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HF 5128

Minnesota Vision of a Learner established, working group created, report required, and money appropriated.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Mary Clardy and 3 co-sponsors

Establishes a statewide Minnesota Vision of a Learner to guide standards and education through a diverse working group, with public input and optional local adoption.

Introduction and first reading, referred to Education Finance
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Bill Summary · HF 5128

Summary of HF 5128 (Minnesota Vision of a Learner)

Purpose and overall intent

HF 5128 seeks to establish a formal framework for developing a Minnesota Vision of a Learner. It designates a working group convened by the P-20 Education Partnership to define the knowledge and skills students should develop to achieve broad educational and societal goals. The bill sets process requirements (listening sessions, surveys, review of existing local visions), specifies member composition, outlines reporting timelines, and provides a general appropriation to support the working group. It also updates standards development to align with the Minnesota Vision of a Learner and to emphasize coherent progressions and alignment with the Vision.

Key provisions and changes

  • Creation of a Minnesota Vision of a Learner (Section 1)

    • Establishes the Minnesota P-20 Education Partnership as the entity to convene and chair a working group tasked with developing the Vision.
    • The Vision aims to prepare students to: 1) Be successful after high school graduation 2) Lead rich and rewarding lives 3) Participate meaningfully in families and communities 4) Sustain a fair and just civil society and democracy 5) Contribute to a thriving workforce and economy
    • The Vision emphasizes deep, applied, transferable knowledge and skills.

  • Working group composition and process (Section 1)

    • The working group must gather input through listening sessions, public surveys, and review of existing local visions.
    • Members must be compensated consistent with section 15.059, subdivision 3.
    • The group must reflect Minnesota’s diversity and include a broad cross-section of stakeholders, including:
    • Current high school students or recent graduates (within 5 years)
    • Parents
    • Licensed teachers (including special education and transition program contexts)
    • School board members and district administrators
    • Postsecondary faculty
    • Civic and community leaders
    • Business representatives
    • Tribal Nations Education Committee representatives
    • Experts in educational measurement

  • Publication and local adoption (Section 1)

    • The working group must post a description of the Minnesota Vision of a Learner by January 15, 2028 on multiple state agency and partnership websites (Education, Children, Youth, and Families; DEED; DLI; Office of Higher Education; P-20 Partnership).
    • Districts and charter schools may adopt the Vision as is, adapt it, develop their own local Vision, or adopt no Vision. The bill does not force districts to adopt a Vision and does not supersede existing or future local visions.

  • Effective date (Section 1)

    • The Minnesota Vision of a Learner provisions take effect July 1, 2026.

  • Standards development updates (Section 2)

    • When developing statewide rigorous core academic standards (language arts, math, science, social studies, health, arts, etc.), the commissioner must consider input from a broad set of stakeholders, including parents, teachers, principals, school boards, postsecondary faculty, business representatives, Tribal nations, and current students (via the Minnesota Youth Council).
    • New standards requirements (effective July 1, 2026):
    • Standards must be clear, measurable, and grade-appropriate; not prescribe teaching methods.
    • Standards must be consistent with the U.S. and Minnesota constitutions.
    • For standards reviewed after July 1, 2026, they must be organized as coherent progressions within and across grades.
    • For standards reviewed after July 1, 2026, they must align with and reference relevant aspects of the Minnesota Vision of a Learner.
    • Effective date for these updates: July 1, 2026.

  • Appropriations and administration (Section 3)

    • Creates an appropriation to support the Minnesota Vision of a Learner Working Group within the P-20 Education Partnership, funded from the General Fund for the designated fiscal year(s). Specific dollar amounts are not listed in the version provided; placeholders indicate funding tied to the 2027 fiscal year and beyond.

Who would be affected

  • State agencies and entities

    • Minnesota Department of Education
    • Department of Children, Families, and Youth
    • Department of Employment and Economic Development
    • Department of Labor and Industry
    • Office of Higher Education
    • P-20 Education Partnership

  • Local education stakeholders

    • School districts and charter schools (options to adopt, adapt, or develop local visions)
    • Students (current and recent graduates)
    • Parents
    • Teachers (including special education and transition-focused educators)
    • School boards and district administrators
    • Postsecondary faculty
    • Civic, business, and community leaders
    • Tribal Nations and communities, including the Tribal Nations Education Committee

  • Broader impacts

    • A more formal, state-endorsed Vision of a Learner that could influence curricula, assessment design, and standards alignment across districts over time.
    • Standards development and revision processes to explicitly reference the Vision for post-2026 standards.

Procedural and timeline aspects

  • Working group convened by the Minnesota P-20 Education Partnership with a target to publish the Vision by January 15, 2028.
  • Effective dates to implement provisions:
    • July 1, 2026: Standards development provisions take effect.
    • July 1, 2026: Minnesota Vision of a Learner provisions take effect.
  • Public posting of the Vision on multiple state websites by early 2028, with ongoing potential for districts to adopt or adapt the Vision.
  • Funding is appropriated through the general fund, with specific dollar amounts to be determined in the subsequent appropriations process (noted as 2027 and beyond in the bill draft).

Notes for readers

  • The bill emphasizes inclusivity in its working group and requires transparency through public input and public posting.
  • It does not mandate districts to abandon local visions but provides a framework for a statewide Vision that districts may adopt, adapt, or ignore.
  • The alignment between standards and the Vision is a key structural change starting in 2026.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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