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Committee advances bill requiring education committee members to shadow educators; opponents cite fiscal and implementation gaps
Summary
The Minnesota House State Government Finance and Policy Committee on Feb. 27, 2025 voted to refer House File 412, which would require education committee members to complete 12 hours of educator shadowing over two years, to the Education Policy Committee.
The Minnesota House State Government Finance and Policy Committee on Feb. 27, 2025 voted to refer House File 412 to the Education Policy Committee. House File 412 would require legislators on education finance and policy committees to shadow classroom teachers, administrators or other school staff for 12 hours over a two-year period and report that experience.
Representative Myers, the bill author, said the requirement is designed to take legislators "out of the dome" and into classrooms so they better understand how policies affect schools, teachers and students. "We need to start listening to the people back at home…
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