Minnesota SF 3667: Department of Corrections higher education liaison appropriation; Fresh Start program information outreach requirement

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to education; authorizing student support personnel aid to be used for costs​
1.3 of certain licensed special education teachers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025​
1.4 Supplement, section 124D.901, subdivisions 1, 4, by adding a subdivision.​
1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 124D.901, subdivision 1, is​
1.7 amended to read:​
1.8 Subdivision 1.Definitions.For the purposes of this section, the following terms have​
1.9 the meanings given:​
1.10 (1) "new position" means a student support services personnel full-time or part-time​
1.11 position not under contract by a school district, charter school, or cooperative unit at the​
1.12 start of the 2022-2023 school year;​
1.13 (2) "part-time position" means a student support services personnel position less than​
1.14 1.0 full-time equivalent at the start of the 2022-2023 school year; and​
1.15 (3) "student support services personnel" means:​
1.16 (i) an individual licensed to serve as a school counselor, school psychologist, school​
1.17 social worker, school nurse, or chemical dependency counselor in Minnesota.; or​
1.18 (ii) a special education teacher licensed in Minnesota as an academic and behavioral​
1.19 strategist, or in developmental disabilities, emotional or behavioral disorders, learning​
1.20 disabilities, or autism spectrum disorders.​
1.21 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2027 and later.​
1​Section 1.​
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SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 3667​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: JOHNSON)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​6335​02/19/2026​
Referred to Education Policy​

2.1 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 124D.901, subdivision 4, is amended​
2.2 to read:​
2.3 Subd. 4.Allowed uses.(a) Aid under this section must be used to enhance student​
2.4 support services by:​
2.5 (1) increasing new student support services personnel positions;​
2.6 (2) increasing a current student support services personnel position that is less than 1.0​
2.7 full-time equivalent to a greater number of service hours; or​
2.8 (3) making permanent a student support services personnel position hired using onetime​
2.9 resources.​
2.10 (b) Cooperative student support personnel aid must be transferred to the intermediate​
2.11 district or other cooperative unit of which the district is a member and used to hire new​
2.12 positions for student support services personnel or increase a current position that is less​
2.13 than 1.0 full-time equivalent to a greater number of service hours or make permanent a​
2.14 position hired using onetime resources at the intermediate district or cooperative unit.​
2.15 (c) If a school district, charter school, or cooperative unit does not receive at least two​
2.16 applications and is not able to hire a new full-time equivalent position with student support​
2.17 personnel aid or use the aid as otherwise provided under subdivision 4a, the aid may be​
2.18 used for contracted services from individuals licensed to serve as a school counselor, school​
2.19 psychologist, school social worker, school nurse, or chemical dependency counselor in​
2.20 Minnesota individuals serving as student support services personnel.​
2.21 (d) In addition to the personnel uses authorized under paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) and​
2.22 subdivision 4a, a district, charter school, or cooperative unit may use up to $5,000 of student​
2.23 support personnel aid each year for the following purposes:​
2.24 (1) to cover the costs of providing training or job-embedded coaching; or​
2.25 (2) to cover the costs of student support personnel travel among school sites operated​
2.26 by a single district, charter school, or cooperative unit, or among school sites operated by​
2.27 a cooperative unit's member districts or a group of charter schools.​
2.28 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2027 and later.​
2.29 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 124D.901, is amended by adding a​
2.30 subdivision to read:​
2.31 Subd. 6.Accounting.Costs paid by student support personnel aid under this section​
2.32 must not be included in the calculation of special education expenditures under section​
2​Sec. 3.​
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3.1 125A.76. The commissioner may establish procedures to ensure that any costs reimbursed​
3.2 under this section are excluded from other school revenue calculations.​
3.3 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2027 and later.​
3​Sec. 3.​
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