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HF3568 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Student support personnel aid authorized to be used for costs of certain licensed special education teachers.

Related bill: SF3667

AI Generated Summary

Purpose

  • The bill aims to authorize the use of student support services personnel aid to cover costs associated with certain licensed special education teachers.
  • It adjusts Minnesota Statutes by adding definitions to guide how aid is used and who qualifies as student support services personnel.

Main Provisions

  • Adds a new subdivision to Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement section 124D.901, subdivision 1, to establish clear definitions for the purposes of this section.
  • Defines “new position” as a student support services personnel full-time or part-time position that is not under contract by a school district, charter school, or cooperative unit at the start of the 2022-2023 school year.
  • Defines “parttime position” as a student support services personnel position with less than 1.0 full-time equivalent at the start of the 2022-2023 school year.
  • Defines “student support services personnel” to include:
    • i) an individual licensed to serve as a school counselor, school psychologist, school social worker, school nurse, or chemical dependency counselor in Minnesota; or
    • ii) a special education teacher licensed in Minnesota as either an academic and behavioral strategist or in developmental disabilities, emotional or behavioral disorders, learning disabilities, or autism spectrum disorders.
  • This provision sets the scope for who can be funded or supported under the student support personnel aid.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

  • Expands the definitions used to determine eligibility for student support personnel aid by explicitly including certain licensed special education teachers (academic and behavioral strategist or those licensed in disabilities/disorders areas) as part of the eligible personnel.
  • Establishes terms related to staffing (new position, parttime position) with their qualification criteria tied to the 2022-2023 school year start, guiding when and how aid can be applied.

Practical Implications

  • School districts, charter schools, or cooperative units may be able to use student support personnel aid to cover costs for the defined licensed professionals, including certain special education teachers.
  • The bill clarifies who counts as a student support services personnel and what constitutes a new or part-time position for funding purposes.

Relevant Terms - new position - parttime position - student support services personnel - school counselor - school psychologist - school social worker - school nurse - chemical dependency counselor - special education teacher - academic and behavioral strategist - developmental disabilities - emotional or behavioral disorders - learning disabilities - autism spectrum disorders - Minnesota Statutes 124D.901 - student support personnel aid - full-time equivalent (FTE)

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
February 23, 2026HouseActionIntroduction and first reading, referred toEducation Finance

Citations

 
[
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Defines 'new position' as a student support services personnel full-time or part-time position not under contract by a school district, charter school, or cooperative unit at the start of the 2022-2023 school year.",
        "Defines 'parttime position' as a student support services personnel position less than 1.0 FTE at the start of the 2022-2023 school year.",
        "Defines 'student support services personnel' to include: (i) individuals licensed to serve as a school counselor, school psychologist, school social worker, school nurse, or chemical dependency counselor in Minnesota; or (ii) a special education teacher licensed in Minnesota as an academic and behavioral strategist or in developmental disabilities, emotional or behavioral disorders, learning disabilities, or autism spectrum disorders."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This bill amends Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 124D.901, subdivision 1, to define terms related to student support services personnel, including new positions and the scope of such personnel.",
      "modified": [
        "Modifies the definitions to expressly include certain licensed professionals as student support services personnel."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement section 124D.901 subdivision 1",
    "subdivision": "Subdivision 1"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Adds a subdivision related to the use of student support personnel aid for costs of certain licensed special education teachers."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "The bill references amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 124D.901, subdivisions 1 and 4, by adding a subdivision related to authorizing student support personnel aid to be used for costs of certain licensed special education teachers.",
      "modified": [
        "Indicates amendments to subdivisions 1 and 4 of section 124D.901 by adding a subdivision."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement section 124D.901 subdivisions 1 4",
    "subdivision": "Subdivision 1 and 4"
  }
]

Progress through the legislative process

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