1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; expanding postsecondary enrollment options program 
1.3 	to include ninth and tenth grade students;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, 
1.4 	section 124D.09, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.09, subdivision 3, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subd. 3.Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the 
1.9 	meanings given to them.
1.10 	(a) "Eligible institution" means a Minnesota public postsecondary institution, a 
1.11 	private, nonprofit two-year trade and technical school granting associate degrees, an 
1.12 	opportunities industrialization center accredited by the North Central Association of 
1.13 	Colleges and Schools, or a private, residential, two-year or four-year, liberal arts, 
1.14 	degree-granting college or university located in Minnesota.
1.15 	(b) "Course" means a course or program.
1.16 	(c) "Qualified" means a student who scores better on the postsecondary institution 
1.17 	entrance test than the 75th percentile of students enrolled at that eligible institution to 
1.18 	which the student is applying for entrance.

1.19 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.09, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
1.20 		Subd. 4.Alternative pupil. "Alternative pupil" means  a qualified 9th or 10th 
1.21 	grade student or an 11th or 12th grade student not enrolled in a public school district, and 
1.22 	includes students attending nonpublic schools and students who are home schooled. An 
1.23 	alternative pupil is considered a pupil for purposes of this section only. An alternative pupil 
2.1 	must register with the commissioner of education before participating in the postsecondary 
2.2 	enrollment options program. The commissioner shall prescribe the form and manner of 
2.3 	the registration, in consultation with the Nonpublic Education Council under section 
2.4 	123B.445, and may request any necessary information from the alternative pupil. 

2.5 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.09, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
2.6 		Subd. 5.Authorization; notification. Notwithstanding any other law to the 
2.7 	contrary,  a qualified 9th or 10th grade pupil or an 11th or 12th grade pupil enrolled in a 
2.8 	school or an American Indian-controlled tribal contract or grant school eligible for aid 
2.9 	under section 124D.83, except a foreign exchange pupil enrolled in a district under a 
2.10 	cultural exchange program, may apply to an eligible institution, as defined in subdivision 
2.11 	3, to enroll in nonsectarian courses offered by that postsecondary institution. If an 
2.12 	institution accepts a secondary pupil for enrollment under this section, the institution shall 
2.13 	send written notice to the pupil, the pupil's school or school district, and the commissioner 
2.14 	within ten days of acceptance. The notice must indicate the course and hours of enrollment 
2.15 	of that pupil. If the pupil enrolls in a course for postsecondary credit, the institution must 
2.16 	notify the pupil about payment in the customary manner used by the institution. 

2.17 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.09, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
2.18 		Subd. 7.Dissemination of information; notification of intent to enroll. By March 
2.19 	1 of each year, a district must provide general information about the program to all pupils 
2.20 	in grades 10 and 11 8 and 9. To assist the district in planning, a pupil shall inform the 
2.21 	district by March 30 of each year of the pupil's intent to enroll in postsecondary courses 
2.22 	during the following school year. A pupil is not bound by notifying or not notifying 
2.23 	the district by March 30.

2.24 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.09, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
2.25 		Subd. 8.Limit on participation. A qualified pupil who first enrolls in grade 9 may 
2.26 	not enroll in postsecondary courses under this section for secondary credit for more than 
2.27 	the equivalent of four academic years. A qualified pupil who first enrolls in grade 10 may 
2.28 	not enroll in postsecondary courses under this section for secondary credit for more than 
2.29 	the equivalent of three academic years. A pupil who first enrolls in grade 11 may not 
2.30 	enroll in postsecondary courses under this section for secondary credit for more than the 
2.31 	equivalent of two academic years. A pupil who first enrolls in grade 12 may not enroll in 
2.32 	postsecondary courses under this section for secondary credit for more than the equivalent 
2.33 	of one academic year. If a pupil in grade 11 or 12 first enrolls in a postsecondary course 
3.1 	for secondary credit during the school year, the time of participation shall be reduced 
3.2 	proportionately. If a pupil is in a learning year or other year-round program and begins 
3.3 	each grade in the summer session, summer sessions shall not be counted against the time of 
3.4 	participation. A pupil who has graduated from high school cannot participate in a program 
3.5 	under this section. A pupil who has completed course requirements for graduation but 
3.6 	who has not received a diploma may participate in the program under this section.

3.7 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.09, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
3.8 		Subd. 9.Enrollment priority. A postsecondary institution shall give priority to 
3.9 	its postsecondary students when enrolling qualified 9th and 10th grade pupils and 11th 
3.10 	and 12th grade pupils in its courses. A postsecondary institution may provide information 
3.11 	about its programs to a secondary school or to a pupil or parent, but it may not advertise or 
3.12 	otherwise recruit or solicit the participation of secondary pupils to enroll in its programs 
3.13 	on financial grounds. An institution must not enroll secondary pupils, for postsecondary 
3.14 	enrollment options purposes, in remedial, developmental, or other courses that are not 
3.15 	college level. Once a pupil has been enrolled in a postsecondary course under this section, 
3.16 	the pupil shall not be displaced by another student.