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MN Stat § 119B.195 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 119A - 119B — Children And Families|Chapter 119B — Child Care Programs|Section 119B.195 — Retaining Early Educators Through Attaining Incentives Now (reetain) Grant Program.

119B.195 RETAINING EARLY EDUCATORS THROUGH ATTAINING INCENTIVES NOW (REETAIN) GRANT PROGRAM. Subdivision 1. Establishment; purpose. The retaining early educators through attaining incentives now (REETAIN) grant program is established to provide competitive grants to incentivize well-trained child care professionals to remain in the workforce. The overall goal of the REETAIN grant program is to create more consistent care for children over time. Subd. 2. Administration. The commissioner shall administer the REETAIN grant program through a grant to a nonprofit with the demonstrated ability to manage benefit programs for child care professionals. Up to ten percent of grant money may be used for administration of the grant program. Subd. 3. Application. Applicants must apply for the REETAIN grant program using the forms and according to timelines established by the commissioner. Subd. 4. Eligibility. (a) To be eligible for a grant, an applicant must: (1) be licensed to provide child care or work for a licensed child care program; (2) work directly with children at least 30 hours per week; (3) have worked in the applicant's current position for at least 12 months; (4) agree to work in the early childhood care and education field for at least 12 months upon receiving a grant under this section; (5) have a career lattice step of five or higher; (6) have a current membership with the Minnesota quality improvement and registry tool; (7) not be a current teacher education and compensation helps scholarship recipient; and (8) meet any other requirements determined by the commissioner. (b) Grant recipients must sign a contract agreeing to remain in the early childhood care and education field for 12 months. Subd. 5. Grant awards. Grant awards must be made annually and may be made up to an amount per recipient determined by the commissioner. Grant recipients may use grant money for program supplies, training, or personal expenses. Subd. 6. Report. By January 1 each year, the commissioner must report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over child care about the number of grants awarded to recipients and outcomes of the grant program since the last report. History:   1Sp2021 c 7 art 14 s 3
MN Stat § 119B.24 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 119A - 119B — Children And Families|Chapter 119B — Child Care Programs|Section 119B.24 — Duties Of Commissioner.

119B.24 DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER. In addition to the powers and duties already conferred by law, the commissioner of human services shall: (1) administer the child care fund, including the basic sliding fee program authorized under sections 119B.011 to 119B.16; (2) monitor the child care resource and referral programs established under section 119B.19; and (3) encourage child care providers to participate in a nationally recognized accreditation system for early childhood and school-age care programs. Subject to approval by the commissioner, family child care providers and early childhood and school-age care programs shall be reimbursed for one-half of the direct cost of accreditation fees, upon successful completion of accreditation. History:  1989 c 282 art 2 s 157; 1994 c 529 s 15; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1999 c 205 art 1 s 38; art 5 s 21; 1Sp2001 c 3 art 1 s 7; 2003 c 130 s 12; 2004 c 288 art 4 s 23
MN Stat § 119B.251 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 119A - 119B — Children And Families|Chapter 119B — Child Care Programs|Section 119B.251 — Teacher Education And Compensation Helps; Early Childhood Teacher Education Incentives.

119B.251 TEACHER EDUCATION AND COMPENSATION HELPS; EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHER EDUCATION INCENTIVES. Subdivision 1. TEACH. The teacher education and compensation helps program (TEACH) is established to provide tuition scholarships and education incentives to early care and education providers. The commissioner shall make a grant with appropriations for this purpose to a nonprofit organization licensed to administer the TEACH early childhood program. Subd. 2. Program components. (a) The nonprofit organization must use the grant for: (1) tuition scholarships up to $10,000 per year for courses leading to the nationally recognized child development associate credential or college-level courses leading to an associate's degree or bachelor's degree in early childhood development and school-age care; and (2) education incentives of a minimum of $250 to participants in the tuition scholarship program if they complete a year of working in the early care and education field. (b) Applicants for the scholarship must be employed by a licensed early childhood or child care program and working directly with children, a licensed family child care provider, employed by a public prekindergarten program, or an employee in a school-age program exempt from licensing under section 245A.03, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (12). Lower wage earners must be given priority in awarding the tuition scholarships. Scholarship recipients must contribute at least ten percent of the total scholarship and must be sponsored by their employers, who must also contribute at least five percent of the total scholarship. Scholarship recipients who are self-employed must contribute 20 percent of the total scholarship. Subd. 3. Advisory committee. The TEACH early childhood and Minnesota early childhood teacher education incentive programs may have an advisory board as prescribed by the national TEACH organization. Subd. 4. Administration. A nonprofit organization that receives a grant under this section may use ten percent of the grant amount to administer the program. History:  2007 c 144 art 2 s 23; 2008 c 298 s 7; 2013 c 99 art 2 s 29; 2016 c 158 art 1 s 51; 1Sp2021 c 7 art 14 s 5,6,24
MN Stat § 119B.26 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 119A - 119B — Children And Families|Chapter 119B — Child Care Programs|Section 119B.26 — Authority To Waive Requirements During Disaster Periods.

119B.26 AUTHORITY TO WAIVE REQUIREMENTS DURING DISASTER PERIODS. The commissioner may waive requirements under this chapter for up to nine months after the disaster in areas where a federal disaster has been declared under United States Code, title 42, section 5121, et seq., or the governor has exercised authority under chapter 12. The commissioner may waive requirements retroactively from the date of the disaster. The commissioner shall notify the chairs of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over this chapter and the house of representatives Ways and Means Committee within five business days after the commissioner grants a waiver under this section. History:  1997 c 203 art 1 s 15; 1Sp1997 c 5 s 46; 1998 c 383 s 36; 2005 c 98 art 1 s 8; 1Sp2020 c 2 art 1 s 3
MN Stat § 120A.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 120A — Education Code; Attendance; School Calendar|Section 120A.01 — Citation, Education Code.

120A.01 CITATION, EDUCATION CODE. Chapters 120A to 129C may be cited as the "Education Code." History:  Ex1959 c 71 art 1 s 1; 1975 c 162 s 1; 1998 c 397 art 1 s 58; art 11 s 3
MN Stat § 120A.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 120A — Education Code; Attendance; School Calendar|Section 120A.02 — Department Of Education.

120A.02 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. (a) The Department of Education is established. (b) The Department of Education shall carry out the provisions of chapters 120A to 129C and other related education provisions under law. History:  2000 c 254 s 1; 2003 c 130 s 7,12; 2004 c 294 art 5 s 20
MN Stat § 120A.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 120A — Education Code; Attendance; School Calendar|Section 120A.03 — Mission Statement.

120A.03 MISSION STATEMENT. The mission of public education in Minnesota, a system for lifelong learning, is to ensure individual academic achievement, an informed citizenry, and a highly productive work force. This system focuses on the learner, promotes and values diversity, provides participatory decision making, ensures accountability, models democratic principles, creates and sustains a climate for change, provides personalized learning environments, encourages learners to reach their maximum potential, and integrates and coordinates human services for learners. The public schools of this state shall serve the needs of the students by cooperating with the students' parents and legal guardians to develop the students' intellectual capabilities and lifework skills in a safe and positive environment. It is part of the department's mission that within the department's resources the commissioner shall endeavor to: (1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public money; (2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to manage the state's resources and operate the department as efficiently as possible; (3) coordinate the department's activities wherever appropriate with the activities of other governmental agencies; (4) use technology where appropriate to increase agency productivity, improve customer service, increase public access to information about government, and increase public participation in the business of government; (5) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management practices to the extent otherwise required by chapters 43A and 179A; (6) report to the legislature on the performance of agency operations and the accomplishment of agency goals in the agency's biennial budget according to section 16A.10, subdivision 1; and (7) recommend to the legislature appropriate changes in law necessary to carry out the mission and improve the performance of the department. History:  1991 c 265 art 7 s 1; 1995 c 248 art 11 s 9; 1Sp1997 c 4 art 7 s 2; 1998 c 366 s 56; 1998 c 397 art 1 s 58
MN Stat § 120A.10 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 120A — Education Code; Attendance; School Calendar|Section 120A.10 — School Law Questions To Attorney General.

120A.10 SCHOOL LAW QUESTIONS TO ATTORNEY GENERAL. If there be any doubt as to the proper construction of any part of the state school laws, the commissioner, at the request of any public officer, shall submit such question to the attorney general, who shall give a written opinion thereon and such opinion shall be binding until annulled or overruled by a court. History:  Ex1959 c 71 art 2 s 17; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 120A.21 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 120A — Education Code; Attendance; School Calendar|Section 120A.21 — Enrollment Of A Student In Foster Care.

120A.21 ENROLLMENT OF A STUDENT IN FOSTER CARE. A student placed in foster care must remain enrolled in the student's prior school unless it is determined that remaining enrolled in the prior school is not in the student's best interests. If the student does not remain enrolled in the prior school, the student must be enrolled in a new school within seven school days. History:   1Sp2020 c 2 art 1 s 4
MN Stat § 120A.26 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 120A — Education Code; Attendance; School Calendar|Section 120A.26 — Enforcement And Prosecution.

120A.26 ENFORCEMENT AND PROSECUTION. Subdivision 1.  [Repealed, 1Sp2011 c 11 art 1 s 37] Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1Sp2011 c 11 art 1 s 37] Subd. 3. Notice to parents. The superintendent must notify the parent, in writing, if a child is alleged to be receiving instruction in violation of sections 120A.22 and 120A.24. The written notification must include a list of the specific alleged violations. Subd. 4. Fact-finding and mediation. If the specified alleged violations of the compulsory attendance requirements are not corrected within 15 days of receipt of the written notification, the superintendent must request fact-finding and mediation services from the commissioner. Subd. 5. Notice to county attorney. If the alleged violations are not corrected through the fact-finding and mediation process under subdivision 4, the superintendent must notify the county attorney of the alleged violations. The superintendent must notify the parents, by certified mail, of the superintendent's intent to notify the county attorney of the alleged violations. Subd. 6. Criminal complaint; prosecution. The county attorney in the county in which the alleged violations have occurred has jurisdiction to conduct a prosecution for violations of this section, section 120A.22, or section 120A.24. A criminal complaint may be filed in any court in the county exercising criminal jurisdiction and must name the persons neglecting or refusing to comply with this section, section 120A.22, or section 120A.24. After the complaint has been filed, a warrant must be issued and proceedings in trial must commence as provided by law in misdemeanor cases. History:  1987 c 178 s 3; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1998 c 397 art 1 s 40-43,58; art 11 s 3
MN Stat § 120A.32 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 120A — Education Code; Attendance; School Calendar|Section 120A.32 — Officers, Teachers; Neglect Of Duty; Penalty.

120A.32 OFFICERS, TEACHERS; NEGLECT OF DUTY; PENALTY. Any school officer, truant officer, public or nonpublic school teacher, principal, district superintendent, or person providing instruction other than a parent refusing, willfully failing, or neglecting to perform any duty imposed by sections 120A.22, 120A.26, 120A.35, 120A.41, and 123B.03 is guilty of a misdemeanor. All persons found guilty shall be punished for each offense by a fine of not more than $10 or by imprisonment for not more than ten days. All fines, when collected, shall be paid into the county treasury for the benefit of the school district in which the offense is committed. History:  Ex1959 c 71 art 8 s 19; 1975 c 162 s 36; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 178 s 7; 1989 c 209 art 2 s 1; 1991 c 199 art 2 s 14; 1998 c 397 art 1 s 55,58; art 11 s 3; 2014 c 272 art 9 s 2
MN Stat § 120A.34 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 120A — Education Code; Attendance; School Calendar|Section 120A.34 — Violations; Penalties.

120A.34 VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES. Any person who fails or refuses to provide for instruction of a child of whom the person has legal custody, and who is required by section 120A.22, subdivision 5, to receive instruction, when notified so to do by a truant officer or other official, or any person who induces or attempts to induce any child unlawfully to be absent from school, or who knowingly harbors or employs, while school is in session, any child unlawfully absent from school, shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor. Any fines collected shall be paid into the county treasury for the benefit of the school district in which the offense is committed. History:  Ex1959 c 71 art 8 s 20; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 178 s 8; 1989 c 296 s 3; 1993 c 224 art 14 s 14; 1995 c 226 art 3 s 8; 1998 c 397 art 1 s 56,58; art 11 s 3; 2002 c 220 art 6 s 7
MN Stat § 120A.35 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 120A — Education Code; Attendance; School Calendar|Section 120A.35 — Absence From School For Religious Observance.

120A.35 ABSENCE FROM SCHOOL FOR RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCE. Reasonable efforts must be made by a school district to accommodate any pupil who wishes to be excused from a curricular activity for a religious observance. A school board must provide annual notice to parents of the school district's policy relating to a pupil's absence from school for religious observance. History:  1989 c 60 s 1; 1998 c 397 art 1 s 58; 1Sp2021 c 13 art 1 s 1
MN Stat § 120A.36 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 120A — Education Code; Attendance; School Calendar|Section 120A.36 — School Attendance.

120A.36 SCHOOL ATTENDANCE. Attendance at a particular public school is a privilege not a right for a pupil. History:  1996 c 412 art 4 s 1; 1998 c 397 art 1 s 58
MN Stat § 120A.38 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 120A — Education Code; Attendance; School Calendar|Section 120A.38 — Classroom Placement; Parent Discretion.

120A.38 CLASSROOM PLACEMENT; PARENT DISCRETION. (a) A parent or guardian of twins or higher order multiples may request that the children be placed in the same classroom or in separate classrooms if the children are in the same grade level at the same school. The school may recommend classroom placement to the parents and provide professional education advice to the parents to assist them in making the best decision for their children's education. A school must provide the placement requested by the children's parent or guardian, unless the school board makes a classroom placement determination following the school principal's request according to this section. The parent or guardian must request the classroom placement no later than 14 days after the first day of each school year or 14 days after the first day of attendance of the children during a school year if the children are enrolled in the school after the school year commences. At the end of the initial grading period, if the school principal, in consultation with the children's classroom teacher, determines that the requested classroom placement is disruptive to the school, the school principal may request that the school board determine the children's classroom placement. (b) For purposes of this section, "higher order multiples" means triplets, quadruplets, quintuplets, or more. History:   2005 c 33 s 1
MN Stat § 120A.40 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 120A — Education Code; Attendance; School Calendar|Section 120A.40 — School Calendar.

120A.40 SCHOOL CALENDAR. (a) Except for learning programs during summer, flexible learning year programs authorized under sections 124D.12 to 124D.127, and learning year programs under section 124D.128, a district must not commence an elementary or secondary school year before Labor Day, except as provided under paragraph (b). Days devoted to teachers' workshops may be held before Labor Day. Districts that enter into cooperative agreements are encouraged to adopt similar school calendars. (b) A district may begin the school year on any day before Labor Day: (1) to accommodate a construction or remodeling project of $400,000 or more affecting a district school facility; (2) if the district has an agreement under section 123A.30, 123A.32, or 123A.35 with a district that qualifies under clause (1); or (3) if the district agrees to the same schedule with a school district in an adjoining state. History:  Ex1959 c 71 art 7 s 12; 1967 c 890 s 2; 1974 c 326 s 15; 1978 c 764 s 89; 1985 c 51 s 1; 1987 c 258 s 7; 1990 c 562 art 8 s 33; 1991 c 265 art 9 s 57; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1998 c 397 art 6 s 117; art 11 s 3; 1998 c 398 art 6 s 29; 1999 c 241 art 9 s 2; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 4 s 31; 2009 c 96 art 1 s 2
MN Stat § 120A.41 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 120A — Education Code; Attendance; School Calendar|Section 120A.41 — Length Of School Year; Hours Of Instruction.

120A.41 LENGTH OF SCHOOL YEAR; HOURS OF INSTRUCTION. (a) A school board's annual school calendar must include at least 425 hours of instruction for a kindergarten student without a disability, 935 hours of instruction for a student in grades 1 through 6, and 1,020 hours of instruction for a student in grades 7 through 12, not including summer school. The school calendar for all-day kindergarten must include at least 850 hours of instruction for the school year. The school calendar for a prekindergarten student under section 124D.151, if offered by the district, must include at least 350 hours of instruction for the school year. A school board's annual calendar must include at least 165 days of instruction for a student in grades 1 through 11 unless a four-day week schedule has been approved by the commissioner under section 124D.126. (b) A school board's annual school calendar may include plans for up to five days of instruction provided through online instruction due to inclement weather. The inclement weather plans must be developed according to section 120A.414. History:  1Sp1997 c 4 art 6 s 3; 1998 c 397 art 1 s 36; art 6 s 124; 2000 c 500 s 1; 1Sp2003 c 9 art 2 s 3; 1Sp2011 c 11 art 1 s 3; 2013 c 116 art 1 s 2; 2015 c 21 art 1 s 14; 2016 c 189 art 27 s 1; 1Sp2017 c 5 art 1 s 1
MN Stat § 120A.414 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 120A — Education Code; Attendance; School Calendar|Section 120A.414 — E-learning Days.

120A.414 E-LEARNING DAYS. Subdivision 1. Days. "E-learning day" means a school day where a school offers full access to online instruction provided by students' individual teachers due to inclement weather. A school district or charter school that chooses to have e-learning days may have up to five e-learning days in one school year. An e-learning day is counted as a day of instruction and included in the hours of instruction under section 120A.41. Subd. 2. Plan. A school board may adopt an e-learning day plan after consulting with the exclusive representative of the teachers. A charter school may adopt an e-learning day plan after consulting with its teachers. The plan must include accommodations for students without Internet access at home and for digital device access for families without the technology or an insufficient amount of technology for the number of children in the household. A school's e-learning day plan must provide accessible options for students with disabilities under chapter 125A. Subd. 3. Annual notice. A school district or charter school must notify parents and students of the e-learning day plan at the beginning of the school year. Subd. 4. Daily notice. On an e-learning day declared by the school, a school district or charter school must notify parents and students at least two hours prior to the normal school start time that students need to follow the e-learning day plan for that day. Subd. 5. Teacher access. Each student's teacher must be accessible both online and by telephone during normal school hours on an e-learning day to assist students and parents. History:   1Sp2017 c 5 art 1 s 2
MN Stat § 120A.415 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 120A — Education Code; Attendance; School Calendar|Section 120A.415 — Extended School Calendar.

120A.415 EXTENDED SCHOOL CALENDAR. A school board that offers licensed kindergarten through grade 12 teachers the opportunity for more staff development training and additional salary under section 122A.40, subdivisions 7 and 7a, or 122A.41, subdivisions 4 and 4a, must adopt as its school calendar a total of 240 days of student instruction and staff development, of which the total number of staff development days equals the difference between the total number of days of student instruction and 240 days. A school board may schedule additional staff development days throughout the calendar year. History:   1Sp2001 c 6 art 2 s 1