SF 3718

A bill for an act relating to retirement; Minnesota State Retirement System; making administrative and technical changes; Public Employees Retirement Association local government correctional service retirement plan; reducing the employee and employer contribution rates and increasing postretirement adjustments; public employees police and fire retirement plan; reducing the waiting period for post-retirement adjustments; providing direct state aid; Teachers Retirement Association; making administrative changes; St. Paul Teachers Retirement Fund Association; decreasing employee contributions; providing direct state aid; modifying the termination process for firefighter relief associations; implementing recommendations of the state auditor's fire relief association working group; special legislation for the Maple Plain fire department termination of participation in the statewide volunteer firefighter plan; modifying the definition of salary to exclude pay for Minnesota paid leave; requiring the employer of a reemployed annuitant to make employer contributions to the pension plan that covers the annuitant; authorizing elected officials to participate in the health care savings plan; Minnesota Secure Choice Retirement Program; making administrative changes; revising enrollment, notice, annual reporting, and board of director requirements; State Board of Investment; modifying expense apportionment among funds managed by the State Board of Investment; establishing work groups on relief associations and duty disability; establishing the Probation and Telecommunicator Retirement subplan administered by the Minnesota State Retirement System; establishing the Local Government Probation and Telecommunicator Retirement Plan administered by the Public Employees Retirement Association; transfers from the general fund to the new probation and telecommunicator to fund a temporary reduction in employee contribution rates; special legislation for an individual's periods of omitted service; special legislation for an individual with a missing higher education individual retirement account; making technical changes; appropriating and transferring money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 6.496; 11A.07, subdivision 5; 11A.17, subdivision 1; 43A.346, subdivisions 8, 10; 144F.01, subdivision 2; 187.03, by adding subdivisions; 187.05, subdivisions 1, 7, by adding a subdivision; 187.06, subdivision 3; 187.07, by adding a subdivision; 187.08, subdivisions 1, 2, 6, 8; 299K.03, subdivision 3; 299N.02, subdivision 1; 352.01, subdivision 13; 352.021, subdivision 2; 352.029, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a; 352.115, subdivisions 7a, 8, 9, 10; 352.1155, subdivision 3; 352.75, subdivision 2; 352.87, subdivisions 1, 2; 352.951; 352.98, subdivisions 1, 3; 353.01, subdivisions 10, 16, 37; 353.0141, subdivision 1; 353.031, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 353.15, subdivision 1; 353.27, subdivisions 4, 7b, 11, 12, 12a, 12b, 13, 14; 353.30, subdivision 3; 353.33, subdivisions 3, 7a, 11; 353.34, subdivisions 1, 3; 353.37, subdivision 5; 353.371, subdivisions 6, 7; 353.46, subdivision 2; 353D.03, subdivision 6; 353E.03, subdivisions 1, 2; 353G.02, subdivision 4; 353G.08, subdivision 1; 353G.18, subdivision 4; 354.05, subdivisions 35, 37, by adding a subdivision; 354.07, subdivision 2; 354.44, subdivision 5; 354.444, subdivisions 2, 3, 5; 354.445; 354.48, subdivisions 4, 6; 354A.011, subdivisions 14b, 24; 354A.021, subdivision 8; 354A.095; 354A.12, subdivisions 1, 3a, 3c; 354A.29, subdivision 7; 356.20, subdivision 2; 356.214, subdivision 1; 356.216; 356.219, subdivision 1; 356.24, subdivision 3; 356.30, subdivisions 1, 3, by adding a subdivision; 356.302, subdivisions 1, 7; 356.303, subdivision 4; 356.315, subdivision 9; 356.32, subdivision 2; 356.401, subdivision 3; 356.415, subdivisions 1g, 2, by adding a subdivision; 356.461, subdivisions 1, 2; 356.465, subdivision 3; 356.47, subdivision 3; 356.48, subdivision 1; 356.611, subdivision 6; 356.635, subdivision 2a; 356.65, subdivision 1; 356B.02; 423A.02, subdivisions 1b, 3; 424A.001, subdivisions 8, 9, 9a, 9b; 424A.01, subdivision 3; 424A.014, subdivision 1; 424A.016, subdivision 4; 424B.10, subdivision 1b; 424B.22, subdivisions 5, 7, 8, 9, as amended; 465.90; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 11A.04; 11A.07, subdivision 4; 151.37, subdivision 12; 181.101; 187.03, subdivisions 5, 6a; 187.05, subdivisions 1a, 4; 187.07, subdivision 1; 187.08, subdivision 3; 187.11; 187.12, subdivision 1; 299A.465, subdivision 1; 352.029, subdivision 3; 352.905, by adding a subdivision; 352.907, by adding a subdivision; 353.01, subdivisions 2a, 2b; 353.65, subdivision 3b; 353D.01, subdivision 2; 353D.02, subdivision 7; 356.215, subdivisions 8, 11; 356.24, subdivision 1; 356.415, subdivision 1c; 423A.022, subdivision 2; 424A.016, subdivision 6; 424A.05, subdivision 3; Laws 2022, chapter 65, article 3, section 1, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended; Laws 2025, chapter 39, article 1, section 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 187; 352; 424A; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 353H; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 352.87, subdivision 8; 424A.01, subdivision 6; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 187.07, subdivision 3.

A bill for an act relating to local government; establishing requirements for thermal energy network plans; designating thermal energy networks as public improvements and waterworks; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 429.011, subdivision 5; 429.021, subdivision 1; 444.075, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 216B.16, subdivision 15; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B.

A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing provisions regulating plug-in solar photovoltaic devices; expanding the ability of the commissioner of commerce to enter into energy research partnerships or compacts; providing for energy security planning; extending or modifying various energy-related grant programs; providing additional financing mechanisms to support Minnesota Climate Innovation Financing Authority activities; modifying recoverable expenses; extending a sunset; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 216B.16, subdivision 17; 216C.02, subdivision 1; 216C.05, subdivision 1; 216C.377, subdivisions 10, 13; 216C.391, subdivisions 6, 7; 216C.441, subdivisions 3, 4, by adding a subdivision; 216C.46, subdivision 3; Laws 2005, chapter 97, article 10, section 3, as amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B.

A bill for an act relating to taxation; establishing a sports and events reimbursement program; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 168E.09, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 290.62; 295.75, subdivision 11, by adding a subdivision; 295.81, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 295.81, subdivision 10; 297A.94; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 116J; 270C.

A bill for an act relating to gambling; dedicating certain electronic pull-tab revenue for support of the Minnesota-bred Thoroughbred industry; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 297E.02, subdivision 3.

A bill for an act relating to environment; enacting the Safe Battery Collection and Recycling Stewardship Act; establishing a covered electronics device manufacturer electronic waste recycling program; establishing an Electronics Recycling Advisory Task Force; creating civil penalties; authorizing rulemaking; appropriating money; requiring reports; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 115A.1310, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 12a, 12b, 12c, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20; 115A.1312; 115A.1314; 115A.1316; 115A.1318; 115A.1320; 115A.1322; 115A.1323; 115A.1324; 115A.1326; 115A.1328; 115A.1330; 115A.9157, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; 325E.125, subdivisions 3, 4, 5.

A bill for an act relating to commerce; adding and modifying various provisions governing consumer protection, financial institutions, securities, insurance, unclaimed property, weights and measures, and lawful gambling; modifying the Minnesota premium security plan; eliminating the prescription drug affordability advisory council; making various technical changes; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 46.044, subdivision 1; 47.20, subdivision 1; 47.59, subdivision 1; 47.60, subdivision 1; 48.195; 49.37; 53.04, subdivision 3a; 53B.74; 53C.09, subdivision 4; 56.002; 56.01; 56.05; 58.06, subdivision 2; 58.14, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, by adding a subdivision; 58.18, subdivision 4; 58B.02, by adding subdivisions; 58B.03, subdivisions 10, 11; 58B.051; 58B.06, subdivisions 4, 6; 60A.085; 60A.13, subdivisions 1, 6; 60K.383; 62A.135, subdivision 1; 62A.46, subdivision 2; 62D.08, by adding a subdivision; 62E.23, subdivision 1; 62J.40; 62J.89, subdivisions 1, 2; 62J.90, subdivision 2; 62K.07, subdivision 2; 62M.09, subdivision 3; 62Q.47; 62U.04, subdivision 13; 62W.06, by adding a subdivision; 72A.061, subdivision 5; 72A.13, subdivision 1; 72A.18, subdivision 2, by adding subdivisions; 72A.20, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 80A.50; 80C.12, subdivision 1; 80G.01, subdivision 5a; 239.761, subdivisions 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17; 239.77, subdivision 1; 256B.0913, subdivision 4; 270B.14, subdivision 11; 296A.01, subdivisions 7, 8, 14, 19, 22, 26, 28, 35; 325E.21, subdivisions 1b, 2c; 332.32; 332.52, subdivision 3; 332A.04, subdivision 1; 332B.04, subdivision 1; 345.31, by adding a subdivision; 345.43, by adding a subdivision; 349.211, subdivision 2b; 609.761, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 8.37, subdivisions 3, 5; 41A.09, subdivision 2a; 58B.02, subdivision 8a; 62E.23, subdivisions 1a, 2; 80A.66; 239.761, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6; 296A.01, subdivisions 20, 23, 24; 297I.20, subdivision 7, as amended; Laws 2026, chapter 72, section 1, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 58; 60A; 62A; 62D; 80A; 82B; 82C; 345; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapters 59E; 65C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 48.158; 56.08; 62J.86, subdivision 2; 62J.88; 332A.02, subdivision 2; 332B.02, subdivision 2.

A bill for an act relating to education; modifying the Read Act; requiring early literacy field experience for certain teacher candidates; establishing a high school diploma for veterans; requiring rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 120B.119, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision; 120B.123, by adding a subdivision; 122A.092, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 120B.119, subdivision 10; 120B.12, subdivisions 2, 2a, 4a; 120B.123, subdivisions 1, 5; 120B.124, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 127A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 120B.124, subdivision 6.

A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; repealing the exemption for data centers; repealing the contingent reduction in special education aid appropriations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216B.02, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 216B.02, subdivision 12; 297A.75, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 297A.68, subdivision 42; Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 7, section 8.

A bill for an act relating to public safety; regulating the ownership, possession, and sale of semiautomatic military-style assault weapons and large-capacity magazines; modifying provisions for possessing dangerous weapons in schools, negligently storing firearms, and reporting on firearms discharge by law enforcement; reenacting the binary trigger ban; criminalizing ghost guns; modifying and clarifying the extreme risk protection order law; encouraging schools to implement local anonymous threat reporting systems; modifying reimbursement rates for mental health providers in the medical assistance program; requiring reports; providing criminal penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 609.66, subdivisions 1d, 1f; 609.666, subdivisions 1, 2; 624.712, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision; 624.7131, by adding a subdivision; 624.7132, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 15; 624.7134, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5; 624.7141, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 624.7171, subdivisions 1, 4, 5; 624.7172; 624.7173; 624.7174; 624.7175; 624.7176, subdivisions 1, 2; 624.7177, subdivision 2; 624.7178, subdivisions 1, 4; 626.553, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 256B.761, by adding a subdivision; 624.7132, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 121A; 624; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 256B.0625, subdivision 38; 609.667.

A bill for an act relating to government aids; clarifying paraprofessional qualifications; providing for permanent school fund aid for Tribal contract schools; authorizing certain school district fund transfers; making forecast adjustments for the Department of Education, Department of Human Services, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, and Metro Mobility; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 124D.83, by adding a subdivision; 126C.10, subdivision 14; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 121A.642, subdivision 4; Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 8, section 19, subdivision 5, as amended; Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 3, subdivisions 1, 3; Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 1, section 28, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12; article 2, section 24, subdivisions 2, 14, 15, 24; article 3, section 15, subdivisions 3, 13; article 5, section 19, subdivision 2; article 6, section 6, subdivisions 2, 7; article 7, section 11, subdivisions 2, 4, 7, 8, 9; article 8, section 18, subdivisions 3, 5, 6; article 9, section 11, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 6, 10; article 10, section 10, subdivisions 3, 4, 6; article 11, section 2, subdivisions 2, 4.

A bill for an act relating to education; requiring reporting to licensing boards; establishing the criminal offense of grooming; providing criminal penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 122A.20, subdivisions 1, 2; 260E.15; 609.352, subdivisions 1, 4, by adding subdivisions; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 260E.065, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 12, section 8.

Changing certain school calendar requirements from days or months to hours

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-104-20, RELATING TO THE PALMETTO FELLOWS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, SO AS TO ADD THE CLASSIC LEARNING TEST AS AN APPROVED ASSESSMENT FOR RECEIVING SCHOLARSHIPS; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-149-50, RELATING TO THE LIFE SCHOLARSHIP, SO AS TO AMEND THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR A LIFE SCHOLARSHIP TO INCLUDE ACT AND CLT SCORES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 59-26-20, RELATING TO THE DUTIES OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, SO AS TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "TALENTED AND QUALIFIED RESIDENT"" TO INCLUDE ACT AND CLT SCORES."

Regards student use of a nasal epinephrine delivery device

Motor vehicles; use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices in school zones; revise provisions

Education: school districts; student mental health apprenticeship retention and training (SMART) internship grant program; modify

An Act relating to education; relating to reimbursement of school district energy costs; relating to correspondence study program materials; relating to substitute teaching; relating to the qualifications of school board members; relating to school consolidation; relating to the required local contribution made by a city or borough school district for public school funding; relating to reemploying retired members of the teachers' retirement system at regional resource centers; establishing a teachers' student loan repayment pilot program; and providing for an effective date.