Minnesota SF 2769: Wadena public infrastructure grant bond issue and appropriation

Status: Referred to Finance (as of 2014-03-19)
State: Minnesota · Session: 2013-2014 · Bill: SF 2769
Subjects: Appropriations, Bonds, Cities and Towns-Specific, Employment and Economic Development Department
Sponsors: Gazelka
Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to education; establishing a Dual Enrollment Task Force; requiring a
1.3 report; appropriating money.
1.4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. DUAL ENROLLMENT TASK FORCE.
1.6 Subdivision 1.Establishment; Membership.(a) The Dual Enrollment Task Force is
1.7 established and consists of:
1.8 (1) the commissioner of the Office of Higher Education or the commissioner's designee;
1.9 (2) the commissioner of education or the commissioner's designee;
1.10 (3) the executive director of the P-20 education partnership or the executive director's
1.11 designee;
1.12 (4) two college or university presidents or representatives, one from a two-year institution
1.13 and one from a four-year institution, with knowledge of dual enrollment financing and
1.14 designated by the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities;
1.15 (5) one representative with knowledge of dual enrollment financing designated by the
1.16 Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota;
1.17 (6) one representative designated by the Tribal Nations Education Committee;
1.18 (7) one Tribal college president, university president, or representative with knowledge
1.19 of dual enrollment financing;
1.20 (8) the following members appointed by the commissioner of education:
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SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 2769NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: OUMOU VERBETEN, Coleman and Abeler)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
Introduction and first reading92303/20/2025
Referred to Education Policy
Author added Coleman111603/27/2025
Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Higher Education6389a02/26/2026
Author added Abeler660003/11/2026
Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to State and Local Government6635a03/12/2026

2.1 (i) one member of a school district board;
2.2 (ii) one member of a charter school board;
2.3 (iii) one superintendent;
2.4 (iv) two current or former dual enrollment students; one from the Minneapolis-St Paul
2.5 metropolitan area and one from greater Minnesota;
2.6 (v) one high school principal;
2.7 (vi) one representative with expertise in Minnesota's education funding mechanisms;
2.8 (vii) one high school educator teaching college courses at a high school; and
2.9 (viii) one high school counselor who advises students enrolled in college courses through
2.10 the postsecondary enrollment options (PSEO) program; and
2.11 (9) the following members appointed by the commissioner of the Office of Higher
2.12 Education:
2.13 (i) one representative from a nonprofit private postsecondary institution participating in
2.14 a dual enrollment program;
2.15 (ii) one representative from the Office of Higher Education with expertise in Minnesota's
2.16 education funding mechanisms;
2.17 (iii) one faculty member from the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system
2.18 who teaches students enrolled in college courses through the PSEO program; and
2.19 (iv) one counselor from the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system who
2.20 advises students enrolled in college courses through the PSEO program.
2.21 (b) Members of the task force must be appointed by July 1, 2026.
2.22 Subd. 2.Duties.(a) The task force must:
2.23 (1) review the funding formulas under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, and their
2.24 impact on:
2.25 (i) high schools, including resource allocation and financial incentives and disincentives;
2.26 (ii) public and private postsecondary institutions, particularly regarding the cost and
2.27 financial sustainability of courses eligible for dual credit; and
2.28 (iii) students, with a focus on equitable access and support services;
2.29 (2) analyze cost variations among postsecondary institutions, accounting for:
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3.1 (i) program-specific costs, including for courses with a laboratory requirement or career
3.2 and technical education courses;
3.3 (ii) regional cost differences between urban and rural areas;
3.4 (iii) cost differences between large and small institutions; and
3.5 (iv) administrative costs;
3.6 (3) examine the transparency and accountability of funding under Minnesota Statutes,
3.7 section 124D.09, including:
3.8 (i) data collection and reporting on how funds are used; and
3.9 (ii) oversight mechanisms to ensure efficient and effective use of funds;
3.10 (4) identify barriers to participation caused by the funding formula, particularly for
3.11 students from rural communities, low-income families, and historically marginalized groups;
3.12 (5) develop recommendations for:
3.13 (i) adjustments to the funding formula;
3.14 (ii) strategies to incentivize high schools to promote participation in dual enrollment
3.15 programs;
3.16 (iii) funding provisions for student support services, including counseling, transportation,
3.17
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