 A series of new laws that will impact K-12 education went into effect in Minnesota at the beginning of the month. Elizabeth Schachman reports. One new law requires schools to provide certain rights and protections for students whose parents are members of Minnesota Army and Air National Guard. There are also new requirements for schools to provide language assistance to students and adults who communicate in a language other than English. And a law which adds Native American cultural practices to the list of excused religious absences from schools.