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HF 1490

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 02/24/2025 03:28 p.m.

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

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A bill for an act
relating to education; clarifying graduation requirements; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2024, section 120B.303, subdivision 1.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.303, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Graduation requirements.

deleted text begin For students enrolled in grade 8 in the
2012-2013 school year and later, students'
deleted text end new text begin (a)new text end State graduation requirements, based on a
longitudinal, systematic approach to student education and career planning, assessment,
instructional support, and evaluation, include the following:

(1) achievement and career and college readiness in mathematics, reading, and writing,
deleted text begin consistent with paragraph (k)deleted text end and to the extent available, to monitor students' continuous
development of and growth in requisite knowledge and skills; analyze students' progress
and performance levels, identifying students' academic strengths and diagnosing areas where
students require curriculum or instructional adjustments, targeted interventions, or
remediation; and, based on analysis of students' progress and performance data, determine
students' learning and instructional needs and the instructional tools and best practices that
support academic rigor for the student; and

(2) consistent with this deleted text begin paragraphdeleted text end new text begin subdivisionnew text end and section 120B.125, age-appropriate
exploration and planning activities and career assessments to encourage students to identify
personally relevant career interests and aptitudes and help students and their families develop
a regularly reexamined transition plan for postsecondary education or employment without
need for postsecondary remediation.

new text begin (b) new text end Based on appropriate state guidelines, students with an individualized education
program may satisfy state graduation requirements by achieving an individual score on the
state-identified alternative assessments.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2025.
new text end