respectful treatment. (a) The participant must also provide meals to 
154.34 	participating students in a respectful manner and ensure that any reminders for payment of 
155.1 	outstanding student meal balances do not demean or stigmatize any child participating in 
155.2 	the school lunch program and conform to the participant's school meals policy.
155.3 	(b) Once a participant has placed a meal on a tray or otherwise served the meal to a 
155.4 	student, the meal must not be subsequently withdrawn from the student by the cashier or 
155.5 	other school official whether or not the student has an outstanding meals balance.
155.6 	(c) Notwithstanding section 123B.38, the participant must not limit a student's 
155.7 	participation in any school activities, graduation ceremonies, field trips, athletics, activity 
155.8 	clubs, or other extracurricular activities or access to materials, technology, or other items 
155.9 	provided to other students because of unpaid meal balances. The participant must not impose 
155.10 	any other restriction prohibited under section 123B.37 due to unpaid student meal balances.
155.11 	(d) The participant must not discipline a student due to an unpaid student meal balance.

155.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2018.

155.13 	ARTICLE 8
155.14 	EARLY CHILDHOOD AND FAMILY SUPPORT

155.15 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.151, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
155.16 		Subd. 2.Program requirements. (a) A voluntary prekindergarten program provider 
155.17 	must:
155.18 	(1) provide instruction through play-based learning to foster children's social and 
155.19 	emotional development, cognitive development, physical and motor development, and 
155.20 	language and literacy skills, including the native language and literacy skills of English 
155.21 	learners, to the extent practicable;
155.22 	(2) measure each child's cognitive and social skills using a formative measure aligned 
155.23 	to the state's early learning standards when the child enters and again before the child leaves 
155.24 	the program, screening and progress monitoring measures, and others other age-appropriate 
155.25 	versions from the state-approved menu of kindergarten entry profile measures;
155.26 	(3) provide comprehensive program content including the implementation of curriculum, 
155.27 	assessment, and instructional strategies aligned with the state early learning standards, and 
155.28 	kindergarten through grade 3 academic standards;
155.29 	(4) provide instructional content and activities that are of sufficient length and intensity 
155.30 	to address learning needs including offering a program with at least 350 hours of instruction 
155.31 	per school year for a prekindergarten student;
156.1 	(5) provide voluntary prekindergarten instructional staff salaries comparable to the 
156.2 	salaries of local kindergarten through grade 12 instructional staff;
156.3 	(6) coordinate appropriate kindergarten transition with families, community-based 
156.4 	prekindergarten programs, and school district kindergarten programs;
156.5 	(7) involve parents in program planning and transition planning by implementing parent 
156.6 	engagement strategies that include culturally and linguistically responsive activities in 
156.7 	prekindergarten through third grade that are aligned with early childhood family education 
156.8 	under section 124D.13;
156.9 	(8) coordinate with relevant community-based services, including health and social 
156.10 	service agencies, to ensure children have access to comprehensive services;
156.11 	(9) coordinate with all relevant school district programs and services including early 
156.12 	childhood special education, homeless students, and English learners;
156.13 	(10) ensure staff-to-child ratios of one-to-ten and a maximum group size of 20 children;
156.14 	(11) provide high-quality coordinated professional development, training, and coaching 
156.15 	for both school district and community-based early learning providers that is informed by 
156.16 	a measure of adult-child interactions and enables teachers to be highly knowledgeable in 
156.17 	early childhood curriculum content, assessment, native and English language development 
156.18 	programs, and instruction; and
156.19 	(12) implement strategies that support the alignment of professional development, 
156.20 	instruction, assessments, and prekindergarten through grade 3 curricula.
156.21 	(b) A voluntary prekindergarten program must have teachers knowledgeable in early 
156.22 	childhood curriculum content, assessment, native and English language programs, and 
156.23 	instruction.
156.24 	(c) Districts and charter schools must include their strategy for implementing and 
156.25 	measuring the impact of their voluntary prekindergarten program under section 120B.11 
156.26 	and provide results in their world's best workforce annual summary to the commissioner of 
156.27 	education.

156.28 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 124D.151, subdivision 5, is amended 
156.29 	to read:
156.30 		Subd. 5.Application process; priority for high poverty schools. (a) To qualify for 
156.31 	program approval for fiscal year 2017, a district or charter school must submit an application 
156.32 	to the commissioner by July 1, 2016. To qualify for program approval for fiscal year 2018 
157.1 	and later voluntary prekindergarten under this section or school readiness plus under section 
157.2 	124D.152, a district or charter school must submit an application to the commissioner by 
157.3 	January 30 of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year in which the program will be 
157.4 	implemented. The application must include:
157.5 	(1) a description of the proposed program, including the number of hours per week the 
157.6 	program will be offered at each school site or mixed-delivery location;
157.7 	(2) an estimate of the number of eligible children to be served in the program at each 
157.8 	school site or mixed-delivery location; and
157.9 	(3) a statement of assurances signed by the superintendent or charter school director that 
157.10 	the proposed program meets the requirements of subdivision 2 or section 124D.152, 
157.11 	subdivision 2.
157.12 	(b) The commissioner must review all applications submitted for fiscal year 2017 by 
157.13 	August 1, 2016, and must review all applications submitted for fiscal year 2018 and later 
157.14 	by March 1 of the fiscal year in which the applications are received and determine whether 
157.15 	each application meets the requirements of paragraph (a).
157.16 	(c) The commissioner must divide all applications for new or expanded voluntary 
157.17 	prekindergarten programs under this section and school readiness plus programs under 
157.18 	section 124D.152 meeting the requirements of paragraph (a) and school readiness plus 
157.19 	programs into four five groups as follows: the Minneapolis and school district; the St. Paul 
157.20 	school districts district; other school districts located in the metropolitan equity region as 
157.21 	defined in section 126C.10, subdivision 28; school districts located in the rural equity region 
157.22 	as defined in section 126C.10, subdivision 28; and charter schools. Within each group, the 
157.23 	applications must be ordered by rank using a sliding scale based on the following criteria:
157.24 	(1) concentration of kindergarten students eligible for free or reduced-price lunches by 
157.25 	school site on October 1 of the previous school year. A school site may contract to partner 
157.26 	with a community-based provider or Head Start under subdivision 3 or establish an early 
157.27 	childhood center and use the concentration of kindergarten students eligible for free or 
157.28 	reduced-price meals from a specific school site as long as those eligible children are 
157.29 	prioritized and guaranteed services at the mixed-delivery site or early education center. For 
157.30 	school district programs to be operated at locations that do not have free and reduced-price 
157.31 	lunch concentration data for kindergarten programs for October 1 of the previous school 
157.32 	year, including mixed-delivery programs, the school district average concentration of 
157.33 	kindergarten students eligible for free or reduced-price lunches must be used for the rank 
157.34 	ordering;
158.1 	(2) presence or absence of a three- or four-star Parent Aware rated program within the 
158.2 	school district or close proximity of the district. School sites with the highest concentration 
158.3 	of kindergarten students eligible for free or reduced-price lunches that do not have a three- 
158.4 	or four-star Parent Aware program within the district or close proximity of the district shall 
158.5 	receive the highest priority, and school sites with the lowest concentration of kindergarten 
158.6 	students eligible for free or reduced-price lunches that have a three- or four-star Parent 
158.7 	Aware rated program within the district or close proximity of the district shall receive the 
158.8 	lowest priority; and
158.9 	(3) whether the district has implemented a mixed delivery system.
158.10 	(d) The limit on participation for the programs as specified in subdivision 6 must initially 
158.11 	be allocated among the four five groups based on each group's percentage share of the 
158.12 	statewide kindergarten enrollment on October 1 of the previous school year. Within each 
158.13 	group, the participation limit for fiscal years 2018 and 2019 must first be allocated to school 
158.14 	sites approved for aid in the previous year to ensure that those sites are funded for the same 
158.15 	number of participants as approved for the previous year. The remainder of the participation 
158.16 	limit for each group must be allocated among school sites in priority order until that region's 
158.17 	share of the participation limit is reached. If the participation limit is not reached for all 
158.18 	groups, the remaining amount must be allocated to the highest priority school sites, as 
158.19 	designated under this section, not funded in the initial allocation on a statewide basis. For 
158.20 	fiscal year 2020 and later, the participation limit must first be allocated to school sites 
158.21 	approved for aid in fiscal year 2017, and then to school sites approved for aid in fiscal year 
158.22 	2018 based on the statewide rankings under paragraph (c).
158.23 	(e) Once a school site or a mixed delivery site under subdivision 3 is approved for aid 
158.24 	under this subdivision, it shall remain eligible for aid if it continues to meet program 
158.25 	requirements, regardless of changes in the concentration of students eligible for free or 
158.26 	reduced-price lunches.
158.27 	(f) If the total number of participants approved based on applications submitted under 
158.28 	paragraph (a) is less than the participation limit under subdivision 6, the commissioner must 
158.29 	notify all school districts and charter schools of the amount that remains available within 
158.30 	30 days of the initial application deadline under paragraph (a), and complete a second round 
158.31 	of allocations based on applications received within 60 days of the initial application deadline.
158.32 	(g) Procedures for approving applications submitted under paragraph (f) shall be the 
158.33 	same as specified in paragraphs (a) to (d), except that the allocations shall be made to the 
158.34 	highest priority school sites not funded in the initial allocation on a statewide basis.

159.1 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 124D.151, subdivision 6, is amended 
159.2 	to read:
159.3 		Subd. 6.Participation limits. (a) Notwithstanding section 126C.05, subdivision 1, 
159.4 	paragraph (d), the pupil units for a voluntary prekindergarten program for an eligible school 
159.5 	district or charter school must not exceed 60 percent of the kindergarten pupil units for that 
159.6 	school district or charter school under section 126C.05, subdivision 1, paragraph (e).
159.7 	(b) In reviewing applications under subdivision 5, the commissioner must limit the 
159.8 	estimated state aid entitlement approved under this section to $27,092,000 for fiscal year 
159.9 	2017. If the actual state aid entitlement based on final data exceeds the limit in any year, 
159.10 	the aid of the participating districts must be prorated so as not to exceed the limit.
159.11 	(c) The commissioner must limit the total number of funded participants in the voluntary 
159.12 	prekindergarten program under this section to not more than 3,160.
159.13 	(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), the commissioner must limit the total number of 
159.14 	participants in the voluntary prekindergarten and school readiness plus programs to not 
159.15 	more than 6,160 participants for fiscal year 2018 and 7,160 participants for fiscal year 2019
159.16 	and later.

159.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2020 and later.

159.18 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.151, is amended by adding a subdivision 
159.19 	to read:
159.20 		Subd. 7.Parental notice and program choice. (a) At the time a child enrolls in a 
159.21 	voluntary prekindergarten or school readiness plus program, the school district or charter 
159.22 	school must notify the child's parent that the child may transfer to a qualifying early learning 
159.23 	scholarship program at any time.
159.24 	(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the parent of a child enrolled in a voluntary 
159.25 	prekindergarten program under this section, or a school readiness plus program under section 
159.26 	124D.152, may withdraw the child from either of these programs and enroll the child in a 
159.27 	qualifying program under section 124D.165. The Department of Education must calculate 
159.28 	the number of hours of instruction provided by the school district or charter school and 
159.29 	provide the proportionate remaining portion of the funds to the qualifying early learning 
159.30 	scholarship provider. The proportionate allocation of hours must be calculated based on the 
159.31 	hours of service provided to the child up to the day the school district or charter school 
159.32 	receives written notice from the parent of the parent's intent to transfer the child to a qualified 
159.33 	early learning scholarship provider.

160.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for fiscal year 2020 and later.

160.2 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.162, is amended to read:
160.3 	124D.162 KINDERGARTEN READINESS ASSESSMENT.
160.4 		Subdivision 1.Purpose of assessment. The purpose of kindergarten readiness assessment 
160.5 	is to determine whether children are prepared to enter school, to understand the connection 
160.6 	between kindergarten readiness and later academic achievement, and to produce data that 
160.7 	can inform the effectiveness of early childhood programs.
160.8 		Subd. 2.Commissioner duties. The commissioner of education may must implement 
160.9 	a kindergarten readiness assessment representative of incoming kindergartners. The 
160.10 	assessment must be based on the Department of Education Kindergarten Readiness 
160.11 	Assessment at kindergarten entrance study. The commissioner of education must provide 
160.12 	districts with a process for measuring, on a comparable basis, the kindergarten readiness of 
160.13 	incoming kindergartners. Districts that use the commissioner-provided process must annually 
160.14 	report kindergarten readiness results under this section to the department in the form and 
160.15 	manner determined by the commissioner. The commissioner must publicly report 
160.16 	kindergarten readiness results as part of the performance reports required under section 
160.17 	120B.36 and consistent with section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (2).

160.18 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 124D.165, subdivision 2, is amended 
160.19 	to read:
160.20 		Subd. 2.Family eligibility. (a) For a family to receive an early learning scholarship, 
160.21 	parents or guardians must meet the following eligibility requirements:
160.22 	(1) have an eligible child; and
160.23 	(2) have income equal to or less than 185 percent of federal poverty level income in the 
160.24 	current calendar year, or be able to document their child's current participation in the free 
160.25 	and reduced-price lunch program or Child and Adult Care Food Program, National School 
160.26 	Lunch Act, United States Code, title 42, sections 1751 and 1766; the Food Distribution 
160.27 	Program on Indian Reservations, Food and Nutrition Act, United States Code, title 7, sections 
160.28 	2011-2036; Head Start under the federal Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act 
160.29 	of 2007; Minnesota family investment program under chapter 256J; child care assistance 
160.30 	programs under chapter 119B; the supplemental nutrition assistance program; or placement 
160.31 	in foster care under section 260C.212. Parents or guardians are not required to provide 
161.1 	income verification under this clause if the child is an eligible child under paragraph (b), 
161.2 	clause (4) or (5).
161.3 	(b) An "eligible child" means a child who has not yet enrolled in kindergarten and is:
161.4 	(1) at least three but not yet five years of age on September 1 of the current school year;
161.5 	(2) a sibling from birth to age five of a child who has been awarded a scholarship under 
161.6 	this section provided the sibling attends the same program as long as funds are available;
161.7 	(3) the child of a parent under age 21 who is pursuing a high school degree or a course 
161.8 	of study for a high school equivalency test; or
161.9 	(4) homeless, in foster care, or in need of child protective services.
161.10 	(4) designated as a child in need of protection or services as defined under section 
161.11 	260C.007; or
161.12 	(5) designated as homeless under the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
161.13 	Act, United States Code, title 42, section 11434a.
161.14 	(c) A child who has received a scholarship under this section must continue to receive 
161.15 	a scholarship each year until that child is eligible for kindergarten under section 120A.20 
161.16 	and as long as funds are available.
161.17 	(d) Early learning scholarships may not be counted as earned income for the purposes 
161.18 	of medical assistance under chapter 256B, MinnesotaCare under chapter 256L, Minnesota 
161.19 	family investment program under chapter 256J, child care assistance programs under chapter 
161.20 	119B, or Head Start under the federal Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 
161.21 	2007.
161.22 	(e) A child from an adjoining state whose family resides at a Minnesota address as 
161.23 	assigned by the United States Postal Service, who has received developmental screening 
161.24 	under sections 121A.16 to 121A.19, who intends to enroll in a Minnesota school district, 
161.25 	and whose family meets the criteria of paragraph (a) is eligible for an early learning 
161.26 	scholarship under this section.

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

161.28 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 124D.165, subdivision 3, is amended 
161.29 	to read:
161.30 		Subd. 3.Administration. (a) The commissioner shall establish application timelines 
161.31 	and determine the schedule for awarding scholarships that meets operational needs of eligible 
162.1 	families and programs. The commissioner must give highest priority to applications from 
162.2 	children who:
162.3 	(1) have a parent under age 21 who is pursuing a high school diploma or a course of 
162.4 	study for a high school equivalency test;
162.5 	(2) are in foster care or otherwise in need of protection or services; or
162.6 	(3) have experienced homelessness in the last 24 months, as defined under the federal 
162.7 	McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, United States Code, title 42, section 11434a.
162.8 	The commissioner may prioritize applications on additional factors including family 
162.9 	income, geographic location, and whether the child's family is on a waiting list for a publicly 
162.10 	funded program providing early education or child care services.
162.11 	(b) The commissioner shall establish a target for the average scholarship amount per 
162.12 	child based on the results of the rate survey conducted under section 119B.02.
162.13 	(c) A four-star rated program that has children eligible for a scholarship enrolled in or 
162.14 	on a waiting list for a program beginning in July, August, or September may notify the 
162.15 	commissioner, in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner, each year of the 
162.16 	program's desire to enhance program services or to serve more children than current funding 
162.17 	provides. The commissioner may designate a predetermined number of scholarship slots 
162.18 	for that program and notify the program of that number. For fiscal year 2018 and later, the 
162.19 	statewide amount of funding directly designated by the commissioner must not exceed the 
162.20 	funding directly designated for fiscal year 2017. Beginning July 1, 2016, a school district 
162.21 	or Head Start program qualifying under this paragraph may use its established registration 
162.22 	process to enroll scholarship recipients and may verify a scholarship recipient's family 
162.23 	income in the same manner as for other program participants.
162.24 	(d) A scholarship is awarded for a 12-month period. If the scholarship recipient has not 
162.25 	been accepted and subsequently enrolled in a rated program within ten months of the 
162.26 	awarding of the scholarship, the scholarship cancels and the recipient must reapply in order 
162.27 	to be eligible for another scholarship. A child may not be awarded more than one scholarship 
162.28 	in a 12-month period.
162.29 	(e) A child over the age of three who receives a scholarship who and has not completed 
162.30 	development screening under sections 121A.16 to 121A.19 must complete that screening 
162.31 	within 90 days of first attending an eligible program. A child who receives a scholarship 
162.32 	before the age of three must complete the developmental screening no later than 90 days 
162.33 	after the child's third birthday.
163.1 	(f) For fiscal year 2017 and later, a school district or Head Start program enrolling 
163.2 	scholarship recipients under paragraph (c) may apply to the commissioner, in the form and 
163.3 	manner prescribed by the commissioner, for direct payment of state aid. Upon receipt of 
163.4 	the application, the commissioner must pay each program directly for each approved 
163.5 	scholarship recipient enrolled under paragraph (c) according to the metered payment system 
163.6 	or another schedule established by the commissioner.

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

163.8 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 124D.165, subdivision 4, is amended 
163.9 	to read:
163.10 		Subd. 4.Early childhood program eligibility. (a) In order to be eligible to accept an 
163.11 	early learning scholarship, a program must:
163.12 	(1) participate in the quality rating and improvement system under section 124D.142; 
163.13 	and
163.14 	(2) beginning July 1, 2020, have a three- or four-star rating in the quality rating and 
163.15 	improvement system.
163.16 	(b) Any program accepting scholarships must use the revenue to supplement and not 
163.17 	supplant federal funding.
163.18 	(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), all Minnesota early learning foundation scholarship 
163.19 	program pilot sites are eligible to accept an early learning scholarship under this section.

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

163.21 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 126C.05, subdivision 1, is amended 
163.22 	to read:
163.23 		Subdivision 1.Pupil unit. Pupil units for each Minnesota resident pupil under the age 
163.24 	of 21 or who meets the requirements of section 120A.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), in 
163.25 	average daily membership enrolled in the district of residence, in another district under 
163.26 	sections 123A.05 to 123A.08, 124D.03, 124D.08, or 124D.68; in a charter school under 
163.27 	chapter 124E; or for whom the resident district pays tuition under section 123A.18, 123A.22, 
163.28 	123A.30, 123A.32, 123A.44, 123A.488, 123B.88, subdivision 4, 124D.04, 124D.05, 125A.03 
163.29 	to 125A.24, 125A.51, or 125A.65, shall be counted according to this subdivision.
163.30 	(a) A prekindergarten pupil with a disability who is enrolled in a program approved by 
163.31 	the commissioner and has an individualized education program is counted as the ratio of 
164.1 	the number of hours of assessment and education service to 825 times 1.0 with a minimum 
164.2 	average daily membership of 0.28, but not more than 1.0 pupil unit.
164.3 	(b) A prekindergarten pupil who is assessed but determined not to be disabled is counted 
164.4 	as the ratio of the number of hours of assessment service to 825 times 1.0.
164.5 	(c) A kindergarten pupil with a disability who is enrolled in a program approved by the 
164.6 	commissioner is counted as the ratio of the number of hours of assessment and education 
164.7 	services required in the fiscal year by the pupil's individualized education program to 875, 
164.8 	but not more than one.
164.9 	(d) A prekindergarten pupil who is not included in paragraph (a) or (b) and is enrolled 
164.10 	in an approved voluntary prekindergarten program under section 124D.151 is counted as 
164.11 	the ratio of the number of hours of instruction to 850 times 1.0, but not more than 0.6 pupil 
164.12 	units.
164.13 	(e) A kindergarten pupil who is not included in paragraph (c) is counted as 1.0 pupil 
164.14 	unit if the pupil is enrolled in a free all-day, every day kindergarten program available to 
164.15 	all kindergarten pupils at the pupil's school that meets the minimum hours requirement in 
164.16 	section 120A.41, or is counted as .55 pupil unit, if the pupil is not enrolled in a free all-day, 
164.17 	every day kindergarten program available to all kindergarten pupils at the pupil's school.
164.18 	(f) A pupil who is in any of grades 1 to 6 is counted as 1.0 pupil unit.
164.19 	(g) A pupil who is in any of grades 7 to 12 is counted as 1.2 pupil units.
164.20 	(h) A pupil who is in the postsecondary enrollment options program is counted as 1.2 
164.21 	pupil units.
164.22 	(i) For fiscal years 2018 and 2019 only, A prekindergarten pupil who:
164.23 	(1) is not included in paragraph (a), (b), or (d);
164.24 	(2) is enrolled in a school readiness plus program; and
164.25 	(3) has one or more of the risk factors specified by the eligibility requirements for a 
164.26 	school readiness plus program,
164.27 	is counted as the ratio of the number of hours of instruction to 850 times 1.0, but not more 
164.28 	than 0.6 pupil units. A pupil qualifying under this paragraph must be counted in the same 
164.29 	manner as a voluntary prekindergarten student for all general education and other school 
164.30 	funding formulas.

164.31 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2019 and later.

165.1 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 245C.02, is amended by adding a subdivision 
165.2 	to read:
165.3 		Subd. 5a.National criminal history record check. (a) "National criminal history record 
165.4 	check" means a check of records maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation through 
165.5 	submission of fingerprints through the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to the 
165.6 	Federal Bureau of Investigation when specifically required by law.
165.7 	(b) For purposes of this chapter, "national crime information database," "national criminal 
165.8 	records repository," "criminal history with the Federal Bureau of Investigation," and "national 
165.9 	criminal record check" mean a national criminal history record check defined in paragraph 
165.10 	(a).

165.11 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 245C.12, is amended to read:
165.12 	245C.12 BACKGROUND STUDY; TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS.
165.13 	(a) For the purposes of background studies completed by tribal organizations performing 
165.14 	licensing activities otherwise required of the commissioner under this chapter, after obtaining 
165.15 	consent from the background study subject, tribal licensing agencies shall have access to 
165.16 	criminal history data in the same manner as county licensing agencies and private licensing 
165.17 	agencies under this chapter.
165.18 	(b) Tribal organizations may contract with the commissioner to obtain background study 
165.19 	data on individuals under tribal jurisdiction related to adoptions according to section 245C.34. 
165.20 	Tribal organizations may also contract with the commissioner to obtain background study 
165.21 	data on individuals under tribal jurisdiction related to child foster care according to section 
165.22 	245C.34.
165.23 	(c) For the purposes of background studies completed to comply with a tribal 
165.24 	organization's licensing requirements for individuals affiliated with a tribally licensed nursing 
165.25 	facility, the commissioner shall obtain criminal history data from the National Criminal 
165.26 	Records Repository in accordance with section 245C.32.
165.27 	(d) Tribal organizations may contract with the commissioner to conduct background 
165.28 	studies or obtain background study data on individuals affiliated with a child care program 
165.29 	sponsored, managed, or licensed by a tribal organization. Studies conducted under this 
165.30 	paragraph require the commissioner to conduct a national criminal history record check as 
165.31 	defined in section 245C.02, subdivision 5a. Any tribally affiliated child care program that 
165.32 	does not contract with the commissioner to conduct background studies is exempt from the 
165.33 	relevant requirements in this chapter. A study conducted under this paragraph must include 
166.1 	all components of studies for certified license-exempt child care centers under this chapter 
166.2 	to be transferable to other child care entities.

166.3 	Sec. 12. [245C.121] BACKGROUND STUDY; HEAD START PROGRAMS.
166.4 	Head Start programs that receive funding disbursed under section 119A.52 may contract 
166.5 	with the commissioner to conduct background studies and obtain background study data 
166.6 	on individuals affiliated with a Head Start program. Studies conducted under this paragraph 
166.7 	require the commissioner to conduct a national criminal history record check as defined in 
166.8 	section 245C.02, subdivision 5a. Any Head Start program site that does not contract with 
166.9 	the commissioner, is not licensed, and is not registered to receive funding under chapter 
166.10 	119B is exempt from the relevant requirements in this chapter. Nothing in this paragraph 
166.11 	supersedes requirements for background studies in this chapter, chapter 119B, or child care 
166.12 	centers under chapter 245H that are related to licensed child care programs or programs 
166.13 	registered to receive funding under chapter 119B. A study conducted under this paragraph 
166.14 	must include all components of studies for certified license-exempt child care centers under 
166.15 	this chapter to be transferable to other child care entities.

166.16 	Sec. 13. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 8, section 9, subdivision 2, is 
166.17 	amended to read:
166.18 		Subd. 2.Program requirements. A school readiness plus program provider must:
166.19 	(1) assess each child's cognitive and language skills with a an age-appropriate
166.20 	comprehensive child assessment instrument when the child enters and again before the child 
166.21 	leaves the program to improve program planning and implementation, communicate with 
166.22 	parents, and promote kindergarten readiness;
166.23 	(2) provide comprehensive program content and intentional instructional practice aligned 
166.24 	with the state early childhood learning guidelines and kindergarten standards and based on 
166.25 	early childhood research and professional practice that is focused on children's cognitive, 
166.26 	social, emotional, and physical skills and development and prepares children for the transition 
166.27 	to kindergarten, including early literacy and language skills;
166.28 	(3) coordinate appropriate kindergarten transition with parents and kindergarten teachers;
166.29 	(4) involve parents in program planning and decision making;
166.30 	(5) coordinate with relevant community-based services;
166.31 	(6) cooperate with adult basic education programs and other adult literacy programs;
167.1 	(7) ensure staff-to-child ratios of one-to-ten and a maximum group size of 20 children 
167.2 	with at least one licensed teacher;
167.3 	(8) have teachers knowledgeable in early childhood curriculum content, assessment, 
167.4 	native and English language development programs, and instruction; and
167.5 	(9) provide instructional content and activities that are of sufficient length and intensity 
167.6 	to address learning needs including offering a program with at least 350 hours of instruction 
167.7 	per school year.
167.8 	A teacher in a school readiness plus program must meet the criteria of a school readiness 
167.9 	teacher under section 124D.15 or the criteria for a voluntary prekindergarten teacher under 
167.10 	section 124D.151.

167.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2017.

167.12 	Sec. 14. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 8, section 9, subdivision 5, is 
167.13 	amended to read:
167.14 		Subd. 5.Application process; priority for high poverty schools. (a) For 2017-2018 
167.15 	school year, a school district or charter school that did not apply to participate in a voluntary 
167.16 	prekindergarten program under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.151, may apply to the 
167.17 	commissioner by July 1, 2017, to participate in a school readiness plus program in the form 
167.18 	and manner specified by the commissioner. By June 15, 2017, the commissioner must notify 
167.19 	districts and charter schools of the availability of additional money for voluntary 
167.20 	prekindergarten and school readiness plus programs. A school district or charter school that 
167.21 	previously applied to participate in a voluntary prekindergarten program may amend its 
167.22 	application by July 1, 2017, to apply instead for school readiness plus. The commissioner 
167.23 	must review all applications for school readiness plus and notify applicant districts and 
167.24 	charter schools by August 1, 2017, whether they have been selected for participation.
167.25 	(b) For the 2018-2019 school year, a school district or charter school may apply to the 
167.26 	commissioner by January 30, 2018, to participate in school readiness plus in the form and 
167.27 	manner specified by the commissioner.
167.28 	(c) A district or charter school submitting an application under this section must include: 
167.29 	(1) a description of the proposed program, including the number of hours per week the 
167.30 	program will be offered at each school site or mixed-delivery location; (2) an estimate of 
167.31 	the number of eligible children to be served in the program at each school site or 
167.32 	mixed-delivery location; (3) the number of children being served that will be new to the 
168.1 	program; and (4) a statement of assurances signed by the superintendent or charter school 
168.2 	director that the proposed program meets the requirements of subdivision 2.
168.3 	(d) The commissioner must award funding for school readiness plus programs across 
168.4 	school districts and charter schools in the same manner as for the voluntary prekindergarten 
168.5 	program.
168.6 	(e) A school site or mixed-delivery site approved for aid under this subdivision remains 
168.7 	eligible for aid if the site continues to meet program requirements, regardless of changes in 
168.8 	the concentration of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunches. Applications for 
168.9 	school readiness plus must be submitted according to Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.151, 
168.10 	subdivision 5.

168.11 	Sec. 15. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 8, section 9, subdivision 6, is 
168.12 	amended to read:
168.13 		Subd. 6.No supplanting. For a site first qualifying in fiscal year 2018 or 2019 later, 
168.14 	mixed delivery revenue, including voluntary prekindergarten and school readiness plus 
168.15 	program revenue, must be used to supplement not supplant existing state, federal, and local 
168.16 	revenue for prekindergarten activities.

168.17 	Sec. 16. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
 168.18 	The revisor of statutes shall codify Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 
168.19 	8, section 9, as amended, as Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.152.

168.20 	Sec. 17.  REPEALER.
 168.21 	Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 8, section 8, the effective date, is 
168.22 	repealed.

168.23 	ARTICLE 9
168.24 	COMMUNITY EDUCATION, PREVENTION, SELF-SUFFICIENCY, AND 
168.25 	LIFELONG LEARNING

168.26 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 124D.549, is amended to read:
168.27 	124D.549 COMMISSIONER-SELECTED HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY 
168.28 	TEST TESTS.
168.29 	The commissioner, in consultation with adult basic education stakeholders, must select 
168.30 	a at least one high school equivalency test. The commissioner may issue a high school 
169.1 	equivalency diploma to a Minnesota resident 19 years of age or older who has not earned 
169.2 	a high school diploma, who has not previously been issued a general education development 
169.3 	(GED) certification high school equivalency diploma, and who has exceeded or achieved 
169.4 	a minimum passing score on the an approved equivalency test established by the publisher. 
169.5 	The commissioner of education may waive the minimum age requirement if supportive 
169.6 	evidence is provided by an employer or a recognized education or rehabilitation provider.

169.7 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 124D.99, subdivision 3, is amended 
169.8 	to read:
169.9 		Subd. 3.Administration; design. (a) The commissioner shall establish program 
169.10 	requirements, an application process and timeline for each tier of grants specified in 
169.11 	subdivision 4, criteria for evaluation of applications, and a grant awards process. The 
169.12 	commissioner's process must minimize administrative costs, minimize burdens for applicants 
169.13 	and grant recipients, and provide a framework that permits flexibility in program design 
169.14 	and implementation among grant recipients.
169.15 	(b) To the extent practicable, the commissioner shall design the program to align with 
169.16 	programs implemented or proposed by organizations in Minnesota that:
169.17 	(1) identify and increase the capacity of organizations that are focused on achieving 
169.18 	data-driven, locally controlled positive outcomes for children and youth throughout an entire 
169.19 	neighborhood or geographic area through programs such as Strive Together, Promise 
169.20 	Neighborhood, and the Education Partnerships Coalition members;
169.21 	(2) build a continuum of educational family and community supports with academically 
169.22 	rigorous schools at the center;
169.23 	(3) maximize program efficiencies by integrating programmatic activities and eliminating 
169.24 	administrative barriers;
169.25 	(4) develop local infrastructure needed to sustain and scale up proven and effective 
169.26 	solutions beyond the initial neighborhood or geographic area; and
169.27 	(5) utilize appropriate outcome measures based on unique community needs and interests 
169.28 	and apply rigorous evaluation on a periodic basis to be used to both monitor outcomes and 
169.29 	allow for continuous improvements to systems.;
169.30 	(6) collect and utilize data to improve student outcomes;
169.31 	(7) share disaggregated performance data with the community to set community-level 
169.32 	outcomes;
170.1 	(8) employ continuous improvement processes;
170.2 	(9) have an anchor entity to manage the partnership;
170.3 	(10) convene a cross-sector leadership group and have a documented accountability 
170.4 	structure; and
170.5 	(11) demonstrate use of nonstate funds, from multiple sources, including in-kind 
170.6 	contributions.
170.7 	(c) A grant recipient's supportive services programming must address:
170.8 	(1) kindergarten readiness and youth development;
170.9 	(2) grade 3 reading proficiency;
170.10 	(3) middle school mathematics;
170.11 	(3) (4) high school graduation;
170.12 	(4) (5) postsecondary educational attainment enrollment;
170.13 	(6) postsecondary education completion;
170.14 	(5) (7) physical and mental health;
170.15 	(6) (8) development of career skills and readiness;
170.16 	(7) (9) parental engagement and development;
170.17 	(8) (10) community engagement and programmatic alignment; and
170.18 	(9) (11) reduction of remedial education.
170.19 	(d) The commissioner, in consultation with grant recipients, must:
170.20 	(1) develop and revise core indicators of progress toward outcomes specifying impacts 
170.21 	for each tier identified under subdivision 4;
170.22 	(2) establish a reporting system for grant recipients to measure program outcomes using 
170.23 	data sources and program goals; and
170.24 	(3) evaluate effectiveness based on the core indicators established by each partnership 
170.25 	for each tier.

170.26 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 136A.246, subdivision 4, is amended 
170.27 	to read:
170.28 		Subd. 4.Application. Applications must be made to the commissioner on a form provided 
170.29 	by the commissioner. The commissioner must, to the extent possible, make the application 
171.1 	form as short and simple to complete as is reasonably possible. The commissioner shall 
171.2 	establish a schedule for applications and grants. The application must include, without 
171.3 	limitation:
171.4 	(1) the projected number of employee trainees;
171.5 	(2) the number of projected employee trainees who graduated from high school or passed 
171.6 	the a commissioner of education-selected high school equivalency test in the current or 
171.7 	immediately preceding calendar year;
171.8 	(3) the competency standard for which training will be provided;
171.9 	(4) the credential the employee will receive upon completion of training;
171.10 	(5) the name and address of the training institution or program and a signed statement 
171.11 	by the institution or program that it is able and agrees to provide the training;
171.12 	(6) the period of the training; and
171.13 	(7) the cost of the training charged by the training institution or program and certified 
171.14 	by the institution or program. The cost of training includes tuition, fees, and required books 
171.15 	and materials.
171.16 	An application may be made for training of employees of multiple employers either by 
171.17 	the employers or by an organization on their behalf.

171.18 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 155A.30, subdivision 12, is amended 
171.19 	to read:
171.20 		Subd. 12.Minnesota state authorization. A cosmetology school licensed or applying 
171.21 	for licensure under this section shall maintain recognition as an institution of postsecondary 
171.22 	study by meeting the following conditions, in addition to the provisions of Minnesota Rules, 
171.23 	parts part2110.0310and 2110.0370:
171.24 	(1) the school must admit as regular students only those individuals who have a high 
171.25 	school diploma or a diploma based on passing a commissioner of education-selected high 
171.26 	school equivalency tests or their equivalent test, or who are beyond the age of compulsory 
171.27 	education as prescribed by section 120A.22; and
171.28 	(2) the school must be licensed by name and authorized by the Office of Higher Education 
171.29 	and the board to offer one or more training programs beyond the secondary level.

172.1 	Sec. 5. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 9, section 2, subdivision 7, is 
172.2 	amended to read:
172.3 		Subd. 7.Tier 2 implementing grants. (a) For Tier 2 implementing grants under 
172.4 	Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.99:

172.5		$
	480,000
	.....
	2018
	
172.7172.6
		$
	480,000
560,000
	.....
	2019
	
172.8 	(b) For fiscal years 2018 and 2019 only, $160,000 each year is for the Northfield Healthy 
172.9 	Community Initiative in Northfield; $160,000 is for the Jones Family Foundation for the 
172.10 	Every Hand Joined program in Red Wing; and $160,000 is for the United Way of Central 
172.11 	Minnesota for the Partners for Student Success program.
172.12 	(c) For fiscal year 2019 only, $80,000 is for the United Way of Central Minnesota for 
172.13 	the Promise Neighborhood of Central Minnesota.
172.14 	(d) The base funding for Tier 2 implementing grants is $480,000. The commissioner 
172.15 	must competitively award all grants under this subdivision for fiscal year 2020 and later.
172.16 	according to the criteria in Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.99, subdivision 3. For grants 
172.17 	authorized in fiscal year 2020 and later, priority must be given to past grant recipients.
172.18 	(d) (e) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

172.19 	ARTICLE 10
172.20 	STATE AGENCIES

172.21 	Section 1. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 11, section 9, is amended 
172.22 	to read:
172.23 	Sec. 9. APPROPRIATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
 172.24 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. Unless otherwise indicated, the sums indicated 
172.25 	in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for 
172.26 	the fiscal years designated.
172.27 		Subd. 2.Department. (a) For the Department of Education:

172.28		$
	27,158,000
	.....
	2018
	
172.29		$
	24,874,000
	.....
	2019
	
172.30 	Of these amounts:
173.1 	(1) $231,000 each year is for the Board of School Administrators, and beginning in fiscal 
173.2 	year 2020, the amount indicated is from the educator licensure account in the special revenue 
173.3 	fund;
173.4 	(2) $1,000,000 each year is for regional centers of excellence under Minnesota Statutes, 
173.5 	section 120B.115;
173.6 	(3) $500,000 each year is for the school safety technical assistance center under Minnesota 
173.7 	Statutes, section 127A.052;
173.8 	(4) $250,000 each year is for the School Finance Division to enhance financial data 
173.9 	analysis;
173.10 	(5) $720,000 each year is for implementing Minnesota's Learning for English Academic 
173.11 	Proficiency and Success Act under Laws 2014, chapter 272, article 1, as amended;
173.12 	(6) $2,750,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $500,000 in fiscal year 2019 are for the Department 
173.13 	of Education's mainframe update;
173.14 	(7) $123,000 each year is for a dyslexia specialist; and
173.15 	(8) $2,000,000 each year is for legal fees and costs associated with litigation.; and
173.16 	(9) $519,000 in fiscal year 2019 and later is for prekindergarten administration.
173.17 	(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
173.18 	(c) None of the amounts appropriated under this subdivision may be used for Minnesota's 
173.19 	Washington, D.C. office.
173.20 	(d) The expenditures of federal grants and aids as shown in the biennial budget document 
173.21 	and its supplements are approved and appropriated and shall be spent as indicated.
173.22 	(e) This appropriation includes funds for information technology project services and 
173.23 	support subject to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.0466. Any ongoing 
173.24 	information technology costs will be incorporated into the service level agreement and will 
173.25 	be paid to the Office of MN.IT Services by the Department of Education under the rates 
173.26 	and mechanism specified in that agreement.
173.27 	(f) The agency's base is $22,054,000 $21,054,000 for fiscal year 2020 and $21,965,000
173.28 	$20,965,000 for 2021.

173.29 	Sec. 2. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 11, section 12, is amended to 
173.30 	read:
173.31 	Sec. 12. APPROPRIATIONS; PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION.
 174.1 	(a) The sums in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Perpich Center 
174.2 	for Arts Education for the fiscal years designated:

174.4174.3
		$
	8,173,000
7,298,000
	.....
	2018
	
174.5		$
	6,973,000
	.....
	2019
	
174.6 	(b) Of the amounts appropriated in paragraph (a), $370,000 is for fiscal years 2018 or 
174.7 	2019 only for arts integration and Turnaround Arts programs.
174.8 	(c) $1,200,000 $325,000 in fiscal year 2018 is for severance payments related to the 
174.9 	closure of Crosswinds school and is available until June 30, 2019 2018.
174.10 	(d) For fiscal year 2020 and later, the base for the Perpich Center for Arts Education is 
174.11 	$5,373,000. This base is calculated with an operational fixed cost of $2,518,000 and a 
174.12 	variable cost of $16,000 times the estimated number of pupil units served times the ratio of 
174.13 	the basic formula allowance for the current year to the formula allowance for fiscal year 
174.14 	2019.

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

174.16 	Sec. 3. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 11, section 13, is amended to 
174.17 	read:
174.18 	Sec. 13. CROSSWINDS DISPOSITION COSTS.
 174.19 	$162,000 $21,000 in fiscal year 2018 only is appropriated from the general fund to the 
174.20 	Perpich Center for Arts Education. The amount appropriated in this section is for transfer 
174.21 	to the commissioner of administration for costs related to the sale of the Crosswinds school 
174.22 	and is available until June 30, 2019.

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

174.24 	ARTICLE 11
174.25 	FORECAST ADJUSTMENTS
174.26 	A. GENERAL EDUCATION

174.27 	Section 1. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 19, subdivision 
174.28 	3, is amended to read:
174.29 		Subd. 3.Enrollment options transportation. For transportation of pupils attending 
174.30 	postsecondary institutions under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, or for transportation 
174.31 	of pupils attending nonresident districts under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.03:

175.2175.1
		$
	29,000
25,000
	.....
	2018
	
175.4175.3
		$
	31,000
27,000
	.....
	2019

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

175.6 	Sec. 2. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 19, subdivision 4, is 
175.7 	amended to read:
175.8 		Subd. 4.Abatement aid. For abatement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.49:

175.10175.9		$
	2,374,000
2,584,000
	.....
	2018
	
175.12175.11
		$
	2,163,000
3,218,000
	.....
	2019
	
175.13 	The 2018 appropriation includes $262,000 for 2017 and $2,112,000 $2,322,000 for 
175.14 	2018.
175.15 	The 2019 appropriation includes $234,000 $258,000 for 2018 and $1,929,000 $2,960,000
175.16 	for 2019.

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

175.18 	Sec. 3. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 19, subdivision 5, is 
175.19 	amended to read:
175.20 		Subd. 5.Consolidation transition aid. For districts consolidating under Minnesota 
175.21 	Statutes, section 123A.485:

175.23175.22
		$
	185,000
0
	.....
	2018
	
175.25175.24
		$
	382,000
270,000
	.....
	2019
	
175.26 	The 2018 appropriation includes $0 for 2017 and $185,000 $0 for 2018.
175.27 	The 2019 appropriation includes $20,000 $0 for 2018 and $362,000 $270,000 for 2019.

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

175.29 	Sec. 4. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 19, subdivision 6, is 
175.30 	amended to read:
175.31 		Subd. 6.Nonpublic pupil education aid. For nonpublic pupil education aid under 
175.32 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.40 to 123B.43 and 123B.87:

176.2176.1
		$
	18,197,000
17,779,000
	.....
	2018
	
176.4176.3
		$
	19,225,000
17,910,000
	.....
	2019
	
176.5 	The 2018 appropriation includes $1,687,000 for 2017 and $16,510,000 $16,092,000 for 
176.6 	2018.
176.7 	The 2019 appropriation includes $1,834,000 $1,787,000 for 2018 and $17,391,000
176.8 	$16,123,000 for 2019.

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

176.10 	Sec. 5. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 19, subdivision 7, is 
176.11 	amended to read:
176.12 		Subd. 7.Nonpublic pupil transportation. For nonpublic pupil transportation aid under 
176.13 	Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.92, subdivision 9:

176.15176.14
		$
	18,372,000
17,549,000
	.....
	2018
	
176.17176.16
		$
	18,541,000
18,309,000
	.....
	2019
	
176.18 	The 2018 appropriation includes $1,835,000 for 2017 and $16,537,000 $15,714,000 for 
176.19 	2018.
176.20 	The 2019 appropriation includes $1,837,000 $1,745,000 for 2018 and $16,704,000
176.21 	$16,564,000 for 2019.

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

176.23 	Sec. 6. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 19, subdivision 9, is 
176.24 	amended to read:
176.25 		Subd. 9.Career and technical aid. For career and technical aid under Minnesota 
176.26 	Statutes, section 124D.4531, subdivision 1b:

176.28176.27
		$
	4,561,000
4,757,000
	.....
	2018
	
176.30176.29
		$
	4,125,000
4,384,000
	.....
	2019
	
176.31 	The 2018 appropriation includes $476,000 for 2017 and $4,085,000 $4,281,000 for 
176.32 	2018.
177.1 	The 2019 appropriation includes $453,000 $475,000 for 2018 and $3,672,000 $3,909,000
177.2 	for 2019.

177.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
177.4 	B. EDUCATION EXCELLENCE

177.5 	Sec. 7. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 57, subdivision 2, is 
177.6 	amended to read:
177.7 		Subd. 2.Achievement and integration aid. For achievement and integration aid under 
177.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.862:

177.10177.9		$
	71,249,000
71,693,000
	.....
	2018
	
177.12177.11
		$
	73,267,000
73,926,000
	.....
	2019
	
177.13 	The 2018 appropriation includes $6,725,000 for 2017 and $64,524,000 $64,968,000 for 
177.14 	2018.
177.15 	The 2019 appropriation includes $7,169,000 $7,218,000 for 2018 and $66,098,000
177.16 	$66,708,000 for 2019.

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

177.18 	Sec. 8. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 57, subdivision 3, is 
177.19 	amended to read:
177.20 		Subd. 3.Literacy incentive aid. For literacy incentive aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
177.21 	section 124D.98:

177.23177.22
		$
	47,264,000
46,517,000
	.....
	2018
	
177.25177.24
		$
	47,763,000
46,188,000
	.....
	2019
	
177.26 	The 2018 appropriation includes $4,597,000 for 2017 and $42,667,000 $41,920,000 for 
177.27 	2018.
177.28 	The 2019 appropriation includes $4,740,000 $4,657,000 for 2018 and $43,023,000
177.29 	$41,531,000 for 2019.

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

178.1 	Sec. 9. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 57, subdivision 4, is 
178.2 	amended to read:
178.3 		Subd. 4.Interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants. For 
178.4 	interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants under Minnesota Statutes, 
178.5 	section 124D.87:

178.7178.6
		$
	13,337,000
14,328,000
	.....
	2018
	
178.9178.8
		$
	14,075,000
15,065,000
	.....
	2019

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

178.11 	Sec. 10. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 57, subdivision 5, 
178.12 	is amended to read:
178.13 		Subd. 5.Tribal contract schools. For tribal contract school aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
178.14 	section 124D.83:

178.16178.15
		$
	3,623,000
2,954,000
	.....
	2018
	
178.18178.17
		$
	4,018,000
3,381,000
	.....
	2019
	
178.19 	The 2018 appropriation includes $323,000 for 2017 and $3,300,000 $2,631,000 for 
178.20 	2018.
178.21 	The 2019 appropriation includes $366,000 $292,000 for 2018 and $3,652,000 $3,089,000
178.22 	for 2019.

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

178.24 	Sec. 11. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 57, subdivision 6, 
178.25 	is amended to read:
178.26 		Subd. 6.American Indian education aid. For American Indian education aid under 
178.27 	Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.81, subdivision 2a:

178.28		$
	9,244,000
	.....
	2018
	
178.30178.29
		$
	9,464,000
9,409,000
	.....
	2019
	
178.31 	The 2018 appropriation includes $886,000 for 2017 and $8,358,000 for 2018.
178.32 	The 2019 appropriation includes $928,000 for 2018 and $8,536,000 $8,481,000 for 
178.33 	2019.

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

179.2 	Sec. 12. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 57, subdivision 21, 
179.3 	is amended to read:
179.4 		Subd. 21.Charter school building lease aid. For building lease aid under Minnesota 
179.5 	Statutes, section 124E.22:

179.7179.6
		$
	73,341,000
73,334,000
	.....
	2018
	
179.9179.8
		$
	78,802,000
79,098,000
	.....
	2019
	
179.10 	The 2018 appropriation includes $6,850,000 for 2017 and $66,491,000 $66,484,000 for 
179.11 	2018.
179.12 	The 2019 appropriation includes $7,387,000 for 2018 and $71,415,000 $71,711,000 for 
179.13 	2019.

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

179.15 	Sec. 13. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 57, subdivision 26, 
179.16 	is amended to read:
179.17 		Subd. 26.Alternative teacher compensation aid. For alternative teacher compensation 
179.18 	aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.415, subdivision 4:

179.20179.19
		$
	89,863,000
90,131,000
	.....
	2018
	
179.22179.21
		$
	89,623,000
89,789,000
	.....
	2019
	
179.23 	The 2018 appropriation includes $8,917,000 for 2017 and $80,946,000 $81,214,000 for 
179.24 	2018.
179.25 	The 2019 appropriation includes $8,994,000 $9,023,000 for 2018 and $80,629,000
179.26 	$80,766,000 for 2019.

179.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
180.1 	C. SPECIAL EDUCATION

180.2 	Sec. 14. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 4, section 12, subdivision 3, 
180.3 	is amended to read:
180.4 		Subd. 3.Aid for children with disabilities. For aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 
180.5 	125A.75, subdivision 3, for children with disabilities placed in residential facilities within 
180.6 	the district boundaries for whom no district of residence can be determined:

180.8180.7
		$
	1,597,000
1,022,000
	.....
	2018
	
180.10180.9		$
	1,830,000
1,204,000
	.....
	2019
	
180.11 	If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the appropriation for the other year is 
180.12 	available.

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

180.14 	Sec. 15. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 4, section 12, subdivision 4, 
180.15 	is amended to read:
180.16 		Subd. 4.Travel for home-based services. For aid for teacher travel for home-based 
180.17 	services under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.75, subdivision 1:

180.19180.18
		$
	508,000
412,000
	.....
	2018
	
180.21180.20
		$
	532,000
421,000
	.....
	2019
	
180.22 	The 2018 appropriation includes $48,000 for 2017 and $460,000 $364,000 for 2018.
180.23 	The 2019 appropriation includes $51,000 $40,000 for 2018 and $481,000 $381,000 for 
180.24 	2019.

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

180.26 	Sec. 16. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 4, section 12, subdivision 5, 
180.27 	is amended to read:
180.28 		Subd. 5.Court-placed special education revenue. For reimbursing serving school 
180.29 	districts for unreimbursed eligible expenditures attributable to children placed in the serving 
180.30 	school district by court action under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision 4:

181.2181.1
		$
	46,000
40,000
	.....
	2018
	
181.4181.3
		$
	47,000
41,000
	.....
	2019

181.5 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
181.6 	D. FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY

181.7 	Sec. 17. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 5, section 14, subdivision 2, 
181.8 	is amended to read:
181.9 		Subd. 2.Debt service equalization aid. For debt service equalization aid under 
181.10 	Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.53, subdivision 6:

181.11		$
	24,908,000
	.....
	2018
	
181.13181.12
		$
	22,360,000
23,137,000
	.....
	2019
	
181.14 	The 2018 appropriation includes $2,324,000 for 2017 and $22,584,000 for 2018.
181.15 	The 2019 appropriation includes $2,509,000 for 2018 and $19,851,000 $20,628,000 for 
181.16 	2019.

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

181.18 	Sec. 18. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 5, section 14, subdivision 3, 
181.19 	is amended to read:
181.20 		Subd. 3.Long-term facilities maintenance equalized aid. For long-term facilities 
181.21 	maintenance equalized aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.595, subdivision 9:

181.23181.22
		$
	80,179,000
81,053,000
	.....
	2018
	
181.25181.24
		$
	103,460,000
102,374,000
	.....
	2019
	
181.26 	The 2018 appropriation includes $5,815,000 for 2017 and $74,364,000 $75,238,000 for 
181.27 	2018.
181.28 	The 2019 appropriation includes $8,262,000 $8,359,000 for 2018 and $95,198,000
181.29 	$94,015,000 for 2019.

181.30 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
182.1 	E. NUTRITION

182.2 	Sec. 19. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 6, section 3, subdivision 2, is 
182.3 	amended to read:
182.4 		Subd. 2.School lunch. For school lunch aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.111, 
182.5 	and Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 210.17:

182.7182.6
		$
	16,721,000
16,143,000
	.....
	2018
	
182.9182.8
		$
	17,223,000
16,477,000
	.....
	2019

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

182.11 	Sec. 20. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 6, section 3, subdivision 3, is 
182.12 	amended to read:
182.13 		Subd. 3.School breakfast. For traditional school breakfast aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
182.14 	section 124D.1158:

182.16182.15
		$
	10,601,000
10,474,000
	.....
	2018
	
182.18182.17
		$
	11,359,000
11,282,000
	.....
	2019

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

182.20 	Sec. 21. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 6, section 3, subdivision 4, is 
182.21 	amended to read:
182.22 		Subd. 4.Kindergarten milk. For kindergarten milk aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
182.23 	section 124D.118:

182.25182.24
		$
	758,000
734,000
	.....
	2018
	
182.27182.26
		$
	758,000
734,000
	.....
	2019

182.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
182.29 	F. EARLY CHILDHOOD AND FAMILY SUPPORT

182.30 	Sec. 22. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 8, section 10, subdivision 3, 
182.31 	is amended to read:
182.32 		Subd. 3.Mixed delivery prekindergarten programs. (a) For mixed delivery 
182.33 	prekindergarten programs and school readiness plus programs:

183.2183.1
		$
	21,429,000
0
	.....
	2018
	
183.4183.3
		$
	28,571,000
0
	.....
	2019
	
183.5 	(b) The fiscal year 2018 appropriation includes $0 for 2017 and $21,429,000 $0 for 
183.6 	2018.
183.7 	(c) The fiscal year 2019 appropriation includes $2,381,000 $0 for 2018 and $26,190,000
183.8 	$0 for 2019.
183.9 	(d) The commissioner must proportionately allocate the amounts appropriated in this 
183.10 	subdivision among each education funding program affected by the enrollment of mixed 
183.11 	delivery system prekindergarten pupils.
183.12 	(e) The appropriation under this subdivision is reduced by any other amounts specifically 
183.13 	appropriated for those purposes.

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

183.15 	Sec. 23. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 8, section 10, subdivision 5a, 
183.16 	is amended to read:
183.17 		Subd. 5a.Early childhood family education aid. For early childhood family education 
183.18 	aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.135:

183.20183.19
		$
	30,405,000
29,760,000
	.....
	2018
	
183.22183.21
		$
	31,977,000
30,870,000
	.....
	2019
	
183.23 	The 2018 appropriation includes $2,904,000 for 2017 and $27,501,000 $26,856,000 for 
183.24 	2018.
183.25 	The 2019 appropriation includes $3,055,000 $2,983,000 for 2018 and $28,922,000
183.26 	$27,887,000 for 2019.

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

183.28 	Sec. 24. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 8, section 10, subdivision 6, 
183.29 	is amended to read:
183.30 		Subd. 6.Developmental screening aid. For developmental screening aid under 
183.31 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 121A.17 and 121A.19:

183.33183.32
		$
	3,606,000
3,663,000
	.....
	2018
	
184.2184.1
		$
	3,629,000
3,688,000
	.....
	2019
	
184.3 	The 2018 appropriation includes $358,000 for 2017 and $3,248,000 $3,305,000 for 
184.4 	2018.
184.5 	The 2019 appropriation includes $360,000 $367,000 for 2018 and $3,269,000 $3,321,000
184.6 	for 2019.

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

184.8 	Sec. 25. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 8, section 10, subdivision 12, 
184.9 	is amended to read:
184.10 		Subd. 12.Home visiting aid. For home visiting aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 
184.11 	124D.135:

184.13184.12
		$
	527,000
503,000
	.....
	2018
	
184.15184.14
		$
	571,000
525,000
	.....
	2019
	
184.16 	The 2018 appropriation includes $0 for 2017 and $527,000 $503,000 for 2018.
184.17 	The 2019 appropriation includes $58,000 $55,000 for 2018 and $513,000 $470,000 for 
184.18 	2019.

184.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
184.20 	G. COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND PREVENTION

184.21 	Sec. 26. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 9, section 2, subdivision 2, is 
184.22 	amended to read:
184.23 		Subd. 2.Community education aid. For community education aid under Minnesota 
184.24 	Statutes, section 124D.20:

184.26184.25
		$
	483,000
477,000
	.....
	2018
	
184.28184.27
		$
	393,000
410,000
	.....
	2019
	
184.29 	The 2018 appropriation includes $53,000 for 2017 and $430,000 $424,000 for 2018.
184.30 	The 2019 appropriation includes $47,000 for 2018 and $346,000 $363,000 for 2019.

184.31 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
185.1 	H. SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND LIFELONG LEARNING

185.2 	Sec. 27. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 10, section 6, subdivision 2, 
185.3 	is amended to read:
185.4 		Subd. 2.Adult basic education aid. For adult basic education aid under Minnesota 
185.5 	Statutes, section 124D.531:

185.7185.6
		$
	50,010,000
48,708,000
	.....
	2018
	
185.9185.8
		$
	51,497,000
50,109,000
	.....
	2019
	
185.10 	The 2018 appropriation includes $4,881,000 for 2017 and $45,129,000 $43,827,000 for 
185.11 	2018.
185.12 	The 2019 appropriation includes $5,014,000 $4,869,000 for 2018 and $46,483,000
185.13 	$45,240,000 for 2019.

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

185.15 	ARTICLE 12
185.16 	APPROPRIATIONS

185.17	Section 1. HIGHER EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
185.18 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to the appropriations 
185.19 	in Laws 2017, chapter 89, article 1, unless otherwise specified, to the agencies and for the 
185.20 	purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, or another 
185.21 	named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures 
185.22 	"2018" and "2019" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them are 
185.23 	available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, or June 30, 2019, respectively. "The first 
185.24 	year" is fiscal year 2018. "The second year" is fiscal year 2019. "The biennium" is fiscal 
185.25 	years 2018 and 2019.

185.26				APPROPRIATIONS
	
185.27				Available for the Year
	
185.28				Ending June 30
	
185.29					2018
		2019

185.30
185.31	Sec. 2. MINNESOTA OFFICE OF HIGHER 
EDUCATION

185.32	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	-0-
	$
	500,000
	
186.1 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
186.2 	purpose are specified in the following 
186.3 	subdivisions.

186.4	Subd. 2.State Grants
 		-0-
		350,000
	
186.5 	This is a onetime appropriation.

186.6
186.7	Subd. 3.Agricultural Educators Loan 
Forgiveness
 		-0-
		100,000
	
186.8 	For transfer to the agricultural education loan 
186.9 	forgiveness account in the special revenue 
186.10 	fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 
186.11 	136A.1794, subdivision 2. This is a onetime 
186.12 	appropriation.

186.13	Subd. 3.Student Loan Debt Counseling
 		-0-
		50,000
	
186.14 	For a student loan debt counseling grant under 
186.15 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1705. This 
186.16 	is a onetime appropriation.

186.17
186.18
186.19	Sec. 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE 
MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND 
UNIVERSITIES

186.20	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	-0-
	$
	5,000,000
	
186.21 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
186.22 	purpose are specified in the following 
186.23 	subdivisions.

186.24	Subd. 2.Operations and Maintenance
 		-0-
		5,000,000
	
186.25 	(a) This appropriation includes $1,000,000 in 
186.26 	fiscal year 2019 for cyber security programs 
186.27 	at Metropolitan State University. This is a 
186.28 	onetime appropriation.
186.29 	(b) This appropriation includes $4,000,000 in 
186.30 	fiscal year 2019 for campus support to be 
186.31 	allocated to campuses according to the fiscal 
186.32 	year 2019 framework. This is a onetime 
186.33 	appropriation.

187.1
187.2	Sec. 4. BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE 
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
 	$
	-0-
	$
	500,000
	
187.3 	This is a onetime appropriation.

187.4 	ARTICLE 13
187.5 	HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY

187.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 135A.15, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
187.7 		Subd. 2.Victims' rights. The policy required under subdivision 1 shall, at a minimum, 
187.8 	require that students and employees be informed of the policy, and shall include provisions 
187.9 	for:
187.10 	(1) filing criminal charges with local law enforcement officials in sexual assault cases;
187.11 	(2) the prompt assistance of campus authorities, at the request of the victim, in notifying 
187.12 	the appropriate law enforcement officials and disciplinary authorities of a sexual assault 
187.13 	incident;
187.14 	(3) allowing sexual assault victims to decide whether to report a case to law enforcement;
187.15 	(4) requiring campus authorities to treat sexual assault victims with dignity;
187.16 	(5) requiring campus authorities to offer sexual assault victims fair and respectful health 
187.17 	care, counseling services, or referrals to such services;
187.18 	(6) preventing campus authorities from suggesting to a victim of sexual assault that the 
187.19 	victim is at fault for the crimes or violations that occurred;
187.20 	(7) preventing campus authorities from suggesting to a victim of sexual assault that the 
187.21 	victim should have acted in a different manner to avoid such a crime;
187.22 	(8) subject to subdivision 10, protecting the privacy of sexual assault victims by only 
187.23 	disclosing data collected under this section to the victim, persons whose work assignments 
187.24 	reasonably require access, and, at a sexual assault victim's request, police conducting a 
187.25 	criminal investigation;
187.26 	(9) an investigation and resolution of a sexual assault complaint by campus disciplinary 
187.27 	authorities;
187.28 	(10) a sexual assault victim's participation in and the presence of the victim's attorney 
187.29 	or other support person who is not a fact witness to the sexual assault at any meeting with 
187.30 	campus officials concerning the victim's sexual assault complaint or campus disciplinary 
187.31 	proceeding concerning a sexual assault complaint;
188.1 	(11) ensuring that a sexual assault victim may decide when to repeat a description of 
188.2 	the incident of sexual assault;
188.3 	(12) notice to a sexual assault victim of the availability of a campus or local program 
188.4 	providing sexual assault advocacy services and information on legal resources;
188.5 	(13) notice to a sexual assault victim of the outcome of any campus disciplinary 
188.6 	proceeding concerning a sexual assault complaint, consistent with laws relating to data 
188.7 	practices;
188.8 	(14) the complete and prompt assistance of campus authorities, at the direction of law 
188.9 	enforcement authorities, in obtaining, securing, and maintaining evidence in connection 
188.10 	with a sexual assault incident;
188.11 	(15) the assistance of campus authorities in preserving for a sexual assault complainant 
188.12 	or victim materials relevant to a campus disciplinary proceeding;
188.13 	(16) during and after the process of investigating a complaint and conducting a campus 
188.14 	disciplinary procedure, the assistance of campus personnel, in cooperation with the 
188.15 	appropriate law enforcement authorities, at a sexual assault victim's request, in shielding 
188.16 	the victim from unwanted contact with the alleged assailant, including transfer of the victim 
188.17 	to alternative classes or to alternative college-owned housing, if alternative classes or housing 
188.18 	are available and feasible;
188.19 	(17) forbidding retaliation, and establishing a process for investigating complaints of 
188.20 	retaliation, against sexual assault victims by campus authorities, the accused, organizations 
188.21 	affiliated with the accused, other students, and other employees;
188.22 	(18) at the request of the victim, providing students who reported sexual assaults to the 
188.23 	institution and subsequently choose to transfer to another postsecondary institution with 
188.24 	information about resources for victims of sexual assault at the institution to which the 
188.25 	victim is transferring; and
188.26 	(19) consistent with laws governing access to student records, providing a student who 
188.27 	reported an incident of sexual assault with access to the student's description of the incident 
188.28 	as it was reported to the institution, including if that student transfers to another postsecondary 
188.29 	institution.

188.30 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 135A.15, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
188.31 		Subd. 6.Data collection and reporting. (a) Postsecondary institutions must annually 
188.32 	report statistics on sexual assault. This report must be prepared in addition to any federally 
189.1 	required reporting on campus security, including reports required by the Jeanne Clery 
189.2 	Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, United States 
189.3 	Code, title 20, section 1092(f). The report must include, but not be limited to, the number 
189.4 	of incidents of sexual assault reported to the institution in the previous calendar year, as 
189.5 	follows:
189.6 	(1) the number that were investigated by the institution;
189.7 	(2) the number that were referred for a disciplinary proceeding at the institution;
189.8 	(3) the number the victim chose to report to local or state law enforcement;
189.9 	(4) the number for which a campus disciplinary proceeding is pending, but has not 
189.10 	reached a final resolution;
189.11 	(5) the number in which the alleged perpetrator was found responsible by the disciplinary 
189.12 	proceeding at the institution;
189.13 	(6) the number that resulted in any action by the institution greater than a warning issued 
189.14 	to the accused;
189.15 	(7) the number that resulted in a disciplinary proceeding at the institution that closed 
189.16 	without resolution;
189.17 	(8) the number that resulted in a disciplinary proceeding at the institution that closed 
189.18 	without resolution because the accused withdrew from the institution;
189.19 	(9) the number that resulted in a disciplinary proceeding at the institution that closed 
189.20 	without resolution because the victim chose not to participate in the procedure; and
189.21 	(10) the number of reports made through the online reporting system established in 
189.22 	subdivision 5, excluding reports submitted anonymously.
189.23 	(b) If an institution previously submitted a report indicating that one or more disciplinary 
189.24 	proceedings was pending, but had not reached a final resolution, and one or more of those 
189.25 	disciplinary proceedings reached a final resolution within the previous calendar year, that 
189.26 	institution must submit updated totals from the previous year that reflect the outcome of 
189.27 	the pending case or cases.
189.28 	(c) The reports required by this subdivision must be submitted to the Office of Higher 
189.29 	Education by October 1 of each year. Each report must contain the data required under 
189.30 	paragraphs (a) and (b) from the previous calendar year.
189.31 	(d) The commissioner of the Office of Higher Education shall calculate statewide numbers 
189.32 	for each data item reported by an institution under this subdivision. The statewide numbers 
190.1 	must include data from postsecondary institutions that the commissioner could not publish 
190.2 	due to federal laws governing access to student records.
190.3 	(e) The Office of Higher Education shall publish on its Web site:
190.4 	(1) the statewide data calculated under paragraph (d); and
190.5 	(2) the data items required under paragraphs (a) and (b) for each postsecondary institution 
190.6 	in the state.
190.7 	Each postsecondary institution shall publish on the institution's Web site the data items 
190.8 	required under paragraphs (a) and (b) for that institution.
190.9 	(f) Reports and data required under this subdivision must be prepared and published as 
190.10 	summary data, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 19, and must be consistent with 
190.11 	applicable law governing access to educational data. If an institution or the Office of Higher 
190.12 	Education does not publish data because of applicable law, the publication must explain 
190.13 	why data are not included.
190.14 	(g) By October 1 of each year, the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota 
190.15 	must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees 
190.16 	with jurisdiction over higher education policy and finance. In addition to the data on sexual 
190.17 	assault incidents described in paragraph (a), the report must include equivalent data on 
190.18 	incidents of sexual harassment, as defined in the board's policy on sexual harassment. The 
190.19 	report is subject to the requirements of paragraph (f).

190.20 	Sec. 3. [136A.1705] STUDENT LOAN DEBT COUNSELING.
190.21 		Subdivision 1.Grant. (a) A program is established under the Office of Higher Education 
190.22 	to provide a grant to a Minnesota-based nonprofit qualified debt counseling organization 
190.23 	to provide individual student loan debt repayment counseling to borrowers who are Minnesota 
190.24 	residents concerning loans obtained to attend a postsecondary institution. The number of 
190.25 	individuals receiving counseling may be limited to those capable of being served with 
190.26 	available appropriations for that purpose. A goal of the counseling program is to provide 
190.27 	two counseling sessions to at least 75 percent of borrowers receiving counseling.
190.28 	(b) The purpose of the counseling is to assist borrowers to:
190.29 	(1) understand their loan and repayment options;
190.30 	(2) manage loan repayment; and
190.31 	(3) develop a workable budget based on the borrower's full financial situation regarding 
190.32 	income, expenses, and other debt.
191.1 		Subd. 2.Qualified debt counseling organization. A qualified debt counseling 
191.2 	organization is an organization that:
191.3 	(1) has experience in providing individualized student loan counseling;
191.4 	(2) employs certified financial loan counselors; and
191.5 	(3) is based in Minnesota and has offices at multiple rural and metropolitan area locations 
191.6 	in the state to provide in-person counseling.
191.7 		Subd. 3.Grant application and award. (a) Applications for a grant shall be on a form 
191.8 	created by the commissioner and on a schedule set by the commissioner. Among other 
191.9 	provisions, the application must include a description of:
191.10 	(1) the characteristics of borrowers to be served;
191.11 	(2) the services to be provided and a timeline for implementation of the services;
191.12 	(3) how the services provided will help borrowers manage loan repayment;
191.13 	(4) specific program outcome goals and performance measures for each goal; and
191.14 	(5) how the services will be evaluated to determine whether the program goals were 
191.15 	met.
191.16 	(b) The commissioner shall select one grant recipient for a two-year award every two 
191.17 	years. A grant may be renewed biennially.
191.18 		Subd. 4.Program evaluation. (a) The grant recipient must submit a report to the 
191.19 	commissioner by January 15 of the second year of the grant award. The report must evaluate 
191.20 	and measure the extent to which program outcome goals have been met.
191.21 	(b) The grant recipient must collect, analyze, and report on participation and outcome 
191.22 	data that enable the office to verify the outcomes.
191.23 	(c) The evaluation must include information on the number of borrowers served with 
191.24 	on-time student loan payments, the numbers who brought their loans into good standing, 
191.25 	the number of student loan defaults, the number who developed a monthly budget plan, and 
191.26 	other information required by the commissioner. Recipients of the counseling must be 
191.27 	surveyed on their opinions about the usefulness of the counseling and the survey results 
191.28 	must be included in the report.
191.29 		Subd. 5.Report to legislature. By February 1 of the second year of each grant award, 
191.30 	the commissioner must submit a report to the committees in the legislature with jurisdiction 
191.31 	over higher education finance regarding grant program outcomes.

192.1 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.901, is amended by adding a subdivision 
192.2 	to read:
192.3 		Subd. 3.Account. A spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury research grant account 
192.4 	is created in the special revenue fund in the state treasury. The commissioner shall deposit 
192.5 	into the account appropriations made for the purposes of this section. Money in the account 
192.6 	is appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes for which it was appropriated.

192.7 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 137.0245, is amended to read:
192.8 	137.0245 REGENT CANDIDATE ADVISORY COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE 
192.9 	COMMISSION ON REGENT SELECTION.
192.10 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. A Regent Candidate Advisory Council Legislative 
192.11 	Commission on Regent Selection is established to assist in determining criteria for, and 
192.12 	identifying and recruiting qualified candidates for membership on the Board of Regents 
192.13 	and making recommendations to the joint legislative committee described in section 
192.14 	137.0246, subdivision 2.
192.15 		Subd. 2.Membership. (a) The Regent Candidate Advisory Council shall consist
192.16 	Legislative Commission on Regent Selection consists of:24 members. Twelve members 
192.17 	shall be appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on Rules and 
192.18 	Administration of the senate. Twelve members shall be appointed by the speaker of the 
192.19 	house. Each appointing authority must appoint one member who is a student enrolled in a 
192.20 	degree program at the University of Minnesota at the time of appointment. No more than 
192.21 	one-third of the members appointed by each appointing authority may be current or former 
192.22 	legislators. No more than two-thirds of the members appointed by each appointing authority 
192.23 	may belong to the same political party; however, political activity or affiliation is not required 
192.24 	for the appointment of any member. Geographical representation must be taken into 
192.25 	consideration when making appointments. Section 15.0575 shall govern the advisory council, 
192.26 	except that:
192.27 	(1) the members shall be appointed to six-year terms with one-third appointed each 
192.28 	even-numbered year; and
192.29 	(2) student members are appointed to two-year terms with two students appointed each 
192.30 	even-numbered year.
192.31 	A member may not serve more than two full terms.
192.32 	(1) four members of the house of representatives, two of whom are appointed by the 
192.33 	speaker of the house and two of whom are appointed by the minority leader; and
193.1 	(2) four members of the senate, two of whom are appointed by the majority leader and 
193.2 	two of whom are appointed by the minority leader.
193.3 	(b) Members serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. The first appointments 
193.4 	must be made by September 1, 2018.
193.5 	(c) A chair of the commission serves a two-year term, expiring on June 30 in an 
193.6 	even-numbered year. The chair must alternate biennially between a designee of the speaker 
193.7 	of the house and a designee of the senate majority leader. Only a member of the commission 
193.8 	may be designated as the chair. The speaker of the house shall designate the first chair. The 
193.9 	chair may vote on any matter before the commission.
193.10 		Subd. 3.Duties. (a) The advisory council commission shall:
193.11 	(1) develop, in consultation with current and former regents, the University of Minnesota 
193.12 	Alumni Association, and the administration of the University of Minnesota, a statement of 
193.13 	the selection criteria to be applied and a description of the responsibilities and duties of a 
193.14 	regent, and shall distribute this to potential candidates; and
193.15 	(2) for each position on the board, identify and recruit qualified candidates for the Board 
193.16 	of Regents, based on the background and experience of the candidates, their potential for 
193.17 	discharging the responsibilities of a member of the Board of Regents, and the needs of the 
193.18 	board. The selection criteria must not include a limitation on the number of terms an 
193.19 	individual may serve on the Board of Regents.
193.20 	(b) The selection criteria developed under paragraph (a), clause (1), must include a 
193.21 	criterion that regents represent diversity in geography; gender; race; occupation, including 
193.22 	business and labor; and experience.
193.23 	(c) The selection criterion must include an identification of the membership needs of 
193.24 	the board for individual skills relevant to the governance of the University of Minnesota 
193.25 	and the needs for certain individual characteristics. Individual characteristics relate to 
193.26 	qualities such as gender, race, and geographic location of residence.
193.27 		Subd. 4.Recommendations. (a) The advisory council commission shall recommend at 
193.28 	least two one and not more than four three candidates for each vacancy. By January 15 of 
193.29 	each odd-numbered year, the advisory council commission shall submit its recommendations 
193.30 	to the joint legislative committee described in section 137.0246, subdivision 2.
193.31 	(b) The advisory council commission must submit a report to the joint committee on the 
193.32 	needs criterion identified under subdivision 3, paragraph (c), at the same time it submits its 
193.33 	recommendations.
194.1 		Subd. 5.Support services. The Legislative Coordinating Commission shall provide 
194.2 	administrative and support services for the advisory council commission. The Legislative 
194.3 	Coordinating Commission shall collect application materials from regent candidates and 
194.4 	forward all materials to the Legislative Commission on Regent Selection.

194.5 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 137.0246, is amended to read:
194.6 	137.0246 REGENT NOMINATION AND ELECTION.
194.7 		Subd. 2.Regent nomination joint committee. (a) The joint legislative committee 
194.8 	consists of the members of the higher education budget and policy divisions in each house 
194.9 	of the legislature. The chairs of the divisions from each body shall be cochairs of the joint 
194.10 	legislative committee. A majority of the members from each house is a quorum of the joint 
194.11 	committee.
194.12 	(b) By February 28 of each odd-numbered year, or at a date agreed to by concurrent 
194.13 	resolution, the joint legislative committee shall meet to consider the advisory council's
194.14 	Legislative Commission on Regent Selection's recommendations for regent of the University 
194.15 	of Minnesota for possible presentation to a joint convention of the legislature.
194.16 	(c) The joint committee may recommend to the joint convention candidates recommended 
194.17 	by the advisory council Legislative Commission on Regent Selection and the other candidates 
194.18 	nominated by the joint committee. A candidate other than those recommended by the 
194.19 	advisory council Legislative Commission on Regent Selection may be nominated for 
194.20 	consideration by the joint committee only if the nomination receives the support of at least 
194.21 	three house of representatives members of the committee and two senate members of the 
194.22 	committee. A candidate must receive a majority vote of members from the house of 
194.23 	representatives and from the senate on the joint committee to be recommended to the joint 
194.24 	convention. The joint committee may recommend no more than one candidate for each 
194.25 	vacancy. In recommending nominees, the joint committee must consider the needs of the 
194.26 	board of regents and the balance of the board membership with respect to gender, racial, 
194.27 	and ethnic composition.

194.28 	Sec. 7. Laws 2017, chapter 89, article 1, section 2, subdivision 18, is amended to read:

194.29
194.30	Subd. 18.MNSCU Two-Year Public College 
Program
 		3,481,000
2,481,000
		-0-
	
194.31 	(a) $2,780,000 $1,780,000 in fiscal year 2018 
194.32 	is for two-year public college program grants 
195.1 	under Laws 2015, chapter 69, article 3, section 
195.2 	20.
195.3 	(b) $545,000 in fiscal year 2018 is to provide 
195.4 	mentoring and outreach as specified under 
195.5 	Laws 2015, chapter 69, article 3, section 20.
195.6 	(c) $156,000 in fiscal year 2018 is for 
195.7 	information technology and administrative 
195.8 	costs associated with implementation of the 
195.9 	grant program.

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

195.11 	Sec. 8. Laws 2017, chapter 89, article 1, section 2, subdivision 20, is amended to read:

195.12
195.13	Subd. 20.Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic 
Brain Injury Research Grant Program
 		3,000,000
		3,000,000
	
195.14 	For transfer to the spinal cord injury and 
195.15 	traumatic brain injury research grant account 
195.16 	in the special revenue fund.
195.17 	For spinal cord injury and traumatic brain 
195.18 	injury research grants authorized under 
195.19 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.901.
195.20 	The commissioner may use no more than three 
195.21 	percent of this appropriation to administer the 
195.22 	grant program under this subdivision.

195.23 	Sec. 9. AFFORDABLE TEXTBOOK PLAN AND REPORT.
 195.24 	The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall develop 
195.25 	a plan to increase the use of affordable textbooks and instructional materials. The board 
195.26 	must explore and study registration software or other systems and methods to disclose or 
195.27 	display the cost of all textbooks and instructional materials required for a course at or prior 
195.28 	to course registration. The plan must describe the systems or methods examined and the 
195.29 	results of the study. The plan must establish a goal for the percentage of all courses offered 
195.30 	at state colleges and universities that will use affordable textbooks and instructional materials. 
195.31 	The plan must identify and describe key terms, including "affordable textbook," "instructional 
195.32 	material," and "course." The board must submit the plan to the chairs and ranking minority 
196.1 	members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over higher education by January 
196.2 	15, 2020.

196.3 	Sec. 10. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA; APPEAL PROCESS FOR SEXUAL 
196.4 	MISCONDUCT FINDINGS INVOLVING EMPLOYEES.
 196.5 	The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota is requested to amend its sexual 
196.6 	misconduct policies to:
196.7 	(1) provide a process for accused university employees and their victims to appeal 
196.8 	findings of the university's Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action before an 
196.9 	impartial decision maker; and
196.10 	(2) require the office, at the conclusion of a sexual misconduct investigation, to provide 
196.11 	notice to accused university employees and their victims of any appeal rights.

196.12 	ARTICLE 14
196.13 	OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION AGENCY POLICY

196.14 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 127A.70, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
196.15 		Subd. 2.Powers and duties; report. (a) The partnership shall develop recommendations 
196.16 	to the governor and the legislature designed to maximize the achievement of all P-20 students 
196.17 	while promoting the efficient use of state resources, thereby helping the state realize the 
196.18 	maximum value for its investment. These recommendations may include, but are not limited 
196.19 	to, strategies, policies, or other actions focused on:
196.20 	(1) improving the quality of and access to education at all points from preschool through 
196.21 	graduate education;
196.22 	(2) improving preparation for, and transitions to, postsecondary education and work;
196.23 	(3) ensuring educator quality by creating rigorous standards for teacher recruitment, 
196.24 	teacher preparation, induction and mentoring of beginning teachers, and continuous 
196.25 	professional development for career teachers; and
196.26 	(4) realigning the governance and administrative structures of early education, 
196.27 	kindergarten through grade 12, and postsecondary systems in Minnesota.
196.28 	(b) Under the direction of the P-20 Education Partnership Statewide Longitudinal 
196.29 	Education Data System Governance Committee, the Office of Higher Education and the 
196.30 	Departments of Education and Employment and Economic Development shall improve and 
196.31 	expand the Statewide Longitudinal Education Data System (SLEDS) to provide policymakers, 
197.1 	education and workforce leaders, researchers, and members of the public with data, research, 
197.2 	and reports to:
197.3 	(1) expand reporting on students' educational outcomes for diverse student populations 
197.4 	including at-risk students, children with disabilities, English learners, and gifted students, 
197.5 	among others, and include formative and summative evaluations based on multiple measures 
197.6 	of child well-being, early childhood development, and student progress toward career and 
197.7 	college readiness;
197.8 	(2) evaluate the effectiveness of (i) investments in young children and families and (ii) 
197.9 	educational and workforce programs; and
197.10 	(3) evaluate the relationship between (i) investments in young children and families and 
197.11 	(ii) education and workforce outcomes, consistent with section 124D.49.
197.12 	To the extent possible under federal and state law, research and reports should be 
197.13 	accessible to the public on the Internet, and disaggregated by demographic characteristics, 
197.14 	organization or organization characteristics, and geography.
197.15 	It is the intent of the legislature that the Statewide Longitudinal Education Data System 
197.16 	inform public policy and decision-making. The SLEDS governance committee, with 
197.17 	assistance from staff of the Office of Higher Education, the Department of Education, and 
197.18 	the Department of Employment and Economic Development, shall respond to legislative 
197.19 	committee and agency requests on topics utilizing data made available through the Statewide 
197.20 	Longitudinal Education Data System as resources permit. Any analysis of or report on the 
197.21 	data must contain only summary data.
197.22 	(c) By January 15 of each year, the partnership shall submit a report to the governor and 
197.23 	to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with 
197.24 	jurisdiction over P-20 education policy and finance that summarizes the partnership's progress 
197.25 	in meeting its goals and identifies the need for any draft legislation when necessary to further 
197.26 	the goals of the partnership to maximize student achievement while promoting efficient use 
197.27 	of resources.

197.28 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 136A.1275, subdivision 2, is amended 
197.29 	to read:
197.30 		Subd. 2.Eligibility. To be eligible for a grant under this section, a teacher candidate 
197.31 	must:
198.1 	(1) be enrolled in a Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board-approved 
198.2 	teacher preparation program that requires at least 12 weeks of student teaching in order to 
198.3 	be recommended for a full professional teaching license;
198.4 	(2) demonstrate financial need based on criteria established by the commissioner under 
198.5 	subdivision 3;
198.6 	(3) intend to teach in a shortage area or belong to an underrepresented racial or ethnic 
198.7 	group be meeting satisfactory academic progress as defined under section 136A.101, 
198.8 	subdivision 10; and
198.9 	(4) be meeting satisfactory academic progress as defined under section 136A.101, 
198.10 	subdivision 10 intend to teach in a shortage area or belong to an underrepresented racial or 
198.11 	ethnic group. Intent can be documented based on the teacher license field the student is 
198.12 	pursuing or a statement of intent to teach in an economic development region defined as a 
198.13 	shortage area in the year the student receives a grant.

198.14 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 136A.1275, subdivision 3, is amended 
198.15 	to read:
198.16 		Subd. 3.Administration; repayment. (a) The commissioner must establish an 
198.17 	application process and other guidelines for implementing this program, including repayment 
198.18 	responsibilities for stipend recipients who do not complete student teaching or who leave 
198.19 	Minnesota to teach in another state during the first year after student teaching.
198.20 	(b) The commissioner must determine each academic year the stipend amount up to 
198.21 	$7,500 based on the amount of available funding, the number of eligible applicants, and the 
198.22 	financial need of the applicants.
198.23 	(c) The percentage of the total award funds available at the beginning of the fiscal year 
198.24 	reserved for teacher candidates who identify as belonging to an underrepresented a racial 
198.25 	or ethnic group underrepresented in the Minnesota teacher workforce must be equal to or 
198.26 	greater than the total percentage of students of underrepresented racial or ethnic groups 
198.27 	underrepresented in the Minnesota teacher workforce as measured under section 120B.35, 
198.28 	subdivision 3. If this percentage cannot be met because of a lack of qualifying candidates, 
198.29 	the remaining amount may be awarded to teacher candidates who intend to teach in a shortage 
198.30 	area.

199.1 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.15, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
199.2 		Subd. 8.Eligible student. "Eligible student" means a student who is officially registered 
199.3 	or accepted for enrollment at an eligible institution in Minnesota or a Minnesota resident 
199.4 	who is officially registered as a student or accepted for enrollment at an eligible institution 
199.5 	in another state or province. Non-Minnesota residents are eligible students if they are enrolled 
199.6 	or accepted for enrollment in a minimum of one course of at least 30 days in length during 
199.7 	the academic year that requires physical attendance at an eligible institution located in 
199.8 	Minnesota. Non-Minnesota resident students enrolled exclusively during the academic year 
199.9 	in correspondence courses or courses offered over the Internet are not eligible students. 
199.10 	Non-Minnesota resident students not physically attending classes in Minnesota due to 
199.11 	enrollment in a study abroad program for 12 months or less are eligible students. 
199.12 	Non-Minnesota residents enrolled in study abroad programs exceeding 12 months are not 
199.13 	eligible students. An eligible student, for section 136A.1701, means a student who gives 
199.14 	informed consent authorizing the disclosure of data specified in section 136A.162, paragraph 
199.15 	(c), to a consumer credit reporting agency.

199.16 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.16, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
199.17 		Subdivision 1.Designation. Notwithstanding chapter 16C, the office is designated as 
199.18 	the administrative agency for carrying out the purposes and terms of sections 136A.15 to 
199.19 	136A.1702 136A.1704. The office may establish one or more loan programs.

199.20 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.16, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
199.21 		Subd. 2.Rules, policies, and conditions. The office shall adopt policies and may 
199.22 	prescribe appropriate rules and conditions to carry out the purposes of sections 136A.15 to 
199.23 	136A.1702. The policies and rules except as they relate to loans under section 136A.1701
199.24 	must be compatible with the provisions of the National Vocational Student Loan Insurance 
199.25 	Act of 1965 and the provisions of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and any 
199.26 	amendments thereof.

199.27 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.16, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
199.28 		Subd. 5.Agencies. The office may contract with loan servicers, collection agencies, 
199.29 	credit bureaus, or any other person, to carry out the purposes of sections 136A.15 to 
199.30 	136A.1702 136A.1704.

200.1 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.16, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
200.2 		Subd. 8.Investment. Money made available to the office that is not immediately needed 
200.3 	for the purposes of sections 136A.15 to 136A.1702 136A.1704 may be invested by the 
200.4 	office. The money must be invested in bonds, certificates of indebtedness, and other fixed 
200.5 	income securities, except preferred stocks, which are legal investments for the permanent 
200.6 	school fund. The money may also be invested in prime quality commercial paper that is 
200.7 	eligible for investment in the state employees retirement fund. All interest and profits from 
200.8 	such investments inure to the benefit of the office or may be pledged for security of bonds 
200.9 	issued by the office or its predecessors.

200.10 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.16, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
200.11 		Subd. 9.Staff. The office may employ the professional and clerical staff the commissioner 
200.12 	deems necessary for the proper administration of the loan programs established and defined 
200.13 	by sections 136A.15 to 136A.1702 136A.1704.

200.14 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.162, is amended to read:
200.15 	136A.162 CLASSIFICATION OF DATA.
200.16 	(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), data on applicants for financial assistance 
200.17 	collected and used by the office for student financial aid programs administered by that 
200.18 	office are private data on individuals as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12.
200.19 	(b) Data on applicants may be disclosed to the commissioner of human services to the 
200.20 	extent necessary to determine eligibility under section 136A.121, subdivision 2, clause (5).
200.21 	(c) The following data collected in the Minnesota supplemental loan program under 
200.22 	section sections136A.1701and 136A.1704 may be disclosed to a consumer credit reporting 
200.23 	agency only if the borrower and the cosigner give informed consent, according to section 
200.24 	13.05, subdivision 4, at the time of application for a loan:
200.25 	(1) the lender-assigned borrower identification number;
200.26 	(2) the name and address of borrower;
200.27 	(3) the name and address of cosigner;
200.28 	(4) the date the account is opened;
200.29 	(5) the outstanding account balance;
200.30 	(6) the dollar amount past due;
201.1 	(7) the number of payments past due;
201.2 	(8) the number of late payments in previous 12 months;
201.3 	(9) the type of account;
201.4 	(10) the responsibility for the account; and
201.5 	(11) the status or remarks code.

201.6 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.1701, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
201.7 		Subd. 7.Repayment of loans. (a) The office shall establish repayment procedures for 
201.8 	loans made under this section, but in no event shall the period of permitted repayment for 
201.9 	SELF II or SELF III loans exceed ten years from the eligible student's termination of the 
201.10 	student's postsecondary academic or vocational program, or 15 years from the date of the 
201.11 	student's first loan under this section, whichever is less in accordance with the policies, 
201.12 	rules, and conditions authorized under section 136A.16, subdivision 2. The office will take 
201.13 	into consideration the loan limits and current financial market conditions when establishing 
201.14 	repayment terms.
201.15 	(b) For SELF IV loans, eligible students with aggregate principal loan balances from 
201.16 	all SELF phases that are less than $18,750 shall have a repayment period not exceeding ten 
201.17 	years from the eligible student's graduation or termination date. For SELF IV loans, eligible 
201.18 	students with aggregate principal loan balances from all SELF phases of $18,750 or greater 
201.19 	shall have a repayment period not exceeding 15 years from the eligible student's graduation 
201.20 	or termination date. For SELF IV loans, the loans shall enter repayment no later than seven 
201.21 	years after the first disbursement date on the loan.
201.22 	(c) For SELF loans from phases after SELF IV, eligible students with aggregate principal 
201.23 	loan balances from all SELF phases that are:
201.24 	(1) less than $20,000, must have a repayment period not exceeding ten years from the 
201.25 	eligible student's graduation or termination date;
201.26 	(2) $20,000 up to $40,000, must have a repayment period not exceeding 15 years from 
201.27 	the eligible student's graduation or termination date; and
201.28 	(3) $40,000 or greater, must have a repayment period not exceeding 20 years from the 
201.29 	eligible student's graduation or termination date. For SELF loans from phases after SELF 
201.30 	IV, the loans must enter repayment no later than nine years after the first disbursement date 
201.31 	of the loan.

202.1 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.1702, is amended to read:
202.2 	136A.1702 LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT.
202.3 	(a) The office shall notify the chairs of the legislative committees with primary 
202.4 	jurisdiction over higher education finance of any proposed material change to any of its 
202.5 	student loan programs, including loan refinancing under section 136A.1704, prior to making 
202.6 	the change.
202.7 	(b) By December 1 of each year, the commissioner shall submit a report to the chairs 
202.8 	and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees having 
202.9 	jurisdiction over the Office of Higher Education regarding the balance of the following 
202.10 	accounts in the special revenue fund:
202.11 	(1) the aviation degree loan forgiveness program account established by section 
202.12 	136A.1789, subdivision 2;
202.13 	(2) the teacher shortage loan forgiveness program repayment account established by 
202.14 	section 136A.1791, subdivision 8;
202.15 	(3) the agricultural education loan forgiveness account established by section 136A.1794, 
202.16 	subdivision 2; and
202.17 	(4) the large animal veterinarian loan forgiveness program account established by section 
202.18 	136A.1795, subdivision 2.

202.19 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 136A.1789, subdivision 2, is 
202.20 	amended to read:
202.21 		Subd. 2.Creation of account. (a) An aviation degree loan forgiveness program account 
202.22 	is established in the special revenue fund to provide qualified pilots and qualified aircraft 
202.23 	technicians with financial assistance in repaying qualified education loans. The commissioner 
202.24 	must use money from the account to establish and administer the aviation degree loan 
202.25 	forgiveness program.
202.26 	(b) Appropriations made to the aviation degree loan forgiveness program account do 
202.27 	not cancel and are available until expended.

202.28 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.1791, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
202.29 		Subd. 8.Fund Account established. A teacher shortage loan forgiveness repayment 
202.30 	fund account is created in the special revenue fund for depositing money appropriated to 
202.31 	or received by the commissioner for the program. Money deposited in the fund shall not 
203.1 	revert to any state fund at the end of any fiscal year but remains in the loan forgiveness 
203.2 	repayment fund and is continuously available for loan forgiveness under this section.

203.3 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.1795, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
203.4 		Subd. 2.Establishment; administration. (a) The commissioner shall establish and 
203.5 	administer a loan forgiveness program for large animal veterinarians who:
203.6 	(1) agree to practice in designated rural areas that are considered underserved; and
203.7 	(2) work full time in a practice that is at least 50 percent involved with the care of food 
203.8 	animals.
203.9 	(b) A large animal veterinarian loan forgiveness program account is established in the 
203.10 	special revenue fund. The commissioner must use money from the account to establish and 
203.11 	administer the program under this section. Appropriations to the commissioner for the 
203.12 	program are for transfer to the fund.
203.13 	(c) Appropriations made to the program do not cancel and are available until expended.

203.14 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 136A.646, is amended to read:
203.15 	136A.646 ADDITIONAL SECURITY.
203.16 	(a) New schools that have been granted conditional approval for degrees or names to 
203.17 	allow them the opportunity to apply for and receive accreditation under section 136A.65, 
203.18 	subdivision 7, or shall provide a surety bond in a sum equal to ten percent of the net revenue 
203.19 	from tuition and fees in the registered institution's prior fiscal year, but in no case shall the 
203.20 	bond be less than $10,000.
203.21 	(b) Any registered institution that is notified by the United States Department of Education 
203.22 	that it has fallen below minimum financial standards and that its continued participation in 
203.23 	Title IV will be conditioned upon its satisfying either the Zone Alternative, Code of Federal 
203.24 	Regulations, title 34, section 668.175, paragraph (f), or a Letter of Credit Alternative, Code 
203.25 	of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 668.175, paragraph (c), shall provide a surety bond 
203.26 	in a sum equal to the "letter of credit" required by the United States Department of Education 
203.27 	in the Letter of Credit Alternative, but in no event shall such bond be less than $10,000 nor 
203.28 	more than $250,000. In the event the letter of credit required by the United States Department 
203.29 	of Education is higher than ten percent of the Title IV, Higher Education Act program funds 
203.30 	received by the institution during its most recently completed fiscal year, the office shall 
203.31 	reduce the office's surety requirement to represent ten percent of the Title IV, Higher 
204.1 	Education Act program funds received by the institution during its most recently completed 
204.2 	fiscal year, subject to the minimum and maximum in this paragraph.
204.3 	(b) (c) In lieu of a bond, the applicant may deposit with the commissioner of management 
204.4 	and budget:
204.5 	(1) a sum equal to the amount of the required surety bond in cash;
204.6 	(2) securities, as may be legally purchased by savings banks or for trust funds, in an 
204.7 	aggregate market value equal to the amount of the required surety bond; or
204.8 	(3) an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a financial institution to the amount of the 
204.9 	required surety bond.
204.10 	(c) (d) The surety of any bond may cancel it upon giving 60 days' notice in writing to 
204.11 	the office and shall be relieved of liability for any breach of condition occurring after the 
204.12 	effective date of cancellation.
204.13 	(d) (e) In the event of a school closure, the additional security must first be used to 
204.14 	destroy any private educational data under section 13.32 left at a physical campus in 
204.15 	Minnesota after all other governmental agencies have recovered or retrieved records under 
204.16 	their record retention policies. Any remaining funds must then be used to reimburse tuition 
204.17 	and fee costs to students that were enrolled at the time of the closure or had withdrawn in 
204.18 	the previous 120 calendar days but did not graduate. Priority for refunds will be given to 
204.19 	students in the following order:
204.20 	(1) cash payments made by the student or on behalf of a student;
204.21 	(2) private student loans; and
204.22 	(3) Veteran Administration education benefits that are not restored by the Veteran 
204.23 	Administration. If there are additional security funds remaining, the additional security 
204.24 	funds may be used to cover any administrative costs incurred by the office related to the 
204.25 	closure of the school.

204.26 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 136A.822, subdivision 6, is amended 
204.27 	to read:
204.28 		Subd. 6.Bond. (a) No license shall be issued to any private career school which 
204.29 	maintains, conducts, solicits for, or advertises within the state of Minnesota any program, 
204.30 	unless the applicant files with the office a continuous corporate surety bond written by a 
204.31 	company authorized to do business in Minnesota conditioned upon the faithful performance 
204.32 	of all contracts and agreements with students made by the applicant.
205.1 	(b)(1) The amount of the surety bond shall be ten percent of the preceding year's net 
205.2 	income revenue from student tuition, fees, and other required institutional charges collected, 
205.3 	but in no event less than $10,000, except that a private career school may deposit a greater 
205.4 	amount at its own discretion. A private career school in each annual application for licensure 
205.5 	must compute the amount of the surety bond and verify that the amount of the surety bond 
205.6 	complies with this subdivision. A private career school that operates at two or more locations 
205.7 	may combine net income revenue from student tuition, fees, and other required institutional 
205.8 	charges collected for all locations for the purpose of determining the annual surety bond 
205.9 	requirement. The net revenue from tuition and fees used to determine the amount of the 
205.10 	surety bond required for a private career school having a license for the sole purpose of 
205.11 	recruiting students in Minnesota shall be only that paid to the private career school by the 
205.12 	students recruited from Minnesota.
205.13 	(2) A person required to obtain a private career school license due to the use of 
205.14 	"academy," "institute," "college," or "university" in its name and which is also licensed by 
205.15 	another state agency or board, except not including those schools licensed exclusively in 
205.16 	order to participate in state grants or SELF loan financial aid programs, shall be required 
205.17 	to provide a school bond of $10,000.
205.18 	(c) The bond shall run to the state of Minnesota and to any person who may have a cause 
205.19 	of action against the applicant arising at any time after the bond is filed and before it is 
205.20 	canceled for breach of any contract or agreement made by the applicant with any student. 
205.21 	The aggregate liability of the surety for all breaches of the conditions of the bond shall not 
205.22 	exceed the principal sum deposited by the private career school under paragraph (b). The 
205.23 	surety of any bond may cancel it upon giving 60 days' notice in writing to the office and 
205.24 	shall be relieved of liability for any breach of condition occurring after the effective date 
205.25 	of cancellation.
205.26 	(d) In lieu of bond, the applicant may deposit with the commissioner of management 
205.27 	and budget a sum equal to the amount of the required surety bond in cash, an irrevocable 
205.28 	letter of credit issued by a financial institution equal to the amount of the required surety 
205.29 	bond, or securities as may be legally purchased by savings banks or for trust funds in an 
205.30 	aggregate market value equal to the amount of the required surety bond.
205.31 	(e) Failure of a private career school to post and maintain the required surety bond or 
205.32 	deposit under paragraph (d) may result in denial, suspension, or revocation of the school's 
205.33 	license.

206.1 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.822, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
206.2 		Subd. 10.Catalog, brochure, or electronic display. Before a license is issued to a 
206.3 	private career school, the private career school shall furnish to the office a catalog, brochure, 
206.4 	or electronic display including:
206.5 	(1) identifying data, such as volume number and date of publication;
206.6 	(2) name and address of the private career school and its governing body and officials;
206.7 	(3) a calendar of the private career school showing legal holidays, beginning and ending 
206.8 	dates of each course quarter, term, or semester, and other important dates;
206.9 	(4) the private career school policy and regulations on enrollment including dates and 
206.10 	specific entrance requirements for each program;
206.11 	(5) the private career school policy and regulations about leave, absences, class cuts, 
206.12 	make-up work, tardiness, and interruptions for unsatisfactory attendance;
206.13 	(6) the private career school policy and regulations about standards of progress for the 
206.14 	student including the grading system of the private career school, the minimum grades 
206.15 	considered satisfactory, conditions for interruption for unsatisfactory grades or progress, a 
206.16 	description of any probationary period allowed by the private career school, and conditions 
206.17 	of reentrance for those dismissed for unsatisfactory progress;
206.18 	(7) the private career school policy and regulations about student conduct and conditions 
206.19 	for dismissal for unsatisfactory conduct;
206.20 	(8) a detailed schedule of fees, charges for tuition, books, supplies, tools, student 
206.21 	activities, laboratory fees, service charges, rentals, deposits, and all other charges;
206.22 	(9) the private career school policy and regulations, including an explanation of section 
206.23 	136A.827, about refunding tuition, fees, and other charges if the student does not enter the 
206.24 	program, withdraws from the program, or the program is discontinued;
206.25 	(10) a description of the available facilities and equipment;
206.26 	(11) a course outline syllabus for each course offered showing course objectives, subjects 
206.27 	or units in the course, type of work or skill to be learned, and approximate time, hours, or 
206.28 	credits to be spent on each subject or unit;
206.29 	(12) the private career school policy and regulations about granting credit for previous 
206.30 	education and preparation;
207.1 	(13) a notice to students relating to the transferability of any credits earned at the private 
207.2 	career school to other institutions;
207.3 	(14) a procedure for investigating and resolving student complaints; and
207.4 	(15) the name and address of the office; and
207.5 	(16) the student complaint process and rights under section 136A.8295.
207.6 	A private career school that is exclusively a distance education school is exempt from 
207.7 	clauses (3) and (5).

207.8 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 136A.8295, is amended by adding 
207.9 	a subdivision to read:
207.10 		Subd. 6.Disclosure. Schools must disclose on their Web site, student handbook, and 
207.11 	student catalog the student complaint process under this section to students.

207.12 	Sec. 20. Laws 2017, chapter 89, article 1, section 2, subdivision 29, is amended to read:

207.13
207.14	Subd. 29.Emergency Assistance for 
Postsecondary Students
 		175,000
		175,000
	
207.15 	(a) This appropriation is for the Office of 
207.16 	Higher Education to allocate grant funds on a 
207.17 	matching basis to schools eligible institutions 
207.18 	as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 
207.19 	136A.103, located in Minnesota with a 
207.20 	demonstrable homeless student population.
207.21 	(b) This appropriation shall be used to meet 
207.22 	immediate student needs that could result in 
207.23 	a student not completing the term or their 
207.24 	program including, but not limited to, 
207.25 	emergency housing, food, and transportation. 
207.26 	Emergency assistance does not impact the 
207.27 	amount of state financial aid received.
207.28 	(c) The commissioner shall determine the 
207.29 	application process and the grant amounts. 
207.30 	Any balance in the first year does not cancel 
207.31 	but shall be available in the second year. The 
207.32 	Office of Higher Education shall partner with 
208.1 	interested postsecondary institutions, other 
208.2 	state agencies, and student groups to establish 
208.3 	the programs.

208.4 	Sec. 21. Laws 2017, chapter 89, article 1, section 2, subdivision 31, is amended to read:

208.5	Subd. 31.Teacher Shortage Loan Forgiveness
 		200,000
		200,000
	
208.6 	For transfer to the teacher shortage loan 
208.7 	forgiveness program repayment account in the 
208.8 	special revenue fund under Minnesota 
208.9 	Statutes, section 136A.1791, subdivision 8.
208.10 	The commissioner may use no more than three 
208.11 	percent of this appropriation to administer the 
208.12 	program under this subdivision.

208.13 	Sec. 22. Laws 2017, chapter 89, article 1, section 2, subdivision 32, is amended to read:

208.14
208.15	Subd. 32.Large Animal Veterinarian Loan 
Forgiveness Program
 		375,000
		375,000
	
208.16 	For transfer to the large animal veterinarian 
208.17 	loan forgiveness program account in the 
208.18 	special revenue fund under Minnesota 
208.19 	Statutes, section 136A.1795, subdivision 2.

208.20 	Sec. 23. Laws 2017, chapter 89, article 1, section 2, subdivision 33, is amended to read:

208.21
208.22	Subd. 33.Agricultural Educators Loan 
Forgiveness
 		50,000
		50,000
	
208.23 	For deposit in transfer to the agricultural 
208.24 	education loan forgiveness account in the 
208.25 	special revenue fund under Minnesota 
208.26 	Statutes, section 136A.1794, subdivision 2.

208.27 	Sec. 24. Laws 2017, chapter 89, article 1, section 2, subdivision 34, is amended to read:

208.28
208.29	Subd. 34.Aviation Degree Loan Forgiveness 
Program
 		25,000
		25,000
	
208.30 	For transfer to the aviation degree loan 
208.31 	forgiveness program account in the special 
209.1 	revenue fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
209.2 	section 136A.1789, subdivision 2.

209.3 	Sec. 25.  REPEALER.
 209.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 136A.15, subdivisions 2 and 7; and 136A.1701, 
209.5 	subdivision 12, are repealed.

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: H4328-3 

120B.299 DEFINITIONS.Subd. 7.Low growth. 
"Low growth" is an assessment score one-half standard deviation below the state growth target. 

Subd. 8.Medium growth. 
"Medium growth" is an assessment score within one-half standard deviation above or below the state growth target. 

Subd. 9.High growth. 
"High growth" is an assessment score one-half standard deviation or more above the state growth target. 

Subd. 11.Growth and progress toward proficiency. 
The categories of low growth, medium growth, and high growth shall be used to indicate both (1) growth and (2) progress toward grade-level proficiency that is consistent with subdivision 10. 

122A.09 DUTIES.Subdivision 1.Code of ethics. 
The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must develop by rule a code of ethics covering standards of professional teaching practices, including areas of ethical conduct and professional performance and methods of enforcement. 

136A.15 DEFINITIONS.Subd. 2.Academic year or its equivalent. 
"Academic year or its equivalent" shall be as defined in the federal regulations which govern the administration of the National Vocational Student Loan Insurance Act of 1965 and title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965. 

Subd. 7.Eligible lender. 
"Eligible lender" means an eligible institution, an agency or instrumentality of a state, or a financial or credit institution (including an insurance company) which is subject to examination and supervision by an agency of the state of Minnesota or of the United States. 

136A.1701 SUPPLEMENTAL AND ADDITIONAL LOANS.Subd. 12.Eligible student. 
"Eligible student" means a student who is a Minnesota resident who is enrolled or accepted for enrollment at an eligible institution in Minnesota or in another state or province. Non-Minnesota residents are eligible students if they are enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a minimum of one course of at least 30 days in length during the academic year that requires physical attendance at an eligible institution located in Minnesota. Non-Minnesota resident students enrolled exclusively during the academic year in correspondence courses or courses offered over the Internet are not eligible students. Non-Minnesota resident students not physically attending classes in Minnesota due to enrollment in a study abroad program for 12 months or less are eligible students. Non-Minnesota residents enrolled in study abroad programs exceeding 12 months are not eligible students. For purposes of this section, an "eligible student" must also meet the eligibility requirements of section 136A.15, subdivision 8. 

Repealed Minnesota Session Laws: H4328-3 

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 8, section 8
Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Paragraph (i) of this section expires at the end of fiscal year 2019. 

8700.7620TEACHER LICENSURE CANDIDATE ASSESSMENT ALTERNATIVES. Subpart 1.Commissioner's assessment process.  
A teacher qualification assessment process established and maintained by the commissioner of education may be authorized by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board for recommending candidates for teacher licensure upon the commissioner's submitting evidence that the process ensures that candidates recommended by the commissioner have demonstrated all qualifications required for the licensure for which they are recommended. 

Subp. 2.Board assessment process.  
The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board may authorize its executive director to recommend candidates for teacher licensure when the executive director determines that recommended candidates have demonstrated all qualifications for the licensure for which they are recommended. 

Subp. 3.Written agreement.  
Authorizations provided under subpart 1 or 2 shall be documented through a written statement of specifications and conditions under which the board grants the specified authority to recommend. Those conditions shall include regular reporting to the board regarding licensure recommendations provided under those authorizations. 

8710.0300ISSUANCE, RENEWAL, AND VALIDITY OF ALL LICENSES.   Subpart 1.In general.  
Licenses shall be granted by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board to applicants who otherwise meet all requirements of applicable statutes and rules. 

An applicant must qualify separately for each licensure area for which application is made and provide evidence of satisfactory completion of a program in the licensure area which has been approved by the board. A license becomes valid on the date issued by the personnel licensing section. 

8710.0300ISSUANCE, RENEWAL, AND VALIDITY OF ALL LICENSES.   Subp. 1a.Types of licenses.  
The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board shall grant the following types of licenses which shall be valid for the period of time specified in this subpart: 

A.
 professional license, which expires five years from the June 30 nearest the date the license is issued; 

B.
 entrance license, which expires two years from the June 30 nearest the date the license is issued; 

C.
 nonrenewable license, which expires no more than three years from the June 30 nearest the date the license is issued; 

D.
 temporary limited license, which expires on June 30 of the school year for which the license is issued, except for a temporary limited license issued under part 8710.0400, subpart 4, which expires one year from the June 30 nearest the date the license is issued; 

E.
 limited intern license, which expires on June 30 of the school year for which the license is issued; 

F.
 five-year short call substitute teacher license, which expires five years from the June 30 nearest the date the license is issued; 

G.
 temporary limited short call substitute teacher license, which expires two years from the June 30 nearest the date the license is issued; and 

H.
 life license, which does not expire. 

Effective with licenses issued on or after October 16, 2000, no person may hold a license under item C or D, or any combination of licenses under items C and D, for more than three years. 

A license shall bear the date of issue and the date of expiration, and, if renewable, may be renewed on or after January 1 in the year of expiration upon application and meeting renewal requirements. A license shall expire if it is not renewed by July 1 in the year of expiration. 

8710.0300ISSUANCE, RENEWAL, AND VALIDITY OF ALL LICENSES.   Subp. 2.First professional license.  
The first license which shall be issued in any licensure area to an applicant who meets all requirements of subpart 1 and who completes an approved program leading to licensure in a Minnesota institution which is approved by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board to prepare persons for licensure is a first professional license. 

8710.0300ISSUANCE, RENEWAL, AND VALIDITY OF ALL LICENSES.   Subp. 2a.Addition of professional license.  
When a licensure area is added to a professional license in effect, the expiration date is that previously established for the professional license in effect. 

8710.0300ISSUANCE, RENEWAL, AND VALIDITY OF ALL LICENSES.   Subp. 2b.Multiple expiration dates.  
If the licensee has completed and verified the professional license renewal requirements, a licensee may renew a year early for the purpose of correlating the expiration dates of professional licenses held. 

8710.0300ISSUANCE, RENEWAL, AND VALIDITY OF ALL LICENSES.   Subp. 3.Renewal of professional license.  
A professional license shall be renewed upon application according to this chapter and chapter 8700 governing continuing education. 

If an applicant has not been employed in a position requiring Minnesota licensure at any time during the school year immediately preceding the date of expiration, the applicant's professional license shall be renewed if one of the following is submitted: 

A.
 verification by a local continuing education committee that the applicant has met renewal requirements for the professional license during the five-year period immediately preceding the application; 

B.
 evidence that the applicant earned at least 12 quarter or eight semester hours of credit, applicable to the licensure fields, during the five-year period immediately preceding the application; or 

C.
 if neither item A nor B is submitted, a one-year extension of the expired professional license may be granted based on evidence that the applicant has been offered a position contingent upon holding a valid license. This extension expires on June 30 of the school year for which the license is issued and is nonrenewable. In order to qualify for a professional license after the one-year extension, the applicant shall provide evidence that renewal requirements for the professional license have been met under item A. 

8710.0300ISSUANCE, RENEWAL, AND VALIDITY OF ALL LICENSES.   Subp. 5.Classroom teaching license.  
For purposes of licensure rules that require holding a valid classroom teaching license as a prerequisite for issuance of an additional field of licensure, the definition of a "classroom teaching license" is a nonvocational license valid to teach elementary school, secondary school subjects, or kindergarten to grade 12 subjects, or a secondary vocational license based on degree requirements in home economics education, industrial education, agriculture education, business education, or marketing education. This definition does not include limited licenses, provisional licenses, intern licenses, special education licenses, family education licenses, prekindergarten licenses, postsecondary vocational licenses, or secondary vocational licenses based upon criteria other than degree requirements in home economics education, industrial education, agriculture education, business education, or marketing education. This definition also does not include licenses as school psychologists, school counselors, school social workers, school nurses, recreation personnel, school administrators, school business officers, community education directors, special education directors, or secondary vocational directors or supervisors. 

8710.0300ISSUANCE, RENEWAL, AND VALIDITY OF ALL LICENSES.   Subp. 6.Renewal of previously issued entrance license.  
An applicant with a current or expired two-year entrance license who has not completed one year of teaching experience while holding a valid license may renew the entrance license for one additional two-year period only, after which time an applicant shall be granted a professional license. The professional license shall be renewed upon application according to the rules of the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board governing continuing education. First time entrance licenses shall not be issued on or after October 16, 2000. 

8710.0300ISSUANCE, RENEWAL, AND VALIDITY OF ALL LICENSES.   Subp. 7.Licensure based on minor preparation.  
A teacher holding a license that was first issued prior to September 1, 2001, and is valid for teaching in grades 7 through 12 based on Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board rules authorizing half-time teaching based on minor preparation may teach half time or less during the school day in any secondary school those subjects or fields in which the teacher holds licensure. Notwithstanding subpart 1a, any teacher holding licensure valid for half-time teaching in grades 7 through 12 first issued after September 1, 1966, shall, within seven years after first issuance, acquire the minimum established by the board for major preparation based on rules authorizing the issuance of the original half-time license in order to continue to be licensed to teach in that subject or field. 

8710.0300ISSUANCE, RENEWAL, AND VALIDITY OF ALL LICENSES.   Subp. 8.Validity of licenses held.  
A teacher holding secondary school licensure valid for teaching in grades 7 through 12 may teach in grades 7 and 8 of any school organizational pattern in those subjects or fields for which valid licensure is held. A teacher holding elementary school licensure valid for teaching in grades 1 through 6 may teach in grades 7 and 8 only if the teacher is providing instruction using a self-contained classroom teaching model. Any other license issued prior to September 1, 2001, is valid only for the grade level, licensure field, and school organizational pattern for which the license was first issued. 

8710.0300ISSUANCE, RENEWAL, AND VALIDITY OF ALL LICENSES.   Subp. 9.Emergencies.  
If a person documents an emergency that prevents the person from completing rule requirements in order to continue to be licensed in that field, or if a school district or charter school documents an emergency for which no additional temporary limited licenses or personnel variances are permitted by rule, the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board may take action to grant an emergency extension of time. Upon receiving an application for an extension of time, the board shall consider whether an extension of time shall be granted based on documentation of the emergency. 

8710.0300ISSUANCE, RENEWAL, AND VALIDITY OF ALL LICENSES.   Subp. 10.Corrections.  
A license issued in error to a person who does not qualify for the license shall be corrected without charge to the licensee and the corrections shall be made without a hearing under part 8710.0900 and Minnesota Statutes, chapter 14. A license issued in error is not valid. 

8710.0300ISSUANCE, RENEWAL, AND VALIDITY OF ALL LICENSES.   Subp. 11.Annual review.  
By September 1 of each year, the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board shall issue an annual report summarizing the previous fiscal year's temporary limited licenses, personnel variances, waivers, and permissions to hire nonlicensed community experts, organized by licensure field and by school district or charter school. 

8710.1000SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS. Subpart 1.Long call substitute teacher.  
A long call substitute teacher is one who replaces the same teacher for 15 or more consecutive days. A long call substitute teacher shall hold a Minnesota license valid for the assignment. 

Subp. 2.Short call substitute teacher.  
A short call substitute teacher is one who teaches on a day-to-day basis not to exceed 15 consecutive days replacing the same teacher. A short call substitute teacher shall hold a Minnesota license or short call substitute license. These licenses are valid for functioning as a short call substitute teacher at all grade levels in all fields. 

Subp. 3.Criteria for issuance of five-year short call substitute teacher license.  
The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board shall grant a five-year short call substitute teacher license to an applicant who has completed a teacher preparation program leading to full licensure in the governmental jurisdiction in which the teacher preparation program was completed. 

Subp. 4.Criteria for issuance of temporary limited short call substitute teacher license.  
The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board shall grant a temporary limited short call substitute teacher license to an applicant if it finds that the following conditions are met: 

A.
 the designated administrator of an employing school district or charter school requests a temporary limited short call substitute teacher license; 

B.
 the designated administrator of an employing school district or charter school verifies in writing that the school district or charter school is experiencing hardship in securing a sufficient number of licensed teachers to meet the need for short call substitute teachers; and 

C.
 the applicant holds a baccalaureate degree from a United States college or university, or the equivalent. 

8710.1050LIMITED INTERN LICENSES. Subpart 1.Authority to issue limited intern licenses.  
The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board authorizes the issuance of limited intern licenses that permit a person to serve as an intern under the direct supervision of a licensed teacher or other education professional licensed by the board for the equivalent of no more than one school year while completing a preparation program leading to board licensure. The limited intern license does not authorize the intern to serve as a teacher or other education professional. 

Subp. 2.Criteria for issuance.  
The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board shall grant a limited intern license authorized under subpart 1 to an applicant if it finds that the following conditions are met: 

A.
 the designated administrator of the employing school district or charter school requests a limited intern license according to this part; 

B.
 the designated administrator of the employing school district or charter school verifies in writing that: 

(1)
 the intern position is designed to serve as a learning experience for a college or university student who is completing a preparation program leading to board licensure; 

(2)
 the intern will be assigned to assist a licensed teacher or other education professional licensed by the board whose students are the responsibility of the licensed teacher or other licensed professional; 

(3)
 the intern will serve under the direct, day-to-day supervision of a licensed teacher or other education professional licensed by the board, and will not serve as the classroom teacher or other education professional for students; and 

(4)
 the intern will not replace a licensed teacher or other licensed professional; and 

C.
 the applicant is recommended for limited intern licensure by a college or university approved by the board, verifying in writing that: 

(1)
 the applicant is currently enrolled in an approved preparation program leading to board licensure and has completed at least three years of preparation required for licensure; and 

(2)
 the college or university will assist in designing the learning experience and will provide supervision of the intern during the learning experience. 

Subp. 3.Validity and duration of limited intern licenses.  
A limited intern license is issued for one school year or a portion of a school year from the date of issuance to the following June 30 and is valid for use in the requesting school district or charter school only. The license may be renewed once, upon application, if the intern must complete the equivalent of one school year of internship experience during the following school year. The license shall be revoked by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board when it has been demonstrated that the intent and purpose of the licensure have not been fulfilled. 

8710.1250TEMPORARY LIMITED LICENSES. Subpart 1.Authority to issue temporary limited licenses.  
The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board authorizes the issuance of temporary limited licenses that permit a person to teach in an area for which the person has not completed an approved preparation program that leads to licensure by the board. 

Subp. 2.Criteria for issuance.  
The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board shall grant a temporary limited license authorized by subpart 1 to an applicant if it finds that the following conditions are met: 

A.
 the designated administrator of the employing school district or charter school requests a temporary limited license according to this part; 

B.
 the designated administrator of the employing school district or charter school verifies in writing that: 

(1)
 no applicant holding a license in a subject or field for which a temporary limited license is requested can fulfill the requirements of the position; 

(2)
 the position has been advertised, and if the position is one-half time or more, the position has been advertised statewide; 

(3)
 the school district or charter school will provide a mentor to give support and assistance in necessary skill development for the person holding a temporary limited license; 

(4)
 the applicant for whom the temporary limited license is requested holds a baccalaureate degree from a college or university accredited by the regional association for the accreditation of colleges and secondary schools; and 

(5)
 the applicant has completed a college or university degree with at least a minor in the area for which teacher licensure is requested, or a degree directly related to the professional preparation for which educational speech/language pathology, school nurse, school psychologist, school social worker, or school counselor licensure is requested. An applicant for a temporary limited license as a school nurse must also provide evidence of current registration to practice as a licensed registered nurse and current registration as a public health nurse under the Board of Nursing. An applicant for a temporary limited license as a school social worker must also provide evidence of current licensure to practice as a social worker under the Board of Social Work. 

Subp. 2a.Exception for temporary limited licenses for career and technical fields.  
Limited licenses shall be issued for teaching career and technical fields under parts 8710.8010 to 8710.8080 to applicants who do not meet the criteria defined in subpart 2, item B, subitem (4), if the employing school district verifies that the individual has completed specific training for and at least four years of full-time employment or the equivalent in an occupation of the employment field to be taught. Renewal of temporary limited licenses issued under this subpart must require evidence of the applicant's having completed eight semester credits toward full licensure within the previous year. All other provisions of this part apply. 

Subp. 3.Validity and duration of temporary limited licenses.  
An application for a temporary limited license must not be submitted prior to August 1 of the school year for which it is requested. A temporary limited license is issued for one school year or a portion of a school year from the date of issuance to the following June 30 and is valid for use in the requesting school district or charter school only. If the requesting school district or charter school offers summer school, a temporary limited license that expires on June 30 is valid for teaching summer school in the year of expiration of the license. 

Subp. 4.Number of temporary limited licenses allowed.  
Beginning with temporary limited licenses issued on or after October 16, 2000, no more than three temporary limited licenses shall be granted to an applicant under subpart 2 and no more than five temporary limited licenses shall be granted to an applicant under subpart 2a. 

Subp. 5.Exception for applicants prepared in Minnesota teacher preparation institutions.  
A graduate of a Minnesota teacher preparation institution who has been granted a temporary limited license under subpart 2 but has not successfully completed the skills area examination may renew the temporary limited license two times. To renew a temporary limited license an applicant must: 

A.
 provide an official score report which verifies having taken the examination during the period of each temporary limited license; and 

B.
 provide evidence of participating in an approved remedial assistance program provided by a school district or postsecondary institution that includes a formal diagnostic component in the specific areas in which the applicant did not obtain qualifying scores during the period of each temporary limited license. 

Subp. 6.Exception for applicants prepared outside Minnesota.  
An applicant who has completed a licensure program outside Minnesota may be granted a temporary limited license under part 8710.0400. 

8710.1400PERSONNEL VARIANCES. Subpart 1.Authority to issue personnel variances.  
The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board hereby authorizes the issuance of personnel variances which permit a teacher to teach in related subjects or fields for which such teacher is not currently licensed. The designated administrator of a local school district or charter school may request the board to issue a personnel variance which permits a teacher to teach subjects or fields for which that teacher is not currently licensed. 

Subp. 2.Criteria for issuance.  
A personnel variance authorized by subpart 1 shall be issued to the designated administrator of a school district or charter school if the following conditions are met: 

A.
 the designated administrator of the school district or charter school requests a personnel variance according to this part; 

B.
 the designated administrator of the school district or charter school verifies in writing that: 

(1)
 reasonable efforts have been made to assign existing staff to fill the position with a fully licensed teacher; 

(2)
 no applicant holding a teaching license in a subject or field for which a personnel variance is requested can fulfill the requirements of the position; and 

(3)
 the position has been advertised, and if the position is one-half time or more, the position has been advertised statewide; 

C.
 the teacher for whom the request is made holds a current valid Minnesota entrance, professional, or nonrenewable license granted by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board; and 

D.
 the teacher for whom the request is made is aware of the assignment. 

Subp. 2a.Exceptions.  
No personnel variances shall be granted based on holding a current valid Minnesota temporary limited license unless the temporary limited license was granted based on having met all requirements except part 8710.0500. No personnel variances shall be granted for educational speech/language pathologists, school counselors, school nurses, school psychologists, or school social workers. 

Subp. 3.Duration of personnel variance.  
An application for a personnel variance must not be submitted prior to July 1 of the school year for which it is requested. A personnel variance is valid for one school year or a portion of a school year from the date of state approval to the following June 30. If the requesting school district or charter school offers summer school, the personnel variance that expires on June 30 is valid for teaching summer school in the year of expiration of the personnel variance. 

Subp. 3a.Number of personnel variances allowed.  
Beginning with personnel variances issued on or after October 16, 2000, no more than three personnel variances shall be granted for any teacher to teach in subjects or fields for which the teacher is not licensed. 

Subp. 4.Written conditions for granting or denying personnel variance.  
The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board shall state in writing to the designated administrator of the school district or charter school the conditions for granting or denying the personnel variance requested pursuant to this part. 

8710.1410NONRENEWABLE LICENSE. Subpart 1.Authority to issue nonrenewable license.  
The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board may issue a nonrenewable license that permits a licensed teacher to teach in a subject or field for which the teacher is not currently licensed. The designated administrator of a local school district or charter school may request the board to issue the teacher's nonrenewable license. 

Subp. 2.Criteria for issuance.  
A nonrenewable license under subpart 1 shall be issued to the school district or charter school when the following conditions are met: 

A.
 the designated administrator of the school district or charter school requests a nonrenewable license under this part; 

B.
 the designated administrator of the school district or charter school in the application verifies in writing that: 

(1)
 reasonable efforts have been made to assign existing staff to fill the position with a fully licensed teacher; 

(2)
 no applicant holding a teaching license in the subject or field for which a nonrenewable license is requested can fulfill the requirements of the position; 

(3)
 the position has been advertised, and if the position is one-half time or more, the position has been advertised statewide; 

(4)
 the administrator on behalf of the licensed teacher will use the "High Objective Uniform State Standard of Evaluation" (HOUSSE) and those criteria as necessary and proper to demonstrate subject matter competence in the nonlicensed area as established by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board in collaboration with the Department of Education, and that the teacher meets the board's criteria; 

(5)
 the district will provide for a high quality professional development plan for the teacher that is sustained and classroom-focused before and while teaching; and will provide ongoing support for the teacher or a teacher mentoring program; and 

(6)
 the teacher is in an approved course of study and will complete the approved program by the end of the third school year; 

C.
 the teacher for whom the request is made holds a current valid Minnesota entrance or professional license granted by the board; and 

D.
 the teacher for whom the request is made understands the criteria of the assignment and is in an approved course of study or there is evidence to demonstrate the teacher is making application for an approved course of study. 

Subp. 3.Exceptions.  
A nonrenewable license shall not be granted to a teacher holding a temporary limited license. A nonrenewable license shall not be granted to speech/language pathologists, school counselors, school nurses, school psychologists, or school social workers. 

Subp. 4.Duration of nonrenewable license.  
An application for a nonrenewable license must not be submitted before the July 1 preceding the first school year for which it is requested. A nonrenewable license is valid for three school years from the date of state approval to the end of the third school year, June 30. If the requesting school district or charter school offers summer school, the nonrenewable license that expires on June 30 is valid for teaching summer school in the year of expiration of the nonrenewable license. 

Subp. 5.Written conditions for granting or denying a nonrenewable license.  
The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board shall state in writing to the designated administrator of the school district or charter school the conditions for granting or denying the nonrenewable license requested under this part. 

Subp. 6.Approval for professional license.  
The board will issue a professional license to a teacher who has successfully completed all requirements under the board's jurisdiction as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.18. 

8710.2100CODE OF ETHICS FOR MINNESOTA TEACHERS.   Subpart 1.Scope.  
Each teacher, upon entering the teaching profession, assumes a number of obligations, one of which is to adhere to a set of principles which defines professional conduct. These principles are reflected in the following code of ethics, which sets forth to the education profession and the public it serves standards of professional conduct and procedures for implementation. 

This code shall apply to all persons licensed according to rules established by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board. 

8710.2100CODE OF ETHICS FOR MINNESOTA TEACHERS.   Subp. 2.Standards of professional conduct.  
The standards of professional conduct are as follows: 

A.
 A teacher shall provide professional education services in a nondiscriminatory manner. 

B.
 A teacher shall make reasonable effort to protect the student from conditions harmful to health and safety. 

C.
 In accordance with state and federal laws, a teacher shall disclose confidential information about individuals only when a compelling professional purpose is served or when required by law. 

D.
 A teacher shall take reasonable disciplinary action in exercising the authority to provide an atmosphere conducive to learning. 

E.
 A teacher shall not use professional relationships with students, parents, and colleagues to private advantage. 

F.
 A teacher shall delegate authority for teaching responsibilities only to licensed personnel. 

G.
 A teacher shall not deliberately suppress or distort subject matter. 

H.
 A teacher shall not knowingly falsify or misrepresent records or facts relating to that teacher's own qualifications or to other teachers' qualifications. 

I.
 A teacher shall not knowingly make false or malicious statements about students or colleagues. 

J.
 A teacher shall accept a contract for a teaching position that requires licensing only if properly or provisionally licensed for that position.