Bill Summary

• Modifies homeless pupil enrollment and transportation requirements, establishing that school district of residence is where the parent or legal guardian resides, except in cases of terminated parental rights, parent not living in state, or parent incarcerated in a Minnesota correctional facility.

• Requires serving districts to provide transportation for homeless pupils to and from their district of residence, with responsibility extending through end of academic school year when transporting from a permanent home in another district.

• Allows homeless students previously enrolled in a district to continue enrollment without board approval when their parent or guardian moves to another district, with general education revenue paid to the resident district.

• Changes charter school requirements regarding board governance transparency, requiring schools to publish meeting minutes and board member directory information on official websites for at least one calendar year, and removes requirement to distribute annual reports to commissioner.

• Revises special education provisions by repealing sections 125A.16 and 125A.80, modifying extended school year services eligibility, and updating billing requirements for nonresident special education placements.