HF 3487 Summary

• Adds "musical theater" to the list of art forms in which the Perpich Center for Arts Education board may identify pupils with artistic talent.

• Modifies annual director reporting requirements to emphasize the Perpich Arts High School program, including course offerings, graduating students' postsecondary plans, average class size, and number of Minnesota high schools represented.

• Removes outdated reporting requirement regarding efforts to increase enrollment by 20 percent by 2019 and replaces it with reporting on arts library circulation, visitors, and staffing.

• Removes separate reporting requirement on "the impact of the center's outreach activities" and consolidates related reporting into description of the high school program and professional development activities.