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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 136F — Minnesota State Colleges And Universities › Section 136F.36 — Technical College Carpentry Program Construction Authority.

136F.36 TECHNICAL COLLEGE CARPENTRY PROGRAM CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY.
Subdivision 1.
Authority to acquire, develop, and sell real property for instructional purposes.
For the purpose of instructional construction by technical colleges, the board may build, sell, or transfer personal property and may purchase or otherwise acquire real property that it does not intend to use as a permanent educational site. The board may, upon the terms and conditions it sets, develop, sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of real property acquired under this section. A sale, transfer, or other disposition must be at fair market value. For purposes of this section, a sale price resulting from public bidding, public auction, or negotiations between unrelated parties acting in their self-interest is fair market value. Where real property acquired under this section cannot be sold, the board may lease the real property under the terms and conditions it sets. The board may also contract for the use of real property it does not own. Where the board makes improvements to real property it does not own, the landowner may compensate the board for the fair market value, nominal consideration, or without consideration as may be agreed on between the parties, of the board's contribution to the improvements. No other authorizing legislation or legislative approval is required for an acquisition, improvement, or sale under this section. Proceeds from the sale, lease, or improvement of real property under this section are appropriated to the board.
Subd. 2.
Exemptions.
The sale requirements of chapters 92 and 94 do not apply to this section. The board shall develop policies for leasing requirements and construction supervision. The board will normally competitively bid contracts related to instructional construction but may negotiate contracts without competitive bidding where it deems appropriate.
Subd. 3.
Warranties.
The board may, in its discretion, offer the warranties contained in chapter 327A, less extensive warranties or no warranties.
Subd. 4.
Storage and retention of documents.
Notwithstanding section 16A.58, the board may store and retain at the respective technical college original documents from carpentry program transactions, including but not limited to deeds, abstracts of title, and certificates of title.
Subd. 5.
State employee purchase.
Notwithstanding section 15.054, personal or real property resulting from instructional construction by technical colleges may be sold to a state employee under the following conditions:
(1) there is reasonable public notice of the sale;
(2) the sale is by public auction, sealed bid, or listing with a licensed real estate broker;
(3) the state employee offers the highest price; and
(4) the state employee was not involved in the development of the property or the award of the sale.
History:
1995 c 212 art 4 s 28; 1996 c 398 s 39; 1999 c 240 art 1 s 17; 2000 c 492 art 1 s 51-53
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 136F — Minnesota State Colleges And Universities › Section 136F.361 — Career And Technical Education Certification And Licensure.

136F.361 CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE.
(a) The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System, consistent with section 122A.09, subdivision 10, paragraph (e), must provide an alternative preparation program allowing individuals to be certified as a career and technical education instructor able to teach career and technical education courses offered by a school district or charter school. The Board of Trustees may locate the first program in the seven-county metropolitan area.
(b) Consistent with paragraph (a), the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, in consultation with the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, must develop the standards, pedagogy, and curriculum for an alternative preparation program to prepare qualified individuals: to attain certification as a career and technical education instructor under section 122A.09, subdivision 10, paragraph (e), during the 2016-2017 through 2018-2019 school years; and to attain either certification or licensure as a career and technical education instructor or teacher to teach career and technical education courses offered by a school district or charter school in the 2019-2020 school year and later.
History:
2016 c 189 art 24 s 21; 1Sp2017 c 5 art 12 s 22
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 136F — Minnesota State Colleges And Universities › Section 136F.37 — Job Placement Impact On Program Review; Information To Students.

136F.37 JOB PLACEMENT IMPACT ON PROGRAM REVIEW; INFORMATION TO STUDENTS.
Subdivision 1.
Colleges; technical occupational program.
The board must assess labor market data when conducting college program reviews. Colleges must provide prospective students with the job placement rate for graduates of technical and occupational programs offered at the colleges.
Subd. 2.
DEED labor market survey; MnSCU usage and disclosure.
The data assessed under subdivision 1 must include labor market data compiled by the Department of Employment and Economic Development under section 116J.4011. The board and its colleges and universities must use this market data when deciding upon course and program offerings. The board must provide a link to this labor market data on its Internet portal.
History:
2009 c 95 art 2 s 29; 2013 c 85 art 3 s 17
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 136F — Minnesota State Colleges And Universities › Section 136F.40 — Appointment Of Personnel.

136F.40 APPOINTMENT OF PERSONNEL.
Subdivision 1.
Appointment procedure.
The board shall appoint all presidents, teachers, and other necessary employees and shall prescribe their duties consistent with chapter 43A. Salaries and benefits of employees must be determined according to chapters 43A and 179A and other applicable provisions.
Subd. 2.
Contracts.
(a) The board may enter into a contract with the chancellor, a vice-chancellor, or a president, containing terms and conditions of employment. The terms of the contract must be authorized under a plan approved under section 43A.18, subdivision 3a.
(b) Notwithstanding section 43A.17, subdivision 11, or other law to the contrary, a contract under this section may provide a liquidated salary amount or other compensation if a contract is terminated by the board prior to its expiration.
(c) Notwithstanding section 356.24 or other law to the contrary, a contract under this section may contain a deferred compensation plan made in conformance with section 457(f) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(d) Notwithstanding any provision of the plan approved under section 43A.18, subdivision 3a, a contract under this section must not authorize or otherwise provide for a discretionary or mandatory bonus or other performance-based incentive payment.
History:
1995 c 212 art 4 s 29; 2000 c 453 s 3; 1Sp2001 c 10 art 2 s 60; 2003 c 133 art 4 s 1; 2013 c 99 art 2 s 16
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 136F — Minnesota State Colleges And Universities › Section 136F.41 — Assignment To Bargaining Units.

136F.41 ASSIGNMENT TO BARGAINING UNITS.
Actions by the board to merge or redesignate institutions or to promote collaborative efforts between institutions must not unilaterally change faculty assignments to bargaining units provided in section 179A.10, subdivision 2.
History:
1994 c 532 art 4 s 5; 1995 c 212 art 4 s 30,64
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 136F — Minnesota State Colleges And Universities › Section 136F.42 — Personnel Management.

136F.42 PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.
Subdivision 1.
Time reporting.
As provided in Executive Order 96-2, the board, in consultation with the commissioner of management and budget, may develop policies to allow system office or campus employees on salaries, as defined in section 43A.17, subdivision 1, to use negative time reporting in which employees report only that time for which leave is taken.
Subd. 2.
Travel policies.
The board may adopt policies for colleges and universities to approve and administer travel arrangements, other than reimbursement, for employees on campus, and for the system office to provide the same services for employees in that office.
History:
1996 c 398 s 40; 2007 c 144 art 2 s 39; 2008 c 204 s 27; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 136F — Minnesota State Colleges And Universities › Section 136F.44 — Administrative Interaction With Students.

136F.44 ADMINISTRATIVE INTERACTION WITH STUDENTS.
Subdivision 1.
System and campus administrators.
As part of their annual goal setting activity, all unrepresented system and campus academic administrators are encouraged to substantially increase their interaction with students through activities such as teaching a regularly scheduled course or serving as an academic advisor. Actions to increase the interaction of students and administrators under this section shall not displace permanent faculty or staff.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 2014 c 149 s 75]
History:
1995 c 212 art 2 s 8; 1996 c 398 s 41
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 136F — Minnesota State Colleges And Universities › Section 136F.46 — Nonprofit Foundation Payroll Deduction.

136F.46 NONPROFIT FOUNDATION PAYROLL DEDUCTION.
Subdivision 1.
Request; payment.
The commissioner of management and budget, upon the written request of an employee of the board, may deduct from an employee's salary or wages the amount requested for payment to a nonprofit state college or university foundation meeting the requirements in subdivision 2. The commissioner shall issue a payment for the deducted amount to the nonprofit foundation. The Penny Fellowship and the Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship Program of the Minnesota State University Student Association shall be considered nonprofit state college and university foundations for purposes of this section.
Subd. 2.
Foundation application; approval.
A nonprofit state college or university foundation that desires to receive contributions through payroll deductions shall apply to the board for approval to participate in the payroll deduction plan. The board may approve the application for participation if the foundation:
(1) is tax exempt under section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;
(2) qualifies for tax-deductible contributions under section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;
(3) secures funding solely for distribution to a state college or university or for distribution to students in the form of scholarships; and
(4) has been incorporated according to chapter 317A for at least one calendar year before the date it applies to the board for approval.
Subd. 3.
Solicitation.
Efforts to secure payroll deductions authorized in subdivision 1 may not interfere with, require a modification of, nor be conducted during the period of a payroll deduction fund drive for employees authorized by section 43A.50.
History:
1995 c 212 art 4 s 33; 1998 c 384 s 9; 2009 c 95 art 2 s 30; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109; 1Sp2019 c 10 art 3 s 40
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 136F — Minnesota State Colleges And Universities › Section 136F.47 — Pension Plan.

136F.47 PENSION PLAN.
The board shall assume the administrative responsibility for the individual retirement account plans in chapters 354B and 354C formerly administered separately by the State University Board and the Community College Board. The separate plans and the former plan administration must be merged into a single individual retirement account plan and plan administration covering eligible employees of the board, eligible employees of system institutions, and other eligible employee groups who are covered by the plan under section 354B.211.
History:
1994 c 572 s 2; 1995 c 212 art 4 s 64; 1999 c 86 art 1 s 36; 1Sp2019 c 8 art 5 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 136F — Minnesota State Colleges And Universities › Section 136F.48 — Employer-paid Health Insurance.

136F.48 EMPLOYER-PAID HEALTH INSURANCE.
(a) This section applies to a person who:
(1) retires from the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system with at least ten years of combined service credit in a system under the jurisdiction of the board;
(2) was employed on a full-time basis immediately preceding retirement as a faculty member or as an unclassified administrator in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system;
(3) begins drawing a retirement benefit from the Individual Retirement Account Plan or an annuity from the Teachers Retirement Association, from the General State Employees Retirement Plan or the Unclassified State Employees Retirement Program of the Minnesota State Retirement System, or from a first class city teacher retirement plan; and
(4) returns to work on not less than a one-third time basis and not more than a two-thirds time basis in the system from which the person retired under an agreement.
(b) Initial participation, the amount of time worked, and the duration of participation under this section must be mutually agreed upon by the president of the institution where the person returns to work and the employee. The president may require up to one-year notice of intent to participate in the program as a condition of participation under this section. The president shall determine the time of year the employee shall work. The employer or the president may not require a person to waive any rights under a collective bargaining agreement as a condition of participation under this section.
(c) For a person eligible under paragraphs (a) and (b), the employing board shall make the same employer contribution for hospital, medical, and dental benefits as would be made if the person were employed full time.
(d) For work under paragraph (a), a person must receive a percentage of the person's salary at the time of retirement that is equal to the percentage of time the person works compared to full-time work.
(e) If a collective bargaining agreement covering a person provides for an early retirement incentive that is based on age, the incentive provided to the person must be based on the person's age at the time employment under this section ends. However, the salary used to determine the amount of the incentive must be the salary that would have been paid if the person had been employed full time for the year immediately preceding the time employment under this section ends.
(f) A person who returns to work under this section is a member of the appropriate bargaining unit and is covered by the appropriate collective bargaining contract. Except as provided in this section, the person's coverage is subject to any part of the contract limiting rights of part-time employees.
History:
1995 c 212 art 4 s 34,64; 1995 c 262 art 1 s 2; 1997 c 183 art 3 s 39; 1998 c 390 art 2 s 5; 1999 c 222 art 19 s 2; 2000 c 461 art 2 s 1; 2014 c 149 s 57
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 136F — Minnesota State Colleges And Universities › Section 136F.50 — Cooperation Or Promotion Of A State College Or University.

136F.50 COOPERATION OR PROMOTION OF A STATE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.
The board, system office, and the campuses may cooperate by contractual arrangement or otherwise with responsible persons, firms, corporations, associations, or governmental agencies to promote short courses, research, and other programs and activities in the state colleges and universities as in the judgment of the board, system office, or the campus contribute to the development of the state colleges and universities and the welfare of their students.
History:
1995 c 212 art 4 s 36; 1996 c 398 s 42
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 136F — Minnesota State Colleges And Universities › Section 136F.52 — Local Advisory Committees.

136F.52 LOCAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
Subdivision 1.
Appointment.
The president may appoint a local advisory committee for each campus. Committee members must be qualified people who have knowledge of and interest in the campus. The board shall define the role and authority of the advisory committees and establish procedures for the appointment, terms, and termination of members. The president or an appointee of the president shall regularly meet and consult with the local advisory committee.
Subd. 2.
Compensation.
Advisory committee members shall serve without compensation and without reimbursement for expenses.
History:
1991 c 356 art 9 s 6; 1995 c 212 art 4 s 37,64
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 136F — Minnesota State Colleges And Universities › Section 136F.526 — Audits.

136F.526 AUDITS.
Each college and university shall be audited as provided by board policy. The policy shall be designed to ensure financial integrity, necessary internal controls, and appropriate accordance between board policies and campus expenditures. The college or university may arrange for any additional audits it desires by contracting with the legislative auditor or a private certified public accountant. Nothing in this section shall limit the authority of the legislative auditor to perform selected scope audits or other duties of the office as provided under section 3.971.
History:
1996 c 398 s 43
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 136F — Minnesota State Colleges And Universities › Section 136F.53 — Parking And Traffic Regulation.

136F.53 PARKING AND TRAFFIC REGULATION.
Subdivision 1.
Campus parking authority.
Notwithstanding section 169.966, a state college or university may adopt and enforce policies, regulations, or ordinances for the regulation of traffic and parking in parking facilities and on private roads and roadways situated on property owned, leased, occupied, or operated by the state college or university.
Subd. 2.
Fines; fees.
A state college or university may collect a fine and a towing fee for a violation. Money collected under this section by a state college or university is annually appropriated to the state college or university for parking lot maintenance, improvement, and policy enforcement.
Subd. 3.
Disputes.
A state college or university shall establish procedures to resolve a dispute arising from enforcement of a policy.
Subd. 4.
Procedure.
Chapter 14 does not apply to this section.
Subd. 5.
Enforcement.
Every sheriff, police officer, or other peace officer shall have authority to enforce all policies and ordinances adopted pursuant to this section and shall have authority to arrest and prosecute offenders for violations of law.
History:
1995 c 212 art 4 s 38; 1996 c 398 s 44,45; 2005 c 10 art 2 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 136F — Minnesota State Colleges And Universities › Section 136F.54 — Student Housing Management.

136F.54 STUDENT HOUSING MANAGEMENT.
The board may contract with student housing facility owners or on-site management firms to assist in the operation, control, and management of the facility.
History:
1995 c 212 art 4 s 39
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 136F — Minnesota State Colleges And Universities › Section 136F.59 — Technical Equipment.

136F.59 TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT.
Subdivision 1.
[Repealed, 1996 c 398 s 66]
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 2003 c 133 art 4 s 9]
Subd. 3.
Department of Information Technology Services.
The Office of the Chancellor and the campuses shall cooperate with the Department of Information Technology Services in its responsibility to coordinate information and communications technology development throughout the state.
History:
1995 c 212 art 4 s 53; 1997 c 212 s 1; 2003 c 133 art 4 s 6; 2005 c 156 art 5 s 23; 2013 c 134 s 30; 2013 c 142 art 3 s 36; 2021 c 31 art 2 s 16
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 136F — Minnesota State Colleges And Universities › Section 136F.92 — Resolution Of Board.

136F.92 RESOLUTION OF BOARD.
Upon the determination by the board or its successor to acquire, construct, complete, remodel, or equip any student residence halls, dormitories, dining halls, student union buildings, parking facilities, or other similar revenue-producing building or buildings, the board or its successor shall adopt a resolution describing generally the contemplated project, the estimated cost, including legal, engineering and financial expenses and interest on the bonds during the period of constructing the project and for six months thereafter, fixing the amount of the bonds, the maturity or maturities, the interest rate, and all details in respect of the bonds. The resolution shall contain covenants as may be determined by the board or its successor as to:
(1) the pledging of all or any portion of the proceeds of any fees imposed upon students for student activities, student facilities, or for other purposes, and the net revenues from other buildings or facilities heretofore or hereafter constructed or acquired at any state university as additional security for the payment of the bonds;
(2) the regulation as to the use of the buildings or structures to assure maximum use or occupancy;
(3) the amount and kind of insurance to be carried, including use and occupancy insurance, the cost of which shall be payable only from the revenues to be derived from the buildings or structures;
(4) the operation, maintenance, management, accounting and auditing, and the keeping of records, reports and audits of the buildings or structures;
(5) the obligation of the board or its successor to maintain the buildings or structures in good condition and to operate them in an economical and efficient manner;
(6) the amendment or modification of the resolution authorizing the issuance of any bonds, and the manner, terms and conditions, and the amount or percentage of assenting bonds necessary to effectuate the amendment or modification; and
(7) other covenants as may be deemed necessary or desirable to assure the prompt and punctual payment of all bonds issued under sections 136F.90 to 136F.98.
History:
1955 c 715 s 3; 1957 c 576 s 1,2; 1975 c 321 s 2; 1994 c 532 art 6 s 3,12; 1995 c 212 art 4 s 58,64,65; 1996 c 305 art 1 s 130,131; 2014 c 149 s 64
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 136F — Minnesota State Colleges And Universities › Section 136F.93 — Student Activities, Fees Charged.

136F.93 STUDENT ACTIVITIES, FEES CHARGED.
Whenever bonds are issued as provided in sections 136F.90 to 136F.98, it shall be the duty of the board to establish charges or fees, including without limitation fees for student activities and fees for student facilities, for the use of any buildings or structures sufficient at all times to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and to create and maintain suitable reserves for them and the necessary expenses of their operation and maintenance. All revenues derived from their operation shall be set aside in a separate fund and accounts and be irrevocably pledged for and used only to pay the principal of and interest upon the bonds issued for the purpose or purposes set forth and described in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds, and the necessary expenses of the operation and maintenance of the buildings and structures; and the charges and fees shall be sufficient at all times for these purposes.
History:
1955 c 715 s 4; 1957 c 603 s 3; 1994 c 532 art 6 s 4,12; 1995 c 212 art 4 s 58,64,65; 1996 c 305 art 1 s 130,131; 2014 c 149 s 65