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House Education Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 25 2026 - Archive Video
00:51 - HF60 (Clardy) Teacher licensure requirements modified, professional development on dyslexia required, and rulemaking required.
18:12 - HF3067 (Jordan) Paraprofessional qualifications defined.
19:18 - HF3730 (Jordan) Education policy for kindergarten through grade 12 education modified, charter school policy modified, and state agency policy modified.
20:31 - HF3638 (Hill) Provisions for educator licensing and standards modified, rulemaking authority for paraprofessional credentials modified, additional data sharing agreements provided, professional development requirements for mental health modified, and appropriation extended.
Runs 28 minutes.
House Education Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 24 2026 - Archive Video
01:02 - HF751 (Robbins) Parental notification of adverse incidents required.
10:56 - HF3764 (Nadeau) Anonymous reporting systems required, and report required.
1:01:45 - HF1490 (Bennett) High school graduation requirements clarified.
1:16:40 - HF3550 (Bennett) School districts allowed to implement local health education standards.
Runs 1 hour, 48 minutes.
House Education Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 18 2026 - Archive Video
01:21 - HF3714 (Clardy) Enrollment and eligibility priority modified for children in foster care for various children, youth, and families education and financial assistance programs; Northstar foster care child care allowance modified; and licensing agencies required to provide license holders with information about child care costs and early childhood education programs.
25:51 - HF4399 (Leibling) Independent School District #535, Rochester; school board elections provided.
35:04 - HF4176 (Youakim) Site-governed school requirements modified.
54:12 - 55:04 - The committee recessed.
55:18 - HF2544 (Virnig) Dual Enrollment Task Force established, report required, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 18 minutes.
House Education Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 17 2026 - Archive Video
01:16 - Department of Education presentation: Charter authorizers and schools.
41:13 - HF3421 (Clardy) Early literacy field experience required for teacher candidates providing early literacy instruction, rulemaking required, and money appropriated.
42:41 - Comments related to HF3487 (Rehrauer) Anonymous threat reporting systems required, and report required.
Runs 50 minutes.
House Education Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 11 2026 - Archive Video
01:17 - State Librarian overview.
05:22 - HF3698 (Gottfried) Certain terms in libraries' electronic book and digital audiobook license agreements or contracts prohibited.
45:43 - HF3067 (Jordan) Paraprofessional qualifications defined.
1:12:52 - HF3730 (Jordan) Education policy for kindergarten through grade 12 education modified, charter school policy modified, and state agency policy modified.
Runs 1 hour, 50 minutes.
House Education Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 10 2026 - Archive Video
01:48 - READ Act implementation update.
57:28 - HF3421 (Clardy) Early literacy field experience required for teacher candidates providing early literacy instruction, rulemaking required, and money appropriated.
1:11:02 - Evidence-based math education discussion.
Runs 1 hour, 49 minutes.
House Education Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 4 2026 - Archive Video
00:38 - HF3776 (Sencer-Mura) Screen time prohibited for children in preschool and kindergarten.
31:15 - HF3557 (Kraft) Climate literacy seal established, and report required.
59:43 - Department of Education presentation: COMPASS Attendance presentation.
1:14:22- HF3585 (Keeler) Interagency Council on Student Attendance established, report required, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 51 minutes.
House Education Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 3 2026 - Archive Video
00:43 - Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board overviews:.
-- Educator licensing.
-- Current and anticipated rulemaking.
-- Teacher preparation program.
45:32 - HFXXXX (Mueller) Year-long teacher candidate clinical experience required, report required.
1:06:15 - HF3635 (Hill) Interstate teacher mobility compact established.
1:31:43 - HF3638 (Hill) Provisions for educator licensing and standards modified, rulemaking authority for paraprofessional credentials modified, additional data sharing agreements provided, professional development requirements for mental health modified, and appropriation extended.
Runs 1 hour, 40 minutes.
House Education Policy Committee
Wednesday, February 25 2026 - Archive Video
00:57 - HF3409 (Sencer-Mura) Denial of an education based on immigration status prohibited, and civil cause of action provided when right to education is denied based on immigration status.
19:03 - Current State of Gun Violence in Schools.
39:14 - HF3401 (Greene) Circumstances when firearms are permitted on school property modified, and uniform storage requirements for firearms permitted on school property established.
1:37:08 - HF3487 (Rehrauer) Anonymous threat reporting systems required, and report required.
Runs 1 hour, 48 minutes.
House Education Policy Committee
Tuesday, February 24 2026 - Archive Video
01:13 - HF3489 (Bennett) Field trip policy established, reporting to licensing boards required, and criminal offense of grooming established.
22:36 - Department of Education presentation.
-- Proposed statewide health standards.
40:23 - Department of Education.
-- Implementation of social studies standards & ethnic studies course offering presentation.
Runs 1 hour, 14 minutes.
House Education Policy Committee
Wednesday, February 18 2026 - Archive Video
05:36 - HF3435 (Jordan) Access to school sites limited.
1:31:24 - HF3409 (Sencer-Mura) Denial of an education based on immigration status prohibited, and civil cause of action provided when right to education is denied based on immigration status.
Runs 1 hour, 52 minutes.
House Education Policy Committee
Wednesday, April 2 2025 - Archive Video
01:08 - HF1306 (Jordan) Kindergarten through grade 12 education changes made; general education, education excellence, charter schools, Read Act, special education, school nutrition, and state agencies provisions modified; and reports required.
04:25 - HF1124 (Youakim) School year allowed to start before Labor Day for two school years with approval by board vote, and report required.
05:30 - HF2023 (West) Overdose prevention education required in health education standards.
Runs 8 minutes.
House Education Policy Committee
Tuesday, April 1 2025 - Archive Video
00:41 - HF1306 (Jordan) Kindergarten through grade 12 education changes made; general education, education excellence, charter schools, Read Act, special education, school nutrition, and state agencies provisions modified; and reports required.
01:10 -- Walkthrough of the DE1 amendment.
14:10 -- Public testimony.
21:27 -- Member discussion.
Runs 33 minutes.
House Education Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 26 2025 - Archive Video
00:43 - HF101 (Feist) Parent contact information prohibited from being designated as publicly available directory information.
05:14 - HF2489 (Virnig) Epinephrine access in schools requirements modified.
11:53 - HF1982 (Greene) Active transportation safety training deadlines eliminated.
17:34 - HF1999 (Greene) Restrictions on public data requests to a school district added.
45:16 - HF1128 (Mueller) Public high schools required to participate in the direct admissions program.
Runs 1 hour, 21 minutes.
House Education Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 25 2025 - Archive Video
00:48 - HF69 (Quam) City, town, and school district general elections required to be conducted on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of an even-numbered year; cities of the first class permitted to choose between even-numbered or odd-numbered year; and orderly transition plans required.
30:02 - HF2372 (Mueller) Civic seal designation for high school students provided.
1:02:45 - HF62 (Keeler) References to statutes governing student attendance provided.
1:04:17 - HF2067 (Keeler) Education; attendance defined.
1:40:22 - HF1053 (Bakeberg) Reenrollment after student withdrawal from school encouraged, and notification and resources required for the family of an unenrolled child.
Runs 1 hour, 41 minutes.
House Education Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 19 2025 - Archive Video
01:09 - HF1171 (Rehrauer) Minnesota math corps program mission modified, and money appropriated.
03:35 - HF1901 (Moller) School safety provisions modified, anonymous threat reporting system grant provisions modified, active shooter incidents and active shooter threats reporting required, Minnesota Fusion Center reporting modified, report required, and money appropriated.
13:21 - HF2023 (West) Overdose prevention education required in health education standards.
36:42 - HF2483 (Jordan) School administrators board reporting requirements modified.
37:38 - HF1306 (Jordan) Kindergarten through grade 12 education changes made; general education, education excellence, charter schools, Read Act, special education, school nutrition, and state agencies provisions modified; and reports required.
Runs 1 hour, 40 minutes.
House Education Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 18 2025 - Archive Video
01:17 - HF1124 (Youakim) School year allowed to start before Labor Day for two school years with approval by board vote, and report required.
52:30 - HF1803 (Bakeberg) Individualized education program requirements modified, and rulemaking required.
1:15:16 - HF1457 (Dippel) Construction of schools near former landfills prohibited.
Runs 1 hour, 41 minutes.
House Education Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 12 2025 - Archive Video
00:40 - HF412 (Myers) Members of the legislative committees on education policy and education finance required to observe a teacher or administrator each year, house and senate required to adopt rules, and report required.
19:41 - HF1435 (Bakeberg) Education innovation provided, innovation zone provisions modified, P-TECH approval process modified, and Education Innovation recodified and reorganized.
37:24 - HF1607 (Clardy) Hours of instruction requirements modified.
Runs 1 hour, 16 minutes.
House Education Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 11 2025 - Archive Video
00:45 - HF914 (Quam) School districts allowed to access personnel files of prospective teachers from their employing districts.
18:33 - HF630 (Mueller) Short-call substitute teacher pilot program extended.
48:19 - HF1959 (Mueller) Teacher preparation program grant eligibility modified.
1:02:58 - HF1418 (Hill) Teacher licensure provisions modified, grant programs transferred from Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board to the Department of Education, reports required, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 30 minutes.
House Education Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 5 2025 - Archive Video
01:27 - HF877 (Mueller) Read Act amended, and appropriations cancelled.
56:55 - HF1171 (Rehrauer) Minnesota math corps program mission modified, and money appropriated.
1:23:39 - HF1491 (Bennett) Evidence-based education grant goals clarified.
1:23:52 - HF1492 (Bennett) Student academic achievement and improvement provisions clarified.
1:24:13 - Further consideration of HF514 (Bakeberg) Kindergarten through grade 3 student dismissal limitations modified, HF1052 (Bakeberg) Student discipline provisions modified, and HF1436 (Bakeberg) Student discipline provisions modified.
Runs 1 hour, 49 minutes.
House Education Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 4 2025 - Archive Video
00:58 - Consideration of HF514 (Bakeberg) Kindergarten through grade 3 student dismissal limitations modified, HF1052 (Bakeberg) Student discipline provisions modified, and HF1436 (Bakeberg) Student discipline provisions modified.
1:45:54 - HF957 (Kresha) Mandate relief for school districts provided, certain fund transfers for fiscal years 2025 through 2029 authorized, and school board authorized to opt out of compliance with certain recently enacted state laws or rules.
Runs 1 hour, 55 minutes.
House Education Policy Committee
Wednesday, February 26 2025 - Archive Video
00:55 - HF15 (Engen) Student and staff safety measures required to be included in each school district's long-term facilities maintenance school facility plan, safe schools funding increased, school security systems grants created, and money appropriated.
57:17 - HF22 (Gillman) Parent's bill of rights created.
Runs 1 hour, 48 minutes.
House Education Policy Committee
Tuesday, February 25 2025 - Archive Video
02:13 - Introductory comments by today's bill authors.
06:30 - Student Attendance and Truancy Legislative Study Group presentation.
Informational hearing on the following bills:.
36:22 -- HF62 (Keeler) References to statutes governing student attendance provided.
39:31 -- HF1030 (Keeler) Student attendance reporting required.
41:11 -- HF1053 (Bakeberg) Reenrollment after student withdrawal from school encouraged, and notification and resources required for the family of an unenrolled child.
44:50 -- HF1054 (Bakeberg) Student attendance data reporting required in school performance reports.
45:40 -- HF1413 (Bakeberg) Education attendance reporting requirements modified.
Runs 1 hour, 37 minutes.
House Education Policy Committee - part 1
Wednesday, February 19 2025 - Archive Video
02:14 - HF12 (Scott) Female sports team participation restricted to the female sex.
The committee recessed.
Runs 1 hour, 41 minutes.
House Education Policy Committee - part 2
Wednesday, February 19 2025 - Archive Video
Continued consideration of HF12 (Scott) Female sports team participation restricted to the female sex.
Runs 42 minutes.
House Education Policy Committee
Tuesday, February 18 2025 - Archive Video
01:07 - HF29 (Kresha) Social studies standards adoption suspended, and review cycle modified, ethnic studies requirements repealed, and ethnic studies appropriations cancelled.
1:19:23 - HF65 (Bennett) Authority to adopt rules implementing statewide health standards repealed, and certain funds cancelled.
Runs 1 hour, 58 minutes.
House Education Policy Committee
Wednesday, February 12 2025 - Archive Video
00:45 - Introductions.
09:48 - HF6 (Bennett) Read Act modified, appropriations cancelled; education innovation provisions modified; P-TECH approval process modified; Office of Achievement and Innovation established in the Department of Education; equity, diversity, and inclusion appropriation modified; and school performance reporting system established.
Runs 1 hour, 44 minutes.
House Education Policy Committee
Tuesday, February 11 2025 - Archive Video
00:50 - Opening comments.
Department of Education: Oversight of Feeding Our Future:.
03:50 -- Office of the Legislative Auditor.
43:49 -- Department of Education.
Runs 1 hour, 37 minutes.