SF 4045
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 03/13/2026 08:59 a.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to education; amending the Read Act to provide for ongoing curriculum
review; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 120B.124,
subdivision 2.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 120B.124, subdivision 2, is
amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Review.
(a) The department must provide districts an opportunity to request
that the department add to the list of curricula or professional development programs a
specific curriculum or professional development program. The department must publish
the request for reconsideration procedure on the department website. A request for review
must demonstrate that the curriculum or intervention program meets the requirements of
the Read Act, is evidence-based, and has structured literacy components. The review process
must use the rubric used to approve curriculum under subdivision 1 with the addition of
culturally responsive criteria as determined by the department. Alternative curriculum and
intervention programs for those who cannot access sound-based approaches must be reviewed
on the same review cycle as traditional programs.
(b) The department and CAREI must conduct a final curriculum review of previously
submitted curriculum by March 3, 2025, to review curriculum that is available to districts
at no cost.
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(c) After March 3, 2025, the department must provide districts or curriculum publishers
an opportunity to request that the department add to the list of curricula a specific curriculum.
The request for review must demonstrate that the curriculum meets the requirements of the
Read Act, is evidence-based, and has structured literacy components. The district or
curriculum publisher must pay the department for the curriculum review. The fee assessed
by the department for the review must not exceed actual review costs or $3,500, whichever
is less.
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This section is effective retroactively from March 3, 2025.
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