SF 2883

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 03/25/2025 09:38 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to education; allowing students to complete state assessments remotely;
appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.30,
subdivision 11, by adding subdivisions.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.30, subdivision 11, is amended to read:

Subd. 11.

Testing process.

(a) The commissioner must determine the testing process
and the order of administration.

(b) The commissioner must establish a testing period as late as possible each school year
during which schools must administer the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments to
students. The commissioner must publish the testing schedule at least two years before the
beginning of the testing period.

new text begin (c) The commissioner must review and update assessment administration and security
policies as necessary to maintain the integrity of state assessments.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.30, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 18. new text end

new text begin Remote assessment administration. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner must adopt policies
and procedures necessary to administer state assessments remotely to a student enrolled in
an online instructional site under section 124D.094, subdivision 1. Starting in the 2026-2027
school year, the department must allow a student enrolled in an online instructional site to
participate in state assessments remotely.
new text end

new text begin (b) The remote assessment policies and procedures must include:
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new text begin (1) testing personnel qualifications;
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new text begin (2) a maximum ratio of students to remote proctor;
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new text begin (3) testing verification;
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new text begin (4) remote setting requirements, including any restrictions related to technology or
Internet access;
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new text begin (5) monitoring of the student and the testing environment during the test administration;
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new text begin (6) device and networking requirements; and
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new text begin (7) parental consent agreements.
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new text begin (c) The remote assessment policies and procedures must support the validation activities
necessary to administer state assessments remotely. To establish the validity of remotely
administered state assessments, the department must conduct validation activities, gather
data, and evaluate the comparability of scores between remotely administered state
assessments and state assessments administered in person at a school site. To encourage
student and educator participation in validation activities, the department may provide
incentives.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.30, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 19. new text end

new text begin Assessment validation. new text end

new text begin As used in this section, "validation activities" means
the process of collecting evidence to evaluate the appropriateness of the interpretations of,
uses for, and decisions made based on state assessment results.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 4. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; REMOTE ASSESSMENTS.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Department of Education. new text end

new text begin The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Remote assessment administration. new text end

new text begin To develop policies and procedures
necessary to support remote assessment administration options for students enrolled in
online instructional sites:
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	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 200,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2026 new text end
	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 0 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2027 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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