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Latest Action: 03/17/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to education finance; modifying certain duties of school
superintendents relating to reporting requirements for anticipated expenditures
and passage rates; modifying the annual report submittal date
(je)

Latest Action: 02/20/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Repealing the teacher contract deadline and penalty provision
(me)

Latest Action: 05/31/2007 - Governor's action Veto Line item vetoes - Page 20 lines 20.11-20.14;

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HF 2245 SECOND ENGROSSMENT Omnibus E-12 education finance bill. ARTICLE 1: GENERAL EDUCATION Section 1: Additional revenues; priority language modified. Section 2: Program established language modified. Section 3: Commissioner designation language modified. Section 4: Student planning language modified. Section 5: Pupil unit language modified. Section 6: Basic revenue language modified. Section 7: Gifted and talented revenue language modified. Section 8: Equity revenue language modified. Section 9: Basic alternative teacher compensation aid language modified. Section 10: Reallocating general education revenue for all-day kindergarten and prekindergarten language modified. Section 11: General education aid language modified. Section 12: County apportionment deduction language modified. [...]

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Latest Action: 05/21/2007 - Conference committee report, delete everything

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HF 464

FOURTH ENGROSSMENT

School employee statewide health insurance plan established, and money
appropriated.

Section 1: Financial audits language modified.

Section 2: Service cooperative and school employee insurance board claims data
language modified.

Section 3: School employee insurance plan language provided.

Section 4: Contributing member language modified.

Section 5: Creation; tax exemption language modified.

Section 6: Allocation of losses language modified.

Section 7: Health maintenance organizations, nonprofit health service plan
corporations, community integrated service networks, and the Minnesota School
Employee Insurance Board language modified.

Section 8: Initial meeting language provided.

Section 9: Appropriation language provided.

Section 10: Effective date

JAJ 5/22/7
Latest Action: 01/11/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to ethics in government; creating a conflict of interest based on the
acceptance of certain large election campaign contributions by certain elected
officials on issues relating to the contributor, requiring certain disclosures
and actions under the conflict; imposing penalties for violation
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Establishing course preparation and continuing education requirements for school administrators and teachers working with gifted and talented students; specifying certain duties of the board of school administrators relating to expanding candidate licensure requirements to include graduate gifted and talented preparation, requiring opportunities for gifted and talented training for administrators seeking relicensure; requiring review and approval of traditional preparation programs for school administrators focusing on gifted and talented student programs and services; specifying college and university requirements for gifted and talented school administrators; requiring higher education systems approved by the board of teaching to include a certain amount of teacher instruction in teaching gifted and talented students; specifying certain relicensure requirements and certain preservice training for teacher candidates;[...]

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Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Adding an inflationary adjustment for alternative teacher compensation revenue
(me)

Latest Action: 02/18/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to education finance; repealing a school district pension subtraction
(me)

Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Judiciary

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1E Requiring the commissioner of finance in consultation with certain other
state agencies to conduct a study related to the inclusion of school district
employees in the state employee group health insurance plan (SEGIP)
(me)

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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 - Introduction and first reading

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Requiring school alternative teacher professional pay system agreements to
include a staff development plan to provide licensed teachers with staff
development and continuing education opportunities related to the appropriate
academic subject area, specifying plan requirements
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/21/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance

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1E Requiring advisory staff development committee for teacher education and
training to add to and modify the goals included in their staff development plan
for improving student achievement; modifying staff development revenue
allocation to include higher education courses and programs in a teachers area
of licensure
(je)

Latest Action: 01/25/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Providing a financial incentive for school districts to share superintendents
(rt)

Latest Action: 02/05/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Authorizing and providing for supplementary staff development aid for school
districts not making sufficient progress or needing assistance in reaching the
levels of adequacy under the federal no child left behind act, requiring use for
staff development activities; appropriating money to the commissioner of
education for payment of the aid
(me)

Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to education finance; providing for school districts to levy for
retired employee health benefits
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Judiciary

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1E Requiring the commissioner of finance in consultation with certain other
state agencies to conduct a study related to the inclusion of school district
employees in the state employee group health insurance plan (SEGIP)
(me)

Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the department of education for the purpose of providing
grants to the Minnesota historical society for teacher professional development
to improve implementation of academic standards in state history and social
studies
(me)

Latest Action: 03/21/2007 - Withdrawn and re-referred to Commerce and Consumer Protection

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Creating a statewide health insurance program for school district employees; creating the Minnesota school employee insurance board as a public corporation to create and administer the program, specifying certain membership requirements and certain duties of the board relating to the design and nature of the plan, providing a contingent expiration date; requiring the board to report to the legislature by a certain date on the final design for the health plan platforms and on governance requirements for the board, specifying certain report content requirements; requiring periodic reports by the board to the commissioner of commerce and the legislature summarizing and evaluating the performance of the program; requiring the legislative auditor to conduct a study by a certain date to determine the impact of the cash in lieu provisions on the public employees retirement system (PERA) and the teachers retirement association (TRA) [...]

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Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Establishing course preparation and continuing education requirements for school administrators and teachers working with gifted and talented students; specifying certain duties of the board of school administrators relating to expanding candidate licensure requirements to include graduate gifted and talented preparation, requiring opportunities for gifted and talented training for administrators seeking relicensure; requiring review and approval of traditional preparation programs for school administrators focusing on gifted and talented student programs and services; specifying college and university requirements for gifted and talented school administrators; requiring higher education systems approved by the board of teaching to include a certain amount of teacher instruction in teaching gifted and talented students; specifying certain relicensure requirements and certain preservice training for teacher candidates;[...]

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