Bill Text: MN SF410 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Adult high school diploma requirements standardized and standard adult high school diploma advisory task force establishment
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-20 - Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Finance [SF410 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-SF410-Engrossed.html
1.2relating to education; standardizing requirements for an adult high school
1.3diploma; establishing an advisory task force; authorizing rulemaking;amending
1.4Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.52, by adding a subdivision.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.52, is amended by adding a
1.7subdivision to read:
1.8 Subd. 8. Standard high school diploma for adults. (a) The commissioner shall
1.9adopt rules for providing a standard adult high school diploma to persons who:
1.10(1) are not eligible for kindergarten through grade 12 services;
1.11(2) do not have a high school diploma; and
1.12(3) successfully complete an adult basic education program of instruction approved
1.13by the commissioner of education necessary to earn an adult high school diploma.
1.14(b) Persons participating in an approved adult basic education program of instruction
1.15must demonstrate proficiency in a standard set of competencies that reflect the knowledge
1.16and skills sufficient to ensure that postsecondary programs and institutions and potential
1.17employers regard persons with a standard high school diploma and persons with a standard
1.18adult high school diploma as equally well prepared and qualified graduates. Approved
1.19adult basic education programs of instruction under this subdivision must issue a standard
1.20adult high school diploma to persons who successfully demonstrate proficiency in the
1.21competencies, knowledge, and skills required by the program.
1.22EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2014.
2.1 Sec. 2. STANDARD ADULT HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA ADVISORY TASK
2.2FORCE.
2.3 Subdivision 1. Establishment. The commissioner of education shall appoint a
2.4nine-member advisory task force to recommend programmatic requirements for adult
2.5basic education programs of instruction leading to a standard adult high school diploma
2.6under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.52, subdivision 8.
2.7 Subd. 2. Membership. The commissioner of education must appoint representatives
2.8from the following organizations to the task force by July 1, 2013:
2.9(1) one employee of the Department of Education with expertise in adult basic
2.10education;
2.11(2) five administrators and secondary teachers with expertise in development of
2.12education curriculum from local adult basic education programs located in rural, suburban,
2.13and urban areas of the state, at least one of whom represents Literacy Action network;
2.14(3) one employee of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities with expertise
2.15in adult basic education;
2.16(4) one employee of the Department of Employment and Economic Development
2.17with expertise in adult basic education and employment; and
2.18(5) one member of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce familiar with adult basic
2.19education programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.52.
2.20 Subd. 3. Duties. The duties of the task force shall include:
2.21(1) reviewing "Minnesota Adult Secondary Credential: a Student Strategy for
2.22Workforce Readiness and Individual Prosperity," a report submitted in 2012 by the
2.23Minnesota Adult Secondary Task Force, and other relevant materials; and
2.24(2) developing specific criteria to be used in awarding the new adult diploma.
2.25 Subd. 4. First meeting. The commissioner of education must convene the first
2.26meeting of the task force by August 1, 2013.
2.27 Subd. 5. Chair. The commissioner shall appoint a chair.
2.28 Subd. 6. Compensation. Task force members are not eligible for compensation or
2.29reimbursement for expenses related to task force activities.
2.30 Subd. 7. Assistance. The commissioner, upon request, must provide technical
2.31assistance to task force members.
2.32 Subd. 8. Report. By February 1, 2014, the task force must submit its
2.33recommendations to the commissioner of education for providing a standard adult high
2.34school diploma to persons who are not eligible for kindergarten through grade 12 services,
2.35who do not have a high school diploma, and who successfully complete an approved adult
2.36basic education program of instruction necessary to earn an adult high school diploma.
3.1The commissioner must consider these recommendations when adopting rules under
3.2Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.52, subdivision 8.
3.3 Subd. 9. Sunset. The task force sunsets the day after submitting its report under
3.4subdivision 8, or February 2, 2014, whichever is earlier.
3.5EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
1.3diploma; establishing an advisory task force; authorizing rulemaking;amending
1.4Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.52, by adding a subdivision.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.52, is amended by adding a
1.7subdivision to read:
1.8 Subd. 8. Standard high school diploma for adults. (a) The commissioner shall
1.9adopt rules for providing a standard adult high school diploma to persons who:
1.10(1) are not eligible for kindergarten through grade 12 services;
1.11(2) do not have a high school diploma; and
1.12(3) successfully complete an adult basic education program of instruction approved
1.13by the commissioner of education necessary to earn an adult high school diploma.
1.14(b) Persons participating in an approved adult basic education program of instruction
1.15must demonstrate proficiency in a standard set of competencies that reflect the knowledge
1.16and skills sufficient to ensure that postsecondary programs and institutions and potential
1.17employers regard persons with a standard high school diploma and persons with a standard
1.18adult high school diploma as equally well prepared and qualified graduates. Approved
1.19adult basic education programs of instruction under this subdivision must issue a standard
1.20adult high school diploma to persons who successfully demonstrate proficiency in the
1.21competencies, knowledge, and skills required by the program.
1.22EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2014.
2.1 Sec. 2. STANDARD ADULT HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA ADVISORY TASK
2.2FORCE.
2.3 Subdivision 1. Establishment. The commissioner of education shall appoint a
2.4nine-member advisory task force to recommend programmatic requirements for adult
2.5basic education programs of instruction leading to a standard adult high school diploma
2.6under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.52, subdivision 8.
2.7 Subd. 2. Membership. The commissioner of education must appoint representatives
2.8from the following organizations to the task force by July 1, 2013:
2.9(1) one employee of the Department of Education with expertise in adult basic
2.10education;
2.11(2) five administrators and secondary teachers with expertise in development of
2.12education curriculum from local adult basic education programs located in rural, suburban,
2.13and urban areas of the state, at least one of whom represents Literacy Action network;
2.14(3) one employee of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities with expertise
2.15in adult basic education;
2.16(4) one employee of the Department of Employment and Economic Development
2.17with expertise in adult basic education and employment; and
2.18(5) one member of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce familiar with adult basic
2.19education programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.52.
2.20 Subd. 3. Duties. The duties of the task force shall include:
2.21(1) reviewing "Minnesota Adult Secondary Credential: a Student Strategy for
2.22Workforce Readiness and Individual Prosperity," a report submitted in 2012 by the
2.23Minnesota Adult Secondary Task Force, and other relevant materials; and
2.24(2) developing specific criteria to be used in awarding the new adult diploma.
2.25 Subd. 4. First meeting. The commissioner of education must convene the first
2.26meeting of the task force by August 1, 2013.
2.27 Subd. 5. Chair. The commissioner shall appoint a chair.
2.28 Subd. 6. Compensation. Task force members are not eligible for compensation or
2.29reimbursement for expenses related to task force activities.
2.30 Subd. 7. Assistance. The commissioner, upon request, must provide technical
2.31assistance to task force members.
2.32 Subd. 8. Report. By February 1, 2014, the task force must submit its
2.33recommendations to the commissioner of education for providing a standard adult high
2.34school diploma to persons who are not eligible for kindergarten through grade 12 services,
2.35who do not have a high school diploma, and who successfully complete an approved adult
2.36basic education program of instruction necessary to earn an adult high school diploma.
3.1The commissioner must consider these recommendations when adopting rules under
3.2Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.52, subdivision 8.
3.3 Subd. 9. Sunset. The task force sunsets the day after submitting its report under
3.4subdivision 8, or February 2, 2014, whichever is earlier.
3.5EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
