Bill Introductions for January 3-6, 2023
The following education-related bills were introduced in the Minnesota Legislature during the first week of the 2023 session. Each Friday, we will publish relevant bills that have been introduced during the week.
MSBA hopes that school board members will monitor these bill introduction listings, as they provide updated information about the bills under consideration that may have implications for school boards and school districts across the state. It is critical for board members to understand how introduced bills may impact their own unique school districts.
Scroll below to view this week’s bills or download individual spreadsheets for the House and Senate.
Bill Introductions — January 3-6, 2023
H.F. 1-117 and S.F. 1-50
House Education Policy and Finance Bill Introductions
| Bill Number | Summary | Author |
| H.F. 5 | A bill relating to education; providing for school lunch and breakfast for all students. | Jordan |
| H.F. 8 | A bill relating to education; establishing student support personnel aid; appropriating money. | Berg |
| H.F. 13 | A bill relating to child care assistance; modifying child care assistance rates. | Pinto |
| H.F. 18 | A bill relating to education finance; fully funding school district special education services. | Wolgamott |
| H.F. 21 | A bill relating to education finance; appropriating money for full-service community schools. | Vang |
| H.F. 22
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A bill relating to education finance; increasing funding for English learner programming; adding English learner cross subsidy aid; appropriating money. | Her |
| H.F. 35 | A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring the state forecast include the rate of inflation. | Stephenson |
| H.F. 37 | A bill relating to human rights; adding a definition of race to the Minnesota Human Rights Act. | Agbaje |
| H.F. 44 | A bill requiring school districts to provide access to menstrual products for students; increasing operating capital aid to fund school district purchases of menstrual products; appropriating money. | Feist |
| H.F. 46 | A bill relating to human services; establishing the Office of Juvenile Restorative Justice; requiring local steering committees to establish local juvenile restorative justice programs; establishing grants; requiring reports; appropriating money. | Feist |
| H.F. 48 | A bill relating to state government; recognizing Juneteenth, June 19, as a state holiday. | Richardson |
| H.F. 58 | A bill for an act relating to education; prohibiting dismissals of students in kindergarten through grade 3; appropriating money. | Richardson |
| H.F. 59 | A bill for an act relating to education; modifying charter school admission requirements. | Richardson |
| H.F. 60 | A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing referendum equalization aid for certain special schools; appropriating money. | Hanson, R. |
| H.F. 74 | A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; modifying the K-12 education expense subtraction and credit; extending the credit to tuition; increasing the subtraction and credit amounts; increasing the income phaseout for the credit; adjusting the credit and subtraction amounts and credit phaseout thresholds for inflation. | Robbins |
| H.F. 75 | A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; repealing the addition for qualified tuition plan distributions used for K-12 tuition. | Robbins |
| H.F. 105 | A bill for an act relating to education; expanding the use of extended time to pupils enrolled in career and technical education courses. | Olson, B. |
| H.F. 108 | A bill for an act relating to education; expanding definition of shared time pupils. | Olson, B. |
| H.F. 112 | A bill for an act relating to education; delaying review of physical education standards. | Pryor |
| H.F. 113 | A bill for an act relating to education; establishing the Student Religious Liberties Act. | Quam |
| H.F. 114 | A bill for an act relating to education finance; establishing the funding for success incentive aid program. | Quam |
Senate Education Policy and Finance Bill Introductions
| S.F. 8 | A bill relating to education finance; providing supplemental aid for transportation, nutrition, English learners, and special education; appropriating money. | Kunesh |
| S.F. 13 | A bill for an act relating to state government; recognizing Juneteenth, June 19, as a state holiday. | Champion |
| S.F. 20 | A bill relating to education finance; appropriating money for full-service community schools. | Kunesh |
| S.F. 21 | A bill relating to education finance; increasing funding for English learner programming; adding English learner cross subsidy aid; appropriating money. | Oumou Verbeten |
| S.F. 28 | A bill relating to education finance; fully funding school district special education services; appropriating money. | Westlin |
| S.F. 44 | A bill for an act relating to human rights; adding a definition of race to the Minnesota Human Rights Act. | Champion |
| S.F. 46 | A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring the state forecast include the rate of inflation. | Marty |
| S.F. 50 | A bill requiring school districts to provide access to menstrual products for students; increasing operating capital aid to fund school district purchases of menstrual products; appropriating money. | Cwodzinski |
Human Resources House and Senate Bill Introductions
| H.F. 2 | A bill relating to economic development; providing for paid family and medical leave; appropriating money. | Richardson |
| H.F. 19 | A bill relating to employment; providing for earned sick and safe time; requiring a report; authorizing rulemaking; appropriating money. | Olson, L. |
| H.F. 20 | A bill relating to unemployment insurance; modifying wage credits and providing reimbursement; authorizing transfers from the general fund. | Greenman |
| H.F. 62 | A bill for an act relating to labor; modifying Public Employment Relations Board data; appropriating money.
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Nelson, M. |
| S.F. 2 | A bill relating to economic development; providing for paid family and medical leave; appropriating money. | Mann |
| S.F. 32 | A bill relating to unemployment insurance; modifying wage credits and providing reimbursement; authorizing transfers from the general fund. | McEwen |
| S.F. 34 | A bill relating to employment; providing for earned sick and safe time; requiring a report; authorizing rulemaking; appropriating money. | Maye Quade |
Elections House and Senate Bill Introductions
| H.F. 3 | A bill relating to elections; requiring voting instructions, sample ballots, and election judges to be multilingual in certain situations and regulating intimidation. | Greeman |
| S.F. 3 | A bill relating to elections; requiring voting instructions, sample ballots, and election judges to be multilingual in certain situations and regulating intimidation. | Port |
Grant Programs House and Senate Bill Introductions
| H.F. 51 | A bill relating to state government; establishing the Emmett Louis Till Victims Recovery Program; appropriating money. | Richardson |
| S.F. 18 | A bill relating to state government; establishing the Emmett Louis Till Victims Recovery Program; appropriating money. | Champion |
Other Bills of Interest House and Senate Bill Introductions
| H.F. 100 | A bill for an act relating to cannabis; establishing the Office of Cannabis Management; establishing advisory councils; legalizing and limiting the possession and use of cannabis by adults; providing for the licensing, inspection, and regulation of cannabis businesses; transferring regulatory authority for the medical cannabis program; taxing the sale of adult-use cannabis; establishing labor standards for the use of cannabis by employees and testing of employees; etc. | Stephenson |
