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This bill modifies Minnesota's education statutes regarding academic standards, specifically removing statewide health education standards and replacing them with locally developed health education standards. The bill eliminates the requirement for the Minnesota Department of Education to develop and implement statewide health education standards, instead allowing school districts to create their own health curriculum. Key changes include removing references to statewide health standards across multiple sections of education law, such as in definitions of required standards, standards development processes, and graduation requirements. The bill effectively shifts health education standards from a statewide mandate to a local decision-making process, giving school districts more flexibility in designing their health curriculum. Additionally, the bill cancels $490,000 of previously appropriated funds for health education standards rulemaking and repeals a section of a previous law that would have required the development of statewide health education standards. The effective date for most provisions is July 1, 2025, providing a transition period for school districts to adjust their health education approaches.

Budget and Finance, Education

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF0065&ssn=0&y=2025