House education committee reviews DE1 minibus bill; no formal action taken

The Minnesota House Education Policy Committee reviewed the DE1 omnibus ("minibus") education bill on April 1, 2025, receiving a staff walk-through of the amendment and public testimony but taking no formal votes on the measure. Committee leaders said procedural action on the DE1 amendment will be delayed until the committee reconvenes under Chair Jordan on April 2.

Nonpartisan staff member Ms. Parra reviewed the bill article by article, summarizing changes that would: make charter schools and charter school students eligible for postsecondary enrollment options (PSEO) and require postsecondary institutions to notify a pupil's school if the pupil withdraws from a course; expand the approval term for adult basic education (ABE) programs from five to six years; rename and make permanent a short-call emergency substitute teacher program with adjustments to pay and assignment length; delay kindergarten fall-assessment compliance by one year; authorize the Minnesota Math Corps to use evidence-based instruction for foundational math skills; allow certain P-TECH programs to be adopted by school boards without prior commissioner approval when no…