Minnesota SF 3522: Harassment data disclosure to complainant of sexual harassment investigations

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to education; modifying e-learning day requirements; modifying terms​
1.3 and conditions of employment for school employees; amending Minnesota Statutes​
1.4 2024, sections 120A.414, subdivision 2; 179A.03, subdivision 19.​
1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120A.414, subdivision 2, is amended to read:​
1.7 Subd. 2.Plan.A school board, including the board of a charter school, may adopt an​
1.8 e-learning day plan after meeting and negotiating with the exclusive representative of the​
1.9 teachers. If a charter school's teachers are not represented by an exclusive representative,​
1.10 the charter school may adopt an e-learning day plan after consulting with its teachers. The​
1.11 plan must include accommodations for students without Internet access at home and for​
1.12 digital device access for families without the technology or an insufficient amount of​
1.13 technology for the number of children in the household. A school's e-learning day plan must​
1.14 provide accessible options for students with disabilities under chapter 125A.​
1.15 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025.​
1.16 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 179A.03, subdivision 19, is amended to read:​
1.17 Subd. 19.Terms and conditions of employment."Terms and conditions of employment"​
1.18 means the hours of employment, the compensation therefor including fringe benefits except​
1.19 retirement contributions or benefits other than employer payment of, or contributions to,​
1.20 premiums for group insurance coverage of retired employees or severance pay, staffing​
1.21 ratios, and the employer's personnel policies affecting the working conditions of the​
1.22 employees. In the case of professional employees the term does not mean educational​
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25-04868 as introduced​03/12/25 REVISOR CR/ES​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 3522​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: KREUN)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​5134​05/16/2025​
Referred to Education Policy​

2.1 policies of a school district. "Terms and conditions of employment" is subject to section​
2.2 179A.07. In the case of school employees, "terms and conditions of employment" includes​
2.3 adult-to-student ratios in classrooms, student testing, and student-to-personnel does not​
2.4 include staffing ratios.​
2.5 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for collective bargaining agreements​
2.6 effective July 1, 2025, and thereafter.​
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25-04868 as introduced​03/12/25 REVISOR CR/ES​