Approved by the Governor on 5/24/23, this bill allows for the creation of the Inclusive Higher Education Technical Assistance Center, as well as grant establishments.
This center will increase access to self-sustaining postsecondary education options across Minnesota for students with an intellectual disability to earn meaningful credentials through degree, certificate, and nondegree initiatives leading to competitive integrated employment, community membership, and independent living. The Center will be responsible for offering technical assistance to all Minnesota institutions of higher education planning or offering an inclusive higher education initiative.
Through collaboration of commissioner of Higher Education and director of the Inclusive Higher Education Technical Assistance Center, a grant program will be established that will assist in the creation of new or enhancement of existing programs to increase enrollment of students with an intellectual disability.
This legislation was originally introduced in 2022 as HF 4210.