1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 844, the second engrossment, as follows:
1.2Page 88, line 29, strike "and" and insert a comma
1.3Page 89, line 1, before the period, insert ", and their knowledge and understanding
1.4of the fundamentals of United States history and government, including civics, under
1.5subdivision 3"
1.6Page 89, after line 4, insert:

1.7    "Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.02, is amended by adding a subdivision
1.8to read:
1.9    Subd. 3. Required knowledge and understanding of civics. (a) For purposes of
1.10this subdivision, "civics test" means the 100 questions that, as of January 1, 2015, United
1.11States citizenship and immigration services officers use to select the questions they pose
1.12to applicants for naturalization so the applicants can demonstrate their knowledge and
1.13understanding of the fundamentals of United States history and government, as required
1.14by United States Code, title 8, section 1423.
1.15(b) To receive a high school diploma, a student enrolled in a school under section
1.16120A.22, subdivision 4, or a student enrolled in an adult basic education program under
1.17section 124D.52 who is pursuing a high school diploma or equivalency certificate, must
1.18correctly answer at least 60 of the 100 civics test questions. A school or district must
1.19record on a student's transcript that the student passed the civics test. A home-school
1.20student is subject to this requirement if the student receives a diploma from a school other
1.21than a home school. A school or district may exempt a student with disabilities from
1.22this requirement if the student's individualized education program team determines the
1.23requirement is inappropriate and establishes an alternative requirement. A school or
1.24district may administer the civics test in a language other than English to students who
1.25qualify for English learner services.
1.26(c) Schools and districts: (1) must determine the form and manner in which to
1.27administer the civics test as part of the social studies curriculum; and (2) may allow
2.1a secondary school student to take the test in whole or in part beginning in grade 7 and
2.2to retake the test or any part of the test until the student correctly answers 60 of 100
2.3test questions.
2.4(d) The commissioner and public schools and school districts must not charge
2.5students any fees related to this subdivision.
2.6EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for students graduating in the
2.72016-2017 school year and later.

2.8    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.021, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
2.9    Subdivision 1. Required academic standards. (a) The following subject areas
2.10are required for statewide accountability:
2.11    (1) language arts;
2.12    (2) mathematics;
2.13    (3) science;
2.14    (4) social studies, including history, geography, economics, and government and
2.15citizenship that includes civics consistent with section 120B.02, subdivision 3;
2.16    (5) physical education;
2.17    (6) health, for which locally developed academic standards apply; and
2.18    (7) the arts, for which statewide or locally developed academic standards apply, as
2.19determined by the school district. Public elementary and middle schools must offer at least
2.20three and require at least two of the following four arts areas: dance; music; theater; and
2.21visual arts. Public high schools must offer at least three and require at least one of the
2.22following five arts areas: media arts; dance; music; theater; and visual arts.
2.23    (b) For purposes of applicable federal law, the academic standards for language arts,
2.24mathematics, and science apply to all public school students, except the very few students
2.25with extreme cognitive or physical impairments for whom an individualized education
2.26program team has determined that the required academic standards are inappropriate. An
2.27individualized education program team that makes this determination must establish
2.28alternative standards.
2.29    (c) District efforts to develop, implement, or improve instruction or curriculum
2.30as a result of the provisions of this section must be consistent with sections 120B.10,
2.31120B.11 , and 120B.20.
2.32EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment."
2.33Page 90, after line 12, insert:

2.34    "Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.024, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
3.1    Subdivision 1. Graduation requirements. Students beginning 9th grade in the
3.22011-2012 school year and later must successfully complete the following high school
3.3level credits for graduation:
3.4    (1) four credits of language arts sufficient to satisfy all of the academic standards
3.5in English language arts;
3.6    (2) three credits of mathematics, including an algebra II credit or its equivalent,
3.7sufficient to satisfy all of the academic standards in mathematics;
3.8(3) an algebra I credit by the end of 8th grade sufficient to satisfy all of the 8th
3.9grade standards in mathematics;
3.10    (4) three credits of science, including at least one credit of biology, one credit of
3.11chemistry or physics, and one elective credit of science. The combination of credits under
3.12this clause must be sufficient to satisfy (i) all of the academic standards in either chemistry
3.13or physics and (ii) all other academic standards in science;
3.14    (5) three and one-half credits of social studies, encompassing at least United States
3.15history, geography, government and citizenship that includes civics consistent with section
3.16120B.02, subdivision 3, world history, and economics sufficient to satisfy all of the
3.17academic standards in social studies;
3.18    (6) one credit of the arts sufficient to satisfy all of the state or local academic
3.19standards in the arts; and
3.20    (7) a minimum of seven elective credits.
3.21EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment."
3.22Page 100, after line 22, insert:

3.23    "Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.36, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
3.24    Subdivision 1. School performance reports. (a) The commissioner shall report
3.25student academic performance under section 120B.35, subdivision 2; the percentages of
3.26students showing low, medium, and high growth under section 120B.35, subdivision
3.273
, paragraph (b); school safety and student engagement and connection under section
3.28120B.35 , subdivision 3, paragraph (d); rigorous coursework under section 120B.35,
3.29subdivision 3
, paragraph (c); the percentage of students under section 120B.35,
3.30subdivision 3
, paragraph (b), clause (2), whose progress and performance levels are
3.31meeting career and college readiness benchmarks under sections 120B.30, subdivision 1,
3.32and 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (e); longitudinal data on the progress of eligible
3.33districts in reducing disparities in students' academic achievement and realizing racial and
3.34economic integration under section 124D.861; the acquisition of English, and where
3.35practicable, native language academic literacy, including oral academic language, and the
4.1academic progress of English learners under section 124D.59, subdivisions 2 and 2a; the
4.2total number of students by grade taking the civics test under section 120B.02, subdivision
4.33, and the number of students by grade who correctly answered at least 60 questions; two
4.4separate student-to-teacher ratios that clearly indicate the definition of teacher consistent
4.5with sections 122A.06 and 122A.15 for purposes of determining these ratios; staff
4.6characteristics excluding salaries; student enrollment demographics; district mobility; and
4.7extracurricular activities. The report also must indicate a school's adequate yearly progress
4.8status under applicable federal law, and must not set any designations applicable to high-
4.9and low-performing schools due solely to adequate yearly progress status.
4.10    (b) The commissioner shall develop, annually update, and post on the department
4.11Web site school performance reports.
4.12    (c) The commissioner must make available performance reports by the beginning
4.13of each school year.
4.14    (d) A school or district may appeal its adequate yearly progress status in writing to
4.15the commissioner within 30 days of receiving the notice of its status. The commissioner's
4.16decision to uphold or deny an appeal is final.
4.17    (e) School performance data are nonpublic data under section 13.02, subdivision 9,
4.18until the commissioner publicly releases the data. The commissioner shall annually post
4.19school performance reports to the department's public Web site no later than September 1,
4.20except that in years when the reports reflect new performance standards, the commissioner
4.21shall post the school performance reports no later than October 1.
4.22EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment."
4.23Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
4.24Amend the title accordingly