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Read. Follow. Verify.Minnesota House File 59 requires schools to notify teachers and parents of violent incidents and protects staff from retaliation
Last action · February 10, 2025: Introduction and first reading, referred to Education PolicySponsor: Dawn Gillman
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What This Bill Proposed
Minnesota House File 59 requires school principals or their designees to notify teachers and parents within 24 to 48 hours about violent incidents causing injuries or the brandishing or confiscation of dangerous weapons on school grounds. The measure prohibits charter schools and school districts from retaliating against employees who report or discuss school violence and applies starting in the 2025-2026 school year.
School districts and charter schools must alter administrative notification procedures and staff protection policies, while parents and teachers gain a right to receive rapid alerts regarding specific campus safety threats.
- House File 59 was introduced in the Minnesota House of Representatives during the 94th legislative session and referred to the Education Policy committee. 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.
teachers
Teachers must receive mandatory notifications within 48 hours regarding school violence and gain legal protection against retaliation for reporting incidents.
students' parents
Parents are entitled to receive timely notices about injuries, violent activity, and brandished weapons occurring on school grounds.
school districts
School districts must establish notification workflows and comply with prohibitions against retaliating against reporting employees.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.
Procedural history
1 action- Feb 10, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduction and first reading, referred to Education Policy
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Mandatory Incident Disclosure Window
The bill creates a strict statutory 24-to-48-hour notification requirement for school-related violent incidents and weapon brandishing.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 70)
- Controversy35Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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