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Senate panel lays over bill that defines "hours of instruction" to expand flexible, student-centered learning (Senate File 2250)
Summary
Senate File 2250, which would statutorily define "hours of instruction" to allow supervised, credited experiences beyond traditional seat time, was presented and laid over by the Minnesota Senate Education Finance Committee on Dec. 25, 2025.
Senate File 2250, a bill to define "hours of instruction" in Minnesota statute and protect district flexibility to count supervised, credited educational experiences beyond traditional seat time, was introduced and laid over by the Minnesota Senate Education Finance Committee on Dec. 25, 2025.
Sponsor Senator Kunish said the term "hours of instruction" appears in eight separate chapters of state education code but is not defined in statute. The bill would explicitly define instructional hours for secondary schools to include a broad set of "educational…
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