1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; modifying provisions for prekindergarten through grade 12 
1.3 	education; providing policy and funding for general education, education 
1.4 	excellence, teachers, the Read Act, charter schools, American Indian education, 
1.5 	special education, facilities, health, safety, school nutrition, libraries, early 
1.6 	childhood education, community education, lifelong learning, and state agencies; 
1.7 	making forecast adjustments; requiring reports; transferring money; appropriating 
1.8 	money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 10A.071, subdivision 1; 
1.9 	13.32, subdivision 5, as amended; 120A.22, subdivisions 12, 13; 120A.24, 
1.10 	subdivision 4; 120B.021, subdivision 3; 120B.117, subdivision 4; 120B.118; 
1.11 	120B.119, subdivisions 2a, 10, 15; 120B.12, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 3, 4, 4a, by 
1.12 	adding a subdivision; 120B.123, subdivisions 1, 5, 7, by adding a subdivision; 
1.13 	120B.124, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, 6; 120B.132, subdivision 2; 120B.215, 
1.14 	subdivision 1; 120B.22, subdivision 1; 120B.35, subdivision 3; 121A.031, 
1.15 	subdivisions 4, 6; 121A.041, subdivisions 2, 3; 121A.22, subdivision 2; 121A.2205; 
1.16 	121A.2207; 121A.224; 121A.642, by adding a subdivision; 122A.092, subdivisions 
1.17 	2, 5; 122A.181, subdivision 3; 122A.182, subdivision 3; 122A.183, subdivision 
1.18 	2; 122A.441; 122A.59, by adding a subdivision; 122A.63, subdivision 9; 122A.635; 
1.19 	122A.70, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 5a, 6, by adding a subdivision; 123A.48, subdivisions 
1.20 	2, 5; 123A.485, subdivision 2; 123A.73, subdivisions 2, 4, 5, 6, by adding a 
1.21 	subdivision; 123B.09, by adding a subdivision; 123B.32, subdivisions 1, 2; 
1.22 	123B.52, by adding a subdivision; 123B.595, subdivisions 1, 4, 8, 10; 123B.71, 
1.23 	subdivision 8; 123B.92, subdivision 1; 124D.085; 124D.09, subdivisions 5, 5a, 
1.24 	5b, 9, 10; 124D.093, subdivisions 3, 4; 124D.094, subdivision 1; 124D.111, 
1.25 	subdivisions 1a, 2a, 3, by adding a subdivision; 124D.1158, by adding a 
1.26 	subdivision; 124D.119, subdivisions 1, 5; 124D.162, subdivision 4; 124D.231; 
1.27 	124D.42, subdivisions 8, as amended, 9; 124D.52, subdivision 2; 124D.792; 
1.28 	124D.83, by adding a subdivision; 124D.861, subdivisions 3, 4; 124D.862, 
1.29 	subdivisions 1, 8; 124D.901; 124D.98, subdivisions 1, 5; 124D.992, subdivisions 
1.30 	1, 1a, 2; 124E.02; 124E.03, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 124E.05, 
1.31 	subdivision 2; 124E.06, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision; 124E.07, 
1.32 	subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 6; 124E.10, subdivision 4; 124E.13, subdivision 3; 124E.16, 
1.33 	subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 124E.17; 124E.20, subdivision 1; 124E.21, 
1.34 	subdivision 1; 124E.26, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 125A.76, 
1.35 	subdivision 2a; 125B.15; 126C.05, subdivision 3; 126C.10, subdivisions 3, 3c; 
1.36 	126C.15, subdivision 2; 126C.17, subdivision 9b; 126C.40, subdivision 1, by 
1.37 	adding a subdivision; 126C.45; 127A.45, subdivision 13; 127A.47, subdivision 
1.38 	7; 127A.49, subdivision 3; 136A.1276, subdivision 4; 142D.06, subdivision 4; 
2.1 	142D.08, subdivision 8; 142D.093; 142D.11, subdivisions 1, 2, 10; Laws 2023, 
2.2 	chapter 18, section 4, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended; Laws 2023, 
2.3 	chapter 54, section 20, subdivisions 7, as amended, 9, as amended, 17, as amended; 
2.4 	Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, sections 33; 36, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, 
2.5 	as amended, 4, as amended, 5, as amended, 6, as amended, 7, as amended, 9, as 
2.6 	amended, 12; 37; article 2, section 64, subdivisions 2, as amended, 6, as amended, 
2.7 	16, as amended, 20, 21, as amended, 23, as amended, 34; article 3, section 11, 
2.8 	subdivisions 2, 3, as amended; article 4, section 21, subdivisions 2, as amended, 
2.9 	5, as amended; article 5, section 64, subdivisions 3, as amended, 14, as amended; 
2.10 	article 7, section 18, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended, 4, as amended, 
2.11 	6, as amended, 7, as amended; article 8, section 19, subdivision 6, as amended; 
2.12 	article 9, section 18, subdivisions 4, as amended, 8, as amended; article 11, section 
2.13 	11, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended, 10, as amended; article 12, section 
2.14 	19; Laws 2024, chapter 115, article 3, sections 7, subdivision 4; 8, subdivision 4; 
2.15 	proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 120A; 120B; 121A; 
2.16 	125A; 127A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 123B.595, subdivision 
2.17 	2; 123B.935, subdivision 2; 125B.26.
2.18 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

2.19 	ARTICLE 1
2.20 	GENERAL EDUCATION

2.21 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120A.22, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
2.22 		Subd. 12.Legitimate exemptions. (a) A parent, guardian, or other person having control 
2.23 	of a child may apply to a school district to have the child excused from attendance for the 
2.24 	whole or any part of the time school is in session during any school year. Application may 
2.25 	be made to any member of the board, a truant officer, a or the school official designated by 
2.26 	the principal, or the superintendent. The school district may state in its school attendance 
2.27 	policy that it may ask the student's parent or legal guardian to verify in writing the reason 
2.28 	for the child's absence from school. A note from a physician or a licensed mental health 
2.29 	professional stating that the child cannot attend school is a valid excuse. The board of the 
2.30 	district in which the child resides may approve the application upon the following being 
2.31 	demonstrated to the satisfaction of that board:
2.32 	(1) that the child's physical or mental health is such as to prevent attendance at school 
2.33 	or application to study for the period required, which includes:
2.34 	(i) child illness, medical, dental, orthodontic, or counseling appointments, including 
2.35 	appointments conducted through telehealth;
2.36 	(ii) family emergencies;
2.37 	(iii) the death or serious illness or funeral of an immediate family member;
2.38 	(iv) active duty in any military branch of the United States;
3.1 	(v) the child has a condition that requires ongoing treatment for a mental health diagnosis; 
3.2 	or
3.3 	(vi) other exemptions included in the district's school attendance policy;
3.4 	(2) that the child has already completed state and district standards required for graduation 
3.5 	from high school; or
3.6 	(3) that it is the wish of the parent, guardian, or other person having control of the child 
3.7 	that the child attend, for a period or periods not exceeding in the aggregate three hours in 
3.8 	any week, instruction conducted by a Tribal spiritual or cultural advisor, or a school for 
3.9 	religious instruction conducted and maintained by a church, or association of churches, or 
3.10 	any Sunday school association incorporated under the laws of this state, or any auxiliary 
3.11 	thereof. This instruction must be conducted and maintained in a place other than a public 
3.12 	school building, and it must not, in whole or in part, be conducted and maintained at public 
3.13 	expense. A child may be absent from school on days that the child attends upon instruction 
3.14 	according to this clause.
3.15 	(b) Notwithstanding subdivision 6, paragraph (a), a parent may withdraw a child from 
3.16 	an all-day, every day kindergarten program and put their child in a half-day program, if 
3.17 	offered, or an alternate-day program without being truant. A school board must excuse a 
3.18 	kindergarten child from a part of a school day at the request of the child's parent.

3.19 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120A.22, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
3.20 		Subd. 13.Issuing and Reporting excuses attendance. (a) A district must count a student 
3.21 	as in attendance on each day the student receives supervision, instruction, or services from 
3.22 	school staff during scheduled school hours. Nothing in this section removes district 
3.23 	responsibility to continue to comply with reporting requirements in section 126C.05 for the 
3.24 	purposes of funding.
3.25 	(b) The clerk or any authorized officer of the board principal must issue and keep a 
3.26 	record of such excuses attendance, under such rules as the board may from time to time 
3.27 	establish rules established by the board.

3.28 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120A.24, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
3.29 		Subd. 4.Reports to the state or county. (a) A superintendent must make an annual 
3.30 	report to the commissioner of education by December 1 of the total number of nonpublic 
3.31 	children reported as residing in the district. The report must include the following 
3.32 	information:
4.1 	(1) the number of children residing in the district attending nonpublic schools or receiving 
4.2 	instruction from persons or institutions other than a public school;
4.3 	(2) the number of children in clause (1) who are in compliance with section 120A.22 
4.4 	and this section; and
4.5 	(3) the number of children in clause (1) who the superintendent has determined are not 
4.6 	in compliance with section 120A.22 and this section.
4.7 	(b) No later than 15 school days after the beginning of each academic term, a school 
4.8 	principal must report to the superintendent a list of names and last known addresses of all 
4.9 	students who were enrolled in the school for the previous term, are not enrolled in the school 
4.10 	for the current term, and were otherwise eligible for enrollment, unless the school has been 
4.11 	notified that the student has enrolled in another school. The superintendent must immediately 
4.12 	make the list received from the principal available to an authorized representative of a county 
4.13 	agency whose statutory purpose is to enroll students in school.
4.14 	(c) A school district must notify the local welfare agency of any student dropped from 
4.15 	the school's roll under section 126C.05, subdivision 8, paragraph (a), for unexcused absences 
4.16 	exceeding 15 consecutive school days. The notice to the local welfare agency must include 
4.17 	the student's most recent contact information on file with the school. The school must also 
4.18 	send an email, letter, or otherwise contact the student's family to encourage the student to 
4.19 	reenroll in the school's programming.
4.20 	(d) After receiving notification under paragraph (c), the local welfare agency must inform 
4.21 	the school if the agency is unable to contact the student or student's family. If the local 
4.22 	welfare agency is unable to contact the student or student's family, the district must notify 
4.23 	the Department of Education that the student has been dropped from the school's roll, and 
4.24 	that the local welfare agency is unable to contact the student or student's family. The notice 
4.25 	to the department must include the student's most recent contact information on file with 
4.26 	the school.

4.27 	Sec. 4. [120A.37] ATTENDANCE PROVISIONS CODED ELSEWHERE.
4.28 		Subdivision 1.Scope. (a) The sections referred to in subdivisions 2 to 12 are codified 
4.29 	outside this section. Those sections include many but not all the sections governing student 
4.30 	attendance.
4.31 	(b) The inclusion or exclusion of a provision related to attendance in this section is not 
4.32 	intended to have any substantive legal effect. The cross-references used in this section are 
4.33 	intended solely to indicate the contents of the cross-referenced section and are not part of 
5.1 	the cross-referenced statute. The cross-references are not substantive and may not be used 
5.2 	to construe or limit the meaning of any statutory language. Users of this section must consult 
5.3 	the language of each cross-referenced law to fully understand the scope and effect of the 
5.4 	statute.
5.5 		Subd. 2.Age of instruction. (a) Compulsory instruction requirements based on age are 
5.6 	governed by section 120A.22, subdivision 5.
5.7 	(b) Limitation on admission to a public school based on age is governed by section 
5.8 	120A.20.
5.9 		Subd. 3.District of residence. (a) Admission to a public school operated by a district 
5.10 	is free to a child who resides within the district in accordance with section 120A.20.
5.11 	(b) A student may attend a school operated by a district in which the student does not 
5.12 	reside in accordance with section 124D.03. A nonresident district may terminate the 
5.13 	enrollment of a nonresident student if the student is a habitual truant or has been absent 
5.14 	without lawful excuse in accordance with section 124D.03, subdivision 12.
5.15 		Subd. 4.Nonpublic school student reporting. The person or nonpublic school in charge 
5.16 	of providing instruction to a child must submit a report to the superintendent of the district 
5.17 	in which the child resides, and maintain documentation in accordance with section 120A.24.
5.18 		Subd. 5.Transportation. (a) A school board must provide transportation for enrolled 
5.19 	students residing within the district in accordance with section 123B.88. A district may 
5.20 	provide bus transportation between buildings along school routes for students attending 
5.21 	programs at an area learning center in accordance with section 123B.88, subdivision 13.
5.22 	(b) A school district may revoke a student's bus riding privileges in accordance with 
5.23 	sections 121A.59 and 123B.91.
5.24 	(c) A school district transporting students must do so using a school bus, including a 
5.25 	multifunction school activity bus or a type III vehicle, in accordance with chapters 169 and 
5.26 	171. A district may use a vehicle that otherwise qualifies as a type III vehicle where the 
5.27 	operator does not meet the requirements of section 171.321 to transport students in a 
5.28 	nonscheduled situation in accordance with section 169.454, subdivision 13.
5.29 		Subd. 6.Students with disabilities. (a) A school board must provide transportation for 
5.30 	a student with a disability in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
5.31 	Act, section 123B.88, and chapter 125A.
6.1 	(b) A district must provide a student with disabilities a free appropriate public education 
6.2 	in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and special instruction 
6.3 	and services under chapter 125A.
6.4 		Subd. 7.Funding. A school district may use its unrestricted general fund money or its 
6.5 	reserved basic skills revenue for programs to reduce truancy in accordance with section 
6.6 	126C.15.
6.7 		Subd. 8.Absences. (a) A parent or guardian may apply to a district to have a child 
6.8 	excused from attendance, and the district may approve the application in accordance with 
6.9 	section 120A.22, subdivision 12. An excused absence may include absence so that the child 
6.10 	may attend, for up to three hours a week, instruction by a Tribal spiritual or cultural adviser, 
6.11 	or a school for religious instruction. Section 120A.22, subdivision 12, identifies the persons 
6.12 	to whom a parent may apply for an excused absence.
6.13 	(b) A district must make reasonable efforts to accommodate a student who wishes to be 
6.14 	excused from a curricular activity for a religious observance or American Indian cultural 
6.15 	practice, observance, or ceremony, in accordance with section 120A.35.
6.16 		Subd. 9.Removal from attendance roll. A student who has been absent from school 
6.17 	for 15 consecutive school days during the regular school year is dropped from the roll and 
6.18 	classified as withdrawn in accordance with section 126C.05.
6.19 		Subd. 10.Truancy. (a) Truancy programs are governed by chapter 260A.
6.20 	(b) A student who is absent from school without valid excuse within a single school 
6.21 	year for three days if the child is in elementary school, or three or more class periods if the 
6.22 	child is in middle school, junior high school, or high school, is a continuing truant in 
6.23 	accordance with section 260A.02, subdivision 3.
6.24 	(c) A district must notify the child's parent or guardian that the child is a truant in 
6.25 	accordance with section 260A.03.
6.26 	(d) Truancy programs may include community-based projects, truancy service centers, 
6.27 	and school attendance review boards, in accordance with section 260A.04.
6.28 	(e) A county attorney may establish a truancy mediation program under section 260A.07. 
6.29 	A school district may refer a student who is a truant to the county attorney if the student 
6.30 	continues to be a truant after the district has notified the parent or guardian that the child is 
6.31 	a truant under section 260A.03. Disclosure of student data to the county attorney for purposes 
6.32 	of addressing truancy is governed by section 13.32, subdivision 3, paragraph (c); section 
6.33 	260A.07; and chapter 260E.
7.1 		Subd. 11.Maltreatment. (a) The definition of "child in need of protection or services," 
7.2 	which includes a habitual truant, is governed by section 260C.007, subdivision 6. The 
7.3 	definition of "habitual truant" is governed by section 260C.007, subdivision 19.
7.4 	(b) Presumptions regarding the intent of the parent when a child is absent from school 
7.5 	for purposes of determining compliance with compulsory instruction laws are governed by 
7.6 	section 260C.163, subdivision 11.
7.7 	(c) Habitual truancy may also be considered reportable maltreatment of a minor under 
7.8 	chapter 260E. Maltreatment under section 260E.03, subdivision 12, includes neglect under 
7.9 	section 260E.03, subdivision 15. Neglect includes failure to ensure that the child is educated 
7.10 	as defined in sections 120A.22 and 260C.163, subdivision 11.
7.11 		Subd. 12.Criminal penalties. (a) A person who fails or refuses to provide for instruction 
7.12 	of a child who is required to receive instruction when notified to do so by a truant officer 
7.13 	or other official, or who meets other conditions, is guilty of a petty misdemeanor in 
7.14 	accordance with section 120A.34.
7.15 	(b) A person who causes or contributes to a child being a habitual truant may be charged 
7.16 	with a felony in accordance with section 609.26.

7.17 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123A.485, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
7.18 		Subd. 2.Aid. (a) Consolidation transition aid is equal to $200 $424 times the number 
7.19 	of resident pupil units in the newly created district in the year of consolidation and $100
7.20 	$212 times the number of resident pupil units in the first year following the year of 
7.21 	consolidation. The number of pupil units used to calculate aid in either year shall not exceed 
7.22 	1,000 for districts consolidating July 1, 1994, and 1,500 for districts consolidating July 1, 
7.23 	1995, and thereafter.
7.24 	(b) If the total appropriation for consolidation transition aid for any fiscal year, plus any 
7.25 	amount transferred under section 127A.41, subdivision 8, is insufficient to pay all districts 
7.26 	the full amount of aid earned, the department must first pay the districts in the first year 
7.27 	following the year of consolidation the full amount of aid earned and distribute any remaining 
7.28 	funds to the newly created districts in the first year of consolidation.

7.29 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123A.73, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
7.30 		Subd. 2. Dissolution; referendum revenue. As of the effective date of the voluntary 
7.31 	or involuntary dissolution of a district and its attachment to one or more existing districts 
7.32 	pursuant to sections 123A.60 or 123A.64 to 123A.72, the authorization for any referendum 
8.1 	revenue previously approved by the voters of authorized for the dissolved district in that 
8.2 	district pursuant to section 126C.17, subdivision 9, or its predecessor or successor provision, 
8.3 	is canceled. The authorization for any referendum revenue previously approved by the voters 
8.4 	of authorized for a district to which all or part of the dissolved district is attached shall not 
8.5 	be affected by the attachment and shall apply to the entire area of the district as enlarged 
8.6 	by the attachment.

8.7 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123A.73, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
8.8 		Subd. 4.Consolidation; maximum authorized referendum revenues. (a) As of the 
8.9 	effective date of a consolidation pursuant to section 123A.48, if the plan for consolidation 
8.10 	so provides, or if the plan for consolidation makes no provision concerning referendum 
8.11 	revenues, the authorization for all referendum revenues previously approved by the voters
8.12 	ofauthorized for all affected districts for those districts pursuant to section 126C.17, 
8.13 	subdivision 9, or its predecessor provision shall be recalculated as provided in this 
8.14 	subdivision. The referendum revenue authorization for the newly created district shall be 
8.15 	the revenue per adjusted pupil unit that would raise an amount equal to the combined dollar 
8.16 	amount of the referendum revenues authorized by each of the component districts for the 
8.17 	year preceding the consolidation, unless the referendum revenue authorization of the newly 
8.18 	created district is subsequently modified pursuant to section 126C.17, subdivision 9.
8.19 	(b) The referendum allowance for a consolidated district in the years following 
8.20 	consolidation equals the average of the consolidating districts' existing authorities for those 
8.21 	years, weighted by the districts' adjusted pupil units in the year preceding consolidation. 
8.22 	For purposes of this calculation, the referendum authorities used for individual districts 
8.23 	shall not decrease from year to year until such time as all existing authorities for all the 
8.24 	consolidating districts have fully expired, but shall increase if they were originally approved 
8.25 	with consumer price index-based or other annual increases.
8.26 	(c) The referendum revenue authorization for the newly created district shall continue 
8.27 	for a period of time equal to the longest period authorized for any component district. The 
8.28 	referendum revenue authorization for the newly created district may be renewed by the 
8.29 	school board of the newly created district pursuant to section 126C.17, subdivision 9b, for 
8.30 	a term not to exceed the longest period authorized for any component district.

8.31 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from June 16, 2024, and 
8.32 	applies to school board resolutions adopted on or after that date.

9.1 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123A.73, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
9.2 		Subd. 5.Alternative method. (a) As of the effective date of a consolidation pursuant 
9.3 	to section 123A.48, if the plan for consolidation so provides, the authorization for all 
9.4 	referendum revenues previously approved by the voters ofauthorized for all affected districts 
9.5 	for those districts pursuant to section 126C.17, subdivision 9, or its predecessor provision 
9.6 	shall be combined as provided in this subdivision. The referendum revenue authorization 
9.7 	for the newly created district may be any allowance per adjusted pupil unit provided in the 
9.8 	plan for consolidation, but may not exceed the allowance per adjusted pupil unit that would 
9.9 	raise an amount equal to the combined dollar amount of the referendum revenues authorized 
9.10 	by each of the component districts for the year preceding the consolidation.
9.11 	(b) The referendum allowance for a consolidated district in the years following 
9.12 	consolidation equals the average of the consolidating districts' existing authorities for those 
9.13 	years, weighted by the districts' adjusted pupil units in the year preceding consolidation. 
9.14 	For purposes of this calculation, the referendum authorities used for individual districts 
9.15 	shall not decrease from year to year until such time as all existing authorities for all the 
9.16 	consolidating districts have fully expired, but shall increase if they were originally approved 
9.17 	with consumer price index-based or other annual increases.
9.18 	(c) The referendum revenue authorization for the newly created district shall continue 
9.19 	for a period of time equal to the longest period authorized for any component district. The 
9.20 	referendum revenue authorization for the newly created district may be modified pursuant 
9.21 	to section 126C.17, subdivision 9. The referendum revenue authorization for the newly 
9.22 	created district may be renewed by the school board of the newly created district pursuant 
9.23 	to section 126C.17, subdivision 9b, for a term not to exceed the longest period authorized 
9.24 	for any component district.

9.25 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from June 16, 2024, and 
9.26 	applies to school board resolutions adopted on or after that date.

9.27 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123A.73, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
9.28 		Subd. 6.Discontinued referendum revenue. If the plan for consolidation provides for 
9.29 	discontinuance of referendum revenue previously approved by voters of authorized for the 
9.30 	component districts pursuant to section 126C.17, subdivision 9, or its predecessor provision, 
9.31 	the newly created district must not receive referendum revenue unless the voters of the 
9.32 	newly created district authorize referendum revenue pursuant to section 126C.17, subdivision 
9.33 	9.

10.1 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.09, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
10.2 		Subd. 5.Authorization; notification. (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, 
10.3 	an 11th or 12th grade pupil enrolled in a school district, a charter school, or an American 
10.4 	Indian-controlled Tribal contract or grant school eligible for aid under section 124D.83, 
10.5 	except a foreign exchange pupil enrolled in a district under a cultural exchange program, 
10.6 	may apply to an eligible institution, as defined in subdivision 3, to enroll in nonsectarian 
10.7 	courses offered by that postsecondary institution.
10.8 	(b) If an institution accepts a secondary pupil for enrollment under this section, the 
10.9 	institution shall send written notice to the pupil, the pupil's school or school district, and 
10.10 	the commissioner. The notice must indicate the course and hours of enrollment of that pupil. 
10.11 	The institution must notify the pupil's school as soon as practicable if the pupil withdraws 
10.12 	from the enrolled course. The institution must also notify the pupil's school as soon as 
10.13 	practicable if the pupil has been absent from a course for ten consecutive days on which 
10.14 	classes are held, based upon the postsecondary institution's academic calendar, and the pupil 
10.15 	is not receiving instruction in their home or hospital or other facility.
10.16 	(c) If the pupil enrolls in a course for postsecondary credit, the institution must notify:
10.17 	(1) the pupil about payment in the customary manner used by the institution.; and
10.18 	(2) the pupil's school as soon as practicable if the pupil withdraws from the course or 
10.19 	stops attending the course.

10.20 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.09, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
10.21 		Subd. 5a.Authorization; career or technical education. A 10th, 11th, or 12th grade 
10.22 	pupil enrolled in a school district, a charter school, or an American Indian-controlled tribal 
10.23 	contract or grant school eligible for aid under section 124D.83, except a foreign exchange 
10.24 	pupil enrolled in a district under a cultural exchange program, may enroll in a career or 
10.25 	technical education course offered by a Minnesota state college or university. A 10th grade 
10.26 	pupil applying for enrollment in a career or technical education course under this subdivision 
10.27 	must have received a passing score on the 8th grade Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment 
10.28 	in reading as a condition of enrollment. A current 10th grade pupil who did not take the 8th 
10.29 	grade Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment in reading may substitute another reading 
10.30 	assessment accepted by the enrolling postsecondary institution. A secondary pupil may 
10.31 	enroll in the pupil's first postsecondary options enrollment course under this subdivision. 
10.32 	A student who is refused enrollment by a Minnesota state college or university under this 
10.33 	subdivision may apply to an eligible institution offering a career or technical education 
11.1 	course. The postsecondary institution must give priority to its students according to 
11.2 	subdivision 9. If a secondary student receives a grade of "C" or better in the career or 
11.3 	technical education course taken under this subdivision, the postsecondary institution must 
11.4 	allow the student to take additional postsecondary courses for secondary credit at that 
11.5 	institution, not to exceed the limits in subdivision 8. A "career or technical course" is a 
11.6 	course that is part of a career and technical education program that provides individuals 
11.7 	with coherent, rigorous content aligned with academic standards and relevant technical 
11.8 	knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in current and 
11.9 	emerging professions and provide technical skill proficiency, an industry recognized 
11.10 	credential, and a certificate, a diploma, or an associate degree.

11.11 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.09, subdivision 5b, is amended to read:
11.12 		Subd. 5b.Authorization; 9th or 10th grade pupil. Notwithstanding any other law to 
11.13 	the contrary, a 9th or 10th grade pupil enrolled in a school district, a charter school, or an 
11.14 	American Indian-controlled Tribal contract or grant school eligible for aid under section 
11.15 	124D.83, except a foreign exchange pupil enrolled in a district under a cultural exchange 
11.16 	program, may apply to enroll in nonsectarian courses offered under subdivision 10, if:
11.17 	(1) the school district, charter school, or Tribal contract school district and the eligible 
11.18 	postsecondary institution providing the course agree to the student's enrollment; or
11.19 	(2) the course is a world language course currently available to 11th and 12th grade 
11.20 	students, and consistent with section 120B.022 governing world language standards, 
11.21 	certificates, and seals.

11.22 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.09, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
11.23 		Subd. 9.Enrollment priority. (a) A postsecondary institution must give priority to its 
11.24 	postsecondary students when enrolling pupils in grades 10, 11, and 12 in its courses. A 
11.25 	postsecondary institution may provide information about its programs to a secondary school 
11.26 	or to a pupil or parent and it may advertise or otherwise recruit or solicit a secondary pupil 
11.27 	to enroll in its programs on educational and programmatic grounds only except, 
11.28 	notwithstanding other law to the contrary, and for the 2014-2015 through 2019-2020 school 
11.29 	years only, an eligible postsecondary institution may advertise or otherwise recruit or solicit 
11.30 	a secondary pupil residing in a school district with 700 students or more in grades 10, 11, 
11.31 	and 12, to enroll in its programs on educational, programmatic, or financial grounds.
11.32 	(b) An institution must not enroll secondary pupils, for postsecondary enrollment options 
11.33 	purposes, in remedial, developmental, or other courses that are not college level except 
12.1 	when a student eligible to participate and enrolled in the graduation incentives program 
12.2 	under section 124D.68 enrolls full time in a middle or early college program. A middle or 
12.3 	early college program must be specifically designed to allow the student to earn dual high 
12.4 	school and college credit with a well-defined pathway to allow the student to earn a 
12.5 	postsecondary degree or credential. In this case, the student must receive developmental 
12.6 	college credit and not college credit for completing remedial or developmental courses.
12.7 	(c) Once a pupil has been enrolled in any postsecondary course under this section, the 
12.8 	pupil must not be displaced by another student.
12.9 	(d) If a postsecondary institution enrolls a secondary school pupil in a course under this 
12.10 	section, the postsecondary institution also must enroll in the same course an otherwise 
12.11 	enrolled and qualified postsecondary student who qualifies as a veteran under section 
12.12 	197.447, and demonstrates to the postsecondary institution's satisfaction that the institution's 
12.13 	established enrollment timelines were not practicable for that student.
12.14 	(e) A postsecondary institution must allow secondary pupils to enroll in online courses 
12.15 	under this section consistent with the institution's policy regarding postsecondary pupil 
12.16 	enrollment in online courses.

12.17 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.09, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
12.18 		Subd. 10.Courses according to agreements. (a) An eligible pupil, according to 
12.19 	subdivision 5, may enroll in a nonsectarian course taught by a secondary teacher or a 
12.20 	postsecondary faculty member and offered at a secondary school, charter school, Tribal 
12.21 	contract school, or another location, according to an agreement between a public school 
12.22 	board, board of directors, or Tribal contract school and the governing body of an eligible 
12.23 	public postsecondary system or an eligible private postsecondary institution, as defined in 
12.24 	subdivision 3. All provisions of this section apply to a pupil, public school board, board of 
12.25 	directors, Tribal council, district, charter school, Tribal contract school, and the governing 
12.26 	body of a postsecondary institution, except as otherwise provided. A secondary school and 
12.27 	a postsecondary institution that enrolls eligible pupils in courses according to agreements 
12.28 	must annually report to the commissioner the participation rates of pupils enrolled in courses 
12.29 	according to agreements, including the number of pupils enrolled and the number of courses 
12.30 	taken for postsecondary or dual credit.
12.31 	(b) To encourage students, especially American Indian students and students of color, 
12.32 	to consider teaching as a profession, participating schools, school districts, charter schools, 
12.33 	Tribal contract schools, and postsecondary institutions are encouraged to develop and offer 
12.34 	an "Introduction to Teaching" or "Introduction to Education" course under this subdivision. 
13.1 	For the purpose of applying for grants under this paragraph, "eligible institution" includes 
13.2 	schools andschool districts, charter schools, or Tribal contract schools that partner with an 
13.3 	accredited college or university in addition to postsecondary institutions identified in 
13.4 	subdivision 3, paragraph (a). Grant recipients under this paragraph must annually report to 
13.5 	the commissioner in a form and manner determined by the commissioner on the participation 
13.6 	rates of students in courses under this paragraph, including the number of students who 
13.7 	apply for admission to colleges or universities with teacher preparation programs and the 
13.8 	number of students of color and American Indian students who earned postsecondary credit. 
13.9 	Grant recipients must also describe recruiting efforts intended to ensure that the percentage 
13.10 	of participating students who are of color or American Indian meets or exceeds the overall 
13.11 	percentage of students of color or American Indian students in the school.

13.12 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.094, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
13.13 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
13.14 	the meanings given.
13.15 	(b) "Blended instruction" means a form of digital instruction that occurs when a student 
13.16 	learns part time in a supervised physical setting and part time through online instruction 
13.17 	under paragraph (f).
13.18 	(c) "Digital instruction" means instruction facilitated by technology that offers students 
13.19 	an element of control over the time, place, path, or pace of learning and includes blended 
13.20 	and online instruction.
13.21 	(d) "Enrolling district" means the school district or charter school in which a student is 
13.22 	enrolled under section 120A.22, subdivision 4 120A.05, subdivision 8, or chapter 124E.
13.23 	(e) "Online course syllabus" means a written document that identifies the state academic 
13.24 	standards taught and assessed in a supplemental online course under paragraph (j); course 
13.25 	content outline; required course assessments; instructional methods; communication 
13.26 	procedures with students, guardians, and the enrolling district under paragraph (d); and 
13.27 	supports available to the student.
13.28 	(f) "Online instruction" means a form of digital instruction that occurs when a student 
13.29 	learns primarily through digital technology away from a supervised physical setting.
13.30 	(g) "Online instructional site" means a site that offers courses using online instruction 
13.31 	under paragraph (f) and may enroll students receiving online instruction under paragraph 
13.32 	(f).
14.1 	(h) "Online teacher" means an employee of the enrolling district under paragraph (d) or 
14.2 	the supplemental online course provider under paragraph (k) who holds the appropriate 
14.3 	licensure under Minnesota Rules, chapter 8710, and is trained to provide online instruction 
14.4 	under paragraph (f).
14.5 	(i) "Student" means a Minnesota resident enrolled in a school defined under section 
14.6 	120A.22, subdivision 4, in kindergarten through grade 12 up to the age of 21.
14.7 	(j) "Supplemental online course" means an online learning course taken in place of a 
14.8 	course provided by the student's enrolling district under paragraph (d).
14.9 	(k) "Supplemental online course provider" means a school district, an intermediate school 
14.10 	district, a state-operated school, an organization of two or more school districts operating 
14.11 	under a joint powers agreement, or a charter school located in Minnesota that is authorized 
14.12 	by the Department of Education to provide supplemental online courses under paragraph 
14.13 	(j).

14.14 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124E.20, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
14.15 		Subdivision 1.Revenue calculation. (a) General education revenue must be paid to a 
14.16 	charter school as though it were a district. The general education revenue for each adjusted 
14.17 	pupil unit is the state average general education revenue per pupil unit, plus the referendum 
14.18 	equalization aid allowance and first tier local optional aid allowance in the pupil's district 
14.19 	of residence, minus an amount equal to the product of the formula allowance according to 
14.20 	section 126C.10, subdivision 2, times .0466, calculated without declining enrollment revenue, 
14.21 	local optional revenue, basic skills revenue, extended time revenue, pension adjustment 
14.22 	revenue, transition revenue, and transportation sparsity revenue, plus declining enrollment 
14.23 	revenue, basic skills revenue, pension adjustment revenue, and transition revenue as though 
14.24 	the school were a school district.
14.25 	(b) For a charter school operating an extended day, extended week, or summer program, 
14.26 	the general education revenue in paragraph (a) is increased by an amount equal to 25 percent 
14.27 	of the statewide average extended time revenue per adjusted pupil unit.
14.28 	(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the general education revenue for an eligible special 
14.29 	education charter school as defined in section 124E.21, subdivision 2, equals the sum of 
14.30 	the amount determined under paragraph (a) and the school's unreimbursed cost as defined 
14.31 	in section 124E.21, subdivision 2, for educating students not eligible for special education 
14.32 	services.
15.1 	(d) A charter school's general education revenue under paragraphs (a) to (c) is increased 
15.2 	by $132 times the adjusted pupil units for that fiscal year.

15.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2026 and later.

15.4 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 126C.05, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
15.5 		Subd. 3.Compensation revenue pupil units. Compensation revenue pupil units must 
15.6 	be computed according to this subdivision.
15.7 	(a) The compensation revenue concentration percentage for each building in a district 
15.8 	equals the product of 100 times the ratio of:
15.9 	(1) the sum of the number of pupils enrolled in the building eligible to receive free meals 
15.10 	plus one-half of the pupils eligible to receive reduced-priced meals on October 1 of the 
15.11 	previous fiscal year; to
15.12 	(2) the number of pupils enrolled in the building on October 1 of the previous fiscal 
15.13 	year.
15.14 	(b) The compensation revenue pupil weighting factor for a building equals the lesser of 
15.15 	one or the quotient obtained by dividing the building's compensation revenue concentration 
15.16 	percentage by 80.0.
15.17 	(c) The compensation revenue pupil units for a building equals the product of:
15.18 	(1) the sum of the number of pupils enrolled in the building eligible to receive free meals 
15.19 	and one-half of the pupils eligible to receive reduced-priced meals on October 1 of the 
15.20 	previous fiscal year; times
15.21 	(2) the compensation revenue pupil weighting factor for the building; times
15.22 	(3) .60.
15.23 	(d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (c), for voluntary prekindergarten programs under 
15.24 	section 142D.08, charter schools, and contracted alternative programs in the first year of 
15.25 	operation, compensation revenue pupil units shall be computed using data for the current 
15.26 	fiscal year. If the voluntary prekindergarten program, charter school, or contracted alternative 
15.27 	program begins operation after October 1, compensatory revenue pupil units shall be 
15.28 	computed based on pupils enrolled on an alternate date determined by the commissioner, 
15.29 	and the compensation revenue pupil units shall be prorated based on the ratio of the number 
15.30 	of days of student instruction to 170 days.
16.1 	(e) The percentages in this subdivision must be based on the count of individual pupils 
16.2 	and not on a building average or minimum.
16.3 	(f) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (e), for revenue in fiscal year 2025 only, the 
16.4 	compensation revenue pupil units for each building in a district equals the greater of the 
16.5 	building's actual compensation revenue pupil units computed according to paragraphs (a) 
16.6 	to (e) for revenue in fiscal year 2025, or the building's actual compensation revenue pupil 
16.7 	units computed according to paragraphs (a) to (e) for revenue in fiscal year 2024.
16.8 	(g) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (e), for revenue in fiscal year 2026 only, the 
16.9 	compensation revenue pupil units for each building in a district equals the greater of the 
16.10 	building's actual compensation revenue pupil units computed according to paragraphs (a) 
16.11 	to (e) for revenue in fiscal year 2026, or the building's actual compensation revenue pupil 
16.12 	units computed according to paragraphs (a) to (e) for revenue in fiscal year 2024.

16.13 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 126C.10, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
16.14 		Subd. 3.Compensatory education revenue. (a) A district's compensatory revenue 
16.15 	equals the sum of its compensatory revenue for each building in the district and the amounts 
16.16 	designated under Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision 
16.17 	8, for fiscal year 2017. Revenue shall be paid to the district and must be allocated according 
16.18 	to section 126C.15, subdivision 2.
16.19 	(b) For fiscal years 2024 and, 2025, and 2026, the compensatory education revenue for 
16.20 	each building in the district equals the formula allowance minus $839 times the compensation 
16.21 	revenue pupil units computed according to section 126C.05, subdivision 3.
16.22 	(c) For fiscal year 2026 2027 and later, the compensatory education revenue for each 
16.23 	building in the district equals its compensatory pupils multiplied by the building 
16.24 	compensatory allowance.
16.25 	(d) When the district contracting with an alternative program under section 124D.69 
16.26 	changes prior to the start of a school year, the compensatory revenue generated by pupils 
16.27 	attending the program shall be paid to the district contracting with the alternative program 
16.28 	for the current school year, and shall not be paid to the district contracting with the alternative 
16.29 	program for the prior school year.
16.30 	(e) When the fiscal agent district for an area learning center changes prior to the start of 
16.31 	a school year, the compensatory revenue shall be paid to the fiscal agent district for the 
16.32 	current school year, and shall not be paid to the fiscal agent district for the prior school year.
17.1 	(f) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), for fiscal year 2026, if the sum of the amounts 
17.2 	calculated under paragraph (c) is less than $838,947,000, the commissioner must 
17.3 	proportionately increase the revenue to each building until the total statewide revenue 
17.4 	calculated for each building equals $838,947,000.
17.5 	(g) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), for fiscal year 2027 and later, if the sum of the 
17.6 	amounts calculated under paragraph (c) is less than $857,152,000, the commissioner must 
17.7 	proportionately increase the revenue to each building until the total statewide revenue 
17.8 	calculated for each building equals $857,152,000.

17.9 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 126C.10, subdivision 3c, is amended to read:
17.10 		Subd. 3c.Statewide compensatory allowance.  For fiscal year 2026 2027, the statewide 
17.11 	compensatory allowance is $6,734 $6,936. For fiscal year 2027 2028 and later, the statewide 
17.12 	compensatory allowance equals the statewide compensatory allowance in effect for the 
17.13 	prior fiscal year times the ratio of the formula allowance under section 126C.10, subdivision 
17.14 	2, for the current fiscal year to the formula allowance under section 126C.10, subdivision 
17.15 	2, for the prior fiscal year, rounded to the nearest whole dollar.

17.16 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 126C.15, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
17.17 		Subd. 2.Building allocation. (a) A district or cooperative must allocate at least 80 
17.18 	percent of its compensatory revenue to each school building in the district or cooperative 
17.19 	where the children who have generated the revenue are served unless the school district or 
17.20 	cooperative has received permission under Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, 
17.21 	article 1, section 50, to allocate compensatory revenue according to student performance 
17.22 	measures developed by the school board.
17.23 	(b) A district or cooperative may allocate no more than 20 percent of the amount of 
17.24 	compensatory revenue that the district receives to school sites according to a plan adopted 
17.25 	by the school board. The money reallocated under this paragraph must be spent for the 
17.26 	purposes listed in subdivision 1, but may be spent on students in any grade, including 
17.27 	students attending school readiness or other prekindergarten programs.
17.28 	(c) For the purposes of this section and section 126C.05, subdivision 3, "building" means 
17.29 	education site as defined in section 123B.04, subdivision 1.
17.30 	(d) Notwithstanding section 123A.26, subdivision 1, compensatory revenue generated 
17.31 	by students served at a cooperative unit shall be paid to the cooperative unit.
18.1 	(e) A district or cooperative with school building openings, school building closings, 
18.2 	changes in attendance area boundaries, or other changes in programs or student demographics 
18.3 	between the prior year and the current year may reallocate compensatory revenue among 
18.4 	sites to reflect these changes. A district or cooperative must report to the department any 
18.5 	adjustments it makes according to this paragraph and the department must use the adjusted 
18.6 	compensatory revenue allocations in preparing the report required under section 123B.76, 
18.7 	subdivision 3, paragraph (c).
18.8 	(f) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027 only, notwithstanding the percentages specified in 
18.9 	paragraphs (a) and (b), a district may allocate up to 40 percent of the amount of compensatory 
18.10 	revenue that the district receives to school sites according to a plan adopted by the school 
18.11 	board, consistent with the purposes listed in subdivision 1.

18.12 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 126C.17, subdivision 9b, is amended to read:
18.13 		Subd. 9b.Renewal by school board. (a) Notwithstanding the election requirements of 
18.14 	subdivision 9, a school board may renew an expiring referendum, including an expiring 
18.15 	referendum that was approved or adopted under section 123A.73, subdivision 4 or 5, by 
18.16 	board action if:
18.17 	(1) the per pupil amount of the referendum is the same as the amount expiring, or for 
18.18 	an expiring referendum that was adjusted annually by the rate of inflation, the same as the 
18.19 	per pupil amount of the expiring referendum, adjusted annually for inflation in the same 
18.20 	manner as if the expiring referendum had continued;
18.21 	(2) the term of the renewed referendum is no longer than the initial term approved by 
18.22 	the voters, except as provided under section 123A.73, subdivision 4 or 5;
18.23 	(3) the school board, having taken a recorded vote, has adopted a written resolution 
18.24 	authorizing the renewal after holding a meeting and allowing public testimony on the 
18.25 	proposed renewal; and
18.26 	(4) the expiring referendum has not been previously renewed under this subdivision.
18.27 	(b) The resolution must be adopted by the school board by on or after July 1 of the 
18.28 	second fiscal year prior to the fiscal year in which the referendum expires, but no later than
18.29 	June 15 of any calendar year and the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year in which the 
18.30 	referendum expires. The resolution becomes effective 60 days after its adoption.
18.31 	(c) A referendum expires in the last fiscal year in which the referendum generates revenue 
18.32 	for the school district. A school board may renew an expiring referendum under this 
18.33 	subdivision not more than two fiscal years before the referendum expires.
19.1 	(d) A district renewing an expiring referendum under this subdivision must submit a 
19.2 	copy of the adopted resolution to the commissioner and to the county auditor no later than 
19.3 	September 1 August 15 of the calendar year in which the written resolution is adopted fiscal 
19.4 	year in which the referendum expires.

19.5 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from June 16, 2024, and 
19.6 	applies to school board resolutions adopted on or after that date.

19.7 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 127A.47, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
19.8 		Subd. 7.Alternative attendance programs. (a) The general education aid and special 
19.9 	education aid for districts must be adjusted for each pupil attending a nonresident district 
19.10 	under sections 123A.05 to 123A.08, 124D.03, 124D.08, and 124D.68. The adjustments 
19.11 	must be made according to this subdivision.
19.12 	(b) For purposes of this subdivision, the "unreimbursed cost of providing special 
19.13 	education and services" means the difference between: (1) the actual cost of providing 
19.14 	special instruction and services, including special transportation and unreimbursed building 
19.15 	lease and debt service costs for facilities used primarily for special education, for a pupil 
19.16 	with a disability, as defined in section 125A.02, or a pupil, as defined in section 125A.51, 
19.17 	who is enrolled in a program listed in this subdivision, minus (2) if the pupil receives special 
19.18 	instruction and services outside the regular classroom for more than 60 percent of the school 
19.19 	day, the amount of general education revenue, excluding local optional revenue, plus local 
19.20 	optional aid and referendum equalization aid as defined in section 125A.11, subdivision 1, 
19.21 	paragraph (d), attributable to that pupil for the portion of time the pupil receives special 
19.22 	instruction and services outside of the regular classroom, excluding portions attributable to 
19.23 	district and school administration, district support services, operations and maintenance, 
19.24 	capital expenditures, and pupil transportation, minus (3) special education aid under section 
19.25 	125A.76, excluding cross subsidy reduction aid under section 125A.76, subdivision 2e, 
19.26 	attributable to that pupil, that is received by the district providing special instruction and 
19.27 	services. For purposes of this paragraph, general education revenue and referendum 
19.28 	equalization aid attributable to a pupil must be calculated using the serving district's average 
19.29 	general education revenue and referendum equalization aid per adjusted pupil unit.
19.30 	(c) For fiscal year 2020, special education aid paid to a resident district must be reduced 
19.31 	by an amount equal to 85 percent of the unreimbursed cost of providing special education 
19.32 	and services. For fiscal year 2021 and later, special education aid paid to a resident district 
19.33 	must be reduced by an amount equal to 80 percent of the unreimbursed cost of providing 
19.34 	special education and services.
20.1 	(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), special education aid paid to a resident district must 
20.2 	be reduced by an amount equal to 100 percent of the unreimbursed cost of special education 
20.3 	and services provided to students at an intermediate district, cooperative, or charter school 
20.4 	where the percent of students eligible for special education services is at least 70 percent 
20.5 	of the charter school's total enrollment.
20.6 	(e) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), special education aid paid to a resident district must 
20.7 	be reduced under paragraph (d) for students at a charter school receiving special education 
20.8 	aid under section 124E.21, subdivision 3, calculated as if the charter school received special 
20.9 	education aid under section 124E.21, subdivision 1.
20.10 	(f) Special education aid paid to the district or cooperative providing special instruction 
20.11 	and services for the pupil, or to the fiscal agent district for a cooperative, must be increased 
20.12 	by the amount of the reduction in the aid paid to the resident district under paragraphs (c) 
20.13 	and (d). If the resident district's special education aid is insufficient to make the full 
20.14 	adjustment under paragraphs (c), (d), and (e), the remaining adjustment shall be made to 
20.15 	other state aids due to the district.
20.16 	(g) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), general education aid paid to the resident district of 
20.17 	a nonspecial education student for whom an eligible special education charter school receives 
20.18 	general education aid under section 124E.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), must be reduced 
20.19 	by an amount equal to the difference between the general education aid attributable to the 
20.20 	student under section 124E.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), and the general education aid 
20.21 	that the student would have generated for the charter school under section 124E.20, 
20.22 	subdivision 1, paragraph (a). For purposes of this paragraph, "nonspecial education student" 
20.23 	means a student who does not meet the definition of pupil with a disability as defined in 
20.24 	section 125A.02 or the definition of a pupil in section 125A.51.
20.25 	(h) An area learning center operated by a service cooperative, intermediate district, 
20.26 	education district, or a joint powers cooperative may elect through the action of the 
20.27 	constituent boards to charge the resident district tuition for pupils rather than to have the 
20.28 	general education revenue paid to a fiscal agent school district. Except as provided in 
20.29 	paragraph (f), the district of residence must pay tuition equal to at least 90 and no more than
20.30 	100 percent of the district average general education revenue per pupil unit minus an amount 
20.31 	equal to the product of the formula allowance according to section 126C.10, subdivision 2, 
20.32 	times .0466, calculated without compensatory revenue, local optional revenue, and 
20.33 	transportation sparsity revenue, times the number of pupil units for pupils attending the area 
20.34 	learning center.

21.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2026 and later.

21.2 	Sec. 23. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 33, is amended to read:
21.3 	Sec. 33. UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE REPORT.
 21.4 	By January 15 of each year, the Department of Education, in consultation with the 
21.5 	Department of Employment and Economic Development, must report to the legislative 
21.6 	committees with jurisdiction over education the balances in unemployment insurance aid 
21.7 	accounts and information about the annual changes in reimbursable costs for school workers 
21.8 	receiving unemployment insurance benefits. To the extent possible, the report must break 
21.9 	out the costs by district and major job classes including separately identifying special 
21.10 	education paraprofessionals from other paraprofessionals. The report must be filed according 
21.11 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195.

21.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for reports filed after July 1, 2025.

21.13 	Sec. 24. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 36, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
21.14 		Subd. 12.Career and technical program expansion; aeronautics pilot program. (a) 
21.15 	For Independent School District No. 482, Little Falls, for an aeronautics and commercial 
21.16 	over-the-road technical program:

21.17		$
	450,000
	.....
	2024
	
21.18 	(b) The funds must be used to help support the district's aeronautics and commercial 
21.19 	over-the-road technical pilot program. The funds may be used for equipment, staffing costs, 
21.20 	travel costs, and contracted services.
21.21 	(c) By February 1, 2027, the district must report to the chairs and ranking minority 
21.22 	members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 
21.23 	12 education on the activities funded by this appropriation. The report must include but is 
21.24 	not limited to information about program participation and demographic information about 
21.25 	the students served in the program, a description of the type of activities offered by each 
21.26 	program during the year, partnerships with higher education and private providers of 
21.27 	aeronautic and commercial over-the-road services, and recommendations for state actions 
21.28 	that could improve aeronautics and commercial over-the-road programming for all school 
21.29 	districts. The report must also describe how the district's early expenditures for the program 
21.30 	were successful in providing the aeronautics and commercial over-the-road technical program 
21.31 	in a more timely manner to the district's participating students.
22.1 	(d) The school district's program expenditures for this program occurring after May 24, 
22.2 	2023, and prior to the Department of Education officially awarding this grant to the school 
22.3 	district, qualify as eligible program expenditures and are reimbursable from the grant amount 
22.4 	in paragraph (a).
22.5 	(d) (e) This appropriation is available until June 30, 2026. This is a onetime appropriation.

22.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from May 24, 2023.

22.7 	Sec. 25. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 37, the effective date, is amended to 
22.8 	read:

22.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Paragraph (a) is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2026 2027. 
22.10 	Paragraph (b) is effective May 28, 2023. Paragraph (c) is effective the day following final 
22.11 	enactment.

22.12 	Sec. 26. SCHOOL START DATE FOR THE 2026-2027 AND 2027-2028 SCHOOL 
22.13 	YEARS ONLY.
 22.14 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 120A.40, for the 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 
22.15 	school years only, a school district may begin the school year on or after September 1. This 
22.16 	section does not limit a school district that otherwise qualifies to begin the school year on 
22.17 	any day before Labor Day as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 120A.40.

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

22.19 	Sec. 27. COMPENSATORY REVENUE TASK FORCE.
 22.20 		Subdivision 1.Task force established. A task force is established to analyze the general 
22.21 	education compensatory revenue formula, including the purpose of the program, the revenue 
22.22 	levels of the program, the distribution formula for the revenue, the uses of compensatory 
22.23 	revenue, and methods to evaluate the outcomes of compensatory revenue spending.
22.24 		Subd. 2.Membership. (a) The Compensatory Revenue Task Force consists of 14 
22.25 	members, including:
22.26 	(1) one member appointed by the majority leader of the senate;
22.27 	(2) one member appointed by the minority leader of the senate;
22.28 	(3) one member appointed by the speaker of the house;
22.29 	(4) one member appointed by the speaker emerita of the house; and
22.30 	(5) ten members appointed by the commissioner of education.
23.1 	(b) Each appointing authority must appoint task force members no later than August 1, 
23.2 	2025.
23.3 	(c) Unless the appointed member is a duly elected and currently serving member of the 
23.4 	senate or house of representatives, appointed members of the task force must meet one or 
23.5 	more of the following qualifications:
23.6 	(1) professional experience in kindergarten through grade 12 education funding support 
23.7 	for Minnesota local education agencies;
23.8 	(2) professional experience in areas related to equity in education;
23.9 	(3) hold a current Minnesota superintendent's license;
23.10 	(4) professional experience working with the current compensatory revenue funding 
23.11 	components;
23.12 	(5) national recognition in demographic and economic trends and student well-being;
23.13 	(6) demonstrated development of education funding formula in rural districts;
23.14 	(7) demonstrated development of education funding formula in metropolitan districts;
23.15 	(8) professional experience working with advocacy organizations that address issues 
23.16 	related to hunger and low-income students; or
23.17 	(9) professional experience representing an educators union.
23.18 		Subd. 3.Consultation and advice. The commissioner of education and the task force 
23.19 	must request expert advice as necessary, including advice and technical assistance from: 
23.20 	the Department of Revenue regarding pupil identification methods voluntarily linked to 
23.21 	certain state income tax data; the state demographer regarding census information that may 
23.22 	inform the compensatory revenue formula; the Department of Children, Youth, and Families; 
23.23 	the Department of Human Services; Minnesota Management and Budget; and the Minnesota 
23.24 	Association of School Business Officials regarding general school district accounting and 
23.25 	business practices.
23.26 		Subd. 4.Duties. The task force must:
23.27 	(1) evaluate which students currently generate compensatory revenue, examine whether 
23.28 	this student count aligns with students who are underprepared to learn or otherwise not 
23.29 	meeting academic standards, and determine the best student population to target with 
23.30 	compensatory revenue;
24.1 	(2) examine and determine the best proxy and demographic variables to identify students, 
24.2 	sites, and districts in need of assistance to help students better meet academic standards and 
24.3 	prepare to learn;
24.4 	(3) examine potential input data elements for determining compensatory revenue, 
24.5 	including income tax data, census information, and federal school meals eligibility, whether 
24.6 	identified through direct certification of income from public assistance program participation 
24.7 	or through the application for educational benefits;
24.8 	(4) determine whether compensatory revenue should be generated at the school district 
24.9 	or school site level;
24.10 	(5) evaluate whether the compensatory revenue formula should contain a concentration 
24.11 	formula;
24.12 	(6) examine the interrelationships between the compensatory revenue program and 
24.13 	extended time revenue program, including summer school, and propose methods to better 
24.14 	integrate compensatory revenue and extended time revenue;
24.15 	(7) evaluate the best uses of compensatory revenue; and
24.16 	(8) evaluate potential ways to examine the effectiveness of compensatory revenue, 
24.17 	including measures of absolute levels and growth in student attendance, graduation rates, 
24.18 	assessment results, student behavior, and disciplinary events.
24.19 		Subd. 5.Compensation. Minnesota Statutes, section 15.059, subdivision 3, governs 
24.20 	compensation of the members of the task force.
24.21 		Subd. 6.Meetings and administrative support. (a) The commissioner of education or 
24.22 	the commissioner's designee must convene the first meeting of the task force no later than 
24.23 	September 3, 2025. The task force must establish a schedule for meetings and meet as 
24.24 	necessary to accomplish the duties under this section. Meetings are subject to Minnesota 
24.25 	Statutes, chapter 13D. The task force may meet by telephone or interactive technology 
24.26 	consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 13D.015.
24.27 	(b) The Department of Education must provide administrative support to assist the task 
24.28 	force in its work, including providing information, data, and technical support, and the 
24.29 	department must assist in the creation of the task force reports.
24.30 		Subd. 7.Reporting. The task force must issue a preliminary report to the legislature by 
24.31 	February 25, 2026, and a final report to the legislature by October 15, 2026. The reports 
24.32 	must be prepared and filed consistent with the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 
25.1 	3.195, and submitted to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative 
25.2 	committees with jurisdiction over education finance and policy.
25.3 		Subd. 8.Expiration. The task force expires October 16, 2026.

25.4 	Sec. 28. APPROPRIATIONS.
 25.5 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are 
25.6 	appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years 
25.7 	designated.
25.8 		Subd. 2.General education aid. (a) For general education aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
25.9 	section 126C.13, subdivision 4:

25.10		$
	8,509,608,000
	.....
	2026
	
25.11		$
	8,765,730,000
	.....
	2027
	
25.12 	(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $783,251,000 for 2025 and $7,726,357,000 for 
25.13 	2026.
25.14 	(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $807,134,000 for 2026 and $7,958,596,000 for 
25.15 	2027.
25.16 		Subd. 3.Abatement aid. (a) For abatement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 
25.17 	127A.49:

25.18		$
	1,929,000
	.....
	2026
	
25.19		$
	2,340,000
	.....
	2027
	
25.20 	(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $140,000 for 2025 and $1,789,000 for 2026.
25.21 	(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $198,000 for 2026 and $2,142,000 for 2027.
25.22 		Subd. 4.Area learning center transportation aid. (a) For area learning center 
25.23 	transportation aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.92, subdivision 11:

25.24		$
	1,000,000
	.....
	2026
	
25.25		$
	1,000,000
	.....
	2027
	
25.26 	(b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
25.27 	(c) This aid is 100 percent payable in the current year.
25.28 		Subd. 5.Career and technical aid. (a) For career and technical aid under Minnesota 
25.29 	Statutes, section 124D.4531, subdivision 1b:

26.1		$
	451,000
	.....
	2026
	
26.2		$
	350,000
	.....
	2027
	
26.3 	(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $85,000 for 2025 and $366,000 for 2026.
26.4 	(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $40,000 for 2026 and $310,000 for 2027.
26.5 		Subd. 6.Career and technical education consortium. (a) To the Minnesota Service 
26.6 	Cooperatives for career and technical education consortium grants under Minnesota Statutes, 
26.7 	section 124D.4536:

26.8		$
	5,000,000
	.....
	2026
	
26.9		$
	5,000,000
	.....
	2027
	
26.10 	(b) If the appropriation in fiscal year 2026 is insufficient, the appropriation in fiscal year 
26.11 	2027 is available.
26.12 	(c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, up to three 
26.13 	percent of the appropriation in each year is available for grant administration.
26.14 	(d) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
26.15 		Subd. 7.Compensatory Revenue Task Force. For the Compensatory Revenue Task 
26.16 	Force:

26.17		$
	110,000
	.....
	2026
	
26.18 	(b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
26.19 		Subd. 8.Consolidation transition aid. (a) For consolidation transition aid under 
26.20 	Minnesota Statutes, section 123A.485:

26.21		$
	572,000
	.....
	2026
	
26.22		$
	350,000
	.....
	2027
	
26.23 	(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $0 for 2025 and $572,000 for 2026.
26.24 	(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $64,000 for 2026 and $286,000 for 2027.
26.25 		Subd. 9.Emergency medical training. (a) For grants to offer high school students 
26.26 	courses in emergency medical services:

26.27		$
	500,000
	.....
	2026
	
26.28		$
	500,000
	.....
	2027
	
26.29 	(b) A school district, charter school, Tribal contract school, or cooperative unit under 
26.30 	Minnesota Statutes, section 123A.24, subdivision 2, may apply for a grant under this section 
26.31 	to offer enrolled students emergency medical services courses approved by the Minnesota 
27.1 	Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board to prepare students to take the emergency 
27.2 	medical technician certification test, including an emergency medical services course that 
27.3 	is a prerequisite to an emergency medical technician course.
27.4 	(c) A grant recipient may use grant funds to partner with a district, charter school, 
27.5 	cooperative unit, postsecondary institution, political subdivision, or entity with expertise in 
27.6 	emergency medical services, including health systems, hospitals, ambulance services, and 
27.7 	health care providers to offer an emergency medical services course.
27.8 	(d) Eligible uses of grant funds include teacher salaries, transportation, equipment costs, 
27.9 	emergency medical technician certification test fees, and student background checks.
27.10 	(e) To the extent practicable, the commissioner must award at least half of the grant 
27.11 	funds to applicants outside of the seven-county metropolitan area, and at least 30 percent 
27.12 	of the grant funds to applicants with high concentrations of students of color.
27.13 	(f) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
27.14 	(g) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, up to $50,000 
27.15 	of the appropriation in each year is available for grant administration.
27.16 		Subd. 10.Enrollment options transportation. For transportation of pupils attending 
27.17 	postsecondary institutions under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, or for transportation 
27.18 	of pupils attending nonresident districts under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.03:

27.19		$
	25,000
	.....
	2026
	
27.20		$
	27,000
	.....
	2027
	
27.21 		Subd. 11.Nonpublic pupil education aid. (a) For nonpublic pupil education aid under 
27.22 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.40 to 123B.43 and 123B.87:

27.23		$
	25,349,000
	.....
	2026
	
27.24		$
	27,160,000
	.....
	2027
	
27.25 	(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $2,355,000 for 2025 and $22,994,000 for 2026.
27.26 	(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $2,554,000 for 2026 and $24,606,000 for 2027.
27.27 		Subd. 12.Nonpublic pupil transportation aid. (a) For nonpublic pupil transportation 
27.28 	aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.92, subdivision 9:

27.29		$
	28,123,000
	.....
	2026
	
27.30		$
	29,359,000
	.....
	2027
	
27.31 	(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $2,609,000 for 2025 and $25,514,000 for 2026.
28.1 	(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $2,834,000 for 2026 and $26,525,000 for 2027.
28.2 		Subd. 13.One-room schoolhouse. (a) For aid to Independent School District No. 690, 
28.3 	Warroad, to operate the Angle Inlet School:

28.4		$
	65,000
	.....
	2026
	
28.5		$
	65,000
	.....
	2027
	
28.6 	(b) This aid is 100 percent payable in the current year.
28.7 		Subd. 14.Pregnant and parenting pupil transportation reimbursement. (a) To 
28.8 	reimburse districts for transporting pregnant or parenting pupils under Minnesota Statutes, 
28.9 	section 123B.92, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (1), item (vi):

28.10		$
	55,000
	.....
	2026
	
28.11		$
	55,000
	.....
	2027
	
28.12 	(b) To receive reimbursement, districts must apply in the form and manner prescribed 
28.13 	by the commissioner. If the appropriation is insufficient, the commissioner must prorate 
28.14 	the amount paid to districts seeking reimbursement.
28.15 	(c) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.

28.16 	Sec. 29. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
 28.17 	The revisor of statutes must substitute the term "school district, charter school, or Tribal 
28.18 	contract school" for "district" or "school district" wherever the terms appear in Minnesota 
28.19 	Statutes, section 124D.09, subdivisions 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11a, 12, 13, 16, 21, and 24, and 
28.20 	section 124D.091. The revisor may also make grammatical changes related to the change 
28.21 	in terms.

28.22 	ARTICLE 2
28.23 	EDUCATION EXCELLENCE

28.24 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.132, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
28.25 		Subd. 2.Application and review process; funding priority. (a) Charter schools and 
28.26 	school districts in which eligible schools under subdivision 1 are located may apply to the 
28.27 	commissioner, in the form and manner the commissioner determines, for competitive funding 
28.28 	to further raise students' academic achievement. The application must detail the specific 
28.29 	efforts the applicant intends to undertake in further raising students' academic achievement, 
28.30 	consistent with subdivision 1, and a proposed budget detailing the district or charter school's 
28.31 	current and proposed expenditures for advanced placement, preadvanced placement, and 
29.1 	international baccalaureate courses and programs. The proposed budget must demonstrate 
29.2 	that the applicant's efforts will support implementation of advanced placement, preadvanced 
29.3 	placement, and international baccalaureate courses and programs. Expenditures for 
29.4 	administration must not exceed five percent of the proposed budget. Priority for advanced 
29.5 	placement grants must be given to grantees who add or expand offerings of advanced 
29.6 	placement computer science principles. The commissioner may require an applicant to 
29.7 	provide additional information.
29.8 	(b) When reviewing applications, the commissioner must determine whether the applicant 
29.9 	satisfied all the requirements in this subdivision and subdivision 1. The commissioner may 
29.10 	give funding priority to an otherwise qualified applicant that demonstrates:
29.11 	(1) a focus on developing or expanding preadvanced placement, advanced placement, 
29.12 	or international baccalaureate courses or programs or increasing students' participation in, 
29.13 	access to, or success with the courses or programs, including the participation, access, or 
29.14 	success of low-income and other disadvantaged students;
29.15 	(2) a compelling need for access to preadvanced placement, advanced placement, or 
29.16 	international baccalaureate courses or programs;
29.17 	(3) an effective ability to actively involve local business and community organizations 
29.18 	in student activities that are integral to preadvanced placement, advanced placement, or 
29.19 	international baccalaureate courses or programs;
29.20 	(4) access to additional public or nonpublic funds or in-kind contributions that are 
29.21 	available for preadvanced placement, advanced placement, or international baccalaureate 
29.22 	courses or programs;
29.23 	(5) an intent to implement activities that target low-income and other disadvantaged 
29.24 	students; or
29.25 	(6) an intent to increase the advanced placement and international baccalaureate course 
29.26 	offerings in science, technology, engineering, and math to low-income and other 
29.27 	disadvantaged students.; or
29.28 	(7) adoption of a policy providing for automatic enrollment in preadvanced placement, 
29.29 	advanced placement, or international baccalaureate programs for students that meet locally 
29.30 	adopted eligibility criteria.

30.1 	Sec. 2. [120B.213] HEALTHY AGING AND DEMENTIA EDUCATION.
30.2 	School districts and charter schools are encouraged to provide instruction on healthy 
30.3 	aging and dementia to students in grades 6 through 12 that is aligned with applicable health 
30.4 	standards and integrated into existing programs, curriculum, or the general school 
30.5 	environment of a district or charter school.

30.6 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.215, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
30.7 		Subdivision 1.Model program. The commissioner of education, in consultation with 
30.8 	the commissioners of health and human services, local district and school health education 
30.9 	specialists, and other qualified experts, shall identify one or more model programs that may 
30.10 	be used to educate middle school and high school students on the health effects on children 
30.11 	and adolescents of cannabis use and substance use, including but not limited to the use of 
30.12 	fentanyl or mixtures containing fentanyl, consistent with local standards as required in 
30.13 	section 120B.021, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (6), for elementary and secondary 
30.14 	school students. The commissioner must publish a list of model programs that include 
30.15 	written materials, resources, and training for instructors by June 1, 2025. A model program 
30.16 	identified by the commissioner must be medically accurate, age and developmentally 
30.17 	appropriate, culturally inclusive, and grounded in science, and must address:
30.18 	(1) the physical and mental health effects of cannabis use and substance use by children, 
30.19 	adolescents, and persons under 25 years of age, including effects on the developing brains 
30.20 	of children, adolescents, and persons under 25 years of age;
30.21 	(2) unsafe or unhealthy behaviors associated with cannabis use and substance use;
30.22 	(3) signs of substance use disorders;
30.23 	(4) treatment options; and
30.24 	(5) healthy coping strategies for children and adolescents.; and
30.25 	(6) overdose recognition, prevention, and response.

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

30.27 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.22, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
30.28 		Subdivision 1.Violence prevention curriculum. (a) The commissioner of education, 
30.29 	in consultation with the commissioners of health and human services, state minority councils, 
30.30 	battered women's and domestic abuse programs, battered women's shelters, sexual assault 
30.31 	centers, representatives of religious communities, and the assistant commissioner of the 
31.1 	Office of Drug Policy and Violence Prevention, shall assist districts on request in developing 
31.2 	or implementing a violence prevention program for students in kindergarten to grade 12 
31.3 	that can be integrated into existing curriculum. The purpose of the program is to help students 
31.4 	learn how to resolve conflicts within their families and communities in nonviolent, effective 
31.5 	ways.
31.6 	(b) Each district is encouraged to integrate into its existing curriculum a program for 
31.7 	violence prevention that includes at least:
31.8 	(1) a comprehensive, accurate, and age appropriate curriculum on violence prevention, 
31.9 	nonviolent conflict resolution, sexual, racial, and cultural harassment, self-protection, and 
31.10 	student hazing that promotes equality, respect, understanding, effective communication, 
31.11 	individual responsibility, thoughtful decision making, positive conflict resolution, useful 
31.12 	coping skills, critical thinking, listening and watching skills, and personal safety;
31.13 	(2) planning materials, guidelines, and other accurate information on preventing physical 
31.14 	and emotional violence, identifying and reducing the incidence of sexual, racial, and cultural 
31.15 	harassment, and reducing child abuse, including physical abuse, and neglect;
31.16 	(3) a special parent education component of early childhood family education programs 
31.17 	to prevent child abuse and neglect and to promote positive parenting skills, giving priority 
31.18 	to services and outreach programs for at-risk families;
31.19 	(4) involvement of parents and other community members, including the clergy, business 
31.20 	representatives, civic leaders, local elected officials, law enforcement officials, and the 
31.21 	county attorney;
31.22 	(5) collaboration with local community services, agencies, and organizations that assist 
31.23 	in violence intervention or prevention, including family-based services, crisis services, life 
31.24 	management skills services, case coordination services, mental health services, and early 
31.25 	intervention services;
31.26 	(6) collaboration among districts and service cooperatives;
31.27 	(7) targeting early adolescents for prevention efforts, especially early adolescents whose 
31.28 	personal circumstances may lead to violent or harassing behavior;
31.29 	(8) opportunities for teachers to receive in-service training or attend other programs on 
31.30 	strategies or curriculum designed to assist students in intervening in or preventing violence 
31.31 	in school and at home; and
31.32 	(9) administrative policies that reflect, and a staff that models, nonviolent behaviors that 
31.33 	do not display or condone sexual, racial, or cultural harassment or student hazing.
32.1 	(c) The department may provide assistance at a neutral site to a nonpublic school 
32.2 	participating in a district's program.

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

32.4 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.35, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
32.5 		Subd. 3.State growth measures; other state measures. (a)(1) The state's educational 
32.6 	assessment system measuring individual students' educational growth is based on indicators 
32.7 	of current achievement that show growth relative to an individual student's prior achievement. 
32.8 	Indicators of achievement and prior achievement must be based on highly reliable statewide 
32.9 	or districtwide assessments.
32.10 	(2) For purposes of paragraphs (b), (c), and (d), the commissioner must analyze and 
32.11 	report separate categories of information using the student categories identified under the 
32.12 	federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as most recently reauthorized, and, in 
32.13 	addition to "other" for each race and ethnicity, and the Karen community, seven of the most 
32.14 	populous Asian and Pacific Islander groups, three of the most populous Native groups, 
32.15 	seven of the most populous Hispanic/Latino groups, and five of the most populous Black 
32.16 	and African Heritage groups as determined by the total Minnesota population based on the 
32.17 	most recent American Community Survey; English learners under section 124D.59; home 
32.18 	language; free or reduced-price meals; and all students enrolled in a Minnesota public school 
32.19 	who are currently or were previously in foster care, except that such disaggregation and 
32.20 	cross tabulation is not required if the number of students in a category is insufficient to yield 
32.21 	statistically reliable information or the results would reveal personally identifiable information 
32.22 	about an individual student.
32.23 	(b) The commissioner, in consultation with a stakeholder group that includes assessment 
32.24 	and evaluation directors, district staff, experts in culturally responsive teaching, and 
32.25 	researchers, must implement an appropriate growth model that compares the difference in 
32.26 	students' achievement scores over time, and includes criteria for identifying schools and 
32.27 	school districts that demonstrate academic progress or progress toward English language 
32.28 	proficiency. The model may be used to advance educators' professional development and 
32.29 	replicate programs that succeed in meeting students' diverse learning needs. Data on 
32.30 	individual teachers generated under the model are personnel data under section 13.43. The 
32.31 	model must allow users to:
32.32 	(1) report student growth consistent with this paragraph; and
33.1 	(2) for all student categories, report and compare aggregated and disaggregated state 
33.2 	student growth and, under section 120B.11, subdivision 2, clause (2), student learning and 
33.3 	outcome data using the student categories identified under the federal Elementary and 
33.4 	Secondary Education Act, as most recently reauthorized, and other student categories under 
33.5 	paragraph (a), clause (2).
33.6 	The commissioner must report measures of student growth and, under section 120B.11, 
33.7 	subdivision 2, clause (2), student learning and outcome data, consistent with this paragraph, 
33.8 	including the English language development, academic progress, and oral academic 
33.9 	development of English learners and their native language development if the native language 
33.10 	is used as a language of instruction, and include data on all pupils enrolled in a Minnesota 
33.11 	public school course or program who are currently or were previously counted as an English 
33.12 	learner under section 124D.59. In addition, the commissioner must report language 
33.13 	development outcomes of the target language of instruction other than English for all students 
33.14 	who are in a dual language immersion program or who are enrolled in a Minnesota public 
33.15 	school course or program in which the objective is improving or maintaining the students' 
33.16 	native language.
33.17 	(c) When reporting student performance under section 120B.36, subdivision 1, the 
33.18 	commissioner annually, beginning July 1, 2011, must report two core measures indicating 
33.19 	the extent to which current high school graduates are being prepared for postsecondary 
33.20 	academic and career opportunities:
33.21 	(1) a preparation measure indicating the number and percentage of high school graduates 
33.22 	in the most recent school year who completed course work important to preparing them for 
33.23 	postsecondary academic and career opportunities, consistent with the core academic subjects 
33.24 	required for admission to Minnesota's public colleges and universities as determined by the 
33.25 	Office of Higher Education under chapter 136A; and
33.26 	(2) a rigorous coursework measure indicating the number and percentage of high school 
33.27 	graduates in the most recent school year who successfully completed one or more 
33.28 	college-level advanced placement, international baccalaureate, postsecondary enrollment 
33.29 	options including concurrent enrollment, other rigorous courses of study under section 
33.30 	120B.021, subdivision 1a, or industry certification courses or programs.
33.31 	When reporting the core measures under clauses (1) and (2), the commissioner must also 
33.32 	analyze and report separate categories of information using the student categories identified 
33.33 	under the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as most recently reauthorized, 
33.34 	and other student categories under paragraph (a), clause (2).
34.1 	(d) When reporting student performance under section 120B.36, subdivision 1, the 
34.2 	commissioner annually, beginning July 1, 2014, must report summary data on school safety 
34.3 	and students' engagement and connection at school, consistent with the student categories 
34.4 	identified under paragraph (a), clause (2). The summary data under this paragraph are 
34.5 	separate from and must not be used for any purpose related to measuring or evaluating the 
34.6 	performance of classroom teachers. The commissioner, in consultation with qualified experts 
34.7 	on student engagement and connection and classroom teachers, must identify highly reliable 
34.8 	variables that generate summary data under this paragraph. The summary data may be used 
34.9 	at school, district, and state levels only. Any data on individuals received, collected, or 
34.10 	created that are used to generate the summary data under this paragraph are nonpublic data 
34.11 	under section 13.02, subdivision 9.
34.12 	(e) For purposes of statewide educational accountability, the commissioner must identify 
34.13 	and report measures that demonstrate the success of learning year program providers under 
34.14 	sections 123A.05 and 124D.68, among other such providers, in improving students' 
34.15 	graduation outcomes. The commissioner, beginning July 1, 2015, must annually report 
34.16 	summary data on:
34.17 	(1) the four- and six-year graduation rates of students under this paragraph;
34.18 	(2) the percent of students under this paragraph whose progress and performance levels 
34.19 	are meeting career and college readiness benchmarks under section 120B.307; and
34.20 	(3) the success that learning year program providers experience in:
34.21 	(i) identifying at-risk and off-track student populations by grade;
34.22 	(ii) providing successful prevention and intervention strategies for at-risk students;
34.23 	(iii) providing successful recuperative and recovery or reenrollment strategies for off-track 
34.24 	students; and
34.25 	(iv) improving the graduation outcomes of at-risk and off-track students.
34.26 	The commissioner may include in the annual report summary data on other education 
34.27 	providers serving a majority of students eligible to participate in a learning year program.
34.28 	(f) The commissioner, in consultation with recognized experts with knowledge and 
34.29 	experience in assessing the language proficiency and academic performance of all English 
34.30 	learners enrolled in a Minnesota public school course or program who are currently or were 
34.31 	previously counted as an English learner under section 124D.59, must identify and report 
34.32 	appropriate and effective measures to improve current categories of language difficulty and 
35.1 	assessments, and monitor and report data on students' English proficiency levels, program 
35.2 	placement, and academic language development, including oral academic language.
35.3 	(g) When reporting four- and six-year graduation rates, the commissioner or school 
35.4 	district must disaggregate the data by student categories according to paragraph (a), clause 
35.5 	(2).
35.6 	(h) A school district must inform parents and guardians that volunteering information 
35.7 	on student categories not required by the most recent reauthorization of the Elementary and 
35.8 	Secondary Education Act is optional and will not violate the privacy of students or their 
35.9 	families, parents, or guardians. The notice must state the purpose for collecting the student 
35.10 	data.

35.11 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.031, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
35.12 		Subd. 4.Local policy components. (a) Each district and school policy implemented 
35.13 	under this section must, at a minimum:
35.14 	(1) designate a staff member as the primary contact person in the school building to 
35.15 	receive reports of prohibited conduct under clause (3), ensure the policy and its procedures 
35.16 	including restorative practices, consequences, and sanctions are fairly and fully implemented, 
35.17 	and serve as the primary contact on policy and procedural matters implicating both the 
35.18 	district or school and the department;
35.19 	(2) require school employees who witness prohibited conduct or possess reliable 
35.20 	information that would lead a reasonable person to suspect that a student is a target of 
35.21 	prohibited conduct to make reasonable efforts to address and resolve the prohibited conduct;
35.22 	(3) provide a procedure to begin to investigate reports of prohibited conduct within three 
35.23 	school days of the report, and make the primary contact person responsible for the 
35.24 	investigation and any resulting record and for keeping and regulating access to any record;
35.25 	(4) indicate how a school will respond to an identified incident of prohibited conduct, 
35.26 	including immediately intervening to protect the target of the prohibited conduct; at the 
35.27 	school administrator's discretion and consistent with state and federal data practices law 
35.28 	governing access to data, including section 13.02, subdivision 8, a presumption that a district 
35.29 	or school official will notify the parent of the reported target of the prohibited conduct and 
35.30 	the parent of the actor engaged in the prohibited conduct; providing other remedial responses 
35.31 	to the prohibited conduct; and ensuring that remedial responses are tailored to the particular 
35.32 	incident and nature of the conduct and the student's developmental age and behavioral 
35.33 	history. For purposes of the notification presumed under this clause, a parent or legal guardian 
36.1 	may designate in writing to the school another individual to be notified of the prohibited 
36.2 	conduct;
36.3 	(5) prohibit reprisals or retaliation against any person who asserts, alleges, or reports 
36.4 	prohibited conduct or provides information about such conduct and establish appropriate 
36.5 	consequences for a person who engages in reprisal or retaliation;
36.6 	(6) allow anonymous reporting but do not rely solely on an anonymous report to 
36.7 	determine discipline;
36.8 	(7) provide information about available community resources to the target, actor, and 
36.9 	other affected individuals, as appropriate;
36.10 	(8) where appropriate for a child with a disability to prevent or respond to prohibited 
36.11 	conduct, allow the child's individualized education program or section 504 plan to address 
36.12 	the skills and proficiencies the child needs to respond to or not engage in prohibited conduct;
36.13 	(9) use new employee training materials, the school publication on school rules, 
36.14 	procedures, and standards of conduct, and the student handbook on school policies to 
36.15 	publicize the policy;
36.16 	(10) require ongoing professional development, consistent with section 122A.60, to 
36.17 	build the skills of all school personnel who regularly interact with students, including but 
36.18 	not limited to educators, administrators, school counselors, social workers, psychologists, 
36.19 	other school mental health professionals, school nurses, cafeteria workers, custodians, bus 
36.20 	drivers, athletic coaches, extracurricular activities advisors, and paraprofessionals to identify, 
36.21 	prevent, and appropriately address prohibited conduct;
36.22 	(11) allow the alleged actor in an investigation of prohibited conduct to present a defense; 
36.23 	and
36.24 	(12) inform affected students and their parents of their rights under state and federal 
36.25 	data practices laws to obtain access to data related to the incident and their right to contest 
36.26 	the accuracy or completeness of the data.
36.27 	(b) Professional development under a local policy includes, but is not limited to, 
36.28 	information about:
36.29 	(1) developmentally appropriate strategies both to prevent and to immediately and 
36.30 	effectively intervene to stop prohibited conduct;
36.31 	(2) the complex dynamics affecting an actor, target, and witnesses to prohibited conduct;
37.1 	(3) research on prohibited conduct, including specific categories of students at risk for 
37.2 	prohibited conduct in school;
37.3 	(4) the incidence and nature of cyberbullying; and
37.4 	(5) Internet safety and cyberbullying.

37.5 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.031, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
37.6 		Subd. 6.State model policy. (a) The commissioner, in consultation with the 
37.7 	commissioner of human rights, shall develop and maintain a state model policy. A district 
37.8 	or school that does not adopt and implement a local policy under subdivisions 3 to 5 must 
37.9 	implement and may supplement the provisions of the state model policy. The commissioner 
37.10 	must assist districts and schools under this subdivision to implement the state policy. The 
37.11 	state model policy must:
37.12 	(1) define prohibited conduct, consistent with this section;
37.13 	(2) apply the prohibited conduct policy components in this section;
37.14 	(3) for a child with a disability, whenever an evaluation by an individualized education 
37.15 	program team or a section 504 team indicates that the child's disability affects the child's 
37.16 	social skills development or the child is vulnerable to prohibited conduct because of the 
37.17 	child's disability, the child's individualized education program or section 504 plan may 
37.18 	address the skills and proficiencies the child needs to not engage in and respond to such 
37.19 	conduct; and
37.20 	(4) encourage violence prevention and character development education programs under 
37.21 	section 120B.232, subdivision 1.
37.22 	(b) The commissioner shall develop and post departmental procedures for:
37.23 	(1) periodically reviewing district and school programs and policies for compliance with 
37.24 	this section;
37.25 	(2) investigating assessing, evaluating, reporting, and responding to noncompliance with 
37.26 	this section, which may include an annual review of plans to improve and provide a safe 
37.27 	and supportive school climate; and
37.28 	(3) allowing students, parents, and educators to file a complaint about noncompliance 
37.29 	with the commissioner.
37.30 	(c) The commissioner must post on the department's website information indicating that 
37.31 	when districts and schools allow non-curriculum-related student groups access to school 
38.1 	facilities, the district or school must give all student groups equal access to the school 
38.2 	facilities regardless of the content of the group members' speech.
38.3 	(d) The commissioner must develop and maintain resources to assist a district or school 
38.4 	in implementing strategies for creating a positive school climate and use evidence-based, 
38.5 	social-emotional learning to prevent and reduce discrimination and other improper conduct.

38.6 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.642, is amended by adding a subdivision 
38.7 	to read:
38.8 		Subd. 4.Qualifications. (a) Starting in the 2025-2026 school year, a paraprofessional 
38.9 	meets the federal personnel qualifications required in Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, 
38.10 	section 300.156, if the paraprofessional:
38.11 	(1) has at least two years of college credits through an accredited institution of higher 
38.12 	education, or an associate's degree or higher;
38.13 	(2) has received a passing score on an assessment approved by the Department of 
38.14 	Education; or
38.15 	(3) demonstrates the following competencies, regardless of the number of hours of 
38.16 	training the paraprofessional has received:
38.17 	(i) understanding the distinctions between roles and responsibilities of professionals, 
38.18 	paraprofessionals, and support personnel;
38.19 	(ii) understanding the purposes and goals of education and instruction for all students;
38.20 	(iii) knowledge of relevant laws, rules, regulations, and local district policies and 
38.21 	procedures to ensure paraprofessionals work within these parameters;
38.22 	(iv) awareness of the challenges and expectations of various learning environments;
38.23 	(v) the ability to establish and maintain rapport with students;
38.24 	(vi) the ability to follow oral and written direction of licensed teachers, seeking 
38.25 	clarification as needed;
38.26 	(vii) the ability to assist and reinforce elements that support a safe, healthy, and effective 
38.27 	teaching and learning environment;
38.28 	(viii) understanding strategies for assisting with the inclusion of students in various 
38.29 	settings;
38.30 	(ix) the ability to use strategies that promote the student's independence;
39.1 	(x) understanding applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and procedural safeguards 
39.2 	regarding the management of student behaviors;
39.3 	(xi) awareness of the primary factors that influence student behavior;
39.4 	(xii) the ability to effectively employ a variety of strategies that reinforce positive 
39.5 	behavior;
39.6 	(xiii) the ability to use ethical practices for confidential communication about students;
39.7 	(xiv) the ability to follow teacher instructions while conferring and collaborating with 
39.8 	teachers about student schedules, instructional goals, and performance;
39.9 	(xv) demonstrating a commitment to assisting students in reaching the students' highest 
39.10 	potential, including the modeling of positive behavior;
39.11 	(xvi) showing respect for the diversity of students;
39.12 	(xvii) showing a willingness to participate in ongoing staff development and 
39.13 	self-evaluation and to apply constructive feedback;
39.14 	(xviii) supporting and reinforcing the instruction of students in mathematics following 
39.15 	written and oral lesson plans developed by licensed teachers;
39.16 	(xix) supporting and reinforcing the instruction of students in reading following written 
39.17 	and oral lesson plans developed by licensed teachers. Professional development required 
39.18 	under the Read Act in section 120B.123 exceeds this requirement; and
39.19 	(xx) supporting and reinforcing the instruction of students in writing following written 
39.20 	and oral lesson plans developed by licensed teachers.
39.21 	(b) Starting in the 2025-2026 school year, a paraprofessional meets the federal personnel 
39.22 	qualifications required in Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 200.58, if the 
39.23 	paraprofessional:
39.24 	(1) has at least two years of college credits from an accredited institution of higher 
39.25 	education, or an associate's degree or higher; or
39.26 	(2) met a rigorous standard of quality and can demonstrate, through a formal state or 
39.27 	local academic assessment, knowledge of and the ability to assist in instructing, as 
39.28 	appropriate:
39.29 	(i) reading or language arts, writing, and mathematics; or
39.30 	(ii) reading readiness, writing readiness, and mathematics readiness.
40.1 	(c) Upon request from a paraprofessional employed by a school district, charter school, 
40.2 	or cooperative unit providing direct instructional services, the school district, charter school, 
40.3 	or cooperative unit may provide administrative assistance to the paraprofessional when 
40.4 	completing requirements related to the competencies required under this subdivision.

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

40.6 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.09, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
40.7 	read:
40.8 		Subd. 1b.Student representation. The school board is encouraged to adopt a process 
40.9 	to include student representation to advise the school board.

40.10 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.52, is amended by adding a subdivision 
40.11 	to read:
40.12 		Subd. 6a.Disposing of surplus books. Notwithstanding section 471.345, governing 
40.13 	school district contracts made upon sealed bid or otherwise complying with the requirements 
40.14 	for competitive bidding, other provisions of this section governing school district contracts, 
40.15 	or other law to the contrary, a school district under this subdivision may dispose of school 
40.16 	books, including library books, books from an individual classroom library, and textbooks 
40.17 	including other materials accompanying a textbook. A school district may dispose of surplus 
40.18 	books by donating them to a family of a student residing in the district or a charitable 
40.19 	organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

40.20 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.085, is amended to read:
40.21 	124D.085 EXPERIENTIAL AND APPLIED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR 
40.22 	STUDENTS.
40.23 	(a) To strengthen the alignment between career and college ready curriculum and state 
40.24 	and local academic standards and increase students' opportunities for participating in applied 
40.25 	and experiential learning in a nontraditional setting, school districts are encouraged to 
40.26 	provide programs such as:
40.27 	(1) magnet schools,;
40.28 	(2) language immersion programs,;
40.29 	(3) project-based learning,;
40.30 	(4) accelerated learning,;
41.1 	(5) college prep schools,;
41.2 	(6) career and technical education,;
41.3 	(7) Montessori schools,;
41.4 	(8) military schools,;
41.5 	(9) work-based schools,; and
41.6 	(10) place-based learning.
41.7 	(b) Districts may provide such programs independently or in cooperation with other 
41.8 	districts, at a school single site, for particular grades, or throughout the district. In addition 
41.9 	to meeting the other accountability measures under chapter 120B, districts may declare that 
41.10 	a student meets or exceeds specific academic standards required for graduation under the 
41.11 	rigorous course of study waiver in section 120B.021, subdivision 1a, where appropriate.
41.12 	(b) (c) The board of a district that chooses to participate must publicly adopt and review 
41.13 	a plan for providing a program under this section. The plan must: define the program and 
41.14 	its structure; describe the enrollment process; identify measures and processes for regularly 
41.15 	assessing, evaluating, and publicly reporting on program efficacy and use summary data to 
41.16 	show student progress and outcomes; and establish a data-informed public process for 
41.17 	modifying and revising the plan as needed. A district must publish its plan contents and 
41.18 	evaluation outcomes on the district website.
41.19 	(c) (d) For purposes of further integrating experiential and applied learning into career 
41.20 	and college ready curricula, the commissioner may request program information from 
41.21 	providing districts under this section, but is not authorized to approve or deny any school 
41.22 	board-adopted program provided under this section.

41.23 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.093, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
41.24 		Subd. 3.Application Board approval process. The commissioner must determine the 
41.25 	form and manner of application for a school to be designated a P-TECH school. The 
41.26 	application school board plan for adopting a P-TECH program must contain at least the 
41.27 	following information:
41.28 	(1) the written agreement between a public school, a higher education institution under 
41.29 	section 124D.09, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), and a business partner to jointly develop and 
41.30 	support a P-TECH school;
41.31 	(2) a proposed school design consistent with subdivisions 1 and 2;
42.1 	(3) a description of how the P-TECH school supports the needs of the economic 
42.2 	development region in which the P-TECH school is to be located;
42.3 	(4) a description of the facilities to be used by the P-TECH school;
42.4 	(5) a description of proposed budgets, curriculum, transportation plans, and other 
42.5 	operating procedures for the P-TECH school;
42.6 	(6) the process by which students will be enrolled in the P-TECH school;
42.7 	(7) the qualifications required for individuals employed in the P-TECH school; and
42.8 	(8) any additional information that the commissioner requires board determines is 
42.9 	appropriate.

42.10 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.093, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
42.11 		Subd. 4.Approval Grant process. (a) When an appropriation is available, the 
42.12 	commissioner of education must appoint an advisory committee to review the grant 
42.13 	applications and to recommend approval for those applications that meet the requirements 
42.14 	of this section. The commissioner of education has final authority over grant application 
42.15 	approvals.
42.16 	(b) To the extent practicable, the commissioner must ensure an equitable geographic 
42.17 	distribution of grants for approved P-TECH schools.
42.18 	(c) Nothing in this subdivision may be construed to authorize the commissioner to 
42.19 	approve or deny a locally adopted P-TECH plan.

42.20 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.231, is amended to read:
42.21 	124D.231 FULL-SERVICE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.
42.22 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have 
42.23 	the meanings given them.
42.24 	(a) "Community organization" means a community center, university, nonprofit 
42.25 	organization that has, or other community-based organization focused on providing service 
42.26 	to a specific geographic area. The partnering organization must have been in existence for 
42.27 	three years or more and serves serve persons within the community surrounding the covered 
42.28 	school site on education and other issues.
42.29 	(b) "Community school consortium" means a group of schools and community 
42.30 	organizations a partnership between at least one school and at least one community 
43.1 	organization that propose to work together to plan and implement community school 
43.2 	programming.
43.3 	(c) "Community school programming" means services, activities, and opportunities 
43.4 	described under subdivision 2, paragraph (f) 2c.
43.5 	(d) "Community-wide full-service community school leadership team" means a 
43.6 	district-level team that is responsible for guiding the vision, policy, resource alignment, 
43.7 	implementation, oversight, and goal setting for community school programs within the 
43.8 	district. This team shall may include representatives from the district, including teachers, 
43.9 	school leaders, students, and family members from the eligible schools; community members; 
43.10 	system-level partners that include representatives from government agencies, relevant 
43.11 	unions, and nonprofit and other community-based partners; and, if applicable, the full-service 
43.12 	community school initiative director.
43.13 	(e) "Full-service community school initiative director" means a director responsible for 
43.14 	coordinating districtwide administrative and leadership assistance to community school 
43.15 	sites and site coordinators, including serving as chairperson for the district's community-wide 
43.16 	full-service community school leadership team; site coordinator support; data gathering and 
43.17 	evaluation; administration of partnership and data agreements, contracts, and procurement; 
43.18 	and grant administration.
43.19 	(f) "High-quality child care or early childhood education programming" means 
43.20 	educational programming for preschool-aged children that is grounded in research, consistent 
43.21 	with best practices in the field, and provided by licensed teachers.
43.22 	(g) "School site" means a school site at which an applicant has proposed or has been 
43.23 	funded to provide provided community school programming.
43.24 	(h) "Site coordinator" means a full-time staff member serving one eligible school who 
43.25 	is responsible for the identification, implementation, and coordination of programming to 
43.26 	address the needs of the school community identified in the baseline analysis.
43.27 		Subd. 2.Full-service community school program. (a) The commissioner shall provide 
43.28 	funding to districts and, charter schools, and Tribal contract schools with eligible school 
43.29 	sites to plan, implement, and improve full-service community schools. Eligible school sites 
43.30 	must meet one of the following criteria:
43.31 	(1) the school is on a development plan for continuous improvement under section 
43.32 	120B.35, subdivision 2identified as in need of comprehensive support under Minnesota's 
43.33 	plan implementing the federal Every Student Succeeds Act; or
44.1 	(2) the school is in a district that has an achievement and integration plan approved by 
44.2 	the commissioner of education under sections 124D.861 and 124D.862.; or
44.3 	(3) the school is a Tribal contract school under section 124D.83.
44.4 	(b) School sites receiving funding under this section shall hire or contract with a partner 
44.5 	agency to hire a full-time site coordinator. Districts, charter schools, or Tribal contract 
44.6 	schools receiving funding under this section for three or more school sites shall provide or 
44.7 	contract with a partner agency to provide a full-service community school initiative director.
44.8 	Districts and charter schools may receive up to:
44.9 	(1) $100,000 for each eligible school available for up to one year to fund planning 
44.10 	activities, including convening a full-service community school leadership team, facilitating 
44.11 	family and community stakeholder engagement, conducting a baseline analysis, and creating 
44.12 	a full-service community school plan. At the end of this period, the school must submit a 
44.13 	full-service community school plan pursuant to paragraphs (d) and (e) subdivisions 2a and 
44.14 	2b; and
44.15 	(2) $200,000 annually for each eligible school for up to three years of implementation 
44.16 	of a full-service community school plan, pursuant to paragraphs (f) and (g) subdivision 2c. 
44.17 	School sites receiving funding under this section shall hire or contract with a partner agency 
44.18 	to hire a site coordinator to coordinate services at each covered school site. Districts or 
44.19 	charter schools receiving funding under this section for three or more schools shall provide 
44.20 	or contract with a partner agency to provide a full-service community school initiative 
44.21 	director.
44.22 	(c) The commissioner shall consider additional school factors when dispensing funds 
44.23 	including: schools with significant populations of students receiving eligible for free or 
44.24 	reduced-price meals; significant homeless and highly mobile rates; equity among urban, 
44.25 	suburban, and greater Minnesota schools; and demonstrated success implementing full-service 
44.26 	community school programming. In prioritizing and dispensing funds, the commissioner 
44.27 	must not prioritize existing full-service community school sites based upon previous funding 
44.28 	sources. The commissioner must fund programs in the following priority order:
44.29 	(1) existing full-service community school sites with execution of the full-service 
44.30 	community school model, including an established consortium partner, at least one full-time 
44.31 	site coordinator, established family and community engagement processes, extended and 
44.32 	enriched learning time and opportunities, completion of the school review process under 
44.33 	subdivision 3, and that are identified as low-performing under the federal Every Student 
44.34 	Succeeds Act, or are a Tribal contract school;
45.1 	(2) schools identified as low-performing under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act, 
45.2 	or which are a Tribal contract school, with expressed commitment to installing the community 
45.3 	school strategy;
45.4 	(3) existing full-service community school sites with demonstrated execution of the 
45.5 	full-service community school strategy, including an established consortium partner, at least 
45.6 	one full-time site coordinator, established family and community engagement processes, 
45.7 	extended and enriched learning time and opportunities, and completion of the school review 
45.8 	process under subdivision 3; and
45.9 	(4) any other applicants.
45.10 	(d) A school district or charter school initially determined eligible under paragraph (a), 
45.11 	clause (1), remains eligible for continued funding under this section for seven years.
45.12 		Subd. 2a.School leadership team. (d) (a) To be eligible for funding under this section,
45.13 	a school site must establish a full-service community school leadership team responsible 
45.14 	for developing school-specific programming goals, assessing program needs, and overseeing 
45.15 	the process of implementing expanded programming. The school leadership team shall must
45.16 	have at least 12 members and shall meet, including but not limited to the following 
45.17 	requirements representatives:
45.18 	(1) at least 30 percent of the two members who are parents, guardians, family members,
45.19 	or students and 30 percent of the at the school site;
45.20 	(2) at least two members who are teachers or school leaders at the school site and must 
45.21 	include;
45.22 	(3) the school principal; and
45.23 	(4) representatives from partner agencies; and or the community.
45.24 	(2)(b) The full-service community school leadership team must be responsible for 
45.25 	overseeing the baseline analyses under paragraph (e) subdivision 2b and the creation of a 
45.26 	full-service community school plan under paragraphs (f) and (g) subdivision 2c. A full-service 
45.27 	community school leadership team must meet at least quarterly and have ongoing 
45.28 	responsibility for monitoring the development and implementation of full-service community 
45.29 	school operations and programming at the school site and shall must issue recommendations 
45.30 	to schools on a regular basis and summarized in an annual report. These reports shall also
45.31 	must be made available to the public at the school site and on school and district websites.
46.1 		Subd. 2b.Baseline analysis. (e)To be eligible for funding under this section, school 
46.2 	sites must complete a baseline analysis prior to the creation of a full-service community 
46.3 	school plan. The analysis shall must include:
46.4 	(1) a baseline analysis of needs at the school site, led by the school leadership team, 
46.5 	including the following elements:
46.6 	(i) identification of challenges facing the school;
46.7 	(ii) analysis of the student body, including:
46.8 	(A) number and percentage of students with disabilities and needs of these students;
46.9 	(B) number and percentage of students who are English learners and the needs of these 
46.10 	students;
46.11 	(C) number of students who are homeless or highly mobile;
46.12 	(D) number and percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price meals and the 
46.13 	needs of these students; and
46.14 	(E) number and percentage of students by race and ethnicity;
46.15 	(iii) analysis of enrollment and retention rates for students with disabilities, English 
46.16 	learners, homeless and highly mobile students, and students receiving free or reduced-price 
46.17 	meals;
46.18 	(iv) analysis of suspension and expulsion data, including the justification for such 
46.19 	disciplinary actions and the degree to which particular populations, including but not limited 
46.20 	to American Indian students and students of color, students with disabilities, students who 
46.21 	are English learners, and students receiving free or reduced-price meals are represented 
46.22 	among students subject to such actions;
46.23 	(v) analysis of school achievement data disaggregated by major demographic categories, 
46.24 	including but not limited to race, ethnicity, English learner status, disability status, and free 
46.25 	or reduced-price meals status;
46.26 	(vi) analysis of current parent engagement strategies and their success; and
46.27 	(vii) evaluation of the need for and availability of full-service community school activities, 
46.28 	including, but not limited to:
46.29 	(A) integrated student supports that address out-of-school barriers to learning through 
46.30 	partnerships with social and health service agencies and providers, and may include medical, 
47.1 	dental, vision care, and mental health services or counselors to assist with housing, 
47.2 	transportation, nutrition, immigration, or criminal justice issues;
47.3 	(B) expanded and enriched learning time and opportunities, including before-school, 
47.4 	after-school, weekend, and summer programs that provide additional academic instruction, 
47.5 	individualized academic support, enrichment activities, and learning opportunities that 
47.6 	emphasize real-world learning and community problem solving and may include art, music, 
47.7 	drama, creative writing, hands-on experience with engineering or science, tutoring and 
47.8 	homework help, or recreational programs that enhance and are consistent with the school's 
47.9 	curriculum;
47.10 	(C) active family and community engagement that brings students' families and the 
47.11 	community into the school as partners in education and makes the school a neighborhood 
47.12 	hub, providing adults with educational opportunities that may include adult English as a 
47.13 	second language classes, computer skills, art, or other programs that bring community 
47.14 	members into the school for meetings or events; and
47.15 	(D) collaborative leadership and practices that build a culture of professional learning, 
47.16 	collective trust, and shared responsibility and include a school-based full-service community 
47.17 	school leadership team, a full-service community school site coordinator, a full-service 
47.18 	community school initiative director, a community-wide leadership team, other leadership 
47.19 	or governance teams, teacher learning communities, or other staff to manage the joint work 
47.20 	of school and community organizations;
47.21 	(2) a baseline analysis of community assets, including documentation of individuals in 
47.22 	the community, faith-based organizations, community and neighborhood associations, 
47.23 	colleges, hospitals, libraries, businesses, and social service agencies that may be able to 
47.24 	provide support and resources; and
47.25 	(3) a baseline analysis of needs in the community surrounding the school, led by the 
47.26 	school leadership team, including:
47.27 	(i) the need for high-quality, full-day child care and early childhood education programs;
47.28 	(ii) the need for physical and mental health care services for children and adults; and
47.29 	(iii) the need for job training and other adult education programming.
47.30 		Subd. 2c.School plan. (f) (a) Each school site receiving funding under this section must 
47.31 	develop a full-service community school plan that utilizes and aligns district and community 
47.32 	assets and establishes services in at least two of the following types of programming:
47.33 	(1) early childhood:
48.1 	(i) early childhood education; and
48.2 	(ii) child care services;
48.3 	(2) academic:
48.4 	(i) academic support and enrichment activities, including expanded learning time;
48.5 	(ii) summer or after-school enrichment and learning experiences;
48.6 	(iii) job training, internship opportunities, and career counseling services;
48.7 	(iv) programs that provide assistance to students who have been chronically absent, 
48.8 	truant, suspended, or expelled; and
48.9 	(v) specialized instructional support services;
48.10 	(3) parental involvement:
48.11 	(i) programs that promote parental involvement and family literacy;
48.12 	(ii) parent leadership development activities that empower and strengthen families and 
48.13 	communities, provide volunteer opportunities, or promote inclusion in school-based 
48.14 	leadership teams; and
48.15 	(iii) parenting education activities;
48.16 	(4) mental and physical health:
48.17 	(i) mentoring and other youth development programs, including peer mentoring and 
48.18 	conflict mediation;
48.19 	(ii) juvenile crime prevention and rehabilitation programs;
48.20 	(iii) home visitation services by teachers and other professionals;
48.21 	(iv) developmentally appropriate physical education;
48.22 	(v) nutrition services;
48.23 	(vi) primary health and dental care; and
48.24 	(vii) mental health counseling services;
48.25 	(5) community involvement:
48.26 	(i) service and service-learning opportunities;
48.27 	(ii) adult education, including instruction in English as a second language; and
48.28 	(iii) homeless prevention services;
49.1 	(6) positive discipline practices; and
49.2 	(7) other programming designed to meet school and community needs identified in the 
49.3 	baseline analysis and reflected in the full-service community school plan.
49.4 	(g) (b) The full-service community school leadership team at each school site must 
49.5 	develop a full-service community school plan detailing the steps the school leadership team 
49.6 	will take, including:
49.7 	(1) timely establishment and consistent operation of the school leadership team;
49.8 	(2) maintenance of attendance records in all programming components;
49.9 	(3) maintenance of measurable data showing annual participation and the impact of 
49.10 	programming on the participating children and adults;
49.11 	(4) documentation of meaningful and sustained collaboration between the school and 
49.12 	community stakeholders, including local governmental units, civic engagement organizations, 
49.13 	businesses, and social service providers;
49.14 	(5) establishment and maintenance of partnerships with institutions, such as universities, 
49.15 	hospitals, museums, or not-for-profit community organizations to further the development 
49.16 	and implementation of community school programming;
49.17 	(6) ensuring compliance with the district nondiscrimination policy; and
49.18 	(7) plan for school leadership team development.
49.19 		Subd. 3.Full-service community school review. (a) A full-service community school 
49.20 	site receiving funding under this section must submit to the commissioner, and make available 
49.21 	at the school site and online, a report describing efforts to integrate community school 
49.22 	programming at each covered school site and the effect of the transition to a full-service 
49.23 	community school on participating children and adults. This report shall include, but is not 
49.24 	limited to, the following:
49.25 	(1) an assessment of the effectiveness of the school site in development or implementing 
49.26 	the community school plan;
49.27 	(2) problems encountered in the design and execution of the community school plan, 
49.28 	including identification of any federal, state, or local statute or regulation impeding program 
49.29 	implementation;
49.30 	(3) the operation of the school leadership team and its contribution to successful execution 
49.31 	of the community school plan;
50.1 	(4) recommendations for improving delivery of community school programming to 
50.2 	students and families;
50.3 	(5) the number and percentage of students receiving community school programming 
50.4 	who had not previously been served;
50.5 	(6) the number and percentage of nonstudent community members receiving community 
50.6 	school programming who had not previously been served;
50.7 	(7) improvement in retention among students who receive community school 
50.8 	programming;
50.9 	(8) improvement in academic achievement among students who receive community 
50.10 	school programming;
50.11 	(9) changes in student's readiness to enter school, active involvement in learning and in 
50.12 	their community, physical, social and emotional health, and student's relationship with the 
50.13 	school and community environment;
50.14 	(10) an accounting of anticipated local budget savings, if any, resulting from the 
50.15 	implementation of the program;
50.16 	(11) improvements to the frequency or depth of families' involvement with their children's 
50.17 	education;
50.18 	(12) assessment of community stakeholder satisfaction;
50.19 	(13) assessment of institutional partner satisfaction;
50.20 	(14) the ability, or anticipated ability, of the school site and partners to continue to 
50.21 	provide services in the absence of future funding under this section;
50.22 	(15) increases in access to services for students and their families; and
50.23 	(16) the degree of increased collaboration among participating agencies and private 
50.24 	partners.
50.25 	(b) Reports submitted under this section shall be evaluated by the commissioner with 
50.26 	respect to the following criteria:
50.27 	(1) the effectiveness of the school or the community school consortium in implementing 
50.28 	the full-service community school plan, including the degree to which the school site 
50.29 	navigated difficulties encountered in the design and operation of the full-service community 
50.30 	school plan, including identification of any federal, state, or local statute or regulation 
50.31 	impeding program implementation;
51.1 	(2) the extent to which the project has produced lessons about ways to improve delivery 
51.2 	of community school programming to students;
51.3 	(3) the degree to which there has been an increase in the number or percentage of students 
51.4 	and nonstudents receiving community school programming;
51.5 	(4) the degree to which there has been an improvement in retention of students and 
51.6 	improvement in academic achievement among students receiving community school 
51.7 	programming;
51.8 	(5) local budget savings, if any, resulting from the implementation of the program;
51.9 	(6) the degree of community stakeholder and institutional partner engagement;
51.10 	(7) the ability, or anticipated ability, of the school site and partners to continue to provide 
51.11 	services in the absence of future funding under this section;
51.12 	(8) increases in access to services for students and their families; and
51.13 	(9) the degree of increased collaboration among participating agencies and private 
51.14 	partners.

51.15 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.42, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
51.16 		Subd. 9.Minnesota math corps program. (a) A Minnesota math corps program is 
51.17 	established to give provide ServeMinnesota AmeriCorps members with a data-based 
51.18 	problem-solving model of mathematics instruction useful for to use in providing elementary 
51.19 	and middle school students and their teachers with instructional support. Minnesota math 
51.20 	corps must use evidence-based instructional support to evaluate and accelerate student 
51.21 	learning on foundational mathematics skills that enable students to meet state academic 
51.22 	standards in mathematics and long-term proficiency expectations for the workforce.
51.23 	(b) The commission must submit a biennial report to the committees of the legislature 
51.24 	with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education that records and evaluates 
51.25 	program data to determine the efficacy of the programs under this subdivision.
51.26 	(c) For purposes of this subdivision, "evidence-based" means the instruction or curriculum 
51.27 	is based on reliable, trustworthy, and valid evidence and has demonstrated a record of 
51.28 	success in increasing student competency and proficiency in mathematics and numeracy.

51.29 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.861, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
51.30 		Subd. 3.Public engagement; progress report and budget process. (a) To receive 
51.31 	revenue under section 124D.862, the school board of an eligible district must incorporate 
52.1 	school and district plan components under section 120B.11 into the district's comprehensive 
52.2 	integration plan.
52.3 	(b) A school board must hold at least one formal annual hearing to publicly report its 
52.4 	progress in realizing the goals identified in its plan. At the hearing, the board must provide 
52.5 	the public with longitudinal data demonstrating district and school progress in reducing the 
52.6 	disparities in student academic performance among the specified categories of students, in 
52.7 	improving students' equitable access to effective and more diverse teachers, and in realizing 
52.8 	racial and economic diversity and integration, consistent with the district plan and the 
52.9 	measures in paragraph (a). At least 30 days before the formal hearing under this paragraph, 
52.10 	the board must post its plan, its preliminary analysis, relevant student performance data, 
52.11 	and other longitudinal data on the district's website. A district must hold one hearing to 
52.12 	meet the hearing requirements of both this section and section 120B.11. Annually by October 
52.13 	15, a school board must submit a report of its progress in realizing the goals identified in 
52.14 	its comprehensive integration plan to the commissioner of education in the form and manner 
52.15 	determined by the commissioner.
52.16 	(c) The district must submit a detailed budget to the commissioner by March 15 in the 
52.17 	year before it implements its plan. The commissioner must review, and approve or disapprove 
52.18 	the district's budget by June 1 of that year.
52.19 	(d) The longitudinal data required under paragraph (b) must be based on student growth 
52.20 	and progress in reading and mathematics, as defined under section 120B.303, and student 
52.21 	performance data and achievement reports from fully adaptive reading and mathematics 
52.22 	assessments for grades 3 through 7 beginning in the 2015-2016 school year under section 
52.23 	120B.302, and either (i) school enrollment choices, (ii) the number of world language 
52.24 	proficiency or high achievement certificates awarded under section 120B.022, subdivision
52.25 	1a, or the number of state bilingual and multilingual seals issued under section 120B.022, 
52.26 	subdivision 1b, or (iii) school safety and students' engagement and connection at school 
52.27 	under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (d). Additional longitudinal data may be 
52.28 	based on: students' progress toward career and college readiness under section 120B.307; 
52.29 	or rigorous coursework completed under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (c), 
52.30 	clause (2).

52.31 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.861, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
52.32 		Subd. 4.Timeline and implementation. A board must approve its plan and submit it 
52.33 	to the department by March 15. If a district that is part of a multidistrict council applies for 
52.34 	revenue for a plan, the individual district shall not receive revenue unless it ratifies the plan 
53.1 	adopted by the multidistrict council. Each plan has a term of three years. For the 2014-2015 
53.2 	school year, an eligible district under this section must submit its plan to the commissioner 
53.3 	for review by March 15, 2014. For the 2013-2014 school year only, an eligible district may 
53.4 	continue to implement its current plan until the commissioner approves a new plan under 
53.5 	this section.

53.6 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.862, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
53.7 		Subdivision 1.Initial achievement and integration revenue. (a) An eligible district's 
53.8 	initial achievement and integration revenue equals the lesser of 100.3 percent of the district's 
53.9 	expenditures under the budget approved by the commissioner under section 124D.861, 
53.10 	subdivision 3, paragraph (c), excluding expenditures used to generate incentive revenue 
53.11 	under subdivision 2, or the sum of (1) $350 times the district's adjusted pupil units for that 
53.12 	year times the ratio of the district's enrollment of protected students for the previous school 
53.13 	year to total enrollment for the previous school year and (2) the greater of zero or 66 percent 
53.14 	of the difference between the district's integration revenue for fiscal year 2013 and the 
53.15 	district's integration revenue for fiscal year 2014 under clause (1).
53.16 	(b) In each year, an amount equal to 0.3 1.3 percent of each district's initial achievement 
53.17 	and integration revenue for the second prior fiscal year is transferred to the department for 
53.18 	the oversight and accountability activities required under this section and section 124D.861.

53.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2026 and later.

53.20 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.862, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
53.21 		Subd. 8.Commissioner authority to withhold revenue. (a) The commissioner must 
53.22 	review the results of each district's integration and achievement plan by August January 1 
53.23 	at the end of the third year of implementing the plan and determine if the district met its 
53.24 	goals.
53.25 	(b) If a district met its goals, it may submit a new three-year plan to the commissioner 
53.26 	for review.
53.27 	(c) If a district has not met its goals, the commissioner must:
53.28 	(1) guide the district in the development of an improvement plan and timeline that 
53.29 	identifies strategies and practices designed to meet the district's goals under this section and 
53.30 	section 120B.11; and
53.31 	(2) direct the district to use up to 20 percent of the district's integration revenue, until 
53.32 	the district's goals are reached, to implement the improvement plan.

54.1 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.98, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
54.2 		Subdivision 1.Literacy incentive aid.  A district's literacy incentive aid equals the sum 
54.3 	of the proficiency aid under subdivision 2, and the growth aid under subdivision 3.

54.4 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.98, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
54.5 		Subd. 5.Literacy incentive aid uses. A school district must use its literacy incentive
54.6 	aid to support implementation of evidence-based reading instruction meet the requirements 
54.7 	and goals adopted in the district's local literacy plan under section 120B.12, subdivision 4a. 
54.8 	The following are eligible uses of literacy incentive aid:
54.9 	(1) training for kindergarten through grade 3 teachers, early childhood educators, special 
54.10 	education teachers, reading intervention teachers working with students in kindergarten 
54.11 	through grade 12, curriculum directors, and instructional support staff that provide reading 
54.12 	instruction, on using evidence-based screening and progress monitoring tools;
54.13 	(2) evidence-based training using a training program approved by the Department of 
54.14 	Education under the Read Act;
54.15 	(3) employing or contracting with a literacy lead, as defined in section 120B.119;
54.16 	(4) employing an intervention specialist;
54.17 	(5) approved screeners, materials, training, and ongoing coaching to ensure reading 
54.18 	interventions under section 125A.56, subdivision 1, are evidence-based;
54.19 	(6) costs of substitute teachers to allow teachers to complete required training during 
54.20 	the teachers' contract day; and
54.21 	(7) stipends for teachers completing training required under section 120B.12.

54.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2026 and later.

54.23 	Sec. 22. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 2, section 64, subdivision 16, as amended by Laws 
54.24 	2024, chapter 115, article 2, section 16, is amended to read:
54.25 		Subd. 16.Full-service community schools. (a) For grants to plan or expand the 
54.26 	full-service community schools program under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.231:

54.27		$
	7,500,000
	.....
	2024
	
54.28		$
	7,500,000
	.....
	2025
	
54.29 	(b) Of this amount, priority must be given to programs in the following order:
54.30 	(1) current grant recipients issued under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.231;
55.1 	(2) schools identified as low-performing under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act; 
55.2 	and
55.3 	(3) any other applicants.
55.4 	(c) Up to two percent of the appropriation is available for grant administration.
55.5 	(d) The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $5,000,000.
55.6 	(e) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. This 
55.7 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2027.

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

55.9 	Sec. 23. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 2, section 64, subdivision 20, is amended to read:
55.10 		Subd. 20.Innovation service learning grants. (a) For innovative service-learning grants 
55.11 	under article 2, section 59:

55.12		$
	1,000,000
	.....
	2024
	
55.13		$
	0
	.....
	2025
	
55.14 	(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year This 
55.15 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.
55.16 	(c) The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $0.

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

55.18 	Sec. 24. APPROPRIATIONS.
 55.19 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are 
55.20 	appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years 
55.21 	designated.
55.22 		Subd. 2.Achievement and integration aid. (a) For achievement and integration aid 
55.23 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.862:

55.24		$
	85,619,000
	.....
	2026
	
55.25		$
	85,222,000
	.....
	2027
	
55.26 	(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $8,446,000 for 2025 and $77,173,000 for 2026.
55.27 	(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $8,575,000 for 2026 and $76,647,000 for 2027.
55.28 		Subd. 3.Alternative programs. (a) For a grant to the Minnesota Association of 
55.29 	Alternative Programs STARS (Success, Teamwork, Achievement, Recognition, and 
56.1 	Self-esteem) program to help students in alternative programs develop employment, 
56.2 	academic, and social skills and to support student participation in trainings and conferences:

56.3		$
	55,000
	.....
	2026
	
56.4		$
	55,000
	.....
	2027
	
56.5 	(b) Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, does not apply to this 
56.6 	appropriation.
56.7 	(c) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
56.8 	(d) This is a onetime appropriation.
56.9 		Subd. 4.College entrance examination reimbursement. (a) To reimburse districts for 
56.10 	the costs of college entrance examination fees for students who are eligible for free or 
56.11 	reduced-price meals who take the ACT or SAT test under Minnesota Statutes, section 
56.12 	120B.30, subdivision 16:

56.13		$
	1,011,000
	.....
	2026
	
56.14		$
	1,011,000
	.....
	2027
	
56.15 	(b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
56.16 		Subd. 5.COMPASS and MTSS. (a) To support the development and implementation 
56.17 	of the MTSS framework and the Collaborative Minnesota Partnerships to Advance Student 
56.18 	Success (COMPASS) school improvement model:

56.19		$
	13,000,000
	.....
	2026
	
56.20		$
	13,000,000
	.....
	2027
	
56.21 	(b) Of this amount, $5,000,000 each year is to support implementation of MTSS and 
56.22 	COMPASS. Funds must be used to support increased capacity at the Department of Education 
56.23 	and the Minnesota service cooperatives for implementation supports. Funds may be used 
56.24 	to contract with the University of Minnesota Center for Applied Research and Educational 
56.25 	Improvement to support implementation and evaluation of the MTSS framework.
56.26 	(c) Of this amount, $5,000,000 each year is reserved for grants to school districts, charter 
56.27 	schools, Tribal contract schools, and cooperative units as defined in Minnesota Statutes, 
56.28 	section 123A.24, subdivision 2, for implementation of MTSS, including: hiring local MTSS 
56.29 	coordinators; deferring costs for personnel to participate in cohort activities and professional 
56.30 	learning; and piloting the Department of Education One Plan, the consolidation of multiple 
56.31 	reporting structures to streamline various applications, reports, and submissions by school 
56.32 	districts and charter schools. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 
56.33 	14, up to five percent of this amount is available for program and grant administration.
57.1 	(d) Of this amount, $3,000,000 each year must be used to develop a regional network 
57.2 	focusing on mathematics to provide dedicated mathematics trainers and coaches to train 
57.3 	regional support staff from the Minnesota service cooperatives and to support school leaders 
57.4 	and teachers to implement evidence-based instructional strategies in mathematics. Funds 
57.5 	may also be used to host an annual mathematics standards-based instructional institute.
57.6 	(e) Support for school districts, charter schools, and cooperative units under this 
57.7 	subdivision may include but is not limited to:
57.8 	(1) partnering with the Minnesota Service Cooperatives to support districts in 
57.9 	implementing COMPASS to support schools in the areas of literacy, math, social-emotional 
57.10 	learning, and mental health using the MTSS framework;
57.11 	(2) providing support to districts and charter schools identified under Minnesota Statutes, 
57.12 	section 120B.11;
57.13 	(3) providing support to districts and charter schools to streamline various applications, 
57.14 	reports, and submissions to the Department of Education through One Plan;
57.15 	(4) providing training, guidance, and implementation resources for MTSS, including a 
57.16 	universal screening process approved by the Department of Education to identify students 
57.17 	who may be at risk of experiencing academic, behavioral, and social-emotional development 
57.18 	difficulties;
57.19 	(5) providing guidance to convene school-based teams to analyze data provided by 
57.20 	screenings and resources for related identification, instruction, and intervention methods;
57.21 	(6) dyslexia screening and interventions that are evidence-based;
57.22 	(7) requiring school districts and charter schools to provide parents of students identified 
57.23 	in screenings with notice of screening findings and related support information;
57.24 	(8) requiring districts and charter schools to provide at-risk students with interventions 
57.25 	and to monitor the effectiveness of these interventions and student progress; and
57.26 	(9) developing and annually reporting findings regarding the implementation of MTSS.
57.27 	(f) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
57.28 		Subd. 6.Computer science education advancement. (a) For computer science 
57.29 	advancement:

57.30		$
	500,000
	.....
	2026
	
57.31		$
	500,000
	.....
	2027
	
58.1 	(b) Of this amount, $150,000 in each year is for the computer science supervisor.
58.2 	(c) Eligible uses of the appropriation include expenses related to the implementation of 
58.3 	Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 2, section 61, as amended by Laws 2024, chapter 115, article 
58.4 	2, section 12, and expenses related to the development, advancement, and promotion of 
58.5 	kindergarten through grade 12 computer science education.
58.6 	(d) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
58.7 		Subd. 7.Concurrent enrollment aid. (a) For concurrent enrollment aid under Minnesota 
58.8 	Statutes, section 124D.091:

58.9		$
	4,000,000
	.....
	2026
	
58.10		$
	4,000,000
	.....
	2027
	
58.11 	(b) If the appropriation is insufficient, the commissioner must proportionately reduce 
58.12 	the aid payment to each school district.
58.13 	(c) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
58.14 		Subd. 8.Ethnic studies community consultation. (a) To consult with community 
58.15 	members throughout Minnesota on the development of ethnic studies curricula, resources, 
58.16 	and implementation support:

58.17		$
	150,000
	.....
	2026
	
58.18		$
	150,000
	.....
	2027
	
58.19 	(b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
58.20 		Subd. 9.Ethnic studies school grants. (a) For competitive grants to school districts, 
58.21 	charter schools, and Tribal contract schools to develop, evaluate, and implement ethnic 
58.22 	studies courses:

58.23		$
	700,000
	.....
	2026
	
58.24		$
	700,000
	.....
	2027
	
58.25 	(b) The commissioner must consult with the Ethnic Studies Working Group to develop 
58.26 	criteria for the grants.
58.27 	(c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, up to five 
58.28 	percent of the appropriation in each year is available for grant administration.
58.29 	(d) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
58.30 		Subd. 10.Examination fees; teacher training and support programs. (a) For students' 
58.31 	advanced placement and international baccalaureate examination fees under Minnesota 
59.1 	Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 3, and for training and related costs for teachers and 
59.2 	other interested educators under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 1:

59.3		$
	4,500,000
	.....
	2026
	
59.4		$
	4,500,000
	.....
	2027
	
59.5 	(b) The advanced placement program must receive 75 percent of the appropriation each 
59.6 	year and the international baccalaureate program must receive 25 percent of the appropriation 
59.7 	each year. The department, in consultation with representatives of the advanced placement 
59.8 	and international baccalaureate programs selected by the Advanced Placement Advisory 
59.9 	Council and International Baccalaureate Minnesota, respectively, must determine the amounts 
59.10 	of the expenditures each year for examination fees, training, and support programs for each 
59.11 	program.
59.12 	(c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 1, at least $500,000 
59.13 	each year is for teachers to attend subject matter summer training programs and follow-up 
59.14 	support workshops approved by the advanced placement or international baccalaureate 
59.15 	programs. The amount of the subsidy for each teacher attending an advanced placement or 
59.16 	international baccalaureate summer training program or workshop must be the same. The 
59.17 	commissioner must determine the payment process and the amount of the subsidy.
59.18 	(d) The commissioner must pay all examination fees for all students of low-income 
59.19 	families under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 3, and to the extent funds 
59.20 	are available, must also pay examination fees for students sitting for an advanced placement 
59.21 	examination, international baccalaureate examination, or both.
59.22 	(e) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
59.23 		Subd. 11.Full-service community schools. (a) For grants to plan or expand the 
59.24 	full-service community schools program under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.231:

59.25		$
	5,000,000
	.....
	2026
	
59.26		$
	5,000,000
	.....
	2027
	
59.27 	(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, up to two 
59.28 	percent of the appropriation in each year is available for grant administration.
59.29 	(c) The fiscal year 2026 appropriation is available until June 30, 2029. The fiscal year 
59.30 	2027 appropriation is available until June 30, 2030.
59.31 	(d) The base for fiscal year 2028 and later is $4,000,000.
59.32 		Subd. 12.Grants to increase science, technology, engineering, and math course 
59.33 	offerings. (a) For grants to schools to encourage low-income and other underserved students 
60.1 	to participate in advanced placement and international baccalaureate programs according 
60.2 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.132:

60.3		$
	250,000
	.....
	2026
	
60.4		$
	250,000
	.....
	2027
	
60.5 	(b) To the extent practicable, the commissioner must distribute grant funds equitably 
60.6 	among geographic areas in the state, including to schools located in greater Minnesota and 
60.7 	in the seven-county metropolitan area.
60.8 	(c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, up to three 
60.9 	percent of the appropriation in each year is for grant administration.
60.10 	(d) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
60.11 		Subd. 13.Implementation of education on the Holocaust, genocide of Indigenous 
60.12 	Peoples, and other genocides. (a) For implementation of requirements for education on 
60.13 	the Holocaust, genocide of Indigenous Peoples, and other genocides under Minnesota 
60.14 	Statutes, section 120B.252:

60.15		$
	75,000
	.....
	2026
	
60.16		$
	75,000
	.....
	2027
	
60.17 	(b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
60.18 		Subd. 14.Interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants. For 
60.19 	interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants under Minnesota Statutes, 
60.20 	section 124D.87:

60.21		$
	16,396,000
	.....
	2026
	
60.22		$
	18,157,000
	.....
	2027
	
60.23 		Subd. 15.Literacy aid. (a) For literacy aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.98:

60.24		$
	40,686,000
	.....
	2026
	
60.25		$
	40,897,000
	.....
	2027
	
60.26 	(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $4,057,000 for 2025 and $36,629,000 for 2026.
60.27 	(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $4,069,000 for 2026 and $36,828,000 for 2027.
60.28 		Subd. 16.Minnesota Center for the Book programming. (a) For grants to the entity 
60.29 	designated by the Library of Congress as the Minnesota Center for the Book to provide 
60.30 	statewide programming related to the Minnesota Book Awards and for additional 
60.31 	programming throughout the state related to the Center for the Book designation:

61.1		$
	200,000
	.....
	2026
	
61.2		$
	200,000
	.....
	2027
	
61.3 	(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, up to three 
61.4 	percent of the appropriation in each year is available for grant administration.
61.5 	(c) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
61.6 	(d) This is a onetime appropriation.
61.7 		Subd. 17.Minnesota Independence College and Community. (a) For transfer to the 
61.8 	Office of Higher Education for grants to Minnesota Independence College and Community 
61.9 	for tuition reduction and institutional support:

61.10		$
	625,000
	.....
	2026
	
61.11		$
	625,000
	.....
	2027
	
61.12 	(b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
61.13 	(c) By January 15 of each year, Minnesota Independence College and Community must 
61.14 	submit a report detailing expenditures, activities, and outcomes to the commissioner and 
61.15 	the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction 
61.16 	over kindergarten through grade 12 education.
61.17 	(d) This is a onetime appropriation.
61.18 		Subd. 18.Minnesota math corps. (a) For the Minnesota math corps program under 
61.19 	Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.42, subdivision 9:

61.20		$
	2,000,000
	.....
	2026
	
61.21		$
	1,000,000
	.....
	2027
	
61.22 	(b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
61.23 		Subd. 19.Minnesota Principals Academy. (a) For grants to the University of Minnesota 
61.24 	College of Education and Human Development for the operation of the Minnesota Principals 
61.25 	Academy:

61.26		$
	200,000
	.....
	2026
	
61.27		$
	200,000
	.....
	2027
	
61.28 	(b) Of these amounts, $50,000 must be used to pay the costs of attendance for principals 
61.29 	and school leaders from schools identified for intervention under the state's accountability 
61.30 	system as implemented to comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act. To the 
61.31 	extent funds are available, the Department of Education is encouraged to use up to $200,000 
61.32 	of federal Title II funds to support additional participation in the Principals Academy by 
62.1 	principals and school leaders from schools identified for intervention under the state's 
62.2 	accountability system as implemented to comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds 
62.3 	Act.
62.4 	(c) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
62.5 	(d) This is a onetime appropriation.
62.6 		Subd. 20.Minnesota Youth Council. (a) For grants to the Minnesota Alliance With 
62.7 	Youth for the activities of the Minnesota Youth Council:

62.8		$
	375,000
	.....
	2026
	
62.9		$
	375,000
	.....
	2027
	
62.10 	(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, up to three 
62.11 	percent of the appropriation in each year is available for grant administration.
62.12 	(c) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
62.13 	(d) This is a onetime appropriation.
62.14 		Subd. 21.Museums and education centers. (a) For grants to museums and education 
62.15 	centers:

62.16		$
	1,791,000
	.....
	2026
	
62.17		$
	1,791,000
	.....
	2027
	
62.18 	(b) $500,000 each year is for the Minnesota Children's Museum.
62.19 	(c) $106,000 each year is for the Children's Museum of Rochester.
62.20 	(d) $41,000 each year is for the Minnesota Academy of Science.
62.21 	(e) $100,000 each year is for The Bakken Museum, Minneapolis.
62.22 	(f) $60,000 each year is for the Headwaters Science Center.
62.23 	(g) $132,000 each year is for The Works Museum, Bloomington.
62.24 	(h) $89,000 each year is for the WonderTrek Children's Museum, Brainerd-Baxter.
62.25 	(i) $82,000 each year is for the Otter Cove Children's Museum, Fergus Falls.
62.26 	(j) $82,000 each year is for the Children's Discovery Museum, Grand Rapids.
62.27 	(k) $82,000 each year is for the Wheel and Cog Children's Museum, Hutchinson.
62.28 	(l) $82,000 each year is for the Village Children's Museum, Willmar.
62.29 	(m) $89,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum, Duluth.
63.1 	(n) $132,000 each year is for the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota, Mankato.
63.2 	(o) $132,000 each year is for the Great River Children's Museum, St. Cloud.
63.3 	(p) $82,000 each year is for the Children's Discovery Museum, Breckenridge.
63.4 	(q) A recipient of a grant under this subdivision must use the funds to encourage and 
63.5 	increase access for historically underserved communities.
63.6 	(r) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, up to three 
63.7 	percent of the appropriation in each year is available for grant administration.
63.8 	(s) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
63.9 		Subd. 22.Nonexclusionary discipline. (a) For grants to school districts and charter 
63.10 	schools to provide training for school staff on nonexclusionary disciplinary practices:

63.11		$
	1,750,000
	.....
	2026
	
63.12		$
	1,750,000
	.....
	2027
	
63.13 	(b) Grants must be used to develop training and to work with schools to train staff on 
63.14 	nonexclusionary disciplinary practices that maintain the respect, trust, and attention of 
63.15 	students and help keep students in classrooms. These funds may also be used for grant 
63.16 	administration.
63.17 	(c) Eligible grantees include school districts, charter schools, Tribal contract schools, 
63.18 	intermediate school districts, and cooperative units as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 
63.19 	123A.24, subdivision 2.
63.20 	(d) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, up to five 
63.21 	percent of the appropriation in each year is available for grant administration.
63.22 	(e) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
63.23 		Subd. 23.P-TECH schools. (a) For P-TECH implementation grants under Minnesota 
63.24 	Statutes, section 124D.093, subdivision 5:

63.25		$
	791,000
	.....
	2026
	
63.26		$
	791,000
	.....
	2027
	
63.27 	(b) The department may award start-up and mentoring and technical assistance grants 
63.28 	beginning in fiscal year 2026. Of the amount in fiscal year 2026, at least $500,000 is for a 
63.29 	support grant to a public-private partnership that includes Independent School District No. 
63.30 	535, Rochester. Of the amount in fiscal year 2027, at least $250,000 is for a support grant 
63.31 	to a public-private partnership that includes Independent School District No. 535, Rochester.
64.1 	(c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, the department 
64.2 	may retain money from this appropriation for administrative costs under Minnesota Statutes, 
64.3 	section 124D.093, subdivision 5.
64.4 	(d) This appropriation is available until June 30, 2029.
64.5 	(e) The base for fiscal year 2028 and later is $791,000, of which at least $250,000 each 
64.6 	year is for a support grant to a public-private partnership that includes Independent School 
64.7 	District No. 535, Rochester.
64.8 		Subd. 24.Paraprofessional training. (a) For compensation associated with paid 
64.9 	orientation and professional development for paraprofessionals under Minnesota Statutes, 
64.10 	section 121A.642:

64.11		$
	4,721,000
	.....
	2026
	
64.12		$
	5,000,000
	.....
	2027
	
64.13 	(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $221,000 for 2025 and $4,500,000 for 2026.
64.14 	(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $500,000 for 2026 and $4,500,000 for 2027.
64.15 		Subd. 25.Recovery program grants. (a) For recovery program grants under Minnesota 
64.16 	Statutes, section 124D.695:

64.17		$
	750,000
	.....
	2026
	
64.18		$
	750,000
	.....
	2027
	
64.19 	(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, up to three 
64.20 	percent of the appropriation in each year is for grant administration.
64.21 	(c) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
64.22 		Subd. 26.Sanneh Foundation. (a) For grants to the Sanneh Foundation:

64.23		$
	1,500,000
	.....
	2026
	
64.24		$
	450,000
	.....
	2027
	
64.25 	(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, up to three 
64.26 	percent of the appropriation in each year is available for grant administration.
64.27 	(c) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
64.28 	(d) This is a onetime appropriation.
64.29 		Subd. 27.ServeMinnesota program. (a) For funding ServeMinnesota programs under 
64.30 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.37 to 124D.45:

65.1		$
	900,000
	.....
	2026
	
65.2		$
	900,000
	.....
	2027
	
65.3 	(b) A grantee organization may provide health and child care coverage to the dependents 
65.4 	of each participant enrolled in a full-time ServeMinnesota program to the extent such 
65.5 	coverage is not otherwise available.
65.6 	(c) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
65.7 		Subd. 28.Starbase MN. (a) For a grant to Starbase MN for a rigorous science, 
65.8 	technology, engineering, and math program providing students in grades 4 through 6 with 
65.9 	a multisensory learning experience and a hands-on curriculum in an aerospace environment 
65.10 	using state-of-the-art technology:

65.11		$
	500,000
	.....
	2026
	
65.12		$
	500,000
	.....
	2027
	
65.13 	(b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
65.14 	(c) This is a onetime appropriation.
65.15 		Subd. 29.Statewide testing and reporting system. (a) For the statewide testing and 
65.16 	reporting system under Minnesota Statutes, sections 120B.302 and 120B.305:

65.17		$
	10,892,000
	.....
	2026
	
65.18		$
	10,892,000
	.....
	2027
	
65.19 	(b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
65.20 		Subd. 30.Student organizations. (a) For elementary or secondary student organizations:

65.21		$
	1,084,000
	.....
	2026
	
65.22		$
	1,084,000
	.....
	2027
	
65.23 	(b) $68,000 each year is for student organizations serving health occupations (HOSA).
65.24 	(c) $100,000 each year is for student organizations serving trade and industry occupations 
65.25 	(Skills USA).
65.26 	(d) $122,000 each year is for student organizations serving business occupations (BPA).
65.27 	(e) $322,000 each year is for student organizations serving agriculture occupations 
65.28 	(FFA).
65.29 	(f) $185,000 each year is for student organizations serving family and consumer science 
65.30 	occupations (FCCLA). Notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, part 3505.1000, subparts 28 and 
66.1 	31, the student organizations serving FCCLA shall continue to serve students younger than 
66.2 	grade 9.
66.3 	(g) $202,000 each year is for student organizations serving marketing occupations 
66.4 	(DECA).
66.5 	(h) $85,000 each year is for the Minnesota Foundation for Student Organizations. Of 
66.6 	this amount, $30,000 each year must be used for direct support of underserved and special 
66.7 	student populations.
66.8 	(i) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.

66.9 	Sec. 25. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
 66.10 	(a) The revisor of statutes shall renumber the provisions of Minnesota Statutes and laws 
66.11 	listed in column A to the references listed in column B. The revisor shall also make necessary 
66.12 	cross-reference changes in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules consistent with the 
66.13 	renumbering in this instruction.

66.14		Column A
	Column B
	
66.15
66.16		Laws 2017, First Special Session 
chapter 5, article 2, section 52
	124F.01
	
66.17		124D.085
	124F.02
	
66.18		124D.093
	124F.03
	
66.19		124D.4535
	124F.04
	
66.20		124D.46
	124F.05
	
66.21		124D.47
	124F.06
	
66.22		124D.48
	124F.07
	
66.23		124D.49
	124F.08
	
66.24		124D.50
	124F.09
	
66.25 	(b) Paragraph (a) is intended to be a reorganization of statutes relating to Education 
66.26 	Innovation in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124F, and not intended to change the meaning 
66.27 	or prior interpretation of those laws.

66.28 	Sec. 26. REPEALER.
 66.29 	Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.935, subdivision 2, is repealed.

67.1 	ARTICLE 3
67.2 	TEACHERS

67.3 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.117, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
67.4 		Subd. 4.Reporting.  The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board
67.5 	Department of Education must collaborate with the Department of Education Professional 
67.6 	Educator Licensing and Standards Board and the Office of Higher Education to publish a 
67.7 	summary report of each of the programs they administer and any other programs receiving 
67.8 	state appropriations that have or include an explicit purpose of increasing the racial and 
67.9 	ethnic diversity of the state's teacher workforce to more closely reflect the diversity of 
67.10 	students. The report must include programs under sections 122A.59, 122A.63, 122A.635, 
67.11 	122A.70, 122A.73, 124D.09, 124D.861, 136A.1274, 136A.1276, and 136A.1791, along 
67.12 	with any other programs or initiatives that receive state appropriations to address the shortage 
67.13 	of teachers of color and American Indian teachers. The board commissioner must, in 
67.14 	coordination with the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board and the Office 
67.15 	of Higher Education and Department of Education, provide policy and funding 
67.16 	recommendations related to state-funded programs to increase the recruitment, preparation, 
67.17 	licensing, hiring, and retention of racially and ethnically diverse teachers and the state's 
67.18 	progress toward meeting or exceeding the goals of this section. The report must include 
67.19 	recommendations for state policy and funding needed to achieve the goals of this section, 
67.20 	plans for sharing the report and activities of grant recipients, and opportunities among grant 
67.21 	recipients of various programs to share effective practices with each other. The initial report 
67.22 	must also include a recommendation of whether a state advisory council should be established 
67.23 	to address the shortage of racially and ethnically diverse teachers and what the composition 
67.24 	and charge of such an advisory council would be if established. The board commissioner
67.25 	must consult with the Indian Affairs Council and other ethnic councils along with other 
67.26 	community partners, including students of color and American Indian students, in developing 
67.27 	the report. The board commissioner must submit the report to the chairs and ranking minority 
67.28 	members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over education and higher education 
67.29 	policy and finance by November 3, 2025, for the initial report, and by November 3 each 
67.30 	even-numbered year thereafter. The report must be available to the public on the board's
67.31 	commissioner's website.

67.32 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.092, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
67.33 		Subd. 2.Requirements for board approval. Teacher preparation programs must 
67.34 	demonstrate the following to obtain board approval:
68.1 	(1) the program has implemented a research-based, results-oriented curriculum that 
68.2 	focuses on the skills teachers need in order to be effective;
68.3 	(2) the program provides a student teaching program;
68.4 	(3) the program demonstrates effectiveness based on proficiency of graduates in 
68.5 	demonstrating attainment of program outcomes;
68.6 	(4) the program includes a common core of teaching knowledge and skills. This common 
68.7 	core shall meet the standards developed by the Interstate New Teacher Assessment and 
68.8 	Support Consortium in its 1992 model standards for beginning teacher licensing and 
68.9 	development. Amendments to standards adopted under this clause are subject to chapter 
68.10 	14. The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board shall report annually to the 
68.11 	education committees of the legislature on the performance of teacher candidates on common 
68.12 	core assessments of knowledge and skills under this clause during the most recent school 
68.13 	year;
68.14 	(5) the program includes instruction on the knowledge and skills needed to provide 
68.15 	appropriate instruction to English learners to support and accelerate their academic literacy, 
68.16 	including oral academic language and achievement in content areas in a regular classroom 
68.17 	setting; and
68.18 	(6) the program includes culturally competent training in instructional strategies consistent 
68.19 	with section 120B.30, subdivision 8.

68.20 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.092, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
68.21 		Subd. 5.Reading strategies. (a) A teacher preparation provider approved by the 
68.22 	Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board to prepare persons for classroom 
68.23 	teacher licensure must include in its teacher preparation programs evidence-based best 
68.24 	practices in reading, consistent with sections 120B.118 to 120B.124, including instruction 
68.25 	on phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary development, reading fluency, and reading 
68.26 	comprehension. Instruction on reading must enable the licensure candidate to teach reading 
68.27 	in the candidate's content areas. Teacher candidates must be instructed in using students' 
68.28 	native languages as a resource in creating effective differentiated instructional strategies 
68.29 	for English learners developing literacy skills. A teacher preparation provider also must 
68.30 	prepare early childhood and elementary teacher candidates for Tier 3 and Tier 4 teaching 
68.31 	licenses under sections 122A.183 and 122A.184, respectively.
69.1 	(b) Board-approved teacher preparation programs for teachers of elementary education 
69.2 	must require instruction in applying evidence-based, structured literacy reading instruction 
69.3 	programs that:
69.4 	(1) teach students to read using foundational knowledge, practices, and strategies 
69.5 	consistent with sections 120B.118 to 120B.124, with emphasis on mastery of foundational 
69.6 	reading skills so that students achieve continuous progress in reading; and
69.7 	(2) teach specialized instruction in reading strategies, interventions, and remediations 
69.8 	that enable students of all ages and proficiency levels, including multilingual learners and 
69.9 	students demonstrating characteristics of dyslexia, to become proficient readers.
69.10 	(c) Board-approved teacher preparation programs for teachers of elementary education, 
69.11 	early childhood education, special education, and reading intervention must include 
69.12 	instruction on dyslexia, as defined in section 125A.01, subdivision 2. Teacher preparation 
69.13 	programs may consult with the Department of Education, including the dyslexia specialist 
69.14 	under section 120B.122, to develop instruction under this paragraph. Instruction on dyslexia 
69.15 	must be modeled on practice standards of the International Dyslexia Association, and must 
69.16 	address:
69.17 	(1) the nature and symptoms of dyslexia;
69.18 	(2) resources available for students who show characteristics of dyslexia;
69.19 	(3) evidence-based instructional strategies for students who show characteristics of 
69.20 	dyslexia, including the structured literacy approach; and
69.21 	(4) outcomes of intervention and lack of intervention for students who show 
69.22 	characteristics of dyslexia.
69.23 	(d) Nothing in this section limits the authority of a school district to select a school's 
69.24 	reading program or curriculum.

69.25 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.441, is amended to read:
69.26 	122A.441 SHORT-CALL EMERGENCY SUBSTITUTE TEACHER PILOT
69.27 	PROGRAM.
69.28 	(a) A school district or charter school and applicant may jointly request the Professional 
69.29 	Educator Licensing and Standards Board approve an application for a short-call emergency
69.30 	substitute teaching license. The application information must sufficiently demonstrate the 
69.31 	following:
69.32 	(1) the applicant:
70.1 	(i) holds a minimum of an associate's degree or equivalent and has or will receive 
70.2 	substitute training from the school district or charter school; or
70.3 	(ii) holds a minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent and has been employed as 
70.4 	an education support personnel or paraprofessional within the district or charter school for 
70.5 	at least one academic year; and
70.6 	(2) the school district or charter school has obtained the results of a background check 
70.7 	completed in accordance with section 123B.03.
70.8 	(b) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board may issue a temporary 
70.9 	teaching license under this section pending a background check under section 122A.18, 
70.10 	subdivision 8, and may immediately suspend or revoke the license upon receiving background 
70.11 	check information. An applicant submitting an application for a short-call substitute teaching 
70.12 	license in accordance with section 122A.18, subdivision 7a, paragraph (a), must not be 
70.13 	required to complete a joint application with a district and must not be issued a license 
70.14 	pending a background check under section 122A.18, subdivision 8.
70.15 	(c) The board may prioritize short-call emergency substitute teaching license applications 
70.16 	to expedite the review process.
70.17 	(d) A school district or charter school must provide a short-call emergency substitute 
70.18 	teacher who receives a short-call emergency substitute teaching license through the pilot 
70.19 	program with substitute teacher training. The board may remove a school district or charter 
70.20 	school from the pilot short-call emergency substitute teaching program for failure to provide 
70.21 	the required training.
70.22 	(e) A school district or charter school must not require an employee to apply for a
70.23 	short-call emergency substitute teaching license, or retaliate against an employee that does 
70.24 	not apply for a short-call emergency substitute teaching license under the pilot program this 
70.25 	section.
70.26 	(f) A school district or charter school must compensate an employee working as a 
70.27 	short-call emergency substitute teacher under the pilot program this section with the greater 
70.28 	of $200 per day the short-call substitute teacher rate of pay in the district or the employee's 
70.29 	regular rate of pay.
70.30 	(g) This section expires on June 30, 2025.
70.31 	(g) A district may employ a short-call emergency substitute teacher for no more than 
70.32 	ten consecutive school days in a single assignment. A district solicitation for short-call 
71.1 	emergency substitute teacher applicants must disclose the duration of the short-call 
71.2 	emergency substitute teacher position.
71.3 	(h) For each teacher assignment, a district may use a short-call emergency substitute 
71.4 	teacher to fill the assignment for no more than ten consecutive school days at a time.
71.5 	(i) A district may employ a short-call emergency substitute teacher to fill an assignment 
71.6 	that a short-call emergency substitute teacher previously filled as long as at least 30 calendar 
71.7 	days have passed between the last day of the previous assignment and the first day of a 
71.8 	subsequent assignment.

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

71.10 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.59, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
71.11 	read:
71.12 		Subd. 6.Expiration. This section expires June 30, 2029, and any balance remaining in 
71.13 	the account is canceled to the general fund.

71.14 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.635, is amended to read:
71.15 	122A.635 COLLABORATIVE URBAN AND GREATER MINNESOTA 
71.16 	EDUCATORS OF COLOR GRANT PROGRAM EDUCATOR TUITION 
71.17 	ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
71.18 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards 
71.19 	Board Department of Education must award competitive grants to increase the number of 
71.20 	teacher candidates who are of color or who are American Indian, complete teacher preparation 
71.21 	programs, and meet the requirements for a Tier 3 license under section 122A.183. Eligibility 
71.22 	for a grant under this section is limited to public or private higher education institutions that 
71.23 	offer a teacher preparation program approved by the Professional Educator Licensing and 
71.24 	Standards Board.
71.25 		Subd. 2.Competitive grants. (a) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards 
71.26 	Board commissioner must award competitive grants to a variety of higher education 
71.27 	institution types under this section. The board commissioner must require an applicant 
71.28 	institution to submit a plan describing how it would use grant funds to increase the number 
71.29 	of teachers who are of color or who are American Indian, and must award grants based on 
71.30 	the following criteria, listed in descending order of priority. To the extent practicable, the 
71.31 	commissioner must award grants based on the following criteria:
72.1 	(1) program outcomes, including graduation or program completion rates and licensure 
72.2 	recommendation rates for candidates who are of color or who are American Indian compared 
72.3 	to all candidates enrolled in a teacher preparation program at the institution and, for each 
72.4 	outcome measure, the number of teacher candidates who are of color or who are American 
72.5 	Indian;
72.6 	(2) the extent to which an institution's plan is clear in describing how the institution 
72.7 	would use grant funds for implementing explicit research-based practices to provide 
72.8 	programmatic support to teacher candidates who are of color or who are American Indian. 
72.9 	Plans for grant funds may include:
72.10 	(i) recruiting more racially and ethnically diverse candidates for admission to teacher 
72.11 	preparation programs;
72.12 	(ii) providing differentiated advising, mentoring, or other supportive community-building 
72.13 	activities in addition to what the institution provides to all candidates enrolled in the 
72.14 	institution;
72.15 	(iii) providing academic tutoring or support to help teacher candidates pass required 
72.16 	assessments; and
72.17 	(iv) providing for program staffing expenses;
72.18 	(3) an institution's plan to provide direct financial assistance as scholarships or stipends 
72.19 	within the allowable dollar range determined by the board under subdivision 3, paragraph 
72.20 	(b), to teacher candidates who are of color or who are American Indian, not to exceed $5,000 
72.21 	per academic year for each candidate. The purpose of direct financial assistance is to provide 
72.22 	cost of attendance financial assistance to candidates matriculating through the licensure 
72.23 	program if they demonstrate financial need;
72.24 	(4) whether the institution has previously received a competitive grant under this section 
72.25 	and has demonstrated positive outcomes from the use of grant funds for efforts helping 
72.26 	teacher candidates who are of color or who are American Indian to enroll in and successfully 
72.27 	complete teacher preparation programs and be recommended for licensure;
72.28 	(5) geographic diversity among the applicant institutions. In order to expand the number 
72.29 	of grant recipients throughout the state, whenever there is at least a 20 percent increase in 
72.30 	the base appropriation for this grant program, the board must prioritize awarding grants to 
72.31 	institutions outside of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. If the board awards a grant based 
72.32 	on the criteria in paragraph (a) to a program that has not previously received funding, the 
72.33 	board must thereafter give priority to the program equivalent to other programs that have 
73.1 	received grants and demonstrated positive outcomes To the extent there are sufficient 
73.2 	applications, and to the extent practicable, the commissioner must award an equal number 
73.3 	of grants between applicants in greater Minnesota and those in the seven-county metropolitan 
73.4 	area; and
73.5 	(6) the percentage of racially and ethnically diverse teacher candidates enrolled in the 
73.6 	institution teacher preparation program compared to: the aggregate percentage of students 
73.7 	of color and American Indian students enrolled in the institution, regardless of major.
73.8 	(i) the aggregate percentage of students of color and American Indian students enrolled 
73.9 	in the institution, regardless of major; and
73.10 	(ii) the percentage of underrepresented racially and ethnically diverse teachers in the 
73.11 	economic development region of the state where the institution is located and where a 
73.12 	shortage of diverse teachers exists, as reported under section 122A.091, subdivision 5.
73.13 	(b) The board commissioner must not penalize an applicant institution in the grant review 
73.14 	process for using grant funds only to provide direct financial support to teacher candidates 
73.15 	if that is the institution's priority and the institution uses other resources to provide 
73.16 	programmatic support to candidates.
73.17 	(c) The board commissioner must determine award amounts for development, 
73.18 	maintenance, or expansion of programs based only on the degree to which applicants meet 
73.19 	the criteria in this subdivision, the number of candidates who are of color or who are 
73.20 	American Indian supported by an applicant program, and funds available.
73.21 	(d) The board must determine grant awards in part by multiplying the number of teacher 
73.22 	candidates to be provided direct financial assistance by the average amount the institution 
73.23 	proposes per candidate that is within the allowable dollar range. After assessing an 
73.24 	institution's adherence to grant criteria and funds available, the board may grant an institution 
73.25 	a lower average amount per candidate and the institution may decide to award less per 
73.26 	candidate or provide financial assistance to fewer candidates within the allowable range. 
73.27 	Additionally, an institution may use up to 25 percent of the awarded grant funds to provide 
73.28 	programmatic support as described in paragraph (a), clause (3). If the board does not award 
73.29 	an applicant institution's full request, the board must allow the institution to modify how it 
73.30 	uses grant funds to maximize program outcomes consistent with the requirements of this 
73.31 	section. The commissioner must allow an institution to use up to 25 percent of the awarded 
73.32 	grant funds to provide programmatic support for the teacher candidates receiving financial 
73.33 	support.
74.1 		Subd. 3.Grant program administration. (a) The Professional Educator Licensing and 
74.2 	Standards Board may enter into an interagency agreement with the Office of Higher 
74.3 	Education. The agreement may include a transfer of funds to the Office of Higher Education 
74.4 	to help establish and administer the competitive grant process. The board must award grants 
74.5 	to institutions located in various economic development regions throughout the state, but
74.6 	The department must not predetermine the number of institutions to be awarded grants 
74.7 	under this section or set a limit for the amount that any one institution may receive as part 
74.8 	of the competitive grant application process.
74.9 	(b) The board must establish a standard allowable dollar range for the amount of direct 
74.10 	financial assistance an applicant institution may provide to each candidate. To determine 
74.11 	the range, the board may collect de-identified data from institutions that received a grant 
74.12 	during the previous grant period and calculate the average scholarship amount awarded to 
74.13 	all candidates across all institutions using the most recent fiscal year data available. The 
74.14 	calculation may be used to determine a scholarship range that is no more than 25 percent 
74.15 	of this amount and no less than half the average of this amount. The purpose of direct 
74.16 	financial assistance is to assist candidates matriculating through completing licensure 
74.17 	programs if they demonstrate financial need after considering other grants and scholarships 
74.18 	provided.
74.19 	(c) (b) All grants must be awarded by August 15 of the fiscal year in which the grants 
74.20 	are to be used. The deadline must be extended if changes to the grant program or 
74.21 	appropriation impact the timeline for grant awards. An institution that receives a grant under 
74.22 	this section may use the grant funds over a two- up to a four-year period to sustain support 
74.23 	for teacher candidates at any stage from recruitment and program admission to graduation 
74.24 	and licensure application. For grantees who receive multiple awards that overlap in the same 
74.25 	academic years, the maximum combined total of direct financial assistance that an institution 
74.26 	may provide to the same teacher candidate in the same academic year is $10,000.
74.27 		Subd. 4.Report. (a) By August 15 of each year, an institution awarded a grant under 
74.28 	this section must prepare for the board commissioner a detailed report regarding the 
74.29 	expenditure of grant funds, including the amounts used to recruit, retain, and support teacher 
74.30 	candidates of color or American Indian teacher candidates to complete programs and be 
74.31 	recommended for licensure. The report must include:
74.32 	(1) the total number of teacher candidates of color and American Indian teacher candidates 
74.33 	who:
74.34 	(i) are enrolled in the institution;
75.1 	(ii) are supported by grant funds with direct financial assistance during the academic 
75.2 	reporting year;
75.3 	(iii) are supported with other programmatic supports;
75.4 	(iv) are recruited and newly admitted to a licensure program;
75.5 	(v) are enrolled in a licensure program;
75.6 	(vi) have completed a licensure program; and
75.7 	(vii) were recommended for licensure in the field for which they were prepared;
75.8 	(2) the total number of teacher candidates of color or American Indian teacher candidates 
75.9 	at each stage from program admission to licensure recommendation as a percentage of all 
75.10 	candidates seeking the same licensure at the institution; and
75.11 	(3) a brief narrative describing the successes and challenges of efforts proposed in the 
75.12 	grant application to support candidates with grant funds, and lessons learned for future 
75.13 	efforts.
75.14 	(b) By November 1 of each year, the board commissioner must post a report on its 
75.15 	website summarizing the activities and outcomes of grant recipients and results that promote 
75.16 	sharing of effective practices and lessons learned among grant recipients.
75.17 		Subd. 5.Positions transferred. All classified and unclassified positions associated with 
75.18 	the administration of grant programs being transferred to the Department of Education under 
75.19 	this section are transferred with their incumbents in accordance with section 15.039, 
75.20 	subdivision 7, except as otherwise provided in section 122A.07.

75.21 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.70, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
75.22 		Subd. 2.Board Grants. (a) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board
75.23 	Department of Education must make grant application forms available to sites interested in 
75.24 	developing, sustaining, or expanding a mentorship program.
75.25 	(b) The following applicants are eligible for a program grant:
75.26 	(1) a school district, charter school, or cooperative unit, on behalf of its participating 
75.27 	school sites;
75.28 	(2) a Tribal contract school;
75.29 	(3) a coalition of teachers; and
75.30 	(4) a higher education institution;
76.1 	(5) a nonprofit organization;
76.2 	(6) a professional organization; and
76.3 	(4) (7) a coalition of two or more applicants that are individually eligible for a grant.
76.4 	A higher education institution, professional organization, or nonprofit organization may
76.5 	must partner with an eligible grant applicant but is not eligible as a sole applicant for grant 
76.6 	funds a school district, charter school, cooperative unit, Tribal contract school, or coalition 
76.7 	of teachers to apply for a grant.
76.8 	(c) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, in consultation with the 
76.9 	teacher mentoring task force, commissioner must approve or disapprove the applications. 
76.10 	To the extent possible, the approved applications must reflect effective mentoring, 
76.11 	professional development, and retention components, and be geographically distributed 
76.12 	throughout the state. The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must 
76.13 	encourage the selected sites to consider the use of its assessment procedures.

76.14 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.70, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
76.15 		Subd. 3.Criteria for selection. (a) At a minimum, Applicants for grants under 
76.16 	subdivision 2 must express commitment to:
76.17 	(1) allow staff participation;
76.18 	(2) assess skills of both beginning and mentor teachers;
76.19 	(3) provide appropriate in-service to needs identified in the assessment;
76.20 	(4) provide leadership to the effort;
76.21 	(5) cooperate with higher education institutions or teacher educators;
76.22 	(6) provide facilities and other resources;
76.23 	(7) share findings, materials, and techniques with other school districts; and
76.24 	(8) retain teachers of color and teachers who are American Indian.
76.25 	(b) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board commissioner must give 
76.26 	priority to applications to fund programs to induct, mentor, and retain Tier 2 or Tier 3
76.27 	teachers who are of color or who are American Indian, and Tier 2 or Tier 3 teachers in 
76.28 	licensure shortage areas within the applicant's economic development region.

77.1 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.70, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
77.2 		Subd. 5.Program implementation. A grant recipient may use grant funds on 
77.3 	implementing activities over a period of time up to 24 months. New and expanding 
77.4 	mentorship sites that receive a board grant under subdivision 2 to design, develop, implement, 
77.5 	and evaluate their program must participate in activities that support program development 
77.6 	and implementation.

77.7 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.70, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
77.8 		Subd. 5a.Grant program administration. The Professional Educator Licensing and 
77.9 	Standards Board commissioner may enter into an interagency agreement with the Office of 
77.10 	Higher Education or the Department of Education Professional Educator Licensing and 
77.11 	Standards Board. The agreement may include a transfer of funds to the Office of Higher 
77.12 	Education or the Department of Education Professional Educator Licensing and Standards 
77.13 	Board to help administer the competitive grant process.

77.14 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.70, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
77.15 		Subd. 6.Report. By September 30 of each year after receiving a grant, recipients must 
77.16 	submit a report to the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board the Department 
77.17 	of Education on program efforts that describes mentoring and induction activities and 
77.18 	assesses the impact of these programs on teacher effectiveness and retention. The board
77.19 	commissioner must publish a summary report for the public and submit the report to the 
77.20 	committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education 
77.21 	policy and finance in accordance with section 3.302 by November 30 of each even-numbered 
77.22 	year.

77.23 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.70, is amended by adding a subdivision 
77.24 	to read:
77.25 		Subd. 7.Positions transferred. Classified and unclassified positions associated with 
77.26 	the administration of grant programs being transferred to the Department of Education under 
77.27 	this section are transferred with their incumbents in accordance with section 15.039, 
77.28 	subdivision 7, except as otherwise provided in section 122A.07.

78.1 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.901, is amended to read:
78.2 	124D.901 STUDENT SUPPORT PERSONNEL AID.
78.3 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have 
78.4 	the meanings given:
78.5 	(1) "new position" means a student support services personnel full-time or part-time 
78.6 	position not under contract by a school district, charter school, or cooperative unit at the 
78.7 	start of the 2022-2023 school year;
78.8 	(2) "part-time position" means a student support services personnel position less than 
78.9 	1.0 full-time equivalent at the start of the 2022-2023 school year; and
78.10 	(3) "American Rescue Plan Act" means the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, 
78.11 	Public Law 117-2, that awarded funds; and
78.12 	(4) (3) "student support services personnel" means an individual licensed to serve as a 
78.13 	school counselor, school psychologist, school social worker, school nurse, or chemical 
78.14 	dependency counselor in Minnesota.
78.15 		Subd. 2.Purpose. The purpose of student support personnel aid is to:
78.16 	(1) address shortages of student support services personnel within Minnesota schools;
78.17 	(2) decrease caseloads for existing student support services personnel to ensure effective 
78.18 	services;
78.19 	(3) ensure that students receive effective student support services and integrated and 
78.20 	comprehensive services to improve prekindergarten through grade 12 academic, physical, 
78.21 	social, and emotional outcomes supporting career and college readiness and effective school 
78.22 	mental health services;
78.23 	(4) ensure that student support services personnel serve within the scope and practice 
78.24 	of their training and licensure;
78.25 	(5) fully integrate learning supports, instruction, assessment, data-based decision making, 
78.26 	and family and community engagement within a comprehensive approach that facilitates 
78.27 	interdisciplinary collaboration; and
78.28 	(6) improve student health, school safety, and school climate to support academic success 
78.29 	and career and college readiness.
78.30 		Subd. 3.Student support personnel aid. (a) The initial student support personnel aid 
78.31 	for a an independent or special school district equals the greater of the student support 
79.1 	personnel allowance times the adjusted pupil units at the district for the current fiscal year 
79.2 	or $40,000. The initial student support personnel aid for a charter school equals the greater 
79.3 	of the student support personnel allowance times the adjusted pupil units at the charter 
79.4 	school for the current fiscal year or $20,000. Aid under this paragraph must be reserved in 
79.5 	a fund balance that, beginning in fiscal year 2025, may not exceed the greater of the aid 
79.6 	entitlement in the prior fiscal year or the fund balance in the prior fiscal year.
79.7 	(b) The cooperative student support personnel aid for a an independent or special school 
79.8 	district that is a member of an intermediate school district or other cooperative unit that 
79.9 	serves students equals the greater of the cooperative student support allowance times the 
79.10 	adjusted pupil units at the district for the current fiscal year or $40,000. If a district is a 
79.11 	member of more than one cooperative unit that serves students, the revenue must be allocated 
79.12 	among the cooperative units. Aid under this paragraph must not exceed actual expenditures.
79.13 	(c) The student support personnel allowance equals $11.94 for fiscal year 2024, $17.08 
79.14 	for fiscal year 2025, and $48.73 $30.05 for fiscal year years 2026 and 2027, and $34.32 for 
79.15 	fiscal year 2028 and later.
79.16 	(d) The cooperative student support allowance equals $0.60 for fiscal year 2024, $0.85 
79.17 	for fiscal year 2025, and $2.44 $1.60 for fiscal year 2026 and later.
79.18 		Subd. 4.Allowed uses. (a) Aid under this section must be used to hire enhance student 
79.19 	support services by:
79.20 	(1) increasing new positions for student support services personnel or increase positions;
79.21 	(2) increasing a current student support services personnel position that is less than 1.0 
79.22 	full-time equivalent to a greater number of service hours or make; or
79.23 	(3) making permanent a student support services personnel position hired using onetime 
79.24 	resources awarded through the federal Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act, 
79.25 	the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act, the federal Division M-Coronavirus Response 
79.26 	and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, or the federal American Rescue Plan Act, or 
79.27 	to maintain a position that would otherwise be eliminated.
79.28 	(b) Cooperative student support personnel aid must be transferred to the intermediate 
79.29 	district or other cooperative unit of which the district is a member and used to hire new 
79.30 	positions for student support services personnel or increase a current position that is less 
79.31 	than 1.0 full-time equivalent to a greater number of service hours or make permanent a 
79.32 	position hired using onetime resources awarded through the American Rescue Plan Act at 
79.33 	the intermediate district or cooperative unit.
80.1 	(c) If a school district, charter school, or cooperative unit does not receive at least two 
80.2 	applications and is not able to hire a new full-time equivalent position with student support 
80.3 	personnel aid or use the aid as otherwise provided under subdivision 4a, the aid may be 
80.4 	used for contracted services from individuals licensed to serve as a school counselor, school 
80.5 	psychologist, school social worker, school nurse, or chemical dependency counselor in 
80.6 	Minnesota.
80.7 	(d) In addition to the personnel uses authorized under paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) and 
80.8 	subdivision 4a, a district, charter school, or cooperative unit may use up to $5,000 of student 
80.9 	support personnel aid each year for the following purposes:
80.10 	(1) to cover the costs of providing training or job-embedded coaching; or
80.11 	(2) to cover the costs of student support personnel travel among school sites operated 
80.12 	by a single district, charter school, or cooperative unit, or among school sites operated by 
80.13 	a cooperative unit's member districts or a group of charter schools.
80.14 		Subd. 4a.Additional uses for a school with declining enrollment upon board 
80.15 	approval. (a) If a school district, charter school, or cooperative unit has declining enrollment 
80.16 	in fiscal year 2025 or a later fiscal year, and is unable to use student support personnel aid 
80.17 	in accordance with subdivision 4, the district, charter school, or cooperative unit may use 
80.18 	student support personnel aid to maintain a student support services personnel position if 
80.19 	the position would otherwise be eliminated due to budgetary concerns.
80.20 	(b) For purposes of this subdivision, a school district, charter school, or cooperative unit 
80.21 	has declining enrollment for that fiscal year if the school district, charter school, or 
80.22 	cooperative unit reports fewer students on its previous year's fall enrollment report than for 
80.23 	the second previous year's fall enrollment report.
80.24 	(c) Before a school board may exercise its authority under this subdivision, the school 
80.25 	board must allow for public testimony on the proposal at a regularly scheduled school board 
80.26 	meeting before approving a resolution approving the usage of the student support personnel 
80.27 	aid for this purpose.
80.28 		Subd. 5.Report required. By February 1 following any fiscal year in which student 
80.29 	support personnel aid was received, a school district, charter school, or cooperative unit 
80.30 	must submit a written report to the commissioner indicating how the new position affected 
80.31 	two or more of the following measures:
80.32 	(1) school climate;
80.33 	(2) student health;
81.1 	(3) attendance rates;
81.2 	(4) academic achievement;
81.3 	(5) career and college readiness; and
81.4 	(6) postsecondary completion rates.

81.5 	Sec. 14. TRANSFER OF GRANT ADMINISTRATION AND STAFF.
 81.6 		Subdivision 1.Transfer of contracts, obligations, and unexpended funds. All contracts, 
81.7 	obligations, and unexpended funds associated with the administration of grant programs 
81.8 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 122A.635 and 122A.70, are transferred from the 
81.9 	Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board to the Department of Education 
81.10 	pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 15.039, subdivisions 5, 5a, and 6.
81.11 		Subd. 2.Transfer of staff; protections; applicability of collective bargaining 
81.12 	agreements. (a) Personnel relating to the administration of grant programs under Minnesota 
81.13 	Statutes, sections 122A.635 and 122A.70, with the Professional Educator Licensing and 
81.14 	Standards Board are transferred to the Department of Education beginning August 1, 2025, 
81.15 	with 30 days notice from the commissioner of management and budget and after approval 
81.16 	by the commissioner.
81.17 	(b) The following protections apply to employees who are transferred to the department 
81.18 	from the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board to administer grant programs 
81.19 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 122A.635 and 122A.70:
81.20 	(1) no transferred employee shall have their employment status and job classification 
81.21 	altered as a result of the transfer;
81.22 	(2) transferred employees who were represented by an exclusive representative prior to 
81.23 	the transfer shall continue to be represented by the same exclusive representative after the 
81.24 	transfer;
81.25 	(3) any applicable collective bargaining agreements with exclusive representatives shall 
81.26 	continue in full force and effect for transferred employees after the transfer;
81.27 	(4) when an employee in a temporary unclassified position is transferred to the 
81.28 	department, the total length of time that the employee has served in the appointment shall 
81.29 	include all time served in the appointment at the transferring agency and the time served in 
81.30 	the appointment at the department. An employee in a temporary unclassified position who 
81.31 	was hired by a transferring agency through an open competitive selection process in 
82.1 	accordance with a policy enacted by the commissioner of management and budget is 
82.2 	considered to have been hired through that selection process after the transfer; and
82.3 	(5) the state must meet and negotiate with the exclusive representatives of the transferred 
82.4 	employees about any proposed changes affecting or relating to the transferred employees' 
82.5 	terms and conditions of employment to the extent that the proposed changes are not addressed 
82.6 	in the applicable collective bargaining agreement.
82.7 		Subd. 3.Future transfer. (a) If the state transfers ownership or control of any facilities, 
82.8 	services, or operations of the department related to the administration of grant programs 
82.9 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 122A.635 and 122A.70, to another private or public 
82.10 	entity by subcontract, sale, assignment, lease, or other transfer, the state must require as a 
82.11 	written condition of the transfer of ownership or control the following:
82.12 	(1) employees who perform work in the facilities, services, or operations related to the 
82.13 	administration of grant programs under Minnesota Statutes, sections 122A.635 and 122A.70, 
82.14 	must be offered employment with the entity acquiring ownership or control before the entity 
82.15 	offers employment to any individual who was not employed by the transferring agency at 
82.16 	the time of the transfer; and
82.17 	(2) the wage and benefit standards of the transferred employees must not be reduced by 
82.18 	the entity acquiring ownership or control through the expiration of the collective bargaining 
82.19 	agreement in effect at the time of the transfer or for a period of two years after the transfer, 
82.20 	whichever is longer.
82.21 	(b) There is no liability on the part of, and no cause of action arises against, the state of 
82.22 	Minnesota or its officers or agents for any action or inaction of any entity acquiring ownership 
82.23 	or control of any facilities, services, or operations of the department related to the 
82.24 	administration of grant programs under Minnesota Statutes, sections 122A.635 and 122A.70.

82.25 	Sec. 15. APPROPRIATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
 82.26 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are 
82.27 	appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years 
82.28 	designated.
82.29 		Subd. 2.Agricultural educator grants. (a) For agricultural educator grants under Laws 
82.30 	2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 51:

82.31		$
	250,000
	.....
	2026
	
82.32		$
	250,000
	.....
	2027
	
83.1 	(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, up to three 
83.2 	percent of the appropriation in each year is available for grant administration.
83.3 	(c) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
83.4 		Subd. 3.Alternative teacher compensation aid. (a) For alternative teacher compensation 
83.5 	aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.415, subdivision 4:

83.6		$
	88,717,000
	.....
	2026
	
83.7		$
	87,942,000
	.....
	2027
	
83.8 	(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $8,814,000 for fiscal year 2025 and $79,903,000 
83.9 	for fiscal year 2026.
83.10 	(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $8,878,000 for fiscal year 2026 and $79,064,000 
83.11 	for fiscal year 2027.
83.12 		Subd. 4.Black Men Teach Twin Cities. (a) For a grant to Black Men Teach Twin Cities 
83.13 	for the purposes listed in paragraph (c):

83.14		$
	500,000
	.....
	2026
	
83.15		$
	500,000
	.....
	2027
	
83.16 	(b) Black Men Teach Twin Cities must use the grant to establish partnerships with public 
83.17 	elementary schools with a goal of increasing the number of black male teachers to 20 percent 
83.18 	of the teachers at each school site. To the extent possible, Black Men Teach Twin Cities 
83.19 	must include sites in greater Minnesota, suburban areas, and urban settings.
83.20 	(c) The grant money may be used for:
83.21 	(1) scholarships for aspiring teachers;
83.22 	(2) student teacher stipends;
83.23 	(3) mentoring activities;
83.24 	(4) professional development, with an emphasis on early literacy training, including best 
83.25 	practices associated with the science of reading; and
83.26 	(5) stipends for housing to allow a teacher to live closer to the teacher's school.
83.27 	(d) Black Men Teach Twin Cities must provide a detailed report to the chairs and ranking 
83.28 	minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten through 
83.29 	grade 12 education and higher education by January 15 of each year following the year of 
83.30 	a grant award describing how the grant money was used. The report must describe the 
83.31 	progress made toward the goal of increasing the number of Black male teachers at each 
84.1 	school site, identify the strategies used to recruit Black teachers, and describe barriers Black 
84.2 	men face in the teaching profession. The report must be filed in accordance with Minnesota 
84.3 	Statutes, section 3.195.
84.4 	(e) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, up to three 
84.5 	percent of the appropriation in each year is available for grant administration.
84.6 	(f) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
84.7 	(g) This is a onetime appropriation.
84.8 		Subd. 5.Coalition to Increase Teachers of Color and American Indian Teachers. (a) 
84.9 	For the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Humanities Center for a grant to the Coalition 
84.10 	to Increase Teachers of Color and American Indian Teachers in Minnesota for nonlobbying 
84.11 	activities and general operating expenses that support the recruitment and retention of 
84.12 	racially and ethnically diverse teachers underrepresented in the state's workforce:

84.13		$
	100,000
	.....
	2026
	
84.14		$
	100,000
	.....
	2027
	
84.15 	(b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
84.16 	(c) This is a onetime appropriation.
84.17 		Subd. 6.Educator tuition assistance program. (a) For the educator tuition assistance 
84.18 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.635:

84.19		$
	4,440,000
	.....
	2026
	
84.20		$
	4,440,000
	.....
	2027
	
84.21 	(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, up to $100,000 
84.22 	of the appropriation in each year is available for grant administration.
84.23 	(c) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
84.24 		Subd. 7.Concurrent enrollment teacher training program. (a) For the concurrent 
84.25 	enrollment teacher partnership under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.76:

84.26		$
	375,000
	.....
	2026
	
84.27		$
	375,000
	.....
	2027
	
84.28 	(b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
84.29 		Subd. 8.Expanded concurrent enrollment grants. (a) For grants to institutions offering 
84.30 	"Introduction to Teaching" or "Introduction to Education" courses under Minnesota Statutes, 
84.31 	section 124D.09, subdivision 10, paragraph (b):

85.1		$
	500,000
	.....
	2026
	
85.2		$
	500,000
	.....
	2027
	
85.3 	(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, up to five 
85.4 	percent of the appropriation in each year is available for grant administration.
85.5 	(c) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
85.6 		Subd. 9.Grow Your Own pathways to teacher licensure grants. (a) For grants to 
85.7 	develop, continue, or expand Grow Your Own new teacher programs under Minnesota 
85.8 	Statutes, section 122A.73, to develop a teaching workforce that more closely reflects the 
85.9 	state's increasingly diverse student population and ensure all students have equitable access 
85.10 	to effective and diverse teachers:

85.11		$
	31,954,000
	.....
	2026
	
85.12		$
	54,913,000
	.....
	2027
	
85.13 	(b) This appropriation is subject to the requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section 
85.14 	122A.73, subdivision 5.
85.15 	(c) The base for fiscal year 2028 and later is $11,487,000.
85.16 		Subd. 10.Mentoring, induction, and retention incentive program grants. (a) For 
85.17 	mentoring, induction, and retention programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.70:

85.18		$
	3,500,000
	.....
	2026
	
85.19		$
	3,500,000
	.....
	2027
	
85.20 	(b) Of the amounts in paragraph (a), at least $2,500,000 each fiscal year is for grants to 
85.21 	develop and expand mentoring, induction, and retention programs designed for teachers of 
85.22 	color or American Indian teachers.
85.23 	(c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, up to three 
85.24 	percent of the appropriation in each year is available for grant administration.
85.25 	(d) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
85.26 		Subd. 11.Special education apprenticeship programs. (a) For grants to intermediate 
85.27 	school districts for registered special education apprenticeship programs:

85.28		$
	2,000,000
	.....
	2026
	
85.29		$
	2,000,000
	.....
	2027
	
85.30 	(b) In each year, the department must award grants of $493,000 each to Intermediate 
85.31 	School Districts Nos. 287, 288, 916, and 917. Grant recipients must use grant money for 
85.32 	registered special education apprenticeship programs. Grant money may be used for:
86.1 	(1) program oversight and administrative costs incurred by an intermediate school district 
86.2 	and its partner higher education institution;
86.3 	(2) stipends and tuition, fees, and other direct program costs incurred by apprentices;
86.4 	(3) stipends for teachers serving as mentors; and
86.5 	(4) the cost of substitute teachers.
86.6 	(c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, up to $28,000 
86.7 	of the appropriation is available for grant administration.
86.8 	(d) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
86.9 	(e) This is a onetime appropriation.
86.10 		Subd. 12.Special education teacher pathway program. (a) For grants to develop 
86.11 	special education teacher pathways across Minnesota under Minnesota Statutes, section 
86.12 	122A.77:

86.13		$
	0
	.....
	2026
	
86.14		$
	10,000,000
	.....
	2027
	
86.15 	(b) This appropriation is subject to the requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section 
86.16 	122A.77, subdivision 5.
86.17 	(c) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
86.18 		Subd. 13.Student support personnel aid. (a) For student support personnel aid under 
86.19 	Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.901:

86.20		$
	44,950,000
	.....
	2026
	
86.21		$
	45,772,000
	.....
	2027
	
86.22 	(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $3,655,000 for fiscal year 2025 and $41,295,000 
86.23 	for fiscal year 2026.
86.24 	(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $4,588,000 for fiscal year 2026 and $41,184,000 
86.25 	for fiscal year 2027.
86.26 		Subd. 14.Student support personnel workforce pathway. (a) For a grant program to 
86.27 	develop a student support personnel workforce pathway focused on increasing school 
86.28 	psychologists, school nurses, school counselors, and school social workers of color and 
86.29 	Indigenous providers, professional respecialization, recruitment, and retention:

86.30		$
	5,000,000
	.....
	2026
	
86.31		$
	5,000,000
	.....
	2027
	
87.1 	(b) Of the amount in paragraph (a), $150,000 each year is for providing support to school 
87.2 	nurses across the state.
87.3 	(c) To the extent practicable, the pathway grants must be used to support equal numbers 
87.4 	of students pursuing careers as school psychologists, school nurses, school counselors, and 
87.5 	school social workers.
87.6 	(d) For grants awarded to school psychologists under this subdivision, the following 
87.7 	terms have the meanings given:
87.8 	(1) "eligible designated trainee" means an individual enrolled in a National Association 
87.9 	of School Psychologists approved or American Psychological Association accredited school 
87.10 	psychology program granting educational specialist certificates or doctoral degrees in school 
87.11 	psychology;
87.12 	(2) "eligible employment" means a paid position within a school or local education 
87.13 	agency directly related to a training program providing direct or indirect school psychology 
87.14 	services. Direct services include assessment, intervention, prevention, or consultation services 
87.15 	to students or their family members and educational staff. Indirect services include 
87.16 	supervision, research and evaluation, administration, program development, technical 
87.17 	assistance, or professional learning to support direct services; and
87.18 	(3) "practica" means an educational experience administered and evaluated by a graduate 
87.19 	training program, with university and site supervision provided by appropriately credentialed 
87.20 	school psychologists, to develop trainees' competencies to provide school psychological 
87.21 	services based on the graduate training program's goals and competencies relative to 
87.22 	accreditation and licensure requirements.
87.23 	(e) Grants awarded to school psychologists must be used for:
87.24 	(1) providing paid, supervised, and educationally meaningful practica in a public school 
87.25 	setting for an eligible designated trainee enrolled in a qualifying program within the grantee's 
87.26 	institution;
87.27 	(2) supporting student recruitment and retention to enroll and hire an eligible designated 
87.28 	trainee for paid practica in public school settings; and
87.29 	(3) oversight of trainee practica and professional development by a qualifying program 
87.30 	to ensure the qualifications and conduct by an eligible designated trainee meet requirements 
87.31 	set forth by the state and accrediting agencies.
87.32 	(f) Upon successful completion of the graduate training program, grants awarded to 
87.33 	school psychologists must maintain eligible employment within Minnesota for a minimum 
88.1 	period of one-year full-time equivalent for each academic year of paid training under the 
88.2 	grant program.
88.3 	(g) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, up to $150,000 
88.4 	of the appropriation in each year is available for grant administration.
88.5 	(h) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
88.6 	(i) The base for fiscal year 2028 and later is $4,000,000.
88.7 		Subd. 15.Teacher residency program. (a) For a teacher residency program that meets 
88.8 	the requirements of Minnesota Rules, part 8705.2100, subpart 2, item D, subitem (5), unit 
88.9 	(g):

88.10		$
	3,000,000
	.....
	2026
	
88.11		$
	3,000,000
	.....
	2027
	
88.12 	(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, up to three 
88.13 	percent of the appropriation in each year is available for grant administration.
88.14 	(c) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
88.15 	(d) The base for fiscal year 2028 and later is $1,125,000.

88.16 	Sec. 16. APPROPRIATIONS; PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR LICENSING AND 
88.17 	STANDARDS BOARD.
 88.18 		Subdivision 1.Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board. The sums 
88.19 	indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Professional Educator 
88.20 	Licensing and Standards Board for the fiscal years designated.
88.21 		Subd. 2.Alternative pathways support position. (a) To fund a position at the 
88.22 	Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board to support candidates through 
88.23 	alternative pathway programs, including the licensure via portfolio process, and to support 
88.24 	districts, charter schools, and educational cooperatives to become alternative preparation 
88.25 	providers:

88.26		$
	150,000
	.....
	2026
	
88.27		$
	150,000
	.....
	2027
	
88.28 	(b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
88.29 		Subd. 3.Heritage language and culture teachers. (a) To support the licensure pathway 
88.30 	program for heritage language and culture teachers under Minnesota Statutes, section 
88.31 	122A.631, including funding for a portfolio liaison and funding for substitute teachers on 
89.1 	meeting days, portfolio fees, licensure fees, and licensure exam fees for 50 program 
89.2 	participants:

89.3		$
	208,000
	.....
	2026
	
89.4		$
	208,000
	.....
	2027
	
89.5 	(b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
89.6 		Subd. 4.Licensure via portfolio online platform. (a) To complete the licensure via 
89.7 	portfolio online platform to streamline the portfolio submission and review process:

89.8		$
	471,000
	.....
	2026
	
89.9		$
	321,000
	.....
	2027
	
89.10 	(b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
89.11 		Subd. 5.Pathway preparation grants. (a) For grants to support teachers holding a Tier 
89.12 	1 or Tier 2 license who are seeking a Tier 3 or Tier 4 license:

89.13		$
	400,000
	.....
	2026
	
89.14		$
	400,000
	.....
	2027
	
89.15 	(b) The following are eligible for grants under this subdivision:
89.16 	(1) school districts;
89.17 	(2) charter schools;
89.18 	(3) service cooperatives; and
89.19 	(4) partnerships between one or more teacher preparation providers, school districts, or 
89.20 	charter schools.
89.21 	(c) Grant funds must be used to support teachers holding a Tier 1 or Tier 2 license and 
89.22 	seeking a Tier 3 or Tier 4 license through completion of a teacher preparation program or 
89.23 	the licensure via portfolio process. A grant recipient must provide teachers holding a Tier 
89.24 	1 or Tier 2 license with professional development, mentorship, and coursework aligned to 
89.25 	state standards for teacher licensure.
89.26 	(d) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board may collaborate with the 
89.27 	Department of Education and the Office of Higher Education to administer the grant program.
89.28 	(e) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, up to three 
89.29 	percent of the appropriation in each year is available for grant administration.
89.30 	(f) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
90.1 		Subd. 6.Teacher recruitment marketing campaign. (a) To develop two contracts to 
90.2 	develop and implement an outreach and marketing campaign under this subdivision:

90.3		$
	500,000
	.....
	2026
	
90.4		$
	500,000
	.....
	2027
	
90.5 	(b) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must issue a request for 
90.6 	proposals to develop and implement an outreach and marketing campaign to elevate the 
90.7 	profession and recruit teachers, especially teachers of color and American Indian teachers. 
90.8 	Outreach efforts may include and support current and former Teacher of the Year finalists 
90.9 	interested in being recruitment fellows to encourage prospective educators throughout the 
90.10 	state. The board may renew a contract with a prior recipient if it determines sufficient 
90.11 	deliverables were achieved and the plans of the firm or organization are more promising 
90.12 	than proposals from other entities.
90.13 	(c) The outreach and marketing campaign must focus on increasing interest in teaching 
90.14 	in Minnesota public schools for the following individuals:
90.15 	(1) high school and college students of color or American Indian students who have not 
90.16 	chosen a career path; or
90.17 	(2) adults from racial or ethnic groups underrepresented in the teacher workforce who 
90.18 	may be seeking to change careers.
90.19 	(d) The board must award two $250,000 contracts each year to firms or organizations 
90.20 	that demonstrate capacity to reach wide and varied audiences of prospective teachers based 
90.21 	on a work plan with quarterly deliverables. Preferences may be given to firms or 
90.22 	organizations that are led by people of color and that have people of color working on the 
90.23 	campaign with a proven record of success. The contract recipients must recognize current 
90.24 	pathways or programs to become a teacher and must partner with educators, schools, 
90.25 	institutions, and racially diverse communities. The contract recipients are encouraged to 
90.26 	provide in-kind contributions or seek funds from nonstate sources to supplement the contract.
90.27 	(e) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, the board may 
90.28 	use no more than three percent of the appropriation amount to administer the program under 
90.29 	this subdivision, and may have an interagency agreement with the Department of Education 
90.30 	including transfer of funds to help administer the program.
90.31 	(f) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
90.32 	(g) This is a onetime appropriation.

91.1 	Sec. 17. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
 91.2 	(a) The revisor of statutes must change the term "pipeline" to "pathway" wherever it 
91.3 	appears in Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.77.
91.4 	(b) The revisor of statutes shall codify Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 
91.5 	2, section 51, as Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.78.

91.6 	ARTICLE 4
91.7 	THE READ ACT

91.8 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.118, is amended to read:
91.9 	120B.118 TITLE; THE READ ACT.
91.10 		Subdivision 1.Title. Sections 120B.118 to 120B.124 may be cited as the "Reading to 
91.11 	Ensure Academic Development Act" or the "Read Act."
91.12 		Subd. 2.Policy. It is the intent of the legislature that public schools promote foundational 
91.13 	literacy and grade-level reading proficiency through the use of curricula, textbooks, 
91.14 	instructional materials, instructional practices, interventions, and teacher development and 
91.15 	training aligned with the science of reading.

91.16 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.119, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
91.17 		Subd. 2a.Certified trained facilitator. "Certified trained facilitator" means a person 
91.18 	employed by a district or regional literacy network Minnesota service cooperative who has 
91.19 	completed professional development approved by the Department of Education in structured 
91.20 	literacy, completed the vendor's certification prerequisites and facilitator training 
91.21 	requirements, completed the vendor's annual recertification requirements, remains in good 
91.22 	standing with the sponsoring agency and vendor, uses the vendor's training materials with 
91.23 	fidelity, and participates in mentoring or coaching provided by CAREI and the Department 
91.24 	of Education on facilitating literacy training. A literacy lead who meets the requirements 
91.25 	under this subdivision may be a certified trained facilitator.

91.26 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.119, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
91.27 		Subd. 10.Oral language. "Oral language," also called "spoken expressive language" 
91.28 	or "receptive language," includes speaking and listening, and consists of five components: 
91.29 	phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. Oral language also includes 
91.30 	sign language, in which speaking and listening skills are defined as expressive and receptive 
92.1 	skills, and consists of phonology, including sign language phonological awareness, 
92.2 	morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics.

92.3 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.119, subdivision 15, is amended to read:
92.4 		Subd. 15.Structured literacy. "Structured literacy" means an approach to reading 
92.5 	instruction in which teachers carefully structure important literacy skills, concepts, and the 
92.6 	sequence of instruction to facilitate children's literacy learning and progress. Structured 
92.7 	literacy is characterized by the provision of systematic, explicit, sequential, and diagnostic 
92.8 	instruction in phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and oral language 
92.9 	development, and reading comprehension. This approach is consistent with the principles 
92.10 	identified in the science of reading and is designed to ensure all students develop strong 
92.11 	foundational literacy skills.

92.12 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
92.13 		Subdivision 1.Literacy goal. (a) The legislature seeks to have every child reading at 
92.14 	or above grade level every year, beginning in kindergarten, and to support multilingual 
92.15 	learners and students receiving special education services in achieving their individualized 
92.16 	reading goals in order to meet grade-level proficiency benchmarks. By the 2026-2027 school 
92.17 	year, districts must provide evidence-based reading instruction through a focus on student 
92.18 	mastery of the foundational reading skills of phonemic awareness, phonics, and fluency, as 
92.19 	well as the development of oral language, vocabulary, and reading comprehension skills. 
92.20 	Students must receive evidence-based instruction that is proven to effectively teach children 
92.21 	to read, consistent with sections 120B.118 to 120B.124.
92.22 	(b) To meet this goal, each district must provide teachers and instructional support staff 
92.23 	with responsibility for teaching reading with training on evidence-based reading instruction 
92.24 	that is approved by the Department of Education by the deadlines provided in section 
92.25 	120B.123, subdivision 5.
92.26 	(c) Districts are strongly encouraged to adopt a MTSS framework. The framework should 
92.27 	include a process for engaging families and communities, monitoring student progress, 
92.28 	evaluating program fidelity, and analyzing student outcomes and needs in order to design 
92.29 	and implement ongoing evidenced-based, culturally responsive instruction and interventions.

92.30 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.12, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
92.31 		Subd. 2.Identification; report. (a) Each school district must screen every student 
92.32 	enrolled in kindergarten, grade 1, grade 2, and grade 3 using a screening tool approved by 
93.1 	the Department of Education three times each school year: (1) within the first six weeks of 
93.2 	the school year; (2) by February 15 each year; and (3) within the last six weeks of the school 
93.3 	year. Students enrolled in kindergarten, grade 1, grade 2, and grade 3, including multilingual 
93.4 	learners and, students receiving special education services, and students enrolled in dual 
93.5 	language immersion programs, must be universally screened for mastery of foundational 
93.6 	reading skills, including phonemic awareness, phonics, decoding, fluency, oral language, 
93.7 	and for characteristics of dyslexia as measured by a screening tool approved by the 
93.8 	Department of Education. The screening for characteristics of dyslexia may be integrated 
93.9 	with universal screening for mastery of foundational skills and oral expressive or receptive
93.10 	language mastery. The screening tool used must be a valid and reliable universal screener 
93.11 	that is highly correlated with foundational reading skills. For students reading at grade level, 
93.12 	beginning in the winter of grade 2, the oral reading fluency screener may be used to assess 
93.13 	reading difficulties, including characteristics of dyslexia, without requiring a separate 
93.14 	screening of each subcomponent of foundational reading skills. A district must submit data 
93.15 	on student performance in kindergarten, grade 1, grade 2, and grade 3 on foundational 
93.16 	reading skills, including phonemic awareness, phonics, decoding, fluency, and oral language 
93.17 	to the Department of Education in the annual local literacy plan submission due on June 
93.18 	15.
93.19 	(b) For students enrolled in dual language immersion programs:
93.20 	(1) if students are screened in the partner language, they must be screened at the same 
93.21 	interval as the screenings in English under paragraph (a);
93.22 	(2) if the program provides instruction in foundational reading skills in English, the 
93.23 	students receiving that instruction must be screened in English;
93.24 	(3) if the program provides instruction in foundational reading skills in the partner 
93.25 	language, the students receiving that instruction must be screened in the partner language;
93.26 	(4) if no screener is available in the partner language, the districts must identify how 
93.27 	students' reading proficiency is assessed and how the districts determine and provide targeted 
93.28 	reading instruction in the partner language and supports to students identified as needing 
93.29 	additional support in developing mastery of foundational reading skills; and
93.30 	(5) the partner language screening tool must be approved by the district for kindergarten 
93.31 	through grade 3 students.
93.32 	(b) (c) Students in grades 4 and above, including multilingual learners and students 
93.33 	receiving special education services, who do not demonstrate mastery of foundational 
93.34 	reading skills, including phonemic awareness, phonics, decoding, fluency, and oral language,
94.1 	are not reading at grade level must be screened for reading difficulties, including 
94.2 	characteristics of dyslexia, using a screening tool approved by the Department of Education 
94.3 	for characteristics of dyslexia, and must continue to receive evidence-based instruction, 
94.4 	interventions, and progress monitoring until the students achieve grade-level proficiency. 
94.5 	A parent, in consultation with a teacher, may opt a student out of the literacy screener if the 
94.6 	parent and teacher decide that continuing to screen would not be beneficial to the student. 
94.7 	In such limited cases, the student must continue to receive progress monitoring and literacy 
94.8 	interventions.
94.9 	(c) (d) Reading screeners in English, and in the predominant languages of district students 
94.10 	where practicable, must identify and evaluate students' areas of academic need related to 
94.11 	literacy. The district also must monitor the progress and provide reading instruction 
94.12 	appropriate to the specific needs of multilingual learners. The district must use an approved, 
94.13 	developmentally appropriate, and culturally responsive screener and annually report summary 
94.14 	screener results to the commissioner by June 15 in the form and manner determined by the 
94.15 	commissioner.
94.16 	(d) (e) The district also must include in its local literacy plan under subdivision 4a, a 
94.17 	summary of the district's efforts to screen, identify, and provide interventions to students 
94.18 	who demonstrate characteristics of dyslexia as measured by a screening tool approved by 
94.19 	the Department of Education. Districts are strongly encouraged to use a MTSS framework. 
94.20 	With respect to students screened or identified under paragraph (a), the report must include:
94.21 	(1) a summary of the district's efforts to screen for characteristics of reading difficulties, 
94.22 	including dyslexia;
94.23 	(2) the number of students universally screened for that reporting year;
94.24 	(3) the number of students demonstrating characteristics of dyslexia for that year; and
94.25 	(4) an explanation of how students identified under this subdivision are provided with 
94.26 	alternate instruction and interventions under section 125A.56, subdivision 1.

94.27 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.12, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
94.28 		Subd. 2a.Parent notification and involvement. (a) A district must administer an 
94.29 	approved reading screener to students in kindergarten through grade 3 within the first six 
94.30 	weeks of the school year, by February 15 each year, and again within the last six weeks of 
94.31 	the school year. Schools, after administering each screener, must follow the language access 
94.32 	plan under section 123B.32 and give the parent of each student who is not reading at or 
94.33 	above grade level timely information from the screener about:
95.1 	(1) the student's reading proficiency as measured by a screener approved by the 
95.2 	Department of Education;
95.3 	(2) reading-related services currently being provided to the student and the student's 
95.4 	progress; and
95.5 	(3) strategies for parents to use at home in helping their student succeed in becoming 
95.6 	grade-level proficient in reading in English and in their native language.
95.7 	(b) For students enrolled in dual language immersion programs, the district must measure 
95.8 	the student's reading proficiency in English or in the program's partner language, if available, 
95.9 	according to subdivision 2. Following the district's language access plan under section 
95.10 	123B.32, the district must notify families with timely information about students' reading 
95.11 	proficiency, including how the student's reading proficiency is assessed, any reading-related 
95.12 	services or supports provided to the student and the student's progress, and strategies for 
95.13 	families to use at home in helping students succeed in becoming grade-level proficient in 
95.14 	reading in English or the partner language. The dual language immersion program may 
95.15 	provide information about national research on reading proficiency for students in dual 
95.16 	language immersion programs in the parent notification.
95.17 	(c) A district may not use this section to deny a student's right to a special education 
95.18 	evaluation.

95.19 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.12, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
95.20 		Subd. 3.Intervention. (a) For each student identified under subdivision 2, the district 
95.21 	shall provide aligned and targeted reading intervention to accelerate student growth and 
95.22 	reach the goal of reading at or above grade level by the end of the current grade and school 
95.23 	year. A district is encouraged to provide reading intervention through a MTSS framework. 
95.24 	If a student does not read at or above grade level by the end of the current school year, the 
95.25 	district must continue to provide aligned and targeted reading intervention as defined by 
95.26 	the MTSS framework until the student reads at grade level. District intervention methods 
95.27 	shall encourage family engagement and, where possible, collaboration with appropriate 
95.28 	school and community programs that specialize in evidence-based instructional practices 
95.29 	and measure mastery of foundational reading skills, including phonemic awareness, phonics, 
95.30 	decoding, fluency, and oral language. Intervention may include but is not limited to requiring 
95.31 	student attendance in summer school, intensified reading instruction that may require that 
95.32 	the student be removed from the regular classroom for part of the school day, extended-day 
95.33 	programs, or programs that strengthen students' cultural connections.
96.1 	(b) A district or charter school is strongly encouraged to provide a personal learning 
96.2 	plan for a student who is unable to demonstrate grade-level proficiency, as measured by the 
96.3 	statewide reading assessment in grade 3 or a screener identified by the Department of 
96.4 	Education under section 120B.123. The district or charter school must determine the format 
96.5 	of the personal learning plan in collaboration with the student's educators and other 
96.6 	appropriate professionals. The school must develop the learning plan in consultation with 
96.7 	the student's parent or guardian. The personal learning plan must include targeted instruction 
96.8 	that is evidence-based and ongoing progress monitoring, and address knowledge gaps and 
96.9 	skill deficiencies through strategies such as specific exercises and practices during and 
96.10 	outside of the regular school day, group interventions, periodic assessments or screeners, 
96.11 	and reasonable timelines. The personal learning plan may include grade retention, if it is in 
96.12 	the student's best interest; a student may not be retained solely due to delays in literacy or 
96.13 	not demonstrating grade-level proficiency. A school must maintain and regularly update 
96.14 	and modify the personal learning plan until the student reads at grade level. This paragraph 
96.15 	does not apply to a student under an individualized education program.
96.16 	(c) Starting in the 2025-2026 2026-2027 school year, a district must use only 
96.17 	evidence-based literacy interventions. Districts are strongly encouraged to use intervention 
96.18 	materials approved by the Department of Education under the Read Act.
96.19 	(d) Starting in the 2026-2027 school year, to provide a Tier 2 literacyfoundational 
96.20 	reading intervention, a trained teacher who has completed an approved professional 
96.21 	development training must oversee and monitor the instruction provided by any
96.22 	paraprofessional or other unlicensed person, including a volunteer, must be supervised by 
96.23 	a licensed teacher who has completed training in evidence-based reading instruction approved 
96.24 	by the Department of Education, and has completed. A paraprofessional or other unlicensed 
96.25 	person, including a volunteer, must complete evidence-based training developed under the 
96.26 	Read Act by CAREI or and offered at no cost through the regional literacy networks under 
96.27 	section 120B.124, subdivision 4, or a training that the department has determined meets or 
96.28 	exceeds the requirements of section 120B.124, subdivision 4.

96.29 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.12, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
96.30 		Subd. 4.Staff development. (a) A district must provide training on evidence-based 
96.31 	structured literacy instruction to teachers and instructional staff in accordance with 
96.32 	subdivision 1, paragraphs (b) and (c). The training must include teaching in the areas of 
96.33 	phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary development, reading fluency, reading 
96.34 	comprehension, and culturally and linguistically responsive pedagogy.
97.1 	(b) Each district shall use the data under subdivision 2 to identify the staff development 
97.2 	needs so that:
97.3 	(1) elementary teachers are able to implement explicit, systematic, evidence-based 
97.4 	instruction in the five reading areas of phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, 
97.5 	and comprehension with emphasis on mastery of foundational reading skills as defined in 
97.6 	section 120B.119 and other literacy-related areas including writing until the student achieves 
97.7 	grade-level reading and writing proficiency;
97.8 	(2) elementary teachers receive training to provide students with evidence-based reading 
97.9 	and oral language instruction that meets students' developmental, linguistic, and literacy 
97.10 	needs using the intervention methods or programs selected by the district for the identified 
97.11 	students;
97.12 	(3) licensed teachers employed by the district have opportunities to improve reading 
97.13 	and writing instruction through approved professional development identified in the local 
97.14 	literacy plan;
97.15 	(4) licensed teachers recognize students' diverse needs in cross-cultural settings and are 
97.16 	able to serve the oral language and linguistic needs of students who are multilingual learners 
97.17 	by maximizing strengths in their native languages in order to cultivate students' English 
97.18 	language development, including oral academic language development, and build academic 
97.19 	literacy; and
97.20 	(5) licensed teachers are trained in culturally responsive pedagogy that enables students 
97.21 	to master content, develop skills to access content, and build relationships.
97.22 	(c) A district that offers early childhood programs, including voluntary prekindergarten 
97.23 	for eligible four-year-old children, early childhood special education, and school readiness 
97.24 	programs, must provide classroom teachers in early childhood programs training approved 
97.25 	by the Department of Education to provide children in early childhood programs with 
97.26 	explicit, systematic instruction in phonological and phonemic awareness; oral language, 
97.27 	including listening comprehension; vocabulary; and letter-sound correspondence.

97.28 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.12, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:
97.29 		Subd. 4a.Local literacy plan. (a) Consistent with this section, a school district must 
97.30 	adopt a local literacy plan to have every child reading at or above grade level every year 
97.31 	beginning in kindergarten and to support multilingual learners and students receiving special 
97.32 	education services in achieving their individualized reading goals. A district must update 
98.1 	and submit the plan to the commissioner by June 15 each year. The plan must be consistent 
98.2 	with the Read Act, and include the following:
98.3 	(1) a process to assess students' foundational reading skills, oral language, and level of 
98.4 	reading proficiency and the approved screeners used, by school site and grade level, under 
98.5 	section 120B.123;
98.6 	(2) a process to notify and involve parents;
98.7 	(3) a description of how schools in the district will determine the targeted reading 
98.8 	instruction that is evidence-based and includes an intervention strategy for a student and 
98.9 	the process for intensifying or modifying the reading strategy in order to obtain measurable 
98.10 	reading progress;
98.11 	(4) evidence-based intervention methods for students who are not reading at or above 
98.12 	grade level and progress monitoring to provide information on the effectiveness of the 
98.13 	intervention;
98.14 	(5) identification of staff development needs, including a plan to meet those needs;
98.15 	(6) the curricula used by school site and grade level and, if applicable, the district plan 
98.16 	and timeline for adopting approved evidence-based curricula and materials starting in the 
98.17 	2025-2026 school year;
98.18 	(7) a statement of whether the district has adopted a MTSS framework;
98.19 	(8) student data using the measures of foundational literacy skills and mastery identified 
98.20 	by the Department of Education for the following students:
98.21 	(i) students in kindergarten through grade 3;
98.22 	(ii) students who demonstrate characteristics of dyslexia; and
98.23 	(iii) students in grades 4 to 12 who are identified as not reading at grade level;
98.24 	(9) the number of teachers and other staff who have completed training approved by the 
98.25 	department;
98.26 	(10) the number of teachers and other staff proposed for training in structured literacy; 
98.27 	and
98.28 	(11) how the district used funding provided under the Read Act to implement the 
98.29 	requirements of the Read Act.;
98.30 	(12) beginning as soon as practicable after the end of fiscal year 2026, how the district 
98.31 	used literacy aid funding received under section 124D.98; and
99.1 	(13) beginning on December 31, 2025, for a district with a dual language immersion 
99.2 	program:
99.3 	(i) the program's partner language;
99.4 	(ii) grade levels included in the program;
99.5 	(iii) the language used to screen students' foundational reading skills;
99.6 	(iv) the percentage of grade 3 students taking the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments; 
99.7 	and
99.8 	(v) the number of students in the program in grades 4 to 12 who are identified as not 
99.9 	reading at grade level.
99.10 	(b) Annually by June 15, the district must post its literacy plan on the official school 
99.11 	district website and submit it to the commissioner of education using the template developed 
99.12 	by the commissioner of education beginning June 15, 2024.
99.13 	(c) By March 1, 2024, the commissioner of education must develop Districts must use
99.14 	a streamlined template developed by the commissioner of education for local literacy plans 
99.15 	that meets the requirements of this subdivision and requires all reading instruction and 
99.16 	teacher training in reading instruction to be evidence-based. The template must require a 
99.17 	district to report information using the student categories required in the commissioner's 
99.18 	report under paragraph (d). The template must focus district resources on improving students' 
99.19 	foundational reading skills while reducing paperwork requirements for teachers.
99.20 	(d) By December 1, 2025, the commissioner of education must submit a report to the 
99.21 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over prekindergarten through grade 12 education 
99.22 	summarizing the local literacy plans submitted to the commissioner. The summary must 
99.23 	include the following information:
99.24 	(1) the number of teachers and other staff, by grade level, who have completed training 
99.25 	approved by the Department of Education;
99.26 	(2) the number of teachers and other staff, by grade level, required to complete the 
99.27 	training under section 120B.123, subdivision 5, who have not completed the training;
99.28 	(3) the number of teachers exempt under section 120B.123, subdivision 5, from 
99.29 	completing training approved by the Department of Education;
99.30 	(4) the statewide total number of teachers or other staff required to complete the training 
99.31 	under section 120B.123, subdivision 5, that have received other training or education that 
99.32 	meets the requirements of the training approved by the Department of Education;
100.1 	(4) (5) by school site and grade, the approved screeners and the reading curriculum used; 
100.2 	and
100.3 	(5) (6) by school site and grade, using the measurements of foundational literacy skills 
100.4 	and mastery identified by the department, both aggregated data and disaggregated data on 
100.5 	student performance on the approved screeners using the student categories under section 
100.6 	120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (2).; and
100.7 	(7) information about dual language immersion programs.
100.8 	(e) By December 1, 2026, and December 1, 2027, the commissioner of education must 
100.9 	submit updated reports containing the information required under paragraph (d) and updates 
100.10 	and recommendations from the dual language immersion advisory committee established 
100.11 	under subdivision 6, to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over prekindergarten 
100.12 	through grade 12 education.

100.13 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.12, is amended by adding a subdivision 
100.14 	to read:
100.15 		Subd. 6.Dual language immersion advisory committee. (a) By January 1, 2026, the 
100.16 	Department of Education must establish a dual language immersion advisory committee to 
100.17 	advise the department on the unique needs of dual language immersion programs 
100.18 	implementation of the Read Act requirements.
100.19 	(b) Meetings of the advisory committee are subject to the Open Meeting Law under 
100.20 	chapter 13D.
100.21 	(c) Demographics of the advisory committee must be inclusive and represent the diversity 
100.22 	of dual language immersion programs.
100.23 	(d) The advisory committee membership must include but is not limited to:
100.24 	(1) members whose native language is the partner language of a dual language immersion 
100.25 	program;
100.26 	(2) families of students enrolled in dual language immersion programs;
100.27 	(3) members with expertise in special education; and
100.28 	(4) teachers, administrators, and other instructional staff with knowledge and experience 
100.29 	in dual language immersion programs.
100.30 	(e) In consultation with the advisory committee, the department must:
100.31 	(1) develop and issue guidance to dual language immersion programs on screeners;
101.1 	(2) identify materials available in programs' partner languages to provide instruction in 
101.2 	foundational reading skills and methods for evaluating alignment to the requirements under 
101.3 	the Read Act;
101.4 	(3) identify professional development opportunities in programs' partner languages on 
101.5 	providing instruction in foundational reading skills aligned to the requirements under the 
101.6 	Read Act; and
101.7 	(4) make recommendations on how districts can support the transfer of literacy skills 
101.8 	between the partner language to English.
101.9 	(f) The department must post the guidance, list of materials and professional development 
101.10 	opportunities, and recommendations on its website.

101.11 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.123, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
101.12 		Subdivision 1.Approved screeners. (a) A district must administer an approved 
101.13 	evidence-based reading screener to students in kindergarten through grade 3 within the first 
101.14 	six weeks of the school year, by February 15 each year, and again within the last six weeks 
101.15 	of the school year. The screener must be one of the screening tools approved by the 
101.16 	Department of Education. A district must identify any screener it uses in the district's annual 
101.17 	literacy plan, and submit screening data with the annual literacy plan by June 15.
101.18 	(b) Starting in the 2024-2025 school year, district staff, contractors, and volunteers
101.19 	external partners offering literacy supports in schools may only use screeners that have been 
101.20 	approved by the Department of Education.

101.21 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.123, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
101.22 		Subd. 5.Professional development. (a) A district must provide training from a menu 
101.23 	of approved evidence-based training programs to the following teachers and staff by July 
101.24 	1, 2026:
101.25 	(1) reading intervention teachers working with students in kindergarten through grade 
101.26 	12;
101.27 	(2) all classroom teachers of students in kindergarten through grade 3 and children in 
101.28 	prekindergarten programs;
101.29 	(3) kindergarten through grade 12 special education teachers responsible for foundational 
101.30 	reading instruction;
101.31 	(4) curriculum directors;
102.1 	(5) instructional support staff, contractors, and volunteers who assist in providing Tier 
102.2 	2 reading interventions under the oversight and monitoring of a trained licensed teacher;
102.3 	(6) employees who select literacy instructional materials for a district; and
102.4 	(7) teachers licensed to teach English to multilingual learners holding English as a second 
102.5 	language teaching licenses.
102.6 	(b) A district must provide training from a menu of approved evidence-based training 
102.7 	programs to the following teachers by July 1, 2027:
102.8 	(1) teachers who provide foundational reading instruction to students in grades 4 to 12; 
102.9 	and
102.10 	(2) teachers who provide instruction to students in a state-approved alternative program.; 
102.11 	and
102.12 	(3) teachers who provide instruction to students in dual language immersion programs.
102.13 	(c) The commissioner of education may grant a district an extension to the deadlines in 
102.14 	this subdivision.
102.15 	(d) Training provided by a department-approved certified trained facilitator the following
102.16 	may satisfy the professional development requirements under this subdivision.:
102.17 	(1) a certified trained facilitator; or
102.18 	(2) a training program that the department has determined meets the professional 
102.19 	development requirements under the Read Act.
102.20 	(e) Beginning July 1, 2027, an educator required to receive training under paragraph 
102.21 	(a), who is new to the state of Minnesota or is a newly licensed teacher who did not receive 
102.22 	instruction in the teaching of foundational reading skills based on structured literacy, must 
102.23 	complete one of the approved required trainings. Training must be offered through the 
102.24 	regional literacy network and facilitated by a local certified trained facilitator. The 
102.25 	Department of Education must review district literacy lead waiver requests and grant waivers 
102.26 	to educators new to the state or educators who provide reading instruction exclusively using 
102.27 	alternatives to sound-based approaches, and who have completed the professional 
102.28 	development requirements consistent with this subdivision.
102.29 	(e) (f) For the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school year years only, the hours of instruction 
102.30 	requirement under section 120A.41 for students in an elementary and secondary school, as 
102.31 	defined in section 120A.05, subdivision subdivisions 9 and 13, is reduced by 5-1/2 hours 
102.32 	for a district that enters into an agreement with the exclusive representative of the teachers 
103.1 	that requires teachers to receive at least 5-1/2 hours of approved evidence-based training 
103.2 	required under this subdivision, on a day when other students in the district receive 
103.3 	instruction. If a charter school's teachers are not represented by an exclusive representative, 
103.4 	the charter school may reduce the number of instructional hours for students in an elementary
103.5 	and secondary school, as defined in section 120A.05, subdivision subdivisions 9 and 13, 
103.6 	by 5-1/2 hours after consulting with its teachers in order to provide teachers with at least 
103.7 	5-1/2 hours of evidence-based training required under this subdivision on a day when other 
103.8 	students receive instruction. The hours of instruction reduction for secondary school students 
103.9 	is applicable only for the 2025-2026 school year.

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

103.11 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.123, is amended by adding a subdivision 
103.12 	to read:
103.13 		Subd. 5a.Teacher licensure; renewal. (a) Starting July 1, 2027, a Tier 1 early childhood 
103.14 	education teacher, elementary education teacher, special education teacher who is responsible 
103.15 	for teaching reading, kindergarten through grade 12 English as a second language teacher, 
103.16 	grade 4 through 12 classroom teacher responsible for foundational reading skills instruction, 
103.17 	teacher who provides instruction to students in a state-approved alternative program, or a 
103.18 	teacher who is responsible for selecting literacy curriculum materials for grades 6 through 
103.19 	12, and is licensed under section 122A.181 for their first licensure renewal must demonstrate 
103.20 	that they are registered for, are currently taking, or have completed evidence-based structured 
103.21 	literacy training consistent with training approved by the Department of Education. A Tier 
103.22 	1 teacher may demonstrate evidence of progress in meeting the subject matter reading 
103.23 	standards for reading in administrative rule through evidence-based structured literacy 
103.24 	coursework or through employer verification. The training required must be in progress 
103.25 	before a second renewal of the Tier 1 license. A hiring district, cooperative, or charter school 
103.26 	is responsible for any fees and enrollment costs associated with completing these professional 
103.27 	development requirements. An individual educator must not be financially responsible for 
103.28 	the initial enrollment costs associated with the training needed to meet these requirements.
103.29 	(b) Starting, July 1, 2027, a Tier 2 early childhood education teacher, elementary 
103.30 	education teacher, special education teacher who is responsible for teaching reading, 
103.31 	kindergarten through grade 12 English as a second language teacher, grade 4 through 12 
103.32 	classroom teacher responsible for foundational reading skills instruction, teacher who 
103.33 	provides instruction to students in a state-approved alternative program, or a teacher who 
103.34 	is responsible for selecting literacy curriculum materials for grades 6 through 12, and is 
104.1 	licensed under section 122A.182, for their first licensure renewal must demonstrate that 
104.2 	they are registered for, currently taking, or have completed evidence-based structured literacy 
104.3 	training consistent with training approved by the Department of Education. A Tier 2 teacher 
104.4 	may demonstrate evidence of progress in meeting the subject matter reading standards for 
104.5 	reading in administrative rule through evidence-based structured literacy coursework or 
104.6 	through employer verification. The training required must be in progress before the first 
104.7 	renewal of the Tier 2 license is granted. A hiring district, cooperative, or charter school is 
104.8 	responsible for any fees and enrollment costs associated with completing these professional 
104.9 	development requirements. An individual educator must not be financially responsible for 
104.10 	the initial enrollment costs associated with the training needed to meet these requirements.
104.11 	(c) Starting July 1, 2027, a Tier 2 early childhood education teacher, elementary education 
104.12 	teacher, special education teacher who is responsible for teaching reading, kindergarten 
104.13 	through grade 12 English as a second language teacher, grade 4 through 12 classroom teacher 
104.14 	responsible for foundational reading skills instruction, teacher who provides instruction to 
104.15 	students in a state-approved alternative program, or a teacher who is responsible for selecting 
104.16 	literacy curriculum materials for grades 6 through 12, who demonstrates field-specific 
104.17 	teaching experience to complete the coursework requirements under section 122A.183, 
104.18 	subdivision 2, clause (5), must demonstrate they have completed evidence-based structured 
104.19 	literacy training required under subdivision 5 before the Professional Educator Licensing 
104.20 	and Standards Board issues the Tier 3 license. The board must not deny a Tier 3 license to 
104.21 	an educator who has made progress toward completion, but has not completed, the required 
104.22 	training. A hiring district, cooperative, or charter school is responsible for any fees and 
104.23 	enrollment costs associated with completing these professional development requirements. 
104.24 	An individual educator must not be financially responsible for the initial enrollment costs 
104.25 	associated with the training needed to meet these requirements.
104.26 	(d) Starting July 1, 2027, a teacher with a kindergarten through grade 12 reading 
104.27 	endorsement or kindergarten through grade 12 English as a second language license from 
104.28 	the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must demonstrate to the school's 
104.29 	relicensure committee they have completed evidence-based structured literacy training 
104.30 	equivalent to the training required in subdivision 5. A hiring district, cooperative, or charter 
104.31 	school is responsible for any fees and enrollment costs associated with completing these 
104.32 	professional development requirements. An individual educator must not be financially 
104.33 	responsible for the initial enrollment costs associated with the training needed to meet these 
104.34 	requirements.
105.1 	(e) An educator that fails to complete the required professional development within a 
105.2 	vendor's subscription window due to medical, personal, or family leave or for reasons tied 
105.3 	to a learning disability, must not be held financially responsible for the costs of extending 
105.4 	the training. An educator that fails to complete the required professional development within 
105.5 	a vendor's subscription window for reasons of insubordination or willful refusal to comply 
105.6 	with state and district directives regarding the professional development are subject to the 
105.7 	disciplinary procedures outlined in their collective bargaining agreement or set by their 
105.8 	hiring charter school or cooperative.

105.9 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.123, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
105.10 		Subd. 7.Department of Education. (a) By July 1, 2023, the department must make 
105.11 	available to districts a list of approved evidence-based screeners in accordance with section 
105.12 	120B.12. A district must use an approved screener to assess students' mastery of foundational 
105.13 	reading skills in accordance with section 120B.12.
105.14 	(b) The Department of Education must partner with CAREI as required under section 
105.15 	120B.124 to approve professional development programs, subject to final determination by 
105.16 	the department. After the implementation partnership under section 120B.124 ends, the 
105.17 	department must continue to regularly provide districts with information about professional 
105.18 	development opportunities available throughout the state on reading instruction that is 
105.19 	evidence-based.
105.20 	(c) The department and CAREI must identify training required for a literacy lead and 
105.21 	literacy specialist employed by a district or Minnesota service cooperatives.
105.22 	(d) The department must employ one or more literacy specialists to provide support to 
105.23 	districts implementing the Read Act and coordinate duties assigned to the department under 
105.24 	the Read Act. The literacy specialist must work on state efforts to improve literacy tracking 
105.25 	and implementation.
105.26 	(e) The department must develop a template for a local literacy plan in accordance with 
105.27 	section 120B.12, subdivision 4a.
105.28 	(f) The department must partner with CAREI as required under section 120B.124 to 
105.29 	approve literacy intervention models, subject to final determination by the department. The 
105.30 	department must make a list of the 15 approved evidence-based intervention models available 
105.31 	to districts as they are approved by the department and CAREI, starting November 1, 2025. 
105.32 	Upon approval of the evidence-based intervention models, the department must ensure the 
105.33 	models are reviewed by a contracted third party for culturally responsive guidance and 
106.1 	materials, and make those findings available to districts once the review process is complete. 
106.2 	The department must notify districts of the two-step review process for all materials approved 
106.3 	under the Read Act for effectiveness as evidence-based structured literacy, and for cultural 
106.4 	responsiveness. The department may identify additional literacy intervention models after 
106.5 	the partnership with CAREI has ended.
106.6 	(g) The department and CAREI must provide ongoing coaching, mentoring, and support 
106.7 	to certified trained facilitators.

106.8 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.124, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
106.9 		Subdivision 1.Resources. (a) The Department of Education must partner with CAREI 
106.10 	for two years beginning July 1, 2023, until August 30, 2025, to support implementation of 
106.11 	the Read Act. The department and CAREI must jointly:
106.12 	(1) identify at least five literacy curricula and supporting materials that are evidence-based 
106.13 	or focused on structured literacy by January 1, 2024, and post a list of the curricula on the 
106.14 	department website. The list must include curricula that use culturally and linguistically 
106.15 	responsive materials that reflect diverse populations and curricula that reflect the experiences 
106.16 	of students from diverse backgrounds, including multilingual learners, biliterate students, 
106.17 	and students who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. A district that purchases an 
106.18 	approved curriculum before the cultural responsiveness review is completed is encouraged 
106.19 	to work with the curriculum's publisher to obtain updated materials that are culturally and 
106.20 	linguistically responsive and reflect diverse populations. A district is not required to use an 
106.21 	approved curriculum;
106.22 	(2) identify at least three professional development programs that focus on the five pillars 
106.23 	of literacy and the components of structured literacy by August 15, 2023, subject to final 
106.24 	approval by the department. The department must post a list of the programs on the 
106.25 	department website. The programs may include a program offered by CAREI. The 
106.26 	requirements of section 16C.08 do not apply to the selection of a provider under this section;
106.27 	(3) identify evidence-based literacy intervention materials for students in kindergarten 
106.28 	through grade 12;
106.29 	(4) develop an evidence-based literacy lead training and coaching program that trains 
106.30 	and supports literacy specialists throughout Minnesota to support schools' efforts in screening, 
106.31 	measuring growth, monitoring progress, and implementing interventions in accordance with 
106.32 	subdivision 1. Literacy lead training must include instruction on how to train 
107.1 	paraprofessionals and volunteers that provide Tier 2 interventions on evidence-based literacy 
107.2 	intervention;
107.3 	(5) identify measures of foundational literacy skills and mastery that a district must 
107.4 	report on a local literacy plan;
107.5 	(6) provide guidance to districts about best practices in literacy instruction, and practices 
107.6 	that are not evidence-based;
107.7 	(7) develop MTSS model plans that districts may adopt to support efforts to screen, 
107.8 	identify, intervene, and monitor the progress of students not reading at grade level;
107.9 	(8) ensure that teacher professional development options and MTSS framework trainings 
107.10 	are geographically equitable by supporting trainings through the regional service 
107.11 	cooperatives;
107.12 	(9) develop a coaching and mentorship program for certified trained facilitators based 
107.13 	on the previously approved trainings; and
107.14 	(10) identify at least 15 evidence-based literacy intervention models by November 1, 
107.15 	2025, and post a list of the interventions on the department website. A district is not required 
107.16 	to use an approved intervention model.
107.17 	(b) The department must contract with a third party to develop culturally and linguistically 
107.18 	responsive supplemental materials and guidance for the approved literacy curricula to meet 
107.19 	the culturally and linguistically responsive standards under paragraph (a), clause (1).
107.20 	(c) The department must post on its website the rubric used to evaluate curriculum under 
107.21 	this subdivision and how each curriculum reviewed was evaluated under the rubric.

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

107.23 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.124, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
107.24 		Subd. 2.Reconsideration Review. (a) The department and CAREI must provide districts 
107.25 	an opportunity to request that the department and CAREI add to the list of curricula or 
107.26 	professional development programs a specific curriculum or professional development 
107.27 	program. The department must publish the request for reconsideration procedure on the 
107.28 	department website. A request for reconsideration review must demonstrate that the 
107.29 	curriculum or professional development intervention program meets the requirements of 
107.30 	the Read Act, is evidence-based, and has structured literacy components. The department 
107.31 	and CAREI must review the request for reconsideration and approve or deny the request 
107.32 	within 60 days The review process must use the rubric used to approve curriculum under 
108.1 	subdivision 1 with the addition of culturally responsive criteria as determined by the 
108.2 	department. Alternative curriculum and intervention programs for those who cannot access 
108.3 	sound-based approaches must be reviewed on the same review cycle as traditional programs.
108.4 	(b) The department and CAREI must conduct a final curriculum review of previously 
108.5 	submitted curriculum by March 3, 2025, to review curriculum that is available to districts 
108.6 	at no cost.

108.7 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.124, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
108.8 		Subd. 4.Volunteer and paraprofessional training. (a) The department and CAREI
108.9 	must develop and provide training on evidence-based literacy interventions for the following 
108.10 	unlicensed persons that regularly provide Tier 2 interventions to students in Minnesota 
108.11 	districts:
108.12 	(1) paraprofessionals and other unlicensed school staff; and
108.13 	(2) volunteers, contractors, and other persons not employed by Minnesota districts.
108.14 	(b) The regional literacy networks must develop and provide training on evidence-based 
108.15 	literacy interventions consistent with paragraph (a).
108.16 	(c) CAREI The department and the regional literacy networks must collaborate to ensure 
108.17 	that training provided by CAREI and the regional literacy networks is consistent across 
108.18 	providers. The trainings must not exceed eight hours. The trainings must be based on 
108.19 	approved training developed for teachers, and must include a train the trainer component 
108.20 	to enable literacy leads to provide the training to paraprofessionals and volunteers. CAREI
108.21 	The department and the regional literacy networks must provide the trainings at no cost to 
108.22 	paraprofessionals and other unlicensed school staff who regularly provide Tier 2 interventions 
108.23 	to students in Minnesota districts.

108.24 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.124, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
108.25 		Subd. 5.Ongoing review of literacy materials. The department may partner with one 
108.26 	or more institutions of higher education to conduct independent and objective reviews of 
108.27 	curriculum and intervention materials. The department must determine whether it will 
108.28 	partner with an institution of higher education to conduct ongoing reviews of literacy 
108.29 	materials by June 1, 2026. A publisher may submit curriculum or intervention materials for 
108.30 	review. The publisher is responsible for paying the cost of the review directly to the institution 
108.31 	of higher education. The review must use the rubric used to approve curriculum under 
108.32 	subdivision 1 and post the rubric on the department website. The department and institution 
109.1 	of higher education may approve the curriculum or intervention materials if they determine 
109.2 	that the curriculum or intervention materials are evidence-based, focused on structured 
109.3 	literacy, culturally and linguistically responsive, and reflect diverse populations. The 
109.4 	department must add the approved curriculum or intervention materials to the list of curricula 
109.5 	and materials approved under the Read Act.

109.6 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.124, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
109.7 		Subd. 6.Comprehensive review of literacy materials. Starting in 2033, the department 
109.8 	and an institution of higher education may partner to conduct a comprehensive review of 
109.9 	curriculum and intervention materials to identify literacy curriculum and supporting materials, 
109.10 	and intervention materials that are evidence-based, focused on structured literacy, culturally 
109.11 	and linguistically responsive, and reflect diverse populations. The department must post on 
109.12 	its website the rubrics used to evaluate curriculum and intervention materials. The department 
109.13 	must revise the list of approved curriculum and supporting materials, and intervention 
109.14 	materials based on the findings of the review.

109.15 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.181, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
109.16 		Subd. 3.Term of license and renewal. (a) The Professional Educator Licensing and 
109.17 	Standards Board must issue an initial Tier 1 license for a term of one year. A Tier 1 license 
109.18 	may be renewed subject to paragraphs (b) and (c) to (d).
109.19 	(b) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must renew a Tier 1 
109.20 	license if:
109.21 	(1) the district or charter school requesting the renewal demonstrates that it has posted 
109.22 	the teacher position but was unable to hire an acceptable teacher with a Tier 2, 3, or 4 license 
109.23 	for the position;
109.24 	(2) the teacher holding the Tier 1 license took a content examination in accordance with 
109.25 	section 122A.185 and submitted the examination results to the teacher's employing district 
109.26 	or charter school within one year of the board approving the request for the initial Tier 1 
109.27 	license;
109.28 	(3) the teacher holding the Tier 1 license participated in cultural competency training 
109.29 	consistent with section 120B.30, subdivision 8, within one year of the board approving the 
109.30 	request for the initial Tier 1 license; and
109.31 	(4) the teacher holding the Tier 1 license met the mental illness training renewal 
109.32 	requirement under section 122A.187, subdivision 6.
110.1 	The requirement in clause (2) does not apply to a teacher that teaches a class in a career and 
110.2 	technical education or career pathways course of study.
110.3 	(c) A Tier 1 license must not be renewed more than three times, unless the requesting 
110.4 	district or charter school can show good cause for additional renewals. A Tier 1 license 
110.5 	issued to teach (1) a class or course in a career and technical education or career pathway 
110.6 	course of study, or (2) in a shortage area, as defined in section 122A.06, subdivision 6, may 
110.7 	be renewed without limitation.
110.8 	(d) Starting July 1, 2027, a Tier 1 licensed early childhood education teacher, elementary 
110.9 	education teacher, special education teacher who is responsible for teaching reading, 
110.10 	kindergarten through grade 12 English as a second language teacher, grade 4 through 12 
110.11 	classroom teacher responsible for foundational reading skills instruction, teacher who 
110.12 	provides instruction to students in a state-approved alternative program, or a teacher who 
110.13 	is responsible for selecting literacy curriculum materials for grades 6 through 12, must 
110.14 	demonstrate progress toward meeting the evidence-based literacy training requirements of 
110.15 	section 120B.123, subdivision 5a, for their second licensure renewal.

110.16 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.182, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
110.17 		Subd. 3.Term of license and renewal. (a) The Professional Educator Licensing and 
110.18 	Standards Board must issue an initial Tier 2 license for a term of two years. A Tier 2 license 
110.19 	may be renewed three times.
110.20 	(b) Before a Tier 2 license is renewed for the first time, a teacher holding a Tier 2 license 
110.21 	must participate in cultural competency training consistent with section 120B.30, subdivision 
110.22 	8, and mental illness training under section 122A.187, subdivision 6.
110.23 	(c) Starting July 1, 2027, a Tier 2 licensed early childhood education teacher, elementary 
110.24 	education teacher, special education teacher who is responsible for teaching reading, 
110.25 	kindergarten through grade 12 English as a second language teacher, grade 4 through 12 
110.26 	classroom teacher responsible for foundational reading skills instruction, teacher who 
110.27 	provides instruction to students in a state-approved alternative program, or a teacher who 
110.28 	is responsible for selecting literacy curriculum materials for grades 6 through 12, must 
110.29 	demonstrate that they have made progress toward completing the evidence-based literacy 
110.30 	training requirements of section 120B.123, subdivision 5a, for the first renewal of their 
110.31 	initial license.
110.32 	(d) The board must issue rules setting forth the conditions for additional renewals after 
110.33 	the initial license has been renewed three times.

111.1 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.183, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
111.2 		Subd. 2.Coursework. (a) An applicant for a Tier 3 license must meet the coursework 
111.3 	requirement by demonstrating one of the following:
111.4 	(1) completion of a Minnesota-approved teacher preparation program;
111.5 	(2) completion of a state-approved teacher preparation program that includes field-specific 
111.6 	student teaching equivalent to field-specific student teaching in Minnesota-approved teacher 
111.7 	preparation programs. The field-specific student teaching requirement does not apply to an 
111.8 	applicant that has two years of field-specific teaching experience;
111.9 	(3) a recommendation for licensure through the licensure via portfolio process;
111.10 	(4) a professional teaching license from another state, evidence that the applicant's license 
111.11 	is in good standing, and two years of field-specific teaching experience; or
111.12 	(5) three years of teaching experience under a Tier 2 license and evidence of summative 
111.13 	teacher evaluations that did not result in placing or otherwise keeping the teacher on an 
111.14 	improvement process pursuant to section 122A.40, subdivision 8, or 122A.41, subdivision 
111.15 	5.
111.16 	(b) Starting July 1, 2027, a Tier 2 early childhood education teacher, elementary education 
111.17 	teacher, special education teacher who is responsible for teaching reading, kindergarten 
111.18 	through grade 12 English as a second language teacher, grade 4 through 12 classroom teacher 
111.19 	responsible for foundational reading skills instruction, teacher who provides instruction to 
111.20 	students in a state-approved alternative program, or a teacher who is responsible for selecting 
111.21 	literacy curriculum materials for grades 6 through 12, who demonstrates field-specific 
111.22 	teaching experience to complete the coursework requirements under this subdivision must 
111.23 	demonstrate they have completed evidence-based structured literacy training according to 
111.24 	section 120B.123, subdivision 5a, before the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards 
111.25 	Board may issue an initial Tier 3 license.

111.26 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.42, subdivision 8, as amended by Laws 
111.27 	2025, chapter 20, section 95, is amended to read:
111.28 		Subd. 8.Minnesota reading corps program. (a) A Minnesota reading corps program 
111.29 	is established to provide ServeMinnesota AmeriCorps members with a data-based 
111.30 	problem-solving model of literacy instruction to use in helping to train local Head Start 
111.31 	program providers, other prekindergarten program providers, and staff in schools with 
111.32 	students in kindergarten through grade 3 to evaluate and teach early literacy skills, including 
112.1 	evidence-based literacy instruction under sections 120B.118 to 120B.124, to children age 
112.2 	3 to grade 3 and interventions for children in kindergarten to grade 3.
112.3 	(b) Literacy programs under this subdivision must comply with the provisions governing 
112.4 	literacy program goals and data use under section 142D.12, subdivision 3, paragraph (b).
112.5 	(c) Literacy programs under this subdivision must use a department-approved screener, 
112.6 	evidence-based reading instruction, and interventions focused on structured literacy. 
112.7 	ServeMinnesota must demonstrate to the department that the training AmeriCorps members 
112.8 	receive meets or exceeds the requirements of section 120B.124, subdivision 4, for volunteers. 
112.9 	Minnesota Reading Corps AmeriCorps members are not required to complete the training 
112.10 	under section 120B.124, subdivision 4.
112.11 	(d) The commission must submit a biennial report to the committees of the legislature 
112.12 	with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education that records and evaluates 
112.13 	program data to determine the efficacy of the programs under this subdivision.

112.14 	Sec. 25. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 3, section 11, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
112.15 		Subd. 2.CAREI. (a) To contract with the Center for Applied Research and Educational 
112.16 	Improvement at the University of Minnesota for the Read Act implementation partnership 
112.17 	under section 120B.124:

112.18		$
	4,200,000
	.....
	2024
	
112.19		$
	0
	.....
	2025
	
112.20 	(b) This appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.
112.21 	(c) The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $0.
112.22 	(d) On June 29, 2025, $1,618,000 from the fiscal year 2024 appropriation is canceled 
112.23 	to the general fund.

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

112.25 	Sec. 26. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 3, section 11, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws 
112.26 	2024, chapter 115, article 3, section 4, is amended to read:
112.27 		Subd. 3.Read Act literacy aid. (a) For state aid for school districts, charter schools, 
112.28 	and cooperative units for evidence-based literacy supports for children in prekindergarten 
112.29 	through grade 12 based on structured literacy:

113.1		$
	35,000,000
	.....
	2024
	
113.2 	(b) The aid amount for each school district, charter school, and cooperative unit providing 
113.3 	direct instructional services equals the greater of $2,000 or $39.94 times the number of 
113.4 	students served by the school district, charter school, or cooperative as determined by the 
113.5 	fall 2023 enrollment count of students.
113.6 	(c) A school district, charter school, or cooperative unit must place any aid received 
113.7 	under this subdivision in a reserved account in the general fund. Aid in the reserved account 
113.8 	must be used to implement requirements under the Read Act or for literacy incentive aid 
113.9 	uses under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.98, subdivision 5.
113.10 	(d) Of this amount, up to $250,000 is available for administration.
113.11 	(e) On June 29, 2025, $250,000 from the fiscal year 2024 appropriation for administration 
113.12 	is canceled to the general fund.
113.13 	(f) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2025.
113.14 	(f) (g) This aid is 100 percent payable in fiscal year 2025.

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

113.16 	Sec. 27. Laws 2024, chapter 115, article 3, section 7, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
113.17 		Subd. 4.Administrative process. (a) Within 30 days of entering into a memorandum 
113.18 	of understanding or adopting a plan under subdivision 1, a district must pay the required 
113.19 	compensation to an eligible teacher in accordance with the memorandum of understanding 
113.20 	or plan.
113.21 	(b) The Minnesota School Boards Association and Education Minnesota are encouraged 
113.22 	to collaborate to develop one or more model memoranda of understanding and make the 
113.23 	memoranda available to districts by July 1, 2024.
113.24 	(c) The Bureau of Mediation Services must make mediators available to aid districts 
113.25 	and exclusive representatives in reaching agreement on the memoranda of understanding 
113.26 	required under this section.
113.27 	(d) A district that by August 1, 2025, has not entered into a memorandum of 
113.28 	understanding with the exclusive representative of teachers providing how funding under 
113.29 	this section may be used must use the funding to pay each teacher eligible for compensation 
113.30 	under subdivision 3 a stipend in an amount equal to the funding the district received divided 
113.31 	by the number of eligible teachers in the district. The district must pay the stipend to the 
113.32 	eligible teachers by September 1, 2025.

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

114.2 	Sec. 28. Laws 2024, chapter 115, article 3, section 8, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
114.3 		Subd. 4.Regional literacy network paraprofessional and volunteer training. (a) For 
114.4 	the regional literacy networks to develop and administer training for paraprofessionals and 
114.5 	volunteers that regularly provide Tier 2 literacy interventions to students in accordance with 
114.6 	Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.124, subdivision 4:

114.7		$
	375,000
	.....
	2025
	
114.8 	(b) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027.

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

114.10 	Sec. 29. APPROPRIATION CANCELLATION; CAREI PARAPROFESSIONAL 
114.11 	AND VOLUNTEER TRAINING.
 114.12 	The fiscal year 2025 appropriation in Laws 2024, chapter 115, article 3, section 8, 
114.13 	subdivision 5 for CAREI paraprofessional and volunteer training in the amount of $375,000 
114.14 	is canceled to the general fund on June 30, 2025.

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

114.16 	Sec. 30. APPROPRIATIONS.
 114.17 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are 
114.18 	appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years 
114.19 	designated.
114.20 		Subd. 2.Department literacy specialist. (a) For a full-time literacy specialist at the 
114.21 	Department of Education:

114.22		$
	250,000
	.....
	2026
	
114.23		$
	250,000
	.....
	2027
	
114.24 	(b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
114.25 		Subd. 3.Read Act Dual Language Immersion Advisory Council. (a) For the Dual 
114.26 	Language Immersion Advisory Council:

114.27		$
	110,000
	.....
	2026
	
114.28 	(b) Any balance in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
115.1 		Subd. 4.Read Act implementation. (a) For costs related to Read Act implementation 
115.2 	and the termination of the partnership with the Center for Applied Research and Educational 
115.3 	Improvement at the University of Minnesota:

115.4		$
	700,000
	.....
	2026
	
115.5		$
	175,000
	.....
	2027
	
115.6 	(b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
115.7 		Subd. 5.Read Act professional development. (a) For evidence-based training on 
115.8 	structured literacy for teachers working in school districts, charter schools, and service 
115.9 	cooperatives:

115.10		$
	8,000,000
	.....
	2026
	
115.11		$
	7,750,000
	.....
	2027
	
115.12 	(b) Of the amounts in paragraph (a), $6,750,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $6,500,000 in 
115.13 	fiscal year 2027 are for the Department of Education and the regional literacy networks and 
115.14 	$1,250,000 each year is for statewide training. The department must use the funding to 
115.15 	develop a data collection system to: (1) collect and analyze the submission of the local 
115.16 	literacy plans and student-level universal screening data; (2) establish the regional literacy 
115.17 	networks as a partnership between the department and the Minnesota service cooperatives; 
115.18 	and (3) administer statewide training based in structured literacy to be offered free to school 
115.19 	districts and charter schools and facilitated by the regional literacy networks and the 
115.20 	department. The regional literacy networks must focus on implementing comprehensive 
115.21 	literacy reform efforts based on structured literacy. Each regional literacy network must 
115.22 	maintain a literacy lead position and maintain a team of trained literacy coaches to facilitate 
115.23 	evidence-based structured literacy training opportunities and ongoing supports to school 
115.24 	districts and charter schools in each region. Funds may be used to provide training in 
115.25 	structured literacy to grade 4 and 5 classroom teachers and literacy professors from Minnesota 
115.26 	institutions of higher education.
115.27 	(c) By January 15, 2027, and annually thereafter, the commissioner must report to the 
115.28 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education the 
115.29 	number of teachers from each district who received approved structured literacy training 
115.30 	using funds under this subdivision, and the amounts awarded to districts, charter schools, 
115.31 	or service cooperatives.
115.32 	(d) The regional literacy networks and staff from the Department of Education must 
115.33 	provide ongoing support to school districts, charter schools, and service cooperatives 
115.34 	implementing evidence-based literacy instruction.
116.1 	(e) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.

116.2 	ARTICLE 5
116.3 	CHARTER SCHOOLS

116.4 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.071, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
116.5 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section.
116.6 	(b) "Gift" means money, real or personal property, a service, a loan, a forbearance or 
116.7 	forgiveness of indebtedness, or a promise of future employment, that is given and received 
116.8 	without the giver receiving consideration of equal or greater value in return.
116.9 	(c) "Official" means a public official, an employee of the legislature, or a local official, 
116.10 	a member of a charter school board, or a charter school director or chief administrator.
116.11 	(d) "Plaque" means a decorative item with an inscription recognizing an individual for 
116.12 	an accomplishment.

116.13 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124E.02, is amended to read:
116.14 	124E.02 DEFINITIONS.
116.15 	(a) For purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this section have the meanings 
116.16 	given them.
116.17 	(b) "Affidavit" means a written statement the authorizer submits to the commissioner 
116.18 	for approval to establish a charter school under section 124E.06, subdivision 4, attesting to 
116.19 	its review and approval process before chartering a school.
116.20 	(c) "Affiliate" means a person that directly or indirectly, through one or more 
116.21 	intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with another person.
116.22 	(d) "Charter management organization" or "CMO" means a nonprofit entity or 
116.23 	organization that operates or manages a charter school or a network of charter schools or 
116.24 	can control all or substantially all of a school's education program or a school's administrative, 
116.25 	financial, business, or operational functions.
116.26 	(e) "Competitive procurement process" means a process for procurement by sealed bids 
116.27 	or by proposals under section 124E.26, subdivision 4a.
116.28 	(e) (f) "Control" means the ability to affect the management, operations, or policy actions 
116.29 	or decisions of a person, whether by owning voting securities, by contract, or otherwise.
117.1 	(f) (g) "Educational management organization" or "EMO" means a for-profit entity or 
117.2 	organization that operates or manages a charter school or a network of charter schools or 
117.3 	can control all or substantially all of a school's education program, or a school's 
117.4 	administrative, financial, business, or operational functions.
117.5 	(g) (h) "Immediate family member" means any relationship by blood, marriage, adoption, 
117.6 	or partnership of spouses, parents, grandparents, siblings, children, first cousins, aunts, 
117.7 	uncles, grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
117.8 	(h) (i) "Market need and demand study" means a study that includes the following for 
117.9 	the proposed locations of the school or additional site that supports all of the proposed 
117.10 	grades, sites, and programs:
117.11 	(1) current and projected demographic information;
117.12 	(2) student enrollment patterns;
117.13 	(3) information on existing schools and types of educational programs currently available;
117.14 	(4) characteristics of proposed students and families;
117.15 	(5) availability of properly zoned and classified facilities; and
117.16 	(6) quantification of existing demand for the school or site.
117.17 	(i) (j) "Person" means an individual or entity of any kind.
117.18 	(j) (k) "Related party" means an affiliate or immediate family member of the other 
117.19 	interested party, an affiliate of an immediate family member who is the other interested 
117.20 	party, or an immediate family member of an affiliate who is the other interested party.
117.21 	(k) (l) For purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in section 120A.05 have the same 
117.22 	meanings.

117.23 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124E.03, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
117.24 		Subd. 2.Certain federal, state, and local requirements. (a) A charter school shall 
117.25 	meet all federal, state, and local health and safety requirements applicable to school districts.
117.26 	(b) A charter school must comply with statewide accountability requirements governing 
117.27 	standards and assessments in chapter 120B.
117.28 	(c) A charter school must comply with the Minnesota Public School Fee Law, sections 
117.29 	123B.34 to 123B.39.
117.30 	(d) A charter school is a district for the purposes of tort liability under chapter 466.
118.1 	(e) A charter school must comply with the Pledge of Allegiance requirement under 
118.2 	section 121A.11, subdivision 3.
118.3 	(f) A charter school and charter school board of directors must comply with chapter 181 
118.4 	governing requirements for employment.
118.5 	(g) A charter school must comply with continuing truant notification under section 
118.6 	260A.03.
118.7 	(h) A charter school must develop and implement a teacher evaluation and peer review 
118.8 	process under section 122A.40, subdivision 8, paragraph (b), clauses (2) to (13), and place 
118.9 	students in classrooms in accordance with section 122A.40, subdivision 8, paragraph (d). 
118.10 	The teacher evaluation process in this paragraph does not create any additional employment 
118.11 	rights for teachers.
118.12 	(i) A charter school must adopt a plan, budget, and process, consistent with section 
118.13 	120B.11, to review curriculum, instruction, and student achievement and strive for 
118.14 	comprehensive achievement and civic readiness.
118.15 	(j) A charter school is subject to and must comply with the Pupil Fair Dismissal Act, 
118.16 	sections 121A.40 to 121A.56 and 121A.575, 121A.60, 121A.61, and 121A.65.

118.17 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124E.03, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
118.18 	read:
118.19 		Subd. 11.Statement of economic interest; gift ban. Members of charter school boards 
118.20 	and persons employed as charter school directors and chief administrators are subject to the 
118.21 	requirements of sections 10A.071 and 471.895.

118.22 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124E.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
118.23 		Subd. 2.Roles, responsibilities, and requirements of authorizers. (a) The role of an 
118.24 	authorizer is to ensure that a school it authorizes has the autonomy granted by statute, fulfills 
118.25 	the purposes of a charter school, and is accountable to the agreed upon terms of the charter 
118.26 	school contract in order to safeguard quality educational opportunities for students and 
118.27 	maintain public trust and confidence.
118.28 	(b) An authorizer has the following responsibilities:
118.29 	(1) to review applications for new schools, determine whether a new school is ready to 
118.30 	open, review applications for grade and site expansions, review applications for change in 
119.1 	authorizers, and determine whether to approve or deny an application based on the 
119.2 	authorizer's approved criteria;
119.3 	(2) to negotiate and execute the performance charter contracts with the schools it 
119.4 	authorizes;
119.5 	(3) to conduct ongoing monitoring, oversight, and evaluation of the school's academic, 
119.6 	operational, and financial performance during the term of the charter contract;
119.7 	(4) to evaluate the academic, operational, and financial performance of the school as 
119.8 	defined in the charter contract prior to the end of the contract to determine the renewal, 
119.9 	nonrenewal, or termination of the contract; and
119.10 	(5) to comply with authorizer requirements in chapter 124E.
119.11 	(c) An authorizer must document in the authorizer annual report under section 124E.16, 
119.12 	subdivision 2, paragraph (b), the annual successful completion of training of its staff members 
119.13 	during the previous year relative to chartering and, an authorizer's role and responsibilities, 
119.14 	and each authorizer's performance review findings listed under subdivision 5.
119.15 	(d) An authorizer must participate in annual department-approved training.

119.16 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124E.06, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
119.17 		Subd. 7.Merger. (a) Two or more charter schools may merge under chapter 317A. The 
119.18 	effective date of a merger must be July 1. The merged school must continue under the 
119.19 	identity of one of the merging schools. The authorizer and the merged school must execute 
119.20 	a new charter contract under section 124E.10, subdivision 1, by July June 1, before the 
119.21 	effective date of the merger. The authorizer must submit to the commissioner a copy of the 
119.22 	new signed charter contract within ten business days of executing the contract.
119.23 	(b) Each merging school must submit a separate year-end report for the previous fiscal 
119.24 	year for that school only. After the final fiscal year of the premerger schools is closed out, 
119.25 	each of those schools must transfer the fund balances and debts to the merged school.
119.26 	(c) For its first year of operation, the merged school is eligible to receive aid from 
119.27 	programs requiring approved applications equal to the sum of the aid of all of the merging 
119.28 	schools. For aids based on prior year data, the merged school is eligible to receive aid for 
119.29 	its first year of operation based on the combined data of all of the merging schools.

119.30 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for mergers after July 1, 2025.

120.1 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124E.06, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
120.2 	read:
120.3 		Subd. 8.Change in location. A developing, preoperational, or operational charter school 
120.4 	with an approved affidavit must apply to its authorizer to change the charter school's location 
120.5 	by submitting documentation, including a revised market need and demand study, to the 
120.6 	authorizer for authorizer review and approval. The authorizer must establish a review process 
120.7 	to ensure the location change will address market need and demand as well as the charter 
120.8 	school's ongoing viability.

120.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for applications submitted on or after 
120.10 	July 1, 2025.

120.11 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124E.07, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
120.12 		Subd. 2.Ongoing board of directors. The initial board must begin the transition to the 
120.13 	ongoing board structure by the end of the first year of operation and complete the transition 
120.14 	by the end of the second year of operation. The terms of board members shall begin on July 
120.15 	1. Terms shall be no less than two years. The bylaws shall set the number of terms an 
120.16 	individual may serve on the board and as an officer of the board. Board elections must be 
120.17 	held during the school year but may not be conducted on days when the school is closed.

120.18 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124E.07, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
120.19 		Subd. 3.Membership criteria. (a) The ongoing charter school board of directors shall 
120.20 	have at least five members. The board members must not be related parties. The ongoing 
120.21 	board must include: (1) at least one licensed teacher; (2) at least one parent or legal guardian 
120.22 	of a student enrolled in the charter school who is not an employee of the charter school; and 
120.23 	(3) at least one interested community member. A community member serving on the board 
120.24 	must reside in Minnesota, must not have a child enrolled in the school, and must not be an 
120.25 	employee of the charter school.
120.26 	(b) To serve as a licensed teacher on a charter school board, an individual must:
120.27 	(1) be employed by the school or provide at least 720 hours of service under a contract 
120.28 	between the charter school and a teacher cooperative;
120.29 	(2) be a qualified teacher as defined under section 122A.16, either serving as a teacher 
120.30 	of record in a field in which the individual has a field license, or providing services to 
120.31 	students the individual is licensed to provide; and
121.1 	(3) not serve in an administrative or supervisory capacity for more than 240 hours in a 
121.2 	school calendar year.
121.3 	(c) The board structure must be defined in the bylaws. The board structure may (1) be 
121.4 	a majority of teachers under paragraph (b), (2) be a majority of parents, (3) be a majority 
121.5 	of community members, or (4) have no clear majority.
121.6 	(d) The chief administrator may only serve as an ex-officio nonvoting board member. 
121.7 	No charter school employees shall serve on the board other than teachers under paragraph 
121.8 	(b).
121.9 	(e) A contractor providing facilities, goods, or services to a charter school must not serve 
121.10 	on the board of directors. In addition, an individual is prohibited from serving as a member 
121.11 	of the charter school board of directors if: (1) the individual, an immediate family member, 
121.12 	or the individual's partner is a full or part owner or principal with a for-profit or nonprofit 
121.13 	entity or independent contractor with whom the charter school contracts, directly or indirectly, 
121.14 	for professional services, goods, or facilities; or (2) an immediate family member is an 
121.15 	employee of the school. An individual may serve as a member of the board of directors if 
121.16 	no conflict of interest exists under this paragraph, consistent with this section.
121.17 	(f) A violation of paragraph (e) renders a contract voidable at the option of the 
121.18 	commissioner or the charter school board of directors. A member of a charter school board 
121.19 	of directors who violates paragraph (e) is individually liable to the charter school for any 
121.20 	damage caused by the violation.
121.21 	(g) Any employee, agent, contractor, or board member of the authorizer who participates 
121.22 	in initially reviewing, approving, overseeing, evaluating, renewing, or not renewing the 
121.23 	charter school is ineligible to serve on the board of directors of a school chartered by that 
121.24 	authorizer.
121.25 	(h) An individual is prohibited from serving on more than one charter school board at 
121.26 	the same time in either an elected or ex-officio capacity, except that an individual serving 
121.27 	as an administrator serving more than one school under section 124E.12, subdivision 2, 
121.28 	paragraph (f), may serve on each board as an ex-officio member. A board member who 
121.29 	violates this paragraph is ineligible to continue to serve as a charter school board member 
121.30 	and is ineligible to be elected or appointed to a charter school board for 24 months.
121.31 	(i) A board member, who is paid for serving on the charter school board, must not receive 
121.32 	more compensation for their role as a charter school board member than a school board 
121.33 	member in the school district in which the charter school is located.

122.1 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124E.07, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
122.2 		Subd. 5.Board elections. (a) Staff members employed at the school, including teachers 
122.3 	providing instruction under a contract with a cooperative, members of the board of directors, 
122.4 	and all parents or legal guardians of children enrolled in the school are the voters eligible 
122.5 	to elect the members of the school's board of directors.
122.6 	(b) The board of directors must establish and publish election policies and procedures 
122.7 	on the school's website.
122.8 	(c) The board of directors must notify eligible voters of the school board election dates 
122.9 	and voting procedures at least 30 calendar days before the election and post this information 
122.10 	on the school's website.
122.11 	(d) The board of directors must notify eligible voters of the candidates' names, 
122.12 	biographies, and candidate statements at least ten calendar days before the election and post 
122.13 	this information on the school's website.
122.14 	(e) Board elections must be held during the school year but may not be conducted on 
122.15 	days when school is closed.
122.16 	(f) An  initial member and an elected board member must file a written oath of office 
122.17 	with the charter school's authorizer.

122.18 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124E.07, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
122.19 		Subd. 6.Duties. (a) The board of directors also shall decide and is responsible for all 
122.20 	decision making on policy matters related to operating the school, including budgeting, 
122.21 	curriculum programming, personnel, and operating procedures. The board must adopt 
122.22 	personnel evaluation policies and practices that, at a minimum:
122.23 	(1) carry out the school's mission and goals;
122.24 	(2) evaluate how charter contract goals and commitments are executed;
122.25 	(3) evaluate student achievement, postsecondary and workforce readiness, and student 
122.26 	engagement and connection goals;
122.27 	(4) establish a teacher evaluation process under section 124E.03, subdivision 2, paragraph 
122.28 	(h); and
122.29 	(5) provide professional development related to the individual's job responsibilities.
122.30 	(b) The board must adopt a nepotism policy that prohibits the employment of immediate 
122.31 	family members of a board member, a school employee, or a teacher who provides instruction 
123.1 	under a contract between the charter school and a cooperative. The board may waive this 
123.2 	policy if: (1) the position is publicly posted for 20 business days; and (2) a two-thirds 
123.3 	majority of the remaining board of directors who are not immediate family members of an 
123.4 	applicant vote to approve the hiring. A board member, school employee, or teacher under 
123.5 	contract with a cooperative must not be involved in an interview, selection process, hiring, 
123.6 	supervision, or evaluation of an employee who is an immediate family member.
123.7 	(c) The board of directors must establish a finance committee that meets regularly and 
123.8 	includes at least one member of the school's board. The committee must review and provide 
123.9 	recommendations to the board on matters related to financial health and best practices, 
123.10 	which may include but are not limited to financial strategy, enrollment tracking, budgeting 
123.11 	and planning, internal controls and compliance, revenue generation, financial conflicts of 
123.12 	interest, audits and financial reporting, regular finance statements and transactions, and 
123.13 	authorizer finance related requirements in the charter contract.
123.14 	(d) A charter school board that is under corrective action for financial reasons, as 
123.15 	determined by its authorizer, must:
123.16 	(1) include the authorizer in regularly scheduled finance committee meetings, either in 
123.17 	person or virtually, at least monthly; and
123.18 	(2) upon the request of the authorizer, hire a financial expert.

123.19 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124E.10, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
123.20 		Subd. 4.Causes for nonrenewal or termination of charter school contract. (a) The 
123.21 	duration of the contract with an authorizer must be for the term contained in the contract 
123.22 	according to subdivision 1, paragraph (a). The authorizer may or may not renew a contract 
123.23 	at the end of the term for any ground listed in paragraph (b). An authorizer may unilaterally 
123.24 	terminate a contract during the term of the contract for any ground listed in paragraph (b). 
123.25 	At least 60 business days before not renewing or terminating a contract, the authorizer shall 
123.26 	notify the board of directors of the charter school of the proposed action in writing. The 
123.27 	notice shall state the grounds for the proposed action in reasonable detail and describe the 
123.28 	informal hearing process, consistent with this paragraph. The charter school's board of 
123.29 	directors may request in writing an informal hearing before the authorizer within 15 business 
123.30 	days after receiving notice of nonrenewal or termination of the contract. Failure by the board 
123.31 	of directors to make a written request for an informal hearing within the 15-business-day 
123.32 	period shall be treated as acquiescence to the proposed action. Upon receiving a timely 
123.33 	written request for a hearing, the authorizer shall give ten business days' notice to the charter 
123.34 	school's board of directors of the hearing date. The hearing must be live-streamed and 
124.1 	recorded by audio recording, video recording, or a court reporter. The authorizer must 
124.2 	preserve the recording for three years and make the recording available to the public. The 
124.3 	authorizer shall conduct an informal hearing before taking final action. The authorizer shall 
124.4 	take final action to renew or not renew a contract no later than 20 business days before the 
124.5 	proposed date for terminating the contract or the end date of the contract.
124.6 	(b) An authorizer may terminate or not renew a contract upon any of the following 
124.7 	grounds:
124.8 	(1) failure to demonstrate satisfactory academic achievement for all students, including 
124.9 	the requirements for pupil performance contained in the contract;
124.10 	(2) failure to meet generally accepted standards of fiscal management;
124.11 	(3) violations of law; or
124.12 	(4) other good cause shown.
124.13 	If the authorizer terminates or does not renew a contract under this paragraph, the school 
124.14 	must be dissolved according to the applicable provisions of chapter 317A.
124.15 	(c) The commissioner, after providing reasonable notice to the board of directors of a 
124.16 	charter school and the existing authorizer, and after providing an opportunity for a public 
124.17 	hearing, may terminate the existing contract between the authorizer and the charter school 
124.18 	board if the charter school has a history of:
124.19 	(1) failure to meet pupil performance requirements, consistent with state law;
124.20 	(2) financial mismanagement or failure to meet generally accepted standards of fiscal 
124.21 	management; or
124.22 	(3) repeated or major violations of the law.

124.23 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124E.13, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
124.24 		Subd. 3.Affiliated nonprofit building corporation. (a) An affiliated nonprofit building 
124.25 	corporation may purchase, expand, or renovate an existing facility to serve as a school or 
124.26 	may construct a new school facility. One charter school may organize an affiliated nonprofit 
124.27 	building corporation that serves only that charter school if the charter school:
124.28 	(1) has operated for at least six consecutive years;
124.29 	(2) as of June 30, has a net positive unreserved general fund balance in the preceding 
124.30 	three fiscal years;
125.1 	(3) has long-range strategic and financial plans that include enrollment projections for 
125.2 	at least five years;
125.3 	(4) completes a feasibility study of facility options that outlines the benefits and costs 
125.4 	of each option; and
125.5 	(5) has a plan that describes project parameters and budget.
125.6 	(b) An affiliated nonprofit building corporation under this subdivision must:
125.7 	(1) be incorporated under chapter 317A;
125.8 	(2) comply with applicable Internal Revenue Service regulations, including regulations 
125.9 	for "supporting organizations" as defined by the Internal Revenue Service;
125.10 	(3) post on the school website the name, mailing address, bylaws, minutes of board 
125.11 	meetings, and names of the current board of directors of the affiliated nonprofit building 
125.12 	corporation;
125.13 	(4) submit to the commissioner a copy of its annual audit by December 31 of each year; 
125.14 	and
125.15 	(5) comply with government data practices law under chapter 13.
125.16 	(c) An affiliated nonprofit building corporation must not serve as the leasing agent for 
125.17 	property or facilities it does not own. A charter school that leases a facility from an affiliated 
125.18 	nonprofit building corporation that does not own the leased facility is ineligible to receive 
125.19 	charter school lease aid. The state is immune from liability resulting from a contract between 
125.20 	a charter school and an affiliated nonprofit building corporation.
125.21 	(d) The board of directors of the charter school must ensure the affiliated nonprofit 
125.22 	building corporation complies with all applicable legal requirements. The charter school's 
125.23 	authorizer must oversee the efforts of the board of directors of the charter school to ensure 
125.24 	legal compliance of the affiliated building corporation. A school's board of directors that 
125.25 	fails to ensure the affiliated nonprofit building corporation's compliance violates its 
125.26 	responsibilities and an authorizer must consider that failure when evaluating the charter 
125.27 	school.
125.28 	(e) A contractor providing facilities, goods, or services to a charter school must not serve 
125.29 	on the board of directors of the charter school's affiliated building corporation. In addition, 
125.30 	an individual is prohibited from serving as a member of the board of directors of a charter 
125.31 	school's affiliated building corporation if the individual, an immediate family member, or 
125.32 	the individual's partner is a full or part owner or principal with a for-profit or nonprofit 
126.1 	entity or independent contractor with whom the charter school contracts, directly or indirectly, 
126.2 	for professional services, goods, or facilities. A charter school employee or immediate 
126.3 	family member of that employee may serve on the board of directors of the charter school's 
126.4 	affiliated building corporation if the employee has no conflict of interest, as defined in 
126.5 	section 471.87.

126.6 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124E.16, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
126.7 		Subdivision 1.Audit report. (a) A charter school is subject to the same financial audits, 
126.8 	audit procedures, and audit requirements as a district, except as required under this 
126.9 	subdivision. Audits must be conducted in compliance with generally accepted governmental 
126.10 	auditing standards, the federal Single Audit Act, if applicable, and section 6.65 governing 
126.11 	auditing procedures. The audit must comply with the requirements of sections 123B.75 to 
126.12 	123B.83 governing school district finance, except when the commissioner and authorizer 
126.13 	approve a deviation made necessary because of school program finances. The commissioner, 
126.14 	state auditor, legislative auditor, or authorizer may conduct financial, program, or compliance 
126.15 	audits. A charter school in statutory operating debt under sections 123B.81 to 123B.83 must 
126.16 	submit a plan under section 123B.81, subdivision 4.
126.17 	(b) The charter school must submit an audit report, including all supplemental information 
126.18 	included with the audit, to the commissioner and its authorizer annually by December 31.
126.19 	(c) The charter school, with the assistance of the auditor conducting the audit, must 
126.20 	include with the report, as supplemental information: (1) a copy of a new any management 
126.21 	agreement or an amendment to a current agreement with a CMO or EMO signed during the 
126.22 	audit year; and (2) a copy of a service agreement or contract with a company or individual 
126.23 	totaling over five percent of the audited expenditures for the most recent audit year. The 
126.24 	agreements must detail the terms of the agreement, including the services provided and the 
126.25 	annual costs for those services.
126.26 	(d) A charter school independent audit report shall include audited financial data of an 
126.27 	affiliated building corporation under section 124E.13, subdivision 3, or other component 
126.28 	unit.
126.29 	(e) If the audit report finds that a material weakness exists in the financial reporting 
126.30 	systems of a charter school, the charter school must submit a written report to the 
126.31 	commissioner explaining how the charter school will resolve that material weakness. An 
126.32 	auditor, as a condition of providing financial services to a charter school, must agree to 
126.33 	make available information about a charter school's financial audit to the commissioner and 
126.34 	authorizer upon request.

127.1 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124E.16, is amended by adding a subdivision 
127.2 	to read:
127.3 		Subd. 4.Authorizer performance evaluation report. (a) A charter school must publish 
127.4 	on its website the formal written performance evaluation from its authorizer and disseminate 
127.5 	the evaluation to enrolled families in languages they understand, consistent with the school's 
127.6 	language access plan under section 124E.03, subdivision 9, paragraph (b).
127.7 	(b) Evaluations must be published on the charter school's website within 15 business 
127.8 	days of receipt of the evaluation by the charter school and for at least 365 days from the 
127.9 	date of publication.

127.10 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124E.17, is amended to read:
127.11 	124E.17 DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.
127.12 		Subdivision 1.Charter school information. (a) Charter schools must disseminate 
127.13 	information about the school's offerings and enrollment procedures to families that reflect 
127.14 	the diversity of Minnesota's population and targeted groups. Targeted groups include 
127.15 	low-income families and communities, students of color, students at risk of academic failure, 
127.16 	and students underrepresented in the school's student body relative to Minnesota's population. 
127.17 	The school must document its dissemination activities in the school's annual report. The 
127.18 	school's dissemination activities must be a component of the authorizer's performance review 
127.19 	of the school.
127.20 	(b) Authorizers and the commissioner must disseminate information to the public on 
127.21 	how to form and operate a charter school. Authorizers, operators, and the commissioner 
127.22 	also may disseminate information to interested stakeholders about the successful best 
127.23 	practices in teaching and learning demonstrated by charter schools.
127.24 	(c) For each charter school it authorizes, an authorizer must publish on its website for 
127.25 	at least five years from the date of issuance all charter contracts and amendments executed 
127.26 	under section 124E.10; school performance reviews including the performance evaluations 
127.27 	required by section 124E.10, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (6), if different; notices 
127.28 	of intent to terminate or not renew the charter contract and related final determinations; and 
127.29 	unresolved notices of intervention, deficiency, concern, corrective action, or probationary 
127.30 	status.
127.31 	(d) Each charter school must post a link in a conspicuous place on the school's official 
127.32 	website to the section of its authorizer's website where information listed in paragraph (c) 
127.33 	specific to that school is published. A charter school must also, upon the request of the 
128.1 	authorizer, distribute information from their authorizer about interventions, corrective 
128.2 	actions, and probationary status by publication, mail, or electronic means to its authorizer, 
128.3 	school employees, and parents and legal guardians of students enrolled in the charter school.
128.4 		Subd. 2.Financial information. (a) Upon request of an individual, the charter school 
128.5 	must make available in a timely fashion financial statements showing all operations and 
128.6 	transactions affecting the school's income, surplus, and deficit during the last annual 
128.7 	accounting period; and a balance sheet summarizing assets and liabilities on the closing 
128.8 	date of the accounting period.
128.9 	(b) Upon request of an individual, an authorizer must make available in a timely fashion 
128.10 	financial statements showing all operations and transactions affecting the authorizer's income, 
128.11 	surplus, and deficit during the last annual accounting period, and a balance sheet summarizing 
128.12 	assets and liabilities on the closing date of the accounting period An authorizer must publish 
128.13 	on its website an annual financial statement identifying its sources of income related to 
128.14 	authorizing activities and its authorizing expenses including staff, consultants, facility, 
128.15 	professional development, transportation, membership dues, technology, office supplies, 
128.16 	bank fees, administrative overhead, and professional fees for accounting, legal, and financial 
128.17 	services, consistent with section 124E.05, subdivision 8, and a balance sheet related to 
128.18 	authorizing activities summarizing assets and liabilities.

128.19 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124E.26, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
128.20 		Subd. 4.Required policy components. A charter school procurement policy must at a 
128.21 	minimum include:
128.22 	(1) conflict of interest provisions consistent with section 124E.14;
128.23 	(2) thresholds for purchases by employees without board approval;
128.24 	(3) thresholds for purchases that require competitive biddingprocurement processes as 
128.25 	defined in section 124E.02, paragraph (e), except that a competitive biddingprocurement 
128.26 	process must occur for any procurement estimated to exceed $25,000; and
128.27 	(4) a prohibition on breaking up a procurement into smaller components to avoid the 
128.28 	thresholds established in clauses (2) and (3).
128.29 	Notwithstanding clause (3), for a procurement estimated to exceed $25,000 but not $175,000, 
128.30 	the purchase may be made either by a competitive procurement process, or by direct 
128.31 	negotiation, by obtaining two or more bids or proposals for the purchase or sale when 
128.32 	possible and without advertising for bids or proposals or otherwise complying with the 
129.1 	requirements of a competitive procurement process. If a procurement is estimated to exceed 
129.2 	$175,000, a competitive procurement process must occur.

129.3 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124E.26, is amended by adding a subdivision 
129.4 	to read:
129.5 		Subd. 4a.Competitive procurement. (a) "Procurement by sealed bids" means a process 
129.6 	in which bids are publicly solicited and a firm fixed price contract by lump sum or unit price 
129.7 	is awarded to the responsible bidder whose bid, conforming with all material terms and 
129.8 	conditions of the invitation for bids, is the lowest in price. If sealed bids are used, the 
129.9 	following requirements apply:
129.10 	(1) bids must be solicited from an adequate number of qualified sources, providing 
129.11 	bidders sufficient response time prior to the date set for opening bids;
129.12 	(2) the invitation for bids, which includes any specifications and pertinent attachments, 
129.13 	must define the items or services in order for the bidder to properly respond;
129.14 	(3) all bids will be opened at the time and place prescribed in the invitation for bids, and 
129.15 	the bids must be opened publicly;
129.16 	(4) a firm fixed price contract award will be made in writing to the lowest responsive 
129.17 	and responsible bidder. Where specified in bidding documents, factors such as discounts, 
129.18 	transportation cost, and life cycle costs must be considered in determining which bid is 
129.19 	lowest. Payment discounts will only be used to determine the low bid when prior experience 
129.20 	indicates that the discounts are usually taken advantage of;
129.21 	(5) any or all bids may be rejected if there is a sound documented reason; and
129.22 	(6) in order for a sealed bid to be feasible, the following conditions must be present:
129.23 	(i) a complete, adequate, and realistic specification or purchase description is available;
129.24 	(ii) two or more responsible bidders are willing and able to compete effectively for the 
129.25 	business; and
129.26 	(iii) the procurement lends itself to a firm fixed price contract and the selection of the 
129.27 	successful bidder can be made principally on the price.
129.28 	(b) "Procurement by proposals" means a process in which either a fixed price or 
129.29 	cost-reimbursement type contract is awarded. Proposals are generally used when conditions 
129.30 	are not appropriate for the use of sealed bids. They are awarded in accordance with the 
129.31 	following requirements:
130.1 	(1) requests for proposals must be publicized and identify all evaluation factors and their 
130.2 	relative importance. Proposals must be solicited from an adequate number of qualified 
130.3 	offerors. Any response to publicized requests for proposals must be considered to the 
130.4 	maximum extent practical;
130.5 	(2) the charter school must have a written method for conducting technical evaluations 
130.6 	of the proposals received and for making selections; and
130.7 	(3) contracts must be awarded to the responsible offeror whose proposal is most 
130.8 	advantageous to the charter school, with price and other factors considered.

130.9 	Sec. 19. APPROPRIATIONS.
 130.10 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are 
130.11 	appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years 
130.12 	designated.
130.13 		Subd. 2.Charter school building lease aid. (a) For building lease aid under Minnesota 
130.14 	Statutes, section 124E.22:

130.15		$
	96,453,000
	.....
	2026
	
130.16		$
	99,135,000
	.....
	2027
	
130.17 	(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $9,391,000 for 2025 and $87,062,000 for 2026.
130.18 	(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $9,673,000 for 2026 and $89,462,000 for 2027.

130.19 	Sec. 20. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
 130.20 	The revisor of statutes shall renumber the section of Minnesota Statutes listed in column 
130.21 	A with the number listed in column B. The revisor shall also make necessary cross-reference 
130.22 	changes consistent with the renumbering. The revisor shall also make any technical and 
130.23 	other changes necessitated by the renumbering and cross-reference changes in this act.

130.24		Column A
	Column B
	
130.25		124E.16, subdivision 3
	124E.27

130.26 	ARTICLE 6
130.27 	AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATION

130.28 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.041, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
130.29 		Subd. 2.Prohibition on American Indian mascots. (a) Starting September 1, 2026, a 
130.30 	public school may not have or adopt a name, symbol, or image that depicts or refers to an 
131.1 	American Indian Tribe, individual, custom, or tradition to be used as a mascot, nickname, 
131.2 	logo, letterhead, or team name of the school, district, or school within the district, unless 
131.3 	the school has obtained an exemption under subdivision 3.
131.4 	(b) The prohibition in paragraph (a) does not apply to a public school located within the 
131.5 	reservation of a federally recognized Tribal Nation in Minnesota, where at least 95 percent 
131.6 	of students meet the state definition of American Indian student.
131.7 	(c) A school district with a prohibited American Indian mascot according to paragraph 
131.8 	(a), that has not received an exemption according to subdivision 3, must report to the chairs 
131.9 	and ranking minority members of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over 
131.10 	kindergarten through grade 12 education policy and education finance by February 14, 
131.11 	2025, and again by February 1, 2026, on the district's progress to comply with this section; 
131.12 	and the district must submit copies of the reports to the Legislative Reference Library. The 
131.13 	reports must include the following:
131.14 	(1) confirmation that the district has removed the American Indian mascot, nickname, 
131.15 	logo, letterhead, or team name from the district website;
131.16 	(2) confirmation that the board of the district has approved a new mascot, nickname, 
131.17 	logo, letterhead, or team name;
131.18 	(3) a summary of the district's progress on removing the American Indian mascot, 
131.19 	nickname, logo, letterhead, or team name from uniforms, equipment, signs, elements of 
131.20 	facilities, and other district items; and
131.21 	(4) a summary of resources necessary to comply with the prohibition in paragraph (a) 
131.22 	and the district's plan to raise and allocate any necessary funds.

131.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for reports submitted after June 30, 2025.

131.24 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.041, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
131.25 		Subd. 3.Exemption. A public school may seek an exemption to subdivision 2 by 
131.26 	submitting a request in writing to all 11 federally recognized Tribal Nations in Minnesota 
131.27 	and to the Tribal Nations Education Committee by September 1, 2023. The exemption is 
131.28 	denied if any of the 11 Tribal Nations or the Tribal Nations Education Committee oppose 
131.29 	the exemption by December 15, 2023 requesting a letter of consent from the federally 
131.30 	recognized Tribal Nation in Minnesota that is located nearest to the public school and a 
131.31 	letter of consent from the school's American Indian Parent Advisory Committee. If the 
131.32 	school does not have an American Indian Parent Advisory Committee, the school may seek 
131.33 	a letter of consent only from the federally recognized Tribal Nation in Minnesota that is 
132.1 	located nearest to the school. A public school whose request for an exemption is denied 
132.2 	must comply with subdivision 2 by September 1, 2026.

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

132.4 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.63, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
132.5 		Subd. 9.Eligible programming. (a) The grantee institutions may provide scholarships 
132.6 	to eligible students progressing toward educational goals in an early education through 
132.7 	grade 12 educational setting in any area of teacher licensure, including an associate's, 
132.8 	bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree in the following:
132.9 	(1) any educational certification necessary for employment;
132.10 	(2) early childhood family education or prekindergarten licensure;
132.11 	(3) elementary and secondary education;
132.12 	(4) school administration; or
132.13 	(5) any educational program that provides services to American Indian students in 
132.14 	prekindergarten through grade 12.
132.15 	(b) Scholarships may be used to cover an eligible student's cost of attendance under 
132.16 	section 136A.126, subdivision 3.
132.17 	(c) For purposes of recruitment, the grantees or their contracted partner institutions must 
132.18 	agree to work with their respective organizations to hire an American Indian work-study 
132.19 	student or other American Indian staff to conduct initial information queries and to contact 
132.20 	persons working in schools to provide programming regarding education professions to 
132.21 	high school students who may be interested in education as a profession.
132.22 	(d) At least 80 percent of the grants awarded under this section must be used for student 
132.23 	scholarships. No more than 20 percent of the grants awarded under this section may be used 
132.24 	for recruitment or administration of the student scholarships.

133.1 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.792, is amended to read:
133.2 	124D.792 GRADUATION CEREMONIES; TRIBAL REGALIA AND OBJECTS 
133.3 	OF CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE; DRUMMING AND CULTURALLY 
133.4 	APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES.
133.5 	(a) A school district or charter school must not prohibit an American Indian student from 
133.6 	wearing American Indian regalia, Tribal regalia, or objects of cultural significance at a 
133.7 	graduation ceremony.
133.8 	(b) If requested by the school's American Indian Parent Advisory Committee, a school 
133.9 	district or charter school is encouraged to work with the committee on incorporating 
133.10 	American Indian drumming and other culturally appropriate activities during graduation 
133.11 	activities, celebrations, or ceremonies.

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

133.13 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.83, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
133.14 	read:
133.15 		Subd. 6.Eligibility for other grants. A Tribal contract school is eligible to apply for a 
133.16 	grant under chapters 120A to 129C, or for other grants administered by the Department of 
133.17 	Education, as though it were a school district.

133.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025.

133.19 	Sec. 6. APPROPRIATIONS.
 133.20 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are 
133.21 	appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years 
133.22 	designated.
133.23 		Subd. 2.American Indian education aid. (a) For American Indian education aid under 
133.24 	Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.81, subdivision 2a:

133.25		$
	20,646,000
	.....
	2026
	
133.26		$
	21,548,000
	.....
	2027
	
133.27 	(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $1,973,000 for 2025 and $18,673,000 for 2026.
133.28 	(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $2,074,000 for 2026 and $19,474,000 for 2027.
133.29 		Subd. 3.Early childhood programs at Tribal contract schools. (a) For early childhood 
133.30 	family education programs at Tribal contract schools under Minnesota Statutes, section 
133.31 	124D.83, subdivision 4:

134.1		$
	68,000
	.....
	2026
	
134.2		$
	68,000
	.....
	2027
	
134.3 	(b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
134.4 		Subd. 4.Minnesota Indian teacher training program grants. (a) For joint grants to 
134.5 	assist people who are American Indian to become teachers under Minnesota Statutes, section 
134.6 	122A.63:

134.7		$
	600,000
	.....
	2026
	
134.8		$
	600,000
	.....
	2027
	
134.9 	(b) This appropriation is subject to the requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section 
134.10 	122A.63, subdivision 10.
134.11 		Subd. 5.Native language revitalization grants to schools. (a) For grants to school 
134.12 	districts, charter schools, and Tribal contract schools to offer language instruction in Dakota 
134.13 	and Anishinaabe languages or another language indigenous to the United States or Canada:

134.14		$
	7,500,000
	.....
	2026
	
134.15		$
	7,500,000
	.....
	2027
	
134.16 	(b) Grant amounts are to be determined based upon the number of schools within a 
134.17 	district implementing language courses. Eligible expenses include costs for teachers, program 
134.18 	supplies, and curricular resources.
134.19 	(c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, up to five 
134.20 	percent of the appropriation in each year is available for grant administration.
134.21 	(d) Up to $300,000 each year is for administrative and programmatic capacity at the 
134.22 	Department of Education.
134.23 	(e) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
134.24 		Subd. 6.Permanent school fund supplemental aid. (a) For permanent school fund 
134.25 	supplemental aid to American Indian Tribal contract schools as defined under Minnesota 
134.26 	Statutes, section 124D.83:

134.27		$
	40,000
	.....
	2026
	
134.28		$
	40,000
	.....
	2027
	
134.29 	(b) The permanent school fund supplemental aid for an American Indian Tribal contract 
134.30 	school equals the product of:
134.31 	(1) the amount appropriated under paragraph (a) for that fiscal year; and
135.1 	(2) the ratio of (i) the average daily membership served of the American Indian Tribal 
135.2 	contract school in the prior fiscal year, to (ii) the total average daily membership served of 
135.3 	all American Indian Tribal contract schools in the state in the prior fiscal year.
135.4 	(c) Aid under this subdivision must be paid 100 percent in the current year on a schedule 
135.5 	determined by the commissioner.
135.6 		Subd. 7.Tribal contract school aid. (a) For Tribal contract school aid under Minnesota 
135.7 	Statutes, section 124D.83:

135.8		$
	2,313,000
	.....
	2026
	
135.9		$
	2,554,000
	.....
	2027
	
135.10 	(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $221,000 for 2025 and $2,092,000 for 2026.
135.11 	(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $232,000 for 2026 and $2,322,000 for 2027.

135.12 	ARTICLE 7
135.13 	SPECIAL EDUCATION

135.14 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.32, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
135.15 		Subdivision 1.Language access plan required. Starting in the 2025-2026 school year, 
135.16 	during a regularly scheduled public board hearing, a school board must adopt a language 
135.17 	access plan that specifies the district's process and procedures to render effective language 
135.18 	assistance to students and adults who communicate in a language other than English or 
135.19 	require additional assistance due to a disability. The language access plan must be available 
135.20 	to the public and included in the school's handbook.

135.21 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.32, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
135.22 		Subd. 2.Plan requirements. The language access plan must include how the district 
135.23 	and its schools will use trained or certified spoken language interpreters for communication 
135.24 	related to academic outcomes, progress, determinations, and placement of students in 
135.25 	specialized programs and services, such as special education and related individualized 
135.26 	education programs under section 125A.08; andensure meaningful participation in the 
135.27 	individualized education program process by families where the family speaks a language 
135.28 	other than English or has a disability themselves; how families and communities will be 
135.29 	notified of their rights under this plan; and a process to appeal the accommodations of the 
135.30 	access plan if needs are not met.

136.1 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.92, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
136.2 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section and section 125A.76, the terms 
136.3 	defined in this subdivision have the meanings given to them.
136.4 	(a) "Actual expenditure per pupil transported in the regular and excess transportation 
136.5 	categories" means the quotient obtained by dividing:
136.6 	(1) the sum of:
136.7 	(i) all expenditures for transportation in the regular category, as defined in paragraph 
136.8 	(b), clause (1), and the excess category, as defined in paragraph (b), clause (2), plus
136.9 	(ii) an amount equal to one year's depreciation on the district's school bus fleet and 
136.10 	mobile units computed on a straight line basis at the rate of 15 percent per year for districts 
136.11 	operating a program under section 124D.128 for grades 1 to 12 for all students in the district 
136.12 	and 12-1/2 percent per year for other districts of the cost of the fleet, plus
136.13 	(iii) an amount equal to one year's depreciation on the district's type III vehicles, as 
136.14 	defined in section 169.011, subdivision 71, which must be used a majority of the time for 
136.15 	pupil transportation purposes, computed on a straight line basis at the rate of 20 percent per 
136.16 	year of the cost of the type three school buses by:
136.17 	(2) the number of pupils eligible for transportation in the regular category, as defined 
136.18 	in paragraph (b), clause (1), and the excess category, as defined in paragraph (b), clause 
136.19 	(2).
136.20 	(b) "Transportation category" means a category of transportation service provided to 
136.21 	pupils as follows:
136.22 	(1) "Regular transportation" is:
136.23 	(i) transportation to and from school during the regular school year for resident elementary 
136.24 	pupils residing one mile or more from the public or nonpublic school they attend, and 
136.25 	resident secondary pupils residing two miles or more from the public or nonpublic school 
136.26 	they attend, excluding desegregation transportation and noon kindergarten transportation; 
136.27 	but with respect to transportation of pupils to and from nonpublic schools, only to the extent 
136.28 	permitted by sections 123B.84 to 123B.87;
136.29 	(ii) transportation of resident pupils to and from language immersion programs;
136.30 	(iii) transportation of a pupil who is a custodial parent and that pupil's child between the 
136.31 	pupil's home and the child care provider and between the provider and the school, if the 
136.32 	home and provider are within the attendance area of the school;
137.1 	(iv) transportation to and from or board and lodging in another district, of resident pupils 
137.2 	of a district without a secondary school;
137.3 	(v) transportation to and from school during the regular school year required under 
137.4 	subdivision 3 for nonresident elementary pupils when the distance from the attendance area 
137.5 	border to the public school is one mile or more, and for nonresident secondary pupils when 
137.6 	the distance from the attendance area border to the public school is two miles or more, 
137.7 	excluding desegregation transportation and noon kindergarten transportation; and
137.8 	(vi) transportation of pregnant or parenting pupils to and from a program that was 
137.9 	established on or before January 1, 2018, or that is in operation on or after July 1, 2021, 
137.10 	that provides:
137.11 	(A) academic instruction;
137.12 	(B) at least four hours per week of parenting instruction; and
137.13 	(C) high-quality child care on site during the education day with the capacity to serve 
137.14 	all children of enrolled pupils.
137.15 	For the purposes of this paragraph, a district may designate a licensed day care facility, 
137.16 	school day care facility, respite care facility, the residence of a relative, or the residence of 
137.17 	a person or other location chosen by the pupil's parent or guardian, or an after-school program 
137.18 	for children operated by a political subdivision of the state, as the home of a pupil for part 
137.19 	or all of the day, if requested by the pupil's parent or guardian, and if that facility, residence, 
137.20 	or program is within the attendance area of the school the pupil attends.
137.21 	(2) "Excess transportation" is:
137.22 	(i) transportation to and from school during the regular school year for resident secondary 
137.23 	pupils residing at least one mile but less than two miles from the public or nonpublic school 
137.24 	they attend, and transportation to and from school for resident pupils residing less than one 
137.25 	mile from school who are transported because of full-service school zones, extraordinary 
137.26 	traffic, drug, or crime hazards; and
137.27 	(ii) transportation to and from school during the regular school year required under 
137.28 	subdivision 3 for nonresident secondary pupils when the distance from the attendance area 
137.29 	border to the school is at least one mile but less than two miles from the public school they 
137.30 	attend, and for nonresident pupils when the distance from the attendance area border to the 
137.31 	school is less than one mile from the school and who are transported because of full-service 
137.32 	school zones, extraordinary traffic, drug, or crime hazards.
138.1 	(3) "Desegregation transportation" is transportation within and outside of the district 
138.2 	during the regular school year of pupils to and from schools located outside their normal 
138.3 	attendance areas under a plan for desegregation mandated by the commissioner or under 
138.4 	court order.
138.5 	(4) "Transportation services for pupils with disabilities" is:
138.6 	(i) transportation of pupils with disabilities who cannot be transported on a regular school 
138.7 	bus between home or a respite care facility and school;
138.8 	(ii) (i) necessary transportation of pupils with disabilities from home or from school to 
138.9 	other buildings, including centers such as developmental achievement centers, hospitals, 
138.10 	and treatment centers where special instruction or services required by sections 125A.03 to 
138.11 	125A.24, 125A.26 to 125A.48, and 125A.65 are provided, within or outside the district 
138.12 	where services are provided;
138.13 	(iii) (ii) necessary transportation for resident pupils with disabilities required by sections 
138.14 	125A.12, and 125A.26 to 125A.48;
138.15 	(iv) (iii) board and lodging for pupils with disabilities in a district maintaining special 
138.16 	classes;
138.17 	(v) (iv) transportation from one educational facility to another within the district for 
138.18 	resident pupils enrolled on a shared-time basis in educational programs, and necessary 
138.19 	transportation required by sections 125A.18, and 125A.26 to 125A.48, for resident pupils 
138.20 	with disabilities who are provided special instruction and services on a shared-time basis 
138.21 	or if resident pupils are not transported, the costs of necessary travel between public and 
138.22 	private schools or neutral instructional sites by essential personnel employed by the district's 
138.23 	program for children with a disability;
138.24 	(vi) (v) transportation for resident pupils with disabilities to and from board and lodging 
138.25 	facilities when the pupil is boarded and lodged for educational purposes;
138.26 	(vii) (vi) transportation of pupils for a curricular field trip activity on a school bus 
138.27 	equipped with a power lift when the power lift is required by a student's disability or section 
138.28 	504 plan; and
138.29 	(viii) (vii) services described in items (i) to (vii) (vi), when provided for pupils with 
138.30 	disabilities in conjunction with a summer instructional program that relates to the pupil's 
138.31 	individualized education program or in conjunction with a learning year program established 
138.32 	under section 124D.128; and
138.33 	(viii) the amounts described in paragraph (d).
139.1 	For purposes of computing special education initial aid under section 125A.76, the cost 
139.2 	of providing transportation for children with disabilities includes (A) the additional cost of 
139.3 	transporting a student in a shelter care facility as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision 
139.4 	30, a student placed in a family foster home as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision 
139.5 	16b, a homeless student in another district to the school of origin, or a formerly homeless 
139.6 	student from a permanent home in another district to the school of origin but only through 
139.7 	the end of the academic year; and (B) depreciation on district-owned school buses purchased 
139.8 	after July 1, 2005, and used primarily for transportation of pupils with disabilities, calculated 
139.9 	according to paragraph (a), items (ii) and (iii). Depreciation costs included in the disabled 
139.10 	transportation category must be excluded in calculating the actual expenditure per pupil 
139.11 	transported in the regular and excess transportation categories according to paragraph (a). 
139.12 	For purposes of subitem (A), a school district may transport a child who does not have a 
139.13 	school of origin to the same school attended by that child's sibling, if the siblings are homeless 
139.14 	or in a shelter care facility.
139.15 	(5) "Nonpublic nonregular transportation" is:
139.16 	(i) transportation from one educational facility to another within the district for resident 
139.17 	pupils enrolled on a shared-time basis in educational programs, excluding transportation 
139.18 	for nonpublic pupils with disabilities under clause (4);
139.19 	(ii) transportation within district boundaries between a nonpublic school and a public 
139.20 	school or a neutral site for nonpublic school pupils who are provided pupil support services 
139.21 	pursuant to section 123B.44; and
139.22 	(iii) late transportation home from school or between schools within a district for 
139.23 	nonpublic school pupils involved in after-school activities.
139.24 	(c) "Mobile unit" means a vehicle or trailer designed to provide facilities for educational 
139.25 	programs and services, including diagnostic testing, guidance and counseling services, and 
139.26 	health services. A mobile unit located off nonpublic school premises is a neutral site as 
139.27 	defined in section 123B.41, subdivision 13.
139.28 	(d) For purposes of computing special education initial aid under section 125A.76, the 
139.29 	cost of providing transportation for children with disabilities includes:
139.30 	(1) the additional cost of transporting:
139.31 	(i) pupils with disabilities who cannot be transported on a regular school bus between 
139.32 	home or a respite care facility and school;
140.1 	(ii) pupils for a curricular field trip activity on a school bus equipped with a power lift 
140.2 	when the power lift is required by a student's section 504 plan;
140.3 	(iii) a student in a shelter care facility as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision 30;
140.4 	(iv) a student placed in a family foster home as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision 
140.5 	16b;
140.6 	(v) a homeless student in another district to the school of origin; or
140.7 	(vi) a formerly homeless student from a permanent home in another district to the school 
140.8 	of origin but only through the end of the academic year; and
140.9 	(2) depreciation on district-owned school buses purchased after July 1, 2005, and used 
140.10 	primarily for transportation of pupils with disabilities, calculated according to paragraph 
140.11 	(a), clause (1), items (ii) and (iii). Depreciation costs included in the disabled transportation 
140.12 	category must be excluded in calculating the actual expenditure per pupil transported in the 
140.13 	regular and excess transportation categories according to paragraph (a).
140.14 	For purposes of clause (1), a school district may transport a child who does not have a school 
140.15 	of origin to the same school attended by that child's sibling, if the siblings are homeless or 
140.16 	in a shelter care facility.

140.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2026 and later.

140.18 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124E.21, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
140.19 		Subdivision 1.Special education aid. (a) Except as provided in section 124E.23, special 
140.20 	education aid, excluding cross subsidy reduction aid under section 125A.76, subdivision 
140.21 	2e, must be paid to a charter school according to section 125A.76, as though it were a school 
140.22 	district.
140.23 	(b) For fiscal year 2020 and later, The special education aid paid to the charter school 
140.24 	shall be adjusted as follows:
140.25 	(1) if the charter school does not receive general education revenue on behalf of the 
140.26 	student according to section 124E.20, the aid shall be adjusted as provided in section 
140.27 	125A.11; or
140.28 	(2) if the charter school receives general education revenue on behalf of the student 
140.29 	according to section 124E.20, the aid shall be adjusted as provided in section 127A.47, 
140.30 	subdivision 7, paragraphs (b) to (e), and if the tuition adjustment is computed under section 
140.31 	127A.47, subdivision 7, paragraph (c), it shall also receive an adjustment equal to five 
140.32 	percent for fiscal year 2020 or ten percent for fiscal year years 2021 through 2027 and six 
141.1 	percent for fiscal year 2028 and later of the unreimbursed cost of providing special education 
141.2 	and services for the student.

141.3 	Sec. 5. [125A.092] STATE COMPLAINT PROCESS.
141.4 		Subdivision 1.Filing a state complaint. (a) An organization or individual may file a 
141.5 	signed, written complaint with the Department of Education, Office of General Counsel, 
141.6 	Dispute Resolution.
141.7 	(b) The complaint must include:
141.8 	(1) a statement that a public agency, lead agency, or early intervention services provider 
141.9 	has violated a requirement of Part B or Part C of the federal Individuals with Disabilities 
141.10 	Education Act;
141.11 	(2) the facts on which the statement is based;
141.12 	(3) the signature and contact information for the complainant;
141.13 	(4) if alleging violations with respect to a specific child:
141.14 	(i) the name and address of the residence of the child;
141.15 	(ii) the name of the school the child is attending, or the name of the early intervention 
141.16 	services provider serving the child; and
141.17 	(iii) in the case of a homeless child or youth within the meaning of section 725(2) of the 
141.18 	McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, United States Code, title 42, section 11434(a)(2), 
141.19 	the available contact information for the child and the name of the school the child is 
141.20 	attending;
141.21 	(5) a description of the nature of the problem of the child, including facts relating to the 
141.22 	problem; and
141.23 	(6) a proposed resolution of the problem to the extent known and available to the party 
141.24 	at the time the complaint is filed.
141.25 	(c) The complaint must allege a violation that occurred not more than one year prior to 
141.26 	the date that the complaint is received.
141.27 	(d) The party filing the complaint must forward a copy of the complaint to the local 
141.28 	educational agency, public agency, or early intervention services provider serving the child 
141.29 	at the same time the party files the complaint with the Department of Education.
141.30 		Subd. 2.Remedies. In resolving a complaint in which the Department of Education has 
141.31 	found a failure to provide appropriate services, the Department of Education, pursuant to 
142.1 	its general supervisory authority under Part B and Part C of the federal Individuals with 
142.2 	Disabilities Education Act, must address:
142.3 	(1) the failure to provide appropriate services, including corrective action appropriate 
142.4 	to address the needs of the child, compensatory services, or monetary reimbursement; and
142.5 	(2) appropriate future provision of services for all children with disabilities.
142.6 		Subd. 3.Time limit and procedures. (a) Within 60 days after a complaint is filed, the 
142.7 	Department of Education must:
142.8 	(1) carry out an independent on-site investigation if the Department of Education 
142.9 	determines that an investigation is necessary;
142.10 	(2) give the complainant the opportunity to submit additional information, either orally 
142.11 	or in writing, about the allegations in the complaint;
142.12 	(3) provide the public agency, lead agency, or early intervention services provider with 
142.13 	the opportunity to respond to the complaint, including at a minimum:
142.14 	(i) at the discretion of the Department of Education, a proposal to resolve the complaint; 
142.15 	and
142.16 	(ii) an opportunity for a parent who has filed a complaint and the public agency, lead 
142.17 	agency, or early intervention services provider to voluntarily engage in mediation consistent 
142.18 	with section 125A.091, subdivision 9;
142.19 	(4) review all relevant information and make an independent determination as to whether 
142.20 	the public agency, lead agency, or early intervention services provider is violating a 
142.21 	requirement of Part B or Part C of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; 
142.22 	and
142.23 	(5) issue a written decision to the complainant that addresses each allegation in the 
142.24 	complaint and contains:
142.25 	(i) findings of fact and conclusions; and
142.26 	(ii) the reasons for the Department of Education's final decision.
142.27 	(b) An extension of the time limit is allowed only if:
142.28 	(1) exceptional circumstances exist with respect to a particular complaint; or
142.29 	(2) the parent, individual, or organization and the local educational agency, public agency, 
142.30 	or early intervention services provider involved agree to extend the time to engage in 
143.1 	mediation pursuant to section 125A.091, subdivision 9, or a facilitated team meeting pursuant 
143.2 	to section 125A.091, subdivision 11.
143.3 		Subd. 4.Complaints and due process hearings. (a) If a written complaint is received 
143.4 	that is also the subject of a due process hearing under section 125A.091, subdivision 12, or 
143.5 	that contains multiple issues of which one or more are part of that hearing, the Department 
143.6 	of Education must set aside any part of the complaint that is being addressed in the due 
143.7 	process hearing until the conclusion of the hearing. Any issue in the complaint that is not 
143.8 	a part of the due process action must be resolved using the time limit and procedures 
143.9 	described in paragraphs (c) and (d).
143.10 	(b) If an issue raised in a complaint filed under this section has previously been decided 
143.11 	in a due process hearing involving the same parties:
143.12 	(1) the due process hearing decision is binding on that issue; and
143.13 	(2) the Department of Education must inform the complainant to that effect.
143.14 	(c) If the local educational agency, public agency, or early intervention services provider 
143.15 	fails to implement the due process hearing decision, an individual or organization may file 
143.16 	a state complaint with the Department of Education alleging the agency or provider's failure 
143.17 	to implement the due process hearing decision.

143.18 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 125A.76, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
143.19 		Subd. 2a.Special education initial aid. For fiscal year 2021 and later, a district's special 
143.20 	education initial aid equals the sum of:
143.21 	(1) the least of 62 percent of the district's old formula special education expenditures 
143.22 	for the prior fiscal year, excluding pupil transportation expenditures, 50 percent of the 
143.23 	district's nonfederal special education expenditures for the prior year, excluding pupil 
143.24 	transportation expenditures, or 56 percent of the product of the sum of the following amounts, 
143.25 	computed using prior fiscal year data, and the program growth factor:
143.26 	(i) the product of the district's average daily membership served and the sum of:
143.27 	(A) $460; plus
143.28 	(B) $405 times the ratio of the sum of the number of pupils enrolled on October 1 who 
143.29 	are eligible to receive free meals plus one-half of the pupils enrolled on October 1 who are 
143.30 	eligible to receive reduced-price meals to the total October 1 enrollment; plus
143.31 	(C) .008 times the district's average daily membership served; plus
144.1 	(ii) $13,300 times the December 1 child count for the primary disability areas of autism 
144.2 	spectrum disorders, developmental delay, and severely multiply impaired; plus
144.3 	(iii) $19,200 times the December 1 child count for the primary disability areas of deaf 
144.4 	and hard-of-hearing and emotional or behavioral disorders; plus
144.5 	(iv) $25,200 times the December 1 child count for the primary disability areas of 
144.6 	developmentally cognitive mild-moderate, developmentally cognitive severe-profound, 
144.7 	physically impaired, visually impaired, and deafblind; plus
144.8 	(2) the cost of providing transportation services for children with disabilities under 
144.9 	section 123B.92, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (4), items (i) to (vii), reimbursed at 
144.10 	95 percent for fiscal year 2026, and 90 percent for fiscal year 2027 and later; and
144.11 	(3) the cost of providing transportation services for children with disabilities under 
144.12 	section 123B.92, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (4), item (viii), reimbursed at 100 
144.13 	percent for fiscal year 2026 and later.

144.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2026 and later.

144.15 	Sec. 7. BLUE RIBBON COMMISSION ON SPECIAL EDUCATION.
 144.16 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The commissioner of education must convene a Blue 
144.17 	Ribbon Commission on Special Education to advise and assist the legislature and governor 
144.18 	in transforming special education services.
144.19 		Subd. 2.Membership; appointment. (a) The Blue Ribbon Commission on Special 
144.20 	Education consists of 18 members as follows:
144.21 	(1) two duly elected and currently serving members of the house of representatives, one 
144.22 	appointed by the speaker of the house and one appointed by the speaker emerita;
144.23 	(2) two duly elected and currently serving members of the senate, one appointed by the 
144.24 	senate majority leader and one appointed by the senate minority leader;
144.25 	(3) the commissioner of education or the commissioner's designee;
144.26 	(4) five members appointed by the governor who have demonstrated expertise and 
144.27 	leadership in special education program administration, including representation from charter 
144.28 	schools; urban, suburban, and rural school districts; and cooperative units under Minnesota 
144.29 	Statutes, section 123A.24, that provide special education instruction and services;
144.30 	(5) one member appointed by the governor who has demonstrated leadership in special 
144.31 	education parent or family advocacy;
145.1 	(6) two members appointed by the governor who have demonstrated expertise in 
145.2 	compliance with legal federal special education requirements and special education finance; 
145.3 	and
145.4 	(7) five members appointed by the governor who have demonstrated public leadership, 
145.5 	cultural responsiveness, and innovation in the area of special education, including at least 
145.6 	one special education teacher, at least one special education-related service provider, and 
145.7 	at least one disability rights or legal expert.
145.8 	(b) The governor is exempt from the requirements of the open appointments process for 
145.9 	purposes of appointing commission members.
145.10 	(c) The appointments must be made by September 1, 2025.
145.11 		Subd. 3.Chair; convening. The commissioner of education must serve as chair of the 
145.12 	commission and convene the first meeting no later than October 15, 2025.
145.13 		Subd. 4.Compensation; expenses; reimbursement. Public members of the commission 
145.14 	must be compensated and reimbursed for expenses as provided in Minnesota Statutes, 
145.15 	section 15.0575, subdivision 3.
145.16 		Subd. 5.Administrative support. The commissioner of education must provide meeting 
145.17 	space and administrative support to the commission.
145.18 		Subd. 6.Public and stakeholder engagement. (a) The commissioner of education must 
145.19 	review available research to determine Minnesotans' values, preferences, opinions, and 
145.20 	perceptions related to special education services and other issues that may be before the 
145.21 	commission, such as trends in identification rates, special education spending, and special 
145.22 	education enrollment and must present the findings to the commission.
145.23 	(b) Meetings of the commission are subject to the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 
145.24 	chapter 13D.
145.25 	(c) The commission must provide adequate time for public testimony during meetings 
145.26 	of the commission.
145.27 	(d) The commission must request expert advice as necessary, including advice and 
145.28 	technical assistance from the Department of Human Services.
145.29 		Subd. 7.Duties. (a) By October 1, 2026, the commission must develop and present to 
145.30 	the legislature and the governor an action plan for transforming special education services 
145.31 	while maintaining a free appropriate public education for students with disabilities. The 
145.32 	action plan must include but is not limited to the following:
146.1 	(1) strategies to increase administrative efficiencies and improve program collaboration 
146.2 	to promote shared services, including multitiered system of supports (MTSS) to reduce 
146.3 	overreliance on special education; provide supports and early intervention programs to 
146.4 	reduce the need for more intensive special education services; use assistive technology; and 
146.5 	expand access to teletherapy and remote evaluations to address provider shortages;
146.6 	(2) approaches to reducing special education expenditures, including identifying strategies 
146.7 	for addressing the significant cost drivers of state spending on special education, including 
146.8 	special education transportation, tuition billing, specialized placements, legal and 
146.9 	administrative costs, and personnel costs;
146.10 	(3) opportunities for reducing paperwork, using data to drive individualized education 
146.11 	programs, increasing access to qualified personnel, and eliminating gaps in early 
146.12 	identification and early intervention;
146.13 	(4) opportunities to reform special education funding formulas to incentivize efficient, 
146.14 	inclusive practices, increase flexibility in how special education funds are used, align 
146.15 	third-party billing practices to maximize reimbursements, and streamline reporting burdens 
146.16 	that add value; and
146.17 	(5) statewide strategies for slowing cost growth in special education services while 
146.18 	maintaining a free appropriate public education.
146.19 	(b) For each element of the action plan, the commission must analyze the effect on 
146.20 	students eligible for special education; special education teachers, paraprofessionals, and 
146.21 	other unlicensed special education staff; and other special education constituencies as the 
146.22 	commission deems appropriate.
146.23 	(c) The commission may contract with a private entity or consultant as necessary to 
146.24 	complete its duties under this section and is exempt from state procurement process 
146.25 	requirements under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16C.
146.26 		Subd. 8.Expiration. The Blue Ribbon Commission on Special Education expires October 
146.27 	2, 2026, or the day after submitting the action plan required under subdivision 7, whichever 
146.28 	is earlier.

146.29 	Sec. 8. DIRECTION TO COMMISSIONER OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET; 
146.30 	CONTINGENT REDUCTION IN SPECIAL EDUCATION AID APPROPRIATIONS.
 146.31 	(a) When preparing the forecast for state revenues and expenditures under Minnesota 
146.32 	Statutes, section 16A.103, the commissioner of management and budget must assume a 
146.33 	$250,000,000 reduction in the appropriations for special education aid for the biennium 
147.1 	beginning July 1, 2027, and for each subsequent biennium, until the end of the legislative 
147.2 	session that enacts a budget for the Department of Education for the biennium beginning 
147.3 	July 1, 2027.
147.4 	(b) Upon enactment of a budget for the Department of Education for the biennium 
147.5 	beginning July 1, 2027, the legislature must identify enacted provisions that were 
147.6 	recommended by or based on the recommendation of the Blue Ribbon Commission on 
147.7 	Special Education.
147.8 	(c) To the extent the net savings attributable to the provisions in paragraph (b) are less 
147.9 	than $250,000,000 for the biennium beginning July 1, 2027, and for each subsequent 
147.10 	biennium, the commissioner of education must reduce the special education cross subsidy 
147.11 	aid factor under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.76, subdivision 2e, paragraph (b),  as 
147.12 	necessary to reduce biennial appropriations for special education aid by an amount equal 
147.13 	to the difference between the savings identified in paragraph (b) and the $250,000,000 of 
147.14 	biennial savings assumed in paragraph (a). The commissioner of education must notify the 
147.15 	chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
147.16 	kindergarten through grade 12 education of any reduction in the cross subsidy aid factor 
147.17 	under this paragraph.

147.18 	Sec. 9. DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY AGE LIMIT WORKING GROUP.
 147.19 		Subdivision 1.Working group. The Department of Education must establish a working 
147.20 	group on the age limit for children receiving special education services for developmental 
147.21 	delay.
147.22 		Subd. 2.Members. (a) The commissioner of education must consult with the 
147.23 	organizations identified in paragraph (b) before naming appointed members to the working 
147.24 	group.
147.25 	(b) By August 1, 2025, the commissioner must appoint the following members to the 
147.26 	working group:
147.27 	(1) the commissioner or the commissioner's designee;
147.28 	(2) two representatives from Minnesota Administrators for Special Education, consisting 
147.29 	of one member from the seven-county metropolitan area and one member from outside the 
147.30 	metropolitan area;
147.31 	(3) one representative from the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board;
148.1 	(4) two representatives from the Minnesota Association of Colleges for Teacher 
148.2 	Education;
148.3 	(5) two representatives from Education Minnesota, consisting of one member from the 
148.4 	seven-county metropolitan area and one member from outside the metropolitan area;
148.5 	(6) two representatives from the PACER Center;
148.6 	(7) two representatives from the Minnesota School Psychologists Association, consisting 
148.7 	of one member working in a school setting and one member working in a postsecondary 
148.8 	school psychologist preparation program; and
148.9 	(8) two representatives from the Minnesota School Social Workers Association, consisting 
148.10 	of one member working in a school setting and one member working in a postsecondary 
148.11 	school social worker preparation program.
148.12 		Subd. 3.Duties. The working group must meet on a regular basis and review current 
148.13 	law limiting the eligibility of children seven years old or older from receiving intervention 
148.14 	services for developmental delay, and assess the impact of extending eligibility to children 
148.15 	under age nine. The working group must report its findings and recommendations to the 
148.16 	chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
148.17 	kindergarten through grade 12 education by February 1, 2026.
148.18 		Subd. 4.Administrative provisions. (a) The commissioner or commissioner's designee 
148.19 	must convene the initial meeting of the working group. Upon request, the commissioner 
148.20 	must provide meeting space and administrative support for the group.
148.21 	(b) Members of the working group serve without compensation or payment of expenses.
148.22 	(c) The working group expires February 1, 2026, or upon submission of the report to 
148.23 	the legislature required under subdivision 3, whichever is earlier.
148.24 	(d) Meetings of the working group are subject to the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 
148.25 	chapter 13D.

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

148.27 	Sec. 10. SECLUSION WORKING GROUP.
 148.28 		Subdivision 1.Working group established. A working group is established to evaluate 
148.29 	the use of seclusion as an emergency procedure and not as discipline, as required under 
148.30 	Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.0942, subdivision 3.
148.31 		Subd. 2.Membership. (a) The working group consists of the following members:
149.1 	(1) two duly elected and currently serving members of the senate, one appointed by the 
149.2 	senate majority leader and one appointed by the senate minority leader;
149.3 	(2) two duly elected and currently serving members of the house of representatives, one 
149.4 	appointed by the speaker of the house and one appointed by the speaker emerita of the 
149.5 	house;
149.6 	(3) eight members appointed jointly by the senate majority leader, the speaker of the 
149.7 	house, and the speaker emerita of the house who represent the following groups:
149.8 	(i) special education directors from a setting 3 or setting 4 program;
149.9 	(ii) cooperative units under Minnesota Statutes, section 123A.24, that provide special 
149.10 	education instruction and services;
149.11 	(iii) parents or family members of students who have been secluded;
149.12 	(iv) teachers who work with students in a setting 3 or setting 4 program;
149.13 	(v) paraprofessionals who work with students in a setting 3 or setting 4 program;
149.14 	(vi) licensed school psychologists or school counselors who work with students in a 
149.15 	setting 3 or setting 4 program; and
149.16 	(vii) organizations that represent students who are disproportionately affected by the 
149.17 	use of restrictive procedures; and
149.18 	(4) four members appointed jointly by the senate majority leader, the speaker of the 
149.19 	house, and the speaker emerita of the house who meet the criteria of clause (3) or who are 
149.20 	duly elected and currently serving legislators.
149.21 	(b) The appointments must be made by August 1, 2025.
149.22 	(c) Legislative members may receive per diem compensation and reimbursement for 
149.23 	expenses according to the rules of their respective bodies. Other members of the working 
149.24 	group are eligible for per diem compensation as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 
149.25 	15.059, subdivision 3.
149.26 		Subd. 3.Duties. The working group must:
149.27 	(1) evaluate the effectiveness of seclusion compared to other methods of restrictive 
149.28 	procedures used in emergency situations on different age groups and in different educational 
149.29 	settings;
149.30 	(2) analyze how the lack of alternatives to seclusion forces children and their families 
149.31 	to interact with the criminal justice system;
150.1 	(3) evaluate workable alternatives to seclusion;
150.2 	(4) consider the effects of seclusion on children's mental health, access to a free and 
150.3 	appropriate public education, academic outcomes, and overall well-being;
150.4 	(5) identify new and existing resources necessary for staff capacity and training, children's 
150.5 	supports, child mental health services, and schoolwide collaborative efforts;
150.6 	(6) visit school sites that currently use seclusion;
150.7 	(7) review applicable laws defining and regulating seclusion in schools; and
150.8 	(8) report its findings and recommendations regarding the use of seclusion to the chairs 
150.9 	and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
150.10 	kindergarten through grade 12 education no later than January 30, 2026.
150.11 		Subd. 4.Chair; convening. (a) One member appointed by the senate majority leader 
150.12 	must convene the first working group meeting on or before August 15, 2025. The working 
150.13 	group must meet at least monthly.
150.14 	(b) Working group meetings must be open to the public.
150.15 		Subd. 5.Administrative support. The Legislative Coordinating Commission must 
150.16 	provide meeting space, technical and administrative support, and staff support for the 
150.17 	working group. The working group may hold meetings in any publicly accessible location 
150.18 	in the Capitol complex that is equipped with technology that can facilitate remote testimony.
150.19 		Subd. 6.Consultation. The working group must consult with the Department of 
150.20 	Education and the Department of Human Services, including a representative from the 
150.21 	Department of Human Services specializing in school-linked mental health.
150.22 		Subd. 7.Expiration. The working group expires January 31, 2026, or on the date upon 
150.23 	which the report required under subdivision 3 is submitted to the legislature, whichever is 
150.24 	later.

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

150.26 	Sec. 11. APPROPRIATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
 150.27 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are 
150.28 	appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years 
150.29 	designated.
151.1 		Subd. 2.Aid for children with disabilities. (a) For aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 
151.2 	125A.75, subdivision 3, for children with disabilities placed in residential facilities within 
151.3 	district boundaries for whom no district of residence can be determined:

151.4		$
	2,240,000
	.....
	2026
	
151.5		$
	2,570,000
	.....
	2027
	
151.6 	(b) If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the appropriation for the other year 
151.7 	is available.
151.8 		Subd. 3.Blue Ribbon Commission on Special Education. (a) For the Blue Ribbon 
151.9 	Commission on Special Education:

151.10		$
	125,000
	.....
	2026
	
151.11 	(b) This appropriation is available until June 30, 2027.
151.12 		Subd. 4.Court-placed special education revenue.  For reimbursing serving school 
151.13 	districts for unreimbursed eligible expenditures attributable to children placed in the serving 
151.14 	school district by court action under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision 4:

151.15		$
	41,000
	.....
	2026
	
151.16		$
	42,000
	.....
	2027
	
151.17 		Subd. 5.Developmental Delay Age Limit Working Group. (a) For the Developmental 
151.18 	Delay Age Limit Working Group:

151.19		$
	30,000
	.....
	2026
	
151.20 	(b) This appropriation is available until June 30, 2027.
151.21 		Subd. 6.Special education out-of-state tuition.  For special education out-of-state 
151.22 	tuition under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision 8:

151.23		$
	250,000
	.....
	2026
	
151.24		$
	250,000
	.....
	2027
	
151.25 		Subd. 7.Special education; regular. (a) For special education aid under Minnesota 
151.26 	Statutes, section 125A.76:

151.27		$
	2,775,484,000
	.....
	2026
	
151.28		$
	3,017,316,000
	.....
	2027
	
151.29 	(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $322,670,000 for 2025 and $2,452,814,000 for 
151.30 	2026.
152.1 	(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $345,285,000 for 2026 and $2,672,031,000 for 
152.2 	2027.
152.3 		Subd. 8.Special education separate sites and programs. (a) For aid for special 
152.4 	education separate sites and programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.81, subdivision 
152.5 	4:

152.6		$
	4,470,000
	.....
	2026
	
152.7		$
	4,695,000
	.....
	2027
	
152.8 	(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $427,000 for 2025 and $4,043,000 for 2026.
152.9 	(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $449,000 for 2026 and $4,246,000 for 2027.
152.10 		Subd. 9.Travel for home-based services. (a) For aid for teacher travel for home-based 
152.11 	services under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.75, subdivision 1:

152.12		$
	488,000
	.....
	2026
	
152.13		$
	538,000
	.....
	2027
	
152.14 	(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $44,000 for 2025 and $444,000 for 2026.
152.15 	(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $49,000 for 2026 and $489,000 for 2027.

152.16 	Sec. 12. APPROPRIATION; LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COMMISSION.
 152.17 		Subdivision 1.Legislative Coordinating Commission. The sum indicated in this section 
152.18 	is appropriated from the general fund to the Legislative Coordinating Commission in the 
152.19 	fiscal year designated.
152.20 		Subd. 2.Seclusion working group. (a) For the seclusion working group:

152.21		$
	120,000
	.....
	2026
	
152.22 	(b) This is a onetime appropriation.

152.23 	ARTICLE 8
152.24 	FACILITIES, HEALTH, AND SAFETY

152.25 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.22, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
152.26 		Subd. 2.Exclusions. In addition, this section does not apply to drugs or medicine that 
152.27 	are:
152.28 	(1) purchased without a prescription;
152.29 	(2) used by a pupil who is 18 years old or older;
153.1 	(3) used in connection with services for which a minor may give effective consent, 
153.2 	including section 144.343, subdivision 1, and any other law;
153.3 	(4) used in situations in which, in the judgment of the school personnel, including a 
153.4 	licensed nurse, who are present or available, the risk to the pupil's life or health is of such 
153.5 	a nature that drugs or medicine should be given without delay;
153.6 	(5) used off the school grounds;
153.7 	(6) used in connection with athletics or extra curricular activities;
153.8 	(7) used in connection with activities that occur before or after the regular school day;
153.9 	(8) provided or administered by a public health agency to prevent or control an illness 
153.10 	or a disease outbreak as provided for in sections 144.05 and 144.12;
153.11 	(9) prescription asthma or reactive airway disease medications self-administered by a 
153.12 	pupil with an asthma inhaler, consistent with section 121A.221, if the district has received 
153.13 	a written authorization from the pupil's parent permitting the pupil to self-administer the 
153.14 	medication, the inhaler is properly labeled for that student, and the parent has not requested 
153.15 	school personnel to administer the medication to the pupil. The parent must submit written 
153.16 	authorization for the pupil to self-administer the medication each school year; or
153.17 	(10) epinephrine auto-injectors delivery systems, consistent with section 121A.2205, if 
153.18 	the parent and prescribing medical professional annually inform the pupil's school in writing 
153.19 	that (i) the pupil may possess the epinephrine or (ii) the pupil is unable to possess the 
153.20 	epinephrine and requires immediate access to epinephrine auto-injectors delivery systems
153.21 	that the parent provides properly labeled to the school for the pupil as needed.

153.22 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.2205, is amended to read:
153.23 	121A.2205 POSSESSION AND USE OF EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTORS
153.24 	DELIVERY SYSTEMS; MODEL POLICY.
153.25 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. As used in this section:
153.26 	(1) "administer" means the direct application of an epinephrine auto-injector delivery 
153.27 	system to the body of an individual;
153.28 	(2) "epinephrine auto-injector delivery system" means a device that automatically injects 
153.29 	a premeasured dose of epinephrine medication product approved by the United States Food 
153.30 	and Drug Administration that automatically delivers a single, premeasured dose of 
153.31 	epinephrine to prevent or treat a life-threatening allergic reaction; and
154.1 	(3) "school" means a public school under section 120A.22, subdivision 4, or a nonpublic 
154.2 	school, excluding a home school, under section 120A.22, subdivision 4, that is subject to 
154.3 	the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.
154.4 		Subd. 2.Plan for use of epinephrine auto-injectors delivery systems. (a) At the start 
154.5 	of each school year or at the time a student enrolls in school, whichever is first, a student's 
154.6 	parent, school staff, including those responsible for student health care, and the prescribing 
154.7 	medical professional must develop and implement an individualized written health plan for 
154.8 	a student who is prescribed epinephrine auto-injectors delivery systems that enables the 
154.9 	student to:
154.10 	(1) possess epinephrine auto-injectors delivery systems; or
154.11 	(2) if the parent and prescribing medical professional determine the student is unable to 
154.12 	possess the epinephrine, have immediate access to epinephrine auto-injectors delivery 
154.13 	systems in close proximity to the student at all times during the instructional day.
154.14 	The plan must designate the school staff responsible for implementing the student's 
154.15 	health plan, including recognizing anaphylaxis and administering epinephrine auto-injectors
154.16 	delivery systems when required, consistent with section 121A.22, subdivision 2, clause 
154.17 	(10). This health plan may be included in a student's 504 plan.
154.18 	(b) Other nonpublic schools are encouraged to develop and implement an individualized 
154.19 	written health plan for students requiring epinephrine auto-injectors delivery systems, 
154.20 	consistent with this section and section 121A.22, subdivision 2, clause (10).
154.21 	(c) A school district and its agents and employees are immune from liability for any act 
154.22 	or failure to act, made in good faith, in implementing this section and section 121A.2207.
154.23 	(d) The education commissioner of education, in collaboration with the commissioner 
154.24 	of health, may develop and transmit to interested schools a model policy and individualized 
154.25 	health plan form consistent with this section and federal 504 plan requirements. The policy 
154.26 	and form may:
154.27 	(1) assess a student's ability to safely possess epinephrine auto-injectors delivery systems;
154.28 	(2) identify staff training needs related to recognizing anaphylaxis and administering 
154.29 	epinephrine when needed;
154.30 	(3) accommodate a student's need to possess or have immediate access to epinephrine 
154.31 	auto-injectors delivery systems in close proximity to the student at all times during the 
154.32 	instructional day; and
155.1 	(4) ensure that the student's parent provides properly labeled epinephrine auto-injectors
155.2 	delivery systems to the school for the student as needed.
155.3 	(e) Additional epinephrine auto-injectors delivery systems may be available in school 
155.4 	first aid kits.
155.5 	(f) The school board of the school district must define instructional day for the purposes 
155.6 	of this section.

155.7 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.2207, is amended to read:
155.8 	121A.2207 LIFE-THREATENING ALLERGIES IN SCHOOLS; STOCK SUPPLY 
155.9 	OF EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTORS DELIVERY SYSTEMS.
155.10 		Subdivision 1.Districts and schools permitted to maintain supply. (a) Notwithstanding 
155.11 	section 151.37, districts and schools may obtain and possess epinephrine auto-injectors
155.12 	delivery systems to be maintained and administered by school personnel, including a licensed 
155.13 	nurse, to a student or other individual if, in good faith, it is determined that person is 
155.14 	experiencing anaphylaxis regardless of whether the student or other individual has a 
155.15 	prescription for an epinephrine auto-injector delivery system. The administration of an 
155.16 	epinephrine auto-injector delivery system in accordance with this section is not the practice 
155.17 	of medicine.
155.18 	(b) Registered nurses may administer epinephrine auto-injectors delivery systems in a 
155.19 	school setting according to a condition-specific protocol as authorized under section 148.235, 
155.20 	subdivision 8. Notwithstanding any limitation in sections 148.171 to 148.285, licensed 
155.21 	practical nurses may administer epinephrine auto-injectors delivery systems in a school 
155.22 	setting according to a condition-specific protocol that does not reference a specific patient 
155.23 	and that specifies the circumstances under which the epinephrine auto-injector delivery 
155.24 	system is to be administered, when caring for a patient whose condition falls within the 
155.25 	protocol.
155.26 		Subd. 2.Arrangements with manufacturers. A district or school may enter into 
155.27 	arrangements with manufacturers of epinephrine auto-injectors delivery systems to obtain 
155.28 	epinephrine auto-injectors delivery systems at fair-market, free, or reduced prices. A third 
155.29 	party, other than a manufacturer or supplier, may pay for a school's supply of epinephrine 
155.30 	auto-injectors delivery systems.
155.31 		Subd. 3.Standing order for distribution and condition-specific protocol. The 
155.32 	commissioner of health must provide a district or school with a standing order for distribution 
156.1 	of epinephrine delivery systems under sections 148.235, subdivision 8; and 151.37, 
156.2 	subdivision 2.

156.3 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.224, is amended to read:
156.4 	121A.224 OPIATE ANTAGONISTS.
156.5 		Subdivision 1.School district or charter school. (a) A school district or charter school 
156.6 	must maintain a supply of opiate antagonists, as defined in section 604A.04, subdivision 1, 
156.7 	at each school site to be administered in compliance with section 151.37, subdivision 12.
156.8 	(b) Each school building must have at least two doses of a nasal opiate antagonist 
156.9 	available on site.
156.10 	(c) The commissioner of health shall identify resources, including at least one training 
156.11 	video, to help schools implement an opiate antagonist emergency response and make the 
156.12 	resources available for schools.
156.13 	(d) A school board may adopt a model plan for use, storage, and administration of opiate 
156.14 	antagonists.
156.15 		Subd. 2.High school students. A school district or charter school may allow a student 
156.16 	in grades 9 through 12 to possess and administer an opiate antagonist to another high school 
156.17 	student. The protections of section 604A.04 apply to the possession and administration of 
156.18 	opiate antagonists according to this section.

156.19 	Sec. 5. [121A.241] CARDIAC EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN.
156.20 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For the purposes of this section, a "cardiac emergency response 
156.21 	plan" means a written document that establishes specific steps to reduce death from cardiac 
156.22 	arrest in a specific setting.
156.23 		Subd. 2.Cardiac emergency response plan. Beginning in the 2026-2027 school year, 
156.24 	a school district or charter school must develop a cardiac emergency response plan consistent 
156.25 	with the model plan developed by the commissioner under section 121A.035, subdivision 
156.26 	1, for cardiac emergencies that occur on school property. At a minimum, the plan must:
156.27 	(1) establish a school cardiac emergency response team and plan of activation during 
156.28 	the event of sudden cardiac arrest;
156.29 	(2) provide for placement of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) on school grounds 
156.30 	following nationally recognized cardiovascular care organization guidelines;
156.31 	(3) provide for routine maintenance of AEDs;
157.1 	(4) provide for distribution of the plan on school grounds and in coordination with local 
157.2 	emergency medical services providers;
157.3 	(5) provide for annual cardiac emergency response plan drills for school staff and 
157.4 	students;
157.5 	(6) require the school board to annually review and evaluate the effectiveness of the 
157.6 	plan; and
157.7 	(7) address how school staff must respond to cardiac emergencies at school-sponsored 
157.8 	activities, including athletic events on or off school grounds.

157.9 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123A.48, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
157.10 		Subd. 2.Resolution. (a) Upon a resolution of a board in the area proposed for 
157.11 	consolidation or upon receipt of a petition therefor executed by 25 percent of the voters 
157.12 	resident in the area proposed for consolidation or by 50 such voters, whichever is less, the 
157.13 	county auditor of the county which contains the greatest land area of the proposed new 
157.14 	district shall prepare a plat. The resolution or petition must show the approximate area 
157.15 	proposed for consolidation.
157.16 	(b) The resolution or petition may propose the following:
157.17 	(1) that the bonded debt of the component districts will be paid according to the levies 
157.18 	previously made for that debt under chapter 475, or that the taxable property in the newly 
157.19 	created district will be taxable for the payment of all or a portion of the bonded debt 
157.20 	previously incurred by any component district as provided in subdivision 18;
157.21 	(2) that obligations for a capital loan or an energy loan made according to section 216C.37 
157.22 	or sections 298.292 to 298.297 outstanding in a preexisting district as of the effective date 
157.23 	of consolidation remain solely with the preexisting district that obtained the loan, or that 
157.24 	all or a portion of the loan obligations will be assumed by the newly created or enlarged 
157.25 	district and paid by the newly created or enlarged district on behalf of the preexisting district 
157.26 	that obtained the loan;
157.27 	(3) that referendum levies previously approved by voters of authorized for the component 
157.28 	districts pursuant to section 126C.17, subdivision 9, or its predecessor provision, be combined 
157.29 	as provided in section 123A.73, subdivision 4 or 5, or that the referendum levies be 
157.30 	discontinued;
158.1 	(4) that capital project referendum revenue previously authorized for the component 
158.2 	districts pursuant to section 123B.63 be combined as provided in section 123A.73, 
158.3 	subdivision 6a, or that the capital project referendum revenue be discontinued;
158.4 	(5) that the board of the newly created district consist of the number of members 
158.5 	determined by the component districts, which may be six or seven members elected according 
158.6 	to subdivision 20, or any number of existing school board members of the component 
158.7 	districts, and a method to gradually reduce the membership to six or seven; or
158.8 	(5) (6) that separate election districts from which board members will be elected, the 
158.9 	boundaries of these election districts, and the initial term of the member elected from each 
158.10 	of these election districts be established.
158.11 	The resolution must provide for election of board members from one of the following 
158.12 	options: single-member districts; multimember districts; at large; or a combination of these 
158.13 	options. The resolution must include a plan for the orderly transition to the option chosen.
158.14 	A group of districts that operates a cooperative secondary facility funded under section 
158.15 	123A.443 may also propose a temporary board structure as specified in section 123A.443, 
158.16 	subdivision 9.
158.17 	If a county auditor receives more than one request for a plat and the requests involve 
158.18 	parts of identical districts, the auditor shall prepare a plat which in the auditor's opinion best 
158.19 	serves the educational interests of the inhabitants of the districts or areas affected.
158.20 	(c) The plat must show:
158.21 	(1) Boundaries of the proposed district, as determined by the county auditor, and present 
158.22 	district boundaries,
158.23 	(2) The location of school buildings in the area proposed as a new district and the location 
158.24 	of school buildings in adjoining districts,
158.25 	(3) The boundaries of any proposed separate election districts, and
158.26 	(4) Other pertinent information as determined by the county auditor.

158.27 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123A.48, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
158.28 		Subd. 5.Supporting statement. The county auditor shall prepare a supporting statement 
158.29 	to accompany the plat. The statement must contain:
158.30 	(a) The adjusted net tax capacity of property in the proposed district,
159.1 	(b) If a part of any district is included in the proposed new district, the adjusted net tax 
159.2 	capacity of the property and the approximate number of pupils residing in the part of the 
159.3 	district included shall be shown separately and the adjusted net tax capacity of the property 
159.4 	and the approximate number of pupils residing in the part of the district not included shall 
159.5 	also be shown,
159.6 	(c) The reasons for the proposed consolidation, including a statement that at the time 
159.7 	the plat is submitted to the commissioner of education, no proceedings are pending to 
159.8 	dissolve any district involved in the plat unless all of the district to be dissolved and all of 
159.9 	each district to which attachment is proposed is included in the plat,
159.10 	(d) A statement showing that the jurisdictional fact requirements of subdivision 1 are 
159.11 	met by the proposal,
159.12 	(e) Any proposal contained in the resolution or petition regarding the disposition of the 
159.13 	bonded debt, outstanding energy loans made according to section 216C.37 or sections 
159.14 	298.292 to 298.297, capital loan obligations, capital project referendum revenue, or 
159.15 	referendum levies of component districts,
159.16 	(f) Any other information the county auditor desires to include, and
159.17 	(g) The signature of the county auditor.

159.18 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123A.73, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
159.19 	read:
159.20 		Subd. 6a.Consolidation; capital project referendum revenue. (a) As of the effective 
159.21 	date of a consolidation pursuant to section 123A.48, the capital project referendum revenue 
159.22 	for the newly created district must be recalculated as provided in this subdivision.
159.23 	(b) The capital project tax rate for the newly created district may not exceed the rate that 
159.24 	would raise an amount equal to the combined dollar amount of the capital project referendum 
159.25 	revenues authorized by each of the component districts for the year preceding the 
159.26 	consolidation, unless the capital project referendum revenue authorization of the newly 
159.27 	created district is subsequently modified pursuant to section 123B.63.
159.28 	(c) If the plan for consolidation so provides, or if the plan makes no provision concerning 
159.29 	capital project referendum revenues, the capital project tax rate equals the maximum rate 
159.30 	calculated under paragraph (b).
159.31 	(d) If the plan for consolidation so provides, the capital project tax rate may be less than 
159.32 	the maximum rate calculated under paragraph (b).
160.1 	(e) If the plan for consolidation provides for discontinuance of capital project referendum 
160.2 	revenue previously authorized for the component districts, the newly created district must 
160.3 	not receive capital project referendum revenue unless the voters of the newly created district 
160.4 	authorize capital project referendum revenue pursuant to section 123B.63.
160.5 	(f) The capital project referendum authorization for the newly created district as 
160.6 	recalculated under this subdivision must continue for a period of time equal to the longest 
160.7 	period authorized for any component district.

160.8 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.595, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
160.9 		Subdivision 1.Long-term facilities maintenance revenue. (a) Long-term facilities 
160.10 	maintenance revenue equals the greater of (1) the sum of (i) $380 times the district's adjusted 
160.11 	pupil units times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's average building age to 35 
160.12 	years, plus (ii) the cost approved by the commissioner for indoor air quality, fire alarm and 
160.13 	suppression, and asbestos abatement projects under section 123B.57, subdivision 6, and 
160.14 	roof repair and replacement with an estimated cost of $100,000 or more per site, plus (iii) 
160.15 	for a school district with an approved voluntary prekindergarten program under section 
160.16 	142D.08, the cost approved by the commissioner for remodeling existing instructional space 
160.17 	to accommodate prekindergarten instruction, or (2) the sum of (i) the amount the district 
160.18 	would have qualified for under Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.57, Minnesota 
160.19 	Statutes 2014, section 123B.59, and Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.591, and (ii) 
160.20 	for a school district with an approved voluntary prekindergarten program under section 
160.21 	142D.08, the cost approved by the commissioner for remodeling existing instructional space 
160.22 	to accommodate prekindergarten instruction.
160.23 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a school district that qualified for eligibility under 
160.24 	Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.59, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), for fiscal year 2010 
160.25 	remains eligible for funding under this section as a district that would have qualified for 
160.26 	eligibility under Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.59, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), 
160.27 	for fiscal year 2017 and later.

160.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2027 and later.

160.29 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.595, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
160.30 		Subd. 4.Facilities plans. (a) To qualify for revenue under this section, a school district 
160.31 	or intermediate district, not including a charter school, must have a ten-year facility plan 
160.32 	adopted by the school board and approved by the commissioner. The plan must include 
160.33 	provisions for implementing a health and safety program that complies with health, safety, 
161.1 	and environmental regulations and best practices, including indoor air quality management 
161.2 	and remediation of lead hazards. For fiscal year 2027 and later, the plan must address the 
161.3 	maintenance and repair schedule for each school's roof for which funding is requested. For 
161.4 	planning purposes, the plan must also address provisions for providing a gender-neutral 
161.5 	single-user restroom at each school site.
161.6 	(b) The district must annually update the plan, submit the plan to the commissioner for 
161.7 	approval by July 31, and indicate whether the district will issue bonds to finance the plan 
161.8 	or levy for the costs.
161.9 	(c) For school districts issuing bonds to finance the plan, the plan must include a debt 
161.10 	service schedule demonstrating that the debt service revenue required to pay the principal 
161.11 	and interest on the bonds each year will not exceed the projected long-term facilities revenue 
161.12 	for that year.

161.13 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.595, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
161.14 		Subd. 8.Long-term facilities maintenance equalized levy. (a) A district's long-term 
161.15 	facilities maintenance equalized levy equals the district's long-term facilities maintenance 
161.16 	equalization revenue minus the greater of:
161.17 	(1) the lesser of the district's long-term facilities maintenance equalization revenue or 
161.18 	the amount of aid the district received for fiscal year 2015 under Minnesota Statutes 2014, 
161.19 	section 123B.59, subdivision 6; or
161.20 	(2) the district's long-term facilities maintenance equalization revenue times the greater 
161.21 	of (i) zero, or (ii) one minus the ratio of its adjusted net tax capacity per adjusted pupil unit 
161.22 	in the year preceding the year the levy is certified to 123 percent of the product of the 
161.23 	equalizing factor times the state average adjusted net tax capacity per adjusted pupil unit 
161.24 	for all school districts in the year preceding the year the levy is certified. The equalizing 
161.25 	factor equals 123 percent for fiscal year 2026, 125.5 percent for fiscal year 2027, and 127 
161.26 	percent for fiscal year 2028 and later.
161.27 	(b) For purposes of this subdivision, "adjusted net tax capacity" means the value described 
161.28 	in section 126C.01, subdivision 2, paragraph (b).

161.29 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.595, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
161.30 		Subd. 10.Allowed uses for long-term facilities maintenance revenue. (a) A district 
161.31 	may use revenue under this section for any of the following:
162.1 	(1) deferred capital expenditures and maintenance projects necessary to prevent further 
162.2 	erosion of facilities, including repair and replacement of roofs;
162.3 	(2) increasing accessibility of school facilities;
162.4 	(3) health and safety capital projects under section 123B.57;
162.5 	(4) remodeling or constructing a gender-neutral single-user restroom at each school site; 
162.6 	or
162.7 	(5) by board resolution, to transfer money from the general fund reserve for long-term 
162.8 	facilities maintenance to the debt redemption fund to pay the amounts needed to meet, when 
162.9 	due, principal and interest on general obligation bonds issued under subdivision 5.
162.10 	(b) A charter school may use revenue under this section for any purpose related to the 
162.11 	school.

162.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2026 and later.

162.13 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.71, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
162.14 		Subd. 8.Review and comment. A school district, a special education cooperative, or 
162.15 	a cooperative unit of government, as defined in section 123A.24, subdivision 2, must not 
162.16 	enter into an installment contract for purchase or a lease agreement, hold a referendum for 
162.17 	bonds, nor solicit bids for new construction, expansion, or remodeling of an educational 
162.18 	facility that requires an expenditure in excess of $500,000 per school site if it has a capital 
162.19 	loan outstanding, or $2,000,000 per school site if it does not have a capital loan outstanding, 
162.20 	prior to review and comment by the commissioner. New construction, expansion, or 
162.21 	remodeling of an educational facility funded only with general education revenue, lease 
162.22 	levy proceeds from an additional capital expenditure levy under section 126C.40, subdivision 
162.23 	1, capital facilities bond proceeds, or long-term facilities maintenance revenue is exempt 
162.24 	from this provision. A capital project under section 123B.63 addressing only technology is 
162.25 	exempt from this provision if the district submits a school board resolution stating that funds 
162.26 	approved by the voters will be used only as authorized in section 126C.10, subdivision 14. 
162.27 	A school board shall not separate portions of a single project into components to avoid the 
162.28 	requirements of this subdivision.

162.29 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025, for review and comments 
162.30 	submitted on or after July 1, 2025.

163.1 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 125B.15, is amended to read:
163.2 	125B.15 INTERNET ACCESS FOR STUDENTS.
163.3 	(a) Recognizing the difference between school libraries, school computer labs, and 
163.4 	school media centers, which serve unique educational purposes, and public libraries, which 
163.5 	are designed for public inquiry, all computers at a school site with access to the Internet 
163.6 	available for student use must be equipped to restrict, including by use of available software 
163.7 	filtering technology or other effective methods, all student access to material that is 
163.8 	reasonably believed to be obscene or child pornography or material harmful to minors under 
163.9 	federal or state law.
163.10 	(b) A school site is not required to purchase filtering technology if the school site would 
163.11 	incur more than incidental expense in making the purchase.
163.12 	(c) A school district receiving technology revenue under section 125B.26 must prohibit, 
163.13 	including through use of available software filtering technology or other effective methods, 
163.14 	adult access to material that under federal or state law is reasonably believed to be obscene 
163.15 	or child pornography.
163.16 	(d) A school district, its agents or employees, are immune from liability for failure to 
163.17 	comply with this section if they have made a good faith effort to comply with the 
163.18 	requirements of this section.
163.19 	(e) "School site" means an education site as defined in section 123B.04, subdivision 1, 
163.20 	or charter school under chapter 124E.

163.21 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 126C.40, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
163.22 		Subdivision 1.To lease building or land. (a) When an independent or a special school 
163.23 	district or a group of independent or special school districts finds it economically 
163.24 	advantageous to rent or lease a building or land for any instructional purposes or for school 
163.25 	storage or furniture repair, and it determines that the operating capital revenue authorized 
163.26 	under section 126C.10, subdivision 13, is insufficient for this purpose, it may apply to the 
163.27 	commissioner for permission to make an additional capital expenditure levy for this purpose. 
163.28 	An application for permission to levy under this subdivision must contain financial 
163.29 	justification for the proposed levy, the terms and conditions of the proposed lease, and a 
163.30 	description of the space to be leased and its proposed use. Projects funded under this 
163.31 	subdivision that require an expenditure in excess of $500,000 per school site if the school 
163.32 	district has a capital loan outstanding, or $2,000,000 per school site if the school district 
164.1 	does not have a capital loan outstanding, are subject to review and comment under section 
164.2 	123B.71, subdivision 8, in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner.
164.3 	(b) The criteria for approval of applications to levy under this subdivision must be 
164.4 	annually prescribed by the commissioner, and must include but are not limited to: the 
164.5 	reasonableness of the price, the appropriateness of the space to the proposed activity, the 
164.6 	feasibility of transporting pupils to the leased building or land, conformity of the lease to 
164.7 	the laws and rules of the state of Minnesota, and the appropriateness of the proposed lease 
164.8 	to the space needs and of the district, the financial condition of the district, and a review of 
164.9 	the statutory operating debt percentage applicable to the district. The commissioner must 
164.10 	not authorize a levy under this subdivision in an amount greater than the cost to the district 
164.11 	of renting or leasing a building or land for approved purposes. The proceeds of this levy 
164.12 	must not be used for custodial or other maintenance services operating costs. A district may 
164.13 	not levy under this subdivision for the purpose of leasing or renting a district-owned building 
164.14 	or site to itself.
164.15 	(c) For agreements finalized after July 1, 1997, a district may not levy under this 
164.16 	subdivision for the purpose of leasing: (1) a newly constructed building used primarily for 
164.17 	regular kindergarten, elementary, or secondary instruction; or (2) a newly constructed 
164.18 	building addition or additions used primarily for regular kindergarten, elementary, or 
164.19 	secondary instruction that contains more than 20 percent of the square footage of the 
164.20 	previously existing building.
164.21 	(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), a district may levy under this subdivision for the 
164.22 	purpose of leasing or renting a district-owned building or site to itself only if the amount is 
164.23 	needed by the district to make payments required by a lease purchase agreement, installment 
164.24 	purchase agreement, or other deferred payments agreement authorized by law, and the levy 
164.25 	meets the requirements of paragraph (c). A levy authorized for a district by the commissioner 
164.26 	under this paragraph may be in the amount needed by the district to make payments required 
164.27 	by a lease purchase agreement, installment purchase agreement, or other deferred payments 
164.28 	agreement authorized by law, provided that any agreement include a provision giving the 
164.29 	school districts the right to terminate the agreement annually without penalty.
164.30 	(e) The total levy under this subdivision for a district for any year must not exceed $212 
164.31 	times the adjusted pupil units for the fiscal year to which the levy is attributable.
164.32 	(f) For agreements for which a review and comment under section 123B.71, subdivision 
164.33 	8, have been submitted to the Department of Education after April 1, 1998, the term 
164.34 	"instructional purpose" as used in this subdivision excludes expenditures on stadiums.
165.1 	(g) The commissioner of education may authorize a school district to exceed the limit 
165.2 	in paragraph (e) if the school district petitions the commissioner for approval. The 
165.3 	commissioner shall grant approval to a school district to exceed the limit in paragraph (e) 
165.4 	for not more than five years if the district meets the following criteria:
165.5 	(1) the school district has been experiencing pupil enrollment growth in the preceding 
165.6 	five years;
165.7 	(2) the purpose of the increased levy is in the long-term public interest;
165.8 	(3) the purpose of the increased levy promotes colocation of government services; and
165.9 	(4) the purpose of the increased levy is in the long-term interest of the district by avoiding 
165.10 	over construction of school facilities.
165.11 	(h) A school district that is a member of an intermediate school district or other 
165.12 	cooperative unit under section 123A.24, subdivision 2, or a joint powers district under 
165.13 	section 471.59 may include in its authority under this section the costs associated with leases 
165.14 	of administrative and classroom space for programs of the intermediate school district or 
165.15 	other cooperative unit under section 123A.24, subdivision 2, or joint powers district under 
165.16 	section 471.59. This authority must not exceed $65 times the adjusted pupil units of the 
165.17 	member districts. This authority is in addition to any other authority authorized under this 
165.18 	section. The intermediate school district, other cooperative unit, or joint powers district may 
165.19 	specify which member districts will levy for lease costs under this paragraph.
165.20 	(i) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a district may levy under this subdivision for the 
165.21 	purpose of leasing administrative space if the district can demonstrate to the satisfaction of 
165.22 	the commissioner that the lease cost for the administrative space is no greater than the lease 
165.23 	cost for instructional space that the district would otherwise lease. The commissioner must 
165.24 	deny this levy authority unless the district passes a resolution stating its intent to lease 
165.25 	instructional space under this section if the commissioner does not grant authority under 
165.26 	this paragraph. The resolution must also certify that the lease cost for administrative space 
165.27 	under this paragraph is no greater than the lease cost for the district's proposed instructional 
165.28 	lease.
165.29 	(j) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a district may levy under this subdivision for the 
165.30 	district's proportionate share of deferred maintenance expenditures for a district-owned 
165.31 	building or site leased to a cooperative unit under section 123A.24, subdivision 2, or a joint 
165.32 	powers district under section 471.59 for any instructional purposes or for school storage.

166.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025, and applies to capital lease 
166.2 	levy applications submitted on or after that date.

166.3 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 126C.40, is amended by adding a subdivision 
166.4 	to read:
166.5 		Subd. 1a.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the 
166.6 	meanings given.
166.7 	(b) "Capital lease" means an agreement to use, construct, or remodel a site that results 
166.8 	in ownership of the site by the district.
166.9 	(c) "Instructional purposes" means that the use of a building or land being leased leads 
166.10 	to education-related outcomes identified in law or state program policy.
166.11 	(d) "Joint powers lease" means a capital lease or operational lease under which two or 
166.12 	more districts agree to contribute to the annual lease costs. Under a joint powers lease, the 
166.13 	host district or joint powers district has the authority to allocate lease costs to member 
166.14 	districts for leases approved by the commissioner.
166.15 	(e) "Operating costs" means the costs of regular maintenance or custodial supplies and 
166.16 	services.
166.17 	(f) "Operational lease" means an agreement to use buildings or land that does not result 
166.18 	in ownership of the property by the district.

166.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025, and applies to capital lease 
166.20 	levy applications submitted on or after that date.

166.21 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 126C.45, is amended to read:
166.22 	126C.45 ICE ARENA LEVY.
166.23 	(a) Each year, an independent school district operating and maintaining an ice arena, 
166.24 	may levy for the net operational costs of the ice arena. The levy may not exceed the net 
166.25 	actual costs of operation of the arena for the previous year. Net actual costs are defined as 
166.26 	operating costs less any operating revenues.
166.27 	(b) Two or more school districts may enter into a cooperation agreement to operate and 
166.28 	maintain an ice arena. A district with a cooperation agreement must apportion the qualifying 
166.29 	costs and annual levy amount among each cooperating district as specified in the cooperation 
166.30 	agreement. Cooperating districts must report the apportionment of the costs and levy to the 
166.31 	Department of Education in the form and manner specified by the commissioner.
167.1 	(b) (c) Any district operating and maintaining an ice arena must demonstrate to the 
167.2 	satisfaction of the Office of Monitoring in the department that the district will offer equal 
167.3 	sports opportunities for male and female students to use its ice arena, particularly in areas 
167.4 	of access to prime practice time, team support, and providing junior varsity and younger 
167.5 	level teams for girls' ice sports and ice sports offerings.

167.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for taxes payable in 2026 and later.

167.7 	Sec. 18. APPROPRIATIONS.
 167.8 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are 
167.9 	appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years 
167.10 	designated.
167.11 		Subd. 2.Cardiac emergency response plan assistance. (a) For grants to assist school 
167.12 	districts and charter schools implementing cardiac emergency response plans under Minnesota 
167.13 	Statutes, section 121A.241:

167.14		$
	880,000
	.....
	2026
	
167.15 	(b) Funding may be used for activities and equipment that promote cardiac emergency 
167.16 	response plan preparedness in schools, including but not limited to the purchase and 
167.17 	maintenance of automated external defibrillators and training for faculty and staff.
167.18 	(c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, up to five 
167.19 	percent of the appropriation is available for grant administration.
167.20 	(d) Any balance in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
167.21 		Subd. 3.Debt service equalization aid. (a) For debt service equalization aid under 
167.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.53, subdivision 6:

167.23		$
	16,218,000
	.....
	2026
	
167.24		$
	14,327,000
	.....
	2027
	
167.25 	(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $1,986,000 for 2025 and $14,232,000 for 2026.
167.26 	(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $1,581,000 for 2026 and $12,746,000 for 2027.
167.27 		Subd. 4.Equity in telecommunications access. (a) For equity in telecommunications 
167.28 	access:

167.29		$
	3,750,000
	.....
	2026
	
167.30		$
	3,750,000
	.....
	2027
	
168.1 	(b) If the appropriation amount is insufficient, the commissioner must reduce the 
168.2 	reimbursement rate in Minnesota Statutes, section 125B.26, subdivisions 4 and 5, and the 
168.3 	revenue for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 must be prorated.
168.4 	(c) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
168.5 	(d) This is a onetime appropriation.
168.6 		Subd. 5.Grants for gender-neutral single-user restrooms. (a) For grants to school 
168.7 	districts for remodeling, constructing, or repurposing space for gender-neutral single-user 
168.8 	restrooms:

168.9		$
	1,000,000
	.....
	2026
	
168.10		$
	1,000,000
	.....
	2027
	
168.11 	(b) A school district or a cooperative unit under Minnesota Statutes, section 123A.24, 
168.12 	subdivision 2, may apply for a grant of not more than $75,000 per site under this subdivision 
168.13 	in the form and manner specified by the commissioner.
168.14 	(c) The commissioner must ensure that grants are awarded to schools to reflect the 
168.15 	geographic diversity of the state.
168.16 	(d) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, up to $75,000 
168.17 	of the appropriation in each year is available for grant administration.
168.18 	(e) By February 1 of each year, the commissioner must annually report to the legislative 
168.19 	committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education on the number 
168.20 	of grants that were awarded each year and the number of grant applications that were 
168.21 	unfunded each year.
168.22 	(f) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
168.23 		Subd. 6.Long-term facilities maintenance equalized aid. (a) For long-term facilities 
168.24 	maintenance equalized aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.595, subdivision 9:

168.25		$
	97,104,000
	.....
	2026
	
168.26		$
	97,910,000
	.....
	2027
	
168.27 	(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $10,719,000 for 2025 and $86,385,000 for 2026.
168.28 	(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $9,597,000 for 2026 and $88,313,000 for 2027.

168.29 	Sec. 19. REPEALER.
 168.30 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.595, subdivision 2, is repealed.
169.1 	(b) Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 125B.26, is repealed.

169.2 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Paragraph (a) is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2026 and 
169.3 	later. Paragraph (b) is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2028 and later.

169.4 	ARTICLE 9
169.5 	SCHOOL NUTRITION AND LIBRARIES

169.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.111, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
169.7 		Subd. 1a.School lunch aid amounts. Each school year, (a) For fiscal years 2025 through 
169.8 	2027, the state must pay participants in the national school lunch program either:
169.9 	(1) the amount of 12.5 cents for each full paid and free student lunch and 52.5 cents for 
169.10 	each reduced-price lunch served to students; or
169.11 	(2) if the school participates in the free school meals program under subdivision 1c, the 
169.12 	sum of: (i) 12.5 cents for each full paid, reduced-price, and free student lunch; and (ii) the 
169.13 	amount specified in subdivision 1d.
169.14 	(b) For fiscal year 2028 and later, the state must pay participants in the national school 
169.15 	lunch program either:
169.16 	(1) the amount of 6.25 cents for each full paid and free student lunch and 46.25 cents 
169.17 	for each reduced-price lunch served to students; or
169.18 	(2) if the school participates in the free school meals program under subdivision 1c, the 
169.19 	sum of:
169.20 	(i) 6.25 cents for each full paid, reduced-price, and free student lunch; and
169.21 	(ii) the amount specified in subdivision 1d.

169.22 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.111, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
169.23 		Subd. 2a.Federal child and adult care food program and federal summer food 
169.24 	service program; criteria and notice; board of directors; salaries. (a) The commissioner 
169.25 	must post on the department's website eligibility criteria and application information for 
169.26 	nonprofit organizations interested in applying to the commissioner for approval as a multisite 
169.27 	sponsoring organization under the federal child and adult care food program and federal 
169.28 	summer food service program. The posted criteria and information must inform interested 
169.29 	nonprofit organizations about:
170.1 	(1) the criteria the commissioner uses to approve or disapprove an application, including 
170.2 	how an applicant demonstrates financial viability for the Minnesota program, among other 
170.3 	criteria;
170.4 	(2) the commissioner's process and time line for notifying an applicant when its 
170.5 	application is approved or disapproved and, if the application is disapproved, the explanation 
170.6 	the commissioner provides to the applicant; and
170.7 	(3) any appeal or other recourse available to a disapproved applicant.
170.8 	(b) The commissioner must evaluate financial eligibility as part of the application process. 
170.9 	An organization applying to be a prospective nonprofit multisite sponsoring organization 
170.10 	for the federal child and adult care food program or the federal summer food service program 
170.11 	must provide documentation of financial viability as an organization. Documentation must 
170.12 	include:
170.13 	(1) evidence that the organization has operated for at least one year and has filed at least 
170.14 	one tax return;
170.15 	(2) the most recent tax return submitted by the organization and corresponding forms 
170.16 	and financial statements;
170.17 	(3) a profit and loss statement and balance sheet or similar financial information; and
170.18 	(4) evidence that at least ten percent of the organization's operating revenue comes from 
170.19 	sources other than the United States Department of Agriculture child nutrition program and 
170.20 	that the organization has additional funds or a performance bond available to cover at least 
170.21 	one month of reimbursement claims.
170.22 	(c) When a nonprofit organization applies for sponsorship as a multisite sponsoring 
170.23 	organization under the federal child and adult care food program or federal summer food 
170.24 	service program, applications are evaluated on the following criteria in addition to federal 
170.25 	requirements:
170.26 	(1) any sponsor that applies to receive reimbursement over the federal single audit 
170.27 	threshold, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 2, section 200, must ensure a 
170.28 	minimum of one full-time equivalent financial director, or similar role, for the organization. 
170.29 	This position must be solely dedicated to the responsibilities of a financial director, or similar 
170.30 	role, and be separate from any other position within the organization;
170.31 	(2) volunteers must not be allowed to make organization-level decisions, monitor sites, 
170.32 	or provide financial oversight. Board members, whether paid or unpaid, are not considered 
170.33 	volunteers; and
171.1 	(3) unless granted special approval by the commissioner, sponsoring organizations are 
171.2 	limited to an annual maximum increase of 25 percent for the number of sponsored sites and 
171.3 	total reimbursement.
171.4 	(d) A nonprofit multisite sponsoring organization must be governed by a board of 
171.5 	directors consistent with the following requirements:
171.6 	(1) board bylaws must outline the procedures for changing the governance structure, 
171.7 	following the requirements of chapter 317A;
171.8 	(2) board of director meetings must comply with chapter 13D governing open meetings; 
171.9 	and
171.10 	(3) a nonprofit multisite sponsoring organization must publish and maintain:
171.11 	(i) the meeting minutes of the board of directors and of members and committees having 
171.12 	board-delegated authority, within 30 days following the earlier of the date of board approval 
171.13 	or the next regularly scheduled meeting, and for at least 365 days from the date of publication; 
171.14 	and
171.15 	(ii) directory information for the board of directors and for the members of committees 
171.16 	having board-delegated authority.
171.17 	(e) The commissioner must post annually on the department's website the approved 
171.18 	salary range for the positions of executive director, financial director, monitoring staff, 
171.19 	administrative staff, and officer-level positions for multisite sponsoring organizations under 
171.20 	the federal child and adult care food program and federal summer food service program. 
171.21 	Salaries charged to the nonprofit food service fund must fall within these ranges.

171.22 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.111, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
171.23 		Subd. 3.School food service fund. (a) The expenses described in this subdivision must 
171.24 	be recorded as provided in this subdivision. To the extent possible, the Department of 
171.25 	Education must not limit eligible expenditures from the food service fund to a level below 
171.26 	that allowed by federal law.
171.27 	(b) In each district, the expenses for a school food service program for pupils must be 
171.28 	attributed to a school food service fund. Under a food service program, the school food 
171.29 	service may prepare or serve milk, meals, or snacks in connection with school or community 
171.30 	service activities.
171.31 	(c) Revenues and expenditures for food service activities must be recorded in the food 
171.32 	service fund. The costs of processing applications, accounting for meals, preparing and 
172.1 	serving food, providing kitchen custodial services, and other expenses involving the preparing 
172.2 	of meals or the kitchen section or serving area sections of the lunchroom may be charged 
172.3 	to the food service fund or to the general fund of the district. For the purposes of this 
172.4 	paragraph, the costs of serving food include the costs of technology and systems related to 
172.5 	serving line automation and meal tracking. The costs of lunchroom supervision, lunchroom 
172.6 	custodial services, lunchroom utilities, lunchroom furniture, and other administrative costs 
172.7 	of the food service program must be charged to the general fund. Staff whose primary 
172.8 	responsibility is financial or program management of food service operations may charge 
172.9 	time spent managing the program to the food service fund.
172.10 	That portion of superintendent and fiscal manager costs that can be documented as 
172.11 	attributable to the food service program may be charged to the food service fund provided 
172.12 	that the school district does not employ or contract with a food service director or other 
172.13 	individual who manages the food service program, or food service management company. 
172.14 	If the cost of the superintendent or fiscal manager is charged to the food service fund, the 
172.15 	charge must be at a wage rate not to exceed the statewide average for food service directors 
172.16 	as determined by the department.
172.17 	(d) Capital expenditures for the purchase of food service equipment must be made from 
172.18 	the general fund and not the food service fund, unless the restricted balance in the food 
172.19 	service fund at the end of the last fiscal year is greater than the cost of the equipment to be 
172.20 	purchased.
172.21 	(e) If the condition set out in paragraph (d) applies, the equipment may be purchased 
172.22 	from the food service fund.
172.23 	(f) If a deficit in the food service fund exists at the end of a fiscal year, and the deficit 
172.24 	is not eliminated by revenues from food service operations in the next fiscal year, then the 
172.25 	deficit must be eliminated by a permanent fund transfer from the general fund at the end of 
172.26 	that second fiscal year. However, if a district contracts with a food service management 
172.27 	company during the period in which the deficit has accrued, the deficit must be eliminated 
172.28 	by a payment from the food service management company.
172.29 	(g) Notwithstanding paragraph (f), a district may incur a deficit in the food service fund 
172.30 	for up to three years without making the permanent transfer if the district submits to the 
172.31 	commissioner by January 1 of the second fiscal year a plan for eliminating that deficit at 
172.32 	the end of the third fiscal year.
172.33 	(h) If a surplus in the food service fund exists at the end of a fiscal year for three 
172.34 	successive years, a district may recode for that fiscal year the documented costs of lunchroom 
173.1 	supervision, lunchroom custodial services, lunchroom utilities, lunchroom furniture, and 
173.2 	other administrative costs of the food service program charged to the general fund according 
173.3 	to paragraph (c), or costs under paragraph (j), and charge those costs to the food service 
173.4 	fund identified by the commissioner in a total amount not to exceed the amount of surplus 
173.5 	in the food service fund.
173.6 	(i) For purposes of this subdivision, "lunchroom furniture" means tables and chairs 
173.7 	regularly used by pupils in a lunchroom from which they may consume milk, meals, or 
173.8 	snacks in connection with school or community service activities.
173.9 	(j) In addition to the uses authorized in paragraph (h) and subject to the same surplus 
173.10 	fund balance limitations in paragraph (h), a district may spend the excess funds on expenses 
173.11 	that improve the school food service, including the costs of plumbing, electrical, air handling, 
173.12 	ventilation, or other building utility work necessary to operate equipment essential for food 
173.13 	service activities or to remediate food service-related health and safety hazards.

173.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for fiscal year 2026 and later.

173.15 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.111, is amended by adding a subdivision 
173.16 	to read:
173.17 		Subd. 6.Second lunch. A school that receives school lunch aid under this section must 
173.18 	allow a student to purchase a second lunch at the nonprogram price if the student has already 
173.19 	selected a reimbursable lunch.

173.20 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.1158, is amended by adding a subdivision 
173.21 	to read:
173.22 		Subd. 5.Second breakfast. A school that receives school breakfast aid under this section 
173.23 	or under section 124D.111, subdivision 1d, must allow a student to purchase a second 
173.24 	breakfast at the nonprogram price if the student has already selected a reimbursable breakfast.

173.25 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.119, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
173.26 		Subdivision 1.Summer Food Service Electronic Benefit Transfer Program 
173.27 	replacement aid. State funds are available to compensate department-approvedschool food 
173.28 	authorities who gather student data for the Summer Food Service Electronic Benefit Transfer
173.29 	Program sponsors. Reimbursement shall be made on by December 15 based on total meals 
173.30 	served by each sponsor from the end of the school year to the beginning of the next school 
173.31 	year the number of pupil units eligible during the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer 
173.32 	Program eligibility year on a pro rata basis.

174.1 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.119, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
174.2 		Subd. 5.Summer Food Service Program locations. Consistent with Code of Federal 
174.3 	Regulations, title 7, section225.6(d)(1)(ii) part 225, the Department of Education must not 
174.4 	approve a new Summer Food Service Program open site that is within a half-mile radius of 
174.5 	an existing Summer Food Service Program open site. The department may approve a new 
174.6 	Summer Food Service Program open site within a half-mile radius only if the new program 
174.7 	will not be serving the same group of children for the same meal type or if there are safety 
174.8 	issues that could present barriers to participation.

174.9 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.992, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
174.10 		Subdivision 1.School library aid. (a) For fiscal year years 2024 and later 2025, school 
174.11 	library aid for a an independent or special school district equals the greater of $16.11 times 
174.12 	the district's adjusted pupil units for the school year or $40,000. For fiscal year years 2024 
174.13 	and later 2025, school library aid for a charter school equals the greater of $16.11 times the 
174.14 	charter school's adjusted pupil units for the school year or $20,000.
174.15 	(b) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, school library aid for a district equals the greater of 
174.16 	$10.27 times the district's adjusted pupil units for the school year or $20,000. For fiscal 
174.17 	years 2026 and 2027, school library aid for a charter school equals the greater of $10.27 
174.18 	times the charter school's adjusted pupil units for the school year or $10,000.
174.19 	(c) For fiscal year 2028 and later, school library aid for a district equals the greater of 
174.20 	$9.12 times the district's adjusted pupil units for the school year or $20,000. For fiscal year 
174.21 	2028 and later, school library aid for a charter school equals the greater of $9.12 times the 
174.22 	charter school's adjusted pupil units for the school year or $10,000.

174.23 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.992, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
174.24 		Subd. 1a.State school librarian. In fiscal year years 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter
174.25 	2027 only, the Department of Education may retain up to $130,000 of the amount 
174.26 	appropriated for school library aid under this section for the costs of the state school librarian 
174.27 	under section 127A.151. The aid for each school district and charter school under subdivision 
174.28 	1 must be reduced proportionately. The reduction in aid under this subdivision must be 
174.29 	applied to the current year aid payment.

175.1 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.992, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
175.2 		Subd. 2.Uses of school library aid. School library aid must be reserved and used for 
175.3 	directly funding the costs of the following purposes within a school library or school library 
175.4 	media center, as defined in section 124D.991:
175.5 	(1) the salaries and benefits of a school library media specialist;
175.6 	(2) electronic, computer, and audiovisual equipment;
175.7 	(3) information technology infrastructure and digital tools;
175.8 	(4) (2) electronic and material resources; or
175.9 	(5) (3) furniture, equipment, or supplies.

175.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for fiscal year 2026 and later.

175.11 	Sec. 11. APPROPRIATIONS.
 175.12 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are 
175.13 	appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years 
175.14 	designated.
175.15 		Subd. 2.Kindergarten milk. For kindergarten milk aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
175.16 	section 124D.118:

175.17		$
	387,000
	.....
	2026
	
175.18		$
	387,000
	.....
	2027
	
175.19 		Subd. 3.School breakfast. For school breakfast aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 
175.20 	124D.1158:

175.21		$
	57,642,000
	.....
	2026
	
175.22		$
	60,413,000
	.....
	2027
	
175.23 		Subd. 4.School lunch. For school lunch aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.111, 
175.24 	including the amounts for the free school meals program:

175.25		$
	264,162,000
	.....
	2026
	
175.26		$
	276,392,000
	.....
	2027
	
175.27 		Subd. 5.Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program. (a) To support local education 
175.28 	agencies uploading data for and administering the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer 
175.29 	Program.

176.1		$
	150,000
	.....
	2026
	
176.2		$
	150,000
	.....
	2027
	
176.3 	(b) Any balance in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
176.4 		Subd. 6.Basic system support. (a) For basic system support aid under Minnesota 
176.5 	Statutes, section 134.355:

176.6		$
	17,995,000
	.....
	2026
	
176.7		$
	18,372,000
	.....
	2027
	
176.8 	(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $1,752,000 for 2025 and $16,243,000 for 2026.
176.9 	(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $1,804,000 for 2026 and $16,568,000 for 2027.
176.10 		Subd. 7.Electronic library for Minnesota. (a) For statewide licenses to online databases 
176.11 	selected in cooperation with the Minnesota Office of Higher Education for school media 
176.12 	centers, public libraries, state government agency libraries, and public or private college or 
176.13 	university libraries:

176.14		$
	1,900,000
	.....
	2026
	
176.15		$
	900,000
	.....
	2027
	
176.16 	(b) Any balance in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
176.17 		Subd. 8.Multicounty, multitype library systems. (a) For aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
176.18 	sections 134.353 and 134.354, to multicounty, multitype library systems:

176.19		$
	2,000,000
	.....
	2026
	
176.20		$
	2,000,000
	.....
	2027
	
176.21 	(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $200,000 for 2025 and $1,800,000 for 2026.
176.22 	(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $200,000 for 2026 and $1,800,000 for 2027.
176.23 		Subd. 9.Regional library telecommunications. (a) For regional library 
176.24 	telecommunications aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355:

176.25		$
	2,300,000
	.....
	2026
	
176.26		$
	2,300,000
	.....
	2027
	
176.27 	(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $230,000 for 2025 and $2,070,000 for 2026.
176.28 	(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $230,000 for 2026 and $2,070,000 for 2027.
176.29 		Subd. 10.School library aid. (a) For school library aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 
176.30 	124D.992:

177.1		$
	14,394,000
	.....
	2026
	
177.2		$
	13,321,000
	.....
	2027
	
177.3 	(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $2,376,000 for 2025 and $12,018,000 for 2026.
177.4 	(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $1,336,000 for 2026 and $11,985,000 for 2027.

177.5 	ARTICLE 10
177.6 	EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

177.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.162, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
177.8 		Subd. 4.Implementation. The requirements under this section must be phased in over 
177.9 	three four school years with all school districts and charter schools complying beginning 
177.10 	with the 2025-2026 2026-2027 school year.

177.11 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 127A.45, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
177.12 		Subd. 13.Aid payment percentage. Except as provided in subdivisions 11, 12, 12a, 
177.13 	14, and 14a, each fiscal year, all education aids and credits in this chapter and; chapters 
177.14 	120A, 120B, 121A, 122A, 123A, 123B, 124D, 124E, 125A, 125B, 126C, and 134,; and 
177.15 	section sections 142D.06, 142D.093, 142D.11, and273.1392, shall be paid at the current 
177.16 	year aid payment percentage of the estimated entitlement during the fiscal year of the 
177.17 	entitlement. For the purposes of this subdivision, a district's estimated entitlement for special 
177.18 	education aid under section 125A.76 for fiscal year 2014 and later equals 97.4 percent of 
177.19 	the district's entitlement for the current fiscal year. The final adjustment payment, according 
177.20 	to subdivision 9, must be the amount of the actual entitlement, after adjustment for actual 
177.21 	data, minus the payments made during the fiscal year of the entitlement.

177.22 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142D.06, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
177.23 		Subd. 4.Funding. The commissioner and the commissioner of education shall enter 
177.24 	into an agreement under which the commissioner of education shall distribute funds 
177.25 	appropriated for programs under this section. Funding is subject to sections 127A.41 and 
177.26 	127A.45, subdivision 13.

177.27 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142D.08, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
177.28 		Subd. 8.Funding. The commissioner and the commissioner of education shall enter 
177.29 	into an agreement under which the commissioner of education shall distribute funds 
178.1 	appropriated for programs under this section. Funding is subject to sections 127A.41 and 
178.2 	127A.45, subdivision 13.

178.3 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142D.093, is amended to read:
178.4 	142D.093 DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING AID.
178.5 	(a) Each school year, the state must pay a district for each child or student screened by 
178.6 	the district according to the requirements of section 142D.091. The amount of state aid for 
178.7 	each child or student screened shall be: (1) $98 for a child screened at age three; (2) $65 
178.8 	for a child screened at age four; (3) $52 for a child screened at age five or six prior to 
178.9 	kindergarten; and (4) $39 for a student screened within 30 days after first enrolling in a 
178.10 	public school kindergarten if the student has not previously been screened according to the 
178.11 	requirements of section 142D.091. If this amount of aid is insufficient, the district may 
178.12 	permanently transfer from the general fund an amount that, when added to the aid, is 
178.13 	sufficient. Developmental screening aid shall not be paid for any student who is screened 
178.14 	more than 30 days after the first day of attendance at a public school kindergarten, except 
178.15 	if a student transfers to another public school kindergarten within 30 days after first enrolling 
178.16 	in a Minnesota public school kindergarten program. In this case, if the student has not been 
178.17 	screened, the district to which the student transfers may receive developmental screening 
178.18 	aid for screening that student when the screening is performed within 30 days of the transfer 
178.19 	date.
178.20 	(b) The commissioner and the commissioner of education shall enter into an agreement 
178.21 	under which the commissioner of education shall distribute funds appropriated for programs 
178.22 	under this section. Funding is subject to sections 127A.41 and 127A.45, subdivision 13.

178.23 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142D.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
178.24 		Subdivision 1.Revenue. The revenue for early childhood family education programs 
178.25 	for a school district equals the formula allowance under section 126C.10, subdivision 2, for 
178.26 	the year times 0.023 times the greater of:
178.27 	(1) 150; or
178.28 	(2) the number of people under five years of age residing in the district on October 1 of 
178.29 	the previous school year.

179.1 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142D.11, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
179.2 		Subd. 2.Population. For the purposes of subdivision 1, data reported to the Department 
179.3 	of Education may be used to determine the number of people under five years of age residing 
179.4 	in the district. The commissioner, with the assistance of the state demographer, shall review 
179.5 	the number reported by any district operating an early childhood family education program. 
179.6 	If requested, the district shall submit to the commissioner an explanation of its methods and 
179.7 	other information necessary to document accuracy. If the commissioner determines that the 
179.8 	district has not provided sufficient documentation of accuracy, the commissioner may 
179.9 	request the state demographer to prepare an estimate of the number of people under five 
179.10 	years of age residing in the district and may use this estimate for the purposes of subdivision 
179.11 	1.

179.12 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142D.11, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
179.13 		Subd. 10.Funding. The commissioner and the commissioner of education shall enter 
179.14 	into an agreement under which the commissioner of education shall distribute funds 
179.15 	appropriated for programs under this section. Funding is subject to sections 127A.41 and 
179.16 	127A.45, subdivision 13.

179.17 	Sec. 9. APPROPRIATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
 179.18 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are 
179.19 	appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education in the fiscal years 
179.20 	designated.
179.21 		Subd. 2.Kindergarten entry assessment. For the kindergarten entry assessment under 
179.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.162:

179.23		$
	2,357,000
	.....
	2026
	
179.24		$
	1,743,000
	.....
	2027

179.25 	Sec. 10. APPROPRIATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND 
179.26 	FAMILIES.
 179.27 		Subdivision 1.Department of Children, Youth, and Families. The sums indicated in 
179.28 	this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Children, Youth, 
179.29 	and Families for the fiscal years designated.
180.1 		Subd. 2.Developmental screening administrative costs. (a) For the administrative 
180.2 	costs associated with developmental screening under Minnesota Statutes, sections 142D.091 
180.3 	and 142D.093:

180.4		$
	77,000
	.....
	2026
	
180.5		$
	77,000
	.....
	2027
	
180.6 	(b) Any balance in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
180.7 		Subd. 3.Developmental screening aid. (a) For transfer to the Department of Education 
180.8 	for developmental screening aid under Minnesota Statutes, sections 142D.091 and 142D.093:

180.9		$
	4,127,000
	.....
	2026
	
180.10		$
	4,083,000
	.....
	2027
	
180.11 	(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $414,000 for 2025 and $3,713,000 for 2026.
180.12 	(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $412,000 for 2026 and $3,671,000 for 2027.
180.13 		Subd. 4.Early childhood family education aid. (a) For transfer to the Department of 
180.14 	Education for early childhood family education aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 
180.15 	142D.11:

180.16		$
	39,365,000
	.....
	2026
	
180.17		$
	41,300,000
	.....
	2027
	
180.18 	(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $3,792,000 for 2025 and $35,573,000 for 2026.
180.19 	(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $3,952,000 for 2026 and $37,348,000 for 2027.
180.20 		Subd. 5.Early childhood family education support staff. (a) For the purposes described 
180.21 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 142D.10, subdivision 12a:

180.22		$
	375,000
	.....
	2026
	
180.23		$
	375,000
	.....
	2027
	
180.24 	(b) Any balance in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
180.25 		Subd. 6.Home visiting aid. (a) For transfer to the Department of Education for home 
180.26 	visiting aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 142D.11:

180.27		$
	245,000
	.....
	2026
	
180.28		$
	222,000
	.....
	2027
	
180.29 	(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $28,000 for 2025 and $217,000 for 2026.
180.30 	(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $24,000 for 2026 and $198,000 for 2027.
181.1 		Subd. 7.School readiness aid. (a) For transfer to the Department of Education for school 
181.2 	readiness aid under Minnesota Statutes, sections 142D.05 and 142D.06:

181.3		$
	33,683,000
	.....
	2026
	
181.4		$
	33,683,000
	.....
	2027
	
181.5 	(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $3,368,000 for 2025 and $30,315,000 for 2026.
181.6 	(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $3,368,000 for 2026 and $30,315,000 for 2027.
181.7 		Subd. 8.Voluntary prekindergarten administrative costs. (a) For administrative and 
181.8 	IT costs associated with the voluntary prekindergarten program under Minnesota Statutes, 
181.9 	section 142D.08:

181.10		$
	691,000
	.....
	2026
	
181.11		$
	691,000
	.....
	2027
	
181.12 	(b) Any balance in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.

181.13 	Sec. 11. APPROPRIATION; OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
 181.14 		Subdivision 1.Office of Higher Education. The sums indicated in this section are 
181.15 	appropriated from the general fund to the Office of Higher Education in the fiscal years 
181.16 	designated.
181.17 		Subd. 2.Early childhood and family education teacher shortage. (a) For grants to 
181.18 	Minnesota institutions of higher education to address the early childhood and family 
181.19 	education teacher shortage:

181.20		$
	500,000
	.....
	2026
	
181.21		$
	500,000
	.....
	2027
	
181.22 	(b) Grant funds may be used to provide tuition and other supports to students.
181.23 	(c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, up to five 
181.24 	percent of the appropriation in each year is for grant administration.
181.25 	(d) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.

181.26 	ARTICLE 11
181.27 	COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING

181.28 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.52, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
181.29 		Subd. 2.Program approval. (a) To receive aid under this section, a district, the 
181.30 	Department of Corrections, a private nonprofit organization, or a consortium including 
182.1 	districts, nonprofit organizations, or both must submit an application by June 1 describing 
182.2 	the program, on a form provided by the department. The program must be approved by the 
182.3 	commissioner according to the following criteria:
182.4 	(1) how the needs of different levels of learning and English language proficiency will 
182.5 	be met;
182.6 	(2) for continuing programs, an evaluation of results;
182.7 	(3) anticipated number and education level of participants;
182.8 	(4) coordination with other resources and services;
182.9 	(5) participation in a consortium, if any, and money available from other participants;
182.10 	(6) management and program design;
182.11 	(7) volunteer training and use of volunteers;
182.12 	(8) staff development services;
182.13 	(9) program sites and schedules;
182.14 	(10) program expenditures that qualify for aid;
182.15 	(11) program ability to provide data related to learner outcomes as required by law; and
182.16 	(12) a copy of the memorandum of understanding described in subdivision 1 submitted 
182.17 	to the commissioner.
182.18 	(b) Adult basic education programs may be approved under this subdivision for up to 
182.19 	five six years. Five-year Six-year program approval must be granted to an applicant who 
182.20 	has demonstrated the capacity to:
182.21 	(1) offer comprehensive learning opportunities and support service choices appropriate 
182.22 	for and accessible to adults at all basic skill and English language levels of need;
182.23 	(2) provide a participatory and experiential learning approach based on the strengths, 
182.24 	interests, and needs of each adult, that enables adults with basic skill needs to:
182.25 	(i) identify, plan for, and evaluate their own progress toward achieving their defined 
182.26 	educational and occupational goals;
182.27 	(ii) master the basic academic reading, writing, and computational skills, as well as the 
182.28 	problem-solving, decision making, interpersonal effectiveness, and other life and learning 
182.29 	skills they need to function effectively in a changing society;
183.1 	(iii) locate and be able to use the health, governmental, and social services and resources 
183.2 	they need to improve their own and their families' lives; and
183.3 	(iv) continue their education, if they desire, to at least the level of secondary school 
183.4 	completion, with the ability to secure and benefit from continuing education that will enable 
183.5 	them to become more employable, productive, and responsible citizens;
183.6 	(3) plan, coordinate, and develop cooperative agreements with community resources to 
183.7 	address the needs that the adults have for support services, such as transportation, English 
183.8 	language learning, flexible course scheduling, convenient class locations, and child care;
183.9 	(4) collaborate with business, industry, labor unions, and employment-training agencies, 
183.10 	as well as with family and occupational education providers, to arrange for resources and 
183.11 	services through which adults can attain economic self-sufficiency;
183.12 	(5) provide sensitive and well trained adult education personnel who participate in local, 
183.13 	regional, and statewide adult basic education staff development events to master effective 
183.14 	adult learning and teaching techniques;
183.15 	(6) participate in regional adult basic education peer program reviews and evaluations;
183.16 	(7) submit accurate and timely performance and fiscal reports;
183.17 	(8) submit accurate and timely reports related to program outcomes and learner follow-up 
183.18 	information; and
183.19 	(9) spend adult basic education aid on adult basic education purposes only, which are 
183.20 	specified in sections 124D.518 to 124D.531.
183.21 	(c) The commissioner shall require each district to provide notification by February 1, 
183.22 	of its intent to apply for funds under this section as a single district or as part of a consortium. 
183.23 	A district receiving funds under this section must notify the commissioner by February 1 
183.24 	of its intent to change its application status for applications due the following June 1.

183.25 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATIONS.
 183.26 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are 
183.27 	appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years 
183.28 	designated.
183.29 		Subd. 2.Adult basic education aid. (a) For adult basic education aid under Minnesota 
183.30 	Statutes, section 124D.531:

184.1		$
	55,281,000
	.....
	2026
	
184.2		$
	56,919,000
	.....
	2027
	
184.3 	(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $5,401,000 for 2025 and $49,880,000 for 2026.
184.4 	(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $5,542,000 for 2026 and $51,377,000 for 2027.
184.5 		Subd. 3.Adults with disabilities program aid. (a) For adults with disabilities programs 
184.6 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.56:

184.7		$
	1,560,000
	.....
	2026
	
184.8		$
	1,580,000
	.....
	2027
	
184.9 	(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $151,000 for 2025 and $1,409,000 for 2026.
184.10 	(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $156,000 for 2026 and $1,424,000 for 2027.
184.11 		Subd. 4.Community education aid. (a) For community education aid under Minnesota 
184.12 	Statutes, section 124D.20:

184.13		$
	10,080,000
	.....
	2026
	
184.14		$
	11,815,000
	.....
	2027
	
184.15 	(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $871,000 for 2025 and $9,209,000 for 2026.
184.16 	(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $1,023,000 for 2026 and $10,792,000 for 2027.
184.17 		Subd. 5.Deaf, deafblind, and hard-of-hearing adults. (a) For programs for deaf, 
184.18 	deafblind, and hard-of-hearing adults under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.57:

184.19		$
	70,000
	.....
	2026
	
184.20		$
	70,000
	.....
	2027
	
184.21 	(b) Any balance in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
184.22 		Subd. 6.High school equivalency tests. (a) For payment of the costs of the 
184.23 	commissioner-selected high school equivalency tests under Minnesota Statutes, section 
184.24 	124D.55:

184.25		$
	125,000
	.....
	2026
	
184.26		$
	125,000
	.....
	2027
	
184.27 	(b) Any balance in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
184.28 		Subd. 7.Neighborhood partnership grants.  (a) For neighborhood partnership grants 
184.29 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.99:

184.30		$
	2,600,000
	.....
	2026
	
184.31		$
	2,600,000
	.....
	2027
	
185.1 	(b) Of the amounts in paragraph (a), $1,300,000 each year is for the Northside 
185.2 	Achievement Zone and $1,300,000 each year is for the St. Paul Promise Neighborhood.
185.3 	(c) Any balance in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
185.4 		Subd. 8.Regional neighborhood partnership grants. (a) For regional neighborhood 
185.5 	partnership grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.99:

185.6		$
	1,400,000
	.....
	2026
	
185.7		$
	1,400,000
	.....
	2027
	
185.8 	(b) Of the amounts in paragraph (a), $200,000 each year is for the following programs:
185.9 	(1) Northfield Healthy Community Initiative in Northfield;
185.10 	(2) Red Wing Youth Outreach Program in Red Wing;
185.11 	(3) United Way of Central Minnesota in St. Cloud;
185.12 	(4) Austin Aspires in Austin;
185.13 	(5) Rochester Area Foundation in Rochester;
185.14 	(6) Greater Twin Cities United Way for Generation Next; and
185.15 	(7) Children First and Partnership for Success in St. Louis Park.
185.16 	(c) Any balance in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
185.17 		Subd. 9.School-age care aid. (a) For school-age care aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
185.18 	section 124D.22:

185.19		$
	1,000
	.....
	2026
	
185.20		$
	1,000
	.....
	2027
	
185.21 	(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $0 for 2025 and $1,000 for 2026.
185.22 	(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $0 for 2026 and $1,000 for 2027.

185.23 	ARTICLE 12
185.24 	STATE AGENCIES

185.25 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.32, subdivision 5, as amended by Laws 
185.26 	2025, chapter 35, article 9, section 3, is amended to read:
185.27 		Subd. 5.Directory information; data on parents. (a) Educational data designated as 
185.28 	directory information is public data on individuals to the extent required under federal law. 
185.29 	Directory information must be designated pursuant to the provisions of:
186.1 	(1) this subdivision; and
186.2 	(2) United States Code, title 20, section 1232g, and Code of Federal Regulations, title 
186.3 	34, section 99.37, which were in effect on January 3, 2012.
186.4 	(b) When conducting the directory information designation and notice process required 
186.5 	by federal law, an educational agency or institution shall give parents and students notice 
186.6 	of the right to refuse to let the agency or institution designate specified data about the student 
186.7 	as directory information. This notice may be given by any means reasonably likely to inform 
186.8 	the parents and students of the right.
186.9 	(c) An educational agency or institution may not designate a student's or parent's home 
186.10 	address, telephone number, email address, or other personal contact information as directory 
186.11 	information under this subdivision. This paragraph does not apply to a postsecondary 
186.12 	institution.
186.13 	(d) When requested, educational agencies or institutions must share personal student or 
186.14 	parent contact information and directory information, whether public or private, with the 
186.15 	Minnesota Department of Education, as required for federal reporting purposes.
186.16 	(e) When requested, and in accordance with requirements for parental consent in the 
186.17 	Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 300.622 (b)(2), and part 99, educational 
186.18 	agencies or institutions may share personal student or parent contact information and directory 
186.19 	information for students served in special education with postsecondary transition planning 
186.20 	and services under section 125A.08, paragraph (b), clause (1), whether public or private, 
186.21 	with the Department of Employment and Economic Development, as required for 
186.22 	coordination of services to students with disabilities under sections 125A.08, paragraph (b), 
186.23 	clause (1); 125A.023; and 125A.027.
186.24 	(f) Data concerning parents is private data on individuals but may be treated as directory 
186.25 	information if the same procedures that are used by a school district to designate student 
186.26 	data as directory information under this subdivision are followed, except that a parent's 
186.27 	home address, telephone number, email address, or other personal contact information may 
186.28 	not be treated as directory information under this subdivision.

186.29 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.021, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
186.30 		Subd. 3.Rulemaking. (a) The commissioner, consistent with the requirements of this 
186.31 	section and section 120B.022, must adopt statewide rules under section 14.389chapter 14
186.32 	for implementing statewide rigorous core academic standards in language arts, mathematics, 
186.33 	science, social studies, physical education, and the arts.
187.1 	(b) The commissioner must adopt statewide rules for implementing statewide rigorous 
187.2 	core academic standards in health.

187.3 	Sec. 3. [127A.205] EDUCATION GRANTS.
187.4 		Subdivision 1.Commissioner duties. (a) The commissioner of education must not enter 
187.5 	into a grant agreement unless the potential grantee meets the requirements of this section. 
187.6 	The potential grantee must document to the commissioner that it meets the requirements of 
187.7 	this section in the form and manner determined by the commissioner.
187.8 	(b) The requirements of this section are in addition to the grants management and financial 
187.9 	review requirements under sections 16B.97 to 16B.991.
187.10 		Subd. 2.Education grant requirements. (a) A grantee must maintain tax-exempt status 
187.11 	under state and federal law.
187.12 	(b) A grantee that is required to file a Form 990 or Form 990-EZ with the Internal 
187.13 	Revenue Service must meet that filing requirement no later than the date authorized under 
187.14 	federal law. A grantee must provide to the commissioner its most recently filed Form 990 
187.15 	or Form 990-EZ. If the grantee has not yet been required to file a Form 990 or Form 990-EZ, 
187.16 	or is not required to file Form 990 or Form 990-EZ, the grantee must provide to the 
187.17 	commissioner its most recent financial statements prepared within the previous 12 months 
187.18 	in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
187.19 	(c) A grantee subject to the annual reporting requirements under section 309.53 must 
187.20 	file the report with the attorney general on or before the date required under section 309.53.
187.21 	(d) A grantee must comply with all of the filing and registration requirements with the 
187.22 	Office of the Secretary of State. A grantee subject to the annual corporate renewal 
187.23 	requirements under section 317A.823 must file the renewal with the secretary of state on 
187.24 	or before the date required under section 317A.823.
187.25 		Subd. 3.Termination of existing education grants. (a) The commissioner of education 
187.26 	must terminate a grant agreement if the grant recipient no longer meets the requirements 
187.27 	under subdivision 2.
187.28 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), if a grant recipient informs the commissioner that it 
187.29 	no longer meets the requirements under subdivision 2, paragraph (b), (c), or (d), the 
187.30 	commissioner may continue the grant agreement if the grant recipient agrees in writing to 
187.31 	come into compliance with the requirements of this section.
188.1 		Subd. 4.Scope. This section does not apply to a grant to a school district; a charter 
188.2 	school; a Tribal contract school; a cooperative unit under section 123A.24, subdivision 2; 
188.3 	or any other political subdivision of the state.

188.4 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 127A.49, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
188.5 		Subd. 3.Excess tax increment. (a) The county auditor must, prior to February 1 of each 
188.6 	year, certify to the commissioner of education the amount of any excess tax increment that 
188.7 	accrued to the district during the preceding year. If a return of excess tax increment is made 
188.8 	to a district pursuant to sections 469.176, subdivision 2, and 469.177, subdivision 9, or upon 
188.9 	decertification of a tax increment district, the school district's aid and levy limitations must 
188.10 	be adjusted for the fiscal year in which the excess tax increment is paid under the provisions 
188.11 	of this subdivision.
188.12 	(b) An amount must be subtracted from the district's aid for the current fiscal year equal 
188.13 	to the product of:
188.14 	(1) the amount of the payment of excess tax increment to the district in the preceding 
188.15 	year, times
188.16 	(2) the ratio of:
188.17 	(i) the sum of the amounts of the district's certified levy in the third preceding year 
188.18 	according to the following:
188.19 	(A) section 123B.57 123B.595, if the district received health and safety long-term 
188.20 	facilities maintenance aid according to that section for the second preceding year;
188.21 	(B) section 124D.20, if the district received aid for community education programs 
188.22 	according to that section for the second preceding year;
188.23 	(C) section 142D.11, subdivision 3, if the district received early childhood family 
188.24 	education aid according to section 142D.11 for the second preceding year;
188.25 	(D) section 126C.17, subdivision 6, if the district received referendum equalization aid 
188.26 	according to that section for the second preceding year;
188.27 	(E) section 126C.10, subdivision 13a, if the district received operating capital aid 
188.28 	according to section 126C.10, subdivision 13b, in the second preceding year;
188.29 	(F) section 126C.10, subdivision 29, if the district received equity aid according to 
188.30 	section 126C.10, subdivision 30, in the second preceding year;
189.1 	(G) section 126C.10, subdivision 32, if the district received transition aid according to 
189.2 	section 126C.10, subdivision 33, in the second preceding year;
189.3 	(H) section 123B.53, subdivision 5, if the district received debt service equalization aid 
189.4 	according to section 123B.53, subdivision 6, in the second preceding year;
189.5 	(I) section 123B.535, subdivision 4, if the district received natural disaster debt service 
189.6 	equalization aid according to section 123B.535, subdivision 5, in the second preceding year;
189.7 	(J) section 124D.22, subdivision 3, if the district received school-age care aid according 
189.8 	to section 124D.22, subdivision 4, in the second preceding year; and
189.9 	(K) section 126C.10, subdivision 2e, if the district received local optional aid according 
189.10 	to section 126C.10, subdivision 2e, in the second preceding year; and
189.11 	(L) section 122A.415, subdivision 5, if the district received alternative teacher 
189.12 	compensation equalization aid according to section 122A.415, subdivision 6, paragraph (a), 
189.13 	in the second preceding year; to
189.14 	(ii) the total amount of the district's certified levy in the third preceding year, plus or 
189.15 	minus auditor's adjustments.
189.16 	(c) An amount must be subtracted from the school district's levy limitation for the next 
189.17 	levy certified equal to the difference between:
189.18 	(1) the amount of the distribution of excess increment; and
189.19 	(2) the amount subtracted from aid pursuant to clause (a).
189.20 	If the aid and levy reductions required by this subdivision cannot be made to the aid for 
189.21 	the fiscal year specified or to the levy specified, the reductions must be made from aid for 
189.22 	subsequent fiscal years, and from subsequent levies. The school district must use the payment 
189.23 	of excess tax increment to replace the aid and levy revenue reduced under this subdivision.
189.24 	(d) This subdivision applies only to the total amount of excess increments received by 
189.25 	a district for a calendar year that exceeds $25,000.

189.26 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2027 and later, 
189.27 	except that the changes to paragraph (a) are effective July 1, 2025.

189.28 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.1276, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
189.29 		Subd. 4.Report. An alternative teacher preparation program receiving a grant under 
189.30 	this section must submit a report to the commissioner and the Professional Educator Licensing 
189.31 	and Standards Board on the grantee's ability to fill teacher shortage areas and positively 
190.1 	impact student achievement where data are available and do not identify individual teachers. 
190.2 	A grant recipient must submit the report required under this subdivision by January 31, 
190.3 	2018, and each even-numbered subsequent year thereafter this particular grant receives 
190.4 	allocated funding. The report must include disaggregated data regarding:
190.5 	(1) the racial and ethnic diversity of teachers and teacher candidates licensed through 
190.6 	the program; and
190.7 	(2) program participant placement.

190.8 	Sec. 6. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 12, section 19, is amended to read:
190.9 	Sec. 19. APPROPRIATIONS; PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION.
 190.10 	(a) The sums indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the 
190.11 	Perpich Center for Arts Education for the fiscal years designated:

190.12		$
	9,243,000
	.....
	2024
	
190.13		$
	8,435,000
	.....
	2025
	
190.14 	Of these amounts:
190.15 	(1) $1,150,000 in fiscal year 2024 only is for furniture replacement in the agency's 
190.16 	dormitory and classrooms, including costs associated with moving and disposal. These 
190.17 	funds may also be used for equipment and technology. This appropriation is available until 
190.18 	June 30, 2027; and
190.19 	(2) $24,000 each year is for unemployment costs.
190.20 	(b) Except for the amount in paragraph (a), clause (1), any balance in the first year does 
190.21 	not cancel but is available in the second year.

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

190.23 	Sec. 7. CANCELLATION; MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 
190.24 	APPROPRIATIONS.
 190.25 		Subdivision 1.Office of Inspector General. $1,500,000 from the appropriation in Laws 
190.26 	2023, chapter 55, article 12, section 17, subdivision 2, as amended by Laws 2024, chapter 
190.27 	115, article 10, section 3, for the Office of Inspector General is canceled on the effective 
190.28 	date of this section.
190.29 		Subd. 2.Specific Learning Disability. $500,000 from the appropriation in Laws 2023, 
190.30 	chapter 55, article 12, section 17, subdivision 2, as amended by Laws 2024, chapter 115, 
191.1 	article 10, section 3, for the engagement and rulemaking related to Specific Learning 
191.2 	Disability is canceled on the effective date of this section.

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

191.4 	Sec. 8. APPROPRIATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
 191.5 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are 
191.6 	appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years 
191.7 	designated. Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
191.8 		Subd. 2.Department. (a) For the Department of Education:

191.9		$
	46,508,000
	.....
	2026
	
191.10		$
	41,196,000
	.....
	2027
	
191.11 	Of these amounts:
191.12 	(1) $405,000 each year is for the Board of School Administrators;
191.13 	(2) $1,000,000 each year is for regional centers of excellence under Minnesota Statutes, 
191.14 	section 120B.115;
191.15 	(3) $720,000 each year is for implementing Minnesota's Learning for English Academic 
191.16 	Proficiency and Success Act (LEAPS) under Laws 2014, chapter 272, article 1, as amended;
191.17 	(4) $480,000 each year is for the Department of Education's mainframe update;
191.18 	(5) $6,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 only is for legal fees and costs associated with: (i) 
191.19 	litigation in which the department, commissioner, or department employee operating in 
191.20 	their official capacity is the defendant, respondent, appellant, or relator; (ii) litigation initiated 
191.21 	by the department, commissioner, or department employee operating in their official capacity 
191.22 	to stop payment or recover funds in cases of alleged malfeasance or misuse; (iii) expenses 
191.23 	for required administrative legal activities, including data practices operations and appeals 
191.24 	from administrative decisions; and (iv) legal staff required for clauses (i), (ii), and (iii);
191.25 	(6) $2,359,000 each year is for modernizing district data submissions;
191.26 	(7) $573,000 each year is for engagement and rulemaking related to Specific Learning 
191.27 	Disability;
191.28 	(8) $2,000,000 each year is for the Office of the Inspector General established under 
191.29 	Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.21;
191.30 	(9) $800,000 each year is for audit and internal control resources;
192.1 	(10) $175,000 each year is for administrative expenses for unemployment aid, and, in 
192.2 	consultation with the Department of Employment and Economic Development, guidance 
192.3 	to educational institutions eligible for reimbursement under Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 
192.4 	124D.995, including written guidance for school employees on eligibility for unemployment 
192.5 	benefits between academic terms;
192.6 	(11) $550,000 each year is for General Counsel and Inspector General staff and case 
192.7 	management and fiscal analysis technology to support program compliance and integrity; 
192.8 	and
192.9 	(12) $572,000 each year is for administration of the Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer 
192.10 	Program.
192.11 	(b) None of the amounts appropriated under this subdivision may be used for Minnesota's 
192.12 	Washington, D.C., office.
192.13 	(c) The expenditures of federal grants and aids as shown in the biennial budget document 
192.14 	and its supplements are approved and appropriated and must be spent as indicated.
192.15 	(d) The base for fiscal year 2028 and later is $41,326,000.

192.16 	Sec. 9. APPROPRIATIONS; MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES.
 192.17 	(a) The sums indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the 
192.18 	Minnesota State Academies for the Deaf and the Blind for the fiscal years designated:

192.19		$
	17,838,000
	.....
	2026
	
192.20		$
	17,937,000
	.....
	2027
	
192.21 	Of these amounts, $321,000 each year is for unemployment costs.
192.22 	(b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.

192.23 	Sec. 10. APPROPRIATIONS; PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION.
 192.24 	(a) The sums indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the 
192.25 	Perpich Center for Arts Education for the fiscal years designated:

192.26		$
	8,637,000
	.....
	2026
	
192.27		$
	8,818,000
	.....
	2027
	
192.28 	Of these amounts, $24,000 each year is for unemployment costs.
192.29 	(b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.

193.1 	Sec. 11. APPROPRIATIONS; PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR LICENSING AND 
193.2 	STANDARDS BOARD.
 193.3 		Subdivision 1.Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board. (a) The sums 
193.4 	indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund, unless indicated otherwise, 
193.5 	to the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board for the fiscal years designated:

193.6		$
	3,703,000
	.....
	2026
	
193.7		$
	3,776,000
	.....
	2027
	
193.8 	(b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
193.9 		Subd. 2.Licensure by portfolio. (a) For licensure by portfolio:

193.10		$
	25,000
	.....
	2026
	
193.11		$
	25,000
	.....
	2027
	
193.12 	(b) This appropriation is from the education licensure portfolio account in the special 
193.13 	revenue fund.

193.14 	ARTICLE 13
193.15 	FORECAST ADJUSTMENTS
193.16 	A. GENERAL EDUCATION

193.17 	Section 1. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 36, subdivision 2, as amended by Laws 
193.18 	2024, chapter 81, section 1, and Laws 2024, chapter 115, article 1, section 15, is amended 
193.19 	to read:
193.20 		Subd. 2.General education aid. (a) For general education aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
193.21 	section 126C.13, subdivision 4:

193.22		$
	8,103,909,000
	.....
	2024
	
193.24193.23
		$
	8,333,843,000
8,280,528,000
	.....
	2025
	
193.25 	(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $707,254,000 for 2023 and $7,396,655,000 for 
193.26 	2024.
193.27 	(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $771,421,000 for 2024 and $7,562,422,000
193.28 	$7,509,107,000 for 2025.

194.1 	Sec. 2. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 36, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws 
194.2 	2024, chapter 81, section 2, is amended to read:
194.3 		Subd. 3.Enrollment options transportation. For transportation of pupils attending 
194.4 	postsecondary institutions under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, or for transportation 
194.5 	of pupils attending nonresident districts under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.03:

194.6		$
	23,000
	.....
	2024
	
194.8194.7
		$
	25,000
23,000
	.....
	2025

194.9 	Sec. 3. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 36, subdivision 4, as amended by Laws 
194.10 	2024, chapter 81, section 3, is amended to read:
194.11 		Subd. 4.Abatement aid. (a) For abatement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 
194.12 	127A.49:

194.13		$
	2,318,000
	.....
	2024
	
194.15194.14
		$
	2,516,000
1,503,000
	.....
	2025
	
194.16 	(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $126,000 for 2023 and $2,192,000 for 2024.
194.17 	(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $243,000 for 2024 and $2,273,000 $1,260,000 for 
194.18 	2025.

194.19 	Sec. 4. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 36, subdivision 5, as amended by Laws 
194.20 	2024, chapter 81, section 4, is amended to read:
194.21 		Subd. 5.Consolidation transition aid. (a) For districts consolidating under Minnesota 
194.22 	Statutes, section 123A.485:

194.23		$
	7,000
	.....
	2024
	
194.25194.24
		$
	180,000
0
	.....
	2025
	
194.26 	(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $7,000 for 2023 and $0 for 2024.
194.27 	(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $0 for 2024 and $180,000 $0 for 2025.

194.28 	Sec. 5. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 36, subdivision 6, as amended by Laws 
194.29 	2024, chapter 81, section 5, is amended to read:
194.30 		Subd. 6.Nonpublic pupil education aid. (a) For nonpublic pupil education aid under 
194.31 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.40 to 123B.43 and 123B.87:

195.1		$
	21,176,000
	.....
	2024
	
195.3195.2
		$
	24,478,000
23,337,000
	.....
	2025
	
195.4 	(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $1,925,000 for 2023 and $19,251,000 for 2024.
195.5 	(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $2,138,000 for 2024 and $22,340,000 $21,199,000
195.6 	for 2025.

195.7 	Sec. 6. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 36, subdivision 7, as amended by Laws 
195.8 	2024, chapter 81, section 6, is amended to read:
195.9 		Subd. 7.Nonpublic pupil transportation. (a) For nonpublic pupil transportation aid 
195.10 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.92, subdivision 9:

195.11		$
	22,979,000
	.....
	2024
	
195.13195.12
		$
	27,177,000
25,802,000
	.....
	2025
	
195.14 	(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $2,115,000 for 2023 and $20,864,000 for 2024.
195.15 	(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $2,318,000 for 2024 and $24,859,000 $23,484,000
195.16 	for 2025.

195.17 	Sec. 7. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 36, subdivision 9, as amended by Laws 
195.18 	2024, chapter 81, section 7, is amended to read:
195.19 		Subd. 9.Career and technical aid. (a) For career and technical aid under Minnesota 
195.20 	Statutes, section 124D.4531, subdivision 1b:

195.21		$
	1,664,000
	.....
	2024
	
195.23195.22
		$
	874,000
937,000
	.....
	2025
	
195.24 	(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $183,000 for 2023 and $1,481,000 for 2024.
195.25 	(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $164,000 for 2024 and $710,000 $773,000 for 2025.
195.26 	B. EDUCATION EXCELLENCE

195.27 	Sec. 8. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 2, section 64, subdivision 2, as amended by Laws 
195.28 	2024, chapter 81, section 8, and Laws 2024, chapter 115, article 2, section 13, is amended 
195.29 	to read:
195.30 		Subd. 2.Achievement and integration aid. (a) For achievement and integration aid 
195.31 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.862:

196.1		$
	82,818,000
	.....
	2024
	
196.3196.2
		$
	85,043,000
84,300,000
	.....
	2025
	
196.4 	(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $8,172,000 for 2023 and $74,646,000 for 2024.
196.5 	(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $8,294,000 for 2024 and $76,749,000 $76,006,000
196.6 	for 2025.

196.7 	Sec. 9. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 2, section 64, subdivision 6, as amended by Laws 
196.8 	2024, chapter 81, section 9, and Laws 2024, chapter 115, article 6, section 3, is amended 
196.9 	to read:
196.10 		Subd. 6.Charter school building lease aid. (a) For building lease aid under Minnesota 
196.11 	Statutes, section 124E.22:

196.12		$
	91,457,000
	.....
	2024
	
196.14196.13
		$
	94,906,000
93,684,000
	.....
	2025
	
196.15 	(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $9,047,000 for 2023 and $82,410,000 for 2024.
196.16 	(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $9,156,000 for 2024 and $85,750,000 $84,528,000
196.17 	for 2025.

196.18 	Sec. 10. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 2, section 64, subdivision 21, as amended by Laws 
196.19 	2024, chapter 81, section 10, is amended to read:
196.20 		Subd. 21.Interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants. For 
196.21 	interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants under Minnesota Statutes, 
196.22 	section 124D.87:

196.23		$
	14,828,000
	.....
	2024
	
196.25196.24
		$
	16,413,000
14,799,000
	.....
	2025

196.26 	Sec. 11. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 2, section 64, subdivision 23, as amended by Laws 
196.27 	2024, chapter 81, section 11, is amended to read:
196.28 		Subd. 23.Literacy incentive aid. (a) For literacy incentive aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
196.29 	section 124D.98:

196.30		$
	41,071,000
	.....
	2024
	
196.32196.31
		$
	41,588,000
40,570,000
	.....
	2025
	
197.1 	(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $4,606,000 for 2023 and $36,465,000 for 2024.
197.2 	(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $4,051,000 for 2024 and $37,537,000 $36,519,000
197.3 	for 2025.

197.4 	Sec. 12. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 2, section 64, subdivision 34, is amended to read:
197.5 		Subd. 34.Paraprofessional training. (a) For compensation associated with paid 
197.6 	orientation and professional development for paraprofessionals under Minnesota Statutes, 
197.7 	section 121A.642:

197.8		$
	0
	.....
	2024
	
197.10197.9		$
	7,230,000
1,997,000
	.....
	2025
	
197.11 	(b) The 2025 appropriation includes $0 for 2024 and $7,230,000 $1,997,000 for 2025.

197.12 	Sec. 13. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 4, section 21, subdivision 2, as amended by Laws 
197.13 	2024, chapter 81, section 12, is amended to read:
197.14 		Subd. 2.American Indian education aid. (a) For American Indian education aid under 
197.15 	Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.81, subdivision 2a:

197.16		$
	18,131,000
	.....
	2024
	
197.18197.17
		$
	19,672,000
19,649,000
	.....
	2025
	
197.19 	(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $1,159,000 for 2023 and $16,972,000 for 2024.
197.20 	(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $1,885,000 for 2024 and $17,787,000 $17,764,000
197.21 	for 2025.

197.22 	Sec. 14. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 4, section 21, subdivision 5, as amended by Laws 
197.23 	2024, chapter 81, section 13, is amended to read:
197.24 		Subd. 5.Tribal contract school aid. (a) For Tribal contract school aid under Minnesota 
197.25 	Statutes, section 124D.83:

197.26		$
	1,673,000
	.....
	2024
	
197.28197.27
		$
	2,131,000
2,153,000
	.....
	2025
	
197.29 	(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $255,000 for 2023 and $1,418,000 for 2024.
197.30 	(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $157,000 for 2024 and $1,974,000 $1,996,000 for 
197.31 	2025.
198.1 	C. TEACHERS

198.2 	Sec. 15. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 5, section 64, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws 
198.3 	2024, chapter 81, section 14, and Laws 2024, chapter 115, article 5, section 11, is amended 
198.4 	to read:
198.5 		Subd. 3.Alternative teacher compensation aid. (a) For alternative teacher compensation 
198.6 	aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.415, subdivision 4:

198.7		$
	88,706,000
	.....
	2024
	
198.9198.8
		$
	89,012,000
88,206,000
	.....
	2025
	
198.10 	(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $8,824,000 for fiscal year 2023 and $79,882,000 
198.11 	for fiscal year 2024.
198.12 	(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $8,875,000 for fiscal year 2024 and $80,137,000
198.13 	$79,331,000 for fiscal year 2025.

198.14 	Sec. 16. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 5, section 64, subdivision 14, as amended by Laws 
198.15 	2024, chapter 81, section 15, is amended to read:
198.16 		Subd. 14.Student support personnel aid. (a) For aid to support schools in addressing 
198.17 	students' social, emotional, and physical health under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.901:

198.18		$
	30,255,000
	.....
	2024
	
198.20198.19
		$
	36,498,000
36,259,000
	.....
	2025
	
198.21 	(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $0 for fiscal year 2023 and $30,255,000 for fiscal 
198.22 	year 2024.
198.23 	(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $3,361,000 for fiscal year 2024 and $33,137,000
198.24 	$32,898,000 for fiscal year 2025.
198.25 	D. SPECIAL EDUCATION

198.26 	Sec. 17. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 7, section 18, subdivision 2, as amended by Laws 
198.27 	2024, chapter 81, section 16, is amended to read:
198.28 		Subd. 2.Aid for children with disabilities. (a) For aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 
198.29 	125A.75, subdivision 3, for children with disabilities placed in residential facilities within 
198.30 	the district boundaries for whom no district of residence can be determined:

199.1		$
	1,597,000
	.....
	2024
	
199.3199.2
		$
	1,844,000
1,952,000
	.....
	2025
	
199.4 	(b) If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the appropriation for the other year 
199.5 	is available.

199.6 	Sec. 18. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 7, section 18, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws 
199.7 	2024, chapter 81, section 17, is amended to read:
199.8 		Subd. 3.Court-placed special education revenue.  For reimbursing serving school 
199.9 	districts for unreimbursed eligible expenditures attributable to children placed in the serving 
199.10 	school district by court action under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision 4:

199.11		$
	39,000
	.....
	2024
	
199.13199.12
		$
	40,000
0
	.....
	2025

199.14 	Sec. 19. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 7, section 18, subdivision 4, as amended by Laws 
199.15 	2024, chapter 81, section 18, and Laws 2024, chapter 115, article 7, section 4, is amended 
199.16 	to read:
199.17 		Subd. 4.Special education; regular. (a) For special education aid under Minnesota 
199.18 	Statutes, section 125A.75:

199.19		$
	2,288,826,000
	.....
	2024
	
199.21199.20
		$
	2,486,181,000
2,582,007,000
	.....
	2025
	
199.22 	(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $229,860,000 for 2023 and $2,058,966,000 for 
199.23 	2024.
199.24 	(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $289,842,000 for 2024 and $2,196,339,000
199.25 	$2,292,165,000 for 2025.

199.26 	Sec. 20. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 7, section 18, subdivision 6, as amended by Laws 
199.27 	2024, chapter 81, section 19, is amended to read:
199.28 		Subd. 6.Special education separate sites and programs. (a) For aid for special 
199.29 	education separate sites and programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.81, subdivision 
199.30 	4:

200.1		$
	3,880,000
	.....
	2024
	
200.3200.2
		$
	4,505,000
4,282,000
	.....
	2025
	
200.4 	(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $0 for 2023 and $3,880,000 for 2024.
200.5 	(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $431,000 for 2024 and $4,074,000 $3,851,000 for 
200.6 	2025.

200.7 	Sec. 21. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 7, section 18, subdivision 7, as amended by Laws 
200.8 	2024, chapter 81, section 20, is amended to read:
200.9 		Subd. 7.Travel for home-based services. (a) For aid for teacher travel for home-based 
200.10 	services under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.75, subdivision 1:

200.11		$
	425,000
	.....
	2024
	
200.13200.12
		$
	475,000
440,000
	.....
	2025
	
200.14 	(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $32,000 for 2023 and $393,000 for 2024.
200.15 	(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $43,000 for 2024 and $432,000 $397,000 for 2025.
200.16 	E. FACILITIES

200.17 	Sec. 22. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 8, section 19, subdivision 6, as amended by Laws 
200.18 	2024, chapter 81, section 22, and Laws 2024, chapter 115, article 8, section 5, is amended 
200.19 	to read:
200.20 		Subd. 6.Long-term facilities maintenance equalized aid. (a) For long-term facilities 
200.21 	maintenance equalized aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.595, subdivision 9:

200.22		$
	107,905,000
	.....
	2024
	
200.24200.23
		$
	107,865,000
107,262,000
	.....
	2025
	
200.25 	(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $10,821,000 for 2023 and $97,084,000 for 2024.
200.26 	(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $10,787,000 for 2024 and $97,078,000 $96,475,000
200.27 	for 2025.
201.1 	F. NUTRITION

201.2 	Sec. 23. Laws 2023, chapter 18, section 4, subdivision 2, as amended by Laws 2023, 
201.3 	chapter 55, article 9, section 16, Laws 2024, chapter 81, section 23, and Laws 2024, chapter 
201.4 	115, article 9, section 8, is amended to read:
201.5 		Subd. 2.School lunch. For school lunch aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.111, 
201.6 	including the amounts for the free school meals program:

201.7		$
	218,801,000
	.....
	2024
	
201.9201.8
		$
	239,686,000
251,667,000
	.....
	2025

201.10 	Sec. 24. Laws 2023, chapter 18, section 4, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws 2023, 
201.11 	chapter 55, article 9, section 17, Laws 2024, chapter 81, section 24, and Laws 2024, chapter 
201.12 	115, article 9, section 9, is amended to read:
201.13 		Subd. 3.School breakfast. For school breakfast aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 
201.14 	124D.1158:

201.15		$
	44,178,000
	.....
	2024
	
201.17201.16
		$
	48,747,000
54,835,000
	.....
	2025

201.18 	Sec. 25. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 9, section 18, subdivision 4, as amended by Laws 
201.19 	2024, chapter 81, section 25, is amended to read:
201.20 		Subd. 4.Kindergarten milk. For kindergarten milk aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
201.21 	section 124D.118:

201.22		$
	428,000
	.....
	2024
	
201.24201.23
		$
	428,000
387,000
	.....
	2025

201.25 	Sec. 26. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 9, section 18, subdivision 8, as amended by Laws 
201.26 	2024, chapter 81, section 26, is amended to read:
201.27 		Subd. 8.School library aid. (a) For school library aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 
201.28 	134.356 124D.992:

201.29		$
	21,586,000
	.....
	2024
	
201.31201.30
		$
	23,903,000
23,791,000
	.....
	2025
	
201.32 	(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $0 for 2023 and $21,586,000 for 2024.
202.1 	(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $2,398,000 for 2024 and $21,505,000 $21,393,000
202.2 	for 2025.
202.3 	G. EARLY EDUCATION

202.4 	Sec. 27. Laws 2023, chapter 54, section 20, subdivision 7, as amended by Laws 2024, 
202.5 	chapter 81, section 27, is amended to read:
202.6 		Subd. 7.Early childhood family education aid. (a) For early childhood family education 
202.7 	aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.135 142D.11:

202.8		$
	37,209,000
	.....
	2024
	
202.10202.9		$
	38,985,000
37,874,000
	.....
	2025
	
202.11 	(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $3,518,000 for 2023 and $33,691,000 for 2024.
202.12 	(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $3,743,000 for 2024 and $35,242,000 $34,131,000
202.13 	for 2025.

202.14 	Sec. 28. Laws 2023, chapter 54, section 20, subdivision 9, as amended by Laws 2024, 
202.15 	chapter 81, section 28, is amended to read:
202.16 		Subd. 9.Developmental screening aid. (a) For developmental screening aid under 
202.17 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 121A.17 142D.091 and 121A.19 142D.093:

202.18		$
	4,148,000
	.....
	2024
	
202.20202.19
		$
	4,151,000
4,156,000
	.....
	2025
	
202.21 	(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $349,000 for 2023 and $3,799,000 for 2024.
202.22 	(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $422,000 for 2024 and $3,729,000 $3,734,000 for 
202.23 	2025.

202.24 	Sec. 29. Laws 2023, chapter 54, section 20, subdivision 17, as amended by Laws 2024, 
202.25 	chapter 81, section 29, is amended to read:
202.26 		Subd. 17.Home visiting aid. (a) For home visiting aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 
202.27 	124D.135 142D.11:

202.28		$
	382,000
	.....
	2024
	
202.30202.29
		$
	300,000
290,000
	.....
	2025
	
202.31 	(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $41,000 for 2023 and $341,000 for 2024.
203.1 	(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $37,000 for 2024 and $263,000 $253,000 for 2025.
203.2 	H. COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING

203.3 	Sec. 30. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 11, section 11, subdivision 2, as amended by Laws 
203.4 	2024, chapter 81, section 30, is amended to read:
203.5 		Subd. 2.Adult basic education aid. (a) For adult basic education aid under Minnesota 
203.6 	Statutes, section 124D.531:

203.7		$
	52,566,000
	.....
	2024
	
203.9203.8
		$
	53,684,000
53,880,000
	.....
	2025
	
203.10 	(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $5,179,000 for 2023 and $47,387,000 for 2024.
203.11 	(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $5,265,000 for 2024 and $48,419,000 $48,615,000
203.12 	for 2025.

203.13 	Sec. 31. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 11, section 11, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws 
203.14 	2024, chapter 81, section 31, is amended to read:
203.15 		Subd. 3.Adults with disabilities program aid. (a) For adults with disabilities programs 
203.16 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.56:

203.17		$
	710,000
	.....
	2024
	
203.19203.18
		$
	1,520,000
1,433,000
	.....
	2025
	
203.20 	(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $71,000 for 2023 and $639,000 for 2024.
203.21 	(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $71,000 for 2024 and $1,449,000 $1,362,000 for 
203.22 	2025.

203.23 	Sec. 32. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 11, section 11, subdivision 10, as amended by 
203.24 	Laws 2024, chapter 81, section 33, is amended to read:
203.25 		Subd. 10.School-age care aid. (a) For school-age care aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
203.26 	section 124D.22:

203.27		$
	0
	.....
	2024
	
203.29203.28
		$
	1,000
0
	.....
	2025
	
203.30 	(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $0 for 2023 and $0 for 2024.
203.31 	(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $0 for 2024 and $1,000 $0 for 2025.

204.1 	Sec. 33. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 204.2 	This article is effective the day following final enactment.

	ARTICLE 1	GENERAL EDUCATION........	Page.Ln 2.19	
	ARTICLE 2	EDUCATION EXCELLENCE........	Page.Ln 28.22	
	ARTICLE 3	TEACHERS........	Page.Ln 67.1	
	ARTICLE 4	THE READ ACT........	Page.Ln 91.6	
	ARTICLE 5	CHARTER SCHOOLS........	Page.Ln 116.2	
	ARTICLE 6	AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATION........	Page.Ln 130.26	
	ARTICLE 7	SPECIAL EDUCATION........	Page.Ln 135.12	
	ARTICLE 8	FACILITIES, HEALTH, AND SAFETY........	Page.Ln 152.23	
	ARTICLE 9	SCHOOL NUTRITION AND LIBRARIES........	Page.Ln 169.4	
	ARTICLE 10	EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION........	Page.Ln 177.5	
	ARTICLE 11	COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING........	Page.Ln 181.26	
	ARTICLE 12	STATE AGENCIES........	Page.Ln 185.23	
	ARTICLE 13	FORECAST ADJUSTMENTS........	Page.Ln 193.14	

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-05713 

123B.595 LONG-TERM FACILITIES MAINTENANCE REVENUE.Subd. 2.Long-term facilities maintenance revenue for a charter school. 
 Long-term facilities maintenance revenue for a charter school equals $132 times the adjusted pupil units. 

123B.935 ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION SAFETY TRAINING.Subd. 2.Deadlines. 
(a) Students under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), who are enrolled during the first or second week of school and have not previously received active transportation safety training specified in that paragraph must receive the safety training by the end of the third week of school. 

(b) Students under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), who are enrolled during the first or second week of school and have not previously received active transportation safety training specified in that paragraph must receive the safety training by the end of the sixth week of school. 

(c) Students under subdivision 1, paragraph (a) or (b), who enroll in a school after the second week of school and have not received the appropriate active transportation safety training in their previous school district must undergo the training or receive active transportation safety instructional materials within four weeks of the first day of attendance. 

(d) A district and a nonpublic school may provide kindergarten pupils with active transportation safety training before the first day of school. 

125B.26 TELECOMMUNICATIONS/INTERNET ACCESS EQUITY AID.Subdivision 1.Costs to be submitted. 
(a) A district, charter school, or intermediate school district shall submit its actual telecommunications/Internet access costs for the previous fiscal year, adjusted for any e-rate revenue received, to the department by August 15 of each year as prescribed by the commissioner. Costs eligible for reimbursement under this program are limited to the following: 

(1) ongoing or recurring telecommunications/Internet access costs associated with Internet access, data lines, and video links providing: 

(i) the equivalent of one data line, video link, or integrated data/video link that relies on a transport medium that operates at a minimum speed of 1.544 megabytes per second (T1) for each elementary school, middle school, or high school under section 120A.05, subdivisions 9, 11, and 13, including the recurring telecommunications line lease costs and ongoing Internet access service fees; or 

(ii) the equivalent of one data line or video circuit, or integrated data/video link that relies on a transport medium that operates at a minimum speed of 1.544 megabytes per second (T1) for each district, including recurring telecommunications line lease costs and ongoing Internet access service fees; 

(2) recurring costs of contractual or vendor-provided maintenance on the school district's wide area network to the point of presence at the school building up to the router, codec, or other service delivery equipment located at the point of presence termination at the school or school district; 

(3) recurring costs of cooperative, shared arrangements for regional delivery of telecommunications/Internet access between school districts, postsecondary institutions, and public libraries including network gateways, peering points, regional network infrastructure, Internet2 access, and network support, maintenance, and coordination; and 

(4) service provider installation fees for installation of new telecommunications lines or increased bandwidth. 

(b) Costs not eligible for reimbursement under this program include: 

(1) recurring costs of school district staff providing network infrastructure support; 

(2) recurring costs associated with voice and standard telephone service; 

(3) costs associated with purchase of network hardware, telephones, computers, or other peripheral equipment needed to deliver telecommunications access to the school or school district; 

(4) costs associated with laying fiber for telecommunications access; 

(5) costs associated with wiring school or school district buildings; 

(6) costs associated with purchase, installation, or purchase and installation of Internet filtering; and 

(7) costs associated with digital content, including online learning or distance learning programming, and information databases. 

Subd. 2.E-rates. 
To be eligible for aid under this section, a district, charter school, or intermediate school district is required to file an e-rate application either separately or through its telecommunications access cluster. Discounts received on telecommunications expenditures shall be reflected in the costs submitted to the department for aid under this section. 

Subd. 3.Reimbursement criteria. 
The commissioner shall develop criteria for approving costs submitted by organized school districts, charter schools, and intermediate school districts under subdivision 1. 

Subd. 4.District aid. 
For fiscal year 2006 and later, a district, charter school, or intermediate school district's Internet access equity aid equals the district, charter school, or intermediate school district's approved cost for the previous fiscal year according to subdivision 1 exceeding $16 times the district's adjusted pupil units for the previous fiscal year or no reduction if the district is part of an organized telecommunications access cluster. Equity aid must be distributed to the telecommunications access cluster for districts, charter schools, or intermediate school districts that are members of the cluster or to individual districts, charter schools, or intermediate school districts not part of a telecommunications access cluster. 

Subd. 5.Telecommunications/Internet access services for nonpublic schools. 
(a) Districts shall provide each year upon formal request by or on behalf of a nonpublic school, not including home schools, located in that district or area, ongoing or recurring telecommunications access services to the nonpublic school either through existing district providers or through separate providers. 

(b) The amount of district aid for telecommunications access services for each nonpublic school under this subdivision equals the lesser of: 

(1) 90 percent of the nonpublic school's approved cost for the previous fiscal year according to subdivision 1 exceeding $10 for fiscal year 2006 and later times the number of weighted pupils enrolled at the nonpublic school as of October 1 of the previous school year; or 

(2) the product of the district's aid per pupil unit according to subdivision 4 times the number of weighted pupils enrolled at the nonpublic school as of October 1 of the previous school year. 

(c) For purposes of this subdivision, nonpublic school pupils shall be weighted by grade level using the weighting factors defined in section 126C.05, subdivision 1. 

(d) Each year, a district providing services under paragraph (a) may claim up to five percent of the aid determined in paragraph (b) for costs of administering this subdivision. No district may expend an amount for these telecommunications access services which exceeds the amount allocated under this subdivision. The nonpublic school is responsible for the Internet access costs not covered by this section. 

(e) At the request of a nonpublic school, districts may allocate the amount determined in paragraph (b) directly to the nonpublic school to pay for or offset the nonpublic school's costs for telecommunications access services; however, the amount allocated directly to the nonpublic school may not exceed the actual amount of the school's ongoing or recurring telecommunications access costs. 

Subd. 6.Severability. 
If any portion of this section is found by a court to be unconstitutional, the remaining portions of the section shall remain in effect.