A Truckload of Bill Introductions
Tuesday Bill Introductions. As it is with most every legislative session, there comes a time when a flood of bills are introduced. There have been more early introductions this session due to the breakdown in negotiations at the end of last session. Because of that, there were a number of ready-made bills that hadn’t crossed the finish line last session that were quickly introduced this session. In addition to some of the unfulfilled goals of last session, we are now seeing new initiatives and they are hitting the bill introductions. So, with no further adieu, here are today’s bill introductions.
House
HF 345–Pilot Project to Improve Educational Outcomes
HF 347–Modifying Lead Testing and Remediation Requirements
HF 362–Establishes Two Mental Health Leads in Minnesota Department of Education
HF 368–Prohibiting Malicious and Sadistic Conduct in Schools
HF 423–Appropriates Money for Supplemental Aid for School Construction
HF 426–Providing for Student Physical Privacy
HF 427–Requires Course Syllabi for All K-12 Courses
HF 439–5%/5% Increase on Basic Formula with Future Increases Tied to Inflation
HF 441–Creates a Certain Exception for Tobacco in Schools
HF 465–Allows for Private Duty Nursing Services for Special Education Students in School
HF 476–Modifies Charter School Admission Policies
Senate
SF 291–Requires Sudden Cardiac Arrest Screening for Youth Athletics
SF 295–Modifies Requirements for Interpreters
SF 311–Provides for Student Physical Privacy
SF 319–Updates Transportation Sparsity Formula
SF 322–Allows for Private Duty Nursing Services for Special Education Students in School
SF 332–Expands Definition of Shared Time Students
SF 374–Expands Use of Extended Time to Students Enrolled in Career and Technical Education Programs
Governor Releases Education Budget Outline. Observers guessed it would be big and it truly is. The Governor released the outline of a comprehensive set of proposals aimed at Minnesota’s E-12 funding system, child care, and a variety of other initiatives. I have linked this story from the Minneapolis StarTribune and will link the PowerPoint document that accompanied the release once I can get my hands on one. It’s an ambitious plan, but I am still disappointed that I cannot find any reference to property tax equalization in the document. We’ll know more next week when the Governor releases his biennial budget and we can see the details of each initiative within the broader framework.
Anyway: Gov. Tim Walz proposes boost in education spending, tax credits for Minnesota families