Allow districts that provide digital instruction to administer state assessments remotely

A bill for an act

relating to education; allowing districts that provide digital instruction to administer

state assessments remotely; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.30,

by adding a subdivision; Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 2,

section 24, subdivision 29.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.30, is amended by adding a subdivision

to read:

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Subd. 12a.

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Remote test administration.

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(a) An enrolling district providing digital

instruction in accordance with section 124D.094, subdivision 2, to students enrolled on a

full-time basis may administer a state assessment required under this section to its enrolled

students in a virtual setting that aligns with the students' regular academic instruction if:

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(1) the student completes the assessment on an assigned date and at an assigned time

scheduled by the enrolling district during the same test administration window designated

by the commissioner for the assessments;

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(2) the student attends a synchronous assessment session initiated and managed by

designated staff of the enrolling district;

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(3) the student takes the assessment using a device that the assessment proctor uses to

monitor the student through video for the duration of the assessment administration;

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(4) the student uses one device to take the assessment and a second device that allows

an assessment proctor to monitor the administration if the assessment platform does not

allow integrated camera proctoring, except that a second device is not required if the

assessment platform allows the proctor to view the student and background;

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(5) the enrolling district seeks to maintain a student assessment taker to assessment

proctor ratio of ten to one or lower;

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(6) the student does not exit the assessment administration until instructed to do so by

the assessment proctor; and

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(7) the assessment submission is verified by the assessment proctor.

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(b) This subdivision does not apply to college readiness or workforce readiness

assessments provided by a national college and career readiness assessment provider.

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(c) Assessment administration and data under this subdivision must be consistent with

section 13.32.

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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective for the 2026-2027 school year and later.

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Sec. 2.

Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 2, section 24, subdivision 29,

is amended to read:

Subd. 29.

Statewide testing and reporting system.

(a) For the statewide testing and

reporting system under Minnesota Statutes, sections
120B.302
and
120B.305
:

$

10,892,000

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2026

$

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10,892,000

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11,092,000

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2027

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(b) Of these amounts, $200,000 in fiscal year 2027 must be used to implement remote

assessments.

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(b)
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(c)
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Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.

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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective July 1, 2026.

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