1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; requiring an assessment of the effectiveness of the 
1.3 	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities in meeting the needs of adult learners; 
1.4 	requiring a report; appropriating money.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. ADULT LEARNER ASSESSMENTS.
 1.7 		Subdivision 1.Assessments. The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges 
1.8 	and Universities shall administer at each institution the Adult Learner 360 assessment from 
1.9 	the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning to evaluate success in meeting the needs 
1.10 	of adult learners.
1.11 		Subd. 2.Report. By January 15, 2021, the Board of Trustees shall report to the chairs 
1.12 	and ranking members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over higher education 
1.13 	on the results of the assessments, including for each institution:
1.14 	(1) strengths identified by the assessment and institutional efforts to build on those 
1.15 	strengths;
1.16 	(2) challenges identified by the assessment and specific strategies to address those 
1.17 	challenges;
1.18 	(3) disconnects between the institution and its adult learners identified by the assessment 
1.19 	and specific strategies to address these disconnects; and
1.20 	(4) how the institution compares to other institutions serving adult learners.

2.1 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.
 2.2 	$200,000 in fiscal year 2020 is appropriated from the general fund to the Board of 
2.3 	Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities for the assessments in section 1.