1999 Minnesota Statutes

     136A.87 Planning information. 

    The office shall make available to all residents from 8th 
 grade through adulthood information about planning and preparing 
 for post-secondary opportunities.  Information must be provided 
 to all 8th grade students and their parents by January 1 of each 
 year about the need to plan for their post-secondary education.  
 The office may also provide information to high school students 
 and their parents, to adults, and to out-of-school youth.  The 
 information provided may include the following: 

    (1) the need to start planning early; 

    (2) the availability of assistance in educational planning 
 from educational institutions and other organizations; 

    (3) suggestions for studying effectively during high 
 school; 

    (4) high school courses necessary to be adequately prepared 
 for post-secondary education; 

    (5) encouragement to involve parents actively in planning 
 for all phases of education; 

    (6) information about post-high school education and 
 training opportunities existing in the state, their respective 
 missions and expectations for students, their preparation 
 requirements, admission requirements, and student placement; 

    (7) ways to evaluate and select post-secondary 
 institutions; 

    (8) the process of transferring credits among Minnesota 
 post-secondary institutions and systems; 

    (9) the costs of post-secondary education and the 
 availability of financial assistance in meeting these costs; 

    (10) the interrelationship of assistance from student 
 financial aid, public assistance, and job training programs; and 

    (11) financial planning for education beyond high school.  

    HIST: 1978 c 782 s 3; 1987 c 401 s 27; 1Sp1993 c 2 art 2 s 20; 
 1995 c 212 art 3 s 59