HF 2530

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/27/2017 09:59am

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; fully funding the concurrent enrollment formula;
appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.091.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, 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 must adopt and implement the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment
Partnership's program standards and required evidence for accreditation by the 2020-2021
school year and later.

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, deleted text end
Districts only are eligible for aid 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.

new text begin (a) new text end 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.

new text begin (b) new text end The commissioner shall establish application procedures and deadlines for receipt
of aid payments. new text begin By January 15 of each odd-numbered year, the commissioner, in
consultation with the chancellor, shall recommend to the education committees of the
legislature the per pupil level of funding sufficient to fully fund the average concurrent
enrollment charges from participating higher education institutions.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Commissioner of education. new text end

new text begin The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of education for the fiscal years
designated.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Concurrent enrollment aid. new text end

new text begin For concurrent enrollment aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.091:
new text end

	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 12,896,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2018 new text end
	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 14,186,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2019 new text end

new text begin Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end