1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to education; modifying certain provisions of 
  1.3             the post-secondary enrollment options act; amending 
  1.4             Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 123.3514, 
  1.5             subdivisions 5, 7, 7a, and by adding a subdivision. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 123.3514, is 
  1.8   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  1.9      Subd. 4f.  [DISTRICT OFFERING ADVANCED PLACEMENT OR 
  1.10  INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS.] If a school district 
  1.11  offers courses as part of an advanced placement or international 
  1.12  baccalaureate program, a pupil must complete those courses 
  1.13  before enrolling in comparable courses at a post-secondary 
  1.14  institution. 
  1.15     If there is a disagreement concerning the comparability of 
  1.16  courses, a panel must determine if the course is comparable.  
  1.17  The panel must consist of a person designated by the school 
  1.18  district, a person designated by the post-secondary institution, 
  1.19  and a third person selected by the first two. 
  1.20     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 123.3514, 
  1.21  subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
  1.22     Subd. 5.  [CREDITS.] (a) A pupil may enroll in a course 
  1.23  under this section for either secondary credit or post-secondary 
  1.24  credit.  At the time a pupil enrolls in a course, the pupil 
  1.25  shall designate whether the course is for secondary or 
  2.1   post-secondary credit.  A pupil taking several courses may 
  2.2   designate some for secondary credit and some for post-secondary 
  2.3   credit.  A nonacademic, activity course may be designated for 
  2.4   secondary credit or post-secondary credit, but not both.  A 
  2.5   nonacademic, activity course designated for secondary credit may 
  2.6   not later be counted for post-secondary credit under paragraph 
  2.7   (d).  A pupil must not audit a course under this section. 
  2.8      (b) A school district shall grant academic credit to a 
  2.9   pupil enrolled in a course for secondary credit if the pupil 
  2.10  successfully completes the course.  Seven quarter or four 
  2.11  semester college credits equal at least one full year of high 
  2.12  school credit.  Fewer college credits may be prorated.  A school 
  2.13  district shall also grant academic credit to a pupil enrolled in 
  2.14  a course for post-secondary credit if secondary credit is 
  2.15  requested by a pupil.  If no comparable course is offered by the 
  2.16  district, the district shall, as soon as possible, notify the 
  2.17  commissioner, which shall determine the number of credits that 
  2.18  shall be granted to a pupil who successfully completes a 
  2.19  course.  If a comparable course is offered by the district, the 
  2.20  school board shall grant a comparable number of credits to the 
  2.21  pupil.  If there is a dispute between the district and the pupil 
  2.22  regarding the number of credits granted for a particular course, 
  2.23  the pupil may appeal the school board's decision to the 
  2.24  commissioner.  The commissioner's decision regarding the number 
  2.25  of credits shall be final.  
  2.26     (c) The secondary credits granted to a pupil shall be 
  2.27  counted toward the graduation requirements and subject area 
  2.28  requirements of the school district.  Evidence of successful 
  2.29  completion of each course and secondary credits granted shall be 
  2.30  included in the pupil's secondary school record.  A pupil must 
  2.31  provide the school with a copy of the pupil's grade in each 
  2.32  course taken for secondary credit under this section.  Upon the 
  2.33  request of a pupil, the pupil's secondary school record shall 
  2.34  also include evidence of successful completion and credits 
  2.35  granted for a course taken for post-secondary credit.  In either 
  2.36  case, the record shall indicate that the credits were earned at 
  3.1   a post-secondary institution. 
  3.2      (d) If a pupil enrolls in a post-secondary institution 
  3.3   after leaving secondary school, the post-secondary institution 
  3.4   shall award post-secondary credit for any course successfully 
  3.5   completed for secondary credit at that institution.  Other 
  3.6   post-secondary institutions may award, after a pupil leaves 
  3.7   secondary school, post-secondary credit for any courses 
  3.8   successfully completed under this section.  An institution may 
  3.9   not charge a pupil for the award of credit.  
  3.10     Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 123.3514, 
  3.11  subdivision 7, is amended to read: 
  3.12     Subd. 7.  [FEES; TEXTBOOKS; MATERIALS.] ~~A post-secondary~~ 
  3.13  ~~institution that receives reimbursement for a pupil under~~ 
  3.14  ~~subdivision 6 may not charge that pupil for fees, textbooks,~~ 
  3.15  ~~materials, or other necessary costs of the course or program in~~ 
  3.16  ~~which the pupil is enrolled if the charge would be prohibited~~ 
  3.17  ~~under section 120.74, except for equipment purchased by the~~ 
  3.18  ~~pupil that becomes the property of the pupil.~~  An institution 
  3.19  may require the pupil to pay for fees, textbooks, and materials 
  3.20  for a course taken for secondary or post-secondary credit. 
  3.21     Sec. 4.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 123.3514, 
  3.22  subdivision 7a, is amended to read: 
  3.23     Subd. 7a.  [TEXTBOOKS; MATERIALS.] All textbooks and 
  3.24  equipment ~~provided to a pupil, and paid for under subdivision 6,~~ 
  3.25  ~~are the property of the pupil's school district of residence.~~  
  3.26  ~~Each pupil is required to return all textbooks and equipment to~~ 
  3.27  ~~the school district after the course has ended~~ purchased by the 
  3.28  pupil become the property of the pupil.