SF 4023
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 03/03/2026 09:12 a.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to education; allowing for a disciplinary dismissal in kindergarten through
grade 3; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.425, subdivision 1.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.425, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Disciplinary dismissals prohibited.
(a) A pupil enrolled in deleted text begin the following
is not subject to dismissals under this chapter:
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deleted text begin (1)deleted text end a preschool or prekindergarten program, including an early childhood family
education, school readiness, school readiness plus, voluntary prekindergarten, Head Start,
or other school-based preschool or prekindergarten programdeleted text begin ; ordeleted text end new text begin is not subject to dismissals
under this chapter.
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(2) kindergarten through grade 3.
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(b) This deleted text begin provisiondeleted text end new text begin subdivisionnew text end does not apply to a dismissal from school for less than
one school day, except as provided under chapter 125A and federal law for a student receiving
special education services.
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(c) A pupil enrolled in kindergarten through grade 3 may only be dismissed for a period
of up to one partial day and one full day of school immediately following an incident
involving disciplinary action in order for the school to communicate with the pupil's parent
or guardian regarding the incident and to return the pupil to fully participate in school.
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deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end Notwithstanding this subdivision, expulsions and exclusions may be used only
after resources outlined in subdivision 2 have been exhausted, and only in circumstances
where there is an ongoing serious safety threat to the child or others.
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This section is effective for the 2026-2027 school year and later.
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