HF 3261

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 02/10/2022 02:06pm

A bill for an act
relating to education; providing for a reading proficiency goal; temporarily
suspending the world's best workforce; requiring a report; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2020, sections 120B.11, by adding a subdivision; 124E.03, subdivision
2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120B.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 120B.11, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Suspension. new text end

new text begin Provisions under this section are suspended from the beginning
of the 2023-2024 school year through the end of the 2028-2029 school year. A school district
or school site must continue to fulfill federal reporting requirements under the provisions
of this section.
new text end

Sec. 2.

new text begin [120B.111] READING PROFICIENCY GOAL.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Adopting plans and budgets. new text end

new text begin (a) For the 2023-2024 school year through
the 2028-2029 school year, a school board at a public meeting must adopt a comprehensive
plan to support and improve teaching and learning that is aligned with the goal of having
90 percent of third grade students achieve grade-level reading proficiency. The plan must
include:
new text end

new text begin (1) clearly defined district and school site goals and benchmarks for instruction and
student achievement for all student subgroups identified in section 120B.35, subdivision 3,
paragraph (b), clause (2);
new text end

new text begin (2) a process to assess and evaluate each student's progress toward meeting state reading
standards; and
new text end

new text begin (3) strategies for improving instruction, curriculum, and student achievement in reading.
new text end

new text begin (b) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them:
new text end

new text begin (1) "instruction" means methods of providing learning experiences that enable a student
to meet state reading standards;
new text end

new text begin (2) "curriculum" means programs and written plans adopted by a district or school for
providing students with learning experiences that lead to expected knowledge and skills
and career and college readiness; and
new text end

new text begin (3) "reading proficiency goal" means to have 90 percent of third grade students achieve
grade-level reading proficiency and to close the academic achievement gap among all racial
and ethnic groups of students and between students living in poverty and students not living
in poverty.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Performance measures. new text end

new text begin Student performance on the third grade reading
proficiency assessment as measured by a statewide or locally adopted reading assessment
is the performance measure to determine school district or school site progress toward the
goal of 90 percent of third grade students achieving grade-level reading proficiency.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin (a) The school board must hold an annual public meeting to review
and revise, where appropriate, student achievement goals, local assessment outcomes, plans,
strategies, and practices. The school board must review district success in achieving the
previously adopted grade-level reading proficiency goals, related benchmarks, and
improvement plans for achieving grade-level reading proficiency goals. The school board
must transmit an electronic summary of its report to the commissioner of education in the
form and manner determined by the commissioner.
new text end

new text begin (b) By January 25 of each year that this section is effective, the commissioner must
report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education:
new text end

new text begin (1) a list of school districts that have not submitted the required report to the commissioner
under paragraph (a); and
new text end

new text begin (2) a list of school districts that have not met the performance goal of 90 percent of third
grade students achieving grade-level reading proficiency, as established in the plan under
subdivision 1.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Annual evaluation. new text end

new text begin The commissioner must identify effective strategies,
practices, and resources available to schools and districts to achieve the goal of 90 percent
of third grade students achieving grade-level reading proficiency. The commissioner must
assist schools and districts throughout the state in implementing effective strategies, practices,
and use of resources.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 124E.03, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Certain federal, state, and local requirements.

(a) A charter school shall
meet all federal, state, and local health and safety requirements applicable to school districts.

(b) A school must comply with statewide accountability requirements governing standards
and assessments in chapter 120B.

(c) A charter school must comply with the Minnesota Public School Fee Law, sections
123B.34 to 123B.39.

(d) A charter school is a district for the purposes of tort liability under chapter 466.

(e) A charter school must comply with the Pledge of Allegiance requirement under
section 121A.11, subdivision 3.

(f) A charter school and charter school board of directors must comply with chapter 181
governing requirements for employment.

(g) A charter school must comply with continuing truant notification under section
260A.03.

(h) A charter school must develop and implement a teacher evaluation and peer review
process under section 122A.40, subdivision 8, paragraph (b), clauses (2) to (13), and place
students in classrooms in accordance with section 122A.40, subdivision 8, paragraph (d).
The teacher evaluation process in this paragraph does not create any additional employment
rights for teachers.

(i) A charter school must adopt a policy, plan, budget, and process, consistent with
section 120B.11, to review curriculum, instruction, and student achievement and strive for
the world's best workforce. new text begin For the 2023-2024 school year through the end of the 2028-2029
school year, a charter school must adopt a policy, plan, budget, and process consistent with
section 120B.111 to review curriculum, instruction, and student achievement that is aligned
with the goal of having 90 percent of third grade students achieve grade-level reading
proficiency.
new text end

(j) A charter school is subject to and must comply with the Pupil Fair Dismissal Act,
sections 121A.40 to 121A.56.