There is a lot of activity regarding policy and finance for K-12 education in Minnesota at the Legislature with the House and Senate omnibus bills heading to the floor. MREA provides a clear comparison of the House and Senate bills in these key areas:

  • Funding: Targets, Basic Funding, Kindergarten, Early Childhood, Equity, Special Ed, Integration
  • Taxes: ANTC Relief and Gen Ed Levy, RMV Relief and Equalization, Safe Schools Levy, Cyrus and Morris
  • Policies: Safe and Supportive Schools, Assessment Reform, Teacher Evaluation, Health Insurance, Staff Development, World Class Workforce, MTLE Reform, Free Lunch, School Year, Facility Study

At a glance, find how the House omnibus bill (HF 630) and the dual Senate omnibus bills (SF 453 and 978)  compare on these issues and MREA’s response. View the comparison chart.

More Resources

In the Senate – Read more on the Senate Omnibus Bills and and MREA’s response.

In the House – Read more on House Omnibus Bill and MREA’s response.