SF 352

1st Engrossment - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 02/24/2015 08:55am

A bill for an act
relating to higher education; requiring the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota
State Colleges and Universities to establish supplemental academic instruction;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136F.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [136F.38] SUPPLEMENTAL ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definition. new text end

new text begin For purposes of this section, "supplemental academic
instruction" means corequisite instruction in reading, writing, or mathematics for students
with academic deficiencies who are placed into college-level coursework.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Establishment. new text end

new text begin (a) The board shall establish at each campus a
supplemental academic instruction program.
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new text begin (b) The program must:
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new text begin (1) allow a student to enroll in an entry-level credit-bearing college-level course in
reading, writing, or mathematics while receiving supplemental academic instruction on
the same subject and during the same term as the course in which the student is enrolled;
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new text begin (2) provide a student with targeted support related to the credit-bearing college-level
course including, but not limited to, tutoring and directed group study time, to increase the
student's understanding of the college-level coursework; and
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new text begin (3) minimize the use of developmental noncredit courses for students in need
of additional academic support.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Eligibility. new text end

new text begin (a) The board shall establish guidelines to determine student
eligibility for supplemental academic instruction using multiple measures of assessment.
The program must be available to students who did not meet the minimum course placement
criteria and who would otherwise be required to enroll in developmental noncredit courses.
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new text begin (b) If the board determines that a student needs additional academic support in order
to be successful in the supplemental academic instruction program, the board may require
the student to first participate, at no cost to the student, in developmental noncredit courses
or adult basic education prior to participation in the supplemental academic instruction
program. The board shall not require a student to participate in developmental noncredit
courses or adult basic education for a period longer than one quarter or one semester.
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new text begin (c) The board must provide individual counseling to any student who does not
receive a passing grade on an entry-level credit-bearing college-level course in reading,
writing, or mathematics while receiving supplemental academic instruction. The
individual counseling must include career and employment advice and guidance, and
information on educational opportunities available to the student.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Fee. new text end

new text begin The board shall establish a fee to be charged to each student
participating in a supplemental academic instruction program. The fee shall not exceed
50 percent of the average cost of one course credit for an undergraduate degree program
course offered at a state college or university.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin (a) The board must annually report by February 1 to the chairs and
ranking minority members of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over
higher education policy with the following information from the previous academic year
for each system campus:
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new text begin (1) the number of students participating in the supplemental academic instruction
program;
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new text begin (2) the number of students that successfully completed entry-level credit-bearing
college-level coursework while receiving supplemental academic instruction;
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new text begin (3) the graduation rate of students receiving supplemental academic instruction, if
available;
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new text begin (4) the graduation rate of students not receiving supplemental academic instruction;
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new text begin (5) the amount of time on average that it takes a student participating in the
supplemental academic instruction program to graduate, if available;
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new text begin (6) the amount of time on average that it takes a student not participating in the
supplemental academic instruction program to graduate; and
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new text begin (7) the date of graduation and the name and location of the secondary school,
including the charter school from which the student graduated, or whether the student
received a general education diploma (GED), or was home schooled.
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new text begin (b) The board shall provide, for each reporting requirement under paragraph (a),
clause (1) to (7), a breakdown of the student data by race and ethnicity.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities must begin
offering supplemental academic instruction at each Minnesota State College and
University campus by the beginning of the 2017-2018 academic year.
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