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House adopts broad education policy package after heated debates on start dates, discipline and reading

3364438 · May 18, 2025

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Summary

After extended debate on school calendars, discipline and literacy, the House passed the education policy package (Senate File 1740 with House substitute language) 131–3.

The Minnesota House on May 16 passed a broad education policy bill—Senate File 1740 with House substitute language (House File 1306)—after lengthy floor debate on a range of education issues including school start dates, student discipline, the Read Act (literacy), substitute teachers and local control. The final passage vote was 131 yeas and 3 nays.

Calendar and start‑date change: A prominent floor fight centered on an amendment (A1) that would have given local school districts temporary flexibility to start school before Labor Day for two school years (with a floor of September 1). Representative Joachim (author of the amendment) said the change would let districts accommodate late Labor Day dates in 2026–27 and 2027–28 and