SF 3086

2nd Engrossment - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 07/23/2018 03:15pm

A bill for an act
relating to education; providing for prekindergarten through grade 12 education,
including general education, education excellence, teachers, special education,
facilities and technology, nutrition, early childhood and family support, and
self-sufficiency and lifelong learning, and state agencies; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2016, sections 13.321, by adding a subdivision; 120A.20, subdivision 2;
120A.22, subdivisions 7, 12; 121A.22, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision;
121A.39; 121A.41, by adding subdivisions; 121A.42; 121A.45; 121A.46,
subdivisions 2, 3, by adding subdivisions; 121A.47, subdivision 2; 121A.53,
subdivision 1; 121A.55; 121A.61; 121A.67, by adding a subdivision; 123B.14,
subdivision 7; 123B.41, subdivision 5; 123B.42, subdivision 3; 124D.111; 124D.78,
subdivision 2; 125B.07, subdivision 6; 126C.15, subdivision 5; 127A.45,
subdivisions 11, 16; 128C.03; 128C.20; 299F.30, subdivisions 1, 2; 626.556,
subdivision 10a; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, sections 120B.021,
subdivision 1; 120B.12, subdivision 2; 120B.125; 120B.35, subdivision 3;
121A.335, subdivisions 3, 5, by adding a subdivision; 122A.07, by adding a
subdivision; 122A.09, by adding a subdivision; 122A.187, subdivision 5; 122A.20,
subdivision 1; 122A.40, subdivision 13; 122A.41, subdivision 6; 123B.41,
subdivision 2; 123B.52, subdivision 7; 124D.09, subdivision 3; 124D.165,
subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 124D.549; 124D.99, subdivisions 3, 5; 124E.03, subdivision
2; 136A.246, subdivision 4; 155A.30, subdivision 12; 609A.03, subdivision 7a;
626.556, subdivisions 2, 3, 10e; Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article
2, sections 52, subdivision 2; 56; 57, subdivision 23; article 3, sections 3; 4; 5; 6;
7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 36; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapters 120B; 121A; 125B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections
120B.35, subdivisions 4, 5; 123A.26, subdivision 3; 125A.75, subdivision 9;
128C.02, subdivision 6.

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

ARTICLE 1

GENERAL EDUCATION

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 123B.41, subdivision 2, is amended
to read:

Subd. 2.

Textbook.

(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. Textbook includes an online book with an annual subscription cost. new text begin
Textbook includes teacher materials that accompany materials that a pupil uses.
new text end

(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 new text begin
and must not include teacher materials that accompany materials that a pupil uses new text end .

(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.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.41, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Individualized instructional or cooperative learning materials.

new text begin (a)
new text end "Individualized instructional or cooperative learning materials" means educational materials
which:

deleted text begin (a) deleted text end new text begin (1) new text end are designed primarily for individual pupil use or use by pupils in a cooperative
learning group in a particular class or program in the school the pupil regularly attends new text begin ,
including teacher materials that accompany materials that a pupil uses new text end ;

deleted text begin (b) deleted text end new text begin (2) new text end are secular, neutral, nonideological and not capable of diversion for religious
use; and

deleted text begin (c) deleted text end new text begin (3) new text end are available, used by, or of benefit to Minnesota public school pupils.

new text begin (b) new text end Subject to the requirements in new text begin paragraph (a), new text end clauses deleted text begin (a) deleted text end new text begin (1) new text end , deleted text begin (b) deleted text end new text begin (2) new text end , and deleted text begin (c) deleted text end new text begin (3) new text end ,
"individualized instructional or cooperative learning materials" include, but are not limited
to, the following if they do not fall within the definition of "textbook" in subdivision 2:
published materials; periodicals; documents; pamphlets; photographs; reproductions; pictorial
or graphic works; prerecorded video programs; prerecorded tapes, cassettes and other sound
recordings; manipulative materials; desk charts; games; study prints and pictures; desk
maps; models; learning kits; blocks or cubes; flash cards; individualized multimedia systems;
prepared instructional computer software programs; choral and band sheet music; electronic
books and other printed materials delivered electronically; and CD-Rom.

new text begin (c) new text end "Individualized instructional or cooperative learning materials" do not include
instructional equipment, instructional hardware, or ordinary daily consumable classroom
supplies.

new text begin (d) For purposes of calculating the annual nonpublic aid entitlement for individualized
instructional or cooperative learning materials, the term must not include teacher materials
that accompany materials that a pupil uses.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.42, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Cost; limitation.

(a) The cost per pupil of the textbooks, individualized
instructional or cooperative learning materials, software or other educational technology,
and standardized tests provided for in this section for each school year must not exceed the
statewide average expenditure per pupil, adjusted pursuant to clause (b), by the Minnesota
public elementary and secondary schools for textbooks, individualized instructional materials
and standardized tests as computed and established by the department by February 1 of the
preceding school year from the most recent public school year data then available.

(b) The cost computed in clause (a) shall be increased by an inflation adjustment equal
to the percent of increase in the formula allowance, pursuant to section 126C.10, subdivision
2, from the second preceding school year to the current school year. deleted text begin Notwithstanding the
amount of the formula allowance for fiscal years 2015 and 2016 in section 126C.10,
subdivision 2, the commissioner shall use the amount of the formula allowance for the
current year minus $414 in determining the inflation adjustment for fiscal years 2015 and
2016.
deleted text end

(c) The commissioner shall allot to the districts or intermediary service areas the total
cost for each school year of providing or loaning the textbooks, individualized instructional
or cooperative learning materials, software or other educational technology, and standardized
tests for the pupils in each nonpublic school. The allotment shall not exceed the product of
the statewide average expenditure per pupil, according to clause (a), adjusted pursuant to
clause (b), multiplied by the number of nonpublic school pupils who make requests pursuant
to this section and who are enrolled as of September 15 of the current school year.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 124D.09, subdivision 3, is amended
to read:

Subd. 3.

Definitions.

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 new text begin accredited new text end
opportunities industrialization center accredited by the deleted text begin North Central Association of Colleges
and Schools deleted text end new text begin Council on Occupational Education or Accreditation Commission of Career
Schools and Colleges new text end , 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.

(c) "Concurrent enrollment" means nonsectarian courses in which an eligible pupil under
subdivision 5 or 5b 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.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 1, 2018.
new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 127A.45, subdivision 11, is amended to read:

Subd. 11.

Payment percentage for reimbursement aids.

One hundred percent of the
aid for the previous fiscal year must be paid in the current year for the following aids:
telecommunications/Internet access equity and according to section 125B.26, special
education special pupil aid according to section 125A.75, subdivision 3, deleted text begin aid for litigation
costs according to section 125A.75, subdivision 9, deleted text end aid for court-placed special education
expenses according to section 125A.79, subdivision 4, and aid for special education
out-of-state tuition according to section 125A.79, subdivision 8, and shared time aid
according to section 126C.01, subdivision 7.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 127A.45, subdivision 16, is amended to read:

Subd. 16.

Payments to third parties.

Notwithstanding subdivision 3, the current year
aid payment percentage of the deleted text begin amounts deleted text end new text begin amount new text end under deleted text begin sections 123A.26, subdivision 3, and deleted text end new text begin
section new text end 124D.041 deleted text begin , deleted text end shall be paid in equal installments on August 30, December 30, and
March 30, with a final adjustment payment on October 30 of the next fiscal year of the
remaining amount.

Sec. 7. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 123A.26, subdivision 3; and 125A.75, subdivision 9, new text end new text begin
are repealed.
new text end

ARTICLE 2

EDUCATION EXCELLENCE

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120A.22, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Education records.

(a) A district, a charter school, or a nonpublic school that
receives services or aid under sections 123B.40 to 123B.48 from which a student is
transferring must transmit the student's educational records, within ten business days of a
request, to the district, the charter school, or the nonpublic school in which the student is
enrolling. Districts, charter schools, and nonpublic schools that receive services or aid under
sections 123B.40 to 123B.48 must make reasonable efforts to determine the district, the
charter school, or the nonpublic school in which a transferring student is next enrolling in
order to comply with this subdivision.

(b) A closed charter school must transfer the student's educational records, within ten
business days of the school's closure, to the student's school district of residence where the
records must be retained unless the records are otherwise transferred under this subdivision.

(c) A school district, a charter school, or a nonpublic school that receives services or aid
under sections 123B.40 to 123B.48 that transmits a student's educational records to another
school district or other educational entity, charter school, or nonpublic school to which the
student is transferring must include in the transmitted records information about any formal
suspension, expulsion, and exclusion disciplinary action new text begin or pupil withdrawal new text end under sections
121A.40 to 121A.56. new text begin The transmitted records must include services a pupil needs to prevent
the inappropriate behavior from recurring. new text end The district, the charter school, or the nonpublic
school that receives services or aid under sections 123B.40 to 123B.48 must provide notice
to a student and the student's parent or guardian that formal disciplinary records will be
transferred as part of the student's educational record, in accordance with data practices
under chapter 13 and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, United States
Code, title 20, section 1232(g).

(d) Notwithstanding section 138.17, a principal or chief administrative officer must
remove from a student's educational record and destroy a probable cause notice received
under section 260B.171, subdivision 5, or paragraph (e), if one year has elapsed since the
date of the notice and the principal or chief administrative officer has not received a
disposition or court order related to the offense described in the notice. This paragraph does
not apply if the student no longer attends the school when this one-year period expires.

(e) A principal or chief administrative officer who receives a probable cause notice under
section 260B.171, subdivision 5, or a disposition or court order, must include a copy of that
data in the student's educational records if they are transmitted to another school, unless the
data are required to be destroyed under paragraph (d) or section 121A.75.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for the 2018-2019 school year and later.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120A.22, subdivision 12, is amended to read:

Subd. 12.

Legitimate exemptions.

(a) A parent, guardian, or other person having control
of a child may apply to a school district to have the child excused from attendance for the
whole or any part of the time school is in session during any school year. Application may
be made to any member of the board, a truant officer, a principal, or the superintendent.
The school district may state in its school attendance policy that it may ask the student's
parent or legal guardian to verify in writing the reason for the child's absence from school.
A note from a physician or a licensed mental health professional stating that the child cannot
attend school is a valid excuse. The board of the district in which the child resides may
approve the application upon the following being demonstrated to the satisfaction of that
board:

(1) that the child's physical or mental health is such as to prevent attendance at school
or application to study for the period required, which includes:

(i) child illness, medical, dental, orthodontic, or counseling appointments;

(ii) family emergencies;

(iii) the death or serious illness or funeral of an immediate family member;

deleted text begin (iv) active duty in any military branch of the United States;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (v) deleted text end new text begin (iv) new text end the child has a condition that requires ongoing treatment for a mental health
diagnosis; or

deleted text begin (vi) deleted text end new text begin (v) new text end other exemptions included in the district's school attendance policy;

new text begin (2) that the child is in active duty in any branch of the United States armed forces;
new text end

new text begin (3) that the child is participating in any activity necessary for the child to join any branch
of the United States armed forces and may be excused for up to three days for such purpose;
new text end

deleted text begin (2) deleted text end new text begin (4) new text end that the child has already completed state and district standards required for
graduation from high school; or

deleted text begin (3) deleted text end new text begin (5) new text end that it is the wish of the parent, guardian, or other person having control of the
child, that the child attend for a period or periods not exceeding in the aggregate three hours
in any week, a school for religious instruction conducted and maintained by some church,
or association of churches, or any Sunday school association incorporated under the laws
of this state, or any auxiliary thereof. This school for religious instruction must be conducted
and maintained in a place other than a public school building, and it must not, in whole or
in part, be conducted and maintained at public expense. However, a child may be absent
from school on such days as the child attends upon instruction according to the ordinances
of some church.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision 6, paragraph (a), a parent may withdraw a child from
an all-day, every day kindergarten program and put their child in a half-day program, if
offered, or an alternate-day program without being truant. A school board must excuse a
kindergarten child from a part of a school day at the request of the child's parent.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for the 2018-2019 school year and later.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 120B.021, subdivision 1, is amended
to read:

Subdivision 1.

Required academic standards.

(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) The department must adopt the most recent SHAPE America (Society of Health and
Physical Educators) 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 2018-2019 school year.

(d) A school district may include child sexual abuse new text begin and sexual exploitation new text end prevention
instruction new text begin and consent instruction to prevent and reduce the incidence of sexual assault new text end in
a health curriculum, consistent with paragraph (a), clause (6). Child sexual abuse new text begin , sexual
exploitation new text end prevention new text begin , and consent new text end instruction may include age-appropriate instruction
on recognizing sexual abuse deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end assault, new text begin and sexual exploitation; new text end boundary violations deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin ; new text end and
ways offenders new text begin identify, new text end groom new text begin , new text end or desensitize victims, as well as strategies to promote
disclosure, reduce self-blame, and mobilize bystanders. new text begin A school district may consult with
other federal, state, or local agencies and community-based organizations to identify
research-based tools, curricula, and programs to prevent child sexual abuse and sexual
exploitation and develop consent instruction to prevent and reduce the incidence of sexual
assault. new text end A school district may provide instruction under this paragraph in a variety of ways,
including at an annual assembly or classroom presentation. A school district may also
provide parents information on the warning signs of child sexual abuse new text begin and sexual
exploitation new text end and available resources. new text begin Child sexual exploitation prevention instruction must
be consistent with the definition of sexually exploited youth under section 260C.007,
subdivision 31.
new text end

(e) new text begin A school district may include instruction in a health curriculum for students in grades
5, 6, 8, 10, and 12 on substance misuse prevention, including opioids, controlled substances
as defined in section 152.01, subdivision 4, prescription and nonprescription medications,
and illegal drugs. A school district is not required to use a specific methodology or
curriculum.
new text end

new text begin (f) new text end 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.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 120B.12, subdivision 2, is amended
to read:

Subd. 2.

Identification; report.

(a) Each school district deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end 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 and deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end identify students in grade 3 or higher who
demonstrate a reading difficulty to a classroom teacher. new text begin A school district must screen for
dyslexia: (1) all students between the beginning of kindergarten and the beginning of grade
2; and (2) any student in grade 2 or higher who is identified as not reading at grade level.
new text end

new text begin (b) new text end Reading assessments in English, and in the predominant languages of district students
where practicable, must 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 use a locally adopted,
developmentally appropriate, and culturally responsive assessment and annually report
summary assessment results to the commissioner by July 1.

new text begin (c) new text end The district deleted text begin also deleted text end must annually report to the commissioner by July 1 a summary of
the district's efforts to screen and identify students with:

(1) dyslexia, using screening tools such as those recommended by the department's
dyslexia and literacy specialist; or

(2) convergence insufficiency disorder.

deleted text begin (b) deleted text end new text begin (d) new text end A student identified under this subdivision must be provided with alternate
instruction under section 125A.56, subdivision 1.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2019.
new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 120B.125, is amended to read:

120B.125 PLANNING FOR STUDENTS' SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO
POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT; PERSONAL LEARNING
PLANS.

(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 expectations 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
school;

(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 new text begin , including armed forces career
options new text end ;

(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.

(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.

new text begin (g) A school district must provide military recruiters the same access to secondary school
students as the district provides to institutions of higher education or to prospective employers
of students.
new text end

new text begin (h) School districts are encouraged to sponsor an armed forces career opportunity day
each school year prior to the third Thursday of November. A school district that sponsors
an armed forces career opportunity day shall extend invitations to recruiters from each
branch of the United States armed forces and allow the recruiters to make presentations to
all interested secondary school students.
new text end

Sec. 6.

new text begin [120B.219] CHILD ABUSE AWARENESS POSTERS.
new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner may, in consultation with local, state, and federal agencies and
nonprofit organizations, create a poster that notifies children of the appropriate number to
call to report child abuse or neglect. The poster shall:
new text end

new text begin (1) include a note that directs a child to dial 911 in case of emergency;
new text end

new text begin (2) include a spot to insert the phone number for the county's child protection services;
new text end

new text begin (3) be no smaller than 8-1/2 inches by 11 inches; and
new text end

new text begin (4) be produced in as many languages as practicable other than English that are spoken
in the state as determined by the commissioner.
new text end

new text begin (b) If created, the commissioner shall make all versions of the poster available to the
public on the department's Web site.
new text end

new text begin (c) If created, a school district, charter school, and nonpublic school may post the
commissioner-created poster or a district-created poster that meets the requirements in
paragraph (a) in an area of the school where students frequently congregate. The district or
school may post versions of the poster in languages spoken by a significant portion of the
student body.
new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 120B.35, subdivision 3, is amended
to read:

Subd. 3.

State growth target; other state measures.

(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 deleted text begin or districtwide deleted text end
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
addition to "other" for each race and ethnicity, and the Karen community, seven of the most
populous Asian deleted text begin and Pacific Islander deleted text end 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 American Community Survey new text begin in consultation with the state demographer new text end ;
English learners under section 124D.59; home language; free or reduced-price lunch; 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 deleted text begin , 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 deleted text end must deleted text begin allow users to deleted text end :

(1) report student growth deleted text begin consistent with this paragraph deleted text end ; 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.

(g) When reporting deleted text begin four- and six-year deleted text end graduation rates new text begin , including four-year graduation
rates new text end , the commissioner or school district must disaggregate the data by student categories
according to paragraph (a), clause (2).

(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.

Sec. 8.

new text begin [121A.12] NATIONAL MOTTO.
new text end

new text begin (a) To the extent funds or in-kind contributions are available under paragraph (b), a
school board may prominently display in a conspicuous place in each school an easily
readable durable poster, framed copy, or mounted plaque of the national motto of the United
States, "In God We Trust."
new text end

new text begin (b) A school board may accept nonpublic funds or in-kind contributions to implement
this section.
new text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 121A.22, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Applicability.

new text begin (a) new text end This section applies only:

(1) when the parent of a pupil requests school personnel to administer drugs or medicine
to the pupil; or

(2) when administration is allowed by the individualized education program of a child
with a disability.

The request of a parent may be oral or in writing. An oral request must be reduced to
writing within two school days, provided that the district may rely on an oral request until
a written request is received.

new text begin (b) If the administration of a drug or medication described in paragraph (a) requires the
school to store the drugs or medication, the parent or legal guardian must inform the school
if the drug or medication is a controlled substance. For drugs or medications that are not
controlled substances, the request must include a provision designating the school district
as an authorized entity to transport the drug or medication for the purpose of destruction if
any unused drug or medication is left in the possession of school personnel. For drugs or
medications that are controlled substances, the request must specify that the parent or legal
guardian is required to retrieve the drug when requested by the school.
new text end

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 121A.22, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 4a. new text end

new text begin Unclaimed drugs or medications. new text end

new text begin (a) Each school district shall adopt a
procedure for the collection and transport of any unclaimed or abandoned prescription drugs
or over-the-counter medications left in the possession of school personnel in accordance
with this subdivision. The procedure must ensure that before the transportation of any
prescription drug under this subdivision, the school district shall make a reasonable attempt
to return the unused prescription drug to the student's parent or legal guardian. The procedure
must provide that transportation of unclaimed or unused prescription drugs or
over-the-counter medications occur at least annually, or more frequently as determined by
the school district.
new text end

new text begin (b) If the unclaimed or abandoned prescription drug is not a controlled substance as
defined under section 152.01, subdivision 4, or is an over-the-counter medication, the school
district may designate an individual who shall be responsible for transporting these drugs
or medications to a designated drop-off box or collection bin or may request a law
enforcement agency to transport the drugs or medications to a drop-off box or collection
bin on behalf of the school district.
new text end

new text begin (c) If the unclaimed or abandoned prescription drug is a controlled substance as defined
in section 152.01, subdivision 4, a school district or school personnel is prohibited from
transporting the prescription drug to a drop-off box or collection site for prescription drugs
identified under this paragraph. The school district must request a law enforcement agency
to transport the prescription drug or medication to a collection bin that complies with Drug
Enforcement Agency regulations, or if a bin is not available, under the agency's procedure
for transporting drugs.
new text end

Sec. 11.

new text begin [121A.35] THREAT ASSESSMENT POLICY.
new text end

new text begin A school board and a charter school must adopt a threat assessment policy that establishes
a process for the assessment of and intervention with students whose behavior may pose a
threat to the safety of school staff or students. The policy must be consistent with the
Minnesota school safety center's recommendations. The policy must include procedures for
parent notification and student referrals as appropriate. Nothing in this section precludes
school personnel from acting immediately to address an imminent threat.
new text end

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 121A.39, is amended to read:

121A.39 SCHOOL COUNSELORS.

(a) A school district is strongly encouraged to have an adequate student-to-counselor
ratio for its students beginning in the 2015-2016 school year and later.

(b) A school counselor shall assist a student in meeting the requirements for high school
graduation, college and career exploration, and selection, college affordability planning,
and successful transitions into postsecondary education or training. new text begin As part of college and
career exploration, a counselor is encouraged to present and explain the career opportunities
and benefits offered by the United States armed forces and share information provided to
the counselor by armed forces recruiters. In discussing military service with a student or a
student's parent, a school counselor is encouraged to provide the student or parent information
concerning the military enlistment test.
new text end

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 121A.41, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end

new text begin Nonexclusionary disciplinary policies and practices; alternatives to pupil
removal and dismissal. new text end

new text begin "Nonexclusionary disciplinary policies and practices" means
policies and practices that are alternatives to removing a pupil from class or dismissing a
pupil from school, including, but not limited to, positive behavioral interventions and
supports and alternative education services, that require school officials to intervene in,
redirect, and support a pupil's behavior before removing a pupil from class or beginning
dismissal proceedings. Nonexclusionary disciplinary policies and practices include but are
not limited to the policies and practices under sections 121A.031, subdivision 4, paragraph
(a), clause (1); 121A.575, clauses (1) and (2); and 121A.61, subdivision 3, paragraph (q).
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for the 2018-2019 school year and later.
new text end

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 121A.41, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end

new text begin Pupil withdrawal agreements. new text end

new text begin "Pupil withdrawal agreements" means a verbal
or written agreement between a school or district administrator and a pupil's parent or
guardian to withdraw a student from the school district to avoid expulsion or exclusion
dismissal proceedings. The duration of the withdrawal agreement may be no longer than
12 months.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for the 2018-2019 school year and later.
new text end

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 121A.42, is amended to read:

121A.42 POLICY.

new text begin (a) new text end No public school shall deny due process or equal protection of the law to any public
school pupil involved in a dismissal proceeding which may result in suspension, exclusion,
or expulsion.

new text begin (b) School officials are encouraged to use nonexclusionary disciplinary policies and
practices before beginning dismissal proceedings.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for the 2018-2019 school year and later.
new text end

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 121A.45, is amended to read:

121A.45 GROUNDS FOR DISMISSAL.

Subdivision 1.

Provision of alternative programs.

No school shall dismiss any pupil
without attempting to provide alternative educational services new text begin or use nonexclusionary
disciplinary policies and practices new text end before dismissal proceedings, except where it appears
that the pupil will create an immediate and substantial danger to self or to surrounding
persons or property.

Subd. 2.

Grounds for dismissal.

A pupil may be dismissed deleted text begin on any of the following
grounds deleted text end new text begin 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 deleted text begin . Such regulation must
be deleted text end new text begin that is specific and sufficiently new text end 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.

deleted text begin Subd. 3. deleted text end

deleted text begin Parent notification and meeting. deleted text end

deleted text begin If a pupil's total days of removal from school
exceeds ten cumulative days in a school year, the school district shall make reasonable
attempts to convene a meeting with the pupil and the pupil's parent or guardian before
subsequently removing the pupil from school and, with the permission of the parent or
guardian, arrange for a mental health screening for the pupil. The district is not required to
pay for the mental health screening. The purpose of this meeting is to attempt to determine
the pupil's need for assessment or other services or whether the parent or guardian should
have the pupil assessed or diagnosed to determine whether the pupil needs treatment for a
mental health disorder.
deleted text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for the 2018-2019 school year and later.
new text end

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 121A.46, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Administrator notifies pupil of grounds for suspension.

At the informal
administrative conference, a school administrator shall notify the pupil of the grounds for
the suspension deleted text begin , provide an explanation of deleted text end new text begin and explain new text end the evidence the authorities have deleted text begin ,
and the pupil may deleted text end deleted text begin present the pupil's version of the facts deleted text end . new text begin The pupil may present the pupil's
version of the facts and ask questions but is not required to do so.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for the 2018-2019 school year and later.
new text end

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 121A.46, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Written notice of grounds for suspension.

A written notice deleted text begin containing deleted text end new text begin of
grounds for suspension shall be personally served upon the pupil at or before the time the
suspension is to take effect and served upon the pupil's parent or guardian electronically or
by mail within 48 hours of the conference. A written notice required under this section must
contain:
new text end

new text begin (1) new text end the grounds for suspension deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (2) new text end a brief statement of the facts deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (3) new text end a description of the testimony deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (4) documents indicating the nonexclusionary disciplinary policies and practices initially
used with the pupil, if applicable;
new text end

new text begin (5) new text end new text begin the length of the suspension;
new text end

new text begin (6) new text end a readmission plan deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin that includes the pupil's date of return to school;
new text end

new text begin (7) a request for a meeting with the pupil's parent or guardian consistent with subdivision
3a; new text end and

new text begin (8) new text end a copy of sections 121A.40 to 121A.56 deleted text begin , shall be personally served upon the pupil at
or before the time the suspension is to take effect, and upon the pupil's parent or guardian
by mail within 48 hours of the conference deleted text end .

The district shall make reasonable efforts to notify the parents of the suspension by telephone
new text begin or electronically new text end as soon as possible following new text begin the new text end suspension. In the event a pupil is
suspended without an informal administrative conference on the grounds that the pupil will
create an immediate and substantial danger to surrounding persons or property, the written
notice shall be served upon the pupil and the pupil's parent or guardian within 48 hours of
the suspension. Service by mail is complete upon mailing.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for the 2018-2019 school year and later.
new text end

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 121A.46, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 3a. new text end

new text begin Parent notification and meeting; suspension; mental health screening. new text end

new text begin (a)
After suspending a pupil from school, a school official must make reasonable attempts to
convene a meeting with the pupil and the pupil's parent or guardian within 30 calendar days
of the dismissal. The purpose of the meeting is to engage the pupil's parent or guardian in
developing a plan to help the pupil succeed in school by addressing the behavior that led
to the dismissal.
new text end

new text begin (b) If a pupil's total days of removal from school exceeds ten cumulative days in a school
year, the school district shall make reasonable attempts to convene a meeting with the pupil
and the pupil's parent or guardian before subsequently removing the pupil from school and,
with the permission of the parent or guardian, arrange for a mental health screening for the
pupil. The district is not required to pay for the mental health screening. The purpose of
this meeting is to attempt to determine the pupil's need for assessment or other services or
whether the parent or guardian should have the pupil assessed or diagnosed to determine
whether the pupil needs treatment for a mental health disorder.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for the 2018-2019 school year and later.
new text end

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 121A.46, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Minimum education services. new text end

new text begin School officials must give a suspended pupil
a reasonable opportunity to complete all school work assigned during the pupil's suspension
and to receive full credit for satisfactorily completing the assignments. The school principal
or other person having administrative control of the school building or program is encouraged
to designate a district or school employee as a liaison to work with the pupil's teachers to
allow the suspended pupil to (1) receive timely course materials and other information, and
(2) complete daily and weekly assignments and receive teachers' feedback.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for the 2018-2019 school year and later.
new text end

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 121A.47, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Written notice.

Written notice of intent to take action shall:

deleted text begin (a) deleted text end new text begin (1) new text end be served upon the pupil and the pupil's parent or guardian personally or by mail;

deleted text begin (b) deleted text end new text begin (2) new text end contain a complete statement of the facts, a list of the witnesses and a description
of their testimony;

deleted text begin (c) deleted text end new text begin (3) explain the grounds for expelling the pupil instead of imposing nonexclusionary
disciplinary policies and practices under section 121A.41, subdivision 12;
new text end

new text begin (4) new text end state the date, time, and place of the hearing;

deleted text begin (d) deleted text end new text begin (5) new text end be accompanied by a copy of sections 121A.40 to 121A.56;

deleted text begin (e) deleted text end new text begin (6) new text end describe alternative educational services accorded the pupil in an attempt to avoid
the new text begin exclusion or new text end expulsion proceedings; and

deleted text begin (f) deleted text end new text begin (7) new text end inform the pupil and parent or guardian of the right to:

deleted text begin (1) deleted text end new text begin (i) new text end have a representative of the pupil's own choosing, including legal counsel, at the
hearing. The district deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end advise the pupil's parent or guardian that free or low-cost
legal assistance may be available and that a legal assistance resource list is available from
the Department of Education;

deleted text begin (2) deleted text end new text begin (ii) new text end examine the pupil's records before the hearing;

deleted text begin (3) deleted text end new text begin (iii) new text end present evidence; and

deleted text begin (4) deleted text end new text begin (iv) new text end confront and cross-examine witnesses.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for the 2018-2019 school year and later.
new text end

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 121A.53, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Exclusions and expulsions; physical assaults.

new text begin Consistent with
subdivision 2, new text end the school board must deleted text begin report through deleted text end new text begin use new text end the department electronic reporting
system new text begin to report to the commissioner new text end each exclusion or expulsion deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end each physical assault
of a district employee by a deleted text begin student deleted text end new text begin pupil, and each pupil withdrawal agreement new text end within 30
days of the effective date of the dismissal action or assault deleted text begin to the commissioner of education deleted text end .
This report must deleted text begin include a statement of alternative educational services, or other sanction,
intervention, or resolution in response to the assault given the pupil and the reason for, deleted text end
new text begin identify:
new text end

new text begin (1) the pupil's behavior leading to the discipline;
new text end

new text begin (2) the nonexclusionary disciplinary policies and practices used, if applicable;
new text end

new text begin (3) any attempts to provide the pupil with alternative education services before excluding
or expelling the pupil;
new text end

new text begin (4) new text end the effective date deleted text begin , and deleted text end new text begin of the disciplinary action; and
new text end

new text begin (5) new text end the duration of the exclusion or expulsion or other sanction, intervention, or resolution.

The report must also include the deleted text begin student's deleted text end new text begin pupil's new text end age, grade, gender, race, and special
education status.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for the 2018-2019 school year and later.
new text end

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 121A.55, is amended to read:

121A.55 POLICIES TO BE ESTABLISHED.

(a) The commissioner of education shall promulgate guidelines to assist each school
board. Each school board shall establish uniform criteria for dismissal and adopt written
policies and rules to effectuate the purposes of sections 121A.40 to 121A.56. The policies
shall emphasize preventing dismissals through early detection of problems and shall be
designed to address deleted text begin students' deleted text end new text begin pupils' new text end inappropriate behavior from recurring.

new text begin (b) new text end The policies shall recognize the continuing responsibility of the school for the
education of the pupil during the dismissal period. The alternative educational services, if
the pupil wishes to take advantage of them, must be adequate to allow the pupil to make
progress towards meeting the graduation standards adopted under section 120B.02 and help
prepare the pupil for readmission new text begin , and are consistent with section 121A.46, subdivision 5 new text end .

new text begin (c) For expulsion and exclusion dismissals, as well as pupil withdrawal agreements as
defined in section 121A.41, subdivision 13:
new text end

new text begin (1) if school-linked mental health services are provided in the district under section
245.4889, pupils continue to be eligible for those services until they are enrolled in a new
district; and
new text end

new text begin (2) the district must provide to the pupil's parent or guardian a list of mental health and
counseling services available to the pupil after expulsion. The list must also be posted on
the district's Web site.
new text end

deleted text begin (b) deleted text end new text begin (d) new text end An area learning center under section 123A.05 may not prohibit an expelled or
excluded pupil from enrolling solely because a district expelled or excluded the pupil. The
board of the area learning center may use the provisions of the Pupil Fair Dismissal Act to
exclude a pupil or to require an admission plan.

deleted text begin (c) deleted text end new text begin (e) new text end Each school district shall develop a policy and report it to the commissioner on
the appropriate use of peace new text begin and school resource new text end officers and crisis teams to remove deleted text begin students deleted text end new text begin
pupils new text end who have an individualized education program from school grounds.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for the 2018-2019 school year and later.
new text end

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 121A.61, is amended to read:

121A.61 DISCIPLINE AND REMOVAL OF deleted text begin STUDENTS deleted text end new text begin PUPILS new text end FROM CLASS.

Subdivision 1.

Required policy.

Each school board must adopt a written districtwide
school discipline policy which includes written rules of conduct for deleted text begin students deleted text end new text begin pupils new text end , deleted text begin minimum deleted text end
new text begin potential new text end consequences for violations of the rules, new text begin parental notification requirements, new text end and
grounds and procedures for removal of a deleted text begin student deleted text end new text begin pupil new text end from class. The new text begin board must develop
the new text end policy deleted text begin must be developed deleted text end in consultation with administrators, teachers, employees,
pupils, parents, community members, law enforcement agencies, county attorney offices,
social service agencies, and such other individuals or organizations as the board determines
appropriate. A school site council may adopt additional provisions to the policy subject to
the approval of the school board.

Subd. 2.

Grounds for removal from class.

The policy must establish the various grounds
for which a deleted text begin student deleted text end new text begin pupil new text end may be removed from a class in the district for a period of time
under the procedures specified in the policy. The policy must include a procedure for
notifying and meeting with a deleted text begin student's deleted text end new text begin pupil's new text end parent or guardian to discuss the problem that
is causing the deleted text begin student deleted text end new text begin pupil new text end to be removed from class after the deleted text begin student deleted text end new text begin pupil new text end has been removed
from class more than deleted text begin ten deleted text end new text begin five new text end times in one school year. The grounds in the policy must
include at least the following provisions as well as other grounds determined appropriate
by the board:

(a) willful conduct that significantly disrupts the rights of others to an education, including
conduct that interferes with a teacher's ability to teach or communicate effectively with
deleted text begin students deleted text end new text begin pupils new text end in a class or with the ability of other deleted text begin students deleted text end new text begin pupils new text end to learn;

(b) willful conduct that endangers surrounding persons, including school district
employees, the deleted text begin student deleted text end new text begin pupil, new text end or other deleted text begin students deleted text end new text begin pupils new text end , or the property of the school; and

(c) willful violation of any rule of conduct specified in the discipline policy adopted by
the board.

Subd. 3.

Policy components.

The policy must include at least the following components:

(a) rules governing deleted text begin student deleted text end new text begin pupil new text end conduct and procedures for informing deleted text begin students deleted text end new text begin pupils new text end
of the rules;

(b) the grounds for removal of a deleted text begin student deleted text end new text begin pupil new text end from a class;

(c) the authority of the classroom teacher to remove deleted text begin students deleted text end new text begin pupils new text end from the classroom
pursuant to procedures and rules established in the district's policy;

(d) the procedures for removal of a deleted text begin student deleted text end new text begin pupil new text end from a class by a teacher, school
administrator, or other school district employee;

(e) the period of time for which a deleted text begin student deleted text end new text begin pupil new text end may be removed from a class, which
may not exceed five class periods for a violation of a rule of conduct;

(f) provisions relating to the responsibility for and custody of a deleted text begin student deleted text end new text begin pupil new text end removed
from a class;

(g) the procedures for return of a deleted text begin student deleted text end new text begin pupil new text end to the specified class from which the
deleted text begin student deleted text end new text begin pupil new text end has been removed;

(h) the procedures for notifying a deleted text begin student deleted text end new text begin pupil new text end and the deleted text begin student's deleted text end new text begin pupil's new text end parents or
guardian of violations of the rules of conduct and of resulting disciplinary actions;

(i) any procedures determined appropriate for encouraging early involvement of parents
or guardians in attempts to improve a deleted text begin student's deleted text end new text begin pupil's new text end behavior;

(j) any procedures determined appropriate for encouraging early detection of behavioral
problems;

(k) any procedures determined appropriate for referring a deleted text begin student deleted text end new text begin pupil new text end in need of special
education services to those services;

(1) the procedures for consideration of whether there is a need for a further assessment
or of whether there is a need for a review of the adequacy of a current individualized
education program of a deleted text begin student deleted text end new text begin pupil new text end with a disability who is removed from class;

(m) procedures for detecting and addressing chemical abuse problems of a deleted text begin student deleted text end new text begin pupil new text end
while on the school premises;

(n) the deleted text begin minimum deleted text end new text begin potential new text end consequences for violations of the code of conduct;

(o) procedures for immediate and appropriate interventions tied to violations deleted text begin of the code deleted text end ;

(p) a provision that states that a teacher, school employee, school bus driver, or other
agent of a district may use reasonable force in compliance with section 121A.582 and other
laws;

(q) an agreement regarding procedures to coordinate crisis services to the extent funds
are available with the county board responsible for implementing sections 245.487 to
245.4889 for deleted text begin students deleted text end new text begin pupils new text end with a serious emotional disturbance or other deleted text begin students deleted text end new text begin pupils new text end
who have an individualized education program whose behavior may be addressed by crisis
intervention; and

(r) a provision that states a deleted text begin student deleted text end new text begin pupil new text end must be removed from class immediately if the
deleted text begin student deleted text end new text begin pupil new text end engages in assault or violent behavior. For purposes of this paragraph, "assault"
has the meaning given it in section 609.02, subdivision 10. The removal shall be for a period
of time deemed appropriate by the principal, in consultation with the teacher.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for the 2018-2019 school year and later.
new text end

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 121A.67, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Parent notification. new text end

new text begin A school administrator must make and document efforts
to immediately contact the parent or guardian of a pupil removed from a school building
or school grounds by a peace or school resource officer unless such notice is specifically
prohibited by law. If a pupil is secluded, a school administrator must make reasonable efforts
to notify the pupil's parent or guardian of the seclusion by the end of the same school day.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for the 2018-2019 school year and later.
new text end

Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 122A.09, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 4b. new text end

new text begin Essential data. new text end

new text begin The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board
shall maintain a list of essential data elements which must be recorded and stored about
each licensed and nonlicensed staff member. Each school district must provide the essential
data to the board in the form and manner prescribed by the board.
new text end

Sec. 27.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.14, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Clerk records.

The clerk shall keep a record of all meetings of the district and
the board in books provided by the district for that purpose. The clerk shall, within three
days after an election, notify all persons elected of their election. By September 15 of each
year the clerk shall file with the board a report of the revenues, expenditures and balances
in each fund for the preceding fiscal year. The report together with vouchers and supporting
documents shall subsequently be examined by a public accountant or the state auditor, either
of whom shall be paid by the district, as provided in section 123B.77, subdivision 3. The
board shall by resolution approve the report or require a further or amended report. deleted text begin By
September 15 of each year, the clerk shall make and transmit to the commissioner certified
reports, showing:
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deleted text begin (1) the revenues and expenditures in detail, and such other financial information required
by law, rule, or as may be called for by the commissioner;
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deleted text begin (2) the length of school term and the enrollment and attendance by grades; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) such other items of information as may be called for by the commissioner.
deleted text end

The clerk shall enter in the clerk's record book copies of all reports and of the teachers'
term reports, as they appear in the registers, and of the proceedings of any meeting as
furnished by the clerk pro tem, and keep an itemized account of all the expenses of the
district. The clerk shall furnish to the auditor of the proper county, by September 30 of each
year, an attested copy of the clerk's record, showing the amount of proposed property tax
voted by the district or the board for school purposes; draw and sign all orders upon the
treasurer for the payment of money for bills allowed by the board for salaries of officers
and for teachers' wages and all claims, to be countersigned by the chair. Such orders must
state the consideration, payee, and the fund and the clerk shall take a receipt therefor.
Teachers' wages shall have preference in the order in which they become due, and no money
applicable for teachers' wages shall be used for any other purpose, nor shall teachers' wages
be paid from any fund except that raised or apportioned for that purpose.

Sec. 28.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.78, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Resolution of concurrence.

Prior to March 1, the school board or American
Indian school must submit to the department a copy of a resolution adopted by the American
Indian education parent advisory committee. The copy must be signed by the chair of the
committee and must state whether the committee concurs with the educational programs
for American Indian students offered by the school board or American Indian school. If the
committee does not concur with the educational programs, the reasons for nonconcurrence
and recommendations shall be submitted new text begin directly to the school board new text end with the resolution.
By resolution, the board must respond in writing within 60 days, in cases of nonconcurrence,
to each recommendation made by the committee and state its reasons for not implementing
the recommendations.

Sec. 29.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 124E.03, subdivision 2, is amended
to read:

Subd. 2.

Certain federal, state, and local requirements.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(i) A charter school must adopt a policy, plan, budget, and process, consistent with
section 120B.11, to review curriculum, instruction, and student achievement and strive for
the world's best workforce.

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

new text begin (k) A charter school must comply with the national motto requirement under section
121A.12.
new text end

Sec. 30.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 125B.07, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Essential data.

The department shall maintain a list of essential data elements
which must be recorded and stored about each pupil deleted text begin , licensed and nonlicensed staff member, deleted text end
and educational program. Each school district must provide the essential data to the
department in the form and format prescribed by the department.

Sec. 31.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.15, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Annual expenditure report.

Each year a district that receives basic skills
revenue must submit a report identifying the expenditures it incurred to meet the needs of
eligible learners under subdivision 1. The report must conform to uniform financial and
reporting standards established for this purpose. Using valid and reliable data and
measurement criteria, deleted text begin the deleted text end new text begin a new text end report deleted text begin also must determine deleted text end new text begin that determines new text end whether increased
expenditures raised student achievement levels new text begin must be reported under section 120B.11 new text end .

Sec. 32.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 609A.03, subdivision 7a, is amended
to read:

Subd. 7a.

Limitations of order effective January 1, 2015, and later.

(a) Upon issuance
of an expungement order related to a charge supported by probable cause, the DNA samples
and DNA records held by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and collected under authority
other than section 299C.105 shall not be sealed, returned to the subject of the record, or
destroyed.

(b) Notwithstanding the issuance of an expungement order:

(1) except as provided in clause (2), an expunged record may be opened, used, or
exchanged between criminal justice agencies without a court order for the purposes of
initiating, furthering, or completing a criminal investigation or prosecution or for sentencing
purposes or providing probation or other correctional services;

(2) when a criminal justice agency seeks access to a record that was sealed under section
609A.02, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (1), after an acquittal or a court order dismissing
for lack of probable cause, for purposes of a criminal investigation, prosecution, or
sentencing, the requesting agency must obtain an ex parte court order after stating a
good-faith basis to believe that opening the record may lead to relevant information;

(3) an expunged record of a conviction may be opened for purposes of evaluating a
prospective employee in a criminal justice agency without a court order;

(4) an expunged record of a conviction may be opened for purposes of a background
study under section 245C.08 unless the commissioner had been properly served with notice
of the petition for expungement and the court order for expungement is directed specifically
to the commissioner of human services;

(5) an expunged record of a conviction may be opened for purposes of a background
check required under section 122A.18, subdivision 8, unless the court order for expungement
is directed specifically to the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board or the
licensing division of the Department of Education; and

(6) the court may order an expunged record opened upon request by the victim of the
underlying offense if the court determines that the record is substantially related to a matter
for which the victim is before the court.

(c) An agency or jurisdiction subject to an expungement order shall maintain the record
in a manner that provides access to the record by a criminal justice agency under paragraph
(b), clause (1) or (2), but notifies the recipient that the record has been sealed. The Bureau
of Criminal Apprehension shall notify the commissioner of human services deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin and new text end the
Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board deleted text begin , or the licensing division of the
Department of Education deleted text end of the existence of a sealed record and of the right to obtain access
under paragraph (b), clause (4) or (5). Upon request, the agency or jurisdiction subject to
the expungement order shall provide access to the record to the commissioner of human
services, the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, or the licensing division
of the Department of Education under paragraph (b), clause (4) or (5).

(d) An expunged record that is opened or exchanged under this subdivision remains
subject to the expungement order in the hands of the person receiving the record.

(e) A criminal justice agency that receives an expunged record under paragraph (b),
clause (1) or (2), must maintain and store the record in a manner that restricts the use of the
record to the investigation, prosecution, or sentencing for which it was obtained.

(f) For purposes of this section, a "criminal justice agency" means a court or government
agency that performs the administration of criminal justice under statutory authority.

(g) This subdivision applies to expungement orders subject to its limitations and effective
on or after January 1, 2015.

Sec. 33.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 626.556, subdivision 2, is amended
to read:

Subd. 2.

Definitions.

As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings
given them unless the specific content indicates otherwise:

(a) "Accidental" means a sudden, not reasonably foreseeable, and unexpected occurrence
or event which:

(1) is not likely to occur and could not have been prevented by exercise of due care; and

(2) if occurring while a child is receiving services from a facility, happens when the
facility and the employee or person providing services in the facility are in compliance with
the laws and rules relevant to the occurrence or event.

(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of human services.

(c) "Facility" means:

(1) a licensed or unlicensed day care facility, certified license-exempt child care center,
residential facility, agency, hospital, sanitarium, or other facility or institution required to
be licensed under sections 144.50 to 144.58, 241.021, or 245A.01 to 245A.16, or chapter
144H, 245D, or 245H;

(2) a school as defined in section 120A.05, subdivisions 9, 11, and 13; and chapter 124E;
or

(3) a nonlicensed personal care provider organization as defined in section 256B.0625,
subdivision 19a.

(d) "Family assessment" means a comprehensive assessment of child safety, risk of
subsequent child maltreatment, and family strengths and needs that is applied to a child
maltreatment report that does not allege sexual abuse or substantial child endangerment.
Family assessment does not include a determination as to whether child maltreatment
occurred but does determine the need for services to address the safety of family members
and the risk of subsequent maltreatment.

(e) "Investigation" means fact gathering related to the current safety of a child and the
risk of subsequent maltreatment that determines whether child maltreatment occurred and
whether child protective services are needed. An investigation must be used when reports
involve sexual abuse or substantial child endangerment, and for reports of maltreatment in
facilities required to be licensed or certified under chapter 245A, 245D, or 245H; under
sections 144.50 to 144.58 and 241.021; in a school as defined in section 120A.05,
subdivisions 9, 11, and 13, and chapter 124E; or in a nonlicensed personal care provider
association as defined in section 256B.0625, subdivision 19a.

(f) "Mental injury" means an injury to the psychological capacity or emotional stability
of a child as evidenced by an observable or substantial impairment in the child's ability to
function within a normal range of performance and behavior with due regard to the child's
culture.

(g) "Neglect" means the commission or omission of any of the acts specified under
clauses (1) to (9), other than by accidental means:

(1) failure by a person responsible for a child's care to supply a child with necessary
food, clothing, shelter, health, medical, or other care required for the child's physical or
mental health when reasonably able to do so;

(2) failure to protect a child from conditions or actions that seriously endanger the child's
physical or mental health when reasonably able to do so, including a growth delay, which
may be referred to as a failure to thrive, that has been diagnosed by a physician and is due
to parental neglect;

(3) failure to provide for necessary supervision or child care arrangements appropriate
for a child after considering factors as the child's age, mental ability, physical condition,
length of absence, or environment, when the child is unable to care for the child's own basic
needs or safety, or the basic needs or safety of another child in their care;

(4) failure to ensure that the child is educated as defined in sections 120A.22 and
260C.163, subdivision 11, which does not include a parent's refusal to provide the parent's
child with sympathomimetic medications, consistent with section 125A.091, subdivision
5;

(5) nothing in this section shall be construed to mean that a child is neglected solely
because the child's parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the child's care in good
faith selects and depends upon spiritual means or prayer for treatment or care of disease or
remedial care of the child in lieu of medical care; except that a parent, guardian, or caretaker,
or a person mandated to report pursuant to subdivision 3, has a duty to report if a lack of
medical care may cause serious danger to the child's health. This section does not impose
upon persons, not otherwise legally responsible for providing a child with necessary food,
clothing, shelter, education, or medical care, a duty to provide that care;

(6) prenatal exposure to a controlled substance, as defined in section 253B.02, subdivision
2, used by the mother for a nonmedical purpose, as evidenced by withdrawal symptoms in
the child at birth, results of a toxicology test performed on the mother at delivery or the
child at birth, medical effects or developmental delays during the child's first year of life
that medically indicate prenatal exposure to a controlled substance, or the presence of a
fetal alcohol spectrum disorder;

(7) "medical neglect" as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision 6, clause (5);

(8) chronic and severe use of alcohol or a controlled substance by a parent or person
responsible for the care of the child that adversely affects the child's basic needs and safety;
or

(9) emotional harm from a pattern of behavior which contributes to impaired emotional
functioning of the child which may be demonstrated by a substantial and observable effect
in the child's behavior, emotional response, or cognition that is not within the normal range
for the child's age and stage of development, with due regard to the child's culture.

(h) "Nonmaltreatment mistake" means:

(1) at the time of the incident, the individual was performing duties identified in the
center's child care program plan required under Minnesota Rules, part 9503.0045;

(2) the individual has not been determined responsible for a similar incident that resulted
in a finding of maltreatment for at least seven years;

(3) the individual has not been determined to have committed a similar nonmaltreatment
mistake under this paragraph for at least four years;

(4) any injury to a child resulting from the incident, if treated, is treated only with
remedies that are available over the counter, whether ordered by a medical professional or
not; and

(5) except for the period when the incident occurred, the facility and the individual
providing services were both in compliance with all licensing requirements relevant to the
incident.

This definition only applies to child care centers licensed under Minnesota Rules, chapter
9503. If clauses (1) to (5) apply, rather than making a determination of substantiated
maltreatment by the individual, the commissioner of human services shall determine that a
nonmaltreatment mistake was made by the individual.

(i) "Operator" means an operator or agency as defined in section 245A.02.

(j) "Person responsible for the child's care" means (1) an individual functioning within
the family unit and having responsibilities for the care of the child such as a parent, guardian,
or other person having similar care responsibilities, or (2) an individual functioning outside
the family unit and having responsibilities for the care of the child such as a teacher, school
administrator, other school employees or agents, or other lawful custodian of a child having
either full-time or short-term care responsibilities including, but not limited to, day care,
babysitting whether paid or unpaid, counseling, teaching, and coaching.

(k) "Physical abuse" means any physical injury, mental injury, or threatened injury,
inflicted by a person responsible for the child's care on a child other than by accidental
means, or any physical or mental injury that cannot reasonably be explained by the child's
history of injuries, or any aversive or deprivation procedures, or regulated interventions,
that have not been authorized under section 125A.0942 or 245.825.

Abuse does not include reasonable and moderate physical discipline of a child
administered by a parent or legal guardian which does not result in an injury. Abuse does
not include the use of reasonable force by a teacher, principal, or school employee as allowed
by section 121A.582. Actions which are not reasonable and moderate include, but are not
limited to, any of the following:

(1) throwing, kicking, burning, biting, or cutting a child;

(2) striking a child with a closed fist;

(3) shaking a child under age three;

(4) striking or other actions which result in any nonaccidental injury to a child under 18
months of age;

(5) unreasonable interference with a child's breathing;

(6) threatening a child with a weapon, as defined in section 609.02, subdivision 6;

(7) striking a child under age one on the face or head;

(8) striking a child who is at least age one but under age four on the face or head, which
results in an injury;

(9) purposely giving a child poison, alcohol, or dangerous, harmful, or controlled
substances which were not prescribed for the child by a practitioner, in order to control or
punish the child; or other substances that substantially affect the child's behavior, motor
coordination, or judgment or that results in sickness or internal injury, or subjects the child
to medical procedures that would be unnecessary if the child were not exposed to the
substances;

(10) unreasonable physical confinement or restraint not permitted under section 609.379,
including but not limited to tying, caging, or chaining; or

(11) in a school facility or school zone, an act by a person responsible for the child's
care that is a violation under section 121A.58.

(l) "Practice of social services," for the purposes of subdivision 3, includes but is not
limited to employee assistance counseling and the provision of guardian ad litem and
parenting time expeditor services.

(m) "Report" means any communication received by the local welfare agency, police
department, county sheriff, or agency responsible for child protection pursuant to this section
that describes neglect or physical or sexual abuse of a child and contains sufficient content
to identify the child and any person believed to be responsible for the neglect or abuse, if
known.

(n) "Sexual abuse" means the subjection of a child by a person responsible for the child's
care, by a person who has a significant relationship to the child, as defined in section 609.341,
or by a person in a position of authority, as defined in section 609.341, subdivision 10, to
any act which constitutes a violation of section 609.342 (criminal sexual conduct in the first
degree), 609.343 (criminal sexual conduct in the second degree), 609.344 (criminal sexual
conduct in the third degree), 609.345 (criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree), deleted text begin or deleted text end
609.3451 (criminal sexual conduct in the fifth degree) new text begin , or 609.352 (solicitation of children
to engage in sexual conduct; communication of sexually explicit materials to children) new text end .
Sexual abuse also includes any act which involves a minor which constitutes a violation of
prostitution offenses under sections 609.321 to 609.324 or 617.246. Effective May 29, 2017,
sexual abuse includes all reports of known or suspected child sex trafficking involving a
child who is identified as a victim of sex trafficking. Sexual abuse includes child sex
trafficking as defined in section 609.321, subdivisions 7a and 7b. Sexual abuse includes
threatened sexual abuse which includes the status of a parent or household member who
has committed a violation which requires registration as an offender under section 243.166,
subdivision 1b, paragraph (a) or (b), or required registration under section 243.166,
subdivision 1b, paragraph (a) or (b).

(o) "Substantial child endangerment" means a person responsible for a child's care, by
act or omission, commits or attempts to commit an act against a child under their care that
constitutes any of the following:

(1) egregious harm as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision 14;

(2) abandonment under section 260C.301, subdivision 2;

(3) neglect as defined in paragraph (g), clause (2), that substantially endangers the child's
physical or mental health, including a growth delay, which may be referred to as failure to
thrive, that has been diagnosed by a physician and is due to parental neglect;

(4) murder in the first, second, or third degree under section 609.185, 609.19, or 609.195;

(5) manslaughter in the first or second degree under section 609.20 or 609.205;

(6) assault in the first, second, or third degree under section 609.221, 609.222, or 609.223;

(7) solicitation, inducement, and promotion of prostitution under section 609.322;

(8) criminal sexual conduct under sections 609.342 to 609.3451;

(9) solicitation of children to engage in sexual conduct under section 609.352;

(10) malicious punishment or neglect or endangerment of a child under section 609.377
or 609.378;

(11) use of a minor in sexual performance under section 617.246; or

(12) parental behavior, status, or condition which mandates that the county attorney file
a termination of parental rights petition under section 260C.503, subdivision 2.

(p) "Threatened injury" means a statement, overt act, condition, or status that represents
a substantial risk of physical or sexual abuse or mental injury. Threatened injury includes,
but is not limited to, exposing a child to a person responsible for the child's care, as defined
in paragraph (j), clause (1), who has:

(1) subjected a child to, or failed to protect a child from, an overt act or condition that
constitutes egregious harm, as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision 14, or a similar law
of another jurisdiction;

(2) been found to be palpably unfit under section 260C.301, subdivision 1, paragraph
(b), clause (4), or a similar law of another jurisdiction;

(3) committed an act that has resulted in an involuntary termination of parental rights
under section 260C.301, or a similar law of another jurisdiction; or

(4) committed an act that has resulted in the involuntary transfer of permanent legal and
physical custody of a child to a relative under Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 260C.201,
subdivision 11, paragraph (d), clause (1), section 260C.515, subdivision 4, or a similar law
of another jurisdiction.

A child is the subject of a report of threatened injury when the responsible social services
agency receives birth match data under paragraph (q) from the Department of Human
Services.

(q) Upon receiving data under section 144.225, subdivision 2b, contained in a birth
record or recognition of parentage identifying a child who is subject to threatened injury
under paragraph (p), the Department of Human Services shall send the data to the responsible
social services agency. The data is known as "birth match" data. Unless the responsible
social services agency has already begun an investigation or assessment of the report due
to the birth of the child or execution of the recognition of parentage and the parent's previous
history with child protection, the agency shall accept the birth match data as a report under
this section. The agency may use either a family assessment or investigation to determine
whether the child is safe. All of the provisions of this section apply. If the child is determined
to be safe, the agency shall consult with the county attorney to determine the appropriateness
of filing a petition alleging the child is in need of protection or services under section
260C.007, subdivision 6, clause (16), in order to deliver needed services. If the child is
determined not to be safe, the agency and the county attorney shall take appropriate action
as required under section 260C.503, subdivision 2.

(r) Persons who conduct assessments or investigations under this section shall take into
account accepted child-rearing practices of the culture in which a child participates and
accepted teacher discipline practices, which are not injurious to the child's health, welfare,
and safety.

Sec. 34.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 52, subdivision 2,
is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Exemptions from laws and rules.

(a) Notwithstanding any other 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:

(1) any law or rule from which a district-created, site-governed school under Minnesota
Statutes, section 123B.045, is exempt;

(2) any statute or rule from which the commissioner has exempted another district or
charter school, as identified in the list published on the Department of Education's Web site
under subdivision 4, paragraph (b);

(3) online learning program approval under Minnesota Statutes, 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;

(4) restrictions on extended time revenue under Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.10,
subdivision 2a, for a student who meets the criteria of Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.68,
subdivision 2; and

(5) any required hours of instruction in any class or subject area for a student who is
meeting all competencies consistent with the graduation standards described in the innovation
zone plan.

(b) The exemptions under this subdivision must not be construed as exempting an
innovation zone partner from the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments new text begin , except that the
commissioner may authorize an innovation zone partner to substitute the high school
Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments required for graduation with a nationally normed
college entrance exam that is (1) aligned with the state academic standards and (2) includes
career and college readiness benchmarks new text end .

Sec. 35.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 56, is amended to
read:

Sec. 56. INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT MENTAL HEALTH
INNOVATION GRANT PROGRAM; APPROPRIATION.

(a) $2,450,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $2,450,000 in fiscal year 2019 are appropriated
from the general fund to the commissioner of human services for a grant program to fund
innovative projects to improve mental health outcomes for youth attending a qualifying
school unit.

(b) A "qualifying school unit" means an intermediate district organized under Minnesota
Statutes, section 136D.01, or a service cooperative organized under Minnesota Statutes,
section 123A.21, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2), that provides instruction to students
in a setting of federal instructional level 4 or higher. Grants under paragraph (a) must be
awarded to eligible applicants such that the services are proportionately provided among
qualifying school units. The commissioner shall calculate the share of the appropriation to
be used in each qualifying school unit by dividing the qualifying school unit's average daily
membership in a setting of federal instructional level 4 or higher for fiscal year 2016 by the
total average daily membership in a setting of federal instructional level 4 or higher for the
same year for all qualifying school units.

(c) An eligible applicant is an entity that has demonstrated capacity to serve the youth
identified in paragraph (a) and that is:

(1) certified under Minnesota Rules, parts 9520.0750 to 9520.0870;

(2) a community mental health center under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.0625,
subdivision 5;

(3) an Indian health service facility or facility owned and operated by a tribe or tribal
organization operating under United States Code, title 25, section 5321; deleted text begin or
deleted text end

(4) a provider of children's therapeutic services and supports as defined in Minnesota
Statutes, section 256B.0943 deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ; or
new text end

new text begin (5) enrolled in medical assistance as a mental health or substance use disorder provider
agency and must employ at least two full-time equivalent mental health professionals as
defined in section 245.4871, subdivision 27, clauses (1) to (6), or alcohol and drug counselors
licensed or exempt from licensure under chapter 148F who are qualified to provide clinical
services to children and families.
new text end

(d) An eligible applicant must employ or contract with at least two licensed mental health
professionals as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.4871, subdivision 27, clauses
(1) to (6), who have formal training in evidence-based practices.

(e) A qualifying school unit must submit an application to the commissioner in the form
and manner specified by the commissioner. The commissioner may approve an application
that describes models for innovative projects to serve the needs of the schools and students.
The commissioner may provide technical assistance to the qualifying school unit. The
commissioner shall then solicit grant project proposals and award grant funding to the
eligible applicants whose project proposals best meet the requirements of this section and
most closely adhere to the models created by the intermediate districts and service
cooperatives.

(f) To receive grant funding, an eligible applicant must obtain a letter of support for the
applicant's grant project proposal from each qualifying school unit the eligible applicant is
proposing to serve. An eligible applicant must also demonstrate the following:

(1) the ability to seek third-party reimbursement for services;

(2) the ability to report data and outcomes as required by the commissioner; and

(3) the existence of partnerships with counties, tribes, substance use disorder providers,
and mental health service providers, including providers of mobile crisis services.

(g) Grantees shall obtain all available third-party reimbursement sources as a condition
of receiving grant funds. For purposes of this grant program, a third-party reimbursement
source does not include a public school as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 120A.20,
subdivision 1.

(h) The base budget for this program is $0. This appropriation is available until June 30,
2020.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 36.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 57, subdivision 23,
is amended to read:

Subd. 23.

Paraprofessional pathway to teacher licensure.

(a) For grants to school
districts for Grow Your Own new teacher programs:

	$	1,500,000	.....	2018
	$	1,500,000	.....	2019

(b) The grants are for school districts new text begin and charter schools new text end with more than 30 percent
minority students for a deleted text begin Board of Teaching-approved deleted text end new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and
Standards Board-approved new text end nonconventional teacher residency pilot program. The program
must provide tuition scholarships or stipends to enable school district new text begin and charter school
new text end employees or community members affiliated with a school district new text begin or charter school new text end who
seek an education license to participate in a nonconventional teacher preparation program.
School districts new text begin and charter schools new text end that receive funds under this subdivision are strongly
encouraged to recruit candidates of color and American Indian candidates to participate in
the Grow Your Own new teacher programs. 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.

(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 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.

(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.

(e) The department may retain up to three percent of the appropriation amount to monitor
and administer the grant program.

(f) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

Sec. 37. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.35, subdivisions 4 and 5, new text end new text begin are repealed.
new text end

ARTICLE 3

TEACHERS

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 122A.07, is amended by adding
a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Public employer compensation reduction prohibited. new text end

new text begin The public employer
of a member shall not reduce the member's compensation or benefits for the member's
absence from employment when engaging in the business of the board.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 122A.187, subdivision 5, is amended
to read:

Subd. 5.

Reading preparation.

new text begin (a) new text end The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards
Board must adopt rules that require all licensed teachers who are renewing a Tier 3 or Tier
4 teaching license under sections 122A.183 and 122A.184, respectively, to include in the
renewal requirements further reading preparation, consistent with section 122A.06,
subdivision 4.

new text begin (b) The reading preparation under this subdivision must include at least two clock hours
of training to enable a teacher to:
new text end

new text begin (1) understand dyslexia as defined in section 125A.01, subdivision 2, and recognize
dyslexia characteristics in students; and
new text end

new text begin (2) identify and access Department of Education personnel and professional resources
using evidence-based dyslexia best practices in each license renewal period.
new text end

new text begin (c) The Department of Education must provide guidance on evidence-based approaches
and best practices for trainings.
new text end

new text begin (d) new text end The rules new text begin adopted under this subdivision new text end do not take effect until they are approved
by law. Teachers who do not provide direct instruction including, at least, counselors, school
psychologists, school nurses, school social workers, audiovisual directors and coordinators,
and recreation personnel are exempt from this section.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for teachers who are renewing their Tier
3 or Tier 4 license on or after July 1, 2019.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 122A.20, subdivision 1, is amended
to read:

Subdivision 1.

Grounds for revocation, suspension, or denial.

(a) The Professional
Educator Licensing and Standards Board 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; deleted text begin or
deleted text end

(5) fraud or misrepresentation in obtaining a license deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ; or
new text end

new text begin (6) intentional and inappropriate patting, touching, pinching, or other physical contact
with a student that is unwelcome and sexually motivated.
new text end

The written complaint must specify the nature and character of the charges.

(b) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board or Board of School
Administrators, whichever has jurisdiction over a teacher's licensure, deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end 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 new text begin :
new text end

new text begin (1) new text end child abuse, as defined in section 609.185 deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (2) new text end sex trafficking in the first degree under section 609.322, subdivision 1 deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (3) new text end sex trafficking in the second degree under section 609.322, subdivision 1a deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (4) new text end engaging in hiring, or agreeing to hire a minor to engage in prostitution under section
609.324, subdivision 1 deleted text begin , sexual abuse deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (5) criminal sexual conduct new text end under section 609.342, 609.343, 609.344, 609.345, new text begin or new text end
609.3451, subdivision 3 deleted text begin , or deleted text end deleted text begin 617.23, subdivision 3 deleted text end deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (6) indecent exposure under section 617.23, subdivision 3;
new text end

new text begin (7) new text end solicitation of children to engage in sexual conduct or communication of sexually
explicit materials to children under section 609.352 deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (8) new text end interference with privacy under section 609.746 or stalking under section 609.749
and the victim was a minor deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (9) new text end using minors in a sexual performance under section 617.246 deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (10) new text end possessing pornographic works involving a minor under section 617.247 deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin ; new text end or

new text begin (11) new text end 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 deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end 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 deleted text begin for child abuse or sexual abuse deleted text end 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 deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end 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 deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end
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 deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end affirm
its previous licensing action. If the board finds that the petitioner is not disqualified from
teaching under paragraph (a), clause (1), it deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end reverse its previous licensing action.

new text begin (d) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board or Board of School
Administrators, whichever has jurisdiction over a teacher's licensure, must refuse to issue,
refuse to renew, or revoke a teacher's license to teach if the teacher has engaged in sexual
penetration as defined in section 609.321, subdivision 11, with a student enrolled in a school
where the teacher works or volunteers. The board may suspend a teacher's license pending
an investigation into a report of conduct that would be grounds for revocation under this
paragraph. Section 122A.188 does not apply to a decision by the board to refuse to issue,
refuse to renew, or revoke a license under this paragraph. A person whose license has been
revoked, not issued, or not renewed may appeal the decision by filing a written request with
the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board or the Board of School
Administrators, as appropriate, within 30 days of notice of the licensing action. The board
must then initiate a contested case under the Administrative Procedure Act, sections 14.001
to 14.69.
new text end

new text begin (e) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board or Board of School
Administrators, whichever has jurisdiction over a teacher's licensure, must review and may
refuse to issue, refuse to renew, or revoke a teacher's license to teach upon receiving a
certified copy of a conviction showing that the teacher has been convicted of:
new text end

new text begin (1) a qualified domestic violence-related offense as defined in section 609.02, subdivision
16;
new text end

new text begin (2) embezzlement of public funds under section 609.54; or
new text end

new text begin (3) a felony involving a minor as the victim.
new text end

new text begin If an offense included in clauses (1) to (3) is already included in paragraph (b), the provisions
of paragraph (b) apply to the conduct. Section 122A.188 does not apply to a decision by
the board to refuse to issue, refuse to renew, or revoke a license under this paragraph. A
person whose license has been revoked, not issued, or not renewed may appeal the decision
by filing a written request with the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board
or the Board of School Administrators, as appropriate, within 30 days of notice of the
licensing action. The board must then initiate a contested case under the Administrative
Procedure Act, sections 14.001 to 14.69.
new text end

new text begin (f) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board may suspend a teacher's
license to teach during the board's disciplinary investigation of a report of teacher misconduct
if the teacher has been charged with a violation of a crime listed in paragraph (b). The
teacher's license is suspended until the licensing board completes their disciplinary
investigation and makes a determination whether or not disciplinary action is necessary.
new text end

deleted text begin (d) deleted text end new text begin (g) new text end For purposes of this subdivision, the Professional Educator Licensing and
Standards Board is delegated the authority to suspend or revoke coaching licenses.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 122A.40, subdivision 13, is amended
to read:

Subd. 13.

Immediate discharge.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), a
board may discharge a continuing-contract teacher, effective immediately, upon any of the
following grounds:

(1) immoral conduct, insubordination, or conviction of a felony;

(2) conduct unbecoming a teacher which requires the immediate removal of the teacher
from classroom or other duties;

(3) failure without justifiable cause to teach without first securing the written release of
the school board;

(4) gross inefficiency which the teacher has failed to correct after reasonable written
notice;

(5) willful neglect of duty; or

(6) continuing physical or mental disability subsequent to a 12 months leave of absence
and inability to qualify for reinstatement in accordance with subdivision 12.

For purposes of this paragraph, conduct unbecoming a teacher includes an unfair
discriminatory practice described in section 363A.13.

Prior to discharging a teacher under this paragraph, the board must notify the teacher in
writing and state its ground for the proposed discharge in reasonable detail. Within ten days
after receipt of this notification the teacher may make a written request for a hearing before
the board and it deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be granted before final action is taken. The board may suspend
a teacher with pay pending the conclusion of the hearing and determination of the issues
raised in the hearing after charges have been filed which constitute ground for discharge.
If a teacher has been charged with a felony and the underlying conduct that is the subject
of the felony charge is a ground for a proposed immediate discharge, the suspension pending
the conclusion of the hearing and determination of the issues may be without pay. If a
hearing under this paragraph is held, the board must reimburse the teacher for any salary
or compensation withheld if the final decision of the board or the arbitrator does not result
in a penalty to or suspension, termination, or discharge of the teacher.

(b) A board must discharge a continuing-contract teacher, effective immediately, upon
receipt of notice under section 122A.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), that the teacher's
license has been revoked due to a conviction for new text begin :
new text end

new text begin (1) new text end child abuse, as defined in section 609.185;

new text begin (2) new text end sex trafficking in the first degree under section 609.322, subdivision 1;

new text begin (3) new text end sex trafficking in the second degree under section 609.322, subdivision 1a;

new text begin (4) new text end engaging in hiring or agreeing to hire a minor to engage in prostitution under section
609.324, subdivision 1;

new text begin (5) new text end new text begin criminal new text end sexual deleted text begin abuse deleted text end new text begin conduct new text end under section 609.342, 609.343, 609.344, 609.345,
609.3451, subdivision 3 deleted text begin , or deleted text end deleted text begin 617.23, subdivision 3 deleted text end ;

new text begin (6) indecent exposure under section 617.23, subdivision 3;
new text end

new text begin (7) new text end solicitation of children to engage in sexual conduct or communication of sexually
explicit materials to children under section 609.352;

new text begin (8) new text end interference with privacy under section 609.746 or stalking under section 609.749
and the victim was a minor;

new text begin (9) new text end using minors in a sexual performance under section 617.246;

new text begin (10) new text end possessing pornographic works involving a minor under section 617.247; deleted text begin or
deleted text end

new text begin (11) new text end 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 new text begin ; or
new text end

new text begin (12) any other offense not listed in this paragraph that requires notice of a licensing
action to the district in accordance with section 122A.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (d) new text end .

(c) When a teacher is discharged under paragraph (b) or when the commissioner makes
a final determination of child maltreatment involving a teacher under section 626.556,
subdivision 11, the school principal or other person having administrative control of the
school must include in the teacher's employment record the information contained in the
record of the disciplinary action or the final maltreatment determination, consistent with
the definition of public data under section 13.41, subdivision 5, and must provide the
Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board and the licensing division at the
department with the necessary and relevant information to enable the Professional Educator
Licensing and Standards Board and the department's licensing division to fulfill their statutory
and administrative duties related to issuing, renewing, suspending, or revoking a teacher's
license. Information received by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board
or the licensing division at the department under this paragraph is governed by section 13.41
or other applicable law governing data of the receiving entity. In addition to the background
check required under section 123B.03, a school board or other school hiring authority must
contact the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board and the department to
determine whether the teacher's license has been suspended or revoked, consistent with the
discharge and final maltreatment determinations identified in this paragraph. Unless restricted
by federal or state data practices law or by the terms of a collective bargaining agreement,
the responsible authority for a school district must disseminate to another school district
private personnel data on a current or former teacher employee or contractor of the district,
including the results of background investigations, if the requesting school district seeks
the information because the subject of the data has applied for employment with the
requesting school district.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for the 2018-2019 school year and later.
new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 122A.41, subdivision 6, is amended
to read:

Subd. 6.

Grounds for discharge or demotion.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in
paragraph (b), causes for the discharge or demotion of a teacher either during or after the
probationary period must be:

(1) immoral character, conduct unbecoming a teacher, or insubordination;

(2) failure without justifiable cause to teach without first securing the written release of
the school board having the care, management, or control of the school in which the teacher
is employed;

(3) inefficiency in teaching or in the management of a school, consistent with subdivision
5, paragraph (b);

(4) affliction with a communicable disease must be considered as cause for removal or
suspension while the teacher is suffering from such disability; or

(5) discontinuance of position or lack of pupils.

For purposes of this paragraph, conduct unbecoming a teacher includes an unfair
discriminatory practice described in section 363A.13.

(b) A probationary or continuing-contract teacher must be discharged immediately upon
receipt of notice under section 122A.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), that the teacher's
license has been revoked due to a conviction for new text begin :
new text end

new text begin (1) new text end child abuse, as defined in section 609.185;

new text begin (2) new text end sex trafficking in the first degree under section 609.322, subdivision 1;

new text begin (3) new text end sex trafficking in the second degree under section 609.322, subdivision 1a;

new text begin (4) new text end engaging in hiring or agreeing to hire a minor to engage in prostitution under section
609.324, subdivision 1;

new text begin (5) new text end new text begin criminal new text end sexual deleted text begin abuse deleted text end new text begin conduct new text end under section 609.342, 609.343, 609.344, 609.345,
609.3451, subdivision 3 deleted text begin , or deleted text end deleted text begin 617.23, subdivision 3 deleted text end ;

new text begin (6) indecent exposure under section 617.23, subdivision 3;
new text end

new text begin (7) new text end solicitation of children to engage in sexual conduct or communication of sexually
explicit materials to children under section 609.352;

new text begin (8) new text end interference with privacy under section 609.746 or stalking under section 609.749
and the victim was a minor;

new text begin (9) new text end using minors in a sexual performance under section 617.246;

new text begin (10) new text end possessing pornographic works involving a minor under section 617.247; deleted text begin or
deleted text end

new text begin (11) new text end 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 new text begin ; or
new text end

new text begin (12) any other offense not listed in this paragraph that requires notice of a licensing
action to the district in accordance with section 122A.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (d) new text end .

(c) When a teacher is discharged under paragraph (b) or when the commissioner makes
a final determination of child maltreatment involving a teacher under section 626.556,
subdivision 11, the school principal or other person having administrative control of the
school must include in the teacher's employment record the information contained in the
record of the disciplinary action or the final maltreatment determination, consistent with
the definition of public data under section 13.41, subdivision 5, and must provide the
Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board and the licensing division at the
department with the necessary and relevant information to enable the Professional Educator
Licensing and Standards Board and the department's licensing division to fulfill their statutory
and administrative duties related to issuing, renewing, suspending, or revoking a teacher's
license. Information received by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board
or the licensing division at the department under this paragraph is governed by section 13.41
or other applicable law governing data of the receiving entity. In addition to the background
check required under section 123B.03, a school board or other school hiring authority must
contact the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board and the department to
determine whether the teacher's license has been suspended or revoked, consistent with the
discharge and final maltreatment determinations identified in this paragraph. Unless restricted
by federal or state data practices law or by the terms of a collective bargaining agreement,
the responsible authority for a school district must disseminate to another school district
private personnel data on a current or former teacher employee or contractor of the district,
including the results of background investigations, if the requesting school district seeks
the information because the subject of the data has applied for employment with the
requesting school district.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for the 2018-2019 school year and later.
new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 626.556, subdivision 3, is amended
to read:

Subd. 3.

Persons mandated to report; persons voluntarily reporting.

(a) A person
who knows or has reason to believe a child is being neglected or physically or sexually
abused, as defined in subdivision 2, or has been neglected or physically or sexually abused
within the preceding three years, shall immediately report the information to the local welfare
agency, agency responsible for assessing or investigating the report, police department,
county sheriff, tribal social services agency, or tribal police department if the person is:

(1) a professional or professional's delegate who is engaged in the practice of the healing
arts, social services, hospital administration, psychological or psychiatric treatment, child
care, education, correctional supervision, probation and correctional services, or law
enforcement; deleted text begin or
deleted text end

(2) employed as a member of the clergy and received the information while engaged in
ministerial duties, provided that a member of the clergy is not required by this subdivision
to report information that is otherwise privileged under section 595.02, subdivision 1,
paragraph (c) deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ; or
new text end

new text begin (3) a member of the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board or the Board
of School Administrators.
new text end

(b) Any person may voluntarily report to the local welfare agency, agency responsible
for assessing or investigating the report, police department, county sheriff, tribal social
services agency, or tribal police department if the person knows, has reason to believe, or
suspects a child is being or has been neglected or subjected to physical or sexual abuse.

(c) A person mandated to report physical or sexual child abuse or neglect occurring
within a licensed facility shall report the information to the agency responsible for licensing
or certifying the facility under sections 144.50 to 144.58; 241.021; 245A.01 to 245A.16;
or chapter 144H, 245D, or 245H; or a nonlicensed personal care provider organization as
defined in section 256B.0625, subdivision 19a. A health or corrections agency receiving a
report may request the local welfare agency to provide assistance pursuant to subdivisions
10, 10a, and 10b. A board or other entity whose licensees perform work within a school
facility, upon receiving a complaint of alleged maltreatment, shall provide information about
the circumstances of the alleged maltreatment to the commissioner of education. Section
13.03, subdivision 4, applies to data received by the commissioner of education from a
licensing entity.

(d) Notification requirements under subdivision 10 apply to all reports received under
this section.

(e) For purposes of this section, "immediately" means as soon as possible but in no event
longer than 24 hours.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 626.556, subdivision 10a, is amended to read:

Subd. 10a.

Law enforcement agency responsibility for investigation; welfare agency
reliance on law enforcement fact-finding; welfare agency offer of services.

(a) If the
report alleges neglect, physical abuse, or sexual abuse by a person who is not a parent,
guardian, sibling, person responsible for the child's care functioning within the family unit,
or a person who lives in the child's household and who has a significant relationship to the
child, in a setting other than a facility as defined in subdivision 2, the local welfare agency
shall immediately notify the appropriate law enforcement agency, which shall conduct an
investigation of the alleged abuse or neglect if a violation of a criminal statute is alleged.

(b) The local agency may rely on the fact-finding efforts of the law enforcement
investigation conducted under this subdivision to make a determination whether or not
threatened injury or other maltreatment has occurred under subdivision 2 if an alleged
offender has minor children or lives with minors.

(c) If a child is the victim of an alleged crime under paragraph (a), the law enforcement
agency shall immediately notify the local welfare agency, which shall offer appropriate
social services for the purpose of safeguarding and enhancing the welfare of the abused or
neglected minor.

new text begin (d) The law enforcement agency must report to the Professional Educator Licensing and
Standards Board an investigation under paragraph (a), involving a person licensed by the
board.
new text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 626.556, subdivision 10e, is amended
to read:

Subd. 10e.

Determinations.

(a) The local welfare agency shall conclude the family
assessment or the investigation within 45 days of the receipt of a report. The conclusion of
the assessment or investigation may be extended to permit the completion of a criminal
investigation or the receipt of expert information requested within 45 days of the receipt of
the report.

(b) After conducting a family assessment, the local welfare agency shall determine
whether services are needed to address the safety of the child and other family members
and the risk of subsequent maltreatment.

(c) After conducting an investigation, the local welfare agency shall make two
determinations: first, whether maltreatment has occurred; and second, whether child
protective services are needed. No determination of maltreatment shall be made when the
alleged perpetrator is a child under the age of ten.

(d) If the commissioner of education conducts an assessment or investigation, the
commissioner shall determine whether maltreatment occurred and what corrective or
protective action was taken by the school facility. If a determination is made that
maltreatment has occurred, the commissioner shall report to the employer, the school board,
and any appropriate licensing entity the determination that maltreatment occurred and what
corrective or protective action was taken by the school facility. In all other cases, the
commissioner shall inform the school board or employer new text begin and any appropriate licensing
entity new text end that a report was received, the subject of the report, the date of the initial report, the
category of maltreatment alleged as defined in paragraph (f), the fact that maltreatment was
not determined, and a summary of the specific reasons for the determination.

(e) When maltreatment is determined in an investigation involving a facility, the
investigating agency shall also determine whether the facility or individual was responsible,
or whether both the facility and the individual were responsible for the maltreatment using
the mitigating factors in paragraph (i). Determinations under this subdivision must be made
based on a preponderance of the evidence and are private data on individuals or nonpublic
data as maintained by the commissioner of education.

(f) For the purposes of this subdivision, "maltreatment" means any of the following acts
or omissions:

(1) physical abuse as defined in subdivision 2, paragraph (k);

(2) neglect as defined in subdivision 2, paragraph (g);

(3) sexual abuse as defined in subdivision 2, paragraph (n);

(4) mental injury as defined in subdivision 2, paragraph (f); or

(5) maltreatment of a child in a facility as defined in subdivision 2, paragraph (c).

(g) For the purposes of this subdivision, a determination that child protective services
are needed means that the local welfare agency has documented conditions during the
assessment or investigation sufficient to cause a child protection worker, as defined in
section 626.559, subdivision 1, to conclude that a child is at significant risk of maltreatment
if protective intervention is not provided and that the individuals responsible for the child's
care have not taken or are not likely to take actions to protect the child from maltreatment
or risk of maltreatment.

(h) This subdivision does not mean that maltreatment has occurred solely because the
child's parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the child's care in good faith selects
and depends upon spiritual means or prayer for treatment or care of disease or remedial care
of the child, in lieu of medical care. However, if lack of medical care may result in serious
danger to the child's health, the local welfare agency may ensure that necessary medical
services are provided to the child.

(i) When determining whether the facility or individual is the responsible party, or
whether both the facility and the individual are responsible for determined maltreatment in
a facility, the investigating agency shall consider at least the following mitigating factors:

(1) whether the actions of the facility or the individual caregivers were according to,
and followed the terms of, an erroneous physician order, prescription, individual care plan,
or directive; however, this is not a mitigating factor when the facility or caregiver was
responsible for the issuance of the erroneous order, prescription, individual care plan, or
directive or knew or should have known of the errors and took no reasonable measures to
correct the defect before administering care;

(2) comparative responsibility between the facility, other caregivers, and requirements
placed upon an employee, including the facility's compliance with related regulatory standards
and the adequacy of facility policies and procedures, facility training, an individual's
participation in the training, the caregiver's supervision, and facility staffing levels and the
scope of the individual employee's authority and discretion; and

(3) whether the facility or individual followed professional standards in exercising
professional judgment.

The evaluation of the facility's responsibility under clause (2) must not be based on the
completeness of the risk assessment or risk reduction plan required under section 245A.66,
but must be based on the facility's compliance with the regulatory standards for policies
and procedures, training, and supervision as cited in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota
Rules.

(j) Notwithstanding paragraph (i), when maltreatment is determined to have been
committed by an individual who is also the facility license or certification holder, both the
individual and the facility must be determined responsible for the maltreatment, and both
the background study disqualification standards under section 245C.15, subdivision 4, and
the licensing or certification actions under section 245A.06, 245A.07, 245H.06, or 245H.07
apply.

Sec. 9.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 3, section 3, the effective date,
is amended to read:

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective deleted text begin July deleted text end new text begin September new text end 1, 2018.

Sec. 10.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 3, section 4, the effective date,
is amended to read:

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective deleted text begin July deleted text end new text begin September new text end 1, 2018.

Sec. 11.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 3, section 5, the effective date,
is amended to read:

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective deleted text begin July deleted text end new text begin September new text end 1, 2018.

Sec. 12.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 3, section 6, the effective date,
is amended to read:

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective deleted text begin July deleted text end new text begin September new text end 1, 2018.

Sec. 13.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 3, section 7, the effective date,
is amended to read:

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective deleted text begin July deleted text end new text begin September new text end 1, 2018.

Sec. 14.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 3, section 8, the effective date,
is amended to read:

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective deleted text begin July deleted text end new text begin September new text end 1, 2018.

Sec. 15.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 3, section 9, the effective date,
is amended to read:

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective deleted text begin July deleted text end new text begin September new text end 1, 2018.

Sec. 16.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 3, section 10, the effective
date, is amended to read:

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective deleted text begin July deleted text end new text begin September new text end 1, 2018.

Sec. 17.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 3, section 11, the effective
date, is amended to read:

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective deleted text begin July deleted text end new text begin September new text end 1, 2018.

Sec. 18.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 3, section 12, the effective
date, is amended to read:

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective deleted text begin July deleted text end new text begin September new text end 1, 2018.

Sec. 19.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 3, section 13, the effective
date, is amended to read:

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective deleted text begin July deleted text end new text begin September new text end 1, 2018.

Sec. 20.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 3, section 14, the effective
date, is amended to read:

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective deleted text begin July deleted text end new text begin September new text end 1, 2018.

Sec. 21.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 3, section 15, the effective
date, is amended to read:

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective deleted text begin July deleted text end new text begin September new text end 1, 2018.

Sec. 22.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 3, section 16, the effective
date, is amended to read:

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective deleted text begin July deleted text end new text begin September new text end 1, 2018.

Sec. 23.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 3, section 36, is amended to
read:

Sec. 36. REPEALER.

(a) Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 122A.14, subdivision 5; and 122A.162, are repealed
effective January 1, 2018.

(b) Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 122A.163; 122A.18, subdivisions 2a, 3, 3a, 4, 4a,
6, 7, and 7b; 122A.21, subdivision 2; 122A.23, subdivisions 1 and 2; 122A.245; and 122A.25,
are repealed effective deleted text begin July deleted text end new text begin September new text end 1, 2018.

ARTICLE 4

SPECIAL EDUCATION

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120A.20, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Education, residence, and transportation of homeless.

(a) Notwithstanding
subdivision 1, a district must not deny free admission to a homeless pupil solely because
the district cannot determine that the pupil is a resident of the district.

(b) The school district of residence for a homeless pupil shall be the school district in
which the parent or legal guardian resides, unless: (1) parental rights have been terminated
by court order; (2) the parent or guardian is not living within the state; or (3) the parent or
guardian having legal custody of the child is an inmate of a Minnesota correctional facility
or is a resident of a halfway house under the supervision of the commissioner of corrections.
If any of clauses (1) to (3) apply, the school district of residence shall be the school district
in which the pupil resided when the qualifying event occurred. If no other district of residence
can be established, the school district of residence shall be the school district in which the
pupil currently resides. If there is a dispute between school districts regarding residency,
the district of residence is the district designated by the commissioner of education.

(c) new text begin Except as provided in paragraph (d), new text end the serving district is responsible for transporting
a homeless pupil to and from the pupil's district of residence. The district may transport
from a permanent home in another district but only through the end of the academic school
year. When a pupil is enrolled in a charter school, the district or school that provides
transportation for other pupils enrolled in the charter school is responsible for providing
transportation. When a homeless student with or without an individualized education program
attends a public school other than an independent or special school district or charter school,
the district of residence is responsible for transportation.

new text begin (d) For a homeless pupil with an individualized education plan enrolled in a program
authorized by an intermediate school district, special education cooperative, service
cooperative, or education district, the serving district at the time of the pupil's enrollment
in the program remains responsible for transporting that pupil for the remainder of the school
year, unless the initial serving district and the current serving district mutually agree that
the current serving district is responsible for transporting the homeless pupil.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2018.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin SPECIAL EDUCATION LEGISLATIVE WORKING GROUP.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Duties. new text end

new text begin (a) A legislative working group on special education is created
to review special education delivery and cost containment in Minnesota, to consult with
stakeholders, and to submit a written report to the legislature recommending policy changes
to reduce costs. The special education legislative working group must examine and consider:
new text end

new text begin (1) how school districts, charter schools, intermediate school districts, special education
cooperatives, education districts, and service cooperatives deliver special education services
and the costs associated with each model;
new text end

new text begin (2) relevant state and federal special education laws and regulations and where state
mandates exceed federal requirements;
new text end

new text begin (3) trends in special education enrollment, the reasons for the increased proportion of
Minnesota students receiving special education, and the role that reading instruction
effectiveness plays;
new text end

new text begin (4) strategies or programs that would be effective in reducing the need for special
education services;
new text end

new text begin (5) funding for nonresident children in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, sections
125A.11 and 127A.47, and tuition billing reports for the most recent five-year period;
new text end

new text begin (6) the effect of the 2013 statutory changes to the state special education funding formulas,
including interactions and conformity with federal funding formulas;
new text end

new text begin (7) how school districts and charter schools use section 504 plans, including criteria
used to determine when a section 504 plan is appropriate and the prevalence of section 504
plans in school districts and charter schools; and
new text end

new text begin (8) the 2013 evaluation report by the Office of the Legislative Auditor on special
education and the status of implementing its recommendations.
new text end

new text begin (b) In making its recommendations, the special education legislative working group
must consider a ten-year strategic plan informed by the policy findings in paragraph (a) to
help reduce the costs contributing to the special education cross-subsidy and overall special
education funding.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Membership. new text end

new text begin (a) The legislative working group on special education consists
of:
new text end

new text begin (1) six duly elected and currently serving members of the house of representatives, three
appointed by the speaker of the house and three appointed by the house minority leader,
one of whom must be the current chair of the house of representatives Education Innovation
Policy Committee; and
new text end

new text begin (2) six duly elected and currently serving senators, three appointed by the senate majority
leader and three appointed by the senate minority leader, one of whom must be the current
chair of the senate Education Policy Committee.
new text end

new text begin (b) Only duly elected and currently serving members of the house of representatives or
senate may be members of the special education legislative working group.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Organization; process; administrative and technical support. new text end

new text begin The special
education legislative working group appointments must be made by July 1, 2018. If a vacancy
occurs, the leader of the caucus in the house of representatives or senate to which the vacating
working group member belonged must fill the vacancy. The chair of the house of
representatives Education Innovation Policy Committee shall serve as a cochair of the
working group and shall convene the first meeting. The chair of the senate Education Policy
Committee shall serve as a cochair of the working group. The working group must meet
periodically. Meetings of the working group must be open to the public. The Legislative
Coordinating Commission shall provide administrative assistance upon request. The
Minnesota Department of Education must provide technical assistance upon request.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Consultation with stakeholders. new text end

new text begin In developing its recommendations, the
special education legislative working group must consult with interested and affected
stakeholders.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin The special education legislative working group must submit a report
providing its findings and policy recommendations to the legislature by January 15, 2019.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Expiration. new text end

new text begin The special education legislative working group expires on January
16, 2019, unless extended by law.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

ARTICLE 5

FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 13.321, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end

new text begin Student online privacy. new text end

new text begin Section 125B.27 governs student privacy and
information practices of operators of online services for school purposes.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 121A.335, subdivision 3, is amended
to read:

Subd. 3.

Frequency of testing.

new text begin (a) new text end The plan under subdivision 2 must include a testing
schedule for every building serving prekindergarten through grade 12 students. The schedule
must require that each building be tested at least once every five years. A school district
must begin testing school buildings by July 1, 2018, and complete testing of all buildings
that serve students within five years.

new text begin (b) A school district, that finds the presence of lead at 20 parts per billion or more in a
water source that provides water for consumption, must immediately shut off the water
source or make it unavailable until remediated.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 121A.335, subdivision 5, is amended
to read:

Subd. 5.

Reporting.

A school district that has tested its buildings for the presence of
lead shall make the results of the testing available to the public for review and must notify
parents of the availability of the information. new text begin If a test conducted under subdivision 3,
paragraph (a), reveals the presence of lead at 20 parts per billion or more, the school district
must, within 30 days of receiving the test result, either:
new text end

new text begin (1) remediate the presence of lead to less than 20 parts per billion, as verified by a retest;
or
new text end

new text begin (2) directly notify parents of the test result.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 121A.335, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Federal law. new text end

new text begin Nothing in this section relieves the commissioners of health and
education, a school district, or charter school of any federal obligation relating to lead in
water.
new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 124E.03, subdivision 2, is amended
to read:

Subd. 2.

Certain federal, state, and local requirements.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(i) A charter school must adopt a policy, plan, budget, and process, consistent with
section 120B.11, to review curriculum, instruction, and student achievement and strive for
the world's best workforce.

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

new text begin (k) A charter school must comply with lead in school drinking water requirements under
section 121A.335.
new text end

new text begin (l) A charter school must adopt a threat assessment policy consistent with section
121A.35.
new text end

Sec. 6.

new text begin [125B.27] STUDENT ONLINE PRIVACY.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section.
new text end

new text begin (b) "Covered information" means personally identifiable information or material, or
information that is linked to personally identifiable information or material, in any media
or format that is not publicly available and is any of the following:
new text end

new text begin (1) created by or provided to an operator by a student, or the student's parent or legal
guardian, in the course of the student's, parent's, or legal guardian's use of the operator's
site, service, or application for school purposes;
new text end

new text begin (2) created by or provided to an operator by an employee or agent of a school or school
district for school purposes; or
new text end

new text begin (3) gathered by an operator through the operation of its site, service, or application for
school purposes and personally identifies a student including but not limited to information
in the student's educational record or e-mail, first and last name, home address, telephone
number, e-mail address, other information that allows physical or online contact, discipline
records, test results, special education data, juvenile dependency records, grades, evaluations,
criminal records, medical records, health records, Social Security number, biometric
information, disabilities, socioeconomic information, food purchases, political affiliations,
religious information, text messages, documents, student identifiers, search activity, photos,
voice recordings, or geolocation information.
new text end

new text begin (c) "Interactive computer service" has the meaning given in United States Code, title
47, section 230.
new text end

new text begin (d) "Operator" means, to the extent that it is operating in this capacity, the operator of
an Internet Web site, online service, online application, or mobile application with actual
knowledge that the site, service, or application is used primarily for school purposes and
was designed and marketed for school purposes. Operator includes:
new text end

new text begin (1) an agent or assignee of the operator or a person acting under the supervision or control
of the operator; or
new text end

new text begin (2) a vendor.
new text end

new text begin (e) "School purposes" means purposes that are directed by or that customarily take place
at the direction of a school, teacher, or school district; aid in the administration of school
activities including but not limited to instruction in the classroom or at home, administrative
activities, and collaboration between students, school personnel, or parents or legal guardians
or are otherwise for the use and benefit of the school.
new text end

new text begin (f) "Student" means a student in prekindergarten through grade 12.
new text end

new text begin (g) "Targeted advertising" means presenting advertisements to a student where the
advertisement is selected based on information obtained or inferred over time from that
student's online behavior, usage of applications, or covered information. It does not include
advertising to a student at an online location based upon that student's current visit to that
location, or in response to that student's request for information or feedback, without the
retention of that student's online activities or requests over time for the purpose of targeting
subsequent advertisements.
new text end

new text begin (h) "Vendor" means a person who contracts with a school or school district to provide
access to an Internet Web site, online service, online application, or mobile application for
school purposes.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Prohibited activities. new text end

new text begin (a) An operator must not do any of the following:
new text end

new text begin (1) engage in targeted advertising on the operator's site, service, or application or target
advertising on any other site, service, or application, or by any other means, if the targeting
of the advertising is based on any information, including covered information and persistent
unique identifiers, that the operator has acquired because of the use of that operator's site,
service, or application for school purposes;
new text end

new text begin (2) use information, including persistent unique identifiers, created or gathered by the
operator's site, service, or application to amass a profile about a student except in furtherance
of school purposes. "Amass a profile" does not include the collection and retention of account
information that remains under the control of the student, the student's parent or legal
guardian, or the school;
new text end

new text begin (3) sell or rent a student's information, including covered information. This clause does
not apply to the purchase, merger, or other type of acquisition of an operator by another
entity if the operator or successor entity complies with this section regarding previously
acquired student information; or
new text end

new text begin (4) except as otherwise provided under subdivision 4, disclose covered information
unless the disclosure is:
new text end

new text begin (i) in furtherance of the school purpose of the site, service, or application if the recipient
of the covered information disclosed under this item does not further disclose the information
unless done to allow or improve operability and functionality of the operator's site, service,
or application;
new text end

new text begin (ii) to ensure legal and regulatory compliance or protect against liability;
new text end

new text begin (iii) to respond to or participate in the judicial process;
new text end

new text begin (iv) to protect the safety or integrity of users of the site or others or the security of the
site, service, or application;
new text end

new text begin (v) for a school, educational, or employment purpose requested by the student or the
student's parent or guardian, provided that the information is not used or further disclosed
for any other purpose;
new text end

new text begin (vi) to a national assessment provider if the provider secures the express written consent
of the student, parent, or legal guardian given in response to clear and conspicuous notice,
solely for the purpose of providing access to employment, educational scholarships or
financial aid, or postsecondary educational opportunities; or
new text end

new text begin (vii) to a third party, if the operator contractually prohibits the third party from using
any covered information for any purpose other than providing the contracted service to or
on behalf of the operator, prohibits the third party from disclosing any covered information
provided by the operator with subsequent third parties, and requires the third party to
implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices.
new text end

new text begin (b) Nothing in this subdivision prohibits the operator's use of information for maintaining,
developing, supporting, improving, or diagnosing the operator's site, service, or application.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Security procedures and practices; return or destruction of information.
new text end

new text begin (a) An operator must implement and maintain security procedures and practices in writing
that are appropriate to the nature of the covered information and designed to ensure protection
of covered information from unauthorized access, destruction, use, modification, or
disclosure.
new text end

new text begin (b) Within 30 days of a request from a student, parent, or legal guardian, an operator
that is not a vendor shall destroy or return the covered information to the student, parent,
or legal guardian. A vendor shall comply with the provisions of subdivision 7 governing
destruction or return of data to the school.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Permissible disclosures. new text end

new text begin An operator may use or disclose covered information
of a student under the following circumstances:
new text end

new text begin (1) if other provisions of federal or state law require the operator to disclose the
information and the operator complies with the requirements of federal and state law in
protecting and disclosing that information;
new text end

new text begin (2) for legitimate research purposes as required by state or federal law and subject to
the restrictions under applicable state and federal law or as allowed by state or federal law
and under the direction of a school, school district, or the Department of Education if covered
information is not used for advertising or to amass a profile on the student for purposes
other than school purposes; or
new text end

new text begin (3) to a state or local educational agency, including schools and school districts, for
school purposes as permitted by state or federal law.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Use of information by operator. new text end

new text begin This section does not prohibit an operator
from doing any of the following:
new text end

new text begin (1) using covered information to improve educational products if that information is not
associated with an identified student within the operator's site, service, or application or
other sites, services, or applications owned by the operator;
new text end

new text begin (2) using covered information that is not associated with an identified student to
demonstrate the effectiveness of the operator's products or services, including in their
marketing;
new text end

new text begin (3) sharing covered information that is not associated with an identified student for the
development and improvement of educational sites, services, or applications; or
new text end

new text begin (4) responding to a student's request for information or for feedback without the
information or response being determined in whole or in part by payment or other
consideration from a third party.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Certain activities not affected. new text end

new text begin This section does not:
new text end

new text begin (1) limit the authority of a law enforcement agency to obtain any content or information
from an operator as authorized by law or under a court order;
new text end

new text begin (2) limit the ability of an operator to use student data, including covered information,
for adaptive learning or customized student learning purposes;
new text end

new text begin (3) apply to general audience Internet Web sites, general audience online services, general
audience online applications, or general audience mobile applications even if the login
credentials created for an operator's site, service, or application may be used to access those
general audience sites, services, or applications;
new text end

new text begin (4) limit service providers from providing Internet connectivity to schools or students
and their families;
new text end

new text begin (5) prohibit an operator of an Internet Web site, online service, online application, or
mobile application from marketing educational products directly to parents or legal guardians
if the marketing did not result from the use of covered information obtained by the operator
through the provision of services covered under this section;
new text end

new text begin (6) impose a duty upon a provider of an electronic store, gateway, marketplace, or other
means of purchasing or downloading software or applications to review or enforce
compliance with this section on those applications or software;
new text end

new text begin (7) impose a duty upon a provider of an interactive computer service to review or enforce
compliance with this section by third-party content providers; or
new text end

new text begin (8) prohibit students from downloading, exporting, transferring, saving, or maintaining
their own student data or documents.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Special requirements applicable to vendors. new text end

new text begin (a) In addition to the requirements
of subdivisions 2 to 6, a vendor must comply with this subdivision.
new text end

new text begin (b) A vendor is subject to the provisions of section 13.05, subdivision 11. Covered
information created, received, or maintained by a vendor pursuant or incidental to the
contract are the property of the school and are not the property of the vendor. Unless renewal
of the contract is reasonably anticipated, within 30 days of expiration of the contract, or
within 30 days of a request from the school, the vendor must destroy or return the covered
information to the school.
new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 299F.30, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Duties of fire marshal.

Consistent with sections 121A.035, 121A.037,
and this section, it shall be the duty of the state fire marshal, deputies and assistants, to
require public and private schools and educational institutions to have at least five fire drills
each school year new text begin , including at least three drills as provided under subdivision 2, paragraph
(a), new text end and to keep all doors and exits unlocked from the inside of the building during school
hours.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 299F.30, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Fire drill.

new text begin (a) new text end Each superintendent, principal, or other person in charge of a
public or private school, educational institution, children's home or orphanage housing 20
or more students or other persons, shall instruct and train such students or other persons to
quickly and expeditiously quit the premises in case of fire or other emergency by means of
drills or rapid dismissals while such school, institution, home, or orphanage is in operation.

new text begin (b) In addition to the drills required under paragraph (a), a public or private school or
educational institution may implement an alternative fire drill that does not require students
or other persons to quit the premises. A school or educational institution choosing to develop
and implement nonevacuating fire drill protocols must work in partnership with the local
fire chief or the fire chief's designee and chief law enforcement officers or their designee.
new text end

new text begin (c) new text end Records of deleted text begin such deleted text end new text begin fire new text end drills shall be posted so that such records are available for review
by the state fire marshal at all times and shall include the new text begin type of drill conducted,
nonevacuation or evacuation, and new text end drill date and the time required to evacuate the building new text begin ,
if the drill required an evacuation new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

ARTICLE 6

NUTRITION

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 123B.52, subdivision 7, is amended
to read:

Subd. 7.

Food service contracts.

A contract between a school board and a food service
management company that complies with Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section
210.16, new text begin 225.15, paragraph (m), or 226.21 new text end may be renewed annually after its initial term for
not more than four additional years.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.111, is amended to read:

124D.111 new text begin SCHOOL MEALS POLICIES; new text end LUNCH AID; FOOD SERVICE
ACCOUNTING.

Subdivision 1.

School deleted text begin lunch aid computation deleted text end new text begin meals policies new text end .

new text begin (a) Each Minnesota
participant in the national school lunch program must adopt and post to its Web site, or the
Web site of the organization where the meal is served, a school meals policy.
new text end

new text begin (b) The policy must be in writing and clearly communicate student meal charges when
payment cannot be collected at the point of service. The policy must be reasonable and
well-defined and maintain the dignity of students by prohibiting lunch shaming or otherwise
ostracizing the student.
new text end

new text begin (c) The policy must address whether the participant uses a collections agency to collect
unpaid school meals debt.
new text end

new text begin (d) The policy must ensure that once a participant has placed a meal on a tray or otherwise
served the meal to a student, the meal may not be subsequently withdrawn from the student
by the cashier or other school official, whether or not the student has an outstanding meals
balance.
new text end

new text begin (e) The policy must ensure that a student who has been determined eligible for free and
reduced-price lunch must always be served a reimbursable meal even if the student has an
outstanding debt.
new text end

new text begin (f) If a school contracts with a third party for its meal services, it must provide the vendor
with its school meals policy. Any contract between the school and a third-party provider
entered into or modified after the July 1, 2018, effective date of this act, must ensure that
the third-party provider adheres to the participant's school meals policy.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end

new text begin School lunch aid amounts. new text end

Each school year, the state must pay participants
in the national school lunch program the amount of 12.5 cents for each full paid and free
student lunch and 52.5 cents for each reduced-price lunch served to students.

Subd. 2.

Application.

A school district, charter school, nonpublic school, or other
participant in the national school lunch program shall apply to the department for this
payment on forms provided by the department.

Subd. 2a.

Federal child and adult care food program; criteria and notice.

The
commissioner must post on the department's Web site eligibility criteria and application
information for nonprofit organizations interested in applying to the commissioner for
approval as a multisite sponsoring organization under the federal child and adult care food
program. The posted criteria and information must inform interested nonprofit organizations
about:

(1) the criteria the commissioner uses to approve or disapprove an application, including
how an applicant demonstrates financial viability for the Minnesota program, among other
criteria;

(2) the commissioner's process and time line for notifying an applicant when its
application is approved or disapproved and, if the application is disapproved, the explanation
the commissioner provides to the applicant; and

(3) any appeal or other recourse available to a disapproved applicant.

Subd. 3.

School food service fund.

(a) The expenses described in this subdivision must
be recorded as provided in this subdivision.

(b) In each district, the expenses for a school food service program for pupils must be
attributed to a school food service fund. Under a food service program, the school food
service may prepare or serve milk, meals, or snacks in connection with school or community
service activities.

(c) Revenues and expenditures for food service activities must be recorded in the food
service fund. The costs of processing applications, accounting for meals, preparing and
serving food, providing kitchen custodial services, and other expenses involving the preparing
of meals or the kitchen section of the lunchroom may be charged to the food service fund
or to the general fund of the district. The costs of lunchroom supervision, lunchroom custodial
services, lunchroom utilities, and other administrative costs of the food service program
must be charged to the general fund.

That portion of superintendent and fiscal manager costs that can be documented as
attributable to the food service program may be charged to the food service fund provided
that the school district does not employ or contract with a food service director or other
individual who manages the food service program, or food service management company.
If the cost of the superintendent or fiscal manager is charged to the food service fund, the
charge must be at a wage rate not to exceed the statewide average for food service directors
as determined by the department.

(d) Capital expenditures for the purchase of food service equipment must be made from
the general fund and not the food service fund, unless the restricted balance in the food
service fund at the end of the last fiscal year is greater than the cost of the equipment to be
purchased.

(e) If the condition set out in paragraph (d) applies, the equipment may be purchased
from the food service fund.

(f) If a deficit in the food service fund exists at the end of a fiscal year, and the deficit
is not eliminated by revenues from food service operations in the next fiscal year, then the
deficit must be eliminated by a permanent fund transfer from the general fund at the end of
that second fiscal year. However, if a district contracts with a food service management
company during the period in which the deficit has accrued, the deficit must be eliminated
by a payment from the food service management company.

(g) Notwithstanding paragraph (f), a district may incur a deficit in the food service fund
for up to three years without making the permanent transfer if the district submits to the
commissioner by January 1 of the second fiscal year a plan for eliminating that deficit at
the end of the third fiscal year.

(h) If a surplus in the food service fund exists at the end of a fiscal year for three
successive years, a district may recode for that fiscal year the costs of lunchroom supervision,
lunchroom custodial services, lunchroom utilities, and other administrative costs of the food
service program charged to the general fund according to paragraph (c) and charge those
costs to the food service fund in a total amount not to exceed the amount of surplus in the
food service fund.

Subd. 4.

No fees.

A participant that receives school lunch aid under this section must
make lunch available without charge to all participating students who qualify for free or
reduced-price meals.

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Respectful treatment. new text end

new text begin (a) new text end The participant must also new text begin provide meals to students
in a respectful manner according to the policy adopted under subdivision 1. The participant
must new text end ensure that any reminders for payment of outstanding student meal balances do not
demean or stigmatize any child participating in the school lunch program deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin , including, but
not limited to, dumping meals, withdrawing a meal that has been served, announcing or
listing students names publicly, or affixing stickers, stamps, or pins. The participant must
not impose any other restriction prohibited under section 123B.37 due to unpaid student
meal balances. The participant must not limit a student's participation in graduation
ceremonies due to an unpaid student meal balance.
new text end

new text begin (b) If the commissioner or the commissioner's designee determines a participant has
violated the requirement to provide meals to participating students in a respectful manner,
the commissioner or the commissioner's designee must send a letter of noncompliance to
the participant. The participant is required to respond and, if applicable, remedy the practice
within 60 days.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2018.
new text end

ARTICLE 7

EARLY CHILDHOOD AND FAMILY SUPPORT

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 124D.165, subdivision 2, is
amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Family eligibility.

(a) For a family to receive an early learning scholarship,
parents or guardians must meet the following eligibility requirements:

(1) have an eligible child; and

(2) have income equal to or less than 185 percent of federal poverty level income in the
current calendar year, or be able to document their child's current participation in the free
and reduced-price lunch program or Child and Adult Care Food Program, National School
Lunch Act, United States Code, title 42, sections 1751 and 1766; the Food Distribution
Program on Indian Reservations, Food and Nutrition Act, United States Code, title 7, sections
2011-2036; Head Start under the federal Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act
of 2007; Minnesota family investment program under chapter 256J; child care assistance
programs under chapter 119B; the supplemental nutrition assistance program; or placement
in foster care under section 260C.212. new text begin Parents or guardians are not required to provide
income verification under this clause if the child is an eligible child under paragraph (b),
clause (4) or (5).
new text end

(b) An "eligible child" means a child who has not yet enrolled in kindergarten and is:

(1) at least three but not yet five years of age on September 1 of the current school year;

(2) a sibling from birth to age five of a child who has been awarded a scholarship under
this section provided the sibling attends the same program as long as funds are available;

(3) the child of a parent under age 21 who is pursuing a high school degree or a course
of study for a high school equivalency test; deleted text begin or
deleted text end

deleted text begin (4) homeless, in foster care, or in need of child protective services.
deleted text end

new text begin (4) designated as a child in need of protection or services as defined under section
260C.007; or
new text end

new text begin (5) designated as homeless under the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance
Act, United States Code, title 42, section 11434a.
new text end

(c) A child who has received a scholarship under this section must continue to receive
a scholarship each year until that child is eligible for kindergarten under section 120A.20
and as long as funds are available.

(d) Early learning scholarships may not be counted as earned income for the purposes
of medical assistance under chapter 256B, MinnesotaCare under chapter 256L, Minnesota
family investment program under chapter 256J, child care assistance programs under chapter
119B, or Head Start under the federal Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of
2007.

(e) A child from an adjoining state whose family resides at a Minnesota address as
assigned by the United States Postal Service, who has received developmental screening
under sections 121A.16 to 121A.19, who intends to enroll in a Minnesota school district,
and whose family meets the criteria of paragraph (a) is eligible for an early learning
scholarship under this section.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 124D.165, subdivision 3, is amended
to read:

Subd. 3.

Administration.

(a) The commissioner shall establish application timelines
and determine the schedule for awarding scholarships that meets operational needs of eligible
families and programs. The commissioner must give highest priority to applications from
children who:

(1) have a parent under age 21 who is pursuing a high school diploma or a course of
study for a high school equivalency test;

(2) are in foster care or otherwise in need of protection or services; or

(3) have experienced homelessness in the last 24 months, as defined under the federal
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, United States Code, title 42, section 11434a.

The commissioner may prioritize applications on additional factors including family
income, geographic location, and whether the child's family is on a waiting list for a publicly
funded program providing early education or child care services.

(b) The commissioner shall establish a target for the average scholarship amount per
child based on the results of the rate survey conducted under section 119B.02.

(c) A four-star rated program that has children eligible for a scholarship enrolled in or
on a waiting list for a program beginning in July, August, or September may notify the
commissioner, in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner, each year of the
program's desire to enhance program services or to serve more children than current funding
provides. The commissioner may designate a predetermined number of scholarship slots
for that program and notify the program of that number. For fiscal year 2018 and later, the
statewide amount of funding directly designated by the commissioner must not exceed the
funding directly designated for fiscal year 2017. Beginning July 1, 2016, a school district
or Head Start program qualifying under this paragraph may use its established registration
process to enroll scholarship recipients and may verify a scholarship recipient's family
income in the same manner as for other program participants.

(d) A scholarship is awarded for a 12-month period. If the scholarship recipient has not
been accepted and subsequently enrolled in a rated program within ten months of the
awarding of the scholarship, the scholarship cancels and the recipient must reapply in order
to be eligible for another scholarship. A child may not be awarded more than one scholarship
in a 12-month period.

(e) A child who receives a scholarship who has not completed development screening
under sections 121A.16 to 121A.19 must complete that screening within 90 days of first
attending an eligible program deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin or within 90 days after the child's third birthday if a child
under the age of three is awarded a scholarship.
new text end

(f) For fiscal year 2017 and later, a school district or Head Start program enrolling
scholarship recipients under paragraph (c) may apply to the commissioner, in the form and
manner prescribed by the commissioner, for direct payment of state aid. Upon receipt of
the application, the commissioner must pay each program directly for each approved
scholarship recipient enrolled under paragraph (c) according to the metered payment system
or another schedule established by the commissioner.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 124D.165, subdivision 4, is amended
to read:

Subd. 4.

Early childhood program eligibility.

(a) In order to be eligible to accept an
early learning scholarship, a program must:

(1) participate in the quality rating and improvement system under section 124D.142;
and

(2) beginning July 1, 2020, have a three- or four-star rating in the quality rating and
improvement system.

(b) Any program accepting scholarships must use the revenue to supplement and not
supplant federal funding.

deleted text begin (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), all Minnesota early learning foundation scholarship
program pilot sites are eligible to accept an early learning scholarship under this section.
deleted text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 124D.99, subdivision 3, is amended
to read:

Subd. 3.

Administration; design.

(a) The commissioner shall establish program
requirements, an application process and timeline for each tier of grants specified in
subdivision 4, criteria for evaluation of applications, and a grant awards process. The
commissioner's process must minimize administrative costs, minimize burdens for applicants
and grant recipients, and provide a framework that permits flexibility in program design
and implementation among grant recipients.

(b) To the extent practicable, the commissioner shall design the program to align with
programs implemented or proposed by organizations in Minnesota that:

(1) identify and increase the capacity of organizations that are focused on achieving
data-driven, locally controlled positive outcomes for children and youth throughout an entire
neighborhood or geographic area through programs such as Strive Together, Promise
Neighborhood, and the Education Partnerships Coalition members;

(2) build a continuum of educational family and community supports with academically
rigorous schools at the center;

(3) maximize program efficiencies by integrating programmatic activities and eliminating
administrative barriers;

(4) develop local infrastructure needed to sustain and scale up proven and effective
solutions beyond the initial neighborhood or geographic area; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(5) utilize appropriate outcome measures based on unique community needs and interests
and apply rigorous evaluation on a periodic basis to be used to both monitor outcomes and
allow for continuous improvements to systems deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (6) collect and utilize data to improve student outcomes;
new text end

new text begin (7) share disaggregated performance data with the community to set community-level
outcomes;
new text end

new text begin (8) employ continuous improvement processes;
new text end

new text begin (9) have an anchor entity to manage the partnership;
new text end

new text begin (10) convene a cross-sector leadership group and have a documented accountability
structure; and
new text end

new text begin (11) demonstrate use of nonstate funds, from multiple sources, including in-kind
contributions.
new text end

(c) A grant recipient's supportive services programming must address:

(1) kindergarten readiness and youth development;

(2) grade 3 reading proficiency;

new text begin (3) middle school mathematics;
new text end

deleted text begin (3) deleted text end new text begin (4) new text end high school graduation;

deleted text begin (4) deleted text end new text begin (5) new text end postsecondary educational deleted text begin attainment deleted text end new text begin enrollment new text end ;

new text begin (6) postsecondary education completion;
new text end

deleted text begin (5) deleted text end new text begin (7) new text end physical and mental health;

deleted text begin (6) deleted text end new text begin (8) new text end development of career skills and readiness;

deleted text begin (7) deleted text end new text begin (9) new text end parental engagement and development;

deleted text begin (8) deleted text end new text begin (10) new text end community engagement and programmatic alignment; and

deleted text begin (9) deleted text end new text begin (11) new text end reduction of remedial education.

(d) The commissioner, in consultation with grant recipients, must:

(1) develop and revise core indicators of progress toward outcomes specifying impacts
for each tier identified under subdivision 4;

(2) establish a reporting system for grant recipients to measure program outcomes using
data sources and program goals; and

(3) evaluate effectiveness based on the core indicators established by each partnership
for each tier.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 124D.99, subdivision 5, is amended
to read:

Subd. 5.

Grants.

new text begin (a) new text end The commissioner shall award Tier 1 and Tier 2 grants to qualifying
recipients that can demonstrate a nonstate source of funds, including in-kind contributions.

new text begin (b) For Tier 2 grants authorized for fiscal year 2020 and later, the commissioner must
give priority to otherwise qualified past grant recipients that have made progress toward
identified program outcomes under subdivision 3, paragraph (d).
new text end

ARTICLE 8

SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND LIFELONG LEARNING

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 124D.549, is amended to read:

124D.549 COMMISSIONER-SELECTED HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY
deleted text begin TEST deleted text end new text begin TESTS new text end .

The commissioner, in consultation with adult basic education stakeholders, must select
deleted text begin a deleted text end new text begin at least one new text end high school equivalency test. The commissioner may issue a high school
equivalency diploma to a Minnesota resident 19 years of age or older who has not earned
a high school diploma, who has not previously been issued a general education development
(GED) certification, and who has exceeded or achieved a minimum passing score on deleted text begin the deleted text end new text begin
an approved new text end equivalency test established by the publisher. The commissioner of education
may waive the minimum age requirement if supportive evidence is provided by an employer
or a recognized education or rehabilitation provider.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 136A.246, subdivision 4, is amended
to read:

Subd. 4.

Application.

Applications must be made to the commissioner on a form provided
by the commissioner. The commissioner must, to the extent possible, make the application
form as short and simple to complete as is reasonably possible. The commissioner shall
establish a schedule for applications and grants. The application must include, without
limitation:

(1) the projected number of employee trainees;

(2) the number of projected employee trainees who graduated from high school or passed
deleted text begin the deleted text end new text begin a new text end commissioner of education-selected high school equivalency test in the current or
immediately preceding calendar year;

(3) the competency standard for which training will be provided;

(4) the credential the employee will receive upon completion of training;

(5) the name and address of the training institution or program and a signed statement
by the institution or program that it is able and agrees to provide the training;

(6) the period of the training; and

(7) the cost of the training charged by the training institution or program and certified
by the institution or program. The cost of training includes tuition, fees, and required books
and materials.

An application may be made for training of employees of multiple employers either by
the employers or by an organization on their behalf.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 155A.30, subdivision 12, is amended
to read:

Subd. 12.

Minnesota state authorization.

A cosmetology school licensed or applying
for licensure under this section shall maintain recognition as an institution of postsecondary
study by meeting the following conditions, in addition to the provisions of Minnesota Rules,
deleted text begin parts deleted text end new text begin part new text end 2110.0310 deleted text begin and 2110.0370 deleted text end :

(1) the school must admit as regular students only those individuals who have a high
school diploma or a diploma based on passing new text begin a new text end commissioner of education-selected high
school equivalency deleted text begin tests or their equivalent deleted text end new text begin test new text end , or who are beyond the age of compulsory
education as prescribed by section 120A.22; and

(2) the school must be licensed by name and authorized by the Office of Higher Education
and the board to offer one or more training programs beyond the secondary level.

ARTICLE 9

STATE AGENCIES

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 128C.03, is amended to read:

128C.03 new text begin ELIGIBILITY BYLAWS, POLICIES, AND new text end PROCEDURES.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Public input and access to proposed eligibility bylaws, policies, and
procedures. new text end

new text begin (a) new text end The league shall adopt procedures to ensure public notice of all eligibility
deleted text begin rules and deleted text end new text begin bylaws, new text end policies new text begin , and procedures new text end that will afford the opportunity for public hearings
on proposed eligibility deleted text begin rules deleted text end new text begin bylaws, policies, and procedures new text end . If requested by deleted text begin 100 deleted text end new text begin 25 new text end or
more parents or guardians of students, the public hearing must be conducted by an
administrative law judge from the Office of Administrative Hearings, new text begin or new text end by a person hired
under contract by the Office of Administrative Hearings deleted text begin , or by an independent hearing
officer appointed by the commissioner of education from a list maintained for that purpose deleted text end .
At the conclusion of a new text begin public new text end hearing deleted text begin requested by 100 or more parents or guardians of
students deleted text end , the person conducting the hearing shall write a report evaluating the extent to
which the league has shown that the proposed deleted text begin rule is deleted text end new text begin bylaws, policies, and procedures are new text end
needed and reasonable and the legality of the proposed deleted text begin rule deleted text end new text begin bylaws, policies, and procedures new text end .
The league shall pay for hearings under this section.

new text begin (b) The league shall:
new text end

new text begin (1) maintain a public docket on the league's Web site that includes historical and proposed
changes in eligibility bylaws, policies, and procedures;
new text end

new text begin (2) post notice and final versions of all proposed changes to eligibility policies,
procedures, and definitions to the league Web site for at least 30 days prior to board meetings;
new text end

new text begin (3) include publication dates on all versions of the league's official handbook or other
advisory documents regarding league eligibility bylaws, policies, procedures, and definitions;
and
new text end

new text begin (4) reconcile and remove duplicate eligibility policies and procedures.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Eligibility review process. new text end

new text begin (a) The league must establish a process for student
eligibility review that provides students and parents with a reasonable opportunity to present
information regarding the student's eligibility. The league must:
new text end

new text begin (1) publish general criteria by which a request for review may qualify for a review by
the league's eligibility committee;
new text end

new text begin (2) publish general criteria by which a review may qualify for further review by an
independent hearing officer;
new text end

new text begin (3) indicate the conditions, timelines, and procedures for administering any review under
clause (1) or (2); and
new text end

new text begin (4) provide specific reasons for denying the request for reviews for which the league
denies a request.
new text end

new text begin (b) The eligibility review process contained in this section does not create a property
right or liberty interest in extracurricular varsity athletic competition.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 128C.20, is amended to read:

128C.20 new text begin LEAGUE INFORMATION REVIEW AND REPORT; new text end COMMISSIONER
deleted text begin REVIEW OF LEAGUE deleted text end new text begin RECOMMENDATIONS new text end .

Subdivision 1.

Annually.

new text begin (a) new text end Each year the deleted text begin commissioner of education deleted text end new text begin league new text end shall
deleted text begin obtain and deleted text end review the following information deleted text begin about the league deleted text end :

(1) an accurate and concise summary of the annual financial and compliance audit
prepared by the state auditor that includes information about the compensation of and the
expenditures by the executive director of the league and league staff;

(2) a list of all complaints filed with the league and all lawsuits filed against the league
and the disposition of those complaints and lawsuits;

(3) an explanation of the executive director's performance review;

(4) information about the extent to which the league has implemented its affirmative
action policy, its comparable worth plan, and its sexual harassment and violence policy and
rules; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(5) an evaluation of deleted text begin any proposed changes in deleted text end league deleted text begin policy deleted text end new text begin bylaws, policies, procedures,
and definitions, including those that have been proposed, for compliance with Department
of Education programs and applicable state and federal law; and
new text end

new text begin (6) an explanation of recent and proposed changes to eligibility bylaws, policies, and
procedures, including the eligibility review process under section 128C.03, subdivision 2 new text end .

new text begin The league shall post the review on the league's Web site and present written copies of
the review to the commissioner of education and the chairs and ranking minority members
of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education.
new text end

new text begin (b) new text end The commissioner may examine any league activities or league-related issues when
the commissioner believes this review is warranted.

Subd. 2.

Recommend laws.

The commissioner may recommend to the legislature
whether any legislation is made necessary by league activities.

Sec. 3. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 128C.02, subdivision 6, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end

APPENDIX

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: S3086-2

120B.35 STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND GROWTH.

Subd. 4.

Improving schools.

Consistent with the requirements of this section, beginning June 20, 2012, the commissioner of education must annually report to the public and the legislature best practices implemented in those schools that are identified as high performing under federal expectations.

Subd. 5.

Improving graduation rates for students with emotional or behavioral disorders.

(a) A district must develop strategies in conjunction with parents of students with emotional or behavioral disorders and the county board responsible for implementing sections 245.487 to 245.4889 to keep students with emotional or behavioral disorders in school, when the district has a drop-out rate for students with an emotional or behavioral disorder in grades 9 through 12 exceeding 25 percent.

(b) A district must develop a plan in conjunction with parents of students with emotional or behavioral disorders and the local mental health authority to increase the graduation rates of students with emotional or behavioral disorders. A district with a drop-out rate for children with an emotional or behavioral disturbance in grades 9 through 12 that is in the top 25 percent of all districts shall submit a plan for review and oversight to the commissioner.

123A.26 COOPERATIVE UNITS; PROHIBITED AID AND LEVIES.

Subd. 3.

Allocation from members.

By July 15 of each year, a school district may, by board resolution, request the department to make a payment to a third party. The total sum of the payments for the year may not exceed the lesser of (a) the district's general education aid for the fiscal year beginning July 1, according to sections 127A.47, subdivision 7, and 126C.13, subdivision 4, or (b) an amount equal to $100 times the adjusted pupil units for the fiscal year beginning July 1. By July 30 of each year, the school district must report to the commissioner the amount allocated. The amount shall be paid to the third party according to section 127A.45, subdivision 16. Amounts paid to third parties under this subdivision shall be recognized and reported as revenues and expenditures on the school district's books of account under sections 123B.75 and 123B.76.

125A.75 SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS; APPROVAL; AID PAYMENTS; TRAVEL AID; LITIGATION COSTS.

Subd. 9.

Litigation costs; annual report.

(a) By November 30 of each year, a school district must annually report the district's special education litigation costs, including attorney fees and costs of due process hearings, to the commissioner of education, consistent with the Uniform Financial Accounting and Reporting Standards.

(b) By February 1 of each year, the commissioner shall report school district special education litigation costs to the house of representatives and the senate committees having jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education finance.

128C.02 DUTIES, POLICIES, CRITERIA, RULES OF BOARD.

Subd. 6.

Annual report.

The board annually shall prepare a written report containing the information about the league that the commissioner is required to obtain and review under section 128C.20. The board shall present copies of the report in a timely manner to the education committees of the legislature.