1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; modifying certain curriculum review provisions;amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.20.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.20, is amended to read:
1.6 	120B.20 PARENTAL CURRICULUM REVIEW.
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms in this 
1.8 	subdivision have the meanings given.
1.9 	(b) "Instructional material" means material that is designed for use by pupils and 
1.10 	their teachers regardless of its format as a learning resource and that helps pupils to 
1.11 	acquire information, skills, or opinions or to develop cognitive processes. Instructional 
1.12 	materials may exist in printed or nonprinted form and may include textbooks or online, 
1.13 	technology-based, or other forms of learning materials.
1.14 		Subd. 2.Review procedures. Each school district shall have a procedure for a 
1.15 	parent, guardian, or an adult student, 18 years of age or older, to review the content of the 
1.16 	instructional materials to be provided to a minor child or to an adult student and, if the 
1.17 	parent, guardian, or adult student objects to the content, to make reasonable arrangements 
1.18 	with school personnel for alternative instruction. Alternative instruction may be provided 
1.19 	by the parent, guardian, or adult student if the alternative instruction, if any, offered by the 
1.20 	school board does not meet the concerns of the parent, guardian, or adult student. The 
1.21 	school board is not required to pay for the costs of alternative instruction provided by a 
1.22 	parent, guardian, or adult student. School personnel may not impose an academic or other 
1.23 	penalty upon a student merely for arranging alternative instruction under this section. 
1.24 	School personnel may evaluate and assess the quality of the student's work.