1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; modifying certain Postsecondary Enrollment Options Act 
1.3 	provisions; amending the graduation incentives program;amending Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes 2016, sections 124D.09, subdivisions 3, 10b, by adding a subdivision; 
1.5 	124D.68, subdivision 3.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.09, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.8 		Subd. 3.Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings 
1.9 	given to them.
1.10 	(a) "Eligible institution" means a Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, or 
1.11 	Wisconsin public postsecondary institution, a private, nonprofit two-year trade and technical 
1.12 	school granting associate degrees, an opportunities industrialization center accredited by 
1.13 	the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, or a private, residential, two-year 
1.14 	or four-year, liberal arts, degree-granting college or university located in Minnesota, Iowa, 
1.15 	North Dakota, South Dakota, or Wisconsin. Eligible institutions in Iowa, North Dakota, 
1.16 	South Dakota, and Wisconsin may only offer courses according to agreements according 
1.17 	to subdivision 10, in Minnesota secondary schools.
1.18 	(b) "Course" means a course or program.

1.19 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.09, subdivision 10b, is amended to read:
1.20 		Subd. 10b.Concurrent Enrollment Advisory Board; membership; duties. (a) A 
1.21 	postsecondary institution offering courses taught by the secondary teacher according to 
1.22 	subdivision 10 must establish an advisory board. The purpose of the advisory board is to 
2.1 	engage stakeholders in concurrent enrollment decisions. The duties of the board must include 
2.2 	the following:
2.3 	(1) providing strategic advice and input relating to concurrent enrollment issues;
2.4 	(2) recommend and review proposals for concurrent enrollment course offerings;
2.5 	(3) serve as a coordinating entity between secondary education and postsecondary 
2.6 	institutions; and
2.7 	(4) increase the understanding and collaboration among concurrent enrollment partners, 
2.8 	stakeholders, the legislature, and the public.
2.9 	(b) The advisory board at each institution must consist of 16 members in addition to a 
2.10 	concurrent enrollment faculty coordinator who shall serve as the chair and convene the 
2.11 	meetings. A postsecondary institution may elect to have an advisory board of less than 16 
2.12 	members if the institution determines that the extent of its concurrent program warrants a 
2.13 	smaller board. Except for the original members, advisory board members must serve 
2.14 	three-year staggered terms. Advisory board members, appointed by the postsecondary 
2.15 	institution, must be balanced based on geography and school size, and include, if practical, 
2.16 	representatives from the following:
2.17 	(1) postsecondary faculty members;
2.18 	(2) school superintendents;
2.19 	(3) high school principals;
2.20 	(4) concurrent enrollment teachers;
2.21 	(5) high school counselors;
2.22 	(6) charter school administrators;
2.23 	(7) school board members;
2.24 	(8) secondary academic administrators;
2.25 	(9) parents; and
2.26 	(10) current concurrent enrollment students;
2.27 	(11) students who have successfully completed a concurrent enrollment course; and
2.28 	(12) other local organizations.
2.29 	(c) Members of the board serve without compensation.
3.1 	(d) The board shall report to the postsecondary institution periodically as requested by 
3.2 	the postsecondary institution to provide advice and proposals described in paragraph (a).
3.3 	(e) The postsecondary institution shall provide administrative services and meeting space 
3.4 	for the board to do its work.
3.5 	(f) A board established under this section expires when the postsecondary institution no 
3.6 	longer offers concurrent enrollment course offerings.
3.7 	(g) The postsecondary institution shall appoint the first members to the advisory board 
3.8 	by October 31, 2015, or by October 15 following the year it establishes a concurrent 
3.9 	enrollment program. The postsecondary institution shall designate the terms of the first 
3.10 	members so that an approximately equal number serve terms of two, three, and four years.

3.11 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.09, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
3.12 	read:
3.13 		Subd. 11a.Technology resources. Eligible institutions shall be responsible for providing 
3.14 	technology resources necessary for enrolled students to complete applicable coursework. 
3.15 	If the eligible institution is unable to provide technology resources, the school district and 
3.16 	eligible institutions shall enter into agreements to provide such resources. The agreements 
3.17 	shall provide reasonable compensation to the school district for providing these resources.

3.18 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.68, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
3.19 		Subd. 3.Eligible programs. (a) A pupil who is eligible according to subdivision 2 may 
3.20 	enroll in a state-approved alternative program under sections 123A.05 to 123A.08 or a 
3.21 	charter school under chapter 124E.
3.22 	(b) A pupil who is eligible according to subdivision 2 and who is a high school junior 
3.23 	or senior may enroll in postsecondary courses under section 124D.09.
3.24 	(c) A pupil who is eligible under subdivision 2, may enroll in any public elementary or 
3.25 	secondary education program.
3.26 	(d) A pupil who is eligible under subdivision 2, may enroll in any nonpublic, nonsectarian 
3.27 	school that has contracted with the serving school district to provide educational services. 
3.28 	However, notwithstanding other provisions of this section, only a pupil who is eligible under 
3.29 	subdivision 2, clause (12), may enroll in a contract alternative school that is specifically 
3.30 	structured to provide educational services to such a pupil.
4.1 	(e) A pupil who is between the ages of 16 and 21 may enroll in any adult basic education 
4.2 	programs approved under section 124D.52 and operated under the community education 
4.3 	program contained in section 124D.19.