Bill > HF3645

This bill modifies existing law regarding reading interventions for students in Minnesota, specifically amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.12, subdivision 3, which is part of the "Read Act" (Reading Education and Acceleration Development Act). The key changes require districts and charter schools to provide a personal learning plan for any student not demonstrating grade-level reading proficiency by third grade, a change from a previous encouragement to a mandate. This plan must include evidence-based instruction, ongoing progress monitoring, and address specific knowledge gaps and skill deficiencies. Importantly, the bill now mandates that personal learning plans *must* include grade retention if it's in the student's best interest, removing a previous restriction that prevented retention solely due to literacy delays. Furthermore, starting in the 2025-2026 school year, districts must exclusively use evidence-based literacy interventions, and beginning in the 2026-2027 school year, any paraprofessional or unlicensed individual providing Tier 2 literacy interventions must be supervised by a licensed teacher who has completed specific, approved training in evidence-based reading instruction.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/94/2026/0/HF/3645/