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Session Highlights

April 22, 2008 - Policy proposals drop out of the budget bill - Provisions to find a new path to becoming law…possibly through other conference committees, Minnesota Budget Project.

April 9, 2008 - Full text comparison of HF 1812 / SF 3813 Article 1: K-12 EDUCATION - Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes.

April 7, 2008 - 'New Minnesota Miracle' is unveiled - DFLers plan to go for the gusto when it comes to education funding, Star Tribune.

April 8, 2008 - Legislative plan aims to reform school funding - After watching a plea for more property tax dollars for the Sauk Rapids-Rice school district go down in defeat last year, Joan Hauck said it's time for a different way to pay for Minnesota's schools, St. Cloud Times.

  • HF 4178 / SF 3828 (Greiling) Modifying the school finance system and creating a new education funding framework 

March 14, 2008 - Capitol Update, Parents United.

March 3, 2008 - Representative Carlos Mariani, Chair of the House E-12 Education Committee, requested public comment on the bill to redesign the School Report Cards (HF 3329 / SF 2882) based on a value-added growth model and a bill to focus on Closing the Achievement Gap (HF 3472 / SF 3151).

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  • No Child Left Behind Bills
  • House E-12 Education (Mariani)
  • House K-12 Finance Division (Greiling)
  • Senate Committee on Education (Wiger)
  • Senate E-12 Education Budget Division (Stumpf)
  • No Child Left Behind Bills
    House E-12 Education Committee
    HF1797 (Hornstein-DFL-Minneapolis) No Child Left Behind Act and other student testing requirements impact evaluation provided, and money appropriated.
    Senate Committee on Education
    SF1768 / HF 2007 (Jungbauer-R-East Bethel) No child left behind act implementation 
    SF0028 / HF 0258 (Wiger-DFL-North St. Paul) Resolution to amend no child left behind act
    SF0022 / HF 0090 (Stumpf-DFL-Plummer) Resolution to not reauthorize the no child left behind act
    SF2832 (Michel-R-Edina) No child left behind act implementation nullification and revocation
    SF2617 (Hann-R-Eden Prairie) No child left behind act implementation nullification and revocation
    SF2137 (Wiger-DFL-North St. Paul) No child left behind act waivers and changes reporting requirement
    SF1921 (Lynch-DFL-Rochester) No child left behind act review and reporting requirements modifications

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    House E-12 Education (Mariani)
    HF 2185 / SF1976 (Lanning-R- Moorhead) Healthy child development within communities grant program established, and money appropriated.
    HF 2785 / SF 2653 (Gardner-DFL-Shorview) Conflict of interest exception established for certain school contracts for professional and other services.
    HF 2955 / SF 2754 (Simon-DFL-St. Louis Park) School background check requirements modified
    HF 2974 (Dittrich-DFL-Champlin) School trust land citizen oversight committee provided.
    HF 2983 / SF 3153 (Peterson, S., DFL-New Hope) Office of Early Childhood Education established.
    HF 2984 / 3493 (Slawik-DFL-Maplewood) School age care modified
    HF 3263 / SF 3079 (Clark) American Indian tribes contributions and communities instruction integrated into teacher preparation and licensing requirements, and money appropriated.
    HF 3290 / SF 3044 (Peterson, S., DFL-New Hope) School readiness assessments and kindergarten transition strategies provided, and money appropriated.
    HF 3316 / SF 3001 (Mariani) 2008 Omnibus Education Bill.  Prekindergarten through grade 12 education provided for general education, education excellence, special programs, libraries, and self-sufficiency and lifelong learning.
    HF 3329 / SF 2882 (Brynaert) Academic success state measures established.
    HF 3347 (Moe) Adequate yearly progress designations appeals process clarified relating to education.
    HF 3390 (Loeffler) Public health access fund established, BMI monitoring program for children established, statewide health improvement program established, tobacco impact fees increased, and money appropriated.
    HF 3403 / SF 2420 (Welti) Grades 10 through 12 assessment provided for earth and space, life, and physical sciences
    HF 3465 / SF 3100 (Swails-DFL-Woodbury) Education assessment results reporting modified.
    HF 3467 / SF 3316 (Norton-DFL-Rochester) Teacher leave request to teach at a charter school time period modified
    HF 3469 / SF 3078 (Davnie-DFL-Minneapolis) Private student transportation services contracting procedures and standards established
    HF 3472 / SF 3151 (Mariani) Achievement gap; school district plan to reduce the achievement gap provided.
    HF 3596 / SF 3317 (Faust) Education commissioner prohibited from enforcing unadopted rules.
    HF 3621 / SF 3465 (Hilstrom) Special education task force extended to allow for completion of study of state special education rules.
    HF 3624 / SF 3250 (Mariani-DFL-St. Paul) Public education mission expanded to include a framework to guide future education policy decisions
    HF 3629 / SF 3590 (Slocum) GRAD test appeals process established.
    HF 3733 (Peterson, S.) Alternative teacher professional pay system clarified, and oversight established.
    HF 3780 / SF 3156 (Hornstein-DFL-Minneapolis) Comprehensive, scientifically based reading instruction definition clarified, pre-kindergarten through grade 6 teacher requirements made, and money appropriated
    HF 4044 / SF 3739 (Peterson, S-DFL-New Hope) Regional pupil transportation centers authorized

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    House K-12 Finance Division (Greiling)
    HF 0615 / SF 0588 (Walker-DFL-Minneapolis) Responsible family life and sexuality education programs provided, and money appropriated
    HF 2475 / SF 2149 (Greiling-DFL-Roseville) School district capital facilities bond repayment time period extended
    HF 2558 / SF 2682 (Murphy, M-DFL-Hermantown) Omnibus bonding recommendation bill
    HF 2577 / SF 2801 (Welti-DFL-Plainview) Independent School District No. 2899, Plainview-Elgin-Millville, community education fund balance adjustment corrected
    HF 2658 / SF 2397 (Hosch-DFL-St. Joseph) Independent School District No. 750, Rocori; account transfer authorized
    HF 2807 / SF 2548 (Brown-DFL-Austin) Independent School District No. 242, Alden-Conger, funding provided for Alden Community Center; bonds issued; and money appropriated.
    HF 2812 / SF 2514 (Seifert-R-Marshall) Independent School District No. 411, Balaton, account transfer authorized
    HF 2846 / SF 2741 (Greiling-DFL-Roseville) School district alternative facilities bonding eligibility standards modified.
    HF 2860 / SF 2678 (Olin) Independent School District No. 356, Lancaster transition revenue adjusted.
    HF 2978 / SF 2815 (Morgan) Education finance; basic formula allowance increased, special education revenue proration eliminated, special education funding increased, referendum ballot language modified, and money appropriated.
    HF 2980 / SF 2813 (Benson-DFL-Minnetonka) School facilities formulas modified, additional districts qualified for alternative facilities revenue, and deferred maintenance revenue and leased facilities levy increased.
    HF 2982 / SF 3029 (Bly-DFL-Northfield)  Alternative learning centers and charter schools five-year pilot program established to identify systemic improvement measures to best serve eligible students, and money appropriated.
    HF 3022 / SF 2792 (Juhnke) Independent School District No. 347, Willmar, school site minimum acreage requirement waived.
    HF 3107 (Moe-DFL-Bemidji) Operating referendum revenue authority repealed for fiscal years 2010 and later
    HF 3108 / SF 3025 (Benson-DFL-Minnetonka) Inflationary adjustment limitation removed
    HF 3118 / SF 2921 (Tschumper-DFL-LaCresent) Independent School District No. 239, Rushford-Peterson, cooperative facilities grant provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
    HF 3140 / SF 3408 (Westrom-R-Elbow Lake) Postsecondary enrollment options program modified
    HF 3178 / SF 2972 (Sailer-DFL-Park Rapids) Public K-12 school renewable energy grants, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
    HF 3188 (Magnus-R-Slayton) Independent School District No. 671, Hills-Beaver Creek; Disability access account funds transfer authorized to undesignated general fund
    HF 3321 / SF 2868 (Faust-DFL-Mora) Independent School District No. 2580, East Central account transfer authorized
    HF 3423 / SF 3204 (Hilstrom-DFL-Brooklyn Center) School district integration revenue increased, and levy created for school districts with negative fund balances
    HF 3485 / SF 3249 (Rukavina-DFL-Virginia) Independent School District No. 706, Virginia fund transfer authorized
    HF 3593 / SF 3175 (Marquart-DFL-Dilworth) School district reciprocity agreements modified
    HF 3601 (Greiling) General education, special education, and early education programs funding increased; individual income tax rates modified; revenues deposited in K-12 education account, and money appropriated.
    HF 3647 / SF 3272 (McNamara-R-Hastings) Independent School District No. 200, Hastings school bus leasing expenses funding provided, and money appropriated.
    HF 3951 / SF 3631 (Greiling-DFL-Roseville) Governor's education appropriation
    HF 4018 (Greiling-DFL-Roseville) School debt provisions modified 
    HF 4071 / SF 3770 (Tillberry-DFL-Fridley) Safe school levy modified 
    HF 4178 / SF 3828 (Greiling) Modifying the school finance system and creating a new education funding framework 
    HF XXXX (Faust) School facilities 

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    Senate Committee on Education (Wiger)
    SF 0381 / HF 0510 (Lynch-DFL-Rochester) School Year Start Before Labor Day Prohibition Repeal
    SF 1945 / HF 2172 (Ortman-R-Chanhassen) Charter School Students Extracurricular Activities Participation
    SF 2369 / HF 2782 (Rest-DFL-New Hope) Coaching Background Checks
    SF 2370 / HF 2783 (Wiger-DFL-North St. Paul) P-20 Partnership
    SF 2392 / HF 2973 (Wiger-DFL-North St. Paul) Eliminating the Permanent School Fund Subtraction and Dedicate Funding
    SF 2420 / HF 3403 (Wiger) High School Earth and Space, Life and Physical Sciences Assessment Requirement. 
    SF 2422 / HF 2975 (Wiger-DFL-North St. Paul) Eliminating the Permanent School Fund Subtraction
    SF 2597 / HF 2657 (Saltzman-DFL-Woodbury) Teacher Background Checks
    SF 2626 / HF 3051 (Koch-R-Buffalo) Public Employers Discretion in Granting leaves of Absence Over One Year
    SF 2741 / HF 2846 (Marty-DFL-Roseville) Alternative Facilities Bonding and Levy Program Eligibility Standards
    SF 2754 / HF 2955 (Betzold) School Background Checks.
    SF 2773 (Pappas-DFL-St. Paul) Teacher Training for Rigorous Content
    SF 2796 / HF 2617 (Saxhaug-DFL-Grand Rapids) Modifying Teaching Employment for Early Childhood Education Programs 
    SF 2804 / HF 2663 (Rest-DFL-New Hope) Green Products in Schools
    SF 2811 / HF 3292 (Lynch-DFL-Rochester) Management of School Trust Fund Lands
    SF 2816 / HF 2893 (Saltzman-DFL-Woodbury) State Health Plan for Teachers
    SF 2821 / HF 3730 (Lynch-DFL-Rochester) Regional Library System and ELM Accessibility
    SF 2835 / HF 3262 (Lynch-DFL-Rochester) Labor Day Repealer
    SF 2882 / HF 3329 (Rummel-DFL-White Bear Lake) School Report Card
    SF 2940 / HF 3181 (Carlson, J-DFL) School Year Start Repeal; Education Department Report Requirements; School Board Resolution for Primary Requirement Modification; Superintendent Report Requirements Elimination.
    SF 2988 / HF 3575 (Olseen-DFL_Harris) Transporting Students, Licensure, Inspections
    SF 3001 / HF 3316 (Wiger-DFL-North St. Paul) MDE Technical and Policy Bill
    SF 3029 / HF 2982 (Dahle) Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs.
    SF 3064 / HF 2951 (Marty-DFL-Roseville) School Safety Drill Participation Expectation
    SF 3077 (Dibble-DFL-Minneapolis) Student Transportation Services Procedures and Standards
    SF 3079 / HF 3263 (Olson, M. A.-DFL-Bemidji) Integrating Instruction of the Contributions of Minnesota American Indian Tribes and Communities into Teacher Preparation and Licensing
    SF 3100 / HF 3465 (Saltzman-DFL-Woodbury) Modifying the Reporting of Assessment Results
    SF 3153 / HF 2983 (Clark-DFL-St. Cloud) Early Childhood Education Office Creation
    SF 3156 / HF 3780 (Saltzman-DFL-Woodbury) Effective Literacy Instruction
    SF 3157 / HF 3468 (Saltzman-DFL-Woodbury) Library Media Specialist
    SF 3194 / HF 3470 (Bonoff) State and school district technology standards
    SF 3226 / HF 3732 (Bonoff-DFL-Minnetonka) Office of early learning creation; school readiness assessments and kindergarten transition strategies establishment
    SF 3250 / HF 3624 (Rummel) Minnesota's Promise.
    SF 3349 / HF 3731 (Pappas-DFL-St. Paul) Comprehensive Family Life and Sexuality Education Programs
    SF 3523 / HF 3793 (Saltzman-DFL-Woodbury) Student Policy Guidelines Expansion Requirement
    SF 3525 / HF 3765 (Olson, M. A.-DFL-Bemidji) Dakota and Ojibwa Language Program Task Force.
    SF 3526 / HF 3865 (Torres Ray-DFL-Minneapolis) Nutrition as Required Academic Standard
    SF 3657 (Saxhaug-DFL-Grand Rapids) Online Learning Option Act Modification

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    Senate E-12 Education Budget Division (Stumpf)
    SF 0382 / HF 0420 (Tomassoni-DFL-Chisholm) School health and physical education requirements
    SF 1422 / HF 0978 (Foley-DFL-Coon Rapids) Independent school district #11, Anoka Hennepin; capital improvements loan bond issue and appropriation
    SF 1736 / HF 2009 (Koering-R-Ft. Ripley) World War II veterans GED diploma awards
    SF 2051 / HF 1852 (Doll-DFL-Burnsville) School districts locally developed achievement standards report
    SF 2149 / HF 2475 (Stumpf-DFL-Thief River Falls) School districts capital facilities bond repayment extension
    SF 2360 / HF 2708 (Scheid-DFL-Brooklyn Park) ISD #279 Osseo; Brooklyn Center Northwest Hennepin Family Center construction grant bond issue and appropriation
    SF 2371 / HF 2682 (Wiger-DFL-North St. Paul) Ice arena education levy authority increase.
    SF 2397 / HF 2658 (Clark) Independent school district #750, Rocori; disability access account  fund transfer.
    SF 2409 / HF 2981 (Carlson, J.-DFL-Eagan) Intermediate school districts borrowing authority in anticipation of revenue payments; school district or intermediate school district aid reduction for repayment provision.
    SF 2506 / HF 2709 (Senjem-R-Rochester) School districts wind energy revenue payments restoration
    SF 2514 / HF 2812 (Frederickson) Independent school district #411, Balaton; fund transfer.
    SF 2548 / HF 2807 (Sparks-DFL-Austin) Independent school district #242, Alden-Conger; multifunction facility design and construction bond issue and appropriation 
    SF 2584 / HF 2772 (Day-R-Owatonna) Minnesota State Academies asset preservation bond issue and appropriation.
    SF 2585 / HF 2742 (Day-R-Owatonna) Minnesota State Academies Frechette hall renovation bond issue and appropriation.
    SF 2603 / HF 2714 (Latz-DFL-St. Louis Park) Perpich Center for Arts Education capital improvements bond issues and appropriation
    SF 2608 / HF 2868 (Rosen-R-Fairmont) Independent school district #2134, United South Central; cooperative facilities grant application, bond issue and appropriation
    SF 2624 / HF 2678 (Day-R-Owatonna) Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf Mott hall renovation bond issue and appropriation
    SF 2669 / HF 2920 (Rummel-DFL-White Bear Lake) Early childhood education developmental screening aid modification. 
    SF 2678 / HF 2860 (Stumpf-DFL-Thief River Falls) Independent school district #356, Lancaster; transition revenue adjustment.
    SF 2682 / HF 2558 (Skogen-DFL-Hewitt) Library accessibility and improvement grants bond issue and appropriation
    SF 2774 / HF 2875 (Day-R-Owatonna) Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf Pollard hall bond issue and appropriation.
    SF 2801 / HF 2577 (Lynch-DFL-Rochester) Independent school district #2899, Plainview-Elgin-Millville; community education fund balance adjustment correction.
    SF 2834 / HF 3260 (Rosen-R-Fairmont) School districts lease levy authority increase
    SF 2868 / HF 3321 (Lourey, T.) Independent school district #2580, East Central; fund transfer.
    SF 2964 / HF 3246 (Torres Ray-DFL-Minneapolis) Adult basic education aid modification.
    SF 3092 / HF 3405 (Rummel-DFL-White Bear Lake) Minnesota learning resource center appropriation
    SF 3204 / HF 3423 (Scheid-DFL-Brooklyn Park) School districts integration revenue modification; statutory operating debt levy authority
    SF 3244 / HF 2650 (Skogen-DFL) Principals leadership institute grant appropriation.
    SF 3249 / HF 3485 (Tomassoni) Independent school district #706, Virginia; funds transfer authorization.
    SF 3312 / HF 2986 (Rummel-DFL-White Bear Lake) Minnesota humanities center grant appropriation.
    SF 3344 (Vickerman) Independent school district #671, Hills-Beaver Creek; permanent fund transfer. 
    SF 3355 / HF 3622 (Rest-DFL-New Hope) School district referendum election flexibility authorization
    SF 3420 / HF 3393 (Lynch-DFL-Rochester) Kindergarten students K-12 school milk program reimbursement increase
    SF 3436 / HF 3808 (Doll) Minnesota historical society teacher professional and curriculum development appropriation.
    SF 3631 / HF 3951 (Stumpf-DFL-Thief River Falls) Governor's education appropriation
    SF 3708 / HF 3958 (Olson, G.-R-Minnetrista) Teacher licensure via portfolio
    SF 3763 (Pogemiller-DFL-Minneapolis) School district superintendents report requirements modifications

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