1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; requiring school districts to contract with student 
1.3 	information system vendors able to seamlessly transfer the records of students 
1.4 	with disabilities;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
1.5 	125A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 125A.085.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. [125A.083] STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; TRANSFERRING 
1.8 	RECORDS.
1.9 	To efficiently and effectively meet federal and state compliance and accountability 
1.10 	requirements using an online case management reporting system, school districts may 
1.11 	contract only with a student information system vendor employing a universal filing system. 
1.12 	A district's universal filing system under this section must facilitate the seamless transfer 
1.13 	of student records for a student with disabilities who transfers between school districts, 
1.14 	including records containing the student's evaluation report, service plan, and other due 
1.15 	process forms and information, regardless of what filing system any one district uses.

1.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment 
1.17 	and applies to all district contracts with student information system vendors entered into 
1.18 	or modified after that date.

1.19 	Sec. 2.  REPEALER.
 1.20 	Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 125A.085, is repealed.

1.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2015.