Bill Text: MN SF952 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: 13th grade pilot project establishment and appropriation
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-14 - Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Finance [SF952 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-SF952-Engrossed.html
1.2relating to education; establishing a 13th grade pilot project; appropriating money.
1.3BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.4 Section 1. 13TH GRADE PILOT PROJECT.
1.5 Subdivision 1. Establishment. A 13th grade pilot project is established as
1.6an education and employability solution for young adults who are unemployed,
1.7underemployed, not enrolled in postsecondary education, and do not have a defined career
1.8pathway. The 13th grade is a 12-month nonresidential college readiness and career
1.9pathways employability program focused on the academic, technical, and soft-skill
1.10building of disconnected young adults.
1.11 Subd. 2. Pilot project. (a) The commissioner of education shall develop a
1.12one-year 13th grade pilot project, with one site being operated by the Minneapolis Urban
1.13League. The commissioner must select the pilot sites by December 1, 2013. Interested
1.14organizations may submit an application to the commissioner, in the form and manner
1.15prescribed by the commissioner, including a detailed budget plan and how their program
1.16meets the criteria under paragraph (b).
1.17(b) The pilot sites must:
1.18(1) use a community-based requirement model accepting referrals from community
1.19members, faith organizations, educational partners, and other stakeholders;
1.20(2) have a program cohort of 50 young adults for each site;
1.21(3) use the following criteria to select program participants:
1.22(i) the results of a comprehensive career, academic, and personal assessment;
1.23(ii) demonstrated commitment to the program;
1.24(iii) written literacy, verbal comprehension, numeracy, and computer skills;
2.1(iv) staff interviews; and
2.2(v) program shadowing;
2.3(4) provide an individualized participant assessment at the three-month, six-month,
2.4nine-month, and 12-month marks;
2.5(5) allow for participants to leave the program once the desired skills are achieved
2.6based on their individualized assessment results; and
2.7(6) provide wrap-around services, including physical and mental health assessments
2.8and referral to support services.
2.9 Subd. 3. Report. The pilot sites must report the outcomes of their program to the
2.10commissioner by February 1, 2015. The report must include, at a minimum, number
2.11of young adults served, the length of participation in the program, the chosen career
2.12pathways of program participants, and results of the National Career Readiness Credential
2.13assessment. The commissioner must report program results to the education committees
2.14of the legislature by March 1, 2015.
2.15 Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.
2.16 Subdivision 1. Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are
2.17appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
2.18indicated.
2.19 Subd. 2. 13th grade pilot project. For the 13th grade pilot project:
1.3BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.4 Section 1. 13TH GRADE PILOT PROJECT.
1.5 Subdivision 1. Establishment. A 13th grade pilot project is established as
1.6an education and employability solution for young adults who are unemployed,
1.7underemployed, not enrolled in postsecondary education, and do not have a defined career
1.8pathway. The 13th grade is a 12-month nonresidential college readiness and career
1.9pathways employability program focused on the academic, technical, and soft-skill
1.10building of disconnected young adults.
1.11 Subd. 2. Pilot project. (a) The commissioner of education shall develop a
1.12one-year 13th grade pilot project, with one site being operated by the Minneapolis Urban
1.13League. The commissioner must select the pilot sites by December 1, 2013. Interested
1.14organizations may submit an application to the commissioner, in the form and manner
1.15prescribed by the commissioner, including a detailed budget plan and how their program
1.16meets the criteria under paragraph (b).
1.17(b) The pilot sites must:
1.18(1) use a community-based requirement model accepting referrals from community
1.19members, faith organizations, educational partners, and other stakeholders;
1.20(2) have a program cohort of 50 young adults for each site;
1.21(3) use the following criteria to select program participants:
1.22(i) the results of a comprehensive career, academic, and personal assessment;
1.23(ii) demonstrated commitment to the program;
1.24(iii) written literacy, verbal comprehension, numeracy, and computer skills;
2.1(iv) staff interviews; and
2.2(v) program shadowing;
2.3(4) provide an individualized participant assessment at the three-month, six-month,
2.4nine-month, and 12-month marks;
2.5(5) allow for participants to leave the program once the desired skills are achieved
2.6based on their individualized assessment results; and
2.7(6) provide wrap-around services, including physical and mental health assessments
2.8and referral to support services.
2.9 Subd. 3. Report. The pilot sites must report the outcomes of their program to the
2.10commissioner by February 1, 2015. The report must include, at a minimum, number
2.11of young adults served, the length of participation in the program, the chosen career
2.12pathways of program participants, and results of the National Career Readiness Credential
2.13assessment. The commissioner must report program results to the education committees
2.14of the legislature by March 1, 2015.
2.15 Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.
2.16 Subdivision 1. Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are
2.17appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
2.18indicated.
2.19 Subd. 2. 13th grade pilot project. For the 13th grade pilot project:
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