1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; modifying certain appropriations;amending Laws 
1.3 	2019, chapter 64, article 1, section 2, subdivision 24.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Laws 2019, chapter 64, article 1, section 2, subdivision 24, is amended to read:

1.6	Subd. 24.Concurrent Enrollment Courses
 		340,000
		340,000
	
1.7 	(a) $225,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $225,000 
1.8 	in fiscal year 2021 are is for grants to develop 
1.9 	new concurrent enrollment courses under 
1.10 	Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, 
1.11 	subdivision 10, that satisfy the elective 
1.12 	standard for career and technical education. 
1.13 	Any balance in the first year does not cancel 
1.14 	but is available in the second year. The base 
1.15 	for fiscal year 2022 and later is $225,000 per 
1.16 	year.
1.17 	(b) $115,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $115,000 
1.18 	in fiscal year 2021 are is for grants to 
1.19 	postsecondary institutions currently 
1.20 	sponsoring a concurrent enrollment course to 
1.21 	expand existing programs. The commissioner 
1.22 	shall determine the application process and 
1.23 	the grant amounts. The commissioner must 
2.1 	give preference to expanding programs that 
2.2 	are at capacity. Any balance in the first year 
2.3 	does not cancel but is available in the second 
2.4 	year. The base for fiscal year 2022 and later 
2.5 	is $115,000 per year.
2.6 	(c) By December 1 of each year, the office 
2.7 	shall submit a brief report to the chairs and 
2.8 	ranking minority members of the legislative 
2.9 	committees with jurisdiction over higher 
2.10 	education regarding:
2.11 	(1) the courses developed by grant recipients 
2.12 	and the number of students who enrolled in 
2.13 	the courses under paragraph (a); and
2.14 	(2) the programs expanded and the number of 
2.15 	students who enrolled in programs under 
2.16 	paragraph (b).
2.17 	(d) $340,000 in fiscal year 2021 is for a grant 
2.18 	to the Lakes Country Services Cooperative 
2.19 	for the statewide concurrent enrollment teacher 
2.20 	training program under Laws 2019, First 
2.21 	Special Session chapter 11, article 3, section 
2.22 	23, subdivision 8. This is a onetime 
2.23 	appropriation.