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MN HF6
Bill
Status
7/13/2020
Primary Sponsor
Mary Kunesh-Podein
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AI Summary
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School boards must adopt comprehensive strategic plans aligned with world's best workforce goals, including culturally responsive curriculum, equitable teacher distribution, and access to diverse teachers reflecting student populations
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Schools must implement nonexclusionary disciplinary practices before dismissal proceedings, with alternative educational services, and provide suspended students full credit for completed coursework
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Creates goals to increase teachers of color and American Indian teachers by at least 2 percentage points annually to reach 2040 target, with biennial reporting on diversity programs
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Establishes school meal policies prohibiting lunch shaming, ensuring free/reduced-price eligible students receive meals regardless of debt, and protecting student dignity in meal payment collections
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Protects American Indian students' right to wear tribal regalia and cultural objects at graduation ceremonies; requires school boards to adopt curriculum policies prohibiting discrimination based on incorporating contributions from federally protected classes
Legislative Description
General education, education excellence, teachers, Department of Education housekeeping, nutrition, and early childhood education provided.
Last Action
Authors added Youakim, Bernardy, Lee
7/20/2020