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MN Stat § 136F.595 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education|Chapter 136F — Minnesota State Colleges And Universities|Section 136F.595 — Statewide Electronic Infrastructure; Portfolio Solutions.

136F.595 STATEWIDE ELECTRONIC INFRASTRUCTURE; PORTFOLIO SOLUTIONS. Subdivision 1. Collaborative infrastructure. (a) The Department of Employment and Economic Development, the Department of Education, the Office of Higher Education, the University of Minnesota, and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall collaborate to implement an electronic infrastructure to support academic and workforce success statewide. The infrastructure shall first utilize existing assets, tools, and services, including but not limited to efolioMinnesota and GPS LifePlan. To facilitate implementation of this section, the board shall support efolioMinnesota and GPS LifePlan until at least June 30, 2015. (b) To the extent possible, the basic electronic infrastructure shall be available at no charge to all state residents and to all students attending Minnesota educational institutions. Subd. 2. Goals; programs. The board may enhance the efolioMinnesota platform to allow, at a minimum, implementation of: (1) a portfolio-based individual learning plan solution that includes comprehensive academic and life planning instruments, to support student transitions to postsecondary school or to work; and (2) a student-owned proficiency portfolio solution to support student transitions to the workplace and employers seeking first-day-work-ready employees. Subd. 3. Resources; accountability reports. (a) The board may seek and accept contributions from individuals, businesses, and other organizations to support the goals required by this section. The parties listed in subdivision 1 are not required to contribute. All contributions received are appropriated to the board and shall be administered as directed by the board. (b) The board shall submit, no later than January 15 of each year, a report to the governor and legislature on the progress of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system's activities related to implementation of this section. History:  2013 c 99 art 2 s 17; 2014 c 149 s 74
MN Stat § 136F.61 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education|Chapter 136F — Minnesota State Colleges And Universities|Section 136F.61 — State Building Code.

136F.61 STATE BUILDING CODE. All Minnesota state college and university facilities are subject to the provisions of the State Building Code under chapter 326B and the State Fire Code under chapter 299F. History:  1996 c 398 s 49; 2005 c 136 art 9 s 14; 2010 c 382 s 34
MN Stat § 136F.64 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education|Chapter 136F — Minnesota State Colleges And Universities|Section 136F.64 — Construction, Improvement, And Repair Of Facilities.

136F.64 CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, AND REPAIR OF FACILITIES. Subdivision 1. General authority; construction; improvements. (a) Specific legislative authority is not required for repairs or minor capital projects financed with operating appropriation or institutional receipts that: (1) are undertaken for asset preservation or code compliance purposes; or (2) do not materially increase the net square footage of the institution; and (3) do not materially increase the costs of instructional programs. For any project under this section with a cost in excess of $1,500,000, unless the board determines that an emergency exists, the board must notify the chair of the Finance Committee of the senate, and the chairs of the Ways and Means Committee and the Capital Investment Committee of the house of representatives in writing before incurring any contractual obligations. (b) The board shall supervise and control the preparation of plans and specifications for the construction, alteration, repair, or enlargement of state college and university buildings, structures, and improvements for which appropriations are made to the board. The board shall advertise for bids and award contracts in connection with the improvements, supervise and inspect the work, approve necessary changes in the plans and specifications, approve estimates for payment, and accept the improvements when completed according to the plans and specifications. Subd. 2. Plans. Plans and specifications must be accompanied by a detailed statement of the cost, quality, and description of all material and labor required for the completion of the work. No plan may be adopted, and no improvement made or building constructed, that contemplates the expenditure for its completion of more money than the appropriation for it, unless otherwise provided by law. Subd. 3. Dispute resolution. In contracting for projects, the board must not restrict its access to litigation or limit its methods of redress to arbitration or other nonjudicial procedures. History:  1994 c 532 art 7 s 8; 1995 c 212 art 4 s 43,44,64; 2000 c 492 art 1 s 55; 2008 c 179 s 42; 2014 c 149 s 74
MN Stat § 136F.65 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education|Chapter 136F — Minnesota State Colleges And Universities|Section 136F.65 — Acceptance Of Federal Money.

136F.65 ACCEPTANCE OF FEDERAL MONEY. The board is hereby designated the state agency empowered to accept any and all money provided for or made available to this state by the United States of America or any department or agency thereof for the construction and equipping of any building under the control of the board in accordance with the provisions of federal law and any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder and are further authorized to do any and all things required of this state by such federal law and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder in order to obtain such federal money. History:  2003 c 133 art 4 s 8; 2014 c 149 s 61
MN Stat § 136F.66 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education|Chapter 136F — Minnesota State Colleges And Universities|Section 136F.66 — Capital Projects Bidding Procedures.

136F.66 CAPITAL PROJECTS BIDDING PROCEDURES. In awarding contracts for capital projects under section 136F.64, the board shall consider the documentation provided by the bidders regarding their qualifications, including evidence of having successfully completed similar work, or delivering services or products comparable to that being requested. The board shall set procedures to administer this section, which must include practices that will assist in the economic development of small businesses, small targeted group businesses, and businesses in economically disadvantaged areas designated under section 16C.16. History:  1995 c 212 art 4 s 45,64; 1998 c 386 art 2 s 49
MN Stat § 136F.67 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education|Chapter 136F — Minnesota State Colleges And Universities|Section 136F.67 — Financing Of Child Care; Parking.

136F.67 FINANCING OF CHILD CARE; PARKING. Subdivision 1. Authorization. A technical college or a community college must not seek financing for child care facilities or parking facilities through the Higher Education Facilities Authority, as provided in section 136A.28, subdivision 7, without the explicit authorization of the board. Subd. 2. Parking. State appropriations for repair or construction of parking facilities must not be used for more than two-thirds of the repair or construction cost of a parking facility at any technical college or community college campus. The campus must provide the remaining costs through local revenue. History:   1996 c 398 s 50
MN Stat § 136F.68 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education|Chapter 136F — Minnesota State Colleges And Universities|Section 136F.68 — State Property Agreements.

136F.68 STATE PROPERTY AGREEMENTS. Notwithstanding section 16B.24, or other law to the contrary, the board may enter into an agreement with an intermediate school district for the cooperative use of state property for any period of time specified in the agreement. History:  1995 c 212 art 4 s 46; 2002 c 220 art 3 s 6
MN Stat § 136F.70 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education|Chapter 136F — Minnesota State Colleges And Universities|Section 136F.70 — Tuition; Fees; Activities Funds.

136F.70 TUITION; FEES; ACTIVITIES FUNDS. Subdivision 1. Tuition. The board shall set rates of tuition for the various instructional programs. The board may waive tuition for certain persons, courses, and programs. Subd. 2. Fees. The board may prescribe fees to be charged students for student unions, state college and university activities, functions, and purposes. Subd. 3. Refunds. The board may make refunds to students for tuition, activity fees, union fees, and any other fees from imprest cash funds. The imprest cash fund shall be reimbursed periodically by payments issued from the funds and accounts to which the refund should ultimately be charged. The amounts necessary to pay the refunds are appropriated from the funds and accounts to which they are charged. History:  1995 c 212 art 4 s 47; 1Sp2019 c 10 art 3 s 24
MN Stat § 136F.701 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education|Chapter 136F — Minnesota State Colleges And Universities|Section 136F.701 — Refund Of Tuition.

136F.701 REFUND OF TUITION. (a) Any student who is a resident of the state, has enrolled in the state colleges and universities 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 service 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. (b) The administrative officers of the state colleges and universities shall refund to the students any tuition so paid. Any student making application for refund of any paid tuition must furnish to the administrative officers of the state colleges and universities 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:   1Sp2001 c 1 art 2 s 17
MN Stat § 136F.705 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education|Chapter 136F — Minnesota State Colleges And Universities|Section 136F.705 — Undergraduate Tuition Guarantee Plan.

136F.705 UNDERGRADUATE TUITION GUARANTEE PLAN. (a) The board is encouraged to offer entering students a plan providing stable tuition for students pursuing two-year or four-year degrees that can provide students a tuition option designed to meet the goals in this section. (b) A Minnesota resident student who first enrolls in a degree program at a state college or university beginning in the spring of 2012 or later is guaranteed a stable tuition for up to four consecutive academic years. (c) For an undergraduate student enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program at a state university, 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 state university. (d) For an undergraduate student enrolled in an associate degree program at a college, the tuition charged to the student for each semester of enrollment during a two-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 two consecutive academic years, the tuition rate for each semester in excess of two years is equal to the tuition rate for new enrollees at the college. (e) 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 4; 2014 c 149 s 62
MN Stat § 136F.72 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education|Chapter 136F — Minnesota State Colleges And Universities|Section 136F.72 — Funds.

136F.72 FUNDS. Subdivision 1. Activity funds. The board may establish in each state college and university a fund to be known as the activity fund. The purpose of these funds shall be to provide for the administration of state college and university activities designed for student recreational, social, welfare, and educational pursuits supplemental to the regular curricular offerings. The activity funds shall encompass accounts for student activities, student health services authorized college and university agencies, authorized auxiliary enterprises, federal, state, and private student financial aid, gifts and endowments, and other accounts as the board may prescribe. Subd. 2. Administrative fund and accounts. The board may establish a fund within the board office for management of employee retirement funds. The board may establish an administrative fund at each state college and university or within the board office for the administration of contracts, student equipment purchases, and receipt and transfer of foreign program money. Subd. 3. Administration. Each college and university, independent of other authority and notwithstanding chapters 16A, 16B, and 16C, shall administer its activity funds. The board, independent of other authority and notwithstanding chapters 16A, 16B, and 16C, shall administer the administrative fund established in the system office. All activity fund money collected shall be administered under the policies of the board subject to audit of the legislative auditor. Subd. 4. Imprest cash funds. The board may establish an imprest cash fund in each of its state colleges and universities. History:  1995 c 212 art 4 s 49; 1996 c 398 s 52; 1997 c 183 art 3 s 23; 1998 c 386 art 2 s 50
MN Stat § 136F.73 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education|Chapter 136F — Minnesota State Colleges And Universities|Section 136F.73 — Cash Over And Short Account Of Imprest Cash Fund.

136F.73 CASH OVER AND SHORT ACCOUNT OF IMPREST CASH FUND. The board may establish a cash over and short account within the imprest cash fund for each state college and university. This account shall be used to record on a daily basis overages and shortages of cash receipts. At the end of each fiscal year, the board shall credit or debit the overage or shortage from each state college or university to the board maintenance and equipment appropriation account. In the instance of a debit balance remaining in any cash over and short accounts, the board may transfer from the maintenance and equipment appropriation account money sufficient to offset such debit balance. The commissioner of management and budget shall make the appropriate adjustments and entries on the general books of account of the state. History:  1995 c 212 art 4 s 50; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
MN Stat § 136F.74 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education|Chapter 136F — Minnesota State Colleges And Universities|Section 136F.74 — Carryover Authority.

136F.74 CARRYOVER AUTHORITY. The board may carry over any unexpended balance from its appropriation from the first year of a biennium into the second year of the biennium. The board may carry over any unexpended balance into the following biennium. The amounts carried over must not be taken into account in determining state appropriations and must not be deducted from a later appropriation. History:   1995 c 212 art 4 s 51
MN Stat § 136F.76 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education|Chapter 136F — Minnesota State Colleges And Universities|Section 136F.76 — Litigation Awards.

136F.76 LITIGATION AWARDS. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the board may keep money received from successful litigation by or against the board. Awards made to the state or the board resulting from litigation against or by the board must be kept by the board to the credit of the account from which the litigation was originally funded. An award that exceeds the costs incurred in the litigation shall be used by the board for repair or replacement projects. History:   1995 c 212 art 4 s 52
MN Stat § 136F.77 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education|Chapter 136F — Minnesota State Colleges And Universities|Section 136F.77 — Equity Investments.

136F.77 EQUITY INVESTMENTS. Subdivision 1. Powers of board. The board may acquire an interest in a product or a private business entity for the purpose of developing and providing educational materials and related programs or services to further the mission of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and foster the economic growth of the state. The board may enter into joint venture agreements with private corporations to develop educational materials and related programs or services. Any proceeds from the investments or ventures are appropriated to the board. The state is not liable for any obligations or liabilities that arise from investments under this section. The board must report annually by September 1 to the legislature regarding its earnings from partnerships and the disposition of those earnings. Subd. 2. Consultation required. Prior to entering into a joint venture agreement under this section, the board shall consult with appropriate exclusive bargaining representatives and must address topics such as employee protections, instructional services, information availability, and reporting conflicts of interest. Subd. 3. No abrogation. Nothing in this section shall abrogate the provisions of sections 43A.047 and 136F.581. History:  2000 c 392 s 5; 2000 c 488 art 2 s 8
MN Stat § 136F.79 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education|Chapter 136F — Minnesota State Colleges And Universities|Section 136F.79 — Sole State Agency.

136F.79 SOLE STATE AGENCY. The board is the sole state agency to receive and disburse federal funds authorized by the Vocational Education Act of 1963, as amended in the education amendments of 1976, Public Law 94-482, and Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, part 400. The board shall develop and submit the state plan for vocational technical education. The board shall develop the state plan according to terms of agreement with the state Board of Education. History:   1995 c 212 art 4 s 54
MN Stat § 136F.80 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education|Chapter 136F — Minnesota State Colleges And Universities|Section 136F.80 — Grants; Gifts; Bequests; Devises; Endowments.

136F.80 GRANTS; GIFTS; BEQUESTS; DEVISES; ENDOWMENTS. Subdivision 1. Receipt and acceptance. The board may apply for, receive, and accept on behalf of the state and for the benefit of any state college or university any grant, gift, bequest, devise, or endowment that any person, firm, corporation, foundation, or association may make to the board for the purposes of the state colleges and universities, or any federal, state, or private money made available for the purpose of providing student financial aid at the state colleges and universities. The board may use any money given to it or to any of the state colleges and universities consistent with the terms and conditions under which the money was received and for the purposes stated. All moneys under this subdivision are appropriated to the board for use in the colleges and universities and shall be administered within the college and university activity funds. These moneys shall not be taken into account in determining appropriations or allocations. All taxes and special assessments constituting a lien on any real property received and accepted by the board under this section shall be paid in full before title is transferred to the state. Subd. 2. Deposit of money. The board shall provide by policy, in accordance with provisions of chapter 118A, for the deposit of all money received or referred to under this section. Whenever the board shall by resolution determine that there are moneys in the state college or university funds not currently needed, the board may by resolution authorize and direct the president of the college or university to invest a specified amount in securities as are duly authorized as legal investments for savings banks and trust companies. Securities so purchased shall be deposited and held for the board by any bank or trust company authorized to do a banking business in this state. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 118A, the State Board of Investment may invest assets of the board, colleges, and universities when requested by the board, college, or university. History:  1995 c 212 art 4 s 55; 1996 c 398 s 53; 1997 c 183 art 3 s 24
MN Stat § 136F.81 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education|Chapter 136F — Minnesota State Colleges And Universities|Section 136F.81 — Transfer Of Gifts.

136F.81 TRANSFER OF GIFTS. A college or university that receives a gift or bequest that is intended for purposes performed by a foundation approved under section 136F.46 may transfer the money to its foundation, provided the money is used only for public purposes. History:   1997 c 183 art 3 s 25
MN Stat § 136F.91 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education|Chapter 136F — Minnesota State Colleges And Universities|Section 136F.91 — Bonds, Investments.

136F.91 BONDS, INVESTMENTS. The state, including the State Board of Investment, and all counties, cities, towns and other municipal corporations, political subdivisions and political bodies, and public officers of any of the public entities listed in this section, all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks, and institutions, savings associations, investment companies and other persons carrying on a banking business, all insurance companies, insurance associations and other persons carrying on an insurance business, and all executors, administrators, guardians, trustees and other fiduciaries may legally invest any sinking funds, moneys or other funds belonging to them or within their control in any bonds issued pursuant to sections 136F.90 to 136F.98. The purpose of this section is to authorize the investment in bonds of all sinking, insurance, retirement, compensation, pension and trust funds, whether owned or controlled by private or public persons or officers. Nothing in this section may be construed as relieving any person, firm or corporation from any duty of exercising due care in selecting securities for purchase or investment. The bonds are constituted "authorized securities" within the meaning and for the purposes of section 50.14, notwithstanding the restrictions in section 50.14, subdivision 4, clause (c). History:  1955 c 715 s 2; 1957 c 603 s 2; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1983 c 213 s 6; 1994 c 532 art 6 s 2,12; 1995 c 202 art 1 s 25; 1995 c 212 art 4 s 58,64,65; 1996 c 305 art 1 s 130,131