1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to education finance; establishing an academic acceleration pilot program;
1.3 requiring a report; appropriating money.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. ACADEMIC ACCELERATION PILOT PROGRAM.
1.6 Subdivision 1.Pilot program established.The commissioner of education must establish
1.7a pilot program to increase access to advanced coursework in six school districts or charter
1.8schools during the 2026-2027 to 2028-2029 school years.
1.9 Subd. 2.Definitions.(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the
1.10meanings given them.
1.11 (b) "Advanced coursework" means an advanced placement course, postsecondary
1.12enrollment options course including a concurrent enrollment course, or honors course.
1.13 (c) "Participant" means a school district or charter school selected to participate in the
1.14pilot program.
1.15 Subd. 3.Automatic enrollment.(a) A participant must adopt an automatic enrollment
1.16policy at one or more school sites that meets the minimum requirements of this subdivision.
1.17A participant may adopt additional eligibility criteria for students to participate in the
1.18academic acceleration policy so long as the criteria does not create inequities among student
1.19groups in the advanced coursework.
1.20 (b) The policy must require automatic enrollment in advanced coursework in language
1.21arts, mathematics, or science if the student meets eligibility criteria. A student is eligible
1.22for automatic enrollment if the student meets or exceeds the state standard on the applicable
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REVISOR CR/MI 25-0165301/02/25
State of Minnesota
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NINETY-FOURTH SESSION 2.1eighth grade or high school statewide assessment, or earns the highest grade available in a
2.2course in the applicable subject matter in the preceding school year. The subject matter of
2.3the advanced coursework in which a student is automatically enrolled depends on the content
2.4area or areas of assessment where the student has met or exceeded the state standard.
2.5 (c) The policy must provide the parent of a student automatically enrolled in a course
2.6an opportunity to opt the student out of the academic acceleration policy and enroll the
2.7student in an alternative course or program.
2.8 Subd. 4.Participation requirements.A participant must:
2.9 (1) prioritize recruiting teachers of color with the training necessary to teach advanced
2.10placement courses or graduate credits necessary to teach secondary school courses for
2.11postsecondary credit, or providing teachers of color with opportunities to obtain the necessary
2.12training or graduate credits at no cost;
2.13 (2) notify a parent or guardian at least two weeks before the start of the school year that
2.14a student has been automatically enrolled in advanced coursework for that school term under
2.15the district policy. The notice must include information about the benefits of advanced
2.16coursework, the district's automatic enrollment policy, and the courses available to students
2.17leading to dual credit and advanced placement. The information must be available in the
2.18three most common languages in the district;
2.19 (3) identify tutoring and other academic supports available to students having difficulty
2.20in advanced coursework; and
2.21 (4) collect and report to the commissioner in the form and manner determined by the
2.22commissioner disaggregated data on the number of students who are eligible for automatic
2.23enrollment, who opt out or drop the course, who complete an advanced placement course
2.24but do not take the assessment, who take the advanced placement assessment but do not
2.25pass, and who pass an advanced placement assessment.
2.26 Subd. 5.Application process.(a) A district applying to participate in the pilot program
2.27must submit an application to the commissioner in the form and manner determined by the
2.28commissioner. The application must identify how state grant funds would be used to increase
2.29access to advanced coursework.
2.30 (b) The commissioner must notify participants of their selection by January 1, 2026. At
2.31least one participating district must have a high percentage of American Indian students.
2.32When selecting the remaining five participants, the commissioner must, to the extent
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REVISOR CR/MI 25-0165301/02/25 3.1practicable, ensure the rollout sites represent urban school districts, suburban school districts,
3.2nonurban school districts, and charter schools. The commissioner may also consider:
3.3 (1) the availability of advanced coursework to current students;
3.4 (2) the number of enrolled students currently participating in advanced coursework; and
3.5 (3) the number of enrolled students eligible for free and reduced-price meals.
3.6 Subd. 6.Grant uses.Participants must use grant funds to pay for advanced placement
3.7fees for all students automatically enrolled in an advanced placement course. A district may
3.8use grant funds for the following eligible expenses:
3.9 (1) training for teachers to teach advanced placement courses or secondary school courses
3.10for postsecondary credit;
3.11 (2) textbooks and other instructional materials;
3.12 (3) tutoring for students enrolled in advanced coursework;
3.13 (4) administrative expenses, including expenses related to data collection and reporting
3.14and family engagement; and
3.15 (5) notwithstanding any law to the contrary, bonuses for teachers based on the number
3.16of students who pass advanced placement exams.
3.17 Subd. 7.State report.(a) By January 1, 2030, the commissioner of education must
3.18submit a report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten through
3.19grade 12 education on the pilot program.
3.20 (b) The report must include the following information:
3.21 (1) the number of students who were eligible for advanced coursework under the pilot
3.22program, and of those students, the number of students who enrolled in advanced coursework
3.23and the number of students who did not enroll in advanced coursework; the number of
3.24students who completed advanced coursework; and the number of students who did not
3.25complete advanced coursework. The data must be disaggregated by race and ethnicity,
3.26eligibility for free or reduced-price meals, and special education status;
3.27 (2) the number of teachers providing instruction in advanced coursework, including the
3.28number of teachers recruited to teach advanced coursework. The data must be disaggregated
3.29by race and ethnicity;
3.30 (3) the advanced coursework students were automatically enrolled in; and
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REVISOR CR/MI 25-0165301/02/25 4.1 (4) feedback provided by participating districts on the implementation of the pilot
4.2program.
4.3 (c) The report must include recommendations to the legislature on the implementation
4.4of a statewide academic acceleration program.
4.5 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
4.6 Sec. 2. APPROPRIATIONS.
4.7 Subdivision 1.Department of Education.The sums indicated in this section are
4.8appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
4.9designated.
4.10 Subd. 2.Academic acceleration pilot program.(a) For the academic acceleration pilot
4.11program:
2026............4.12 $
2027............4.13 $
4.14 (b) The department may retain up to 15 percent of the appropriation to create an
4.15application for the pilot program, administer the grant, and report to the legislature on the
4.16pilot program.
4.17 (c) This appropriation does not cancel but is available until June 30, 2029.
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