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Latest Action: 03/27/2008 - Author added McFarlane Bill Text Children under seven enrolled in public school first grade compelled to remain enrolled.
Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to E-12 Education Bill Text Regional pupil transportation centers authorized.
Latest Action: 04/17/2008 - Author added Dettmer Bill Text K-12 education state grants authorized to leverage quality improvements and money appropriated.
Also tagged in: Appropriations, Chemical Dependency, Children and Minors, Disabilities and Access, Education-Early Childhood, Education-K-12, Family, Food and Nutrition, Health and Health Department, Human Services and Human Services Department, Native Americans, Safety, Schools, Schools-Buildings and Grounds, Senior Citizens, State Government-Finance, Transportation and Transportation Department
Latest Action: 04/14/2008 - Received from House Bill Text Health, human services, and education forecast adjustments made, and money appropriated.
Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Ways and Means Bill Text Referendum ballot language modified in cases of renewal of referendum authority.
Latest Action: 05/17/2008 - Bills not identical, R/S, SF substituted on General Register Bill Text HF 4018 FIRST ENGROSSMENT School debt provisions modified. Section 1: Debt verification language modified. Section 2: Certification of debt language modified. SNA 5/8/08
Latest Action: 03/14/2008 - Referred by Chair to K-12 Finance Division Bill Text School boards authorized to form business entities solely for wind energy projects, and exemption from production tax provided.
Latest Action: 03/17/2008 - Author added Slocum Bill Text Online learning charter schools authorized to conduct board meetings by telephone or other electronic means.
Latest Action: 03/27/2008 - Author added McFarlane Bill Text Teacher licensure via portfolio established.
Latest Action: 03/17/2008 - Author added Slocum Bill Text American Indian education liaison position established within Department of Education.
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Latest Action: 05/17/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to E-12 Education Bill Text Instruction in competing scientific theories as part of school curriculum provided.
Latest Action: 05/17/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Proposing an amendment to the Minnesota constitution, article XIII, to require the legislature to provide by law for quality education,comprehensive health care, living wage jobs, safe and reliable transportation and a clean and safe environment (me)
Latest Action: 05/17/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections Bill Text Legislature required by law to provide quality education, comprehensive health care, living wage jobs, safe and reliable transportation, and a clean and safe environment; constitutional amendment proposed.
Latest Action: 05/15/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Requiring behavioral health insurance coverage for children and young adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD); defining certain terms; specifying parity requirements and coverage specifications; creating an autism spectrum disorder task force, specifying membership requirements and duties; requiring the legislative coordinating commission (LCC) to provide administrative and fiscal services to the task force and requiring the departments of education and health to provide certain additional assistance; requiring a report to the legislature by a certain date (je)
Latest Action: 03/08/2007 - Withdrawn and re-referred to State and Local Government Operations and Oversight Bill Text Extending rulemaking authority of the board of school administrators to reflect changes in duties, responsibilities and roles of school administrators (me)
Also tagged in: Children-Child Care and Facilities, Disabilities and Access, Education-Early Childhood, Education-K-12, Education-Special, Federal Government, Libraries, Native Americans, Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations, Schools, State Government-Finance, Teachers
Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance Bill Text1E Providing for the financing of prekindergarten through grade 12 education programs and services ARTICLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION Modifying certain school district levy recognition; modifying general education levy aid; reducing general education aid to cooperative member school districts failing to meet federal special education maintenance of effort; allowing referendum market value to determine district state aid adjustment abatement; specifying instructions to the revisor of statutes; repealing the specific enrollment options in nonresident districts ARTICLE 2 - EDUCATION EXCELLENCE Requiring charter and nonpublic schools to transfer student records to student school of residence, requiring inclusion of form disciplinary actions in records transfer; requiring school district to adopt gifted and talented students acceleration policies and procedures; modifying secondary students state show full description
Latest Action: 02/26/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to education; requiring school performance report cards to indicate student to teacher ratios; defining classroom teacher; providing for class size reduction measurement and reporting; requiring the commissioner of education to establish target class size ratios, specifying certain class size ratios under certain conditions; requiring the commissioner to collect district by district class size information to determine districts class size ratios and compare the ratios to the target class size ratios and post the results on the department Web site; requiring the commissioner to submit an annual report to the legislature by a certain date (je)
Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance Bill Text Establishing the position of statewide hearing loss early education intervention coordinator in the department of education, prescribing duties, requiring collaboration with various state offices and agencies; appropriating money to the commissioner of education (rt)
Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance Bill Text 1E Relating to education; requiring the commissioner of education to provide for an earth and space, life and physical sciences assessment in grades 10 through 12 (ra)
Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Establishing a pilot program to explore the development of a regional center for visual arts in the metropolitan area to be offered to secondary school students; specifying certain eligibility, application and grant award requirements; requiring a report to the legislature by a certain date; appropriating money to the commissioner of education (je)
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