Minnesota Capitol - Legislative Action Notice!

May 21, 2025

Update on SF1740, the Education Policy Bill

Last week, the House passed its version of SF1740, the education policy bill. The House amended the bill, including removing the Senate's restrictive homeschool provisions, and returned it to the Senate for concurrence. The Senate rejected the changes, leading to a conference committee to work through the differences and negotiate a final version. The education policy bill stalled due to unresolved differences before the session ended. However, all of the provisions in both versions, including the homeschool language, may reappear next year. We will keep monitoring.

Education Finance Bill

The education finance bills also stalled. But as it's a budget year, a comprehensive budget, including education funding, must be finalized by July 1st to prevent a government shutdown. A private working group, likely including members of the Senate and House Education Finance Committees, is negotiating the final education finance bill. Since policy provisions could be included in the finance bill, we urge you to email all members of the Senate and House Education Finance Committees and request that they exclude the Senate education policy bill's restrictive homeschool provisions from the final education finance bill.

House Education Finance Committee Members:

• Representative Cheryl Youakim, Co-Chair

• Representative Ron Kresha, Co-Chair

• Representative Ben Bakeberg, Co-Vice Chair

• Representative Mary Frances Clardy, Co-Vice Chair

• Representative Pam Altendorf

• Representative Kristin Bahner

• Representative Peggy Bennett

• Representative Tom Dippel

• Representative Elliott Engen

• Representative Julie Greene

• Representative Josiah Hill

• Representative Walter Hudson

• Representative Pete Johnson

• Representative Krista Knudsen

• Representative Bryan Lawrence

• Representative Liz Lee

• Representative Patricia Mueller

• Representative Maria Isa Perez-Vega

• Representative Duane Quam

• Representative Lucy Rehm

• Representative Kari Rehrauer

• Representative Max Rymer

• Representative Samantha Sencer-Mura

• Representative Bianca Virnig

Senate Education Finance Committee Members:

• Senator Mary Kunesh, Chair

• Senator Heather Gustafson, Vice Chair

• Senator Jason Rarick, Ranking Minority Member

• Senator Doron Clark

• Senator Steve Cwodzinski

• Senator Robert Farnsworth

• Senator Karin Housley

• Senator Michael Kreun

• Senator Andrew Lang

• Senator Eric Lucero

• Senator Erin Maye Quade

• Senator Clare Oumou Verbeten

• Senator Bonnie Westlin

Working groups move quickly to resolve differences, so please reach out as soon as possible to influence legislators before the final agreements are made.

Stay Informed!

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