SF 1070

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 02/17/2017 09:05am

A bill for an act
relating to education; codifying and making permanent the innovative delivery of
career and technical education pilot project; 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.4535] INNOVATIVE DELIVERY OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL
EDUCATION PROGRAMS; SHARING OF DISTRICT RESOURCES.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Establishment; requirements for participation. new text end

new text begin (a) A program is
established to improve student, career and college readiness, and school outcomes by
allowing groups of school districts to work together in partnership with local and regional
postsecondary institutions and programs, community institutions, and other private, public,
for-profit, and nonprofit workplace partners, to:
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new text begin (1) provide innovative education programs and activities that integrate core academic
and career and technical subjects in students' programs of study through coordinated
secondary and postsecondary career and technical programs leading to an industry
certification or other credential;
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new text begin (2) provide embedded professional development for program participants;
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new text begin (3) use performance assessments in authentic settings to measure students' technical
skills and progress toward attaining an industry certification or other credential; and
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new text begin (4) efficiently share district, institution, and workplace resources.
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new text begin (b) To participate in this program to improve student, career and college readiness, and
school outcomes, a group of two or more school districts must collaborate with school staff
and project partners and receive formal school board approval to form a partnership. The
partnership must develop a plan to provide challenging programmatic options for students
under paragraph (a), create professional development opportunities for educators and other
program participants, increase student engagement and connection and challenging learning
opportunities for diverse populations of students that are focused on employability skills
and technical, job-specific skills related to a specific career pathway, or demonstrate
efficiencies in delivering financial and other services needed to realize plan goals and
objectives. The plan must include:
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new text begin (1) collaborative education goals and objectives;
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new text begin (2) strategies and processes to implement those goals and objectives, including a budget
process with periodic expenditure reviews;
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new text begin (3) valid and reliable measures including performance assessments in authentic settings
and progress toward attaining an industry certification or other credential, among other
measures, to evaluate progress in realizing the goals and objectives;
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new text begin (4) an implementation timeline; and
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new text begin (5) other applicable conditions, regulations, responsibilities, duties, provisions, fee
schedules, and legal considerations needed to fully implement the plan.
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new text begin A partnership may invite additional districts or other participants under paragraph (a)
to join the partnership after notifying the commissioner.
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new text begin (c) A partnership of interested districts must submit an application to the commissioner
of education in the form and manner the commissioner determines, consistent with the
requirements of this section. The application must contain the formal approval adopted by
the school board in each district to participate in the plan.
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new text begin (d) Notwithstanding other law to the contrary, a participating school district under this
section continues to: receive revenue and maintain its taxation authority; be organized and
governed by an elected school board with general powers under section 123B.02; and be
subject to employment agreements under chapter 122A, and section 179A.20; and district
employees continue to remain employees of the employing school district.
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new text begin (e) Participating districts must submit a biennial report by February 1 in each
odd-numbered year to the education committees of the legislature and the commissioner of
education that includes performance assessment, high school graduation, and career and
technical certification data to show the success of the partnership in preparing diverse
populations of students for careers and jobs.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Commissioner's role. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of education must convene an advisory
panel to advise the commissioner on applicants' qualifications to participate in this program.
The commissioner must ensure an equitable geographical distribution of program participants
to the extent practicable. The commissioner must select only those applicants that fully
comply with the requirements in subdivision 1. The commissioner may terminate a program
participant that fails to effectively implement the goals and objectives contained in its
application and according to its stated timeline.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin (a) This section is effective the day following final enactment
and applies to those applications submitted after that date.
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new text begin (b) Districts already approved for an innovation zone pilot project may continue to
operate under Laws 2012, chapter 263, section 1, as amended by Laws 2014, chapter 312,
article 15, section 24.
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