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Read. Follow. Verify.Minnesota requires education committee lawmakers to complete 12 hours of school observations
Last action · April 9, 2026: Author added RepinskiSponsors: Andrew Myers and 9 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Members of House and Senate education policy and finance committees must spend at least 12 hours every two years observing a teacher or administrator in a K-12 school, beginning July 1, 2025. Lawmakers must report observation details to their respective chamber leaders and make the reports publicly available online through the Legislative Reference Library. Both legislative chambers are also required to adopt rules to implement these observation requirements.
- State legislative committees on education policy and finance review K-12 education funding, statutory mandates, and school operations in Minnesota. context
- The Legislative Reference Library serves as the state's official repository for legislative reports, research documents, and mandated agency filings. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Members of the legislature serving on education policy or finance committees
Lawmakers on education committees must complete 12 hours of school observations per biennium, submit detailed reports to chamber leadership, and ensure reports are sent to the Legislative Reference Library.
Teachers and administrators in elementary, middle, or secondary schools
Legislative Reference Library
The library must receive electronic member reports and publish each report on its website.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
6 actions- Apr 9, 2026HouseAuthor added Repinski
- Mar 17, 2025HouseAuthor added Zeleznikar
- Mar 3, 2025HouseCommitteeCommittee report, to adopt and re-refer to Education Policy
- Feb 27, 2025HouseAuthor added Sencer-Mura
- Feb 19, 2025HouseAuthor added Norris
- Feb 13, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduction and first reading, referred to State Government Finance and Policy
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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