1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 1065, the second engrossment, as follows:
1.2Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:


1.5    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 126C.10, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.6    Subd. 2. Basic revenue. (a) The basic revenue for each district equals the formula
1.7allowance times the adjusted pupil units for the school year. The formula allowance for
1.8fiscal year 2019 is $6,312. The formula allowance for fiscal year 2020 is $6,438.
1.9    (b) The formula allowance for fiscal year 2021 is $6,567. The formula allowance for
1.10fiscal year 2022 is $6,698. The formula allowance for fiscal year 2023 and later is $6,567
1.11$6,832.

1.12    Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION; DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
1.13    Subdivision 1. Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are
1.14appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education in the fiscal year
1.15designated.
1.16    Subd. 2. General education aid. For general education aid under Minnesota Statutes
1.17section 126C.13, including aid for extended time activities authorized in section 2:

1.18		$	7,524,105,000	.....	2022
1.19		$	7,746,665,000	.....	2023

1.20    Subd. 3. Enrollment options transportation. For transportation of pupils attending
1.21postsecondary institutions under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, or for transportation
1.22of pupils attending nonresident districts under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.03:

2.1		$	12,000	.....	2022
2.2		$	13,000	.....	2023

2.3    Subd. 4. Abatement aid. For abatement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.49:

2.4		$	2,897,000	.....	2022
2.5		$	3,558,000	.....	2023

2.6The 2022 appropriation includes $269,000 for 2021 and $2,628,000 for 2022.
2.7The 2023 appropriation includes $291,000 for 2022 and $3,267,000 for 2023.
2.8    Subd. 5. Consolidation transition aid. For districts consolidating under Minnesota
2.9Statutes, section 123A.485:

2.10		$	309,000	.....	2022
2.11		$	373,000	.....	2023

2.12The 2022 appropriation includes $30,000 for 2021 and $279,000 for 2022.
2.13The 2023 appropriation includes $31,000 for 2022 and $342,000 for 2023.
2.14    Subd. 6. Nonpublic pupil education aid. For nonpublic pupil education aid under
2.15Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.40 to 123B.43 and 123B.87:

2.16		$	17,173,000	.....	2022
2.17		$	17,864,000	.....	2023

2.18The 2022 appropriation includes $1,903,000 for 2021 and $15,270,000 for 2022.
2.19The 2023 appropriation includes $1,696,000 for 2022 and $16,168,000 for 2023.
2.20    Subd. 7. Nonpublic pupil transportation. For nonpublic pupil transportation aid under
2.21Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.92, subdivision 9:

2.22		$	19,692,000	.....	2022
2.23		$	19,809,000	.....	2023

2.24The 2022 appropriation includes $1,910,000 for 2021 and $17,782,000 for 2022.
2.25The 2023 appropriation includes $1,975,000 for 2022 and $17,834,000 for 2023.
2.26    Subd. 8. One-room schoolhouse. For a grant to Independent School District No. 690,
2.27Warroad, to operate the Angle Inlet School:

2.28		$	65,000	.....	2022
2.29		$	65,000	.....	2023

3.1    Subd. 9. Career and technical aid For career and technical aid under Minnesota Statutes,
3.2section 124D.4531, subdivision 1b:

3.3		$	2,668,000	.....	2022
3.4		$	2,279,000	.....	2023

3.5The 2022 appropriation includes $323,000 for 2021 and $2,345,000 for 2022.
3.6The 2023 appropriation includes $260,000 for 2022 and $2,019,000 for 2023.
3.7    Subd. 10. Pregnant and parenting pupil transportation reimbursement. (a) To
3.8reimburse districts for transporting pregnant or parenting pupils under Minnesota Statutes,
3.9section 123B.92, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (1), item (vi):

3.10		$	56,000	.....	2022
3.11		$	55,000	.....	2023

3.12(b) To receive reimbursement, districts must apply using the form and manner of
3.13application prescribed by the commissioner. If the appropriation is insufficient, the
3.14commissioner must prorate the amount paid to districts seeking reimbursement.
3.15(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
3.16EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.


3.19    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 120A.36, is amended to read:
3.20120A.36 SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.
3.21(a) Attendance at a particular public school is a privilege not a right for a pupil.
3.22(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), parents have the right to choose a high-quality,
3.23culturally affirming education for their children, regardless of their zoned public school.

3.24    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 120A.41, is amended to read:
3.25120A.41 LENGTH OF SCHOOL YEAR; HOURS OF INSTRUCTION.
3.26(a) A school board's annual school calendar must include at least 425 hours of instruction
3.27for a kindergarten student without a disability, 935 hours of instruction for a student in
3.28grades 1 through 6, and 1,020 hours of instruction for a student in grades 7 through 12, not
3.29including summer school. The school calendar for all-day kindergarten must include at least
3.30850 hours of instruction for the school year. The school calendar for a prekindergarten
4.1student under section 124D.151, if offered by the district, must include at least 350 hours
4.2of instruction for the school year. A school board's annual calendar must include at least
4.3165 days of instruction for a student in grades 1 through 11 unless a four-day week schedule
4.4has been approved by the commissioner under section 124D.126.
4.5(b) A school board's annual school calendar may include plans for up to five days of
4.6instruction provided through online instruction due to inclement weather. The inclement
4.7weather an unlimited number of days of instruction provided through distance learning due
4.8to weather or a health or natural disaster emergency. The distance learning plans must be
4.9developed according to section 120A.414.
4.10EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for the 2021-2022 school year and later.

4.11    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 120A.414, is amended to read:
4.12120A.414 E-LEARNING DISTANCE LEARNING DAYS.
4.13    Subdivision 1. Days. "E-learning day" "Distance learning day" means a school day
4.14where a school offers full access to online instruction provided by students' individual
4.15teachers due to inclement weather or a health or natural disaster emergency as determined
4.16by the school board or superintendent. A school district or charter school that chooses to
4.17have e-learning distance learning days may have up to five e-learning an unlimited number
4.18of distance learning days in one school year. An e-learning A distance learning day is counted
4.19as a day of instruction and included in the hours of instruction under section 120A.41.
4.20    Subd. 2. Plan. A school board may use its 2020-2021 school year distance learning plan
4.21or may adopt an e-learning a distance learning day plan after consulting with the exclusive
4.22representative of the teachers. A charter school may adopt an e-learning a distance learning
4.23day plan after consulting with its teachers. The plan must include accommodations for
4.24students without Internet access at home and for digital device access for families without
4.25the technology or an insufficient amount of technology for the number of children in the
4.26household. A school's e-learning distance learning day plan must provide accessible options
4.27for students with disabilities under chapter 125A.
4.28    Subd. 3. Annual notice. A school district or charter school must notify parents and
4.29students of the e-learning distance learning day plan at the beginning of the school year.
4.30    Subd. 4. Daily notice. On an e-learning a distance learning day declared by the school,
4.31a school district or charter school must notify parents and students at least two hours prior
4.32to the normal school start time that students need to follow the e-learning distance learning
4.33day plan for that day.
5.1    Subd. 5. Teacher access. Each student's teacher must be accessible both online and by
5.2telephone during normal school hours on an e-learning a distance learning day to assist
5.3students and parents.
5.4    Subd. 6. Approval. The approval requirements under section 124D.095 do not apply to
5.5online instruction offered under this section.
5.6EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for the 2021-2022 school year and later.

5.7    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 120B.024, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
5.8    Subdivision 1. Graduation requirements. (a) Students beginning 9th grade in the
5.92011-2012 school year and later must successfully complete the following high school level
5.10credits for graduation:
5.11    (1) four credits of language arts sufficient to satisfy all of the academic standards in
5.12English language arts;
5.13    (2) three credits of mathematics, including an algebra II credit or its equivalent, sufficient
5.14to satisfy all of the academic standards in mathematics;
5.15(3) an algebra I credit by the end of 8th grade sufficient to satisfy all of the 8th grade
5.16standards in mathematics;
5.17    (4) three credits of science, including at least one credit of biology, one credit of chemistry
5.18or physics, and one elective credit of science. The combination of credits under this clause
5.19must be sufficient to satisfy (i) all of the academic standards in either chemistry or physics
5.20and (ii) all other academic standards in science;
5.21    (5) three and one-half credits of social studies, including credit for a course in government
5.22and citizenship in either 11th or 12th grade for students beginning 9th grade in the 2022-2023
5.23school year and later or an advanced placement, international baccalaureate, or other rigorous
5.24course on government and citizenship under section 120B.021, subdivision 1a, and a
5.25combination of other credits encompassing at least United States history, geography,
5.26government and citizenship, world history, and economics sufficient to satisfy all of the
5.27academic standards in social studies;
5.28    (6) one credit of the arts sufficient to satisfy all of the state or local academic standards
5.29in the arts; and
5.30    (7) a minimum of seven elective credits.
5.31(b) A school district is encouraged to offer a course for credit in government and
5.32citizenship to 11th or 12th grade students who begin 9th grade in the 2020-2021 school year
6.1and later, that satisfies the government and citizenship requirement in paragraph (a), clause
6.2(5). A school district must offer the course starting in the 2022-2023 school year.

6.3    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 120B.11, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
6.4    Subd. 2. Adopting plans and budgets. A school board, at a public meeting, shall must
6.5adopt a comprehensive, long-term strategic plan to support and improve teaching and
6.6learning that is aligned with creating the world's best workforce goals and includes:
6.7    (1) clearly defined district and school site goals and benchmarks to meet statewide goals
6.8for instruction and student achievement for all student subgroups identified in section
6.9120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), clause (2);
6.10    (2) a process to assess and evaluate each student's progress toward meeting state and
6.11local academic standards, assess and identify students to participate in gifted and talented
6.12programs and accelerate their instruction, and adopt early-admission procedures consistent
6.13with section 120B.15, and identifying the strengths and weaknesses of instruction in pursuit
6.14of student and school success and curriculum affecting students' progress and growth toward
6.15career and college readiness and leading to the world's best workforce;
6.16    (3) a system to periodically review and evaluate the effectiveness of all instruction and
6.17curriculum, taking into account strategies and best practices, student outcomes, school
6.18principal evaluations under section 123B.147, subdivision 3, students' access to effective
6.19teachers who are members of populations underrepresented among the licensed teachers in
6.20the district or school and who reflect the diversity of enrolled students under section 120B.35,
6.21subdivision 3, paragraph (b), clause (2), and teacher evaluations under section 122A.40,
6.22subdivision 8, or 122A.41, subdivision 5;
6.23    (4) strategies for improving instruction, curriculum, and student achievement, including
6.24the English and, where practicable, the native language development and the academic
6.25achievement of English learners;
6.26(5) strategies for identifying and reducing disparities in student discipline;
6.27(6) strategies for integrating or improving character education, consistent with section
6.28120B.232, and citizenship education;
6.29    (5) (7) a process to examine the equitable distribution of teachers and strategies to ensure
6.30low-income and minority children are not taught at higher rates than other children by
6.31inexperienced, ineffective, or out-of-field teachers;
7.1    (6) (8) education effectiveness practices that integrate high-quality instruction, rigorous
7.2curriculum, technology, and a collaborative professional culture that develops and supports
7.3teacher quality, performance, and effectiveness; and
7.4    (7) (9) an annual budget for continuing to implement the district plan.

7.5    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 121A.55, is amended to read:
7.6121A.55 POLICIES TO BE ESTABLISHED.
7.7(a) The commissioner of education shall promulgate guidelines to assist each school
7.8board. Each school board shall establish uniform criteria for dismissal and adopt written
7.9policies and rules to effectuate the purposes of sections 121A.40 to 121A.56. The policies
7.10shall emphasize preventing dismissals through early detection of problems and shall be
7.11designed to address students' inappropriate behavior from recurring. The policies shall
7.12recognize the continuing responsibility of the school for the education of the pupil during
7.13the dismissal period. The alternative educational services, if the pupil wishes to take
7.14advantage of them, must be adequate to allow the pupil to make progress towards toward
7.15meeting the graduation standards adopted under section 120B.02 and help prepare the pupil
7.16for readmission. In addition to other requirements under this paragraph, a policy adopted
7.17by a school board under this paragraph must include:
7.18(1) a requirement that a school must notify any student facing possible dismissal of their
7.19rights, including the right against self-incrimination;
7.20(2) a requirement that a school must allow any student facing possible dismissal to have
7.21a parent present if the student is questioned by school employees; and
7.22(3) a requirement that a school and school district must keep a record of the school
7.23employee who made each discipline referral.
7.24(b) An area learning center under section 123A.05 may not prohibit an expelled or
7.25excluded pupil from enrolling solely because a district expelled or excluded the pupil. The
7.26board of the area learning center may use the provisions of the Pupil Fair Dismissal Act to
7.27exclude a pupil or to require an admission plan.
7.28(c) Each school district shall develop a policy and report it to the commissioner on the
7.29appropriate use of peace officers and crisis teams to remove students who have an
7.30individualized education program from school grounds.

8.1    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 121A.61, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
8.2    Subd. 3. Policy components. The policy must include at least the following components:
8.3(a) rules governing student conduct and procedures for informing students of the rules;
8.4(b) the grounds for removal of a student from a class;
8.5(c) the authority of the classroom teacher to remove students from the classroom pursuant
8.6to procedures and rules established in the district's policy;
8.7(d) the procedures for removal of a student from a class by a teacher, school administrator,
8.8or other school district employee;
8.9(e) the period of time for which a student may be removed from a class, which may not
8.10exceed five class periods for a violation of a rule of conduct;
8.11(f) provisions relating to the responsibility for and custody of a student removed from
8.12a class;
8.13(g) the procedures for return of a student to the specified class from which the student
8.14has been removed;
8.15(h) the procedures for notifying a student and the student's parents or guardian of
8.16violations of the rules of conduct and of resulting disciplinary actions;
8.17(i) any procedures determined appropriate for encouraging early involvement of parents
8.18or guardians in attempts to improve a student's behavior;
8.19(j) any procedures determined appropriate for encouraging early detection of behavioral
8.20problems;
8.21(k) any procedures determined appropriate for referring a student in need of special
8.22education services to those services;
8.23(l) the procedures for consideration of whether there is a need for a further assessment
8.24or of whether there is a need for a review of the adequacy of a current individualized
8.25education program of a student with a disability who is removed from class;
8.26(m) procedures for detecting and addressing chemical abuse problems of a student while
8.27on the school premises;
8.28(n) the minimum consequences for violations of the code of conduct;
8.29(o) procedures for immediate and appropriate interventions tied to violations of the code;
9.1(p) a provision that states that a teacher, school employee, school bus driver, or other
9.2agent of a district may use reasonable force in compliance with section 121A.582 and other
9.3laws;
9.4(q) an agreement regarding procedures to coordinate crisis services to the extent funds
9.5are available with the county board responsible for implementing sections 245.487 to
9.6245.4889 for students with a serious emotional disturbance or other students who have an
9.7individualized education program whose behavior may be addressed by crisis intervention;
9.8and
9.9(r) a provision that states a student must be removed from class immediately if the student
9.10engages in assault or violent behavior. For purposes of this paragraph, "assault" has the
9.11meaning given it in section 609.02, subdivision 10. The removal shall be for a period of
9.12time deemed appropriate by the principal, in consultation with the teacher. The principal
9.13must remove the student from class for at least three school days following the day of the
9.14incident. A student may only return to the class from which they were removed after the
9.15student has been given assistance to prevent the inappropriate behavior from recurring. A
9.16teacher who disagrees with the period of time determined by the principal may appeal the
9.17principal's decision, in writing, to the superintendent or charter school director for a different
9.18period of time for the removal from class. The student must not return to the classroom until
9.19the teacher and principal receive notice of the superintendent's decision. The superintendent's
9.20decision is final.

9.21    Sec. 8. [123B.023] SCHOOL LEARNING MODELS.
9.22    Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
9.23the meanings given them.
9.24(b) "Continuous on-site instruction" means on-site instruction provided at least four days
9.25a week during the regularly scheduled school calendar.
9.26(c) "Distance instruction" means remote instruction delivered to a student involving
9.27daily interactions with a licensed teacher and the student is provided appropriate education
9.28materials. Daily interaction with teachers includes access to teachers online and by telephone
9.29during normal school hours and on normal school days. Distance instruction includes online
9.30instruction as determined by the school board and may reflect the model developed by the
9.31commissioner of education for the 2019-2020 school year.
10.1(d) "Hybrid instruction" means a manner of instruction that includes both on-site
10.2instruction as well as distance instruction. A school board may determine the hours of, and
10.3schedule for, the on-site instruction component of a hybrid instruction model.
10.4(e) "On-site instruction" means instruction delivered at a school facility or another
10.5physical facility located off school property selected by the school board including a
10.6community center, library, or other space suitable for on-site instruction.
10.7    Subd. 2. Learning model. (a) A school board may adopt a resolution selecting one of
10.8the following learning models for instruction at each school site: continuous on-site
10.9instruction; distance instruction; or hybrid instruction. A school board must adopt the
10.10resolution at a public meeting and allow public comment on the selection.
10.11(b) A district offering distance or hybrid instruction under this section is not subject to
10.12the approval requirements under section 124D.095.
10.13    Subd. 3. Parent choice. A student's parent or guardian may choose to have their student
10.14participate in distance instruction instead of on-site instruction. Each school district must
10.15offer a distance instruction model that meets the educational needs of all students of families
10.16who choose not to receive on-site instruction.
10.17EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

10.18    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 124E.03, is amended by adding a subdivision to
10.19read:
10.20    Subd. 8. Learning models. A charter school board may select a learning model in
10.21accordance with section 123B.023.
10.22EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

10.23    Sec. 10. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 52, is amended to
10.24read:
10.25    Sec. 52. EDUCATION INNOVATION RESEARCH ZONES PILOT PROGRAM.
10.26    Subdivision 1. Establishment; requirements for participation; research innovation
10.27zone plans. (a) The innovation research zone pilot program is established to improve student
10.28and school outcomes consistent with the world's best workforce requirements under
10.29Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.11. Innovation zone partnerships allow school districts
10.30and charter schools to research and implement innovative education programming models
10.31designed to better prepare students for the world of the 21st century.
11.1(b) One or more school districts or charter schools may join together to form an innovation
11.2zone partnership. The partnership may include other nonschool partners, including
11.3postsecondary institutions, other units of local government, nonprofit organizations, and
11.4for-profit organizations. An innovation zone plan must be collaboratively developed in
11.5concert with the school's instructional staff.
11.6(c) An innovation research zone partnership must research and may implement innovative
11.7education programs and models that are based on proposed hypotheses. An innovation zone
11.8plan may include an emerging practice not yet supported by peer-reviewed research.
11.9Examples of innovation zone research may include, but are not limited to:
11.10(1) personalized learning, allowing students to excel at their own pace and according to
11.11their interests, aspirations, and unique needs;
11.12(2) the use of competency outcomes rather than seat time and course completion to fulfill
11.13standards, credits, and other graduation requirements;
11.14(3) multidisciplinary, real-world, inquiry-based, and student-directed models designed
11.15to make learning more engaging and relevant, including documenting and validating learning
11.16that takes place beyond the school day and school walls;
11.17(4) models of instruction designed to close the achievement gap, including new models
11.18for age three to grade 3 models, English as a second language models, early identification
11.19and prevention of mental health issues, and others;
11.20(5) new partnerships between secondary schools and postsecondary institutions,
11.21employers, or career training institutions enabling students to complete industry certifications,
11.22postsecondary education credits, and other credentials;
11.23(6) new methods of collaborative leadership including the expansion of schools where
11.24teachers have larger professional roles;
11.25(7) new ways to enhance parental and community involvement in learning;
11.26(8) new models of professional development for educators, including embedded
11.27professional development; or
11.28(9) new models in other areas such as whole child instruction, social-emotional skill
11.29development, technology-based or blended learning, parent and community involvement,
11.30professional development and mentoring, and models that increase the return on investment.;
11.31(10) new models of evaluation, assessment, and accountability using multiple indicators,
11.32including models that demonstrate alternative ways to validate a student's academic
12.1attainment that have predictive validity to the state tests, and also include other variables
12.2such as problem solving, creativity, analytical thinking, collaboration, respecting others,
12.3global understanding, postgraduation student performance, and other information;
12.4(11) improving teacher and principal mentoring and evaluation;
12.5(12) granting a high school diploma to a student who meets the graduation requirements
12.6under section 120B.02, subdivision 2, who demonstrates preparation for postsecondary
12.7education or a career consistent with the world's best workforce goals under section 120B.11,
12.8and who completes:
12.9(i) four years of high school; and
12.10(ii)(A) at least one year of postsecondary education at a two- or four-year college or
12.11university through concurrent enrollment, advanced placement, or international baccalaureate
12.12courses; or
12.13(B) the requirements for a career certification up to the apprenticeship program level if
12.14one is required for that certification;
12.15(13) the use of the provisions in sections 124D.085 governing experiential and applied
12.16learning opportunities; 124D.52, subdivision 9, governing standard adult high school diploma
12.17requirements; and 126C.05, subdivision 15, paragraph (b), item (i), governing the use of
12.18independent study;
12.19(14) the use of the provisions of a learning year in section 124D.128 for a student in
12.20grade 10, 11, or 12 to participate in career and technical programs after school, on weekends,
12.21and during school breaks, including summers, and be included in the general education
12.22revenue computation. The classes must generate both high school and postsecondary credit
12.23and lead to either a career certification, technical college degree, or an apprenticeship
12.24program. A student participating in a learning year may attend school year round, and the
12.25student's continual learning plan must provide for the student to meet the high school
12.26graduation standards no later than the end of the fall semester of grade 12;
12.27(15) methods to initiate prevention models to reduce student needs for special education
12.28and to reduce teacher time devoted to the required special education documentation; or
12.29(16) other innovations as determined by the local boards.
12.30(d) An innovation zone plan submitted to the commissioner of education must describe:
12.31(1) how the plan will improve student and school outcomes consistent with the world's
12.32best workforce requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.11;
13.1(2) the role of each partner in the zone;
13.2(3) the research methodology used for each proposed action in the plan;
13.3(4) (3) the exemptions from statutes and rules in subdivision 2 that the research innovation
13.4zone partnership will use;
13.5(5) (4) a description of how teachers and other educational staff from the affected school
13.6sites will be included in the planning and implementation process;
13.7(6) (5) a detailed description of expected outcomes and graduation standards;
13.8(7) (6) a timeline for implementing the plan and assessing the outcomes; and
13.9(8) (7) how results of the plan will be disseminated.
13.10The governing board for each partner must approve the innovation zone plan.
13.11(e) Upon unanimous approval of the initial innovation zone partners and approval of the
13.12commissioner of education, the innovation zone partnership may extend membership to
13.13other partners. A new partner's membership is effective 30 days after the innovation zone
13.14partnership notifies the commissioner of the proposed change in membership unless the
13.15commissioner disapproves the new partner's membership and updates the plan.
13.16(f) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a school district or charter school
13.17participating in an innovation zone partnership under this section continues to receive all
13.18revenue and maintains its taxation authority in the same manner as before its participation
13.19in the innovation zone partnership. The innovation zone school district and charter school
13.20partners remain organized and governed by their respective school boards with general
13.21powers under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123B or 124E, and remain subject to any
13.22employment agreements under Minnesota Statutes, chapters 122A and 179A. School district
13.23and charter school employees participating in an innovation zone partnership remain
13.24employees of their respective school district or charter school.
13.25(g) An innovation zone partnership may submit its plan at any time to the commissioner
13.26in the form and manner specified by the commissioner. The commissioner must approve
13.27or reject the plan after reviewing the recommendation of the Innovation Research Zone
13.28Advisory Panel. An initial innovation zone plan that has been rejected by the commissioner
13.29may be resubmitted to the commissioner after the innovation zone partnership has modified
13.30the plan to meet each individually identified objection.
13.31(h) An innovation zone plan must not cause an increase in state aid or levies for partners.
14.1    Subd. 2. Exemptions from laws and rules. (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the
14.2contrary, an innovation zone partner with an approved a plan filed with the commissioner
14.3is exempt from each of the following state education laws and rules specifically identified
14.4in its plan:
14.5(1) any law or rule from which a district-created, site-governed school under Minnesota
14.6Statutes, section 123B.045, is exempt;
14.7(2) any statute or rule from which the commissioner has exempted another district or
14.8charter school, as identified in the list published on the Department of Education's Web site
14.9under subdivision 4, paragraph (b);
14.10(3) online learning program approval under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.095,
14.11subdivision 7, if the school district or charter school offers a course or program online
14.12combined with direct access to a teacher for a portion of that course or program;
14.13(4) restrictions on extended time revenue under Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.10,
14.14subdivision 2a, for a student who meets the criteria of Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.68,
14.15subdivision 2; and
14.16(5) any required hours of instruction in any class or subject area for a student who is
14.17meeting all competencies consistent with the graduation standards described in the innovation
14.18zone plan.
14.19(b) The exemptions under this subdivision must not be construed as exempting an
14.20innovation zone partner from the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments or as increasing
14.21any state aid or levy.
14.22    Subd. 3. Innovation Research Zone Advisory Panel. (a) The commissioner must
14.23establish and convene an Innovation Research Zone Advisory Panel to review all innovation
14.24zone plans submitted for approval.
14.25(b) The panel must be composed of nine members. One member must be appointed by
14.26each of the following organizations: Educators for Excellence, Education Minnesota,
14.27Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals, Minnesota Elementary School
14.28Principals' Association, Minnesota Association of School Administrators, Minnesota School
14.29Boards Association, Minnesota Association of Charter Schools, and the Office of Higher
14.30Education. The commissioner must appoint one member with expertise in evaluation and
14.31research.
14.32    Subd. 4. Role of the commissioner approval. (a) Upon recommendation of the
14.33Innovation Research Zone Advisory Panel, the commissioner may approve up to three
15.1innovation zone plans in the seven-county metropolitan area and up to three in greater
15.2Minnesota. If an innovation zone partnership fails to implement its innovation zone plan as
15.3described in its application and according to the stated timeline, upon recommendation of
15.4the Innovation Research Zone Advisory Panel, the commissioner must may alert the
15.5partnership members and provide the opportunity to remediate. If implementation continues
15.6to fail, the commissioner must may suspend or terminate the innovation zone plan.
15.7(b) The commissioner must publish a list of the exemptions the commissioner has granted
15.8to a district or charter school on the Department of Education's Web site by July 1, 2017.
15.9The list must be updated annually.
15.10    Subd. 5. Project evaluation, dissemination, and report to legislature. Each research
15.11innovation zone partnership must submit project data to the commissioner in the form and
15.12manner provided for in the approved application specified by the commissioner. At least
15.13once every two years, the commissioner must may analyze each innovation zone's progress
15.14in realizing the objectives of the innovation zone partnership's plan. To the extent practicable,
15.15and using existing resources, the commissioner must may summarize and categorize
15.16innovation zone plans and submit a report to the legislative committees having jurisdiction
15.17over education by February 1 of each odd-numbered year in accordance with Minnesota
15.18Statutes, section 3.195.

15.19    Sec. 11. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 2, section 33, subdivision
15.2027, is amended to read:
15.21    Subd. 27. Singing-based pilot program to improve student reading. (a) For a grant
15.22to pilot a research-supported, computer-based educational program that uses singing to
15.23improve the reading ability of students in grades 2 through 5:

15.24 15.25

$

230,000 155,000

.....

2020

15.26(b) The commissioner of education shall award a grant to the Rock 'n' Read Project to
15.27implement a research-supported, computer-based educational program that uses singing to
15.28improve the reading ability of students in grades 2 through 5. The grantee shall be responsible
15.29for selecting participating school sites; providing any required hardware and software,
15.30including software licenses, for the duration of the grant period; providing technical support,
15.31training, and staff to install required project hardware and software; providing on-site
15.32professional development and instructional monitoring and support for school staff and
15.33students; administering preintervention and postintervention reading assessments; evaluating
15.34the impact of the intervention; and other project management services as required. To the
16.1extent practicable, the grantee must select participating schools in urban, suburban, and
16.2greater Minnesota, and give priority to schools in which a high proportion of students do
16.3not read proficiently at grade level and are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
16.4(c) By February 15, 2021, the grantee must submit a report detailing expenditures and
16.5outcomes of the grant to the commissioner of education and the chairs and ranking minority
16.6members of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over kindergarten through
16.7grade 12 education policy and finance.
16.8(d) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
16.9(e) This is a onetime appropriation. $75,000 of the initial fiscal year 2020 appropriation
16.10is canceled to the general fund on June 29, 2021.
16.11EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

16.12    Sec. 12. ACADEMIC STANDARDS REVIEW SUSPENSION.
16.13Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.021, the commissioner of education
16.14must suspend any ongoing review or revision of academic standards, or implementation of
16.15revised academic standards under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.021, until June 1, 2022.
16.16EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

16.17    Sec. 13. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; IDENTIFICATION OF LEARNING
16.18LOSS.
16.19The Department of Education must assist school districts and charter schools in
16.20developing a process for the schools to measure student learning loss. The process must
16.21rely on evidence-based, data-driven means to identify students with learning loss. The
16.22process must specify best practices for school districts and charter schools to implement to
16.23remediate the learning loss.
16.24EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

16.25    Sec. 14. STATE ASSESSMENTS PLAN.
16.26Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the Minnesota Department of Education must
16.27develop a plan to administer the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments under Minnesota
16.28Statutes, section 120B.30, to students during the spring of 2021 regardless of whether
16.29students are participating in distance instruction, on-site instruction, or hybrid instruction.
16.30The plan must include a process for districts to administer assessments remotely at a school
16.31board's discretion.
17.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

17.2    Sec. 15. APPROPRIATIONS.
17.3    Subdivision 1. Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are
17.4appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
17.5designated.
17.6    Subd. 2. Achievement and integration aid. For achievement and integration aid under
17.7Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.862:

17.8		$	83,879,000	.....	2022
17.9		$	83,234,000	.....	2023

17.10    The 2022 appropriation includes $8,868,000 for 2021 and $75,011,000 for 2022.
17.11    The 2023 appropriation includes $8,334,000 for 2022 and $74,900,000 for 2023.
17.12    Subd. 3. American Indian education aid. For American Indian education aid under
17.13Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.81, subdivision 2a:

17.14		$	11,351,000	.....	2022
17.15		$	11,775,000	.....	2023

17.16    The 2022 appropriation includes $1,102,000 for 2021 and $10,249,000 for 2022.
17.17    The 2023 appropriation includes $1,138,000 for 2022 and $10,637,000 for 2023.
17.18    Subd. 4. Charter school building lease aid. For building lease aid under Minnesota
17.19Statutes, section 124E.22:

17.20		$	93,181,000	.....	2022
17.21		$	99,553,000	.....	2023

17.22    The 2022 appropriation includes $8,617,000 for 2021 and $84,564,000 for 2022.
17.23    The 2023 appropriation includes $9,395,000 for 2022 and $90,158,000 for 2023.
17.24    Subd. 5. College entrance examination reimbursement. (a) To reimburse districts for
17.25the costs of college entrance examination fees of free or reduced-price meal eligible students
17.26who take the ACT or SAT test under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.30, subdivision 1,
17.27paragraph (e):

17.28		$	1,011,000	.....	2022
17.29		$	1,011,000	.....	2023

17.30(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
18.1    Subd. 6. Concurrent enrollment aid. (a) For concurrent enrollment aid under Minnesota
18.2Statutes, section 124D.091:

18.3		$	4,000,000	.....	2022
18.4		$	4,000,000	.....	2023

18.5(b) If the appropriation is insufficient, the commissioner must proportionately reduce
18.6the aid payment to each school district.
18.7(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
18.8    Subd. 7. Early childhood literacy programs. (a) For early childhood literacy programs
18.9under Minnesota Statutes, section 119A.50, subdivision 3:

18.10		$	7,950,000	.....	2022
18.11		$	7,950,000	.....	2023

18.12(b) Up to $7,950,000 each year is for leveraging federal and private funding to support
18.13AmeriCorps members serving in the Minnesota reading corps program established by
18.14ServeMinnesota, including costs associated with training and teaching early literacy skills
18.15to children ages three through grade 3 and evaluating the impact of the program under
18.16Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.38, subdivision 2, and 124D.42, subdivision 6.
18.17(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
18.18    Subd. 8. Examination fees; teacher training and support programs. (a) For students'
18.19advanced placement and international baccalaureate examination fees under Minnesota
18.20Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 3, and the training and related costs for teachers and
18.21other interested educators under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 1:

18.22		$	4,500,000	.....	2022
18.23		$	4,500,000	.....	2023

18.24(b) The advanced placement program shall receive 75 percent of the appropriation each
18.25year and the international baccalaureate program shall receive 25 percent of the appropriation
18.26each year. The department, in consultation with representatives of the advanced placement
18.27and international baccalaureate programs selected by the Advanced Placement Advisory
18.28Council and International Baccalaureate Minnesota, respectively, shall determine the amounts
18.29of the expenditures each year for examination fees and training and support programs for
18.30each program.
18.31(c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 1, at least $500,000
18.32each year is for teachers to attend subject matter summer training programs and follow-up
18.33support workshops approved by the advanced placement or international baccalaureate
19.1programs. The amount of the subsidy for each teacher attending an advanced placement or
19.2international baccalaureate summer training program or workshop shall be the same. The
19.3commissioner shall determine the payment process and the amount of the subsidy.
19.4(d) The commissioner shall pay all examination fees for all students of low-income
19.5families under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 3, and to the extent of
19.6available appropriations, shall also pay examination fees for students sitting for an advanced
19.7placement examination, international baccalaureate examination, or both.
19.8(e) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
19.9    Subd. 9. Grants to increase science, technology, engineering, and math course
19.10offerings. (a) For grants to schools to encourage low-income and other underserved students
19.11to participate in advanced placement and international baccalaureate programs according
19.12to Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.132:

19.13		$	250,000	.....	2022
19.14		$	250,000	.....	2023

19.15(b) The commissioner must consider grant applications from schools located in greater
19.16Minnesota and from schools located in the seven-county metropolitan area.
19.17(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
19.18    Subd. 10. Interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants. For
19.19interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants under Minnesota Statutes,
19.20section 124D.87:

19.21		$	12,310,000	.....	2022
19.22		$	14,823,000	.....	2023

19.23    Subd. 11. Literacy incentive aid. For literacy incentive aid under Minnesota Statutes,
19.24section 124D.98:

19.25		$	45,075,000	.....	2022
19.26		$	45,968,000	.....	2023

19.27    The 2022 appropriation includes $4,463,000 for 2021 and $40,612,000 for 2022.
19.28    The 2023 appropriation includes $4,512,000 for 2022 and $41,456,000 for 2023.
19.29    Subd. 12. Minnesota Independence College and Community. (a) For transfer to the
19.30Office of Higher Education for grants to Minnesota Independence College and Community
19.31for tuition reduction and institutional support:

20.1		$	625,000	.....	2022
20.2		$	625,000	.....	2023

20.3(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
20.4    Subd. 13. Minnesota math corps program. (a) For the Minnesota math corps program
20.5under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.42, subdivision 9:

20.6		$	500,000	.....	2022
20.7		$	500,000	.....	2023

20.8(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
20.9    Subd. 14. Minnesota Principals Academy. (a) For grants to the University of Minnesota
20.10College of Education and Human Development for the operation of the Minnesota Principals
20.11Academy:

20.12		$	200,000	.....	2022
20.13		$	200,000	.....	2023

20.14(b) Of these amounts, $50,000 must be used to pay the costs of attendance for principals
20.15and school leaders from schools identified for intervention under the state's accountability
20.16system as implemented to comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act. To the
20.17extent funds are available, the Department of Education is encouraged to use up to $200,000
20.18of federal Title II funds to support additional participation in the Principals Academy by
20.19principals and school leaders from schools identified for intervention under the state's
20.20accountability system as implemented to comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds
20.21Act.
20.22(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
20.23    Subd. 15. Museums and education centers. (a) For grants to museums and education
20.24centers:

20.25		$	460,000	.....	2022
20.26		$	460,000	.....	2023

20.27(b) $269,000 each year is for the Minnesota Children's Museum.
20.28(c) $50,000 each year is for the Minnesota Children's Museum, Rochester.
20.29(d) $50,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum.
20.30(e) $41,000 each year is for the Minnesota Academy of Science.
20.31(f) $50,000 each year is for the Headwaters Science Center.
21.1(g) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
21.2    Subd. 16. P-TECH schools. (a) For P-TECH support grants under Minnesota Statutes,
21.3section 124D.093, subdivision 5:

21.4		$	791,000	.....	2022
21.5		$	791,000	.....	2023

21.6(b) The amounts in this subdivision are for grants to a public-private partnership that
21.7includes Independent School District No. 535, Rochester.
21.8(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
21.9    Subd. 17. Recovery program grants. (a) For recovery program grants under Minnesota
21.10Statutes, section 124D.695:

21.11		$	750,000	.....	2022
21.12		$	750,000	.....	2023

21.13(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
21.14    Subd. 18. Rural career and technical education consortium. (a) For rural career and
21.15technical education consortium grants:

21.16		$	3,000,000	.....	2022
21.17		$	3,000,000	.....	2023

21.18(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
21.19    Subd. 19. Sanneh Foundation. (a) For grants to the Sanneh Foundation:

21.20		$	2,000,000	.....	2022
21.21		$	2,000,000	.....	2023

21.22(b) The grants to the Sanneh Foundation must be directed toward programs for
21.23low-performing and chronically absent students with a focus on low-income students and
21.24students of color. The goals of the grants include decreasing absenteeism, encouraging
21.25school engagement, improving grades, and improving graduation rates. The grants may be
21.26used to:
21.27(1) provide all-day, in-school academic and behavioral interventions and social and
21.28emotional learning throughout the school year;
21.29(2) provide year-round, out-of-school behavioral, social, and emotional learning
21.30interventions and enrichment activities;
22.1(3) enhance career exploration opportunities, including exposure to businesses and
22.2business activities; and
22.3(4) develop pathways in cooperation with businesses or higher education partners for
22.4participants to pursue careers in education and youth development.
22.5(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
22.6(d) This is a onetime appropriation.
22.7    Subd. 20. ServeMinnesota program. (a) For funding ServeMinnesota programs under
22.8Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.37 to 124D.45:

22.9		$	900,000	.....	2022
22.10		$	900,000	.....	2023

22.11(b) A grantee organization may provide health and child care coverage to the dependents
22.12of each participant enrolled in a full-time ServeMinnesota program to the extent such
22.13coverage is not otherwise available.
22.14(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
22.15    Subd. 21. Starbase MN. (a) For a grant to Starbase MN for a rigorous science,
22.16technology, engineering, and math (STEM) program providing students in grades 4 through
22.176 with a multisensory learning experience and a hands-on curriculum in an aerospace
22.18environment using state-of-the-art technology:

22.19		$	500,000	.....	2022
22.20		$	500,000	.....	2023

22.21(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
22.22    Subd. 22. Statewide testing and reporting system. (a) For the statewide testing and
22.23reporting system under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.30:

22.24		$	9,692,000	.....	2022
22.25		$	9,692,000	.....	2023

22.26(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
22.27(c) The base in 2024 and 2025 is $10,892,000 per year.
22.28    Subd. 23. Student organizations. (a) For student organizations:

22.29		$	768,000	.....	2022
22.30		$	768,000	.....	2023

22.31(b) $46,000 each year is for student organizations serving health occupations (HOSA).
23.1(c) $100,000 each year is for student organizations serving trade and industry occupations
23.2(Skills USA, secondary and postsecondary).
23.3(d) $95,000 each year is for student organizations serving business occupations (BPA,
23.4secondary and postsecondary).
23.5(e) $193,000 each year is for student organizations serving agriculture occupations (FFA,
23.6PAS).
23.7(f) $185,000 each year is for student organizations serving family and consumer science
23.8occupations (FCCLA). Notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, part 3505.1000, subparts 28 and
23.931, the student organizations serving FCCLA shall continue to serve students younger than
23.10grade 9.
23.11(g) $109,000 each year is for student organizations serving marketing occupations (DECA
23.12and DECA collegiate).
23.13(h) $40,000 each year is for the Minnesota Foundation for Student Organizations.
23.14(i) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
23.15    Subd. 24. Tribal contract school aid. For Tribal contract school aid under Minnesota
23.16Statutes, section 124D.83, and Tribal contract onetime compensatory aid:

23.17		$	2,634,000	.....	2022
23.18		$	2,936,000	.....	2023

23.19    The 2022 appropriation includes $240,000 for 2021 and $2,394,000 for 2022.
23.20    The 2023 appropriation includes $266,000 for 2022 and $2,670,000 for 2023.
23.21    Subd. 25. Singing-based pilot program to improve student reading. (a) For a grant
23.22to pilot a research-supported, computer-based educational program that uses singing to
23.23improve the reading ability of students in grades 2 through 5:

23.24

$

75,000

.....

2022

23.25(b) The commissioner of education shall award a grant to the Rock 'n' Read Project to
23.26implement a research-supported, computer-based educational program that uses singing to
23.27improve the reading ability of students in grades 2 through 5. The grantee shall be responsible
23.28for selecting participating school sites; providing any required hardware and software,
23.29including software licenses, for the duration of the grant period; providing technical support,
23.30training, and staff to install required project hardware and software; providing on-site
23.31professional development and instructional monitoring and support for school staff and
23.32students; administering preintervention and postintervention reading assessments; evaluating
24.1the impact of the intervention; and other project management services as required. To the
24.2extent practicable, the grantee must select participating schools in urban, suburban, and
24.3greater Minnesota, and give priority to schools in which a high proportion of students do
24.4not read proficiently at grade level and are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
24.5(c) By February 15, 2023, the grantee must submit a report detailing expenditures and
24.6outcomes of the grant to the commissioner of education and the chairs and ranking minority
24.7members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade
24.812 education policy and finance.
24.9(d) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
24.10(e) This is a onetime appropriation.

24.11    Sec. 16. APPROPRIATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES.
24.12    Subdivision 1. Department of Human Services. The sum in this section is appropriated
24.13from the general fund to the commissioner of human services for the fiscal year designated.
24.14    Subd. 2. School-linked mental health. (a) For expanding school-linked mental health
24.15grants:

24.16		$	6,011,000	.....	2022
24.17		$	6,011,000	.....	2023

24.18    (b) The funding must be used to increase access to federal grants for school-linked mental
24.19health services to provide additional outside one-on-one mental health supports to students.
24.20These funds may be awarded to existing school-linked mental health providers through
24.21amending current contracts.
24.22(c) This is a onetime appropriation.
24.23EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.


24.26    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 120A.38, is amended to read:
24.27120A.38 CLASSROOM PLACEMENT; PARENT DISCRETION.
24.28    Subdivision 1. Twins; higher order multiples. (a) A parent or guardian of twins or
24.29higher order multiples may request that the children be placed in the same classroom or in
24.30separate classrooms if the children are in the same grade level at the same school. The school
25.1may recommend classroom placement to the parents and provide professional education
25.2advice to the parents to assist them in making the best decision for their children's education.
25.3A school must provide the placement requested by the children's parent or guardian, unless
25.4the school board makes a classroom placement determination following the school principal's
25.5request according to this section. The parent or guardian must request the classroom
25.6placement no later than 14 days after the first day of each school year or 14 days after the
25.7first day of attendance of the children during a school year if the children are enrolled in
25.8the school after the school year commences. At the end of the initial grading period, if the
25.9school principal, in consultation with the children's classroom teacher, determines that the
25.10requested classroom placement is disruptive to the school, the school principal may request
25.11that the school board determine the children's classroom placement.
25.12(b) For purposes of this section, "higher order multiples" means triplets, quadruplets,
25.13quintuplets, or more.
25.14    Subd. 2. Change of teacher. A parent or guardian has the right to request a change of
25.15teacher for their child in public school unless no other teacher is available.

25.16    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 121A.53, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
25.17    Subd. 2. Report. (a) The school board must include state student identification numbers
25.18of affected pupils on all dismissal and other disciplinary reports required by the department.
25.19The department must report annually to the commissioner summary data on the number of
25.20dismissals and physical assaults of district employees by a student by age, grade, gender,
25.21race, and special education status of the affected pupils. All dismissal and other disciplinary
25.22reports must be submitted through the department electronic reporting system.
25.23(b) The commissioner must aggregate the district data reported under this section and
25.24include the aggregated data, including aggregated data on physical assaults of a district
25.25employee by a student, in the annual school performance reports under section 120B.36.
25.26(c) A teacher that is physically assaulted by a student must receive a copy of the report
25.27to the commissioner submitted according to subdivision 1.

25.28    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 121A.64, is amended to read:
25.29121A.64 NOTIFICATION; TEACHERS' AND PARAPROFESSIONALS'
25.30LEGITIMATE EDUCATIONAL INTEREST.
25.31(a) A classroom teacher has a legitimate educational interest in knowing which students
25.32placed in the teacher's classroom have a history of violent behavior, including any
26.1documented physical assault of a district employee by the student, and must be notified
26.2before such students are placed in the teacher's classroom.
26.3(b) A paraprofessional assigned to work alone or on a regular basis with a student with
26.4a disability has a legitimate educational interest in knowing whether the student has a history
26.5of violent behavior, including any documented physical assault of a district employee by
26.6the student, and must be notified before being assigned to work with the student.
26.7(b) (c) Representatives of the school board and the exclusive representative of the teachers
26.8shall discuss issues related to the model policy on student records adopted under Laws 1999,
26.9chapter 241, article 9, section 50, and any modifications adopted under Laws 2003, First
26.10Special Session chapter 9, for notifying classroom teachers and other school district
26.11employees having a legitimate educational interest in knowing about students with a history
26.12of violent behavior, including any documented physical assault of a district employee by
26.13students placed in classrooms. The representatives of the school board and the exclusive
26.14representative of the teachers also may discuss the need for intervention services or conflict
26.15resolution or training for staff related to placing students with a history of violent behavior
26.16in teachers' classrooms.

26.17    Sec. 4. [122A.051] CODE OF ETHICS.
26.18    Subdivision 1. Scope. Each teacher, upon entering the teaching profession, assumes a
26.19number of obligations, one of which is to adhere to a set of principles that defines professional
26.20conduct. These principles are reflected in the code of ethics, which sets forth to the education
26.21profession and the public it serves standards of professional conduct. This code applies to
26.22all persons licensed according to rules established by the Professional Educator Licensing
26.23and Standards Board.
26.24    Subd. 2. Standards of professional conduct. (a) A teacher must provide professional
26.25education services in a nondiscriminatory manner, including not discriminating on the basis
26.26of political, ideological, or religious beliefs.
26.27(b) A teacher must make a reasonable effort to protect students from conditions harmful
26.28to health and safety.
26.29(c) In accordance with state and federal laws, a teacher must disclose confidential
26.30information about individuals only when a compelling professional purpose is served or
26.31when required by law.
26.32(d) A teacher must take reasonable disciplinary action in exercising the authority to
26.33provide an atmosphere conducive to learning.
27.1(e) A teacher must not use professional relationships with students, parents, and
27.2colleagues to personal advantage.
27.3(f) A teacher must delegate authority for teaching responsibilities only to licensed
27.4personnel or as otherwise provided by law.
27.5(g) A teacher must not deliberately suppress or distort subject matter.
27.6(h) A teacher must not knowingly falsify or misrepresent records or facts relating to that
27.7teacher's own qualifications or to other teachers' qualifications.
27.8(i) A teacher must not knowingly make false or malicious statements about students or
27.9colleagues.
27.10(j) A teacher must only accept a contract for a teaching position that requires licensing
27.11if properly or provisionally licensed for that position.
27.12(k) A teacher must not engage in any sexual contact with a student.
27.13EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

27.14    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 122A.06, is amended by adding a subdivision to
27.15read:
27.16    Subd. 9. Professional license. A "professional license" means a Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3,
27.17or Tier 4 teacher license issued by the Professional Educators Licensing and Standards
27.18Board in accordance with sections 122A.18 to 122A.184.

27.19    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 122A.181, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
27.20    Subdivision 1. Application requirements. The Professional Educator Licensing and
27.21Standards Board must approve a request from a district or charter school to issue a Tier 1
27.22license in a specified content area to a candidate if:
27.23(1) the candidate meets the professional requirement in subdivision 2;
27.24(2) the district or charter school affirms that the candidate has the necessary skills and
27.25knowledge to teach in the specified content area; and
27.26(3) the district or charter school demonstrates that:
27.27(i) a criminal background check under section 122A.18, subdivision 8, has been completed
27.28on the candidate; and
27.29(ii) the district or charter school has posted the teacher position but was unable to hire
27.30an acceptable teacher with a Tier 2, 3, or 4 license for the position.
28.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

28.2    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 122A.181, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
28.3    Subd. 3. Term of license and renewal. (a) The Professional Educator Licensing and
28.4Standards Board must issue an initial Tier 1 license for a term of one year. A Tier 1 license
28.5may be renewed subject to paragraphs paragraph (b) and (c). The board may submit written
28.6comments to the district or charter school that requested the renewal regarding the candidate.
28.7(b) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must renew a Tier 1
28.8license if:
28.9(1) the district or charter school requesting the renewal demonstrates that it has posted
28.10the teacher position but was unable to hire an acceptable teacher with a Tier 2, 3, or 4 license
28.11for the position;
28.12(2) (1) the teacher holding the Tier 1 license took a content examination in accordance
28.13with section 122A.185 and submitted the examination results to the teacher's employing
28.14district or charter school within one year of the board approving the request for the initial
28.15Tier 1 license;
28.16(3) (2) the teacher holding the Tier 1 license participated in cultural competency training
28.17consistent with section 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraph (q), within one year of the board
28.18approving the request for the initial Tier 1 license; and
28.19(4) (3) the teacher holding the Tier 1 license met the mental illness training renewal
28.20requirement under section 122A.187, subdivision 6.
28.21The requirement in clause (2) (1) does not apply to a teacher that teaches a class in a career
28.22and technical education or career pathways course of study.
28.23(c) A Tier 1 license must not be renewed more than three times, unless the requesting
28.24district or charter school can show good cause for additional renewals. A Tier 1 license
28.25issued to teach (1) a class or course in a career and technical education or career pathway
28.26course of study or (2) in a shortage area, as defined in section 122A.06, subdivision 6, may
28.27be renewed without limitation.
28.28EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

28.29    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 122A.182, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
28.30    Subd. 3. Term of license and renewal. The Professional Educator Licensing and
28.31Standards Board must issue an initial Tier 2 license for a term of two years. A Tier 2 license
29.1may be renewed three times. Before a Tier 2 license is renewed for the first time, a teacher
29.2holding a Tier 2 license must participate in cultural competency training consistent with
29.3section 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraph (q), and mental illness training under section
29.4122A.187, subdivision 6. The board must issue rules setting forth the conditions for additional
29.5renewals after the initial license has been renewed three times.

29.6    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 122A.184, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
29.7    Subdivision 1. Requirements. The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards
29.8Board must issue a Tier 4 license to a candidate who provides information sufficient to
29.9demonstrate all of the following:
29.10(1) the candidate meets all requirements for a Tier 3 license under section 122A.183,
29.11and has completed a teacher preparation program under section 122A.183, subdivision 2,
29.12clause (1) or (2);
29.13(2) the candidate has at least three years of teaching experience in Minnesota;
29.14(3) the candidate has obtained a passing score on all required licensure exams under
29.15section 122A.185; and
29.16(4) the candidate's most recent summative teacher evaluation did not result in placing
29.17or otherwise keeping the teacher in an improvement process pursuant to section 122A.40,
29.18subdivision 8, or 122A.41, subdivision 5.

29.19    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 122A.185, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
29.20    Subdivision 1. Tests. (a) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board
29.21must adopt rules requiring a candidate to demonstrate a passing score on a board-adopted
29.22examination of skills in reading, writing, and mathematics before being granted a Tier 4
29.23teaching license under section 122A.184 to provide direct instruction to pupils in elementary,
29.24secondary, or special education programs. Candidates may obtain a Tier 1, Tier 2, or Tier
29.253 license to provide direct instruction to pupils in elementary, secondary, or special education
29.26programs if candidates meet the other requirements in section 122A.181, 122A.182, or
29.27122A.183, respectively.
29.28(b) The board must adopt rules requiring candidates for Tier 3 and Tier 4 licenses to
29.29pass an examination of general pedagogical knowledge and examinations of licensure field
29.30specific content. The content examination requirement does not apply if no relevant content
29.31exam exists.
30.1(c) Candidates for initial Tier 3 and Tier 4 licenses to teach elementary students must
30.2pass test items assessing the candidates' knowledge, skill, and ability in comprehensive,
30.3scientifically based reading instruction under section 122A.06, subdivision 4, knowledge
30.4and understanding of the foundations of reading development, development of reading
30.5comprehension and reading assessment and instruction, and the ability to integrate that
30.6knowledge and understanding into instruction strategies under section 122A.06, subdivision
30.74.
30.8(d) The requirement to pass a board-adopted reading, writing, and mathematics skills
30.9examination does not apply to nonnative English speakers, as verified by qualified Minnesota
30.10school district personnel or Minnesota higher education faculty, who, after meeting the
30.11content and pedagogy requirements under this subdivision, apply for a teaching license to
30.12provide direct instruction in their native language or world language instruction under section
30.13120B.022, subdivision 1.
30.14(e) The board must adopt rules establishing a reading endorsement for kindergarten
30.15through grade 3 teachers. The rules must require a candidate to demonstrate a passing score
30.16on a board-adopted examination of skills in comprehensive, scientific research-based reading
30.17instruction to earn an endorsement. The board may adopt rules providing candidates an
30.18alternate way to earn an endorsement.
30.19EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2022.

30.20    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 122A.40, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
30.21    Subd. 3. Hiring, dismissing. (a) School boards must hire or dismiss teachers at duly
30.22called meetings. Where a husband and wife, brother and sister, or two brothers or sisters,
30.23constitute a quorum, no contract employing a teacher shall be made or authorized except
30.24upon the unanimous vote of the full board. A teacher related by blood or marriage, within
30.25the fourth degree, computed by the civil law, to a board member shall not be employed
30.26except by a unanimous vote of the full board. The initial employment of the teacher in the
30.27district must be by written contract, signed by the teacher and by the chair and clerk. All
30.28subsequent employment of the teacher in the district must be by written contract, signed by
30.29the teacher and by the chair and clerk, except where there is a master agreement covering
30.30the employment of the teacher. Contracts for teaching or supervision of teaching can be
30.31made only with qualified teachers. A teacher shall not be required to reside within the
30.32employing district as a condition to teaching employment or continued teaching employment.
30.33(b) A school district must not give a teacher preference in hiring, termination, or
30.34placement on unrequested leave of absence based on the teacher's seniority.
31.1(c) A school district must report all new teacher hires, terminations, and placements on
31.2unrequested leave, by race and ethnicity annually to the Department of Education. The
31.3report must not include data that would personally identify individuals.
31.4EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

31.5    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 122A.40, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
31.6    Subd. 10. Negotiated unrequested leave of absence. (a) The school board and the
31.7exclusive bargaining representative of the teachers must negotiate a plan providing for
31.8unrequested leave of absence without pay or fringe benefits for as many teachers as may
31.9be necessary because of discontinuance of position, lack of pupils, financial limitations, or
31.10merger of classes caused by consolidation of districts.
31.11(b) The plan for unrequested leave of absence must not require the school board to place
31.12teachers with a Tier 1 or Tier 2 license on unrequested leave of absence first based on their
31.13tier of licensure.

31.14    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 122A.41, subdivision 14a, is amended to read:
31.15    Subd. 14a. Negotiated unrequested leave of absence. (a) The school board and the
31.16exclusive bargaining representative of the teachers must negotiate a plan providing for
31.17unrequested leave of absence without pay or fringe benefits for as many teachers as may
31.18be necessary because of discontinuance of position, lack of pupils, financial limitations, or
31.19merger of classes caused by consolidation of districts.
31.20(b) The plan for unrequested leave of absence must not require the school board to place
31.21teachers with a Tier 1 or Tier 2 license on unrequested leave of absence first based on their
31.22tier of licensure.

31.23    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 122A.41, is amended by adding a subdivision
31.24to read:
31.25    Subd. 16. Hiring and termination. (a) A school district must not give a teacher
31.26preference in hiring, termination, or placement on unrequested leave of absence based on
31.27the teacher's seniority.
31.28(b) A school district must report all new teacher hires, terminations, and placements on
31.29unrequested leave by race and ethnicity annually to the Department of Education. The report
31.30must not include data that would personally identify individuals.
31.31EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

32.1    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 122A.61, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
32.2    Subdivision 1. Staff development revenue. (a) A district is required to reserve an amount
32.3equal to at least two percent of the basic revenue under section 126C.10, subdivision 2, for:
32.4(1) teacher development and evaluation under section 122A.40, subdivision 8, or 122A.41,
32.5subdivision 5;
32.6(2) principal development and evaluation under section 123B.147, subdivision 3;
32.7(3) professional development under section 122A.60; and
32.8(4) in-service education for programs under section 120B.22, subdivision 2.; and
32.9(5) teacher mentorship under section 122A.70, subdivision 1.
32.10(b) To the extent extra funds remain, staff development revenue may be used for staff
32.11development plans, including plans for challenging instructional activities and experiences
32.12under section 122A.60, and for curriculum development and programs, other in-service
32.13education, teachers' mentoring under section 122A.70 and evaluation, teachers' workshops,
32.14teacher conferences, the cost of substitute teachers for staff development purposes, preservice
32.15and in-service education for special education professionals and paraprofessionals, and
32.16other related costs for staff development efforts.
32.17(c) A district may annually waive the requirement to reserve their basic revenue under
32.18this section if a majority vote of the licensed teachers in the district and a majority vote of
32.19the school board agree to a resolution to waive the requirement. A district in statutory
32.20operating debt is exempt from reserving basic revenue according to this section. Districts
32.21may expend an additional amount of unreserved revenue for staff development based on
32.22their needs.
32.23EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2021.

32.24    Sec. 16. [122A.685] GROW YOUR OWN PATHWAY TO TEACHER LICENSURE.
32.25(a) This section establishes grants to school districts and charter schools for Grow Your
32.26Own new teacher programs. The grants are for school districts or charter schools with more
32.27than 30 percent minority students for a nonconventional teacher residency pilot program or
32.28alternative teacher preparation program approved by the Professional Educator Licensing
32.29and Standards Board. The program must provide tuition scholarships or stipends to enable
32.30school district or charter school employees or community members affiliated with a school
32.31district or charter school who seek an education license to participate in a nonconventional
32.32or alternative teacher preparation program. School districts or charter schools that receive
33.1funds under this subdivision are strongly encouraged to recruit candidates of color and
33.2American Indian candidates to participate in the Grow Your Own new teacher programs.
33.3Districts or schools providing financial support may require a commitment as determined
33.4by the district or school to teach in the district or school for a reasonable amount of time
33.5that does not exceed five years.
33.6(b) School districts and charter schools may also apply for grants to develop innovative
33.7expanded Grow Your Own new teacher programs that encourage secondary school students
33.8to pursue teaching, including developing and offering dual-credit postsecondary course
33.9options in schools for "Introduction to Teaching" or "Introduction to Education" courses
33.10consistent with section 124D.09, subdivision 10.
33.11(c) Programs must annually report to the commissioner by the date determined by the
33.12commissioner of education on their activities under this section, including the number of
33.13participants, the percentage of participants who are of color or who are American Indian,
33.14and an assessment of program effectiveness, including participant feed back, areas for
33.15improvement, the percentage of participants continuing to pursue teacher licensure, and the
33.16number of participants hired in the school or district as teachers after completing preparation
33.17programs.

33.18    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 122A.70, is amended to read:
33.19122A.70 TEACHER MENTORSHIP AND RETENTION OF EFFECTIVE
33.20TEACHERS.
33.21    Subdivision 1. Teacher mentoring, induction, and retention programs. (a) School
33.22districts are encouraged to must develop teacher mentoring programs for teachers new to
33.23the profession or district, including teaching residents, teachers of color, teachers who are
33.24American Indian, teachers in license shortage areas, teachers with special needs, or
33.25experienced teachers in need of peer coaching.
33.26(b) Teacher mentoring programs must be included in or aligned with districts' teacher
33.27evaluation and peer review processes under sections 122A.40, subdivision 8, and 122A.41,
33.28subdivision 5. A district may use staff development revenue under section 122A.61, special
33.29grant programs established by the legislature, or another funding source to pay a stipend to
33.30a mentor who may be a current or former teacher who has taught at least three years and is
33.31not on an improvement plan. Other initiatives using such funds or funds available under
33.32sections 124D.861 and 124D.862 may include:
33.33(1) additional stipends as incentives to mentors of color or who are American Indian;
34.1(2) financial supports for professional learning community affinity groups across schools
34.2within and between districts for teachers from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups to
34.3come together throughout the school year. For purposes of this section, "affinity groups"
34.4are groups of educators who share a common racial or ethnic identity in society as persons
34.5of color or who are American Indian;
34.6(3) programs for induction aligned with the district or school mentorship program during
34.7the first three years of teaching, especially for teachers from underrepresented racial and
34.8ethnic groups; or
34.9(4) grants supporting licensed and nonlicensed educator participation in professional
34.10development, such as workshops and graduate courses, related to increasing student
34.11achievement for students of color and American Indian students in order to close opportunity
34.12and achievement gaps.
34.13(c) A school or district that receives a grant must negotiate additional retention strategies
34.14or protection from unrequested leave of absences in the beginning years of employment for
34.15teachers of color and teachers who are American Indian. Retention strategies may include
34.16providing financial incentives for teachers of color and teachers who are American Indian
34.17to work in the school or district for at least five years and placing American Indian educators
34.18at sites with other American Indian educators and educators of color at sites with other
34.19educators of color to reduce isolation and increase opportunity for collegial support.
34.20    Subd. 2. Applications Board grants. The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards
34.21Board must make grant application forms available to sites interested in developing or
34.22expanding a mentorship program. A school district; a group of school districts; a coalition
34.23of districts, teachers, and teacher education institutions; or a coalition of schools, teachers,
34.24or nonlicensed educators may apply for a program grant. The Professional Educator Licensing
34.25and Standards Board, in consultation with the teacher mentoring task force, must approve
34.26or disapprove the applications. To the extent possible, the approved applications must reflect
34.27effective mentoring, professional development, and retention components, and be
34.28geographically distributed throughout the state. The Professional Educator Licensing and
34.29Standards Board must encourage the selected sites to consider the use of its assessment
34.30procedures.
34.31    Subd. 3. Criteria for selection. At a minimum, applicants for grants under subdivision
34.322 must express commitment to:
34.33(1) allow staff participation;
34.34(2) assess skills of both beginning and mentor teachers;
35.1(3) provide appropriate in-service to needs identified in the assessment;
35.2(4) provide leadership to the effort;
35.3(5) cooperate with higher education institutions;
35.4(6) provide facilities and other resources;
35.5(7) share findings, materials, and techniques with other school districts; and
35.6(8) retain teachers of color and teachers who are American Indian.
35.7    Subd. 4. Additional funding. Grant applicants are required to must seek additional
35.8funding and assistance from sources such as school districts, postsecondary institutions,
35.9foundations, and the private sector.
35.10    Subd. 5. Program implementation. New and expanding mentorship sites that are funded
35.11receive a board grant under subdivision 2 to design, develop, implement, and evaluate their
35.12program must participate in activities that support program development and implementation.
35.13The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must provide resources and
35.14assistance to support new sites in their program efforts. These activities and services may
35.15include, but are not limited to: planning, planning guides, media, training, conferences,
35.16institutes, and regional and statewide networking meetings. Nonfunded schools or districts
35.17interested in getting started may participate. Fees may be charged for meals, materials, and
35.18the like.
35.19    Subd. 6. Report. By June 30 of each year after receiving a grant, recipients must submit
35.20a report to the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board on program efforts
35.21that describes mentoring and induction activities and assesses the impact of these programs
35.22on teacher effectiveness and retention.
35.23EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2021.

35.24    Sec. 18. [122A.77] SUMMER TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM.
35.25    Subdivision 1. Establishment. The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards
35.26Board and commissioner of education must collaborate to establish a five-day professional
35.27development training program for kindergarten through grade 3 teachers in June, July, or
35.28August of each year. The training program must provide instruction in comprehensive
35.29scientific research-based reading instruction techniques and curriculum and must provide
35.30participating teachers an opportunity to practice skills developed in the training.
35.31    Subd. 2. Teacher participation. A teacher who participates in the summer professional
35.32development training program may receive compensation from the employing school district.
36.1A district must not require that a teacher participate in the training program as a term or
36.2condition of employment. Neither participation in the training program or compensation
36.3for participation are subject to collective bargaining.
36.4    Subd. 3. District participation. The Department of Education must assign a reading
36.5coach to a school district that employs one or more teachers who participate in the summer
36.6professional development training program. The reading coach must work with participating
36.7teachers during the following school year to further develop teachers' skills, improve
36.8instruction techniques, and answer teacher questions about skills developed in the training.

36.9    Sec. 19. [122A.85] TEACHER AND CLASSROOM SAFETY CODED ELSEWHERE.
36.10    Subdivision 1. Scope. The sections referred to in subdivisions 2 to 5 are codified outside
36.11this section. Those sections include many but not all the sections governing teacher and
36.12classroom safety.
36.13    Subd. 2. Dismissal and disciplinary report to the commissioner. A teacher who was
36.14physically assaulted by a student must receive a copy of the report to the commissioner
36.15under section 121A.52.
36.16    Subd. 3. Discipline and removal of students from class. A student must be removed
36.17from class immediately if the student engages in assault or violent behavior under section
36.18121A.61.
36.19    Subd. 4. Teachers' and paraprofessionals' legitimate educational interest. (a) A
36.20teacher has a legitimate educational interest in knowing which students placed in their
36.21classroom have a history of violent behavior and must be notified before such students are
36.22placed in their classroom under section 121A.64.
36.23(b) A paraprofessional has a legitimate educational interest in knowing whether a student
36.24with a disability that the paraprofessional works with alone or on a regular basis has a history
36.25of violent behavior and must be notified before being assigned to work with the student
36.26under section 121A.64.
36.27    Subd. 5. General control of school and classroom. A teacher of record must have the
36.28general control and government of a school and classroom and a teacher may remove violent
36.29or disruptive students from class as provided under section 122A.42.
36.30    Subd. 6. Notice of rights and responsibilities. At least once each school year, in the
36.31form and manner determined by the charter school or school district, a teacher and
36.32administrator must be informed of their rights and responsibilities under these statutes and
36.33related school or district policies.

37.1    Sec. 20. SUMMER SCHOOL TEACHERS.
37.2Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a school district or charter school may employ
37.3staff that does not have a teaching license issued by the Professional Educator Licensing
37.4and Standards Board to provide instruction in a summer program outside of the regular
37.5school year if the district or charter school verifies that a staff person providing instruction
37.6satisfies the requirements in Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.181, subdivisions 1 and 2,
37.7and has completed a background check that meets the requirements of Minnesota Statutes,
37.8section 122A.18, subdivision 8. The district or charter school must report to the Professional
37.9Educator Licensing and Standards Board the names of the persons providing instruction in
37.10a summer school program without a teaching license by September 1, 2021.
37.11EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

37.12    Sec. 21. SHORT-CALL SUBSTITUTE TEACHER PILOT.
37.13(a) A school district may employ a person who meets the professional requirements of
37.14Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.181, subdivision 2, as a short-call substitute teacher,
37.15notwithstanding any licensing requirements in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 122A. A school
37.16district must verify that each short-call substitute teacher has completed a background check
37.17that meets the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.18, subdivision 8, before
37.18beginning an assignment. Each assignment to replace a teacher of record must last no longer
37.19than 15 consecutive school days.
37.20(b) A district must report to the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board
37.21all persons it employs under this section and affirm that each person meets the professional
37.22requirements for a short-call substitute teacher.
37.23EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for the 2020-2021, 2021-2022, and
37.242022-2023 school years only.

37.25    Sec. 22. RESTRICTION ON CONTRACTS WITH SCHOOL EMPLOYEES.
37.26Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, employment contracts and collective bargaining
37.27agreements with school employees must not contain protections against discipline or
37.28termination for school employees who engage in immoral, unethical, or illegal actions.
37.29EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment and
37.30applies to all contracts entered into on or after that date.

38.1    Sec. 23. APPROPRIATIONS; PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR LICENSING AND
38.2STANDARDS BOARD.
38.3    Subdivision 1. Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board. The sums
38.4indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Professional Educator
38.5Licensing and Standards Board.
38.6    Subd. 2. Mentoring, induction, and retention incentive program grants for teachers
38.7of color. (a) For the development and expansion of mentoring, induction, and retention
38.8programs for teachers of color or American Indian teachers under Minnesota Statutes,
38.9section 122A.70:

38.10		$	750,000	.....	2022
38.11		$	742,000	.....	2023

38.12(b) The board may retain up to five percent of the appropriation amount for monitoring
38.13and administering the grant program and may have an interagency agreement with the
38.14Department of Education including transfer of funds to help administer the program.
38.15(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
38.16(d) The base for fiscal year 2024 is $750,000.

38.17    Sec. 24. APPROPRIATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
38.18    Subdivision 1. Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are
38.19appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
38.20designated.
38.21    Subd. 2. Concurrent enrollment teacher partnership. (a) To the Lakes Country Service
38.22Cooperative for the concurrent enrollment teacher partnership under Minnesota Statutes,
38.23section 122A.76:

38.24		$	375,000	.....	2022
38.25		$	375,000	.....	2023

38.26(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
38.27    Subd. 3. Expanded concurrent enrollment grants. (a) For grants to institutions offering
38.28"Introduction to Teaching" or "Introduction to Education" college in the schools courses
38.29under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, subdivision 10, paragraph (b):

38.30		$	375,000	.....	2022
38.31		$	375,000	.....	2023

39.1(b) The department may retain up to five percent of the appropriation amount to monitor
39.2and administer the grant program.
39.3(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
39.4    Subd. 4. Grow Your Own. (a) For grants to develop, continue, or expand Grow Your
39.5Own new teacher programs:

39.6		$	2,500,000	.....	2022
39.7		$	2,500,000	.....	2023

39.8(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
39.9    Subd. 5. Black Men Teach Twin Cities grant. (a) For a grant to Black Men Teach
39.10Twin Cities:

39.11		$	750,000	.....	2022
39.12		$	0	.....	2023

39.13(b) Grant funds must be used to establish partnerships with eight school district
39.14elementary schools or elementary charter schools with a goal of increasing the number of
39.15black male teachers to 20 percent of the teachers at each school site.
39.16(c) The grant recipient must provide a detailed report to the chairs and ranking minority
39.17members of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade
39.1812 education and higher education by January 15 of each year until 2027 describing how
39.19the grant funds were used. The report must describe the progress made toward the goal of
39.20increasing the number of black male teachers at each school site and strategies used.
39.21(d) Any balance does not cancel but is available until June 30, 2024.
39.22    Subd. 6. Summer teaching program. (a) For the summer teacher training program
39.23under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.77:

39.24		$	1,250,000	.....	2022
39.25		$	.......	.....	2023

39.26(b) Any balance does not cancel but is available in the second year.
39.27    Subd. 7. Alternative teacher compensation aid. (a) For alternative teacher compensation
39.28aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.415, subdivision 4:

39.29		$	88,563,000	.....	2022
39.30		$	88,525,000	.....	2023

39.31(b) The 2022 appropriation includes $8,877,000 for 2021 and $79,686,000 for 2022.
40.1(c) The 2023 appropriation includes $8,853,000 for 2022 and $79,672,000 for 2023.
40.2    Subd. 8. Agricultural educator grants. (a) For agricultural educator grants under Laws
40.32017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 51:

40.4		$	250,000	.....	2022
40.5		$	250,000	.....	2023

40.6(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
40.7    Subd. 9. American Indian teacher preparation grants. (a) For joint grants to assist
40.8people who are American Indian to become teachers under Minnesota Statutes, section
40.9122A.63:

40.10		$	460,000	.....	2022
40.11		$	460,000	.....	2023

40.12(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
40.13    Subd. 10. Suicide prevention training for teachers. (a) For transfer to the Department
40.14of Health for a grant to a nationally recognized provider of evidence-based online training
40.15on suicide prevention and engagement of students experiencing mental distress:

40.16

$

265,000

.....

2022

40.17(b) Training funded by the grant must be accessible to teachers in every school district,
40.18charter school, intermediate school district, service cooperative, and tribal school in
40.19Minnesota.
40.20(c) The grant recipient must report to the commissioner of health the number of teachers
40.21completing the online training, average length of time to complete training, and length of
40.22average stay using the online training. The commissioner must survey online training users
40.23to determine their perception of the online training. By January 8, 2023, the commissioner
40.24must report the grant recipient's information and the survey results to the chairs and ranking
40.25minority members of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over kindergarten
40.26through grade 12 education and suicide prevention.
40.27(d) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2023.

40.28    Sec. 25. REPEALER.
40.29Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 122A.635, is repealed.


41.3    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 124E.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
41.4    Subdivision 1. Individuals eligible to organize. (a) An authorizer, after receiving an
41.5application from a charter school developer, may charter either a licensed teacher under
41.6section 122A.18, subdivision 1, or a group of individuals that includes one or more licensed
41.7teachers under section 122A.18, subdivision 1, or a group of parents with children from
41.8birth to age 18 to operate a school subject to the commissioner's approval of the authorizer's
41.9affidavit under subdivision 4.
41.10(b) "Application" under this section means the charter school business plan a charter
41.11school developer submits to an authorizer for approval to establish a charter school. This
41.12application must include:
41.13(1) the school developer's:
41.14(i) mission statement;
41.15(ii) school purposes;
41.16(iii) program design;
41.17(iv) financial plan;
41.18(v) governance and management structure; and
41.19(vi) background and experience;
41.20(2) any other information the authorizer requests; and
41.21(3) a "statement of assurances" of legal compliance prescribed by the commissioner.
41.22    (c) An authorizer shall not approve an application submitted by a charter school developer
41.23under paragraph (a) if the application does not comply with subdivision 3, paragraph (e),
41.24and section 124E.01, subdivision 1. The commissioner shall not approve an affidavit
41.25submitted by an authorizer under subdivision 4 if the affidavit does not comply with
41.26subdivision 3, paragraph (e), and section 124E.01, subdivision 1.


42.3    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 125A.76, subdivision 2e, is amended to read:
42.4    Subd. 2e. Cross subsidy reduction aid. (a) A school district's annual cross subsidy
42.5reduction aid equals the school district's initial special education cross subsidy for the
42.6previous fiscal year times the cross subsidy aid factor for that fiscal year.
42.7(b) The cross subsidy aid factor equals 2.6 percent for fiscal year 2020 and 6.43 percent
42.8for fiscal year 2021 and later. The cross subsidy aid factor equals 9.33 percent for fiscal
42.9year 2022 and 12.11 percent for fiscal year 2023 and later.
42.10EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2022 and later.

42.11    Sec. 2. SPECIAL EDUCATION PAPERWORK REDUCTION.
42.12By January 1, 2020, the commissioner of education must review and modify state special
42.13education reporting requirements. The commissioner must reduce or eliminate any reporting
42.14requirement that is not required by a specific federal or state statute, rule, or regulation. The
42.15commissioner must consult with school districts, teachers, and other stakeholders to identify
42.16special education reporting requirements not required by federal or state law. The
42.17commissioner must submit a report to the legislative committees having jurisdiction over
42.18education by February 15, 2020, in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195. The
42.19report must identify each reporting requirement eliminated in accordance with this section
42.20and identify the federal or state statute, rule, or regulation that requires each reporting
42.21requirement not eliminated under this section.
42.22EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

42.23    Sec. 3. APPROPRIATIONS.
42.24    Subdivision 1. Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are
42.25appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
42.26designated.
42.27    Subd. 2. Special education; regular. For special education aid under Minnesota Statutes,
42.28section 125A.75:

42.29		$	1,843,218,000	.....	2022
42.30		$	1,993,631,000	.....	2023

42.31The 2022 appropriation includes $215,125,000 for 2021 and $1,628,093,000 for 2022.
43.1The 2023 appropriation includes $229,188,000 for 2022 and $1,764,443,000 for 2023.
43.2    Subd. 3. Aid for children with disabilities. For aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
43.3125A.75, subdivision 3, for children with disabilities placed in residential facilities within
43.4the district boundaries for whom no district of residence can be determined:

43.5		$	1,818,000	.....	2022
43.6		$	2,010,000	.....	2023

43.7If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the appropriation for the other year is
43.8available.
43.9    Subd. 4. Travel for home-based services. For aid for teacher travel for home-based
43.10services under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.75, subdivision 1:

43.11		$	465,000	.....	2022
43.12		$	512,000	.....	2023

43.13The 2022 appropriation includes $23,000 for 2021 and $442,000 for 2022.
43.14The 2023 appropriation includes $49,000 for 2022 and $463,000 for 2023.
43.15    Subd. 5. Court-placed special education revenue. For reimbursing serving school
43.16districts for unreimbursed eligible expenditures attributable to children placed in the serving
43.17school district by court action under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision 4:

43.18		$	24,000	.....	2022
43.19		$	25,000	.....	2023

43.20    Subd. 6. Special education out-of-state tuition. For special education out-of-state
43.21tuition under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision 8:

43.22		$	250,000	.....	2022
43.23		$	250,000	.....	2023

43.26    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 124D.111, is amended to read:
43.27124D.111 SCHOOL MEALS POLICIES; LUNCH AID; FOOD SERVICE
43.28ACCOUNTING.
43.29    Subdivision 1. School lunch aid computation meals policies. (a) Each Minnesota
43.30participant in the national school lunch program must adopt and post to its website, or the
43.31website of the organization where the meal is served, a school meals policy.
44.1    (b) The policy must be in writing and clearly communicate student meal charges when
44.2payment cannot be collected at the point of service. The policy must be reasonable and
44.3well-defined and maintain the dignity of students by prohibiting lunch shaming or otherwise
44.4ostracizing the student.
44.5    (c) The policy must address whether the participant uses a collections agency to collect
44.6unpaid school meals debt.
44.7(d) The policy must ensure that once a participant has placed a meal on a tray or otherwise
44.8served the meal to a student, the meal may not be subsequently withdrawn from the student
44.9by the cashier or other school official, whether or not the student has an outstanding meals
44.10balance.
44.11(e) The policy must ensure that a student who has been determined eligible for free and
44.12reduced-price lunch must always be served a reimbursable meal even if the student has an
44.13outstanding debt.
44.14(f) If a school contracts with a third party for its meal services, it must provide the vendor
44.15with its school meals policy. Any contract between the school and a third-party provider
44.16entered into or modified after July 1, 2021, must ensure that the third-party provider adheres
44.17to the participant's school meals policy.
44.18    Subd. 1a. School lunch aid amounts. Each school year, the state must pay participants
44.19in the national school lunch program the amount of 12.5 cents for each full paid and free
44.20student lunch and 52.5 cents for each reduced-price lunch served to students.
44.21    Subd. 2. Application. A school district, charter school, nonpublic school, or other
44.22participant in the national school lunch program shall apply to the department for this
44.23payment on forms provided by the department.
44.24    Subd. 2a. Federal child and adult care food program; criteria and notice. The
44.25commissioner must post on the department's website eligibility criteria and application
44.26information for nonprofit organizations interested in applying to the commissioner for
44.27approval as a multisite sponsoring organization under the federal child and adult care food
44.28program. The posted criteria and information must inform interested nonprofit organizations
44.29about:
44.30(1) the criteria the commissioner uses to approve or disapprove an application, including
44.31how an applicant demonstrates financial viability for the Minnesota program, among other
44.32criteria;
45.1(2) the commissioner's process and time line for notifying an applicant when its
45.2application is approved or disapproved and, if the application is disapproved, the explanation
45.3the commissioner provides to the applicant; and
45.4(3) any appeal or other recourse available to a disapproved applicant.
45.5    Subd. 3. School food service fund. (a) The expenses described in this subdivision must
45.6be recorded as provided in this subdivision.
45.7(b) In each district, the expenses for a school food service program for pupils must be
45.8attributed to a school food service fund. Under a food service program, the school food
45.9service may prepare or serve milk, meals, or snacks in connection with school or community
45.10service activities.
45.11(c) Revenues and expenditures for food service activities must be recorded in the food
45.12service fund. The costs of processing applications, accounting for meals, preparing and
45.13serving food, providing kitchen custodial services, and other expenses involving the preparing
45.14of meals or the kitchen section of the lunchroom may be charged to the food service fund
45.15or to the general fund of the district. The costs of lunchroom supervision, lunchroom custodial
45.16services, lunchroom utilities, and other administrative costs of the food service program
45.17must be charged to the general fund.
45.18That portion of superintendent and fiscal manager costs that can be documented as
45.19attributable to the food service program may be charged to the food service fund provided
45.20that the school district does not employ or contract with a food service director or other
45.21individual who manages the food service program, or food service management company.
45.22If the cost of the superintendent or fiscal manager is charged to the food service fund, the
45.23charge must be at a wage rate not to exceed the statewide average for food service directors
45.24as determined by the department.
45.25(d) Capital expenditures for the purchase of food service equipment must be made from
45.26the general fund and not the food service fund, unless the restricted balance in the food
45.27service fund at the end of the last fiscal year is greater than the cost of the equipment to be
45.28purchased.
45.29(e) If the condition set out in paragraph (d) applies, the equipment may be purchased
45.30from the food service fund.
45.31(f) If a deficit in the food service fund exists at the end of a fiscal year, and the deficit
45.32is not eliminated by revenues from food service operations in the next fiscal year, then the
45.33deficit must be eliminated by a permanent fund transfer from the general fund at the end of
46.1that second fiscal year. However, if a district contracts with a food service management
46.2company during the period in which the deficit has accrued, the deficit must be eliminated
46.3by a payment from the food service management company.
46.4(g) Notwithstanding paragraph (f), a district may incur a deficit in the food service fund
46.5for up to three years without making the permanent transfer if the district submits to the
46.6commissioner by January 1 of the second fiscal year a plan for eliminating that deficit at
46.7the end of the third fiscal year.
46.8(h) If a surplus in the food service fund exists at the end of a fiscal year for three
46.9successive years, a district may recode for that fiscal year the costs of lunchroom supervision,
46.10lunchroom custodial services, lunchroom utilities, and other administrative costs of the food
46.11service program charged to the general fund according to paragraph (c) and charge those
46.12costs to the food service fund in a total amount not to exceed the amount of surplus in the
46.13food service fund.
46.14    Subd. 4. No fees. A participant that receives school lunch aid under this section must
46.15make lunch available without charge and must not deny a school lunch to all participating
46.16students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals, whether or not that student has an
46.17outstanding balance in the student's meals account attributable to a la carte purchases or for
46.18any other reason.
46.19    Subd. 5. Respectful treatment. (a) The participant must also provide meals to students
46.20in a respectful manner according to the policy adopted under subdivision 1. The participant
46.21must ensure that any reminders for payment of outstanding student meal balances do not
46.22demean or stigmatize any child participating in the school lunch program., including but
46.23not limited to dumping meals, withdrawing a meal that has been served, announcing or
46.24listing students names publicly, or affixing stickers, stamps, or pins. The participant must
46.25not impose any other restriction prohibited under section 123B.37 due to unpaid student
46.26meal balances. The participant must not limit a student's participation in any school activities,
46.27graduation ceremonies, field trips, athletics, activity clubs, or other extracurricular activities
46.28or access to materials, technology, or other items provided to students due to an unpaid
46.29student meal balance.
46.30(b) If the commissioner or the commissioner's designee determines a participant has
46.31violated the requirement to provide meals to participating students in a respectful manner,
46.32the commissioner or the commissioner's designee must send a letter of noncompliance to
46.33the participant. The participant is required to respond and, if applicable, remedy the practice
46.34within 60 days.
47.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2021.

47.2    Sec. 2. APPROPRIATIONS.
47.3    Subdivision 1. Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are
47.4appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
47.5designated. Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
47.6    Subd. 2. School lunch. For school lunch aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.111,
47.7and Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 210.17:

47.8		$	16,625,000	.....	2022
47.9		$	16,918,000	.....	2023

47.10    Subd. 3. School breakfast. For traditional school breakfast aid under Minnesota Statutes,
47.11section 124D.1158:

47.12		$	11,738,000	.....	2022
47.13		$	12,090,000	.....	2023

47.14    Subd. 4. Kindergarten milk. For kindergarten milk aid under Minnesota Statutes,
47.15section 124D.118:

47.16		$	656,000	.....	2022
47.17		$	658,000	.....	2023

47.18    Subd. 5. Summer school food service replacement. For summer school food service
47.19replacement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.119:

47.20		$	150,000	.....	2022
47.21		$	150,000	.....	2023

47.22    Subd. 6. Basic system support. For basic system support aid under Minnesota Statutes,
47.23section 134.355:

47.24		$	13,570,000	.....	2022
47.25		$	13,570,000	.....	2023

47.26The 2022 appropriation includes $1,357,000 for 2021 and $12,213,000 for 2022.
47.27The 2023 appropriation includes $1,357,000 for 2022 and $12,213,000 for 2023.
47.28    Subd. 7. Multicounty, multitype library systems. For aid under Minnesota Statutes,
47.29sections 134.353 and 134.354, to multicounty, multitype library systems:

47.30		$	1,300,000	.....	2022
47.31		$	1,300,000	.....	2023

48.1The 2022 appropriation includes $130,000 for 2021 and $1,170,000 for 2022.
48.2The 2023 appropriation includes $130,000 for 2022 and $1,170,000 for 2023.
48.3    Subd. 8. Electronic library for Minnesota. For statewide licenses to online databases
48.4selected in cooperation with the Minnesota Office of Higher Education for school media
48.5centers, public libraries, state government agency libraries, and public or private college or
48.6university libraries:

48.7		$	900,000	.....	2022
48.8		$	900,000	.....	2023

48.9    Subd. 9. Regional library telecommunications. For regional library telecommunications
48.10aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355:

48.11		$	2,300,000	.....	2022
48.12		$	2,300,000	.....	2023

48.13The 2022 appropriation includes $230,000 for 2021 and $2,070,000 for 2022.
48.14The 2023 appropriation includes $230,000 for 2022 and $2,070,000 for 2023.


48.17    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 12.21, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
48.18    Subd. 3. Specific authority. (a) In performing duties under this chapter and to effect its
48.19policy and purpose, the governor may:
48.20(1) make, amend, and rescind the necessary orders and rules to carry out the provisions
48.21of this chapter and section 216C.15 within the limits of the authority conferred by this
48.22section, with due consideration of the plans of the federal government and without complying
48.23with sections 14.001 to 14.69, but no order or rule has the effect of law except as provided
48.24by section 12.32;
48.25(2) ensure that a comprehensive emergency operations plan and emergency management
48.26program for this state are developed and maintained, and are integrated into and coordinated
48.27with the emergency plans of the federal government and of other states to the fullest possible
48.28extent;
48.29(3) in accordance with the emergency operations plan and the emergency management
48.30program of this state, procure supplies, equipment, and facilities; institute training programs
48.31and public information programs; and take all other preparatory steps, including the partial
49.1or full activation of emergency management organizations in advance of actual disaster to
49.2ensure the furnishing of adequately trained and equipped forces of emergency management
49.3personnel in time of need;
49.4(4) make studies and surveys of the industries, resources, and facilities in this state as
49.5may be necessary to ascertain the capabilities of the state for emergency management and
49.6to plan for the most efficient emergency use of those industries, resources, and facilities;
49.7(5) on behalf of this state, enter into mutual aid arrangements or cooperative agreements
49.8with other states, tribal authorities, and Canadian provinces, and coordinate mutual aid plans
49.9between political subdivisions of this state;
49.10(6) delegate administrative authority vested in the governor under this chapter, except
49.11the power to make rules, and provide for the subdelegation of that authority;
49.12(7) cooperate with the president and the heads of the armed forces, the Emergency
49.13Management Agency of the United States and other appropriate federal officers and agencies,
49.14and with the officers and agencies of other states in matters pertaining to the emergency
49.15management of the state and nation, including the direction or control of:
49.16(i) emergency preparedness drills and exercises;
49.17(ii) warnings and signals for drills or actual emergencies and the mechanical devices to
49.18be used in connection with them;
49.19(iii) shutting off water mains, gas mains, electric power connections and the suspension
49.20of all other utility services;
49.21(iv) the conduct of persons in the state, including entrance or exit from any stricken or
49.22threatened public place, occupancy of facilities, and the movement and cessation of
49.23movement of pedestrians, vehicular traffic, and all forms of private and public transportation
49.24during, prior, and subsequent to drills or actual emergencies;
49.25(v) public meetings or gatherings; and
49.26(vi) the evacuation, reception, and sheltering of persons;
49.27(8) contribute to a political subdivision, within the limits of the appropriation for that
49.28purpose, not more than 25 percent of the cost of acquiring organizational equipment that
49.29meets standards established by the governor;
49.30(9) formulate and execute, with the approval of the Executive Council, plans and rules
49.31for the control of traffic in order to provide for the rapid and safe movement over public
49.32highways and streets of troops, vehicles of a military nature, and materials for national
50.1defense and war or for use in any war industry, for the conservation of critical materials, or
50.2for emergency management purposes; and coordinate the activities of the departments or
50.3agencies of the state and its political subdivisions concerned directly or indirectly with
50.4public highways and streets, in a manner that will best effectuate those plans;
50.5(10) alter or adjust by executive order, without complying with sections 14.01 to 14.69,
50.6the working hours, workdays and work week of, and annual and sick leave provisions and
50.7payroll laws regarding all state employees in the executive branch as the governor deems
50.8necessary to minimize the impact of the disaster or emergency, conforming the alterations
50.9or adjustments to existing state laws, rules, and collective bargaining agreements to the
50.10extent practicable; and
50.11(11) authorize the commissioner of education to alter school schedules, curtail school
50.12activities, or order schools closed as defined in section 120A.05, subdivisions 9, 11, 13, and
50.1317, and including charter schools under chapter 124E, and elementary schools enrolling
50.14prekindergarten pupils in district programs; and
50.15(12) transfer the direction, personnel, or functions of state agencies to perform or facilitate
50.16response and recovery programs.
50.17(b) The governor may not use any authority provided under this chapter to issue any
50.18order or to authorize the commissioner of education to alter school schedules, curtail school
50.19activities, or order schools closed as defined in section 120A.05, subdivisions 9, 11, 13, and
50.2017, and including charter schools under chapter 124E, and elementary schools enrolling
50.21prekindergarten pupils in district programs. The governor may not use any authority provided
50.22under this chapter to prevent the typical presence of students in school buildings. The
50.23governor may advise and consult with school leaders regarding any action needed for
50.24emergency management purposes.
50.25EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment and
50.26applies to peacetime emergencies in effect or declared on or after that date.

50.27    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 122A.09, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
50.28    Subd. 2. Advise members of profession. (a) The Professional Educator Licensing and
50.29Standards Board must act in an advisory capacity to members of the profession in matters
50.30of interpretation of the code of ethics in section 122A.051.
50.31(b) The board must develop a process for a school district to receive a written complaint
50.32about a teacher under the code of ethics and forward the complaint to the board. A school
51.1board must inform parents and guardians in the school district of their ability to submit a
51.2complaint to the school board under this section.
51.3EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

51.4    Sec. 3. [127A.20] EVIDENCE-BASED EDUCATION GRANTS.
51.5    Subdivision 1. Purpose and applicability. The purpose of this section is to create a
51.6process to describe, measure, and report on the effectiveness of any prekindergarten through
51.7grade 12 education program funded in whole or in part through funds appropriated by the
51.8legislature to the commissioner of education for grants to organizations. The evidence-based
51.9evaluation required by this section applies to all grants awarded by the commissioner of
51.10education on or after July 1, 2022.
51.11    Subd. 2. Goals. Each applicant for a grant awarded by the commissioner of education
51.12must include in the grant application a statement of the goals of the education program and
51.13grant funds. To the extent practicable, the goals must be aligned to the state of Minnesota's
51.14world's best workforce and the federally required Every Student Succeeds Act accountability
51.15systems.
51.16    Subd. 3. Strategies and data. Each applicant must include in the grant application a
51.17description of the strategies that will be used to meet the goals specified in the application.
51.18The applicant must also include a plan to collect data to measure the effectiveness of the
51.19strategies outlined in the grant application.
51.20    Subd. 4. Reporting. Within 180 days of the end of the grant period, each grant recipient
51.21must compile a report that describes the data that was collected and evaluate the effectiveness
51.22of the strategies. The evidence-based report may identify or propose alternative strategies
51.23based on the results of the data. The report must be submitted to the commissioner of
51.24education and to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees
51.25with jurisdiction over prekindergarten through grade 12 education. The report must be filed
51.26with the Legislative Reference Library according to section 3.195.
51.27    Subd. 5. Grant defined. For purposes of this section, "grant" means money appropriated
51.28from the state general fund to the commissioner of education for distribution to the grant
51.29recipients.
51.30EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2022.

52.1    Sec. 4. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 10, section 5, subdivision 2,
52.2as amended by Laws 2020, chapter 116, article 5, section 4, is amended to read:
52.3    Subd. 2. Department. (a) For the Department of Education:

52.4		$	29,196,000	.....	2020
52.5		$	24,911,000	.....	2021

52.6Of these amounts:
52.7(1) $319,000 each year is for the Board of School Administrators;
52.8(2) $1,000,000 each year is for regional centers of excellence under Minnesota Statutes,
52.9section 120B.115;
52.10(3) $250,000 each year is for the School Finance Division to enhance financial data
52.11analysis;
52.12(4) $720,000 each year is for implementing Minnesota's Learning for English Academic
52.13Proficiency and Success Act under Laws 2014, chapter 272, article 1, as amended;
52.14(5) $123,000 each year is for a dyslexia specialist;
52.15(6) $4,700,000 in fiscal year 2020 only is for legal fees and costs associated with
52.16litigation; and
52.17(7) $400,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $480,000 in fiscal year 2021 and later are for the
52.18Department of Education's mainframe update.
52.19(b) None of the amounts appropriated under this subdivision may be used for Minnesota's
52.20Washington, D.C. office.
52.21(c) The expenditures of federal grants and aids as shown in the biennial budget document
52.22and its supplements are approved and appropriated and shall be spent as indicated.
52.23(d) This appropriation includes funds for information technology project services and
52.24support subject to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.0466. Any ongoing
52.25information technology costs will be incorporated into the service level agreement and will
52.26be paid to the Office of MN.IT Services by the Department of Education under the rates
52.27and mechanism specified in that agreement.
52.28(e) To account for the base adjustments provided in Laws 2018, chapter 211, article 21,
52.29section 1, paragraph (a), and section 3, paragraph (a), the base for fiscal year 2022 is
52.30$24,591,000. The base for fiscal year 2023 is $24,611,000. The base for fiscal year 2024 is
52.31$24,629,000.
53.1(f) On the effective date of this act, the commissioner of the Department of Education
53.2must cancel to the general fund $2,000,000 from the fiscal year 2020 general fund
53.3appropriations for legal fees and costs associated with litigation.
53.4(g) On the effective date of this act, the commissioner of the Department of Education
53.5must cancel to the general fund $1,252,000 from the fiscal year 2021 general fund
53.6appropriations for agency operations.
53.7EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

53.8    Sec. 5. APPROPRIATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
53.9    Subdivision 1. Department of Education. Unless otherwise indicated, the sums indicated
53.10in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for
53.11the fiscal years designated. Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in
53.12the second year.
53.13    Subd. 2. Department. (a) For the Department of Education:

53.14		$	22,787,000	.....	2022
53.15		$	22,806,000	.....	2023

53.16(b) Of these amounts:
53.17(1) $319,000 each year is for the Board of School Administrators;
53.18(2) $1,000,000 each year is for regional centers of excellence under Minnesota Statutes,
53.19section 120B.115;
53.20(3) $250,000 each year is for the School Finance Division to enhance financial data
53.21analysis;
53.22(4) $123,000 each year is for a dyslexia specialist; and
53.23(5) $480,000 each year is for the Department of Education's mainframe update.
53.24(c) None of the amounts appropriated under this subdivision may be used for Minnesota's
53.25Washington, D.C., office.
53.26(d) The expenditures of federal grants and aids as shown in the biennial budget document
53.27and its supplements are approved and appropriated and must be spent as indicated.
53.28(e) This appropriation includes funds for information technology project services and
53.29support subject to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.0466. Any ongoing
53.30information technology costs will be incorporated into the service level agreement and will
54.1be paid to the Office of MN.IT Services by the Department of Education under the rates
54.2and mechanisms specified in that agreement.
54.3(f) To account for the base adjustments provided in Laws 2018, chapter 211, article 21,
54.4section 1, paragraph (a), and section 3, paragraph (a), the base for fiscal year 2024 is
54.5$32,630,000 and the base for fiscal year 2025 is $32,475,000.

54.6    Sec. 6. APPROPRIATIONS; MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES.
54.7(a) The sums indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the
54.8Minnesota State Academies for the Deaf and the Blind for the fiscal years designated:

54.9		$	13,794,000	.....	2022
54.10		$	13,801,000	.....	2023

54.11(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
54.12(c) To account for the base adjustments provided in Laws 2018, chapter 211, article 21,
54.13section 1, paragraph (a), and section 3, paragraph (b), the base for fiscal year 2024 is
54.14$14,323,000.

54.15    Sec. 7. APPROPRIATIONS; PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION.
54.16(a) The sums in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Perpich Center
54.17for Arts Education for the fiscal years designated:

54.18		$	7,288,000	.....	2022
54.19		$	7,294,000	.....	2023

54.20(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
54.21(c) To account for the base adjustments provided in Laws 2018, chapter 211, article 21,
54.22section 1, paragraph (a), and section 3, paragraph (c), the base for fiscal year 2024 is
54.23$7,532,000.

54.24    Sec. 8. APPROPRIATIONS; PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR LICENSING AND
54.25STANDARDS BOARD.
54.26    Subdivision 1. Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board. (a) The sums
54.27indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Professional Educator
54.28Licensing and Standards Board for the fiscal years designated:

54.29		$	2,719,000	.....	2022
54.30		$	2,719,000	.....	2023

55.1(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
55.2(c) This appropriation includes funds for information technology project services and
55.3support subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.0466. Any ongoing information
55.4technology costs will be incorporated into an interagency agreement and will be paid to the
55.5Office of MN.IT Services by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board
55.6under the mechanism specified in that agreement.
55.7    Subd. 2. Licensure by portfolio. For licensure by portfolio:

55.8		$	34,000	.....	2022
55.9		$	34,000	.....	2023

55.10This appropriation is from the education licensure portfolio account in the special revenue
55.11fund.

55.12    Sec. 9. REPEALER.
55.13(a) Minnesota Rules, part 8710.2100, subparts 1 and 2, are repealed.
55.14(b) Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 122A.09, subdivision 1, is repealed.


55.17    Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
55.18    Subdivision 1. Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are
55.19appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
55.20designated.
55.21    Subd. 2. Debt service equalization aid. For debt service equalization aid under
55.22Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.53, subdivision 6:

55.23		$	25,001,000	.....	2022
55.24		$	24,286,000	.....	2023

55.25The 2022 appropriation includes $2,588,000 for 2021 and $22,413,000 for 2022.
55.26The 2023 appropriation includes $2,490,000 for 2022 and $21,796,000 for 2023.
55.27    Subd. 3. Long-term facilities maintenance equalized aid. For long-term facilities
55.28maintenance equalized aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.595, subdivision 9:

55.29		$	108,427,000	.....	2022
55.30		$	110,904,000	.....	2023

56.1The 2022 appropriation includes $10,660,000 for 2021 and $97,767,000 for 2022.
56.2The 2023 appropriation includes $10,862,000 for 2022 and $100,042,000 for 2023.
56.3    Subd. 4. Equity in telecommunications access. (a) For equity in telecommunications
56.4access:

56.5		$	3,750,000	.....	2022
56.6		$	3,750,000	.....	2023

56.7(b) If the appropriation amount is insufficient, the commissioner shall reduce the
56.8reimbursement rate in Minnesota Statutes, section 125B.26, subdivisions 4 and 5, and the
56.9revenue for fiscal years 2022 and 2023 shall be prorated.
56.10(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
56.11    Subd. 5. Maximum effort loan aid. For aid payments to schools under Minnesota
56.12Statutes, section 477A.09.

56.13		$	3,288,000	.....	2022
56.14		$	0	.....	2023

56.15The base for fiscal year 2024 is $0.


56.18    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 124D.142, is amended to read:
56.19124D.142 QUALITY RATING AND IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM.
56.20(a) There is established a quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) framework to
56.21ensure that Minnesota's children have access to high-quality early learning and care programs
56.22in a range of settings so that they are fully ready for kindergarten by 2020. Creation of a
56.23standards-based voluntary quality rating and improvement system includes:
56.24(1) quality opportunities in order to improve the educational outcomes of children so
56.25that they are ready for school. The framework shall be based on the Minnesota quality rating
56.26system rating tool and a common set of child outcome and program standards and informed
56.27by evaluation results;
56.28(2) a tool to increase the number of publicly funded and regulated early learning and
56.29care services in both public and private market programs that are high quality. If a program
56.30or provider chooses to participate, the program or provider will be rated and may receive
56.31public funding associated with the rating. The state shall develop a plan to link future early
57.1learning and care state funding to the framework in a manner that complies with federal
57.2requirements; and
57.3(3) tracking progress toward statewide access to high-quality early learning and care
57.4programs, progress toward the number of low-income children whose parents can access
57.5quality programs, and progress toward increasing the number of children who are fully
57.6prepared to enter kindergarten.
57.7(b) In planning a statewide quality rating and improvement system framework in
57.8paragraph (a), the state shall use evaluation results of the Minnesota quality rating system
57.9rating tool in use in fiscal year 2008 to recommend:
57.10(1) a framework of a common set of child outcome and program standards for a voluntary
57.11statewide quality rating and improvement system;
57.12(2) a plan to link future funding to the framework described in paragraph (a), clause (2);
57.13and
57.14(3) a plan for how the state will realign existing state and federal administrative resources
57.15to implement the voluntary quality rating and improvement system framework. The state
57.16shall provide the recommendation in this paragraph to the early childhood education finance
57.17committees of the legislature by March 15, 2011.
57.18(c) Prior to the creation of a statewide quality rating and improvement system in paragraph
57.19(a), the state shall employ the Minnesota quality rating system rating tool in use in fiscal
57.20year 2008 in the original Minnesota Early Learning Foundation pilot areas and additional
57.21pilot areas supported by private or public funds with its modification as a result of the
57.22evaluation results of the pilot project.
57.23(b) The commissioner must apply a uniform rating process for all early learning and
57.24care programs under the quality rating and improvement system, and is prohibited from
57.25providing an automatic rating for a program, including, but not limited to, a voluntary
57.26prekindergarten program under section 124D.151.
57.27EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2021.

57.28    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 124D.151, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
57.29    Subd. 4. Eligibility. (a) A child who is must be four years of age as of September 1 in
57.30the calendar year in which the school year commences is to be eligible to participate in a
57.31voluntary prekindergarten program free of charge.
58.1(b) A child is eligible to participate in a voluntary prekindergarten program free of charge
58.2if the child:
58.3(1) qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch;
58.4(2) is an English language learner;
58.5(3) is homeless;
58.6(4) has an individualized education program or individual interagency intervention plan;
58.7(5) is identified, through health and developmental screening under sections 121A.16
58.8to 121.19, with a potential risk factor that may influence learning; or
58.9(6) is in foster care.
58.10(c) A child who does not have at least one of the risk factors under paragraph (b) may
58.11participate in a voluntary prekindergarten program on a fee-for-service basis. A district or
58.12charter school must adopt a sliding fee schedule based on a family's income but must waive
58.13a fee for a participant unable to pay.
58.14An eligible four-year-old child served in a mixed-delivery system by a child care center,
58.15family child care program licensed under section 245A.03, or community-based organization
58.16may be charged a fee as long as the mixed-delivery partner was not awarded a seat for that
58.17child. (d) Each eligible child must complete a health and developmental screening within
58.1890 days of program enrollment under sections 121A.16 to 121A.19, and provide
58.19documentation of required immunizations under section 121A.15.
58.20(e) Districts and charter schools must use voluntary prekindergarten aid for eligible
58.21children.

58.22    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 124D.151, is amended by adding a subdivision
58.23to read:
58.24    Subd. 6a. Portability of voluntary prekindergarten aid. (a) A child who is eligible to
58.25enroll in a voluntary prekindergarten program free of charge may transfer at any time to a
58.26program that is eligible to receive early learning scholarships under section 124D.165,
58.27subdivision 4.
58.28(b) The child's family must inform the district or charter school of the transfer and identify
58.29the program provider. Within two weeks of verification of the transfer in enrollment, the
58.30district or charter school must pay an amount equal to 88 percent of the remaining voluntary
58.31prekindergarten program aid attributed to the child. The payment must be made to the fiscal
58.32agent of the program to which the child transfers.
59.1(c) The district or charter school must continue to count the eligible child in its enrollment
59.2for the rest of the school year.

59.3    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 124D.165, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
59.4    Subd. 2. Family eligibility. (a) For a family to receive an early learning scholarship,
59.5parents or guardians must meet the following eligibility requirements:
59.6(1) have an eligible child; and
59.7(2) have income equal to or less than 185 percent of federal poverty level income in the
59.8current calendar year, or be able to document their child's current participation in the free
59.9and reduced-price lunch program or Child and Adult Care Food Program, National School
59.10Lunch Act, United States Code, title 42, sections 1751 and 1766; the Food Distribution
59.11Program on Indian Reservations, Food and Nutrition Act, United States Code, title 7, sections
59.122011-2036; Head Start under the federal Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act
59.13of 2007; Minnesota family investment program under chapter 256J; child care assistance
59.14programs under chapter 119B; the supplemental nutrition assistance program; or placement
59.15in foster care under section 260C.212.
59.16(b) An "eligible child" means a child who has not yet enrolled in kindergarten and is:
59.17(1) at least three but not yet from birth up to five years of age on September 1 of the
59.18current school year;
59.19(2) a sibling from birth to age five of a child who has been awarded a scholarship under
59.20this section provided the sibling attends the same program as long as funds are available;
59.21(3) the child of a parent under age 21 who is pursuing a high school degree or a course
59.22of study for a high school equivalency test; or
59.23(4) homeless, in foster care, or in need of child protective services.
59.24(c) A child who has received a scholarship under this section must continue to receive
59.25a scholarship each year until that child is eligible for kindergarten under section 120A.20
59.26and as long as funds are available.
59.27(d) Early learning scholarships may not be counted as earned income for the purposes
59.28of medical assistance under chapter 256B, MinnesotaCare under chapter 256L, Minnesota
59.29family investment program under chapter 256J, child care assistance programs under chapter
59.30119B, or Head Start under the federal Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of
59.312007.
60.1(e) A child from an adjoining state whose family resides at a Minnesota address as
60.2assigned by the United States Postal Service, who has received developmental screening
60.3under sections 121A.16 to 121A.19, who intends to enroll in a Minnesota school district,
60.4and whose family meets the criteria of paragraph (a) is eligible for an early learning
60.5scholarship under this section.

60.6    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 124D.165, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
60.7    Subd. 3. Administration. (a) The commissioner shall establish application timelines
60.8and determine the schedule for awarding scholarships that meets operational needs of eligible
60.9families and programs. The commissioner must give highest priority to applications from
60.10children who:
60.11(1) have a parent under age 21 who is pursuing a high school diploma or a course of
60.12study for a high school equivalency test;
60.13(2) are in foster care or otherwise in need of protection or services; or
60.14(3) have experienced homelessness in the last 24 months, as defined under the federal
60.15McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, United States Code, title 42, section 11434a.
60.16The commissioner may prioritize applications on additional factors including family
60.17income, geographic location, and whether the child's family is on a waiting list for a publicly
60.18funded program providing early education or child care services.
60.19(b) The commissioner shall establish a target for the average scholarship amount per
60.20child based on the results of the rate survey conducted under section 119B.02.
60.21(c) A four-star rated program that has children eligible for a scholarship enrolled in or
60.22on a waiting list for a program beginning in July, August, or September may notify the
60.23commissioner, in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner, each year of the
60.24program's desire to enhance program services or to serve more children than current funding
60.25provides. The commissioner may designate a predetermined number of scholarship slots
60.26for that program and notify the program of that number. For fiscal year 2018 and later, the
60.27statewide amount of funding directly designated by the commissioner must not exceed the
60.28funding directly designated for fiscal year 2017. Beginning July 1, 2016, a school district
60.29or Head Start program qualifying under this paragraph may use its established registration
60.30process to enroll scholarship recipients and may verify a scholarship recipient's family
60.31income in the same manner as for other program participants.
60.32(d) (c) A scholarship is awarded for a 12-month period. If the scholarship recipient has
60.33not been accepted and subsequently enrolled in a rated program within ten months of the
61.1awarding of the scholarship, the scholarship cancels and the recipient must reapply in order
61.2to be eligible for another scholarship. A child may not be awarded more than one scholarship
61.3in a 12-month period.
61.4(e) (d) A child who receives a scholarship who has not completed development screening
61.5under sections 121A.16 to 121A.19 must complete that screening within 90 days of first
61.6attending an eligible program or within 90 days after the child's third birthday if awarded
61.7a scholarship under the age of three.
61.8(f) For fiscal year 2017 and later, a school district or Head Start program enrolling
61.9scholarship recipients under paragraph (c) may apply to the commissioner, in the form and
61.10manner prescribed by the commissioner, for direct payment of state aid. Upon receipt of
61.11the application, the commissioner must pay each program directly for each approved
61.12scholarship recipient enrolled under paragraph (c) according to the metered payment system
61.13or another schedule established by the commissioner.

61.14    Sec. 6. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
61.15    Subdivision 1. Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are
61.16appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
61.17designated.
61.18    Subd. 2. School readiness. (a) For revenue for school readiness programs under
61.19Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.15 and 124D.16:

61.20		$	33,683,000	.....	2022
61.21		$	33,683,000	.....	2023

61.22(b) The 2022 appropriation includes $3,368,000 for fiscal year 2021 and $30,315,000
61.23for fiscal year 2022.
61.24(c) The 2023 appropriation includes $3,368,000 for fiscal year 2022 and $30,315,000
61.25for fiscal year 2023.
61.26    Subd. 3. Early learning scholarships. (a) For the early learning scholarship program
61.27under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.165:

61.28		$	83,209,000	.....	2022
61.29		$	83,209,000	.....	2023

61.30(b) This appropriation is subject to the requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section
61.31124D.165, subdivision 6.
61.32(c) The base for each of fiscal years 2024 and 2025 is $70,709,000.
62.1    Subd. 4. Head Start program. For Head Start programs under Minnesota Statutes,
62.2section 119A.52:

62.3		$	25,100,000	.....	2022
62.4		$	25,100,000	.....	2023

62.5    Subd. 5. Early childhood family education aid. (a) For early childhood family education
62.6aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.135:

62.7		$	34,380,000	.....	2022
62.8		$	35,349,000	.....	2023

62.9(b) The 2022 appropriation includes $3,341,000 for fiscal year 2021 and $31,039,000
62.10for fiscal year 2022.
62.11(c) The 2023 appropriation includes $3,448,000 for fiscal year 2022 and $31,901,000
62.12for fiscal year 2023.
62.13    Subd. 6. Developmental screening aid. (a) For developmental screening aid under
62.14Minnesota Statutes, sections 121A.17 and 121A.19:

62.15		$	3,582,000	.....	2022
62.16		$	3,476,000	.....	2023

62.17(b) The 2022 appropriation includes $360,000 for fiscal year 2021 and $3,222,000 for
62.18fiscal year 2022.
62.19(c) The 2023 appropriation includes $358,000 for fiscal year 2022 and $3,118,000 for
62.20fiscal year 2023.
62.21    Subd. 7. ParentChild+ program. (a) For a grant to the ParentChild+ program:

62.22		$	900,000	.....	2022
62.23		$	900,000	.....	2023

62.24(b) The ParentChild+ program must use the grant to implement its evidence-based and
62.25research-validated early childhood literacy and school readiness program for children ages
62.2616 months to four years. The program must be implemented at existing ParentChild+ program
62.27locations, including Cass County, Hennepin County, and Rice County, and the cities of
62.28Rochester and St. Cloud, or at any new rural, suburban, or urban locations.
62.29    Subd. 8. Kindergarten readiness assessment. For the kindergarten readiness assessment
62.30under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.162:

62.31		$	281,000	.....	2022
62.32		$	281,000	.....	2023

63.1    Subd. 9. Quality rating and improvement system. (a) For transfer to the commissioner
63.2of human services for the purposes of expanding the quality rating and improvement system
63.3under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.142, in greater Minnesota and increasing supports
63.4for providers participating in the quality rating and improvement system:

63.5		$	1,750,000	.....	2022
63.6		$	1,750,000	.....	2023

63.7(b) The amounts in paragraph (a) must be in addition to any federal funding under the
63.8child care and development block grant authorized under Public Law 101-508 in that year
63.9for the system under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.142.
63.10(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
63.11    Subd. 10. Early childhood programs at tribal contract schools. For early childhood
63.12family education programs at tribal contract schools under Minnesota Statutes, section
63.13124D.83, subdivision 4:

63.14		$	68,000	.....	2022
63.15		$	68,000	.....	2023

63.16    Subd. 11. Educate parents partnership. For the educate parents partnership under
63.17Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.129:

63.18		$	49,000	.....	2022
63.19		$	49,000	.....	2023

63.20    Subd. 12. Home visiting aid. (a) For home visiting aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
63.21124D.135:

63.22		$	462,000	.....	2022
63.23		$	444,000	.....	2023

63.24(b) The 2022 appropriation includes $47,000 for fiscal year 2021 and $415,000 for fiscal
63.25year 2022.
63.26(c) The 2023 appropriation includes $46,000 for fiscal year 2022 and $398,000 for fiscal
63.27year 2023.


64.3    Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
64.4    Subdivision 1. Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are
64.5appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
64.6designated. Any balances in the first year do not cancel but are available in the second year.
64.7    Subd. 2. Community education aid. For community education aid under Minnesota
64.8Statutes, section 124D.20:

64.9		$	180,000	.....	2022
64.10		$	155,000	.....	2023

64.11The 2022 appropriation includes $22,000 for 2021 and $158,000 for 2022.
64.12The 2023 appropriation includes $17,000 for 2022 and $138,000 for 2023.
64.13    Subd. 3. Adults with disabilities program aid. For adults with disabilities programs
64.14under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.56:

64.15		$	710,000	.....	2022
64.16		$	710,000	.....	2023

64.17The 2022 appropriation includes $71,000 for 2021 and $639,000 for 2022.
64.18The 2023 appropriation includes $71,000 for 2022 and $639,000 for 2023.
64.19    Subd. 4. Hearing-impaired adults. For programs for hearing-impaired adults under
64.20Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.57:

64.21		$	70,000	.....	2022
64.22		$	70,000	.....	2023

64.23    Subd. 5. School-age care aid. For school-age care aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
64.24124D.22:

64.25		$	1,000	.....	2022
64.26		$	1,000	.....	2023

64.27The 2022 appropriation includes $0 for 2021 and $1,000 for 2022.
64.28The 2023 appropriation includes $0 for 2022 and $1,000 for 2023.
64.29    Subd. 6. Tier 1 grants. (a) For education partnership program Tier 1 sustaining grants
64.30under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.99:

65.1		$	2,600,000	.....	2022
65.2		$	2,600,000	.....	2023

65.3(b) Of the amounts in paragraph (a), $1,300,000 each year is for the Northside
65.4Achievement Zone and $1,300,000 each year is for the St. Paul Promise Neighborhood.
65.5(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
65.6    Subd. 7. Tier 2 implementing grants. (a) For Tier 2 implementing grants under
65.7Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.99:

65.8		$	480,000	.....	2022
65.9		$	480,000	.....	2023

65.10(b) Of the amounts in paragraph (a), $96,000 each year is for each of the following
65.11programs:
65.12(1) the Northfield Healthy Community Initiative in Northfield;
65.13(2) the Jones Family Foundation for the Every Hand Joined program in Red Wing;
65.14(3) the United Way of Central Minnesota for the Partners for Student Success program;
65.15(4) Austin Aspires; and
65.16(5) Rochester Area Foundation as fiscal host for the Cradle 2 Career program.
65.17(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
65.18(d) The 2024 base amount for each recipient listed in paragraph (b) is $96,000.
65.19    Subd. 8. Adult basic education aid. For adult basic education aid under Minnesota
65.20Statutes, section 124D.531:

65.21		$	53,191,000	.....	2022
65.22		$	54,768,000	.....	2023

65.23The 2022 appropriation includes $5,177,000 for 2021 and $48,014,000 for 2022.
65.24The 2023 appropriation includes $5,334,000 for 2022 and $49,434,000 for 2023.
65.25    Subd. 9. High school equivalency tests. For payment of the costs of the
65.26commissioner-selected high school equivalency tests under Minnesota Statutes, section
65.27124D.55:

65.28		$	125,000	.....	2022
65.29		$	125,000	.....	2023

66.1    Subd. 10. Early Childhood Family Education aid. (a) For Early Childhood Family
66.2Education aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.135:

66.3		$	34,380,000	.....	2022
66.4		$	35,349,000	.....	2023

66.5(b) The 2022 appropriation includes $3,341,000 for 2021 and $31,039,000 for 2022.
66.6(c) The 2023 appropriation includes $3,449,000 for 2022 and $31,900,000 for 2023.
66.7(d) These amounts are in addition to any other appropriation for this purpose.
66.8    Subd. 11. Kindergarten readiness assessment. For the kindergarten readiness
66.9assessment under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.162:

66.10		$	281,000	.....	2022
66.11		$	281,000	.....	2023

66.14    Section 1. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 1, section 25, subdivision
66.153, as amended by Laws 2020, chapter 116, article 6, section 2, is amended to read:
66.16    Subd. 3. Enrollment options transportation. For transportation of pupils attending
66.17postsecondary institutions under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, or for transportation
66.18of pupils attending nonresident districts under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.03:

66.19		$	19,000	.....	2020
66.20 66.21		$	20,000 11,000	.....	2021

66.22EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

66.23    Sec. 2. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 1, section 25, subdivision 4,
66.24as amended by Laws 2020, chapter 116, article 6, section 3, is amended to read:
66.25    Subd. 4. Abatement aid. For abatement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.49:

66.26		$	1,770,000	.....	2020
66.27 66.28		$	2,827,000 2,595,000	.....	2021

66.29The 2020 appropriation includes $274,000 for 2019 and $1,496,000 for 2020.
67.1The 2021 appropriation includes $166,000 for 2020 and $2,661,000 $2,429,000 for
67.22021.
67.3EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

67.4    Sec. 3. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 1, section 25, subdivision 6,
67.5as amended by Laws 2020, chapter 116, article 6, section 4, is amended to read:
67.6    Subd. 6. Nonpublic pupil education aid. For nonpublic pupil education aid under
67.7Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.40 to 123B.43 and 123B.87:

67.8		$	17,925,000	.....	2020
67.9 67.10		$	18,917,000 18,918,000	.....	2021

67.11The 2020 appropriation includes $1,806,000 for 2019 and $16,119,000 for 2020.
67.12The 2021 appropriation includes $1,790,000 for 2020 and $17,127,000 $17,128,000 for
67.132021.
67.14EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

67.15    Sec. 4. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 1, section 25, subdivision 7,
67.16as amended by Laws 2020, chapter 116, article 6, section 5, is amended to read:
67.17    Subd. 7. Nonpublic pupil transportation. For nonpublic pupil transportation aid under
67.18Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.92, subdivision 9:

67.19		$	19,168,000	.....	2020
67.20 67.21		$	20,100,000 19,106,000	.....	2021

67.22The 2020 appropriation includes $1,961,000 for 2019 and $17,207,000 for 2020.
67.23The 2021 appropriation includes $1,911,000 for 2020 and $18,189,000 $17,195,000 for
67.242021.
67.25EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

67.26    Sec. 5. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 1, section 25, subdivision 9,
67.27as amended by Laws 2020, chapter 116, article 6, section 6, is amended to read:
67.28    Subd. 9. Career and technical aid. For career and technical aid under Minnesota
67.29Statutes, section 124D.4531, subdivision 1b:

68.1		$	3,857,000	.....	2020
68.2 68.3		$	3,433,000 3,288,000	.....	2021

68.4The 2020 appropriation includes $422,000 for 2019 and $3,435,000 for 2020.
68.5The 2021 appropriation includes $378,000 for 2020 and $3,055,000 $2,910,000 for
68.62021.
68.7EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

68.8    Sec. 6. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 2, section 33, subdivision 2,
68.9as amended by Laws 2020, chapter 116, article 3, section 2, is amended to read:
68.10    Subd. 2. Achievement and integration aid. For achievement and integration aid under
68.11Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.862:

68.12		$	77,247,000	.....	2020
68.13 68.14		$	81,233,000 87,574,000	.....	2021

68.15The 2020 appropriation includes $7,058,000 for 2019 and $70,189,000 for 2020.
68.16The 2021 appropriation includes $7,763,000 for 2020 and $73,470,000 $79,811,000 for
68.172021.
68.18EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

68.19    Sec. 7. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 2, section 33, subdivision 3,
68.20as amended by Laws 2020, chapter 116, article 6, section 7, is amended to read:
68.21    Subd. 3. Interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants. For
68.22interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants under Minnesota Statutes,
68.23section 124D.87:

68.24		$	14,231,000	.....	2020
68.25 68.26		$	14,962,000 15,670,000	.....	2021

68.27EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

68.28    Sec. 8. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 2, section 33, subdivision 5,
68.29as amended by Laws 2020, chapter 116, article 6, section 9, is amended to read:
68.30    Subd. 5. Tribal contract school aid. For tribal contract school aid under Minnesota
68.31Statutes, section 124D.83:

69.1		$	2,766,000	.....	2020
69.2 69.3		$	3,106,000 2,435,000	.....	2021

69.4The 2020 appropriation includes $299,000 for 2019 and $2,467,000 for 2020.
69.5The 2021 appropriation includes $274,000 for 2020 and $2,832,000 $2,161,000 for
69.62021.
69.7EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

69.8    Sec. 9. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 2, section 33, subdivision 6,
69.9as amended by Laws 2020, chapter 116, article 6, section 10, is amended to read:
69.10    Subd. 6. American Indian education aid. For American Indian education aid under
69.11Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.81, subdivision 2a:

69.12		$	10,113,000	.....	2020
69.13 69.14		$	10,696,000 10,939,000	.....	2021

69.15The 2020 appropriation includes $960,000 for 2019 and $9,153,000 for 2020.
69.16The 2021 appropriation includes $1,016,000 for 2020 and $9,680,000 $9,923,000 for
69.172021.
69.18EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

69.19    Sec. 10. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 2, section 33, subdivision
69.2016, as amended by Laws 2020, chapter 116, article 6, section 11, is amended to read:
69.21    Subd. 16. Charter school building lease aid. For building lease aid under Minnesota
69.22Statutes, section 124E.22:

69.23		$	83,214,000	.....	2020
69.24 69.25		$	88,454,000 85,916,000	.....	2021

69.26The 2020 appropriation includes $8,021,000 for 2019 and $75,193,000 for 2020.
69.27The 2021 appropriation includes $8,354,000 for 2020 and $80,100,000 $77,562,000 for
69.282021.
69.29EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

70.1    Sec. 11. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 3, section 23, subdivision 3,
70.2as amended by Laws 2020, chapter 116, article 6, section 12, is amended to read:
70.3    Subd. 3. Alternative teacher compensation aid. (a) For alternative teacher compensation
70.4aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.415, subdivision 4:

70.5		$	89,166,000	.....	2020
70.6 70.7		$	88,851,000 88,788,000	.....	2021

70.8(b) The 2020 appropriation includes $8,974,000 for 2019 and $80,192,000 for 2020.
70.9(c) The 2021 appropriation includes $8,887,000 for 2020 and $79,964,000 $79,901,000
70.10for 2021.
70.11EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

70.12    Sec. 12. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 4, section 11, subdivision 2,
70.13as amended by Laws 2020, chapter 116, article 6, section 13, is amended to read:
70.14    Subd. 2. Special education; regular. For special education aid under Minnesota Statutes,
70.15section 125A.75:

70.16		$	1,600,889,000	.....	2020
70.17 70.18		$	1,747,701,000 1,727,596,000	.....	2021

70.19The 2020 appropriation includes $184,363,000 for 2019 and $1,416,526,000 for 2020.
70.20The 2021 appropriation includes $199,406,000 for 2020 and $1,548,295,000
70.21$1,528,190,000 for 2021.
70.22EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

70.23    Sec. 13. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 4, section 11, subdivision 3,
70.24as amended by Laws 2020, chapter 116, article 6, section 14, is amended to read:
70.25    Subd. 3. Aid for children with disabilities. For aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
70.26125A.75, subdivision 3, for children with disabilities placed in residential facilities within
70.27the district boundaries for whom no district of residence can be determined:

70.28		$	1,109,000	.....	2020
70.29 70.30		$	1,267,000 1,644,000	.....	2021

71.1If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the appropriation for the other year is
71.2available.
71.3EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

71.4    Sec. 14. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 4, section 11, subdivision 4,
71.5as amended by Laws 2020, chapter 116, article 6, section 15, is amended to read:
71.6    Subd. 4. Travel for home-based services. For aid for teacher travel for home-based
71.7services under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.75, subdivision 1:

71.8		$	445,000	.....	2020
71.9 71.10		$	467,000 254,000	.....	2021

71.11The 2020 appropriation includes $40,000 for 2019 and $405,000 for 2020.
71.12The 2021 appropriation includes $44,000 for 2020 and $423,000 $210,000 for 2021.
71.13EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

71.14    Sec. 15. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 4, section 11, subdivision 5,
71.15as amended by Laws 2020, chapter 116, article 6, section 16, is amended to read:
71.16    Subd. 5. Court-placed special education revenue. For reimbursing serving school
71.17districts for unreimbursed eligible expenditures attributable to children placed in the serving
71.18school district by court action under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision 4:

71.19		$	-0-	.....	2020
71.20 71.21		$	23,000 -0-	.....	2021

71.22EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

71.23    Sec. 16. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 6, section 7, subdivision 2,
71.24as amended by Laws 2020, chapter 116, article 6, section 17, and Laws 2020, Fifth Special
71.25Session chapter 3, article 5, section 36, is amended to read:
71.26    Subd. 2. Debt service equalization aid. For debt service equalization aid under
71.27Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.53, subdivision 6:

71.28		$	20,684,000	.....	2020
71.29 71.30		$	25,380,000 25,335,000	.....	2021

72.1The 2020 appropriation includes $2,292,000 for 2019 and $18,392,000 for 2020.
72.2The 2021 appropriation includes $2,043,000 for 2020 and $23,337,000 $23,292,000 for
72.32021.
72.4EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

72.5    Sec. 17. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 6, section 7, subdivision 3,
72.6as amended by Laws 2020, chapter 116, article 6, section 18, is amended to read:
72.7    Subd. 3. Long-term facilities maintenance equalized aid. For long-term facilities
72.8maintenance equalized aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.595, subdivision 9:

72.9		$	104,690,000	.....	2020
72.10 72.11		$	107,820,000 106,356,000	.....	2021

72.12The 2020 appropriation includes $10,464,000 for 2019 and $94,226,000 for 2020.
72.13The 2021 appropriation includes $10,412,000 for 2020 and $97,408,000 $95,944,000
72.14for 2021.
72.15EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

72.16    Sec. 18. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 7, section 1, subdivision 2,
72.17as amended by Laws 2020, chapter 116, article 6, section 20, is amended to read:
72.18    Subd. 2. School lunch. For school lunch aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.111,
72.19and Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 210.17:

72.20		$	16,245,000	.....	2020
72.21 72.22		$	16,514,000 4,796,000	.....	2021

72.23EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

72.24    Sec. 19. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 7, section 1, subdivision 3,
72.25as amended by Laws 2020, chapter 116, article 6, section 21, is amended to read:
72.26    Subd. 3. School breakfast. For traditional school breakfast aid under Minnesota Statutes,
72.27section 124D.1158:

72.28		$	11,428,000	.....	2020
72.29 72.30		$	11,846,000 3,242,000	.....	2021

72.31EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

73.1    Sec. 20. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 7, section 1, subdivision 4,
73.2as amended by Laws 2020, chapter 116, article 6, section 22, is amended to read:
73.3    Subd. 4. Kindergarten milk. For kindergarten milk aid under Minnesota Statutes,
73.4section 124D.118:

73.5		$	658,000	.....	2020
73.6 73.7		$	658,000 494,000	.....	2021

73.8EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

73.9    Sec. 21. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 8, section 13, subdivision 5,
73.10as amended by Laws 2020, chapter 116, article 6, section 23, is amended to read:
73.11    Subd. 5. Early childhood family education aid. (a) For early childhood family education
73.12aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.135:

73.13		$	32,151,000	.....	2020
73.14 73.15		$	33,540,000 33,204,000	.....	2021

73.16(b) The 2020 appropriation includes $3,098,000 for 2019 and $29,053,000 for 2020.
73.17(c) The 2021 appropriation includes $3,133,000 for 2020 and $30,407,000 $30,071,000
73.18for 2021.
73.19EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

73.20    Sec. 22. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 8, section 13, subdivision
73.2114, as amended by Laws 2020, chapter 116, article 6, section 24, is amended to read:
73.22    Subd. 14. Home visiting aid. (a) For home visiting aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
73.23124D.135:

73.24		$	521,000	.....	2020
73.25 73.26		$	528,000 481,000	.....	2021

73.27(b) The 2020 appropriation includes $54,000 for 2019 and $467,000 for 2020.
73.28(c) The 2021 appropriation includes $51,000 for 2020 and $477,000 $430,000 for 2021.
73.29EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

74.1    Sec. 23. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 9, section 3, subdivision 2,
74.2as amended by Laws 2020, chapter 116, article 6, section 25, is amended to read:
74.3    Subd. 2. Community education aid. For community education aid under Minnesota
74.4Statutes, section 124D.20:

74.5		$	327,000	.....	2020
74.6 74.7		$	249,000 236,000	.....	2021

74.8The 2020 appropriation includes $40,000 for 2019 and $287,000 for 2020.
74.9The 2021 appropriation includes $31,000 for 2020 and $218,000 $205,000 for 2021.
74.10EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment."
74.11Amend the title accordingly