1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 2397, the delete everything amendment
1.2(H2397DE1), as follows:
1.3Page 138, after line 30, insert:


1.6    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 121A.36, is amended to read:
1.7121A.36 MOTORCYCLE SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAM.
1.8    Subdivision 1. Established; administration; rules. A motorcycle safety education
1.9program is established. The program shall be administered by the commissioners of
1.10public safety and education. The program shall include but is not limited to training and
1.11coordination of motorcycle safety instructors, motorcycle safety promotion and public
1.12information, and reimbursement for the cost of approved courses offered by schools
1.13and organizations.
1.14    Subd. 2. Reimbursements. The commissioner of education public safety, to the
1.15extent that funds are available, may reimburse schools and other approved organizations
1.16offering approved motorcycle safety education courses for up to 50 percent of the actual
1.17cost of the courses. If sufficient funds are not available, reimbursements shall be prorated.
1.18The commissioner may conduct audits and otherwise examine the records and accounts of
1.19schools and approved organizations offering the courses to insure the accuracy of the costs.
1.20    Subd. 3. Appropriation. (a) All funds in the motorcycle safety fund created by
1.21section 171.06, subdivision 2a, are hereby annually appropriated to the commissioner of
1.22public safety to carry out the purposes of subdivisions 1 and 2. The commissioner of
1.23public safety may make grants from the fund to the commissioner of education at such
1.24times and in such amounts as the commissioner deems necessary to carry out the purposes
1.25of subdivisions 1 and 2.
1.26(b) Of the money appropriated under paragraph (a):
2.1(1) not more than five percent shall be expended to defray the administrative costs
2.2of carrying out the purposes of subdivisions 1 and 2; and
2.3(2) not more than 65 percent shall be expended for the combined purpose of
2.4training and coordinating the activities of motorcycle safety instructors and making
2.5reimbursements to schools and other approved organizations.

2.6    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.141, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.7    Subd. 2. Additional duties. The following duties are added to those assigned
2.8to the council under federal law:
2.9    (1) make recommendations on the most efficient and effective way to leverage state
2.10and federal funding streams for early childhood and child care programs;
2.11    (2) make recommendations on how to coordinate or colocate early childhood and
2.12child care programs in one state Office of Early Learning. The council shall establish a task
2.13force to develop these recommendations. The task force shall include two nonexecutive
2.14branch or nonlegislative branch representatives from the council; six representatives from
2.15the early childhood caucus; two representatives each from the Departments of Education,
2.16Human Services, and Health; one representative each from a local public health agency, a
2.17local county human services agency, and a school district; and two representatives from
2.18the private nonprofit organizations that support early childhood programs in Minnesota.
2.19In developing recommendations in coordination with existing efforts of the council, the
2.20task force shall consider how to:
2.21(i) consolidate and coordinate resources and public funding streams for early
2.22childhood education and child care, and ensure the accountability and coordinated
2.23development of all early childhood education and child care services to children from birth
2.24to kindergarten entrance;
2.25(ii) create a seamless transition from early childhood programs to kindergarten;
2.26(iii) encourage family choice by ensuring a mixed system of high-quality public and
2.27private programs, with local points of entry, staffed by well-qualified professionals;
2.28(iv) ensure parents a decisive role in the planning, operation, and evaluation of
2.29programs that aid families in the care of children;
2.30(v) provide consumer education and accessibility to early childhood education
2.31and child care resources;
2.32(vi) advance the quality of early childhood education and child care programs in order
2.33to support the healthy development of children and preparation for their success in school;
3.1(vii) develop a seamless service delivery system with local points of entry for early
3.2childhood education and child care programs administered by local, state, and federal
3.3agencies;
3.4(viii) ensure effective collaboration between state and local child welfare programs
3.5and early childhood mental health programs and the Office of Early Learning;
3.6(ix) develop and manage an effective data collection system to support the necessary
3.7functions of a coordinated system of early childhood education and child care in order to
3.8enable accurate evaluation of its impact;
3.9(x) respect and be sensitive to family values and cultural heritage; and
3.10(xi) establish the administrative framework for and promote the development of
3.11early childhood education and child care services in order to provide that these services,
3.12staffed by well-qualified professionals, are available in every community for all families
3.13that express a need for them.
3.14In addition, the task force must consider the following responsibilities for transfer
3.15to the Office of Early Learning:
3.16(A) responsibilities of the commissioner of education for early childhood education
3.17programs and financing under sections 119A.50 to 119A.535, 121A.16 to 121A.19, and
3.18124D.129 to 124D.2211;
3.19(B) responsibilities of the commissioner of human services for child care assistance,
3.20child care development, and early childhood learning and child protection facilities
3.21programs and financing under chapter 119B and section 256E.37; and
3.22(C) responsibilities of the commissioner of health for family home visiting programs
3.23and financing under section 145A.17.
3.24Any costs incurred by the council in making these recommendations must be paid
3.25from private funds. If no private funds are received, the council must not proceed in
3.26making these recommendations. The council must report its recommendations to the
3.27governor and the legislature by January 15, 2011;
3.28    (3) (2) review program evaluations regarding high-quality early childhood programs;
3.29 and
3.30    (4) (3) make recommendations to the governor and legislature, including proposed
3.31legislation on how to most effectively create a high-quality early childhood system in
3.32Minnesota in order to improve the educational outcomes of children so that all children
3.33are school-ready by 2020;.
3.34(5) make recommendations to the governor and the legislature by March 1, 2011, on
3.35the creation and implementation of a statewide school readiness report card to monitor
3.36progress toward the goal of having all children ready for kindergarten by the year 2020.
4.1The recommendations shall include what should be measured including both children and
4.2system indicators, what benchmarks should be established to measure state progress
4.3toward the goal, and how frequently the report card should be published. In making their
4.4recommendations, the council shall consider the indicators and strategies for Minnesota's
4.5early childhood system report, the Minnesota school readiness study, developmental
4.6assessment at kindergarten entrance, and the work of the council's accountability
4.7committee. Any costs incurred by the council in making these recommendations must be
4.8paid from private funds. If no private funds are received, the council must not proceed in
4.9making these recommendations; and
4.10(6) make recommendations to the governor and the legislature on how to screen
4.11earlier and comprehensively assess children for school readiness in order to provide
4.12increased early interventions and increase the number of children ready for kindergarten.
4.13In formulating their recommendations, the council shall consider (i) ways to interface
4.14with parents of children who are not participating in early childhood education or care
4.15programs, (ii) ways to interface with family child care providers, child care centers, and
4.16school-based early childhood and Head Start programs, (iii) if there are age-appropriate
4.17and culturally sensitive screening and assessment tools for three-, four-, and five-year-olds,
4.18(iv) the role of the medical community in screening, (v) incentives for parents to have
4.19children screened at an earlier age, (vi) incentives for early education and care providers
4.20to comprehensively assess children in order to improve instructional practice, (vii) how to
4.21phase in increases in screening and assessment over time, (viii) how the screening and
4.22assessment data will be collected and used and who will have access to the data, (ix)
4.23how to monitor progress toward the goal of having 50 percent of three-year-old children
4.24screened and 50 percent of entering kindergarteners assessed for school readiness by 2015
4.25and 100 percent of three-year-old children screened and entering kindergarteners assessed
4.26for school readiness by 2020, and (x) costs to meet these benchmarks. The council shall
4.27consider the screening instruments and comprehensive assessment tools used in Minnesota
4.28early childhood education and care programs and kindergarten. The council may survey
4.29early childhood education and care programs in the state to determine the screening and
4.30assessment tools being used or rely on previously collected survey data, if available. For
4.31purposes of this subdivision, "school readiness" is defined as the child's skills, knowledge,
4.32and behaviors at kindergarten entrance in these areas of child development: social;
4.33self-regulation; cognitive, including language, literacy, and mathematical thinking; and
4.34physical. For purposes of this subdivision, "screening" is defined as the activities used to
4.35identify a child who may need further evaluation to determine delay in development or
4.36disability. For purposes of this subdivision, "assessment" is defined as the activities used
5.1to determine a child's level of performance in order to promote the child's learning and
5.2development. Work on this duty will begin in fiscal year 2012. Any costs incurred by the
5.3council in making these recommendations must be paid from private funds. If no private
5.4funds are received, the council must not proceed in making these recommendations. The
5.5council must report its recommendations to the governor and legislature by January 15,
5.62013, with an interim report on February 15, 2011.

5.7    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.141, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
5.8    Subd. 3. Administration. An amount up to $12,500 from federal child care and
5.9development fund administrative funds and up to $12,500 from prekindergarten exploratory
5.10project funds appropriated under Laws 2007, chapter 147, article 19, section 3, may be
5.11used to reimburse the parents on the council and for technical assistance and administrative
5.12support of the State Advisory Council on Early Childhood Education and Care. This
5.13funding stream is for fiscal year 2009. The council may pursue additional funds from state,
5.14federal, and private sources. If additional operational funds are received, the council must
5.15reduce the amount of prekindergarten exploratory project funds used in an equal amount.

5.16    Sec. 4. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
5.17The revisor of statutes shall renumber Minnesota Statutes, section 121A.36, as
5.18section 171.335. The revisor of statutes shall also make cross-reference changes in
5.19Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules consistent with the renumbering.

5.20    Sec. 5. REPEALER.
5.21Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 119A.04, subdivision 3; 119A.08; 120A.30;
5.22120B.19; 120B.24; 121A.17, subdivision 9; 122A.52; 122A.53; 122A.61, subdivision
5.232; 122A.71; 124D.24; 124D.25; 124D.26; 124D.27; 124D.28; 124D.29; 124D.30; and
5.24124D.31, are repealed.


5.27    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120A.22, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
5.28    Subd. 2. Applicability. This section and sections 120A.24; 120A.26; 120A.30;
5.29120A.32; and 120A.34 apply only to a child required to receive instruction according to
5.30subdivision 5 and to instruction that is intended to fulfill that requirement.

5.31    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120A.32, is amended to read:
6.1120A.32 OFFICERS, TEACHERS; NEGLECT OF DUTY; PENALTY.
6.2Any school officer, truant officer, public or nonpublic school teacher, principal,
6.3district superintendent, or person providing instruction other than a parent refusing,
6.4willfully failing, or neglecting to perform any duty imposed by sections 120A.22 to
6.5120A.30 120A.26, 120A.35, 120A.41, and 123B.03 is guilty of a misdemeanor. All
6.6persons found guilty shall be punished for each offense by a fine of not more than $10 or
6.7by imprisonment for not more than ten days. All fines, when collected, shall be paid into
6.8the county treasury for the benefit of the school district in which the offense is committed.

6.9    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 122A.09, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
6.10    Subd. 7. Commissioner's assistance; board money. The commissioner shall
6.11provide all necessary materials and assistance for the transaction of the business of the
6.12Board of Teaching and all moneys received by the Board of Teaching shall be paid into
6.13the state treasury as provided by law. The expenses of administering sections 122A.01,
6.14122A.05 to 122A.09, 122A.15, 122A.16, 122A.17, 122A.18, 122A.20, 122A.21, 122A.22,
6.15122A.23 , 122A.26, 122A.30, 122A.40, 122A.41, 122A.42, 122A.45, 122A.49, 122A.52,
6.16122A.53, 122A.54, 122A.55, 122A.56, 122A.57, and 122A.58 which are incurred by the
6.17Board of Teaching shall be paid for from appropriations made to the Board of Teaching.

6.18    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 127A.41, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
6.19    Subd. 7. Schedule adjustments. (a) It is the intention of the legislature to encourage
6.20efficient and effective use of staff and facilities by districts. Districts are encouraged to
6.21consider both cost and energy saving measures.
6.22(b) Any district operating a program pursuant to sections 124D.12 to 124D.127, or
6.23 124D.128, or 124D.25 to 124D.29, or operating a commissioner-designated area learning
6.24center program under section 123A.09, or that otherwise receives the approval of the
6.25commissioner to operate its instructional program to avoid an aid reduction in any year,
6.26may adjust the annual school schedule for that program throughout the calendar year."
6.27Amend the title accordingly