HF 1568

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/09/2021 12:32pm

A bill for an act
relating to early childhood education; modifying the kindergarten readiness
assessment; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes
2020, section 124D.162.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 124D.162, is amended to read:

124D.162 KINDERGARTEN READINESS ASSESSMENT.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Implementation. new text end

new text begin (a) new text end The commissioner of education deleted text begin may deleted text end new text begin must new text end implement
a kindergarten readiness assessment deleted text begin representative deleted text end of incoming kindergartners deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin to:
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new text begin (1) identify preparedness of a child for success in school;
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new text begin (2) inform instructional decision making;
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new text begin (3) improve understanding of connections between kindergarten readiness and later
academic achievement; and
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new text begin (4) produce data that can assist in evaluation of the effectiveness of early childhood
programs.
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new text begin (b) The commissioner must provide districts and charter schools with a process for
measuring the kindergarten readiness of incoming kindergartners on a comparable basis.
The commissioner must approve one or more measurement tools for district and charter
school use.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Assessment development. new text end

The new text begin measurement tools used for new text end assessment must
be deleted text begin based on the Department of Education Kindergarten Readiness Assessment at kindergarten
entrance study deleted text end new text begin research-based, developmentally appropriate, valid and reliable, and aligned
to the state early childhood indicators of progress and kindergarten academic standards new text end .

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Reporting. new text end

new text begin Beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, every district and charter
school must use the commissioner-provided process. Every district and charter school must
annually report kindergarten readiness results under this section to the department in the
form and manner determined by the commissioner concurrent with the district's and charter
school's world's best workforce report under section 120B.11. The commissioner must
publicly report kindergarten readiness results as part of the performance reports required
under section 120B.36 and consistent with section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (a),
clause (2).
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Longitudinal data system. new text end

new text begin Beginning with data reported on incoming
kindergartners in the 2022-2023 school year, the commissioner must integrate kindergarten
readiness data under this section into statewide longitudinal educational data systems.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION; KINDERGARTEN READINESS ASSESSMENT.
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new text begin (a) The sums in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of education for the kindergarten readiness assessment under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.162, for the fiscal years designated.
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	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 2,693,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2022 new text end
	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 2,000,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2023 new text end

new text begin (b) The base for each of fiscal years 2024 and 2025 is $2,000,000.
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