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Changes/ Waivers Requested, Full Funding ResolutionAction Type: Legislation Description of Action: State House resolution HB 258, memorializes Congress to offer greater flexibility to states and fully fund the No Child Left Behind Act as part of its reauthorization. Status of Action: Passed E-12 Education Committee, 3/27/2007 |
Changes / Waivers RequestedAction Type: Official Action Description of Action: Minnesota education leaders have issued a report calling for changes to the No Child Left Behind Law. The report released by the Minnesota Department of Education along with a group of legislators and education organizations calls for, among other things, increased focus on building state and local capacity, increased provisions for early childhood education and the implementation of a growth model as part of student assessment. Status of Action: |
Opt OutAction Type: Legislation Description of Action: Representative Pelowski introduced HB 2007 a bill which would nullify NCLB implementation in Minnesota. Status of Action: Introduced, 3/12/07 |
Opt OutAction Type: Legislation Description of Action: Senator Jungbauer introduced SB 1768, a bill which would nullify implementation of NCLB in Minnesota. Status of Action: Introduced, 3/12/07 |
Changes/ Waivers RequestedAction Type: Legislation Description of Action: State House introduced HF 90, a resolution memorializing the Congress of the United States not to reauthorize the No Child Left Behind Act in its current form. Status of Action: Introduced - 1/11/07 |
Changes/ Waivers RequestedAction Type: Legislation Description of Action: State Senate introuduced SB 22, a resolution memorializing the Congress of the United States not to reauthorize the No Child Left Behind Act in its current form. Status of Action: Referred to Education - 1/08/07 |
Changes/ Waivers Requested, Full Funding ResolutionAction Type: Legislation Description of Action: State Senate introduced SB 28, a resolution memorializing Congress to offer greater flexibility to states and fully fund the No Child Left Behind Act as part of its reauthorization. Status of Action: Introduced - 1/08/07 |
Opt OutAction Type: Legislation Description of Action: State Senate introduced SF3489, a resolution urging the President and Congress to repeal the requirements of No Child Left Behind. Status of Action: second reading, 4/3/06 |
Opt OutAction Type: Legislation Description of Action: House Legislature introduced HB3956 a resolution to repeal the No Child Left Behind requirements in the schools. A resolution memorializing the Congress of the United States to repeal the No Child Left Behind requirements in the schools. Status of Action: Introduced, 3/27/06 |
Cost or Participation StudyAction Type: Official Action Description of Action: STUDY PREDICTS 95 PERCENT OF GREAT LAKES SCHOOLS WILL BE LABELED "FAILING" BY 2014 Status of Action: |
Opt OutAction Type: Show of support Description of Action: "Give local governments more control over their schools and get rid of the federal No Child Left Behind law. That was the message of Minnesota House Minority Leader Matt Entenza during a visit Tuesday to Duluth... Status of Action: |
Changes/Waivers RequestedAction Type: Official Action Description of Action: Federal officials by late last week had sent decision letters to 16 states approving at least some of their requested changes to accountability plans under the No Child Left Behind Act, which should make it easier for schools and districts to show progress… Status of Action: |
Changes/Waivers Requested, Full Funding ResolutionAction Type: Legislation Description of Action: State Senate introduced SB 1244, a bill for an act relating to education; providing conditions for the continued implementation of No Child Left Behind; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 127A Status of Action: Re-referred to Finance, 5/21/05 |
Changes/Waivers Requested, Full Funding ResolutionAction Type: Legislation Description of Action: State Legislature introduced HB1489 which directs No Child Left Behind's continued implementation conditions and money appropriated. Status of Action: Last Action 3/7/05 |
Changes/Waivers RequestedAction Type: Legislation Description of Action: State Senate introduced SB1092, a resolution opposing No Child Left Behind requirements expansion to high schools. Status of Action: Passed Senate, referred to House Education Policy committee, 3/21/05 |
Changes/Waivers RequestedAction Type: Legislation Description of Action: State Senate introduced SB1635 which is a No Child Left Behind Act ineffective provisions waiver request Status of Action: Referred to Education Committee 3/14/05 |
Cost or Participation StudyAction Type: Official Action Description of Action: The Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor conducted a study of the costs of meeting the requirements of NCLB. The study found that over 80 percent of the schools in the state would fall short of the federal expectations. While it does not estimate the costs of meeting the law's requirements, the study says that it is plausible that the new costs will exceed the increases in revenues. In a statewide survey, less than 3 percent of superintendents said they expected their share of federal revenues to cover the new NCLB costs. Status of Action: |
State PenalizedAction Type: Penalty Description of Action: In 2003, the U.S. Department of Education fined Minnesota $113,000 for using graduation and attendance rates to judge school performance, instead of the federally mandated standardized tests. The state had been granted a waiver from the requirements a year earlier. Minnesota Secretary of Education Cheryl Yecke said that the tests could not be developed in time to meet the NCLB deadlines. Status of Action: |
Changes/Waivers RequestedAction Type: Legislation Description of Action: State Senate introduced SB 1245, a resolution memorializing the Congress of the United States to amend the No Child Left Behind Act according to the recommendations of the National Conference of State Legislature’s task force on No Child Left Behind Status of Action: Passed Senate, referred to House Education Policy committee, 3/21/05 |
Changes/Waivers RequestedAction Type: Legislation Description of Action: State House of Representatives introduced HB 1490, a House resolution memorializing Congress to amend the No Child Left Behind Act according to the recommendations of the National Conference of State Legislatures' task force on No Child Left Behind Status of Action: introduced on 3/3/05, Companion Senate Bill SF 1245 passed Senate 3/21/05 |
Changes/Waivers RequestedAction Type: Legislation Description of Action: State House of Representatives introduced HF23 which directs the education commissioner to seek a waiver from ineffective provisions of NCLB Status of Action: introduced 1/06/05 |
Changes/Waivers RequestedAction Type: Legislation Description of Action: State House of Representatives introduced HF3198 which requests a waiver from ineffective provisions of, and for a report on positive aspects of, NCLB Status of Action: introduced 5/11/04 |
Opt OutAction Type: Legislation Description of Action: State House of Representatives introduced HF 2042 which is the consolidated state plan submitted by the state of Minnesota to the federal Department of Education on implementing the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, and any other Minnesota state contract or agreement under the provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, shall be nullified and revoked by the commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Education on June 1, 2004, unless legislation specifically affirming the implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 is enacted before that date Status of Action: last action 3/01/04 |
Opt OutAction Type: Legislation Description of Action: State House of Representatives introduced SB 1921 which is the consolidated state plan submitted by the state of Minnesota to the federal Department of Education on implementing the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, and any other Minnesota state contract or agreement under the provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, shall be nullified and revoked by the commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Education on June 1, 2004, unless legislation specifically affirming the implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 is enacted before that date Status of Action: last action 3/22/04 |
Changes/Waivers RequestedAction Type: Legislation Description of Action: State House of Representatives introduced HF1917 which requests waivers from NCLB mandates if state is performing acceptably under state adopted standards Status of Action: in committee 2/09/04 |
Changes/Waivers RequestedAction Type: Legislation Description of Action: State Senate introduced SF 1853 which requests waivers from NCLB mandates if state is performing acceptably under state adopted standards Status of Action: in committee 2/09/04 |
Cost/Participation StudyAction Type: Legislation Description of Action: State Senate introduced SB2097 a bill for an act relating to education; directing the Office of Educational Accountability to evaluate the educational impact of the federal No Child Left Behind Act and other state and federal laws requiring school districts to administer tests to students. Status of Action: Referred to education committee, 4/4/05 |
