HF 724

1st Engrossment - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/04/2015 01:39pm

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; providing full funding for the college concurrent
enrollment program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014,
sections 124D.091; 126C.20.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.091, is amended to read:

124D.091 CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT PROGRAM AID.

Subdivision 1.

Accreditation.

To establish a uniform standard by which
concurrent enrollment courses and professional development activities may be measured,
postsecondary institutions are encouraged to apply for accreditation by the National
Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnership.

Subd. 2.

Eligibility.

A district that offers a concurrent enrollment course according
to an agreement under section 124D.09, subdivision 10, is eligible to receive aid for the
costs of providing postsecondary courses at the high school. deleted text begin Beginning in fiscal year
2011, districts only are deleted text end new text begin A district is new text end eligible for aid new text begin under subdivision 3 new text end if the college
or university concurrent enrollment courses offered by the district are accredited by
the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnership, in the process of being
accredited, or are shown by clear evidence to be of comparable standard to accredited
courses, or are technical courses within a recognized career and technical education
program of study approved by the commissioner of education and the chancellor of the
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.

Subd. 3.

Aid.

An eligible district shall receive $150 per pupil enrolled in a
concurrent enrollment course. The money must be used to defray the cost of delivering
the course at the high school. The commissioner shall establish application procedures
and deadlines for receipt of aid payments.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2016
and later.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 126C.20, is amended to read:

126C.20 ANNUAL GENERAL EDUCATION AID APPROPRIATION.

There is annually appropriated from the general fund to the department the amount
necessary for general education aid under section 126C.13 new text begin and concurrent enrollment aid
under section 124D.091 new text end . This amount must be reduced by the amount of any money
specifically appropriated for the same purpose in any year from any state fund.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2016
and later.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin APPROPRIATION; CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT AID.
new text end

new text begin (a) $....... in fiscal year 2016 and $....... in fiscal year 2017 are appropriated from
the general fund to the commissioner of education for concurrent enrollment aid under
section 124D.091.
new text end

new text begin (b) Of the amounts in paragraph (a), up to $....... each year is for teachers who
deliver postsecondary courses at a high school under the concurrent enrollment program
to attend professional development activities, training programs, and follow-up support
workshops approved by the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships.
new text end