Committee

Minnesota House Education Finance Committee

Bill Bill Name Progress Referral Date
HF1 Office of Inspector General established, powers and duties provided, enhanced grant oversight provided, retaliation prohibited, existing executive Offices of Inspector General transferred or repealed, fraud detection and prevention provided, conforming changes made, reports required, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/24/2025
HF6 Read Act modified, appropriations cancelled; education innovation provisions modified; P-TECH approval process modified; Office of Achievement and Innovation established in the Department of Education; equity, diversity, and inclusion appropriation modified; school performance reporting system established; fund transfers for fiscal years 2025 through 2029 authorized; and school board authorized to not comply with recently enacted state laws or rules. In Committee 02/17/2025
HF29 Social studies standards adoption suspended and review cycle modified, ethnic studies requirements repealed, and ethnic studies appropriations cancelled. In Committee 02/20/2025
HF31 School's compensatory revenue eligibility calculated on the basis of both direct certification and the application of education benefits, various education provisions modified, Compensatory Revenue Task Force established, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/10/2025
HF51 Education finance; roof projects authorized as part of the long-term facilities maintenance program, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/10/2025
HF52 Pupil transportation funding increased, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/10/2025
HF53 Education finance; transportation sparsity revenue percent amended. In Committee 02/10/2025
HF54 Grant authorized for Minnesota Youth Council activities, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/10/2025
HF55 Grant authorized for Minnesota Alliance With Youth Promise Fellow program activities, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/10/2025
HF56 Safe schools aid created, student support personnel aid repealed, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/10/2025
HF57 Special education cross subsidy aid increased, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/10/2025
HF65 Authority to adopt rules implementing statewide health standards repealed, and certain funds cancelled. In Committee 02/20/2025
HF409 Local optional revenue increased, aid amount increased, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/13/2025
HF515 General education basic formula allowance increased by an additional three percent per year, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/13/2025
HF535 Natural disaster debt service equalization aid program broadened to assist school districts with a high percentage of property excluded from tax rolls. In Committee 02/13/2025
HF567 Historic school building preservation grant funding provided, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/13/2025
HF586 Funding for success incentive aid program established, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/13/2025
HF630 Short-call substitute teacher pilot program extended. In Committee 03/13/2025
HF658 P-TECH implementation grants funding provided, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/13/2025
HF660 Community Engagement Response Team funding provided, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/13/2025
HF679 Award amounts of innovative service-learning grants increased, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/13/2025
HF734 Career and technical education course pupils extended time use expansion provided. In Committee 02/13/2025
HF745 School's compensatory revenue eligibility calculated on the basis of both direct certification and the application of education benefits, percent of compensatory revenue spent at each site under certain conditions, Compensatory Revenue Task Force established, reports required, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/13/2025
HF779 Advance payment of the education credit established, education credit assignments disallowed, and report on delivering advance payments using an electronic benefits transfer card required. In Committee 02/13/2025
HF780 Forecast adjustments to prekindergarten through grade 12 education programs made, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/13/2025
HF827 Consolidation transition aid increased for school districts. In Committee 02/17/2025
HF830 Independent School District No. 99, Esko; American Indian mascot removal and replacement costs funding provided, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/17/2025
HF846 Funding provided for grants to intermediate school districts for registered special education apprenticeship programs, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/17/2025
HF875 Allowable uses of student support personnel aid expanded. In Committee 02/17/2025
HF877 Read Act amended, and appropriations cancelled. In Committee 03/10/2025
HF921 Aid and levy adjustments when a tax increment finance excess is received by a school district clarified. In Committee 02/17/2025
HF922 Aid and levy amounts for community education programs clarified. In Committee 02/17/2025
HF923 Career and technical education aid and levy amounts clarified. In Committee 02/17/2025
HF957 Mandate relief for school districts provided, certain fund transfers for fiscal years 2025 through 2029 authorized, and school board authorized to opt out of compliance with certain recently enacted state laws or rules. In Committee 03/10/2025
HF961 Hospitality education grant funding provided, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/17/2025
HF984 Elementary counseling services for nonpublic pupils included in nonpublic pupil aid, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/17/2025
HF1001 Career and technical revenue increased for school districts, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/17/2025
HF1028 Education finance funding allocations involving school district funding, general education basic formula allowance, special education cross subsidy aid, school unemployment aid account funding, English learner cross subsidy aid, and safe schools revenue increased; calculations for school's compensatory revenue eligibility modified; school board powers modified; and money appropriated. In Committee 02/17/2025
HF1034 Aeronautics and commercial over-the-road technical program eligible grant expenditures clarified. Crossed Over 02/17/2025
HF1048 Charter school general education revenue calculation clarified. In Committee 02/17/2025
HF1049 School district eligibility for school library aid clarified. In Committee 02/17/2025
HF1053 Reenrollment after student withdrawal from school encouraged, and notification and resources required for the family of an unenrolled child. In Committee 04/01/2025
HF1099 Share of unreimbursed special education aid paid by the resident school district to a charter school reduced, state portion of special education aid for unreimbursed charter school expenditures increased, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/19/2025
HF1161 School district seasonal tax base replacement aid established, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/19/2025
HF1171 Minnesota math corps program mission modified, and money appropriated. In Committee 03/24/2025
HF1176 ActivEd Walkabouts program grant funding provided, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/19/2025
HF1194 Extended time revenue linked to increases in the general education basic formula allowance, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/19/2025
HF1258 School districts authorized to cooperate and share expenses to operate and maintain an ice arena. In Committee 02/20/2025
HF1388 Building Assets, Reducing Risks Center funding provided, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/24/2025
HF1408 Grant program established to support community literacy initiatives, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/24/2025
HF1415 Funding increased for the school unemployment aid account in the special revenue fund, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/24/2025
HF1435 Education innovation provided, innovation zone provisions modified, P-TECH approval process modified, and Education Innovation recodified and reorganized. In Committee 03/17/2025
HF1498 Museums and education centers grant funding provided, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/26/2025
HF1538 Teacher apprenticeships funding provided, report required, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/26/2025
HF1539 Independent School District No. 709, Duluth; special education initial aid amount adjusted, supplemental special education aid created, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/26/2025
HF1543 Literacy interventions grant provided, report required, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/26/2025
HF1550 School district authorized to reauthorize a capital projects referendum by board action. In Committee 02/26/2025
HF1554 Allowed uses of student support personnel aid modified for school districts and charter schools with declining enrollment. In Committee 02/26/2025
HF1558 Girl Scouts River Valleys grant funding provided, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/26/2025
HF1572 Independent School District No. 742, St. Cloud grant funding provided for preschool programs; and money appropriated. In Committee 02/26/2025
HF1589 Academic acceleration pilot program established, report required, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/26/2025
HF1607 Hours of instruction requirements modified. In Committee 03/17/2025
HF1608 Kids in Need Foundation grant funding provided, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/26/2025
HF1766 Economic and financial literacy education and teacher professional development activities grant provided, and money appropriated. In Committee 03/03/2025
HF1771 Learning with music program grant provided, and money appropriated. In Committee 03/05/2025
HF1791 School district authorized to offer career and technical education postsecondary scholarships and postsecondary grants. In Committee 03/03/2025
HF1818 Grant funding provided to a nonprofit to develop a global competency skills pilot program, report required, and money appropriated. In Committee 03/03/2025
HF1866 Allowable uses of school library aid modified. In Committee 03/05/2025
HF1959 Teacher preparation program grant eligibility modified. In Committee 03/12/2025
HF1966 Minnesota Association of Alternative Program STARS (Success, Teamwork, Achievement, Recognition, and Self-esteem) program funding provided, and money appropriated. In Committee 03/06/2025
HF1967 Independent School District No. 186, Pequot Lakes, PSEO adjustment provided, and money appropriated. In Committee 03/06/2025
HF1988 Referendum levy equalizing factors increased, and money appropriated. In Committee 03/06/2025
HF1989 Local optional revenue for school districts increased, and money appropriated. In Committee 03/06/2025
HF2016 General education revenue modified to include safe schools aid for charter schools. In Committee 03/06/2025
HF2043 Student attendance marketing campaign funding provided, and money appropriated. In Committee 03/10/2025
HF2056 General education disparity aid established, and money appropriated. In Committee 03/10/2025
HF2065 Library online databases funding increased, and money appropriated. In Committee 03/10/2025
HF2100 Referendum allowances reduced, local optional revenue authority increased, and money appropriated. In Committee 03/10/2025
HF2152 State total adult basic education aid increased, adult basic education program aid limit modified, funding increased to pay costs of commissioner-selected high school equivalency tests, and money appropriated. In Committee 03/11/2025
HF2181 Special education separate sites funding eligibility expanded, and money appropriated. In Committee 03/12/2025
HF2201 Local optional aid for schools increased, state-paid free school lunches to families with incomes at or below 500 percent of the federal poverty level limited, and money appropriated. In Committee 03/12/2025
HF2205 Robotics program grants authorized, report required, and money appropriated. In Committee 03/12/2025
HF2210 Additional school unemployment aid funding provided, and money appropriated. In Committee 03/12/2025
HF2246 Civic education grants funding provided, and money appropriated. In Committee 03/12/2025
HF2263 St. Paul Public Schools grant funding provided, and money appropriated. In Committee 03/12/2025
HF2288 Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement grant authorized to conduct a survey of Minnesota principals, report required, and money appropriated. In Committee 03/13/2025
HF2322 Minnesota Young Readers Club program for literacy support created, funding provided to implement program and contract for reading materials, report required, and money appropriated. In Committee 03/13/2025
HF2342 Minnesota Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs grant funding provided for academic assistance programs, and money appropriated. In Committee 03/13/2025
HF2352 Education finance; grant amounts for approved recovery programs increased, and money appropriated. In Committee 03/13/2025
HF2387 School food waste reduced, free school milk provided without the need to take full school lunch, and money appropriated. In Committee 03/17/2025
HF2388 Local optional aid and levy replaced with basic supplemental revenue, basic supplemental aid amount increased, and money appropriated. In Committee 03/17/2025
HF2430 Read Act training funding provided, and money appropriated. In Committee 03/17/2025
HF2433 Education finance bill. Crossed Over 03/17/2025
HF2459 Metro Deaf School grant funding provided, and money appropriated. In Committee 03/17/2025
HF2473 Public access automated external defibrillator smart monitored cabinet funding provided, report required, and money appropriated. In Committee 03/17/2025
HF2510 School district local optional revenue increased, and local optional revenue program indexed to the formula allowance. In Committee 03/17/2025
HF2511 Allowed uses of long-term facilities maintenance revenue modified to include school safety facility enhancements. In Committee 03/17/2025
HF2528 Neighborhood partnership grants funding provided, and money appropriated. In Committee 03/20/2025
HF2534 Minimum share of general education funding transferred to an area learning center increased. In Committee 03/20/2025
HF2696 Independent School District No. 720, Shakopee, authorized to qualify under the long-term facilities maintenance revenue program as a district eligible for alternative facilities revenue. In Committee 03/24/2025
HF2717 Safe schools revenue increased, safe schools aid established, revenue expanded to all cooperative units, and money appropriated. In Committee 03/24/2025
HF2731 Junior Achievement North grant authorized for expansion of its student financial literacy activities, reports required, and money appropriated. In Committee 03/24/2025
HF2741 Teacher licensure provisions modified, grant programs transferred from the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board to the Department of Education, reports required, and money appropriated. In Committee 03/24/2025
HF2786 Requirements for grants from the Department of Education modified. In Committee 03/26/2025
HF2841 School system videos funding provided, and money appropriated. In Committee 03/26/2025
HF2895 Education empowerment account program created, report required, and money appropriated. In Committee 03/27/2025
HF2944 Board of a consolidated school district authorized to renew an expiring referendum established pursuant to the consolidation, and requirements for school board renewal of an expiring referendum clarified. In Committee 04/01/2025
HF3072 Literacy incentive aid program modified, new eligible uses for literacy aid established, literacy aid funding provided, and money appropriated. In Committee 04/02/2025
HF3119 Minimum compensation for teachers and certain other school staff established, aid programs to support teacher base compensation and unlicensed staff wage requirements established, and report required. In Committee 04/07/2025
HF3183 Certain expenditures from the school food service fund authorized. In Committee 04/10/2025
HF3220 Grants to schools for law enforcement entry devices provided, unused portion of an appropriation cancelled, and money appropriated. In Committee 04/22/2025
HF3261 Programs to support teacher candidates performing student teaching provided, and money appropriated. In Committee 04/28/2025
HF3312 Perpich Center for Arts Education high school converted to pupil-based funding for two years; Perpich Center for Arts Education closed on June 30, 2027; and money appropriated. In Committee 05/09/2025