This bill proposes a tuition waiver for undergraduate student teachers in Minnesota, specifically waiving the per-credit cost of tuition for any credit hours they accrue while student teaching in public school classrooms. The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is mandated to implement this waiver, while the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota is requested to do the same. Additionally, the bill requires these boards to report annually to the Office of Higher Education and the Department of Education on the number of student teachers who received tuition waivers, starting from July 1, 2025.

To support this initiative, the bill appropriates a total of $5.5 million from the general fund for fiscal year 2025. This includes $4 million allocated to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and $1.5 million to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, specifically for covering the costs associated with the tuition waivers and reporting requirements outlined in the new law.