MN SF3059

Adds family and consumer science as a required subject area for statewide accountability in Minnesota schools, using national standards developed by the National Association of State Administrators of Family and Consumer Sciences Education

Requires one credit of family and consumer science for high school graduation, effective for students entering 9th grade in 2010-2011 school year and later

Specifies that the family and consumer science credit must focus on families, work, and their interrelationships, be consistent with national standards, and be taught in a school's family and consumer sciences department

Reduces the minimum number of elective course credits from seven to six to accommodate the new family and consumer science requirement

Amends Minnesota Statutes sections 120B.021 and 120B.024 regarding required academic standards and graduation requirements