1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; suspending academic standards review cycle; requiring a 
1.3 	report.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. ACADEMIC STANDARDS REVIEW SUSPENSION.
 1.6 		Subdivision 1.Standards review cycle suspension. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
1.7 	section 120B.021, the commissioner of education must suspend any ongoing review or 
1.8 	revision of academic standards, or implementation of revised academic standards under 
1.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.021 until June 1, 2021.
1.10 		Subd. 2.Report. The commissioner of education must review current academic standards 
1.11 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.021 and, with stakeholder input, assess the standards 
1.12 	for relevance and rigor. By January 1, 2021, the commissioner must submit a report to the 
1.13 	chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over 
1.14 	education policy summarizing the commissioner's findings and making a recommendation 
1.15 	on whether to modify the ten-year cycle for reviewing and revising standards.

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