Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

124D.505 MINNESOTA CAREER INFORMATION SYSTEM. (a) The Department of Education, through the Minnesota career information system (MCIS), may provide career information to, including, but not limited to, school districts and other educational organizations, employment and training s…

124D.51 EVENING SCHOOLS; ADULT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION. The board may establish and maintain public evening schools and adult and continuing education programs. The evening schools and adult and continuing education programs maintained by the board must be available to all perso…

124D.518 ADULT BASIC EDUCATION AID DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to sections 124D.52 to 124D.531. § Subd. 2.Adult basic education consortium. "Adult basic education consortium" means a voluntary association of school districts, …

124D.52 ADULT BASIC EDUCATION. § Subdivision 1.Program requirements. (a) An adult basic education program is a day or evening program offered by a district that is for people who do not attend an elementary or secondary school and are not subject to compulsory attendance. The pro…

124D.521 CONSORTIUM REQUIREMENTS. (a) Each consortium, as defined under section 124D.518, subdivision 1, must meet at least twice per year to develop and amend as necessary an annual consortium agreement signed by all members and filed with the Department of Education that at a m…

124D.522 ADULT BASIC EDUCATION SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICE GRANTS. (a) The commissioner, in consultation with the policy review task force under section 124D.521, may make grants to nonprofit organizations to provide services that are not offered by a district adult basic education prog…

124D.531 ADULT BASIC EDUCATION AID. § Subdivision 1.State total adult basic education aid. (a) The state total adult basic education aid for fiscal year 2024 equals $52,759,000, plus any amount that is not paid during the previous fiscal year as a result of adjustments under subd…

124D.549 COMMISSIONER-SELECTED HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY TEST. The commissioner, in consultation with adult basic education stakeholders, must select a high school equivalency test. The commissioner may issue a high school equivalency diploma to a Minnesota resident 19 years of age…

124D.55 COMMISSIONER-SELECTED HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY TEST FEES. (a) The commissioner shall pay 60 percent of the fee that is charged to an eligible individual for the full battery of the commissioner-selected high school equivalency tests, but not more than $40 for an eligible i…

124D.56 COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAM REVENUE; ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES. § Subdivision 1.Revenue amount. A district that is eligible according to section 124D.20, subdivision 2, may receive revenue for a program for adults with disabilities. Revenue for the program for adults with …

124D.57 EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE DEAF, DEAFBLIND, HARD-OF-HEARING. § Subdivision 1.Responsibility of commissioner. The commissioner shall coordinate and may pay for support services for persons who are deaf, deafblind, and hard-of-hearing to assure access t…

124D.58 CITATION; EDUCATION FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS ACT. Sections 124D.58 to 124D.64 may be cited as the "Education for English Learners Act." History: 1980 c 609 art 3 s 14; 1998 c 397 art 2 s 164; art 11 s 3; 2012 c 239 art 1 s 33

124D.59 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Generally. For purposes of sections 124D.58 to 124D.65, the terms defined in this section shall have the meanings given them. § Subd. 2.English learner. (a) "English learner" means a pupil in kindergarten through grade 12; an early childhood s…

124D.60 RIGHTS OF PARENTS. § Subdivision 1.Notice. Within 30 calendar days after the beginning of the school year, the district or charter school in which the English learner identified for participation in an instructional program for English learners is enrolled must notify the…

124D.61 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PROGRAMS. A district that enrolls one or more English learners must implement an educational program that includes at a minimum the following requirements: (1) identification and reclassification criteria for English learners and program entrance …

124D.63 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. The commissioner shall provide technical assistance to districts receiving aid pursuant to section 124D.65 and to postsecondary institutions for preservice and in-service training for bilingual education teachers and English as a second language teac…

124D.64 DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED. Nothing in the provisions of sections 124D.58 to 124D.63 shall be construed to violate the provisions of section 123B.30 or chapter 363A. Programs and activities pursuant to sections 124D.58 to 124D.63 shall be deemed to be positive action progr…

124D.645 MULTIRACIAL DIVERSITY. (a) Notwithstanding other law or rule to the contrary and in order to effectively meet students' educational needs and foster parents' meaningful participation in their children's education, a school district may apply to the commissioner for a wai…

124D.65 ENGLISH LEARNER (EL) PROGRAMS AID. § Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1999 c 241 art 1 s 69] § Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1999 c 241 art 1 s 69] § Subd. 3. [Repealed, 1999 c 241 art 1 s 69; art 2 s 62] § Subd. 4. [Repealed, 1Sp2003 c 9 art 1 s 54] § Subd. 5.School district EL revenue. …

124D.66 ASSURANCE OF MASTERY PROGRAMS. § Subdivision 1.Eligible districts. A district with a local process to review curriculum and instruction may provide an assurance of mastery program to eligible pupils. § Subd. 2.Eligible pupils. A pupil is eligible to receive services throu…

124D.68 GRADUATION INCENTIVES PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Purpose. The legislature finds that it is critical to provide options for children to succeed in school. Therefore, the purpose of this section is to provide incentives for and encourage all Minnesota students who have experi…

124D.69 AID FOR ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS PROVIDED UNDER CONTRACT. § Subdivision 1.Aid. If a pupil enrolls in an alternative program, eligible under section 124D.68, subdivision 3, paragraph (d), or subdivision 4, operated by a private organization that has contracted with a school di…

124D.695 APPROVED RECOVERY PROGRAM FUNDING. § Subdivision 1.Approved recovery program. "Approved recovery program" means a course of instruction offered by a recovery school that provides academic services, assistance with recovery, and continuing care to students recovering from…

124D.71 CITATION; AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATION ACT. Sections 124D.71 to 124D.82 may be cited as the "American Indian Education Act of 1988." History: 1977 c 312 s 1; 1988 c 718 art 3 s 5; 1998 c 397 art 2 s 164; art 11 s 3

124D.72 POLICY. The legislature finds that a more adequate education is needed for American Indian people in the state of Minnesota. The legislature recognizes the unique educational and culturally related academic needs of American Indian people. The legislature also is concerne…

124D.73 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. For the purposes of sections 124D.71 to 124D.82, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. § Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1Sp2017 c 5 art 1 s 20] § Subd. 3.Tribal Nations Education Committee. "Tribal Nations Education Commi…

124D.74 AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATION PROGRAMS. § Subdivision 1.Program described. American Indian education programs are programs in public elementary and secondary schools, nonsectarian nonpublic, community, Tribal, charter, or alternative schools enrolling American Indian children…

124D.75 LICENSES FOR AMERICAN INDIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE EDUCATION TEACHERS; EXEMPTIONS. § Subdivision 1.American Indian language and culture education licenses. The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, in consultation with the Tribal Nations Education Committee,…

124D.76 AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATION PROGRAM COORDINATORS, PARAPROFESSIONALS. In addition to employing American Indian language and culture education teachers, each district or participating school providing programs pursuant to sections 124D.71 to 124D.82 may employ paraprofessiona…

124D.77 RECRUITING AND RETAINING INDIAN TEACHERS. This section applies to a board of a district in which there are at least ten American Indian children enrolled. The board must actively recruit teacher applicants who are American Indian from the time it is reasonably expected th…

124D.78 PARENT AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION. § Subdivision 1.Parent committee. School districts, charter schools, Tribal contract schools, and the respective school boards must provide for the maximum involvement of parents of American Indian children enrolled in American Indian e…

124D.79 COMMUNITY AND COMMISSIONER PARTICIPATION IN AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATION. § Subdivision 1.American Indian community involvement. The commissioner must provide for the maximum involvement of the Tribal Nations Education Committee, parents of American Indian children, secondar…

124D.791 INDIAN EDUCATION DIRECTOR. § Subdivision 1.Appointment. An Indian education director shall be appointed by the commissioner. § Subd. 2.Qualifications. The commissioner shall select the Indian education director on the basis of outstanding professional qualifications and …

124D.792 GRADUATION CEREMONIES; TRIBAL REGALIA AND OBJECTS OF CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE; DRUMMING AND CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES. (a) A school district or charter school must not prohibit an American Indian student from wearing American Indian regalia, Tribal regalia, or objec…

124D.81 AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATION AID. § Subdivision 1. Procedures. A school district, charter school, cooperative unit as defined in section 123A.24, subdivision 2, or American Indian-controlled Tribal contract or grant school enrolling at least 20 American Indian students ident…

124D.82 DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED. Nothing in the provisions of sections 124D.71 to 124D.82 shall be construed to violate the provisions of section 123B.30 or chapter 363A. Programs and activities pursuant to sections 124D.71 to 124D.82 shall be deemed to be positive action progr…

124D.83 STATE REVENUE FOR AMERICAN INDIAN TRIBAL CONTRACT OR GRANT SCHOOLS. § Subdivision 1.Authorization. (a) Each year each American Indian-controlled tribal contract or grant school authorized by the United States Code, title 25, section 450f, that is located on a reservation …

124D.855 SCHOOL SEGREGATION PROHIBITED. The state, consistent with section 123B.30 and chapter 363A, does not condone separating school children of different socioeconomic, demographic, ethnic, or racial backgrounds into distinct public schools. Instead, the state's interest lies…

124D.861 ACHIEVEMENT AND INTEGRATION FOR MINNESOTA. § Subdivision 1.Program to close the academic achievement and opportunity gap; revenue uses. (a) The "Achievement and Integration for Minnesota" program is established to pursue racial and economic integration and increase stude…

124D.862 ACHIEVEMENT AND INTEGRATION REVENUE. § Subdivision 1.Initial achievement and integration revenue. (a) An eligible district's initial achievement and integration revenue equals the lesser of 100.3 percent of the district's expenditures under the budget approved by the com…

124D.87 ACHIEVEMENT AND INTEGRATION TRANSPORTATION AID. (a) A district that provides transportation of pupils to and from an interdistrict program for desegregation or integration purposes is eligible for state aid to reimburse the additional costs of transportation during the pr…

124D.892 OFFICE OF DESEGREGATION/INTEGRATION. § Subdivision 1.Establishment. (a) An Office of Desegregation/Integration is established in the Department of Education to coordinate and support activities related to student enrollment, student and staff recruitment and retention, t…

124D.895 PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT PROGRAMS. § Subdivision 1.Program goals. The department, in consultation with the state curriculum advisory committee, must develop guidelines and model plans for parental involvement programs that will: (1) engage the interests and talents of parent…

124D.8955 PARENT AND FAMILY INVOLVEMENT POLICY. (a) In order to promote and support student achievement, a local school board is encouraged to formally adopt and implement a parent and family involvement policy that promotes and supports: (1) oral and written communication betwee…

124D.8957 PREKINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 12 PARENTAL RIGHTS CODED ELSEWHERE. § Subdivision 1.Scope. The sections referred to in subdivisions 2 to 30 are codified outside this section. Those sections include many but not all the sections governing parental rights related to topics …

124D.896 DESEGREGATION/INTEGRATION AND INCLUSIVE EDUCATION RULES. (a) The commissioner shall propose rules relating to desegregation/integration and inclusive education, consistent with sections 124D.861 and 124D.862. (b) In adopting a rule related to school desegregation/integra…