1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; requiring schools to report on testing material expenditures; 
1.3 	requiring report to the legislature;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes, chapter 123B.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [123B.765] TESTING MATERIALS EXPENDITURE REPORT.
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Definition. "Testing materials" include tests, pretests, or prepackaged 
1.8 	lessons that include a test or pretest.
1.9 		Subd. 2.Reports. (a) Each school district must collect and annually report all 
1.10 	expenditures by educational site for testing materials on its website and to the department.
1.11 	(b) By February 1 of each year, the commissioner must report to the chairs and ranking 
1.12 	minority members of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over the early childhood 
1.13 	through grade 12 education on the cost by district and educational site of testing materials 
1.14 	for the prior school year.

1.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for the 2020-2021 school year and later.