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MN Stat § 137.023 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education|Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota|Section 137.023 — University Student On Board Of Regents.

137.023 UNIVERSITY STUDENT ON BOARD OF REGENTS. In electing members of the Board of Regents pursuant to article 13, section 3, of the Constitution of the state of Minnesota, and Territorial Laws 1851, chapter 3, section 5, one member of the Board of Regents of the university shall be a person who at the time of election to the board is a student who is enrolled in a degree program at the university. This person shall represent the state at large. Upon expiration of the term or in the event of a vacancy in the office, one position shall be filled by a person having the same qualifications. History:  1976 c 120 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 157 s 1
MN Stat § 137.024 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education|Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota|Section 137.024 — Congressional Districts Represented On Board Of Regents.

137.024 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS REPRESENTED ON BOARD OF REGENTS. At least one member of the Board of Regents of the university shall be a resident of each congressional district. History:   1976 c 120 s 2
MN Stat § 137.0246 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education|Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota|Section 137.0246 — Regent Nomination And Election.

137.0246 REGENT NOMINATION AND ELECTION. Subdivision 1.  [Repealed by amendment, 2007 c 144 art 2 s 46] Subd. 2. Regent nomination joint committee. (a) The joint legislative committee consists of the members of the higher education budget and policy divisions in each house of the legislature. The chairs of the divisions from each body shall be cochairs of the joint legislative committee. A majority of the members from each house is a quorum of the joint committee. (b) By February 28 of each odd-numbered year, or at a date agreed to by concurrent resolution, the joint legislative committee shall meet to consider the advisory council's recommendations for regent of the University of Minnesota for possible presentation to a joint convention of the legislature. (c) The joint committee may recommend to the joint convention candidates recommended by the advisory council and the other candidates nominated by the joint committee. A candidate other than those recommended by the advisory council may be nominated for consideration by the joint committee only if the nomination receives the support of at least three house of representatives members of the committee and two senate members of the committee. A candidate must receive a majority vote of members from the house of representatives and from the senate on the joint committee to be recommended to the joint convention. The joint committee may recommend no more than one candidate for each vacancy. In recommending nominees, the joint committee must consider the needs of the board of regents and the balance of the board membership with respect to gender, racial, and ethnic composition. History:  2005 c 107 art 2 s 50; 2007 c 144 art 2 s 46; 2009 c 95 art 2 s 33
MN Stat § 137.025 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education|Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota|Section 137.025 — Appropriations; Payment; Investment.

137.025 APPROPRIATIONS; PAYMENT; INVESTMENT. Subdivision 1. Monthly payments. The commissioner of management and budget shall pay 1/12 of the annual appropriation to the University of Minnesota by the 25th day of each month. If the 25th day of the month falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the monthly payment must be made by the first business day immediately following the 25th day of the month. Subd. 2. Appropriations for buildings. The commissioner of management and budget shall pay no money to the University of Minnesota pursuant to a direct appropriation for buildings until all balances separately invested, including cash, and those in the temporary investment pool attributable to all state building funds shall be reduced below $5,000,000, or any other amount specified in the act making the appropriation. Payment shall then be made upon certification of the amounts needed for construction payments, but so as not to increase the building balances in cash, separately invested, or in the temporary investment pool, to a total above the indicated level. Subd. 2a. Appropriations from Minnesota environment and natural resources trust fund. (a) The commissioner of management and budget shall pay no money to the University of Minnesota pursuant to a direct appropriation from the Minnesota environment and natural resources trust fund until the University of Minnesota requests reimbursement for expenditures related to the direct appropriation. The reimbursement request shall specify expenditures by appropriation. The commissioner of management and budget shall reimburse the University of Minnesota by the 25th day of the month following the reimbursement request. If the 25th day of the month falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, the payment must be made by the first business day immediately following the 25th day of the month. (b) For each year the appropriation is available, the University of Minnesota must submit an encumbrance request to the commissioner of management and budget by July 31 for the prior fiscal year. The encumbrance request shall identify the amount the university anticipates it will request for reimbursement for expenses in the prior fiscal year by appropriation. The commissioner of management and budget shall maintain this amount as an encumbrance at the state level until the university submits its final reimbursement request for that fiscal year. (c) Final requests for reimbursement must be made within 90 days from the last day the appropriation is available to reimburse expenditures. Subd. 3. Investment; income. Money not paid to the university by reason of the foregoing requirements shall be invested by the state in those securities authorized by section 11A.25 until paid to the university. Income from investments shall be credited to the general fund in the state treasury. History:  1976 c 163 s 24; 1980 c 607 art 14 s 46; 1987 c 401 s 29; 2009 c 95 art 2 s 34; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109; 1Sp2010 c 1 art 2 s 2; 2016 c 186 s 7
MN Stat § 137.0251 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education|Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota|Section 137.0251 — Budgetary Information.

137.0251 BUDGETARY INFORMATION. The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota shall make available to the commissioner of management and budget all books, accounts, documents, and property that the commissioner desires to inspect. History:  1988 c 703 art 1 s 18; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
MN Stat § 137.0252 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education|Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota|Section 137.0252 — Appropriation; Contract Buyout.

137.0252 APPROPRIATION; CONTRACT BUYOUT. No appropriation from the state of Minnesota to the governing board of the University of Minnesota shall be used directly or indirectly for costs related to the early termination of a contract of a coach who reports to the director of athletics. History:   2007 c 144 art 2 s 47
MN Stat § 137.027 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education|Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota|Section 137.027 — Appropriation; Fringe Benefits.

137.027 APPROPRIATION; FRINGE BENEFITS. (a) Direct appropriations to the University of Minnesota include money to pay the employer's share of Social Security, state retirement, and health insurance. Money provided for these purposes shall be expended only for these purposes and any amounts in excess of the employer's share shall be returned to the state treasury. (b) Unless otherwise explicitly provided for in law, direct appropriations to the University of Minnesota do not include, and may not be used to pay, any mandatory or discretionary bonus or other performance-based incentive payment provided for in an employment contract with the president or vice-presidents, chancellors, provosts, vice-provosts, deans, or directors of individual programs. History:  1976 c 163 s 25; 2013 c 99 art 2 s 18
MN Stat § 137.028 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education|Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota|Section 137.028 — Biennial Budget Request; University Of Minnesota.

137.028 BIENNIAL BUDGET REQUEST; UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA. Beginning in 2013, as part of the biennial budget request submitted to the Department of Management and Budget and the legislature, the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota is encouraged to include a request for funding for rural primary care training by family practice residence programs to prepare doctors for the practice of primary care medicine in rural areas of the state. The funding request should provide for ongoing support of rural primary care training through the University of Minnesota's general operation and maintenance funding or through dedicated health science funding. History:   2012 c 247 art 5 s 9
MN Stat § 137.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education|Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota|Section 137.04 — Library To Get Copies Of State Publications.

137.04 LIBRARY TO GET COPIES OF STATE PUBLICATIONS. The general library of the University of Minnesota is a depository of all books, pamphlets, maps, and other works published by or under the authority of the state of Minnesota. History:  (3137, 3138) 1905 c 278 s 1,2; 1947 c 365 s 3
MN Stat § 137.09 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education|Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota|Section 137.09 — Board Of Regents Not To Exceed Appropriations; Penalty.

137.09 BOARD OF REGENTS NOT TO EXCEED APPROPRIATIONS; PENALTY. It shall be unlawful for the Board of Regents to permit any expenditures for any purpose in excess of the amount appropriated or contemplated by law and any member or agent of the board violating this provision is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. History:  (3145) 1905 c 119 s 6; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 2005 c 10 art 3 s 7
MN Stat § 137.10 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education|Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota|Section 137.10 — Refund Of Tuition To Students In Certain Cases.

137.10 REFUND OF TUITION TO STUDENTS IN CERTAIN CASES. Any student who, being a resident of the state, has enrolled to pursue any course in the University of Minnesota and paid tuition for the course, and who, prior to the termination of the school year for which the tuition was paid, enlisted or has been inducted into the military services of the United States, either voluntarily or pursuant to the present selective service law, is entitled to the refund of all tuition paid for which credit cannot properly be given. The administrative officers of the University of Minnesota shall refund to the students any tuition so paid. Any student making application for refund of any paid tuition shall furnish to the administrative officers of the University of Minnesota a certificate from the proper officers reciting the fact of the enlistment or the induction of the student into the military service of the United States. History:  1941 c 272; 1957 c 576 s 1,2; 1975 c 321 s 2; 1984 c 609 s 9; 1Sp2001 c 1 art 2 s 18
MN Stat § 137.105 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education|Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota|Section 137.105 — Undergraduate Tuition Guarantee Plan.

137.105 UNDERGRADUATE TUITION GUARANTEE PLAN. The Board of Regents is encouraged to offer students a guaranteed tuition plan that can provide students a tuition option designed to meet the goals in this section. A Minnesota resident student who first enrolls in a degree program at the University of Minnesota beginning in the spring of 2012 or later may be offered guaranteed stable tuition for up to four consecutive academic years. Under the guaranteed plan, for an undergraduate student enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program, the tuition charged to the student for each semester of enrollment during a four-year period, beginning with the first semester of enrollment, must not exceed the amount of tuition that the student was charged for the first semester of enrollment. For a student who continues to be enrolled after four consecutive academic years, the tuition rate for each semester in excess of four years is equal to the tuition rate paid by new enrollees at the University of Minnesota. Time limits for the stable tuition plan under this section do not apply to a student in the military while the student is on active military duty. History:   1Sp2011 c 5 art 2 s 12
MN Stat § 137.12 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education|Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota|Section 137.12 — Peace Officers; Appointment; Power Of Arrest.

137.12 PEACE OFFICERS; APPOINTMENT; POWER OF ARREST. The regents of the University of Minnesota are hereby authorized to appoint, employ and fix the compensation to be paid out of funds of the regents of the University of Minnesota, persons as peace officers who shall have and may exercise throughout the state of Minnesota the same powers of arrest possessed by a sheriff, police officer, or peace officer, but said powers of arrest shall only be exercised in connection with investigations authorized to be made by the regents of the University of Minnesota, which investigations shall relate to university personnel or property. History:  1947 c 126 s 1; 1969 c 266 s 1; 1977 c 82 s 1
MN Stat § 137.16 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education|Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota|Section 137.16 — Morris Branch.

137.16 MORRIS BRANCH. Subdivision 1. Admission. The University of Minnesota, Morris branch, situated in whole or in part on the lands described in Laws 1909, chapter 184, shall admit Indian pupils qualified for admission at all times free of charge for tuition and on terms of equality with white pupils. Subd. 2. Substitute. Subdivision 1 is a substitute for the provisions of Laws 1909, chapter 184, section 2, which reads: The said lands and buildings described in section 1 hereof shall be held and maintained by the state of Minnesota as an agricultural school, and Indian pupils shall at all times be admitted to said school free of charge for tuition and on terms of equality with white pupils. History:  1961 c 312 s 2,3
MN Stat § 137.17 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education|Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota|Section 137.17 — Rochester Branch.

137.17 ROCHESTER BRANCH. Subdivision 1. Establish. The Board of Regents may establish a branch campus of the University of Minnesota in Rochester, to serve the educational needs of and to foster the economic goals of the region and the state. The University of Minnesota should expand higher education offerings in Rochester that it is uniquely qualified to provide. To the extent possible, the Board of Regents should provide its offerings in partnership with higher education institutions that already serve Rochester and the southeastern region of Minnesota, and should avoid unnecessary duplicative offerings of courses and programs, particularly in nursing and allied health programs. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 2006 c 282 art 8 s 10] Subd. 3. Missions. The legislature intends that the mission of the expanded education offerings in Rochester be congruent with the university's unique core mission of teaching, research, and outreach in order to support the educational needs and economic development of this region and the state. The legislature recognizes that the distinctiveness of each of the higher education institutions in Rochester must be maintained to achieve success in serving the higher education needs of the community and the economic goals of the state. Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 2006 c 282 art 8 s 10] History:  1999 c 214 art 2 s 16; 2006 c 282 art 8 s 8,9
MN Stat § 137.22 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education|Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota|Section 137.22 — Higher Education Act Of 1965; Receipts.

137.22 HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965; RECEIPTS. In order to enable the state to match the cost of any program under Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965, any receipts accruing to any state department or agency by reason of service performed for the University of Minnesota in connection with the program shall be deposited in the state treasury. The receipts are appropriated to the department or agency making the deposit, to be used as part of the state's 25 percent share of the cost of the programs. The balance of the state's share of the cost of the programs is payable by the participating departments or agencies from any moneys appropriated for salaries, supplies and expenses. History:   1976 c 163 s 26
MN Stat § 137.32 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education|Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota|Section 137.32 — Minnesota Couples On The Brink Project.

137.32 MINNESOTA COUPLES ON THE BRINK PROJECT. Subdivision 1. Establishment. Within the limits of available appropriations, the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota is requested to develop and implement a Minnesota couples on the brink project, as provided for in this section. The regents may administer the project with federal grants, state appropriations, and in-kind services received for this purpose. Subd. 2. Purpose. The purpose of the project is to develop, evaluate, and disseminate best practices for promoting successful reconciliation between married persons who are considering or have commenced a marriage dissolution proceeding and who choose to pursue reconciliation. Subd. 3. Implementation. The regents shall: (1) enter into contracts or manage a grant process for implementation of the project; and (2) develop and implement an evaluation component for the project. History:   1Sp2010 c 1 art 19 s 2
MN Stat § 137.34 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education|Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota|Section 137.34 — Program Established.

137.34 PROGRAM ESTABLISHED. Subdivision 1. Program established. The Minnesota Extension Service is instructed to develop and implement an ongoing program for rural health and safety. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1996 c 310 s 1] Subd. 3. Responsibilities. The rural health and safety program in the Minnesota Extension Service has the following ongoing responsibilities: (1) to develop programs and materials related to farm accident prevention; (2) to develop and implement educational programs that will enable rural residents to understand and comply with safety standards and good health practices; (3) to maintain cooperation and effective working relationships with health and safety agencies and organizations in Minnesota, other states, and the United States government; and (4) to seek and efficiently utilize grant money made available for programs relating to rural and farm safety. Subd. 4. Program funding. Money for support of the rural health and safety program in the Minnesota Extension Service may be accepted from the following sources: (1) legislative appropriations from the general fund; (2) funds from other sources within the University of Minnesota and the Extension Service to the extent not precluded by other law; and (3) gifts or grants from individuals, organizations, governmental units, foundations, corporations, or other sources except that no restrictions may be placed by the giver with respect to the functions, duties, and responsibilities of the program. History:   1988 c 688 art 2 s 1
MN Stat § 137.341 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education|Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota|Section 137.341 — Farm Safety Specialist Position.

137.341 FARM SAFETY SPECIALIST POSITION. The Minnesota legislature finds that because the Extension Service has unique opportunities for delivering health and safety messages to farm families, the Extension Service is urged to retain and, to the extent practicable, keep filled at all times, the staff position of farm safety specialist. History:   1991 c 254 art 3 s 22
MN Stat § 137.342 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education|Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota|Section 137.342 — Research Center For Agricultural Health And Safety.

137.342 RESEARCH CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL HEALTH AND SAFETY. Subdivision 1. Creation. There is created within the Division of Environmental and Occupational Health in the University of Minnesota School of Public Health and under its direction an interagency, interdisciplinary research center for agricultural health and safety. The center shall coordinate funding for, and the findings of, research projects designed to reduce injury and death from farm accidents, reduce long-term exposure to potentially hazardous agricultural agents, and make health care services more available to persons who suffer from health problems related to agriculture. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 2001 c 161 s 58] History:   1991 c 254 art 3 s 23
MN Stat § 137.35 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education|Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota|Section 137.35 — Targeted Businesses.

137.35 TARGETED BUSINESSES. Subdivision 1. Purchasing methods. (a) The regents may award up to a six percent preference in the amount bid for specified goods and services to small targeted group businesses designated under section 16C.16, subdivision 5. (b) The regents may designate a purchase of goods or services for award only to small targeted group businesses designated under section 16C.16, subdivision 5, if the regents determine that at least three small targeted group businesses are likely to bid. (c) The regents, as a condition of awarding a construction contract or approving a contract for consultant, professional, or technical services, may set goals that require the prime contractor to subcontract a portion of the contract to small targeted group businesses. The regents must establish a procedure for granting waivers from the subcontracting requirement when qualified small targeted group businesses are not reasonably available. The regents may establish financial incentives for prime contractors who exceed the goals for use of subcontractors and financial penalties for prime contractors who fail to meet goals under this paragraph. The subcontracting requirements of this paragraph do not apply to prime contractors who are small targeted group businesses. At least 75 percent of the value of the subcontracts awarded to small targeted group businesses under this paragraph must be performed by the business to which the subcontract is awarded or by another small targeted group business. (d) The regents may award up to a four percent preference in the amount bid on university procurement to small businesses located in an economically disadvantaged area as defined in section 16C.16, subdivision 7. (e) The regents may delegate responsibility under this section to university employees. Subd. 2. Eligibility. The rules adopted by the commissioner of administration to define small businesses and to set time and other eligibility requirements for participation in programs under sections 16C.16 to 16C.19 apply to this section. Subd. 3. Noncompetitive bids. The regents are encouraged to purchase from small targeted group businesses designated under section 16C.16 when making purchases that are not subject to competitive bidding procedures. Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 1995 c 212 art 2 s 22] History:  1990 c 541 s 15; 1998 c 386 art 2 s 52-54