1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 2025 as follows:
1.2Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

1.3    "Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 124D.09, subdivision 3, is amended to
1.4read:
1.5    Subd. 3. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the
1.6meanings given to them.
1.7(a) "Eligible institution" means a Minnesota public postsecondary institution,
1.8an intermediate school district, a private, nonprofit two-year trade and technical school
1.9granting associate degrees, an opportunities industrialization center accredited by the
1.10North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, or a private, residential, two-year or
1.11four-year, liberal arts, degree-granting college or university located in Minnesota.
1.12(b) "Course" means a course or program.

1.13    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 124D.09, subdivision 5, is
1.14amended to read:
1.15    Subd. 5. Authorization; notification. (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the
1.16contrary, an 11th or 12th grade pupil enrolled in a school or an American Indian-controlled
1.17tribal contract or grant school eligible for aid under section 124D.83, except a foreign
1.18exchange pupil enrolled in a district under a cultural exchange program, may apply to an
1.19eligible institution, as defined in subdivision 3, to enroll in nonsectarian academic and
1.20career and technical courses offered by that postsecondary institution.
1.21(b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a 9th or 10th grade pupil enrolled
1.22in a district or an American Indian-controlled tribal contract or grant school eligible for
1.23aid under section 124D.83, except a foreign exchange pupil enrolled in a district under a
1.24cultural exchange program, may apply to enroll in nonsectarian academic and career and
1.25technical courses offered under subdivision 10, if after all 11th and 12th grade students
1.26have applied for a course, additional students are necessary to offer the course.
2.1(c) If an institution accepts a secondary pupil for enrollment under this section, the
2.2institution shall send written notice to the pupil, the pupil's school or school district, and
2.3the commissioner within ten days of acceptance. The notice must indicate the course
2.4and hours of enrollment of that pupil. If the pupil enrolls in a course for postsecondary
2.5credit, the institution must notify the pupil about payment in the customary manner used
2.6by the institution.
2.7EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for the 2012-2013 school year and
2.8later.

2.9    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 124D.09, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
2.10    Subd. 9. Enrollment priority. A postsecondary institution shall give priority to
2.11its postsecondary students when enrolling 11th and 12th grade pupils in its courses. A
2.12postsecondary institution may provide information about its programs to a secondary
2.13school or to a pupil or parent, but it may not advertise or otherwise recruit or solicit
2.14the participation of secondary pupils to enroll in its programs on financial grounds.
2.15An institution must not enroll secondary pupils, for postsecondary enrollment options
2.16purposes, in remedial, developmental, or other courses that are not college level. Once a
2.17pupil has been enrolled in a postsecondary course under this section, the pupil shall not
2.18be displaced by another student.

2.19    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 124D.09, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
2.20    Subd. 10. Courses according to agreements. (a) An eligible pupil, according to
2.21subdivision 5, may enroll in a nonsectarian academic or career and technical course taught
2.22by a secondary teacher or a postsecondary faculty member and offered at a secondary
2.23school, or another location, according to an agreement between a public school board and
2.24the governing body of an eligible public postsecondary system or an eligible private
2.25postsecondary institution, as defined in subdivision 3. All provisions of this section shall
2.26apply to a pupil, public school board, district, and the governing body of a postsecondary
2.27institution, except as otherwise provided.
2.28(b) Participating public school boards, districts, and eligible institutions may enter
2.29into an academic and career and technical education joint partnership with local or regional
2.30businesses or other entrepreneurs to help interested students pursue both academic and
2.31career and technical courses leading to an industry credential and a successful transition to
2.32postsecondary career and college education.
3.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for the 2012-2013 school year and
3.2later.

3.3    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 124D.09, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
3.4    Subd. 12. Credits. A pupil may enroll in a course under this section for either
3.5secondary credit or postsecondary credit. At the time a pupil enrolls in a course, the pupil
3.6shall designate whether the course is for secondary or postsecondary credit. A pupil taking
3.7several courses may designate some for secondary credit and some for postsecondary
3.8credit. A pupil must not audit a course under this section.
3.9A district shall grant academic credit to a pupil enrolled in a course for secondary
3.10credit if the pupil successfully completes the course. Seven quarter or four semester
3.11college credits equal at least one full year of high school credit. Fewer college credits may
3.12be prorated. A district must also grant academic credit to a pupil enrolled in a course for
3.13postsecondary credit if secondary credit is requested by a pupil. If no comparable course is
3.14offered by the district, the district must, as soon as possible, notify the commissioner, who
3.15shall determine the number of credits that shall be granted to a pupil who successfully
3.16completes a course. If a comparable course is offered by the district, the school board
3.17shall grant a comparable number of credits to the pupil. If there is a dispute between the
3.18district and the pupil regarding the number of credits granted for a particular course, the
3.19pupil may appeal the board's decision to the commissioner. The commissioner's decision
3.20regarding the number of credits shall be final.
3.21The secondary credits granted to a pupil must be counted toward the graduation
3.22requirements and subject area requirements of the district. Evidence of successful
3.23completion of each course and secondary credits granted must be included in the pupil's
3.24secondary school record. A pupil shall provide the school with a copy of the pupil's grade
3.25in each course taken for secondary credit under this section. Upon the request of a pupil,
3.26the pupil's secondary school record must also include evidence of successful completion
3.27and credits granted for a course taken for postsecondary credit. In either case, the record
3.28must indicate that the credits were earned at a postsecondary institution.
3.29If a pupil enrolls in a postsecondary institution after leaving secondary school, the
3.30postsecondary institution must award postsecondary credit for any course successfully
3.31completed for secondary credit at that institution. Other postsecondary institutions may
3.32award, after a pupil leaves secondary school, postsecondary credit for any courses
3.33successfully completed under this section. An institution may not charge a pupil for
3.34the award of credit.
4.1The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and
4.2the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota must, and private nonprofit and
4.3proprietary postsecondary institutions should, award postsecondary credit for any
4.4successfully completed courses in a program certified by the National Alliance of
4.5Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships offered according to an agreement under subdivision
4.610.

4.7    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 124D.09, subdivision 24, is amended to read:
4.8    Subd. 24. Limit; state obligation. The provisions of subdivisions 13, 19, and
4.922, and 23 shall not apply for any postsecondary courses in which a pupil is enrolled in
4.10addition to being enrolled full time in that pupil's district or for any postsecondary course
4.11in which a pupil is enrolled for postsecondary credit. The pupil is enrolled full time if
4.12the pupil attends credit-bearing classes in the high school or high school program for
4.13all of the available hours of instruction.
4.14EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for the 2012-2013 school year and
4.15later.

4.16    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 135A.101, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
4.17    Subdivision 1. Requirements for participation. To participate in the postsecondary
4.18enrollment options program, a college or university must abide by the provisions in this
4.19section. The institution may provide information about its programs to a secondary school
4.20or to a pupil or parent, but may not recruit or solicit participation on financial grounds.

4.21    Sec. 8. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ADVISORY TASK FORCE.
4.22(a) A career and technical education advisory task force is established to develop
4.23recommendations for better integrating career and technical education into K-12
4.24curriculum and instruction, improving teachers' ability to help students prepare for
4.25college and careers by measures that include increasing the number of teachers with a
4.26master's degree in a content area directly related to the teachers' teaching assignment, and
4.27successfully meeting 21st century challenges through a more comprehensive approach
4.28to K-12 education that includes expanded work-based learning opportunities and
4.29opportunities for 9th and 10th grade students to participate in postsecondary enrollment
4.30options under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09. The advisory task force must at least
4.31examine the role of school administrators, teachers, policy makers, and others in:
4.32(1) expecting career and technical education to provide students with high levels of
4.33skills and academic proficiency;
5.1(2) using career and technical education to improve students' math scores;
5.2(3) understanding how the federal No Child Left Behind Act limits students' ability
5.3to pursue career and technical education; and
5.4(4) remedying the absence of and need for access to tools and equipment to provide
5.5students with hands-on learning.
5.6(b) Advisory task force members must include representatives of the following
5.7entities selected by that entity: the Minnesota Association of Career and Technical
5.8Administrators; University of Minnesota and Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
5.9faculty working to develop career and technical educators in Minnesota; the National
5.10Research Center for Career and Technical Education; the Minnesota Department of
5.11Education; the Minnesota Board of Teaching, the Minnesota Association of Colleges for
5.12Teacher Education; and any other representatives selected by the task force members. The
5.13education commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, must convene the task force.
5.14The commissioner may reimburse task force members from the education department's
5.15current operating budget for expenses related to task force activities but task force
5.16members are not eligible for compensation.
5.17(c) The commissioner, upon request, must provide technical assistance to the task
5.18force.
5.19(d) The task force must submit its recommendations under this section to the K-12
5.20education committees of the legislature by February 15, 2013.
5.21EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

5.22    Sec. 9. REPEALER.
5.23Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 124D.09, subdivision 23, is repealed effective
5.24for the 2012-2013 school year and later."
5.25Amend the title accordingly