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MN HF211
MN HF211Indigenous Peoples Day school observance required, and Indigenous Peoples Day established as state holiday and Christopher Columbus Day eliminated as state holiday.
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Introduced
01/09/2023
01/09/2023
In Committee
02/27/2023
02/27/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
05/20/2024
05/20/2024
Introduced Session
93rd Legislature 2023-2024
Bill Summary
A bill for an act relating to holiday observances; requiring school observance of Indigenous Peoples Day; establishing Indigenous Peoples Day as a state holiday and eliminating Christopher Columbus Day as a state holiday; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 120A.42; 645.44, subdivision 5, as amended.
AI Summary
This bill requires schools to observe Indigenous Peoples Day, establishes Indigenous Peoples Day as a state holiday, and eliminates Christopher Columbus Day as a state holiday. Specifically, the bill amends Minnesota statutes to mandate that schools devote at least one hour of their program to observing Indigenous Peoples Day, and provides examples of topics that schools may cover as part of this observance, such as the history of treaties, federal boarding schools, and the contributions of Indigenous peoples. The bill also amends the list of state holidays to replace Christopher Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day. Finally, the bill instructs the revisor of statutes to update all references to "Christopher Columbus Day" or "Columbus Day" in Minnesota statutes and rules to "Indigenous Peoples Day".
Committee Categories
Education, Government Affairs
Sponsors (35)
Heather Keeler (D)*,
Esther Agbaje (D),
Kristin Bahner (D),
Jamie Becker-Finn (D),
Kaela Berg (D),
Robert Bierman (D),
Jeff Brand (D),
Mary Clardy (D),
Brion Curran (D),
Sandra Feist (D),
Leigh Finke (D),
Peter Fischer (D),
Cedrick Frazier (D),
Luke Frederick (D),
Mike Freiberg (D),
Aisha Gomez (D),
Emma Greenman (D),
Jess Hanson (D),
Kim Hicks (D),
Athena Hollins (D),
Michael Howard (D),
Sydney Jordan (D),
Erin Koegel (D),
Liish Kozlowski (D),
Larry Kraft (D),
Fue Lee (D),
Liz Lee (D),
Jamie Long (D),
Liz Olson (D),
María Isa Pérez-Vega (D),
Dave Pinto (D),
Liz Reyer (D),
Samantha Sencer-Mura (D),
Zack Stephenson (D),
Cheryl Youakim (D),
Last Action
Second reading (on 02/27/2023)
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