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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 135A — Postsecondary Education › Section 135A.042 — Fee Waiver.

135A.042 FEE WAIVER.
The president of a state university, community college, or technical college may waive the fee assessed to a student applying for admission, if the president determines that the fee would impose an economic hardship on the student or the student's family.
History:
1995 c 212 art 2 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 135A — Postsecondary Education › Section 135A.043 — Resident Tuition.

135A.043 RESIDENT TUITION.
(a) A student, other than a nonimmigrant alien within the meaning of United States Code, title 8, section 1101, subsection (a), paragraph (15), shall qualify for a resident tuition rate or its equivalent at state universities and colleges if the student meets all of the following requirements:
(1) high school attendance within the state for three or more years;
(2) graduation from a state high school or attainment within the state of the equivalent of high school graduation; and
(3) in the case of a student without lawful immigration status: (i) documentation that the student has complied with selective service registration requirements; and (ii) if a federal process exists for the student to obtain lawful immigration status, the student must present the higher education institution with documentation from federal immigration authorities that the student has filed an application to obtain lawful immigration status.
(b) This section is in addition to any other statute, rule, or higher education institution regulation or policy providing eligibility for a resident tuition rate or its equivalent to a student.
(c) The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota is requested to adopt a policy implementing this section.
History:
2013 c 99 art 4 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 135A — Postsecondary Education › Section 135A.0431 — Military Veterans; Resident Tuition.

135A.0431 MILITARY VETERANS; RESIDENT TUITION.
(a) A person who is honorably discharged from the armed forces of the United States is entitled to the resident tuition rate at Minnesota public postsecondary institutions.
(b) This section is in addition to any other statute, rule, or higher education institution regulation or policy providing eligibility for a resident tuition rate or its equivalent to a student.
History:
2014 c 312 art 1 s 6
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 135A — Postsecondary Education › Section 135A.0434 — Mandatory Student Activity Fees Referendum.

135A.0434 MANDATORY STUDENT ACTIVITY FEES REFERENDUM.
Subdivision 1.
Referendum.
The governing body of a public postsecondary institution must not increase mandatory student activity fees by greater than two percent relative to the previous academic year unless the increase is approved by a majority of students voting in a campus referendum. This section does not apply to fees paid by students that are directly related to academic, administrative, health services, or debt obligations, including bonds issued under sections 136F.90 to 136F.98. The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota is requested to adopt a policy implementing this section.
Subd. 2.
Penalty.
If the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota increases mandatory student activity fees by more than two percent without approval by a vote of the student body as described in subdivision 1, the commissioner of management and budget shall deduct from the university's appropriation base an amount equal to one percent of the university's appropriation base in the first year of the next biennium.
History:
2017 c 89 art 2 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 135A — Postsecondary Education › Section 135A.044 — Private Scholarship Aid.

135A.044 PRIVATE SCHOLARSHIP AID.
A public postsecondary institution may use private sources of funding to provide aid to a student eligible for resident tuition under section 135A.043. This section is in addition to any other authority of an institution to provide financial aid.
History:
2013 c 99 art 4 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 135A — Postsecondary Education › Section 135A.046 — Asset Preservation And Replacement.

135A.046 ASSET PRESERVATION AND REPLACEMENT.
Subdivision 1.
Purpose.
The legislature recognizes that postsecondary governing boards operate campus physical plants that in number, size, and programmatic use differ significantly from the physical plants operated by state departments and agencies. However, the legislature recognizes the need for standards to aid in categorizing and funding capital projects. The purpose of this section is to provide standards for those higher education projects that are intended to preserve and replace existing campus facilities.
Subd. 2.
Standards.
Capital budget expenditures for Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) projects must be for one or more of the following: code compliance including health and safety, Americans with Disabilities Act requirements, hazardous material abatement, access improvement, or air quality improvement; building energy efficiency improvements using current best practices; or building or infrastructure repairs necessary to preserve the interior and exterior of existing buildings; or renewal to support the existing programmatic mission of the campuses. Up to ten percent of an appropriation awarded under this section may be used for design costs for projects eligible to be funded from this account in anticipation of future funding from the account.
Subd. 3.
Reporting priorities.
Each postsecondary governing board shall establish priorities within its Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement projects. By January 15 of each year, it shall submit to the commissioner of management and budget and to the chairs of the higher education finance divisions, the senate Finance Committee, and the house of representatives Capital Investment Committee a list of the projects that have been paid for with money from a higher education asset preservation and replacement appropriation during the preceding calendar year as well as a list of those priority projects for which Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement appropriations will be sought in that year's legislative session.
History:
1994 c 643 s 65; 1996 c 463 s 41; 2002 c 393 s 53; 2009 c 93 art 1 s 27; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 135A — Postsecondary Education › Section 135A.051 — Program Requirements.

135A.051 PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.
Subdivision 1.
Extended time.
A student shall be entitled to complete a program according to the requirements in effect at the time the student began the program for 12 months beyond the time usually required to complete a program.
Subd. 2.
Program terminated.
The provisions of this section do not apply to a program or course which is discontinued by an institution.
Subd. 3.
Applicability.
The provisions of this section apply to a student enrolled in a public postsecondary institution in Minnesota.
History:
1983 c 166 s 2; 1987 c 258 s 12; 1989 c 246 s 2; 2014 c 149 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 135A — Postsecondary Education › Section 135A.052 — Postsecondary Missions.

135A.052 POSTSECONDARY MISSIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Statement of missions.
(a) The legislature recognizes each type of public postsecondary institution to have a distinctive mission within the overall provision of public higher education in the state and a responsibility to cooperate with each other. These missions are as follows:
(1) the technical colleges shall offer vocational training and education to prepare students for skilled occupations that do not require a baccalaureate degree;
(2) the community colleges shall offer lower division instruction in academic programs, occupational programs in which all credits earned will be accepted for transfer to a baccalaureate degree in the same field of study, and remedial studies, for students transferring to baccalaureate institutions and for those seeking associate degrees;
(3) consolidated community technical colleges shall offer the same types of instruction, programs, certificates, diplomas, and degrees as the technical colleges and community colleges offer;
(4) the state universities shall offer undergraduate and graduate instruction through the master's degree, including specialist certificates, in the liberal arts and sciences and professional education, and may offer applied doctoral degrees in education, business, psychology, physical therapy, audiology, and nursing; and
(5) the University of Minnesota shall offer undergraduate, graduate, and professional instruction through the doctoral degree, and shall be the primary state supported academic agency for research and extension services.
(b) It is part of the mission of each system that within the system's resources the system's governing board and chancellor or president shall endeavor to:
(1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public money;
(2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to manage the state's resources and operate the system as efficiently as possible;
(3) coordinate the system's activities wherever appropriate with the activities of the other system and governmental agencies;
(4) use technology where appropriate to increase system productivity, improve customer service, increase public access to information about the system, and increase public participation in the business of the system;
(5) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management practices to the extent otherwise required by chapters 43A and 179A; and
(6) recommend to the legislature appropriate changes in law necessary to carry out the mission of the system.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1995 c 212 art 3 s 60]
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1995 c 212 art 3 s 60]
History:
1991 c 356 art 2 s 1; 1995 c 248 art 11 s 10; 1997 c 183 art 3 s 10; 2005 c 107 art 2 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 135A — Postsecondary Education › Section 135A.08 — Credit Transfer.

135A.08 CREDIT TRANSFER.
Subdivision 1.
Course equivalency.
The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota and the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall develop and maintain course equivalency guides for use between institutions that have a high frequency of transfer. The course equivalency guides must include information on the course equivalency and awarding of credit for learning acquired as a result of the successful completion of formal military courses and occupational training. Course equivalency guides are not required for vocational technical programs that have not been divided into identifiable courses. The governing boards of private institutions that grant associate and baccalaureate degrees and that have a high frequency of transfer students are requested to participate in developing these guides.
Subd. 2.
Common numbering.
The regents of the University of Minnesota and the trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall develop and maintain a common numbering convention to distinguish remedial, lower division, upper division, and graduate level coursework. The governing boards of private institutions that grant associate and baccalaureate degrees are requested to cooperate in the development of this numbering convention.
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1995 c 212 art 3 s 60]
History:
1Sp1985 c 11 s 19; 1990 c 375 s 3; 1995 c 212 art 3 s 3,4; 2009 c 95 art 2 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 135A — Postsecondary Education › Section 135A.101 — Postsecondary Enrollment Options.

135A.101 POSTSECONDARY ENROLLMENT OPTIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Requirements for participation.
To participate in the postsecondary enrollment options program, a college or university must abide by the provisions in this section. The institution may provide information about its programs to a secondary school or to a pupil or parent and may recruit or solicit participation on educational and programmatic grounds.
Subd. 2.
Prohibition.
An institution shall not enroll secondary pupils, for postsecondary enrollment options purposes, in developmental courses or other courses that are not college level. For the purposes of this section, a "developmental course" means a postsecondary course taken to prepare a student for college-level work and for which the postsecondary institution does not grant credit or which cannot be used to meet degree, diploma, or certificate requirements.
Subd. 3.
Minnesota transfer curriculum.
Notwithstanding section 135A.08 or other law to the contrary, all MnSCU institutions must give full credit to a secondary pupil who completes for postsecondary credit a postsecondary course or program that is part or all of a goal area or a transfer curriculum at a MnSCU institution when the pupil enrolls in a MnSCU institution after leaving secondary school. Once one MnSCU institution certifies as completed a secondary student's postsecondary course or program that is part or all of a goal area or a transfer curriculum, every MnSCU institution must consider the student's course or program for that goal area or the transfer curriculum as completed.
History:
1995 c 212 art 2 s 3; 2012 c 239 art 1 s 29; 1Sp2015 c 3 art 2 s 61
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 135A — Postsecondary Education › Section 135A.12 — Unique Needs And Abilities Of American Indian People.

135A.12 UNIQUE NEEDS AND ABILITIES OF AMERICAN INDIAN PEOPLE.
Subdivision 1.
Applicability.
This section applies to each public postsecondary governing board and each public postsecondary institution.
Subd. 2.
Programs and services.
The board of each institution, at the request of ten or more full-time American Indian students, shall establish an advisory committee, in consultation with tribal designated representatives. The advisory committee shall recommend instructional programs and student services to meet the unique needs of American Indian people.
Subd. 3.
American Indian languages.
A student who is proficient in an American Indian language shall have the opportunity to be assessed, placed, or to receive credit for skills in that language in the same manner that a student is assessed, placed, or receives credit for skills in languages other than the English language.
Subd. 4.
Qualifications for American Indian studies and services.
American Indian individuals who understand and have demonstrated knowledge of American Indian language, history, or culture may be considered to be competent to provide instruction in American Indian language, history, or culture programs. Qualifications to provide noninstructional services at postsecondary institutions for American Indian people must take into consideration knowledge of and understanding of American Indian language, history, or culture.
Subd. 5.
[Repealed, 1995 c 212 art 3 s 60]
History:
1988 c 703 art 1 s 11; 1989 c 246 s 2; 1995 c 212 art 3 s 6
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 135A — Postsecondary Education › Section 135A.121 — American Indian Scholars.

135A.121 AMERICAN INDIAN SCHOLARS.
Subdivision 1.
Establishment.
The American Indian Scholars program is established to provide a first-dollar tuition and fee free pathway for eligible Minnesota American Indian students to complete an undergraduate education.
Subd. 2.
Eligibility.
To be eligible each year for the program a student must:
(1) be enrolled in an undergraduate certificate, diploma, or degree program at the University of Minnesota or a Minnesota state college or university;
(2) be either (i) a Minnesota resident for resident tuition purposes who is an enrolled member or citizen of a federally recognized American Indian Tribe or Canadian First Nation, or (ii) an enrolled member or citizen of a Minnesota Tribal Nation, regardless of resident tuition status; and
(3) have not (i) obtained a baccalaureate degree, or (ii) been enrolled for 180 credits or the equivalent, excluding courses taken that qualify as developmental education or below college-level.
Subd. 3.
Administration.
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities must and the University of Minnesota is requested to provide a full tuition and fee waiver to a student eligible under subdivision 2. Funds appropriated with reference to this section may be used to offset the institutional costs of the waivers; fund existing waivers, scholarships, or grant programs for students eligible under subdivision 2; provide student supports for eligible students; and administer these programs.
Subd. 4.
Reports.
(a) Each institution receiving funds under this section must annually report to the commissioner of the Office of Higher Education the following:
(1) how the systems or institutions have administered, distributed, and awarded the funds;
(2) enrollment and graduation data for all eligible students, including applicants and recipients of funds; and
(3) the aggregate awarded financial aid information for all recipients of funds under this program.
(b) Using the data submitted to the office by institutions pursuant to paragraph (a), as well as other data available to the office, the office shall provide the following on its website by placing a prominent link on its website home page:
(1) information made available in a searchable database, including but not limited to persistence and completion, debt of graduates, employment and wage information, and other relevant data for each institution subject to paragraph (a); and
(2) other information and links that are useful to students and parents who are in the process of selecting a college or university.
History:
2023 c 41 art 2 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 135A — Postsecondary Education › Section 135A.13 — Student Services Prices.

135A.13 STUDENT SERVICES PRICES.
The governing board of each public postsecondary system is requested to establish prices for goods and services sold through student services that approximate as nearly as possible the cost of providing quality goods and services.
History:
1988 c 703 art 1 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 135A — Postsecondary Education › Section 135A.131 — Local Assessment.

135A.131 LOCAL ASSESSMENT.
Each public postsecondary governing board may pay when due any assessment by a local unit of government that is less than five percent of the board's appropriation for repair and replacement.
History:
1991 c 356 art 3 s 6
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 135A — Postsecondary Education › Section 135A.135 — Personal Financial Management.

135A.135 PERSONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.
During initial student registration, each technical college, community college, or state university shall, and the University of Minnesota is requested to, provide each student information on personal financial management. Students should understand and be able to manage personal finances including, but not limited to, the responsible use of consumer credit. This requirement may be waived for a student who enrolls in a college course providing similar instruction.
History:
2007 c 144 art 2 s 8
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 135A — Postsecondary Education › Section 135A.136 — Student Health Care.

135A.136 STUDENT HEALTH CARE.
A Minnesota public postsecondary institution must grant a waiver from its required student health insurance plan coverage if the student requests the waiver and the student has health plan coverage from another source, including employer group coverage, private insurance, association group coverage, health sharing organizations, and MinnesotaCare. An institution must notify students of the right to request the waiver.
History:
2012 c 270 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 135A — Postsecondary Education › Section 135A.1365 — Access To Menstrual Products.

135A.1365 ACCESS TO MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS.
The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall, and the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota is requested to, provide students with access to menstrual products at no charge. The products must be available in restrooms used by students. For purposes of this section, "menstrual products" means pads, tampons, or other similar products used in connection with the menstrual cycle.
History:
2023 c 41 art 2 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 135A — Postsecondary Education › Section 135A.145 — Sale Of Student Information; Marketing Credit Cards To Students.

135A.145 SALE OF STUDENT INFORMATION; MARKETING CREDIT CARDS TO STUDENTS.
Subdivision 1.
Prohibited practices.
No public or private postsecondary educational institution, including its agents, employees, student or alumni organizations, or affiliates, may:
(1) sell, give, or otherwise transfer to any card issuer the name, address, telephone number, or other contact information of an undergraduate student at the postsecondary educational institution without the student's consent; or
(2) enter into any agreement to market credit cards to undergraduate students at a postsecondary educational institution.
For purposes of this section, the terms "credit," "credit card," and "card issuer" have the meanings given them in the Truth in Lending Act, United States Code, title 15, section 1602.
Subd. 2.
Violations.
The attorney general may seek the penalties and remedies available under section 8.31 against any person who violates this section.
History:
2007 c 144 art 2 s 9
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 135A — Postsecondary Education › Section 135A.1459 — Policies On Hiring Practices.

135A.1459 POLICIES ON HIRING PRACTICES.
The commissioner of administration, the Board of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, the Regents of the University of Minnesota, and statutory and home rule charter cities may adopt policies that address the goal of improving employment for local residents or former criminal offenders.
History:
2009 c 59 art 5 s 24
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 135A — Postsecondary Education › Section 135A.153 — Higher Education Center On Violence And Abuse.

135A.153 HIGHER EDUCATION CENTER ON VIOLENCE AND ABUSE.
Subdivision 1.
Creation and designation.
The Higher Education Center on Violence and Abuse is created. The Higher Education Center on Violence and Abuse shall be located at and managed by a public or private postsecondary institution in Minnesota.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1995 c 212 art 3 s 60]
Subd. 3.
Duties.
The Higher Education Center on Violence and Abuse shall:
(1) serve as a clearinghouse of information on curriculum models and other resources for professional education and for education of faculty, students, and staff about violence and harassment required under Laws 1992, chapter 571, article 16, section 1;
(2) sponsor conferences and research to assist higher education institutions in developing curricula about violence and abuse;
(3) fund pilot projects to stimulate multidisciplinary curricula about violence and abuse; and
(4) coordinate policies to ensure that professions and occupations with responsibilities toward victims and offenders have the knowledge and skills needed to prevent and respond appropriately to the problems of violence and abuse.
Subd. 4.
Professional education and licensure.
The center shall convene task forces for professions that work with victims and perpetrators of violence. Task forces must be formed for the following professions: teachers, school administrators, guidance counselors, law enforcement officers, lawyers, physicians, nurses, psychologists, and social workers. Each task force must include representatives of the licensing agency, higher education systems offering programs in the profession, appropriate professional associations, students or recent graduates, representatives of communities served by the profession, and employers or experienced professionals. The center must establish guidelines for the work of the task forces. Each task force must review current programs, licensing regulations and examinations, and accreditation standards to identify specific needs and plans for ensuring that professionals are adequately prepared and updated on violence and abuse issues.
Subd. 5.
[Repealed, 2007 c 13 art 2 s 9]
History:
1993 c 326 art 12 s 15; 1995 c 212 art 3 s 8,53,54,59
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 135A — Postsecondary Education › Section 135A.155 — Hazing Policy.

135A.155 HAZING POLICY.
The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall, and the University of Minnesota is requested to, adopt a clear, understandable written policy on student conduct, including hazing. The policy must include procedures for reporting incidents of inappropriate hazing and for disciplinary actions against individual violators and organizations. The policy shall be made available to students by appropriate means as determined by each institution, which may include publication in a student handbook or other institutional publication, or posting by electronic display on the Internet, and shall be posted at appropriate locations on campus. A private postsecondary institution that is an eligible institution as defined in section 136A.155, must adopt a policy that meets the requirements of this section.
History:
1Sp1997 c 4 art 7 s 41; 1999 c 214 art 2 s 3; 2010 c 364 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 135A — Postsecondary Education › Section 135A.157 — Notice To Students Regarding Possible Impact Of Criminal Records.

135A.157 NOTICE TO STUDENTS REGARDING POSSIBLE IMPACT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS.
(a) A public or private postsecondary educational institution located in this state shall give notice under this section to each person accepted for admission to be a student at the institution. This notice shall be given at or before the time of acceptance for admission to the institution and at or before the time students select a major.
(b) A notice provided under this section must inform students that arrests, charges, or convictions of criminal offenses may limit employment possibilities in specific careers and occupations and may limit their ability to obtain federal, state, and other financial aid, and must encourage students to investigate these possibilities. The notice must not discourage students from applying for federal, state, or other financial aid.
(c) A postsecondary educational institution is not liable for failing to provide the notice required by this section.
History:
2009 c 95 art 2 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 135A — Postsecondary Education › Section 135A.158 — Information Provided To Student Parents And Pregnant Students.

135A.158 INFORMATION PROVIDED TO STUDENT PARENTS AND PREGNANT STUDENTS.
A public or regionally accredited private postsecondary educational institution must provide information according to this section to students who are parents of one or more children age 12 or younger, and to students who notify the institution that they are pregnant. The information must include a fact sheet on the legal rights of student parents and pregnant students and a list of resources to support student parents and pregnant students. The list of resources may include resources for prenatal care, child care, transportation, and housing. This information must be available in languages that reflect the primary languages of the institution's student body. The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota is requested to comply with this section.
History:
2017 c 89 art 2 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 135A — Postsecondary Education › Section 135A.16 — Policy For Students With Disabilities.

135A.16 POLICY FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.
Subdivision 1.
Development.
Each public postsecondary governing board shall have a policy to provide for the needs of enrolled or admitted students on its campuses who have disabilities under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Public Law 93-112. Governing boards of private postsecondary institutions are requested to develop similar policies.
Subd. 2.
Content.
Each policy shall include a list of services each campus must make available to any student who, through a recent assessment, can document a disability. The following three services must be included in the policy:
(1) support, counseling, and information that may include support groups, individual counseling, career counseling and assessment, and referral services;
(2) academic assistance services that may include early registration services, early syllabus availability, course selection and program advising, coursework and testing assistance and modification, and tutoring; and
(3) advocacy services that may include a designated ombudsman serving as the primary contact and coordinator for students needing services, assistance in working individually with faculty and administrators, intervention procedures, and grievance procedures.
Subd. 3.
Availability.
The policy and related information must be readily available to enrolled students and applicants for admission. At a minimum, information on services, including a contact person and location, must be included in the campus catalog and in the schedule of course offerings each term.
History:
1991 c 173 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 135A — Postsecondary Education › Section 135A.165 — Deaf Students; Tuition Assistance.

135A.165 DEAF STUDENTS; TUITION ASSISTANCE.
(a) For the purpose of this section, a "deaf person" means an individual with a hearing loss of such severity that the individual must depend primarily on visual communication, such as writing, lip reading, manual communication, and gestures.
(b) A deaf person, who is a resident student as defined in section 136A.101, subdivision 8, is entitled to tuition assistance for the tuition and fees remaining after deducting any federal or state grants or other public or private grants made to the person for the purpose of paying the tuition and fees at a Minnesota state college or university or the University of Minnesota. A deaf person must receive either a federal Pell grant or a state grant under section 136A.121 for a term to receive tuition assistance for that term.
History:
2005 c 107 art 2 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 135A — Postsecondary Education › Section 135A.17 — Provisions To Facilitate Voting.

135A.17 PROVISIONS TO FACILITATE VOTING.
Subdivision 1.
Identification cards.
All postsecondary institutions that enroll students accepting state or federal financial aid may provide every full-time student a student identification card that contains the enrolling student's photograph and name.
Subd. 2.
Residential housing list.
All postsecondary institutions that enroll students accepting federal financial aid may prepare a current list of students enrolled in the institution and residing in the institution's housing or within ten miles of the institution's campus. All postsecondary institutions that enroll students accepting state financial aid must, to the extent the information may be disclosed pursuant to Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, part 99, prepare a current list of students enrolled in the institution and residing in the institution's housing or in the city or cities in which the campus is situated, if available. The list shall include each student's current address, unless the student is enrolled in the Safe at Home address confidentiality program as provided in chapter 5B. The list shall be certified and sent to the appropriate county auditor or auditors for use in election day registration as provided under section 201.061, subdivision 3. A residential housing list provided under this subdivision may not be used or disseminated by a county auditor or the secretary of state for any other purpose.
History:
1991 c 227 s 2; 2008 c 244 art 1 s 1; 2023 c 62 art 4 s 8
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 135A — Postsecondary Education › Section 135A.18 — Authorization For Agreements.

135A.18 AUTHORIZATION FOR AGREEMENTS.
The governing board of a public postsecondary system may enter into an agreement with a school board to provide a nonsectarian course taught by secondary teachers or postsecondary faculty members to an eligible pupil, as defined in section 124D.09, subdivision 5, and offered at a secondary school or another location.
History:
1992 c 499 art 9 s 14; 1998 c 397 art 11 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 135A — Postsecondary Education › Section 135A.19 — Financial Emergency.

135A.19 FINANCIAL EMERGENCY.
The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota may immediately lay off employees, without notice, if the respective board has declared a financial emergency. All other contractual provisions relating to layoffs continue to apply. A financial emergency may be declared if, at any time: (1) the projected revenue for the system from tuition and the general fund for the current or next fiscal year is less than 93 percent of the anticipated expenditures in the board approved budget, and (2) if tuition would need to be increased more than three times the annual inflation rate to solve the shortfall.
For employees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities covered under a collective bargaining agreement, this section applies to all collective bargaining agreements effective after July 1, 1995, and shall be effective for each collective bargaining agreement covering those employees the day after it has been ratified by the Legislative Commission on Employee Relations. For represented employees of the University of Minnesota, this section applies the day following signing of the next agreement. For employees not covered by a collective bargaining agreement, this section is effective July 1, 1995. The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota shall balance layoffs of faculty, other employees, and administrators. The boards should strive to provide uninterrupted service and instruction to students.
History:
1995 c 212 art 2 s 5
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 135A — Postsecondary Education › Section 135A.191 — Research Dogs And Cats.

135A.191 RESEARCH DOGS AND CATS.
(a) A higher education research facility that receives public money or a facility that provides research in collaboration with a higher education facility that confines dogs or cats for science, education, or research purposes and plans on euthanizing a dog or cat for other than science, education, or research purposes must first offer the dog or cat to an animal rescue organization. A facility that is required to offer dogs or cats to an animal rescue organization under this section may enter into an agreement with the animal rescue organization to protect the facility. A facility that provides a dog or cat to a rescue organization under this section is immune from any civil liability that otherwise might result from its actions, provided that the facility is acting in good faith.
(b) For the purposes of this section, "animal rescue organization" means any nonprofit organization incorporated for the purpose of rescuing animals in need and finding permanent, adoptive homes for the animals.
History:
2014 c 312 art 13 s 47; 2015 c 69 art 3 s 19
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 135A — Postsecondary Education › Section 135A.21 — Members Of Commission.

135A.21 MEMBERS OF COMMISSION.
Minnesota members of the Midwestern Higher Education Commission must be appointed as provided in this section. One legislative member must be a member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house for a two-year term; one legislative member must be a member of the senate appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of the Rules and Administration Committee for a two-year term. Two at-large members, at least one of whom must be selected from the field of higher education, must be appointed by the governor. One at-large member must be appointed to a two-year term; one at-large member, and any regularly appointed successor to either at-large position, must be appointed to a four-year term. Vacancies must be filled by the appointing authority for the remainder of the unexpired term.
History:
1990 c 518 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 135A — Postsecondary Education › Section 135A.22 — Effect On Reciprocity.

135A.22 EFFECT ON RECIPROCITY.
The enactment of the Midwestern Higher Education Compact has no effect on tuition reciprocity agreements under section 136A.08 that exist at the time of enactment.
History:
1990 c 518 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 135A — Postsecondary Education › Section 135A.51 — Definitions.

135A.51 DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Scope.
For the purposes of this section and section 135A.52, the following words have the meanings ascribed to them.
Subd. 2.
Senior citizen.
"Senior citizen" means a person who has reached 62 years of age before the beginning of any term, semester or quarter, in which a course of study is pursued, or a person receiving a railroad retirement annuity who has reached 60 years of age before the beginning of the term.
Subd. 3.
Course.
"Course" means any course of study offered by a state supported institution of higher education in the regular curriculum of a department, school or subdivision of the institution, or a special course given for any purpose, including, but not limited to, adult education.
Subd. 4.
Legal resident.
"Legal resident" means a person who fulfills the residency criteria now or hereafter applicable to students of a state supported institution of higher education.
Subd. 5.
Institution of higher education.
"Institution of higher education" means a state university, community college, technical college, or the University of Minnesota.
History:
1975 c 219 s 1; 1975 c 321 s 2; 1987 c 258 s 12; 1989 c 246 s 2; 1995 c 212 art 3 s 59; 2007 c 144 art 2 s 11; 2010 c 364 s 3; 1Sp2011 c 5 art 2 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 135A — Postsecondary Education › Section 135A.52 — Program And Qualifications.

135A.52 PROGRAM AND QUALIFICATIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Fees and tuition.
Except for an administration fee established by the governing board at a level to recover costs, to be collected only when a course is taken for credit, a senior citizen who is a legal resident of Minnesota is entitled without payment of tuition or activity fees to attend courses offered for credit, audit any courses offered for credit, or enroll in any noncredit courses in any state supported institution of higher education in Minnesota when space is available after all tuition-paying students have been accommodated. A senior citizen enrolled under this section must pay any materials, personal property, or service charges for the course. In addition, a senior citizen who is enrolled in a course for credit must pay an administrative fee in an amount established by the governing board of the institution to recover costs. There shall be no administrative fee charges to a senior citizen auditing a course. For the purposes of this section and section 135A.51, the term "noncredit courses" shall not include those courses designed and offered specifically and exclusively for senior citizens.
The provisions of this section and section 135A.51 do not apply to noncredit courses designed and offered by the University of Minnesota, and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities specifically and exclusively for senior citizens. Senior citizens enrolled under the provisions of this section and section 135A.51 shall not be included by such institutions in their computation of full-time equivalent students when requesting staff or appropriations.
Subd. 2.
Term; income of senior citizens.
(a) Except under paragraph (b), there shall be no limit to the number of terms, quarters or semesters a senior citizen may attend courses, nor income limitation imposed in determining eligibility.
(b) A senior citizen enrolled in a closed enrollment contract training program is not eligible for benefits under subdivision 1.
Subd. 3.
Catalogue statement.
Each state supported institution of higher education shall prominently include in its catalogue a statement of benefits provided for senior citizens.
Subd. 4.
Determination of qualifications.
The institution shall determine whether a person qualifies for, and require execution of appropriate forms to request, the senior citizen benefits.
Subd. 5.
Placement.
The institution shall refer interested senior citizens to social service, community, and educational agencies for employment or volunteer work.
Subd. 6.
Farm business management.
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities campuses that offer farm business management may specify space availability in the delivery of farm business management courses.
History:
1975 c 219 s 2-6; 1981 c 194 s 3; 1982 c 548 art 4 s 12; 1984 c 654 art 4 s 24; 1987 c 258 s 12; 1989 c 246 s 2; 1995 c 212 art 3 s 42,59; 2005 c 107 art 2 s 8,9; 2007 c 144 art 2 s 12,13; 1Sp2015 c 4 art 2 s 78
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 136A — Higher Education › Section 136A.002 — Definitions.

136A.002 DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Scope.
For purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them.
Subd. 2.
Office.
"Office" means the Office of Higher Education.
Subd. 3.
Commissioner.
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of the office.
Subd. 4.
Province and provincial.
"Province" and "provincial" mean the Canadian province of Manitoba.
Subd. 5.
Term.
"Term" means a quarter or semester, or the equivalent.
History:
2007 c 144 art 2 s 14; 2014 c 149 s 3,74
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 136A — Higher Education › Section 136A.01 — Office Of Higher Education.

136A.01 OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Subdivision 1.
Creation.
The Office of Higher Education, which may also be known as the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, is created with a commissioner appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate and serving at the pleasure of the governor.
Subd. 2.
Responsibilities.
(a) The office is responsible for:
(1) necessary state level administration of financial aid programs, including accounting, auditing, and disbursing state and federal financial aid funds, and reporting on financial aid programs to the governor and the legislature;
(2) approval, registration, licensing, and financial aid eligibility of private collegiate and career schools, under sections 136A.61 to 136A.71 and 136A.82 to 136A.834;
(3) determining whether to enter into an interstate reciprocity agreement regarding postsecondary distance education;
(4) negotiating and administering reciprocity agreements;
(5) publishing and distributing financial aid information and materials, and other information and materials under section 136A.87, to students and parents;
(6) collecting and maintaining student enrollment and financial aid data and reporting data on students and postsecondary institutions to develop and implement a process to measure and report on the effectiveness of postsecondary institutions;
(7) administering the federal programs that affect students and institutions on a statewide basis; and
(8) prescribing policies, procedures, and rules under chapter 14 necessary to administer the programs under its supervision.
(b) The office may match individual student data from the student record enrollment database with individual student financial aid data collected and maintained by the office in order to audit or evaluate federal or state supported education programs as permitted by United States Code, title 20, section 1232g(b)(3), and Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 99.35. The office shall not release data that personally identifies parents or students other than to employees and contractors of the office.
Subd. 3.
Incentive programs.
The commissioner is authorized to utilize incentive gifts including, but not limited to, gift cards in order to promote to the public the various programs administered by the office. The annual total expenditures for such incentive programs shall not exceed $10,000.
History:
1965 c 809 s 32 subd 1; 1967 c 615 s 1; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1995 c 212 art 3 s 9; 2003 c 133 art 2 s 3; 2005 c 107 art 2 s 10,60; 2009 c 95 art 2 s 6; 2010 c 364 s 4; 2013 c 99 art 2 s 29; 2014 c 149 s 4,74; 2014 c 312 art 1 s 7; 2015 c 69 art 2 s 4,46; 2020 c 109 art 1 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 136A — Higher Education › Section 136A.03 — Executive Officers; Employees.

136A.03 EXECUTIVE OFFICERS; EMPLOYEES.
The office shall be under the administrative control of the commissioner. The commissioner shall serve in the unclassified service of the state civil service. The commissioner, or the commissioner's designated representative, on behalf of the office is authorized to sign contracts and execute all instruments necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of sections 136A.01 to 136A.178 for the office. The salary of the commissioner shall be established according to section 15A.0815. The commissioner may appoint other professional employees who shall serve in the unclassified service of the state civil service. All other employees shall be in the classified civil service.
An employee appointed by the commissioner to serve in the unclassified service as provided in this section must be a person who has studied higher education or a related field at the graduate level or has similar experience and who is qualified for a career in financial aid and other aspects of higher education and for activities in keeping with the planning and administrative responsibilities of the office and who is appointed to assume responsibility for administration of educational programs or research in matters of higher education.
History:
1965 c 809 s 32 subd 6; 1967 c 615 s 1; 1967 c 895 s 3; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1983 c 299 s 21; 1986 c 444; 1995 c 212 art 3 s 11; 1997 c 183 art 3 s 11; 2Sp1997 c 3 s 18; 2003 c 133 art 2 s 5; 2005 c 107 art 2 s 60; 2013 c 99 art 2 s 29; 2014 c 149 s 5