HF 2861

1st Engrossment - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/12/2014 12:36pm

A bill for an act
relating to education; directing the commissioner of education to consult with
experts to determine the content and status of Minnesota's career and technical
education programs; appropriating money.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin CONSULTATION; CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
PROGRAMS.
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new text begin (a) The commissioner of education must consult with experts knowledgeable about
secondary and postsecondary career and technical education programs to determine the
content and status of particular career and technical education programs in Minnesota
school districts including intermediate and integration districts and postsecondary
institutions partnering with school districts or offering courses through PSEO and the rates
of student participation and completion for these various programs, including: agriculture,
food, and natural resources; architecture and construction; arts, audio-visual technology,
and communications; business management and administration; computer science; family
and consumer science; finance; health science; hospitality and tourism; human services;
information technology; manufacturing; marketing; science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics; and transportation, distribution, and logistics.
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new text begin (b) To accomplish paragraph (a) and to understand the current role of local school
districts and postsecondary institutions in providing career and technical education
programs, the commissioner of education, in consultation with experts, also must examine:
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new text begin (1) the alignment between secondary and postsecondary education programs
throughout Minnesota;
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new text begin (2) the alignment of academic and career and technical education content and
the extent to which secondary and postsecondary education programs offer students a
progression of coordinated, nonduplicative courses that adequately prepare students to
successfully complete a career and technical education program; and
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new text begin (3) opportunities for secondary students to acquire postsecondary credit toward
completing a career and technical education program.
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new text begin (c) Consistent with this section, the commissioner of education must submit a report
by November 1, 2014, to the legislature, including the education policy and finance
committees of the legislature, examining the content and status of particular career and
technical education programs in Minnesota school districts, including each district's
dedicated equipment, resources, and relationships with postsecondary institutions and the
rates of student participation and completion for these various programs.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $....... in fiscal year 2015 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of education for the purpose of examining particular career and technical education
programs in Minnesota school districts and postsecondary institutions and the rates of
student participation and completion for these various programs.
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