Minnesota SF 3318: Requiring assessment of school readiness for children entering Kindergarten

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to education; requiring assessment of school readiness for children entering​
1.3 kindergarten; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.162.​
1.4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.162, is amended to read:​
1.6 124D.162 KINDERGARTEN READINESS ASSESSMENT.​
1.7 The commissioner of education may implement a kindergarten readiness assessment​
1.8 representative of incoming kindergartners. The assessment must be based on the Department​
1.9 of Education Kindergarten Readiness Assessment at kindergarten entrance study. The​
1.10 commissioner of education must provide a process for measuring the kindergarten readiness​
1.11 of incoming kindergarteners. Districts must choose from a menu of valid and reliable​
1.12 measurement instruments approved by the Department of Education that: (1) are aligned​
1.13 to the state early childhood indicators of progress and kindergarten standards that are based​
1.14 on the Department of Education school readiness study; and (2) meet the world's best​
1.15 workforce goal of measuring school readiness. The Department of Education may provide​
1.16 technical assistance and professional development to educators and schools if requested by​
1.17 school districts.​
1.18 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for the 2024-2025 school year.​
1​Section 1.​
23-03460 as introduced​02/09/23 REVISOR CM/JW​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 3318​NINETY-THIRD SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: DUCKWORTH)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​6906​05/02/2023​
Referred to Education Policy​
See HF2292​