1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; requiring a state assessments plan.1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. STATE ASSESSMENTS PLAN.
 1.6 	Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the Minnesota Department of Education must 
1.7 	develop a plan to administer the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments under Minnesota 
1.8 	Statutes, section 120B.30, to students during the spring of 2021 regardless of whether 
1.9 	students are participating in distance instruction, on-site instruction, or hybrid instruction. 
1.10 	The plan must include a process for districts to administer assessments remotely at a school 
1.11 	board's discretion.

1.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.