1.1.................... moves to amend S. F. No. 3567, the second engrossment, as amended, as
1.2follows:
1.3Page 23, after line 27, insert:

1.4    "Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 121A.425, subdivision 1, is
1.5amended to read:
1.6    Subdivision 1. Disciplinary dismissals prohibited. (a) A pupil enrolled in the following
1.7is not subject to dismissals under this chapter:
1.8(1) a preschool or prekindergarten program, including an early childhood family
1.9education, school readiness, school readiness plus, voluntary prekindergarten, Head Start,
1.10or other school-based preschool or prekindergarten program; or
1.11(2) kindergarten through grade 3.
1.12(b) This provision does not apply to a dismissal from school for less than one school
1.13day, except as provided under chapter 125A and federal law for a student receiving special
1.14education services.
1.15(c) Notwithstanding this subdivision, expulsions and exclusions may be used only after
1.16resources outlined in subdivision 2 have been exhausted, and only in circumstances where
1.17there is an ongoing serious a safety threat to the child or others.
1.18EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2024.

1.19    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 121A.45, subdivision 1, is amended
1.20to read:
1.21    Subdivision 1. Provision of alternative programs. No school shall dismiss any pupil
1.22without attempting to use nonexclusionary disciplinary policies and practices provide
1.23alternative educational services before dismissal proceedings or pupil withdrawal agreements,
2.1except where it appears that the pupil will create an immediate and substantial danger to
2.2self or to surrounding persons or property.
2.3EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2024.

2.4    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 121A.55, is amended to read:
2.5121A.55 POLICIES TO BE ESTABLISHED.
2.6(a) The commissioner of education must promulgate guidelines to assist each school
2.7board. Each school board must establish uniform criteria for dismissal and adopt written
2.8policies and rules to effectuate the purposes of sections 121A.40 to 121A.56. The policies
2.9must include nonexclusionary disciplinary policies and practices consistent with section
2.10121A.41, subdivision 12, and must emphasize preventing dismissals through early detection
2.11of problems. The policies must be designed to address students' inappropriate behavior from
2.12recurring.
2.13(b) The policies must recognize the continuing responsibility of the school for the
2.14education of the pupil during the dismissal period.
2.15(c) The school is responsible for ensuring that alternative educational services, if the
2.16pupil wishes to take advantage of them, must be adequate to allow the pupil to make progress
2.17toward meeting the graduation standards adopted under section 120B.02 and help prepare
2.18the pupil for readmission in accordance with section 121A.46, subdivision 5.
2.19(d) For expulsion and exclusion dismissals and pupil withdrawal agreements as defined
2.20in section 121A.41, subdivision 13:
2.21(1) for a pupil who remains enrolled in the district or is awaiting enrollment in a new
2.22district, a school district's continuing responsibility includes reviewing the pupil's schoolwork
2.23and grades on a quarterly basis to ensure the pupil is on track for readmission with the pupil's
2.24peers. A school district must communicate on a regular basis with the pupil's parent or
2.25guardian to ensure that the pupil is completing the work assigned through the alternative
2.26educational services as defined in section 121A.41, subdivision 11. These services are
2.27required until the pupil enrolls in another school or returns to the same school;
2.28(2) a pupil receiving school-based or school-linked mental health services in the district
2.29under section 245.4889 continues to be eligible for those services until the pupil is enrolled
2.30in a new district; and
3.1(3) a school district must provide to the pupil's parent or guardian information on
3.2accessing mental health services, including any free or sliding fee providers in the
3.3community. The information must also be posted on the district or charter school website.
3.4(e) An area learning center under section 123A.05 may not prohibit an expelled or
3.5excluded pupil from enrolling solely because a district expelled or excluded the pupil. The
3.6board of the area learning center may use the provisions of the Pupil Fair Dismissal Act to
3.7exclude a pupil or to require an admission plan.
3.8(f) Each school district shall develop a policy and report it to the commissioner on the
3.9appropriate use of peace officers and crisis teams to remove students who have an
3.10individualized education program from school grounds.
3.11EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2024."
3.12Page 32, line 30, before "Minnesota" insert "(a)"
3.13Page 32, after line 30, insert:
3.14"(b) Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 121A.425, subdivision 2; and
3.15121A.611, are repealed.
3.16EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2024."
3.17Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
3.18Amend the title accordingly