1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; requiring public high schools to participate in the direct 
1.3 	admissions program unless granted an exemption; appropriating money;proposing 
1.4 	coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120B.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [120B.1251] PARTICIPATION IN DIRECT ADMISSIONS PROGRAM.
1.7 	Starting in the 2029-2030 school year, a district or charter school high school must 
1.8 	participate in the direct admissions program under section 136A.84 unless the school board 
1.9 	has adopted a written resolution exempting one or more high schools from participating in 
1.10 	the program.

1.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2026.

1.12 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.
 1.13 	$253,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.14 	of the Office of Higher Education for the direct admissions program under Minnesota 
1.15 	Statutes, section 136A.84.