Legislative Session number- 83

Bill Name: SF1344

E Providing for early childhood, family and K-12 education ARTICLE 1 � GENERAL
EDUCATION Modifying the apportionment of consolidated conservation area funds
+received by counties, requiring allocation of a certain percentage to the
general+ fund of the school district in lieu of the capital outlay fund;
expanding the+ provision authorizing parents or guardians of students to
voluntarily surrender+ to and from school transportation privileges;
transferring ownership of +textbooks and materials under the post-secondary
enrollment options (PSEO) program +from the school district to the
post-secondary institution; requiring +commissioner of children, families and
learning (CFL) appointment of members of the +charter school advisory council,
eliminating the requirement for the council +to review charter school
applications and recommend approval or disapproval and+ extending the expiration
date of the council, granting school districts +providing transportation to
charter school pupils sole discretion, control and +management of transportation
related matters; authorizing adult basic education +consortia providing approved
adult basic education programs to serve as fiscal +agent for the consortia and
entitling the consortia to state aid payments +directly from the commissioner;
accelerating the date for counting children +eligible for free or reduced price
lunches as eligible in the fall; setting the excess +revenue target for school
district debt service levies and eliminating the +requirement for the
commissioner to report excess debt redemption fund balances +to county auditors
ARTICLE 2 � EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE AND OTHER POLICYModifying a certain
reporting requirement of school district +superintendents relating to compliance
with compulsory instruction requirements; +requiring school districts to develop
strategies and plans in conjunction with +parents of students with emotional or
behavioral disorders to increase +graduation rates; expanding school board
discipline policy content requirements to an +agreement for procedures to
coordinate crisis services with the county board +responsible for implementing
certain services for students with serious emotional disturbance or students
with individualized education plans removed +from school or class; modifying the
notice requirements relating to the placement+ in classrooms of students with
histories of violent behavior, providing +for notice to teachers with a
legitimate educational interest; requiring the +board of teaching to adopt rules
requiring licensed teachers renewing +continuing licenses to include in renewal
requirements further preparation in understanding and identifying key warning
signs of early onset mental+ illness in children and adolescents; requiring
licensed teachers to +prominently display copies of licenses or credentials in
the instructional area or +office; requiring the board to adopt rules to
implement a statewide +credential for education paraprofessionals assisting
licensed teachers in providing +student instruction, specifying certain
paraprofessional initial training +requirements and additional training
possibilities; specifying certain reporting requirements of school districts and
sites participating in the +alternative teacher compensation program and
modifying the payment of alternative compensation aid; providing for school
sponsorship and advertising +revenue, authorizing certain school board
contracts or agreements with +advertisers and sponsors; requiring charter school
sponsors to submit supplemental +applications to the commissioner of children,
families and learning to authorize +charter school operators to expand to
additional sites or grades; modifying +certain provisions providing for
transition programs for children with a +disability, changing transition or
vocational programs to career and technical +education programs, defining
essential personnel, and regulating the payment of+ aid for the programs;
modifying the authority of school districts to hold +referenda on a different
day; providing for supervised competitive high school +diving; requiring
financial statements or performance bonds for certain +school board contracts,
classifying the data submitted; eliminating CFL department representation on the
crime victim services roundtable; providing for+ staggered terms for members of
the charter school advisory board; authorizing +school boards to participate in
pilot projects to evaluate parent +involvement policies and strategies to
improve student academic achievement, +requiring establishment of parental
involvement review committees for programs +and strategies effectiveness
evaluation purposes, requiring district +notice to the commissioner and parent
organizations of participation and +specifying certain district reporting
requirements; requiring development of a model +policy for notice to classroom
teachers and school district employees by +representatives of certain
associations of students with a history of violent +behavior; requiring the
commissioner to submit to the legislature by a certain +date a detailed
financial analysis and report on the total amount of +projected additional costs
associated with the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 compliance; repealing the
Minnesota local partnership program and a +certain provision requiring the
reservation of certain revenue to reduce +class size or student to instructor
ratios or for all day kindergarten ARTICLE 3 � SPECIAL PROGRAMSExpanding the
personnel required to attend meetings relating to the +expulsion of students
with a disability from school; requiring first grade +preparedness revenue to be
placed in a reserve account and restricting use of the +revenue to the programs
at qualifying school sites; requiring districts and +cooperative centers to
report career and technical education programs data to the department of
children, families and learning; clarifying the +requirement for school
districts to provide special instruction and services for +children with a
disability and providing for alternative dispute resolution and due+ process
hearings for identification, evaluation and educational placement +purposes,
specifying certain parent notice and participation requirements and +requiring
enforcement of orders and the adoption of certain rules by the CFL commissioner;
repealing the authority of the commissioner to create+ advisory task forces
for curriculum development, the current process for +decisions relating to the
education placement of children with a disability and+ the requirement for the
commissioner to develop and implement a weights +and measures metric system
public education plan ARTICLE 4 � FAMILY AND EARLY CHILDHOOD
EDUCATIONSpecifying certain work plan preparation and submittal requirements +of
head start grantees; modifying the requirement for school boards to employ+
licensed nurses for health services purposes; eliminating certain assistance
requirements of the commissioner of children, families and learning +under the
sexually transmitted infections and diseases program and certain +requirements
under the home visiting program; modifying certain early childhood +family
education (ECFE) programs coordination requirements; expanding +representation
requirements on school readiness program advisory councils and +modifying
certain program plan content and review requirements; expanding +interagency
intervention service system requirements; extending the expiration +date of the
state interagency coordinating council and expanding interagency +early
intervention committees membership representation requirements and +duties;
repealing the neighborhood based children and family services pilot +projects
and the transfer of community prevention grants from the CFL +commissioner to
the commissioner of health (ra, ja)