Bill > SF412

This bill modifies Minnesota's education statutes to explicitly allow resident charter school students and home-schooled students to participate in public school extracurricular activities on the same basis as traditional public school students. Specifically, the bill updates language in section 123B.49, subdivision 4, replacing "shall" with "must" and removing specific home school definition references while adding broader compliance language. The bill maintains the existing definition of extracurricular activities as voluntary, non-credit activities typically conducted outside of school hours and primarily guided by students under adult supervision. These activities can be funded by school revenues and must be financially tracked like other school expenditures. The key change is ensuring that charter school and home-schooled students have equal opportunities to join public school extracurricular programs, which could include sports, clubs, and other after-school activities, without discrimination based on their educational setting.

Education

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF0412&ssn=0&y=2025