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• Minnesota educators of color program and the teacher mentorship and retention grants programs from PELSB
• Minnesota educators of color program and the teacher mentorship and retention grants programs from PELSB

Bills: HF2430, HF2433

Keywords: education finance, teacher training, Read Act, state aid, school funding, education funding, children with disabilities, transition aid, special education, school district consolidation, 1183, house

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• You have PELSB that is working in coordination with school districts and higher education around what
• You have PELSB that is working in coordination with school districts and higher education around what

Bills: HF3650, HF2238

Keywords: student career pathways, education framework, experiential learning, employer engagement, career technical education, HF2238, Minnesota, workforce development, construction trades, youth skills training, youth apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, construction training, career and technical education, CTE, child labor laws, minor labor, labor exemption, workforce pipeline, skilled trades

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• While we did not have the funds to provide MDE, PELSB, and statutorily perpetuate their ongoing adjustment

Bills: HF1049

Keywords: school library aid, education finance, school districts, charter schools, funding eligibility, 1183, house

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• the Perpich Center for Arts Education is projected to receive $16.9 million for the biennium, and PELSB

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Education Finance Committee met on January 21 with a quorum present for the first meeting of the 2025 biennium. The co-chairs described the temporary power-sharing arrangement in the tied Senate, introduced committee staff and pages, and had members briefly introduce themselves and share what subject they would teach. After the introductions, the committee moved to a presentation from State Demographer Susan Brower. Brower reviewed Minnesota’s school-age population trends and projections, noting that the state had just under 1 million children ages 5 to 17 in 2023 and that, for the first time, the older adult population exceeded the school-age population. She said the school-age population is concentrated in the Twin Cities metro and other regional centers, and projected an overall decline of about 5% over the next 15 to 20 years, driven mainly by declining birth rates and long-running net outmigration of young adults. She also explained that growth is expected in some areas, especially along the I-94 corridor north of the metro, while northern regions are projected to see the largest declines. She clarified for members that her figures measure resident children, not school enrollment, and that boundary changes are not reflected in the district-level data. The presentation also covered demographic change among students. Brower said about 35% of Minnesota children ages 5 to 17 are children of color, with growing multiracial populations and increasing linguistic diversity. She reported that about 20% of school-age children have at least one foreign-born parent, and about 18% of enrolled students speak a language other than English at home, with Spanish, Somali, and Hmong the largest home languages. She also discussed child poverty, saying Minnesota’s rate is just under 10%, below the national rate of about 15%, and that poverty is concentrated in Minneapolis-St. Paul, some first-ring suburbs, and parts of northern Minnesota, including districts with larger Native populations. Members asked questions about whether the projections accounted for migration and whether open enrollment affected the figures; Brower said the data reflect where children live, not where they attend school, and that the projections are based on recent migration and birth patterns, with future changes more likely to come from international immigration than from domestic migration.

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• c><00:02:44.800> a<00:02:44.959> tied While we do not have the funds to provide MDE, PELSB

Bills: HF1388

Keywords: BARR Center, Building Assets, Reducing Risks, education finance, school funding, grant appropriation, evidence-based program, student achievement, social and emotional learning, school climate, teacher effectiveness, high school graduation, students in poverty, students of color, BIPOC, equity in education, Minnesota Department of Education, urban schools, suburban schools, rural schools, school coaching

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• person that holds a license issued by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, or PELSB

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Licensed teachers in Minnesota are required by PELSB to affirm all students.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• there in Minnesota that outlines what a school counselor should be doing is through our licensing with PELSB

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• There is also some technical language related to PELSB, which is the Professional Educator Licensing
• There is also some technical language related to PELSB, which is the Professional Educator Licensing

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And when I talked to Representative Clardy on this, both of us agreed that once PELSB completes their

Bills: HF751, HF3550, HF3764, HF1490

Keywords: parental notification, school safety, bullying, harassment, violence, prohibited conduct, student discipline, charter school, school district, data practices, student privacy, parent rights, guardian notification, school incident reporting, cyberbullying, restraint, reasonable force, anti-bullying policy, school administration, student conduct

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• are required to be certified by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, also called PELSB

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• this is within the Department of Education statutes, this would not apply to grants awarded through PELSB

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• There is also some technical language related to PELSB, which is the Professional Educator Licensing

Keywords: 1183, house

Keywords: 1187, senate, all