2nd Engrossment - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 05/11/2018 04:23pm
A bill for an act
relating to early childhood through grade 12 education; providing for general
education; education excellence; teachers; special education; facilities and
technology; nutrition; libraries; early childhood and family support; community
education and prevention; self-sufficiency and lifelong learning; state agencies
and forecast adjustments; requiring rulemaking; appropriating money; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 120A.41; 120B.021, subdivisions 1, 3; 120B.022,
subdivision 1b; 120B.12; 120B.125; 120B.132; 120B.30, subdivisions 1, 1a;
120B.31, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 120B.35, subdivision 3; 120B.363,
subdivision 1; 121A.22, subdivision 2; 121A.221; 122A.06, subdivisions 2, 3;
122A.07; 122A.08; 122A.09, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 4a, 6, 7, 9, 10, by adding a
subdivision; 122A.17; 122A.18, subdivisions 1, 2, 2b, 3, 3a, 7a, 7c, 8; 122A.19;
122A.20, subdivisions 1, 2; 122A.21, subdivision 2; 122A.22; 122A.23, subdivision
3; 122A.26, subdivision 2; 122A.28; 122A.29; 122A.30; 122A.414, subdivision
2; 122A.415, subdivision 4; 122A.70, subdivision 1; 123A.73, subdivision 2;
123B.41, subdivisions 2, 5a; 123B.52, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision;
123B.71, subdivisions 11, 12; 123B.92, subdivision 1; 124D.09, subdivisions 3,
5, 10, 13, by adding a subdivision; 124D.13, subdivision 11; 124D.151, subdivision
2; 124D.165, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 124D.19, by adding a subdivision; 124D.20,
subdivision 8; 124D.454, subdivision 12; 124D.52, subdivision 7; 124D.549;
124D.55; 124D.68, subdivision 2; 124D.695; 124D.75, subdivisions 1, 6; 124D.98,
subdivision 1; 124E.03, subdivision 2; 124E.05, subdivisions 4, 7, by adding a
subdivision; 124E.06, subdivision 7; 124E.07, subdivisions 3, 4, 7; 124E.10, by
adding a subdivision; 124E.11; 124E.17, subdivision 1; 124E.22; 125A.0941;
125A.11, subdivision 1; 125A.21, subdivision 2; 125A.515; 125A.56, subdivision
1; 125A.67, subdivision 2; 125A.74, subdivision 1; 125A.76, subdivision 2c;
126C.05, subdivision 8; 126C.10, subdivisions 2, 3; 126C.17, subdivision 9;
126C.55, subdivision 1; 127A.05, subdivision 6; 127A.45, subdivision 10; 134.31,
subdivision 2; 136A.1791, subdivision 1; 214.04, subdivision 1; 214.045;
256B.0625, subdivision 26; 256J.08, subdivisions 38, 39; 475.58, subdivision 4;
Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 27, subdivisions 2,
as amended, 3, 4, as amended, 6, as amended, 7, as amended, 9, as amended; article
2, section 70, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended, 4, as amended, 5, as
amended, 7, as amended, 11, as amended; article 4, section 9, subdivision 2, as
amended; article 5, section 30, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended, 5, as
amended, 6; article 6, section 13, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended;
article 7, section 7, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended, 4, as amended;
article 9, section 8, subdivisions 5, as amended, 6, as amended; article 10, section
3, subdivision 2, as amended; article 11, section 3, subdivision 2, as amended;
Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, section 62, subdivisions 7, 17; article 30,
section 25, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapters 120A; 120B; 122A; 123B; 124D; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016,
sections 122A.162; 122A.163; 122A.18, subdivisions 4, 4a, 7; 122A.23,
subdivisions 1, 2; 122A.245; 122A.25; 123A.73, subdivision 3; 124D.73,
subdivision 2; 124E.10, subdivision 5; 125A.75, subdivision 7; 125A.76,
subdivision 2b; 129C.10, subdivision 5a; 129C.30; Minnesota Rules, part
3500.3100, subpart 4.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120A.41, is amended to read:
new text begin (a) new text end 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.
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(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.
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"E-learning day" means a school day where a school offers full
access to online instruction provided by students' individual teachers due to inclement
weather. A school district or charter school that chooses to have e-learning days may have
up to five e-learning days in one school year. An e-learning day is counted as a day of
instruction and included in the hours of instruction under section 120A.41. A school district
with an e-learning day plan may choose not to have an e-learning day if the district has not
reached the number of snow days that would bring the district below the number of
instructional hours required under section 120A.41.
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The school board must consult the exclusive representative of the teachers
for that school regarding the district's e-learning day plan. A charter school may adopt an
e-learning day plan after consulting with its teachers and when appropriate, must negotiate
with the exclusive representative of the teachers. The plan must include accommodations
for students without Internet access at home and for digital device access for families without
the technology or an insufficient amount of technology for the number of children in the
household. A school's e-learning day plan must provide accessible options for students with
disabilities, according to chapter 125A. The district or charter school must take into
consideration the needs of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in developing
the plan.
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A school district or charter school must notify parents and
students of the e-learning day plan at the beginning of the school year.
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On an e-learning day declared by the school, a school district or
charter school must notify parents and students at least two hours prior to the normal school
start time that students need to follow the e-learning day plan for that day.
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Each student's teacher must be accessible both online and by
school voice mail during normal school hours on an e-learning day to assist students and
parents.
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This section is effective for the 2017-2018 school year and later.
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Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 121A.22, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
In addition, this section does not apply to drugs or medicine that
are:
(1) purchased without a prescription;
(2) used by a pupil who is 18 years old or older;
(3) used in connection with services for which a minor may give effective consent,
including section 144.343, subdivision 1, and any other law;
(4) used in situations in which, in the judgment of the school personnel who are present
or available, the risk to the pupil's life or health is of such a nature that drugs or medicine
should be given without delay;
(5) used off the school grounds;
(6) used in connection with athletics or extra curricular activities;
(7) used in connection with activities that occur before or after the regular school day;
(8) provided or administered by a public health agency to prevent or control an illness
or a disease outbreak as provided for in sections 144.05 and 144.12;
(9) prescription asthma or reactive airway disease medications self-administered by a
pupil with an asthma inhalernew text begin , consistent with section 121A.221,new text end if the district has received
a written authorization from the pupil's parent permitting the pupil to self-administer the
medication, the inhaler is properly labeled for that student, and the parent has not requested
school personnel to administer the medication to the pupil. The parent must submit written
authorization for the pupil to self-administer the medication each school year; or
(10) epinephrine auto-injectors, consistent with section 121A.2205, if the parent and
prescribing medical professional annually inform the pupil's school in writing that (i) the
pupil may possess the epinephrine or (ii) the pupil is unable to possess the epinephrine and
requires immediate access to epinephrine auto-injectors that the parent provides properly
labeled to the school for the pupil as needed.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 121A.221, is amended to read:
(a) new text begin Consistent with section 121A.22, subdivision 2, clause (9), new text end in a school district that
employs a school nurse or provides school nursing services under another arrangement, the
school nurse or other appropriate party must assess the student's knowledge and skills to
safely possess and use an asthma inhaler in a school setting and enter into the student's
school health record a plan to implement safe possession and use of asthma inhalers.
(b) new text begin Consistent with section 121A.22, subdivision 2, clause (9), new text end in a school that does not
have a school nurse or school nursing services, the student's parent or guardian must submit
written verification from the prescribing professional that documents an assessment of the
student's knowledge and skills to safely possess and use an asthma inhaler in a school setting
has been completed.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.41, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
(a) "Textbook" means any book or book substitute, including
electronic books as well as other printed materials delivered electronically, which a pupil
uses as a text or text substitute in a particular class or program in the school regularly
attended and a copy of which is expected to be available for the individual use of each pupil
in this class or program.new text begin Textbook includes an online book with an annual subscription cost.
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(b) For purposes of calculating the annual nonpublic pupil aid entitlement for textbooks,
the term shall be limited to books, workbooks, or manuals, whether bound or in loose-leaf
form, as well as electronic books and other printed materials delivered electronically,
intended for use as a principal source of study material for a given class or a group of
students.
(c) For purposes of sections 123B.40 to 123B.48, the terms "textbook" and "software
or other educational technology" include only such secular, neutral, and nonideological
materials as are available, used by, or of benefit to Minnesota public school pupils.
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This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2018 and later.
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Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.41, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
For purposes of sections 123B.42
and 123B.43, "software or other educational technology" includes software, programs,
applications, hardware, and any other electronic educational technology.new text begin Software or other
educational technology includes course registration fees for advanced placement courses
delivered online.
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This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2018 and later.
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Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.52, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
A contract for work or labor, or for the purchase of furniture,
fixtures, or other property, except books registered under the copyright laws and information
systems software, or for the construction or repair of school houses, the estimated cost or
value of which shall exceed that specified in section 471.345, subdivision 3, must not be
made by the school board without first advertising for bids or proposals by two weeks'
published notice in the official newspaper. This notice must state the time and place of
receiving bids and contain a brief description of the subject matter.
Additional publication in the official newspaper or elsewhere may be made as the board
shall deem necessary.
After taking into consideration conformity with the specifications, terms of delivery,
and other conditions imposed in the call for bids, every such contract for which a call for
bids has been issued must be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, be duly executed
in writing, and be otherwise conditioned as required by law. The person to whom the contract
is awarded shall give a sufficient bond to the board for its faithful performance.
Notwithstanding section 574.26 or any other law to the contrary, on a contract limited to
the purchase of a finished tangible product, a board may require, at its discretion, a
performance bond of a contractor in the amount the board considers necessary. A record
must be kept of all bids, with names of bidders and amount of bids, and with the successful
bid indicated thereon. A bid containing an alteration or erasure of any price contained in
the bid which is used in determining the lowest responsible bid must be rejected unless the
alteration or erasure is corrected as provided in this section. An alteration or erasure may
be crossed out and the correction thereof printed in ink or typewritten adjacent thereto and
initialed in ink by the person signing the bid. In the case of identical low bids from two or
more bidders, the board may, at its discretion, utilize negotiated procurement methods with
the tied low bidders for that particular transaction, so long as the price paid does not exceed
the low tied bid price. In the case where only a single bid is received, the board may, at its
discretion, negotiate a mutually agreeable contract with the bidder so long as the price paid
does not exceed the original bid. If no satisfactory bid is received, the board may readvertise.
Standard requirement price contracts established for supplies or services to be purchased
by the district must be established by competitive bids. Such standard requirement price
contracts may contain escalation clauses and may provide for a negotiated price increase
or decrease based upon a demonstrable industrywide or regional increase or decrease in the
vendor's costs. Either party to the contract may request that the other party demonstrate
such increase or decrease. The term of such contracts must not exceed two years with an
option on the part of the district to renew for an additional two yearsnew text begin , except as provided in
subdivision 7new text end . Contracts for the purchase of perishable food items, except milk for school
lunches and vocational training programs, in any amount may be made by direct negotiation
by obtaining two or more written quotations for the purchase or sale, when possible, without
advertising for bids or otherwise complying with the requirements of this section or section
471.345, subdivision 3. All quotations obtained shall be kept on file for a period of at least
one year after receipt.
Every contract made without compliance with the provisions of this section shall be
void. Except in the case of the destruction of buildings or injury thereto, where the public
interest would suffer by delay, contracts for repairs may be made without advertising for
bids.
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This section is effective for contracts entered into on or after July
1, 2017.
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Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.52, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
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A contract between a school board and a food service
management company that complies with Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section
210.16, may be renewed annually after its initial term for not more than four additional
years.
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This section is effective for contracts entered into on or after July
1, 2017.
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Beginning October 1, 2017, each public school or school district reporting on behalf of
a public school must enter and maintain monthly utility consumption data into the Minnesota
B3 Benchmarking program for all buildings under its custodial control.
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Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.92, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
For purposes of this section and section 125A.76, the terms
defined in this subdivision have the meanings given to them.
(a) "Actual expenditure per pupil transported in the regular and excess transportation
categories" means the quotient obtained by dividing:
(1) the sum of:
(i) all expenditures for transportation in the regular category, as defined in paragraph
(b), clause (1), and the excess category, as defined in paragraph (b), clause (2), plus
(ii) an amount equal to one year's depreciation on the district's school bus fleet and
mobile units computed on a straight line basis at the rate of 15 percent per year for districts
operating a program under section 124D.128 for grades 1 to 12 for all students in the district
and 12-1/2 percent per year for other districts of the cost of the fleet, plus
(iii) an amount equal to one year's depreciation on the district's type III vehicles, as
defined in section 169.011, subdivision 71, which must be used a majority of the time for
pupil transportation purposes, computed on a straight line basis at the rate of 20 percent per
year of the cost of the type three school buses by:
(2) the number of pupils eligible for transportation in the regular category, as defined
in paragraph (b), clause (1), and the excess category, as defined in paragraph (b), clause
(2).
(b) "Transportation category" means a category of transportation service provided to
pupils as follows:
(1) Regular transportation is:
(i) transportation to and from school during the regular school year for resident elementary
pupils residing one mile or more from the public or nonpublic school they attend, and
resident secondary pupils residing two miles or more from the public or nonpublic school
they attend, excluding desegregation transportation and noon kindergarten transportation;
but with respect to transportation of pupils to and from nonpublic schools, only to the extent
permitted by sections 123B.84 to 123B.87;
(ii) transportation of resident pupils to and from language immersion programs;
(iii) transportation of a pupil who is a custodial parent and that pupil's child between the
pupil's home and the child care provider and between the provider and the school, if the
home and provider are within the attendance area of the school;
(iv) transportation to and from or board and lodging in another district, of resident pupils
of a district without a secondary school; and
(v) transportation to and from school during the regular school year required under
subdivision 3 for nonresident elementary pupils when the distance from the attendance area
border to the public school is one mile or more, and for nonresident secondary pupils when
the distance from the attendance area border to the public school is two miles or more,
excluding desegregation transportation and noon kindergarten transportation.
For the purposes of this paragraph, a district may designate a licensed day care facility,
school day care facility, respite care facility, the residence of a relative, or the residence of
a person or other location chosen by the pupil's parent or guardian, or an after-school program
for children operated by a political subdivision of the state, as the home of a pupil for part
or all of the day, if requested by the pupil's parent or guardian, and if that facility, residence,
or program is within the attendance area of the school the pupil attends.
(2) Excess transportation is:
(i) transportation to and from school during the regular school year for resident secondary
pupils residing at least one mile but less than two miles from the public or nonpublic school
they attend, and transportation to and from school for resident pupils residing less than one
mile from school who are transported because of full-service school zones, extraordinary
traffic, drug, or crime hazards; and
(ii) transportation to and from school during the regular school year required under
subdivision 3 for nonresident secondary pupils when the distance from the attendance area
border to the school is at least one mile but less than two miles from the public school they
attend, and for nonresident pupils when the distance from the attendance area border to the
school is less than one mile from the school and who are transported because of full-service
school zones, extraordinary traffic, drug, or crime hazards.
(3) Desegregation transportation is transportation within and outside of the district during
the regular school year of pupils to and from schools located outside their normal attendance
areas under a plan for desegregation mandated by the commissioner or under court order.
(4) "Transportation services for pupils with disabilities" is:
(i) transportation of pupils with disabilities who cannot be transported on a regular school
bus between home or a respite care facility and school;
(ii) necessary transportation of pupils with disabilities from home or from school to
other buildings, including centers such as developmental achievement centers, hospitals,
and treatment centers where special instruction or services required by sections 125A.03 to
125A.24, 125A.26 to 125A.48, and 125A.65 are provided, within or outside the district
where services are provided;
(iii) necessary transportation for resident pupils with disabilities required by sections
125A.12, and 125A.26 to 125A.48;
(iv) board and lodging for pupils with disabilities in a district maintaining special classes;
(v) transportation from one educational facility to another within the district for resident
pupils enrolled on a shared-time basis in educational programs, and necessary transportation
required by sections 125A.18, and 125A.26 to 125A.48, for resident pupils with disabilities
who are provided special instruction and services on a shared-time basis or if resident pupils
are not transported, the costs of necessary travel between public and private schools or
neutral instructional sites by essential personnel employed by the district's program for
children with a disability;
(vi) transportation for resident pupils with disabilities to and from board and lodging
facilities when the pupil is boarded and lodged for educational purposes;
(vii) transportation of pupils for a curricular field trip activity on a school bus equipped
with a power lift when the power lift is required by a student's disability or section 504 plan;
and
(viii) services described in clauses (i) to (vii), when provided for pupils with disabilities
in conjunction with a summer instructional program that relates to the pupil's individualized
education program or in conjunction with a learning year program established under section
124D.128.
For purposes of computing special education initial aid under section 125A.76, the cost
of providing transportation for children with disabilities includes (A) the additional cost of
transporting new text begin a student in a shelter care facility as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision
30, new text end a homeless student deleted text begin from a temporary nonshelter homedeleted text end in another district to the school
of origin, or a formerly homeless student from a permanent home in another district to the
school of origin but only through the end of the academic year; and (B) depreciation on
district-owned school buses purchased after July 1, 2005, and used primarily for
transportation of pupils with disabilities, calculated according to paragraph (a), clauses (ii)
and (iii). Depreciation costs included in the disabled transportation category must be excluded
in calculating the actual expenditure per pupil transported in the regular and excess
transportation categories according to paragraph (a). For purposes of subitem (A), a school
district may transport a child who does not have a school of origin to the same school
attended by that child's sibling, if the siblings are homelessnew text begin or in a shelter care facilitynew text end .
(5) "Nonpublic nonregular transportation" is:
(i) transportation from one educational facility to another within the district for resident
pupils enrolled on a shared-time basis in educational programs, excluding transportation
for nonpublic pupils with disabilities under clause (4);
(ii) transportation within district boundaries between a nonpublic school and a public
school or a neutral site for nonpublic school pupils who are provided pupil support services
pursuant to section 123B.44; and
(iii) late transportation home from school or between schools within a district for
nonpublic school pupils involved in after-school activities.
(c) "Mobile unit" means a vehicle or trailer designed to provide facilities for educational
programs and services, including diagnostic testing, guidance and counseling services, and
health services. A mobile unit located off nonpublic school premises is a neutral site as
defined in section 123B.41, subdivision 13.
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This section is effective retroactively from December 10, 2016.
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Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.151, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
(a) A voluntary prekindergarten program provider
must:
(1) provide instruction through play-based learning to foster children's social and
emotional development, cognitive development, physical and motor development, and
language and literacy skills, including the native language and literacy skills of English
learners, to the extent practicable;
(2) measure each child's cognitive and social skills using a formative measure aligned
to the state's early learning standards when the child enters and again before the child leaves
the program, new text begin and new text end screening and progress monitoring measuresdeleted text begin , and othersdeleted text end new text begin must be
multi-domain and an age-appropriate versionnew text end from the state-approved menu of kindergarten
entry profile measures;
(3) provide comprehensive program content including the implementation of curriculum,
assessment, and instructional strategies aligned with the state early learning standards, and
kindergarten through grade 3 academic standards;
(4) provide instructional content and activities that are of sufficient length and intensity
to address learning needs including offering a program with at least 350 hours of instruction
per school year for a prekindergarten student;
(5) provide voluntary prekindergarten instructional staff salaries comparable to the
salaries of local kindergarten through grade 12 instructional staff;
(6) coordinate appropriate kindergarten transition with families, community-based
prekindergarten programs, and school district kindergarten programs;
(7) involve parents in program planning and transition planning by implementing parent
engagement strategies that include culturally and linguistically responsive activities in
prekindergarten through third grade that are aligned with early childhood family education
under section 124D.13;
(8) coordinate with relevant community-based services, including new text begin physical and mental
new text end health and social service agencies, to ensure children have access to comprehensive services;
(9) coordinate with all relevant school district programs and services including early
childhood special education, deleted text begin homelessdeleted text end new text begin food and nutrition,new text end studentsnew text begin experiencing
homelessnessnew text end , and English learners;
(10) ensure staff-to-child ratios of one-to-ten and a maximum group size of 20 children;
(11) provide high-quality coordinated professional development, training, and coaching
for both school district and community-based early learning providers that is informed by
a measure of adult-child interactions and enables teachers to be highly knowledgeable in
early childhood curriculum content, assessment, native and English language development
programs, and instruction; and
(12) implement strategies that support the alignment of professional development,
instruction, assessments, and new text begin curriculum in new text end prekindergarten through grade 3 deleted text begin curriculadeleted text end .
(b) A voluntary prekindergarten program must have teachers knowledgeable in early
childhood curriculum content, assessment, native and English language programs, and
instruction.
(c) Districts and charter schools must include their strategy for implementing and
measuring the impact of their voluntary prekindergarten program under section 120B.11
and provide results in their world's best workforce annual summary to the commissioner of
education.
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This section is effective July 1, 2017.
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Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.05, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
(a) Membership for pupils in grades kindergarten
through 12 and for prekindergarten pupils with disabilities shall mean the number of pupils
on the current roll of the school, counted from the date of entry until withdrawal. The date
of withdrawal shall mean the day the pupil permanently leaves the school or the date it is
officially known that the pupil has left or has been legally excused. However, a pupil,
regardless of age, who has been absent from school for 15 consecutive school days during
the regular school year or for five consecutive school days during summer school or
intersession classes of flexible school year programs without receiving instruction in the
home or hospital shall be dropped from the roll and classified as withdrawn. Nothing in this
section shall be construed as waiving the compulsory attendance provisions cited in section
120A.22. Average daily membership equals the sum for all pupils of the number of days
of the school year each pupil is enrolled in the district's schools divided by the number of
days the schools are in sessionnew text begin or are providing e-learning days due to inclement weathernew text end .
Days of summer school or intersession classes of flexible school year programs are only
included in the computation of membership for pupils with a disability not appropriately
served primarily in the regular classroom. A student must not be counted as more than 1.2
pupils in average daily membership under this section. When the initial total average daily
membership exceeds 1.2 for a pupil enrolled in more than one school district during the
fiscal year, each district's average daily membership must be reduced proportionately.
(b) A student must not be counted as more than one pupil in average daily membership
except for purposes of section 126C.10, subdivision 2a.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.10, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
The basic revenue for each district equals the formula allowance
times the adjusted pupil units for the school year. deleted text begin The formula allowance for fiscal year
deleted text end deleted text begin 2015 is $5,831. The formula allowance for fiscal year 2016 is $5,948.deleted text end The formula allowance
for fiscal year 2017 deleted text begin and laterdeleted text end is $6,067.new text begin The formula allowance for fiscal year 2018 is $6,158.
The formula allowance for fiscal year 2019 and later is $6,249.
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This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2018 and later.
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Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.10, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
(a) deleted text begin For fiscal year 2014, the compensatory
education revenue for each building in the district equals the formula allowance minus $415
times the compensation revenue pupil units computed according to section 126C.05,
subdivision 3. For fiscal year 2015 and later,deleted text end The compensatory education revenue for each
building in the district equals the formula allowance minus $839 times the compensation
revenue pupil units computed according to section 126C.05, subdivision 3new text begin . A district's
compensatory revenue equals the sum of its compensatory revenue for each building in the
district and the amounts designated under Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article
2, section 70, subdivision 8, for fiscal year 2017new text end . Revenue shall be paid to the district and
must be allocated according to section 126C.15, subdivision 2.
(b) When the district contracting with an alternative program under section 124D.69
changes prior to the start of a school year, the compensatory revenue generated by pupils
attending the program shall be paid to the district contracting with the alternative program
for the current school year, and shall not be paid to the district contracting with the alternative
program for the prior school year.
(c) When the fiscal agent district for an area learning center changes prior to the start of
a school year, the compensatory revenue shall be paid to the fiscal agent district for the
current school year, and shall not be paid to the fiscal agent district for the prior school year.
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This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2018 and later.
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Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.17, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
(a) The revenue authorized by section 126C.10,
subdivision 1, may be increased in the amount approved by the voters of the district at a
referendum called for the purpose. The referendum may be called by the board. The
referendum must be conducted one or two calendar years before the increased levy authority,
if approved, first becomes payable. Only one election to approve an increase may be held
in a calendar year. Unless the referendum is conducted by mail under subdivision 11,
paragraph (a), the referendum must be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in
November. The ballot must state the maximum amount of the increased revenue per adjusted
pupil unit. The ballot may state a schedule, determined by the board, of increased revenue
per adjusted pupil unit that differs from year to year over the number of years for which the
increased revenue is authorized or may state that the amount shall increase annually by the
rate of inflation. For this purpose, the rate of inflation shall be the annual inflationary increase
calculated under subdivision 2, paragraph (b). The ballot may state that existing referendum
levy authority is expiring. In this case, the ballot may also compare the proposed levy
authority to the existing expiring levy authority, and express the proposed increase as the
amount, if any, over the expiring referendum levy authority. The ballot must designate the
specific number of years, not to exceed ten, for which the referendum authorization applies.
The ballot, including a ballot on the question to revoke or reduce the increased revenue
amount under paragraph (c), must abbreviate the term "per adjusted pupil unit" as "per
pupil." The notice required under section 275.60 may be modified to read, in cases of
renewing existing levies at the same amount per pupil as in the previous year:
"BY VOTING "YES" ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU ARE VOTING TO
EXTEND AN EXISTING PROPERTY TAX REFERENDUM THAT IS SCHEDULED
TO EXPIRE."
The ballot may contain a textual portion with the information required in this subdivision
and a question stating substantially the following:
"Shall the increase in the revenue proposed by (petition to) the board of ......., School
District No. .., be approved?"
If approved, an amount equal to the approved revenue per adjusted pupil unit times the
adjusted pupil units for the school year beginning in the year after the levy is certified shall
be authorized for certification for the number of years approved, if applicable, or until
revoked or reduced by the voters of the district at a subsequent referendum.
(b) The board must deleted text begin prepare anddeleted text end deliver by deleted text begin first classdeleted text end mail at least 15 days but no more
than 30 days before the day of the referendum to each taxpayer a notice of the referendum
and the proposed revenue increase. The board need not mail more than one notice to any
taxpayer. For the purpose of giving mailed notice under this subdivision, owners must be
those shown to be owners on the records of the county auditor or, in any county where tax
statements are mailed by the county treasurer, on the records of the county treasurer. Every
property owner whose name does not appear on the records of the county auditor or the
county treasurer is deemed to have waived this mailed notice unless the owner has requested
in writing that the county auditor or county treasurer, as the case may be, include the name
on the records for this purpose. The notice must project the anticipated amount of tax increase
in annual dollars for typical residential homesteads, agricultural homesteads, apartments,
and commercial-industrial property within the school district.
The notice for a referendum may state that an existing referendum levy is expiring and
project the anticipated amount of increase over the existing referendum levy in the first
year, if any, in annual dollars for typical residential homesteads, agricultural homesteads,
apartments, and commercial-industrial property within the district.
The notice must include the following statement: "Passage of this referendum will result
in an increase in your property taxes." However, in cases of renewing existing levies, the
notice may include the following statement: "Passage of this referendum extends an existing
operating referendum at the same amount per pupil as in the previous year."
(c) A referendum on the question of revoking or reducing the increased revenue amount
authorized pursuant to paragraph (a) may be called by the board. A referendum to revoke
or reduce the revenue amount must state the amount per adjusted pupil unit by which the
authority is to be reduced. Revenue authority approved by the voters of the district pursuant
to paragraph (a) must be available to the school district at least once before it is subject to
a referendum on its revocation or reduction for subsequent years. Only one revocation or
reduction referendum may be held to revoke or reduce referendum revenue for any specific
year and for years thereafter.
(d) The approval of 50 percent plus one of those voting on the question is required to
pass a referendum authorized by this subdivision.
(e) At least 15 days before the day of the referendum, the district must submit a copy of
the notice required under paragraph (b) to the commissioner and to the county auditor of
each county in which the district is located. Within 15 days after the results of the referendum
have been certified by the board, or in the case of a recount, the certification of the results
of the recount by the canvassing board, the district must notify the commissioner of the
results of the referendum.
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This section is effective August 1, 2017.
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Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 127A.45, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
Each fiscal year state general fund
payments for a district nonoperating fund must be made at the current year aid payment
percentage of the estimated entitlement during the fiscal year of the entitlement. This amount
shall be paid in deleted text begin 12deleted text end new text begin sixnew text end equal monthly installmentsnew text begin from July through Decembernew text end . The amount
of the actual entitlement, after adjustment for actual data, minus the payments made during
the fiscal year of the entitlement must be paid prior to October 31 of the following school
year. The commissioner may make advance payments of debt service equalization aid and
state-paid tax credits for a district's debt service fund earlier than would occur under the
preceding schedule if the district submits evidence showing a serious cash flow problem in
the fund. The commissioner may make earlier payments during the year and, if necessary,
increase the percent of the entitlement paid to reduce the cash flow problem.
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Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.48, Independent School District No.
308, Nevis, at the discretion of its school board, may spread any levy adjustment remaining
from the conversion of its operating referendum revenue over three or fewer years beginning
with school property taxes for taxes payable in 2018.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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By February 15, 2018, the commissioner of education must prepare a report for the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education
finance on pupil transportation costs. The commissioner must consult with pupil
transportation professionals throughout the state in developing and preparing the report.
The report must:
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(1) identify and analyze funding inequities between districts;
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(2) make recommendations for statutory changes necessary to provide equitable and
adequate transportation funding;
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(3) consider changes in student demographics, attendance patterns, online learning, open
enrollment, and declining enrollment;
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(4) consider district topography, including the presence of lakes and rivers within the
district;
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(5) consider differential labor and fuel costs; and
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(6) examine whether public transportation options can be used more effectively to provide
transportation services.
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The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated.
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For general education aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 126C.13, subdivision 4:
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$ new text end |
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7,001,339,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2018 new text end |
|
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$ new text end |
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7,161,392,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2019 new text end |
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The 2018 appropriation includes $661,248,000 for 2017 and $6,340,091,000 for 2018.
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The 2019 appropriation includes $675,589,000 for 2018 and $6,485,803,000 for 2019.
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For transportation of pupils attending
postsecondary institutions under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, or for transportation
of pupils attending nonresident districts under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.03:
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$ new text end |
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29,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2018 new text end |
|
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$ new text end |
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31,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2019 new text end |
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For abatement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.49:
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$ new text end |
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2,374,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2018 new text end |
|
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$ new text end |
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2,163,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2019 new text end |
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The 2018 appropriation includes $262,000 for 2017 and $2,112,000 for 2018.
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The 2019 appropriation includes $234,000 for 2018 and $1,929,000 for 2019.
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For districts consolidating under Minnesota
Statutes, section 123A.485:
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$ new text end |
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185,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2018 new text end |
|
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$ new text end |
new text begin
382,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2019 new text end |
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The 2018 appropriation includes $0 for 2017 and $185,000 for 2018.
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The 2019 appropriation includes $20,000 for 2018 and $362,000 for 2019.
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For nonpublic pupil education aid under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.40 to 123B.43 and 123B.87:
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$ new text end |
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18,182,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2018 new text end |
|
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$ new text end |
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19,164,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2019 new text end |
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The 2018 appropriation includes $1,687,000 for 2017 and $16,495,000 for 2018.
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The 2019 appropriation includes $1,832,000 for 2018 and $17,332,000 for 2019.
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For nonpublic pupil transportation aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.92, subdivision 9:
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$ new text end |
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18,292,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2018 new text end |
|
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$ new text end |
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18,366,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2019 new text end |
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The 2018 appropriation includes $1,835,000 for 2017 and $16,457,000 for 2018.
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The 2019 appropriation includes $1,828,000 for 2018 and $16,538,000 for 2019.
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For a grant to Independent School District No. 690,
Warroad, to operate the Angle Inlet School:
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$ new text end |
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65,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2018 new text end |
|
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$ new text end |
new text begin
65,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2019 new text end |
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For career and technical aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.4531, subdivision 1b:
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$ new text end |
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4,561,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2018 new text end |
|
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$ new text end |
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4,125,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2019 new text end |
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The 2018 appropriation includes $476,000 for 2017 and $4,085,000 for 2018.
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The 2019 appropriation includes $453,000 for 2018 and $3,672,000 for 2019.
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Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.73, subdivision 2,
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is repealed.
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Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.021, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
(a) The following subject areas are
required for statewide accountability:
(1) language arts;
(2) mathematics;
(3) science;
(4) social studies, including history, geography, economics, and government and
citizenship that includes civics consistent with section 120B.02, subdivision 3;
(5) physical education;
(6) health, for which locally developed academic standards apply; and
(7) the arts, for which statewide or locally developed academic standards apply, as
determined by the school district. Public elementary and middle schools must offer at least
three and require at least two of the following four arts areas: dance; music; theater; and
visual arts. Public high schools must offer at least three and require at least one of the
following five arts areas: media arts; dance; music; theater; and visual arts.
(b) For purposes of applicable federal law, the academic standards for language arts,
mathematics, and science apply to all public school students, except the very few students
with extreme cognitive or physical impairments for whom an individualized education
program team has determined that the required academic standards are inappropriate. An
individualized education program team that makes this determination must establish
alternative standards.
(c) Beginning in the 2016-2017 school year, the department must adopt the most recent
deleted text begin National Association of Sport and Physical Educationdeleted text end new text begin SHAPE America (Society of Health
and Physical Educators)new text end kindergarten through grade 12 standards and benchmarks for
physical education as the required physical education academic standards. The department
may modify and adapt the national standards to accommodate state interest. The modification
and adaptations must maintain the purpose and integrity of the national standards. The
department must make available sample assessments, which school districts may use as an
alternative to local assessments, to assess students' mastery of the physical education
standards beginning in the deleted text begin 2018-2019 schooldeleted text end yearnew text begin that the standards must be implemented
by all schoolsnew text end .
(d) District efforts to develop, implement, or improve instruction or curriculum as a
result of the provisions of this section must be consistent with sections 120B.10, 120B.11,
and 120B.20.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment and
is retroactive to July 1, 2016.
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Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.021, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
The commissioner, consistent with the requirements of this section
and section 120B.022, must adopt statewide rules under section 14.389 for implementing
statewide rigorous core academic standards in language arts, mathematics, science, social
studies, physical education, and the arts. After the rules authorized under this subdivision
are initially adopted, the commissioner may not amend or repeal these rules nor adopt new
rules on the same topic without specific legislative authorization. deleted text begin The academic standards
for language arts, mathematics, and the arts must be implemented for all students beginning
in the 2003-2004 school year. The academic standards for science and social studies must
be implemented for all students beginning in the 2005-2006 school year.
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Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.022, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:
(a) Consistent with efforts to strive
for the world's best workforce under sections 120B.11 and 124E.03, subdivision 2, paragraph
(i), and close the academic achievement and opportunity gap under sections 124D.861 and
124D.862, voluntary state bilingual and multilingual seals are established to recognize high
school students new text begin in any Minnesota public, charter, or nonpublic school new text end who demonstrate an
advanced-low level or an intermediate high level of functional proficiency in listening,
speaking, reading, and writing on either assessments aligned with American Council on the
Teaching of Foreign Languages' (ACTFL) proficiency guidelines or on equivalent valid
and reliable assessments in one or more languages in addition to English. American Sign
Language is a language other than English for purposes of this subdivision and a world
language for purposes of subdivision 1a.
(b) In addition to paragraph (a), to be eligible to receive a seal:
(1) students must satisfactorily complete all required English language arts credits; and
(2) students must demonstrate mastery of Minnesota's English language proficiency
standards.
(c) Consistent with this subdivision, a high school student who demonstrates an
intermediate high ACTFL level of functional proficiency in one language in addition to
English is eligible to receive the state bilingual gold seal. A high school student who
demonstrates an intermediate high ACTFL level of functional native proficiency in more
than one language in addition to English is eligible to receive the state multilingual gold
seal. A high school student who demonstrates an advanced-low ACTFL level of functional
proficiency in one language in addition to English is eligible to receive the state bilingual
platinum seal. A high school student who demonstrates an advanced-low ACTFL level of
functional proficiency in more than one language in addition to English is eligible to receive
the state multilingual platinum seal.
(d) School districts and charter schools may give students periodic opportunities to
demonstrate their level of proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in a
language in addition to English. Where valid and reliable assessments are unavailable, a
school district or charter school may rely on evaluators trained in assessing under ACTFL
proficiency guidelines to assess a student's level of foreign, heritage, or indigenous language
proficiency under this section. School districts and charter schools must maintain appropriate
records to identify high school students eligible to receive the state bilingual or multilingual
gold and platinum seals. The school district or charter school must affix the appropriate seal
to the transcript of each high school student who meets the requirements of this subdivision
and may affix the seal to the student's diploma. A school district or charter school must not
charge the high school student a fee for this seal.
(e) A school district or charter school may award elective course credits in world
languages to a student who demonstrates the requisite proficiency in a language other than
English under this section.
(f) A school district or charter school may award community service credit to a student
who demonstrates an intermediate high or advanced-low ACTFL level of functional
proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in a language other than English
and who participates in community service activities that are integrated into the curriculum,
involve the participation of teachers, and support biliteracy in the school or local community.
(g) The commissioner must list on the Web page those assessments that are aligned to
ACTFL proficiency guidelines.
(h) By August 1, 2015, the colleges and universities of the Minnesota State Colleges
and Universities system must establish criteria to translate the seals into college credits
based on the world language course equivalencies identified by the Minnesota State Colleges
and Universities faculty and staff and, upon request from an enrolled student, the Minnesota
State Colleges and Universities may award foreign language credits to a student who receives
a Minnesota World Language Proficiency Certificate under subdivision 1a. A student who
demonstrated the requisite level of language proficiency in grade 10, 11, or 12 to receive a
seal or certificate and is enrolled in a Minnesota State Colleges and Universities institution
must request college credits for the student's seal or proficiency certificate within three
academic years after graduating from high school. The University of Minnesota is encouraged
to award students foreign language academic credits consistent with this paragraph.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.12, is amended to read:
The legislature seeks to have every child reading at or
above grade level no later than the end of grade 3, including English learners,new text begin students
receiving literacy interventions under section 125A.56, and students in an approved program
under section 125A.50,new text end and that teachers provide comprehensive, scientifically based reading
instruction consistent with section 122A.06, subdivision 4.
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(a) For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in this
subdivision have the meanings given them.
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(b) "Core reading instruction" means the curriculum, assessments, materials, and
instructional practices with which all students are actively engaged to achieve and exceed
proficiency standards.
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(c) "Diagnostic" means assessments intended to identify students' specific areas of need
related to literacy to inform instructional decisions.
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(d) "Evidence-based" means demonstrating a statistically significant effect on improving
student outcomes or other relevant outcomes based on strong evidence from one or more
quality experimental studies, moderate evidence from one or more quasi-experimental
studies, or promising evidence from one or more correlational studies with statistical controls
for selection bias.
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(e) "Fidelity" means the extent to which a practice, program, or strategy is implemented
as designed.
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(f) "Multisensory instruction" means instruction that incorporates opportunities to practice
that include seeing, hearing, saying, and physically doing.
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(g) "Multitiered system of supports" means a framework to improve outcomes for all
students that organizes district-level resources to address each individual student's needs,
such as academic or behavior needs or both, that includes: screening of all students using
valid and reliable measures; tiers of instruction that vary in intensity; collaborative teams
that review data, problem solve, and organize instruction; frequent progress monitoring
using valid and reliable measures to determine the impact of evidence-based interventions;
and a system to ensure that instruction including interventions are evidence-based and
implemented with fidelity. For the purposes of this section, the multitiered system applies
to the development of literacy to increase the number of students meeting proficiency
standards.
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(h) "Progress monitoring" means frequent assessment to examine a student's rate of
progress on specific skills in order to guide decisions regarding the effectiveness of
intervention programs, as well as assisting in making additional instructional decisions for
a student.
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(i) "Screening" means systematically assessing all students on literacy indicators for the
purpose of identifying students who may require additional support and who are at risk of
poor learning outcomes. Screening assessments are typically brief, conducted with all
students at a grade level, and followed by additional testing or short-term progress monitoring
to corroborate students' risk status.
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(j) "Supplemental and intensive instruction" means instruction that increases the intensity
and practice of an activity, which is accomplished primarily by increasing the instructional
time, reducing the size of the group, and focusing the instruction.
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(k) "Systematic and explicit instruction" means instruction that logically builds from
the smallest to more complex concepts such that there is no confusion or doubt and includes
specific design and delivery procedures.
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(a) Each school district shall identify before the end of
kindergarten, grade 1, and grade 2 students who are not reading at grade level before the
end of the current school year. deleted text begin Readingdeleted text end new text begin The district must use locally adopted,
developmentally appropriate, and culturally responsive screening and diagnosticnew text end assessments
in Englishdeleted text begin ,deleted text end and in the predominant languages of district studentsnew text begin ,new text end where practicable, deleted text begin mustdeleted text end new text begin
tonew text end identify and evaluate students' areas of academic need related to literacy. The district
also must monitor the progress and provide reading instruction appropriate to the specific
needs of English learners. The district must deleted text begin use a locally adopted, developmentally
appropriate, and culturally responsive assessment anddeleted text end annually report new text begin each of the following
to the commissioner by July 1:
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new text begin (1) a new text end summary new text begin of new text end assessment results deleted text begin to the commissioner by July 1.deleted text end new text begin ; and
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new text begin (2) new text end deleted text begin The district also must annually reportdeleted text end a summary of the district's efforts to screen
and identify students with dyslexianew text begin consistent with section 125A.01new text end or convergence
insufficiency disorder deleted text begin to the commissioner by July 1deleted text end .
(b) A student identified under this subdivisionnew text begin , including English learners, students with
identified reading disorders, and students with disabilities,new text end must be provided deleted text begin with alternate
instruction under section 125A.56, subdivision 1deleted text end new text begin additional evidence-based literacy practices
such as through a system of multitiered supports or specially designed instructional services
as identified in an individualized education programnew text end .
Schools, at least annually, must give
the parent of each student who is not reading at or above grade level timely information
about:
(1) new text begin the new text end student's reading proficiency as measured by a locally adopted assessment;
(2) reading-related services currently being provided to the studentnew text begin and the student's
progressnew text end ; and
(3) strategies for parents to use at home in helping their student succeed in becoming
grade-level proficient in reading in English and in their native language.
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A district may not use this section to deny a student's right to a special education
evaluation.
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new text begin (a) new text end For each student identified under subdivision 2, the district
shall provide reading interventionnew text begin , such as through a multitiered system of supports,new text end to
accelerate student growth and reach the goal of reading at or above grade level by the end
of the current grade and school yearnew text begin consistent with sections 125A.50 and 125A.56,
subdivision 2. Reading instruction and interventions must be appropriate to the specific
needs of English learnersnew text end .
new text begin (b) new text end District intervention methods shall encourage family engagement and, where possible,
collaboration with appropriate school and community programs.
new text begin (c) new text end Intervention deleted text begin methodsdeleted text end new text begin delivery optionsnew text end may include, but are not limited to, requiring
attendance in summer school, intensified reading instruction that may require that the student
be removed from the regular classroom for part of the school day,new text begin specially designed
instruction for students who qualify for special education services,new text end extended-day programs,
or programs that strengthen students' cultural connections.
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(d) Intervention methods matched to the needs, stage of development, and culture of the
students engaging with the instruction must include, but are not limited to:
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(1) evidence-based practices delivered with fidelity;
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(2) systematic, explicit, multisensory instruction with sufficient practice;
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(3) provision of timely error correction and positive feedback to students;
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(4) use of progress monitoring data for decision making; and
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(5) supplemental and intensive instruction.
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(e) A student, other than a student under an individualized education program (IEP),
who is unable to demonstrate grade-level proficiency as measured by the statewide reading
assessment in grade 3 shall receive a personal learning plan in a format determined by the
school or school district in consultation with classroom teachers, and developed and updated
as needed in consultation, to the extent practicable, with the student and the student's parents
by the classroom teachers and other qualified school professionals involved with the student's
elementary school progress. A personal learning plan shall address knowledge gaps and
skill deficiencies through strategies such as specific exercises and practices during and
outside of the regular school day, periodic assessments and timelines, and may include grade
retention, if necessary, to meet the student's best interests. Intervention must continue after
grade 3 until the student is reading at grade level.
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Each district shall use the data under subdivision 2 to
identify the staff development needs so that:
(1) elementary teachers are able to implement comprehensive, scientifically based reading
and oral language instruction in the five reading areas of phonemic awareness, phonics,
fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension as defined in section 122A.06, subdivision 4, and
other literacy-related areas including writing until the student achieves grade-level reading
proficiency;
(2) elementary teachers have sufficient training to provide comprehensive, scientifically
based reading and oral language instruction that meets students' developmental, linguistic,
and literacy needs using the intervention methods or programs selected by the district for
the identified students;
(3) licensed teachers employed by the district have regular opportunities to improve
reading and writing instruction;
(4) licensed teachers recognize students' diverse needs in cross-cultural settings and are
able to serve the oral language and linguistic needs of students who are English learners by
maximizing strengths in their native languages in order to cultivate students' English language
development, including oral academic language development, and build academic literacy;
and
(5) licensed teachers are well trained in culturally responsive pedagogy that enables
students to master content, develop skills to access content, and build relationships.
(a) Consistent with this section, a school district must
adopt a local literacy plan to have every child reading at or above grade level no later than
the end of grade 3, including English learners. The plan must be consistent with section
122A.06, subdivision 4, and include the following:
(1) a process to assess students' level of reading proficiency and data to support the
effectiveness of an assessment used to screen and identify a student's level of reading
proficiency;
(2) a process to notify and involve parents;
(3) a description of how schools in the district will determine the proper reading
intervention strategy for a student and the process for intensifying or modifying the reading
strategy in order to obtain measurable reading progress;
(4) evidence-based intervention methods for students who are not reading at or above
grade level and progress monitoring to provide information on the effectiveness of the
intervention; and
(5) identification of staff development needs, including a program to meet those needs.
(b) The district must post its literacy plan on the official school district Web site.
The commissioner shall recommend to districts multiple
assessment tools to assist districts and teachers with identifying students under subdivision
2. The commissioner shall also make available examples of nationally recognized and
research-based instructional methods or programs to districts to provide comprehensive,
scientifically based reading instruction and intervention under this section.
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This section is effective for fiscal year 2018 and later.
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The department must employ a dyslexia specialist to provide
technical assistance for dyslexia and related disorders and to serve as the primary source of
information and support for schools in addressing the needs of students with dyslexia and
related disorders. The dyslexia specialist shall also act to increase professional awareness
and instructional competencies to meet the educational needs of students with dyslexia or
identified with risk characteristics associated with dyslexia and shall develop implementation
guidance and make recommendations to the commissioner consistent with section 122A.06,
subdivision 4, to be used to assist general education teachers and special education teachers
to recognize educational needs and to improve literacy outcomes for students with dyslexia
or identified with risk characteristics associated with dyslexia, including recommendations
related to increasing the availability of online and asynchronous professional development
programs and materials.
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For purposes of this section, a "dyslexia specialist" means a dyslexia
therapist, licensed psychologist, licensed speech-language pathologist, or certified dyslexia
training specialist who has a minimum of three years of field experience in screening,
identifying, and treating dyslexia and related disorders.
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A dyslexia specialist shall be highly trained in dyslexia and
related disorders and in using interventions and treatments that are evidence-based,
multisensory, direct, explicit, structured, and sequential in the areas of phonics, phonemic
awareness, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension.
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Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.125, is amended to read:
(a) Consistent with sections 120B.13, 120B.131, 120B.132, 120B.14, 120B.15, 120B.30,
subdivision 1, paragraph (c), 125A.08, and other related sections, school districts, beginning
in the 2013-2014 school year, must assist all students by no later than grade 9 to explore
their educational, college, and career interests, aptitudes, and aspirations and develop a plan
for a smooth and successful transition to postsecondary education or employment. All
students' plans must:
(1) provide a comprehensive plan to prepare for and complete a career and college ready
curriculum by meeting state and local academic standards and developing career and
employment-related skills such as team work, collaboration, creativity, communication,
critical thinking, and good work habits;
(2) emphasize academic rigor and high expectationsnew text begin and inform the student and the
student's parent or guardian, if the student is a minor, of the student's achievement level
score on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments that are administered during high
schoolnew text end ;
(3) help students identify interests, aptitudes, aspirations, and personal learning styles
that may affect their career and college ready goals and postsecondary education and
employment choices;
(4) set appropriate career and college ready goals with timelines that identify effective
means for achieving those goals;
(5) help students access education and career options;
(6) integrate strong academic content into career-focused courses and applied and
experiential learning opportunities and integrate relevant career-focused courses and applied
and experiential learning opportunities into strong academic content;
(7) help identify and access appropriate counseling and other supports and assistance
that enable students to complete required coursework, prepare for postsecondary education
and careers, and obtain information about postsecondary education costs and eligibility for
financial aid and scholarship;
(8) help identify collaborative partnerships among prekindergarten through grade 12
schools, postsecondary institutions, economic development agencies, and local and regional
employers that support students' transition to postsecondary education and employment and
provide students with applied and experiential learning opportunities; and
(9) be reviewed and revised at least annually by the student, the student's parent or
guardian, and the school or district to ensure that the student's course-taking schedule keeps
the student making adequate progress to meet state and local academic standards and high
school graduation requirements and with a reasonable chance to succeed with employment
or postsecondary education without the need to first complete remedial course work.
(b) A school district may develop grade-level curricula or provide instruction that
introduces students to various careers, but must not require any curriculum, instruction, or
employment-related activity that obligates an elementary or secondary student to involuntarily
select or pursue a career, career interest, employment goals, or related job training.
(c) Educators must possess the knowledge and skills to effectively teach all English
learners in their classrooms. School districts must provide appropriate curriculum, targeted
materials, professional development opportunities for educators, and sufficient resources
to enable English learners to become career and college ready.
(d) When assisting students in developing a plan for a smooth and successful transition
to postsecondary education and employment, districts must recognize the unique possibilities
of each student and ensure that the contents of each student's plan reflect the student's unique
talents, skills, and abilities as the student grows, develops, and learns.
(e) If a student with a disability has an individualized education program (IEP) or
standardized written plan that meets the plan components of this section, the IEP satisfies
the requirement and no additional transition plan is needed.
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(f) Students who do not meet or exceed Minnesota academic standards, as measured by
the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments that are administered during high school, shall
be informed that admission to a public school is free and available to any resident under 21
years of age or who meets the requirements of section 120A.20, subdivision 1, paragraph
(c). A student's plan under this section shall continue while the student is enrolled.
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This section is effective July 1, 2017.
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Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.132, is amended to read:
A program is established to raise kindergarten
through grade 12 academic achievement through increased student participation in
preadvanced placement, advanced placement, and international baccalaureate programs,
consistent with section 120B.13. Schools and charter schools eligible to participate under
this section:
(1) must have a three-year plan approved by the local school board to establish a new
international baccalaureate program leading to international baccalaureate authorization,
expand an existing program that leads to international baccalaureate authorization, or expand
an existing authorized international baccalaureate program; or
(2) must have a three-year plan approved by the local school board to create a new or
expand an existing program to implement the college board advanced placement courses
and exams or preadvanced placement initiative; and
(3) must propose to further raise students' academic achievement by:
(i) increasing the availability of and all students' access to advanced placement or
international baccalaureate courses or programs;
(ii) expanding the breadth of advanced placement or international baccalaureate courses
or programs that are available to students;
(iii) increasing the number and the diversity of the students who participate in advanced
placement or international baccalaureate courses or programs and succeed;
(iv) providing low-income and other disadvantaged students with increased access to
advanced placement or international baccalaureate courses and programs; or
(v) increasing the number of high school students, including low-income and other
disadvantaged students, who receive college credit by successfully completing advanced
placement or international baccalaureate courses or programs and achieving satisfactory
scores on related exams.
(a) Charter schools and
school districts in which eligible schools under subdivision 1 are located may apply to the
commissioner, in the form and manner the commissioner determines, for competitive funding
to further raise students' academic achievement. The application must detail the specific
efforts the applicant intends to undertake in further raising students' academic achievement,
consistent with subdivision 1, and a proposed budget detailing the district or charter school's
current and proposed expenditures for advanced placement, preadvanced placement, and
international baccalaureate courses and programs. The proposed budget must demonstrate
that the applicant's efforts will support implementation of advanced placement, preadvanced
placement, and international baccalaureate courses and programs. Expenditures for
administration must not exceed five percent of the proposed budget. The commissioner may
require an applicant to provide additional information.
(b) When reviewing applications, the commissioner must determine whether the applicant
satisfied all the requirements in this subdivision and subdivision 1. The commissioner may
give funding priority to an otherwise qualified applicant that demonstrates:
(1) a focus on developing or expanding preadvanced placement, advanced placement,
or international baccalaureate courses or programs or increasing students' participation in,
access to, or success with the courses or programs, including the participation, access, or
success of low-income and other disadvantaged students;
(2) a compelling need for access to preadvanced placement, advanced placement, or
international baccalaureate courses or programs;
(3) an effective ability to actively involve local business and community organizations
in student activities that are integral to preadvanced placement, advanced placement, or
international baccalaureate courses or programs;
(4) access to additional public or nonpublic funds or in-kind contributions that are
available for preadvanced placement, advanced placement, or international baccalaureate
courses or programs; deleted text begin or
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(6) an intent to increase the advanced placement and international baccalaureate course
offerings in science, technology, engineering, and math to low-income and other
disadvantaged students.
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(a) The commissioner shall award grants
to applicant school districts and charter schools that meet the requirements of subdivisions
1 and 2. The commissioner must award grants on an equitable geographical basis to the
extent feasible and consistent with this section. Grant awards must not exceed the lesser of:
(1) $85 times the number of pupils enrolled at the participating sites on October 1 of the
previous fiscal year; deleted text begin or
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(2) the approved supplemental expenditures based on the budget submitted under
subdivision 2. For charter schools in their first year of operation, the maximum funding
award must be calculated using the number of pupils enrolled on October 1 of the current
fiscal year. The commissioner may adjust the maximum funding award computed using
prior year data for changes in enrollment attributable to school closings, school openings,
grade level reconfigurations, or school district reorganizations between the prior fiscal year
and the current fiscal yearnew text begin ; or
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new text begin (3) $150,000 per district or charter schoolnew text end .
(b) School districts and charter schools that submit an application and receive funding
under this section must use the funding, consistent with the application, to:
(1) provide teacher training and instruction to more effectively serve students, including
low-income and other disadvantaged students, who participate in preadvanced placement,
advanced placement, or international baccalaureate courses or programs;
(2) further develop preadvanced placement, advanced placement, or international
baccalaureate courses or programs;
(3) improve the transition between grade levels to better prepare students, including
low-income and other disadvantaged students, for succeeding in preadvanced placement,
advanced placement, or international baccalaureate courses or programs;
(4) purchase books and supplies;
(5) pay course or program fees;
(6) increase students' participation in and success with preadvanced placement, advanced
placement, or international baccalaureate courses or programs;
(7) expand students' access to preadvanced placement, advanced placement, or
international baccalaureate courses or programs through online learning;
(8) hire appropriately licensed personnel to teach additional advanced placement or
international baccalaureate courses or programs; or
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or disadvantagednew text end students' access to, participation in, and success with preadvanced
placement, advanced placement, or international baccalaureate courses or programsdeleted text begin ,
includingdeleted text end new text begin . Other activities may include but are not limited to preparing and disseminating
promotional materials tonew text end low-income and other disadvantaged studentsnew text begin and their familiesnew text end .
(a) Each school district and charter school that receives
a grant under this section annually must collect demographic and other student data to
demonstrate and measure the extent to which the district or charter school raised students'
academic achievement under this program and must report the data to the commissioner in
the form and manner the commissioner determines. The commissioner annually by February
15 must make summary data about this program available to the education policy and finance
committees of the legislature.
(b) Each school district and charter school that receives a grant under this section annually
must report to the commissioner, consistent with the Uniform Financial Accounting and
Reporting Standards, its actual expenditures for advanced placement, preadvanced placement,
and international baccalaureate courses and programs. The report must demonstrate that
the school district or charter school has maintained its effort from other sources for advanced
placement, preadvanced placement, and international baccalaureate courses and programs
compared with the previous fiscal year, and the district or charter school has expended all
grant funds, consistent with its approved budget.
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(c) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a grant under this section is available for
three years from the date of the grant if the district or charter school meets the annual
benchmarks in its plan under subdivision 1.
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Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.30, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
(a) The commissioner, with advice from experts with
appropriate technical qualifications and experience and stakeholders, consistent with
subdivision 1a, shall include in the comprehensive assessment system, for each grade level
to be tested, state-constructed tests developed as computer-adaptive reading and mathematics
assessments for students that are aligned with the state's required academic standards under
section 120B.021, include multiple choice questions, and are administered annually to all
students in grades 3 through 8. State-developed high school tests aligned with the state's
required academic standards under section 120B.021 and administered to all high school
students in a subject other than writing must include multiple choice questions. The
commissioner shall establish one or more months during which schools shall administer
the tests to students each school year.
(1) Students enrolled in grade 8 through the 2009-2010 school year are eligible to be
assessed under (i) the graduation-required assessment for diploma in reading, mathematics,
or writing under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraphs (c),
clauses (1) and (2), and (d), (ii) the WorkKeys job skills assessment, (iii) the Compass
college placement test, (iv) the ACT assessment for college admission, (v) a nationally
recognized armed services vocational aptitude test.
(2) Students enrolled in grade 8 in the 2010-2011 or 2011-2012 school year are eligible
to be assessed under (i) the graduation-required assessment for diploma in reading,
mathematics, or writing under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.30, subdivision 1,
paragraph (c), clauses (1) and (2), (ii) the WorkKeys job skills assessment, (iii) the Compass
college placement test, (iv) the ACT assessment for college admission, (v) a nationally
recognized armed services vocational aptitude test.
(3) For students under clause (1) or (2), a school district may substitute a score from an
alternative, equivalent assessment to satisfy the requirements of this paragraph.
(b) The state assessment system must be aligned to the most recent revision of academic
standards as described in section 120B.023 in the following manner:
(1) mathematics;
(i) grades 3 through 8 beginning in the 2010-2011 school year; and
(ii) high school level beginning in the 2013-2014 school year;
(2) science; grades 5 and 8 and at the high school level beginning in the 2011-2012
school year; and
(3) language arts and reading; grades 3 through 8 and high school level beginning in the
2012-2013 school year.
(c) For students enrolled in grade 8 in the 2012-2013 school year and later, students'
state graduation requirements, based on a longitudinal, systematic approach to student
education and career planning, assessment, instructional support, and evaluation, include
the following:
(1) deleted text begin an opportunity to participate on a nationally normed college entrance exam, in grade
11 or grade 12;
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deleted text begin (2)deleted text end achievement and career and college readiness in mathematics, reading, and writing,
consistent with paragraph (k) and to the extent available, to monitor students' continuous
development of and growth in requisite knowledge and skills; analyze students' progress
and performance levels, identifying students' academic strengths and diagnosing areas where
students require curriculum or instructional adjustments, targeted interventions, or
remediation; and, based on analysis of students' progress and performance data, determine
students' learning and instructional needs and the instructional tools and best practices that
support academic rigor for the student; and
deleted text begin (3)deleted text end new text begin (2)new text end consistent with this paragraph and section 120B.125, age-appropriate exploration
and planning activities and career assessments to encourage students to identify personally
relevant career interests and aptitudes and help students and their families develop a regularly
reexamined transition plan for postsecondary education or employment without need for
postsecondary remediation.
Based on appropriate state guidelines, students with an individualized education program
may satisfy state graduation requirements by achieving an individual score on the
state-identified alternative assessments.
(d) Expectations of schools, districts, and the state for career or college readiness under
this subdivision must be comparable in rigor, clarity of purpose, and rates of student
completion.
A student under paragraph (c), clause deleted text begin (2)deleted text end new text begin (1)new text end , must receive targeted, relevant, academically
rigorous, and resourced instruction, which may include a targeted instruction and intervention
plan focused on improving the student's knowledge and skills in core subjects so that the
student has a reasonable chance to succeed in a career or college without need for
postsecondary remediation. Consistent with sections 120B.13, 124D.09, 124D.091, 124D.49,
and related sections, an enrolling school or district must actively encourage a student in
grade 11 or 12 who is identified as academically ready for a career or college to participate
in courses and programs awarding college credit to high school students. Students are not
required to achieve a specified score or level of proficiency on an assessment under this
subdivision to graduate from high school.
(e) Though not a high school graduation requirement, students are encouraged to
participate in a nationally recognized college entrance exam. To the extent state funding
for college entrance exam fees is available, a district must deleted text begin pay the costdeleted text end new text begin reimburse a student
in grade 11 or 12 who is eligible for a free or reduced-price mealnew text end , one time, deleted text begin for an interested
student in grade 11 or 12 to takedeleted text end new text begin for the registration fees associated withnew text end a nationally
recognized college entrance exam before graduating. deleted text begin A student must be able to take the
exam under this paragraph at the student's high school during the school day and at any one
of the multiple exam administrations available to students in the district.deleted text end new text begin In order to comply
with this subdivision,new text end a district may administer the ACT or SAT or both the ACT and SAT
deleted text begin to comply with this paragraphdeleted text end new text begin at the student's high school or arrange for the student to take
the exam at another locationnew text end . deleted text begin If the district administers only one of these two tests and a
student opts not to take that test and chooses instead to take the other of the two tests, thedeleted text end new text begin
A free or reduced-price meal eligiblenew text end student may take the deleted text begin other testdeleted text end new text begin examnew text end at a different
time or location and remains eligible for the examination fee reimbursement.
(f) The commissioner and the chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
must collaborate in aligning instruction and assessments for adult basic education students
and English learners to provide the students with diagnostic information about any targeted
interventions, accommodations, modifications, and supports they need so that assessments
and other performance measures are accessible to them and they may seek postsecondary
education or employment without need for postsecondary remediation. When administering
formative or summative assessments used to measure the academic progress, including the
oral academic development, of English learners and inform their instruction, schools must
ensure that the assessments are accessible to the students and students have the modifications
and supports they need to sufficiently understand the assessments.
(g) Districts and schools, on an annual basis, must use career exploration elements to
help students, beginning no later than grade 9, and their families explore and plan for
postsecondary education or careers based on the students' interests, aptitudes, and aspirations.
Districts and schools must use timely regional labor market information and partnerships,
among other resources, to help students and their families successfully develop, pursue,
review, and revise an individualized plan for postsecondary education or a career. This
process must help increase students' engagement in and connection to school, improve
students' knowledge and skills, and deepen students' understanding of career pathways as
a sequence of academic and career courses that lead to an industry-recognized credential,
an associate's degree, or a bachelor's degree and are available to all students, whatever their
interests and career goals.
(h) A student who demonstrates attainment of required state academic standards, which
include career and college readiness benchmarks, on high school assessments under
subdivision 1a is academically ready for a career or college and is encouraged to participate
in courses awarding college credit to high school students. Such courses and programs may
include sequential courses of study within broad career areas and technical skill assessments
that extend beyond course grades.
(i) As appropriate, students through grade 12 must continue to participate in targeted
instruction, intervention, or remediation and be encouraged to participate in courses awarding
college credit to high school students.
(j) In developing, supporting, and improving students' academic readiness for a career
or college, schools, districts, and the state must have a continuum of empirically derived,
clearly defined benchmarks focused on students' attainment of knowledge and skills so that
students, their parents, and teachers know how well students must perform to have a
reasonable chance to succeed in a career or college without need for postsecondary
remediation. The commissioner, in consultation with local school officials and educators,
and Minnesota's public postsecondary institutions must ensure that the foundational
knowledge and skills for students' successful performance in postsecondary employment
or education and an articulated series of possible targeted interventions are clearly identified
and satisfy Minnesota's postsecondary admissions requirements.
(k) For students in grade 8 in the 2012-2013 school year and later, a school, district, or
charter school must record on the high school transcript a student's progress toward career
and college readiness, and for other students as soon as practicable.
(l) The school board granting students their diplomas may formally decide to include a
notation of high achievement on the high school diplomas of those graduating seniors who,
according to established school board criteria, demonstrate exemplary academic achievement
during high school.
(m) The 3rd through 8th grade computer-adaptive assessment results and high school
test results shall be available to districts for diagnostic purposes affecting student learning
and district instruction and curriculum, and for establishing educational accountability. The
commissioner must establish empirically derived benchmarks on adaptive assessments in
grades 3 through 8. The commissioner, in consultation with the chancellor of the Minnesota
State Colleges and Universities, must establish empirically derived benchmarks on the high
school tests that reveal a trajectory toward career and college readiness consistent with
section 136F.302, subdivision 1a. The commissioner must disseminate to the public the
computer-adaptive assessments and high school test results upon receiving those results.
(n) The grades 3 through 8 computer-adaptive assessments and high school tests must
be aligned with state academic standards. The commissioner shall determine the testing
process and the order of administration. The statewide results shall be aggregated at the site
and district level, consistent with subdivision 1a.
(o) The commissioner shall include the following components in the statewide public
reporting system:
(1) uniform statewide computer-adaptive assessments of all students in grades 3 through
8 and testing at the high school levels that provides appropriate, technically sound
accommodations or alternate assessments;
(2) educational indicators that can be aggregated and compared across school districts
and across time on a statewide basis, including average daily attendance, high school
graduation rates, and high school drop-out rates by age and grade level;
(3) state results on the American College Test; and
(4) state results from participation in the National Assessment of Educational Progress
so that the state can benchmark its performance against the nation and other states, and,
where possible, against other countries, and contribute to the national effort to monitor
achievement.
(p) For purposes of statewide accountability, "career and college ready" means a high
school graduate has the knowledge, skills, and competencies to successfully pursue a career
pathway, including postsecondary credit leading to a degree, diploma, certificate, or
industry-recognized credential and employment. Students who are career and college ready
are able to successfully complete credit-bearing coursework at a two- or four-year college
or university or other credit-bearing postsecondary program without need for remediation.
(q) For purposes of statewide accountability, "cultural competence," "cultural
competency," or "culturally competent" means the ability and will to interact effectively
with people of different cultures, native languages, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.30, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
(a) For purposes of this section,
the following definitions have the meanings given them.
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(3) "On-grade level" test items contain subject area content that is aligned to state
academic standards for the grade level of the student taking the assessment.
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(4) "Above-grade level" test items contain subject area content that is above the grade
level of the student taking the assessment and is considered aligned with state academic
standards to the extent it is aligned with content represented in state academic standards
above the grade level of the student taking the assessment. Notwithstanding the student's
grade level, administering above-grade level test items to a student does not violate the
requirement that state assessments must be aligned with state standards.
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(5) "Below-grade level" test items contain subject area content that is below the grade
level of the student taking the test and is considered aligned with state academic standards
to the extent it is aligned with content represented in state academic standards below the
student's current grade level. Notwithstanding the student's grade level, administering
below-grade level test items to a student does not violate the requirement that state
assessments must be aligned with state standards.
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(b) The commissioner must use deleted text begin fullydeleted text end adaptive mathematics and reading assessments for
grades 3 through 8.
(c) For purposes of conforming with existing federal educational accountability
requirements, the commissioner must develop and implement computer-adaptive reading
and mathematics assessments for grades 3 through 8, state-developed high school reading
and mathematics tests aligned with state academic standards, a high school writing test
aligned with state standards when it becomes available, and science assessments under
clause (2) that districts and sites must use to monitor student growth toward achieving those
standards. The commissioner must not develop statewide assessments for academic standards
in social studies, health and physical education, and the arts. The commissioner must require:
(1) annual computer-adaptive reading and mathematics assessments in grades 3 through
8, and high school reading, writing, and mathematics tests; and
(2) annual science assessments in one grade in the grades 3 through 5 span, the grades
6 through 8 span, and a life sciences assessment in the grades 9 through 12 span, and the
commissioner must not require students to achieve a passing score on high school science
assessments as a condition of receiving a high school diploma.
(d) The commissioner must ensure that for annual computer-adaptive assessments:
(1) individual student performance data and achievement reports are available within
three school days of when students take an assessment except in a year when an assessment
reflects new performance standards;
(2) growth information is available for each student from the student's first assessment
to each proximate assessment using a constant measurement scale;
(3) parents, teachers, and school administrators are able to use elementary and middle
school student performance data to project students' secondary and postsecondary
achievement; and
(4) useful diagnostic information about areas of students' academic strengths and
weaknesses is available to teachers and school administrators for improving student
instruction and indicating the specific skills and concepts that should be introduced and
developed for students at given performance levels, organized by strands within subject
areas, and aligned to state academic standards.
(e) The commissioner must ensure that all state tests administered to elementary and
secondary students measure students' academic knowledge and skills and not students'
values, attitudes, and beliefs.
(f) Reporting of state assessment results must:
(1) provide timely, useful, and understandable information on the performance of
individual students, schools, school districts, and the state;
(2) include a growth indicator of student achievement; and
(3) determine whether students have met the state's academic standards.
(g) Consistent with applicable federal law, the commissioner must include appropriate,
technically sound accommodations or alternative assessments for the very few students with
disabilities for whom statewide assessments are inappropriate and for English learners.
(h) A school, school district, and charter school must administer statewide assessments
under this section, as the assessments become available, to evaluate student progress toward
career and college readiness in the context of the state's academic standards. A school,
school district, or charter school may use a student's performance on a statewide assessment
as one of multiple criteria to determine grade promotion or retention. A school, school
district, or charter school may use a high school student's performance on a statewide
assessment as a percentage of the student's final grade in a course, or place a student's
assessment score on the student's transcript.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.31, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
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The commissioner of education shall designate up to
six school districts or charter schools as rollout sites.
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(a) The rollout sites should represent urban school districts, suburban school districts,
nonurban school districts, and charter schools. The commissioner shall designate rollout
sites and notify the schools by August 1, 2017, and the designated school districts or charter
schools shall have the right to opt-out or opt-in as rollout sites by September 1, 2017.
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(b) The commissioner must consult stakeholders and review the American Community
Survey to develop recommendations for best practices for disaggregated data. Stakeholders
consulted under this paragraph include at least:
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(1) the rollout sites;
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(2) parent groups; and
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(3) community representatives.
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(c) The commissioner shall report to the legislative committees having jurisdiction over
kindergarten through grade 12 education policy and finance by February 1, 2018. The
commissioner may research best practices from other states that have disaggregated data
beyond the requirements of the most recent reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act. The commissioner must consult with the stakeholders on how to measure
a student's background as an immigrant or a refugee and provide a recommendation in the
report on how to include the data in the statewide rollout. The recommendations may address:
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(1) the most meaningful use of disaggregated data, including but not limited to which
reports should include further disaggregated data;
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(2) collection of additional student characteristics, including but not limited to ensuring
enhanced enrollment forms:
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(i) provide context and the objective of additional data;
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(ii) are designed to convey respect and acknowledgment of the sensitive nature of the
additional data; and
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(iii) are designed to collect data consistent with user feedback;
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(3) efficient data-reporting approaches when reporting additional information to the
department;
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(4) the frequency by which districts and schools must update enrollment forms to meet
the needs of the state's changing racial and ethnic demographics; and
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(5) the criteria for determining additional data. This recommendation should include a
recommendation for frequency of reviews and updates of the additional data and should
also identify the approach of updating any additional census data and data on new enrollees.
This recommendation must consider additional student groups that may face education
disparities and must take into account maintaining student privacy and providing
nonidentifiable student level data.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.31, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
In developing policies and assessment processes
to hold schools and districts accountable for high levels of academic standards under section
120B.021, the commissioner shall aggregate and disaggregate student data over time to
report summary student performance and growth levels and, under section 120B.11,
subdivision 2, clause (2), student learning and outcome data measured at the school, school
district, and statewide level. The commissioner shall use the student categories identified
under the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as most recently reauthorized,
and student categories of homelessness, ethnicitynew text begin under section 120B.35, subdivision 3,
paragraph (a), clause (2)new text end , racenew text begin under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause
(2)new text end , home language, deleted text begin immigrant, refugee status,deleted text end English learners under section 124D.59, free
or reduced-price lunch, and other categories designated by federal law to organize and report
the data so that state and local policy makers can understand the educational implications
of changes in districts' demographic profiles over time as data are available. Any report the
commissioner disseminates containing summary data on student performance must integrate
student performance and the demographic factors that strongly correlate with that
performance.
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This section is effective for the 2019-2020 school year and later.
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Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.35, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
(a)(1) The state's educational
assessment system measuring individual students' educational growth is based on indicators
of achievement growth that show an individual student's prior achievement. Indicators of
achievement and prior achievement must be based on highly reliable statewide or districtwide
assessments.
(2) For purposes of paragraphs (b), (c), and (d), the commissioner must analyze and
report separate categories of information using the student categories identified under the
federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as most recently reauthorized, and, in
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categories as determined by the total Minnesota population at or above the 1,000-person
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seven of the most populous Asian and Pacific Islander groups, three of the most populous
Native groups, seven of the most populous Hispanic/Latino groups, and five of the most
populous Black and African Heritage groups as determined by the total Minnesota population
based on the most recent state demographer's reportnew text end ; English learners under section 124D.59;
home language; free or reduced-price lunch; deleted text begin immigrant;deleted text end and all students enrolled in a
Minnesota public school who are currently or were previously in foster care, except that
such disaggregation and cross tabulation is not required if the number of students in a
category is insufficient to yield statistically reliable information or the results would reveal
personally identifiable information about an individual student.
(b) The commissioner, in consultation with a stakeholder group that includes assessment
and evaluation directors, district staff, experts in culturally responsive teaching, and
researchers, must implement a model that uses a value-added growth indicator and includes
criteria for identifying schools and school districts that demonstrate medium and high growth
under section 120B.299, subdivisions 8 and 9, and may recommend other value-added
measures under section 120B.299, subdivision 3. The model may be used to advance
educators' professional development and replicate programs that succeed in meeting students'
diverse learning needs. Data on individual teachers generated under the model are personnel
data under section 13.43. The model must allow users to:
(1) report student growth consistent with this paragraph; and
(2) for all student categories, report and compare aggregated and disaggregated state
student growth and, under section 120B.11, subdivision 2, clause (2), student learning and
outcome data using the student categories identified under the federal Elementary and
Secondary Education Act, as most recently reauthorized, and other student categories under
paragraph (a), clause (2).
The commissioner must report measures of student growth and, under section 120B.11,
subdivision 2, clause (2), student learning and outcome data, consistent with this paragraph,
including the English language development, academic progress, and oral academic
development of English learners and their native language development if the native language
is used as a language of instruction, and include data on all pupils enrolled in a Minnesota
public school course or program who are currently or were previously counted as an English
learner under section 124D.59.
(c) When reporting student performance under section 120B.36, subdivision 1, the
commissioner annually, beginning July 1, 2011, must report two core measures indicating
the extent to which current high school graduates are being prepared for postsecondary
academic and career opportunities:
(1) a preparation measure indicating the number and percentage of high school graduates
in the most recent school year who completed course work important to preparing them for
postsecondary academic and career opportunities, consistent with the core academic subjects
required for admission to Minnesota's public colleges and universities as determined by the
Office of Higher Education under chapter 136A; and
(2) a rigorous coursework measure indicating the number and percentage of high school
graduates in the most recent school year who successfully completed one or more
college-level advanced placement, international baccalaureate, postsecondary enrollment
options including concurrent enrollment, other rigorous courses of study under section
120B.021, subdivision 1a, or industry certification courses or programs.
When reporting the core measures under clauses (1) and (2), the commissioner must also
analyze and report separate categories of information using the student categories identified
under the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as most recently reauthorized,
and other student categories under paragraph (a), clause (2).
(d) When reporting student performance under section 120B.36, subdivision 1, the
commissioner annually, beginning July 1, 2014, must report summary data on school safety
and students' engagement and connection at school, consistent with the student categories
identified under paragraph (a), clause (2). The summary data under this paragraph are
separate from and must not be used for any purpose related to measuring or evaluating the
performance of classroom teachers. The commissioner, in consultation with qualified experts
on student engagement and connection and classroom teachers, must identify highly reliable
variables that generate summary data under this paragraph. The summary data may be used
at school, district, and state levels only. Any data on individuals received, collected, or
created that are used to generate the summary data under this paragraph are nonpublic data
under section 13.02, subdivision 9.
(e) For purposes of statewide educational accountability, the commissioner must identify
and report measures that demonstrate the success of learning year program providers under
sections 123A.05 and 124D.68, among other such providers, in improving students'
graduation outcomes. The commissioner, beginning July 1, 2015, must annually report
summary data on:
(1) the four- and six-year graduation rates of students under this paragraph;
(2) the percent of students under this paragraph whose progress and performance levels
are meeting career and college readiness benchmarks under section 120B.30, subdivision
1; and
(3) the success that learning year program providers experience in:
(i) identifying at-risk and off-track student populations by grade;
(ii) providing successful prevention and intervention strategies for at-risk students;
(iii) providing successful recuperative and recovery or reenrollment strategies for off-track
students; and
(iv) improving the graduation outcomes of at-risk and off-track students.
The commissioner may include in the annual report summary data on other education
providers serving a majority of students eligible to participate in a learning year program.
(f) The commissioner, in consultation with recognized experts with knowledge and
experience in assessing the language proficiency and academic performance of all English
learners enrolled in a Minnesota public school course or program who are currently or were
previously counted as an English learner under section 124D.59, must identify and report
appropriate and effective measures to improve current categories of language difficulty and
assessments, and monitor and report data on students' English proficiency levels, program
placement, and academic language development, including oral academic language.
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(g) When reporting four- and six-year graduation rates, the commissioner or school
district must disaggregate the data by student categories according to paragraph (a), clause
(2).
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(h) A school district must inform parents and guardians that volunteering information
on student categories not required by the most recent reauthorization of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act is optional and will not violate the privacy of students or their
families, parents, or guardians. The notice must state the purpose for collecting the student
data.
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This section is effective for the 2018-2019 school year and later
for rollout sites under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.31, subdivision 3a. This section is
effective for the 2019-2020 school year and later for all other schools.
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Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.414, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
(a) To participate in this program,
a school district, an intermediate school district consistent with paragraph (d), a school site,
or a charter school must have a world's best workforce plan under section 120B.11 and an
alternative teacher professional pay system agreement under paragraph (b). A charter school
participant also must comply with subdivision 2a.
(b) The alternative teacher professional pay system agreement must:
(1) describe how teachers can achieve career advancement and additional compensation;
(2) describe how the school district, intermediate school district, school site, or charter
school will provide teachers with career advancement options that allow teachers to retain
primary roles in student instruction and facilitate site-focused professional development
that helps other teachers improve their skills;
(3) reform the "steps and lanes" salary schedule, prevent any teacher's compensation
paid before implementing the pay system from being reduced as a result of participating in
this system, base at least 60 percent of any compensation increase on teacher performance
using:
(i) schoolwide student achievement gains under section 120B.35 or locally selected
standardized assessment outcomes, or both;
(ii) measures of student growth and literacy that may include value-added models or
student learning goals, consistent with section 122A.40, subdivision 8, paragraph (b), clause
(9), or 122A.41, subdivision 5, paragraph (b), clause (9), and other measures that include
the academic literacy, oral academic language, and achievement of English learners under
section 122A.40, subdivision 8, paragraph (b), clause (10), or 122A.41, subdivision 5,
paragraph (b), clause (10); and
(iii) an objective evaluation program under section 122A.40, subdivision 8, paragraph
(b), clause (2), or 122A.41, subdivision 5, paragraph (b), clause (2);
(4) provide for participation in job-embedded learning opportunities such as professional
learning communities to improve instructional skills and learning that are aligned with
student needs under section 120B.11, consistent with the staff development plan under
section 122A.60 and led during the school day by trained teacher leaders such as master or
mentor teachers;
(5) allow any teacher in a participating school district, intermediate school district, school
site, or charter school that implements an alternative pay system to participate in that system
without any quota or other limit; and
(6) encourage collaboration rather than competition among teachers.
(c) The alternative teacher professional pay system may:
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review cycle deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin or, when being considered for hire as first-year teachers, have demonstrated
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new text begin (ii) new text end work in anew text begin high-need ornew text end hard-to-fill positionnew text begin ;new text end or
new text begin (iii) are hired to work new text end in a hard-to-staff school such as a school with a majority of students
whose families meet federal poverty guidelines, a geographically isolated school, or a school
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(2) include incentives for teachers to obtain a master's degree or other advanced
certification new text begin with at least 18 credits new text end in their content field of licensurenew text begin required for teaching
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new text begin (3)new text end help fund a deleted text begin "grow your own"deleted text end new text begin Grow Your Ownnew text end new teacher initiativenew text begin involving
nonlicensed educational professionals, including paraprofessionals and cultural liaisons,
who are of color or who are American Indiannew text end .
(d) An intermediate school district under this subdivision must demonstrate in a form
and manner determined by the commissioner that it uses the aid it receives under this section
for activities identified in the alternative teacher professional pay system agreement.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.415, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
(a) The basic alternative teacher
compensation aid for a school with a plan approved under section 122A.414, subdivision
2b, equals 65 percent of the alternative teacher compensation revenue under subdivision 1.
The basic alternative teacher compensation aid for a charter school with a plan approved
under section 122A.414, subdivisions 2a and 2b, equals $260 times the number of pupils
enrolled in the school on October 1 of the previous year, or on October 1 of the current year
for a charter school in the first year of operation, times the ratio of the sum of the alternative
teacher compensation aid and alternative teacher compensation levy for all participating
school districts to the maximum alternative teacher compensation revenue for those districts
under subdivision 1.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) and subdivision 1, the state total basic alternative
teacher compensation aid entitlement must not exceed $75,840,000 for fiscal year 2016 and
$88,118,000 for fiscal year 2017 and later. The commissioner must limit the amount of
alternative teacher compensation aid approved under this section so as not to exceed these
limits by not approving new participants or by prorating the aid among participating districts,
intermediate school districts, school sites, and charter schools. The commissioner may also
reallocate a portion of the allowable aid for the biennium from the second year to the first
year to meet the needs of approved participants.
new text begin (c) new text end Basic alternative teacher compensation aid for an intermediate district or other
cooperative unit equals $3,000 times the number of licensed teachers employed by the
intermediate district or cooperative unit on October 1 of the previous school year.
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Notwithstanding section 122A.415, subdivision 4, paragraph (c), the St. Croix River
Education District, No. 6009-61, is eligible to receive alternative teacher compensation
revenue based on its staffing as of October 1 of the previous fiscal year. To qualify for
alternative teacher compensation revenue, the St. Croix River Education District must meet
all the requirements of sections 122A.414 and 122A.415 that apply to cooperative units,
must report its staffing as of October 1 of each year to the department in a manner determined
by the commissioner, and must annually report to the department by November 30 its
expenditures for the alternative teacher professional pay system consistent with the uniform
financial accounting and reporting standards.
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"Positive behavioral interventions and supports" or "PBIS" means an evidence-based
framework for preventing problem behavior, providing instruction and support for positive
and prosocial behaviors, and supporting social, emotional, and behavioral needs for all
students. Schoolwide implementation of PBIS requires training, coaching, and evaluation
for school staff to consistently implement the key components that make PBIS effective for
all students, including:
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(1) establishing, defining, teaching, and practicing three to five positively stated
schoolwide behavioral expectations that are representative of the local community and
cultures;
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(2) developing and implementing a consistent system used by all staff to provide positive
feedback and acknowledgment for students who display schoolwide behavioral expectations;
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(3) developing and implementing a consistent and specialized support system for students
who do not display behaviors representative of schoolwide positive expectations;
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(4) developing a system to support decisions based on data related to student progress,
effective implementation of behavioral practices, and screening for students requiring
additional behavior supports;
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(5) using a continuum of evidence-based interventions that is integrated and aligned to
support academic and behavioral success for all students; and
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(6) using a team-based approach to support effective implementation, monitor progress,
and evaluate outcomes.
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Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.70, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
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districts are encouraged to develop teacher mentoringnew text begin , induction, and retentionnew text end programs
for teachers new to the profession or district, including teaching residents, new text begin teachers in
high-need fields, new text end teachers of color, new text begin teachers who are American Indian, new text end teachers with special
needs, or experienced teachers in need of peer coaching.
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(b) Teacher mentoring programs must support districts' teacher evaluation and peer
review processes under sections 122A.40, subdivision 8, and 122A.41, subdivision 5. A
district may use staff development revenue under sections 122A.60 and 122A.61, special
grant programs established by the legislature, or another funding source to pay a stipend of
up to $500 to a mentor.
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Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.09, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings
given to them.
(a) "Eligible institution" means a Minnesota public postsecondary institution, a private,
nonprofit two-year trade and technical school granting associate degrees, an opportunities
industrialization center accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools,
or a private, residential, two-year or four-year, liberal arts, degree-granting college or
university located in Minnesota.
(b) "Course" means a course or program.
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(c) "Concurrent enrollment" means nonsectarian courses in which an eligible pupil under
subdivision 5 or 6 enrolls to earn both secondary and postsecondary credits, are taught by
a secondary teacher or a postsecondary faculty member, and are offered at a high school
for which the district is eligible to receive concurrent enrollment program aid under section
124D.091.
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Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.09, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary,
an 11th or 12th grade pupil enrolled in a school or an American Indian-controlled tribal
contract or grant school eligible for aid under section 124D.83, except a foreign exchange
pupil enrolled in a district under a cultural exchange program, may apply to an eligible
institution, as defined in subdivision 3, to enroll in nonsectarian courses offered by that
postsecondary institution. deleted text begin Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a 9th or 10th grade
pupil enrolled in a district or an American Indian-controlled tribal contract or grant school
eligible for aid under section 124D.83, except a foreign exchange pupil enrolled in a district
under a cultural exchange program, may apply to enroll in nonsectarian courses offered
under subdivision 10, if (1) the school district and the eligible postsecondary institution
providing the course agree to the student's enrollment or (2) the course is a world language
course currently available to 11th and 12th grade students, and consistent with section
120B.022 governing world language standards, certificates, and seals.deleted text end If an institution
accepts a secondary pupil for enrollment under this section, the institution shall send written
notice to the pupil, the pupil's school or school district, and the commissioner deleted text begin within ten
days of acceptancedeleted text end . The notice must indicate the course and hours of enrollment of that
pupil. If the pupil enrolls in a course for postsecondary credit, the institution must notify
the pupil about payment in the customary manner used by the institution.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.09, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
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Notwithstanding any other law to
the contrary, a 9th or 10th grade pupil enrolled in a district or an American Indian-controlled
tribal contract or grant school eligible for aid under section 124D.83, except a foreign
exchange pupil enrolled in a district under a cultural exchange program, may apply to enroll
in nonsectarian courses offered under subdivision 10, if:
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(1) the school district and the eligible postsecondary institution providing the course
agree to the student's enrollment; or
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(2) the course is a world language course currently available to 11th and 12th grade
students, and consistent with section 120B.022 governing world language standards,
certificates, and seals.
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Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.09, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
new text begin (a) new text end An eligible pupil, according to
subdivision 5, may enroll in a nonsectarian course taught by a secondary teacher or a
postsecondary faculty member and offered at a secondary school, or another location,
according to an agreement between a public school board and the governing body of an
eligible public postsecondary system or an eligible private postsecondary institution, as
defined in subdivision 3. All provisions of this section shall apply to a pupil, public school
board, district, and the governing body of a postsecondary institution, except as otherwise
provided.
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(b) To encourage students, especially American Indian students and students of color,
to consider teaching as a profession, participating schools, school districts, and postsecondary
institutions are encouraged to develop and offer an "Introduction to Teaching" or
"Introduction to Education" course under this subdivision. An institution that receives a
grant to develop a course under this paragraph must annually report to the commissioner
in a form and manner determined by the commissioner on the participation rates of students
in courses under this paragraph, including the number of students who apply for admission
to colleges or universities with teacher preparation programs.
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Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.09, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
For a pupil enrolled in a course under this section,
the department must make payments according to this subdivision for courses that were
taken for secondary credit.
The department must not make payments to a school district or postsecondary institution
for a course taken for postsecondary credit only. The department must not make payments
to a postsecondary institution for a course from which a student officially withdraws during
the first 14 days of the quarter or semester or who has been absent from the postsecondary
institution for the first 15 consecutive school days of the quarter or semester and is not
receiving instruction in the home or hospital.
A postsecondary institution shall receive the following:
(1) for an institution granting quarter credit, the reimbursement per credit hour shall be
an amount equal to 88 percent of the product of the formula allowance minus $425, multiplied
by 1.2, and divided by 45; or
(2) for an institution granting semester credit, the reimbursement per credit hour shall
be an amount equal to 88 percent of the product of the general revenue formula allowance
minus $425, multiplied by 1.2, and divided by 30.
The department must pay to each postsecondary institution 100 percent of the amount
in clause (1) or (2) within deleted text begin 30deleted text end new text begin 45new text end days of receiving initial enrollment information each quarter
or semester. If changes in enrollment occur during a quarter or semester, the change shall
be reported by the postsecondary institution at the time the enrollment information for the
succeeding quarter or semester is submitted. At any time the department notifies a
postsecondary institution that an overpayment has been made, the institution shall promptly
remit the amount due.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.68, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
(a) A pupil under the age of 21 or who meets the requirements
of section 120A.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), is eligible to participate in the graduation
incentives program, if the pupil:
(1) performs substantially below the performance level for pupils of the same age in a
locally determined achievement test;
(2) is behind in satisfactorily completing coursework or obtaining credits for graduation;
(3) is pregnant or is a parent;
(4) has been assessed as chemically dependent;
(5) has been excluded or expelled according to sections 121A.40 to 121A.56;
(6) has been referred by a school district for enrollment in an eligible program or a
program pursuant to section 124D.69;
(7) is a victim of physical or sexual abuse;
(8) has experienced mental health problems;
(9) has experienced homelessness sometime within six months before requesting a
transfer to an eligible program;
(10) speaks English as a second language or is an English learner; or
(11) has withdrawn from school or has been chronically truant; or
(12) is being treated in a hospital in the seven-county metropolitan area for cancer or
other life threatening illness or is the sibling of an eligible pupil who is being currently
treated, and resides with the pupil's family at least 60 miles beyond the outside boundary
of the seven-county metropolitan area.
(b) For deleted text begin the 2016-2017 school yeardeleted text end new text begin fiscal years 2017 and 2018new text end only, a pupil otherwise
qualifying under paragraph (a) who is at least 21 years of age and not yet 22 years of age,
is an English learner with an interrupted formal education according to section 124D.59,
subdivision 2a, and was in an early middle college program during the previous school year
is eligible to participate in the graduation incentives program under section 124D.68 and
in concurrent enrollment courses offered under section 124D.09, subdivision 10, and is
funded in the same manner as other pupils under this section.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.695, is amended to read:
"Approved recovery program" means a
course of instruction offered by a recovery school that provides academic services, assistance
with recovery, and continuing care to students recovering from substance abuse or
dependency. A recovery program may be offered in a transitional academic setting designed
to meet graduation requirements. A recovery program must be approved by the commissioner
of education. The commissioner may specify the manner and form of the application for
the approval of a recovery school or recovery program.new text begin The commissioner must also approve
any unreimbursed pupil transportation costs incurred by students participating in an approved
recovery program.
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new text begin (a) new text end An approved recovery program is eligible for an annual recovery
program grant of up to $125,000 to pay for a portion of the costs deleted text begin ofdeleted text end new text begin under this section fornew text end
recovery program support staff deleted text begin under this sectiondeleted text end new text begin and approved pupil transportation expensesnew text end .
new text begin (b)new text end "Recovery program support staff" means licensed alcohol and chemical dependency
counselors, licensed school counselors, licensed school psychologists, licensed school
nurses, and licensed school social workers.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.98, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
new text begin (a)new text end A district's literacy incentive aid equals the
sum of the proficiency aid under subdivision 2, and the growth aid under subdivision 3.
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(b) For fiscal year 2018 and later, the commissioner must prorate the aid under this
subdivision to ensure that the aid entitlement does not exceed $45,972,000.
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This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2018 and later.
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(a) The innovation zone program is established to improve student and school outcomes
consistent with the world's best workforce requirements under section 120B.11. Innovation
zone partnerships allow school districts and charter schools to research and implement
innovative education programming models designed to better prepare students for the world
of the 21st century.
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(b) One or more school districts or charter schools may join together to form an innovation
zone partnership. The partnership may include other nonschool partners, including
postsecondary institutions, other units of local government, nonprofit organizations, and
for-profit organizations. An innovation zone plan must be collaboratively developed in
concert with the school's instructional staff.
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(c) An innovation zone partnership must research and implement innovative education
programs and models that are based on proposed hypotheses. An innovation zone plan may
include an emerging practice not yet supported by peer-reviewed research. Examples of
innovation zone research may include, but are not limited to:
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(1) personalized learning, allowing students to excel at their own pace and according to
their interests, aspirations, and unique needs;
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(2) new approaches to evaluation and assessment, including reducing duplicative
assessments, using fully adaptive on- and off-grade assessments, and using assessments to
identify early targeted interventions;
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(3) the use of competency outcomes rather than seat time and course completion to fulfill
standards, credits, and other graduation requirements;
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(4) multidisciplinary, real-world, inquiry-based, student-directed models designed to
make learning more engaging and relevant, including documenting and validating learning
that takes place beyond the school day and school walls;
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(5) models of instruction designed to close the achievement gap, including new models
for prekindergarten learners, age three to grade 3 models, English as a second language
models, early identification and prevention of mental health issues, and others;
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(6) new partnerships between secondary schools and postsecondary institutions,
employers, or career training institutions enabling students to complete industry certifications,
postsecondary education credits, and other credentials;
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(7) new methods of collaborative leadership including the expansion of schools where
teachers have larger professional roles;
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(8) new ways to enhance parental and community involvement in learning;
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(9) new models of professional development for educators including embedded
professional development; or
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(10) new models in other areas such as whole child instruction, social-emotional skill
development, technology-based or blended learning, parent and community involvement,
professional development and mentoring, and models that increase the return on investment.
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(d) An innovation zone plan submitted to the commissioner must describe:
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(1) how the plan will improve student and school outcomes consistent with the world's
best workforce requirements under section 120B.11;
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(2) the role of each partner in the zone;
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(3) the research methodology used for each proposed action in the plan;
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(4) the exemptions from statutes and rules in subdivision 2 that the innovation zone
partnership will use;
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(5) a timeline for implementing the plan; and
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(6) how results of the plan will be disseminated.
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The governing board for each partner must approve the innovation zone plan. Innovation
zone partnerships may, but are not required to, submit an implementation grant application
with their plan under subdivision 3.
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(e) Upon unanimous approval of the initial innovation zone partners and approval of the
commissioner of education, the innovation zone partnership may extend membership to
other partners. A new partner's membership is effective 30 days after the innovation zone
partnership notifies the commissioner of the proposed change in membership unless the
commissioner disapproves the new partner's membership.
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(f) Notwithstanding other law to the contrary, a school district or charter school
participating in an innovation zone partnership under this section continues to receive all
revenue and maintains its taxation authority in the same manner as before its participation
in the innovation zone partnership. The innovation zone school district and charter school
partners remain organized and governed by their respective school boards with general
powers under chapter 123B or 124E, and remain subject to any employment agreements
under chapters 122A and 179A. School district and charter school employees participating
in an innovation zone partnership remain employees of their respective school district or
charter school.
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Notwithstanding any law to the contrary,
an innovation zone partner with an approved plan is exempt from each of the following
state education laws and rules specifically identified in its plan, none of which may be
construed as exempting an innovation zone partner from the Minnesota Comprehensive
Assessments:
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(1) any law or rule a district-created, site-governed school under section 123B.045 is
exempt from;
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(2) any statute or rule that the commissioner has granted exemption from to another
district or charter school;
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(3) student attendance recording requiring more than one count each day;
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(4) high school curricular or graduation requirements that may be met through the adult
learning programs provided under sections 124D.52, subdivision 9, and 126C.05, subdivision
15, paragraph (b), clause (i);
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(5) individual course requirements under sections 120B.021 and 120B.024 for Algebra
II for a student if enrolled in a course in applied mathematics, science, technology,
engineering, math, or other learning experience determined by the innovation zone plan to
be equivalent to Algebra II, and that is aligned with that student's career plans;
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(6) online learning program approval under section 124D.095, subdivision 7, if the
school district or charter school offers a course or program online combined with direct
access to a teacher for a portion of that course or program;
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(7) restrictions on extended time revenue under section 126C.10, subdivision 2a, for a
student who meets the criteria of section 124D.68, subdivision 2;
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(8) calendar and credit restrictions under section 120B.024 and related rules if the student
meets the competencies required for graduation described in the innovation zone plan and
the student completes either a career certification or one or more years of postsecondary
education; and
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(9) any required hours of instruction in any class or subject area, measured by Carnegie
units or otherwise, for a student who is meeting all competencies consistent with the
graduation standards described in the innovation zone plan.
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(a) An innovation zone partnership
may submit an application for approval of the innovation zone plan, a planning grant, or an
implementation grant.
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(b) An innovation zone partnership may submit its plan at any time to the commissioner
in the form and manner specified by the commissioner. The commissioner must approve
or reject the plan after reviewing the recommendation of the Innovation Zone Advisory
Panel. An initial innovation zone plan that has been rejected by the commissioner may be
resubmitted to the commissioner after the innovation zone partnership has modified the
plan to meet each individually identified objection.
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(c) An application for an innovation zone planning grant may be submitted to the
commissioner at any time in the form and manner specified by the commissioner. The
planning grant application must:
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(1) name each member of the partnership;
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(2) identify the hypotheses or practices the innovation zone will implement based upon
the research and methodology design cited in the plan;
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(3) describe how teachers and other educational staff from the affected school sites will
be included in the planning and implementation process;
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(4) propose a timeline of activities to develop an implementation plan; and
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(5) describe the planning process budget.
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In any year in which funds are available, the commissioner must approve or reject the
planning grant application based on the recommendations of the Innovation Zone Advisory
Panel. A planning grant may be awarded for up to two years.
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(d) An application for an implementation grant must be submitted by April 1 of any year
in the form and manner specified by the commissioner. An application for an implementation
grant must include all of the information included in the planning grant, describe how the
plan will be implemented, and include a detailed budget. By May 1 of each year, the
commissioner must approve or reject the grant application based on the recommendation
of the Innovation Zone Advisory Panel and the availability of funds. An implementation
grant may be awarded for up to four years and may be renewed. An innovation zone
partnership may apply for an implementation grant without having first applied for a planning
grant.
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(a) The commissioner must establish and
convene an Innovation Zone Advisory Panel.
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(b) The panel must be composed of 14 members. One member must be appointed by
each of the following organizations: Education Minnesota, Minnesota Association of
Secondary School Principals, Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association,
Minnesota Association of School Administrators, Minnesota School Boards Association,
Minnesota Association of Charter Schools, Center for Applied Research and Educational
Improvement at the University of Minnesota, and the Office of Higher Education. Six
members must be appointed by the commissioner of education, three of whom must have
expertise in innovation and three must have expertise in evaluation and research.
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(c) The panel must:
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(1) review all innovation zone plans submitted for approval; and
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(2) recommend planning and implementation grant amounts for each qualifying applicant.
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Upon review of the evidence submitted, the
commissioner may approve an innovation zone plan. Upon recommendation of the Innovation
Zone Advisory Panel, and subject to available appropriations, the commissioner shall award
planning and implementation grants to qualifying applicants. The commissioner shall
consider geographical distribution when awarding grants. If an innovation zone partnership
fails to implement its innovation zone plan as described in its application and according to
the stated timeline, upon recommendation of the Innovation Zone Advisory Panel, the
commissioner must alert the partnership members and provide the opportunity to remediate.
If implementation continues to fail, the commissioner must suspend or terminate the
innovation zone plan.
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Each innovation
zone partnership must submit project data to the commissioner in the form and manner
provided for in the approved application. At least once every two years, the commissioner
must analyze each innovation zone's progress in realizing the objectives of the innovation
zone partnership's plan. The commissioner must summarize and categorize innovation zone
plans and submit a report to the education committees of the legislature by February 1 of
each odd-numbered year. The report may include recommendations for improving this
section and describe additional statutes and rules from which innovation zone partnerships
may be exempt.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.03, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
(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)new text begin , and
paragraph (d)new text end . 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.
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(j) A charter school is subject to and must comply with the Pupil Fair Dismissal Act,
sections 121A.40 to 121A.56.
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Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.05, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
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(a) The role of an
authorizer is to ensure that the schools it authorizes fulfill the purposes for chartered public
schools and the agreed-upon terms of the charter contract in order to safeguard quality
educational opportunities for students and maintain public trust and confidence.
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(b) An authorizer has the following responsibilities:
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(1) to review applications for new schools and grade and site expansions of current
schools and determine whether to approve or deny the applications based on sound criteria
and needs;
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(2) to negotiate and execute performance charter contracts with the schools it authorizes;
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(3) to conduct ongoing monitoring and oversight of the school's academic, operational,
and financial performance commensurate with the school's circumstances during the term
of the charter contract; and
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(4) to evaluate the academic, operational, and financial performance of the school as
defined in the charter contract prior to the end of the contract to determine the renewal status
or termination of the contract.
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(c) The commissioner shall not require an authorizer to undertake any role or
responsibility beyond those in statute or the charter contract, or perform any oversight
function which the department exercises in relation to any other public school.
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(d) The authorizer shall document in the annual income and expenditure report under
subdivision 8 the training its staff and consultants participated in during the previous school
year relative to chartering and authorizer role and responsibilities.
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(e) The authorizer must participate in annual department-approved training.
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Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.05, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
(a) To be approved as an authorizer, an applicant must
include in its application to the commissioner at least the following:
(1) how the organization carries out its mission by chartering schools;
(2) a description of the capacity of the organization to serve as an authorizer, including
the positions allocated to authorizing duties, the qualifications for those positions, the
full-time equivalencies of those positions, and the financial resources available to fund the
positions;
(3) the application and review process the authorizer uses to decide whether to grant
charters;
(4) the type of contract it arranges with the schools it charters to meet the provisions of
section 124E.10;
(5) the process for overseeing the school, consistent with clause (4), to ensure that the
schools chartered comply with applicable law and rules and the contract;
(6) the criteria and process the authorizer uses to approve applications adding grades or
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(7) the process for renewing or terminating the school's charter based on evidence
showing the academic, organizational, and financial competency of the school, including
its success in increasing student achievement and meeting the goals of the charter school
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(8) an assurance specifying that the organization is committed to serving as an authorizer
for the full five-year term.
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(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), an authorizer that is a school district may satisfy the
requirements of paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (2), and any requirement governing a conflict
of interest between an authorizer and its charter schools or ongoing evaluation or continuing
education of an administrator or other professional support staff by submitting to the
commissioner a written promise to comply with the requirements.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.05, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
If the governing board of an approved authorizer votes to withdraw
as an approved authorizer for a reason unrelated to any cause under section 124E.10,
subdivision 4, the authorizer must notify all its chartered schools and the commissioner in
writing by March 1 of its intent to withdraw as an authorizer on June 30 in the next calendar
year, regardless of when the authorizer's five-year term of approval ends. new text begin Upon notification
of the schools and commissioner, the authorizer must provide a letter to the school for
distribution to families of students enrolled in the school that explains the decision to
withdraw as an authorizer and outlines the process the authorizer will undertake to assist
the school's transfer to another authorizer. new text end The commissioner may approve the transfer of
a charter school to a new authorizer under section 124E.10, subdivision deleted text begin 5deleted text end new text begin 5anew text end .
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.06, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
(a) Two or more charter schools may merge under chapter 317A. The
effective date of a merger must be July 1. The merged school must continue under the
identity of one of the merging schools. The authorizer and the merged school must execute
a new charter contract under section 124E.10, subdivision 1, by July 1. The authorizer must
submit to the commissioner a copy of the new signed charter contract within ten business
days of executing the contract.
(b) Each merging school must submit a separate year-end report for the previous fiscal
year for that school only. After the final fiscal year of the premerger schools is closed out,
each of those schools must transfer the fund balances and debts to the merged school.
(c) For its first year of operation, the merged school is eligible to receive aid from
programs requiring approved applications equal to the sum of the aid of all of the merging
schools. For aids based on prior year data, the merged school is eligible to receive aid for
its first year of operation based on the combined data of all of the merging schools.
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(d) A charter school notified that its contract is not being renewed or terminated under
section 124E.10, subdivision 4, may merge with another school only if the school proposing
to take over the school:
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(1) has a compatible academic or learning program;
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(2) had, as of June 30 of the previous year, a net positive unreserved general fund balance
for at least three fiscal years; and
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(3) submits a plan for the assimilation of the schools into a merged school that is approved
by the authorizers of the schools involved in the merger.
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After approving the school's plan for the assimilation of the schools into a merged school,
the authorizer shall submit an affidavit in the form and manner prescribed by the
commissioner at least 60 business days prior to contract nonrenewal or contract termination.
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Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.07, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
(a) The ongoing charter school board of directors shall
have at least five nonrelated members and include: (1) at least one licensed teacher who is
employed as a teacher deleted text begin atdeleted text end new text begin bynew text end the school or provides instruction under contract between the
charter school and a cooperative; (2) at least one parent or legal guardian of a student enrolled
in the charter school who is not an employee of the charter school; and (3) at least one
interested community member who resides in Minnesota, is not employed by the charter
school, and does not have a child enrolled in the school. The board structure may include
a majority of teachers under this paragraph or parents or community members, or it may
have no clear majority. The deleted text begin chief financial officer and thedeleted text end chief administrator may only
serve as ex-officio nonvoting board members. No charter school employees shall serve on
the board other than teachers under clause (1). Contractors providing facilities, goods, or
services to a charter school shall not serve on the board of directors of the charter school.
(b) An individual is prohibited from serving as a member of the charter school board of
directors if: (1) the individual, an immediate family member, or the individual's partner is
a full or part owner or principal with a for-profit or nonprofit entity or independent contractor
with whom the charter school contracts, directly or indirectly, for professional services,
goods, or facilities; or (2) an immediate family member is an employee of the school. An
individual may serve as a member of the board of directors if no conflict of interest exists
under this paragraph, consistent with this section.
(c) A violation of paragraph (b) renders a contract voidable at the option of the
commissioner or the charter school board of directors. A member of a charter school board
of directors who violates paragraph (b) is individually liable to the charter school for any
damage caused by the violation.
(d) Any employee, agent, or board member of the authorizer who participates in initially
reviewing, approving, overseeing, evaluating, renewing, or not renewing the charter school
is ineligible to serve on the board of directors of a school chartered by that authorizer.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.07, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Board bylaws shall outline the process and procedures for
changing the board's governance structure, consistent with chapter 317A. A board may
change its governance structure only:
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new text begin (2) bynew text end a majority vote of the licensed teachers employed by the school as teachers,
including licensed teachers providing instruction under a contract between the school and
a cooperative; and
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Any change in board governance structure must conform with the board composition
established under this section.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.07, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
Every charter school board membernew text begin , including voting and nonvoting
ex-officio members,new text end shall attend annual training throughout the member's term. All new
board members shall attend initial training on the board's role and responsibilities,
employment policies and practices, and financial management. A new board member who
does not begin the required initial training within deleted text begin sixdeleted text end new text begin threenew text end months after being seated and
complete that training within deleted text begin 12deleted text end new text begin nine new text end months after being seated is automatically ineligible
to continue to serve as a board member. The school shall include in its annual report the
training each board member attended during the previous year.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.10, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
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(a) If the authorizer and the charter school
board mutually agree to not renew the contract for a reason unrelated to any cause under
subdivision 4, the authorizer and charter school must jointly submit to the commissioner a
written and signed letter of their intent to mutually not renew the contract. The authorizer
that is a party to the existing contract must inform the proposed authorizer about the fiscal,
operational, and student performance status of the school, including unmet contract outcomes
and other contractual obligations. The charter contract between the proposed authorizers
and the school must identify and provide a plan to address any outstanding obligations. If
the commissioner does not approve the transfer of authorizer, the current authorizer and the
school may withdraw their letter of nonrenewal and enter into a new contract. If the
commissioner does not approve the transfer and the authorizer and school enter into a new
contract without withdrawing their letter of nonrenewal, the school must be dissolved
according to applicable law and the terms of the contract.
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(b) If, at the end of a contract, a charter school board votes to not renew its contract with
the authorizer, is not subject to action under an authorizer's established corrective action or
intervention plan as defined in their current contract, and is not subject to action of the
authorizer under subdivision 4, the charter school board must notify the authorizer and
commissioner that it does not plan to renew the relationship with the authorizer. The
authorizer that is party to the existing contract must inform the proposed authorizer about
the fiscal, operational, and student performance status of the school. The charter contract
between the proposed authorizer and the school must identify and provide a plan to address
any performance issues identified by the current authorizer. If the commissioner does not
approve the transfer of authorizers and the current authorizer and school do not enter into
a new contract, the school must be dissolved according to applicable law and the terms of
the contract.
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(c) If the governing board of an approved authorizer votes to withdraw as an authorizer
under section 124E.05, subdivision 7, the proposed authorizer may submit a transfer request
to the commissioner at any time after the withdrawing authorizer has given proper notice
to the commissioner and the schools it authorizes. The authorizer and school board of
directors must, in a joint letter, notify families of students enrolled in the school of the date
of the withdrawal, and outline the process to change authorizers, and the possible outcomes
of that process. The commissioner shall have 20 business days to review the transfer request
and notify the proposed authorizer and the school of the commissioner's decision. The
proposed authorizer and the school have 15 business days to address any issues identified
by the commissioner's review. The commissioner shall have 20 business days after the
proposed authorizer and the school address any issues identified by the commissioner's
initial review to make a final determination.
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(d) If the commissioner withdraws the authority of the authorizer to authorize schools
under section 124E.05, subdivision 6, the commissioner shall develop a transfer of authorizer
plan with the authorizer, the charter school, and the proposed authorizer. This paragraph
applies to schools not subject to nonrenewal for any cause under subdivision 4.
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(e) Transfer requests with the proposed contracts under paragraphs (a) and (b) shall be
submitted to the commissioner at least 105 business days before the end of an existing
contract. The commissioner shall have 30 business days to review the transfer request and
notify the proposed authorizer and the school of the commissioner's decision. The proposed
authorizer and the school shall have 15 business days to address any issues identified by
the commissioner's review. The commissioner shall make a final determination of the transfer
request not later than 45 business days before the end of the current contract.
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Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.11, is amended to read:
(a) A charter schoolnew text begin , including its free preschool or prekindergarten program established
under section 124E.06, subdivision 3, paragraph (b),new text end may limit admission to:
(1) pupils within an age group or grade level;
(2) pupils who are eligible to participate in the graduation incentives program under
section 124D.68; or
(3) residents of a specific geographic area in which the school is located when the
majority of students served by the school are members of underserved populations.
(b) A charter schoolnew text begin , including its free preschool or prekindergarten program established
under section 124E.06, subdivision 3, paragraph (b),new text end shall enroll an eligible pupil who
submits a timely application, unless the number of applications exceeds the capacity of a
program, class, grade level, or building. In this case, pupils must be accepted by lot. The
charter school must develop and publish, including on its Web site, a lottery policy and
process that it must use when accepting pupils by lot.
(c) A charter school shall give enrollment preference to a sibling of an enrolled pupil
and to a foster child of that pupil's parents and may give preference for enrolling children
of the school's staff before accepting other pupils by lot. A charter school that is located in
Duluth township in St. Louis County and admits students in kindergarten through grade 6
must give enrollment preference to students residing within a five-mile radius of the school
and to the siblings of enrolled children. A charter school may give enrollment preference
to children currently enrolled in the school's free preschool or prekindergarten program
under section 124E.06, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), who are eligible to enroll in kindergarten
in the next school year.
(d) A person shall not be admitted to a charter school (1) as a kindergarten pupil, unless
the pupil is at least five years of age on September 1 of the calendar year in which the school
year for which the pupil seeks admission commences; or (2) as a first grade student, unless
the pupil is at least six years of age on September 1 of the calendar year in which the school
year for which the pupil seeks admission commences or has completed kindergarten; except
that a charter school may establish and publish on its Web site a policy for admission of
selected pupils at an earlier age, consistent with the enrollment process in paragraphs (b)
and (c).
(e) Except as permitted in paragraph (d), a charter schoolnew text begin , including its free preschool
or prekindergarten program established under section 124E.06, subdivision 3, paragraph
(b),new text end may not limit admission to pupils on the basis of intellectual ability, measures of
achievement or aptitude, or athletic ability and may not establish any criteria or requirements
for admission that are inconsistent with this section.
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goodsnew text begin , payments, or other incentivesnew text end of value to students, parents, or guardians as an
inducement, term, or condition of enrolling a student in a charter school.
(g) Once a student is enrolled in the school, the student is considered enrolled in the
school until the deleted text begin student formally withdrawsdeleted text end new text begin school receives a request for the transfer of
educational records from another school or a written election by the parent or guardian of
the student withdrawing the student, new text end ornew text begin the studentnew text end is expelled under the Pupil Fair Dismissal
Act in sections 121A.40 to 121A.56. deleted text begin A charter school is subject to and must comply with
the Pupil Fair Dismissal Act, sections 121A.40 to 121A.56.
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(h) A charter school with at least 90 percent of enrolled students who are eligible for
special education services and have a primary disability of deaf or hard-of-hearing may
enroll prekindergarten pupils with a disability under section 126C.05, subdivision 1,
paragraph (a), and must comply with the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act under Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 300.324, subsection (2), clause
(iv).
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.17, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
(a) Charter schools must disseminate
information about how to use the charter school offerings to targeted groups, among others.
Targeted groups include low-income families and communities, students of color, and
students who are at risk of academic failure.
(b) Authorizers and the commissioner must disseminate information to the public on
how to form and operate a charter school. Authorizers, operators, and the commissioner
also may disseminate information to interested stakeholders about the successful best
practices in teaching and learning demonstrated by charter schools.
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(c) A charter school must document its dissemination efforts in its annual report.
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Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.22, is amended to read:
(a) When a charter school finds it economically advantageous to rent or lease a building
or land for any instructional purpose and it determines that the total operating capital revenue
under section 126C.10, subdivision 13, is insufficient for this purpose, it may apply to the
commissioner for building lease aid. The commissioner must review and either approve or
deny a lease aid application using the following criteria:
(1) the reasonableness of the price based on current market values;
(2) the extent to which the lease conforms to applicable state laws and rules; and
(3) the appropriateness of the proposed lease in the context of the space needs and
financial circumstances of the charter school. The commissioner must approve aid only for
a facility lease that has (i) a sum certain annual cost and (ii) a closure clause to relieve the
charter school of its lease obligations at the time the charter contract is terminated or not
renewed. The closure clause under item (ii) must not be constructed or construed to relieve
the charter school of its lease obligations in effect before the charter contract is terminated
or not renewed.
(b) A charter school must not use the building lease aid it receives for custodial,
maintenance service, utility, or other operating costs.
(c) The amount of annual building lease aid for a charter school shall not exceed the
lesser of (1) 90 percent of the approved cost or (2) the product of thenew text begin charter school building
lease aidnew text end pupil units served for the current school year times $1,314.
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(d) A charter school's building lease aid pupil units equals the sum of the charter school
pupil units under section 126C.05 and the pupil units for the portion of the day that the
charter school's enrolled students are participating in the Postsecondary Enrollment Options
Act under section 124D.09 and not otherwise included in the pupil count under section
126C.05.
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This section is effective for fiscal year 2018 and later.
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Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 125A.56, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
(a) Before a pupil is referred for a special education
evaluation, the district must conduct and document at least two instructional strategies,
alternatives, or interventions using a system of scientific, research-based instruction and
intervention in academics or behavior, based on the pupil's needs, while the pupil is in the
regular classroom. The pupil's teacher must document the results. A special education
evaluation team may waive this requirement when it determines the pupil's need for the
evaluation is urgent. This section may not be used to deny a pupil's right to a special
education evaluation.
(b) A school district shall use alternative intervention services, including the assurance
of mastery program under section 124D.66, or an early intervening services program under
subdivision 2 to serve at-risk pupils who demonstrate a need for alternative instructional
strategies or interventions.
(c) A student identified as being unable to read at grade level under section 120B.12,
subdivision 2, paragraph (a), must be provided with alternate instruction under this
subdivisionnew text begin that is multisensory, systematic, sequential, cumulative, and explicitnew text end .
Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, section 62, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
For a matching grant
to Education Innovation Partners Cooperative Center, No. 6091-50, to provide research-based
professional development services, on-site training, and leadership coaching to teachers
and other school staff:
$ |
500,000 |
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2017 |
A grant under this subdivision must be matched with money or in-kind contributions
from nonstate sources. This is a onetime appropriation.new text begin This appropriation is available until
June 30, 2019.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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A grant program is established to support
school districts in paying agricultural education teachers for work over the summer with
high school students in extended programs.
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The commissioner of education shall develop the form and method
for applying for the grants. The commissioner shall develop criteria for determining the
allocation of the grants, including appropriate goals for the use of the grants.
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Grant funding under this section must be matched by funding
from the school district for the agricultural education teacher's summer employment. Grant
funding for each teacher is limited to the one-half share of 40 working days.
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School districts that receive grant funds shall report to the
commissioner of education no later than December 31 of each year regarding the number
of teachers funded by the grant program and the outcomes compared to the goals established
in the grant application. The Department of Education shall develop the criteria necessary
for the reports.
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The commissioner of education must submit the state plan developed pursuant to the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Every Student
Succeeds Act, United States Code, title 20, section 6311, to the education policy and finance
committees of the legislature before submitting the plan to the United States Department
of Education. The commissioner of education must not implement the state plan until the
legislature has approved it.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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A pilot project is established to provide incentives for
school districts and county governments to develop partnership agreements and implement
transportation plans to help keep foster care students enrolled in their school of origin when
a student is placed in a foster care setting outside the school of origin's boundaries.
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A school district must submit an application in the form and
manner prescribed by the commissioner of education to participate in the program. To
qualify for participation, one or more school districts and the local child welfare agency
must have a written interagency agreement that describes the local plan for ensuring
educational stability for foster care students. The parties to the agreement must seek title
IV-E reimbursement for eligible students and eligible transportation costs. The plan must
describe:
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(1) how transportation services will be arranged and provided; and
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(2) how local transportation costs will be paid for if pilot project funds are insufficient
to cover all costs.
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The commissioner must reimburse partnerships with
qualifying plans under subdivision 2 at the end of the school year based on allowable
expenditures and reimbursements and compliance with other reporting requirements. If the
available appropriation is insufficient to fully fund all qualifying plans, the commissioner
may prorate the available funds statewide among all school districts with qualifying plans.
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By February 1, 2018, the commissioner of education shall report on
the pilot project to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over early childhood through
grade 12 education. The report must include, at a minimum, the number of local agreements
entered into for this project along with the number of school districts and counties
participating in the agreements, baseline data showing the number of foster care students
who were able to remain in their school of origin and the changes in the ratio over the time
of the pilot project, data on expenditures for school stability transportation and federal
reimbursements received for the pilot project with a midyear projection of end-of-year costs
and revenues, and projected costs for statewide implementation of the program.
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School districts are encouraged to use the funding provided for activities to support the
effective use of technology under Title IV, Part A, of the federal Every Student Succeeds
Act for:
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(1) mentor-led, hands-on STEM education and engagement with materials that support
inquiry-based and active learning;
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(2) student participation in STEM competitions, including robotics competitions; and
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(3) mentor-led, classroom-based, after-school activities with informal STEM instruction
and education.
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This section is effective July 1, 2017.
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"Rural career and technical education (CTE) consortium"
means a voluntary collaboration of a service cooperative and other regional public and
private partners, including school districts and higher education institutions, that work
together to provide career and technical education opportunities within the service
cooperative's multicounty service area.
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(a) A rural CTE consortium shall:
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(1) focus on the development of courses and programs that encourage collaboration
between two or more school districts;
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(2) develop new career and technical programs that focus on the industry sectors that
fuel the rural regional economy;
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(3) facilitate the development of highly trained and knowledgeable students who are
equipped with technical and workplace skills needed by regional employers;
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(4) improve access to career and technical education programs for students who attend
sparsely populated rural school districts by developing public and private partnerships with
business and industry leaders and by increasing coordination of high school and
postsecondary program options;
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(5) increase family and student awareness of the availability and benefit of career and
technical education courses and training opportunities; and
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(6) provide capital start-up costs for items including but not limited to a mobile welding
lab, medical equipment and lab, and industrial kitchen equipment.
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(b) In addition to the requirements in paragraph (a), a rural CTE consortium may:
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(1) address the teacher shortage crisis in career and technical education through incentive
funding and training programs; and
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(2) provide transportation reimbursement grants to provide equitable opportunities
throughout the region for students to participate in career and technical education.
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In order to be
eligible for a grant under this section, a service cooperative must establish a rural career
and technical education advisory committee to advise the cooperative on the administration
of the rural CTE consortium.
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A rural CTE consortium may receive other sources of funds
to supplement state funding. All funds received shall be administered by the service
cooperative that is a member of the consortium.
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A rural CTE consortium must submit an annual
report on the progress of its activities to the commissioner of education and the legislative
committees with jurisdiction over secondary and postsecondary education. The annual report
must contain a financial report for the preceding fiscal year. The first report is due no later
than January 15, 2019.
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The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated.
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For achievement and integration aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.862:
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$ new text end |
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71,249,000 new text end |
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2018 new text end |
|
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$ new text end |
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73,267,000 new text end |
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2019 new text end |
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The 2018 appropriation includes $6,725,000 for 2017 and $64,524,000 for 2018.
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The 2019 appropriation includes $7,169,000 for 2018 and $66,098,000 for 2019.
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For literacy incentive aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.98:
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$ new text end |
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45,972,000 new text end |
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2018 new text end |
|
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$ new text end |
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45,972,000 new text end |
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2019 new text end |
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The 2018 appropriation includes $4,597,000 for 2017 and $41,375,000 for 2018.
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The 2019 appropriation includes $4,597,000 for 2018 and $41,375,000 for 2019.
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For
interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.87:
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$ new text end |
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13,337,000 new text end |
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2018 new text end |
|
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$ new text end |
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14,075,000 new text end |
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2019 new text end |
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For tribal contract school aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.83:
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$ new text end |
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1,983,000 new text end |
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2018 new text end |
|
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$ new text end |
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1,930,000 new text end |
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2019 new text end |
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The 2018 appropriation includes $323,000 for 2017 and $1,660,000 for 2018.
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The 2019 appropriation includes $184,000 for 2018 and $1,746,000 for 2019.
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For American Indian education aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.81, subdivision 2a:
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$ new text end |
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9,244,000 new text end |
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2018 new text end |
|
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$ new text end |
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9,464,000 new text end |
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2019 new text end |
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The 2018 appropriation includes $886,000 for 2017 and $8,358,000 for 2018.
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The 2019 appropriation includes $928,000 for 2018 and $8,536,000 for 2019.
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For grants to ServeMinnesota for the Minnesota reading corps
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.42, subdivision 8:
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$ new text end |
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8,625,000 new text end |
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2018 new text end |
|
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$ new text end |
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8,625,000 new text end |
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2019 new text end |
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Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. The
base for fiscal year 2020 is $11,925,000
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For concurrent enrollment programs under
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.091:
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$ new text end |
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4,000,000 new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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4,000,000 new text end |
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2019 new text end |
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If the appropriation is insufficient, the commissioner must proportionately reduce the
aid payment to each district.
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Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
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For grants to institutions offering
"introduction to teaching" or "introduction to education" college in the schools courses
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, subdivision 10, paragraph (b):
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$ new text end |
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375,000 new text end |
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2018 new text end |
|
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$ new text end |
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375,000 new text end |
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2019 new text end |
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The department may retain up to five percent of the appropriation amount to monitor
and administer the grant program.
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For funding ServeMinnesota programs under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.37 to 124D.45:
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$ new text end |
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900,000 new text end |
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2018 new text end |
|
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$ new text end |
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900,000 new text end |
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A grantee organization may provide health and child care coverage to the dependents
of each participant enrolled in a full-time ServeMinnesota program to the extent such
coverage is not otherwise available.
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For student organizations:
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$ new text end |
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725,000 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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725,000 new text end |
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(a) $46,000 each year is for student organizations serving health occupations (HOSA).
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(b) $100,000 each year is for student organizations serving trade and industry occupations
(Skills USA, secondary and postsecondary).
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(c) $95,000 each year is for student organizations serving business occupations (BPA,
secondary and postsecondary).
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(d) $193,000 each year is for student organizations serving agriculture occupations (FFA,
PAS).
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(e) $142,000 each year is for student organizations serving family and consumer science
occupations (FCCLA).
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(f) $109,000 each year is for student organizations serving marketing occupations (DECA
and DECA collegiate).
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(g) $40,000 each year is for the Minnesota Foundation for Student Organizations.
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Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
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For grants to museums and education
centers:
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$ new text end |
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535,000 new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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460,000 new text end |
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(a) $319,000 each year is for the Minnesota Children's Museum. Of the amount in this
paragraph, $50,000 in each year is for the Minnesota Children's Museum, Rochester.
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(b) $50,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum.
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(c) $41,000 each year is for the Minnesota Academy of Science.
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(d) $50,000 each year is for the Headwaters Science Center.
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(e) $75,000 in fiscal year 2018 only is for the Works Museum.
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Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
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For a grant to Starbase MN for rigorous science, technology,
engineering, and math (STEM) program providing students in grades 4 to 6 with a
multisensory learning experience and a hands-on curriculum in an aerospace environment
using state-of-the-art technology:
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$ new text end |
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1,398,000 new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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500,000 new text end |
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2019 new text end |
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Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. The
base appropriation for fiscal year 2020 is $500,000.
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All unspent funds, estimated at $898,000 from the Starbase MN appropriation under Laws
2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision 17, are canceled to
the general fund on June 30, 2017.
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For recovery program grants under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.695:
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$ new text end |
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750,000 new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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750,000 new text end |
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2019 new text end |
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Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
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For the Minnesota math corps program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.42, subdivision 9:
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$ new text end |
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550,000 new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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550,000 new text end |
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2019 new text end |
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Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. The
base in fiscal year 2020 is $2,000,000.
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For grants to the Minnesota Civic Education Coalition,
Minnesota Civic Youth, Learning Law and Democracy Foundation, and YMCA Youth in
Government to provide civic education programs for Minnesota youth age 18 and younger.
Civic education is the study of constitutional principles and the democratic foundation of
our national, state, and local institutions, and the study of political processes and structures
of government, grounded in the understanding of constitutional government under the rule
of law.
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$ new text end |
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125,000 new text end |
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2018 new text end |
|
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125,000 new text end |
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2019 new text end |
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Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
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For a grant to the University of Minnesota
College of Education and Human Development, for the operation of the Minnesota Principals
Academy:
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$ new text end |
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200,000 new text end |
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2018 new text end |
|
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$ new text end |
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200,000 new text end |
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2019 new text end |
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Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
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For a pilot project
to promote educational stability for students living in foster care:
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$ new text end |
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1,000,000 new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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Up to five percent of the appropriation may be used for state and local administrative
costs such as reporting, technical support, and establishing a title IV-E reimbursement
claiming process. This is a onetime appropriation. This appropriation is available until June
30, 2019.
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For building lease aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124E.22:
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$ new text end |
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73,341,000 new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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78,802,000 new text end |
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The 2018 appropriation includes $6,850,000 for 2017 and $66,491,000 for 2018.
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The 2019 appropriation includes $7,387,000 for 2018 and $71,415,000 for 2019.
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(a) For grants to support expanded Race 2 Reduce water
conservation programming in Minnesota schools:
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$ new text end |
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307,000 new text end |
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2018 new text end |
|
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$ new text end |
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307,000 new text end |
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2019 new text end |
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(b) In the first year, $143,000 is for H2O for Life; $98,000 is for Independent School
District No. 624, White Bear Lake; and $66,000 is for Independent School District No. 832,
Mahtomedi.
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(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. The
base appropriation for fiscal year 2020 is zero.
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(a) For grants to school
districts for Grow Your Own new teacher programs:
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$ new text end |
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1,375,000 new text end |
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2018 new text end |
|
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$ new text end |
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1,375,000 new text end |
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(b) The grants are for school districts where more than 25 percent of students are students
of color or are American Indian to provide financial assistance, mentoring, and experiences
to enable persons who are of color or who are American Indian and working or living in
the local community to become teachers. Districts or schools providing financial support
may require a commitment as determined by the district to teach in the district or school
for a reasonable amount of time that does not exceed five years. Grants may be used for:
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(1) tuition scholarships or stipends to eligible teaching assistants or other nonlicensed
employees who are of color or who are American Indian participating in a Board of Teaching
approved program under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.09, subdivision 10, paragraph
(a);
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(2) a nonconventional teacher residency pilot program established under Minnesota
Statutes, section 122A.09, subdivision 10, paragraph (a). The program shall provide tuition
scholarships or stipends to enable education or teaching assistants or other nonlicensed
employees of a first class city school district who hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited
college or university and who seek an education license to participate in a Board of
Teaching-approved nonconventional teacher residency program under Minnesota Statutes,
section 122A.09, subdivision 10, paragraph (a). Any funds not awarded by June 1, 2019,
may be reallocated among the remaining districts if the total cost of the program exceeds
the original allocation; or
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(3) supporting the development of residency programs at any school or district in the
state where at least 25 percent of students are students of color or are American Indian for
prospective teachers of color or who are American Indian who seek an education license
to participate in a Board of Teaching-approved program under Minnesota Statutes, section
122A.09, subdivision 10, paragraph (a).
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(c) School districts and charter schools may also apply for grants to develop innovative
expanded Grow Your Own programs that encourage secondary school students to pursue
teaching, including:
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(1) developing and supporting future teacher clubs focused on encouraging middle and
high school students who are of color or who are American Indian to have experiential
learning, support the success of younger students, and pursue a teaching career; and
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(2) developing and offering dual-credit postsecondary course options in schools for
"Introduction to Teaching" or "Introduction to Education" courses consistent with Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.09, subdivision 10.
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(d) Programs must annually report to the commissioner by the date determined by the
commissioner on their activities under this section, including the number of participants,
the percentage of participants who are of color or who are American Indian, and an
assessment of program effectiveness, including participant feedback, areas for improvement,
the percentage of participants continuing to pursue teacher licensure, and the number of
participants hired in the school or district as teachers after completing preparation programs.
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(e) The department may retain up to five percent of the appropriation amount to monitor
and administer the grant program.
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(f) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
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For the statewide testing and
reporting system under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.30:
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$ new text end |
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10,892,000 new text end |
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2018 new text end |
|
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$ new text end |
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10,892,000 new text end |
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2019 new text end |
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Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
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To reimburse districts for
students who qualify under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraph
(e), for onetime payment of their college entrance examination fee:
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$ new text end |
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1,511,000 new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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2019 new text end |
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The Department of Education must reimburse districts for their onetime payments on
behalf of students. Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second
year. This appropriation is available until October 1, 2019.
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For alternative teacher compensation
aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.415, subdivision 4:
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$ new text end |
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89,863,000 new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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89,623,000 new text end |
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The 2018 appropriation includes $8,917,000 for 2017 and $80,946,000 for 2018.
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The 2019 appropriation includes $8,993,000 for 2018 and $80,630,000 for 2019.
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(a) For collaborative urban and greater Minnesota educators of color program grants:
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$ new text end |
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1,030,000 new text end |
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2018 new text end |
|
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$ new text end |
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1,030,000 new text end |
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(b) For fiscal years 2018, 2019, and 2020, grants shall be awarded in equal amounts:
$206,000 each year is for the Southeast Asian Teacher program at Concordia University,
St. Paul; $206,000 each year is for the Collaborative Urban Educator program at the
University of St. Thomas; $206,000 each year is for the Center for Excellence in Urban
Teaching at Hamline University; $206,000 each year is for the East Africa Student to Teacher
program at Augsburg College; and $206,000 each year is for the Urban Teacher program
at Metropolitan State University. Grants may be used to provide financial support to teacher
candidates completing licensure programs and complement other scholarship and stipend
programs created to address the shortage of teachers in Minnesota who are of color or who
are American Indian.
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(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. The
department may retain up to five percent of the appropriation in each year to monitor and
administer the grant program.
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(d) By January 15 of each year, each institution shall prepare for the legislature a detailed
report regarding the funds used to recruit, retain, and induct teacher candidates who are of
color or who are American Indian. The report must include the total number of teacher
candidates of color, disaggregated by race or ethnic group, who are recruited to the institution,
are newly admitted to the licensure program, are enrolled in the licensure program, have
completed student teaching, have graduated, and are licensed and newly employed as
Minnesota teachers in their licensure field. The total number of teacher candidates who are
of color or who are American Indian at each stage from recruitment to licensed teaching
must be reported as a percentage of total candidates seeking the same licensure at the
institution. The report must include the graduation rate for each cohort of teacher candidates,
the placement rate for each graduating cohort of teacher candidates, and the retention rate
for each graduating cohort of teacher candidates, among other program outcomes.
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(e) For fiscal year 2021 and later, grants shall be awarded only to programs that
demonstrate success at recruiting, retaining, and inducting teacher candidates who are of
color or who are American Indian. As funds are available, the commissioner may award
competitive grants to Minnesota higher education institutions that apply to the commissioner
in the form and manner determined by the commissioner.
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(a) For students'
advanced placement and international baccalaureate examination fees under Minnesota
Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 3, and the training and related costs for teachers and
other interested educators under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 1:
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(b) The advanced placement program shall receive 75 percent of the appropriation each
year and the international baccalaureate program shall receive 25 percent of the appropriation
each year. The department, in consultation with representatives of the advanced placement
and international baccalaureate programs selected by the Advanced Placement Advisory
Council and International Baccalaureate Minnesota, respectively, shall determine the amounts
of the expenditures each year for examination fees and training and support programs for
each program.
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(c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 1, at least $500,000
each year is for teachers to attend subject matter summer training programs and follow-up
support workshops approved by the advanced placement or international baccalaureate
programs. The amount of the subsidy for each teacher attending an advanced placement or
international baccalaureate summer training program or workshop shall be the same. The
commissioner shall determine the payment process and the amount of the subsidy.
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(d) The commissioner shall pay all examination fees for all students of low-income
families under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 3, and to the extent of
available appropriations, shall also pay examination fees for students sitting for an advanced
placement examination, international baccalaureate examination, or both.
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Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
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For grants to schools to encourage low-income and other underserved students
to participate in advanced placement and international baccalaureate programs according
to Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.132:
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$ new text end |
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750,000 new text end |
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2018 new text end |
|
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750,000 new text end |
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2019 new text end |
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Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. The
base for fiscal year 2020 is $815,000.
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For agricultural educator grants under section
1:
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$ new text end |
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250,000 new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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250,000 new text end |
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2019 new text end |
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Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. The
base for fiscal year 2020 is $500,000.
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For joint grants to assist
American Indian people to become teachers under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.63:
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$ new text end |
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460,000 new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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460,000 new text end |
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2019 new text end |
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(a) For grants to the African American Registry
for the Teacher's Forum:
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$ new text end |
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132,000 new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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132,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2019 new text end |
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(b) The African American Registry must use the grant funds to establish partnerships
with Metropolitan State University and the University of St. Thomas to improve the cultural
competency of candidates seeking a first teaching license. By January 15 of each year, the
African American Registry shall report to the legislature a detailed report regarding the
funds used. The report must include the number of teachers prepared. The base appropriation
in fiscal year 2020 is $0.
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(a) For rural career and
technical education consortium grants:
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$ new text end |
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1,500,000 new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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1,500,000 new text end |
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2019 new text end |
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This appropriation is available until June 30, 2022. If the appropriation in the first year
is insufficient, the 2019 appropriation is available.
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new text begin
(b) For fiscal year 2018 and 2019, the commissioner shall award a two-year grant to the
consortium that is a collaboration of the Southwest/West Central Service Cooperative
(SWWC), Southwest Minnesota State University, Minnesota West Community and Technical
College, Ridgewater College, and other regional public and private partners. For fiscal year
2020 and 2021, the commissioner shall award a two-year grant to an applicant consortium
that includes the South Central Service Cooperative or Southeast Service Cooperative and
a two-year grant to an applicant consortium that includes the Northwest Service Cooperative
or Northeast Service Cooperative.
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(c) The base appropriation in fiscal year 2020 is $3,000,000.
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For grants to support the planning
and implementation of high school transition teams of teachers, guidance counselors, and
high school students who assist students in grades 8 and 9 and their families to successfully
navigate the transition to high school:
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$ new text end |
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500,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2020. Of the amounts
appropriated, $250,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 622, North St.
Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale, $150,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 624,
White Bear Lake, and $100,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 832,
Mahtomedi.
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Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.10, subdivision 5,
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new text begin
is repealed.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.09, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin
The Board of Teaching must
issue an endorsement for dual enrollment instruction to a high school teacher licensed in a
content-specific field who successfully completes the requirements for providing dual
enrollment instruction in the teacher's licensure field, consistent with board-adopted
standards. The board must adopt standards for this endorsement in consultation with eligible
public postsecondary institutions participating in course agreements under section 124D.09,
subdivision 10. The board-adopted standards for the endorsement must allow a secondary
teacher that receives the endorsement to teach a dual credit course offered by any eligible
postsecondary institution. The endorsement means a change in the teacher's license that
allows the teacher to teach postsecondary college in the schools dual credit courses under
section 124D.09, subdivision 10, at a high school.
new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.17, is amended to read:
new text begin (a) new text end A rule adopted by the Board of Teachingnew text begin or the Professional Educator Licensing and
Standards Boardnew text end must not affect the validity of certificates or licenses to teach in effect on
July 1, 1974, or the rights and privileges of the holders thereof, except that any such
certificate or license may be suspended or revoked for any of the causes and by the procedures
specified by law.
new text begin
(b) All teacher licenses in effect on January 1, 2018, shall remain valid for one additional
year after the date the license is scheduled to expire.
new text end
new text begin
This section is effective January 1, 2018.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.18, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
(a) The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and
Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end must deleted text begin license teachers, as defined in section 122A.15,
subdivision 1, except for supervisory personnel, as defined in section 122A.15, subdivision
2.deleted text end new text begin issue teacher licenses to candidates who meet the qualifications prescribed by this chapter.
new text end
(b) The Board of School Administrators must license supervisory personnel as defined
in section 122A.15, subdivision 2, except for athletic coaches.
deleted text begin
(c) Licenses under the jurisdiction of the Board of Teaching, the Board of School
Administrators, and the commissioner of education must be issued through the licensing
section of the department.
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deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (c)new text end The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end and the
Department of Education must enter into a data sharing agreement to share educational data
at the E-12 level for the limited purpose of program approval and improvement for teacher
education programs. The program approval process must include targeted redesign of teacher
preparation programs to address identified E-12 student areas of concern.
deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end The Board of School Administrators and the Department of Education must enter
into a data sharing agreement to share educational data at the E-12 level for the limited
purpose of program approval and improvement for education administration programs. The
program approval process must include targeted redesign of education administration
preparation programs to address identified E-12 student areas of concern.
deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end For purposes of the data sharing agreements under paragraphs deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (c)new text end and deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end ,
the new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end , Board of School
Administrators, and Department of Education may share private data, as defined in section
13.02, subdivision 12, on teachers and school administrators. The data sharing agreements
must not include educational data, as defined in section 13.32, subdivision 1, but may include
summary data, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 19, derived from educational data.
new text begin
This section is effective January 1, 2018.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.18, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
(a) The new text begin Professional Educator
Licensing and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end must issue licenses under its jurisdiction to
persons the board finds to be qualified and competent for their respective positions, including
those meeting the standards adopted under section 122A.09, subdivision 4, paragraph (n).
(b) The board must deleted text begin require a candidate for teacher licensure to demonstratedeleted text end new text begin establish new text end a
passing score on a board-adopted examination of skills in reading, writing, and mathematics,
deleted text begin before beingdeleted text end new text begin for a candidate to be new text end granted a deleted text begin professional five-yeardeleted text end new text begin Tier 2, 3, or 4 new text end teaching
license new text begin under section 122A.181 new text end to provide direct instruction to pupils in prekindergarten,
elementary, secondary, or special education programsdeleted text begin , except that the board may issue up
to four temporary, one-year teaching licenses to an otherwise qualified candidate who has
not yet passed a board-adopted skills exam. At the request of the employing school district
or charter school, the Board of Teaching may issue an initial professional one-year teaching
license to an otherwise qualified teacher not passing or demonstrating a passing score on a
board-adopted skills examination in reading, writing, and mathematics. For purposes of this
section, the initial professional one-year teaching license issued by the board is limited to
the current subject or content matter the teacher is employed to teach and limited to the
district or charter school requesting the initial professional one-year teaching license. If the
board denies the request, it must provide a detailed response to the school administrator as
to the reasons for the denialdeleted text end . The board must require colleges and universities offering a
board approved teacher preparation program to make available upon request remedial
assistance that includes a formal diagnostic component to persons enrolled in their institution
who did not achieve a qualifying score on a board-adopted skills examination, including
those for whom English is a second language. The colleges and universities must make
available assistance in the specific academic areas of candidates' deficiency. School districts
may make available upon request similar, appropriate, and timely remedial assistance that
includes a formal diagnostic component to those persons employed by the district who
completed their teacher education program, who did not achieve a qualifying score on a
board-adopted skills examination, and who received an initial professional one-year teaching
license to teach in Minnesota. The board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end shall report annually to the education
committees of the legislature on the total number of teacher candidates during the most
recent school year taking a board-adopted skills examination, the number who achieve a
qualifying score on the examination, the number who do not achieve a qualifying score on
the examination, and the candidates who have not passed a content or pedagogy exam,
disaggregated by categories of race, ethnicity, and eligibility for financial aid.
(c) deleted text begin The Board of Teaching must grant professional five-year teaching licenses only to
those persons who have met board criteria for that license, which includes passing a
board-adopted skills examination in reading, writing, and mathematics, and the exceptions
in section 122A.09, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), that are consistent with this paragraph.
deleted text end The requirement to pass a board-adopted reading, writing, and mathematics skills
examination, does not apply to nonnative English speakers, as verified by qualified Minnesota
school district personnel or Minnesota higher education faculty, who, after meeting the
content and pedagogy requirements under this subdivision, apply for a deleted text begin professional five-yeardeleted text end
teaching license to provide direct instruction in their native language or world language
instruction under section 120B.022, subdivision 1.
(d) All colleges and universities approved by the board deleted text begin of teachingdeleted text end to prepare persons
for teacher licensure must include in their teacher preparation programs a common core of
teaching knowledge and skills to be acquired by all persons recommended for teacher
licensure. Among other requirements, teacher candidates must demonstrate the knowledge
and skills needed to provide appropriate instruction to English learners to support and
accelerate their academic literacy, including oral academic language, and achievement in
content areas in a regular classroom setting. This common core shall meet the standards
developed by the interstate new teacher assessment and support consortium in its 1992
"model standards for beginning teacher licensing and development." Amendments to
standards adopted under this paragraph are covered by chapter 14. The board deleted text begin of teachingdeleted text end
shall report annually to the education committees of the legislature on the performance of
teacher candidates on common core assessments of knowledge and skills under this paragraph
during the most recent school year.
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This section is effective July 1, 2018.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.18, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:
deleted text begin Not later than July 1, 2002,deleted text end The new text begin Professional Educator
Licensing and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end must adopt rules providing for reading teacher
licensure.
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2018.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.18, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
The deleted text begin commissioner of
educationdeleted text end new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board new text end must issue licenses under
its jurisdiction to persons the deleted text begin commissionerdeleted text end new text begin board new text end finds to be qualified and competent for
their respective positions under the rules it adopts. The deleted text begin commissioner of educationdeleted text end new text begin board
new text end may develop, by rule, a code of ethics for supervisory personnel covering standards of
professional practices, including areas of ethical conduct and professional performance and
methods of enforcement.
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2018.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.18, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
All colleges and universities approved by the board
deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end to prepare persons for classroom teacher licensure must include in their teacher
preparation programs the knowledge and skills teacher candidates need to deliver digital
and blended learning and curriculum and engage students with technology.
new text begin
This section is effective January 1, 2018.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.18, subdivision 7a, is amended to read:
(a) The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and
Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end may allow a person who is enrolled in and making satisfactory
progress in a board-approved teacher program and who has successfully completed student
teaching to be employed as a short-call substitute teacher.
(b) The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end may issue a
lifetime qualified short-call new text begin or long-call new text end substitute teaching license to a person who:
(1) was a qualified teacher under section 122A.16 while holding a deleted text begin professional five-yeardeleted text end
new text begin Tier 3 or Tier 4 new text end teaching license issued by the boarddeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin under section 122A.181new text end and receives
a retirement annuity from the Teachers Retirement Association or the St. Paul Teachers
Retirement Fund Association;
(2) holds an out-of-state teaching license and receives a retirement annuity as a result
of the person's teaching experience; or
(3) held a deleted text begin professional five-yeardeleted text end new text begin Tier 3 or Tier 4new text end teaching license issued by the board,new text begin
under section 122A.181,new text end taught at least three school years in an accredited nonpublic school
in Minnesota, and receives a retirement annuity as a result of the person's teaching experience.
A person holding a lifetime qualified short-call new text begin or long-call new text end substitute teaching license is
not required to complete continuing education clock hours. A person holding this license
may reapply to the board for new text begin either:
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new text begin (i) new text end a deleted text begin professional five-yeardeleted text end new text begin Tier 3 or Tier 4new text end teaching licensenew text begin under section 122A.181,new text end
and must again complete continuing education clock hours one school year after receiving
the deleted text begin professional five-yeardeleted text end new text begin Tier 3 or Tier 4new text end teaching licensenew text begin ; or
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new text begin (ii) a Tier 1 license under section 122A.181, provided that the candidate has a bachelor's
degree, an associate's degree, or an appropriate professional credential in the content area
the candidate will teachnew text end .
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2018.
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Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.18, subdivision 7c, is amended to read:
The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and
Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end shall establish a temporary license in accordance with section
197.4552 for teaching. The fee for a temporary license under this subdivision shall be $87.90
for an online application or $86.40 for a paper application.new text begin The board must provide candidates
for a license under this subdivision with information regarding the tiered licensure system
provided in section 122A.181.
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new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2018.
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Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.18, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
(a) The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards
new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end and deleted text begin the commissioner of educationdeleted text end new text begin the Board of School Administratorsnew text end
must request a criminal history background check from the superintendent of the Bureau
of Criminal Apprehension on all first-time teaching applicants for licenses under their
jurisdiction. Applicants must include with their licensure applications:
(1) an executed criminal history consent form, including fingerprints; and
(2) a money order or cashier's check payable to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
for the fee for conducting the criminal history background check.
(b) The superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension shall perform the
background check required under paragraph (a) by retrieving criminal history data as defined
in section 13.87 and shall also conduct a search of the national criminal records repository.
The superintendent is authorized to exchange fingerprints with the Federal Bureau of
Investigation for purposes of the criminal history check. The superintendent shall recover
the cost to the bureau of a background check through the fee charged to the applicant under
paragraph (a).
(c) The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end or the
deleted text begin commissioner of educationdeleted text end new text begin Board of School Administratorsnew text end may issue a license pending
completion of a background check under this subdivision, but must notify the individual
that the individual's license may be revoked based on the result of the background check.new text begin
The individual must notify the school district or charter school that employs the individual
as a teacher that the individual's license has been revoked.
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new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2018.
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new text begin
(a) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must license teachers
as defined in section 122A.15, subdivision 1. The tiered licensure system supersedes the
licensure system implemented under Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.18, and
Minnesota Rules, part 8710.0300.
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new text begin
(b) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must issue a license to
candidates who meet the qualifications prescribed by this chapter.
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new text begin
The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board
must issue a license to candidates who meet the qualifications for the appropriate tier
according to the following table:
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One year new text end |
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Tier 2 license new text end |
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Two years new text end |
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Up to two new text end |
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Meets Tier 1 qualifications and at least one of the following: new text end |
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(1) enrolled in and making satisfactory progress in a Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board-approved teacher preparation program; new text end |
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(2) passing scores on all required skills, content area, and pedagogy licensure exams; or new text end |
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(3) master's degree in content area. new text end |
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A school board must confirm that the candidate has the necessary skills and knowledge to teach in a specified content area. new text end |
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Years worked with a Tier 2 license only count toward the candidate's continuing contract under section 122A.40 or 122A.41 if the candidate subsequently obtains a Tier 3 or Tier 4 license. new text end |
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Tier 3 license new text end |
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Three years new text end |
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One new text end |
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Meets Tier 1 qualifications and at least one of the following: new text end |
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(1) successful completion of a Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board-approved teacher preparation program; new text end |
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(2) successful completion of an out-of-state teacher preparation program that includes field-specific methods training and field-specific student teaching; new text end |
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(3) an out-of-state professional teaching license in good standing; new text end |
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(5) National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification. new text end |
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(1) 12 weeks of student teaching experience; new text end |
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Tier 4 license new text end |
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Five years new text end |
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Unlimited new text end |
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(1) at least three years teaching experience in any state; and new text end |
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(2) passing scores on all required skills, content area, and pedagogy licensure exams. new text end |
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Must participate in a school district's evaluation program that includes an individual growth and development plan. new text end |
new text begin
A Tier 3 or Tier 4 teacher licensure candidate that
fails, after two attempts, to obtain a passing score on the board-adopted skills examination
in reading, writing, and mathematics may demonstrate to the board that they have attained
the required skills by either of the following:
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new text begin
(1) completing a portfolio using board-adopted standards; or
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new text begin
(2) teaching for three years in a Minnesota school with at least one summative teacher
evaluation and showing satisfactory evidence of successful teaching according to section
122A.40, subdivision 8, or 122A.41, subdivision 5.
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new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2018.
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new text begin
Each license issued under this chapter must
bear the date of issue and the name of the state-approved teacher training provider or
alternative teaching program, as applicable. Licenses must expire and be renewed according
to rules adopted by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board or the Board
of School Administrators. Requirements for renewing a Tier 3 or Tier 4 license must include
showing satisfactory evidence of successful teaching or administrative experience for at
least one school year during the period covered by the license in grades or subjects for which
the license is valid or completing such additional preparation as required under this section,
or as the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board prescribes. The Board of
School Administrators shall establish requirements for renewing the licenses of supervisory
personnel except athletic coaches. The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board
shall establish requirements for renewing the licenses of athletic coaches.
new text end
new text begin
(a) Applicants for license renewal for a Tier 3 or Tier 4
license who have been employed as a teacher during the renewal period of the expiring
license, as a condition of license renewal, must present to the Professional Educator Licensing
and Standards Board evidence of work that demonstrates professional reflection and growth
in best teaching practices, including among other things, practices in meeting the varied
needs of English learners from young children to adults under section 124D.59, subdivisions
2 and 2a.
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new text begin
(b) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must ensure that its teacher
relicensing requirements include paragraph (a).
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new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2018.
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new text begin
(a) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards
Board must inform a candidate within 30 days of receiving a completed application whether
the candidate's application for an initial teaching license or renewal of license has been
approved or denied. When an application is denied, the notification letter must inform the
candidate of the process for seeking review of the denial and of the appeals process provided
in this section, including all deadlines for seeking review of the denial decision and filing
an appeal. The notification letter must identify each licensure requirement the candidate
failed to meet.
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new text begin
(b) For purposes of this section, "denial" means denial of an initial license or a denial
of a renewal license. Denial of an initial license includes a grant of a license that is a lower
tier than the candidate applied for and denial of application for an additional field of licensure.
new text end
new text begin
A candidate whose license application is denied may seek
review of the denial by submitting a letter to the Professional Educator Licensing and
Standards Board within 30 calendar days of receipt of the denial letter. The candidate may
include any documentation necessary to demonstrate that the candidate meets the licensure
requirements. The board must review the denial within 60 calendar days of receipt of the
letter seeking review. If the board affirms the denial, the board must send the candidate a
letter identifying each licensure requirement the candidate failed to meet and informing the
candidate of the appeal process provided under this section.
new text end
new text begin
A candidate whose application for license or license renewal has been
denied under subdivisions 1 and 2 may appeal the decision by filing a written request with
the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board within 30 days of notice that the
board has affirmed the denial of license. The board must then initiate a contested case under
the Administrative Procedure Act, sections 14.001 to 14.69.
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new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2018.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.19, is amended to read:
The new text begin Professional
Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end , hereinafter the board, must grant
teaching licenses in bilingual education and English as a second language to persons who
present satisfactory evidence that they:
deleted text begin (a)deleted text end new text begin (1)new text end possess competence and communicative skills in English and in another language;
deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (2)new text end possess a bachelor's degree or other academic degree approved by the board, and
meet such requirements as to course of study and training as the board may prescribe,
consistent with subdivision 4new text begin ; and
new text end
new text begin (3) meet all other requirements for a teaching license provided in section 122A.18new text end .
The board may license a person
who holds a deleted text begin generaldeleted text end teaching license new text begin in any tier under section 122A.181, new text end and who presents
the board with satisfactory evidence of competence and communicative skills in a language
other than English under this section.
For the purpose of licensing bilingual and
English as a second language teachers, the board may approve programs at colleges or
universities designed for their training. These programs must provide instruction in
implementing research-based practices designed specifically for English learners. The
programs must focus on developing English learners' academic language proficiency in
English, including oral academic language, giving English learners meaningful access to
the full school curriculum, developing culturally relevant teaching practices appropriate for
immigrant students, and providing more intensive instruction and resources to English
learners with lower levels of academic English proficiency and varied needs, consistent
with section 124D.59, subdivisions 2 and 2a.
Any person licensed under this section is
eligible for employment by a school board as a teacher in a bilingual education or English
as a second language program in which the language for which the person is licensed is
taught or used as a medium of instruction. A board may prescribe only those additional
qualifications for teachers licensed under this section that are approved by the board deleted text begin of
teachingdeleted text end .
In hiring for all bilingual education program
positions, districts must give preference to and make affirmative efforts to seek, recruit, and
employ persons who (1) are native speakers of the language which is the medium of
instruction in the bilingual education program or share a native language with the majority
of their students, and (2) share the culture of the English learners enrolled in the program.
The district shall provide procedures for involving the parent advisory committees in
designing the procedures for recruiting, screening, and selecting applicants. This section
must not be construed to limit the school board's authority to hire and discharge personnel.
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2018.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.20, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
(a) The new text begin Professional
Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end or Board of School Administrators,
whichever has jurisdiction over a teacher's licensure, may, on the written complaint of the
school board employing a teacher, a teacher organization, or any other interested person,
refuse to issue, refuse to renew, suspend, or revoke a teacher's license to teach for any of
the following causes:
(1) immoral character or conduct;
(2) failure, without justifiable cause, to teach for the term of the teacher's contract;
(3) gross inefficiency or willful neglect of duty;
(4) failure to meet licensure requirements; or
(5) fraud or misrepresentation in obtaining a license.
The written complaint must specify the nature and character of the charges.
(b) The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end or Board of
School Administrators, whichever has jurisdiction over a teacher's licensure, shall refuse
to issue, refuse to renew, or automatically revoke a teacher's license to teach without the
right to a hearing upon receiving a certified copy of a conviction showing that the teacher
has been convicted of child abuse, as defined in section 609.185, sex trafficking in the first
degree under section 609.322, subdivision 1, sex trafficking in the second degree under
section 609.322, subdivision 1a, engaging in hiring, or agreeing to hire a minor to engage
in prostitution under section 609.324, subdivision 1, sexual abuse under section 609.342,
609.343, 609.344, 609.345, 609.3451, subdivision 3, or 617.23, subdivision 3, solicitation
of children to engage in sexual conduct or communication of sexually explicit materials to
children under section 609.352, interference with privacy under section 609.746 or stalking
under section 609.749 and the victim was a minor, using minors in a sexual performance
under section 617.246, possessing pornographic works involving a minor under section
617.247, or any other offense not listed in this paragraph that requires the person to register
as a predatory offender under section 243.166, or a crime under a similar law of another
state or the United States. The board shall send notice of this licensing action to the district
in which the teacher is currently employed.
(c) A person whose license to teach has been revoked, not issued, or not renewed under
paragraph (b), may petition the board to reconsider the licensing action if the person's
conviction for child abuse or sexual abuse is reversed by a final decision of the Court of
Appeals or the Supreme Court or if the person has received a pardon for the offense. The
petitioner shall attach a certified copy of the appellate court's final decision or the pardon
to the petition. Upon receiving the petition and its attachment, the board shall schedule and
hold a disciplinary hearing on the matter under section 214.10, subdivision 2, unless the
petitioner waives the right to a hearing. If the board finds that, notwithstanding the reversal
of the petitioner's criminal conviction or the issuance of a pardon, the petitioner is disqualified
from teaching under paragraph (a), clause (1), the board shall affirm its previous licensing
action. If the board finds that the petitioner is not disqualified from teaching under paragraph
(a), clause (1), it shall reverse its previous licensing action.
(d) For purposes of this subdivision, the new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards
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Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.20, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
A school board must report to the new text begin Professional Educator
Licensing and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end , the Board of School Administrators, or the
Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, whichever has
jurisdiction over the teacher's or administrator's license, when its teacher or administrator
is discharged or resigns from employment after a charge is filed with the school board under
section 122A.41, subdivisions 6, clauses (1), (2), and (3), and 7, or after charges are filed
that are grounds for discharge under section 122A.40, subdivision 13, paragraph (a), clauses
(1) to (5), or when a teacher or administrator is suspended or resigns while an investigation
is pending under section 122A.40, subdivision 13, paragraph (a) clauses (1) to (5); 122A.41,
subdivisions 6, clauses (1), (2), and (3), and 7; or 626.556, or when a teacher or administrator
is suspended without an investigation under section 122A.41, subdivisions 6, paragraph (a),
clauses (1), (2), and (3), and 7; or 626.556. The report must be made to the appropriate
licensing board within ten days after the discharge, suspension, or resignation has occurred.
The licensing board to which the report is made must investigate the report for violation of
subdivision 1 and the reporting board must cooperate in the investigation. Notwithstanding
any provision in chapter 13 or any law to the contrary, upon written request from the licensing
board having jurisdiction over the license, a board or school superintendent shall provide
the licensing board with information about the teacher or administrator from the district's
files, any termination or disciplinary proceeding, any settlement or compromise, or any
investigative file. Upon written request from the appropriate licensing board, a board or
school superintendent may, at the discretion of the board or school superintendent, solicit
the written consent of a student and the student's parent to provide the licensing board with
information that may aid the licensing board in its investigation and license proceedings.
The licensing board's request need not identify a student or parent by name. The consent
of the student and the student's parent must meet the requirements of chapter 13 and Code
of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 99.30. The licensing board may provide a consent
form to the district. Any data transmitted to any board under this section is private data
under section 13.02, subdivision 12, notwithstanding any other classification of the data
when it was in the possession of any other agency.
The licensing board to which a report is made must transmit to the Attorney General's
Office any record or data it receives under this subdivision for the sole purpose of having
the Attorney General's Office assist that board in its investigation. When the Attorney
General's Office has informed an employee of the appropriate licensing board in writing
that grounds exist to suspend or revoke a teacher's license to teach, that licensing board
must consider suspending or revoking or decline to suspend or revoke the teacher's or
administrator's license within 45 days of receiving a stipulation executed by the teacher or
administrator under investigation or a recommendation from an administrative law judge
that disciplinary action be taken.
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Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.21, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
(a) new text begin The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards
Board must develop a process for new text end an eligible candidate deleted text begin may use licensure via portfoliodeleted text end to
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add a licensure field, deleted text begin consistent with applicable Board of Teaching licensure rulesdeleted text end new text begin via
portfolionew text end .
(b) A candidate for a deleted text begin professional five-year teachingdeleted text end license must submit to the deleted text begin Educator
Licensing Division at the departmentdeleted text end new text begin board new text end one portfolio demonstrating pedagogical
competence and one portfolio demonstrating content competence.
(c) A candidate seeking to add a licensure field must submit to the deleted text begin Educator Licensing
Division at the departmentdeleted text end new text begin board new text end one portfolio demonstrating content competencenew text begin for each
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(d) The board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end must notify a candidate who submits a portfolio under
paragraph (b) or (c) within 90 calendar days after the portfolio is received whether or not
the portfolio was approved. If the portfolio was not approved, the board must immediately
inform the candidate how to revise the portfolio to successfully demonstrate the requisite
competence. The candidate may resubmit a revised portfolio at any time and the deleted text begin Educator
Licensing Division at the departmentdeleted text end new text begin board new text end must approve or disapprove the new text begin revised new text end portfolio
within 60 calendar days of receiving it.
(e) A candidate must pay to the executive secretary of the board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end a $300 fee
for the first portfolio submitted for review and a $200 fee for any portfolio submitted
subsequently. The revenue generated from the fee must be deposited in an education licensure
portfolio account in the special revenue fund. The fees set by the board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end are
nonrefundable for applicants not qualifying for a license. The board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end may waive
or reduce fees for candidates based on financial need.
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Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.23, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
(a) Notwithstanding
any other law to the contrary, the new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of
Teachingdeleted text end must enter into a National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education
and Certification (NASDTEC) interstate agreement and other interstate agreements for
teacher licensure to allow fully certified teachers from adjoining states to transfer their
certification to Minnesota. The board must enter into these interstate agreements only after
determining that the rigor of the teacher licensure or certification requirements in the
adjoining state is commensurate with the rigor of Minnesota's teacher licensure requirements.
The board may limit an interstate agreement to particular content fields or grade levels based
on established priorities or identified shortages. This subdivision does not apply to
out-of-state applicants holding only a provisional teaching license.
(b) The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end must work
with designated authorities in adjoining states to establish interstate teacher licensure
agreements under this section.
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(a) "Provider" or "unit" means an eligible entity that seeks
or has obtained approval for an alternative teacher preparation program consistent with this
section.
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(b) "Program" means content provided by a provider that leads toward licensure in a
specific content area.
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To provide alternative pathways toward Minnesota teacher licensure
outside of the traditional means, to improve ethnic and cultural diversity in the classroom,
and to close the achievement gap, the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board
must approve qualified teacher preparation providers and programs under this section that
are a means to acquire a Tier 2 license under section 122A.181 and prepare for acquiring a
Tier 3 license under section 122A.181.
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A school district, charter school, or nonprofit corporation organized
under chapter 317A for an education-related purpose is eligible to participate under this
section. An eligible entity may apply for provider and program approval simultaneously.
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An eligible entity must be approved as a provider before
being approved to provide programs toward licensure. The Professional Educator Licensing
and Standards Board must approve eligible entities under subdivision 3 that meet the
following requirements:
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(1) has evidence and a history of fiscal solvency, capacity, and operation;
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(2) has evidence of necessary infrastructure to provide accurate, timely, and secure data
for the purposes of admission, candidate monitoring, testing, background checks, and license
recommendations;
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(3) has policies and procedures in place ensuring the security of candidate records under
the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act;
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(4) has the instructional capacity or ability to obtain the instructional capacity to provide
an adequate instructional phase under subdivision 5; and
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(5) meets all other board-adopted rules for teacher preparation providers.
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The board must approve programs offered by approved
providers based on nontraditional criteria. An approved program must have the following
characteristics:
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(1) an instructional phase that provides intensive preparation and observed classroom
experience that is commensurate with the scope of licensure standards defined under rule,
before the teacher candidate assumes classroom responsibilities;
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(2) a research-based and results-oriented approach focused on best teaching practices
to increase student proficiency and growth measured against state academic standards;
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(3) a strategy to combine pedagogy and best teaching practices to better inform teacher
candidates' classroom instruction;
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(4) provide assessment, supervision, and evaluation of teacher candidates to determine
their specific needs throughout the program, and to support efforts to successfully complete
the program;
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(5) provide intensive and ongoing professional learning opportunities that accelerate
teacher candidates' professional growth, support student learning, and provide a workplace
orientation, professional staff development, mentoring and peer review, focused on standards
of professional practice and continuous professional growth; and
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(6) a process to review a candidate's final proficiency of required licensure content
standards that leads to potential candidate recommendation by the provider to the board for
a Tier 3 teaching license under subdivision 8.
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(a) The board must permit
alternative teacher preparation providers and teacher candidates to demonstrate pedagogy
and content standard proficiency in school-based programs and through other nontraditional
means. Nontraditional means may include previous work experiences, teaching experiences,
educator evaluations, industry-recognized certifications, and other essentially equivalent
demonstrations.
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(b) The board must use nontraditional criteria to determine qualifications of program
instructors, including permitting instructors to hold a baccalaureate degree only.
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If the board determines that a teacher
preparation provider or licensure program fails to meet or is deficient in any of the
requirements of subdivision 5, it may suspend or revoke the approval of the provider or
program after it notifies the provider of the deficiencies and gives the provider an opportunity
to remedy the deficiencies.
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(a) A candidate who
completes an approved program must apply for a license under the tiered licensure system
according to section 122A.181.
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(b) A person who successfully completes another state's alternative teacher preparation
licensure program may apply to the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board
for a Tier 3 license.
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(a) An approved alternative teacher preparation provider must report
to the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board on items that are defined in
statute regarding program candidates, completion, and effectiveness or other items that are
required under section 122A.09.
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