1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; requiring school board policy on student deaths;proposing 
1.3 	coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123B.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [123B.301] BOARD POLICY ON DECEASED STUDENTS.
1.6 	A local school board or charter school board of directors must adopt a policy that provides 
1.7 	how the school district or charter school will respond to the death of an enrolled student. 
1.8 	The policy must address:
1.9 	(1) district communications with students, parents and guardians, teachers, and staff 
1.10 	regarding notice of a student death;
1.11 	(2) the availability of grief counseling for students;
1.12 	(3) remembrances during a graduation ceremony or other school event; and
1.13 	(4) physical memorials, including benches and trees.

1.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for the 2021-2022 school year and later.