1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; establishing an open-door requirement;proposing coding 
1.3 	for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121A.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [121A.13] OPEN-DOOR REQUIREMENT.
1.6 	A school district or charter school must prohibit a teacher, administrator, independent 
1.7 	contractor, adult volunteer, school resource officer, or other school personnel from being 
1.8 	alone in a room with an individual student with the door shut, except in case of an emergency. 
1.9 	An adult may be in a room with an individual student if another adult is in the room, the 
1.10 	door to the room remains open, or there is a window with a clear line of sight into the room. 
1.11 	Student support services personnel, as defined in section 124D.901, subdivision 1, are 
1.12 	excluded from the open-door requirement.

1.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for the 2024-2025 school year and later.