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136D.88 BONDS.
The intermediate school board, acting in its own behalf, may issue bonds for the acquisition and betterment of school facilities or equipment or for the funding or refunding of outstanding bonds, warrants, orders, or certificates of indebtedness.
Chapter 475 shall be applicable in all respects.
The purpose and the amount of any borrowing shall first be approved by resolution of the school board of the intermediate school district. When the resolution has been adopted by the intermediate school board it shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the district.
(a) The intermediate school board shall not sell and issue bonds for acquisition or betterment purposes until the question of their issuance has been submitted to the voters of the intermediate school district at a special election held in and for the intermediate district. The date of the election, the question to be submitted, and all other necessary conduct of the election shall be fixed by the intermediate school board. The election shall be conducted and canvassed under the direction of the intermediate school board in accordance with chapter 205A, insofar as applicable.
(b) If a majority of the total number of votes cast on the question within the intermediate school district is in favor of the question, the intermediate school board may thereupon proceed with the sale and issuance of the bonds.
The full faith, credit, and unlimited taxing powers of the intermediate school district shall be pledged to the payment of all bonds and certificates of indebtedness, and none of the obligations shall be included in the net debt of any participating school district as defined by section 475.51, subdivision 4, or any other similar law.
The intermediate school board upon awarding a contract for the sale of the bonds shall certify to the county auditor or county auditors the years and amounts of taxes required to be levied for the payment of the bonds as provided by section 475.61. The county auditor shall cause taxes to be spread in each year until bonds and interest have been paid upon all of the assessable, taxable valuation of the intermediate school district.
In all other respects chapter 475 shall apply and the bonds shall be deemed authorized securities within the provisions of section 50.14, and shall be deemed instruments of a public governmental agency.
The intermediate school board may not issue bonds under this section after July 1, 1994.
138.40 COOPERATION OF STATE AGENCIES; DEVELOPMENT PLANS.
The Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Transportation, and all other state agencies whose activities may be affected, shall cooperate with the historical society, the State Historic Preservation Office, and the state archaeologist to carry out the provisions of sections 138.31 to 138.42 and the rules issued thereunder, but sections 138.31 to 138.42 are not meant to burden persons who wish to use state property for recreational and other lawful purposes or to unnecessarily restrict the use of state property.
State and other governmental agencies shall comply with and aid in the enforcement of provisions of sections 138.31 to 138.42. Conservation officers and other enforcement officers of the Department of Natural Resources shall enforce the provisions of sections 138.31 to 138.42 and report violations to the state archeologist. When archaeological or historic sites are known or, based on scientific investigations are predicted to exist on public lands or waters, the agency or department controlling said lands or waters shall use the professional services of archaeologists from the University of Minnesota, Minnesota Historical Society, or other qualified professional archaeologists, to preserve these sites. In the event that archaeological excavation is required to protect or preserve these sites, state and other governmental agencies may use their funds for such activities.
When significant archaeological or historic sites are known or, based on scientific investigations, are predicted to exist on public lands or waters, the agency or department controlling said lands or waters shall submit construction or development plans to the state archaeologist and the State Historic Preservation Office for review prior to the time bids are advertised. The state archaeologist and the State Historic Preservation Office shall promptly review such plans and within 30 days of receiving the plans shall make recommendations for the preservation of archaeological or historic sites which may be endangered by construction or development activities. When archaeological or historic sites are related to Indian history or religion, the state archaeologist shall submit the plans to the Indian Affairs Council for the council's review and recommend action.
136F.94 SPECIAL REVENUE FUND.
(a) The gross total income derived from the sale of bonds, and receipts and income derived from charges or fees, rentals, and all other revenue established for the use and service of any buildings or structures shall, within three days after their receipt, be paid to and held by the treasurer of the board as a special fund known as, "The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Revenue Fund." The treasurer shall be custodian of the special fund, which fund shall be held and disbursed for the purposes provided in sections 136F.90 to 136F.98. The special fund shall be protected by a corporate surety bond executed by the treasurer of the board with a surety authorized to do business under the laws of the state of Minnesota. The amount of the bond shall be fixed by resolution of the board or its successor and may be increased or diminished at any time. The premiums of the bonds shall be payable from "The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Revenue Fund" and charged as an item of maintenance expense.
(b) A certified copy of each resolution providing for the issuance of bonds under sections 136F.90 to 136F.98 shall be filed with the treasurer of the board, and it shall be the duty of the treasurer to keep and maintain separate accounts in the special fund for each bond issue in accordance with the covenants and the directions set out in the resolution providing for the issuance of the bonds and to disburse funds from the proper account for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds in accordance with the directions and covenants of the resolution authorizing the issue. All disbursements for maintenance and operation costs shall be made from the proper maintenance and operation account by order of the board or its successor in accordance with the covenants set out in the resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds. All disbursements for construction costs shall be made from a separate account in the special fund by order of the board or its successor in accordance with the covenants set out in the resolution authorizing the bonds.
138.41 PENALTIES.
Whoever willfully violates section 138.33, or willfully defaces, injures, destroys, displaces, or removes any object or data belonging to the state, or willfully interferes with evidence or work on any state site or other site for which a license has been issued, or willfully violates any other provision of sections 138.31 to 138.42, or the rules adopted by the commissioner is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
The director of the Minnesota Historical Society may suspend or revoke the license of any licensee, or refuse another license, or initially refuse a license to any person who has violated a provision of sections 138.31 to 138.42, whether the violation is willful or not. Also, the director may refuse to name a school or a scientific institution as the custodian of objects or data under any license or agreement whatever, if that school or scientific institution has failed in its duty to care for and preserve objects or data belonging to the state or has failed to make such objects or data conveniently available to students of archaeology.
136D.90 DISSOLUTION, BOND TAXES.
The agreement shall state the term of its duration and may provide for the method of termination and distribution of assets after payment of all liabilities of the joint school board. No termination shall affect the obligation to continue to levy taxes required for payment of any bonds issued before termination.
[Repealed, 1992 c 363 art 2 s 2; 1992 c 499 art 6 s 39; 1992 c 603 s 10]
136F.95 ALLOCATION OF RECEIPTS.
All moneys in the board revenue fund and all income from the operation of residence halls, dormitories, dining halls, student union buildings, parking facilities and other revenue producing buildings and structures are appropriated first to the payment of expenses of the operation of the facilities from which the revenues so appropriated are derived and second to the payment of the obligations authorized by sections 136F.90 to 136F.98.
138.42 TITLE.
Sections 138.31 to 138.42 may be cited as the "Minnesota Field Archaeology Act of 1963."
138.51 POLICY.
It is in the public interest to provide for the preservation of historic sites, buildings, structures, and antiquities of state and national significance for the inspiration, use, and benefit of the people of the state.
136D.92 NON-POSTSECONDARY PROGRAMS, LICENSED DIRECTION.
The board may also provide any other educational programs or other services requested by a participating district. However, these programs and services may not be postsecondary programs or services.
Academic offerings shall be provided only under the direction of properly licensed academic supervisory personnel.
136D.94 REFUNDING BONDS.
Sections 136D.281, subdivision 8, 136D.741, subdivision 8, and 136D.88, subdivision 8, do not apply to bonds issued solely for refunding purposes.
136F.97 CONTRACTS OF BOARD, PERFORMANCE COMPELLED.
(a) The provisions of sections 136F.90 to 136F.98 and of any resolution or other proceedings authorizing the issuance of bonds shall constitute a contract with the holders of the bonds and the provisions shall be enforceable either in law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus or other proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce or compel the performance of any duties required by sections 136F.90 to 136F.98 and any resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds, including the establishment of sufficient charges or fees for use of any buildings or structures and the application of the income and revenue from them; and it shall be the duty of the board or its successor upon the issuance of any bonds under sections 136F.90 to 136F.98 to establish by resolution from time to time the fees or charges to be made for the use of any buildings or structures, which fees or charges shall be adjusted from time to time in order to always provide sufficient income for payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds issued as provided for in sections 136F.90 to 136F.98, and for the necessary expenses of operation and maintenance.
(b) If the board is abolished, all contracts made by the board and all things done or actions taken by the board under sections 136F.90 to 136F.98 shall be deemed to be contracts of, actions taken and things done by its successor and the successor shall be bound by all contracts, actions taken and things done by the board and subject to all the obligations and duties of the board under sections 136F.90 to 136F.98.
136F.96 ADMINISTRATION.
The administration of sections 136F.90 to 136F.98 shall be under the board independent of other authority and notwithstanding chapters 16A, 16B, and 16C.
136D.93 OTHER MEMBERSHIP AND POWERS.
In addition to the districts listed in sections 136D.21, 136D.71, and 136D.81, the agreement of an intermediate school district established under this chapter may provide for the membership of other school districts and cities, counties, and other governmental units as defined in section 471.59. In addition to the powers listed in sections 136D.25, 136D.73, and 136D.84, an intermediate school board may provide the services defined in section 123A.21, subdivisions 7 and 8.
138.57 STATE HISTORIC SITES; REGISTRY, FEDERALLY OWNED LANDS.
The land and water areas enumerated in this section are hereby designated by law as "state historic sites," and this section is a registry of state historic sites situated on property owned by the United States government.
Flat Lake Mounds, in Becker County, consists of Sections 27 and 28, Township 141 North, Range 39 West, and is located in Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge.
Eagle Mountain, in Cook County, consists of Sections 34 and 35, Townships 63 North, Range 2 West.
Red Pipestone Quarries, in Pipestone County, is located within the boundaries of Pipestone National Monument.
Grand Portage, in Cook County, is located within the boundaries of Grand Portage National Monument.
[Repealed, 1975 c 353 s 41]
[Repealed, 1975 c 353 s 41]
Duluth Ship Canal, in St. Louis County, is located within the boundaries of Government Park on Minnesota Point in the city of Duluth.
Minnesota Point Lighthouse, in St. Louis County, is located in the extreme easternmost portion of Minnesota Point in the city of Duluth.
Major Lawrence Taliaferro's Indian Agency, Fort Snelling, in Hennepin County, is located within the authorized boundaries of Fort Snelling State Park.
[Repealed, 1973 c 316 s 16]
Post office, in Brown County, consists of a part of Lots 1, 2, and 3 of Block 66, north of Center Street in the city of New Ulm.
Height of Land Portage, in Cook County, consists of Section 22, Township 65 North, Range 2 West, and is located within Superior National Forest.
[Repealed, 1973 c 316 s 16]
[Repealed, 1973 c 316 s 16]
136F.01 DEFINITIONS.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms have the meanings given them.
"Board" means the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.
"Chancellor" means the chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.
"State colleges and universities" means Minnesota state colleges and universities governed by the board.
"Student activities" means lectures, concerts, and other functions contributing to the mental, moral, and cultural development of the student body and community in which they live, athletic activities, including intercollegiate contests, forensics, dramatics, and such other activities of any nature as in the opinion of the board contribute to the educational, cultural, or physical well being of the student body.
136F.02 BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
The board consists of 15 members appointed by the governor, including three members who are students who have attended an institution for at least one year and are enrolled at the time of appointment at least half time in a degree, diploma, or certificate program in an institution governed by the board. The student members shall include one member from a community college, one member from a state university, and one member from a technical college. One member representing labor must be appointed after considering the recommendations made under section 136F.045. The governor is not bound by the recommendations. Appointments to the board are with the advice and consent of the senate. At least one member of the board must be a resident of each congressional district. All other members must be appointed to represent the state at large. In selecting appointees, the governor must consider the needs of the board and the balance of the board membership with respect to labor and business representation and racial, gender, geographic, and ethnic composition.
A commissioner of a state agency may not serve as a member of the board.
The compensation, removal of members, and filling of vacancies on the board are as provided in section 15.0575. Members are appointed for a term of six years, except that the term of each of the student members is two years. Terms end on June 30, except that members may serve until their successors are appointed.
The board shall elect a chair and other officers as it may desire. It shall determine its meeting dates and places.
138.581 STATE HISTORIC SITES; REGISTRY; LANDS OWNED BY GOVERNMENTAL UNITS OUTSIDE THE STATE.
The land and water areas enumerated in this section are designated "state historic sites," and this section is a registry of state historic sites situated on property owned by governmental units outside the state or by instrumentalities of those government units.
The Canadian National Depot, owned by the Canadian National Railroad, is in Roseau County and is located on Main Street in the city of Warroad.
136F.04 STUDENT BOARD MEMBER SELECTION.
The State University Student Association and the State College Student Association shall each have the responsibility for recruiting, screening, and recommending qualified candidates for their student members of the board.
After consulting with the Candidate Advisory Council, the student associations shall jointly develop a statement of the selection criteria to be applied to potential candidates.
Each student association shall develop processes for identifying and recruiting qualified candidates and for screening those candidates.
Each student association shall recommend at least two and not more than four candidates for its student member. By April 15 of the year in which its members' term expires, each student association shall submit its recommendations to the governor and to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over higher education policy and finance. The governor is not bound by these recommendations.
136F.045 LABOR ORGANIZATION BOARD MEMBER SELECTION PROCESS.
The Minnesota AFL-CIO shall recruit and screen qualified labor candidates to be recommended to the governor for appointment to the board. The organization must develop a process for selecting candidates, and a statement of selection criteria for board membership that is consistent with the requirements under section 136F.02, subdivision 1. The organization must recommend at least two and no more than four candidates to the governor every six years or sooner if vacancies in the labor seat occur. Recommendations must be made to the governor and to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over higher education policy and finance by April 15 of the year in which the governor makes appointments to the board. The governor is not bound by the recommendations.
136F.05 MISSIONS.
The mission of the board is to provide programs of study that meet the needs of students for occupational, general, baccalaureate, and graduate education. The state universities, community colleges, and technical colleges shall have distinct missions as provided in section 135A.052, subdivision 1. Within that statutory definition and subject to the approval of the board, each community college, state university, and technical college may develop its own distinct campus mission. The board shall develop administrative arrangements that make possible the efficient use of the facilities and staff of the technical colleges, community colleges, and state universities for providing these several different programs of study, so that students may have the benefit of improved and broader course offerings, ease of transfer among schools and programs, integrated course credit, coordinated degree programs, and coordinated financial aid. The board shall control administrative costs by eliminating duplicative administrative positions and course offerings.
136F.06 POWERS AND DUTIES.
The board shall possess all powers necessary to govern the state colleges and universities and all related property. Those powers shall include, but are not limited to, those enumerated in this section. The board shall prescribe conditions of admission, set tuition and fees, approve programs of study and requirements for completion of programs, approve the awarding of appropriate certificates, diplomas, and degrees, enter into contracts and other agreements, and adopt suitable policies for the institutions it governs. To the extent practicable in protecting statewide interests, the board shall provide autonomy to the campuses while holding them accountable for their decisions. Sections 14.01 to 14.47 do not apply to policies and procedures of the board.
The board shall have the authority needed to operate and govern the state colleges and universities unless otherwise directed or prohibited by law. The board is responsible for its operations and necessary decisions unless these are specifically delegated by law to a state department or agency.
Notwithstanding chapter 16B, the board may select the location for its central office.
The board must identify colleges offering flexible academic programs that accommodate the needs of laid-off workers and assist its other institutions in determining whether to offer similar programs. Colleges must increase the number of certificate programs available to meet the needs of unemployed Minnesotans.
Notwithstanding any law or policy to the contrary, the board shall streamline services provided through the system's central service office to reduce expenditures, better target the use of state resources, and provide services at the most appropriate and efficient level so as not to duplicate any services provided at the institutional level. These actions must be implemented so as to achieve budgetary savings and efficiencies in delivery of services and the accomplishment of the academic mission. The board must revise any board policies in a way that is consistent with the requirements of this section.
136F.07 CHANCELLOR.
The board shall appoint a chancellor who shall serve in the unclassified service. The chancellor shall possess powers and perform duties as delegated by the board. The board shall set the salary of the chancellor according to section 15A.081, subdivision 7c.
136F.10 DESIGNATION.
The following are designated as the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities: the state community, technical, and consolidated colleges located at Alexandria, Albert Lea, Anoka, Austin, Bemidji, Bloomington, Brainerd, Brooklyn Park, Cambridge, Canby, Cloquet, Coon Rapids, Detroit Lakes, Duluth, East Grand Forks, Eden Prairie, Ely, Eveleth, Faribault, Fergus Falls, Grand Rapids, Granite Falls, Hibbing, Hutchinson, International Falls, Inver Grove Heights, Jackson, Mahtomedi, Minneapolis, Moorhead, North Mankato, Owatonna, Pine City, Pipestone, Red Wing, Rochester, Rosemount, St. Cloud, St. Paul, Staples, Thief River Falls, Virginia, Wadena, White Bear Lake, Willmar, Winona, and Worthington; and the state universities located at Bemidji, Mankato, Marshall, Moorhead, St. Cloud, Winona, and the seven-county metropolitan area.
136F.12 FOND DU LAC CAMPUS.
The Fond du Lac campus has a unique mission among two-year colleges to serve the lower division general education needs in Carlton and south St. Louis Counties, and the education needs of American Indians throughout the state and especially in northern Minnesota. The campus has a further unique mission to provide programs in support of its federal land grant status. Accordingly, while the college is governed by the board, its governance is accomplished in conjunction with the board of directors of Fond du Lac Tribal College.
Notwithstanding section 135A.052, subdivision 1, to better meet the education needs of Minnesota's American Indian students, and in furtherance of the unique missions provided in subdivision 1, Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College may offer a baccalaureate program in elementary education, as approved by the board, and the board of directors of Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College.
Notwithstanding section 179A.10, subdivision 2, the state university instructional unit shall include faculty who teach upper division courses at the Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College.
136A.15 DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of sections 136A.15 to 136A.1702, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them.
MS 2018 [Repealed, 2019 c 64 art 2 s 45]
[Repealed, 2014 c 149 s 75]
[Repealed, 2014 c 149 s 75]
[Repealed, 2014 c 149 s 75]
"Eligible institution" means an institution that meets the eligibility requirements under section 136A.155.
MS 2018 [Repealed, 2019 c 64 art 2 s 45]
"Eligible student" means a student who is officially registered or accepted for enrollment at an eligible institution in Minnesota or a Minnesota resident who is officially registered as a student or accepted for enrollment at an eligible institution in another state. Non-Minnesota residents are eligible students if they are enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a minimum of one course of at least 30 days in length during the academic year that requires physical attendance at an eligible institution located in Minnesota. Non-Minnesota resident students enrolled exclusively during the academic year in correspondence courses or courses offered over the Internet are not eligible students. Non-Minnesota resident students not physically attending classes in Minnesota due to enrollment in a study abroad program for 12 months or less are eligible students. Non-Minnesota residents enrolled in study abroad programs exceeding 12 months are not eligible students. An eligible student, for section 136A.1701, means a student who gives informed consent authorizing the disclosure of data specified in section 136A.162, paragraph (c), to a consumer credit reporting agency.
"Minnesota resident" means a student who meets one of the following conditions:
(1) a student who has resided in Minnesota for purposes other than postsecondary education for at least 12 months without being enrolled at a postsecondary educational institution for more than five credits in any term;
(2) a dependent student whose parent or legal guardian resides in Minnesota at the time the student applies;
(3) a student who graduated from a Minnesota high school, if the student was a resident of Minnesota during the student's period of attendance at the Minnesota high school and the student is physically attending a Minnesota postsecondary educational institution; or
(4) a student who, after residing in the state for a minimum of one year, earned a high school equivalency certificate in Minnesota.
136A.155 ADDITIONAL INSTITUTION ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
A postsecondary institution is an eligible institution for purposes of sections 136A.15 to 136A.1702, if the institution:
(1) meets the eligibility requirements under section 136A.103; or
(2) is operated publicly or privately in another state, is approved by the United States Secretary of Education, and, as determined by the office, maintains academic standards substantially equal to those of comparable institutions operated in this state.
136F.14 CAMPUS MERGER OR REORGANIZATION.
The board may merge or reorganize campuses for the purpose of increased efficiency, use of personnel, placement of programs, student access, and other needs as determined by the board. The board shall report its action to the legislature.
136F.16 CAMPUS ESTABLISHMENT.
A new state college or university shall be established only by specific legislation. For the purposes of this subdivision, campuses or centers that are merged or reorganized under section 136F.14 are not new state colleges or universities.
The board may determine the exact location and site for each campus or center.
The board shall not establish off-campus centers or other permanent sites to provide academic programs, courses, or student services without authorizing legislation. For the purposes of this subdivision, the campus of Metropolitan State University is the seven-county metropolitan area. This section does not apply to sites set up specifically for the delivery of courses and programs through telecommunications.
138.661 STATE HISTORIC SITE NETWORK.
Historic sites in section 138.662 constitute the state historic site network. The sites are significant state resources that the Minnesota Historical Society is preserving, developing, interpreting, and maintaining for public use, benefit, and access during open hours.
The Minnesota Historical Society shall exercise the administration and control of the sites in section 138.662 other than the Minnesota State Capitol, preserve their historic features, conduct archaeological investigations, establish necessary interpretive centers, and perform additional duties and services at the sites necessary to meet their educational mission. Ownership of the properties is either by the state or the Minnesota Historical Society. The Minnesota Historical Society may contract with existing state departments and agencies for materials and services, including utility services, necessary for the administration and maintenance of the sites listed in section 138.662. The authority of the commissioner of natural resources to administer and control the historic sites enumerated in section 138.662 is withdrawn, and is conferred upon the Minnesota Historical Society. The commissioner of natural resources shall continue to administer and control the state parks enumerated in this section excepting the portions designated as historic sites, the administration and control of which is by this section vested in the Minnesota Historical Society.
The criteria for selecting historic sites for the state historic site network is described in section 86A.05, subdivision 11, paragraph (b).
Historic sites in the state historic site network shall be developed and interpreted by the Minnesota Historical Society for public use and access with state appropriations or with other nonstate sources of funding designated for that purpose. Public use may be limited to a seasonal basis as determined by the Minnesota Historical Society.
Historic sites in the state historic site network shall be developed and operated in accordance with master plans as described in section 86A.09.
136A.162 CLASSIFICATION OF DATA.
(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), data on applicants for financial assistance collected and used by the office for student financial aid programs administered by that office are private data on individuals as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12.
(b) Data on applicants may be disclosed to the commissioner of children, youth, and families to the extent necessary to determine eligibility under section 136A.121, subdivision 2, clause (5).
(c) The following data collected in the Minnesota supplemental loan program under sections 136A.1701 and 136A.1704 may be disclosed to a consumer credit reporting agency only if the borrower and the cosigner give informed consent, according to section 13.05, subdivision 4, at the time of application for a loan:
(1) the lender-assigned borrower identification number;
(2) the name and address of borrower;
(3) the name and address of cosigner;
(4) the date the account is opened;
(5) the outstanding account balance;
(6) the dollar amount past due;
(7) the number of payments past due;
(8) the number of late payments in previous 12 months;
(9) the type of account;
(10) the responsibility for the account; and
(11) the status or remarks code.
136F.18 CAMPUS CLOSING.
The board may close a campus under its jurisdiction according to policies adopted by the board. Prior to closing a campus, the board shall hold a public hearing on the issue in the area which would be affected by the closing. At the hearing affected persons shall have an opportunity to present testimony.
136F.19 POWER OF YOU PROGRAM.
The board shall establish and operate through each campus a power of you program at Metropolitan State University, Minneapolis Community and Technical College, and St. Paul College. The program shall, to the extent of available funding, make grants to eligible students. Each campus shall develop partnerships with high schools and school districts as part of the program. The board may accept and expend private funding for the program.
A campus shall establish procedures to select recipients of grants. A grant award shall be equal to the amount remaining after deducting the student's Pell grant award and state grant award from the institution's tuition and mandatory fee charges.
A student is eligible to receive a grant under this section if the student:
(1) is a graduate from a public Minneapolis or St. Paul high school;
(2) is enrolled full time immediately after graduation;
(3) was a participant in a power of you program as a high school student; and
(4) is eligible for a Pell grant or a state grant under section 136A.121.
The institutions implementing the power of you program shall disseminate information to all MnSCU institutions about their experience in implementing the program.
138.663 STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES.
The land and water areas in section 138.664 comprise the state register of historic places. In the effort to preserve the historical values of the state, outstanding properties possessing historical, architectural, archaeological, and aesthetic values are of paramount importance in the development of the state; in the face of ever increasing extensions of urban centers, highways, and residential, commercial, and industrial developments, it is important to inventory historical values. It is in the public interest to provide a register of these historic properties which represent and reflect elements of the state's cultural, social, economic, religious, political, architectural, and aesthetic heritage. The properties in section 138.664 are not operated by the Minnesota Historical Society for historical interpretive or public use and access purposes.
Historic properties selected for inclusion in the state register of historic places are based on the following criteria:
(1) the quality of significance in American history, architecture, archaeology, engineering, and culture that is present in districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects that possess integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association;
(2) association with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history;
(3) association with the lives of persons significant in our past;
(4) embodiment of the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that represent the work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction; or
(5) the yielding or likelihood of yielding information pertinent in prehistory or history.
136A.1702 LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT.
The office shall notify the chairs of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over higher education finance of any proposed material change to any of its student loan programs, including loan refinancing under section 136A.1704, prior to making the change.
138.665 DUTIES OF STATE IN REGARD TO HISTORIC PROPERTIES.
The state, state departments, agencies, and political subdivisions, including the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, are by sections 138.661 to 138.664 and by this section notified of the existence of the state historic site network, state register of historic places, and the National Register of Historic Places.
The state, state departments, agencies, and political subdivisions, including the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, have a responsibility to protect the physical features and historic character of properties designated in sections 138.662 and 138.664 or listed on the National Register of Historic Places created by Public Law 89-665. Before carrying out any undertaking that will affect designated or listed properties, or funding or licensing an undertaking by other parties, the state department or agency shall consult with the State Historic Preservation Office pursuant to the State Historic Preservation Office's established procedures to determine appropriate treatments and to seek ways to avoid and mitigate any adverse effects on designated or listed properties. If the state department or agency and the State Historic Preservation Office agree in writing on a suitable course of action, the project may proceed. If the parties cannot agree, any one of the parties may request that the governor appoint and convene a mediation task force consisting of five members, two appointed by the governor, the chair of the State Review Board of the State Historic Preservation Office, the commissioner of administration or the commissioner's designee, and one member appointed by the director of the Minnesota Historical Society. The two appointees of the governor and of the director of the society shall be qualified by training or experience in one or more of the following disciplines: (1) history; (2) archaeology; and (3) architectural history. The mediation task force is not subject to the conditions of section 15.059. This subdivision does not apply to section 138.662, subdivision 24, and section 138.664, subdivisions 8 and 111.
If the state or a governmental subdivision acquires any of the property in section 138.664, it is the duty of the officer in charge of the acquisition to notify in writing, as promptly as possible, the State Historic Preservation Office of the acquisition.
Neither the state, nor a unit of metropolitan government, nor a political subdivision of the state may take any action that may diminish the flow of water to or from Camp Coldwater Springs. All projects must be reviewed under the Minnesota Historic Sites Act and the Minnesota Field Archaeology Act with regard to the flow of water to or from Camp Coldwater Springs.
138.666 COOPERATION.
The state, state departments and agencies, political subdivisions, and the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota shall cooperate with the Minnesota Historical Society and the State Historic Preservation Office in safeguarding state historic sites and in the preservation of historic and archaeological properties.
136A.1704 STUDENT LOAN REFINANCING.
The office may refinance student and parent loans as provided by this section and on other terms and conditions the office prescribes. The office may establish credit requirements for borrowers and determine what types of student and parent loans will be eligible for refinancing. The refinanced loan need not have been made through a loan program administered by the office. Loans shall be made with available funds in the loan capital fund under section 136A.1785. The maximum amount of outstanding loans refinanced under this section may not exceed $300,000,000. The maximum loan under this section may not exceed $200,000.
136F.22 STUDENT ASSOCIATIONS.
The board shall recognize one statewide student association for the state universities and one for the community and technical colleges. Each campus student association shall be affiliated with its statewide student association and all students enrolled on those campuses shall be members of their respective statewide association.
Each statewide association shall set its fees to be collected by the board and shall submit any changes in its fees to the board for review. The board may revise or reject the fee change. Fees must be collected by each state college and university and shall be credited to each association's account to be spent as determined by that association.
Changes may be made to student associations located on community college, state university, technical college, or consolidated colocated campuses with the approval of the students of each affected campus.
136F.202 STUDENT SUCCESS BASIC NEEDS BARRIER REDUCTION.
(a) Each college and university shall create and maintain a web page that clearly identifies basic needs resources available at the college or university. This web page shall clearly identify at least one staff member, faculty member, or department as a point of contact to whom students may direct questions. Each college and university shall also make the information under this paragraph available on the college or university mobile application, if possible.
(b) The board shall pursue the creation of a centralized basic needs online resource web page that will raise awareness of campus-based resources available at colleges and universities and local, state, and national resources that can assist in addressing basic needs insecurity.
(a) The board shall develop and implement, at each college and university, initiatives or campaigns to raise awareness among all students of potential Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility including targeted communications to students who are likely eligible.
(b) The board shall develop a financial aid resource trigger that utilizes data from the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), applications for state financial aid, or other applicable data to identify students who are likely eligible for assistance or programs that reduce basic needs insecurity such as SNAP. The board shall utilize this resource trigger to provide information and support to students on how to access assistance or programs that reduce basic needs insecurity.
138.667 HISTORIC PROPERTIES; CHANGES.
Properties designated as historic properties by sections 138.661 to 138.664 may be changed from time to time, and the Minnesota Historical Society and the State Historic Preservation Office shall notify the legislature of the need for changes, and shall make recommendations to keep the state historic sites network and the state register of historic places current and complete. The significance of properties proposed for designation under section 138.663, subdivision 2, shall be documented under the documentation standards established by the State Historic Preservation Office. Documentation shall include the opinion of the Minnesota Historical Society for the historic sites network under section 138.661, subdivision 3, and the State Historic Preservation Office for the state register of historic places under section 138.663, subdivision 2, as to whether the property meets the selection criteria.
136F.23 STUDENT ASSOCIATIONS; PURCHASING AUTHORITY.
Notwithstanding chapter 16A or 16C, the student associations recognized by the board may purchase goods or materials through state purchasing authority for the ordinary day-to-day operations of the associations. The student associations must be nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations in order to qualify for this authority. The Department of Administration may require that the purchase documents be approved by appropriate officials in the board's central office.
136A.171 REVENUE BONDS; ISSUANCE; PROCEEDS.
The office may issue revenue bonds to obtain funds for loans made in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The aggregate amount of revenue bonds, issued directly by the office, outstanding at any one time, not including refunded bonds or otherwise defeased or discharged bonds, shall not exceed $850,000,000. Proceeds from the issuance of bonds may be held and invested by the office pending disbursement in the form of loans. All interest and profits from the investments shall inure to the benefit of the office and shall be available to the office for the same purposes as the proceeds from the sale of revenue bonds including, but not limited to, costs incurred in administering loans under this chapter and loan reserve funds.
138.668 ADMISSION FEES.
The Minnesota Historical Society may establish and collect reasonable fees for admission to state-owned historic sites in the state historic site network in section 138.661. These fees shall be available to the society.
136F.24 LEGAL COUNSELING AND SERVICE PROGRAM; FUNDING.
Notwithstanding section 8.06, or any other law or rule to the contrary, the official campus student association at each state college or university may fund a program to provide legal counseling and services to students of the state college or university. The money shall be from an account of the state college and university activity funds allocated to the student associations or other money assigned to them.
136A.172 NEGOTIABLE NOTES; ISSUANCE; CONDITIONS.
The office may from time to time issue negotiable notes for the purpose of sections 136A.15 to 136A.178 and may from time to time renew any notes by the issuance of new notes, whether the notes to be renewed have or have not matured. The office may issue notes partly to renew notes or to discharge other obligations then outstanding and partly for any other purpose. The notes may be authorized, sold, executed, and delivered in the same manner as bonds. Any resolution or resolutions authorizing notes of the office or any issue thereof may contain any provisions which the office is authorized to include in any resolution or resolutions authorizing revenue bonds of the office or any issue thereof, and the office may include in any notes any terms, covenants, or conditions which it is authorized to include in any bonds. All such notes shall be payable solely from the revenue of the office, subject only to any contractual rights of the holders of any of its notes or other obligations then outstanding.
138.669 CONTRACTS FOR HISTORIC SITE MANAGEMENT.
The Minnesota Historical Society may contract with a county, municipality, or a county or local historical society for the management and operation of sites in the state historic site network. Notwithstanding section 138.668, the contract may provide for the retention of admission fees received by the management unit and for grants-in-aid to the management unit for use in the site's operation and maintenance.
138.6691 CITATION.
Sections 138.661 to 138.669 may be cited as the "Minnesota Historic Sites Act."
136F.25 ABSENCE FOR CHEMICAL ABUSE TREATMENT.
If a student is absent from a state college or university to participate in a chemical abuse treatment program licensed by the state, the student, upon request, shall remain on the roll in the educational program of the state college or university in which the student is enrolled, according to policies adopted by the board.
138.67 DEFINITIONS.
As used in sections 138.67 to 138.69, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them.
"Works of art" in all spaces of the Capitol, means paintings, portraits, mural decorations, stained glass, statues and busts, bas-relief, ornaments, furniture, plaques, and any other article or structure of a permanent character intended for decoration or commemoration placed in the capitol in 1905 or placed subsequently for historic purposes or decoration.
[Repealed, 1974 c 580 s 18]
"Public areas of the State Capitol" includes the rotunda, the governor's reception room and offices, the senate chamber, the house chamber, the supreme court chamber, public hallways and corridors, and all other areas of the State Capitol designed for public ceremonies.
"State Capitol archives" includes the original Capitol architectural plans, samples of capitol furnishings, and Cass Gilbert papers, all of which are managed and administered by the Minnesota State Historical Society.
"Public gallery and orientation area" means the rotunda and first floor corridors and a room as designated by the joint rules of the house of representatives and the senate.