Bill > HF3730

This bill modifies education policies for kindergarten through grade 12, charter schools, and state agencies. Key provisions include defining "kindergarten" as a grade rather than a program, establishing new requirements for the education of children experiencing homelessness and migratory children to ensure immediate enrollment and necessary supports, and updating academic standards to be clear, concise, and measurable. The bill also introduces requirements for supportive interventions for both targets and actors in bullying incidents, emphasizing restorative practices and equitable support, and revises guidelines for school safety drills, including fire, shelter-in-place, lockdown, and active shooter drills, with a focus on trauma-informed approaches. Additionally, it clarifies procedures for appealing exclusion or expulsion decisions, modifies rules for the federal child and adult care food programs and summer food service programs, and enhances provisions for students participating in postsecondary enrollment options, including credit transfer and grade point average weighting. For charter schools, the bill introduces requirements for initial board composition, clarifies conflict of interest rules for board members and contractors, mandates public reporting of financial information and board meeting minutes, and establishes new guidelines for collaboration agreements between charter schools and school districts. Finally, it updates state agency policies by requiring local educational agencies (LEAs) to adopt procurement policies with conflict of interest provisions and competitive procurement processes, and it introduces new requirements for management companies (CMOs) and educational management organizations (EMOs) that contract with charter schools, such as prohibiting certain contract clauses and requiring greater transparency and independence.

Education

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/94/2026/0/HF/3730/