as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/10/2015 08:58am
A bill for an act
relating to education; directing the Board of Teaching to adopt standards for an
endorsement enabling licensed high school teachers to provide dual enrollment
instruction at a high school; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section
122A.09, by adding a subdivision.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.09, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:
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The Board of Teaching
must issue an endorsement for dual enrollment instruction to a high school teacher
licensed in a content-specific field who successfully completes a one-year district
preparation program in providing dual enrollment instruction in the teacher's licensure
field, consistent with board-adopted standards. The board must adopt standards for this
endorsement in consultation with eligible public postsecondary institutions participating
in course agreements under section 124D.09, subdivision 10. The endorsement means a
change in the teacher's license that allows the teacher to teach postsecondary college in
the schools dual credit courses under section 124D.09, subdivision 10, at a high school
without need for additional preparation or supervision.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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