SF 1925

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 02/28/2023 09:24am

A bill for an act
relating to education; requiring literacy data reporting; proposing coding for new
law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120B.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [120B.121] LITERACY DATA.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Literacy rates. new text end

new text begin (a) A school district or charter school must annually
report to the commissioner of education the following information in the form and manner
determined by the commissioner:
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new text begin (1) the reading curriculum and reading interventions used in each grade;
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new text begin (2) the number and percentage of students, by grade, that read at grade level at the
beginning and end of the previous school year; and
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new text begin (3) any assessment used to assess students' reading proficiency and progress.
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new text begin (b) The commissioner of education must establish a database that measures literacy rates
across school districts and charter schools in Minnesota and includes the information reported
by districts and charter schools under paragraph (a). The database must be accessible on
the Department of Education website by September 1, 2024.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Teacher reading credentials. new text end

new text begin The Professional Educator Licensing and
Standards Board must report, by school site, the number and percentage of teachers that
have received training that is identified by the board or by the commissioner of education
as effective literacy training based on the science of reading. The report must be accessible
on the board website by September 1, 2024.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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