Bill Text: MN HF3008 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Online learning enrollment notice required.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-12 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Education Policy [HF3008 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-HF3008-Introduced.html
1.2relating to education; requiring notice to be given to enroll in online learning;
1.3amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.095, subdivision 3.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.095, subdivision 3, is amended to
1.6read:
1.7 Subd. 3. Authorization; notice; limitations on enrollment. (a) A student may
1.8apply for full-time enrollment in an approved online learning program under section
1.9124D.03
,
124D.08 , or
124D.10 . Notwithstanding sections
124D.03 ,
124D.08 , and
1.10124D.10
, procedures for enrolling in supplemental online learning are as provided in
1.11this subdivision. A student age 17 or younger must have the written consent of a parent
1.12or guardian to apply. No school district or charter school may prohibit a student from
1.13applying to enroll in online learning. In order to enroll in online learning, the student
1.14and the student's parents must submit an application to the online learning provider and
1.15identify the student's reason for enrolling. An online learning provider that accepts a
1.16student under this section must notify the student and the enrolling district in writing
1.17within ten days if the enrolling district is not the online learning provider. The student and
1.18the student's parent must notify the online learning provider of the student's intent to enroll
1.19in online learning within ten days of being accepted, at which time the student and the
1.20student's parent must sign a statement indicating that they have reviewed the online course
1.21or program and understand the expectations of enrolling in online learning. The online
1.22learning provider must use a form provided by the department to notify the enrolling
1.23district by May 31 of each year of the student's application to enroll in online learning the
1.24following school year. A student is bound by the notice or lack of notice given by May 31.
2.1 (b) The supplemental online learning notice to the enrolling district when a student
2.2applies to the online learning provider must be submitted by May 31 of each year and will
2.3include the courses or program, credits to be awarded, and the start date of the online
2.4course or program the following school year. An online learning provider must make
2.5available the supplemental online course syllabus to the enrolling district. Within 15 days
2.6after the online learning provider makes information in this paragraph available to the
2.7enrolling district, the enrolling district must notify the online provider whether the student,
2.8the student's parent, and the enrolling district agree or disagree that the course meets the
2.9enrolling district's graduation requirements. A student may enroll in a supplemental online
2.10learning courseup to the midpoint of the enrolling district's term only if notice was given
2.11to the enrolling district by May 31 of the student's intent to enroll for the following school
2.12year. The enrolling district may waive this requirement for special circumstances and with
2.13the agreement of the online provider. An online learning course or program that meets
2.14or exceeds a graduation standard or the grade progression requirement of the enrolling
2.15district as described in the provider's online course syllabus meets the corresponding
2.16graduation requirements applicable to the student in the enrolling district. If the enrolling
2.17district does not agree that the course or program meets its graduation requirements, then:
2.18(1) the enrolling district must make available an explanation of its decision to the
2.19student, the student's parent, and the online provider; and
2.20(2) the online provider may make available a response to the enrolling district,
2.21showing how the course or program meets the graduation requirements of the enrolling
2.22district.
2.23 (c) An online learning provider must notify the commissioner that it is delivering
2.24online learning and report the number of online learning students it accepts and the online
2.25learning courses and programs it delivers.
2.26 (d) An online learning provider may limit enrollment if the provider's school board
2.27or board of directors adopts by resolution specific standards for accepting and rejecting
2.28students' applications.
2.29 (e) An enrolling district may reduce an online learning student's regular classroom
2.30instructional membership in proportion to the student's membership in online learning
2.31courses.
2.32 (f) The online provider must report or make available information on an individual
2.33student's progress and accumulated credit to the student, the student's parent, and the
2.34enrolling district in a manner specified by the commissioner unless the enrolling district
2.35and the online provider agree to a different form of notice and notify the commissioner.
3.1The enrolling district must designate a contact person to help facilitate and monitor the
3.2student's academic progress and accumulated credits towards graduation.
3.3EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
1.3amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.095, subdivision 3.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.095, subdivision 3, is amended to
1.6read:
1.7 Subd. 3. Authorization; notice; limitations on enrollment. (a) A student may
1.8apply for full-time enrollment in an approved online learning program under section
1.11this subdivision. A student age 17 or younger must have the written consent of a parent
1.12or guardian to apply. No school district or charter school may prohibit a student from
1.13applying to enroll in online learning. In order to enroll in online learning, the student
1.14and the student's parents must submit an application to the online learning provider and
1.15identify the student's reason for enrolling. An online learning provider that accepts a
1.16student under this section must notify the student and the enrolling district in writing
1.17within ten days if the enrolling district is not the online learning provider. The student and
1.18the student's parent must notify the online learning provider of the student's intent to enroll
1.19in online learning within ten days of being accepted, at which time the student and the
1.20student's parent must sign a statement indicating that they have reviewed the online course
1.21or program and understand the expectations of enrolling in online learning. The online
1.22learning provider must use a form provided by the department to notify the enrolling
1.23district by May 31 of each year of the student's application to enroll in online learning the
1.24following school year. A student is bound by the notice or lack of notice given by May 31.
2.1 (b) The supplemental online learning notice to the enrolling district when a student
2.2applies to the online learning provider must be submitted by May 31 of each year and will
2.3include the courses or program, credits to be awarded, and the start date of the online
2.4course or program the following school year. An online learning provider must make
2.5available the supplemental online course syllabus to the enrolling district. Within 15 days
2.6after the online learning provider makes information in this paragraph available to the
2.7enrolling district, the enrolling district must notify the online provider whether the student,
2.8the student's parent, and the enrolling district agree or disagree that the course meets the
2.9enrolling district's graduation requirements. A student may enroll in a supplemental online
2.10learning course
2.11to the enrolling district by May 31 of the student's intent to enroll for the following school
2.12year. The enrolling district may waive this requirement for special circumstances and with
2.13the agreement of the online provider. An online learning course or program that meets
2.14or exceeds a graduation standard or the grade progression requirement of the enrolling
2.15district as described in the provider's online course syllabus meets the corresponding
2.16graduation requirements applicable to the student in the enrolling district. If the enrolling
2.17district does not agree that the course or program meets its graduation requirements, then:
2.18(1) the enrolling district must make available an explanation of its decision to the
2.19student, the student's parent, and the online provider; and
2.20(2) the online provider may make available a response to the enrolling district,
2.21showing how the course or program meets the graduation requirements of the enrolling
2.22district.
2.23 (c) An online learning provider must notify the commissioner that it is delivering
2.24online learning and report the number of online learning students it accepts and the online
2.25learning courses and programs it delivers.
2.26 (d) An online learning provider may limit enrollment if the provider's school board
2.27or board of directors adopts by resolution specific standards for accepting and rejecting
2.28students' applications.
2.29 (e) An enrolling district may reduce an online learning student's regular classroom
2.30instructional membership in proportion to the student's membership in online learning
2.31courses.
2.32 (f) The online provider must report or make available information on an individual
2.33student's progress and accumulated credit to the student, the student's parent, and the
2.34enrolling district in a manner specified by the commissioner unless the enrolling district
2.35and the online provider agree to a different form of notice and notify the commissioner.
3.1The enrolling district must designate a contact person to help facilitate and monitor the
3.2student's academic progress and accumulated credits towards graduation.
3.3EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
