HF 3654

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to education; requiring online learning providers to include notice of
state academic and testing requirements on course and program information
memorandum; calculating online learning aid for nonresident students as actual
cost and administrative fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections
124D.095, subdivisions 3, 6; 124D.096.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.095, subdivision 3, is amended to
read:

Subd. 3.

Authorization; notice; limitations on enrollment.

(a) A student may
apply to an on-line learning provider to enroll in on-line learning. A student age 17 or
younger must have the written consent of a parent or guardian to apply. No school district
or charter school may prohibit a student from applying to enroll in on-line learning. An
on-line learning provider that accepts a student under this section must, within ten days,
notify the student and the enrolling district if the enrolling district is not the on-line
learning provider. The notice must report the student's course or program and hours
of instruction.

(b) An on-line learning student must notify the enrolling district at least 30 days
before taking an on-line learning course or program if the enrolling district is not providing
the on-line learning. An on-line learning provider must notify the commissioner that it
is delivering on-line learning and report the number of on-line learning students it is
accepting and the on-line learning courses and programs it is delivering.

new text begin (c) An online learning provider must include notification on student applications
that the online course or program is a public school course or program and all students
participating in the course or program must meet all required academic standards under
section 120B.021 and statewide testing requirements under section 120B.30.
new text end

deleted text begin (c) deleted text end new text begin (d) new text end An on-line learning provider may limit enrollment if the provider's school
board or board of directors adopts by resolution specific standards for accepting and
rejecting students' applications.

deleted text begin (d) deleted text end new text begin (e) new text end An enrolling district may reduce an on-line learning student's regular
classroom instructional membership in proportion to the student's membership in on-line
learning courses.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.095, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Information.

School districts and charter schools must make available
information about on-line learning to all interested people. new text begin The information must include,
at a minimum, notification that the online learning is a public school course or program
and all students participating in the course or program must meet all required academic
standards under section 120B.021 and statewide testing requirements under 120B.30.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.096, is amended to read:

124D.096 ON-LINE LEARNING AID.

(a) The on-line learning aid for an on-line learning provider equals the product of the
adjusted on-line learning average daily membership for new text begin resident new text end students under section
124D.095, subdivision 8, paragraph (d), times the student grade level weighting under
section 126C.05, subdivision 1, times the formula allowance.

new text begin (b) The online learning aid for an online learning provider for a nonresident student
equals the program's actual cost plus any administrative fee charged by the serving school
district unless there is a joint powers agreement between the student's resident district and
district of attendance to provide online learning courses or programs.
new text end

deleted text begin (b) deleted text end new text begin (c) new text end Notwithstanding section 127A.45, the department must pay each on-line
learning provider 80 percent of the amount in paragraph (a) within 45 days of receiving
final enrollment and course completion information each quarter or semester. A final
payment equal to 20 percent of the amount in paragraph (a) must be made on September
30 of the next fiscal year.