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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 BillsHouse 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
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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. |
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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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