MN SF1201

Legislative Budget Office must send annual health insurance cost surveys to all Minnesota school districts and charter schools beginning July 1, 2026, with responses due September 1 each year

Surveys require detailed data on employee participation, premium costs paid by employers and employees, broker/agent compensation, plan actuarial values, deductibles, co-payments, coinsurance, and out-of-pocket limits

Schools must report contributions to health reimbursement arrangements, health savings accounts, and administrative fees charged by insurance providers

Legislative Budget Office must compile survey results and deliver a report by December 1 annually to chairs and ranking minority members of education and health insurance committees

Report and all underlying school data must be posted publicly on the Legislative Budget Office website in standardized format; appropriation amount for fiscal year 2027 and beyond is unspecified