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    Nonpublic Education Council

    Also known as:
    Minnesota Nonpublic Education Council
    Active dates:1985 -
    Authority:
    Minn. Stat. 123.935
    Minn. Stat. 123B.445
    Function: The council advises the Commissioner of Education on nonpublic educational aids as well as other matters affecting nonpublic education and nonpublic schools. The council is also authorized to recognize educational accrediting agencies for purposes relating to Minnesota's Compulsory Instruction Law.
    History: Created in 1985. In 1987 renamed, made subject to Minn. Stat. 15.0575 instead of Minn. Stat. 15.059, and given additional authority relating to accrediting agencies.

    The Nonpublic Education Council was reviewed by the Legislative Commission on Planning and Fiscal Policy (LCPFP) in 2013 as part of their biennial duty required by Minn. Stat. 3.885 Subd. 11. The LCPFP's 2013 Recommendations called for keeping the council.
    Advisory to:
    Commissioner of Education Department
    Membership: 15 members (representing various areas of the state, various methods of providing nonpublic education, knowledgeable about nonpublic education); appointed by commissioner of education; terms governed by Minn. Stat. 15.0575; compensation governed by Minn. Stat. 15.0575.
    Internet resource:
    Nonpublic Education Council
    Reports:
    Executive Branch Advisory Group Overviews (August 21, 2013)
    Executive Branch Advisory Groups Recommendations (December 18, 2013)
    Note: The Legislative Reference Library may have additional reports on or by this group available through our catalog.
    Record last updated: 02/09/2015
     

    Additional print information on this group may be available in the Library's collection of agency notebooks. Please contact a librarian for assistance. The Minnesota Agencies database is a work in progress.

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