SF 1874

as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 03/07/2019 04:22pm

A bill for an act
relating to education; amending the Pupil Fair Dismissal Act; limiting dismissals
for certain pupils; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 121A.45, subdivision
2.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 121A.45, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Grounds for dismissal.

new text begin A school district must not dismiss a child participating
or enrolled in a prekindergarten program or a pupil in kindergarten through grade 12 except
as provided in this subdivision. A school district may dismiss a pupil in grade 3 through 5
for willful conduct that endangers the pupil or other pupils or surrounding persons, including
school district employees. A school district may dismiss new text end a pupil deleted text begin may be dismissed on any
of the following grounds deleted text end new text begin in grade 6 through 12 for new text end :

deleted text begin (a) deleted text end new text begin (1) new text end willful violation of any reasonable school board regulation. Such regulation must
be clear and definite to provide notice to pupils that they must conform their conduct to its
requirements;

deleted text begin (b) deleted text end new text begin (2) new text end willful conduct that significantly disrupts the rights of others to an education, or
the ability of school personnel to perform their duties, or school sponsored extracurricular
activities; or

deleted text begin (c) deleted text end new text begin (3) new text end willful conduct that endangers the pupil or other pupils, or surrounding persons,
including school district employees, or property of the school.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for the 2019-2020 school year and later.
new text end