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Latest Action: 03/27/2008 - Author added McFarlane

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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

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Regional pupil transportation centers authorized.

Latest Action: 04/17/2008 - Author added Dettmer

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K-12 education state grants authorized to leverage quality improvements and
money appropriated.

Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Ways and Means

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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

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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

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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

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Online learning charter schools authorized to conduct board meetings by
telephone or other electronic means.

Latest Action: 03/27/2008 - Author added McFarlane

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Teacher licensure via portfolio established.

Latest Action: 03/17/2008 - Author added Slocum

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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

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Instruction in competing scientific theories as part of school curriculum
provided.

Latest Action: 05/17/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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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

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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

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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

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Extending rulemaking authority of the board of school administrators to reflect
changes in duties, responsibilities and roles of school administrators
(me)

Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance

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1E 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

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Latest Action: 02/26/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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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

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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

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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

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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)