SF 2769 Minnesota Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Dual Enrollment Task Force establishment and appropriation

SF 2769 establishes a Dual Enrollment Task Force to examine Minnesota's current funding system for dual enrollment programs (where high school students take college courses for credit). The task force will analyze how funding formulas impact high schools, public/private colleges, and student access - particularly for rural communities, low-income families, and historically marginalized groups - and identify barriers to equitable participation. It must submit recommendations by May 2026 on adjusting funding, incentivizing program access, and improving student support services like counseling and transportation. The bill appropriates one-time funds for the task force's operations in fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Mar 20, 2025 Last action Mar 12, 2026

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1st Engrossment → 2nd Engrossment · 3 edits · Mar 12, 2026

MINOR

The bill was updated from the 1st to the 2nd Engrossment, changing the posting date and reorganizing the task force structure. The most significant change is the expansion of the Dual Enrollment Task Force membership to include two higher education representatives (one from a two-year and one from a four-year institution), a Tribal college representative, and four new members appointed by the Office of Higher Education. Additionally, the authority to convene the task force was transferred from the Speaker of the House to the Commissioner of Education.

Scope change

The scope of the task force was expanded to include broader representation from higher education institutions and the Office of Higher Education, while the authority to initiate the task force shifted from the legislative leadership to the executive branch education official.

REQUIREMENT

Task force membership was expanded to include two higher education representatives (split between two-year and four-year institutions), a Tribal college representative, and four new members appointed by the Office of Higher Education.

The authority to convene the first meeting of the task force was transferred from the Speaker of the House to the Commissioner of Education.

TIMELINE

Internal references to task force duties were updated to reflect the new subdivision numbering after the addition of new membership categories.

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Committee

Mar 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to State and Local Government

upper

Feb 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Higher Education

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Committee

Referred to Education Policy

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Introduced

Introduction and first reading

upper

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors