The following bills were introduced by the Minnesota State Senate 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.
Senate Education Finance and Policy Bill Introductions
| Bill Number |
Summary |
Author |
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A bill for an act relating to taxes; reducing school property taxes; increasing the equalizing factor for local optional revenue |
Rest |
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A bill for an act relating to education finance; appropriating money for the Grow Your Own grant program; appropriating money for the collaborative urban and greater Minnesota educators of color grant program |
Pappas |
Other Bill Introductions of Interest
| Bill Number |
Summary |
Author |
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A bill for an act relating to state lands; modifying duties and powers of the school trust lands director |
Eichorn |
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A bill for an act relating to higher education; prohibiting the consideration of SAT and ACT test scores |
Port |
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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 |
Eken |
Human Resources Bill Introductions
| Bill Number |
Summary |
Author |
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A bill for an act relating to economic development; unemployment insurance; repaying unemployment insurance trust fund loans; replenishing the unemployment insurance trust fund; freezing the base tax rate for employers; eliminating the additional assessment for calendar years 2022 and 2023; establishing a zero percent special assessment rate for calendar year 2022; eliminating a revenue replacement transfer; authorizing payments for frontline workers whose work put them at risk of contracting COVID-19 during peacetime emergency; classifying data; requiring a report; appropriating money |
Putnam |
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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 |
Housley |
