HF 2726

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 01/31/2022 10:38am

A bill for an act
relating to education; modifying hours of instruction requirements; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 120A.41.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 120A.41, is amended to read:

120A.41 LENGTH OF SCHOOL YEAR; HOURS OF INSTRUCTION.

(a) A school board's annual school calendar must include at least 425 hours of instruction
for a kindergarten student without a disability, 935 hours of instruction for a student in
grades 1 through 6, and 1,020 hours of instruction for a student in grades 7 through 12, not
including summer school. The school calendar for all-day kindergarten must include at least
850 hours of instruction for the school year. The school calendar for a prekindergarten
student under section 124D.151, if offered by the district, must include at least 350 hours
of instruction for the school year. A school board's annual calendar must include at least
165 days of instruction for a student in grades 1 through 11 unless a four-day week schedule
has been approved by the commissioner under section 124D.126.

(b) A school board's annual school calendar may include plans for up to five days of
instruction provided through online instruction due to inclement weather. The inclement
weather plans must be developed according to section 120A.414.

new text begin (c) Hours of instruction include all hours when a school board determines a student is
actively engaged in the educational process of the district and all other relevant programmatic
statutory requirements are met. A district's educational process must provide learning
opportunities and services designed to support students to be prepared to succeed and lead
by having the knowledge and skills to learn, engage civically, and lead meaningful lives
through implementation of evidence-based practices, quality instruction, and personalized
learning supports. A district's educational process may include but is not limited to the
following opportunities and services:
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new text begin (1) blended learning;
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new text begin (2) digital learning;
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new text begin (3) project-based learning;
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new text begin (4) work-based learning;
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new text begin (5) service learning;
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new text begin (6) supervised internships; and
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new text begin (7) in-person learning in a school building.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for the 2022-2023 school year and later.
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