1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; authorizing 9th and 10th grade students to enroll in 
1.3 	concurrent enrollment world language courses;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.4 	2014, section 124D.09, subdivision 5.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.09, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 5.Authorization; notification. Notwithstanding any other law to the 
1.8 	contrary, an 11th or 12th grade pupil enrolled in a school or an American Indian-controlled 
1.9 	tribal contract or grant school eligible for aid under section 124D.83, except a foreign 
1.10 	exchange pupil enrolled in a district under a cultural exchange program, may apply to an 
1.11 	eligible institution, as defined in subdivision 3, to enroll in nonsectarian courses offered by 
1.12 	that postsecondary institution. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a 9th or 10th 
1.13 	grade pupil enrolled in a district or an American Indian-controlled tribal contract or grant 
1.14 	school eligible for aid under section 124D.83, except a foreign exchange pupil enrolled in 
1.15 	a district under a cultural exchange program, may apply to enroll in nonsectarian courses 
1.16 	offered under subdivision 10, if (1) after all 11th and 12th grade students have applied 
1.17 	for a course, additional students are necessary to offer the course or (2) the course is a 
1.18 	world language course. If an institution accepts a secondary pupil for enrollment under 
1.19 	this section, the institution shall send written notice to the pupil, the pupil's school or 
1.20 	school district, and the commissioner within ten days of acceptance. The notice must 
1.21 	indicate the course and hours of enrollment of that pupil. If the pupil enrolls in a course for 
1.22 	postsecondary credit, the institution must notify the pupil about payment in the customary 
1.23 	manner used by the institution.