1.2relating to commerce; modifying requirements for Department of Commerce
1.3licensee education;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 45.25,
1.4subdivisions 2a, 5a.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 45.25, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
1.7 Subd. 2a.
Classroom course. "Classroom course" means an educational process
1.8based on
no geographical separation of instructor and learner live or real-time instruction
1.9including, but not limited to:
1.10 (1) a course in which there is no geographic separation of instructor and learner;
1.11 (2) a course taught live that is concurrently simulcast to remote locations and where
1.12each location is monitored by a proctor; and
1.13 (3) a course taught live that is concurrently simulcast to individual students online
1.14and that includes a process to authenticate the student's identity and technology to
1.15guarantee seat time.
1.16 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 45.25, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
1.17 Subd. 5a.
Distance learning course. "Distance learning course" means an education
1.18process
, other than the courses specified in subdivision 2a, clauses (2) and (3), that is based
1.19on the geographical separation of instructor and learner. This includes, but is not limited to:
1.20 (1) an interactive Internet course
that does not meet the requirements of subdivision
1.212a, clauses (2) or (3); and
1.22 (2) a
noninteractive course taught
live by the instructor via the Internet, video, or
1.23other electronic means.