Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota House Bill HF2710 Compare Versions

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1	1	1.1 A bill for an act
2	2	1.2 relating to economic development; providing test and professional licensure
3	3	1.3 preparation services; requiring reports; appropriating money; proposing coding
4	4	1.4 for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116J.
5	5	1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
6	6	1.6 Section 1. [116J.9927] PREPARE MINNESOTA.
7	7	1.7 Subdivision 1.Establishment.(a) The commissioner must establish and administer a
8	8	1.8comprehensive test and professional licensure program that must be provided at no cost to
9	9	1.9students at public higher education institutions and dislocated workers as defined in section
10	10	1.10116L.17.
11	11	1.11 (b) The program must, at a minimum, offer students and dislocated workers test
12	12	1.12preparation services for the Medical College Admission Test, Law School Admission Test,
13	13	1.13Graduate Record Examination, Graduate Management Admission Test, and other preparation
14	14	1.14programs for professional exams, including but not limited to the areas of nursing, teaching,
15	15	1.15real estate, securities, and law. The program must, at a minimum, also provide preparation
16	16	1.16for the Securities Industry Essentials exam, a Financial Paraplanner Qualified Professional
17	17	1.17exam, and a Wealth Management Specialist exam.
18	18	1.18 Subd. 2.Vendors.The commissioner must procure and contract with a vendor to provide
19	19	1.19comprehensive test and professional licensure preparation services.
20	20	1.20 Subd. 3.Priority of recipients.If money is insufficient to provide comprehensive test
21	21	1.21and professional licensure preparation to all students or dislocated workers seeking to
22	22	1.22participate in the program, the commissioner may prioritize offering the services to recipients
23	23	1.23of a state grant under section 136A.121.
24	24	1Section 1.
25	25	REVISOR SS/DG 25-0221503/05/25
26	26	State of Minnesota
27	27	This Document can be made available
28	28	in alternative formats upon request
29	29	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
30	30	H. F. No. 2710
31	31	NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
32	32	Authored by Stephenson and Baker03/24/2025
33	33	The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy 2.1 Subd. 4.Reporting.(a) By February 15 of each year, the commissioner must submit a
34	34	2.2report on the details of the program under this section to the legislative committees with
35	35	2.3jurisdiction over higher education finance and policy. The report must include the following
36	36	2.4information:
37	37	2.5 (1) research and analysis on the effectiveness and impact of the program that considers
38	38	2.6the following:
39	39	2.7 (i) recruitment and retention of students at eligible institutions;
40	40	2.8 (ii) the number of students who remain in Minnesota after graduating; and
41	41	2.9 (iii) the long-term value the program offers to students;
42	42	2.10 (2) the number of students who participated in the program in the prior academic year;
43	43	2.11and
44	44	2.12 (3) updated spending projections for the program.
45	45	2.13 (b) Institutions with students participating in the program must provide information to
46	46	2.14the commissioner annually to facilitate reporting.
47	47	2.15 Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.
48	48	2.16 $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from
49	49	2.17the workforce development fund to the commissioner of employment and economic
50	50	2.18development to establish and administer a comprehensive test and professional licensure
51	51	2.19preparation program under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.9927.
52	52	2Sec. 2.
53	53	REVISOR SS/DG 25-0221503/05/25