1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; requesting a report from the commissioner regarding 
1.3 	assessments.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. ASSESSMENT REPORT.
 1.6 	By January 1, 2017, the commissioner of education must report to the chairs 
1.7 	and ranking minority members of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over 
1.8 	kindergarten through grade 12 education on whether or not to replace the Minnesota 
1.9 	Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs) that are administered to high school students with a 
1.10 	nationally recognized college entrance exam. The report must include the reason for the 
1.11 	recommendation. If the recommendation is to replace the MCAs, then the commissioner 
1.12 	must include in the report which nationally recognized college entrance exam should be 
1.13 	used as the replacement assessment, in what grade or grades the assessment should be 
1.14 	administered, and the cost for using the nationally recognized college entrance exam.