Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota HF4114: Contingent reduction in special education aid appropriations repealed.
Status: In committee, April 16, 2026
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to education finance; repealing the contingent reduction in special education aid appropriations; amending Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 7, section 8.
From the introduced text, March 6, 2026:
A bill for an act relating to education finance; repealing the contingent reduction in special education aid appropriations; amending Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 7, section 8. Section 1. Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 7, section 8, is amended to CONTINGENT REDUCTION INdeleted text end SPECIAL EDUCATION deleted text begin AID APPROPRIATIONSdeleted text end new text begin [ADDED: RECOMMENDATIONS BY BLUE RIBBON COMMISSION] new text end . deleted text begin (a) When preparing the forecast for state revenues and expenditures under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.103, the commissioner of management and budget must assume a $250,000,000 reduction in the appropriations for special education aid for the biennium beginning July 1, 2027, and for each subsequent biennium, until the end of the legislative session that enacts a budget for the Department of Education for the biennium beginning July 1, 2027. deleted text end deleted text begin (b)deleted text end Upon enactment of a budget for the Department of Education for the biennium beginning July 1, 2027, the legislature must identify enacted provisions that were recommended by or based on the recommendation of the Blue Ribbon Commission on Special Education. deleted text begin (c) To the extent the net savings attributable to the provisions in paragraph (b) are less than $250,000,000 for the biennium beginning July 1, …
Sponsors
- Ben Bakeberg (R) · primary sponsor
- Krista Knudsen (R)
- Kim Hicks (D)
- Peggy Bennett (R)
- Patricia Mueller (R)
- Steve Gander (R)
- Bidal Duran (R)
- Aaron Repinski (R)
- Jeff Witte (R)
- Andrew Myers (R)
- Jon Koznick (R)
- Josiah Hill (D)
Latest actions
- : Authors added Dotseth, Sencer-Mura, Virnig, Greene, and Rehm
- : Joint rule 2.03, Deadlines, re-referred to Rules and Legislative Administration
- : Committee report, to adopt and re-refer to Ways and Means
- : Authors added Koznick and Hill
- : Authors added Repinski, Witte, and Myers
- : Authors added Bennett, Mueller, Gander, and Duran
- : Author added Hicks
- : Author added Knudsen
- : Introduction and first reading, referred to Education Finance
Common questions
- What is HF4114?
- HF4114 is a bill in the Minnesota Legislature (94th Legislature 2025-2026): Contingent reduction in special education aid appropriations repealed.
- What does HF4114 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act relating to education finance; repealing the contingent reduction in special education aid appropriations; amending Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 7, section 8.
- What is the status of HF4114?
- In committee as of April 16, 2026. Latest action: Authors added Dotseth, Sencer-Mura, Virnig, Greene, and Rehm (April 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF4114?
- Ben Bakeberg (R), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HF4114?
- On the Minnesota Legislature website: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?f=HF4114&y=2025&ssn=0&b=house
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