Education Legislation
- 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
- 3/19/2024 The full $226 million supplemental budget proposal can be found at the Management & Budget website. Click here to see proposalthe .
- 3/18/2024 HF3558(Virning)/ SF4305 (Kupec) Roof projects authorized as part of 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
- 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
- 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
Current Bills
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.
- 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.