Bill Text: MN SF2790 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Curriculum credit equivalencies provision modification; advanced placement computer science course allowed to fulfill a mathematics or science credit requirement authorization
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-19 - Referred to Education [SF2790 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-SF2790-Introduced.html
1.2relating to education; allowing an advanced placement computer science course
1.3to fulfill a mathematics or science credit requirement;amending Minnesota
1.4Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 120B.024, subdivision 2.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 120B.024, subdivision 2,
1.7is amended to read:
1.8 Subd. 2. Credit equivalencies. (a) A one-half credit of economics taught in a
1.9school's agriculture education or business department may fulfill a one-half credit in
1.10social studies under subdivision 1, clause (5), if the credit is sufficient to satisfy all of the
1.11academic standards in economics.
1.12 (b) An agriculture science or career and technical education credit may fulfill the
1.13credit in chemistry or physics or the elective science credit required under subdivision 1,
1.14clause (4), if the credit meets the state chemistry or physics, or district biology academic
1.15standards or a combination of these academic standards as approved by the district. A
1.16student must satisfy either all of the chemistry academic standards or all of the physics
1.17academic standards prior to graduation. An agriculture science or career and technical
1.18education credit may not fulfill the required biology credit under subdivision 1, clause (4).
1.19 (c) A career and technical education credit may fulfill a mathematics or arts credit
1.20requirement under subdivision 1, clause (2) or (6).
1.21(d) An agriculture education teacher is not required to meet the requirements of
1.22Minnesota Rules, part 3505.1150, subpart 1, item B, to meet the credit equivalency
1.23requirements of paragraph (b) above.
2.1(e) An advanced placement computer science course may fulfill a mathematics or
2.2science credit requirement under subdivision 1, clause (2) or (4).
2.3EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for the 2014-2015 school year and
2.4later.
1.3to fulfill a mathematics or science credit requirement;amending Minnesota
1.4Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 120B.024, subdivision 2.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 120B.024, subdivision 2,
1.7is amended to read:
1.8 Subd. 2. Credit equivalencies. (a) A one-half credit of economics taught in a
1.9school's agriculture education or business department may fulfill a one-half credit in
1.10social studies under subdivision 1, clause (5), if the credit is sufficient to satisfy all of the
1.11academic standards in economics.
1.12 (b) An agriculture science or career and technical education credit may fulfill the
1.13credit in chemistry or physics or the elective science credit required under subdivision 1,
1.14clause (4), if the credit meets the state chemistry or physics, or district biology academic
1.15standards or a combination of these academic standards as approved by the district. A
1.16student must satisfy either all of the chemistry academic standards or all of the physics
1.17academic standards prior to graduation. An agriculture science or career and technical
1.18education credit may not fulfill the required biology credit under subdivision 1, clause (4).
1.19 (c) A career and technical education credit may fulfill a mathematics or arts credit
1.20requirement under subdivision 1, clause (2) or (6).
1.21(d) An agriculture education teacher is not required to meet the requirements of
1.22Minnesota Rules, part 3505.1150, subpart 1, item B, to meet the credit equivalency
1.23requirements of paragraph (b) above.
2.1(e) An advanced placement computer science course may fulfill a mathematics or
2.2science credit requirement under subdivision 1, clause (2) or (4).
2.3EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for the 2014-2015 school year and
2.4later.
