Minnesota Legislature
HF 1645
as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/20/2013 10:41am
Current Version - as introduced
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A bill for an act
relating to education finance; providing full funding for the college concurrent
enrollment program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012,
sections 124D.091; 126C.20.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2012, 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 aredeleted text end new text begin A district is new text end eligible for aidnew text begin under subdivision 3new 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 years 2014
and later.
new text end
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2012, 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 concurrent enrollment aid
under section 124D.091, new text end the early graduation achievement scholarship program under
section 120B.08, and the early graduation military service award program under section
120B.09. 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 years 2014
and later.
new text end
Sec. 3. new text begin APPROPRIATION; CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT AID.
new text end
new text begin
$....... in fiscal year 2014 and $....... in fiscal year 2015 are appropriated from the
general fund to the commissioner of education for concurrent enrollment aid under
section 124D.091.
new text end