1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 5237, the second engrossment, as follows:
1.2Page 9, delete section 10
1.3Page 11, delete section 13
1.4Page 27, delete section 12
1.5Page 31, line 2, after "THE" insert "RIGHT TO"
1.6Page 31, line 4, after "THE" insert "RIGHT TO"
1.7Page 31, line 5, before "Sections" insert "Subdivision 1. Title."
1.8Page 31, line 6, before "Read" insert "Right to"
1.9Page 31, after line 6, insert:
1.10    "Subd. 2. Policy. To promote every child's fundamental right to read, it is the intent of
1.11the legislature that public schools promote foundational literacy and grade-level reading
1.12proficiency through the use of curriculum, textbooks, instructional materials, instructional
1.13practices, interventions, and teacher development and training based solely on the science
1.14of reading."
1.15Page 31, after line 17, insert:

1.16    "Sec. .... Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 120B.1118, subdivision 4, is
1.17amended to read:
1.18    Subd. 4. Evidence-based. "Evidence-based" or "science of reading" means the instruction
1.19or item described is based on reliable, trustworthy, and valid evidence and has demonstrated
1.20a record of success in increasing students' reading competency in the areas of phonological
1.21and phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary development, reading fluency, and reading
1.22comprehension science-based reading research. Evidence-based literacy instruction is
2.1explicit, systematic, and includes phonological and phonemic awareness, phonics and
2.2decoding, spelling, fluency, vocabulary, oral language, and comprehension that can be
2.3differentiated to meet the needs of individual students. Evidence-based instruction does not
2.4include the three-cueing system, as defined in subdivision 16."
2.5Page 32, after line 2, insert:

2.6    "Sec. .... Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 120B.1118, is amended by adding
2.7a subdivision to read:
2.8    Subd. 14a. Science-based reading research. "Science-based reading research" means
2.9research that:
2.10(1) applies rigorous, systematic, and objective observational or experimental procedures
2.11to obtain knowledge relevant to reading development, reading instruction, and reading and
2.12writing difficulties; and
2.13(2) explains how proficient reading and writing develop, why some children have
2.14difficulties developing key literacy skills, and how schools can best assess and instruct early
2.15literacy, including the use of evidence-based literacy instruction practices to promote reading
2.16and writing achievement."
2.17Page 44, after line 14, insert:

2.18    "Sec. .... Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 122A.091, subdivision 1, is amended
2.19to read:
2.20    Subdivision 1. Teacher and administrator preparation and performance data;
2.21report. (a) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board and the Board of
2.22School Administrators, in cooperation with board-approved teacher or administrator
2.23preparation programs, annually must collect and report summary data on teacher and
2.24administrator preparation and performance outcomes, consistent with this subdivision. The
2.25Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board and the Board of School Administrators
2.26annually by July 1 must update and post the reported summary preparation and performance
2.27data on teachers and administrators from the preceding school years on their respective
2.28websites.
2.29(b) Publicly reported summary data on teacher preparation providers must include:
2.30(1) summary data on teacher educator qualifications and their years of experience either
2.31as birth through grade 12 classroom teachers or school administrators;
3.1(2) the current number and percentage of enrolled candidates who entered the program
3.2through a transfer pathway disaggregated by race, except when disaggregation would not
3.3yield statistically reliable results or would reveal personally identifiable information about
3.4an individual;
3.5(3) the current number and percentage of program completers by program who received
3.6a Tier 3 or Tier 4 license disaggregated by race, except when disaggregation would not
3.7yield statistically reliable results or would reveal personally identifiable information about
3.8an individual;
3.9(4) the current number and percentage of program completers who entered the program
3.10through a transfer pathway and received a Tier 3 or Tier 4 license disaggregated by race,
3.11except when disaggregation would not yield statistically reliable results or would reveal
3.12personally identifiable information about an individual;
3.13(5) the current number and percentage of program completers who were hired to teach
3.14full time in their licensure field in a Minnesota district or school in the preceding year
3.15disaggregated by race, except when disaggregation would not yield statistically reliable
3.16results or would reveal personally identifiable information about an individual;
3.17(6) the current number and percentage of program completers who entered the program
3.18through a transfer pathway and who were hired to teach full time in their licensure field in
3.19a Minnesota district or school in the preceding year disaggregated by race, except when
3.20disaggregation would not yield statistically reliable results or would reveal personally
3.21identifiable information about an individual;
3.22(7) board-adopted survey results measuring initial licensure program quality and structure
3.23in the preceding school year disaggregated by race, except when disaggregation would not
3.24yield statistically reliable results or would reveal personally identifiable information about
3.25an individual;
3.26(8) board-adopted survey results from school principals or supervisors on initial licensure
3.27program quality and structure; and
3.28(9) the number and percentage of program completers who met or exceeded the state
3.29threshold score on the a board-adopted teacher examination or performance assessment
3.30required under section 122A.185.
3.31Program reporting must be consistent with subdivision 2.
3.32(c) Publicly reported summary data on administrator preparation programs approved by
3.33the Board of School Administrators must include:
4.1(1) summary data on faculty qualifications, including at least the content areas of faculty
4.2undergraduate and graduate degrees and the years of experience either as kindergarten
4.3through grade 12 classroom teachers or school administrators;
4.4(2) the average time program graduates in the preceding year needed to complete the
4.5program;
4.6(3) the current number and percentage of students who graduated, received a standard
4.7Minnesota administrator license, and were employed as an administrator in a Minnesota
4.8school district or school in the preceding year disaggregated by race, except when
4.9disaggregation would not yield statistically reliable results or would reveal personally
4.10identifiable information about an individual;
4.11(4) the number of credits by graduate program that students in the preceding school year
4.12needed to complete to graduate;
4.13(5) survey results measuring student, graduate, and employer satisfaction with the
4.14program in the preceding school year disaggregated by race, except when disaggregation
4.15would not yield statistically reliable results or would reveal personally identifiable
4.16information about an individual; and
4.17(6) information under subdivision 3, paragraphs (c) and (d).
4.18Program reporting must be consistent with section 122A.14, subdivision 10.

4.19    Sec. .... Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 122A.185, subdivision 1, is amended
4.20to read:
4.21    Subdivision 1. Tests. (a) The board must adopt rules requiring applicants for Tier 3 and
4.22Tier 4 licenses to pass an examination or performance assessment of general pedagogical
4.23knowledge and examinations or assessments of licensure field specific content. An applicant
4.24is exempt from the examination requirements if the applicant completed:
4.25(1) a board-approved teacher preparation program;
4.26(2) licensure via portfolio pursuant to section 122A.18, subdivision 10, and the portfolio
4.27has been approved; or
4.28(3) a state-approved teacher preparation program in another state and passed licensure
4.29examinations in that state, if applicable. The content examination requirement does not
4.30apply if no relevant content exam exists.
5.1(b) The board must adopt rules requiring applicants for Tier 3 and Tier 4 licenses in
5.2elementary education to pass an examination or performance assessment of knowledge,
5.3skill, and ability to teach the science of reading, as defined in section 120B.1118.
5.4(b) (c) All testing centers in the state must provide monthly opportunities for untimed
5.5content and pedagogy examinations. These opportunities must be advertised on the test
5.6registration website. The board must require the exam vendor to provide other equitable
5.7opportunities to pass exams, including: (1) waiving testing fees for test takers who qualify
5.8for federal grants; (2) providing free, multiple, full-length practice tests for each exam and
5.9free, comprehensive study guides on the test registration website; (3) making content and
5.10pedagogy exams available in languages other than English for teachers seeking licensure
5.11to teach in language immersion programs; and (4) providing free, detailed exam results
5.12analysis by test objective to assist applicants who do not pass an exam in identifying areas
5.13for improvement. Any applicant who has not passed a required exam after two attempts
5.14must be allowed to retake the exam, including new versions of the exam, without being
5.15charged an additional fee."
5.16Page 45, after line 25, insert:

5.17

"$

37,996,000

.....

2025"

5.18Page 46, line 14, strike "This is a"
5.19Page 46, line 15, strike "onetime appropriation" and before the period, insert "For fiscal
5.20year 2026 only, the budget base for this program for fiscal year 2026 only is $4,128,000.
5.21The commissioner must prorate each district's aid amount for fiscal years 2025 and 2026
5.22to match the available appropriation"
5.23Page 49, after line 7, insert:

5.24    "Sec. .... TEACHER PREPARATION IN READING INSTRUCTION.
5.25A teacher preparation program approved by the Professional Educator Licensing and
5.26Standards Board for teachers of elementary education must require instruction in
5.27understanding and applying the science of reading. The board must complete audits of all
5.28approved teacher preparation programs by September 1, 2024, to determine whether the
5.29program provides students instruction in reading in accordance with section 122A.092,
5.30subdivision 5. The board must place a program not in compliance on immediate probation.
5.31A program placed on probation must develop and implement an action plan to comply with
5.32this section.
5.33EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment."
6.1Page 58, delete section 11
6.2Page 69, delete section 3
6.3Page 74, delete section 4
6.4Page 77, delete section 2
6.5Page 79, delete section 5
6.6Page 80, delete section 6
6.7Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
6.8Amend the title accordingly