K-12 Social Studies Standards

Notice of Public Hearing

November 8th and 9th, 2023

Hearing Instructions and Presentation

Per Minnesota Statutes 2021, section 120B.021, subdivision 4, Minnesota’s K-12 Academic Standards in each content area must be reviewed and revised every ten years. The review and revision process for the K-12 academic standards and supporting benchmarks in Social Studies began during the 2020-21 school year.
The formal rulemaking process has reached the stage where the Department will hold a public hearing via Webex. The Honorable Eric L. Lipman, Administrative Law Judge, will preside. The hearing will start at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, and end at 8 p.m. A second day of the hearing will be held on Thursday, November 9, 2023. It will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m., or until the last stakeholder seeking recognition to testify does so, whichever is earlier. It will end no later than 4:15 p.m. Instructions on accessing the hearing can be found in the Dual Notice.

The Department will be offering the following exhibits:

A.     Request for Comments as published in the State Register.
B.     There was no petition for rulemaking, so this item is not applicable.
C1.   The proposed rule.
C2.   Revisor’s approval of the rule.
D.     Statement of Need and Reasonableness.
E.     Certificate of Mailing the SONAR to the Legislative Reference Library.
F.      Dual Notice as published in the State Register.
G1.   Certificate of Mailing the Dual Notice.
G2.   Certificate of Accuracy of the Mailing List.
H.     Certificate of Additional Notice.
I.       All Comments and Attachments received during the Dual Notice Comment Period.
J.      The text of the rules was published with the Dual Notice, so this item is not applicable.
K1.   Certificate of Sending Notice to the Legislature and Letter to the House
K2.   Letter to the Senate