MN HF3604

Students in grade 8 in the 2021-2022 school year and later must meet or exceed benchmarks on the high school Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments to graduate, unless they can demonstrate special and extenuating circumstances.

School districts must adopt graduation requirements that meet or exceed state graduation requirements established in law or rule, including satisfactory completion of credit requirements and understanding of academic standards.

Students who receive a college ready benchmark on the high school Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment are not required to take remedial, noncredit courses at Minnesota state colleges or universities in the corresponding subject area.

The commissioner of education must create and publish a form for parents and guardians explaining state academic standards, aligned assessments, consequences of non-participation, and the new graduation benchmark requirement.

School districts must post the commissioner's form on their website and include it in student handbooks, with an effective date of July 1, 2021.