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Minnesota State Senate

Education Policy

2023-2024 Regular Session

Report Date: September 30, 2023 5:01:14 PM

Bill # Senate Author Description Date Received Hearing Date Action Taken Senate Last Action
SF13 Champion Juneteenth (June 19) state holiday recognition 01/17/2023 01/18/2023 Recommended to pass
SF60 Kunesh Educational data sharing permission with Tribal nations about Tribally enrolled or descendent students 01/09/2023 03/15/2023 Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety See SF2909
SF86 Koran Students fights reporting authorization 01/09/2023
SF104 Kunesh School observance requirement of Indigenous Peoples' Day and Christopher Columbus Day elimination as state Holiday 01/10/2023 See HF1830, HF2497
SF123 Gustafson School lunch and breakfast provision for all students 01/10/2023 01/18/2023 Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Education Finance See HF2497
SF183 Maye Quade Nonexclusionary discipline provision 01/11/2023 01/23/2023 Laid over See HF2497
SF205 Pratt Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board's rulemaking authority removal 01/12/2023
SF206 Port Equal access provision to school athletic teams and facilities 01/12/2023
SF216 Eichorn Resident nonpublic school pupils participation in extracurricular activities authorization 01/12/2023
SF223 Eichorn Resident charter school students participation in extracurricular activities authorization 01/12/2023
SF224 Eichorn Resident home school students participation in extracurricular activities authorization 01/12/2023
SF239 Draheim School board publishing certain information about consulting fees requirement 01/12/2023
SF242 Draheim Online personal finance class for high school graduation requirement 01/12/2023 03/01/2023 Laid over See HF2497
SF291 Pratt Sudden cardiac arrest screening for youth athletes requirement 01/17/2023
SF295 Gustafson Interpreters requirements modifications 01/17/2023 01/23/2023 Recommended to pass See HF2497
SF311 Gruenhagen Student physical privacy establishment 01/17/2023
SF322 Hoffman School health services modification to allow for the use of private clinical nursing services 01/17/2023
SF332 Duckworth Definition expansion of shared time pupils 01/17/2023 01/25/2023 Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Education Finance
SF366 Boldon Malicious and sadistic conduct involving race, gender, religion, sexual harassment, sexual orientation and sexual exploitation prohibition 01/17/2023 02/27/2023 As discussed, amended and may become part of the omnibus bill See HF2497
SF374 Draheim Extended time use expansion to pupils enrolled in career and technical education courses establishment 01/17/2023
SF418 Westlin Provision for including suicide prevention information on student identification cards 01/19/2023 02/13/2023 Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Higher Education See HF2497
SF437 Maye Quade School lunch and breakfast for all students establishment 01/19/2023
SF438 Maye Quade Affirmative consent instruction in schools requirement 01/19/2023
SF449 Gustafson Comprehensive school mental health services lead positions establishment and appropriation 01/19/2023 02/01/2023 Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Education Finance See HF2497
SF476 Mitchell Climate justice instruction for school districts and charter schools requirement 01/19/2023 02/20/2023 Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Education Finance
SF502 Westlin Paid orientation for paraprofessionals requirement and training appropriation 01/23/2023 02/08/2023 Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Education Finance See HF2497
SF517 Gruenhagen Instruction to advance critical thinking skills requirement 01/23/2023
SF540 Limmer Parental notification requirement of adverse incidents 01/23/2023
SF579 Maye Quade Lead testing and remediation requirements in schools modification and appropriation 01/23/2023 01/30/2023 Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Education Finance See SF2995
SF581 Westrom Short-call substitute teacher licensing provisions for rural Minnesota establishment 01/23/2023
SF584 Kunesh American Indian mascots and logos use prohibition 01/23/2023 See HF2497
SF585 Coleman Short-call substitute teacher requirements modifications 01/23/2023
SF617 Kunesh School trust lands duties and powers modification 02/02/2023 02/28/2023 Recommended to pass and included in the omnibus bill See HF2497
SF618 Cwodzinski Civics course as a graduation requirement establishment 01/23/2023 03/02/2023 Recommended to pass See HF2497
SF618 Cwodzinski Civics course as a graduation requirement establishment 03/02/2023 Recommended to pass See HF2497
SF619 Kunesh Teachers of Color Act modification and appropriation 01/23/2023 02/01/2023 Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Education Finance See HF2073, HF2497
SF620 Kunesh Pilot program to improve educational outcomes and accountability establishment and appropriation 01/23/2023 02/13/2023 Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Education Finance See HF2497
SF635 Kunesh American Indian regalia or objects of cultural significance at graduation ceremonies permission 01/23/2023 01/30/2023 Laid over and maybe considered for omnibus bill
SF662 Kunesh Commissioner of education requirement to develop a model program for sexual health education 01/25/2023
SF663 Kunesh Number increase of heritage language and culture teachers 01/25/2023 02/08/2023 Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Education Finance See HF2497
SF680 Cwodzinski Teacher preparation time provisions modification 01/25/2023 03/15/2023 Laid over
SF681 Hoffman Reasonable accommodations requirement for parents of children with disabilities 01/25/2023
SF722 Duckworth Annual curriculum audit requirement 01/25/2023
SF724 Wesenberg Participation in athletic teams provision 01/25/2023
SF734 Coleman Requirements modification for parental curriculum review and consent for sexual education curriculum 01/25/2023
SF735 Eichorn Parent permission to opt their child out of a face covering requirement 01/25/2023
SF757 Gustafson Computer science education advancement fund establishment and appropriation 01/26/2023 02/06/2023 Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans See HF2497
SF768 Hawj Investment in nature and gamesmanship education grant program establishment and appropriation 01/26/2023
SF771 Kunesh Teacher preparation time provisions modifications 01/26/2023
SF858 Lucero Replacement employees who are employed for more than 60 days as a replacement teacher or faculty member inclusion in public employee definition establishment 01/27/2023 See SF3035
SF888 Coleman Alternative teacher preparation program grant eligibility modification 01/27/2023
SF901 Cwodzinski Personal finance class for graduation from high school requirement 01/27/2023 03/01/2023 Recommended to pass and included in the omnibus bill
SF912 Morrison Bill Dooley Bicycle Safety Act 02/13/2023 See HF2887
SF934 Lucero Male student participation in female athletics restriction; male access to female changing facilities restriction; criminal establishment 01/30/2023
SF939 Lucero Education Savings Accounts for Students Act 01/30/2023
SF1000 Rarick Education Savings Accounts for Minnesota Students Act 02/01/2023
SF1012 Duckworth Certain agreements authorization for nonpublic pupil transportation services 02/01/2023 03/01/2023 Laid over and maybe considered for omnibus bill See HF2497
SF1024 Maye Quade Charter school admission requirements 02/01/2023 02/27/2023 Amended and recommended to pass See HF2497
SF1024 Maye Quade Charter school admission requirements 02/27/2023 Amended and recommended to pass See HF2497
SF1031 Cwodzinski Minnesota State High School League governing board membership modification 02/01/2023 02/13/2023 Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans See HF2497
SF1031 Cwodzinski Minnesota State High School League governing board membership modification 03/02/2023 02/13/2023 Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans See HF2497
SF1047 Mohamed Student admission provisions modification 02/01/2023 02/27/2023 Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Education Finance See HF2497
SF1061 Jasinski Charter school admission lotteries modification 02/01/2023
SF1090 Cwodzinski Physical education standards review delay authorization 02/02/2023 02/06/2023 Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Education Finance
SF1200 Oumou Verbeten Restrictive procedures and seclusion standards modification 02/02/2023 See HF2497
SF1204 Eichorn Postsecondary enrollment in summer courses authorization 02/06/2023
SF1210 Rarick Education Savings Account for Students Act 02/06/2023
SF1236 Utke Parent permission to opt their child out of a face covering requirement 02/06/2023
SF1240 Putnam Support staff persons requirement for early childhood family education programs 02/06/2023 02/20/2023 Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Education Finance See HF2292
SF1285 Gustafson Teacher shortage reporting requirements modification 02/06/2023
SF1311 Cwodzinski Omnibus Education policy bill 02/06/2023 03/08/2023 Amended and recommended to pass See HF2497
SF1363 Cwodzinski Patriotic and national organizations informational access to schools permission 02/08/2023
SF1401 Westlin Service-learning integration into Minnesota's education system 02/08/2023 02/20/2023 Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Education Finance See HF2497
SF1414 Gustafson Hours of instruction requirements and e-learning requirements modification 02/08/2023
SF1428 Westlin Elementary counseling services inclusion for nonpublic pupils in nonpublic pupil aid 02/08/2023
SF1461 Xiong Minnesota Council on Economic Education grant provision 02/16/2023 See SF2744
SF1462 Cwodzinski Obsolete language removal pertaining to the administration of the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board 02/09/2023 02/13/2023 Amended and recommended to pass
SF1462 Cwodzinski Obsolete language removal pertaining to the administration of the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board 02/13/2023 Amended and recommended to pass
SF1468 Morrison Mental health screening requirement for students 02/09/2023
SF1473 Gustafson Barriers removal to teacher licensure 02/09/2023 03/02/2023 Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Education Finance See HF2497
SF1476 Kunesh Ethnic studies requirement establishment; Ethnic Studies Working Group establishment; appropriating money 02/09/2023 03/06/2023 Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans See HF2497
SF1477 Kunesh Tiered licensure provisions modifications 02/09/2023 03/08/2023 Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Education Finance
SF1495 Lucero Racist or sexist concepts teaching prohibition; private rights of action establishment 02/09/2023
SF1559 Howe District advisory committee requirement to comply with Chapter 13D and give notice to meetings establishment 02/13/2023
SF1606 Boldon School nurses recruitment grants establishment; school nurses loan forgiveness eligibility expansion; appropriating money 02/13/2023
SF1607 Boldon Department of Education licensed school nurse position establishment and appropriation 02/13/2023 See HF2497
SF1641 Cwodzinski Changes to teacher licensure and teacher preparation programs 02/13/2023 03/02/2023 Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans See HF2497
SF1650 Lang School boards authorization to implement four-day school week programs without approval by the commissioner of education 02/16/2023
SF1669 Coleman Student identification cards requirement to include a mental health crisis telephone number 02/16/2023
SF1697 Fateh Temporary priorities establishment as permanent for basic sliding fee child care 02/16/2023 See SF2995
SF1777 Oumou Verbeten Pilot program establishment for a teacher residency grant 02/16/2023 03/02/2023 Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Education Finance
SF1842 Coleman Advanced placement and international baccalaureate program provisions modification to include Cambridge Assessment International Education 02/20/2023
SF1858 Coleman Charter school provisions modification 02/20/2023 03/01/2023 Laid over and maybe considered for omnibus bill See HF2497
SF1905 Kunesh American Indian education for all students establishment and appropriation 02/20/2023 03/01/2023 Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety See HF2497
SF1906 Kunesh English learner programs revenue to basic education revenue indexing requirement; teachers and administrators of English learners microcredentials establishment; appropriating money 02/20/2023
SF1911 Kunesh School library aid establishment and appropriation 02/20/2023 02/28/2023 Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Education Finance See HF2497
SF1913 Kunesh Education extended time revenue modification; graduation incentives program expansion to include all English learners with and interrupted formal education authorization; postsecondary enrollment in summer courses authorization 02/20/2023
SF1920 Kunesh Comprehensive support revenue provision to schools in need of comprehensive support under the Every Student Succeeds Act 02/20/2023
SF1925 Maye Quade Literacy data reporting requirement 02/20/2023
SF1935 Cwodzinski Civic education grants appropriation 02/20/2023
SF1979 Westrom CPR and AED instruction provisions modification to include the Health and Safety Institute 02/20/2023
SF1981 Champion "Erin's Law" personal safety instruction requirement 02/20/2023 03/06/2023 Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Education Finance
SF1984 Frentz Air ventilation program establishment for public school buildings 02/20/2023 See HF2310
SF1985 McEwen Gender-neutral, single-user restroom and locker room facilities provision 02/20/2023
SF2010 Maye Quade Active shooter drill standards provision 02/21/2023 03/06/2023 Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Education Finance See HF2497
SF2149 Oumou Verbeten After-school community learning programs modification 02/27/2023 See HF2497
SF2174 Dornink Certain material prohibition in school libraries 02/27/2023
SF2179 Howe Admission fees prohibition at public school events 02/27/2023
SF2256 Boldon School health services provision 03/01/2023
SF2289 Maye Quade Prekindergarten, School Readiness, Preschool and Early Education programs licensure requirement establishment 03/01/2023 See HF2292
SF2359 Coleman Postsecondary enrollment options provisions modifications 03/02/2023
SF2373 Kunesh Prekindergarten statutes obsolete language removal 03/02/2023 03/15/2023 Recommended to pass
SF2377 Kunesh Childhood family education statues obsolete language removal 03/02/2023 03/15/2023 Recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Education Finance
SF2378 Seeberger Child abuse hotline number display in schools authorization 03/02/2023
SF2409 Lang Distance learning days authorization 03/02/2023
SF2434 Gruenhagen Obscenity laws exemption for public schools and postsecondary institutions removal 03/02/2023
SF2435 Gruenhagen Certain school liability provision modification 03/02/2023
SF2442 Cwodzinski Holocaust and genocide of Indigenous Peoples and other genocides education requirement in social studies curriculum for middle and high school students; Holocaust, genocide of Indigenous Peoples and other genocides education working group creation; appropriating money 03/02/2023 03/06/2023 Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans See HF2497
SF2500 Hoffman High school students permission to earn elective credits through employment with certain health care providers 03/02/2023 03/15/2023 Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Education Finance See HF2497
SF2500 Hoffman High school students permission to earn elective credits through employment with certain health care providers 03/15/2023 Amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Education Finance See HF2497
SF2512 Mann Pupil withdrawal agreements defining and reporting requirements 03/06/2023 See HF2497
SF2643 Westrom Minnesota schools authorization to serve two percent and whole milk to kindergarten students as part of the state-sponsored school milk program 03/06/2023 See HF2497
SF2672 Boldon Districts requirement to grant students credit for satisfying academic standards before enrolling in high school 03/07/2023
SF2694 Duckworth Definition clarification of gifted and talented students 03/07/2023 See HF2497
SF2956 Draheim Nonpublic student participation in public school extracurricular activities authorization 03/16/2023
SF2998 Kunesh Smudging permission in public schools 03/20/2023
SF3032 Utke Parental Rights Awareness Act 03/22/2023
SF3042 Cwodzinski Legislative study group establishment on school safety 03/22/2023
SF3318 Duckworth Requiring assessment of school readiness for children entering Kindergarten 05/02/2023 See HF2292