1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; requiring the Board of Trustees of Minnesota State 
1.3 	Colleges and Universities to implement a policy on awarding college credit for 
1.4 	tech-prep programs; requiring a report.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. COLLEGE CREDIT; ANOKA STEP PROGRAM.
 1.7 	By December 15, 2012, the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges 
1.8 	and Universities (MnSCU) must adopt and implement a policy to award college credit 
1.9 	to students enrolled in the Anoka STEP program in conjunction with Anoka-Hennepin 
1.10 	Technical College. The board must evaluate how college credits are awarded to students 
1.11 	enrolled in similar tech-prep or 2+2 programs offered at MnSCU colleges and report 
1.12 	on the credit award policy and the findings of the evaluation to the committees of the 
1.13 	legislature with jurisdiction over higher education finance by December 15, 2012.