as introduced - 82nd Legislature (2001 - 2002) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
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Introduction | Posted on 03/20/2002 |
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to education; requiring a school or school 1.3 district to apply the same grading structure to all 1.4 rigorous courses and programs that its students 1.5 complete; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 1.6 124D.09, subdivision 10. 1.7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.8 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 124D.09, 1.9 subdivision 10, is amended to read: 1.10 Subd. 10. [COURSES ACCORDING TO AGREEMENTS.] (a) An 1.11 eligible pupil, according to subdivision 4, may enroll in a 1.12 nonsectarian course taught by a secondary teacher or a 1.13 post-secondary faculty member and offered at a secondary school, 1.14 or another location, according to an agreement between a public 1.15 school board and the governing body of an eligible public 1.16 post-secondary system or an eligible private post-secondary 1.17 institution, as defined in subdivision 3. All provisions of 1.18 this section shall apply to a pupil, public school board, 1.19 district, and the governing body of a post-secondary 1.20 institution, except as otherwise provided. 1.21 (b) A school or school district must apply the same student 1.22 grading structure to all students enrolled in a rigorous course 1.23 or program including, but not limited to, a post-secondary 1.24 enrollment options course or program offered at an eligible 1.25 institution, an advanced placement course, an international 1.26 baccalaureate program, or a college in the school's course. A 2.1 school or school district must not apply differential weighting 2.2 to any rigorous course or program described in this paragraph. 2.3 [EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective the day 2.4 following final enactment and applies to all student grades 2.5 issued after that date.