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Sponsor Senator May Quade told colleagues the bill is a “very short and simple” piece of the broader Reid Act package and said the change is intended to give teachers time for required training. “This amendment just clarifies that the hours of instruction reduction is applicable to secondary schools only for the 2526 school year,” Quade said while offering the A2 amendment.

The A2 amendment was adopted on voice vote and the bill proceeded as “Senate File 334 as amended.” Senator Duckworth, speaking in support, urged continued bipartisan work to expand approved options districts may use to meet instructional-hour requirements and said many districts want “more than just the 3 that are currently available to them” for meeting instructional requirements.

Nut graf: The change before the Senate narrows the 2025 portion of Reid Act implementation to permit reduced classroom hours at secondary schools so teachers can receive required training. Supporters said the amendment clarifies which grade levels the relief targets and was agreed to by the bill’s coalition.

Details and context

Senator May Quade said the broader Reid Act investment last biennium exceeded $100 million for evidence-based literacy efforts and that the bill under consideration is an urgent, limited amendment focused on implementation logistics for the coming school year. Quade described the amendment as a drafting clarification meant to ensure the reduction applies only to secondary schools for the 2025–26 school year.

Senator Duckworth commented that the bill is a helpful step and called on colleagues to continue bipartisan conversations about additional instructional options and curricula for educators and districts.

Action in the chamber

- A2 amendment to Senate File 334 (clarifies reduced instructional hours apply to secondary schools for 2025–26) was offered by Senator May Quade and adopted by the Senate (voice vote).
- The transcript records the Senate proceeded with “Senate File 334 as amended” and a roll call was started in the excerpt, but the final vote tally or disposition of the amended bill is not recorded in the transcript provided.

What the bill would do

According to the sponsor’s floor remarks, the provision would permit districts to reduce instructional hours for students in the 2025–26 school year to create time for teacher training required by the Reid Act. Supporters characterized the measure as a narrowly targeted, temporary implementation adjustment; the transcript contains no final enrolled-text language and no details on how individual districts would document or report such reductions.

Missing details and limits

The transcript and floor remarks do not specify: how many hours may be reduced, whether reduced hours would affect seat-time or graduation requirements, which specific teacher training activities qualify, or what state reporting or approval (if any) would be required for a district to use the reduced hours. Those operational details are not recorded in the excerpt and are therefore not asserted here.

Ending

Floor supporters described Senate File 334 as a limited implementation fix to the Reid Act intended to give educators time for required training in 2025–26. The amendment clarifying that the relief applies only to secondary schools was adopted on the floor; the transcript provided does not include the bill’s final roll-call outcome in this session excerpt.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Floor Session - 02/10/25","oneSentenceSummary","The Minnesota Senate on Feb. 10 debated a narrow change to the Reid Act implementation that would let school districts reduce instructional hours in order to make time for required teacher training during the 2025–26 school year.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature MN, Minnesota","taxId",77817,"location","Minnesota","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6340485,"Senate passes real property bill updating partition rules, eminent‑domain appeals and transfer‑on‑death deeds",525,981650,1506930,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2259342-89e7542c2f593854241e43fbee95cb11&start=981&end=1506","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2259342-89e7542c2f593854241e43fbee95cb11/thumbnail_981650.jpg","/articles/6340485/Minnesota/Senate-passes-real-property-bill-updating-partition-rules-eminentdomain-appeals-and-transferondeath-deeds","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6340485-97fab69150d4bf1d997c0f8cf1dd041f/orig.mp4?Expires=1775295350&Signature=ECg8Q1-e816iwE56PMmpH3UXj-Ecg2AlAyOO5PlOMhnwCzfOTbMVgPR76zoWD1TXkn9gDrKgSIkeg5cHnJDof6dsJ39XUQkofH83bYSfNHRJ9rE8y5WGM5Bua7Y19Ja~8eHhIeNr824iwjs9W5zpQlJ1e6ChtHZELzPiIiJOEPvz32U2tM~39Bv1REyEnhIKf-cqSEVR0M1aGXaeSHOOBys8IBqVpqX2LCTS~FXmYeIvUDiPyRoxgn8S5BqD4vH~XYxCm8I9l-L0wnh7~4ccMtF01GhOpvjBAyRueQHjoXv9QztmyYt4n20J~DKE~uEfMpNeuVDBAVtjI4qpRkT2yA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Minnesota Senate on Feb. 10 passed Senate File 202, a real‑property bill that updates the state’s partition rules, clarifies procedures for eminent‑domain appeals and makes limited retroactive adjustments to transfer‑on‑death deeds. The secretary recorded 62 ayes and 0 nays on third reading; the bill passed and its title was agreed to.

A senator presenting the bill told colleagues the last major revision to the partition statute dated to 1905 and described the changes as a modernization meant to make partition proceedings less costly and more efficient for property owners. The presenter said the bill, sponsored by the Minnesota State Bar Association’s real property section, would among other things allow courts to appoint a single referee instead of the current three and permit a realtor to serve as a referee and be compensated by a traditional realtor commission.

The bill also revises the default treatment of partition actions: under the presenter’s floor description, partition‑in‑kind would no longer be the statutory default, which the presenter said will likely result in more partitions by sale in situations where physical division is impractical. The presenter described that change as reflecting how parties often resolve co‑ownership disputes in practice.

Nut graf: Supporters said Senate File 202 modernizes long‑standing procedures to reduce cost and complexity for property owners and courts. The bill passed the Senate on a unanimous recorded vote, 62‑0, according to the chamber transcript.

Eminent‑domain and transfer‑on‑death deed provisions

Floor remarks described two additional, discrete components of the bill. First, the bill clarifies how to start an appeal from a commissioner’s panel decision that sets damages in a condemnation (eminent‑domain) case: service on appeals may be limited to those parcels that are actually the subject of the appeal and the bill authorizes electronic service in those appeals. The presenter said this is intended to reduce cost and confusion when condemnation proceedings involve many parcels but only a few are on appeal.

Second, the bill contains a cleanup to the 2024 changes on transfer‑on‑death deeds, making those earlier amendments retroactive to correct an oversight from last year. The presenter noted one insurance provision negotiated separately with the insurance federation is not being made retroactive; that portion remains unchanged.

Sponsor acknowledgments and floor reaction

The author thanked members of the Minnesota State Bar Association’s real property section and singled out Kevin Dunlevy for years of pro bono assistance to the Bar Association and to legislators. Questions from colleagues were limited on the floor; one senator said the bill was a “good bill” and expressed support. The Senate proceeded to third reading, and the secretary recorded 62 ayes and 0 nos.

Action

- Senate File 202: third reading and passage recorded as 62 ayes, 0 nos; bill passed on Feb. 10 (transcript).

Ending

Supporters called the bill a modernization aimed at reducing the time and expense of partition, eminent‑domain appeals and administration of transfer‑on‑death deeds. The transcript does not include enrolled‑text language or subsequent enactment steps; further implementation details will be available in the bill text and committee analyses.","Senate File 202, a package that revises Minnesota’s partition law, clarifies eminent‑domain appeal service and makes limited retroactive changes to transfer‑on‑death deeds, passed third reading on Feb. 10 by a 62‑0 vote, according to the chamber transcript.","actionData","errors"]

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Senate advances Reid Act fix to allow reduced instructional hours for secondary teachers' training

Senate passes real property bill updating partition rules, eminent‑domain appeals and transfer‑on‑death deeds