The bill amends Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.36, to modify attendance reporting requirements for school performance reports. It introduces a new subdivision that defines "consistent attendance" as a student attending more than 90 percent of school days while enrolled, with the stipulation that the student must be enrolled for at least half an academic year to be included in the calculation. Additionally, the bill mandates that the commissioner of education must post consistent attendance data for the 2024-2025 school year on the department's public website by September 1, 2025, and continue to do so annually thereafter.

Furthermore, the bill adds "consistent attendance" as a new reporting requirement in the existing list of data that the commissioner must report, while deleting the requirement to report on extracurricular activities. The effective date for these changes is set for July 1, 2025. This legislative update aims to enhance the transparency and accountability of school performance by including attendance metrics in the evaluation of educational outcomes.

Statutes affected:
Introduction: 120B.36