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354.47 PAYMENT AFTER DEATH.
(a) If a member dies before retirement and is covered under section 354.44, subdivision 2, and neither an optional annuity, nor a reversionary annuity, nor a benefit under section 354.46, subdivision 1, is payable to the survivors if the member was a basic member, then the surviving spouse, or if there is no surviving spouse, the designated beneficiary is entitled to an amount equal to the member's accumulated deductions with interest credited to the account of the member to the date of death of the member. If the designated beneficiary is a minor, interest must be credited to the date the beneficiary reaches legal age, or the date of receipt, whichever is earlier.
(b) If a member dies before retirement and is covered under section 354.44, subdivision 6, and neither an optional annuity, nor reversionary annuity, nor the benefit described in section 354.46, subdivision 1, is payable to the survivors if the member was a basic member, then the surviving spouse, or if there is no surviving spouse, then the designated beneficiary is entitled to a refund equal to the accumulated deductions credited to the member's account plus interest compounded annually until the member's date of death using the following interest rates:
(1) before July 1, 1957, no interest accrues;
(2) July 1, 1957, to June 30, 2011, six percent; and
(3) after June 30, 2011, four percent.
(c) If the designated beneficiary under paragraph (b) is a minor, any interest credited under that paragraph must be credited to the date the beneficiary reaches legal age, or the date of receipt, whichever is earlier.
(d) The amount of any refund payable under this subdivision must be reduced by any permanent disability payment under section 354.48 received by the member.
Uncashed annuity or benefit warrants issued before the recipient's death are payable to the designated beneficiary, and if none, to the recipient's estate.
If a member or a former member dies without having a surviving designated beneficiary and the amount to the credit of the decedent is $1,500 or less, the board of trustees may 90 days after the date of death, in the absence of probate proceedings, make payment to the surviving spouse of the decedent. This payment is a bar to recovery of this payment from the association by any other person or persons. Any accrued retirement annuity, disability, or survivor benefit may be paid in the same manner.
[Repealed, 1974 c 289 s 59]
354.49 REFUND.
A person who ceases to render teaching service in any school or institution to which the provisions of this chapter apply is entitled to a refund provided in subdivision 2, or a deferred retirement annuity under section 354.55, subdivision 11. An application for a refund must not be made sooner than 30 days after termination of teaching service if the applicant has not again become a teacher. This payment must be made within 45 days after the receipt of an application for a refund or upon the receipt of member reporting data under section 354.52, subdivision 4a, and payroll cycle data under section 354.52, subdivision 4b, whichever is later.
(a) Except as provided in section 354.44, subdivision 1, any person who ceases to be a member by reason of termination of teaching service, is entitled to receive a refund in an amount equal to the accumulated deductions credited to the account plus interest compounded annually using the following interest rates:
(1) before July 1, 1957, no interest accrues;
(2) July 1, 1957, to June 30, 2011, six percent;
(3) July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2018, four percent; and
(4) after June 30, 2018, three percent.
For the purpose of this subdivision, interest must be computed on fiscal year end balances through the last day of the month prior to the month in which the refund is issued.
(b) If the person has received permanent disability payments under section 354.48, the refund amount must be reduced by the amount of those payments.
Any person not covered by the formula program who has attained normal retirement age with less than the minimum service required for an annuity and who ceases to be a member because of termination of teaching service is entitled upon application to a refund in an amount equal to the person's accumulated deductions plus interest at the rates used to compute annuities under section 354.44, subdivision 2 in lieu of a proportionate annuity pursuant to section 356.32. If a person who has attained normal retirement age is eligible for an annuity or is covered by the formula program, the refund is an amount equal to the accumulated deductions credited to the person's account as of June 30, 1957, and after July 1, 1957, the accumulated deductions plus interest computed as provided under subdivision 2.
Membership in the retirement association of any person shall terminate under the following conditions: (1) if a person takes a refund pursuant to this section; (2) when a person's retirement annuity first begins to accrue as provided in section 354.44, subdivisions 1 and 4; (3) upon the person's ceasing to be a "teacher" whether by resignation, dismissal, or termination of temporary or provisional employment for the purpose of determining eligibility for disability or survivorship benefits as provided in sections 354.48, subdivision 1 and 354.46, subdivision 1, respectively.
[Repealed, 2007 c 134 art 2 s 50]
354.50 TERMINATION OF SERVICE CREDITS.
When any member accepts a refund provided in section 354.49, all existing service credits to which the member was entitled before accepting the refund terminate and are not restored until the former member acquires not less than two years allowable service credit after taking the last refund. In that event the former member may repay the refund. If more than one refund has been taken, all refunds must be repaid. Teaching service covered under the provisions of chapter 354B may be used to fulfill the two-year requirement of this subdivision.
If a member desires to repay the refunds, payment shall include interest at the applicable annual rate or rates specified in section 356.59, subdivision 4, compounded annually, from date of withdrawal to the date payment is made and shall be credited to the fund.
[Repealed, 1974 c 289 s 59]
Any person who has received a refund from the Teachers Retirement Association and who is a member of any public retirement fund referred to in section 356.311 may repay such refund with interest to the Teachers Retirement Association. Repayment of the refunds under the provisions of this subdivision will be in accordance with all the provisions of this section.
A member who received a refund of variable account accumulations may repay this refund to the member's formula account under this section.
135A.011 STATE HIGHER EDUCATION OBJECTIVES.
Minnesota's higher education investment is made in pursuit of the following objectives: (1) to ensure quality by providing a level of excellence that is competitive on a national and international level, through high quality teaching, scholarship, and learning in a broad range of arts and sciences, technical education, and professional fields; (2) to foster student success by enabling and encouraging students to choose institutions and programs that are best suited for their talents and abilities, and to provide an educational climate that supports students in pursuing their goals and aspirations; (3) to promote democratic values and enhance Minnesota's quality of life by developing understanding and appreciation of a free and diverse society; (4) to maintain access by providing an opportunity for all Minnesotans, regardless of personal circumstances, to participate in higher education; and (5) to enhance the economy by assisting the state in being competitive in the world market, and to prepare a highly skilled and adaptable workforce that meets Minnesota's opportunities and needs.
135A.012 HIGHER EDUCATION ATTAINMENT GOAL.
This section sets a goal for postsecondary education and workforce training credential attainment for Minnesota residents.
The number of Minnesota residents ages 25 to 44 years who hold postsecondary or industry-recognized credentials should be increased to at least 70 percent by 2025.
The attainment goal in this section is not to the exclusion of any other goals and does not confer a right or create a claim for any person.
The Office of Higher Education shall work with the state demographer's office to measure progress towards the attainment of the goal specified in subdivision 2. The United States Census Bureau data shall be used to calculate the number of individuals in the state who hold a postsecondary degree. The Office of Higher Education, demographer's office, the Department of Employment and Economic Development, and the Department of Labor and Industry shall develop a methodology to estimate the number of individuals that hold a credential awarded by a postsecondary institution or recognized by an industry authority as their highest credential using data available at the time that the analysis is completed.
(a) Beginning in 2016 and every year thereafter, the Office of Higher Education, in collaboration with the state demographer's office, shall, by October 15, report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over higher education policy and finance on the progress towards meeting or exceeding the goal of this section.
(b) Meeting and maintaining the goal of 70 percent of Minnesota residents ages 25 to 44 years holding a postsecondary or industry-recognized credential will likely be difficult without achieving attainment rates that are comparable across all race and ethnicity groups. The Office of Higher Education shall utilize benchmarks of 30 percent or higher and 50 percent or higher to report progress by race and ethnicity groups toward meeting the educational attainment rate goal of 70 percent.
135A.01 FUNDING POLICY.
It is the policy of the legislature to provide stable funding for public postsecondary institutions and that the state and students share the cost of public postsecondary education. The legislature intends to provide at least 67 percent of the combined revenue from tuition, the university fee at the University of Minnesota, and state general fund appropriations to public postsecondary institutions. It is also the policy of the legislature that the budgetary process serves to support high quality public postsecondary education.
135A.034 BUDGET PRIORITIES.
The governing boards of the University of Minnesota, and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall each develop, for legislative and executive branch acceptance, its highest budget priorities in accordance with statewide objectives for higher education under section 135A.011.
The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota and the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities are requested to consider the following criteria in establishing priorities for requests for bond funds for capital projects:
(1) maintenance and preservation of existing facilities;
(2) completion of projects that have received funding;
(3) updating facilities to meet contemporary needs;
(4) providing geographic distribution of capital projects; and
(5) maximizing the use of nonstate contributions.
The criteria listed in this subdivision are not in priority order.
136A.002 DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them.
"Office" means the Office of Higher Education.
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of the office.
"Province" and "provincial" mean the Canadian province of Manitoba.
"Term" means a quarter or semester, or the equivalent.
135A.04 VARIABLE TUITION.
The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota and the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall each establish tuition. Tuition may vary by program, level of instruction, cost of instruction, or other classifications determined by each board. Tuition may be set at any percentage of instructional cost established by the respective boards.
135A.041 FEE STATEMENT.
Beginning in the 1993-1994 academic year, fee statements at all public postsecondary campuses shall indicate the state-paid portion of the cost of an average student's education in that system by including the following statement: "Tuition pays for approximately ... % of the cost of a student at a public college. The State of Minnesota pays approximately $....... of the average cost for full-time students."
135A.042 FEE WAIVER.
The president of a state university, community college, or technical college may waive the fee assessed to a student applying for admission, if the president determines that the fee would impose an economic hardship on the student or the student's family.
136A.01 OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
The Office of Higher Education, which may also be known as the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, is created with a commissioner appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate and serving at the pleasure of the governor.
(a) The office is responsible for:
(1) necessary state level administration of financial aid programs, including accounting, auditing, and disbursing state and federal financial aid funds, and reporting on financial aid programs to the governor and the legislature;
(2) approval, registration, licensing, and financial aid eligibility of private collegiate and career schools, under sections 136A.61 to 136A.71 and 136A.82 to 136A.834;
(3) determining whether to enter into an interstate reciprocity agreement regarding postsecondary distance education;
(4) negotiating and administering reciprocity agreements;
(5) publishing and distributing financial aid information and materials, and other information and materials under section 136A.87, to students and parents;
(6) collecting and maintaining student enrollment and financial aid data and reporting data on students and postsecondary institutions to develop and implement a process to measure and report on the effectiveness of postsecondary institutions;
(7) administering the federal programs that affect students and institutions on a statewide basis; and
(8) prescribing policies, procedures, and rules under chapter 14 necessary to administer the programs under its supervision.
(b) The office may match individual student data from the student record enrollment database with individual student financial aid data collected and maintained by the office in order to audit or evaluate federal or state supported education programs as permitted by United States Code, title 20, section 1232g(b)(3), and Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 99.35. The office shall not release data that personally identifies parents or students other than to employees and contractors of the office.
The commissioner is authorized to utilize incentive gifts including, but not limited to, gift cards in order to promote to the public the various programs administered by the office. The annual total expenditures for such incentive programs shall not exceed $10,000.
135A.0431 MILITARY VETERANS; RESIDENT TUITION.
(a) A person who is honorably discharged from the armed forces of the United States is entitled to the resident tuition rate at Minnesota public postsecondary institutions.
(b) This section is in addition to any other statute, rule, or higher education institution regulation or policy providing eligibility for a resident tuition rate or its equivalent to a student.
135A.043 RESIDENT TUITION.
(a) A student, other than a nonimmigrant alien within the meaning of United States Code, title 8, section 1101, subsection (a), paragraph (15), shall qualify for a resident tuition rate or its equivalent at state universities and colleges if the student meets all of the following requirements:
(1) high school attendance within the state for three or more years;
(2) graduation from a state high school or attainment within the state of the equivalent of high school graduation; and
(3) in the case of a student without lawful immigration status: (i) documentation that the student has complied with selective service registration requirements; and (ii) if a federal process exists for the student to obtain lawful immigration status, the student must present the higher education institution with documentation from federal immigration authorities that the student has filed an application to obtain lawful immigration status.
(b) This section is in addition to any other statute, rule, or higher education institution regulation or policy providing eligibility for a resident tuition rate or its equivalent to a student.
(c) The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota is requested to adopt a policy implementing this section.
136A.03 EXECUTIVE OFFICERS; EMPLOYEES.
The office shall be under the administrative control of the commissioner. The commissioner shall serve in the unclassified service of the state civil service. The commissioner, or the commissioner's designated representative, on behalf of the office is authorized to sign contracts and execute all instruments necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of sections 136A.01 to 136A.178 for the office. The salary of the commissioner shall be established according to section 15A.0815. The commissioner may appoint other professional employees who shall serve in the unclassified service of the state civil service. All other employees shall be in the classified civil service.
An employee appointed by the commissioner to serve in the unclassified service as provided in this section must be a person who has studied higher education or a related field at the graduate level or has similar experience and who is qualified for a career in financial aid and other aspects of higher education and for activities in keeping with the planning and administrative responsibilities of the office and who is appointed to assume responsibility for administration of educational programs or research in matters of higher education.
135A.0434 MANDATORY STUDENT ACTIVITY FEES REFERENDUM.
The governing body of a public postsecondary institution must not increase mandatory student activity fees by greater than two percent relative to the previous academic year unless the increase is approved by a majority of students voting in a campus referendum. This section does not apply to fees paid by students that are directly related to academic, administrative, health services, or debt obligations, including bonds issued under sections 136F.90 to 136F.98. The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota is requested to adopt a policy implementing this section.
If the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota increases mandatory student activity fees by more than two percent without approval by a vote of the student body as described in subdivision 1, the commissioner of management and budget shall deduct from the university's appropriation base an amount equal to one percent of the university's appropriation base in the first year of the next biennium.
135A.044 PRIVATE SCHOLARSHIP AID.
A public postsecondary institution may use private sources of funding to provide aid to a student eligible for resident tuition under section 135A.043. This section is in addition to any other authority of an institution to provide financial aid.
136A.031 STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL.
[Repealed, 2005 c 107 art 2 s 61]
[Repealed, 2013 c 99 art 2 s 30]
(a) A Student Advisory Council (SAC) to the office is established. The members of SAC shall include: the chair of the University of Minnesota student senate; the state chair of the Minnesota State University Student Association; the president of the Minnesota State College Student Association and an officer of the Minnesota State College Student Association, one in a community college course of study and one in a technical college course of study; a student who is enrolled in a private nonprofit postsecondary institution, to be elected by students enrolled in Minnesota Private College Council institutions; a student who is enrolled in a private career school, to be elected by students enrolled in Minnesota private career schools; and a student who is enrolled in a Minnesota tribal college to be elected by students enrolled in Minnesota tribal colleges. If students from the private career schools or tribal colleges do not elect a representative, the commissioner must appoint a student representative. If students from the Minnesota Private College Council institutions do not elect a representative, the Minnesota Private College Council must appoint the private nonprofit representative. A member may be represented by a student designee who attends an institution from the same system that the absent member represents. The SAC shall select one of its members to serve as chair.
(b) The office shall inform the SAC of all matters related to student issues under consideration. The SAC shall report to the office quarterly and at other times that the SAC considers desirable. The SAC shall determine its meeting times, but it shall also meet with the office within 30 days after the commissioner's request for a meeting.
(c) The SAC shall:
(1) bring to the attention of the office any matter that the SAC believes needs the attention of the office;
(2) fulfill the requirements under section 135A.137, subdivision 2;
(3) make recommendations to the office as it finds appropriate; and
(4) approve student appointments by the office for each advisory group as provided in subdivision 4.
The commissioner shall invite the council to nominate a student or students to serve on task forces created by the office, when appropriate.
[Repealed, 2014 c 286 art 8 s 40]
135A.046 ASSET PRESERVATION AND REPLACEMENT.
The legislature recognizes that postsecondary governing boards operate campus physical plants that in number, size, and programmatic use differ significantly from the physical plants operated by state departments and agencies. However, the legislature recognizes the need for standards to aid in categorizing and funding capital projects. The purpose of this section is to provide standards for those higher education projects that are intended to preserve and replace existing campus facilities.
Capital budget expenditures for Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) projects must be for one or more of the following: code compliance including health and safety, Americans with Disabilities Act requirements, hazardous material abatement, access improvement, or air quality improvement; building energy efficiency improvements using current best practices; or building or infrastructure repairs necessary to preserve the interior and exterior of existing buildings; or renewal to support the existing programmatic mission of the campuses. Up to ten percent of an appropriation awarded under this section may be used for design costs for projects eligible to be funded from this account in anticipation of future funding from the account.
Each postsecondary governing board shall establish priorities within its Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement projects. By January 15 of each year, it shall submit to the commissioner of management and budget and to the chairs of the higher education finance divisions, the senate Finance Committee, and the house of representatives Capital Investment Committee a list of the projects that have been paid for with money from a higher education asset preservation and replacement appropriation during the preceding calendar year as well as a list of those priority projects for which Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement appropriations will be sought in that year's legislative session.
136A.032 COMMUNITY AND COMMISSIONER PARTICIPATION IN POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION OF AMERICAN INDIANS.
(a) The term used in this section has the meaning given in this subdivision.
(b) "Tribal Nations Education Committee" means the committee established through tribal directive, for which the commissioner consults on matters related to American Indian postsecondary education programs, policy, and all matters related to educating Minnesota's American Indian postsecondary students. The membership of the Tribal Nations Education Committee is determined by and at the sole discretion of the committee members, and nothing in this section authorizes the commissioner to dictate committee membership.
The commissioner must provide for the involvement of the Tribal Nations Education Committee, American Indian postsecondary students, and representatives of community groups in the establishment of programs, formation of policies, and all other matters related to the postsecondary education of Minnesota's American Indian students.
(a) The commissioner shall seek consultation with the Tribal Nations Education Committee regarding programs, policies, and all other matters related to the postsecondary education of Minnesota's American Indian students.
(b) Nothing in this subdivision prevents the commissioner from seeking consultation with individual tribal nations.
135A.051 PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.
A student shall be entitled to complete a program according to the requirements in effect at the time the student began the program for 12 months beyond the time usually required to complete a program.
The provisions of this section do not apply to a program or course which is discontinued by an institution.
The provisions of this section apply to a student enrolled in a public postsecondary institution in Minnesota.
136A.0411 COLLECTING FEES.
The office may charge fees for seminars, conferences, workshops, services, and materials. The office may collect fees for registration and licensure of private institutions under sections 136A.61 to 136A.71 and 136A.82 to 136A.834. The money is appropriated to the office.
135A.052 POSTSECONDARY MISSIONS.
(a) The legislature recognizes each type of public postsecondary institution to have a distinctive mission within the overall provision of public higher education in the state and a responsibility to cooperate with each other. These missions are as follows:
(1) the technical colleges shall offer vocational training and education to prepare students for skilled occupations that do not require a baccalaureate degree;
(2) the community colleges shall offer lower division instruction in academic programs, occupational programs in which all credits earned will be accepted for transfer to a baccalaureate degree in the same field of study, and remedial studies, for students transferring to baccalaureate institutions and for those seeking associate degrees;
(3) consolidated community technical colleges shall offer the same types of instruction, programs, certificates, diplomas, and degrees as the technical colleges and community colleges offer;
(4) the state universities shall offer undergraduate and graduate instruction through the master's degree, including specialist certificates, in the liberal arts and sciences and professional education, and may offer applied doctoral degrees in education, business, psychology, physical therapy, audiology, and nursing; and
(5) the University of Minnesota shall offer undergraduate, graduate, and professional instruction through the doctoral degree, and shall be the primary state supported academic agency for research and extension services.
(b) It is part of the mission of each system that within the system's resources the system's governing board and chancellor or president shall endeavor to:
(1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public money;
(2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to manage the state's resources and operate the system as efficiently as possible;
(3) coordinate the system's activities wherever appropriate with the activities of the other system and governmental agencies;
(4) use technology where appropriate to increase system productivity, improve customer service, increase public access to information about the system, and increase public participation in the business of the system;
(5) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management practices to the extent otherwise required by chapters 43A and 179A; and
(6) recommend to the legislature appropriate changes in law necessary to carry out the mission of the system.
[Repealed, 1995 c 212 art 3 s 60]
[Repealed, 1995 c 212 art 3 s 60]
136A.0412 ACCEPTANCE OF PRIVATE FUNDS; APPROPRIATION.
The commissioner may accept donations, grants, bequests, and other gifts of money to carry out the purposes of section 136A.01. Donations, nonfederal grants, bequests, or other gifts of money accepted by the commissioner must be deposited in an account in the special revenue fund and are appropriated to the commissioner for the purpose for which it was given.
138.01 MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY; FINANCES.
All appropriations made to the Minnesota Historical Society shall be subject to the charter of the Minnesota Historical Society of 1849 and as amended in 1856.
From appropriations made to the Minnesota Historical Society, employees, with the exception of the director, shall be paid a salary comparable to the salaries paid to state employees in the classified state civil service. Money necessary to meet expenses shall be paid to the society upon certification by the director of the Minnesota Historical Society of the amount to the commissioner of management and budget.
Money appropriated to the Minnesota Historical Society shall be expended in the manner and under the terms and conditions described by the governing body of the Minnesota Historical Society.
The Minnesota Historical Society may use state money to buy fire, wind, hail, and vandalism insurance.
The Minnesota Historical Society shall receive specific appropriations each biennium to carry out the purposes of subdivision 2. The appropriation must be sufficient to pay for salary and benefit-related increases as determined by the commissioner of management and budget in the commissioner's plan in accordance with section 43A.18, subdivision 2, and the legislature.
135A.062 CONSIDERATION OF CRIMINAL RECORDS LIMITED.
This section applies to postsecondary institutions under section 136A.155, clause (1), except that the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota is requested to comply with this section.
As used in this section, "a violent felony or sexual assault" includes a felony-level violation or attempted violation of section 609.185; 609.19; 609.195; 609.20; 609.221; 609.2242, subdivision 4; 609.2247; 609.245, subdivision 1; 609.247, subdivision 2; 609.282; 609.322; 609.342; 609.343; 609.344; 609.345; 609.3451; 609.3458; 609.561, subdivision 1 or 2; 609.582, subdivision 1; 609.66, subdivision 1e; or 609.749; or a statute from another state, the United States, or a foreign jurisdiction, in conformity with any of these sections.
A postsecondary institution may not inquire into, consider, or require disclosure of the criminal record or criminal history of an applicant for admission. After a postsecondary institution has made an offer of admission, the postsecondary institution may inquire into, consider, or require disclosure of a conviction or delinquency adjudication that occurred within the previous five years for a violent felony or sexual assault. The postsecondary institution must provide the applicant with an opportunity to submit an explanatory statement, letters of recommendation, evidence of rehabilitation, and any other supporting documents. The institution must provide clear and detailed instructions and guidance to applicants related to what criminal history requires disclosure. The institution must not require the applicant to provide official records of criminal history. A postsecondary institution that rescinds an offer of admission must:
(1) provide an explanation of the basis for the decision to rescind the offer of admission; and
(2) provide the applicant with an opportunity to appeal the decision to rescind.
This section shall not prohibit or limit a postsecondary institution from inquiring about student conduct records at the applicant's prior postsecondary institution after making an offer of admission. This section shall not prohibit or limit a postsecondary institution from inquiring about a student's ability to meet licensure requirements in a professional program after making an offer of admission.
(a) A postsecondary institution that complies with this section is immune from liability in a civil action arising out of the institution's decision to admit a student with a criminal history or the institution's failure to conduct a criminal background check.
(b) Nothing in this section creates or establishes a legal duty upon a postsecondary institution to inquire into or require disclosure of the criminal history or criminal convictions of a student or an applicant for admission.
136A.051 STUDENT RECORDS AND DATA.
When a nonpublic institution of higher education provides the office student data or records pursuant to section 136A.05, subdivision 1; 136A.121, subdivision 18; or 136A.1701, subdivision 11, the institution of higher education is not liable for a breach of confidentiality, disclosure, use, retention, or destruction of the student data or records, if the breach, disclosure, use, retention, or destruction results from actions or omissions of:
(1) the office; or
(2) persons provided access to the data or records by the office.
135A.08 CREDIT TRANSFER.
The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota and the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall develop and maintain course equivalency guides for use between institutions that have a high frequency of transfer. The course equivalency guides must include information on the course equivalency and awarding of credit for learning acquired as a result of the successful completion of formal military courses and occupational training. Course equivalency guides are not required for vocational technical programs that have not been divided into identifiable courses. The governing boards of private institutions that grant associate and baccalaureate degrees and that have a high frequency of transfer students are requested to participate in developing these guides.
The regents of the University of Minnesota and the trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall develop and maintain a common numbering convention to distinguish remedial, lower division, upper division, and graduate level coursework. The governing boards of private institutions that grant associate and baccalaureate degrees are requested to cooperate in the development of this numbering convention.
[Repealed, 1995 c 212 art 3 s 60]
136A.05 COOPERATION OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
All public institutions of higher education and all state departments and agencies shall cooperate with and supply information requested by the office in order to enable it to carry out and perform its duties. Private postsecondary institutions are requested to cooperate and provide information.
[Repealed, 2014 c 149 s 75]
136A.053 CONSOLIDATED STUDENT AID REPORTING.
(a) The commissioner of the Office of Higher Education shall report annually beginning February 15, 2026, to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over higher education, on the details of programs administered under sections 136A.091 to 136A.1276, 136A.1465, and 136A.231 to 136A.246, including the:
(1) total funds appropriated and expended;
(2) total number of students applying for funds;
(3) total number of students receiving funds;
(4) average and total award amounts;
(5) summary demographic data on award recipients;
(6) retention rates of award recipients;
(7) completion rates of award recipients;
(8) average cumulative debt at exit or graduation; and
(9) average time to completion.
(b) Data must be disaggregated by program, institution, aid year, race and ethnicity, gender, income, family type, dependency status, and any other factors determined to be relevant by the commissioner. The commissioner must report any additional data and outcomes relevant to the evaluation of programs administered under sections 136A.091 to 136A.1276, 136A.1465, and 136A.231 to 136A.246 as evidenced by activities funded under each program.
138.03 CUSTODIAN OF RECORDS.
Five copies of each book, document, journal, map, pamphlet, or report, including five copies of Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Session Laws delivered to the Minnesota Historical Society in accordance with the provisions of section 15.18 shall be preserved by the society and two copies of each thereof shall be sent immediately to the Library of Congress.
[Repealed, 1961 c 175 s 14]
[Repealed, 1961 c 175 s 14]
[Repealed, 1961 c 175 s 14]
[Repealed, 1961 c 175 s 14]
136A.055 DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION REPORTING.
(a) The commissioner must report on the department's website the following summary data on students who graduated from a Minnesota high school and are attending a public postsecondary institution in Minnesota, limited to the most recent academic school year:
(1) the number of students placed in supplemental or developmental education;
(2) the number of students who complete supplemental or developmental education within one academic year;
(3) the number of students that complete gateway courses in one academic year; and
(4) time to complete a degree or certificate at a postsecondary institution.
(b) Summary data must be aggregated by school district, high school, and postsecondary institution. Summary data must be disaggregated by race, ethnicity, free or reduced-price meals eligibility, and age.
(c) The commissioner must post the initial data on the department's website on or before February 15, 2018, and must update the data at least annually thereafter.
138.035 STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AUTHORIZED TO SUPPORT THE SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA.
The State Historical Society is authorized to enter into an agreement or agreements with the Science Museum of Minnesota whereby the State Historical Society shall make payments to such museum to support and expand its programs and to develop an extension program to bring the facilities of such museum to schools throughout the state. Such agreement or agreements shall provide for the time, amount and method of such payments.
136A.057 STUDENT TRANSFER REPORTING.
(a) The commissioner must report on the office's website summary data on students who, within the most recent academic year, withdrew from enrollment without completing a degree or credential program at a public postsecondary institution in Minnesota. The summary data must include whether the students who withdrew transferred to another institution and the institutions transferred to and from.
(b) Summary data must be aggregated by postsecondary institution and degree or credential program. Summary data must be disaggregated by race, ethnicity, Pell eligibility, and age.
(c) The commissioner must post the initial data on the office's website on or before February 15, 2022, and must update the data at least annually thereafter.
136A.06 FEDERAL FUNDS.
The office is designated the state agency to apply for, receive, accept, and disburse to both public and private institutions of higher education all federal funds that are allocated to the state of Minnesota to support higher education programs, construction, or other activities and that require administration by a state higher education agency under any law enacted by the Congress of the United States that provides funds for higher education and requires administration by a state higher education agency; provided that no commitment shall be made that binds the legislature to make appropriations beyond current allocations of funds. The office may apply for, receive, accept, and disburse all administrative funds available to the office for administering federal funds to support higher education programs, construction, or other activities. The office also may apply for, receive, accept, and disburse any research, planning, or program funds that are available for purposes consistent with the provisions of this chapter. In making application for and administering federal funds the office may comply with any and all requirements of federal law and federal rules and regulations to enable it to receive and accept the funds. The expenditure of the funds shall be governed by the laws of the state, except insofar as federal regulations may otherwise provide. The office may contract with both public and private institutions in administering federal funds, and the contracts are not subject to chapter 16C. The federal money received by the office shall be deposited in the state treasury and, subject to section 3.3005, is appropriated to it for the purpose for which the money was received. The appropriation does not cancel and is available until expended.
135A.101 POSTSECONDARY ENROLLMENT OPTIONS.
To participate in the postsecondary enrollment options program, a college or university must abide by the provisions in this section. The institution may provide information about its programs to a secondary school or to a pupil or parent and may recruit or solicit participation on educational and programmatic grounds.
An institution shall not enroll secondary pupils, for postsecondary enrollment options purposes, in developmental courses or other courses that are not college level. For the purposes of this section, a "developmental course" means a postsecondary course taken to prepare a student for college-level work and for which the postsecondary institution does not grant credit or which cannot be used to meet degree, diploma, or certificate requirements.
Notwithstanding section 135A.08 or other law to the contrary, all MnSCU institutions must give full credit to a secondary pupil who completes for postsecondary credit a postsecondary course or program that is part or all of a goal area or a transfer curriculum at a MnSCU institution when the pupil enrolls in a MnSCU institution after leaving secondary school. Once one MnSCU institution certifies as completed a secondary student's postsecondary course or program that is part or all of a goal area or a transfer curriculum, every MnSCU institution must consider the student's course or program for that goal area or the transfer curriculum as completed.
136D.01 INTERMEDIATE DISTRICT.
"Intermediate district" means a district with a cooperative program which has been established under Laws 1967, chapter 822, as amended; Laws 1969, chapter 775, as amended; and Laws 1969, chapter 1060, as amended, offering integrated services for secondary, postsecondary, and adult students in the areas of vocational education, special education, and other authorized services.
135A.12 UNIQUE NEEDS AND ABILITIES OF AMERICAN INDIAN PEOPLE.
This section applies to each public postsecondary governing board and each public postsecondary institution.
The board of each institution, at the request of ten or more full-time American Indian students, shall establish an advisory committee, in consultation with tribal designated representatives. The advisory committee shall recommend instructional programs and student services to meet the unique needs of American Indian people.
A student who is proficient in an American Indian language shall have the opportunity to be assessed, placed, or to receive credit for skills in that language in the same manner that a student is assessed, placed, or receives credit for skills in languages other than the English language.
American Indian individuals who understand and have demonstrated knowledge of American Indian language, history, or culture may be considered to be competent to provide instruction in American Indian language, history, or culture programs. Qualifications to provide noninstructional services at postsecondary institutions for American Indian people must take into consideration knowledge of and understanding of American Indian language, history, or culture.
[Repealed, 1995 c 212 art 3 s 60]
135A.121 AMERICAN INDIAN SCHOLARS.
The American Indian Scholars program is established to provide a first-dollar tuition and fee free pathway for eligible Minnesota American Indian students to complete an undergraduate education.
To be eligible each year for the program a student must:
(1) be enrolled in an undergraduate certificate, diploma, or degree program at the University of Minnesota or a Minnesota state college or university;
(2) be either (i) a Minnesota resident for resident tuition purposes who is an enrolled member or citizen of a federally recognized American Indian Tribe or Canadian First Nation, or (ii) an enrolled member or citizen of a Minnesota Tribal Nation, regardless of resident tuition status;
(3) have not (i) obtained a baccalaureate degree, or (ii) been enrolled for 12 semesters or the equivalent, excluding courses taken that qualify as developmental education or below college-level; and
(4) meet satisfactory academic progress as defined under section 136A.101, subdivision 10.
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities must and the University of Minnesota is requested to provide a full tuition and fee waiver to a student eligible under subdivision 2. Funds appropriated with reference to this section may be used to offset the institutional costs of the waivers; fund existing waivers, scholarships, or grant programs for students eligible under subdivision 2; provide student supports for eligible students; and administer these programs.
(a) Each institution receiving funds under this section must annually report to the commissioner of the Office of Higher Education the following:
(1) how the systems or institutions have administered, distributed, and awarded the funds;
(2) enrollment and graduation data for all eligible students, including applicants and recipients of funds; and
(3) the aggregate awarded financial aid information for all recipients of funds under this program.
(b) Using the data submitted to the office by institutions pursuant to paragraph (a), as well as other data available to the office, the office shall provide the following on its website by placing a prominent link on its website home page:
(1) information made available in a searchable database, including but not limited to persistence and completion, debt of graduates, employment and wage information, and other relevant data for each institution subject to paragraph (a); and
(2) other information and links that are useful to students and parents who are in the process of selecting a college or university.
138.051 COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETIES.
The county board of any county, or the governing body of any municipal corporation, school district or public library therein, is hereby authorized and empowered to set apart and furnish a suitable room or space in the courthouse of the county, or in any of its municipal, school or library buildings, as the case may be, for the purposes and use of the historical society of such county, and to furnish light and heat therefor, or the county board may in its discretion construct or otherwise provide and furnish other suitable housing in the county for such purposes and use.
138.052 TAX LEVY.
The county board of any county is authorized and empowered to appropriate, out of the revenue fund of such county or out of the proceeds from a special tax levy upon all the taxable property in the county, such sum as it may deem advisable, to be paid to the historical society of such county, to be used for the promotion of historical work within the borders thereof, and for the collection, preservation and publication of historical material, and to disseminate historical information of the county, and in general to defray the expense of carrying on the historical work in such county; provided that no county board is authorized to appropriate any funds for the benefit of any county historical society unless such society shall be affiliated with and approved by the Minnesota Historical Society.