The following House File was introduced:

Kelso, Winter, Solberg, Entenza and Koppendrayer introduced:

H. F. No. 1, A bill for an act relating to education; kindergarten through grade 12; providing for general education; special programs; lifework development; education organization, cooperation, And facilities; education excellence; academic performance; education policy issues; libraries; technology; state agencies; conforming and technical amendments; school bus safety; tax deduction and credit; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 12.21, subdivision 3; 120.0111; 120.062, subdivisions 3, 6, 7, 9, And 11; 120.0621, subdivisions 5a, 6, And by adding a subdivision; 120.064, subdivisions 3, 8, 10, 20a, And by adding a subdivision; 120.101, subdivisions 5, 5c, and by adding a subdivision; 120.1701, subdivision 3; 120.181; 121.15, subdivisions 6, 7, And by adding subdivisions; 121.602, subdivisions 1, 2, And 4; 121.611; 121.615, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10; 121.703, subdivision 3; 121.904, subdivision 4a; 123.35, subdivision 8, And by adding a subdivision; 123.3514, subdivisions 4, 4a, 4c, 4e, 6c, 8, And by adding subdivisions; 123.39, subdivision 6; 123.70, subdivisions 5, 7, And 10; 123.799, subdivision 1; 123.7991, subdivisions 1 and 2; 123.951; 123.972, subdivision 5; 124.155, subdivisions 1 and 2; 124.17, subdivisions 1d, 4, And by adding subdivisions; 124.193; 124.195, subdivisions 2, 7, 10, 11, And by adding a subdivision; 124.225, subdivisions 1, 13, 14, 15, 16, And 17; 124.226, subdivision 10; 124.2445; 124.2455; 124.248, subdivisions 3, 4, And by adding subdivisions; 124.26, subdivision 1b; 124.2613, subdivisions 3, 4, And 6; 124.2727, subdivision 6d; 124.273, subdivisions 1d, 1e, 1f, And 5; 124.276, by adding a subdivision; 124.312, subdivisions 4 and 5; 124.313; 124.314, subdivisions 1 and 2; 124.3201, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, And 4; 124.321, subdivision 1; 124.323, subdivisions 1 and 2; 124.42, subdivision 4; 124.431, subdivisions 2 and 11; 124.45; 124.481; 124.574, subdivisions 1, 2d, 2f, 5, 6, And 9; 124.83, subdivisions 1 and 2; 124.86, subdivision 2, And by adding a subdivision; 124.91, subdivisions 1 and 5; 124.912, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, And 6; 124.916, subdivisions 1, 2, And 3; 124.918, subdivision 6; 124.95, subdivision 2; 124.961; 124A.03, subdivisions 1c and 1g; 124A.04, subdivision 2; 124A.22, subdivisions 1, 2, As amended, 3, 6, 6a, 8a, 10, 11, 13, 13b, 13d, And by adding a subdivision; 124A.225, subdivision 1; 124A.23, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, And 5; 124A.26, subdivision 1; 124A.28; 124C.45, subdivision 1a; 124C.46, subdivisions 1 and 2; 124C.498, subdivisions 2 and 3; 125.05, subdivisions 1c and 2; 125.12, subdivision 14; 126.22, subdivisions 2, 3, 3a, and 8; 126.23, subdivision 1; 126.77, subdivision 1; 127.26; 127.27, subdivisions 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, And by adding a subdivision; 127.281; 127.29; 127.30, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, And by adding a subdivision; 127.31, subdivisions 2, 7, 8, 13, 14, And 15; 127.311; 127.32; 127.33; 127.36; 127.37; 127.38; 128A.02, by adding a subdivision; 128B.10, subdivision 1; 128C.02, subdivision 2, And by adding a subdivision; 128C.12, subdivision 1; 129C.10, subdivision 3; 134.155, subdivisions 2 and 3; 134.34, subdivision 4; 136D.72, subdivisions 2 and 3; 144.29; 169.01, subdivision 6; 169.435, subdivision 2; 169.443, subdivision 3; 169.447, subdivision 6; 169.4501, subdivisions 1 and 2; 169.4502, subdivisions 2, 7, 9, 11, And by adding subdivisions; 169.4503, subdivisions 1, 2, 10, 13, 14, 17, 19, 23, 24, And by adding a subdivision; 169.4504, subdivision 1, And by adding a subdivision; 169.452; 171.321, subdivision 3; 171.3215, subdivision 4; 245.493, subdivision 1; 245.91, subdivision 2; 260.185, subdivision 1; 260A.02, subdivision 3; 268.665, subdivision 2; 290.01, subdivision 19b; and 290.0671, subdivision 1; Laws 1991, chapter 265, article 1, section 30, As amended; Laws 1993, chapter 146, Article 5, section 20; Laws 1994, chapter 647, article 7, section 18, subdivisions 2 and 3; Laws 1995 First Special Session, chapter 3, Articles 1, section 56; 2, section 52; 3, section 11, subdivisions 1, 2, and 5; 11, section 21, subdivision 3; and 12, section 7, subdivision 1; Laws 1996, chapter 412, Articles 4, section 34, subdivision 4; and 12, section 11; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 120; 121; 124; 126; 127; 128C; 135A; and 290; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 120.105; 120.65; 121.11, subdivision 8; 121.602, subdivisions 3 and 5; 121.904, subdivision 4d; 121.912, subdivision 7; 124.17, subdivision 5; 124.177; 124.223; 124.225, subdivisions 3a, 7a, 7b, 7d, 7e, 8a, 8k, And 10; 124.226; 124.2728; 124.276, subdivision 2; 124.3201, subdivisions 2a and 2b; 124.912, subdivisions 2 and 3; 124A.22, subdivisions 4a and 4b; 124A.26, subdivisions 1a, 2, 3, 4, And 5; 124C.74; 127.31, subdivision 6; 134.34, subdivision 4a; 134.46; 169.4502, subdivision 6; 169.4503, subdivisions 3, 8, 9, 11, 12, And 22; and 169.454, subdivision 11.

The bill was read for the first time.