SCHOOLS (K-12)

Absence from school, excuses

Religious or cultural observance, Minn. Law 2024 c 109 art 2 s 2

Telehealth appointments, Minn. Law 2024 c 109 art 8 s 1

Academic standards, see ACADEMIC STANDARDS (PUBLIC SCHOOLS)

Admissions

Age requirements and verification, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 7 s 1

Medical cannabis patient registry program, Minn. Law 2023 c 63 art 1 s 58

Planning, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 33

Admissions, medical cannabis patient registry program, Minn. Law 2024 c 121 art 2 s 116

Alternative educational programs and services

Minimum education services, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 31

Notice requirements, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 32

Providing before dismissal, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 29, 30

Suspended students, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 30

Appeals, students, discipline complaint procedure, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 37, 39

Applications to, unfair discriminatory practices, gender identity, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 19 s 66

Attendance

Pilot program, Minn. Law 2024 c 115 art 1 s 20, 22

Student attendance and truancy legislative study group, Minn. Law 2024 c 115 art 1 s 21

Bullying policies

Malicious and sadistic conduct, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 22

Requirement, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 38

Cannabis use and substance use, model program requirements, Minn. Law 2023 c 63 art 6 s 7

Cell phone policy, adoption, Minn. Law 2024 c 109 art 1 s 1

Charter schools, see CHARTER SCHOOLS

Child abuse and maltreatment, mandatory reporters, policies, Minn. Law 2024 c 123 art 4 s 6

Compulsory attendance, excuses, Minn. Law 2024 c 109 art 2 s 2, 2024 c 109 art 8 s 1

Computers, online learning, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 49, 2023 c 55 art 4 s 19

Computers, online learning, technical correction, Minn. Law 2024 c 109 art 1 s 3

Credits toward graduation

Health care provider employment, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 52

Online learning, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 49

Postsecondary enrollment option, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 47

Postsecondary enrollment option, weighted grade point average, Minn. Law 2024 c 109 art 2 s 27

Supplemental online classes, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 49, 2024 c 109 art 1 s 4

Cybersecurity, funding, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 8 s 15

Data

Recess detention, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 41

Student directory information, classification, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 19 s 76

Student personal information, disclosure to public libraries, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 19 s 75

Tribally enrolled or descendant students, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 4 s 1

Definitions, Education Code, Minn. Law 2024 c 109 art 9 s 1, 2

Disabled students

Admissions, age, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 7 s 1, 5

Definition, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 7 s 2

Graduation incentives program, eligibility, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 7 s 6

Special instruction and services, eligibility, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 7 s 7

Discipline and punishment

Complaint procedure, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 36, 37, 39

Conduct of disciplinary measures, violations, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 36

Corporal punishment, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 36, 2024 c 78 s 1 to 2024 c 78 s 3, 7, 8

Definitions, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 36, 2024 c 78 s 1

Kindergarten through grade 3, nonexclusionary discipline, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 28

Nonexclusionary disciplinary policies and practices, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 27

Policies, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 26

Prekindergarten programs, nonexclusionary discipline, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 38

Prone restraint and physical holds, limitations, Minn. Law 2024 c 78 s 1 to 2024 c 78 s 3, 7, 8

Prone restraint prohibited, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 36

Pupil withdrawal agreement, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 27

Reasonable force, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 7 s 8, 2023 c 55 art 12 s 4, 2024 c 78 s 3

Recess detention, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 41

Removal from class, Minn. Law 2024 c 109 art 8 s 9

School supports, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 36

Discrimination

Sports, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 12 s 1, 2

Unfair discriminatory practices, gender identity, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 19 s 64 to 2023 c 52 art 19 s 67

Discrimination, policy of state, Minn. Law 2024 c 105 s 1

Dismissal

Charter schools, compliance, conforming changes, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 6 s 2

Definitions, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 26, 27

Dismissed students, services to

Admission or readmission plans, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 33

Nonexclusionary disciplinary policies and practices, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 35

Exclusion or expulsion

Compulsory attendance, exclusions, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 38

Discipline complaint procedure, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 37, 39

Kindergarten through grade 3, parental collaboration, support services, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 28

Nonexclusionary disciplinary policies and practices, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 35

Pupil withdrawal agreements, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 35

Suspension pending, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 30

Generally, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 35

Minimum education services, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 31

Nonexclusionary disciplinary policies and practices, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 26, 29, 34

Notice requirements, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 32

Pupil withdrawal agreements, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 27, 29, 34

Readmission, plans, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 33

Suspension, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 30

Drugs and medicine

Administering to students, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 1 s 2, 2023 c 61 art 5 s 1

Opiate antagonists, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 1 s 2, 2023 c 61 art 5 s 1

E-learning days, Minn. Law 2023 c 53 art 11 s 3

Eating disorder prevention, Minn. Law 2024 c 109 art 8 s 10

Education and employment transitions, full-service community schools, programs, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 51

Education and employment transitions, P-TECH schools, Minn. Law 2024 c 115 art 2 s 8, 9, 22

Emergencies, policies, Minn. Law 2024 c 115 art 2 s 7

Enrollment

Medical cannabis patient registry program, restrictions, Minn. Law 2024 c 121 art 2 s 116

Military children, Minn. Law 2024 c 109 art 10 s 3

Enrollment, medical cannabis patient registry program, restrictions, Minn. Law 2023 c 63 art 1 s 58

Equipment and supplies, food service, Minn. Law 2024 c 115 art 9 s 1

Extended year programs, American Indian education programs, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 4 s 11

Fees, school breakfast program, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 9 s 4

Firearms, active shooter preparedness, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 23

First aid supplies, opiate antagonists, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 1 s 2, 2023 c 61 art 5 s 1

Food service, free and reduced-price meals, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 1 s 15

Free and reduced-price lunches, students eligible for

Compensatory revenue pupil units

Computation, Minn. Law 2023 c 18 s 3

Repealed, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 1 s 37

Determination and timing, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 1 s 15

Eligible students, counting, repealed, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 1 s 37

Free school meals program, Minn. Law 2023 c 18 s 1

Funding, see EDUCATION FUNDING

General education revenue, see GENERAL EDUCATION REVENUE

Occupation tax revenues, apportionment, Minn. Law 2024 c 127 art 69 s 8

Gifted and talented students, programs and services, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 12

Graduation, American Indian students, Tribal or cultural regalia, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 4 s 17

Graduation incentives program

Eligible pupils, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 54

Private programs, revisor's correction, Minn. Law 2023 c 25 s 44

Students with a disability, eligibility, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 7 s 6

Grants to

Drinking water, lead (mineral) content remediation, Minn. Law 2023 c 70 art 4 s 63, 2023 c 70 art 20 s 3

Labor trafficking services grant program, Minn. Law 2023 c 70 art 4 s 38, 2023 c 70 art 20 s 3

Health services

Full-service community schools, programs, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 51

Menstrual products, access, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 1 s 1

Opiate antagonists, supply requirements, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 1 s 2, 2023 c 61 art 5 s 1

School-based health centers, Minn. Law 2023 c 70 art 4 s 59, 2023 c 70 art 20 s 3

School health services specialist, duties, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 12 s 3

Health services, mental health care, telehealth access, Minn. Law 2024 c 109 art 8 s 4

Hmong Special Guerrilla Units Remembrance Day, instruction, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 2 s 32

Holidays, days when school may be held, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 4 s 2

Homeless pupils, homework starts at home, Minn. Law 2023 c 37 art 1 s 2

Hours of instruction, Minn. Law 2024 c 115 art 1 s 1

Innovative incubator service-learning grants, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 59

Instructional materials, cannabis use and substance use, model program requirements, Minn. Law 2023 c 63 art 6 s 7

Interpreters, language access plan, Minn. Law 2024 c 109 art 2 s 22

Language access plan, interpreters, Minn. Law 2024 c 109 art 2 s 22

Learning year programs, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 50

Learning year programs, pupil units, Minn. Law 2024 c 115 art 1 s 6

Libraries, equitable access, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 9 s 6

Licensing, human services licensing, exclusions, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 2 s 4

Malicious and sadistic conduct policies, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 22

Meals (refreshment)

Free and reduced-price meals, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 1 s 15

Summer food service program, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 9 s 5

Media centers, equitable access, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 9 s 6

Multitiered system of support (MTSS), training and support, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 24

Nonexclusionary disciplinary policies and practices

Definitions, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 26

Notice requirements, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 32

Use before dismissal, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 29, 35

Nonpublic schools, K-12, see NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS

Online learning, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 49, 2023 c 55 art 4 s 19

Policies

Cell phone policy, Minn. Law 2024 c 109 art 1 s 1

Crisis management, Minn. Law 2024 c 115 art 2 s 7

Discipline complaint procedure, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 37, 39

Dismissal, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 35

Malicious and sadistic conduct, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 22

Recess and other breaks, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 41

Removal from class, Minn. Law 2024 c 109 art 8 s 9

Student journalist policy, Minn. Law 2024 c 109 art 2 s 21

Student response skills, staff support, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 40

Prekindergarten programs

Discipline, nonexclusionary, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 38

Dismissal, exclusion, or expulsion, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 38

Pupil withdrawal agreements

Definitions, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 27

Use before dismissal, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 29

Pupils placed in family foster homes, transportation, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 7 s 4

Purple Star School designation, qualifications, Minn. Law 2024 c 109 art 10 s 4

Reports given, computer science education, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 61

Rules and regulations, student dismissals, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 35

Safety

Active shooter preparedness, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 23

Funding, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 8 s 15

School breakfasts

Agricultural products, appropriations for, Minn. Law 2023 c 43 art 1 s 2

Free school meals program, Minn. Law 2023 c 18 s 1

School breakfast program, Minn. Law 2023 c 18 s 2

School breakfasts, agricultural products, appropriations for, Minn. Law 2024 c 126 art 1 s 1, 2024 c 127 art 37 s 1

School buildings and grounds, see SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

School-linked behavioral health grants, Minn. Law 2023 c 70 art 9 s 4, 5, 42

School lunches

Agricultural products, appropriations for, Minn. Law 2023 c 43 art 1 s 2

Free school meals program, Minn. Law 2023 c 18 s 1

Funding

Free school meals program, Minn. Law 2023 c 18 s 1

School lunch aid, Minn. Law 2023 c 18 s 1, 2023 c 55 art 9 s 1

Summer food service program, replacement aid, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 9 s 5

School lunches, agricultural products, appropriations for, Minn. Law 2024 c 126 art 1 s 1, 2024 c 127 art 37 s 1

School readiness programs, funding, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 4 s 15

School readiness programs, funding, community education revenue, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 11 s 1

Secondary schools

Applications, unfair discriminatory practices, gender identity, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 19 s 66

Cannabis use and substance use, model program requirements, Minn. Law 2023 c 63 art 6 s 7

Students

Election judges, trainees, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 79

Menstrual products access, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 1 s 1

Work-based learning, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 52

Secondary schools, students, election judges, trainees, Minn. Law 2024 c 110 art 6 s 4

Smudging, Indian students or staff, Minn. Law 2024 c 109 art 2 s 19

Special education, see SPECIAL EDUCATION

Sports

American Indian mascots, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 4 s 6

Discrimination, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 12 s 1, 2

Striving for the world's best workforce, definitions, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 9

Student growth

Appropriate response skills, staff support, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 40

Generally, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 19

Students

Age, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 7 s 1

Assignments during suspension, school liaison, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 31

Definitions, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 7 s 2

Discipline complaint procedure, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 37, 39

Eating disorder prevention, Minn. Law 2024 c 109 art 8 s 10

Gifted and talented, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 12

Graduation incentives program, eligibility, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 54, 2023 c 55 art 7 s 6

Learning year programs

Eligibility, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 7 s 5

Establishment, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 50

Menstrual products, access, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 1 s 1

Mental health services, telehealth access, Minn. Law 2024 c 109 art 8 s 4

Online learning students, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 49, 2023 c 55 art 4 s 19

Pupil withdrawal agreements, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 34

Recess detention, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 41

Removal from class, parent notification, Minn. Law 2024 c 109 art 8 s 9

Smudging, Minn. Law 2024 c 109 art 2 s 19

Students over 21, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 7 s 1

Supplemental online courses, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 49

Withdrawal agreements, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 27

Summer academic enrichment programs, Minn. Law 2024 c 124 art 2 s 12, 2024 c 127 art 35 s 12

Support services

Full-service community schools, programs, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 51

Kindergarten through grade 3, nonexclusionary discipline, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 28

Teachers, see TEACHERS

Telecommunications, online learning, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 4 s 19

Tests and testing

Conforming changes, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 17

Grade promotion or retention, Minn. Law 2024 c 109 art 2 s 13

Individualized educational programs, developmental adapted physical education assessments, Minn. Law 2024 c 109 art 5 s 2

Locally adopted assessments, time limitations, calendar, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 18

Retaliation, employee reporting technical issues, Minn. Law 2024 c 109 art 2 s 12

Tobacco products, use, exceptions for American Indian students, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 4 s 20

Transfers between districts or schools, military children, Minn. Law 2024 c 109 art 10 s 3

Unfair discriminatory practices, gender identity, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 19 s 64 to 2023 c 52 art 19 s 67

Violence prevention

Active shooter preparedness, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 23

Training, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 2 s 23

Voter registration, duties, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 23, 2024 c 112 art 2 s 10

Year-round school, extended year programs, Minn. Law 2023 c 55 art 4 s 11