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MN SF3097

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/22/2023

Primary Sponsor

Omar Fateh

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Origin

Senate

93rd Legislature 2023-2024

AI Summary

  • Office of Higher Education shall document, review, and analyze college admission and course placement policies, practices, and assessments used by Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system
  • Review must determine if policies have adverse economic consequences for students, hinder participation, delay graduation, or exclude students from admission, with specific focus on impacts for Indigenous students, ESL students, and students of color
  • Commissioner shall determine whether certain student groups are denied admission, disproportionately assigned to developmental courses, or delayed in educational progress, and whether policies rely too heavily on test scores or may be culturally biased
  • Commissioner shall recommend changes to existing measures, instruments, and placement practices by February 1, 2024, reporting findings to legislative committees with jurisdiction over higher education
  • Appropriation from general fund in fiscal year 2024 to the Office of Higher Education for purposes of this review (amount not specified in introduced version); appropriation is one-time only

Legislative Description

Minnesota State college placement practices review and appropriation

Last Action

Referred to Higher Education

3/22/2023

Committee Referrals

Higher Education3/22/2023

Full Bill Text

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