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Statewide career‑pathways bill laid over after questions about P‑20 capacity and missing fiscal notes

Minnesota House Education Finance Committee · March 24, 2026
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Summary

Rep. Patricia Mueller’s HF 3650 — a statewide career‑pathways framework with an author’s amendment — drew broad stakeholder support but member concerns about P‑20’s staffing and missing fiscal notes led the committee to lay the bill over.

House File 3650, carried by Rep. Patricia Mueller, would create a statewide framework to coordinate career pathways and work‑based learning. Mueller presented an author’s amendment (A26) that, among other changes, delegates analytic work to the state P‑20 Education Partnership (P‑20) and delays agency implementation until 2028.

Students, education coalitions and industry representatives told the committee they support a coordinated framework to attract foundation and…

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