HF447

House File No. 447 is a bill proposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives that aims to revise existing education laws to allow high school students in grades 10, 11, and 12 to enroll in summer courses at postsecondary institutions. The bill mandates that these institutions prioritize their regular postsecondary students for course enrollment but also accommodate secondary (high school) students under specific conditions.

The bill lays out several guidelines: 1. Postsecondary institutions can promote their programs to secondary schools, students, and parents for educational purposes. 2. While typically, recruitment for such programs should not be on financial grounds, an exception is made for selected past years, allowing schools with 700 or more students in grades 10 to 12 to be solicited also on financial grounds. 3. High schools students cannot be enrolled in remedial or developmental courses through postsecondary enrollment options unless they are part of a program designed to help them earn both high school and college credits simultaneously, aiming towards a postsecondary degree or certification. 4. Once enrolled in a course, a high school student cannot be removed to make space for another student. 5. If a postsecondary student, who qualifies as a veteran, cannot enroll within the standard timelines, the institution must accommodate them even if it means enrolling them alongside a high school student in the same course. 6. High school students are also allowed to enroll in online and summer courses offered by postsecondary institutions based on the same enrollment policies applied to regular postsecondary students.

This bill facilitates greater educational opportunities for high school students, allowing them to take advanced or college-level coursework during the summer, following the procedures and priorities set by postsecondary institutions.