Education Legislation 2025-26
- Ongoing bills for the 2025-26 session
- SF2255 / HF2433 (Regular Session Education Finance Vehicles):
Senate File 2255 and House File 2433 remain key education finance bills from the regular session that were incorporated into the special session agreement (SSHF5/SSSF5). These bills modify education finance statutes and provide preK-12 appropriations. - HF6 (Read Act & Education Innovation Modifications):
Sponsored by 31 members, HF6 modifies the Read Act, establishes the Office of Achievement and Innovation, updates the P-TECH approval process, and changes education innovation and equity provisions. - HF2516 — Restricts cell phone use in schools and includes an appropriation; referred to the House Education Policy Committee.
- SF2255 / HF2433 (Regular Session Education Finance Vehicles):
- 6/9/2025 HF5 / SF5 (Special Session Omnibus E-12 Education Finance & Policy):
A comprehensive K-12 education finance and policy bill was passed in the 2025 First Special Session. Provides a total of approximately $25.7 billion for K-12 in the next biennium, including inflation indexing* for formula funding, compensatory revenue increases, special education apprenticeship funding, and consolidation aid, while also cutting special education transportation reimbursement and school library aid. Awaits (or has received) governor’s signature. - 4/2/2025 HF1306 / SF1222 Education Policy Omnibus (House & Senate) The E-12 education policy omnibus bill was advanced in committee, with provisions to refine attendance reporting, expand charter school eligibility options, and make permanent substitute teacher pilot programs. HF1306 heads to the House Floor; companion SF1222 is in the Senate policy committee.
- 3/13/2025 HF2329 / SF2992 Teachers Retirement Association enhanced early retirement deduction age lowered from 62 to 60, provision and postretirement adjustment delay clarification provision 62/30 plan ($75M)
- 2/26/2025 HF1582 / SF2000 Teachers Retirement Association provisions modifications and appropriation 60/30 plan ($285M)
- 2/20/2025 SF1740 Omnibus Education policy provisions Indigenoug Mascot Waiver Limited
- 3/24/2025 SF2965 Certain expenditures authorization from the school service fund
- 1/16/2025 SF133 Student support personnel aid allowable uses expansion
- 3/10/2025 SF2300 Earned sick and safe time provisions modifications
- 2/17/2025 HF957 FY25-29 Fund Transfer and Mandate Flexibility
- 2/19/2025 – HF1124 School year allowed to start before Labor Day for the 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 school years only
- 2/6/2025 – HF11 Minnesota Paid Leave Law implementation delayed by one year
- 2/20/2025 – HF1306 Short Call Substitute Teacher Flexibility Made Permanent
- 1/10/2025 – Senate Committee Schedule
- 12/12/2024 – House Committee Rosters 2025-26
- 12/11/2024 – House Legislative Member Guide
- 12/9/2024 – November Budget and Economic Forecast
2024
- 3/19/2024 – The full $226 million supplemental budget proposal can be found on the Management & Budget website. Click here to see the proposal.
- 3/18/2024 – HF3558(Virning)/ SF4305 (Kupec) Roof projects authorized as part of the long-term facilities’ maintenance program, and money appropriated.
- 3/18/2024 – SF3885 (Lucero) / HF4058 (Hudson) General Education disparity aid establishment and appropriation.
- 3/18/2024 – HF3446 (Berg) / SF3588 (Mohamed) Unemployment insurance eligibility modified under conditions for applicants involved in a labor dispute.
- 3/15/2024 – HF4117 (Norris) /SF4184 (Gustafson) Local optional revenue modified, revenue for unemployment costs and family paid medical leave included in local optional revenue, referendum revenue simplified, equalization aid increased, and money appropriated.
- 3/14/2024 – SF3698 (Maye Quade) /HF3744 (Edelson) Read Act amended, working group established, supplemental funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated.
House Omnibus Education Look-Up
Senate Education Finance Omnibus FY 24
Senate Education Finance Omnibus FY 25
Legislative Committee Meetings
Keep up on the education issues that legislative committees address.
Major Provisions Side by Side
Compare the new funding priorities of the Governor, House, and Senate.
Education Finance and Policy Proposals
The Governor, House, and Senate each produce their own education bills that reflect their priorities. At the end of the session (or possibly in a special session), the three versions must be reconciled into a single education bill through negotiations.
The Governor's Education Bills 2025
- HF 5 (1st Special Session) – K-12 Education Finance & Policy — negotiated omnibus passed in special session
- Bill Policy HF2433 Education Finance Bill — Education finance omnibus (House version; key vehicle for the governor’s K-12 budget priorities)
- Bill Policy HF 1269 as introduced
- Bill Policy HF 1269 bill summary
- Bill Policy SF 1311 as introduced
- Bill Policy SF 1311 bill summary
- Bill Funding SF 2684 as introduced
- Bill Funding SF 2684 Bill Sumary
- Bill Funding HF 2497 as introduced
- Bill Funding HF 2497 bill summary
- SF 2684 General Education, Special Education and Other Funding Increases 2023-24 School Year
- SF 2684 General Education, Special Education, and Other Funding Increases 2024-25 School Year
- SF 2684 Aid Spreadsheet
- SF 2684 Aid Change Items
- One Minnesota Budget
- February Budget Forecast Presentation
- February Budget and Economic Forecast
- SAFF Side-by-Side Comparison of the House, Senate, and Governor’s New Education funding
Senate Education Bills 2025
- SF 2633 – Pilot Program for Students with Disabilities — establishes grant & appropriation for education outcomes & safety
- SF 1740 – Omnibus Education Policy — comprehensive policy changes across Minnesota education statutes
- SF 2255 E-12 Education Finance & Provisions Modification — Senate finance bill, related to HF 2433 in conference
- Bill Policy Summary SF1311 as introduced
- Bill Policy Summary SF1311 bill summary
- Bill Funding Summary SF 2684 as introduced
- Bill Funding Summary SF 2684 bill summary
- SF 2684 General Education, Special Education and Other Funding Increases 2023-24 School Year
- SF 2684 General Education, Special Education, and Other Funding Increases 2024-25 School Year
- SF 2684 Aid Spreadsheet
- SF 2684 Aid Change Items
- SAFF Side-by-Side Comparison of the House, Senate, and Governor’s New Education funding
House Education Bills 2025
- HF 2431 – Higher Education Budget & Policy — House higher ed funding/policy (passed House 120-14)
- HF 2312 – Higher Education Grants & Policy — expands concurrent enrollment and fosters higher ed grants program
- HF 1928 – Special Education Due Process & Aid — policy bill establishing due process time and aid
- HF 1306 – Education Policy Omnibus — House policy vehicle; later substituted by SF 1740
- HF 2433 – Education Finance Bill — House omnibus finance companion to SF 2255 (also listed under Governor’s)
- Bill Funding HF 2497 as introduced
- Bill Funding HF 2497 bill summary
- HF 2497 General Education and Special Education Increases 2023=24/2024-25 School Years
- HF 2497 Aid Spreadsheet
- SAFF Side-by-Side Comparison of the House, Senate, and Governor’s New Education funding
Current Bills 2025-2026
See the first readings from the House and Senate. These initial education bills offer a glimpse into proposed legislation and highlight the priorities of lawmakers as they prepare for further debate.
- H.F. 5 (Special Session Education Finance & Policy):
This special session omnibus includes major education finance and policy provisions such as compensatory revenue hold-harmless aid increases, operating referendum renewal clarifications and consolidation revenue adjustments, and other system-wide changes. - HF 2433 – K-12 Education Finance (House omnibus / governor-aligned):
The comprehensive education finance bill replaces LOR with Basic Supplemental Revenue, modifies general education revenue, increases consolidation aid, funds certain unemployment aid, and makes other funding changes for K-12. - HF 2534 (Reps. Bennett, Mueller, Quam, Bakeberg & Clardy – Special Education/General Aid Adjustment):
This bill (read and referred to education committee) would adjust special education and general education aid formulas and how reimbursement and costs are calculated for special education and other programs. - HF 2510 (Reps. Momanyi-Hiltsley & Rehrauer – Local Optional Revenue Change):
This bill modifies local optional revenue (LOR) amounts and adjust the statutory allowances for local optional levy and revenue values by fiscal year. - HF 1028 (Reps. Perez-Vega, Lee, Hussein, Hollins, Clardy, Rehrauer – Education Finance Allocation):
This bill would increase general education basic formula allowance, cross subsidy aid, school unemployment aid funding, English learner cross subsidy aid, and safe schools revenue, modify compensatory revenue eligibility, and appropriate funding for these purposes. - SF 2244 (Sen. – Referendum Levy Equalization Increase):
This bill proposes to increase the referendum equalization levy thresholds (raising the reference values used to calculate equalization aid for school districts). - SF 1612 (Sen. – Education Finance; equalization + formula changes):
This bill would amend education finance statutes to increase basic formula allowances, increase special education cross-subsidy aid, increase English learner aid, improve compensatory revenue eligibility, and increase equalization aid for debt service levies, local optional revenue, and operating referenda. - SF 1254 (Susan Pha, DFL, Brooklyn Park): This bill proposes increasing LOR to $920 per pupil as part of the tails budget.
- HF 409 (Andrew Myers, GOP, Tonka Bay): This measure would raise LOR to $974 per pupil, with the first $250 per pupil provided entirely as state aid.
- Rep. Kari Rehrauer (DFL, Coon Rapids): A bill is in draft form aiming to boost LOR to $974 per pupil. This proposal emphasizes improved equalization and indexing the per-pupil amount to the formula inflator.
- HF 51 Bianca Viring (DFL, Eagan) and Ben Bakeberg (GOP, Jordan) and SF1198 Grant Hauschild (DFL, Hermantown) and Rob Farnsworth (GOP, Hibbing)
- Sen. Rob Kupec (DFL, Moorhead) is considering introducing a bill to significantly increase the equalization amount for operating referenda.
- SF 1197 Grant Hauschild (DFL, Hermantown) and Robert Farnsworth (GOP, Hibbing) and HF1161 (Spencer Igo, GOP, Wabana Township) This bill addresses school district seasonal tax base replacment aid establishment. While this may have limited impact on many SAFF members, it is imporated to note.
Bills below are from year 2024
- SF123 / HF 5 – School lunch and breakfast provision for all students
- SF100 – Property tax levy share decrease and state aid share increase of operating referendum revenue for qualifying special school districts
- SF613 / HF 535 -School board renewal of an expired referendum authorization
- HF456 / SF615 – Expansion of voluntary prekindergarten and school readiness plus program made permanent, and money appropriated.
- SF866 / HF879 – Local optional revenue increased, future increases in local optional revenue liked to the growth in general education basic formula allowance, and money appropriated.
- HF19 – Paid Family and Medical Leave
- HF439 – Increase the general education basic formula by 5% in each of the next two years and tie future increases to the rate of inflation.
- HF879-Youkaim / SF866-Westlin – Local optional revenue increased, future increases in local optional revenue linked to the growth in general education basic formula allowance, and money appropriated.
- HF1271-Youakim / SF1601-Hoffman – Operating referendum program equalization aid increase; property tax levies decrease; appropriating money.
- HF1396-Hemmingsen-Jeger – Equalization aid increased for debt service equalization program, property tax levies decreased, and money appropriated.
- HF1457-Pursell / SF1247-Dahms – Allowed uses of long-term facilities maintenance revenue and capital levies clarified.