1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; requiring a study on concurrent enrollment course.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT STUDY.
 1.5 	(a) The commissioner of education must prepare and submit to the education policy 
1.6 	and finance committees of the legislature by February 15, 2016, a written report on 
1.7 	concurrent enrollment courses under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, subdivision 
1.8 	10, consistent with this section. The report must include for each concurrent enrollment 
1.9 	course, at least:
1.10 	(1) any differences between a concurrent enrollment course and the sponsoring 
1.11 	higher education institution's equivalent course in regard to:
1.12 	(i) syllabus;
1.13 	(ii) final exam; and
1.14 	(iii) grading scale;
1.15 	(2) the student eligibility requirements;
1.16 	(3) the course prerequisites;
1.17 	(4) all higher education institutions that have accepted transferring the course for 
1.18 	college credit;
1.19 	(5) all higher education institutions that have denied transferring the course for 
1.20 	college credit; and
1.21 	(6) the frequency at which the course is offered.
1.22 	(b) Any costs of preparing this report must be paid for out of the Department of 
1.23 	Education and participating higher education institutions' current operating budgets.