HF 2171

as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 02:00am

A bill for an act
relating to higher education; requiring the Board of Trustees of MnSCU to
implement a policy on credit transfers; requiring a report to the legislature.

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

Section 1. new text begin COLLEGE CREDIT; ANOKA STEP PROGRAM.
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new text begin By March 15, 2010, the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities (MnSCU) must implement a policy that requires college credits awarded
to students through the Anoka STEP program in conjunction with Anoka-Hennepin
Technical College to be transferrable as college credits to all state colleges within MnSCU.
The board must evaluate the treatment and transferability of credits earned through similar
tech-prep or 2+2 programs offered through the colleges of MnSCU and the board must
consider a policy to facilitate the acceptance at all colleges within MnSCU of credits
earned by students through these programs at one of the colleges. The board must report
on the credit acceptance and transfer policy to the committees of the legislature that have
jurisdiction over higher education finance by March 15, 2010.
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