HF 1506

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/05/2015 02:12pm

A bill for an act
relating to education; modifying certain postsecondary credit provisions;
appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 120B.125;
120B.131; 123A.22, subdivision 4; 123B.31; 124D.09; 124D.091, subdivision 3;
136D.73, subdivision 4c; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.14.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.125, is amended to read:

120B.125 PLANNING FOR STUDENTS' SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION
TO POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT; PERSONAL
LEARNING PLANS.

(a) Consistent with sections 120B.128, 120B.13, 120B.131, 120B.132, deleted text begin 120B.14, deleted text end
120B.15, 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), 125A.08, and other related sections,
school districts, beginning in the 2013-2014 school year, must assist all students by no
later than grade 9 to explore their educational, college, and career interests, aptitudes, and
aspirations and develop a plan for a smooth and successful transition to postsecondary
education or employment. All students' plans must:

(1) provide a comprehensive plan to prepare for and complete a career and college
ready curriculum by meeting state and local academic standards and developing career and
employment-related skills such as team work, collaboration, creativity, communication,
critical thinking, and good work habits;

(2) emphasize academic rigor and high expectations;

(3) help students identify interests, aptitudes, aspirations, and personal learning
styles that may affect their career and college ready goals and postsecondary education
and employment choices;

(4) set appropriate career and college ready goals with timelines that identify
effective means for achieving those goals;

(5) help students access education and career options;

(6) integrate strong academic content into career-focused courses and applied and
experiential learning opportunities and integrate relevant career-focused courses and
applied and experiential learning opportunities into strong academic content;

(7) help identify and access appropriate counseling and other supports and assistance
that enable students to complete required coursework, prepare for postsecondary education
and careers, and obtain information about postsecondary education costs and eligibility
for financial aid and scholarship;

(8) help identify collaborative partnerships among prekindergarten through grade
12 schools, postsecondary institutions, economic development agencies, and local and
regional employers that support students' transition to postsecondary education and
employment and provide students with applied and experiential learning opportunities; and

(9) be reviewed and revised at least annually by the student, the student's parent or
guardian, and the school or district to ensure that the student's course-taking schedule keeps
the student making adequate progress to meet state and local academic standards and high
school graduation requirements and with a reasonable chance to succeed with employment
or postsecondary education without the need to first complete remedial course work.

(b) A school district may develop grade-level curricula or provide instruction that
introduces students to various careers, but must not require any curriculum, instruction,
or employment-related activity that obligates an elementary or secondary student to
involuntarily select or pursue a career, career interest, employment goals, or related job
training.

(c) Educators must possess the knowledge and skills to effectively teach all English
learners in their classrooms. School districts must provide appropriate curriculum,
targeted materials, professional development opportunities for educators, and sufficient
resources to enable English learners to become career and college ready.

(d) When assisting students in developing a plan for a smooth and successful
transition to postsecondary education and employment, districts must recognize the unique
possibilities of each student and ensure that the contents of each student's plan reflect the
student's unique talents, skills, and abilities as the student grows, develops, and learns.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.131, is amended to read:

120B.131 COLLEGE-LEVEL EXAMINATION PROGRAM (CLEP).

Subdivision 1.

Program structure.

The college-level examination program (CLEP)
offered by the College Board provides students with the opportunity to demonstrate
college-level achievement and receive college credit deleted text begin or advanced standing through a
program of deleted text end new text begin by taking new text end examinations in undergraduate college courses. deleted text begin Schools deleted text end new text begin School
districts new text end must provide information about CLEP deleted text begin and the opportunity to receive college
credit from a Minnesota postsecondary institution deleted text end to new text begin eligible new text end students new text begin who new text end successfully
deleted text begin completing deleted text end new text begin complete new text end a deleted text begin college-level deleted text end course new text begin under this section new text end .

Subd. 2.

Reimbursement for examination fees.

The state may reimburse
college-level examination program (CLEP) fees for deleted text begin a Minnesota public or nonpublic high
school student deleted text end new text begin an eligible student or alternative pupil new text end who has successfully completed one
or more college-level courses new text begin while new text end in deleted text begin high school deleted text end new text begin grades 9 through 12 new text end in deleted text begin the subject matter
of each examination in deleted text end the following subjects: composition and literature, mathematics and
science, social sciences and history, foreign languages, and business and humanities. The
state may reimburse each student new text begin described in this subdivision new text end for up to six examination
fees. The commissioner shall establish deleted text begin application deleted text end procedures deleted text begin and a process and schedule
for deleted text end new text begin to facilitate applying for examination new text end fee reimbursements. deleted text begin The commissioner must
give priority to reimburse the CLEP examination fees of students of low-income families. deleted text end new text begin
The commissioner shall reimburse the CLEP examination fees of eligible students
expeditiously not to exceed 60 days of receipt of requested reimbursement.
new text end

Subd. 3.

College credit.

The colleges and universities of the Minnesota State
Colleges and Universities system must award, and the University of Minnesota and
private postsecondary institutions are encouraged to award, college credit to deleted text begin high school
students deleted text end new text begin eligible students or alternative pupils new text end who receive a satisfactory score on a CLEP
examination deleted text begin under this section deleted text end . The commissioner, in consultation with the Minnesota
State Colleges and Universities, shall set a new text begin minimum new text end passing score deleted text begin for deleted text end new text begin at or above which new text end
college credits new text begin may be earned new text end .

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123A.22, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Center board powers and duties.

(a) The center board shall have the
general charge of the business of the center and the ownership of facilities. Where
applicable, sections 123B.51 and 123B.52, subdivision 4, shall apply. The center board
may not issue bonds in its behalf. Each participating district may issue its bonds for the
purpose of acquisition and betterment of center facilities in the amount certified by the
center board to such participating district in accordance with chapter 475.

(b) The center board (1) may furnish vocational offerings to any eligible person
residing in any participating district; (2) may provide special education for the disabled
and disadvantaged; and (3) may provide any other educational programs or services
defined in section 123A.21, subdivisions 7 and 8, agreed upon by the participating
members. Academic offerings shall be provided only under the direction of properly
licensed academic supervisory personnel.

(c) In accordance with subdivision 5, paragraph (b), the center board shall certify to
each participating district the amount of funds assessed to the district as its proportionate
share required for the conduct of the educational programs, payment of indebtedness,
and all other proper expenses of the center.

(d) The center board must employ and contract with necessary qualified teachers and
administrators and may discharge the same for cause pursuant to section 122A.40. The
authority for selection and employment of a director shall be vested in the center board.
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 122A.40, subdivision 10 or 11, no individual
shall have a right to employment as a director based on seniority or order of employment
by the center. The center board may employ and discharge other necessary employees and
may contract for other services deemed necessary.

(e) The center board may provide an educational program for secondary and adult
vocational phases of instruction. The high school phase of its educational program must
be offered as a component of the comprehensive curriculum offered by each of the
participating school districts. Graduation must be from the student's resident high school
district. Insofar as applicable, sections 120A.22, subdivision 1a, deleted text begin 120B.14, deleted text end 120B.35,
121A.21, 122A.44, 122A.69, 123A.22, 123A.24, 123B.02, subdivisions 1 to 15 and 17 to
20, 123B.49, 123B.51, 123B.52, 123B.88, 124D.02, 124D.09, and 124D.51, shall apply.

(f) The center board may prescribe rates of tuition for attendance in its programs by
adults and nonmember district secondary students.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.31, is amended to read:

123B.31 LIMITATION OF SECTIONS.

Material contained in sections 120A.22, subdivision 1a, deleted text begin 120B.14, deleted text end 120B.35,
121A.21, 122A.44, 122A.69, 123A.22, 123A.24, 123B.02, subdivisions 1 to 15 and 17
to 20, 123B.09, 123B.11, 123B.14, 123B.143, 123B.147, 123B.23, 123B.49, 123B.51,
123B.52, 123B.88, 124D.02, 124D.09, and 124D.51, unless expressly stated otherwise,
relates only to independent school districts.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.09, is amended to read:

124D.09 POSTSECONDARY ENROLLMENT OPTIONS ACT.

Subdivision 1.

Citation.

This section may be cited the "Postsecondary Enrollment
Options Act."

Subd. 2.

Purpose.

The purpose of this section is to promote rigorous academic
pursuits and to provide a wider variety of options to high school pupils by encouraging and
enabling deleted text begin secondary pupils deleted text end new text begin eligible students new text end to enroll full time or part time in deleted text begin nonsectarian deleted text end
courses deleted text begin or programs in deleted text end new text begin at new text end eligible deleted text begin postsecondary deleted text end institutions, as defined in subdivision 3.

Subd. 3.

Definitions.

new text begin (a) new text end For purposes of this section, the following terms have the
meanings given to them.

new text begin (b) "Alternative pupil" means a 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grade student not enrolled in
a public school district, and includes students attending nonpublic schools and students
who are home schooled. An alternative pupil is considered a pupil for purposes of this
section only.
new text end

new text begin (c) "Course" means a nonsectarian course or program offered at an eligible institution
for academic credit that results in postsecondary credit and may include high school credit.
An eligible student must not audit a course. Except as provided in subdivision 5b, a course
under this section does not include a remedial or developmental course.
new text end

deleted text begin (a) deleted text end new text begin (d) new text end "Eligible institution" means a Minnesota public postsecondary institution,
a private, nonprofit two-year trade and technical school granting associate degrees,
an opportunities industrialization center accredited by the North Central Association
of Colleges and Schools, or a private, deleted text begin residential, deleted text end two-year or four-year, liberal arts,
degree-granting college or university located in Minnesota.

deleted text begin (b) "Course" means a course or program.
deleted text end

new text begin (e) "Eligible student" means a 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grade student enrolled in a
school district, or enrolled in an American Indian controlled tribal contract or grant school
eligible for aid under section 124D.83. Foreign exchange students or students who have
graduated from high school with a high school diploma are not eligible students.
new text end

Subd. 4.

Alternative pupil.

deleted text begin "Alternative pupil" means an 11th or 12th grade student
not enrolled in a public school district, and includes students attending nonpublic schools
and students who are home schooled. An alternative pupil is considered a pupil for
purposes of this section only. deleted text end An alternative pupil must register with the commissioner
of education before participating in the postsecondary enrollment options program. The
commissioner shall prescribe the form and manner of the registration, in consultation with
the Nonpublic Education Council under section 123B.445, and may request any necessary
information from the alternative pupil.

deleted text begin Subd. 5. deleted text end

deleted text begin Authorization; notification. deleted text end

deleted text begin Notwithstanding any other law to the
contrary, an 11th or 12th grade pupil enrolled in a school or an American Indian-controlled
tribal contract or grant school eligible for aid under section 124D.83, except a foreign
exchange pupil enrolled in a district under a cultural exchange program, may apply to an
eligible institution, as defined in subdivision 3, to enroll in nonsectarian courses offered by
that postsecondary institution. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a 9th or 10th
grade pupil enrolled in a district or an American Indian-controlled tribal contract or grant
school eligible for aid under section 124D.83, except a foreign exchange pupil enrolled in
a district under a cultural exchange program, may apply to enroll in nonsectarian courses
offered under subdivision 10, if after all 11th and 12th grade students have applied for a
course, additional students are necessary to offer the course. If an institution accepts a
secondary pupil for enrollment under this section, the institution shall send written notice
to the pupil, the pupil's school or school district, and the commissioner within ten days of
acceptance. The notice must indicate the course and hours of enrollment of that pupil. If
the pupil enrolls in a course for postsecondary credit, the institution must notify the pupil
about payment in the customary manner used by the institution.
deleted text end

Subd. 5a.

Authorization; deleted text begin career or technical education deleted text end new text begin course new text end .

deleted text begin A 10th, 11th,
or 12th grade pupil enrolled in a district or an American Indian-controlled tribal contract
or grant school eligible for aid under section 124D.83, except a foreign exchange pupil
enrolled in a district under a cultural exchange program, deleted text end new text begin An eligible student new text end may enroll in
a deleted text begin career or technical education deleted text end course offered by deleted text begin a Minnesota state college or university.
A 10th grade pupil applying for enrollment in a career or technical education course
under this subdivision must have deleted text end new text begin an eligible institution if the eligible student has new text end received
a passing score on the 8th grade Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment in reading deleted text begin as a
condition of enrollment deleted text end . deleted text begin A secondary pupil may enroll in the pupil's first postsecondary
options enrollment course under this subdivision. A student who is refused enrollment by
a Minnesota state college or university under this subdivision may apply to an eligible
institution offering a career or technical education course. The postsecondary deleted text end new text begin In making
enrollment decisions, the eligible new text end institution must give priority to deleted text begin its students according
to deleted text end new text begin postsecondary students in accordance with new text end subdivision 9. deleted text begin If a secondary student
receives a grade of "C" or better in the career or technical education course taken under
this subdivision, the postsecondary institution must allow the student to take additional
postsecondary courses for secondary credit at that institution, not to exceed the limits
in subdivision 8. A "career or technical course" is a course that is part of a career and
technical education program that provides individuals with coherent, rigorous content
aligned with academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed
to prepare for further education and careers in current and emerging professions and
provide technical skill proficiency, an industry recognized credential, and a certificate, a
diploma, or an associate degree.
deleted text end

new text begin Subd. 5b. new text end

new text begin Authorization; graduation incentives program. new text end

new text begin If an eligible
student in the 10th, 11th, or 12th grade is also eligible to participate in the graduation
incentives program under section 124D.68, the eligible student may enroll in remedial,
developmental, or other courses that are not college level as part of a program designed to
allow the student to earn dual high school and college credit.
new text end

Subd. 6.

Counseling.

The deleted text begin school or deleted text end new text begin eligible student's new text end school district must provide
counseling deleted text begin services deleted text end to deleted text begin pupils and their deleted text end new text begin the eligible student and the student's new text end parents or
guardian before the deleted text begin pupils enroll in courses under this section to ensure that the pupils and
their parents or guardian are fully aware of the risks and possible consequences of enrolling
in postsecondary courses deleted text end new text begin eligible student enrolls in a course new text end . The deleted text begin school or school district
must provide information on the program deleted text end new text begin counseling shall address matters new text end including who
may enroll, what new text begin eligible new text end institutions and courses are deleted text begin eligible for participation deleted text end new text begin available new text end ,
the deleted text begin decision-making deleted text end process for granting academic credits, financial arrangements for
tuition, books and materials, eligibility criteria for transportation aid, deleted text begin available support
services, the need to arrange an appropriate schedule, deleted text end new text begin the new text end consequences of failing or not
completing a course deleted text begin in which the pupil enrolls deleted text end , new text begin and new text end the effect deleted text begin of enrolling in this program deleted text end
on the deleted text begin pupil's deleted text end new text begin eligible student's new text end ability to complete the required high school graduation
requirements deleted text begin , and the academic and social responsibilities that must be assumed by the
pupils and their parents or guardian deleted text end . The deleted text begin person providing counseling shall encourage
pupils and their parents or guardian to also use deleted text end new text begin school district shall also advise the eligible
student and the student's parents or guardian to seek new text end available counseling services at the
deleted text begin postsecondary institutions deleted text end new text begin eligible institution new text end before deleted text begin the quarter or semester of enrollment
to ensure that anticipated plans are appropriate deleted text end new text begin enrolling in a course new text end .

new text begin Subd. 6a. new text end

new text begin Acknowledgement form. new text end

Prior to enrolling in a course, the deleted text begin pupil and
the pupil's deleted text end new text begin eligible student and the student's new text end parents or guardian must deleted text begin sign a deleted text end new text begin acknowledge
in writing on a new text end form deleted text begin that must be deleted text end provided by the deleted text begin school or deleted text end school district deleted text begin and may be
obtained from a postsecondary institution stating deleted text end that they have received the information
specified in deleted text begin this deleted text end subdivision new text begin 6 new text end and that they understand the responsibilities that must be
assumed deleted text begin in enrolling in this program deleted text end new text begin upon the eligible student's enrollment in a course new text end .
The department must, upon request, provide technical assistance to a deleted text begin school or deleted text end school
district in developing appropriate forms and counseling guidelines.

Subd. 7.

Dissemination of information deleted text begin ; notification of intent to enroll deleted text end .

By March
1 of each year, a new text begin school new text end district must provide up-to-date information deleted text begin on the district's Web
site and in materials that are distributed deleted text end to parents and students deleted text begin about the program, including
information about enrollment requirements and the ability to earn postsecondary credit to
all pupils deleted text end in grades 8 deleted text begin , 9, 10, and deleted text end new text begin through new text end 11 new text begin about the requirements to enroll in courses new text end .

new text begin Subd. 7a. new text end

new text begin Notice of intent to enroll. new text end

deleted text begin To assist the district in planning, a pupil deleted text end new text begin An
eligible student who intends to enroll at an eligible institution new text end shall inform the new text begin eligible
student's school new text end district by May 30 of each year of the deleted text begin pupil's deleted text end new text begin eligible student's new text end intent to
enroll in deleted text begin postsecondary courses during the following school year. A pupil is bound by
notifying or not notifying the district by May 30. deleted text end new text begin one or more courses in the fall semester,
and by October 1 of each year if the eligible student intends to enroll in one or more
courses in the spring semester. The notice shall include the titles of the courses in which
the eligible student intends to enroll and the number of credits for each course.
new text end

Subd. 8.

Limit on participation.

deleted text begin A pupil who first enrolls in grade 9 deleted text end new text begin An eligible
student new text end may not enroll in deleted text begin postsecondary deleted text end courses deleted text begin under this section deleted text end for secondary credit for
more than the equivalent of four academic years. deleted text begin A pupil who first enrolls in grade 10 deleted text end new text begin An
eligible student in the 10th grade may not enroll in courses for secondary credit for more
than the equivalent of three academic years. An eligible student in the 11th grade new text end may
not enroll in deleted text begin postsecondary deleted text end courses deleted text begin under this section deleted text end for secondary credit for more than
the equivalent of deleted text begin three deleted text end new text begin two new text end academic years. deleted text begin A pupil who first enrolls in grade 11 may not
enroll in postsecondary courses under this section for secondary credit for more than the
equivalent of two academic years. A pupil who first enrolls in grade 12 deleted text end new text begin An eligible student
in the 12th grade new text end may not enroll in deleted text begin postsecondary deleted text end courses deleted text begin under this section deleted text end for secondary
credit for more than the equivalent of one academic year. deleted text begin If a pupil in grade 9, 10, 11, or
12 first enrolls in a postsecondary course for secondary credit during the school year, the
time of participation shall be reduced proportionately. deleted text end If deleted text begin a pupil is in a learning year or
other year-round program deleted text end new text begin an eligible student is enrolled in a flexible learning year program
under section 124D.12 new text end and begins each grade in the summer session, summer sessions new text begin in
which an eligible student is enrolled in one or more courses new text end shall not be counted against the
time of participation. deleted text begin A pupil who has graduated from high school cannot participate in a
program under this section. A pupil who has completed course requirements for graduation
but who has not received a diploma may participate in the program under this section.
deleted text end

Subd. 9.

Enrollment priority.

deleted text begin (a) A postsecondary deleted text end new text begin An eligible institution may
admit an eligible student if it has space available. The eligible new text end institution shall give priority
to deleted text begin its deleted text end postsecondary students deleted text begin when enrolling 10th, 11th, and 12th grade pupils in its
courses deleted text end new text begin before admitting eligible students and alternative pupils, including postsecondary
students who are veterans under section 197.447 and seek enrollment outside the eligible
institution's established enrollment timelines new text end . deleted text begin A postsecondary deleted text end new text begin An eligible new text end institution may
provide new text begin factual advertising and new text end information about its deleted text begin programs deleted text end new text begin courses new text end to deleted text begin a secondary
school or to a pupil or parent and it may advertise or otherwise recruit or solicit a
secondary pupil to enroll in its programs on educational and programmatic grounds
only except, notwithstanding other law to the contrary, and for the 2014-2015 through
2019-2020 school years only, an eligible postsecondary institution may advertise or
otherwise recruit or solicit a secondary pupil residing in a school district with 700 students
or more in grades 10, 11, and 12, to enroll in its programs on educational, programmatic,
or financial grounds deleted text end new text begin students in grades 8 through 11. A postsecondary institution may
factually advertise and inform nonpublic and homeschool students. The commissioner
shall work with the Nonpublic Education Council under section 123B.445 on informing
nonpublic and home school students in grades 8 through 11 new text end . deleted text begin An institution must not
enroll secondary pupils, for postsecondary enrollment options purposes, in remedial,
developmental, or other courses that are not college level except when a student eligible to
participate in the graduation incentives program under section 124D.68 enrolls full time
in a middle or early college program specifically designed to allow the student to earn
dual high school and college credit. In this case, the student shall receive developmental
college credit and not college credit for completing remedial or developmental courses.
Once a pupil has been enrolled in any postsecondary course under this section, the pupil
shall not be displaced by another student.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (b) If a postsecondary institution enrolls a secondary school pupil in a course
under this section, the postsecondary institution also must enroll in the same course an
otherwise enrolled and qualified postsecondary student who qualifies as a veteran under
section 197.447, and demonstrates to the postsecondary institution's satisfaction that the
institution's established enrollment timelines were not practicable for that student.
deleted text end

Subd. 10.

Courses according to agreements new text begin between school districts and higher
education institutions new text end .

new text begin (a) new text end An eligible deleted text begin pupil, according to subdivision 5, deleted text end new text begin student new text end may
enroll in a deleted text begin nonsectarian deleted text end course taught deleted text begin by a secondary teacher or a postsecondary faculty
member and offered deleted text end at a secondary school, or another location, according to deleted text begin an deleted text end new text begin a written new text end
agreement between a deleted text begin public school board deleted text end new text begin school district new text end and the governing body of an
eligible deleted text begin public postsecondary system or an eligible private postsecondary institution,
as defined in subdivision 3. All provisions of this section shall apply to a pupil, public
school board, district, and the governing body of a postsecondary institution, except as
otherwise provided deleted text end new text begin institution new text end .

new text begin (b) The written agreement between a school district and the governing body of an
eligible institution shall set forth the courses in which the eligible student will enroll, the
cost of the courses, payment, and other customary terms. The eligible institution shall
not charge fees for a course or courses that exceed the eligible institution's actual costs
that are directly attributable to providing the course or courses. Courses taken under this
subdivision are not eligible for payment by the department under subdivision 13.
new text end

new text begin (c) For the purpose of computing state aids for a school district, an eligible student
enrolled according to this subdivision shall be counted in the average daily membership of
the school district as though the eligible student were enrolled full time in the school district.
new text end

Subd. 11.

Participation in high school activities.

Enrolling in a course deleted text begin under
this section deleted text end shall not, by itself, prohibit deleted text begin a pupil deleted text end new text begin an eligible student new text end from participating in
new text begin extracurricular new text end activities sponsored by the deleted text begin pupil's high school deleted text end new text begin eligible student's school
district or school new text end .

Subd. 12.

Credits.

deleted text begin A pupil must not audit a course under this section. deleted text end A new text begin school
new text end district shall grant academic credit to deleted text begin a pupil deleted text end new text begin an eligible student new text end enrolled in a course deleted text begin for
secondary credit deleted text end if the deleted text begin pupil deleted text end new text begin eligible student new text end successfully completes the course. deleted text begin Seven
quarter or four deleted text end new text begin One new text end semester deleted text begin college credits deleted text end new text begin course, at a minimum of four credits, earned at
an eligible institution shall new text end equal at least one full year of high school credit. Fewer deleted text begin college deleted text end
credits may be prorated. deleted text begin A district must also grant academic credit to a pupil enrolled
in a course for postsecondary credit if secondary credit is requested by a pupil. If no
comparable course is offered by the district, the district must, as soon as possible, notify the
commissioner, who shall determine the number of credits that shall be granted to a pupil
who successfully completes a course. If a comparable course is offered by the district, the
school board shall grant a comparable number of credits to the pupil. If there is deleted text end new text begin In the event
of new text end a dispute between the new text begin school new text end district and the deleted text begin pupil deleted text end new text begin eligible student new text end regarding the number
of credits granted for a particular course, the deleted text begin pupil deleted text end new text begin eligible student new text end may appeal the deleted text begin board's deleted text end new text begin
school district's new text end decision to the commissioner. The commissioner's decision regarding the
number of credits new text begin to be granted the eligible student new text end shall be final new text begin and not subject to appeal new text end .

The secondary credits granted to deleted text begin a pupil deleted text end new text begin an eligible student new text end must be counted toward
the graduation requirements and subject area requirements of the new text begin school new text end district. Evidence
of successful completion of each course and secondary credits granted must be included
in the deleted text begin pupil's deleted text end new text begin eligible student's new text end secondary school record. deleted text begin A pupil deleted text end new text begin An eligible student new text end
shall provide the school new text begin district new text end with a copy of the deleted text begin pupil's deleted text end new text begin eligible student's new text end grade in
each course deleted text begin taken for secondary credit under this section deleted text end . Upon the request of deleted text begin a pupil,
the pupil's secondary school record deleted text end new text begin an eligible student, and eligible student's transcript new text end
must deleted text begin also deleted text end include evidence of successful completion and credits granted for a course
deleted text begin taken for postsecondary credit. In either case, the record must indicate that the credits
were earned at a postsecondary institution deleted text end .

deleted text begin If a pupil enrolls in a postsecondary institution after leaving secondary school, the
postsecondary institution must award postsecondary credit for any course successfully
completed for secondary credit at that institution. Other postsecondary institutions may
award, after a pupil leaves secondary school, postsecondary credit for any courses
successfully completed under this section. An institution may not charge a pupil for
the award of credit.
deleted text end

deleted text begin The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the Board
of Regents of the University of Minnesota must, and private nonprofit and proprietary
postsecondary institutions should, award postsecondary credit for any successfully
completed courses in a program certified by the National Alliance of Concurrent
Enrollment Partnerships offered according to an agreement under subdivision 10.
deleted text end

Subd. 13.

Financial arrangements.

deleted text begin For a pupil enrolled in a course under this
section, deleted text end new text begin (a) new text end The department must make payments deleted text begin according to this subdivision deleted text end new text begin to the
eligible student's school district new text end for courses deleted text begin that were deleted text end taken for secondary credit.

new text begin (b) new text end The department must not make payments to a school district or deleted text begin postsecondary deleted text end new text begin
an eligible new text end institution for a course taken new text begin by an eligible student new text end for postsecondary credit
only. The department must not make payments to deleted text begin a postsecondary deleted text end new text begin an eligible new text end institution
for a course from which deleted text begin a deleted text end new text begin an eligible new text end student officially withdraws during the first 14
days of the quarter or semester or who has been absent from the deleted text begin postsecondary deleted text end new text begin eligible new text end
institution for the first 15 consecutive deleted text begin school deleted text end days of the quarter or semester deleted text begin and is not
receiving instruction in the home or hospital deleted text end .

deleted text begin A postsecondary deleted text end new text begin (c) The department shall pay an eligible new text end institution deleted text begin shall receive
the following:
deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) for an institution granting quarter credit, the reimbursement per credit hour shall
be an amount equal to 88 percent of the product of the formula allowance minus $425,
multiplied by 1.2, and divided by 45; or
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) for an institution granting semester credit, the reimbursement per credit hour
shall be deleted text end an amount equal to deleted text begin 88 deleted text end new text begin four new text end percent deleted text begin of the product deleted text end of the general revenue formula
deleted text begin allowance minus $425, multiplied by 1.2, and divided by 30 deleted text end new text begin per semester credit new text end .

new text begin (d) new text end The department must pay to each deleted text begin postsecondary deleted text end new text begin eligible new text end institution 100 percent
of the amount in deleted text begin clause (1) or (2) deleted text end new text begin paragraph (c) new text end within 30 days of receiving new text begin an eligible
student's new text end initial enrollment information each quarter or semester. If changes in enrollment
occur during a quarter or semester, the change shall be reported by the deleted text begin postsecondary deleted text end new text begin
eligible new text end institution at the time the enrollment information for the succeeding quarter or
semester is submitted. At any time the department notifies deleted text begin a postsecondary deleted text end new text begin an eligible new text end
institution that an overpayment has been made, the new text begin eligible new text end institution shall promptly
remit the amount due new text begin to the department new text end .

Subd. 14.

Grants and financial aid prohibited.

deleted text begin A pupil deleted text end new text begin An eligible student new text end
enrolled in a deleted text begin postsecondary deleted text end course for secondary credit is not eligible for any state student
financial aid under chapter 136A.

deleted text begin Subd. 16. deleted text end

deleted text begin Financial arrangements for courses provided according to
agreements. deleted text end

deleted text begin (a) The agreement between a board and the governing body of a public
postsecondary system or private postsecondary institution shall set forth the payment
amounts and arrangements, if any, from the board to the postsecondary institution. No
payments shall be made by the department according to subdivision 13. For the purpose
of computing state aids for a district, a pupil enrolled according to subdivision 10 shall be
counted in the average daily membership of the district as though the pupil were enrolled
in a secondary course that is not offered in connection with an agreement. Nothing in
this subdivision shall be construed to prohibit a public postsecondary system or private
postsecondary institution from receiving additional state funding that may be available
under any other law.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (b) If a course is provided under subdivision 10, offered at a secondary school, and
taught by a secondary teacher, the postsecondary system or institution must not require a
payment from the school board that exceeds the cost to the postsecondary institution that
is directly attributable to providing that course.
deleted text end

Subd. 17.

Alternative pupils financial arrangements.

For an alternative pupil
enrolled in a course or program under this section, the Department of Education shall
make payments to the eligible institution according to subdivision 13. The department
shall not make any payments to a school district for alternative pupils.

deleted text begin Subd. 18. deleted text end

deleted text begin Tuition at nonpublic secondary institution. deleted text end

deleted text begin A nonpublic secondary
institution must proportionately adjust its tuition to accurately reflect the time an
alternative pupil spends in a postsecondary enrollment course or program.
deleted text end

Subd. 19.

Fees deleted text begin ; deleted text end new text begin for services and student-owned new text end textbooks deleted text begin ; deleted text end new text begin , equipment, and new text end
materials.

deleted text begin A postsecondary deleted text end new text begin An eligible new text end institution that receives reimbursement for deleted text begin a pupil deleted text end new text begin
an eligible student new text end under subdivision 13 may not charge deleted text begin that pupil deleted text end new text begin the eligible student new text end
for fees, textbooks, materials, deleted text begin support deleted text end new text begin the provision of any of the new text end services deleted text begin as defined in deleted text end new text begin
described in the eligible institution's policy established pursuant to new text end section 135A.16,
or other necessary costs of the course or program in which the deleted text begin pupil deleted text end new text begin eligible student new text end is
enrolled if the charge would be prohibited under section 123B.37, except for equipment
purchased by the deleted text begin pupil deleted text end new text begin eligible student new text end that becomes the property of the deleted text begin pupil deleted text end new text begin eligible
student new text end . An new text begin eligible new text end institution may require the deleted text begin pupil deleted text end new text begin eligible student new text end to pay for fees,
textbooks, and materials for a course taken for postsecondary credit.

Subd. 20.

new text begin Institution-owned new text end textbooks deleted text begin ; deleted text end new text begin and new text end materials.

All textbooks and
equipment provided to deleted text begin a pupil deleted text end new text begin an eligible student new text end , and paid for under subdivision 13, are
the property of the deleted text begin pupil's postsecondary deleted text end new text begin eligible new text end institution. Each deleted text begin pupil deleted text end new text begin eligible student new text end is
required to return all textbooks and equipment to the deleted text begin postsecondary deleted text end new text begin eligible new text end institution
after the new text begin eligible student's participation in the new text end course has ended.

Subd. 21.

new text begin Special education new text end support services.

The deleted text begin postsecondary deleted text end new text begin eligible new text end
institution must inform the deleted text begin pupil deleted text end new text begin eligible student and parents or guardian new text end of the deleted text begin support deleted text end
services available at that institution new text begin in accordance with the eligible institution's policy
under section 135A.16 new text end . If the new text begin eligible new text end student has an individualized education program
that deleted text begin provides general education support and accommodations deleted text end new text begin includes accommodations
and supplementary aides and services, including paraprofessional services, to allow the
student to participate in the general education setting in the student's school district new text end , the
deleted text begin postsecondary deleted text end new text begin eligible new text end institution must provide the deleted text begin support services as deleted text end new text begin accommodations
and supplementary aides and services, including paraprofessional services, new text end described in
the new text begin eligible new text end student's deleted text begin IEP and the postsecondary deleted text end new text begin individualized education program while
the eligible student is enrolled in a course. Neither the eligible institution nor a school
district shall be obligated to provide special education, as defined in federal law, or
transportation as a related service, in connection with an eligible student's participation in
a course. The eligible new text end institution and the new text begin eligible student's school new text end district shall negotiate an
agreement on the new text begin reasonable new text end rate to be charged new text begin to the school district new text end for the new text begin provision of
any accommodations and supplementary aides and new text end services new text begin , including paraprofessional
services, described in the eligible student's individualized education program new text end . deleted text begin Nothing
in this section shall prevent deleted text end The new text begin eligible new text end student deleted text begin from enrolling deleted text end new text begin shall be permitted to
enroll in a course new text end while the agreement new text begin between the eligible student's school district and
the eligible institution new text end is being deleted text begin developed deleted text end new text begin finalized new text end . If the parties cannot agree on the
deleted text begin services deleted text end new text begin reasonable rate to be charged new text end , on application of either party, the commissioner
shall resolve the dispute in the same manner the commissioner fixes tuition rates under
section 125A.11. The commissioner's decision is binding on both parties.

Subd. 22.

Transportation.

deleted text begin (a) deleted text end new text begin The parent or guardian of an eligible student is
responsible for transporting the eligible student to and from the eligible institution. new text end
A parent or guardian of deleted text begin a pupil deleted text end new text begin an eligible student new text end enrolled in a course for secondary
credit new text begin who is unable to pay the costs of transportation new text end may apply to the deleted text begin pupil's district of
residence deleted text end new text begin eligible student's school district new text end for new text begin mileage new text end reimbursement for transporting the
deleted text begin pupil deleted text end new text begin eligible student new text end between the secondary school in which the deleted text begin pupil deleted text end new text begin eligible student new text end is
enrolled or the deleted text begin pupil's deleted text end new text begin eligible student's new text end home and the deleted text begin postsecondary deleted text end new text begin eligible new text end institution that
the deleted text begin pupil deleted text end new text begin eligible student new text end attends. deleted text begin The state shall provide state aid to a district in an amount
sufficient to reimburse the parent or guardian for the necessary transportation costs when
the family's or guardian's income is at or below the poverty level, as determined by the
federal government. deleted text end The new text begin amount of the mileage new text end reimbursement shall be the deleted text begin pupil's deleted text end actual
cost of transportation or 15 cents per mile traveled, whichever is less. Reimbursement
may not be paid for more than 250 miles per week. However, if the nearest deleted text begin postsecondary deleted text end new text begin
eligible new text end institution is more than 25 miles from the deleted text begin pupil's resident deleted text end secondary school new text begin in
which the eligible student is enrolled new text end , the weekly reimbursement may not exceed deleted text begin the
reimbursement rate per mile deleted text end new text begin 15 cents per mile traveled new text end times the actual distance between
the secondary school or the pupil's home and the nearest deleted text begin postsecondary institution times
ten deleted text end new text begin eligible institution new text end . deleted text begin The state must pay aid to the district according to this subdivision. deleted text end new text begin
The state shall provide state aid to a school district in an amount sufficient to reimburse the
parent or guardian for the necessary transportation costs when the family's or guardian's
income is at or below the poverty level, as determined by federal law.
new text end

deleted text begin (b) A parent or guardian of an alternative pupil enrolled in a course for secondary
credit may apply to the pupil's postsecondary institution for reimbursement for
transporting the pupil between the secondary school in which the pupil is enrolled or the
pupil's home and the postsecondary institution in an amount sufficient to reimburse the
parent or guardian for the necessary transportation costs when the family's or guardian's
income is at or below the poverty level, as determined by the federal government. The
amount of the reimbursement shall be determined as in paragraph (a). The state must pay
aid to the postsecondary institution according to this subdivision.
deleted text end

Subd. 24.

Limit; state obligation.

The provisions of subdivisions 13, 19, and
22 shall not apply for any deleted text begin postsecondary deleted text end courses in which deleted text begin a pupil deleted text end new text begin an eligible student new text end is
enrolled in addition to being enrolled full time in deleted text begin that pupil's deleted text end new text begin the eligible student's school new text end
district or for any deleted text begin postsecondary deleted text end course in which deleted text begin a pupil deleted text end new text begin an eligible student new text end is enrolled
for postsecondary credit. deleted text begin The pupil deleted text end new text begin An eligible student new text end is enrolled full time new text begin in the school
district new text end if the deleted text begin pupil deleted text end new text begin eligible student new text end attends credit-bearing classes in deleted text begin the high school or high
school program deleted text end new text begin a secondary school new text end for all of the available hours of instruction.

Subd. 25.

deleted text begin Pupils deleted text end new text begin Eligible students new text end 40 miles or more from an eligible institution.

deleted text begin A pupil deleted text end new text begin An eligible student new text end who is enrolled in a secondary school that is located 40 miles
or more from the nearest eligible institution may request that the deleted text begin resident district deleted text end new text begin eligible
student's school district new text end offer at least one accelerated or advanced academic course within
the deleted text begin resident deleted text end new text begin school new text end district in which the deleted text begin pupil deleted text end new text begin eligible student new text end may enroll for postsecondary
credit. deleted text begin A pupil deleted text end new text begin An eligible student new text end may enroll in a course deleted text begin offered deleted text end under this subdivision
for either secondary or postsecondary credit according to subdivision 12.

deleted text begin A district must offer an accelerated or advanced academic course for postsecondary
credit if one or more pupils requests such a course under this subdivision. The district
may decide which course to offer, how to offer the course, and whether to offer one or
more courses. The district must offer at least one such course in the next academic period
and must continue to offer at least one accelerated or advanced academic course for
postsecondary credit in later academic periods.
deleted text end

deleted text begin Subd. 26. deleted text end

deleted text begin Pupils less than 40 miles from an eligible institution. deleted text end

deleted text begin A pupil enrolled
in a secondary school that is located less than 40 miles from the nearest eligible institution
may enroll in a postsecondary course provided at the secondary school.
deleted text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.091, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Aid.

An eligible district shall receive deleted text begin $150 deleted text end new text begin four percent of the general
education formula allowance new text end per pupil enrolled in a concurrent enrollment course. The
money must be used to defray the cost of delivering the course at the high school. The
commissioner shall establish application procedures and deadlines for receipt of aid
payments.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for fiscal year 2016 and later.
new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136D.73, subdivision 4c, is amended to read:

Subd. 4c.

Applicable law.

Insofar as applicable, sections 120A.22, subdivision
1, deleted text begin 120B.14, deleted text end 120B.35, 121A.21, 122A.44, 122A.69, 123A.22, 123A.24, 123B.02,
subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, and 20, 123B.49,
123B.51, 123B.52, 123B.88, 124D.02, 124D.09, and 124D.51 shall apply.

Sec. 8. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin $....... in fiscal year 2016 and $....... in fiscal year 2017 are appropriated from the
general fund to the commissioner of education for the purposes of the postsecondary
enrollment options program under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09.
new text end

Sec. 9. new text begin REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
new text end

new text begin (a) The revisor shall renumber Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.131, subdivisions
1, 2, and 3, as Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, subdivision 12a, paragraphs (a),
(b), and (c).
new text end

new text begin (b) The revisor shall renumber Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.091, subdivisions 2
and 3, as Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, subdivision 10a, paragraphs (a) and (b).
new text end

new text begin (c) The revisor shall make cross-reference and grammatical changes as necessary to
implement the changes in paragraphs (a) and (b).
new text end

Sec. 10. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.14, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end