SF 1458

as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 02:21am

A bill for an act
relating to education; establishing an advisory task force on improving teacher
quality and identifying institutional structures and strategies for effectively
integrating secondary and postsecondary academic and career education.

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

Section 1. new text begin ADVISORY TASK FORCE.
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new text begin (a) An advisory task force on improving teacher quality and identifying institutional
structures and strategies for effectively integrating secondary and postsecondary academic
and career education is established to consider and recommend to the education policy and
finance committees of the legislature proposals on how to:
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new text begin (1) foster classroom teachers' interest and ability to acquire a master's degree in the
teachers' substantive fields of licensure; and
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new text begin (2) meet all elementary and secondary students' needs for adequate education
planning and preparation and improve all students' ability to acquire the knowledge and
skills needed for postsecondary academic and career education.
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new text begin (b) The commissioner of education, or the commissioner's designee, shall appoint
an advisory task force that is composed of a representative from each of the following
entities: Education Minnesota, the University of Minnesota, the Minnesota Department
of Education, the Minnesota Board of Teaching, the Minnesota Private College Council,
the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, the Minnesota Career College Association,
the Minnesota PTA, the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, the Minnesota Business
Partnership, the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development,
the Minnesota Association of Career and Technical Administrators, the Minnesota
Association of Career and Technical Educators, the Minnesota System of State Colleges
and Universities, and other representatives of other entities recommended by task
force members. Task force members' terms and other task force matters are subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 15.059. The commissioner of education may reimburse task
force members from the Department of Education's current operating budget but may
not compensate task force members for task force activities. By February 15, 2010, the
task force must submit written recommendations to the education policy and finance
committees of the legislature on improving teacher quality and identifying the institutional
structures and strategies for effectively integrating secondary and postsecondary academic
and career education, consistent with this section.
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new text begin (c) Upon request, the commissioner of education must provide the task force with
technical, fiscal, and other support services.
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new text begin (d) The advisory task force expires February 16, 2010.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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