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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 120B — Curriculum And Assessment › Section 120B.238 — Vaping Awareness And Prevention.

120B.238 VAPING AWARENESS AND PREVENTION.
Subdivision 1.
Title.
This section may be referred to as the "Vaping Awareness and Prevention Act."
Subd. 2.
Definitions.
(a) For purposes of this section, the words defined in this subdivision have the meanings given them.
(b) "Electronic delivery device" has the meaning given in section 609.685, subdivision 1.
(c) "Heated tobacco product" means a tobacco product that produces aerosols containing nicotine and other chemicals which are inhaled by users through the mouth.
(d) "Public school" means a school district or a charter school.
(e) "Vaping" means using an activated electronic delivery device or heated tobacco product.
Subd. 3.
School instruction requirements.
(a) A public school must provide vaping prevention instruction at least once to students in grades 6 through 8. A public school may use instructional materials based on the Department of Health's e-cigarette toolkit or may use other smoking prevention instructional materials with a focus on vaping and the use of electronic delivery devices and heated tobacco products. The instruction may be provided as a part of a public school's locally developed health standards.
(b) A public school is strongly encouraged to provide evidence-based vaping prevention instruction to students in grades 9 through 12.
(c) A public school is encouraged to use a peer-to-peer education program to provide vaping prevention instruction.
Subd. 4.
Student survey.
The commissioner of education must include questions regarding tobacco use and vaping in the Minnesota student survey.
History:
1Sp2020 c 8 art 3 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 120B — Curriculum And Assessment › Section 120B.25 — Ethnic Studies.

120B.25 ETHNIC STUDIES.
"Ethnic studies" means the interdisciplinary study of race, ethnicity, and indigeneity with a focus on the experiences and perspectives of people of color within and beyond the United States. Ethnic studies analyzes the ways in which race and racism have been and continue to be social, cultural, and political forces, and the connection of race to the stratification of other groups, including stratification based on the protected classes under section 363A.13.
History:
2023 c 55 art 2 s 13
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 120B — Curriculum And Assessment › Section 120B.251 — Ethnic Studies Requirements.

120B.251 ETHNIC STUDIES REQUIREMENTS.
Subdivision 1.
Definition.
"Ethnic studies" has the meaning provided in section 120B.25.
Subd. 2.
Requirements.
(a) Starting in the 2026-2027 school year, a district or charter school high school must offer an ethnic studies course that fulfills the requirements of this paragraph. Nothing in this section increases or otherwise affects the number of credits required for graduation under section 120B.024. An ethnic studies course may fulfill a social studies, language arts, arts, math, or science credit if the course meets the applicable state academic standards. An ethnic studies course may fulfill an elective credit if the course meets applicable local academic standards or other requirements.
(b) School districts and charter schools must provide ethnic studies instruction in elementary schools and middle schools by the 2027-2028 school year in accordance with state academic standards.
(c) Ethnic studies instruction must meet statewide ethnic studies academic standards.
(d) An ethnic studies course may focus specifically on a particular group of national or ethnic origin.
Subd. 3.
Department of Education.
The Department of Education must hire dedicated ethnic studies staff sufficient to fulfill the following department duties:
(1) support school district and charter school implementation of ethnic studies courses that fulfill ethnic studies standards through activities such as assistance with increased completion of the Minnesota Common Course Catalog, hosting an annual implementation support symposium, and regular updates and lessons learned;
(2) support school districts and charter schools in providing training for teachers and school district staff to successfully implement ethnic studies standards;
(3) support and provide tools for each school district or charter school to annually evaluate the implementation of the ethnic studies requirements by seeking feedback from students, parents or guardians, and community members;
(4) provide resources and examples of how a dedicated coordinator for ethnic studies can facilitate higher quality implementation of ethnic studies; and
(5) make available to school districts and charter schools the following:
(i) an ethnic studies school survey for each school district and charter school to use as part of a school needs assessment;
(ii) a list of recommended examples of implementation supports for use in kindergarten through grade 12 that accurately reflect the diversity of the state of Minnesota;
(iii) training materials for teachers and district and school staff, including an ethnic studies coordinator, to implement ethnic studies requirements; and
(iv) other resources to assist districts and charter schools in successfully implementing ethnic studies standards.
History:
2023 c 55 art 2 s 14
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 120B — Curriculum And Assessment › Section 120B.306 — District Assessment Requirements.

120B.306 DISTRICT ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS.
Subdivision 1.
Test limits and calendar.
(a) For students in grades 1 through 6, the cumulative total amount of time spent taking locally adopted districtwide or schoolwide assessments must not exceed ten hours per school year. For students in grades 7 through 12, the cumulative total amount of time spent taking locally adopted districtwide or schoolwide assessments must not exceed 11 hours per school year. For purposes of this paragraph, international baccalaureate and advanced placement exams are not considered locally adopted assessments.
(b) A district or charter school is exempt from the requirements of paragraph (a), if the district or charter school, in consultation with the exclusive representative of the teachers or other teachers if there is no exclusive representative of the teachers, decides to exceed a time limit in paragraph (a) and includes the information in the report required under section 120B.11, subdivision 5.
(c) A district or charter school must publish on its website a comprehensive calendar of standardized tests to be administered in the district or charter school during that school year. The calendar must provide the rationale for administering each assessment and indicate whether the assessment is a local option or required by state or federal law. The calendar must be published at least one week prior to any eligible assessments being administered but no later than October 1.
Subd. 2.
District assessment committee.
(a) A school district that does not have an agreement between the school board and the exclusive representative of the teachers about selecting assessments must establish a district assessment committee to advise the school board on administering standardized assessments to students in addition to the assessments required under sections 120B.30 and 120B.302 and applicable federal law unless paragraph (b) applies. The committee must include an equal number of teachers and administrators and at least one parent of a student in the district and may include at least one representative from each school site in the district.
(b) A school district may seek this assessment advice from the district advisory committee under section 120B.11, subdivision 3, instead of establishing a committee under this section.
History:
1Sp2015 c 3 art 3 s 12; 2016 c 158 art 1 s 38; 2016 c 189 art 25 s 19,20; 2023 c 55 art 2 s 18,65
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 120B — Curriculum And Assessment › Section 120B.363 — Credential For Education Paraprofessionals.

120B.363 CREDENTIAL FOR EDUCATION PARAPROFESSIONALS.
Subdivision 1.
Rulemaking.
The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must adopt rules to implement a statewide credential for education paraprofessionals who assist a licensed teacher in providing student instruction. Any paraprofessional holding this credential or working in a local school district after meeting a state-approved local assessment is considered to be highly qualified under federal law. Under this subdivision, the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, in consultation with the commissioner, must adopt qualitative criteria for approving local assessments that include an evaluation of a paraprofessional's knowledge of reading, writing, and math and the paraprofessional's ability to assist in the instruction of reading, writing, and math. The commissioner must approve or disapprove local assessments using these criteria. The commissioner must make the criteria available to the public.
Subd. 2.
Training possibilities.
In adopting rules under subdivision 1, the board must consider including provisions that provide training in: students' characteristics; teaching and learning environment; academic instruction skills; student behavior; and ethical practices.
Subd. 3.
Initial training.
Within the first 60 days of supervising or working with students, a district must provide each paraprofessional with initial training in emergency procedures, confidentiality, vulnerability, reporting obligations, discipline policies, roles and responsibilities, and a building orientation.
History:
2003 c 129 art 1 s 10; 1Sp2017 c 5 art 3 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior › Section 121A.01 — Definitions.

121A.01 DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this chapter, the words defined in section 120A.05 have the same meanings.
History:
Ex1959 c 71 art 7 s 1; 1998 c 397 art 9 s 26; art 11 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior › Section 121A.03 — Model Policy.

121A.03 MODEL POLICY.
Subdivision 1.
Model policy.
The commissioner shall maintain and make available to school boards a model sexual, religious, and racial harassment and violence policy. The model policy shall address the requirements of subdivision 2, and may encourage violence prevention and character development education programs, consistent with section 120B.232, subdivision 1, to prevent and reduce policy violations.
Subd. 2.
Sexual, religious, and racial harassment and violence policy.
A school board must adopt a written sexual, religious, and racial harassment and sexual, religious, and racial violence policy that conforms with chapter 363A. The policy shall apply to pupils, teachers, administrators, and other school personnel, include reporting procedures, and set forth disciplinary actions that will be taken for violation of the policy. Disciplinary actions must conform with collective bargaining agreements and sections 121A.41 to 121A.56. The policy must be conspicuously posted throughout each school building, given to each district employee and independent contractor at the time of entering into the person's employment contract, and included in each school's student handbook on school policies. Each school must develop a process for discussing the school's sexual, religious, and racial harassment and violence policy with students and school employees.
Subd. 3.
Submission to commissioner.
Each school board must submit to the commissioner a copy of the sexual, religious, and racial harassment and sexual, religious, and racial violence policy the board has adopted.
History:
1989 c 329 art 8 s 7,8; 1990 c 426 art 1 s 17; 1992 c 499 art 8 s 17; 1992 c 571 art 10 s 7; 1993 c 224 art 9 s 37,38; 1994 c 647 art 8 s 25; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1998 c 397 art 9 s 21,22,26; art 11 s 3; 1Sp2005 c 5 art 2 s 25
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior › Section 121A.0311 — Notice Of The Rights And Responsibilities Of Students And Parents Under The Safe And Supportive Minnesota Schools Act.

121A.0311 NOTICE OF THE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF STUDENTS AND PARENTS UNDER THE SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE MINNESOTA SCHOOLS ACT.
A district or school subject to section 121A.031 must include in the student discipline policy it distributes or otherwise transmits to students and their parents annually at the beginning of each school year notice about the rights and responsibilities of students and their parents under the Safe and Supportive Minnesota Schools Act.
History:
2014 c 160 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior › Section 121A.0312 — Malicious And Sadistic Conduct.

121A.0312 MALICIOUS AND SADISTIC CONDUCT.
(a) For purposes of this section, "malicious and sadistic conduct" means creating a hostile learning environment by acting with the intent to cause harm by intentionally injuring another without just cause or reason or engaging in extreme or excessive cruelty or delighting in cruelty.
(b) A school board of a district or charter school must adopt a written policy to address malicious and sadistic conduct and sexual exploitation by a district or school staff member, independent contractor, or student enrolled in a public school against a staff member, independent contractor, or student that occurs as described in section 121A.031, subdivision 1, paragraph (a). The policy must prohibit:
(1) malicious and sadistic conduct involving race, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, disability, religion, sexual harassment, and sexual orientation and gender identity, as defined in chapter 363A; and
(2) sexual exploitation.
(c) The policy must apply to students, independent contractors, teachers, administrators, and other school personnel; must include at a minimum the components under section 121A.031, subdivision 4, paragraph (a); and must include disciplinary actions for each violation of the policy. Disciplinary actions must conform with collective bargaining agreements and sections 121A.41 to 121A.56.
(d) The policy must be conspicuously posted throughout each school building, distributed to each district or school employee and independent contractor at the time of hiring or contracting, and included in each school's student handbook on school policies. Each school must develop a process for discussing with students, parents of students, independent contractors, and school employees the policy adopted under this section.
History:
2023 c 55 art 2 s 22
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior › Section 121A.035 — Crisis Management Policy.

121A.035 CRISIS MANAGEMENT POLICY.
Subdivision 1.
Model policy.
The commissioner shall maintain and make available to school boards and charter schools a model crisis management policy that includes, among other items, school lock-down and tornado drills, consistent with subdivision 2, and school fire drills under section 299F.30.
Subd. 2.
School district and charter school policy.
A school board and a charter school must adopt a crisis management policy to address potential violent crisis situations in the district or charter school. The policy must be developed cooperatively with administrators, teachers, employees, students, parents, community members, law enforcement agencies, other emergency management officials, county attorney offices, social service agencies, emergency medical responders, and any other appropriate individuals or organizations. The policy must include at least five school lock-down drills, five school fire drills consistent with section 299F.30, and one tornado drill.
History:
1999 c 241 art 9 s 6; 2006 c 263 art 2 s 6
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior › Section 121A.037 — School Safety Drills.

121A.037 SCHOOL SAFETY DRILLS.
Private schools and educational institutions not subject to section 121A.035 must have at least five school lock-down drills, five school fire drills consistent with section 299F.30, and one tornado drill.
History:
2006 c 263 art 2 s 7
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior › Section 121A.041 — American Indian Mascots Prohibited.

121A.041 AMERICAN INDIAN MASCOTS PROHIBITED.
Subdivision 1.
Definitions.
(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given.
(b) "American Indian" means an individual who is:
(1) a member of an Indian Tribe or Band, as membership is defined by the Tribe or Band, including:
(i) any Tribe or Band terminated since 1940; and
(ii) any Tribe or Band recognized by the state in which the Tribe or Band resides;
(2) a descendant, in the first or second degree, of an individual described in clause (1);
(3) considered by the Secretary of the Interior to be an Indian for any purpose;
(4) an Inuit, Aleut, or other Alaska Native; or
(5) a member of an organized Indian group that received a grant under the Indian Education Act of 1988 as in effect the day preceding October 20, 1994.
(c) "District" means a district under section 120A.05, subdivision 8.
(d) "Mascot" means any human, nonhuman animal, or object used to represent a school and its population.
(e) "Public school" or "school" means a public school under section 120A.05, subdivisions 9, 11, 13, and 17, and a charter school under chapter 124E.
Subd. 2.
Prohibition on American Indian mascots.
(a) Starting September 1, 2025, a public school may not have or adopt a name, symbol, or image that depicts or refers to an American Indian Tribe, individual, custom, or tradition to be used as a mascot, nickname, logo, letterhead, or team name of the school, district, or school within the district, unless the school has obtained an exemption under subdivision 3.
(b) The prohibition in paragraph (a) does not apply to a public school located within the reservation of a federally recognized Tribal Nation in Minnesota, where at least 95 percent of students meet the state definition of American Indian student.
Subd. 3.
Exemption.
A public school may seek an exemption to subdivision 2 by submitting a request in writing to all 11 federally recognized Tribal Nations in Minnesota and to the Tribal Nations Education Committee by September 1, 2023. The exemption is denied if any of the 11 Tribal Nations or the Tribal Nations Education Committee oppose the exemption by December 15, 2023. A public school whose request for an exemption is denied must comply with subdivision 2 by September 1, 2025.
History:
2023 c 55 art 4 s 6
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior › Section 121A.05 — Policy To Refer Firearms Possessor.

121A.05 POLICY TO REFER FIREARMS POSSESSOR.
A school board must have a policy requiring the appropriate school official to, as soon as practicable, refer to the criminal justice or juvenile delinquency system, as appropriate, a pupil who brings a firearm to school unlawfully.
History:
1995 c 226 art 3 s 12; 1998 c 397 art 9 s 24,26
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior › Section 121A.06 — Reports Of Dangerous Weapon Incidents In School Zones.

121A.06 REPORTS OF DANGEROUS WEAPON INCIDENTS IN SCHOOL ZONES.
Subdivision 1.
Definitions.
As used in this section:
(1) "dangerous weapon" has the meaning given it in section 609.02, subdivision 6;
(2) "school" has the meaning given it in section 120A.22, subdivision 4; and
(3) "school zone" has the meaning given it in section 152.01, subdivision 14a, clauses (1) and (3).
Subd. 2.
Reports; content.
School districts must electronically report to the commissioner of education incidents involving the use or possession of a dangerous weapon in school zones. The form must include the following information:
(1) a description of each incident, including a description of the dangerous weapon involved in the incident;
(2) where, at what time, and under what circumstances the incident occurred;
(3) information about the offender, other than the offender's name, including the offender's age; whether the offender was a student and, if so, where the offender attended school; and whether the offender was under school expulsion or suspension at the time of the incident;
(4) information about the victim other than the victim's name, if any, including the victim's age; whether the victim was a student and, if so, where the victim attended school; and if the victim was not a student, whether the victim was employed at the school;
(5) the cost of the incident to the school and to the victim; and
(6) the action taken by the school administration to respond to the incident.
The commissioner shall provide an electronic reporting format that allows school districts to provide aggregate data.
Subd. 3.
Reports; filing requirements.
By July 31 of each year, each public school shall report incidents involving the use or possession of a dangerous weapon in school zones to the commissioner. The reports must be submitted using the electronic reporting system developed by the commissioner under subdivision 2. The commissioner shall compile the information it receives from the schools and report it annually to the commissioner of public safety and the legislature.
History:
1993 c 326 art 1 s 1; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 9 s 7,8; art 16 s 13; 1998 c 397 art 9 s 1,2,26; art 11 s 3; 1Sp2005 c 5 art 2 s 26,27
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior › Section 121A.065 — District Surveys To Collect Student Information; Parent Notice And Opportunity For Opting Out.

121A.065 DISTRICT SURVEYS TO COLLECT STUDENT INFORMATION; PARENT NOTICE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR OPTING OUT.
(a) School districts and charter schools, in consultation with parents, must develop and adopt policies on conducting student surveys and using and distributing personal information on students collected from the surveys. School districts and charter schools must:
(1) directly notify parents of these policies at the beginning of each school year and after making any substantive policy changes;
(2) inform parents at the beginning of the school year if the district or school has identified specific or approximate dates for administering surveys and give parents reasonable notice of planned surveys scheduled after the start of the school year;
(3) give parents direct, timely notice, by United States mail, email, or other direct form of communication, when their students are scheduled to participate in a student survey; and
(4) give parents the opportunity to review the survey and to opt their students out of participating in the survey.
(b) School districts and charter schools must not impose an academic or other penalty upon a student who opts out of participating in a survey under paragraph (a).
History:
2016 c 189 art 25 s 27
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior › Section 121A.10 — Moment Of Silence.

121A.10 MOMENT OF SILENCE.
A moment of silence may be observed.
History:
1996 c 412 art 9 s 10; 1998 c 397 art 9 s 26
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior › Section 121A.11 — United States Flag.

121A.11 UNITED STATES FLAG.
Subdivision 1.
Displayed by schools.
Every public school in Minnesota must display an appropriate United States flag when in session. The flag shall be displayed upon the school grounds or outside the school building, on a proper staff, on every legal holiday occurring during the school term and at such other times as the board of the district may direct. The flag must be displayed within the principal rooms of the school building at all other times while school is in session.
Subd. 2.
School boards to provide flags and staffs.
The board must provide the flag for each of the school buildings in their districts, together with a suitable staff to display the flag outside of the school building and proper arrangement to display the flag in the building, and a suitable receptacle for the safekeeping of the flag when not in use.
Subd. 3.
Pledge of Allegiance.
(a) All public and charter school students shall recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America one or more times each week. The recitation shall be conducted:
(1) by each individual classroom teacher or the teacher's surrogate; or
(2) over a school intercom system by a person designated by the school principal or other person having administrative control over the school.
A local school board or a charter school board of directors may annually, by majority vote, waive this requirement.
(b) Any student or teacher may decline to participate in recitation of the pledge.
(c) A school district or charter school that has a student handbook or school policy guide must include a statement that anyone who does not wish to participate in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance for any personal reasons may elect not to do so and that students must respect another person's right to make that choice.
(d) A local school board or a charter school board of directors that waives the requirement to recite the Pledge of Allegiance under paragraph (a) may adopt a district or school policy regarding the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance.
Subd. 4.
Instruction.
Unless the requirement in subdivision 3 is waived by a majority vote of the school board, a school district must instruct students in the proper etiquette toward, correct display of, and respect for the flag, and in patriotic exercises.
History:
Ex1959 c 71 art 7 s 14; 1998 c 397 art 9 s 4,26; 2003 c 120 s 1,2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior › Section 121A.16 — Early Childhood Health And Development Screening; Purpose.

121A.16 EARLY CHILDHOOD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT SCREENING; PURPOSE.
The legislature finds that early detection of children's health and developmental problems can reduce their later need for costly care, minimize their physical and educational disabilities, and aid in their rehabilitation. The purpose of sections 121A.16 to 121A.19 is to assist parents and communities in improving the health of Minnesota children and in planning educational and health programs. Charter schools that elect to provide a screening program must comply with the requirements of sections 121A.16 to 121A.19.
History:
1977 c 437 s 1; 1994 c 465 art 2 s 1; 1998 c 397 art 3 s 103; art 11 s 3; 2005 c 56 s 1; 2010 c 346 art 1 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior › Section 121A.18 — Data Use.

121A.18 DATA USE.
Data on individuals collected in screening programs established pursuant to section 121A.17 is private, as defined by section 13.02, subdivision 12. Individual and summary data must be reported to the district by the health provider who performs the screening services, for the purposes of developing appropriate educational programs to meet the individual needs of children and designing appropriate health education programs for the district. No data on an individual shall be disclosed to the district without the consent of that individual's parent or guardian.
History:
1977 c 437 s 4; 1981 c 311 s 39; 1982 c 545 s 24; 1989 c 329 art 4 s 20; 1991 c 265 art 4 s 32; 1998 c 397 art 3 s 66,103; art 11 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior › Section 121A.19 — Developmental Screening Aid.

121A.19 DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING AID.
Each school year, the state must pay a district for each child or student screened by the district according to the requirements of section 121A.17. The amount of state aid for each child or student screened shall be: (1) $98 for a child screened at age three; (2) $65 for a child screened at age four; (3) $52 for a child screened at age five or six prior to kindergarten; and (4) $39 for a student screened within 30 days after first enrolling in a public school kindergarten if the student has not previously been screened according to the requirements of section 121A.17. If this amount of aid is insufficient, the district may permanently transfer from the general fund an amount that, when added to the aid, is sufficient. Developmental screening aid shall not be paid for any student who is screened more than 30 days after the first day of attendance at a public school kindergarten, except if a student transfers to another public school kindergarten within 30 days after first enrolling in a Minnesota public school kindergarten program. In this case, if the student has not been screened, the district to which the student transfers may receive developmental screening aid for screening that student when the screening is performed within 30 days of the transfer date.
History:
1991 c 265 art 4 s 7; 1993 c 224 art 4 s 18; 1998 c 397 art 3 s 67,103; art 11 s 3; 1999 c 205 art 1 s 40; 1Sp2005 c 5 art 7 s 3; 2006 c 282 art 2 s 5; 2008 c 363 art 2 s 1; 2023 c 54 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior › Section 121A.201 — Mtss And Collaborative Minnesota Partnerships To Advance Student Success (compass).

121A.201 MTSS AND COLLABORATIVE MINNESOTA PARTNERSHIPS TO ADVANCE STUDENT SUCCESS (COMPASS).
Beginning July 1, 2023, all Minnesota school districts and charter schools must be offered training and support in implementing MTSS through the Department of Education COMPASS team and the Department of Education's regional partners, the Minnesota Service Cooperatives. COMPASS is the state school improvement model providing a statewide system through which all districts and schools may receive support in the areas of literacy, math, social-emotional learning, and mental health within the MTSS framework. The MTSS framework is the state's systemic, continuous school improvement framework for ensuring positive social, emotional, behavioral, developmental, and academic outcomes for every student. MTSS provides access to layered tiers of culturally and linguistically responsive, evidence-based practices. The MTSS framework relies on the understanding and belief that every student can learn and thrive, and it engages an anti-bias and socially just approach to examining policies and practices and ensuring equitable distribution of resources and opportunity. The MTSS systemic framework requires:
(1) a district-wide infrastructure consisting of effective leaders, collective efficacy among staff, positive school climate, linked teams, and professional learning that supports continuous improvement;
(2) authentic engagement with families and communities to develop reciprocal relationships and build new opportunities for students together;
(3) multilayered tiers of culturally and linguistically responsive instruction and support that allows every student the support they need to reach meaningful and rigorous learning standards. Tiers of support include core (Tier 1), supplemental (Tier 2), and intensive (Tier 3) instruction levels;
(4) valid and reliable assessment tools and processes to assess student and system performance and inform necessary changes; and
(5) a data-based decision-making approach in which problems are precisely defined and analyzed, solutions address root causes, and implementation is monitored to ensure success. The data-based problem-solving component of the MTSS framework consists of three major subcomponents: accessible and integrated data, decision-making process, and system performance.
History:
2023 c 55 art 2 s 24
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior › Section 121A.21 — School Health Services.

121A.21 SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES.
(a) Every school board must provide services to promote the health of its pupils.
(b) The board of a district with 1,000 pupils or more in average daily membership in early childhood family education, preschool disabled, elementary, and secondary programs must comply with the requirements of this paragraph. It may use one or a combination of the following methods:
(1) employ personnel, including at least one full-time equivalent licensed school nurse;
(2) contract with a public or private health organization or another public agency for personnel during the regular school year, determined appropriate by the board, who are currently licensed under chapter 148 and who are certified public health nurses; or
(3) enter into another arrangement approved by the commissioner.
History:
Ex1959 c 71 art 4 s 17; 1961 c 225 s 1; 1967 c 173 s 2; 1969 c 21 s 1; 1969 c 104 s 1; 1973 c 491 s 1; 1975 c 359 s 23; 1978 c 616 s 5; 1979 c 334 art 6 s 9; 1980 c 609 art 6 s 16; 1981 c 194 s 1; 1981 c 358 art 7 s 22; 1982 c 548 art 6 s 4; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 309 s 24; 1987 c 398 art 7 s 20; 1988 c 626 s 1; 1988 c 668 s 2; 1988 c 718 art 7 s 21; 1991 c 265 art 6 s 22; art 9 s 36; 1992 c 499 art 12 s 8; 1993 c 224 art 12 s 16; art 13 s 17; 1994 c 647 art 6 s 11-13; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 9 s 20; art 16 s 13; 1996 c 412 art 3 s 10; art 6 s 1; 1Sp1997 c 4 art 6 s 7; art 7 s 4; 1998 c 397 art 1 s 54; art 3 s 53,103; art 5 s 88-90; art 6 s 62-68; art 8 s 1,2; art 11 s 3; 1998 c 398 art 6 s 17; 1Sp2003 c 9 art 12 s 2; 2005 c 56 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior › Section 121A.212 — Access To Menstrual Products.

121A.212 ACCESS TO MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS.
A school district or charter school must provide students with access to menstrual products at no charge. The products must be available to all menstruating students in restrooms regularly used by students in grades 4 to 12 according to a plan developed by the school district. For purposes of this section, "menstrual products" means pads, tampons, or other similar products used in connection with the menstrual cycle.
History:
2023 c 55 art 1 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior › Section 121A.215 — Local School District Wellness Policies; Website.

121A.215 LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT WELLNESS POLICIES; WEBSITE.
When available, a school district must post its current local school wellness policy on its website.
History:
2010 c 396 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior › Section 121A.2207 — Life-threatening Allergies In Schools; Stock Supply Of Epinephrine Auto-injectors.

121A.2207 LIFE-THREATENING ALLERGIES IN SCHOOLS; STOCK SUPPLY OF EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTORS.
Subdivision 1.
Districts and schools permitted to maintain supply.
Notwithstanding section 151.37, districts and schools may obtain and possess epinephrine auto-injectors to be maintained and administered by school personnel to a student or other individual if, in good faith, it is determined that person is experiencing anaphylaxis regardless of whether the student or other individual has a prescription for an epinephrine auto-injector. The administration of an epinephrine auto-injector in accordance with this section is not the practice of medicine.
Subd. 2.
Arrangements with manufacturers.
A district or school may enter into arrangements with manufacturers of epinephrine auto-injectors to obtain epinephrine auto-injectors at fair-market, free, or reduced prices. A third party, other than a manufacturer or supplier, may pay for a school's supply of epinephrine auto-injectors.
History:
2013 c 116 art 3 s 8
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior › Section 121A.221 — Possession And Use Of Asthma Inhalers By Asthmatic Students.

121A.221 POSSESSION AND USE OF ASTHMA INHALERS BY ASTHMATIC STUDENTS.
(a) Consistent with section 121A.22, subdivision 2, clause (9), in a school district that employs a school nurse or provides school nursing services under another arrangement, the school nurse or other appropriate party must assess the student's knowledge and skills to safely possess and use an asthma inhaler in a school setting and enter into the student's school health record a plan to implement safe possession and use of asthma inhalers.
(b) Consistent with section 121A.22, subdivision 2, clause (9), in a school that does not have a school nurse or school nursing services, the student's parent or guardian must submit written verification from the prescribing professional that documents an assessment of the student's knowledge and skills to safely possess and use an asthma inhaler in a school setting has been completed.
History:
2001 c 84 s 2; 1Sp2017 c 5 art 1 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior › Section 121A.222 — Possession And Use Of Nonprescription Pain Relievers By Secondary Students.

121A.222 POSSESSION AND USE OF NONPRESCRIPTION PAIN RELIEVERS BY SECONDARY STUDENTS.
A secondary student may possess and use nonprescription pain relief in a manner consistent with the labeling, if the district has received a written authorization from the student's parent or guardian permitting the student to self-administer the medication. The parent or guardian must submit written authorization for the student to self-administer the medication each school year. The district may revoke a student's privilege to possess and use nonprescription pain relievers if the district determines that the student is abusing the privilege. This section does not apply to the possession or use of any drug or product containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine as its sole active ingredient or as one of its active ingredients.
History:
2005 c 126 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior › Section 121A.223 — Possession And Use Of Sunscreen.

121A.223 POSSESSION AND USE OF SUNSCREEN.
A school district must allow a student to possess and apply a topical sunscreen product during the school day, while on school property, or at a school-sponsored event without a prescription, physician's note, or other documentation from a licensed health care professional. A school district may adopt a policy related to student possession and use of sunscreen consistent with this section. Nothing in this section requires school personnel to provide sunscreen or assist students in applying sunscreen.
History:
1Sp2019 c 11 art 5 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior › Section 121A.224 — Opiate Antagonists.

121A.224 OPIATE ANTAGONISTS.
(a) A school district or charter school must maintain a supply of opiate antagonists, as defined in section 604A.04, subdivision 1, at each school site to be administered in compliance with section 151.37, subdivision 12.
(b) Each school building must have at least two doses of a nasal opiate antagonist available on site.
(c) The commissioner of health shall identify resources, including at least one training video, to help schools implement an opiate antagonist emergency response and make the resources available for schools.
(d) A school board may adopt a model plan for use, storage, and administration of opiate antagonists.
History:
2023 c 55 art 1 s 2; 2023 c 61 art 5 s 1
NOTE:
This section was also amended by Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 2, to read as follows:
"121A.224 OPIATE ANTAGONISTS.
(a) A school district or charter school must maintain a supply of opiate antagonists, as defined in section 604A.04, subdivision 1, at each school site to be administered in compliance with section 151.37, subdivision 12.
(b) Each school building must have two doses of nasal naloxone available on-site.
(c) The commissioner of health shall identify resources, including at least one training video to help schools implement an opiate antagonist emergency response and make the resources available for schools.
(d) A school board may adopt a model plan for use, storage, and administration of opiate antagonists."
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior › Section 121A.23 — Programs To Prevent And Reduce The Risks Of Sexually Transmitted Infections And Diseases.

121A.23 PROGRAMS TO PREVENT AND REDUCE THE RISKS OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS AND DISEASES.
Subdivision 1.
Sexually transmitted infections and diseases program.
The commissioner of education, in consultation with the commissioner of health, shall assist districts in developing and implementing a program to prevent and reduce the risk of sexually transmitted infections and diseases, including but not exclusive to human immune deficiency virus and human papilloma virus. Each district must have a program that includes at least:
(1) planning materials, guidelines, and other technically accurate and updated information;
(2) a comprehensive, technically accurate, and updated curriculum that includes helping students to abstain from sexual activity until marriage;
(3) cooperation and coordination among districts and SCs;
(4) a targeting of adolescents, especially those who may be at high risk of contracting sexually transmitted infections and diseases, for prevention efforts;
(5) involvement of parents and other community members;
(6) in-service training for appropriate district staff and school board members;
(7) collaboration with state agencies and organizations having a sexually transmitted infection and disease prevention or sexually transmitted infection and disease risk reduction program;
(8) collaboration with local community health services, agencies and organizations having a sexually transmitted infection and disease prevention or sexually transmitted infection and disease risk reduction program; and
(9) participation by state and local student organizations.
The department may provide assistance at a neutral site to a nonpublic school participating in a district's program. District programs must not conflict with the health and wellness curriculum developed under Laws 1987, chapter 398, article 5, section 2, subdivision 7.
If a district fails to develop and implement a program to prevent and reduce the risk of sexually transmitted infection and disease, the department must assist the service cooperative in the region serving that district to develop or implement the program.
Subd. 2.
Funding sources.
Districts may accept funds for sexually transmitted infection and disease prevention programs developed and implemented under this section from public and private sources including public health funds and foundations, department professional development funds, federal block grants or other federal or state grants.
History:
1988 c 718 art 5 s 1; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1996 c 305 art 1 s 138; 1998 c 397 art 3 s 3,103; 1999 c 241 art 2 s 1; 2003 c 130 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior › Section 121A.24 — Seizure Training And Action Plan.

121A.24 SEIZURE TRAINING AND ACTION PLAN.
Subdivision 1.
Seizure action plan.
(a) For purposes of this section, "seizure action plan" means a written individualized health plan designed to acknowledge and prepare for the health care needs of a student with a seizure disorder diagnosed by the student's treating licensed health care provider.
(b) The requirements of this subdivision apply to a school district or charter school where an enrolled student's parent or guardian has notified the school district or charter school that the student has a diagnosed seizure disorder and has seizure rescue medication or medication prescribed by the student's licensed health care provider to treat seizure disorder symptoms approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration. The parent or guardian of a student with a diagnosed seizure disorder must collaborate with school personnel to implement the seizure action plan.
(c) A seizure action plan must:
(1) identify a school nurse or a designated individual at each school site who is on duty during the regular school day and can administer or assist with the administration of seizure rescue medication or medication prescribed to treat seizure disorder symptoms approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration;
(2) require training on seizure medications for an employee identified under clause (1), recognition of signs and symptoms of seizures, and appropriate steps to respond to seizures;
(3) be provided to the person identified under clause (1); and
(4) be filed in the office of the school principal or licensed school nurse or, in the absence of a licensed school nurse, a professional nurse or designated individual.
(d) A school district or charter school employee or volunteer responsible for the supervision or care of a student with a diagnosed seizure disorder must be given notice and a copy of the seizure action plan, the name or position of the employee identified under paragraph (c), clause (1), and the method by which the trained school employee may be contacted in an emergency.
Subd. 2.
Training requirements.
A school district or charter school must provide all licensed school nurses or, in the absence of a licensed school nurse, a professional nurse or designated individual, and other school staff working with students with self-study materials on seizure disorder signs, symptoms, medications, and appropriate responses.
History:
1Sp2021 c 13 art 6 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior › Section 121A.25 — Chemical Abuse Preassessment Teams; Definitions.

121A.25 CHEMICAL ABUSE PREASSESSMENT TEAMS; DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Applicability.
The definitions in this section apply to sections 121A.26 to 121A.29 and 121A.61, subdivision 3.
Subd. 2.
Controlled substances.
"Controlled substances" means the term as defined in section 152.01, subdivision 4, and "marijuana" as defined in section 152.01, subdivision 9.
Subd. 3.
Chemical abuse.
"Chemical abuse" means use of any psychoactive or mood-altering chemical substance, without compelling medical reason, in a manner that induces mental, emotional, or physical impairment and causes socially dysfunctional or socially disordering behavior, to the extent that the minor's normal functioning in academic, school, or social activities is chronically impaired.
Subd. 4.
Teachers.
"Teachers" has the meaning given it in section 122A.15, subdivision 1.
History:
1987 c 295 s 1; 1998 c 397 art 9 s 26; art 11 s 3; 2000 c 254 s 3