SF 2135

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

A bill for an act
relating to education; providing funding for college
in the schools; appropriating money; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 136A.101, subdivision
4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 124D.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [124D.091] COLLEGE IN THE SCHOOLS PROGRAM
AID.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Eligibility. new text end

new text begin A district that offers a
National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnership certified
course according to an agreement under section 124D.09,
subdivision 10, is eligible to receive aid to support the costs
associated with providing postsecondary courses at the high
school.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Aid. new text end

new text begin An eligible district shall receive $150
per pupil enrolled in a National Alliance of Concurrent
Enrollment Partnership certified course. The money must be used
to defray the cost of delivering the course at the high school.
The commissioner shall establish application procedures and
deadlines for receipt of aid payments.
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Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 136A.101,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Eligible institution.

"Eligible institution"
means a postsecondary educational institution located in this
state or in a state with which the office has entered into a
higher education reciprocity agreement on state student aid
programs that either (1) is operated by this state, or (2) is
operated publicly or privately and, as determined by the office,
maintains academic standards substantially equivalent to those
of comparable institutions operated in this state. new text begin The Board of
Regents of the University of Minnesota and the Board of Trustees
of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities must accept the
credits students who enroll at an institution in their system
received for National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment
Partnership certified courses taken by the student while the
student was in high school as a condition of eligibility.
Private, nonprofit, and career schools are encouraged to accept
credits students who enroll at their institutions received for
National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnership certified
courses taken by the student while the student was in high
school.
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Sec. 3. new text begin COLLEGE IN THE SCHOOLS MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE
PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Grants. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of education
shall award grants to partnerships between one or more
postsecondary institutions and one or more school districts to
expand mathematics and science courses offered in the high
school and enhance staff development. The courses must be
offered at the high school under an agreement between the
governing board of an eligible public postsecondary system or an
eligible private institution and a public school board, as
described in Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, subdivision
10. Each partnership must include at least one postsecondary
institution and one school district. The grants must be awarded
to collaborative efforts that:
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new text begin (1) increase the number of postsecondary-level mathematics
and science courses provided to high school students at the
student's high school; and
new text end

new text begin (2) develop or enhance the staff training and ongoing
support services provided by postsecondary faculty to high
school teachers teaching college in the school's agreement
courses in the high school.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Accreditation. new text end

new text begin To establish a uniform standard
by which courses and professional development activities may be
measured, postsecondary institutions applying for a grant under
this section are encouraged to apply for accreditation by the
National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Application process. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of
education shall develop the process by which a partnership must
apply for a grant. The P-16 Education Partnership shall review
and comment on the grant applications and make recommendations
to the commissioner regarding the partnerships that should be
funded. In selecting projects for funding, the commissioner
must ensure that there is a balance in the number of mathematics
and science courses offered as part of this initiative.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Criteria. new text end

new text begin The application for grant money under
this section must include, at a minimum, the following
information:
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new text begin (1) specification of the goals to be achieved through the
delivery of courses and faculty staff development and support
activities;
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new text begin (2) a description of the courses to be offered at the high
schools and the initial and ongoing training and support that
will be provided to high school faculty teaching courses under
this program;
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new text begin (3) a description of the eligibility requirements for
students participating in the program and the number of students
that will be served;
new text end

new text begin (4) a description of the curriculum enhancements and
efficiencies to be achieved in the delivery of instruction
through the partnership;
new text end

new text begin (5) a description of how the goals established for the
course delivery and faculty staff development and support
activities will be evaluated to determine if the goals of the
partnership were met; and
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new text begin (6) other information as identified by the commissioner.
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Sec. 4. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
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new text begin (a) $....... in fiscal year 2006 and $...... in fiscal year
2007 are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of education for college in the schools program aid.
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new text begin (b) $....... in fiscal year 2006 is appropriated from the
general fund to the commissioner of education for college in the
schools mathematics and science partnership program grants.
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new text begin (c) $....... in fiscal year 2006 and $...... in fiscal year
2007 are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of education for transfer to the Board of Regents of the
University of Minnesota for institutions receiving partnership
grants to become provisional members of the National Alliance of
Concurrent Enrollment Partnership.
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new text begin (d) $....... in fiscal year 2006 and $....... in fiscal
year 2007 are appropriated from the general fund to the
commissioner of education for transfer to the Board of Trustees
of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities for
institutions receiving partnership grants to become provisional
members of the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment
Partnership.
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