HF1492 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))
Student academic achievement and improvement provisions clarified.
AI Generated Summary
Purpose
- The bill requires the commissioner of education to publicly share, each year, the best practices used in high-performing Minnesota schools that meet federal expectations. This aims to promote transparency and help inform education improvement efforts.
Main Provisions
- Section Amended: Subdivision 4 of Minnesota Statutes 120B.35, titled “Improving schools.”
- Annual Reporting: The commissioner of education must annually report to the public and to the legislature the best practices implemented in high-performing schools identified under federal expectations.
- Timing and Consistency: The reporting requirement is to be carried out in a way that is consistent with the section’s requirements, referencing that these practices have been or should be reported starting from June 20, 2012.
Significant Changes
- Adds a formal, mandatory annual reporting obligation by the commissioner of education.
- Focuses the annual report on best practices from high-performing schools that meet federal expectations, and makes this information accessible to both the public and the legislature.
Impact and Implications
- Increases transparency about what works in high-performing schools.
- Provides a centralized source of effective strategies that other schools can study or adapt.
- Helps policymakers, educators, and the public understand how high performance is achieved and sustained.
Terminology and Concepts (key terms from the bill)
- Minnesota Statutes 120B.35
- Subd.4. Improving schools
- commissioner of education
- annually report
- to the public and the legislature
- best practices
- high performing schools
- federal expectations
- starting June 20, 2012
Relevant Terms - high-performing schools - best practices in education - annual reporting - federal expectations - education transparency - improving schools - public accountability - legislative reporting
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Where | Type | Name | Committee Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 24, 2025 | House | Action | Introduction and first reading, referred to | Education Policy | |
| March 10, 2025 | House | Action | Committee report, to adopt | ||
| March 10, 2025 | House | Action | Second reading | ||
| House | Action | House rule 4.20, interim disposition of bills, returned to | Education Policy |
Citations
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]Progress through the legislative process
In Committee