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HF5146 • 2026

Graduation requirements for international baccalaureate program students waived.

Graduation requirements for international baccalaureate program students waived.

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Wolgamott
Last action
2026-05-14
Official status
Introduction and first reading, referred to Education Policy
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Graduation requirements for international baccalaureate program students waived.

Graduation requirements for international baccalaureate program students waived.

What This Bill Does

  • Graduation requirements for international baccalaureate program students waived.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-14 House

    Introduction and first reading, referred to Education Policy

Official Summary Text

Graduation requirements for international baccalaureate program students waived.

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to education; waiving certain graduation requirements for international

baccalaureate program students; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section

120B.024, by adding a subdivision.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.024, is amended by adding a subdivision

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Subd. 3.

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Waiver for international baccalaureate program students.

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(a) Starting in

the 2026-2027 school year, upon receiving a student's application signed by the student's

parent or guardian, a school district or charter school must declare that a student meets the

graduation credit requirements under subdivision 1 if the district or charter school determines

that the student:

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(1) is on track by the beginning of grade 11 to meet the requirements of an international

baccalaureate diploma program or an international baccalaureate career-related program;

and

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(2) would be precluded from participating in the international baccalaureate diploma

program or international baccalaureate career-related program if the student were required

to complete a credit to be waived.

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(b) A district or charter school may revoke the waiver for a student who is not on track

at the beginning of grade 12 to meet the requirements of an international baccalaureate

diploma program or an international baccalaureate career-related program. A student whose

waiver is revoked must complete the credit requirements under subdivision 1.

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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective July 1, 2026.

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