as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 01/23/2023 03:31pm
A bill for an act
relating to education; requiring literacy data reporting; proposing coding for new
law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120B.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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(a) A school district or charter school must annually
report to the commissioner of education the following information in the form and manner
determined by the commissioner:
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(1) the reading curriculum and reading interventions used in each grade;
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(2) the number and percentage of students, by grade, that read at grade level at the
beginning and end of the previous school year; and
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(3) any assessment used to assess students' reading proficiency and progress.
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(b) The commissioner of education must establish a database that measures literacy rates
across school districts and charter schools in Minnesota and includes the information reported
by districts and charter schools under paragraph (a). The database must be accessible on
the Department of Education website by September 1, 2024.
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The Professional Educator Licensing and
Standards Board must report, by school site, the number and percentage of teachers that
have received training that is identified by the board or by the commissioner of education
as effective literacy training based on the science of reading. The report must be accessible
on the board website by September 1, 2024.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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