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.
HF4117 (Becker-Finn): American Indian Education Act provisions modified; educational data disclosure to tribal nations allowed; consideration of advice from tribal nations, communities, and the Tribal Nations Education Committee required in statewide core academic standards; and various other provisions changed.
HF3339 (Mann): Pupil withdrawal agreement reporting defined and required.
HF3482 (Mann): Education; seclusion defined and prohibited.
HF2725 (Vang): Independent School District No. 279, Osseo; single-member school board election district establishment provided.
EVENING PORTION OF HEARING:
Continuation of above agenda items as needed
Presentations on student mental health by various Minnesota school districts
*HF4257(Moller): Teacher license renewal requirements amended to include mental illness training, and rulemaking required.
HF3219 (Moller): Comprehensive mental health services division of education department established, and money appropriated.
More agenda items may be added.
BILL REMOVED: *HF3001 (Moller): Teacher license renewal requirements amended to include mental illness training.
*PLEASE NOTE: HF4257 (bill added) is a clone of the HF3001 (bill removed); the reason for the change is to hear the bill that is the companion to SF3759.
NOTES: Testifiers should contact Alyssa Fritz (alyssa.fritz@house.mn) to be added to the testifier list or submit written materials.
Materials must be submitted 24 hours prior to the hearing start time in order to be included in committee member folders.
Bills Added:
HF4117
(Becker-Finn) - American Indian Education Act provisions modified; educational data disclosure to tribal nations allowed; consideration of advice from tribal nations, communities, and the Tribal Nations Education Committee required in statewide core academic standards; school districts and charter schools required to allow American Indian students to wear regalia and objects of cultural significance at graduation; and school board member training provision modified.
HF3339
(Mann) - Pupil withdrawal agreement reporting defined and required.
HF3482
(Mann) - Education; seclusion defined and prohibited.
HF2725
(Vang) - Independent School District No. 279, Osseo; single-member school board election district establishment provided.
HF3219
(Moller) - Comprehensive mental health services director position established, and money appropriated.
HF4257
(Moller) - Teacher license renewal requirements amended to include mental illness training.
HF2968 (Freiberg): School referendum election maximum notice period extended from 30 to 45 days.
HF3455 (Youakim): Education; provisions pertaining to state assessments reorganized.
State Assessments Presentation – Jennifer Dugan, Director, Research and Assessment Division, Department of Education
HF3106 (Edelson): Standardized assessment task force created, and report required.
HF3107 (Edelson): Innovation research zone partner allowed to use a nationally recognized high school academic assessment.
HF1964 (Gruenhagen): Postsecondary education institution required to notify school of student withdrawal, and student required to provide grades copy to school.
Testifiers should contact Alyssa Fritz (alyssa.fritz@house.mn) to be added to the testifier list or submit written materials.
Materials must be submitted 24 hours prior to the hearing start time in order to be included in committee member folders.
Bills Added:
HF3455
(Youakim) - Teachers, background checks, early childhood programs, and services for people with disabilities requirements modified; and provisions pertaining to state assessments reorganized.
HF3106
(Edelson) - Standardized assessment task force created, and report required.
HF3107
(Edelson) - Innovation research zone partner allowed to use a nationally recognized high school academic assessment.
HF1964
(Gruenhagen) - Postsecondary education institution required to notify school of student withdrawal, and student required to provide copy of grades to school.
HF2968
(Freiberg) - School referendum election maximum notice period extended from 30 to 45 days.
HF2243* (Mariani) - Pupil Fair Dismissal Act amended, nonexclusionary disciplinary policies and practices required, and money appropriated. (INFORMATIONAL ONLY)
HF1761* (Hassan) - Pupil nonexclusionary disciplinary policies and practices provided, and report required. (INFORMATIONAL ONLY)
HF3396** (Her) - Student discipline and nonexclusionary disciplinary policies and practices modified.
HF55 (Jurgens) – School meal provisions modified.
HF1901 (Carlson, A.) - Student death school board policy required.
HF575*** (Huot) - Unclaimed drugs or medications in schools disposal provided.
HF244*** (Claflin) - School districts required to conduct radon testing.
HF 3123 (Christensen) - Student athlete concussion and sudden cardiac arrest information and training required.
HF250 (Jordan) - Sexual assault; affirmative consent instruction in schools required, and money appropriated.
HF1422 (Baker) - Seizure training required in schools.
More agenda items may be added.
NOTES:
*HF 2243 and HF1761 will be heard on an informational basis only; no official action or outside testimony will be taken.
**Testimony for HF3396 will be limited to 30 minutes total for those in support and 30 minutes for those with concerns.
***No public testimony will be taken on HF575 and HF244 as the bills received hearings in the Education Policy Committee in 2019 and were included in HF1711, the Committee’s 2019 policy bill.
If you wish to testify on any of these bills, please contact Committee Administrator Alyssa Fritz (alyssa.fritz@house.mn) by 12:00pm on Thursday, February 27.
Testifiers should reference the bill for which they wish to testify and if they will be testifying for or against the legislation. Testimony may be limited due to time constraints at the discretion of the Chair, so please prepare remarks of 1 to 2 minutes.
Materials must be submitted by 9 AM on Thursday, February 27 in order to be included in committee member folders. Materials can be submitted electronically to Alyssa Fritz (alyssa.fritz@house.mn) or by dropping off 75 hard copies at Megan Arriola’s desk outside of Room 591.
Bills Added:
HF2243
(Mariani) - Pupil Fair Dismissal Act amended, nonexclusionary disciplinary policies and practices required, and money appropriated.
HF1761
(Hassan) - Pupil nonexclusionary disciplinary policies and practices provided, and report required.
HF3396
(Her) - Student discipline and nonexclusionary disciplinary policies and practices modified.
HF55
(Jurgens) - School meal provisions modified.
HF1901
(Carlson) - Student death school board policy required.
HF575
(Huot) - Unclaimed drugs or medications in schools disposal provided.
HF244
(Claflin) - Radon testing required by school districts.
HF3123
(Christensen) - Sudden cardiac arrest prevention standards, safety and awareness education, and required training for coaches and officials of youth activities established.
HF1422
(Baker) - Seizure training required in schools.
HF1940 (Huot) - Student receiving specialized instructional services programs allowed to participate in service area outside individualized education program.
*HF1868 (Youakim) - Student journalists in grades 6 through 12 speech and press rights clarified.
HF3580 (Youakim) – Teacher licensure provisions modified, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board composition modified, rulemaking authorized, and technical changes made.
HF3186 (Youakim) - Prekindergarten through grade 12; policy and technical changes made to provisions including general education, schools, teachers, definitions, and timelines; and reports required.
More agenda items may be added.
All testifiers will be asked to limit their comments to two minutes apiece.
*Pursuant to House Rule 4.20, HF1868 was returned to the Education Policy Committee at the end of the 2019 session. The committee will vote to send the bill back to the General Register but will not take further public testimony as this bill received a hearing and was voted out of committee on March 6, 2019.
Testifiers should contact Alyssa Fritz (alyssa.fritz@house.mn) to be added to the testifier list or submit written materials.
Materials must be submitted 24 hours prior to the hearing start time in order to be included in committee member folders. Materials can be submitted electronically to Alyssa Fritz (alyssa.fritz@house.mn) or by dropping off 75 hard copies at Megan Arriola’s desk outside of Room 591.
Bills Added:
HF1868
(Youakim) - Student journalists in grades 6 through 12 speech and press rights clarified.
HF3580
(Youakim) - Teacher licensure provisions modified, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board composition modified, rulemaking authorized, and technical changes made.
HF3186
(Youakim) - Prekindergarten through grade 12 policy and technical changes made to provisions including general education, schools, teachers, definitions, and timelines; and reports required.
HF1940
(Huot) - Students allowed to participate in alternative delivery of specialized instructional services program.