Bill HF4655

1.1          A bill for an act
1.2          relating to education; banning bird hatching in schools;amending Minnesota
1.3          Statutes 2022, sections 123B.02, by adding a subdivision; 124E.03, by adding a
1.4          subdivision.
1.5          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6          Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 123B.02, is amended by adding a subdivision
1.7          to read:
1.8                          Subd. 25.Bird hatching ban. A school board must prohibit a bird hatching project as
1.9          part of a lesson or experimental study in a class or program, including a community education
1.10       program under section 124D.19, or in any cocurricular activity, or extracurricular activity.

1.11       EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2024.

1.12       Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124E.03, is amended by adding a subdivision to
1.13       read:
1.14                       Subd. 10.Bird hatching ban. A charter school is subject to and must comply with
1.15       section 123B.02, subdivision 25, as though it were a district.

1.16       EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2024.