HF 4555 Summary

• Appropriates $19.49 billion in fiscal year 2021 for general education aid and supplemental funding across prekindergarten through grade 12 education in Minnesota.

• Establishes new academic standard requiring indigenous education curriculum for all students prekindergarten through grade 12, covering tribal history, sovereignty, culture, and treaty rights; requires Department of Education monitoring and biennial reporting.

• Creates student well-being aid program ($19.49 million FY2021) to hire licensed school counselors, psychologists, social workers, nurses, and chemical dependency counselors; districts must report on impact to school climate, attendance, and academic achievement.

• Funds full-service community schools ($2 million FY2021) and equity coaches programs ($1 million FY2021) to provide wraparound services and professional development focused on interrupting historical inequity patterns.

• Modifies safe schools levy authority to allow funding for mental health professionals and suicide prevention tools; increases Head Start program funding to $25.477 million for FY2021.