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Read. Follow. Verify.Minnesota House Bill 744 Modifies Read Act Training Requirements and School Year Hours
Last action · May 16, 2026: Author added Torkelson as Chief AuthorSponsors: Paul Torkelson and 7 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Minnesota House Bill 744 modifies professional development deadlines and requirements for , setting deadlines of July 1, 2026, and July 1, 2027, for various educators and staff. It also permits districts and charter schools to reduce elementary student instructional hours by 5-1/2 hours for the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years to accommodate teacher training.
School districts and charter schools must provide specific evidence-based literacy training to reading intervention teachers, elementary classroom teachers, special education staff, and other designated personnel by statutory deadlines, affecting instructional time for elementary students.
- The Read Act is Minnesota's statewide legislative initiative to overhaul reading instruction in public schools using structured literacy and evidence-based methods. 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 and Instructional Staff
Must complete professional development training from approved evidence-based reading programs by specified statutory deadlines.
School Districts and Charter Schools
Must provide approved training to designated staff and may adjust elementary instructional hours by 5-1/2 hours during specified school years.
Elementary Students
Experience a reduction of 5-1/2 instructional hours during the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years to accommodate teacher training days.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which teachers must complete the Read Act training by July 1, 2026?
Can school districts reduce instructional hours for students to facilitate this teacher training?
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.
Procedural history
5 actions- May 16, 2026HouseAuthor added Torkelson as Chief Author
- Mar 20, 2025HouseAuthor added Jordan
- Feb 24, 2025HouseAuthor added Xiong
- Feb 19, 2025HouseAuthor added Rehrauer
- Feb 13, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduction and first reading, referred to Education Policy
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Staggered Implementation Deadlines
The bill establishes two distinct training deadlines: July 1, 2026, for K-12 interventionists, K-3/pre-K teachers, and specialists, and July 1, 2027, for grades 4-12 reading teachers and alternative program teachers.
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www.revisor.mn.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 55)
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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