Minnesota § 120B.023 BENCHMARKS

Minnesota Statutes

§ 120B.023 — BENCHMARKS

Minnesota § 120B.023

PartEDUCATION CODE: PREKINDERGARTEN - GRADE 12

Ch. 120BCURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT

This text of Minnesota § 120B.023 (BENCHMARKS) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Minnesota primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Minn. Stat. § 120B.023 (2026).

Text

Subdivision 1.Benchmarks implement, supplement statewide academic standards.

(a)The commissioner must supplement required state academic standards with grade-level benchmarks. High school career and college-ready benchmarks may cover more than one grade. Schools must offer and students must achieve all benchmarks for an academic standard to satisfactorily complete that state standard.

(b)The commissioner shall publish benchmarks in the State Register and transmit the benchmarks in any other manner that informs and guides parents, teachers, school districts, and other interested persons and makes them accessible to the general public. The commissioner must use benchmarks in developing career and college readiness assessments under section120B.307. The commissioner may charge a reasonable

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Subdivision 1.Benchmarks implement, supplement statewide academic standards.
(a) The commissioner must supplement required state academic standards with grade-level benchmarks. High school career and college-ready benchmarks may cover more than one grade. Schools must offer and students must achieve all benchmarks for an academic standard to satisfactorily complete that state standard.
(b) The commissioner shall publish benchmarks in the State Register and transmit the benchmarks in any other manner that informs and guides parents, teachers, school districts, and other interested persons and makes them accessible to the general public. The commissioner must use benchmarks in developing career and college readiness assessments under section120B.307. The commissioner may charge a reasonable fee for publications.
(c) Once established, the commissioner may change the benchmarks only with specific legislative authorization and after completing a review under section120B.021, subdivision 4.
(d) The benchmarks are not subject to chapter 14 and section14.386does not apply.

Subd. 2.
MS 2012 [Renumbered120B.021, subd 4]

Legislative History

2003 c 129 art 1 s 5;2006 c 263 art 2 s 3;2009 c 96 art 2 s 5;2010 c 396 s 2;1Sp2011 c 11 art 2 s 2;2012 c 239 art 1 s 5;2013 c 116 art 2 s 4,21;2023 c 55 art 2 s 65