<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 124D.52, subdivision 7.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 124D.52, subdivision 7, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Performance tracking system.</b> (a) By July 1, 2000, each approved adult <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>basic education program must develop and implement a performance tracking system to <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>provide information necessary to comply with federal law and serve as one means of <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>assessing the effectiveness of adult basic education programs. For required reporting, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>longitudinal studies, and program improvement, the tracking system must be designed to <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>collect data on the following core outcomes for learners who have completed participation <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>participating in the adult basic education program:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>(1) demonstrated improvements in literacy skill levels in reading, writing, speaking <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>the English language, numeracy, problem solving, English language acquisition, and <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>other literacy skills;<br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>(2) placement in, retention in, or completion of postsecondary education, training, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>unsubsidized employment, or career advancement; and<br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>(3) receipt of a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent; and<br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>(4) reduction in participation in the diversionary work program, Minnesota family <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>investment program, and food support education and training program.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>(b) A district, group of districts, state agency, or private nonprofit organization <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>providing an adult basic education program may meet this requirement by developing a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>tracking system based on either or both of the following methodologies:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>(1) conducting a reliable follow-up survey; or<br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>(2) submitting student information, including Social Security numbers for data <br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>matching.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>Data related to obtaining employment must be collected in the first quarter following <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>program completion or can be collected while the student is enrolled, if known. Data <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>related to employment retention must be collected in the third quarter following program <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>exit. Data related to any other specified outcome may be collected at any time during a <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>program year.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>(c) When a student in a program is requested to provide the student's Social Security <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>number, the student must be notified in a written form easily understandable to the student <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>that:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>(1) providing the Social Security number is optional and no adverse action may be <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>taken against the student if the student chooses not to provide the Social Security number;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>(2) the request is made under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.52, subdivision 7</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>(3) if the student provides the Social Security number, it will be used to assess the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>effectiveness of the program by tracking the student's subsequent career; and<br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>(4) the Social Security number will be shared with the Department of Education; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; Office of Higher Education; Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>Human Services; and the Department of Employment and Economic Development in <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>order to accomplish the purposes of this section described in paragraph (a) and will not be <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>used for any other purpose or reported to any other governmental entities.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>(d) Annually a district, group of districts, state agency, or private nonprofit <br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>organization providing programs under this section must forward the tracking data <br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>collected to the Department of Education. For the purposes of longitudinal studies on the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>employment status of former students under this section, the Department of Education <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>must forward the Social Security numbers to the Department of Employment and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>Economic Development to electronically match the Social Security numbers of former <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>students with wage detail reports filed under section 
         <statute_ref>268.044</statute_ref>. The results of data matches <br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>must, for purposes of this section and consistent with the requirements of the United <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>States Code, title 29, section 2871, of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, be compiled <br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>in a longitudinal form by the Department of Employment and Economic Development <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>and released to the Department of Education in the form of summary data that does not <br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>identify the individual students. The Department of Education may release this summary <br/>
<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>data. State funding for adult basic education programs must not be based on the number or <br/>
<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>percentage of students who decline to provide their Social Security numbers or on whether <br/>
<a id="pl.2.36"></a><var>2.36</var>the program is evaluated by means of a follow-up survey instead of data matching. <br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>and applies through the 2020-2021 school year.<br/>