1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 3171, the delete everything amendment
1.2(A14-0977), as follows:
1.3Page 41, after line 4, insert:

1.4    "Sec. 12. IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF
1.5UNDERACHIEVING STUDENTS THROUGH A MULTI-TIERED SYSTEM OF
1.6EARLY INTERVENTION AND INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT.
1.7The commissioner of education, in consultation with experts and stakeholders,
1.8including department of educational psychology faculty at the University of Minnesota and
1.9representatives of special education administrators, licensed special education and regular
1.10education teachers, elementary and secondary school principals, parents of children with
1.11disabilities, school districts and special education cooperatives, and advocacy groups
1.12representing children with disabilities, among others, must develop recommendations,
1.13consistent with Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 125A.56, to replace Minnesota Rules,
1.14part 3525.1341, for the purpose of improving the academic performance of underachieving
1.15students through a multi-tiered system of early intervention and instructional support. The
1.16commissioner, by February 15, 2015, must submit written recommendations, consistent
1.17with this section, to the education policy and finance committees of the legislature.
1.18EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment."
1.19Page 41, after line 15, insert:

1.20    "Sec. 14. REPEALER.
1.21Minnesota Rules, part 3525.1341, is repealed for the 2016-2017 school year and
1.22later."
1.23Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
1.24Amend the title accordingly