1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; repealing unnecessary, obsolete, or redundant school 
1.3 	district reporting requirements;amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 
1.4 	120B.12, subdivision 2; 124D.15, subdivision 3a; repealing Minnesota Statutes 
1.5 	2014, sections 120B.35, subdivision 4; 122A.43, subdivision 6; 123B.06; 
1.6 	124D.13, subdivision 13; 124D.19, subdivision 14; 124D.452; Minnesota 
1.7 	Statutes 2015 Supplement, sections 122A.414, subdivision 3; 122A.60, 
1.8 	subdivision 4; Minnesota Rules, part 3530.6200.
1.9 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.10 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.12, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.11 		Subd. 2.Identification; report. For the 2011-2012 school year and later, Each 
1.12 	school district shall identify before the end of kindergarten, grade 1, and grade 2 students 
1.13 	who are not reading at grade level before the end of the current school year. Reading 
1.14 	assessments in English, and in the predominant languages of district students where 
1.15 	practicable, must identify and evaluate students' areas of academic need related to literacy. 
1.16 	The district also must monitor the progress and provide reading instruction appropriate 
1.17 	to the specific needs of English learners. The district must use a locally adopted, 
1.18 	developmentally appropriate, and culturally responsive assessment and annually report 
1.19 	summary assessment results to the commissioner by July 1.

1.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2016.

1.21 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.15, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
1.22 		Subd. 3a.Application and reporting requirements. (a) A school readiness program 
1.23 	provider must submit a biennial plan for approval by the commissioner before receiving 
1.24 	aid under section 124D.16. The plan must describe how the program meets the program 
2.1 	requirements under subdivision 3. A school district by April 1 must submit the plan for 
2.2 	approval by the commissioner in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner. 
2.3 	One-half the districts must first submit the plan by April 1, 2006, and one-half the districts 
2.4 	must first submit the plan by April 1, 2007, as determined by the commissioner.
2.5 	(b) Programs receiving school readiness funds annually must submit a report to 
2.6 	the department.

2.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2016.

2.8 	Sec. 3.  REPEALER.
 2.9 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 120B.35, subdivision 4; 122A.43, subdivision 
2.10 	6; 123B.06; 124D.13, subdivision 13; 124D.19, subdivision 14; and 124D.452, and 
2.11 	Minnesota Rules, part 3530.6200, are repealed.
2.12 	(b) Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, sections 122A.414, subdivision 3; and 
2.13 	122A.60, subdivision 4, are repealed.

2.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2016.