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HF 734

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/13/2013 06:56pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

Current Version - as introduced

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A bill for an act
relating to education; establishing a career and technical education advisory task
force for improving student outcomes in grades 11 to 14.

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

Section 1. new text begin CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ADVISORY TASK
FORCE.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Recommendations. new text end

new text begin (a) A career and technical education advisory
task force is established to make recommendations to the Minnesota legislature for
improving (1) student outcomes in grades 11 to 14, (2) alignment between secondary and
postsecondary education programs serving students in grades 11 to 14, (3) alignment
between education programs for students in grades 11 to 14 and Minnesota's workforce
needs, and (4) the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of Minnesota's public secondary and
postsecondary programs serving students in grades 11 to 14. Advisory task force members
must examine the role of education providers, employers, policy makers, and other
interested stakeholders in realizing these improvements.
new text end

new text begin (b) In developing recommendations for improving student outcomes, advisory task
force members must at least consider how to (1) better inform students about career options,
occupational trends, and educational paths leading to viable and rewarding careers, (2)
develop and adapt as needed an education and work plan for each student aligned with the
student's personal and professional interests, abilities, skills, and aspirations, (3) monitor,
assess, and increase students' achievement levels in high school, (4) better prepare high
school students for postsecondary education meeting their career goals, and (5) increase the
rates at which students complete a postsecondary certificate, industry license, or degree.
new text end

new text begin (c) In developing recommendations for better aligning Minnesota's secondary and
postsecondary education programs for students in grades 11 to 14, advisory task force
members must at least consider how to (1) improve monitoring of high school students'
progress to better target interventions and support and remove the need for remedial
instruction, (2) better align high school courses and expectations and postsecondary
credit-bearing courses, (3) better align high school standards and assessments with
postsecondary readiness measures and entrance requirements, and (4) increase student
persistence and completion rates.
new text end

new text begin (d) In developing recommendations for better aligning education programs for
students in grades 11 to 14 and the preparation necessary to meet Minnesota's workforce
needs, advisory task force members must at least consider how to (1) more closely
align state kindergarten through grade 12 academic standards, high school graduation
requirements, and the expectations of postsecondary institutions and Minnesota employers,
(2) enable more high school students to pursue postsecondary education and training
leading to a certificate, industry license, or degree in a high-demand and high-reward
field, (3) reduce the gap between the demand for and preparation of a skilled Minnesota
workforce, and (4) provide graduates of two-year and four-year postsecondary institutions
with the foundational skills needed for civic engagement, ongoing employment, and
continuous learning.
new text end

new text begin (e) In developing recommendations for better aligning efficient and cost-effective
secondary and postsecondary programs for students in grades 11 to 14, advisory task force
members must at least consider how to (1) give high school students earlier and increased
access to postsecondary credit-bearing courses, and (2) provide targeted interventions and
support to help high school students avoid postsecondary remedial instruction.
new text end

new text begin (f) In developing recommendations under this subdivision, advisory task force
members are encouraged to consider how to structurally redesign secondary and
postsecondary education to (1) align Minnesota's statewide high school assessment system
with measures of readiness for postsecondary education, (2) provide targeted intervention
and support to students who are at risk of not graduating or off track for graduating from
high school, (3) increase and accelerate opportunities for secondary students to earn
postsecondary credits leading to a certificate, industry license, or degree, and (4) better
understand students' personal and professional interests, abilities, skills, and aspirations
and align that understanding with postsecondary education and careers.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Task force membership and operation. new text end

new text begin (a) Advisory task force
members must include representatives of the following entities selected by that entity:
the Minnesota Association of Career and Technical Administrators; the Minnesota
Association for Career and Technical Education; University of Minnesota and Minnesota
State Colleges and Universities faculty working to develop career and technical educators
in Minnesota; the National Research Center for Career and Technical Education; the
Minnesota Department of Education; the Minnesota Department of Employment and
Economic Development; the Minnesota Board of Teaching; the Minnesota Association of
Colleges for Teacher Education; and any other representatives selected by the task force
members. The education commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, must convene the
task force. Task force members are not eligible for compensation or reimbursement for
expenses related to task force activities.
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new text begin (b) The education commissioner, upon request, must provide technical assistance to
the task force.
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new text begin (c) The task force must submit its recommendations under this section to the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education by
February 15, 2014.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end