1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education finance; providing for supplemental funding for 
1.3 	prekindergarten through grade 12 education; modifying provisions for general 
1.4 	education, education excellence, literacy, teachers, charter schools, special 
1.5 	education, health and safety, facilities, nutrition, libraries, early childhood education, 
1.6 	and state agencies; providing for rulemaking; requiring reports; appropriating 
1.7 	money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 120A.41; 121A.035; 
1.8 	121A.037; 122A.415, by adding a subdivision; 122A.73, subdivision 4; 123B.71, 
1.9 	subdivision 8; 124D.093, subdivisions 4, 5; 124D.151, by adding a subdivision; 
1.10 	124D.19, subdivisions 8, 11; 124D.65, by adding a subdivision; 124D.957, 
1.11 	subdivision 1; 124E.22; 126C.05, subdivision 15; 126C.10, subdivision 13a; 
1.12 	127A.33; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 120B.018, subdivision 
1.13 	6; 120B.021, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 120B.024, subdivision 1; 120B.123, 
1.14 	subdivision 7; 120B.124, subdivisions 1, 2; 121A.642; 122A.415, subdivision 4; 
1.15 	122A.73, subdivisions 2, 3; 122A.77, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 123B.71, subdivision 
1.16 	12; 123B.92, subdivision 11; 124D.111, subdivision 3; 124D.151, subdivisions 5, 
1.17 	6; 124D.65, subdivision 5, as amended; 124D.81, subdivision 2b; 124D.901, 
1.18 	subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 124D.98, subdivision 5; 124D.995, subdivision 3; 124E.13, 
1.19 	subdivision 1; 126C.10, subdivisions 2e, 3, 3a, 3c, 18a; 126C.40, subdivision 6; 
1.20 	134.356, by adding a subdivision; 256B.0625, subdivision 26; 256B.0671, by 
1.21 	adding a subdivision; Laws 2023, chapter 18, section 4, subdivisions 2, as amended, 
1.22 	3, as amended; Laws 2023, chapter 54, section 20, subdivisions 6, 24; Laws 2023, 
1.23 	chapter 55, article 1, section 36, subdivisions 2, as amended, 8, 13; article 2, section 
1.24 	64, subdivisions 2, as amended, 6, as amended, 14, 16, 26, 31, 33; article 3, section 
1.25 	11, subdivisions 3, 4; article 5, sections 64, subdivisions 3, as amended, 5, 13, 15, 
1.26 	16; 65, subdivisions 3, 6, 7; article 7, section 18, subdivision 4, as amended; article 
1.27 	8, section 19, subdivisions 5, 6, as amended; article 12, section 17, subdivision 2; 
1.28 	Laws 2023, chapter 64, article 15, section 34, subdivision 2; proposing coding for 
1.29 	new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 121A; 123B; 127A; repealing Laws 2023, 
1.30 	chapter 55, article 10, section 4.
2.1 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

2.2 	ARTICLE 1
2.3 	GENERAL EDUCATION

2.4 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 120A.41, is amended to read:
2.5 	120A.41 LENGTH OF SCHOOL YEAR; HOURS OF INSTRUCTION.
2.6 	(a) A school board's annual school calendar must include at least 425 hours of instruction 
2.7 	for a kindergarten student without a disability, 935 hours of instruction for a student in 
2.8 	grades 1 through 6, and 1,020 hours of instruction for a student in grades 7 through 12, not 
2.9 	including summer school. The school calendar for all-day kindergarten must include at least 
2.10 	850 hours of instruction for the school year. The school calendar for a prekindergarten 
2.11 	student under section 124D.151, if offered by the district, must include at least 350 hours 
2.12 	of instruction for the school year. A school board's annual calendar must include at least 
2.13 	165 days of instruction for a student in grades 1 through 11 unless a four-day week schedule 
2.14 	has been approved by the commissioner under section 124D.126.
2.15 	(b) A school board's annual school calendar may include plans for up to five days of 
2.16 	instruction provided through online instruction due to inclement weather. The inclement 
2.17 	weather plans must be developed according to section 120A.414.

2.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for the 2023-2024 school year and later.

2.19 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 123B.92, subdivision 11, is amended 
2.20 	to read:
2.21 		Subd. 11.Area learning center transportation aid. (a) A district or cooperative unit 
2.22 	under section 123A.24, subdivision 2, that provides transportation of pupils to and from an 
2.23 	area learning center program established under section 123A.05 is eligible for state aid to 
2.24 	reimburse the additional costs of transportation during the preceding fiscal year.
2.25 	(b) A district or cooperative unit under section 123A.24, subdivision 2, may apply to 
2.26 	the commissioner of education for state aid to reimburse the costs of transporting pupils 
2.27 	who are enrolled in an area learning center program established under section 123A.05
2.28 	during the preceding fiscal year. The commissioner shall develop the form and manner of 
2.29 	applications for state aid, the criteria to determine when transportation is necessary, and the 
2.30 	accounting procedure to determine excess costs. In determining aid amounts, the 
2.31 	commissioner shall consider other revenue received by the district or cooperative unit under 
2.32 	section 123A.24, subdivision 2, for transportation for area learning center purposes.
3.1 	(c) The total aid entitlement for this section is $1,000,000 each year. The commissioner 
3.2 	must prorate aid if this amount is insufficient to reimburse district costs for a district or 
3.3 	cooperative unit under section 123A.24, subdivision 2.

3.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2024 and later.

3.5 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 124D.65, subdivision 5, as amended 
3.6 	by Laws 2024, chapter 85, section 21, is amended to read:
3.7 		Subd. 5.School district EL revenue. (a) For fiscal year 2024 through fiscal year 2026, 
3.8 	a district's English learner programs revenue equals the sum of:
3.9 	(1) the product of (i) $1,228, and (ii) the greater of 20 or the adjusted average daily 
3.10 	membership of eligible English learners enrolled in the district during the current fiscal 
3.11 	year; and
3.12 	(2) $436 times the English learner pupil units under section 126C.05, subdivision 17.
3.13 	(b) For fiscal year 2027 and later, a district's English learner programs revenue equals 
3.14 	the sum of:
3.15 	(1) the product of (i) $1,775, and (ii) the greater of 20 or the adjusted average daily 
3.16 	membership of eligible English learners enrolled in the district during the current fiscal 
3.17 	year; and
3.18 	(2) $630 times the English learner pupil units under section 126C.05, subdivision 17; 
3.19 	and
3.20 	(3) the district's English learner cross subsidy aid. A district's English learner cross 
3.21 	subsidy aid equals 25 percent of the district's English learner cross subsidy under paragraph 
3.22 	(c) for fiscal year 2027 and later.
3.23 	(c) A district's English learner cross subsidy equals the greater of zero or the difference 
3.24 	between the district's expenditures for qualifying English learner services for the second 
3.25 	previous year and the district's English learner revenue for the second previous year.
3.26 	(d) A pupil ceases to generate state English learner aid in the school year following the 
3.27 	school year in which the pupil attains the state cutoff score on a commissioner-provided 
3.28 	assessment that measures the pupil's emerging academic English.

3.29 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2024.

4.1 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.65, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
4.2 	read:
4.3 		Subd. 5a.English learner cross subsidy aid. (a) For fiscal year 2027 and later, a district's 
4.4 	English learner cross  subsidy aid equals 25 percent of the district's English learner cross 
4.5 	subsidy calculated under paragraph (b).
4.6 	(b) A district's English learner cross subsidy equals the greater of zero or the difference  
4.7 	between the district's expenditures for qualifying English learner services for the second  
4.8 	previous year and the district's English learner revenue for the second previous year.  For 
4.9 	the purposes of this subdivision, "qualifying English learner services" means the services 
4.10 	necessary to implement the  language instruction educational program for students identified 
4.11 	as English learners under  sections 124D.58 to 124D.65. Only expenditures that both address 
4.12 	the English language  development standards in Minnesota Rules, parts 3501.1200 and 
4.13 	3501.1210, which may  include home language instruction, and are supplemental to the cost 
4.14 	of core content  instruction may be included as expenditures for qualifying English learner 
4.15 	services.  Expenditures do not include costs related to construction, indirect costs, core 
4.16 	content  instruction, or core administrative personnel.

4.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2024.

4.18 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 124D.995, subdivision 3, is amended 
4.19 	to read:
4.20 		Subd. 3.Money appropriated. (a) Subject to the availability of funds, money in the 
4.21 	account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of education to reimburse school 
4.22 	districts; charter schools; intermediate school districts and cooperative units under section 
4.23 	123A.24, subdivision 2; the Perpich Center for Arts Education; and the Minnesota State 
4.24 	Academies for costs associated with providing unemployment benefits to school employees 
4.25 	under section 268.085, subdivision 7, paragraph (b).
4.26 	(b) The Perpich Center for Arts Education and the Minnesota State Academies may only 
4.27 	apply to the commissioner for reimbursement of unemployment insurance amounts in excess 
4.28 	of the amounts specifically identified in their annual agency appropriations.
4.29 	(c) If the amount in the account is insufficient, the commissioner must proportionately 
4.30 	reduce the aid payment to each recipient. Notwithstanding section 127A.45, subdivision 3, 
4.31 	aid payments must be paid 100 90 percent in the current year and ten percent in the following 
4.32 	year on a schedule determined by the commissioner.

4.33 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2024 and later.

5.1 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 126C.05, subdivision 15, is amended to read:
5.2 		Subd. 15.Learning year pupil units. (a) When a pupil is enrolled in a learning year 
5.3 	program under section 124D.128, an area learning center or an alternative learning program 
5.4 	approved by the commissioner under sections 123A.05 and 123A.06, or a contract alternative 
5.5 	program under section 124D.68, subdivision 3, paragraph (d), or subdivision 4, for more 
5.6 	than 1,020 hours in a school year for a secondary student, more than 935 hours in a school 
5.7 	year for an elementary student, more than 850 hours in a school year for a kindergarten 
5.8 	student without a disability in an all-day kindergarten program, or more than 425 hours in 
5.9 	a school year for a half-day kindergarten student without a disability, that pupil may be 
5.10 	counted as more than one pupil in average daily membership for purposes of section 126C.10, 
5.11 	subdivision 2a. The amount in excess of one pupil must be determined by the ratio of the 
5.12 	number of hours of instruction provided to that pupil in excess of: (i) the greater of 1,020 
5.13 	hours or the number of hours required for a full-time secondary pupil in the district to 1,020 
5.14 	for a secondary pupil; (ii) the greater of 935 hours or the number of hours required for a 
5.15 	full-time elementary pupil in the district to 935 for an elementary pupil in grades 1 through 
5.16 	6; and (iii) the greater of 850 hours or the number of hours required for a full-time 
5.17 	kindergarten student without a disability in the district to 850 for a kindergarten student 
5.18 	without a disability. Hours that occur after the close of the instructional year in June shall 
5.19 	be attributable to the following fiscal year. A student in kindergarten or grades 1 through 
5.20 	12 must not be counted as more than 1.2 pupils in average daily membership under this 
5.21 	subdivision.
5.22 	(b)(i) To receive general education revenue for a pupil in an area learning center or 
5.23 	alternative learning program that has an independent study component, a district must meet 
5.24 	the requirements in this paragraph. The district must develop, for the pupil, a continual 
5.25 	learning plan consistent with section 124D.128, subdivision 3. Each school district that has 
5.26 	an area learning center or alternative learning program must reserve revenue in an amount 
5.27 	equal to at least 90 and not more than 100 percent of the district average general education 
5.28 	revenue per pupil unit, minus an amount equal to the product of the formula allowance 
5.29 	according to section 126C.10, subdivision 2, times .0466, calculated without basic skills 
5.30 	revenue, local optional revenue, and transportation sparsity revenue, times the number of 
5.31 	pupil units generated by students attending an area learning center or alternative learning 
5.32 	program. The amount of reserved revenue available under this subdivision may only be 
5.33 	spent for program costs associated with the area learning center or alternative learning 
5.34 	program. Basic skills revenue generated according to section 126C.10, subdivision 4, by 
5.35 	pupils attending the eligible program must be allocated to the program.
6.1 	(ii) General education revenue for a pupil in a state-approved alternative program without 
6.2 	an independent study component must be prorated for a pupil participating for less than a 
6.3 	full year, or its equivalent. The district must develop a continual learning plan for the pupil, 
6.4 	consistent with section 124D.128, subdivision 3. Each school district that has an area learning 
6.5 	center or alternative learning program must reserve revenue in an amount equal to at least 
6.6 	90 and not more than 100 percent of the district average general education revenue per pupil 
6.7 	unit, minus an amount equal to the product of the formula allowance according to section 
6.8 	126C.10, subdivision 2, times .0466, calculated without basic skills revenue, local optional 
6.9 	revenue, and transportation sparsity revenue, times the number of pupil units generated by 
6.10 	students attending an area learning center or alternative learning program. The amount of 
6.11 	reserved revenue available under this subdivision may only be spent for program costs 
6.12 	associated with the area learning center or alternative learning program. Basic skills revenue 
6.13 	generated according to section 126C.10, subdivision 4, by pupils attending the eligible 
6.14 	program must be allocated to the program.
6.15 	(iii) General education revenue for a pupil in a state-approved alternative program that 
6.16 	has an independent study component must be paid for each hour of teacher contact time 
6.17 	and each hour of independent study time completed toward a credit or graduation standards 
6.18 	necessary for graduation. Average daily membership for a pupil shall equal the number of 
6.19 	hours of teacher contact time and independent study time divided by 1,020.
6.20 	(iv) For a state-approved alternative program having an independent study component, 
6.21 	the commissioner shall require a description of the courses in the program, the kinds of 
6.22 	independent study involved, the expected learning outcomes of the courses, and the means 
6.23 	of measuring student performance against the expected outcomes.

6.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for the 2023-2024 school year and later.

6.25 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 2e, is amended 
6.26 	to read:
6.27 		Subd. 2e.Local optional revenue. (a) Local optional revenue for a school district equals 
6.28 	the sum of the district's first tier local optional revenue and second tier local optional revenue. 
6.29 	A district's first tier local optional revenue equals $300 times the adjusted pupil units of the 
6.30 	district for that school year. A district's second tier local optional revenue equals $424 times 
6.31 	the adjusted pupil units of the district for that school year.
6.32 	(b) A district's local optional levy equals the sum of the first tier local optional levy and 
6.33 	the second tier local optional levy.
7.1 	(c) A district's first tier local optional levy equals the district's first tier local optional 
7.2 	revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's referendum market value per 
7.3 	resident pupil unit to $880,000.
7.4 	(d) For fiscal year 2023, a district's second tier local optional levy equals the district's 
7.5 	second tier local optional revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's 
7.6 	referendum market value per resident pupil unit to $548,842. For fiscal year 2024, a district's 
7.7 	second tier local optional levy equals the district's second tier local optional revenue times 
7.8 	the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's referendum market value per resident pupil unit 
7.9 	to $510,000. For fiscal year 2025, a district's second tier local optional levy equals the 
7.10 	district's second tier local optional revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's 
7.11 	referendum market value per resident pupil unit to $587,244 $626,450. For fiscal year 2026, 
7.12 	a district's second tier local optional levy equals the district's second tier local optional 
7.13 	revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's referendum market value per 
7.14 	resident pupil unit to $642,038. For fiscal year 2027 and later, a district's second tier local 
7.15 	optional levy equals the district's second tier local optional revenue times the lesser of one 
7.16 	or the ratio of the district's referendum market value per resident pupil unit to $671,345.
7.17 	(e) The local optional levy must be spread on referendum market value. A district may 
7.18 	levy less than the permitted amount.
7.19 	(f) A district's local optional aid equals its local optional revenue minus its local optional 
7.20 	levy. If a district's actual levy for first or second tier local optional revenue is less than its 
7.21 	maximum levy limit for that tier, its aid must be proportionately reduced.

7.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2025 and later.

7.23 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 3, is amended 
7.24 	to read:
7.25 		Subd. 3.Compensatory education revenue. (a) For fiscal year 2024, the compensatory 
7.26 	education revenue for each building in the district equals the formula allowance minus $839 
7.27 	times the compensation revenue pupil units computed according to section 126C.05, 
7.28 	subdivision 3. A district's compensatory revenue equals the sum of its compensatory revenue 
7.29 	for each building in the district and the amounts designated under Laws 2015, First Special 
7.30 	Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision 8, for fiscal year 2017. Revenue shall 
7.31 	be paid to the district and must be allocated according to section 126C.15, subdivision 2.
7.32 	(b) For fiscal year 2025, compensatory revenue must be calculated under Laws 2023, 
7.33 	chapter 18, section 3. For fiscal years 2024 and 2025, the compensatory education revenue 
8.1 	for each building in the district equals the formula allowance minus $839 times the 
8.2 	compensation revenue pupil units computed according to section 126C.05, subdivision 3.
8.3 	(c) For fiscal year 2026 and later, the compensatory education revenue for each building 
8.4 	in the district equals its compensatory pupils multiplied by the building compensatory 
8.5 	allowance. Revenue shall be paid to the district and must be allocated according to section 
8.6 	126C.15, subdivision 2.
8.7 	(d) When the district contracting with an alternative program under section 124D.69 
8.8 	changes prior to the start of a school year, the compensatory revenue generated by pupils 
8.9 	attending the program shall be paid to the district contracting with the alternative program 
8.10 	for the current school year, and shall not be paid to the district contracting with the alternative 
8.11 	program for the prior school year.
8.12 	(e) When the fiscal agent district for an area learning center changes prior to the start of 
8.13 	a school year, the compensatory revenue shall be paid to the fiscal agent district for the 
8.14 	current school year, and shall not be paid to the fiscal agent district for the prior school year.
8.15 	(f) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), for voluntary prekindergarten programs under section 
8.16 	124D.151, charter schools, and contracted alternative programs in the first year of operation, 
8.17 	compensatory education revenue must be computed using data for the current fiscal year. 
8.18 	If the voluntary prekindergarten program, charter school, or contracted alternative program 
8.19 	begins operation after October 1, compensatory education revenue must be computed based 
8.20 	on pupils enrolled on an alternate date determined by the commissioner, and the 
8.21 	compensatory education revenue must be prorated based on the ratio of the number of days 
8.22 	of student instruction to 170 days.
8.23 	(g) (f) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), for fiscal year 2026, if the calculation under 
8.24 	paragraph (d) results in statewide revenue of sum of the amounts calculated under paragraph 
8.25 	(c) is less than $838,947,000, additional revenue must be provided the commissioner must 
8.26 	proportionately increase the revenue to each building in a manner prescribed by the 
8.27 	commissioner of education until the total statewide revenue calculated for each building 
8.28 	equals $838,947,000.
8.29 	(h) (g) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), for fiscal year 2027 and later, if the calculation 
8.30 	under paragraph (d) results in statewide revenue of sum of the amounts calculated under 
8.31 	paragraph (c) is less than $857,152,000, additional revenue must be provided the 
8.32 	commissioner must proportionately increase the revenue to each building in a manner 
8.33 	prescribed by the commissioner of education until the total statewide revenue calculated 
8.34 	for each building equals $857,152,000.

9.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2025 and later.

9.2 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 3a, is amended 
9.3 	to read:
9.4 		Subd. 3a.Definitions. The definitions in this subdivision apply only to subdivisions 3, 
9.5 	3b, and 3c.
9.6 	(a) "Building compensatory allowance" means a building concentration factor multiplied 
9.7 	by the statewide compensatory allowance.
9.8 	(b) "Building concentration factor" means the ratio of a building's compensatory pupils 
9.9 	to the number of pupils enrolled in the building on October 1 of the previous fiscal year.
9.10 	(c) "Compensatory pupils" means the sum of the number of pupils enrolled in a building 
9.11 	eligible to receive free meals pursuant to subdivision 3b plus one-half of the pupils eligible 
9.12 	to receive reduced-priced meals pursuant to subdivision 3b on October 1 of the previous 
9.13 	fiscal year.
9.14 	(d) "Statewide compensatory allowance" means the amount calculated pursuant to 
9.15 	subdivision 3c.
9.16 	(e) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c), for voluntary prekindergarten programs 
9.17 	under section 124D.151, charter schools, and contracted alternative programs in the first 
9.18 	year of operation, the building concentration factor and compensatory pupils must be 
9.19 	computed using data for the current fiscal year. If the voluntary prekindergarten program, 
9.20 	charter school, or contracted alternative program begins operation after October 1, the 
9.21 	building concentration factor and compensatory pupils must be computed based on pupils 
9.22 	enrolled on an alternate date determined by the commissioner and the compensatory pupils 
9.23 	must be prorated based on the ratio of the number of days of student instruction to 170 days.

9.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2025 and later.

9.25 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 3c, is amended 
9.26 	to read:
9.27 		Subd. 3c.Statewide compensatory allowance. (a) For fiscal year 2026, the statewide 
9.28 	compensatory allowance is $6,734. For fiscal year 2027 and later, the statewide compensatory 
9.29 	allowance equals the statewide compensatory allowance in effect for the prior fiscal year 
9.30 	times the ratio of the formula allowance under section 126C.10, subdivision 2, for the current 
9.31 	fiscal year to the formula allowance under section 126C.10, subdivision 2, for the prior 
9.32 	fiscal year, rounded to the nearest whole dollar.
10.1 	(b) For fiscal year 2026 and later, the statewide compensatory allowance equals the 
10.2 	statewide compensatory allowance in effect for the prior fiscal year times the ratio of the 
10.3 	formula allowance under section 126C.10, subdivision 2, for the current fiscal year to the 
10.4 	formula allowance under section 126C.10, subdivision 2, for the prior fiscal year, rounded 
10.5 	to the nearest whole dollar.

10.6 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 126C.10, subdivision 13a, is amended to read:
10.7 		Subd. 13a.Operating capital levy. (a) To obtain operating capital revenue, a district 
10.8 	may levy an amount not more than the product of its operating capital equalization revenue 
10.9 	for the fiscal year times the lesser of one or the ratio of its adjusted net tax capacity per 
10.10 	adjusted pupil unit to the operating capital equalizing factor. The operating capital equalizing 
10.11 	factor equals $23,902 for fiscal year 2020, $23,885 for fiscal year 2021, and $22,912 for 
10.12 	fiscal year 2022 and later 2024, $23,138 for fiscal year 2025, and $22,912 for fiscal year 
10.13 	2026 and later.
10.14 	(b) A district's operating capital equalization revenue equals the district's total operating 
10.15 	capital revenue under subdivision 13, calculated without the amount under subdivision 13, 
10.16 	paragraph (a), clause (3).

10.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2024 and later.

10.18 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 18a, is 
10.19 	amended to read:
10.20 		Subd. 18a.Pupil transportation adjustment. (a) An independent, common, or special 
10.21 	school district's transportation sparsity revenue under subdivision 18 is increased by the 
10.22 	greater of zero or 35 percent of the difference between:
10.23 	(1) the lesser of the district's total cost for regular and excess pupil transportation under 
10.24 	section 123B.92, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), including depreciation, for the previous fiscal 
10.25 	year or 105 percent of the district's total cost for the second previous fiscal year; and
10.26 	(2) the sum of:
10.27 	(i) 4.66 percent of the district's basic revenue for the previous fiscal year;
10.28 	(ii) transportation sparsity revenue under subdivision 18 for the previous fiscal year;
10.29 	(iii) the district's charter school transportation adjustment for the previous fiscal year; 
10.30 	and
11.1 	(iv) the district's reimbursement for transportation provided under section 123B.92, 
11.2 	subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (1), item (vi); and
11.3 	(v) the district's area learning center transportation aid under section 123B.92, subdivision 
11.4 	11.
11.5 	(b) A charter school's pupil transportation adjustment equals the school district per pupil 
11.6 	unit adjustment under paragraph (a).

11.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2025 and later.

11.8 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 127A.33, is amended to read:
11.9 	127A.33 SCHOOL ENDOWMENT FUND; APPORTIONMENT.
11.10 	The commissioner shall must apportion the school endowment fund semiannually on 
11.11 	the first Monday in March and September in each year, to districts whose schools and 
11.12 	participating schools and American Indian schools as defined in section 124D.73 that have 
11.13 	been in session at least nine months. The apportionment shall must be in proportion to each 
11.14 	district's, participating school's, and American Indian school's adjusted average daily 
11.15 	membership during the preceding year. The apportionment shall must not be paid to a 
11.16 	district, participating school, or American Indian school for pupils for whom tuition is 
11.17 	received by the district or school.

11.18 	Sec. 14. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 36, subdivision 2, as amended by Laws 
11.19 	2024, chapter 81, section 1, is amended to read:
11.20 		Subd. 2.General education aid. (a) For general education aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
11.21 	section 126C.13, subdivision 4:

11.22		$
	8,103,909,000
	.....
	2024
	
11.2411.23
		$
	8,299,317,000
8,333,843,000
	.....
	2025
	
11.25 	(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $707,254,000 for 2023 and $7,396,655,000 for 
11.26 	2024.
11.27 	(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $771,421,000 for 2024 and $7,527,896,000
11.28 	$7,562,422,000 for 2025.

11.29 	Sec. 15. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 36, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
11.30 		Subd. 8.One-room schoolhouse. (a) For a grant aid to Independent School District No. 
11.31 	690, Warroad, to operate the Angle Inlet School:

12.1		$
	65,000
	.....
	2024
	
12.2		$
	65,000
	.....
	2025
	
12.3 	(b) This aid is 100 percent payable in the current year.

12.4 	Sec. 16. Laws 2023, chapter 64, article 15, section 34, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
12.5 		Subd. 2.Windom School District onetime supplemental aid.  (a) For aid to Independent 
12.6 	School District No. 177, Windom:

12.7		$
	1,000,000
	.....
	2024
	
12.8 	(b) For fiscal year 2024 only, Windom School District's onetime supplemental aid equals 
12.9 	the greater of zero or the product of: (1) $10,000, and (2) the difference between the October 
12.10 	1, 2022, pupil enrollment count and the October 1, 2023, pupil enrollment count. The amount 
12.11 	calculated under this paragraph must not exceed $1,000,000.
12.12 	(c) 100 percent of the aid must be paid in the current year.
12.13 	(d) This is a onetime appropriation.
12.14 	(e) On June 29, 2024, $840,000 from the initial fiscal year 2024 appropriation is canceled 
12.15 	to the general fund.

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

12.17 	Sec. 17. BASIC SKILLS REVENUE ACCOUNT TRANSFERS.
 12.18 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.15, subdivision 4, by June 30, 2025, 
12.19 	school districts with a balance in their basic skills revenue account that is restricted for use 
12.20 	on extended time programs must transfer those funds to an account that is restricted for 
12.21 	basic skills revenue.

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

12.23 	ARTICLE 2
12.24 	EDUCATION EXCELLENCE

12.25 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 121A.642, is amended to read:
12.26 	121A.642 PARAPROFESSIONAL TRAINING.
12.27 		Subdivision 1.Training required. A school district or, charter school, intermediate, 
12.28 	other cooperative unit, Perpich Center for Arts Education, or the Minnesota State Academies
12.29 	must provide a minimum of eight hours of paid orientation or professional development 
13.1 	annually to all paraprofessionals, Title I aides, and other instructional support staff. Six of 
13.2 	the eight hours must be completed before the first instructional day of the school year or 
13.3 	within 30 days of hire. The orientation or professional development must be relevant to the 
13.4 	employee's occupation and may include collaboration time with classroom teachers and 
13.5 	planning for the school year. For paraprofessionals who provide direct support to students, 
13.6 	at least 50 percent of the professional development or orientation must be dedicated to 
13.7 	meeting the requirements of this section. Professional development for paraprofessionals 
13.8 	may also address the requirements of section 120B.363, subdivision 3. A school administrator 
13.9 	must provide an annual certification of compliance with this requirement to the commissioner.
13.10 		Subd. 2.Reimbursement for paraprofessional training. (a) Beginning in fiscal year 
13.11 	2025, the commissioner of education must reimburse school districts, charter schools, 
13.12 	intermediate school districts and other cooperative units, the Perpich Center for Arts 
13.13 	Education, and the Minnesota State Academies in the form and manner specified by the 
13.14 	commissioner for paraprofessional training costs.
13.15 	(b) The paraprofessional reimbursement equals the prior year compensation expenses 
13.16 	associated with providing up to eight hours of paid orientation and professional development 
13.17 	for each paraprofessional trained under subdivision 1. "Compensation" means the regular 
13.18 	hourly wage as defined in applicable collective bargaining agreements, Federal Insurance 
13.19 	Contributions Act (FICA) taxes under United States Code, title 26, chapter 21, and employer 
13.20 	contributions required under chapter 352, 353, 354, or 354A.
13.21 	(c) The commissioner may establish procedures to ensure that any costs reimbursed 
13.22 	under this section are excluded from other school revenue calculations.

13.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2024 and later.

13.24 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.093, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
13.25 		Subd. 4.Approval process. (a) The commissioner of education must appoint an advisory 
13.26 	committee to review the applications and to recommend approval for those applications 
13.27 	that meet the requirements of this section. The commissioner of education has final authority 
13.28 	over application approvals.
13.29 	(b) To the extent practicable, the commissioner must ensure an equitable geographic 
13.30 	distribution of approved P-TECH schools.
13.31 	(c) The commissioner must first begin approving applications for a P-TECH school 
13.32 	enrolling students in the 2020-2021 school year or later.

14.1 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.093, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
14.2 		Subd. 5.P-TECH implementation grants: support; start-up; and mentoring
14.3 	grants. (a) When an appropriation is available, each P-TECH school is eligible for a grant 
14.4 	to support start-up and ongoing program costs, which may include, but are not limited to, 
14.5 	recruitment, student support, program materials, and P-TECH school liaisons. A P-TECH 
14.6 	school may form a partnership with a school in another school district.
14.7 	(b) For fiscal year 2026 and later, the maximum P-TECH support grant must not exceed 
14.8 	$500,000 per year. A support grant may be awarded for a period not to exceed two years.
14.9 	(c) An approved P-TECH school is eligible to receive a grant to support start-up costs 
14.10 	the year before first enrolling P-TECH students. A start-up grant may be awarded to a new 
14.11 	applicant in an amount not to exceed $50,000.
14.12 	(d) A grant recipient operating a P-TECH program may provide mentoring and technical 
14.13 	assistance to a school eligible for a start-up grant. A mentoring and technical assistance 
14.14 	grant may not exceed $50,000.
14.15 	(e) For each year that an appropriation is made for the purposes of this section, the 
14.16 	department may retain five percent of the appropriation for grant administration and program 
14.17 	oversight.

14.18 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.19, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
14.19 		Subd. 8.Program approval. To be eligible for revenue for the program for adults with 
14.20 	disabilities, a program and budget must receive approval from the community education 
14.21 	section in the department. Approval may be for five years. During that time, a board must 
14.22 	report any significant changes to the department for approval. For programs offered 
14.23 	cooperatively, the request for approval must include an agreement on the method by which 
14.24 	local money is to be derived and distributed. A request for approval (a) Beginning July 1, 
14.25 	2024, and at least once every five years thereafter, a district's community education advisory 
14.26 	council must review and approve the district's adults with disabilities program and submit 
14.27 	a statement of assurances to the commissioner in the form and manner determined by the 
14.28 	commissioner. The program must seek feedback from adults with disabilities and other 
14.29 	community organizations providing services to adults with disabilities.
14.30 	(b) Each school district with an adults with disabilities program must include all of at 
14.31 	least the following information about its adults with disabilities program in its annual 
14.32 	community education report under subdivision 14:
14.33 	(1) a summary of the characteristics of the people to be served by the program;
15.1 	(2) a description of the program services and activities;
15.2 	(3) the most recent program budget and amount of aid requested;
15.3 	(4) a summary of the participation by adults with disabilities in developing the program;
15.4 	(5) an assessment of the needs of adults with disabilities; and
15.5 	(6) a description of cooperative efforts with community organizations.

15.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2024, for plans developed on or 
15.7 	after that date.

15.8 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 124D.81, subdivision 2b, is amended 
15.9 	to read:
15.10 		Subd. 2b.Carry forward of funds. Notwithstanding section 16A.28, if a school district 
15.11 	or Tribal contract school does not expend the full amount of the American Indian education 
15.12 	aid in accordance with the plan in the designated fiscal year, the school district or Tribal 
15.13 	contract school may carry forward and expend up to half of the remaining funds in the first 
15.14 	six months of the following fiscal year, and is not subject to an aid reduction if:
15.15 	(1) the district is otherwise following the plan submitted and approved under subdivision 
15.16 	2;
15.17 	(2) the American Indian Parent Advisory Committee for the school is aware of and has 
15.18 	approved the carry forward and has concurred with the district's educational offerings 
15.19 	extended to American Indian students under section 124D.78;
15.20 	(3) the funds carried over are used in accordance with section 124D.74, subdivision 1; 
15.21 	and
15.22 	(4) by April 1, the district reports to the Department of Education American Indian 
15.23 	education director the reason the aid was not expended in the designated fiscal year, and 
15.24 	describes how the district intends to expend the funds in the following fiscal year. The 
15.25 	district must report this information in the form and manner determined by the commissioner.

15.26 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2024 and later.

15.27 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.957, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
15.28 		Subdivision 1.Establishment and membership. The Minnesota Youth Council 
15.29 	Committee is established within and under the auspices of the Minnesota Alliance With 
15.30 	Youth. The committee consists of four members from each congressional district in 
16.1 	Minnesota and four members selected at-large. Members must be selected through an 
16.2 	application and interview process conducted by the Minnesota Alliance With Youth. In 
16.3 	making its appointments, the Minnesota Alliance With Youth should strive to ensure gender 
16.4 	and ethnic diversity in the committee's membership. Members must be between the ages of 
16.5 	13 and 19 in grades 8 through 12 and serve two-year terms, except that one-half of the initial 
16.6 	members must serve a one-year term. Members may serve a maximum of two terms.

16.7 	Sec. 7. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 36, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
16.8 		Subd. 13.Emergency medical training. (a) For grants to offer high school students 
16.9 	courses in emergency medical services:

16.10		$
	500,000
	.....
	2024
	
16.11		$
	500,000 750,000
	.....
	2025
	
16.12 	(b) A school district, charter school, or cooperative unit under Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.13 	123A.24, subdivision 2, may apply for a grant under this section to offer enrolled students 
16.14 	emergency medical services courses approved by the Minnesota Emergency Medical Services 
16.15 	Regulatory Board to prepare students to take the emergency medical technician certification 
16.16 	test, including an emergency medical services course that is a prerequisite to an emergency 
16.17 	medical technician course.
16.18 	(c) A grant recipient may use grant funds to partner with a district, charter school, 
16.19 	cooperative unit, postsecondary institution, political subdivision, or entity with expertise in 
16.20 	emergency medical services, including health systems, hospitals, ambulance services, and 
16.21 	health care providers to offer an emergency medical services course.
16.22 	(d) Eligible uses of grant funds include teacher salaries, transportation, equipment costs, 
16.23 	emergency medical technician certification test fees, and student background checks.
16.24 	(e) To the extent practicable, the commissioner must award at least half of the grant 
16.25 	funds to applicants outside of the seven-county metropolitan area, and at least 30 percent 
16.26 	of the grant funds to applicants with high concentrations of students of color.
16.27 	(f) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
16.28 	(g) Of the amount in fiscal year 2025 only, $250,000 is for a grant to Independent School 
16.29 	District No. 742, St. Cloud, for an emergency medical services education facility suitable 
16.30 	for coursework in emergency medical services. For the project under this paragraph, eligible 
16.31 	uses of grant funds include any design and construction costs and remodeling costs necessary 
16.32 	to prepare the education facility in addition to the eligible uses under paragraph (d). 
17.1 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, up to three percent 
17.2 	of the amount in this paragraph is available for grant administration.
17.3 	(h) The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $500,000.

17.4 	Sec. 8. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 2, section 64, subdivision 2, as amended by Laws 
17.5 	2024, chapter 81, section 8, is amended to read:
17.6 		Subd. 2.Achievement and integration aid. (a) For achievement and integration aid 
17.7 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.862:

17.8		$
	82,818,000
	.....
	2024
	
17.1017.9		$
	84,739,000
85,043,000
	.....
	2025
	
17.11 	(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $8,172,000 for 2023 and $74,646,000 for 2024.
17.12 	(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $8,294,000 for 2024 and $76,445,000 $76,749,000
17.13 	for 2025.

17.14 	Sec. 9. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 2, section 64, subdivision 14, is amended to read:
17.15 		Subd. 14.Ethnic studies school grants. (a) For competitive grants to school districts 
17.16 	and charter schools to develop, evaluate, and implement ethnic studies courses:

17.17		$
	700,000
	.....
	2024
	
17.18		$
	700,000
	.....
	2025
	
17.19 	(b) The commissioner must consult with the Ethnic Studies Working Group to develop 
17.20 	criteria for the grants.
17.21 	(c) Up to five percent of the appropriation is available for grant administration.
17.22 	(d) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

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

17.24 	Sec. 10. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 2, section 64, subdivision 16, is amended to read:
17.25 		Subd. 16.Full-service community schools. (a) For grants to plan or expand the 
17.26 	full-service community schools program under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.231:

17.27		$
	7,500,000
	.....
	2024
	
17.28		$
	7,500,000
	.....
	2025
	
17.29 	(b) Of this amount, priority must be given to programs in the following order:
18.1 	(1) current grant recipients issued under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.231;
18.2 	(2) schools identified as low-performing under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act; 
18.3 	and
18.4 	(3) any other applicants.
18.5 	(c) Up to two percent of the appropriation is available for grant administration.
18.6 	(d) The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $5,000,000.
18.7 	(e) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

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

18.9 	Sec. 11. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 2, section 64, subdivision 26, is amended to read:
18.10 		Subd. 26.Minnesota Council on Economic Education. (a) For a grant to the Minnesota 
18.11 	Council on Economic Education:

18.12		$
	200,000
	.....
	2024
	
18.13		$
	200,000
	.....
	2025
	
18.14 	(b) The grant must be used to:
18.15 	(1) provide professional development to kindergarten through grade 12 teachers 
18.16 	implementing state graduation standards in learning areas related to economic education; 
18.17 	and
18.18 	(2) support the direct-to-student ancillary economic and personal finance programs that 
18.19 	teachers supervise and coach.
18.20 	(c) By February 15 of each year following the receipt of a grant, the Minnesota Council 
18.21 	on Economic Education must report to the commissioner of education the number and type 
18.22 	of in-person and online teacher professional development opportunities provided by the 
18.23 	Minnesota Council on Economic Education or its affiliated state centers. The report must 
18.24 	include a description of the content, length, and location of the programs; the number of 
18.25 	preservice and licensed teachers receiving professional development through each of these 
18.26 	opportunities; and summaries of evaluations of teacher professional opportunities.
18.27 	(d) The Department of Education must pay the full amount of the grant to the Minnesota 
18.28 	Council on Economic Education by August 15 of each fiscal year for which the grant is 
18.29 	appropriated. The Minnesota Council on Economic Education must submit its fiscal reporting 
18.30 	in the form and manner specified by the commissioner. The commissioner may request 
18.31 	additional information as necessary.
19.1 	(e) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
19.2 	(f) The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $0.

19.3 	Sec. 12. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 2, section 64, subdivision 31, is amended to read:
19.4 		Subd. 31.Nonexclusionary discipline. (a) For grants to school districts and charter 
19.5 	schools to provide training for school staff on nonexclusionary disciplinary practices:

19.6		$
	1,750,000
	.....
	2024
	
19.7		$
	1,750,000
	.....
	2025
	
19.8 	(b) Grants are to develop training and to work with schools to train staff on 
19.9 	nonexclusionary disciplinary practices that maintain the respect, trust, and attention of 
19.10 	students and help keep students in classrooms. These funds may also be used for grant 
19.11 	administration.
19.12 	(c) Eligible grantees include school districts, charter schools, intermediate school districts, 
19.13 	and cooperative units as defined in section 123A.24, subdivision 2.
19.14 	(d) Up to five percent of the appropriation is available for grant administration.
19.15 	(e) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

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

19.17 	Sec. 13. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 2, section 64, subdivision 33, is amended to read:
19.18 		Subd. 33.P-TECH schools. (a) For P-TECH support grants under Minnesota Statutes, 
19.19 	section 124D.093, subdivision 5:

19.20		$
	791,000
	.....
	2024
	
19.21		$
	791,000 0
	.....
	2025
	
19.22 	(b) The amounts in this subdivision are for grants, including to a public-private 
19.23 	partnership that includes Independent School District No. 535, Rochester.
19.24 	(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year This 
19.25 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2025. The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $0.
19.26 	(d) Up to five percent of the fiscal year 2024 appropriation is available for grant 
19.27 	administration.

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

20.1 	Sec. 14. DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP, INTERNET SAFETY, AND MEDIA LITERACY 
20.2 	ADVISORY COUNCIL.
 20.3 		Subdivision 1.Establishment; membership. (a) The commissioner of education must 
20.4 	establish and convene the 25-member Digital Citizenship, Internet Safety, and Media Literacy 
20.5 	Advisory Council. The council must be composed of the following members:
20.6 	(1) three licensed classroom teachers, one each from a district or charter school located 
20.7 	in rural, urban, and suburban Minnesota;
20.8 	(2) three licensed school media specialists, one each from a district or charter school 
20.9 	located in rural, urban, and suburban Minnesota;
20.10 	(3) three representatives from parent-teacher organizations, one each from a district or 
20.11 	charter school located in rural, urban, and suburban Minnesota;
20.12 	(4) four representatives from the Minnesota Regional Public Library Systems;
20.13 	(5) two academic librarians;
20.14 	(6) two people with expertise in digital citizenship;
20.15 	(7) two people with expertise in Internet safety;
20.16 	(8) two people with expertise in computer science education;
20.17 	(9) two representatives from school districts with expertise in student information systems 
20.18 	and the data privacy issues surrounding those systems; and
20.19 	(10) two people with expertise in media literacy.
20.20 	(b) Advisory council member compensation is determined under Minnesota Statutes, 
20.21 	section 15.059.
20.22 		Subd. 2.Duties. The advisory council must make recommendations to the commissioner 
20.23 	of education regarding:
20.24 	(1) best practices relating to instruction in digital citizenship, Internet safety, and media 
20.25 	literacy; and
20.26 	(2) methods of instructing students to safely, ethically, responsibly, and effectively use 
20.27 	media and technology resources.
20.28 		Subd. 3.Report. By January 14, 2026, the commissioner must report to the chairs and 
20.29 	ranking minority members of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over kindergarten 
20.30 	through grade 12 education. The report must include guidelines to assist stakeholders with 
21.1 	instructional practices and methods regarding digital citizenship, Internet safety, and media 
21.2 	literacy under subdivision 2 and any draft legislation, if necessary.
21.3 		Subd. 4.Meetings. The commissioner must convene the first meeting by April 1, 2025. 
21.4 	At the first meeting, the members must select a chair or cochairs to convene and facilitate 
21.5 	future advisory council meetings. The commissioner must provide administrative support 
21.6 	to the advisory council.
21.7 		Subd. 5.Open meeting law. Meetings of the advisory council are subject to the 
21.8 	Minnesota Open Meeting Law under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13D.
21.9 		Subd. 6.Expiration. The advisory council expires on January 15, 2026.

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

21.11 	Sec. 15. APPROPRIATIONS.
 21.12 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are 
21.13 	appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years 
21.14 	designated.
21.15 		Subd. 2.Civic education grants. (a) For the Minnesota Civic Education Coalition for 
21.16 	grants to Youth in Government, the Learning Law and Democracy Foundation, and the 
21.17 	YMCA Center for Youth Voice to support civic education programs for youth age 18 and 
21.18 	under to provide teacher professional development, educational resources, and program 
21.19 	support:

21.20		$
	150,000
	.....
	2025
	
21.21 	(b) The programs must instruct students in:
21.22 	(1) the constitutional principles and the democratic foundation of our national, state, 
21.23 	and local institutions; and
21.24 	(2) the political processes and structures of government, grounded in the understanding 
21.25 	of constitutional government and individual rights.
21.26 	(c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, up to three 
21.27 	percent of the appropriation is available for grant administration.
21.28 	(d) This is a onetime appropriation.
21.29 		Subd. 3.Digital Citizenship, Internet Safety, and Media Literacy Advisory 
21.30 	Council. (a) For administration and per diem compensation for members of the Digital 
21.31 	Citizenship, Internet Safety, and Media Literacy Advisory Council:

22.1		$
	151,000
	.....
	2025
	
22.2 	(b) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2026.
22.3 		Subd. 4.Dyslexia Institute of Minnesota. (a) For a grant to the Dyslexia Institute of 
22.4 	Minnesota to provide free evidence-based literacy interventions to students who are reading 
22.5 	below grade level and are enrolled in public schools where a majority of students are eligible 
22.6 	for free or reduced-price meals:

22.7		$
	450,000
	.....
	2025
	
22.8 	(b) Grant funds must be used to support tutor training and compensation, curricular 
22.9 	materials, program delivery, and program administration.
22.10 	(c) The Dyslexia Institute of Minnesota must provide a detailed report to the chairs and 
22.11 	ranking minority members of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over kindergarten 
22.12 	through grade 12 education and higher education by January 15, 2027. At a minimum, the 
22.13 	report must include information on how the grant funds were used and describe how the 
22.14 	grant-funded activities improved the literacy proficiency of participating students. The 
22.15 	report must be filed according to Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195.
22.16 	(d) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2026.
22.17 	(e) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, the department 
22.18 	may retain up to three percent of this appropriation to administer the grant program.
22.19 		Subd. 5.Girl Scouts. (a) For a grant to Girl Scouts River Valleys as fiscal agent for Girl 
22.20 	Scouts councils' community engagement programs:

22.21		$
	500,000
	.....
	2025
	
22.22 	(b) Grant funds must be used for community engagement programs for underserved 
22.23 	communities and girls facing systemic barriers in education through innovative, culturally 
22.24 	responsive programming for underrepresented, underresourced girls in kindergarten through 
22.25 	grade 12, including programming relating to healthy relationships; science, technology, 
22.26 	engineering, and math; financial literacy; college and career readiness; and leadership 
22.27 	development and service learning.
22.28 	(c) By February 1, 2026, the grantee must submit a report detailing expenditures and 
22.29 	outcomes of the grant-supported programs to the commissioner of education and the chairs 
22.30 	and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over 
22.31 	kindergarten through grade 12 education policy and finance. The report must include:
23.1 	(1) self-reported demographic information for the participants in programs funded by 
23.2 	the grant;
23.3 	(2) the number and percentage of participants who self-report positive social and 
23.4 	emotional health benefits as a result of participating in the program; and
23.5 	(3) self-reported data on the number of participants who believe they will graduate from 
23.6 	high school and enroll in postsecondary education or career training.
23.7 	(d) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, up to three 
23.8 	percent of the appropriation is available for grant administration.
23.9 	(e) This is a onetime appropriation.
23.10 		Subd. 6.Minnesota Alliance With Youth. (a) For a grant to the Minnesota Alliance 
23.11 	With Youth to improve student attendance and academic engagement provided through the 
23.12 	Promise Fellow program:

23.13		$
	625,000
	.....
	2025
	
23.14 	(b) The Promise Fellow program must form partnerships with AmeriCorps members, 
23.15 	individual schools, school districts, charter schools, and community organizations to provide 
23.16 	attendance and academic engagement intervention services. Services may include family 
23.17 	and caregiver outreach and engagement, academic support, connection to out-of-school 
23.18 	activities and resources, and individual and small group mentoring designed to help students 
23.19 	return to and maintain consistent school attendance.
23.20 	(c) The Minnesota Alliance With Youth must promote Promise Fellow program 
23.21 	opportunities throughout the state.
23.22 	(d) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, up to three 
23.23 	percent of the appropriation is available for grant administration.
23.24 	(e) This is a onetime appropriation.
23.25 		Subd. 7.Minnesota Youth Council. (a) For a grant to the Minnesota Alliance With 
23.26 	Youth for the activities of the Minnesota Youth Council:

23.27		$
	375,000
	.....
	2025
	
23.28 	(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, up to three 
23.29 	percent of the appropriation is available for grant administration.
23.30 	(c) This is a onetime appropriation.
24.1 		Subd. 8.P-TECH schools. (a) For P-TECH implementation grants under Minnesota 
24.2 	Statutes, section 124D.093, subdivision 5:

24.3		$
	791,000
	.....
	2025
	
24.4 	(b) Of the amount in paragraph (a), at least $500,000 is for a grant to a public-private 
24.5 	partnership that includes Independent School District No. 535, Rochester. The department 
24.6 	may award start-up grants and mentoring and technical assistance grants.
24.7 	(c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, the department 
24.8 	may retain money from this appropriation for administrative costs under Minnesota Statutes, 
24.9 	section 124D.093, subdivision 5.
24.10 	(d) This appropriation is available until June 30, 2027.
24.11 	(e) The base for fiscal year 2026 is $791,000, of which at least $250,000 is for a support 
24.12 	grant to a public-private partnership that includes Independent School District No. 535, 
24.13 	Rochester. The base for fiscal year 2027 and later is $791,000, of which at least $50,000 is 
24.14 	for a mentorship and technical assistance grant to a public-private partnership that includes 
24.15 	Independent School District No. 535, Rochester.
24.16 		Subd. 9.Student connections pilot program. (a) For a pilot program to help connect 
24.17 	students to their schools and improve student attendance:

24.18		$
	5,000,000
	.....
	2025
	
24.19 	(b) A school district, charter school, intermediate district, or other cooperative unit may 
24.20 	apply to the commissioner of education in the form and manner determined by the 
24.21 	commissioner for participation in the student connections pilot program. A school district, 
24.22 	charter school, intermediate district, or cooperative unit may individually or jointly apply 
24.23 	for participation in the pilot program. To the extent practicable, the commissioner must 
24.24 	select pilot program participants representing urban, suburban, and rural schools. In selecting 
24.25 	pilot program participants, the commissioner must give priority to applicants who demonstrate 
24.26 	low consistent student attendance among enrolled students according to the most recent 
24.27 	North Star Accountability data or according to another reliable data source selected by the 
24.28 	commissioner.
24.29 	(c) The commissioner of education may award a student connections grant to each pilot 
24.30 	program participant. The grant may not exceed $250,000 per individual or joint applicant.
24.31 	(d) A student connections grant under this subdivision must be used for programs that 
24.32 	build connections to students and encourage regular school attendance. A school may provide 
24.33 	a program with its own staff or a school may contract for services. Student connections 
25.1 	program activities may include individualized contact through phone, texting, and home 
25.2 	visits. To the extent possible, a program must include preventive measures, build student 
25.3 	skills and capacity to remain in school, use existing school and community resources, and 
25.4 	focus on the individual needs of each student.
25.5 	(e) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, the commissioner 
25.6 	may retain up to $150,000 to administer the pilot program and grants.
25.7 	(f) On or before January 15 in each of calendar years 2026, 2027, and 2028, the 
25.8 	commissioner of education must deliver a report on the pilot program to the chairs and 
25.9 	ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
25.10 	prekindergarten through grade 12 education finance and policy. Each report must include 
25.11 	information on the progress of the pilot program and the programmatic activities and student 
25.12 	attendance outcomes among the pilot program participants, including any successful strategies 
25.13 	implemented by participants. The report must be filed according to Minnesota Statutes, 
25.14 	section 3.195.
25.15 	(g) This is a onetime appropriation.
25.16 	(h) This appropriation does not cancel but is available until June 30, 2027.
25.17 		Subd. 10.Writing skills. (a) For a grant to 826 MSP:

25.18		$
	300,000
	.....
	2025
	
25.19 	(b) The grant recipient must use grant funds for programs for students from low-income 
25.20 	families and students of color in the Twin Cities that strengthen students' literacy skills, 
25.21 	increase student engagement, and develop student leadership. Grant funds may be used to:
25.22 	(1) provide all-day, in-school academic support and tutoring throughout the school year;
25.23 	(2) provide year-round, out-of-school writing, publishing, and leadership activities;
25.24 	(3) enhance career exploration opportunities, including exposure to literary arts and 
25.25 	creative industries; and
25.26 	(4) support families' literacy development through family literacy activities.
25.27 	(c) A grant applicant must submit to the commissioner of education a description of the 
25.28 	program's goals and strategies consistent with the evidence-based grant requirements of 
25.29 	Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.20. The grant recipient must submit a preliminary report 
25.30 	on the program's status on January 15, 2025, and submit a final report consistent with 
25.31 	Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.20.
26.1 	(d) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, the department 
26.2 	may retain up to five percent of the appropriation amount to monitor and administer the 
26.3 	grant program.
26.4 	(e) This appropriation is available until June 30, 2026. This is a onetime appropriation.

26.5 	ARTICLE 3
26.6 	READ ACT

26.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 120B.123, subdivision 7, is 
26.8 	amended to read:
26.9 		Subd. 7.Department of Education. (a) By July 1, 2023, the department must make 
26.10 	available to districts a list of approved evidence-based screeners in accordance with section 
26.11 	120B.12. A district must use an approved screener to assess students' mastery of foundational 
26.12 	reading skills in accordance with section 120B.12.
26.13 	(b) The Department of Education must partner with CAREI as required under section 
26.14 	120B.124 to approve professional development programs, subject to final determination by 
26.15 	the department. After the implementation partnership under section 120B.124 ends, the 
26.16 	department must continue to regularly provide districts with information about professional 
26.17 	development opportunities available throughout the state on reading instruction that is 
26.18 	evidence-based.
26.19 	(c) The department must identify training required for a literacy lead and literacy specialist 
26.20 	employed by a district or Minnesota service cooperatives.
26.21 	(d) The department must employ a literacy specialist to provide support to districts 
26.22 	implementing the Read Act and coordinate duties assigned to the department under the 
26.23 	Read Act. The literacy specialist must work on state efforts to improve literacy tracking 
26.24 	and implementation.
26.25 	(e) The department must develop a template for a local literacy plan in accordance with 
26.26 	section 120B.12, subdivision 4a.
26.27 	(f) The department must partner with CAREI as required under section 120B.124 to 
26.28 	approve literacy intervention models, subject to final determination by the department. The 
26.29 	department must make a list of the approved intervention models available to districts, and 
26.30 	make available to districts a list of at least 15 approved evidence-based literacy intervention 
26.31 	models by November 1, 2025. The department may make the list of approved intervention 
26.32 	models available as each program is approved.
27.1 	(g) The department must provide ongoing coaching and support to certified trained 
27.2 	facilitators.
27.3 	(h) The department must collaborate with the publishers of curriculum and intervention 
27.4 	models approved by the department and CAREI to update the curriculum and materials to 
27.5 	meet the culturally responsive standard under section 120B.124, subdivision 1, and reflect 
27.6 	students with disabilities.

27.7 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 120B.124, subdivision 1, is amended 
27.8 	to read:
27.9 		Subdivision 1.Resources. (a) The Department of Education must partner with CAREI 
27.10 	for two years beginning July 1, 2023, until August 30, 2025, to support implementation of 
27.11 	the Read Act. The department and CAREI must jointly:
27.12 	(1) identify at least five literacy curricula and supporting materials that are evidence-based 
27.13 	or focused on structured literacy by January 1, 2024, and post a list of the curricula on the 
27.14 	department website. The list must only include curricula that use culturally and linguistically 
27.15 	responsive materials that reflect diverse populations and, to the extent practicable, curricula 
27.16 	that reflect the experiences of students from diverse backgrounds, including multilingual 
27.17 	learners, biliterate students, and students who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. 
27.18 	A district is not required to use an approved curriculum, unless the curriculum was purchased 
27.19 	with state funds that require a curriculum to be selected from a list of approved curricula;
27.20 	(2) identify at least three professional development programs that focus on the five pillars 
27.21 	of literacy and the components of structured literacy by August 15, 2023, subject to final 
27.22 	approval by the department. The department must post a list of the programs on the 
27.23 	department website. The programs may include a program offered by CAREI. The 
27.24 	requirements of section 16C.08 do not apply to the selection of a provider under this section;
27.25 	(3) identify evidence-based literacy intervention materials for students in kindergarten 
27.26 	through grade 12;
27.27 	(4) develop an evidence-based literacy lead training program that trains literacy specialists 
27.28 	throughout Minnesota to support schools' efforts in screening, measuring growth, monitoring 
27.29 	progress, and implementing interventions in accordance with subdivision 1;
27.30 	(5) identify measures of foundational literacy skills and mastery that a district must 
27.31 	report on a local literacy plan;
27.32 	(6) provide guidance to districts about best practices in literacy instruction, and practices 
27.33 	that are not evidence-based;
28.1 	(7) develop MTSS model plans that districts may adopt to support efforts to screen, 
28.2 	identify, intervene, and monitor the progress of students not reading at grade level; and
28.3 	(8) ensure that teacher professional development options and MTSS framework trainings 
28.4 	are geographically equitable by supporting trainings through the regional service 
28.5 	cooperatives.;
28.6 	(9) develop a coaching and mentorship program for certified trained facilitators; and
28.7 	(10) identify at least 15 evidence-based literacy intervention models by November 1, 
28.8 	2025, and post a list of the interventions on the department website. A district is not required 
28.9 	to use an approved intervention model, unless the intervention model was purchased with 
28.10 	state funds that require an intervention model to be selected from a list of approved models.
28.11 	(b) The department must contract to develop culturally and linguistically responsive 
28.12 	supplemental materials and guidance for the approved literacy curricula to meet the culturally 
28.13 	and linguistically responsive standard in paragraph (a), clause (1).
28.14 	(c) The department and CAREI may partner to revise the list of culturally and 
28.15 	linguistically responsive curriculum and supporting materials that are evidence-based or 
28.16 	that are focused on structured literacy, starting in 2033.

28.17 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 120B.124, subdivision 2, is amended 
28.18 	to read:
28.19 		Subd. 2.Reconsideration. (a) The department and CAREI must provide districts an 
28.20 	opportunity to request that the department and CAREI add to the list of curricula or 
28.21 	professional development programs a specific curriculum or professional development 
28.22 	program. The department must publish the request for reconsideration procedure on the 
28.23 	department website. A request for reconsideration must demonstrate that the curriculum or 
28.24 	professional development program meets the requirements of the Read Act, is 
28.25 	evidence-based, and has structured literacy components; or that the screener accurately 
28.26 	measures literacy growth, monitors progress, and accurately assesses effective reading, 
28.27 	including phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. The 
28.28 	department and CAREI must review the request for reconsideration and approve or deny 
28.29 	the request within 60 days.
28.30 	(b) The department and CAREI must conduct a final curriculum review by March 3, 
28.31 	2025, to review curriculum that is available to districts at no cost.

29.1 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 124D.98, subdivision 5, is amended 
29.2 	to read:
29.3 		Subd. 5.Literacy incentive aid uses. A school district must use its literacy incentive 
29.4 	aid to support implementation of evidence-based reading instruction. The following are 
29.5 	eligible uses of literacy incentive aid:
29.6 	(1) training for kindergarten through grade 3 teachers, early childhood educators, special 
29.7 	education teachers, reading intervention teachers working with students in kindergarten 
29.8 	through grade 12, curriculum directors, and instructional support staff that provide reading 
29.9 	instruction, on using evidence-based screening and progress monitoring tools;
29.10 	(2) evidence-based training using a training program approved by the Department of 
29.11 	Education under the Read Act;
29.12 	(3) employing or contracting with a literacy lead, as defined in section 120B.1118
29.13 	120B.119;
29.14 	(4) employing an intervention specialist;
29.15 	(4) (5) screeners, materials, training, and ongoing coaching to ensure reading interventions 
29.16 	under section 125A.56, subdivision 1, are evidence-based; and
29.17 	(5) (6) costs of substitute teachers to allow teachers to complete required training during 
29.18 	the teachers' contract day.; and
29.19 	(7) stipends for teachers completing training required under section 120B.12.

29.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2025 and later.

29.21 	Sec. 5. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 3, section 11, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
29.22 		Subd. 3.Read Act curriculum and intervention materials reimbursement literacy 
29.23 	aid. (a) To reimburse For state aid for school districts, charter schools, and cooperative 
29.24 	units for evidence-based literacy supports for children in prekindergarten through grade 12 
29.25 	based on structured literacy:

29.26		$
	35,000,000
	.....
	2024
	
29.27 	(b) The commissioner must use this appropriation to reimburse school districts, charter 
29.28 	schools, and cooperatives for approved evidence-based structured literacy curriculum and 
29.29 	supporting materials, and intervention materials purchased after July 1, 2021. An applicant 
29.30 	must apply for the reimbursement in the form and manner determined by the commissioner
29.31 	The aid amount for each school district, charter school, and cooperative unit providing direct 
30.1 	instructional services equals the greater of $2,000 or $39.91 times the number of students 
30.2 	served by the school district, charter school, or cooperative as determined by the fall 2023 
30.3 	enrollment count of students.
30.4 	(c) The commissioner must report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
30.5 	kindergarten through grade 12 education the districts, charter schools, and cooperative units 
30.6 	that receive literacy grants and the amounts of each grant, by January 15, 2025, according 
30.7 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195 A school district, charter school, or cooperative unit 
30.8 	must place any aid received under this subdivision in a reserved account in the general fund. 
30.9 	Aid in the reserved account may only be used for literacy interventions authorized under 
30.10 	the Read Act or for literacy incentive aid uses under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.98, 
30.11 	subdivision 5.
30.12 	(d) A school district, charter school, or cooperative unit must purchase curriculum and 
30.13 	instructional materials that reflect diverse populations.
30.14 	(e) Of this amount, up to $250,000 is available for grant administration.
30.15 	(f)(e) This appropriation does not cancel but is available until June 30, 2025. This is a 
30.16 	onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2028.
30.17 	(f) This aid is 100 percent payable in fiscal year 2025.

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

30.19 	Sec. 6. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 3, section 11, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
30.20 		Subd. 4.Read Act professional development. (a) For evidence-based training on 
30.21 	structured literacy for teachers working in school districts, charter schools, and cooperatives:

30.22		$
	34,950,000
	.....
	2024
	
30.23		$
	0 7,000,000
	.....
	2025
	
30.24 	(b) Of the amount in paragraph (a), $18,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is for the Department 
30.25 	of Education and the regional literacy networks and $16,700,000 in fiscal year 2024 and 
30.26 	$7,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for statewide training. The department must use the funding 
30.27 	to develop a data collection system to collect and analyze the submission of the local literacy 
30.28 	plans and student-level universal screening data, to establish the regional literacy networks 
30.29 	as a partnership between the department and the Minnesota service cooperatives, and to 
30.30 	administer statewide training based in structured literacy to be offered free to school districts 
30.31 	and charter schools and facilitated by the regional literacy networks and the department. 
30.32 	The regional literacy networks must focus on implementing comprehensive literacy reform 
31.1 	efforts based on structured literacy. Each regional literacy network must add a literacy lead 
31.2 	position and establish a team of trained literacy coaches to facilitate evidence-based structured 
31.3 	literacy training opportunities and ongoing supports to school districts and charter schools 
31.4 	in each of their regions. Funds appropriated under this subdivision may also be used to 
31.5 	provide training in structured literacy to fourth and fifth grade classroom teachers.
31.6 	(c) Of the amount in paragraph (a), $250,000 in fiscal year 2024 only is for administration.
31.7 	(d) If funds remain unspent on July 1, 2026, the commissioner must expand eligibility 
31.8 	for approved training to include principals and other district, charter school, or cooperative 
31.9 	administrators.
31.10 	(e) The commissioner must report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
31.11 	kindergarten through grade 12 education the number of teachers from each district who 
31.12 	received approved structured literacy training using funds under this subdivision, and the 
31.13 	amounts awarded to districts, charter schools, or cooperatives.
31.14 	(f) The regional literacy networks and staff at the Department of Education must provide 
31.15 	ongoing support to school districts, charter schools, and cooperatives implementing 
31.16 	evidence-based literacy instruction.
31.17 	(g) This appropriation is available until June 30, 2028. The base for fiscal year 2026 and 
31.18 	later is $7,750,000, of which $6,500,000 is for the regional literacy networks and $1,250,000 
31.19 	is for statewide training.

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

31.21 	Sec. 7. PELSB READING AUDIT REPORT.
 31.22 	(a) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must conduct an audit 
31.23 	that evaluates whether and how approved teacher training programs for candidates for the 
31.24 	following licensure areas meet subject matter standards for reading:
31.25 	(1) early childhood education in accordance with Minnesota Rules, part 8710.3000;
31.26 	(2) elementary education in accordance with Minnesota Rules, part 8710.3200; and
31.27 	(3) special education in accordance with Minnesota Rules, part 8710.5000.
31.28 	(b) The board must submit an initial report with its findings to the legislative committees 
31.29 	with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 and higher education by January 15, 
31.30 	2025, and a final report by August 1, 2026. Each report must:
32.1 	(1) identify the reading standards for each licensure area, identify how they are aligned 
32.2 	to the requirements of the Read Act, including requirements on evidence-based instruction, 
32.3 	phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary development, reading fluency, and reading 
32.4 	comprehension, and to the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.092, subdivision 
32.5 	5;
32.6 	(2) describe how the board conducted the audit;
32.7 	(3) identify the results of the audit; and
32.8 	(4) summarize the program effectiveness reports for continuing approval related to 
32.9 	reading standards reviewed by the board, including the board determinations under Minnesota 
32.10 	Rules, part 8705.2200.

32.11 	Sec. 8. READ ACT DEAF, DEAFBLIND, AND HARD OF HEARING WORKING 
32.12 	GROUP.
 32.13 		Subdivision 1.Working group purpose. The Department of Education must establish 
32.14 	a working group to make recommendations on literacy training, screeners, and curriculum 
32.15 	for students who cannot fully access sound-based approaches such as phonics.
32.16 		Subd. 2.Members. The Department of Education must appoint representatives from 
32.17 	the Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement at the University of 
32.18 	Minnesota; the Minnesota Commission of the Deaf, Deafblind and Hard of Hearing; the 
32.19 	Minnesota State Academies; Metro Deaf School; intermediate school districts; regional 
32.20 	low-incidence facilitators; a Deaf and Hard of Hearing teacher licensure preparation program 
32.21 	in Minnesota approved by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board; and 
32.22 	teachers of students who are deaf, deafblind, or hard of hearing.
32.23 		Subd. 3.Report. The working group must review curriculum, screeners, and training 
32.24 	approved under the Read Act and make recommendations for adapting curriculum, screeners, 
32.25 	and training available to districts, charter schools, teachers, and administrators to meet the 
32.26 	needs of students and educators who cannot fully access sound-based approaches. The report 
32.27 	must address how approved curriculum, screeners, and training may be modified and identify 
32.28 	resources for alternatives to sound-based approaches. The working group must post its 
32.29 	report on the Department of Education website, and submit the report to the legislative 
32.30 	committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education no later than 
32.31 	January 15, 2025.
32.32 		Subd. 4.Administrative provisions. (a) The commissioner, or the commissioner's 
32.33 	designee, must convene the initial meeting of the working group. At the first meeting, the 
33.1 	department must provide members of the working group information on structured literacy 
33.2 	and the curriculum, screeners, and training approved under the Read Act.
33.3 	(b) Members of the working group are eligible for per diem compensation as provided 
33.4 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 15.059, subdivision 3. The working group expires January 
33.5 	16, 2025, or upon submission of the report to the legislature under subdivision 3, whichever 
33.6 	is earlier.

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

33.8 	Sec. 9. APPROPRIATIONS.
 33.9 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are 
33.10 	appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education in the fiscal years 
33.11 	designated.
33.12 		Subd. 2.Read Act substitute teacher and teacher stipend reimbursements. (a) For 
33.13 	payments to school districts, charter schools, and cooperative units for substitute teachers 
33.14 	and teacher stipends related to Read Act implementation:

33.15		$
	23,800,000
	.....
	2025
	
33.16 	(b) To be eligible for payment under this subdivision, a school district, charter school, 
33.17 	or cooperative unit must apply in the form and manner determined by the commissioner for 
33.18 	reimbursement for: (1) substitute teachers to enable teachers to complete required training 
33.19 	during the school day, unless the teachers are compensated for time outside the school day 
33.20 	to complete the training, and (2) stipends to teachers who complete an evidence-based 
33.21 	professional development program approved under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.124. 
33.22 	To be eligible for the stipend, a teacher must have a license to teach in Minnesota; work for 
33.23 	a school district, charter school, or cooperative; and complete an approved professional 
33.24 	development program between July 1, 2024, and July 1, 2027. If the appropriation is 
33.25 	insufficient, the commissioner must prorate the amounts to applicants seeking payment.
33.26 	(c) This is a onetime appropriation. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2028.
33.27 		Subd. 3.Read Act deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing working group. (a) For 
33.28 	administration and per diem compensation for members of the Read Act deaf, deafblind, 
33.29 	and hard of hearing working group:

33.30		$
	100,000
	.....
	2025
	
33.31 	(b) This is a onetime appropriation.
34.1 		Subd. 4.Supplemental culturally responsive materials. (a) For a contract to develop 
34.2 	supplemental culturally responsive materials for evidence-based structured literacy 
34.3 	curriculum:

34.4		$
	1,000,000
	.....
	2025
	
34.5 	(b) The commissioner must issue a request for proposals for a contract to develop 
34.6 	supplemental culturally responsive materials for the approved evidence-based structured 
34.7 	literacy curriculum under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.124, subdivision 1, clause (1). 
34.8 	Upon completion, the commissioner must make the supplemental culturally responsive 
34.9 	materials available at no cost to districts.
34.10 	(c) This is a onetime appropriation. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.
34.11 		Subd. 5.Read Act paraprofessional training. (a) To provide structured literacy 
34.12 	instruction training to paraprofessionals:

34.13		$
	500,000
	.....
	2025
	
34.14 	(b) The department must partner with the Regional Centers of Excellence to provide 
34.15 	training for paraprofessionals that assist in providing Tier 2 literacy interventions to students 
34.16 	in Minnesota school districts on the key components of structured literacy instruction and 
34.17 	interventions by June 10, 2025. The training must be eight hours long.
34.18 	(c) This is a onetime appropriation.
34.19 		Subd. 6.Evidence-based reading instruction training reimbursement. (a) To 
34.20 	reimburse teachers for evidence-based reading instruction training:

34.21		$
	1,500,000
	.....
	2025
	
34.22 	(b) A teacher who is currently teaching in a Minnesota school district, charter school, 
34.23 	or cooperative unit must apply in the form and manner determined by the commissioner to 
34.24 	be eligible to receive reimbursement for the actual cost the applicant paid for an 
34.25 	evidence-based reading instruction training, including tuition, books, and other instructional 
34.26 	materials. The commissioner must establish procedures to ensure that the costs reimbursed 
34.27 	under this section have not been reimbursed by the applicant's employer or another source. 
34.28 	If the appropriation is insufficient, the commissioner must prorate the amount paid to 
34.29 	applicants seeking reimbursement.
34.30 	(c) An eligible evidence-based reading instruction training is an approved professional 
34.31 	development program identified under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.124, subdivision 
34.32 	1, paragraph (a), clause (2), that was completed by the applicant between January 1, 2020, 
34.33 	and June 30, 2023.
35.1 	(d) This is a onetime appropriation.

35.2 	ARTICLE 4
35.3 	TEACHERS

35.4 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 122A.415, subdivision 4, is 
35.5 	amended to read:
35.6 		Subd. 4.Basic alternative teacher compensation aid. (a) The basic alternative teacher 
35.7 	compensation aid for a school with a plan approved under section 122A.414, subdivision 
35.8 	2b, equals 65 percent of the alternative teacher compensation revenue under subdivision 1. 
35.9 	The basic alternative teacher compensation aid for a charter school with a plan approved 
35.10 	under section 122A.414, subdivisions 2a and 2b, equals $260 times the number of pupils 
35.11 	enrolled in the school on October 1 of the previous year, or on October 1 of the current year 
35.12 	for a charter school in the first year of operation, times the ratio of the sum of the alternative 
35.13 	teacher compensation aid and alternative teacher compensation levy for all participating 
35.14 	school districts to the maximum alternative teacher compensation revenue for those districts 
35.15 	under subdivision 1.
35.16 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) and subdivision 1, the state total basic alternative 
35.17 	teacher compensation aid entitlement must not exceed $88,118,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
35.18 	$88,461,000 for fiscal year 2024; $88,461,000 $88,961,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 
35.19 	$89,486,000 for fiscal year 2026 and later. The commissioner must limit the amount of 
35.20 	alternative teacher compensation aid approved under this section so as not to exceed these 
35.21 	limits by not approving new participants or by prorating the aid among participating districts, 
35.22 	intermediate school districts, school sites, and charter schools. The commissioner may also 
35.23 	reallocate a portion of the allowable aid for the biennium from the second year to the first 
35.24 	year to meet the needs of approved participants.
35.25 	(c) Basic alternative teacher compensation aid for an intermediate district or other 
35.26 	cooperative unit equals $3,000 times the number of licensed teachers employed by the 
35.27 	intermediate district or cooperative unit on October 1 of the previous school year.

35.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2025 and later.

35.29 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 122A.415, is amended by adding a subdivision 
35.30 	to read:
35.31 		Subd. 7.Revenue reserved. Revenue under this section must be reserved and used only 
35.32 	for the programs authorized under section 122A.414.

36.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2025 and later.

36.2 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 122A.73, subdivision 2, is amended 
36.3 	to read:
36.4 		Subd. 2.Grow Your Own district programs. (a) A school district, charter school, 
36.5 	Tribal contract school, or cooperative unit under section 123A.24, subdivision 2, may apply 
36.6 	for a grant for a teacher preparation program that meets the requirements of paragraph (c) 
36.7 	to establish a Grow Your Own pathway for adults to obtain their first professional teaching 
36.8 	license. The grant recipient must use at least 80 percent of grant funds to provide tuition 
36.9 	scholarships or stipends to enable school district grant recipient employees or community 
36.10 	members affiliated with a school district grant recipient, who are of color or American 
36.11 	Indian and who seek a teaching license, to participate in the teacher preparation program. 
36.12 	Grant funds may also be used to pay for teacher licensure exams and licensure fees.
36.13 	(b) A district using grant funds under this subdivision to provide financial support to 
36.14 	teacher candidates may require a commitment as determined by the district to teach in the 
36.15 	district school district, charter school, Tribal contract school, or cooperative unit for a 
36.16 	reasonable amount of time that does not exceed five years.
36.17 	(c) A grantee must partner with:
36.18 	(1) a Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board-approved teacher preparation 
36.19 	program;
36.20 	(2) a Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation-accredited teacher preparation 
36.21 	program from a private, not for profit, institution of higher education; or
36.22 	(3) an institution that has an articulated transfer pathway with a board-approved teacher 
36.23 	preparation program.

36.24 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 122A.73, subdivision 3, is amended 
36.25 	to read:
36.26 		Subd. 3.Grants for programs serving secondary school students. (a) A school district,
36.27 	or charter school, Tribal contract school, or cooperative unit may apply for grants under 
36.28 	this section to offer other innovative programs that encourage secondary school students, 
36.29 	especially students of color and American Indian students, to pursue teaching. To be eligible 
36.30 	for a grant under this subdivision, an applicant must ensure that the aggregate percentage 
36.31 	of secondary school students of color and American Indian students participating in the 
36.32 	program is equal to or greater than the aggregate percentage of students of color and 
37.1 	American Indian students in the school district, charter school, Tribal contract school, or 
37.2 	cooperative unit.
37.3 	(b) A grant recipient must use grant funds awarded under this subdivision for:
37.4 	(1) supporting future teacher clubs or service-learning opportunities that provide middle 
37.5 	and high school students with experiential learning that supports the success of younger 
37.6 	students or peers and increases students' interest in pursuing a teaching career;
37.7 	(2) developing and offering postsecondary enrollment options for "Introduction to 
37.8 	Teaching" or "Introduction to Education" courses consistent with section 124D.09, 
37.9 	subdivision 10, that meet degree requirements for teacher licensure;
37.10 	(3) providing direct support, including wrap-around services, for students who are of 
37.11 	color or American Indian to enroll and be successful in postsecondary enrollment options 
37.12 	courses under section 124D.09 that would meet degree requirements for teacher licensure; 
37.13 	or
37.14 	(4) offering scholarships to graduating high school students who are of color or American 
37.15 	Indian to enroll in board-approved undergraduate teacher preparation programs at a college 
37.16 	or university in Minnesota or in an institution that has an articulated transfer pathway with 
37.17 	a board-approved teacher preparation program.
37.18 	(c) The maximum grant award under this subdivision is $500,000. The commissioner 
37.19 	may consider the number of participants a grant recipient intends to support when determining 
37.20 	a grant amount.

37.21 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 122A.73, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
37.22 		Subd. 4.Grant procedure. (a) A district An applicant must apply for a grant under this 
37.23 	section in the form and manner specified by the commissioner. The commissioner must 
37.24 	give priority to districts applicants with the highest total number or percentage of students 
37.25 	who are of color or American Indian. To the extent that there are sufficient applications, 
37.26 	the commissioner must, to the extent practicable, award an equal number of grants between 
37.27 	districts applicants in greater Minnesota and those in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
37.28 	(b) For the 2022-2023 school year and later, Grant applications for new and existing 
37.29 	programs must be received by the commissioner no later than January 15 of the year prior 
37.30 	to the school year in which the grant will be used. The commissioner must review all 
37.31 	applications and notify grant recipients by March 15 or as soon as practicable of the 
37.32 	anticipated amount awarded. If the commissioner determines that sufficient funding is 
38.1 	unavailable for the grants, the commissioner must notify grant applicants by June 30 or as 
38.2 	soon as practicable that there are insufficient funds.
38.3 	(c) For the 2021-2022 school year, the commissioner must set a timetable for awarding 
38.4 	grants as soon as practicable The commissioner may allow existing grantees to revise their 
38.5 	grant agreements to operate under the current statutory program requirements of this section 
38.6 	if the requirements differ from those in place at the time of the original grant agreement.

38.7 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 122A.77, subdivision 1, is amended 
38.8 	to read:
38.9 		Subdivision 1.Grant program established. The commissioner of education must 
38.10 	administer a grant program to develop a pipeline of trained, licensed Tier 3 or Tier 4 special 
38.11 	education teachers. A school district, charter school, Tribal contract school, or cooperative 
38.12 	unit under section 123A.24, subdivision 2, may apply for a grant under this section. An 
38.13 	applicant must partner with:
38.14 	(1) a Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board-approved teacher preparation 
38.15 	program;
38.16 	(2) a Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation-accredited teacher preparation 
38.17 	program from a private, not-for-profit, institution of higher education; or
38.18 	(3) an institution that has an articulated transfer pathway with a board-approved teacher 
38.19 	preparation program.

38.20 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 122A.77, subdivision 2, is amended 
38.21 	to read:
38.22 		Subd. 2.Grant uses. (a) A grant recipient must use grant funds to support participants 
38.23 	who are employed by the grant recipient as either a paraprofessional or other unlicensed 
38.24 	staff, or a teacher with a Tier 1 or Tier 2 license or are community members affiliated with 
38.25 	the grant recipient, and who demonstrate a willingness to be a special education teacher 
38.26 	after completing the program.
38.27 	(b) A grant recipient may use grant funds for:
38.28 	(1) tuition assistance or stipends for participants;
38.29 	(2) supports for participants, including mentoring, licensure test preparation, and 
38.30 	technology support; or
38.31 	(3) participant recruitment.

39.1 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 122A.77, subdivision 3, is amended 
39.2 	to read:
39.3 		Subd. 3.Grant procedure. (a) Applicants must apply for a grant under this section in 
39.4 	the form and manner specified by the commissioner.
39.5 	(b) In awarding grants, the commissioner must prioritize funding for training to allow 
39.6 	participants holding a Tier 1 or Tier 2 special education license to obtain a Tier 3 special 
39.7 	education license.
39.8 	(c) To the extent that there are sufficient applications, the commissioner must, to the 
39.9 	extent practicable, award an equal number of grants between applicants in greater Minnesota 
39.10 	and applicants in the metropolitan area.
39.11 	(d) The commissioner may allow existing grantees to revise their grant agreements to 
39.12 	operate under the current statutory program requirements of this section if the requirements 
39.13 	differ from those in place at the time of the original grant agreement.

39.14 	Sec. 9. [123B.155] PAID LEAVE FOR SCHOOL CLOSURES.
39.15 	A school district or charter school that alters its calendar due to a weather event, public 
39.16 	health emergency, or any other circumstance must continue to pay the full wages for 
39.17 	scheduled work hours and benefits of all school employees for full or partial day closures, 
39.18 	if the district or charter school counts that day as an instructional day for any students in 
39.19 	the district or charter school. School employees may be allowed to work from home to the 
39.20 	extent practicable. Paid leave for an e-learning day is provided under section 120A.414, 
39.21 	subdivision 6.

39.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for the 2024-2025 school year and later.

39.23 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 124D.901, subdivision 1, is amended 
39.24 	to read:
39.25 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have 
39.26 	the meanings given:
39.27 	(1) "new position" means a student support services personnel full-time or part-time 
39.28 	position not under contract by a school district, charter school, or cooperative unit at the 
39.29 	start of the 2022-2023 school year;
39.30 	(2) "part-time position" means a student support services personnel position less than 
39.31 	1.0 full-time equivalent at the start of the 2022-2023 school year;
40.1 	(3) "American Rescue Plan Act" means the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, 
40.2 	Public Law 117-2, that awarded funds; and
40.3 	(4) "student support services personnel" means:
40.4 	(i) an individual licensed to serve as a school counselor, school psychologist, school 
40.5 	social worker, school nurse, or chemical dependency counselor in Minnesota; or
40.6 	(ii) an individual not included in item (i) whose work duties primarily consist of activities 
40.7 	that reduce chronic student absenteeism.

40.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2025 and later.

40.9 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 124D.901, subdivision 2, is amended 
40.10 	to read:
40.11 		Subd. 2.Purpose. The purpose of student support personnel aid is to:
40.12 	(1) address shortages of student support services personnel within Minnesota schools;
40.13 	(2) decrease caseloads for existing student support services personnel to ensure effective 
40.14 	services;
40.15 	(3) ensure that students receive effective student support services and integrated and 
40.16 	comprehensive services to improve prekindergarten through grade 12 academic, physical, 
40.17 	social, and emotional outcomes supporting career and college readiness and effective school 
40.18 	mental health services;
40.19 	(4) ensure that student support services personnel serve within the scope and practice 
40.20 	of their training and licensure;
40.21 	(5) fully integrate learning supports, instruction, assessment, data-based decision making, 
40.22 	and family and community engagement within a comprehensive approach that facilitates 
40.23 	interdisciplinary collaboration; and
40.24 	(6) improve student attendance, health, school safety, and school climate to support 
40.25 	academic success and career and college readiness.

40.26 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 124D.901, subdivision 3, is amended 
40.27 	to read:
40.28 		Subd. 3.Student support personnel aid. (a) The initial student support personnel aid 
40.29 	for a school district equals the greater of the student support personnel allowance times the 
40.30 	adjusted pupil units at the district for the current fiscal year or $40,000. The initial student 
41.1 	support personnel aid for a charter school equals the greater of the student support personnel 
41.2 	allowance times the adjusted pupil units at the charter school for the current fiscal year or 
41.3 	$20,000. Aid under this paragraph must be reserved in a fund balance that, beginning in 
41.4 	fiscal year 2025, may not exceed the greater of the aid entitlement in the prior fiscal year 
41.5 	or the fund balance in the prior fiscal year.
41.6 	(b) The cooperative student support personnel aid for a school district that is a member 
41.7 	of an intermediate school district or other cooperative unit that serves students equals the 
41.8 	greater of the cooperative student support allowance times the adjusted pupil units at the 
41.9 	district for the current fiscal year or $40,000. If a district is a member of more than one 
41.10 	cooperative unit that serves students, the revenue must be allocated among the cooperative 
41.11 	units. Aid under this paragraph must not exceed actual expenditures.
41.12 	(c) The student support personnel allowance equals $11.94 for fiscal year 2024, $17.08 
41.13 	for fiscal year 2025, and $48.73 for fiscal year 2026 and later.
41.14 	(d) The cooperative student support allowance equals $0.60 for fiscal year 2024, $0.85 
41.15 	for fiscal year 2025, and $2.44 for fiscal year 2026 and later.
41.16 	(e) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b), the student support personnel aid must not 
41.17 	exceed the district's, charter school's, or cooperative unit's actual expenditures.

41.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2024 and later.

41.19 	Sec. 13. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 5, section 64, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws 
41.20 	2024, chapter 81, section 14, is amended to read:
41.21 		Subd. 3.Alternative teacher compensation aid. (a) For alternative teacher compensation 
41.22 	aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.415, subdivision 4:

41.23		$
	$88,706,000
	.....
	2024
	
41.2541.24
		$
	$88,562,000
89,012,000
	.....
	2025
	
41.26 	(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $8,824,000 for fiscal year 2023 and $79,882,000 
41.27 	for fiscal year 2024.
41.28 	(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $8,875,000 for fiscal year 2024 and $79,687,000
41.29 	$80,137,000 for fiscal year 2025.

41.30 	Sec. 14. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 5, section 64, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
41.31 		Subd. 5.Closing educational opportunity gaps grants. (a) To support schools in their 
41.32 	efforts to close opportunity gaps under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.113:

42.1		$
	3,000,000
	.....
	2024
	
42.2		$
	3,000,000
	.....
	2025
	
42.3 	(b) The department may retain up to five percent of this appropriation to administer the 
42.4 	grant program.
42.5 	(c) The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $0.
42.6 	(d) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

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

42.8 	Sec. 15. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 5, section 64, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
42.9 		Subd. 13.Statewide teacher mentoring program. (a) For a statewide teacher induction 
42.10 	and mentoring program:

42.11		$
	9,940,000
	.....
	2024
	
42.12		$
	0
	.....
	2025
	
42.13 	(b) Funds may be used for:
42.14 	(1) competitive grants to Minnesota regional partners, including institutions of higher 
42.15 	education, regional service cooperatives, other district or charter collaboratives, and 
42.16 	professional organizations, to provide mentoring supports for new teachers, on-the-ground 
42.17 	training, technical assistance, and networks or communities of practice for local new teachers, 
42.18 	districts, and charter schools to implement Minnesota's induction model;
42.19 	(2) competitive grants to school districts to fund Teacher of Record mentorships to Tier 
42.20 	1 and Tier 2 special education teachers, including training and supervision; and
42.21 	(3) contracts with national content experts and research collaboratives to assist in 
42.22 	developing Minnesota's induction model, to provide ongoing training to mentors and 
42.23 	principals, and to evaluate the program over time.
42.24 	(c) Up to five percent of the appropriation is available for grant administration.
42.25 	(d) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027.

42.26 	Sec. 16. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 5, section 64, subdivision 15, is amended to read:
42.27 		Subd. 15.Student support personnel workforce pipeline. (a) For a grant program to 
42.28 	develop a student support personnel workforce pipeline focused on increasing school 
42.29 	psychologists, school nurses, school counselors, and school social workers of color and 
42.30 	Indigenous providers, professional respecialization, recruitment, and retention:

43.1		$
	5,000,000
	.....
	2024
	
43.2		$
	5,000,000
	.....
	2025
	
43.3 	(b) Of the amount in paragraph (a), $150,000 is for providing support to school nurses 
43.4 	across the state.
43.5 	(c) To the extent practicable, the pipeline grants must be used to support equal numbers 
43.6 	of students pursuing careers as school psychologists, school nurses, school counselors, and 
43.7 	school social workers.
43.8 	(d) For grants awarded under this subdivision to school psychologists, the following 
43.9 	terms have the meanings given:
43.10 	(1) "eligible designated trainee" means an individual enrolled in a NASP-approved or 
43.11 	APA-accredited school psychology program granting educational specialist certificates or 
43.12 	doctoral degrees in school psychology;
43.13 	(2) "practica" means an educational experience administered and evaluated by the 
43.14 	graduate training program, with university and site supervision by appropriately credentialed 
43.15 	school psychologists, to develop trainees' competencies to provide school psychological 
43.16 	services based on the graduate program's goals and competencies relative to accreditation 
43.17 	and licensure requirements; and
43.18 	(3) "eligible employment" means a paid position within a school or local education 
43.19 	agency directly related to the training program providing direct or indirect school psychology 
43.20 	services. Direct services include assessment, intervention, prevention, or consultation services 
43.21 	to students or their family members and educational staff. Indirect services include 
43.22 	supervision, research and evaluation, administration, program development, technical 
43.23 	assistance, or professional learning to support direct services.
43.24 	(e) Grants awarded to school psychologists must be used for:
43.25 	(1) the provision of paid, supervised, and educationally meaningful practica in a public 
43.26 	school setting for an eligible designated trainee enrolled in a qualifying program within the 
43.27 	grantee's institution;
43.28 	(2) to support student recruitment and retention to enroll and hire an eligible designated 
43.29 	trainee for paid practica in public school settings; and
43.30 	(3) oversight of trainee practica and professional development by the qualifying institution 
43.31 	to ensure the qualifications and conduct by an eligible designated trainee meet requirements 
43.32 	set forth by the state and accrediting agencies.
44.1 	(f) Upon successful completion of the graduate training program, grants awarded to 
44.2 	school psychologists must maintain eligible employment within Minnesota for a minimum 
44.3 	period of one-year full-time equivalent for each academic year of paid traineeship under 
44.4 	the grant program.
44.5 	(g) Up to $150,000 of the appropriation is available for grant administration.
44.6 	(h) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

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

44.8 	Sec. 17. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 5, section 64, subdivision 16, is amended to read:
44.9 		Subd. 16.Teacher residency program. (a) For the teacher residency program that meets 
44.10 	the requirements of Minnesota Rules, part 8705.2100, subpart 2, item D, subitem (5), unit 
44.11 	(g):

44.12		$
	3,000,000
	.....
	2024
	
44.13		$
	3,000,000
	.....
	2025
	
44.14 	(b) Up to three percent of the appropriation is available for grant administration.
44.15 	(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the following fiscal
44.16 	second year.

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

44.18 	Sec. 18. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 5, section 65, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
44.19 		Subd. 3.Collaborative urban and greater Minnesota educators of color grants. (a) 
44.20 	For collaborative urban and greater Minnesota educators of color competitive grants under 
44.21 	Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.635:

44.22		$
	5,440,000
	.....
	2024
	
44.2444.23
		$
	5,440,000
6,440,000
	.....
	2025
	
44.25 	(b) The board may retain up to $100,000 of the appropriation amount to monitor and 
44.26 	administer the grant program.
44.27 	(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the following fiscal
44.28 	second year.
44.29 	(d) The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $5,440,000.

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

45.1 	Sec. 19. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 5, section 65, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
45.2 		Subd. 6.Mentoring, induction, and retention incentive program grants for teachers 
45.3 	of color. (a) To develop and expand mentoring, induction, and retention programs designed 
45.4 	for teachers of color or American Indian teachers under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.70:

45.5		$
	3,500,000
	.....
	2024
	
45.745.6
		$
	3,500,000
8,500,000
	.....
	2025
	
45.8 	(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the following fiscal
45.9 	second year.
45.10 	(c) The base for grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.70, for fiscal year 2026 
45.11 	and later is $4,500,000, of which at least $3,500,000 each fiscal year is for grants to develop 
45.12 	and expand mentoring, induction, and retention programs designed for teachers of color or 
45.13 	American Indian teachers.
45.14 	(d) The board may retain up to three percent of the appropriation amount to monitor and 
45.15 	administer the grant program.

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

45.17 	Sec. 20. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 5, section 65, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
45.18 		Subd. 7.Pathway preparation grants. (a) For grants to support teachers holding a Tier 
45.19 	1 or Tier 2 license and seeking a Tier 3 or Tier 4 license:

45.20		$
	400,000
	.....
	2024
	
45.21		$
	400,000
	.....
	2025
	
45.22 	(b) The following are eligible for grants under this subdivision:
45.23 	(1) school districts;
45.24 	(2) charter schools;
45.25 	(3) service cooperatives; and
45.26 	(4) partnerships between one or more teacher preparation providers, school districts, or 
45.27 	charter schools.
45.28 	(c) Grant funds must be used to support teachers holding a Tier 1 or Tier 2 license and 
45.29 	seeking a Tier 3 or Tier 4 license through completion of a teacher preparation program or 
45.30 	the licensure via portfolio process. A grant recipient must provide teachers holding a Tier 
46.1 	1 or Tier 2 license with professional development, mentorship, and coursework aligned to 
46.2 	state standards for teacher licensure.
46.3 	(d) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board may collaborate with the 
46.4 	Department of Education and the Office of Higher Education to administer the grant program.
46.5 	(e) The board may retain up to three percent of the appropriation amount to monitor and 
46.6 	administer the grant.

46.7 	Sec. 21. TEACHER AND PARAPROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION WORKING 
46.8 	GROUP.
 46.9 		Subdivision 1.Establishment; membership. (a) The Teacher and Paraprofessional 
46.10 	Compensation Working Group is established and consists of the following 22 members:
46.11 	(1) one prekindergarten teacher;
46.12 	(2) one elementary school teacher;
46.13 	(3) one middle school teacher;
46.14 	(4) one high school teacher;
46.15 	(5) one physical education teacher;
46.16 	(6) one vocal music or instrumental music teacher;
46.17 	(7) one visual arts teacher;
46.18 	(8) one library media specialist;
46.19 	(9) one community education teacher;
46.20 	(10) one teacher teaching in an alternative setting;
46.21 	(11) one member working in a school setting with children from birth to age three;
46.22 	(12) one special education teacher;
46.23 	(13) four paraprofessionals working with elementary, middle, or high school students;
46.24 	(14) two superintendents;
46.25 	(15) one community education director;
46.26 	(16) two school finance directors; and
46.27 	(17) one member with expertise in school board governance.
47.1 	(b) The members under paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (13), must be appointed by the 
47.2 	Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board. The members under paragraph (a), 
47.3 	clauses (14) to (16), must be appointed by the Minnesota Board of School Administrators. 
47.4 	The members under paragraph (a), clause (17), must be appointed by the Minnesota School 
47.5 	Boards Association. To the extent practicable, each appointing authority must appoint 
47.6 	members representing schools in regions across the state. All appointments must be made 
47.7 	no later than September 1, 2024.
47.8 		Subd. 2.Duties; report. (a) The working group is established to advise the legislature 
47.9 	on strategies and recommendations to provide competitive compensation to teachers and 
47.10 	paraprofessionals in Minnesota elementary, middle, and secondary schools.
47.11 	(b) The working group must report its proposed strategies, recommendations, and draft 
47.12 	legislation to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over prekindergarten through 
47.13 	grade 12 education finance and policy by February 14, 2025. The report must be filed 
47.14 	according to Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195.
47.15 	(c) At a minimum, the report must:
47.16 	(1) analyze data on the professional pay gap for Minnesota teachers;
47.17 	(2) provide historical analysis on pay trends for Minnesota teachers;
47.18 	(3) examine historical trends in total compensation for Minnesota teachers, including 
47.19 	wages and salary, health insurance and other benefits, and pension benefits;
47.20 	(4) examine historical trends in the tuition and opportunity costs of teacher preparation 
47.21 	and student debt burdens; and
47.22 	(5) collect and analyze data on the workloads and compensation of Minnesota education 
47.23 	support professionals.
47.24 		Subd. 3.Meetings; compensation. (a) The working group must convene its initial 
47.25 	meeting no later than September 15, 2024, and must meet regularly thereafter.
47.26 	(b) Members of the working group are eligible for per diem compensation as provided 
47.27 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 15.059, subdivision 3.
47.28 		Subd. 4.Administrative provisions. (a) The executive director of the Professional 
47.29 	Educator Licensing and Standards Board or the executive director's designee must convene 
47.30 	the initial meeting of the working group. Upon request of the working group, the executive 
47.31 	director must provide meeting space and administrative services for the group. The members 
48.1 	of the working group must elect a chair or cochairs from the members of the working group 
48.2 	at the initial meeting.
48.3 	(b) Upon request of the working group, the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards 
48.4 	Board must provide information necessary for the working group to make its 
48.5 	recommendations, including but not limited to information on teacher and paraprofessional 
48.6 	qualifications, licensure, employment, assignment, and compensation.
48.7 		Subd. 5.Expiration. The working group expires February 14, 2025, or upon submission 
48.8 	of the report required under subdivision 2, whichever is earlier.

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

48.10 	Sec. 22. APPROPRIATIONS.
 48.11 		Subdivision 1.Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board. The sum 
48.12 	indicated in this section is appropriated from the general fund to the Professional Educator 
48.13 	Licensing and Standards Board for the fiscal year designated.
48.14 		Subd. 2.Teacher and paraprofessional compensation working group. (a) For 
48.15 	administration and per diem compensation for members of the teacher and paraprofessional 
48.16 	compensation working group:

48.17		$
	150,000
	.....
	2025
	
48.18 	(b) This is a onetime appropriation.

48.19 	ARTICLE 5
48.20 	CHARTER SCHOOLS

48.21 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 124E.13, subdivision 1, is amended 
48.22 	to read:
48.23 		Subdivision 1.Leased space. A charter school may lease space from: an independent 
48.24 	or special school board; other public organization; private, nonprofit, nonsectarian 
48.25 	organization; private property owner; or a sectarian organization if the leased space is 
48.26 	constructed as a school facility. In all cases, the eligible lessor must also be the building 
48.27 	owner. The commissioner must review and approve or disapprove leaseslease aid 
48.28 	applications in a timely manner to determine eligibility for lease aid under section 124E.22.

49.1 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124E.22, is amended to read:
49.2 	124E.22 BUILDING LEASE AID.
49.3 	(a) When a charter school finds it economically advantageous to rent or lease a building 
49.4 	or land for any instructional purpose and it determines that the total operating capital revenue 
49.5 	under section 126C.10, subdivision 13, is insufficient for this purpose, it may apply to the 
49.6 	commissioner for building lease aid in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner. 
49.7 	The commissioner must review and either approve or deny a lease aid application using at 
49.8 	least the following criteria:
49.9 	(1) the reasonableness of the price based on current market values;
49.10 	(2) the extent to which the lease conforms to applicable state laws and rules; and
49.11 	(3) the appropriateness of the proposed lease in the context of the space needs and 
49.12 	financial circumstances of the charter school. The commissioner must approve aid only for 
49.13 	a facility lease that has (i) a sum certain annual cost and (ii) a closure clause to relieve the 
49.14 	charter school of its lease obligations at the time the charter contract is terminated or not 
49.15 	renewed. The closure clause under item (ii) must not be constructed or construed to relieve 
49.16 	the charter school of its lease obligations in effect before the charter contract is terminated 
49.17 	or not renewed.
49.18 	(b) A charter school must not use the building lease aid it receives for custodial, 
49.19 	maintenance service, utility, or other operating costs.
49.20 	(c) The amount of annual building lease aid for a charter school shall not exceed the 
49.21 	lesser of (1) 90 percent of the approved cost or (2) the product of the charter school building 
49.22 	lease aid pupil units served for the current school year times $1,314.
49.23 	(d) A charter school's building lease aid pupil units equals the sum of the charter school 
49.24 	pupil units under section 126C.05 and the pupil units for the portion of the day that the 
49.25 	charter school's enrolled students are participating in the Postsecondary Enrollment Options 
49.26 	Act under section 124D.09 and not otherwise included in the pupil count under section 
49.27 	126C.05.

49.28 	Sec. 3. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 2, section 64, subdivision 6, as amended by Laws 
49.29 	2024, chapter 81, section 9, is amended to read:
49.30 		Subd. 6.Charter school building lease aid. (a) For building lease aid under Minnesota 
49.31 	Statutes, section 124E.22:

50.1		$
	91,457,000
	.....
	2024
	
50.350.2
		$
	94,578,000
94,906,000
	.....
	2025
	
50.4 	(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $9,047,000 for 2023 and $82,410,000 for 2024.
50.5 	(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $9,156,000 for 2024 and $85,422,000 $85,750,000
50.6 	for 2025.

50.7 	Sec. 4. APPROPRIATIONS.
 50.8 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. The sum indicated in this section is 
50.9 	appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal year 
50.10 	designated.
50.11 		Subd. 2.Safe schools supplemental aid for charter schools. (a) For safe schools 
50.12 	supplemental aid for charter schools:

50.13		$
	3,000,000
	.....
	2025
	
50.14 	(b) Safe schools supplemental aid for a charter school equals the product of:
50.15 	(1) the amount appropriated under paragraph (a); and
50.16 	(2) the ratio of (i) the charter school's student enrollment on October 1, 2024, to (ii) the 
50.17 	student enrollment on October 1, 2024, for all charter schools in the state.
50.18 	(c) Safe schools supplemental aid must be reserved and used only for costs associated 
50.19 	with safe schools activities authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.44, subdivision 
50.20 	4, or building lease expenses not funded by building lease aid that are attributable to facility 
50.21 	security enhancements made by the landlord after March 1, 2024.
50.22 	(d) One hundred percent of the aid under this subdivision must be paid in fiscal year 
50.23 	2025 on a schedule to be determined by the commissioner.
50.24 	(e) This is a onetime appropriation.

50.25 	ARTICLE 6
50.26 	SPECIAL EDUCATION

50.27 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 256B.0625, subdivision 26, is 
50.28 	amended to read:
50.29 		Subd. 26.Special education services. (a) Medical assistance covers evaluations necessary 
50.30 	in making a determination for eligibility for individualized education program and 
51.1 	individualized family service plan services and for medical services identified in a recipient's 
51.2 	individualized education program and individualized family service plan and covered under 
51.3 	the medical assistance state plan. Covered services include occupational therapy, physical 
51.4 	therapy, speech-language therapy, clinical psychological services, nursing services, school 
51.5 	psychological services, school social work services, personal care assistants serving as 
51.6 	management aides, assistive technology devices, transportation services, health assessments, 
51.7 	and other services covered under the medical assistance state plan. Mental health services 
51.8 	eligible for medical assistance reimbursement must be provided or coordinated through a 
51.9 	children's mental health collaborative where a collaborative exists if the child is included 
51.10 	in the collaborative operational target population. The provision or coordination of services 
51.11 	does not require that the individualized education program be developed by the collaborative.
51.12 	The services may be provided by a Minnesota school district that is enrolled as a medical 
51.13 	assistance provider or its subcontractor, and only if the services meet all the requirements 
51.14 	otherwise applicable if the service had been provided by a provider other than a school 
51.15 	district, in the following areas: medical necessity; physician's, advanced practice registered 
51.16 	nurse's, or physician assistant's orders; documentation; personnel qualifications; and prior 
51.17 	authorization requirements. The nonfederal share of costs for services provided under this 
51.18 	subdivision is the responsibility of the local school district as provided in section 125A.74. 
51.19 	Services listed in a child's individualized education program are eligible for medical 
51.20 	assistance reimbursement only if those services meet criteria for federal financial participation 
51.21 	under the Medicaid program.
51.22 	(b) Approval of health-related services for inclusion in the individualized education 
51.23 	program does not require prior authorization for purposes of reimbursement under this 
51.24 	chapter. The commissioner may require physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or 
51.25 	physician assistant review and approval of the plan not more than once annually or upon 
51.26 	any modification of the individualized education program that reflects a change in 
51.27 	health-related services.
51.28 	(c) Services of a speech-language pathologist provided under this section are covered 
51.29 	notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, part 9505.0390, subpart 1, item L, if the person:
51.30 	(1) holds a masters degree in speech-language pathology;
51.31 	(2) is licensed by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board as an 
51.32 	educational speech-language pathologist; and
51.33 	(3) either has a certificate of clinical competence from the American Speech and Hearing 
51.34 	Association, has completed the equivalent educational requirements and work experience 
52.1 	necessary for the certificate or has completed the academic program and is acquiring 
52.2 	supervised work experience to qualify for the certificate.
52.3 	(d) Medical assistance coverage for medically necessary services provided under other 
52.4 	subdivisions in this section may not be denied solely on the basis that the same or similar 
52.5 	services are covered under this subdivision.
52.6 	(e) The commissioner shall develop and implement package rates, bundled rates, or per 
52.7 	diem rates for special education services under which separately covered services are grouped 
52.8 	together and billed as a unit in order to reduce administrative complexity.
52.9 	(f) The commissioner shall develop a cost-based payment structure for payment of these 
52.10 	services. Only costs reported through the designated Minnesota Department of Education 
52.11 	data systems in distinct service categories qualify for inclusion in the cost-based payment 
52.12 	structure. The commissioner shall reimburse claims submitted based on an interim rate, and 
52.13 	shall settle at a final rate once the department has determined it. The commissioner shall 
52.14 	notify the school district of the final rate. The school district has 60 days to appeal the final 
52.15 	rate. To appeal the final rate, the school district shall file a written appeal request to the 
52.16 	commissioner within 60 days of the date the final rate determination was mailed. The appeal 
52.17 	request shall specify (1) the disputed items and (2) the name and address of the person to 
52.18 	contact regarding the appeal.
52.19 	(g) Effective July 1, 2000, medical assistance services provided under an individualized 
52.20 	education program or an individual family service plan by local school districts shall not 
52.21 	count against medical assistance authorization thresholds for that child.
52.22 	(h) Nursing services as defined in section 148.171, subdivision 15, and provided as an 
52.23 	individualized education program health-related service, are eligible for medical assistance 
52.24 	payment if they are otherwise a covered service under the medical assistance program. 
52.25 	Medical assistance covers the administration of prescription medications by a licensed nurse 
52.26 	who is employed by or under contract with a school district when the administration of 
52.27 	medications is identified in the child's individualized education program. The simple 
52.28 	administration of medications alone is not covered under medical assistance when 
52.29 	administered by a provider other than a school district or when it is not identified in the 
52.30 	child's individualized education program.
52.31 	(i) School social work Services provided by a school social worker as described in 
52.32 	paragraph (l) must be provided by a mental health professional as defined in section 245I.04, 
52.33 	subdivision 2; a clinical trainee as defined in section 245I.04, subdivision 6, under the 
52.34 	supervision of a mental health professional; or a mental health practitioner as defined in 
53.1 	section 245I.04, subdivision 4, under the supervision of a mental health professional, are
53.2 	to be eligible for medical assistance payment. A mental health practitioner performing 
53.3 	school social work services under this section must provide services within the mental health 
53.4 	practitioner's licensure scope of practice, if applicable, and within the mental health 
53.5 	practitioner scope of practice under section 245I.04, subdivision 5 reimbursement. Services 
53.6 	described in paragraph (l) must be provided within the provider's scope of practice as defined 
53.7 	in section 245I.04, subdivisions 3, 5, and 7.
53.8 	(j) Notwithstanding section 245I.10, subdivision 2, a special education evaluation, and 
53.9 	assessment for and within an individual family service plan or individualized education 
53.10 	program, or individual family service plan may be used to determine medical necessity and 
53.11 	eligibility for school social work services under paragraph (i) instead of a diagnostic 
53.12 	assessment for services described under paragraph (l). The special education evaluation and 
53.13 	assessments for and within the individualized education program, or individual family 
53.14 	service plan, that meet the requirements in section 245I.10, subdivision 4 and subdivision 
53.15 	5 or 6, and that is completed by a licensed mental health professional or clinical trainee 
53.16 	supervised by a licensed mental health professional can be used for determining medical 
53.17 	necessity. In addition, for services that do not require a diagnosis using an assessment as 
53.18 	defined in section 245I.10, subdivision 4 and subdivision 5 or 6, the special education 
53.19 	evaluation and assessments for and within the individualized education program, or individual 
53.20 	family service plan, that provide an International Classification of Diseases diagnostic code 
53.21 	and are completed by a licensed mental health professional or clinical trainee supervised 
53.22 	by a licensed mental health professional can be used for determining medical necessity.
53.23 	(k) A school social worker or school providing mental health services under paragraph 
53.24 	(i) (l) is not required to be certified to provide children's therapeutic services and supports 
53.25 	under section 256B.0943.
53.26 	(l) Covered mental health services provided by a school social worker under this 
53.27 	paragraph (i) include but are not limited to:
53.28 	(1) administering and reporting standardized measures;
53.29 	(2) care coordination;
53.30 	(3) children's mental health crisis assistance, planning, and response services;
53.31 	(1) the explanation of findings as described in section 256B.0671, subdivision 4;
53.32 	(2) psychotherapy for crisis as described in section 256B.0671, subdivision 14;
54.1 	(4) (3) children's mental health clinical care consultation, as described in section 
54.2 	256B.0671, subdivision 7;
54.3 	(5) (4) dialectical behavioral therapy for adolescents, as described in section 256B.0671, 
54.4 	subdivision 6;
54.5 	(6) direction of mental health behavioral aides;
54.6 	(7) (5) family psychoeducation, as described in section 256B.0671, subdivision 5; and
54.7 	(8) (6) individual, family, and group psychotherapy;, as described in section 256B.0671, 
54.8 	subdivision 11.
54.9 	(9) mental health behavioral aide services;
54.10 	(10) skills training; and
54.11 	(11) treatment plan development and review.

54.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2024, or upon federal approval, 
54.13 	whichever is later.

54.14 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 256B.0671, is amended by adding 
54.15 	a subdivision to read:
54.16 		Subd. 14.Psychotherapy for crisis. (a) Medical assistance covers psychotherapy for 
54.17 	crisis when a recipient is in need of an immediate response due to an increase of mental 
54.18 	illness symptoms that put them at risk of one of the following:
54.19 	(1) experiencing a life threatening mental health crisis;
54.20 	(2) needing a higher level of care;
54.21 	(3) worsening symptoms without mental health intervention;
54.22 	(4) harm to self, others, or property damage; or
54.23 	(5) significant disruption of functioning in at least one life area.
54.24 	(b) "Psychotherapy for crisis" means a treatment of client to reduce their mental health 
54.25 	crisis through immediate assessment and psychotherapeutic interventions. It must include:
54.26 	(1) emergency assessment of the crisis situation;
54.27 	(2) mental status exam;
54.28 	(3) psychotherapeutic interventions to reduce the crisis; and
55.1 	(4) development of a post-crisis plan that addresses the recipient's coping skills and 
55.2 	community resources.

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

55.4 	Sec. 3. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 7, section 18, subdivision 4, as amended by Laws 
55.5 	2024, chapter 81, section 18, is amended to read:
55.6 		Subd. 4.Special education; regular. (a) For special education aid under Minnesota 
55.7 	Statutes, section 125A.75:

55.8		$
	2,288,826,000
	.....
	2024
	
55.1055.9		$
	2,485,140,000
2,486,181,000
	.....
	2025
	
55.11 	(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $229,860,000 for 2023 and $2,058,966,000 for 
55.12 	2024.
55.13 	(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $289,842,000 for 2024 and $2,195,298,000
55.14 	$2,196,339,000 for 2025.

55.15 	Sec. 4. APPROPRIATIONS.
 55.16 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. The sum indicated in this section is 
55.17 	appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education in the fiscal year 
55.18 	designated.
55.19 		Subd. 2.Special education apprenticeship programs. (a) For grants to intermediate 
55.20 	school districts for special education registered apprenticeship programs:

55.21		$
	1,030,000
	.....
	2025
	
55.22 	(b) The department must award grants of $250,000 each to Intermediate School Districts 
55.23 	Nos. 287, 288, 916, and 917. The grant funds must be used for special education registered 
55.24 	apprenticeship programs. Grant funds may be used for:
55.25 	(1) program oversight and administrative costs of the intermediate school district and 
55.26 	its partner higher education institution;
55.27 	(2) stipends and tuition, fees, and other direct program costs incurred by apprentices;
55.28 	(3) stipends for teachers serving as mentors; and
55.29 	(4) the cost of substitute teachers.
56.1 	(c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, up to $30,000 
56.2 	of the appropriation is available for grant administration.
56.3 	(d) This appropriation does not cancel but is available until June 30, 2027.
56.4 	(e) This is a onetime appropriation.

56.5 	ARTICLE 7
56.6 	HEALTH AND SAFETY

56.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 120B.018, subdivision 6, is 
56.8 	amended to read:
56.9 		Subd. 6.Required standard. "Required standard" means (1) a statewide adopted 
56.10 	expectation for student learning in the content areas of language arts, mathematics, science, 
56.11 	social studies, physical education, health, and the arts, and (2) a locally adopted expectation 
56.12 	for student learning in health.

56.13 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 120B.021, subdivision 1, is amended 
56.14 	to read:
56.15 		Subdivision 1.Required academic standards. (a) The following subject areas are 
56.16 	required for statewide accountability:
56.17 	(1) language arts;
56.18 	(2) mathematics, encompassing algebra II, integrated mathematics III, or an equivalent 
56.19 	in high school, and to be prepared for the three credits of mathematics in grades 9 through 
56.20 	12, the grade 8 standards include completion of algebra;
56.21 	(3) science, including earth and space science, life science, and the physical sciences, 
56.22 	including chemistry and physics;
56.23 	(4) social studies, including history, geography, economics, and government and 
56.24 	citizenship that includes civics;
56.25 	(5) physical education;
56.26 	(6) health, for which locally developed academic standards apply; and
56.27 	(7) the arts. Public elementary and middle schools must offer at least three and require 
56.28 	at least two of the following five arts areas: dance; media arts; music; theater; and visual 
56.29 	arts. Public high schools must offer at least three and require at least one of the following 
56.30 	five arts areas: media arts; dance; music; theater; and visual arts.
57.1 	(b) For purposes of applicable federal law, the academic standards for language arts, 
57.2 	mathematics, and science apply to all public school students, except the very few students 
57.3 	with extreme cognitive or physical impairments for whom an individualized education 
57.4 	program team has determined that the required academic standards are inappropriate. An 
57.5 	individualized education program team that makes this determination must establish 
57.6 	alternative standards.
57.7 	(c) The department may modify SHAPE America (Society of Health and Physical 
57.8 	Educators) standards and adapt the national standards to accommodate state interest. The 
57.9 	modification and adaptations must maintain the purpose and integrity of the national 
57.10 	standards. The department must make available sample assessments, which school districts 
57.11 	may use as an alternative to local assessments, to assess students' mastery of the physical 
57.12 	education standards beginning in the 2018-2019 school year.
57.13 	(d) A school district may include child sexual abuse prevention instruction in a health 
57.14 	curriculum, consistent with paragraph (a), clause (6). Child sexual abuse prevention 
57.15 	instruction may include age-appropriate instruction on recognizing sexual abuse and assault, 
57.16 	boundary violations, and ways offenders groom or desensitize victims, as well as strategies 
57.17 	to promote disclosure, reduce self-blame, and mobilize bystanders. A school district may 
57.18 	provide instruction under this paragraph in a variety of ways, including at an annual assembly 
57.19 	or classroom presentation. A school district may also provide parents information on the 
57.20 	warning signs of child sexual abuse and available resources.
57.21 	(e) District efforts to develop, implement, or improve instruction or curriculum as a 
57.22 	result of the provisions of this section must be consistent with sections 120B.10, 120B.11, 
57.23 	and 120B.20.
57.24 	(f) Locally developed academic standards in health apply until the end of the 2025-2026 
57.25 	school year, or until the commissioner adopts statewide rules implementing statewide health 
57.26 	standards under subdivision 3, whichever occurs later.

57.27 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 120B.021, subdivision 2, is amended 
57.28 	to read:
57.29 		Subd. 2.Standards development. (a) The commissioner must consider advice from at 
57.30 	least the following stakeholders in developing statewide rigorous core academic standards 
57.31 	in language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, including history, geography, 
57.32 	economics, government and citizenship, health, and the arts:
57.33 	(1) parents of school-age children and members of the public throughout the state;
58.1 	(2) teachers throughout the state currently licensed and providing instruction in language 
58.2 	arts, mathematics, science, social studies, health, or the arts and licensed elementary and 
58.3 	secondary school principals throughout the state currently administering a school site;
58.4 	(3) currently serving members of local school boards and charter school boards throughout 
58.5 	the state;
58.6 	(4) faculty teaching core subjects at postsecondary institutions in Minnesota;
58.7 	(5) representatives of the Minnesota business community; and
58.8 	(6) representatives from the Tribal Nations Education Committee and Tribal Nations 
58.9 	and communities in Minnesota, including both Anishinaabe and Dakota.; and
58.10 	(7) current students, with input from the Minnesota Youth Council.
58.11 	(b) Academic standards must:
58.12 	(1) be clear, concise, objective, measurable, and grade-level appropriate;
58.13 	(2) not require a specific teaching methodology or curriculum; and
58.14 	(3) be consistent with the Constitutions of the United States and the state of Minnesota.

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

58.16 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 120B.021, subdivision 3, is amended 
58.17 	to read:
58.18 		Subd. 3.Rulemaking. (a) The commissioner, consistent with the requirements of this 
58.19 	section and section 120B.022, must adopt statewide rules under section 14.389 for 
58.20 	implementing statewide rigorous core academic standards in language arts, mathematics, 
58.21 	science, social studies, physical education, and the arts.
58.22 	(b) The commissioner must adopt statewide rules for implementing statewide rigorous 
58.23 	core academic standards in health.

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

58.25 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 120B.021, subdivision 4, is amended 
58.26 	to read:
58.27 		Subd. 4.Revisions and reviews required. (a) The commissioner of education must 
58.28 	revise the state's academic standards and graduation requirements and implement a ten-year 
58.29 	cycle to review and, consistent with the review, revise state academic standards and related 
58.30 	benchmarks, consistent with this subdivision. During each ten-year review and revision 
59.1 	cycle, the commissioner also must examine the alignment of each required academic standard 
59.2 	and related benchmark with the knowledge and skills students need for career and college 
59.3 	readiness and advanced work in the particular subject area. The commissioner must include 
59.4 	the contributions of Minnesota American Indian Tribes and communities, including urban 
59.5 	Indigenous communities, as related to the academic standards during the review and revision 
59.6 	of the required academic standards. The commissioner must embed Indigenous education 
59.7 	for all students consistent with recommendations from Tribal Nations and urban Indigenous 
59.8 	communities in Minnesota regarding the contributions of American Indian Tribes and 
59.9 	communities in Minnesota into the state's academic standards during the review and revision 
59.10 	of the required academic standards. The recommendations to embed Indigenous education 
59.11 	for all students includes but is not limited to American Indian experiences in Minnesota, 
59.12 	including Tribal histories, Indigenous languages, sovereignty issues, cultures, treaty rights, 
59.13 	governments, socioeconomic experiences, contemporary issues, and current events.
59.14 	(b) The commissioner must ensure that the statewide mathematics assessments 
59.15 	administered to students in grades 3 through 8 and 11 are aligned with the state academic 
59.16 	standards in mathematics, consistent with section 120B.302, subdivision 3, paragraph (a). 
59.17 	The commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and related 
59.18 	benchmarks in mathematics beginning in the 2021-2022 school year and every ten years 
59.19 	thereafter.
59.20 	(c) The commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and related 
59.21 	benchmarks in arts beginning in the 2017-2018 school year and every ten years thereafter.
59.22 	(d) The commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and related 
59.23 	benchmarks in science beginning in the 2018-2019 school year and every ten years thereafter.
59.24 	(e) The commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and related 
59.25 	benchmarks in language arts beginning in the 2019-2020 school year and every ten years 
59.26 	thereafter.
59.27 	(f) The commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and related 
59.28 	benchmarks in social studies beginning in the 2020-2021 school year and every ten years 
59.29 	thereafter.
59.30 	(g) The commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and related 
59.31 	benchmarks in physical education beginning in the 2026-2027 school year and every ten 
59.32 	years thereafter.
60.1 	(h) The commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and related 
60.2 	benchmarks in health education beginning in the 2034-2035 school year and every ten years 
60.3 	thereafter.
60.4 	(h) (i) School districts and charter schools must revise and align local academic standards 
60.5 	and high school graduation requirements in health, world languages, and career and technical 
60.6 	education to require students to complete the revised standards beginning in a school year 
60.7 	determined by the school district or charter school. School districts and charter schools must 
60.8 	formally establish a periodic review cycle for the academic standards and related benchmarks 
60.9 	in health, world languages, and career and technical education.
60.10 	(i) (j) The commissioner of education must embed technology and information literacy 
60.11 	standards consistent with recommendations from school media specialists into the state's 
60.12 	academic standards and graduation requirements.
60.13 	(j) (k) The commissioner of education must embed ethnic studies as related to the 
60.14 	academic standards during the review and revision of the required academic standards.

60.15 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 120B.024, subdivision 1, is amended 
60.16 	to read:
60.17 		Subdivision 1.Graduation requirements. (a) Students must successfully complete the 
60.18 	following high school level credits for graduation:
60.19 	(1) four credits of language arts sufficient to satisfy all of the academic standards in 
60.20 	English language arts;
60.21 	(2) three credits of mathematics sufficient to satisfy all of the academic standards in 
60.22 	mathematics;
60.23 	(3) three credits of science, including one credit to satisfy all the earth and space science 
60.24 	standards for grades 9 through 12, one credit to satisfy all the life science standards for 
60.25 	grades 9 through 12, and one credit to satisfy all the chemistry or physics standards for 
60.26 	grades 9 through 12;
60.27 	(4) three and one-half credits of social studies, including credit for a course in government 
60.28 	and citizenship in either grade 11 or 12 for students beginning grade 9 in the 2024-2025 
60.29 	school year and later or an advanced placement, international baccalaureate, or other rigorous 
60.30 	course on government and citizenship under section 120B.021, subdivision 1a, and a 
60.31 	combination of other credits encompassing at least United States history, geography, 
60.32 	government and citizenship, world history, and economics sufficient to satisfy all of the 
60.33 	academic standards in social studies;
61.1 	(5) one credit of the arts sufficient to satisfy all of the academic standards in the arts;
61.2 	(6) credits sufficient to satisfy the state standards in physical education; and
61.3 	(7) credits sufficient to satisfy the state standards in health upon adoption of statewide 
61.4 	rules for implementing health standards under section 120B.021; and
61.5 	(7) (8) a minimum of seven elective credits.
61.6 	(b) Students who begin grade 9 in the 2024-2025 school year and later must successfully 
61.7 	complete a course for credit in personal finance in grade 10, 11, or 12. A teacher of a personal 
61.8 	finance course that satisfies the graduation requirement must have a field license or 
61.9 	out-of-field permission in agricultural education, business, family and consumer science, 
61.10 	social studies, or math.

61.11 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 121A.035, is amended to read:
61.12 	121A.035 CRISIS MANAGEMENT POLICY.
61.13 		Subdivision 1.Model policy. The commissioner shall maintain and make available to 
61.14 	school boards and charter schools a model crisis management policy that includes, among 
61.15 	other items, cardiac emergency response plans, school lock-down and tornado drills, 
61.16 	consistent with subdivision 2, and school fire drills under section 299F.30.
61.17 		Subd. 2.School district and charter school policy. A school board and a charter school 
61.18 	must adopt a crisis management policy to address potential violent crisis situations in the 
61.19 	district or charter school. The policy must be developed cooperatively with administrators, 
61.20 	teachers, employees, students, parents, community members, law enforcement agencies, 
61.21 	other emergency management officials, county attorney offices, social service agencies, 
61.22 	emergency medical responders, and any other appropriate individuals or organizations. The 
61.23 	policy must include at least five three school lock-down drills, five school fire drills consistent 
61.24 	with section 299F.30, and one tornado drill, and one cardiac emergency response drill 
61.25 	consistent with section 121A.241. An active shooter drill conducted according to the criteria 
61.26 	established in section 121A.038, subdivision 2, is equivalent to a school lock-down drill.

61.27 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 121A.037, is amended to read:
61.28 	121A.037 SCHOOL SAFETY DRILLS.
61.29 	Private schools and educational institutions not subject to section 121A.035 must have 
61.30 	at least fivethree school lock-down drills, five school fire drills consistent with section 
61.31 	299F.30, and one tornado drill, and one cardiac emergency response drill consistent with 
62.1 	section 121A.241. An active shooter drill conducted according to the criteria established in 
62.2 	section 121A.038, subdivision 2, is equivalent to a school lock-down drill.

62.3 	Sec. 9. [121A.241] CARDIAC EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN.
62.4 		Subdivision 1.Cardiac emergency response plan. (a) For purposes of this section, a 
62.5 	"cardiac emergency response plan" is a written document that establishes specific steps to 
62.6 	reduce death from cardiac arrest. A cardiac emergency response plan must integrate 
62.7 	evidence-based core elements, such as those recommended by the American Heart 
62.8 	Association in accordance with a published, peer-reviewed journal article or similar 
62.9 	document.
62.10 	(b) Beginning in the 2025-2026 school year, a school district or charter school must 
62.11 	develop a cardiac emergency response plan that addresses the appropriate use of school 
62.12 	personnel to respond to incidents involving an individual experiencing sudden cardiac arrest 
62.13 	or a similar life-threatening emergency while on school grounds or at a school-sponsored 
62.14 	activity or event. A district or charter school must consult with athletic trainers when 
62.15 	developing the plan. A principal or other person having administrative control over the 
62.16 	school site must ensure that the plan is:
62.17 	(1) available to the school community on the school website and in paper form at various 
62.18 	locations at the school site;
62.19 	(2) distributed to all coaches and other athletic staff members at each school site, all 
62.20 	persons responsible for executing the plan in the event of a cardiac emergency, all health 
62.21 	care professionals that provide medical services during school-sponsored activities or events, 
62.22 	and to other appropriate school staff, as determined by school administrators; and
62.23 	(3) annually reviewed, rehearsed, and revised, as necessary.
62.24 	(c) A cardiac emergency response plan must:
62.25 	(1) identify the members of a cardiac emergency response team at each school site who 
62.26 	are on duty during the regular school day and while extracurricular activities are conducted 
62.27 	at the school site;
62.28 	(2) provide guidelines for the cardiac emergency response team's response to sudden 
62.29 	cardiac arrest;
62.30 	(3) require that automatic external defibrillators are available for use within close 
62.31 	proximity to the site of a school-sponsored activity or event; identify where automatic 
62.32 	external defibrillators are located at the school site, in accordance with guidelines from the 
63.1 	American Heart Association or other nationally recognized guidelines focused on emergency 
63.2 	cardiovascular care; and identify the maintenance schedule for the automatic external 
63.3 	defibrillators;
63.4 	(4) require training on cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automatic external defibrillator 
63.5 	use for coaches, assistant coaches, and other school staff identified by school administrators;
63.6 	(5) require the emergency response team to participate in a cardiac emergency simulation 
63.7 	at least 30 days before the beginning of each school year;
63.8 	(6) describe the procedures that must be followed after a serious or life-threatening injury 
63.9 	or cardiac emergency occurs at a school-sponsored event or activity, including but not 
63.10 	limited to responding to the injured individual, summoning emergency medical care, assisting 
63.11 	emergency medical service providers, and documenting the actions taken during the 
63.12 	emergency;
63.13 	(7) encourage cooperation and coordination with community members such as emergency 
63.14 	medical technicians and paramedics, among others; and
63.15 	(8) integrate an emergency action plan that was developed by health care personnel and 
63.16 	is currently in place.
63.17 		Subd. 2.Training requirements. A school district or charter school must provide all 
63.18 	members of a cardiac emergency response team with training necessary to implement a 
63.19 	cardiac emergency response plan.

63.20 	Sec. 10. HEALTH EDUCATION STANDARDS; RULEMAKING.
 63.21 	(a) The commissioner of education must begin the rulemaking process to adopt statewide 
63.22 	academic standards in health in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, chapter 14 and section 
63.23 	120B.021. The commissioner must consult with the commissioner of health and the 
63.24 	commissioner of human services in developing the proposed rules. The rules must include 
63.25 	at least the expectations for learning listed in paragraph (b), but may consider expectations 
63.26 	in paragraph (c).
63.27 	(b) The standards must include expectations for learning in the following areas:
63.28 	(1) mental health education in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.21;
63.29 	(2) cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automatic defibrillator education that allows 
63.30 	districts to include instruction for grades 7 through 12 that meets the requirements of 
63.31 	Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.236;
64.1 	(3) vaping awareness and prevention education that allows districts to include instruction 
64.2 	for grades 6 through 8 that meets the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.238;
64.3 	(4) cannabis use and substance use education that allows districts to include instruction 
64.4 	for grades 6 through 12 that meets the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.215; 
64.5 	and
64.6 	(5) sexually transmitted infections and diseases education that meets the requirements 
64.7 	of Minnesota Statutes, section 121A.23.
64.8 	(c) The standards may include the following optional expectations for learning:
64.9 	(1) child sexual abuse prevention education in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, 
64.10 	sections 120B.021, subdivision 1, paragraph (d); and 120B.234;
64.11 	(2) violence prevention education in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
64.12 	120B.22;
64.13 	(3) character development education in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
64.14 	120B.232; and
64.15 	(4) safe and supportive schools education in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
64.16 	121A.031, subdivision 5.

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

64.18 	Sec. 11. APPROPRIATIONS.
 64.19 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are 
64.20 	appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education in the fiscal years 
64.21 	designated.
64.22 		Subd. 2.Rulemaking. (a) For rulemaking related to health education standards:

64.23		$
	132,000
	.....
	2025
	
64.24 	(b) This is a onetime appropriation. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.
64.25 		Subd. 3.Cardiac emergency response plan assistance. (a) To reimburse school districts 
64.26 	and charter schools for costs related to implementing cardiac emergency response plans 
64.27 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 121A.241:

64.28		$
	1,000,000
	.....
	2025
	
64.29 	(b) To receive reimbursement, a school district or charter school must apply in the form 
64.30 	and manner determined by the commissioner. The commissioner must provide reimbursement 
65.1 	for expenses incurred on or after July 1, 2024, for activities and equipment that promote 
65.2 	cardiac emergency response plan preparedness in schools, including but not limited to the 
65.3 	purchase and maintenance of automatic external defibrillators, purchase of cardiopulmonary 
65.4 	resuscitation equipment and training for faculty and staff, basic first aid training, and 
65.5 	educational materials related to cardiac emergency response preparedness. If the appropriation 
65.6 	is insufficient, the commissioner must prorate the amount paid to districts seeking 
65.7 	reimbursement.
65.8 	(c) This is a onetime appropriation. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.

65.9 	ARTICLE 8
65.10 	FACILITIES

65.11 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 123B.71, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
65.12 		Subd. 8.Review and comment. A school district, a special education cooperative, or 
65.13 	a cooperative unit of government, as defined in section 123A.24, subdivision 2, must not 
65.14 	initiate enter into an installment contract for purchase or a lease agreement, hold a referendum 
65.15 	for bonds, nor solicit bids for new construction, expansion, or remodeling of an educational 
65.16 	facility that requires an expenditure in excess of $500,000 per school site if it has a capital 
65.17 	loan outstanding, or $2,000,000 per school site if it does not have a capital loan outstanding, 
65.18 	prior to review and comment by the commissioner. A facility addition, maintenance project, 
65.19 	or remodeling project New construction, expansion, or remodeling of an educational facility
65.20 	funded only with general education revenue, lease levy proceeds from an additional capital 
65.21 	expenditure levy under section 126C.40, subdivision 1, capital facilities bond proceeds, or 
65.22 	long-term facilities maintenance revenue is exempt from this provision. A capital project 
65.23 	under section 123B.63 addressing only technology is exempt from this provision if the 
65.24 	district submits a school board resolution stating that funds approved by the voters will be 
65.25 	used only as authorized in section 126C.10, subdivision 14. A school board shall not separate 
65.26 	portions of a single project into components to avoid the requirements of this subdivision.

65.27 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 123B.71, subdivision 12, is amended 
65.28 	to read:
65.29 		Subd. 12.Publication. (a) At least 48 days but not more than 60 88 days before a 
65.30 	referendum for bonds under chapter 475 or solicitation of bids for a project that has received 
65.31 	a positive or unfavorable review and comment under section 123B.70, the school board 
65.32 	shall publish a summary of the commissioner's review and comment of that project in the 
65.33 	legal newspaper of the district. The school board must hold a public meeting to discuss the 
66.1 	commissioner's review and comment before the such a referendum for bonds. Supplementary 
66.2 	information shall be available to the public. Where no such referendum for bonds is required, 
66.3 	the publication and public meeting requirements of this subdivision shall not apply.
66.4 	(b) The publication requirement in paragraph (a) does not apply to alternative facilities 
66.5 	projects approved under section 123B.595.

66.6 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 126C.40, subdivision 6, is amended 
66.7 	to read:
66.8 		Subd. 6.Lease purchase; installment buys. (a) Upon application to, and approval by, 
66.9 	the commissioner in accordance with the procedures and limits in subdivision 1, paragraphs 
66.10 	(a) and (b), a district, as defined in this subdivision, may:
66.11 	(1) purchase real or personal property under an installment contract or may lease real 
66.12 	or personal property with an option to purchase under a lease purchase agreement, by which 
66.13 	installment contract or lease purchase agreement title is kept by the seller or vendor or 
66.14 	assigned to a third party as security for the purchase price, including interest, if any; and
66.15 	(2) annually levy the amounts necessary to pay the district's obligations under the 
66.16 	installment contract or lease purchase agreement.
66.17 	(b) The obligation created by the installment contract or the lease purchase agreement 
66.18 	must not be included in the calculation of net debt for purposes of section 475.53, and does 
66.19 	not constitute debt under other law. An election is not required in connection with the 
66.20 	execution of the installment contract or the lease purchase agreement.
66.21 	(c) The proceeds of the levy authorized by this subdivision must not be used to acquire 
66.22 	a facility to be primarily used for athletic or school administration purposes.
66.23 	(d) For the purposes of this subdivision, "district" means:
66.24 	(1) Special School District No. 1, Minneapolis, Independent School District No. 625, 
66.25 	St. Paul, Independent School District No. 709, Duluth, or Independent School District No. 
66.26 	535, Rochester, if the district's desegregation plan has been determined by the commissioner 
66.27 	to be in compliance with Department of Education rules relating to equality of educational 
66.28 	opportunity and where the acquisition of property under this subdivision is determined by 
66.29 	the commissioner to contribute to the implementation of the desegregation plan; or
66.30 	(2) other districts eligible for revenue under section 124D.862 if the facility acquired 
66.31 	under this subdivision is to be primarily used for a joint program for interdistrict 
67.1 	desegregation and the commissioner determines that the joint programs are being undertaken 
67.2 	to implement the districts' desegregation plan.
67.3 	(e) Notwithstanding subdivision 1, the prohibition against a levy by a district to lease 
67.4 	or rent a district-owned building to itself does not apply to levies otherwise authorized by 
67.5 	this subdivision.
67.6 	(f) For the purposes of this subdivision, any references in subdivision 1 to building or 
67.7 	land shall include personal property.
67.8 	(g) Projects funded under this subdivision that require an expenditure in excess of 
67.9 	$500,000 per school site if the school district has a capital loan outstanding, or $2,000,000 
67.10 	per school site if the school district does not have a capital loan outstanding, are subject to 
67.11 	review and comment under section 123B.71, subdivision 8, in the same manner as other 
67.12 	school construction projects.

67.13 	Sec. 4. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 8, section 19, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
67.14 		Subd. 5.Grants for gender-neutral single-user restrooms. (a) For grants to school 
67.15 	districts for remodeling, constructing, or repurposing space for gender-neutral single-user 
67.16 	restrooms:

67.17		$
	1,000,000
	.....
	2024
	
67.18		$
	1,000,000
	.....
	2025
	
67.19 	(b) A school district or a cooperative unit under Minnesota Statutes, section 123A.24, 
67.20 	subdivision 2, may apply for a grant of not more than $75,000 per site under this subdivision 
67.21 	in the form and manner specified by the commissioner. The commissioner must award at 
67.22 	least one grant under this subdivision to Independent School District No. 709, Duluth, for 
67.23 	a demonstration grant for a project awaiting construction.
67.24 	(c) The commissioner must ensure that grants are awarded to schools to reflect the 
67.25 	geographic diversity of the state.
67.26 	(d) Up to $75,000 each year is available for grant administration and monitoring.
67.27 	(e) By February 1 of each year, the commissioner must annually report to the committees 
67.28 	of the legislature with jurisdiction over education on the number of grants that were awarded 
67.29 	each year and the number of grant applications that were unfunded during that year.
67.30 	(f) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

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

68.1 	Sec. 5. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 8, section 19, subdivision 6, as amended by Laws 
68.2 	2024, chapter 81, section 22, is amended to read:
68.3 		Subd. 6.Long-term facilities maintenance equalized aid. (a) For long-term facilities 
68.4 	maintenance equalized aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.595, subdivision 9:

68.5		$
	107,905,000
	.....
	2024
	
68.768.6
		$
	107,630,000
107,865,000
	.....
	2025
	
68.8 	(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $10,821,000 for 2023 and $97,084,000 for 2024.
68.9 	(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $10,787,000 for 2024 and $96,843,000 $97,078,000
68.10 	for 2025.

68.11 	ARTICLE 9
68.12 	NUTRITION AND LIBRARIES

68.13 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 124D.111, subdivision 3, is 
68.14 	amended to read:
68.15 		Subd. 3.School food service fund. (a) The expenses described in this subdivision must 
68.16 	be recorded as provided in this subdivision.
68.17 	(b) In each district, the expenses for a school food service program for pupils must be 
68.18 	attributed to a school food service fund. Under a food service program, the school food 
68.19 	service may prepare or serve milk, meals, or snacks in connection with school or community 
68.20 	service activities.
68.21 	(c) Revenues and expenditures for food service activities must be recorded in the food 
68.22 	service fund. The costs of processing applications, accounting for meals, preparing and 
68.23 	serving food, providing kitchen custodial services, and other expenses involving the preparing 
68.24 	of meals or the kitchen section of the lunchroom may be charged to the food service fund 
68.25 	or to the general fund of the district. The costs of lunchroom supervision, lunchroom custodial 
68.26 	services, lunchroom utilities, lunchroom furniture, and other administrative costs of the 
68.27 	food service program must be charged to the general fund.
68.28 	That portion of superintendent and fiscal manager costs that can be documented as 
68.29 	attributable to the food service program may be charged to the food service fund provided 
68.30 	that the school district does not employ or contract with a food service director or other 
68.31 	individual who manages the food service program, or food service management company. 
68.32 	If the cost of the superintendent or fiscal manager is charged to the food service fund, the 
69.1 	charge must be at a wage rate not to exceed the statewide average for food service directors 
69.2 	as determined by the department.
69.3 	(d) Capital expenditures for the purchase of food service equipment must be made from 
69.4 	the general fund and not the food service fund, unless the restricted balance in the food 
69.5 	service fund at the end of the last fiscal year is greater than the cost of the equipment to be 
69.6 	purchased.
69.7 	(e) If the condition set out in paragraph (d) applies, the equipment may be purchased 
69.8 	from the food service fund.
69.9 	(f) If a deficit in the food service fund exists at the end of a fiscal year, and the deficit 
69.10 	is not eliminated by revenues from food service operations in the next fiscal year, then the 
69.11 	deficit must be eliminated by a permanent fund transfer from the general fund at the end of 
69.12 	that second fiscal year. However, if a district contracts with a food service management 
69.13 	company during the period in which the deficit has accrued, the deficit must be eliminated 
69.14 	by a payment from the food service management company.
69.15 	(g) Notwithstanding paragraph (f), a district may incur a deficit in the food service fund 
69.16 	for up to three years without making the permanent transfer if the district submits to the 
69.17 	commissioner by January 1 of the second fiscal year a plan for eliminating that deficit at 
69.18 	the end of the third fiscal year.
69.19 	(h) If a surplus in the food service fund exists at the end of a fiscal year for three 
69.20 	successive years, a district may recode for that fiscal year the costs of lunchroom supervision, 
69.21 	lunchroom custodial services, lunchroom utilities, lunchroom furniture, and other 
69.22 	administrative costs of the food service program charged to the general fund according to 
69.23 	paragraph (c) and charge those costs to the food service fund in a total amount not to exceed 
69.24 	the amount of surplus in the food service fund.
69.25 	(i) For purposes of this subdivision, "lunchroom furniture" means tables and chairs 
69.26 	regularly used by pupils in a lunchroom from which they may consume milk, meals, or 
69.27 	snacks in connection with school or community service activities.

69.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for fiscal year 2024 and later.

69.29 	Sec. 2. [127A.151] STATE SCHOOL LIBRARIAN.
69.30 	(a) The Department of Education must employ a state school librarian within the State 
69.31 	Library Services Division of the department to provide technical assistance to licensed 
69.32 	school library media specialists and licensed school librarians. The state school librarian 
69.33 	must be or have been a licensed school library media specialist.
70.1 	(b) The responsibilities of the state school librarian include but are not limited to providing 
70.2 	advice and guidance in academic standards development and statewide library data collection 
70.3 	from district and charter schools, and related activities. The state school librarian may 
70.4 	provide advice and guidance to the Department of Education staff responsible for 
70.5 	administering state library aid and monitoring district compliance. The state school librarian 
70.6 	must support district and charter schools on issues of intellectual freedom, media and digital 
70.7 	literacy, and growing lifelong readers. The state school librarian must share information 
70.8 	about available grant funds and resources, work with the Professional Educator Licensing 
70.9 	and Standards Board to support licensure acquisition, and support professional development 
70.10 	for licensed school library media specialists and licensed school librarians.

70.11 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 134.356, is amended by adding a 
70.12 	subdivision to read:
70.13 		Subd. 3.Report. By January 15, 2025, and annually thereafter, the commissioner of 
70.14 	education must report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative 
70.15 	committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education on how school 
70.16 	districts and charter schools used aid under this section in the previous fiscal year. In 
70.17 	preparing the report, the commissioner may use information available from the uniform 
70.18 	financial accounting and reporting system. The report must be filed in accordance with 
70.19 	section 3.195.

70.20 	Sec. 4. Laws 2023, chapter 18, section 4, subdivision 2, as amended by Laws 2023, chapter 
70.21 	55, article 9, section 16, and Laws 2024, chapter 81, section 23, is amended to read:
70.22 		Subd. 2.School lunch. For school lunch aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.111, 
70.23 	including the amounts for the free school meals program:

70.24		$
	218,801,000
	.....
	2024
	
70.2670.25
		$
	238,987,000
239,686,000
	.....
	2025

70.27 	Sec. 5. Laws 2023, chapter 18, section 4, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws 2023, chapter 
70.28 	55, article 9, section 17, and Laws 2024, chapter 81, section 24, is amended to read:
70.29 		Subd. 3.School breakfast. For school breakfast aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 
70.30 	124D.1158:

70.31		$
	44,178,000
	.....
	2024
	
70.3370.32
		$
	48,334,000
48,747,000
	.....
	2025

71.1 	Sec. 6. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
 71.2 	The revisor of statutes shall renumber Minnesota Statutes, section 134.356, as Minnesota 
71.3 	Statutes, section 124D.992, and make any necessary changes to statutory cross-references 
71.4 	to reflect these changes.

71.5 	ARTICLE 10
71.6 	EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

71.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 124D.151, subdivision 5, is 
71.8 	amended to read:
71.9 		Subd. 5.Application process; priority for high poverty schools. (a) To qualify for 
71.10 	program approval for fiscal year 2017, a district or charter school must submit an application 
71.11 	to the commissioner by July 1, 2016. To qualify for program approval for fiscal year 2018 
71.12 	and later, a district or charter school must submit an application to the commissioner by 
71.13 	January 30 of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year in which the program will be 
71.14 	implemented. The application must include:
71.15 	(1) a description of the proposed program, including the number of hours per week the 
71.16 	program will be offered at each school site or mixed-delivery location;
71.17 	(2) an estimate of the number of eligible children to be served in the program at each 
71.18 	school site or mixed-delivery location; and
71.19 	(3) a statement of assurances signed by the superintendent or charter school director that 
71.20 	the proposed program meets the requirements of subdivision 2.
71.21 	(b) The commissioner must review all applications submitted for fiscal year 2017 by 
71.22 	August 1, 2016, and must review all applications submitted for fiscal year 2018 and later
71.23 	by March 1 of the fiscal year in which the applications are received and determine whether 
71.24 	each application meets the requirements of paragraph (a).
71.25 	(c) The commissioner must divide all applications for new or expanded voluntary 
71.26 	prekindergarten programs under this section meeting the requirements of paragraph (a) and 
71.27 	school readiness plus programs into four five groups as follows: the Minneapolis and school 
71.28 	district; the St. Paul school districts district; other school districts located in the metropolitan 
71.29 	equity region as defined in section 126C.10, subdivision 28; school districts located in the 
71.30 	rural equity region as defined in section 126C.10, subdivision 28; and charter schools. 
71.31 	Within each group, the applications must be ordered by rank using a sliding scale based on 
71.32 	the following criteria:
72.1 	(1) concentration of kindergarten students eligible for free or reduced-price meals by 
72.2 	school site on October 1 of the previous school year. A school site may contract to partner 
72.3 	with a community-based provider or Head Start under subdivision 3 or establish an early 
72.4 	childhood center and use the concentration of kindergarten students eligible for free or 
72.5 	reduced-price meals from a specific school site as long as those eligible children are 
72.6 	prioritized and guaranteed services at the mixed-delivery site or early education center. For 
72.7 	school district programs to be operated at locations that do not have free and reduced-price 
72.8 	meals concentration data for kindergarten programs for October 1 of the previous school 
72.9 	year, including mixed-delivery programs, the school district average concentration of 
72.10 	kindergarten students eligible for free or reduced-price meals must be used for the rank 
72.11 	ordering;
72.12 	(2) presence or absence of a three- or four-star Parent Aware rated program within the 
72.13 	school district or close proximity of the district. School sites with the highest concentration 
72.14 	of kindergarten students eligible for free or reduced-price meals that do not have a three- 
72.15 	or four-star Parent Aware program within the district or close proximity of the district shall 
72.16 	receive the highest priority, and school sites with the lowest concentration of kindergarten 
72.17 	students eligible for free or reduced-price meals that have a three- or four-star Parent Aware 
72.18 	rated program within the district or close proximity of the district shall receive the lowest 
72.19 	priority; and
72.20 	(3) whether the district has implemented a mixed delivery system.
72.21 	(d) The limit on participation for the programs as specified in subdivision 6 must initially 
72.22 	be allocated among the four groups based on each group's percentage share of the statewide 
72.23 	kindergarten enrollment on October 1 of the previous school year. Within each group, the 
72.24 	participation limit for fiscal years 2018 and 2019 must first be allocated to school sites 
72.25 	approved for aid in the previous year to ensure that those sites are funded for the same 
72.26 	number of participants as approved for the previous year. The remainder of the participation 
72.27 	limit for each group must be allocated among school sites in priority order until that region's 
72.28 	share of the participation limit is reached. If the participation limit is not reached for all 
72.29 	groups, the remaining amount must be allocated to the highest priority school sites, as 
72.30 	designated under this section, not funded in the initial allocation on a statewide basis. For 
72.31 	fiscal year 2020 and later, the participation limit must first be allocated to school sites 
72.32 	approved for aid in fiscal year 2017, and then to school sites approved for aid in fiscal year 
72.33 	2018 based on the statewide rankings under paragraph (c).
72.34 	(e) Once a school site or a mixed delivery site under subdivision 3 is approved for aid 
72.35 	under this subdivision, it shall remain eligible for aid if it continues to meet program 
73.1 	requirements, regardless of changes in the concentration of students eligible for free or 
73.2 	reduced-price meals.
73.3 	(f) If the total number of participants approved based on applications submitted under 
73.4 	paragraph (a) is less than the participation limit under subdivision 6, the commissioner must 
73.5 	notify all school districts and charter schools of the amount that remains available within 
73.6 	30 days of the initial application deadline under paragraph (a), and complete a second round 
73.7 	of allocations based on applications received within 60 days of the initial application deadline.
73.8 	(g) Procedures for approving applications submitted under paragraph (f) shall be the 
73.9 	same as specified in paragraphs (a) to (d), except that the allocations shall be made to the 
73.10 	highest priority school sites not funded in the initial allocation on a statewide basis.

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

73.12 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.151, is amended by adding a subdivision 
73.13 	to read:
73.14 		Subd. 5a.Participation limit allocation. (a) Beginning July 1, 2024, the participation 
73.15 	limit specified in subdivision 6 must be initially allocated as follows:
73.16 	(1) a school site or mixed delivery site must receive the same number of seats the site 
73.17 	received in fiscal year 2024; and
73.18 	(2) the remaining seats must be allocated among the five groups identified under 
73.19 	subdivision 5, paragraph (c), based on each group's percentage share of the statewide 
73.20 	kindergarten enrollment on October 1 of the previous school year.
73.21 	(b) Within each group:
73.22 	(1) the seats must be first allocated to any school sites and mixed delivery sites approved 
73.23 	for aid in the previous year; and
73.24 	(2) any remaining seats must be allocated among school sites in priority order, as 
73.25 	determined under subdivision 5, paragraph (c), until the group's share of seats are allocated.
73.26 	(c) If a group's entire share of seats is not allocated under paragraphs (a) and (b), then 
73.27 	the remaining seats must be allocated to the highest priority school sites and mixed delivery 
73.28 	sites in the state, as designated under subdivision 5, paragraph (c), not funded in the allocation 
73.29 	under paragraphs (a) and (b).
73.30 	(d) Once a school site or a mixed delivery site is approved for aid under subdivision 5 
73.31 	and is allocated seats under this subdivision, it shall remain eligible for aid and seats if it 
74.1 	continues to meet program requirements, regardless of changes in the concentration of 
74.2 	students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
74.3 	(e) If the total number of participants approved based on applications submitted under 
74.4 	subdivision 5, paragraph (a), is less than the participation limit under subdivision 6, the 
74.5 	commissioner must notify all school districts and charter schools of the amount that remains 
74.6 	available within 30 days of the initial application deadline under subdivision 5, paragraph 
74.7 	(a), and complete a second round of allocations based on applications received within 60 
74.8 	days of the initial application deadline.
74.9 	(f) Procedures for approving applications submitted under paragraph (e) shall be the 
74.10 	same as specified in subdivision 5, and the allocations shall be made to the highest priority 
74.11 	school sites in the state as designated under subdivision 5, paragraph (c), not funded in the 
74.12 	initial allocation under paragraphs (a) and (b).

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

74.14 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 124D.151, subdivision 6, is amended 
74.15 	to read:
74.16 		Subd. 6.Participation limits. (a) Notwithstanding section 126C.05, subdivision 1, 
74.17 	paragraph (c), the pupil units for a voluntary prekindergarten program for an eligible school 
74.18 	district or charter school must not exceed 60 percent of the kindergarten pupil units for that 
74.19 	school district or charter school under section 126C.05, subdivision 1, paragraph (d).
74.20 	(b) In reviewing applications under subdivision 5 and allocating seats under subdivision 
74.21 	5a, the commissioner must limit the total number of participants in the voluntary 
74.22 	prekindergarten and school readiness plus programs under Laws 2017, First Special Session 
74.23 	chapter 5, article 8, section 9, to not more than 7,160 participants for fiscal years 2023, year
74.24 	2024, and 2025, and 12,360 participants for fiscal year 2026 2025 and later.

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

74.26 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.19, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
74.27 		Subd. 11.School-age care programs. (a) A school board may offer, as part of a 
74.28 	community education program, a school-age care program for children from kindergarten
74.29 	enrolled in the district through grade 6 for the purpose of expanding students' learning 
74.30 	opportunities. If the school board chooses not to offer a school-age care program, it may 
74.31 	allow an appropriate insured community group, for profit entity or nonprofit organization 
74.32 	to use available school facilities for the purpose of offering a school-age care program.
75.1 	(b) A school-age care program must include the following:
75.2 	(1) adult supervised programs while school is not in session;
75.3 	(2) parental involvement in program design and direction;
75.4 	(3) partnerships with the kindergarten through grade 12 system, and other public, private, 
75.5 	or nonprofit entities;
75.6 	(4) opportunities for trained secondary school pupils to work with younger children in 
75.7 	a supervised setting as part of a community service program; and
75.8 	(5) access to available school facilities, including the gymnasium, sports equipment, 
75.9 	computer labs, and media centers, when not otherwise in use as part of the operation of the 
75.10 	school. The school district may establish reasonable rules relating to access to these facilities 
75.11 	and may require that:
75.12 	(i) the organization request access to the facilities and prepare and maintain a schedule 
75.13 	of proposed use;
75.14 	(ii) the organization provide evidence of adequate insurance to cover the activities to be 
75.15 	conducted in the facilities; and
75.16 	(iii) the organization prepare and maintain a plan demonstrating the adequacy and training 
75.17 	of staff to supervise the use of the facilities.
75.18 	(c) The district may charge a sliding fee based upon family income for school-age care 
75.19 	programs. The district may receive money from other public or private sources for the 
75.20 	school-age care program. The board of the district must develop standards for school-age 
75.21 	child care programs. The commissioner of education may not adopt rules for school-age 
75.22 	care programs.
75.23 	(d) The district shall maintain a separate account within the community services fund 
75.24 	for all funds related to the school-age care program.
75.25 	(e) A district is encouraged to coordinate the school-age care program with its special 
75.26 	education, vocational education, adult basic education, early childhood family education 
75.27 	programs, kindergarten through grade 12 instruction and curriculum services, youth 
75.28 	development and youth service agencies, and with related services provided by other 
75.29 	governmental agencies and nonprofit agencies.

76.1 	Sec. 5. Laws 2023, chapter 54, section 20, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
76.2 		Subd. 6.Head Start program. (a) For Head Start programs under Minnesota Statutes, 
76.3 	section 119A.52:

76.4		$
	35,100,000
	.....
	2024
	
76.5		$
	35,100,000
	.....
	2025
	
76.6 	(b) For fiscal year 2025 and later, up to two percent of the appropriation in each year is 
76.7 	available for administration.
76.8 	(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

76.9 	Sec. 6. Laws 2023, chapter 54, section 20, subdivision 24, is amended to read:
76.10 		Subd. 24.Early childhood curriculum grants. (a) For competitive grants to Minnesota 
76.11 	postsecondary institutions to improve the curricula of the recipient institution's early 
76.12 	childhood education programs by incorporating or conforming to the Minnesota knowledge 
76.13 	and competency frameworks for early childhood professionals:

76.14		$
	250,000
	.....
	2024
	
76.15		$
	250,000
	.....
	2025
	
76.16 	(b) By December 1, 2024, and again by December 1, 2025, the commissioner must 
76.17 	submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees 
76.18 	with jurisdiction over early childhood through grade 12 education and higher education 
76.19 	finance and policy reporting on grants awarded under this subdivision. The report must 
76.20 	include the following information for the previous fiscal year:
76.21 	(1) the number of grant applications received;
76.22 	(2) the criteria applied by the commissioner for evaluating applications;
76.23 	(3) the number of grants awarded, grant recipients, and amounts awarded;
76.24 	(4) early childhood education curricular reforms proposed by each recipient institution;
76.25 	(5) grant outcomes for each recipient institution; and
76.26 	(6) other information identified by the commissioner as outcome indicators.
76.27 	(c) The commissioner may use no more than three percent of the appropriation under 
76.28 	this subdivision to administer the grant program.
76.29 	(d) This is a onetime appropriation.
76.30 	(e) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

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

77.2 	Sec. 7. DIRECTION TO THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION; ADJUSTING 
77.3 	VOLUNTARY PREKINDERGARTEN PARTICIPATION LIMITS.
 77.4 	The commissioner of education must retroactively adjust the voluntary prekindergarten 
77.5 	and school readiness plus seat allocation under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.151, 
77.6 	subdivision 5a, for fiscal year 2025 to match the participation limit under Minnesota Statutes, 
77.7 	section 124D.141, subdivision 6, for fiscal year 2025. The commissioner of education, in 
77.8 	consultation with the Department of Children, Youth, and Families Implementation Office, 
77.9 	must finish allocating the new seats for fiscal year 2025 by June 1, 2024, and must notify 
77.10 	qualifying school districts and charter schools about the new seats by June 15, 2024.

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

77.12 	Sec. 8. REPEALER.
 77.13 	Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 10, section 4, is repealed.

77.14 	ARTICLE 11
77.15 	STATE AGENCIES

77.16 	Section 1. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 12, section 17, subdivision 2, is amended to 
77.17 	read:
77.18 		Subd. 2.Department. (a) For the Department of Education:

77.19		$
	47,005,000
	.....
	2024
	
77.20		$
	39,922,000
	.....
	2025
	
77.21 	Of these amounts:
77.22 	(1) $405,000 each year is for the Board of School Administrators;
77.23 	(2) $1,000,000 each year is for regional centers of excellence under Minnesota Statutes, 
77.24 	section 120B.115;
77.25 	(3) $720,000 each year is for implementing Minnesota's Learning for English Academic 
77.26 	Proficiency and Success Act (LEAPS) under Laws 2014, chapter 272, article 1, as amended;
77.27 	(4) $480,000 each year is for the Department of Education's mainframe update;
77.28 	(5) $7,500,000 in fiscal year 2024 only is for legal fees and costs associated with 
77.29 	litigation;
78.1 	(6) $595,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $2,609,000 in fiscal year 2025 are for modernizing 
78.2 	district data submissions. The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $2,359,000;
78.3 	(7) $573,000 each year is for engagement and rulemaking related to Specific Learning 
78.4 	Disability;
78.5 	(8) $150,000 each year is for an ethnic studies specialist in the academic standards 
78.6 	division to provide support to the ethnic studies working group and to school districts seeking 
78.7 	to establish or strengthen ethnic studies courses;
78.8 	(9) $150,000 each year is for the comprehensive school mental health services lead under 
78.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.215;
78.10 	(10) $150,000 each year is for a school health services specialist under Minnesota 
78.11 	Statutes, section 121A.20;
78.12 	(11) $2,000,000 each year is for the Office of the Inspector General established under 
78.13 	Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.21;
78.14 	(12) $800,000 each year is for audit and internal control resources;
78.15 	(13) $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 only is for information technology infrastructure 
78.16 	and portfolio resources;
78.17 	(14) $2,000,000 each year is for staffing the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Center 
78.18 	at the Department of Education; and
78.19 	(15) $275,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $175,000 $45,000 in fiscal year 2025 are for 
78.20 	administrative expenses for unemployment aid; and
78.21 	(16) $130,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for the state school librarian under Minnesota 
78.22 	Statutes, section 127A.151.
78.23 	(b) None of the amounts appropriated under this subdivision may be used for Minnesota's 
78.24 	Washington, D.C., office.
78.25 	(c) The expenditures of federal grants and aids as shown in the biennial budget document 
78.26 	and its supplements are approved and appropriated and must be spent as indicated.
78.27 	(d) The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $39,667,000.

78.28 	Sec. 2. PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND; DISTRIBUTION OF ENDOWMENT 
78.29 	FUND EARNINGS TASK FORCE.
 78.30 		Subdivision 1.Task force established. A task force of nine members is established to 
78.31 	examine the distribution of earnings from the permanent school fund endowment.
79.1 		Subd. 2.Membership qualifications and appointments. (a) Appointed members of 
79.2 	the task force must have outstanding professional experience in at least one of the following 
79.3 	areas:
79.4 	(1) institutional asset management;
79.5 	(2) investment finance;
79.6 	(3) trust administration;
79.7 	(4) investment fund accounting;
79.8 	(5) investment banking; or
79.9 	(6) the practice of law in the areas of capital markets, securities funds, trusts, foundations, 
79.10 	or endowments.
79.11 	(b) The task force consists of the following nine members, each of whom must be 
79.12 	appointed by September 1, 2024:
79.13 	(1) the commissioner of education or the commissioner's designee;
79.14 	(2) an employee or other member appointed by the State Board of Investment;
79.15 	(3) four members appointed by the governor; and
79.16 	(4) three members appointed by vote of the Legislative Permanent School Fund 
79.17 	Commission.
79.18 	(c) The first meeting of the task force must be called by the commissioner of education 
79.19 	no later than October 1, 2024. The Department of Education must provide staff, technical 
79.20 	assistance, and organizational support for the task force.
79.21 		Subd. 3.Duties. The task force must examine the historical returns on the permanent 
79.22 	school fund endowment and evaluate and recommend potential changes to the distribution 
79.23 	of earnings. The task force may examine school trust endowment policies in other states. 
79.24 	The task force recommendations may include proposed changes to state statutes and 
79.25 	Minnesota's constitutional provisions governing the school trust fund endowment.
79.26 		Subd. 4.Report; expiration. The task force must report its recommendations to the 
79.27 	chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
79.28 	the permanent school fund by January 15, 2026. The task force report must be submitted 
79.29 	consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195. The task force expires on January 15, 
79.30 	2026, or upon submission of the report required under this subdivision, whichever occurs 
79.31 	earlier.

80.1 	Sec. 3. APPROPRIATION; PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND TASK FORCE.
 80.2 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. The sum indicated in this section is 
80.3 	appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal year 
80.4 	designated.
80.5 		Subd. 2.Permanent School Fund Task Force. (a) To administer the task force on the 
80.6 	distribution of earnings from the permanent school fund:

80.7		$
	64,000
	.....
	2025
	
80.8 	(b) This is a onetime appropriation. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.

80.9 	Sec. 4. APPROPRIATION; PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR LICENSING AND 
80.10 	STANDARDS BOARD.
 80.11 		Subdivision 1.Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board. The sum 
80.12 	indicated in this section is appropriated from the general fund to the Professional Educator 
80.13 	Licensing and Standards Board in the fiscal year designated.
80.14 		Subd. 2.Educator online licensing system. (a) For information technology costs for 
80.15 	the educator online licensing system:

80.16		$
	2,767,000
	.....
	2025
	
80.17 	(b) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027.

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Session Laws: S5252-2 

Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 10, section 4
Sec. 4. APPROPRIATION; VOLUNTARY PREKINDERGARTEN RESERVE. Subdivision 1.Department of Education. 
The sums indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education in the fiscal years designated.  

Subd. 2.Voluntary prekindergarten reserve. 
(a) The commissioner must reserve the following amount for future allocation towards 3,000 voluntary prekindergarten seats: 

		$	0	.....	2024	
		$	50,000,000	.....	2025	

(b) The 2024 legislature must provide direction to the commissioner on allocating the money reserved under paragraph (a). 

(c) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2026.