2025 Session Last amended: 1998 session

§ 124D.64 — Discrimination Prohibited

Plain-Language Summary

Clarifies that the English learner program provisions in sections 124D.58 to 124D.63 do not violate Minnesota's open enrollment law (section 123B.30) or the Human Rights Act (chapter 363A). It declares that programs and activities carried out under those sections are positive action programs intended to combat discrimination.

124D.64 DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED.

Nothing in the provisions of sections 124D.58 to 124D.63 shall be construed to violate the provisions of section 123B.30 or chapter 363A. Programs and activities pursuant to sections 124D.58 to 124D.63 shall be deemed to be positive action programs to combat discrimination.

History:

1980 c 609 art 3 s 22; 1993 c 224 art 14 s 16; 1994 c 465 art 2 s 1; 1998 c 397 art 2 s 164; art 11 s 3

History: History: 1980 c 609 art 3 s 22; 1993 c 224 art 14 s 16; 1994 c 465 art 2 s 1; 1998 c 397 art 2 s 164; art 11 s 3

Practical Notes

This is a savings clause. It does not impose a separate ban on schools; instead it confirms that operating English learner programs under sections 124D.58 to 124D.63 is treated as lawful positive action to combat discrimination rather than a violation of anti-discrimination law.

Source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes