1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; requiring the Board of Trustees of MnSCU to 
1.3 	implement a policy on credit transfers; requiring a report to the legislature.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. COLLEGE CREDIT; ANOKA STEP PROGRAM.
 1.6 	By March 15, 2012, the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and 
1.7 	Universities (MnSCU) must implement a policy that requires college credits awarded 
1.8 	to students through the Anoka STEP program in conjunction with Anoka-Hennepin 
1.9 	Technical College to be transferrable as college credits to all state colleges within MnSCU. 
1.10 	The board must evaluate the treatment and transferability of credits earned through similar 
1.11 	tech prep or 2+2 programs offered through the colleges of MnSCU and the board must 
1.12 	consider a policy to facilitate the acceptance at all colleges within MnSCU of credits 
1.13 	earned by students through these programs at one of the colleges. The board must report 
1.14 	on the credit acceptance and transfer policy to the committees of the legislature that have 
1.15 	jurisdiction over higher education finance by March 15, 2012.