1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; regulating the process for determining whether 
1.3 	a student at the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities requires remedial 
1.4 	education;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136F.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [136F.302] REGULATING THE ASSIGNMENT OF STUDENTS TO 
1.7 	REMEDIAL COURSES.
1.8 		Subdivision 1.ACT college ready score. A state college or university may not 
1.9 	require an individual to take a remedial, noncredit course in a subject area if the individual 
1.10 	has received a college ready ACT score in that subject area.
1.11 		Subd. 2.Testing process for determining if remediating is necessary. A college 
1.12 	or university testing process used to determine whether an individual is placed in a 
1.13 	remedial, noncredit course must comply with this subdivision. Prior to taking a test an 
1.14 	individual must be given reasonable time and opportunity to review materials provided by 
1.15 	the college or university covering the material to be tested which must include a sample 
1.16 	test. An individual who is required to take a remedial, noncredit course as a result of a 
1.17 	test given by a college or university must be given an opportunity to retake the test at the 
1.18 	earliest time determined by the individual when testing is otherwise offered. The college 
1.19 	or university must provide an individual with study materials for the purpose of retaking 
1.20 	and passing the test.