Introduced in February 2019, this bill directs the Minnesota Office of Higher Education to inform students from 7th grade onwards about planning and preparing for postsecondary education opportunities. This includes students with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well as their families, who should receive guidance on appropriate coursework to pursue in high school, how to plan for PSE early, how to evaluate PSE programs before applying to or enrolling in them, how to transfer credits across higher education institutions, and financial assistance options for PSE in Minnesota. All students in Minnesota are entitled to receive this information as fits their case from the Office of Higher Education. The bill also creates a $100,000 grant to support Minnesota Life College, a three-year life skills training program for with autism spectrum disorders and “other learning differences”. The program is not inclusive and the grant is supported through a one-time FY 2019 appropriation. There is no provision to renew funding in the future.

A bill with identical language, HF 4464, was introduced in April 2018, but it did not pass.

Expired - last referred to Sendate Committee on Higher Education Policy and Finance in March 2019.