Minnesota SF 4445: Interagency Council on Student Attendance establishment

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to education; establishing an Interagency Council on Student Attendance;​
1.3 requiring a report; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota​
1.4 Statutes, chapter 120A.​
1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.6 Section 1. [120A.29] INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON STUDENT ATTENDANCE.​
1.7 Subdivision 1.Establishment.(a) The Interagency Council on Student Attendance is​
1.8 established to improve coordination among state agencies, counties, school districts, and​
1.9 charter schools to improve student attendance.​
1.10 (b) Section 15.059, subdivisions 2 to 4, apply to the council. The council must meet at​
1.11 least quarterly. Meetings of the council are subject to the requirements of chapter 13D.​
1.12 (c) Upon request, the Department of Children, Youth, and Families must provide meeting​
1.13 space and administrative support for the council.​
1.14 Subd. 2.Membership.The governor must appoint members to the Interagency Council​
1.15 on Student Attendance. Council members must elect the council chair. The council must​
1.16 include the following members:​
1.17 (1) a representative from the Department of Education;​
1.18 (2) a representative from the Department of Children, Youth, and Families;​
1.19 (3) a representative from the Department of Public Safety;​
1.20 (4) a representative from the Department of Human Services;​
1.21 (5) a representative from the Department of Transportation;​
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SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 4445​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: CLARK)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​6735​03/17/2026​
Referred to Education Policy​

2.1 (6) a representative from the Department of Health;​
2.2 (7) a representative from the Department of Human Rights;​
2.3 (8) a representative from the Department of Corrections;​
2.4 (9) a representative from the Office of Higher Education;​
2.5 (10) a representative from the Tribal Nations Education Committee;​
2.6 (11) a representative from the Minnesota Youth Council;​
2.7 (12) two representatives from the Association of Minnesota Counties, one member from​
2.8 the seven-county metropolitan area and one member from outside the metropolitan area;​
2.9 (13) two representatives from the Minnesota County Attorneys Association, one member​
2.10 from the seven-county metropolitan area and one member from outside the metropolitan​
2.11 area;​
2.12 (14) a representative from the Minnesota School Boards Association;​
2.13 (15) a representative from the Association of Metropolitan School Districts; and​
2.14 (16) a representative from the Minnesota Rural Education Association.​
2.15 Subd. 3.Duties.The council must develop solutions to address the causes of chronic​
2.16 absenteeism, and must make recommendations for policy and funding changes to improve​
2.17 student attendance. By November 1, 2027, and each year thereafter, the council must prepare​
2.18 and submit a report to the governor and the chairs and ranking minority members of the​
2.19 legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education with​
2.20 recommendations to enhance coordination among agencies, counties, school districts, and​
2.21 charter schools to improve student attendance.​
2.22 Subd. 4.Expiration.The Interagency Council on Student Attendance does not expire.​
2.23 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2026.​
2.24 Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION; INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON STUDENT​
2.25 ATTENDANCE.​
2.26 Subdivision 1.Department of Children, Youth, and Families.The sum indicated in​
2.27 this section is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Children, Youth,​
2.28 and Families in the fiscal year designated.​
2.29 Subd. 2.Interagency Council on Student Attendance.(a) For the Interagency Council​
2.30 on Student Attendance:​
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2027​.....​.......​3.1 $​
3.2 (b) The base for fiscal year 2028 and later is $........​
3.3 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2026.​
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