SF 2798 Minnesota Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Nonresident school district enrollment authorization

This bill amends Minnesota's school residency rules to allow students to use a relative's address (such as a grandparent's, aunt's, or uncle's) for enrollment purposes, even if they don't physically live there. It directly affects students seeking to enroll in a school district and school districts that must now accept a parent's written statement as proof of residency. The key change adds a new form of "documentary evidence": a parent's written confirmation that the relative's address is the student's residency address. This policy change applies starting with the 2025-2026 school year.
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Mar 2025
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Introduced Mar 20, 2025 Last action Apr 9, 2025
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Mar 20, 2025
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Referred to Education Policy
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Mar 20, 2025
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