1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to postsecondary education; requiring state universities to permit secondary 
1.3 	teachers to fill vacant spots in certain courses;proposing coding for new law in 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136F.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [136F.315] GRADUATE COURSEWORK FOR CONCURRENT 
1.7 	ENROLLMENT TEACHERS.
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Notification required. (a) At the conclusion of the normal course 
1.9 	registration period for an academic term, a state university must notify school districts and 
1.10 	charter schools of a vacancy in a graduate-level course that may count toward the minimum 
1.11 	qualifications a secondary teacher needs to teach concurrent enrollment courses under 
1.12 	section 124D.09. The notification must state whether the course is offered online or in 
1.13 	person. The notification must, at a minimum, be delivered via the website required in 
1.14 	paragraph (b).
1.15 	(b) The board must establish a common website where each state university may post 
1.16 	information regarding course vacancies as required by paragraph (a). The website must be 
1.17 	accessible to school districts and charter schools and must include information for teachers 
1.18 	on how to enroll in posted courses.
1.19 		Subd. 2.Free enrollment. A state university must allow a secondary teacher to enroll 
1.20 	to fill a vacancy notified under subdivision 1. The university must waive tuition for the 
1.21 	enrolled teacher, but may charge any fee unique to the course in which the teacher enrolls.