Section 121A.53 Report to Commissioner of Education

121A.53 REPORT TO COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION.

Subdivision 1.Exclusions and expulsions.

The school board must report through the department electronic reporting system each exclusion or expulsion within 30 days of the effective date of the action to the commissioner of education. This report must include a statement of alternative educational services given the pupil and the reason for, the effective date, and the duration of the exclusion or expulsion. The report must also include the student's age, grade, gender, race, and special education status.

Subd. 2.Report.

The school board must include state student identification numbers of affected pupils on all dismissal reports required by the department. The department must report annually to the commissioner summary data on the number of dismissals by age, grade, gender, race, and special education status of the affected pupils. All dismissal reports must be submitted through the department electronic reporting system.

History:

1974 c 572 s 11; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1Sp1997 c 4 art 7 s 32; 1998 c 397 art 9 s 26; 1998 c 398 art 2 s 44; 2003 c 130 s 12; 1Sp2005 c 5 art 2 s 31