2003 Minnesota Statutes

     136A.87 Planning information. 

    The office shall make available to all residents from 8th 
 grade through adulthood information about planning and preparing 
 for postsecondary opportunities.  Information must be provided 
 to all 8th grade students and their parents by January 1 of each 
 year about the need to plan for their postsecondary education.  
 The office may also provide information to high school students 
 and their parents, to adults, and to out-of-school youth.  The 
 information provided may include the following: 

    (1) the need to start planning early; 

    (2) the availability of assistance in educational planning 
 from educational institutions and other organizations; 

    (3) suggestions for studying effectively during high 
 school; 

    (4) high school courses necessary to be adequately prepared 
 for postsecondary education; 

    (5) encouragement to involve parents actively in planning 
 for all phases of education; 

    (6) information about post-high school education and 
 training opportunities existing in the state, their respective 
 missions and expectations for students, their preparation 
 requirements, admission requirements, and student placement; 

    (7) ways to evaluate and select postsecondary 
 institutions; 

    (8) the process of transferring credits among Minnesota 
 postsecondary institutions and systems; 

    (9) the costs of postsecondary education and the 
 availability of financial assistance in meeting these costs; 

    (10) the interrelationship of assistance from student 
 financial aid, public assistance, and job training programs; and 

    (11) financial planning for education beyond high school.  

    HIST: 1978 c 782 s 3; 1987 c 401 s 27; 1Sp1993 c 2 art 2 s 20; 
 1995 c 212 art 3 s 59