Committee on Education Policy - 03/18/26

Minnesota Senate Education Policy Committee · March 19, 2026

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Opening and agenda

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Chair Swadzinski opened the hearing, announced a quorum was not present at 12:04 p.m., and listed the bills to be heard today (SF 3870, 4453, 3603, 3572, 3572, 2909, 4023, 2909, 4023, 4023, 4023, 4023). He noted procedural expectations and that amendments would not be accepted for the agency bill presentation except as needed to shape the presentation.

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The Minnesota Senate Education Policy Committee met March 18 to hear the Department of Education's agency policy bill and public testimony on six bills including site-governed schools, a veterans diploma proposal, a safe-storage/school-carry bill that would remove principal discretion, a statewide educator health-insurance pool, and changes to K2 suspension rules.

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