1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; creating a working group to study compliance with the 
1.3 	Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. INTERSTATE COMPACT ON EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY 
1.6 	FOR MILITARY CHILDREN WORKING GROUP.
 1.7 	The commissioner of education must convene a working group to develop 
1.8 	recommendations for the state to participate in and adopt the interstate compact. 
1.9 	Membership on the working group must include teachers, school board members, school 
1.10 	administrators, members of the military whose children would be covered by the compact, 
1.11 	and other interested stakeholders. The scope of the working group recommendations must 
1.12 	include flexibility for accepting out-of-state exams or course credits for graduation, the 
1.13 	ability to waive courses required for graduation based on similar completed course work, 
1.14 	flexibility in enrollment requirements, requirements for participation in extracurricular 
1.15 	activities, and any other issues related to adopting the interstate compact. The 
1.16 	commissioner, on behalf of the working group, must submit a report to the chairs and the 
1.17 	ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions having jurisdiction 
1.18 	over kindergarten through grade 12 education and veterans issues by January 12, 2015.