Legislative Update
Hello friends,
This session, our primary focus is addressing the rampant fraud here in our state. We have already tried several times to advance our Independent Office of the Inspector General (OIG) bill. Even though this legislation, SF856, passed the Senate last session with an overwhelming majority vote, 60-7, House Democrats have been adamant about blocking the bill in our chamber. Currently, the bill is held up in the State Government Committee, as DFL members are not willing to vote in support and pass it to the next stop. We will continue to fight for this bill and meaningful measures to address the fraud and I am hopeful that we will make significant, bipartisan progress on it this session.
Updates from the Capitol
My bills:
HF3421 - Early literacy field experience required for teacher candidates providing early literacy instruction, rulemaking required, and money appropriated.
HF3489 - Field trip policy established, reporting to licensing boards required, and criminal offense of grooming established.
HF3490 & HF3491 - Scholarship-granting organizations authorized.
HF3492 - Commissioner of education authorized to award school safety facility grants to schools to enhance safety for students and staff. Heard in Education Finance and laid over for consideration at a later date.
HF3493 - Safe schools revenue increased; safe schools revenue available to charter schools, cooperative units, nonpublic schools, and Tribal contract schools made. Heard in Education Finance and laid over for consideration at a later date.
HF3495 - School safety grant eligibility expanded to nonpublic and Tribal contract schools.
HF3550 - School districts allowed to implement local health education standards.
HF3650 - Student career pathways framework established, and report required. Heard in Workforce on 02/26 and sent to Education Finance.
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