All Education-Early Childhood Legislation - Minnesota
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Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance Bill Text 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 show full description Comment on Bill SF1665 - Hearing loss early education intervention coordinator position establishment and appropriation
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) SF2380 - Early childhood family education programs teacher licensure requirements modification
Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Modifying teacher licensure requirements for early childhood family education (ECFE) programs (je) SF1618 - Words Work early childhood literacy program establishment and appropriation
Latest Action: 03/21/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance Bill Text Establishing Word Works a research based early childhood literacy program premised on actively involved parents, ongoing professional staff development and high quality early literacy program standards to increase literacy skills of children participating in head start, specifying program provider requirements; requiring the commissioner of education to collect longitudinal literacy data on children; appropriating money to the commissioner of education (rt) SF0906 - School districts prekindergarten pupils extended time revenue eligibility
Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to education; providing extended time revenue to school districts for certain prekindergarten pupils enrolled in learning year programs (je) SF1729 - Prekindergarten children with disabilities special instruction
Latest Action: 03/21/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance Bill Text Relating to early childhood special education; upon parent or guardian placement of a prekindergarten child in a nonresident school district for care and education services, the nonresident school district becomes the responsible district; requiring districts to provide care or education services to eligible children for a certain amount of time per week, exception for head start programs; clarifying continuing eligibility for special instruction and services in the district of residence, exempting resident districts from the transportation requirement to the nonresident district (rt) SF2854 - Early childhood family education (ECFE) collaboration incentives and appropriation
Latest Action: 02/20/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Providing early childhood family education program (ECFE) incentives to programs successfully reaching out to at risk (high risk) children and demonstrating collaboration with other ECFE programs and organizations serving at risk children, specifying a percentage, appropriating money to the commissioner of education for collaboration incentives (rt) Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Higher Education Bill Text 2E Establishing a P-20 (P20) education partnership to create a seamless system of education to maximize student achievements from early childhood through postsecondary (post secondary) education, specifying membership to include the commissioner of education, the university of Minnesota, the Minnesota state college and university (MnSCU) system, certain legislators and certain local association, council, foundation and partnership members; establishing a deadline for appointments and designations; sunset provision (rt) SF1089 - Corporate franchise tax credit for prekindergarten scholarship granting organization contributions
Latest Action: 03/19/2007 - Author added Michel Bill Text Providing a corporate franchise tax credit for contributions to prekindergarten scholarship granting organizations (preK SGOs); specifying certain duties of the commissioner of education, requiring and providing for application to the commissioner for tax credit certificates (rt) Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Author added Rest Bill Text Increasing funding for head start programs; appropriating money to the commissioner of education (rt) SF1367 - Preschool programs operated by schools child care licensure requirements exemption
Latest Action: 02/28/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Exempting preschool programs operated by schools from child care licensure requirements (me) SF1944 - School buses and head start buses inspection modification
Latest Action: 03/19/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Modifying the inspection of school and head start buses; eliminating the state patrol as school bus inspectors; requiring certification of school bus inspectors by commissioner of public safety after receiving training by state patrol; specifying terms and conditions for inspectors, providing for suspension of certification; requiring inspectors to issue inspection reports; requiring school buses and head start buses to display inspection decal (me) SF0126 - Early childhood and family education, school readiness and head start programs funding increase
Latest Action: 01/22/2007 - Authors added Higgins; Moua; Pappas Bill Text Increasing funding for the early childhood family education (ECFE), school readiness and head start programs; appropriating money to the commissioner of education (me) SF1228 - Early literacy skills for students requirements, aid and appropriation
Latest Action: 03/12/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance Bill Text Requiring school districts to report results of first grade students at risk of not learning to read annually to the commissioner of education; prohibiting student advancement to the next grade upon inability to read by the end of second grade, requiring school student intervention and school intervention aid, specifying aid formula; requiring early childhood family education (ECFE) and school readiness programs to include learning experiences for children and families promoting early literacy skills; appropriating money to the department of education for reading intervention aid (rt) Latest Action: 03/07/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of education for the Minnesota early learning foundation to award grants to certain early childhood development program providers (me) SF1884 - Early childhood developmental screening refusal due to conscientiously held beliefs
Latest Action: 03/15/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Requiring school boards to inform parents of the right to refuse early childhood developmental screening because of conscientiously held beliefs (me) Latest Action: 04/27/2007 - Jt. rule 2.03, referred to Rules and Administration Bill Text Relating to school buses; allowing school districts to provide bus transportation along varying bus routes for early childhood family education (ECFE) participants; modifying student rider bus safety training requirements; allowing districts contracting for transportation an exemption from the standard cost allocation method for authorized and nonauthorized transportation categories under certain conditions; including multifunction school activity buses in the school bus definition and modifying types A and C school bus definitions, requiring multifunctional activity buses to meet federal safety standards; prohibiting drivers from operating buses while communicating on cellular (cell) phones; modifying the bus driver seat belt requirement; making conforming amendments; updating the applicable date for bus standards; modifying battery requirements, body standards, seat cushion requirements, class D drivers license endorsements [...] show full description Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to appropriations ARTICLE 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Providing for a summary of appropriations; providing for the department of human services forecast adjustment; reducing appropriations for children and economic assistance grants, basic health care grants and continuing care grants ARTICLE 2 - PREKINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 12 EDUCATION A. GENERAL EDUCATION Modifying appropriations for general education aid, referendum tax base replacement aid, enrollment options transportation, abatement revenue, consolidation transition, nonpublic pupil education aid and nonpublic pupil transportation B. EDUCATION EXCELLENCE Modifying appropriations for charter school building lease aid, charter school startup cost aid, integration aid, interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants and tribal contract school aid C. SPECIAL PROGRAMS show full description SF3813 - Omnibus supplemental appropriations and appropriation reductions
Latest Action: 04/07/2008 - HF substituted by motion [HF1812] Bill Text 1E Relating to the financing of state government; making supplemental appropriations and reductions in appropriations for various state agencies ARTICLE 1- GENERAL FUND SUMMARY Summarizing certain general fund direct appropriations, appropriation reductions and transfers ARTICLE 2 - GENERAL EDUCATION Modifying certain duties of school superintendents relating to reporting requirements for anticipated expenditures and passage rates, modifying the annual report submittal date; modifying and clarifying certain school district reciprocity agreement provisions; modifying tuition payment requirements; authorizing the commissioner of education to enter into an agreement with a designated authority from an adjoining state to establish enrollment options programs with an adjoining state, specifying certain agreement content requirements; providing for pupil accounting, requiring the commissioner [...] show full description SF0274 - Community hub planning and implementation grants; prekindergarten through grade 3 program grants; kindergarten development assessment expansion
Latest Action: 01/25/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to early childhood education; establishing and providing early childhood community hub planning and implementation grants for school districts and tribal schools to increase school readiness, requiring collaboration among early childhood, health and family services and the K-12 education system, parental information and education, kindergarten transition services and comprehensive early care and education programs for low income families, requiring grant recipients to use grants to plan and implement early childhood community hubs, specifying responsibilities, eligibility, program components, grant application process, staff qualifications, match requirement, advisory committees and grant applicants review and award requirements; establishing and providing prekindergarten through grade 3 program grants to develop community based public school collaborative programs to promote school readiness, future school [...] show full description SF0944 - Teacher education and compensation helps (TEACH) program; early childhood professional development training
Latest Action: 03/05/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance Bill Text 1E Relating to child care; expanding child care services grants provisions; establishing the teacher education and compensation helps (TEACH) program to provide tuition scholarships, education incentives and early childhood teacher retention program to provide retention incentives to early care and education providers, specifying program components, requiring an advisory committee; requiring the commissioner of human services to implement a redesigned early childhood and school age professional development training system; specifying system minimum features; appropriating money to the commissioner of human services for the programs (rt) SF0987 - Minnesota reading corps program establishment and appropriation
Latest Action: 03/12/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance Bill Text Establishing the Minnesota reading corps program; providing training in data based problem solving model of literacy instruction to Americorps members working with certain organizations; requiring collected data to be used to tailor specific interventions for children; requiring the Minnesota commission on national and community service to give priority for allocating Americorps members to certain partnerships, requiring the commission to submit an annual report to the commissioner by a certain date; appropriating money to the commissioner of education for the reading program (me) SF1190 - Early intervention adequate yearly progress (AYP) grants and appropriations
Latest Action: 03/07/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance Bill Text 1E Establishing and providing for early childhood intervention grants to make adequate yearly progress (AYP), specifying components; providing AYP district revenue formulas; appropriating money to the department of education for early intervention AYP for the St. Croix river education district to establish the Minnesota reading center and intervention standards development and for districts or cooperatives to establish a Minnesota mathematics center, a Minnesota positive behavioral support center and for the university of Minnesota educational psychology department to measure mathematics performance (ra) SF2743 - Child care assistance reimbursement rate modification
Latest Action: 02/20/2008 - Author added Rummel Bill Text Modifying the state child care assistance reimbursement rate by requiring the commissioner of human services (DHS) to determine maximum rate on a half day basis (rt) SF2846 - Teacher education and compensation helps (TEACH) program administrative funding clarification
Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Author added Clark Bill Text Clarifying administrative funding for the teacher education and compensation helps (TEACH) program grants for nonprofit organizations (je) SF0291 - Early childhood and family education, school readiness and head start programs funding increase
Latest Action: 01/25/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Increasing funding for the early childhood family education (ECFE), school readiness and head start programs; appropriating money to the commissioner of education (me) SF0003 - Early childhood learning preparedness and enrichment allowance establishment
Latest Action: 01/16/2007 - Withdrawn and re-referred to Finance Bill Text Relating to early childhood education; establishing an allowance for early childhood learning preparedness and enrichment expenses, specifying certain duties of the commissioners of education and revenue; defining local early childhood board; reducing class sizes for kindergarten through grade 3 to meet the statutory state standard (me) SF0406 - Prekindergarten Education Act; basic general education formula allowance increase; university of Minnesota, MnSCU and office of higher education funding increase
Latest Action: 03/30/2007 - Authors stricken Koch; Olson, G. Bill Text 1E Relating to education finance ARTICLE 1 - EARLY EDUCATION THROUGH GRADE 12 EDUCATION Providing for a summary of appropriations; establishing a prekindergarten education allowance finance system to provide choices for families of young children, close the achievement gap in kindergarten through grade 12 public education, improve learning preparedness and promote healthy development and school readiness through quality early care and education settings, specifying eligibility and providing for allowance amounts; specifying certain duties of the commissioner of education; requiring the commissioner of education in conjunction with the commissioner of human services to establish a method to locate potential recipients; providing procedures for redeeming allowances; increasing the basic revenue formula; requiring the commissioner of education to disclose certain information to the commissioner of human services;[...] show full description Latest Action: 02/01/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Increasing funding for the school readiness program; appropriating money to the commissioner of education (rt) SF0839 - Early childhood family education provisions modifications and appropriations
Latest Action: 03/19/2007 - Authors added Robling; Bonoff Bill Text Relating to education; modifying early childhood family education (ECFE) program provisions; stating the purpose of ECFE to provide parenting education; prohibiting districts from limiting ECFE participation to residents and modifying program requirements; requiring ECFE programs to submit biennial plans to the commissioner of education; modifying the ECFE levy, revenue use and the home visiting levy provisions; providing for targeted training of early childhood professionals to improve school readiness; providing for improvement of educational offerings in school readiness, head start and child care programs; providing for early childhood scholarships; appropriating money to the department of education for school readiness, ECFE and health and developmental screening aids, head start program, educate parents partnership, kindergarten entrance assessment initiative and intervention program, early childhood part C, ECFE [...] show full description Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Authors added Stumpf; Wiger; Michel; Bonoff Bill Text Creating the office of early childhood education; requiring the governor to appoint a director; prescribing director duties (rt) SF3493 - Early childhood education school age care program modification
Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Authors added Bonoff; Scheid; Olson, G.; Torres Ray Bill Text Relating to early childhood education (ECFE); modifying the school age child care program enrollment dates (rt) Latest Action: 03/15/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance Bill Text 2E Establishing a temporary state advisory board on school readiness in the office of the governor to advise the governor and the legislature on developing a coordinated, efficient and cost effective system for delivering early childhood programs focusing on early care and education, health care and family support throughout the state; specifying certain membership requirements and duties; requiring annual reports to the legislature by a certain date; sunset provision (je) Latest Action: 02/22/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Increasing funding for early childhood family education (ECFE) and the minimum population guarantee for revenue calculation (rt) SF1800 - Early childhood family education, school readiness and head start programs funding increase
Latest Action: 03/19/2007 - Author added Erickson Ropes Bill Text Increasing school district revenue for early childhood family education (ECFE) programs; defining school readiness aid as an entitlement; increasing total statewide school readiness aid entitlement; appropriating money to the department of education for the head start program (me) SF3044 - School readiness assessment and kindergarten transition strategies grants
Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Providing for school readiness assessment and kindergarten transition strategies grants; requiring the commissioner of education to provide technical assistance and resources to enable schools to offer certain assessments to students entering prekindergarten and kindergarten programs and to develop and implement certain kindergarten transition strategies; specifying certain application and reporting requirements; appropriating money to the commissioner of education (je) Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Author added Latz Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of education for a grant to the Jewish family and children's service for a research based early childhood literacy and school readiness program (parent child home program) (me) SF3226 - Office of early learning creation; school readiness assessments and kindergarten transition strategies establishment
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Establishing the office of early learning to coordinate high quality prekindergarten and child care programs under the administration of the commissioners of human services and education; requiring the governor to appoint an executive director, prescribing duties, requiring a report to legislature annually by a certain date; establishing school readiness assessments and kindergarten transition strategy grants; requiring the commissioner of education to provide resources and technical assistance to participating school districts, specifying the application process, requiring an annual report to the commissioner; appropriating money to the commissioners of human services and education (me) SF3667 - Prekindergarten through grade 3 grant program establishment
Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Establishing a multiyear competitive planning and implementation grant program to develop community based prekindergarten through grade 3 programs in public school collaborative settings to promote school readiness and future school success and assist families by coordinating early childhood and early elementary initiatives focusing on closing the achievement gap; specifying program components, eligibility, grant application process, match, application review and grant awarding provisions; sunset provision; appropriating money to the commissioner of education (ra) Latest Action: 03/07/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance Bill Text 1E Modifying community health family home visiting programs; requiring the commissioner of health to promote partnerships, collaboration and multidisciplinary visiting done by public health nursing, social work and early childhood education professionals and related staff, modifying targeted families and individuals to include pregnant women, homeless persons and families with public assistance dependence, requiring commissioner plan submission from recipient community health boards and tribal governments, specifying plan requirements and recipient program requirements and home visitor training requirements, expanding commissioner mandated performance measures, appropriating money to the commissioner of health (rt) SF1611 - Prekindergarten Education Act; basic general education formula allowance increase; university of Minnesota, MnSCU and office of higher education funding increase; income tax rates modification
Latest Action: 03/31/2007 - Special Order Bill Text 1E Relating to education finance ARTICLE 1 - EARLY EDUCATION THROUGH GRADE 12 EDUCATION Providing for a summary of appropriations; establishing a prekindergarten education allowance finance system to provide choices for families of young children, close the achievement gap in kindergarten through grade 12 public education, improve learning preparedness and promote healthy development and school readiness through quality early care and education settings, specifying eligibility and providing for allowance amounts; specifying certain duties of the commissioner of education; requiring the commissioner of education in conjunction with the commissioner of human services to establish a method to locate potential recipients; providing procedures for redeeming allowances; increasing the basic revenue formula; requiring the commissioner of education to disclose certain information to the commissioner of human services;[...] show full description SF0579 - ECFE program enhancement and accountability plan; developmental assessment at kindergarten entrance; parent education grants
Latest Action: 02/26/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance Bill Text 1E Expanding the early childhood family education (ECFE) program to include programming for parents and children at risk of not being kindergarten ready, allowing programs to use early learning guidelines developed by the commissioner of human services or the early childhood indicators of progress developed by the commissioner of education; requiring the commissioner of education to develop a program accountability plan focusing on race, ethnicity and income demographics to ensure ECFE statewide accessibility; increasing ECFE funding; requiring the commissioner of education to implement a kindergarten readiness assessment based on a certain model developed by the department of education, to expand to all districts developmental assessments voluntarily administered to entering kindergartners and to set periodic progress milestones in the number of children demonstrating proficiency on assessment measures; requiring and providing [...] show full description SF0926 - School districts early kindergarten funding increase
Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Increasing school district funding for kindergarten students participating in four year old kindergarten programs (me) SF2669 - Early childhood education developmental screening aid modification
Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Author added Clark Bill Text Modifying early education developmental screening aid (me) Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Increasing funding for early childhood family education (ECFE) programs; increasing minimum number of people used to calculate early childhood family education program revenue; increasing revenue for home visiting early childhood family education program (me) Latest Action: 04/07/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Establishing an early childhood education program for at-risk (at risk) four-year (four year) olds, authorizing school boards to offer programs and specifying qualifications for student participation, requiring licensed teachers, allowing a board of teaching variance, specifying program requirements (rt) SF3001 - Prekindergarten through grade 12 education policy provided for general education, education excellence, special programs, libraries, state agencies, self-sufficiency and lifelong learning.
Latest Action: 05/13/2008 - Governor's action Veto 05/13/08 Bill Text Prekindergarten through grade 12 education policy provided for general education, education excellence, special programs, libraries, state agencies, self-sufficiency and lifelong learning. SF3855 - Early childhood education for homeless children pilot project
Latest Action: 04/30/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Establishing and early childhood education for homeless children pilot project; specifying eligibility for participation in the project; establishing early childhood education scholarships; providing parent education, requiring training of shelter and supportive housing staff; equipping the shelters and supportive housing sites for the physical and developmental needs of very young children; requiring the commissioner of human services to contract with a third party to evaluate the program; requiring the development of a community based planning committee to guide and support program goals and strategies; requiring a report to the legislature by a certain date; providing a sunset date; appropriating money to the commissioner of human services (me) SF3828 - School finance system modification and education funding framework creation
Latest Action: 04/16/2008 - Author added Marty Bill Text Relating to education finance; modifying the school finance system and creating a new education funding framework; modifying the calculation of the first and second tier equalized debt service levies for school districts; establishing a school bond agricultural credit, specifying eligibility, credit amount, credit reimbursements and payments to school districts; modifying the calculation used by school districts to receive the health and safety levy revenue; modifying provisions relating to school districts qualifying to participate in the alternative facilities bonding and levy program; modifying the calculation of deferred maintenance revenue and the deferred maintenance levy for school districts; modifying requirements to be considered a pupil of limited English proficiency (LEP); modifying the formula for school district limited LEP revenue and school district special education aid and excess cost aid; establishing an show full description SF2095 - Omnibus E-12 education, family and adult education appropriations
Latest Action: 04/19/2007 - HF substituted by motion [HF6] Bill Text 3E Relating to education; ARTICLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION Modifying certain school district levy recognition, general education revenue formula, learning year program calendar options, area learning center (ALC) service requirements, operating capital levy and aid, transportation sparsity revenue allowance, equity revenue, district equity gap and index, equity levy and aid, transition revenue, equity allowance, levy and aid, basic alternative teacher compensation aid, alternative teacher compensation levy and aid, general education aid; permitting district and charter school grade level acceleration instructional programming; requiring charter schools and area learning centers to inform students and parents of learning year option; requiring a consolidated tax rate establishment and permitting district consolidated levy, limit; reducing general education aid to cooperative member school districts failing [...] show full description Latest Action: 05/31/2007 - Governor's action Veto Line item vetoes - Page 20 lines 20.11-20.14; Bill Text 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. [...] show full description HF4023 - Health, human services, and education forecast adjustments made, and money appropriated.
Latest Action: 04/14/2008 - Received from House Bill Text Health, human services, and education forecast adjustments made, and money appropriated. SF2796 - Early childhood education programs teaching employment requirements modified.
Latest Action: 05/07/2008 - Governor's action Approval 05/04/08 Bill Text Early childhood education programs teaching employment requirements modified. HF0006 - Omnibus prekindergarten through grade 12 education finance bill.
Latest Action: 05/13/2008 - Senate adopted conference committee report, bill repassed Bill Text HF 6 FIFTH ENGROSSMENT Omnibus prekindergarten through grade 12 education finance bill. ARTICLE 1 -- E-12 EDUCATION Section 1: Developmental screening aid language modified. Section 2: Teachers' and Administrators' licenses; fees language modified. Section 3: Basic alternative teacher compensation aid language provided. Section 4: Alternative teacher compensation levy language provided. Section 5: Alternative teacher compensation aid language provided. Section 6: Debt service appropriation language modified. Section 7: To qualify language modified. Section 8: Bonds for certain capital facilities language modified. Section 9: Pupils in adjoining states language modified. Section 10: Tuition payments language modified. Section 11: Effective if reciprocal language modified. Section 12: Appeal to the [...] show full description |
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