MN SF430

Commissioner of education shall convene a working group on concurrent enrollment with members including state education officials, legislators, postsecondary faculty and administrators, school district representatives, parents, and students.

Working group shall review differences between concurrent enrollment courses and equivalent postsecondary courses regarding course outlines, final exams, grading scales, and exam frequency.

Working group shall examine student eligibility requirements, course prerequisites, credit transfer acceptance across institutions, course frequency, charging methods, and faculty compensation and workload.

Working group shall make recommendations including legislative proposals to improve consistency of concurrent enrollment programs across the state.

Working group must submit report to education commissioner by January 15, 2016, with commissioner submitting written report to legislature by February 15, 2016; costs paid from Department of Education and participating postsecondary institutions' current operating budgets.