The following bills were introduced by the Minnesota House of Representatives on March 10, 2022. We hope that you monitor these posts, as it keeps you updated and informed about the bills under consideration that may impact school boards and school districts across the state. Whether it is a new mandate, or more/less funding for certain programs it is important for you to know how these bills may impact your district.
House Education Finance and Policy Bill Introductions
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A bill for an act relating to education finance; providing comprehensive services to a school identified as in need of comprehensive support under the Every Student Succeeds Act; appropriating money |
Hassan |
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A bill for an act relating to education finance; creating a third tier of local optional revenue; appropriating money |
Morrison |
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A bill for an act relating to education; allowing a parent to opt their child out of a face covering requirement |
Daudt |
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A bill for an act relating to education; providing for short-call substitute teacher licensing provisions for rural Minnesota |
Backer |
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A bill for an act relating to education; requiring a personal finance class for high school graduation |
Hassan |
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A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying local optional revenue to remove obsolete language |
Davnie |
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A bill for an act relating to education finance; eliminating obsolete language in the general education revenue program |
Davnie |
Other Bill Introductions of Interest
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Summary |
Author |
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A bill for an act relating to agriculture; increasing funding for farm-to-school grants; authorizing reimbursement of child care providers who purchase from local farmers; appropriating money |
Lippert |
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A bill for an act 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 |
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A bill for an act relating to juvenile justice; establishing Task Force on a Coordinated Approach to Juvenile Wellness and Justice; requiring a report; appropriating money |
Feist |
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A bill for an act relating to driver and vehicle services; extending driver’s license expiration dates to every eight years; allowing full-service providers to provide copies of certain driver and vehicle records; increasing filing fees for new driver’s license applications; eliminating requirement for new Minnesota residents to take written driver’s license exam; making various changes to driver and vehicle services procedures; making recommendations; requiring reports; appropriating money |
Elkins |
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A bill for an act relating to public safety; increasing the amount available for supplemental nonprofit security grants; providing ongoing funding for supplemental nonprofit security grants; establishing a security training grant; appropriating money |
Noor |
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A bill for an act relating to emergency management; requiring legislative approval to extend a declared emergency beyond five days; protecting citizen rights; requiring legislative enactment before certain executive orders and rules may have the force and effect of law; defining terms; repealing certain criminal penalties |
Bahr |
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A bill for an act relating to data practices; modifying certain provisions classifying and regulating the use and sharing of mental health data when responding to a mental health emergency |
Hanson, J. |
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A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing grants to counties for education, jobs, and workforce development; establishing Community Career Workforce Academies; requiring a report; appropriating money |
Marquart |
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A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; modifying various provisions governing driver and vehicle services, including authorizing the use of school buses to respond to an emergency or disaster, adding conditions for denial of a motor vehicle dealer license application, clarifying requirements for certain veterans’ license plates, and defining Internet service as a home utility service for purposes of providing proof of residence for a driver’s license |
Koegel |
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A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying eligibility for recovery community organizations; creating a Minnesota Board of Recovery Services |
Baker |
Human Resources Bill Introductions
| Bill Number |
Summary |
Author |
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A bill for an act relating to retirement; Public Employees Retirement Association; excluding persons employed by the Duluth Transit Authority under a collective bargaining agreement with the Teamsters from participation in the general employees retirement plan |
Olson, L. |
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A bill for an act relating to retirement; Teachers Retirement Association and St. Paul Teachers Retirement Fund Association; reinstating the rule of 90 |
Dettmer |
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A bill for an act relating to labor and industry; appropriating money for the Department of Labor and Industry and Minnesota Management and Budget; making policy and technical changes; providing OSHA penalty compliance; modifying fair labor standards for agricultural and food processing workers; providing earned sick and safe time; modifying combative sports; adopting civil penalties; authorizing rulemaking; requiring reports |
Ecklund |
