AMSD Bill Tracker 2023

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1	2023 Legislative Bill Tracker AMSD tracks, throughout the session, education-related bills of significant impact to the AMSD membership
2	House Bills			Senate Bills
3	Bill # / Status	Author	Description	Bill # / Status	Author	Description

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5	Omnibus Education Bills
6	2497	Youakim	House Education Finance Omnibus Bill	2684	Kunesh	Senate Education Finance Omnibus Bill
7				1311	Cwodzinski	Senate Education Policy Bill
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9	2	Richardson	Providing for paid family and medical leave	8	Kunesh	Providing supplemental aid for transportation, nutrition, English learners, and special education
10	5	Jordan	Providing for school lunch and breakfast for all students	20	Kunesh	Appropriating money for full-service community schools
11	8	Berg	Establishing student support personnel aid	21	Oumou Verbeten	Increasing funding for English learner programming; adding English learner cross subsidy aid
12	18	Wolgamott	Fully funding school district special education services	28	Westlin	Fully funding school district special education services
13	20	Greenman	Unemployment insurance; modifying wage credits and providing reimbursement	32	McKewen	Unemployment insurance; modifying wage credits and providing reimbursement
14	21	Vang	Appropriating money for full-service community schools.	50	Cwodzinski	Requiring school districts to provide access to menstrual products for students; increasing operating capital aid to fund school district purchases of menstrual products
15	22	Her	Increasing funding for English learner programming; adding English learner cross subsidy aid	56	Hoffman	Student support personnel aid establishment and appropriation
16	44	Feist	Requiring school districts to provide access to menstrual products for students; increasing operating capital aid to fund school district purchases of menstrual products	69	Mann	Dismissal prohibition of students in kindergarten through grade 3
17	58	Richardson	Dismissal of students in kindergarten through grade 3 prohibited	104	Kunesh	School observance requirement of Indigenous Peoples' Day and Christopher Columbus Day elimination as state Holiday
18	112	Pryor	Physical education standards review delayed.	163	Morrison	Digital well-being education and training promotion for the health, mental well-being, and learning of all Minnesota students
19	211	Keeler	Indigenous Peoples' Day school observance required, and Indigenous Peoples' Day established as state holiday and Christopher Columbus Day eliminated as state holiday.	183	Maye Quade	Nonexclusionary discipline provision
20	242	Kresha	Fundamental right to quality public education for all children provided, and constitutional amendment proposed.	205	Pratt	Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board's rulemaking authority removal
21	271	Edelson	Education; nonexclusionary discipline provided.	206	Port	Equal access provision to school athletic teams and facilities
22	320	Hassan	Teachers of Color Act strengthened, percentage of teachers of color and American Indian teacher in Minnesota increased, world's best workforce requirements amended	322	Hoffman	School health services modification to allow for the use of private clinical nursing services
23	340	Youakim	Supplemental aid provided for transportation, nutrition, English learners, and special education	366	Boldon	Malicious and sadistic conduct involving race, gender, religion, sexual harassment, sexual orientation and sexual exploitation prohibition
24	345	Hussein	Educational outcome and accountability improvement pilot program established	437	Maye Quade	School lunch and breakfast for all students establishment.
25	347	Howard	Lead testing and remediation requirements in schools modified	438	Maye Quade	Affirmative consent instruction in schools requirement
26	258	McDonald	Camp Courage recreation facility funding provided	448	Gustafson	General education basic formula allowance increase by five percent per year for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 authorization; future formula increases linkage to the rate of inflation establishment.
27	362	Moller	Comprehensive school mental health services lead positions established.	449	Gustafson	Comprehensive school mental health services lead positions establishment and appropriation.
28	368	Hanson	Malicious and sadistic conduct involving race, gender, religion, sexual harassment, sexual orientation and sexual exploitation prohibited.	476	Mitchell	Climate justice instruction for school districts and charter schools requirement.
29	381	Kozlowski	Increase Teachers of Color Act in higher education strengthened, pilot scholarship program for aspiring teachers of color made permanent, special revenue fund account established, teacher shortage loan repayment program provisions modified.	502	Westlin	Paid orientation for paraprofessionals requirement and training appropriation.
30	439	Norris	General education basic formula allowance increased by five percent per year for fiscal years 2024 and 2025, future formula increases linked to the rate of inflation.	579	Maye Quade	Lead testing and remediation requirements in schools modification and appropriation.
31	456	Perez-Vega	Expansion of voluntary prekindergarten and school readiness plus program made permanent.	584	Kunesh	American Indian mascots and logos use prohibition.
32	465	Noor	School health services modified to allow for use of private clinical nursing services, use of functional behavioral assessment modified, and students allowed to participate in alternative delivery of specialized instructional services programs.	585	Coleman	Short-call substitute teacher requirements modifications.
33	535	Frazier	School board authorized to renew expiring referendum.	613	Cwodzinski	School board renewal of an expired referendum authorization.
34	543	Harder	Special education formulas modified, special access cost levy at cooperative units authorized, special education tuition billing limited, and money appropriated.	615	Kunesh	Voluntary prekindergarten and school readiness plus program permanent expansion and appropriation.
35	549	Scott	Parental curriculum review and consent for sexual education curriculum requirements modified.	618	Cwodzinski	Civics course as a graduation requirement establishment
36	550	Scott	Annual curriculum audit required.	619	Kunesh	Teachers of Color Act modification and appropriation.
37	551	Scott	Female sports team participation restricted to female sex.	620	Kunesh	Pilot program to improve educational outcomes and accountability establishment and appropriation.
38	562	Edelson	Due process special education aid created for school districts, and money appropriated.	635	Kunesh	American Indian regalia or objects of cultural significance at graduation ceremonies permission.
39	613	Hanson	High school students allowed to earn elective credits through employment with health care providers.	662	Kunesh	Commissioner of education requirement to develop a model program for sexual health education.
40	620	Youakim	Paraprofessional paid orientation required.	665	Kunesh	Extended time revenue expansion to all students placed at residential treatment facilities providing mental health or juvenile justice services.
41	629	Edelson	Schools required to use approved literacy curriculum, literacy specialists required, report required, and money appropriated.	666	Latz	Funding increase for the community education revenue program.
42	651	Hassan	Personal finance class required for high school graduation.	680	Cwodzinski	Teacher preparation time provisions modification.
43	652	Hassan	Teacher shortage reporting requirements modified.	681	Hoffman	Reasonable accommodations requirement for parents of children with disabilities.
44	683	Edelson	Community education revenue program funding increased, and money appropriated.	722	Duckworth	Annual curriculum audit requirement.
45	741	Feist	Education; literacy data reporting required.	866	Westlin	Future increases in local optional revenue linkage to the growth in the general education basic formula allowance.
46	748	Keeler	American Indian regalia or objects of cultural significance allowed at graduation ceremonies.	901	Cwodzinski	Personal finance class for graduation from high school requirement.
47	795	Youakim	Extended time revenue expanded to all students placed at residential treatment facilities providing mental health or juvenile justice services.	920	Gustafson	Due process for school districts establishment and appropriation.
48	827	Keeler	Teacher preparation time provisions modified.	1080	Hauschild	Career and technical revenue increase
49	877	Hill	Transportation sparsity revenue percent updated.	1257	Coleman	Evidence-based literacy instruction requirement.
50	879	Youakim	Local optional revenue increased, future increases in local optional revenue liked to the growth in general education basic formula allowance, and money appropriated.	1273	Maye Quade	The Read Act
51	1058	Clardy	Alternative teacher preparation program grant eligibility modified, and money appropriated.	1275	Duckworth	FAFSA or state financial aid application high school students completion requirement; Office of Higher Education and Department of Education commissioners establishment of a FAFSA working group requirement.
52	1082	Sencer-Mura	Education finance; career and technical revenue increased, and money appropriated.	1285	Gustafson	Teacher shortage reporting requirements modification.
53	1271	Youakim	Operating referendum program equalization aid increased, property tax levies decreased, and money appropriated.	1311	Cwodzinski	Education provisions modifications.
54	1348	Tabke	Employee health insurance provided, minimum starting salary for nonlicensed school personnel increased, paid orientation and professional development for paraprofessionals provided, and money appropriated.	1318	Mann	School employee health insurance authorization; nonlicensed school personnel minimum starting salary increase; paid orientation and professional development for paraprofessionals authorization; appropriating money.
55	1360	Clardy	Safe schools revenue increased, state aid provided, revenue uses expanded to include cyber security measures, and money appropriated.	1330	Kupec	Long-term facilities maintenance revenue program cost remodel and appropriation.
56	1396	Hemmingsen-Jaeger	Equalization aid increased for debt service equalization program, property tax levies decreased, and money appropriated.	1414	Gustafson	Hours of instruction requirements and e-learning requirements modification.
57	1457	Hemmingsen-Jaeger	Equalization aid increased for debt service equalization program, property tax levies decreased, and money appropriated.	1468	Morrison	Mental health screening requirement for students.
58	1502	Sencer-Mura	Ethnic studies requirement created, Ethnic Studies Working Group created, rulemaking authorized, report required, and money appropriated.	1473	Gustafson	Barriers removal to teacher licensure.
59	1547	Feist	Compensatory revenue modified, revenue uses changed, best practices encouraged, percentage of compensatory revenue that must stay at each school site increased, report on eliminating paper forms required, and money appropriated.	1476	Kunesh	Ethnic studies requirement establishment; Ethnic Studies Working Group establishment; appropriating money.
60	1582	Berg	Grants to recruit school nurses established, eligibility for loan forgiveness expanded to include school nurses, report required, and money appropriated.	1477	Kunesh	Tiered licensure provisions modifications.
61	1589	Bennett	Special education teacher pipeline program established, report required, and money appropriated.	1564	Dornink	Special education teacher pipeline program establishment and appropriation.
62	1599	Pfarr	Online personal finance class required for high school graduation.	1601	Hoffman	Operating referendum program equalization aid increase; property tax levies decrease; appropriating money.
63	1628	Jordan	Pupil transportation services for homeless students fully funded, special education aid modified, and money appropriated.	1606	Boldon	School nurses recruitment grants establishment; school nurses loan forgiveness eligibility expansion; appropriating money.
64	1773	Clardy	Indexing of English learner programs revenue to basic education revenue required, microcredentials of teachers and administrators of English learners established, rulemaking authorized, and money appropriated.	1641	Cwodzinski	Changes to teacher licensure and teacher preparation programs.
65	1774	Clardy	Extended time revenue modified, graduation incentives program expanded to include all English learners with interrupted formal education, and postsecondary enrollment in summer courses allowed.	1717	Kunesh	Comprehensive services provision to a school identifies as in need of comprehensive support under the Every Student Succeeds Act.
66	1797	Kresha	State funding provided to fully fund state share of special education services, and money appropriated.	1742	Pappas	Administrative changes to the statutes governing the retirement plans administered by the Public Employees Retirement Association.
67	1806	Clardy	Assessment of school readiness required for children entering kindergarten.	1777	Oumou Verbeten	Pilot program establishment for a teacher residency grant.
68	1807	Hassan	Comprehensive services provided to schools identified as in need of comprehensive support under Every Student Succeeds Act, and money appropriated.	1850	Fateh	Black students educational outcomes improvement.
69	1175	Youakim	Medical assistance coverage modified for special education school social work services.	1028	Frentz	Medical assistance coverage modified for special education school social work services.
70	476	Daniels	Charter school admission lotteries modified.	1881	Kunesh	General education basic formula allowance increase; class size reduction money direction; appropriating money.
71	827	Keeler	Teacher preparation time provisions modified.	1884	Oumou Verbeten	Safe schools revenue increase; state aid authorization; revenue use expansion to include cybersecurity measures authorization; appropriating money.
72	1348	Tabke	Employee health insurance provided, minimum starting salary for nonlicensed school personnel increased, paid orientation and professional development for paraprofessionals provided, and money appropriated.	1905	Kunesh	American Indian education for all students establishment and appropriation.
73	1881	Smith	Income tax provisions modified, and addition required for deemed capital gains on assets of a decedent.	1906	Kunesh	English learner programs revenue to basic education revenue indexing requirement; teachers and administrators of English learners microcredentials establishment; appropriating money.
74	1905	Hudson	Local enforcement of federal vaccine passports prohibited, and civil cause of action created.	1913	Kunesh	Education extended time revenue modification; graduation incentives program expansion to include all English learners with and interrupted formal education authorization; postsecondary enrollment in summer courses authorization.
75	2291	Pinto	Prekindergarten through grade 12 provisions modified including general education accountability and transparency, education excellence, American Indian education, charter schools, discipline, teachers, special education, and early learning; and reports required.	1925	Maye Quade	Literacy data reporting requirement.
76	2297	Kraft	School districts and charter schools required to provide climate justice instruction, and report required.	1938	Frentz	Teacher retirement provisions modifications.
77	2398	Acomb	Schools required to maintain supply of opiate antagonists, provisions modified for opiate antagonist administration in schools, and money appropriated.	1863	Rarick	State funding provision to fully fund the state share of special education services.
78	2497	Youakim	Prekindergarten through grade 12 education funding provided; general education, education excellence, teacher, special education, facilities, nutrition, libraries, early childhood, community education, and state agencies provisions modified; reports required; and money appropriated.	1981	Champion	"Erin's Law" personal safety instruction requirement.
79	2535	Clardy	Grants to aspiring educators provided, endowment established, and money appropriated.	2241	Putnam	Black Men Teach Twin Cities program grant authorization and appropriation
80	2536	Hassan	Access to driver education programs for low-income students expanded, driver education work group established, report required, and money appropriated.	2289	Maye Quade	Prekindergarten, School Readiness, Preschool and Early Education programs licensure requirement establishment
81	2565	Pinto	Early childhood programs provided, and money appropriated.	2358	Gustafson	School districts granting secondary credit for postsecondary courses outside the school year requirement; appropriating money
82	2588	Noor	School district required to grant secondary credit for postsecondary courses outside school year, and money appropriated.	2442	Cwodzinski	Holocaust and genocide education requirement in social studies curriculum for middle and high school students
83	2619	Stephenson	General education basic formula allowance increased, money directed to class size reduction, and money appropriated.	2444	Morrison	Schools requirement to maintain a supply of opiate antagonists
84				2500	Hoffman	High school students permission to earn elective credits through employment with certain health care providers
85				2512	Mann	Pupil withdrawl agreements defining and reporting requirements
86				2575	Kupec	Grants provision to aspiring educators
87				2580	Hoffman	School building improvements including new windows and doors appropriation
88				2581	Hoffman	Testing of school building door and locks requirement and appropriation
89				2673	Boldon	Requirements establishment for hospitals to screen patients for eligibility for health coverage or assistance
90				2683	Kunesh	Early childhood programs provision
91				3162	Pappas	Teacher retirement provisions
92				3274	Duckworth	Reading instruction based on the science of reading requirement; reading reset account establishment; student and staff safety measures inclusion in each school districts long-term facilities maintenance school facility plan; school security grants creation; appropriating money.
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