Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota HF4984: Academic growth reporting requirements for state assessments modified.
Status: In committee, April 16, 2026
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to education; modifying academic growth reporting requirements for state assessments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 120B.302, subdivision 2; 120B.305, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 120B.12, subdivision 2; 120B.35, subdivision 3.
From the introduced text, April 16, 2026:
A bill for an act relating to education; modifying academic growth reporting requirements for state assessments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 120B.302, subdivision 2; 120B.305, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 120B.12, subdivision 2; 120B.35, subdivision 3. Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 120B.12, subdivision 2, is amended to read: Subd. 2. Identification; report. (a) Each school district must screen every student enrolled in kindergarten, grade 1, grade 2, and grade 3 using a screening tool approved by the Department of Education three times each school year: (1) within the first six weeks of the school year; (2) by February 15 each year; and (3) within the last six weeks of the school year. Students enrolled in kindergarten, grade 1, grade 2, and grade 3, including multilingual learners, students receiving special education services, and students enrolled in dual language immersion programs, must be universally screened for mastery of foundational reading skills, including phonemic awareness, phonics, decoding, fluency, oral language, and for characteristics of dyslexia as measured by a screening tool approved by the Department of Education. The screening for characteristics of dyslexia may be integrated with universal screening for mastery of foundational skills and expressive or receptive language mastery. The screening tool used must be a valid and reliable universal screener that is highly correlated with foundational reading …
Sponsors
- Patricia Mueller (R) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Introduction and first reading, referred to Education Policy
Common questions
- What is HF4984?
- HF4984 is a bill in the Minnesota Legislature (94th Legislature 2025-2026): Academic growth reporting requirements for state assessments modified.
- What does HF4984 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act relating to education; modifying academic growth reporting requirements for state assessments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 120B.302, subdivision 2; 120B.305, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 120B.12, subdivision 2; 120B.35, subdivision 3.
- What is the status of HF4984?
- In committee as of April 16, 2026. Latest action: Introduction and first reading, referred to Education Policy (April 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF4984?
- Patricia Mueller (R).
- Where is the official record for HF4984?
- On the Minnesota Legislature website: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?f=HF4984&y=2025&ssn=0&b=house
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