Meetings are listed by date with the most recent meeting at the top. If there is a television recording of the meeting links to that format will be available below.
HF2795
(Loon) - Teacher code of ethics codified, background checks required, mandatory reporting expanded, grounds for teacher discharge expanded, and criminal sexual conduct offenses for persons in current or recent positions of authority of juveniles expanded.
HF2777
(Fenton) - Grounds for teacher license revocation, suspension, or denial expanded; and grounds for teacher discharge expanded.
HF2794
(Davnie) - Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board and Board of School Administrators members and employees made mandated reporters.
HF3035
(Gruenhagen) - Secondary school behavior specified for criminal sexual conduct in the third and fourth degrees.
HF3203
(Christensen) - Penalties for school employees and independent contractors who have sexual relationships with students established.
MDE Presentation of the Summary of 2018 Legislative Reports
*Items not completed at this meeting may be added to the next meeting's agenda.
Bills Added:
HF2846
(Christensen) - Special education working group established, and report required.
HF3013
(Runbeck) - Teacher training required to enable a teacher to implement instructional strategies to meet the needs of students with dyslexia.
HF2768
(Jessup) - Child sexual abuse prevention instruction in a health curriculum modified.
HF2738
(Erickson) - Education commissioner required to develop child abuse awareness posters.
HF2737
(Erickson) - Directory of cross-references to statutes governing school district flexibility created.
Presentation of Minnesota's ESSA plan by the Minnesota Department of Education.
We will allow for public testimony if time allows. If you would like to testify on the state's ESSA plan to the joint committee, please contact Andrew Hasek at andrew.hasek@house.mn. Stakeholders will be limited to 3 minutes per organization on their testimony.