1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 2, the delete everything amendment
1.2(A09-0404), as follows:
1.3Page 18, after line 30, insert:

1.4    "Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 120B.02, is amended to read:
1.5120B.02 EDUCATIONAL EXPECTATIONS FOR MINNESOTA'S
1.6STUDENTS.
1.7(a) The legislature is committed to establishing rigorous academic standards for
1.8Minnesota's public school students. To that end, the commissioner shall adopt in rule
1.9statewide academic standards. The commissioner shall not prescribe in rule or otherwise
1.10the delivery system, classroom assessments, or form of instruction that school sites must
1.11use. For purposes of this chapter, a school site is a separate facility, or a separate program
1.12within a facility that a local school board recognizes as a school site for funding purposes.
1.13(b) All commissioner actions regarding the rule must be premised on the following:
1.14(1) the rule is intended to raise academic expectations for students, teachers, and
1.15schools;
1.16(2) any state action regarding the rule must evidence consideration of school district
1.17autonomy; and
1.18(3) the Department of Education, with the assistance of school districts, must make
1.19available information about all state initiatives related to the rule to students and parents,
1.20teachers, and the general public in a timely format that is appropriate, comprehensive, and
1.21readily understandable.
1.22(c) When fully implemented, the requirements for high school graduation in
1.23Minnesota must require students to satisfactorily complete, as determined by the school
1.24district, the course credit requirements under section 120B.024 and all state academic
1.25standards or local academic standards where state standards do not apply and:
1.26(1) for students enrolled in grade 8 before the 2005-2006 school year, to pass the
1.27basic skills test requirements; and
2.1(2) for students enrolled in grade 8 in the 2005-2006 school year and later, to pass
2.2the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments Second Edition (MCA-IIs).
2.3(d) The commissioner shall periodically review and report on the state's assessment
2.4process.
2.5(e) School districts are not required to adopt specific provisions of the federal
2.6School-to-Work programs.
2.7EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2012, and applies to
2.8students entering the 9th grade in the 2012-2013 school year and later."
2.9Page 22, delete section 5
2.10Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
2.11Amend the title accordingly