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District 191 adopts 2024 legislative platform urging full funding of mandates
Summary
Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191 published its 2024 legislative platform asking state and federal lawmakers to fully fund mandates, reduce special-education and English-learner cross-subsidies, and create permanent funding for non-licensed employee unemployment insurance.
On Aug. 20, 2024, the District 191 Board of Education published a 2024 legislative platform calling on the Minnesota Legislature and U.S. Congress to "take the actions described in this platform in 2024" on behalf of students, educators, families and community members. The platform lists priority requests that include fully funding mandated services, reducing the special education and English learner cross-subsidies, and creating a permanent state funding stream for unemployment insurance for non-licensed employees.
The platform also asks for funding to reimburse districts for implementation and training costs related to evidence-based reading curriculum, removal of a 15-day residency requirement for online schools, continued use of Medicaid eligibility for direct certification of students, expanded access to school-based pre-kindergarten and increased Safe Schools funding to expand mental health supports. The district provides contact information (952-707-2000; info@isd191.org) and positions the platform as a set of formal requests to state and federal policymakers.
