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MN HF1485
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/5/2015
Primary Sponsor
Sondra Erickson
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AI Summary
- Charter schools may give enrollment preference to children eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, in addition to existing preferences for siblings and foster children
- Schools that implement this preference must identify the manner and order of preference in their admission and lottery policy and on their website
- Schools must provide at least 180 days' notice before discontinuing the free/reduced-price lunch enrollment preference
- Charter schools in Duluth township in St. Louis County serving kindergarten through grade 6 must give preference to students within a five-mile radius and siblings of enrolled children
- Effective date is the 2015-2016 school year and later
Legislative Description
Charter schools allowed to give enrollment preference to children who are eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch.
Last Action
Introduction and first reading, referred to Education Innovation Policy
3/5/2015
Committee Referrals
Education Innovation Policy3/5/2015
Full Bill Text
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