Upcoming Meetings and Events
House
Early Childhood Finance and Policy Division
Monday, February 4 8:00 AM Room: Capitol 120 Agenda: Presentation on Overviews on Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE), Early Childhood Screening and School Readiness
Thursday, February 7 8:00 AM Room: Capitol 120 Agenda: Presentation on OLA 2018 Evaluation Report on Early Childhood Programs
Education Finance Division
Tuesday, February 5 9:45 AM Room: 5 State Office Building Agenda: Informational hearing on school nutrition
Wednesday, February 6 9:45 AM Room: 5 State Office Building Agenda: Presentations on English learner programs HF448 (Her) English learner programs revenue increase
Education Policy Division
Tuesday, February 5 2:30 PM Room: 5 State Office Building Agenda: Presentation on Special Education Programming Minnesota Department of Education and Presentation: Special Education Teachers and Administrators
Wednesday, February 6 2:30 PM Room: 200 State Office Building Joint Health and Human Services Policy and Education Policy Committee Meeting Agenda:Presentation on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) in Minnesota
Senate
Committee on E-12 Finance and Policy
Monday, February 4 3:00 PM
Room 1100 Minnesota Senate Bldg.
Agenda:
S.F. 15 - Military, skilled trades and manufacturing career options access by school districts requirement. (Goggin)
S.F. 295 - P-TECH schools establishment and appropriation. (Nelson)
S.F. 293 - Construction and skilled trades career counseling commissioner of education collaboration requirement; safety of youth in skilled trades report requirement. (Nelson)
S.F. 94 - Postsecondary enrollment options (PSEO) nonpublic 10th grade student enrollment authorization and appropriation. (Eichorn)
S.F. 19 - Personal finance course for high school graduation requirement. (Cwodzinski)
Wednesday, February 6 3:00 PM
*** Agenda change***
Room 1100 Minnesota Senate Bldg.
Agenda:
S.F. 651 - Dyslexia screening requirement. (Chamberlain)
S.F. 116 - Dyslexia teacher training requirement for instructional strategies implementation for students with dyslexia. (Clausen)
S.F. 229 - Minnesota reading and math corps programs at American Indian-controlled tribal contract and grant schools appropriation. (Eichorn)
S.F. 772 - Dyslexia training for teachers appropriation. (Eichorn)
S.F. 733 - School district professional development revenue use for reading instruction improvement authorization; hiring bonuses for teachers working in shortage areas; literacy incentive aid use for staff development authorization. (Nelson)
S.F. 196 - Teacher preparation programs instruction on dyslexia requirement.(Clausen)
Mark Your Calendar
The
governor's budget must be developed and presented to the Legislature on Tuesday, February 19.
Deadlines for Bills Announced
(1) The first deadline, March 15, 2019, at 11:59 p.m., is for committees to act favorably on bills in the house of origin.
(2) The second deadline, March 29, 2019, at 11:59 p.m., is for committees to act favorably on bills, or companions of bills, that met the first deadline in the other house.
(3) The third deadline, April 12, 2019, at 11:59 p.m., is for committees to act favorably on major appropriation and finance bills.
Mark your calendars for MSBA's
Day at the Capitol on Monday, March 25.
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