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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 136F — Minnesota State Colleges And Universities › Section 136F.94 — Special Revenue Fund.

136F.94 SPECIAL REVENUE FUND.
(a) The gross total income derived from the sale of bonds, and receipts and income derived from charges or fees, rentals, and all other revenue established for the use and service of any buildings or structures shall, within three days after their receipt, be paid to and held by the treasurer of the board as a special fund known as, "The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Revenue Fund." The treasurer shall be custodian of the special fund, which fund shall be held and disbursed for the purposes provided in sections 136F.90 to 136F.98. The special fund shall be protected by a corporate surety bond executed by the treasurer of the board with a surety authorized to do business under the laws of the state of Minnesota. The amount of the bond shall be fixed by resolution of the board or its successor and may be increased or diminished at any time. The premiums of the bonds shall be payable from "The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Revenue Fund" and charged as an item of maintenance expense.
(b) A certified copy of each resolution providing for the issuance of bonds under sections 136F.90 to 136F.98 shall be filed with the treasurer of the board, and it shall be the duty of the treasurer to keep and maintain separate accounts in the special fund for each bond issue in accordance with the covenants and the directions set out in the resolution providing for the issuance of the bonds and to disburse funds from the proper account for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds in accordance with the directions and covenants of the resolution authorizing the issue. All disbursements for maintenance and operation costs shall be made from the proper maintenance and operation account by order of the board or its successor in accordance with the covenants set out in the resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds. All disbursements for construction costs shall be made from a separate account in the special fund by order of the board or its successor in accordance with the covenants set out in the resolution authorizing the bonds.
History:
1955 c 715 s 5; 1957 c 576 s 1,2; 1975 c 321 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1994 c 532 art 6 s 5,12; 1995 c 212 art 4 s 58,64,65; 1996 c 305 art 1 s 130,131; 2014 c 149 s 66
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 136F — Minnesota State Colleges And Universities › Section 136F.95 — Allocation Of Receipts.

136F.95 ALLOCATION OF RECEIPTS.
All moneys in the board revenue fund and all income from the operation of residence halls, dormitories, dining halls, student union buildings, parking facilities and other revenue producing buildings and structures are appropriated first to the payment of expenses of the operation of the facilities from which the revenues so appropriated are derived and second to the payment of the obligations authorized by sections 136F.90 to 136F.98.
History:
1955 c 715 s 6; 1957 c 576 s 1,2; 1957 c 603 s 4; 1975 c 321 s 2; 1994 c 532 art 6 s 6,12; 1995 c 212 art 4 s 58,64,65; 1996 c 305 art 1 s 130,131; 2014 c 149 s 67
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 136F — Minnesota State Colleges And Universities › Section 136F.96 — Administration.

136F.96 ADMINISTRATION.
The administration of sections 136F.90 to 136F.98 shall be under the board independent of other authority and notwithstanding chapters 16A, 16B, and 16C.
History:
1955 c 715 s 7; 1957 c 576 s 1,2; 1975 c 321 s 2; 1977 c 410 s 16; 1985 c 248 s 68; 1994 c 532 art 6 s 7,12; 1995 c 212 art 4 s 58,64,65; 1996 c 305 art 1 s 130,131; 1998 c 386 art 2 s 51; 2014 c 149 s 68
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 136F — Minnesota State Colleges And Universities › Section 136F.97 — Contracts Of Board, Performance Compelled.

136F.97 CONTRACTS OF BOARD, PERFORMANCE COMPELLED.
(a) The provisions of sections 136F.90 to 136F.98 and of any resolution or other proceedings authorizing the issuance of bonds shall constitute a contract with the holders of the bonds and the provisions shall be enforceable either in law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus or other proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce or compel the performance of any duties required by sections 136F.90 to 136F.98 and any resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds, including the establishment of sufficient charges or fees for use of any buildings or structures and the application of the income and revenue from them; and it shall be the duty of the board or its successor upon the issuance of any bonds under sections 136F.90 to 136F.98 to establish by resolution from time to time the fees or charges to be made for the use of any buildings or structures, which fees or charges shall be adjusted from time to time in order to always provide sufficient income for payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds issued as provided for in sections 136F.90 to 136F.98, and for the necessary expenses of operation and maintenance.
(b) If the board is abolished, all contracts made by the board and all things done or actions taken by the board under sections 136F.90 to 136F.98 shall be deemed to be contracts of, actions taken and things done by its successor and the successor shall be bound by all contracts, actions taken and things done by the board and subject to all the obligations and duties of the board under sections 136F.90 to 136F.98.
History:
1955 c 715 s 8; 1957 c 576 s 1,2; 1975 c 321 s 2; 1994 c 532 art 6 s 8,12; 1995 c 212 art 4 s 58,64,65; 1996 c 305 art 1 s 130,131; 2014 c 149 s 69
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 136F — Minnesota State Colleges And Universities › Section 136F.98 — Revenue Bonds, Issuance; Federal Tax.

136F.98 REVENUE BONDS, ISSUANCE; FEDERAL TAX.
Subdivision 1.
Issuance of bonds.
The board or a successor may issue revenue bonds under sections 136F.90 to 136F.97 whose aggregate principal amount at any time may not exceed $405,000,000, and payable from the revenue appropriated to the fund established by section 136F.94, and use the proceeds together with other public or private money that may otherwise become available to acquire land, and to acquire, construct, complete, remodel, and equip structures or portions thereof to be used for dormitory, residence hall, student union, food service, parking purposes, or for any other similar revenue-producing building or buildings of such type and character as the board finds desirable for the good and benefit of the state colleges and universities. Before issuing the bonds or any part of them, the board shall consult with and obtain the advisory recommendations of the chairs of the house of representatives Ways and Means Committee and the senate Finance Committee about the facilities to be financed by the bonds.
Subd. 2.
Federal tax on interest.
The bonds authorized by this section may be issued without regard to whether the interest to be paid on them is includable in gross income for federal tax purposes. However, if it is intended that the interest on the bonds be exempt from federal income taxes, an officer of the board shall certify for the board on the date of issue the facts, estimates, and circumstances that lead the officer reasonably to expect that the proceeds of the bonds and the facilities financed by them will not be used to cause the interest on the bonds to be subject to federal income taxes; the board may covenant and agree with the holders of the bonds that it will comply with the provisions of the United States Internal Revenue Code now or hereafter enacted that do or may apply to the bonds and that establish conditions under which the interest to be paid on the bonds will not be subject to federal income taxes; and the officers of the board shall take the actions or refrain from taking the actions necessary to comply with the covenants. Money required to be spent to comply may be appropriated by the board from the fund established by section 136F.94.
Subd. 3.
Successor.
For the purposes of this section, the board is the successor to the State University Board.
History:
1957 c 576 s 1,2; 1957 c 604 s 1; 1959 c 413 s 1; 1963 c 479 s 1; 1965 c 317 s 1,2; 1965 c 332 s 1,2; 1967 c 140 s 2; 1971 c 963 s 6; 1975 c 321 s 2; 1988 c 703 art 1 s 14,15; 1993 c 4 s 19; 1994 c 532 art 6 s 9,10,12; 1995 c 212 art 4 s 58,64,65; 1996 c 305 art 1 s 130,131; 2000 c 492 art 1 s 56; 2006 c 258 s 35; 2008 c 179 s 43; 2009 c 93 art 1 s 28; 2010 c 215 art 2 s 13; 2012 c 270 s 8; 2014 c 149 s 70,71
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 136G — College Savings Plan › Section 136G.01 — Plan Established.

136G.01 PLAN ESTABLISHED.
A college savings plan known as "the Minnesota college savings plan" or "the Minnesota 529 college savings plan" is established. In establishing this plan, the legislature seeks to encourage individuals to save for postsecondary education by:
(1) providing a qualified tuition plan under federal tax law; and
(2) encouraging individuals, foundations, and businesses to provide additional grants to participating students.
History:
1997 c 183 art 2 s 12; 1Sp2001 c 1 art 3 s 2,23; 2003 c 133 art 3 s 4; 1Sp2011 c 5 art 2 s 5; 2020 c 109 art 2 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 136G — College Savings Plan › Section 136G.07 — Investment Of Accounts.

136G.07 INVESTMENT OF ACCOUNTS.
Subdivision 1.
State board to invest.
The State Board of Investment shall invest the money deposited in accounts in the plan. Except as permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, neither persons making contributions to an account nor beneficiaries may direct the investment of contributions to the plan or plan earnings.
Subd. 2.
Permitted investments.
The board may invest the accounts in any permitted investment under section 11A.24, except that the accounts may be invested without limit in investment options from open-ended investment companies registered under the federal Investment Company Act of 1940, United States Code, title 15, sections 80a-1 to 80a-64.
Subd. 3.
Contracting authority.
The board may contract with one or more third parties for investment management, record keeping, or other services in connection with investing the accounts. The board and office may jointly contract with third-party providers, if the office and board determine that it is desirable to contract with the same entity or entities for administration and investment management.
Subd. 4.
Fees.
The board may impose annual fees, as provided in section 136G.05, subdivision 3, on participants in the plan to recover the cost of investment management and related tasks for the plan. The board must use its best efforts to keep these fees as low as possible, consistent with high quality investment management, so that the returns on savings invested in the plan will be as high as possible.
History:
1997 c 183 art 2 s 15; 1999 c 214 art 2 s 9; 1Sp2001 c 1 art 3 s 10,11,23; 2002 c 220 art 5 s 9
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 136G — College Savings Plan › Section 136G.13 — Account Distributions.

136G.13 ACCOUNT DISTRIBUTIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Qualified distribution methods.
(a) Qualified distributions may be made:
(1) directly to participating eligible educational institutions on behalf of the beneficiary;
(2) directly to the account owner or beneficiary; or
(3) to any other third party as requested by the account owner.
(b) Qualified distributions must be withdrawn proportionally from contributions and earnings in an account owner's account on the date of distribution as provided in section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Subd. 2.
Matching grant accounts.
Matching grant account funds may be used as part or all of a qualified distribution.
Subd. 3.
Taxable distribution.
An account owner may request a taxable distribution from an account at any time. Taxable distributions are based on the total account balances in an account owner's account and must be withdrawn proportionally from contributions and earnings as provided in section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code. For purposes of this subdivision, "earnings portion" means the ratio of the earnings in the account to the total account balance, immediately prior to the distribution, multiplied by the distribution.
Subd. 4.
Taxable distributions from matching grant accounts.
(a) If an account owner requests a taxable distribution from an account that has a matching grant account, the total account balance of the matching grant account, if any, is reduced.
(b) After the taxable distribution is withdrawn from the account, the account owner forfeits matching grant amounts in the same proportion as the taxable distribution is to the total account balance of the account.
Subd. 5.
Distributions due to death or disability of, or scholarship to, or attendance at a United States military academy by, a beneficiary.
An account owner may request a distribution due to the death or disability of, or scholarship to, or attendance at a United States military academy by, a beneficiary from an account by submitting a completed request to the plan. The plan shall apprise the account owner that the account owner is responsible for obtaining and retaining records and other documentation adequate to substantiate a distribution under this section.
History:
1Sp2001 c 1 art 3 s 22,23; 1Sp2001 c 9 art 15 s 32; 2003 c 133 art 3 s 22,23; 2005 c 107 art 2 s 44,45; 2016 c 119 s 7; 2020 c 109 art 2 s 15
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 136G — College Savings Plan › Section 136G.14 — Minor Trust Accounts.

136G.14 MINOR TRUST ACCOUNTS.
(a) This section applies to a plan account in which funds of a minor trust account are invested.
(b) The account owner may not be changed to any person other than a successor custodian or the beneficiary unless a court order directing the change of ownership is provided to the plan administrator. The custodian must sign all forms and requests submitted to the plan administrator in the custodian's representative capacity. The custodian must notify the plan administrator in writing when the beneficiary becomes legally entitled to be the account owner. An account owner under this section may not select a contingent account owner.
(c) The beneficiary of an account under this section may not be changed. If the beneficiary dies, assets in a plan account become the property of the beneficiary's estate. Funds in an account must not be transferred or rolled over to another account owner or to an account for another beneficiary. A taxable distribution from an account, or a distribution that qualifies as an exception under section 530(d)(4)(B)(ii) to (iv) of the Internal Revenue Code, must be used for the benefit of the beneficiary.
(d) Funds in an account for a beneficiary under this section may be rolled over into an ABLE account under section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code, subject to the limits and requirements of section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code.
History:
2003 c 133 art 3 s 24; 2005 c 107 art 2 s 46; 2020 c 109 art 2 s 16
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota › Section 137.02 — Powers And Duties Of Board Of Regents.

137.02 POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF REGENTS.
Subdivision 1.
[Repealed, 2014 c 149 s 75]
Subd. 2.
Employees may be bonded.
The regents of the university shall have authority to indemnify the officers or the employees of the university against liability arising out of the operation of motor vehicles or other equipment by them while engaged in the performance of their duties as such public officials or employees and to pay out of the public funds the premiums on the indemnity insurance policies insuring such governmental agency against such liability. The regents may defend any such officer or employee, in the name and on behalf of the officer or employee, in any suit brought against the officer or employee to enforce a claim, whether groundless or otherwise, arising out of the operation of a motor vehicle or other equipment in the performance of official duties, and may compromise and settle such claim or suit and pay out of public funds the amount of such settlement or compromise, or the amount of any judgment against such officer or employee based on any such claim without first requiring such officer or employee to settle or pay any such claim. The regents may, in their discretion, pay the premiums of the indemnity insurance policies referred to in this subdivision, insuring such officers or employees against liability for or injury to persons or property, within the limits of this subdivision, and such payment of insurance premiums out of public funds shall in no way impose on the regents any liability.
Subd. 3.
Power of eminent domain granted.
The Board of Regents may use any money not specifically appropriated for other purposes for acquiring land by purchase or condemnation. In case it is desired to use the fund for the acquisition of land by eminent domain, the power of eminent domain shall be exercised in accordance with chapter 117.
Subd. 3a.
Consultation required.
Land must not be purchased and a building must not be purchased, constructed, or erected on land of the University of Minnesota until the regents have first consulted with the chair of the senate Finance Committee and the chair of the house of representatives Ways and Means Committee and obtained their advisory recommendations.
Subd. 4.
Employee salaries.
All nonacademic employees of the University of Minnesota shall be paid salaries comparable to salaries paid to state employees in the classified civil service.
History:
(3139, 3139-3, 3139-4, 3139-6) 1913 c 257 s 1; 1935 c 173 s 1,2; Ex1937 c 81 s 2; 1976 c 163 s 23; 1976 c 348 s 21; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 300 art 1 s 31; 1993 c 4 s 20
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota › Section 137.021 — Acceptance Of Federal Money.

137.021 ACCEPTANCE OF FEDERAL MONEY.
The regents of the University of Minnesota are hereby designated the state agency empowered to accept any and all moneys 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 for university or college purposes 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:
Ex1959 c 90 s 6
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota › Section 137.0225 — University Promise Scholarship.

137.0225 UNIVERSITY PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP.
The Board of Regents may establish a scholarship to help offset the impact of rising tuition for Minnesota students. To be eligible for a scholarship under this section, a student must be a Minnesota resident undergraduate from a family with an annual adjusted gross income not to exceed $100,000.
History:
2009 c 95 art 2 s 31; 2010 c 384 s 83
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota › Section 137.0226 — Scholarship Funding Program.

137.0226 SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING PROGRAM.
As a condition of a license for an arena or stadium location under section 340A.404, subdivision 4a, paragraph (a), clause (3), the University of Minnesota shall deposit at least 75 percent of the net revenue generated through the existence of this license for scholarships under section 137.0225 for Minnesota resident men and women attending the University of Minnesota.
History:
2010 c 384 s 84
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota › Section 137.023 — University Student On Board Of Regents.

137.023 UNIVERSITY STUDENT ON BOARD OF REGENTS.
In electing members of the Board of Regents pursuant to article 13, section 3, of the Constitution of the state of Minnesota, and Territorial Laws 1851, chapter 3, section 5, one member of the Board of Regents of the university shall be a person who at the time of election to the board is a student who is enrolled in a degree program at the university. This person shall represent the state at large. Upon expiration of the term or in the event of a vacancy in the office, one position shall be filled by a person having the same qualifications.
History:
1976 c 120 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 157 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota › Section 137.024 — Congressional Districts Represented On Board Of Regents.

137.024 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS REPRESENTED ON BOARD OF REGENTS.
At least one member of the Board of Regents of the university shall be a resident of each congressional district.
History:
1976 c 120 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota › Section 137.0246 — Regent Nomination And Election.

137.0246 REGENT NOMINATION AND ELECTION.
Subdivision 1.
[Repealed by amendment, 2007 c 144 art 2 s 46]
Subd. 2.
Regent nomination joint committee.
(a) The joint legislative committee consists of the members of the higher education budget and policy divisions in each house of the legislature. The chairs of the divisions from each body shall be cochairs of the joint legislative committee. A majority of the members from each house is a quorum of the joint committee.
(b) By February 28 of each odd-numbered year, or at a date agreed to by concurrent resolution, the joint legislative committee shall meet to consider the advisory council's recommendations for regent of the University of Minnesota for possible presentation to a joint convention of the legislature.
(c) The joint committee may recommend to the joint convention candidates recommended by the advisory council and the other candidates nominated by the joint committee. A candidate other than those recommended by the advisory council may be nominated for consideration by the joint committee only if the nomination receives the support of at least three house of representatives members of the committee and two senate members of the committee. A candidate must receive a majority vote of members from the house of representatives and from the senate on the joint committee to be recommended to the joint convention. The joint committee may recommend no more than one candidate for each vacancy. In recommending nominees, the joint committee must consider the needs of the board of regents and the balance of the board membership with respect to gender, racial, and ethnic composition.
History:
2005 c 107 art 2 s 50; 2007 c 144 art 2 s 46; 2009 c 95 art 2 s 33
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota › Section 137.025 — Appropriations; Payment; Investment.

137.025 APPROPRIATIONS; PAYMENT; INVESTMENT.
Subdivision 1.
Monthly payments.
The commissioner of management and budget shall pay 1/12 of the annual appropriation to the University of Minnesota by the 25th day of each month. If the 25th day of the month falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the monthly payment must be made by the first business day immediately following the 25th day of the month.
Subd. 2.
Appropriations for buildings.
The commissioner of management and budget shall pay no money to the University of Minnesota pursuant to a direct appropriation for buildings until all balances separately invested, including cash, and those in the temporary investment pool attributable to all state building funds shall be reduced below $5,000,000, or any other amount specified in the act making the appropriation. Payment shall then be made upon certification of the amounts needed for construction payments, but so as not to increase the building balances in cash, separately invested, or in the temporary investment pool, to a total above the indicated level.
Subd. 2a.
Appropriations from Minnesota environment and natural resources trust fund.
(a) The commissioner of management and budget shall pay no money to the University of Minnesota pursuant to a direct appropriation from the Minnesota environment and natural resources trust fund until the University of Minnesota requests reimbursement for expenditures related to the direct appropriation. The reimbursement request shall specify expenditures by appropriation. The commissioner of management and budget shall reimburse the University of Minnesota by the 25th day of the month following the reimbursement request. If the 25th day of the month falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, the payment must be made by the first business day immediately following the 25th day of the month.
(b) For each year the appropriation is available, the University of Minnesota must submit an encumbrance request to the commissioner of management and budget by July 31 for the prior fiscal year. The encumbrance request shall identify the amount the university anticipates it will request for reimbursement for expenses in the prior fiscal year by appropriation. The commissioner of management and budget shall maintain this amount as an encumbrance at the state level until the university submits its final reimbursement request for that fiscal year.
(c) Final requests for reimbursement must be made within 90 days from the last day the appropriation is available to reimburse expenditures.
Subd. 3.
Investment; income.
Money not paid to the university by reason of the foregoing requirements shall be invested by the state in those securities authorized by section 11A.25 until paid to the university. Income from investments shall be credited to the general fund in the state treasury.
History:
1976 c 163 s 24; 1980 c 607 art 14 s 46; 1987 c 401 s 29; 2009 c 95 art 2 s 34; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109; 1Sp2010 c 1 art 2 s 2; 2016 c 186 s 7
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota › Section 137.0251 — Budgetary Information.

137.0251 BUDGETARY INFORMATION.
The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota shall make available to the commissioner of management and budget all books, accounts, documents, and property that the commissioner desires to inspect.
History:
1988 c 703 art 1 s 18; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota › Section 137.0252 — Appropriation; Contract Buyout.

137.0252 APPROPRIATION; CONTRACT BUYOUT.
No appropriation from the state of Minnesota to the governing board of the University of Minnesota shall be used directly or indirectly for costs related to the early termination of a contract of a coach who reports to the director of athletics.
History:
2007 c 144 art 2 s 47
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota › Section 137.027 — Appropriation; Fringe Benefits.

137.027 APPROPRIATION; FRINGE BENEFITS.
(a) Direct appropriations to the University of Minnesota include money to pay the employer's share of Social Security, state retirement, and health insurance. Money provided for these purposes shall be expended only for these purposes and any amounts in excess of the employer's share shall be returned to the state treasury.
(b) Unless otherwise explicitly provided for in law, direct appropriations to the University of Minnesota do not include, and may not be used to pay, any mandatory or discretionary bonus or other performance-based incentive payment provided for in an employment contract with the president or vice-presidents, chancellors, provosts, vice-provosts, deans, or directors of individual programs.
History:
1976 c 163 s 25; 2013 c 99 art 2 s 18
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota › Section 137.028 — Biennial Budget Request; University Of Minnesota.

137.028 BIENNIAL BUDGET REQUEST; UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA.
Beginning in 2013, as part of the biennial budget request submitted to the Department of Management and Budget and the legislature, the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota is encouraged to include a request for funding for rural primary care training by family practice residence programs to prepare doctors for the practice of primary care medicine in rural areas of the state. The funding request should provide for ongoing support of rural primary care training through the University of Minnesota's general operation and maintenance funding or through dedicated health science funding.
History:
2012 c 247 art 5 s 9
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota › Section 137.04 — Library To Get Copies Of State Publications.

137.04 LIBRARY TO GET COPIES OF STATE PUBLICATIONS.
The general library of the University of Minnesota is a depository of all books, pamphlets, maps, and other works published by or under the authority of the state of Minnesota.
History:
(3137, 3138) 1905 c 278 s 1,2; 1947 c 365 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota › Section 137.09 — Board Of Regents Not To Exceed Appropriations; Penalty.

137.09 BOARD OF REGENTS NOT TO EXCEED APPROPRIATIONS; PENALTY.
It shall be unlawful for the Board of Regents to permit any expenditures for any purpose in excess of the amount appropriated or contemplated by law and any member or agent of the board violating this provision is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
History:
(3145) 1905 c 119 s 6; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 2005 c 10 art 3 s 7
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota › Section 137.10 — Refund Of Tuition To Students In Certain Cases.

137.10 REFUND OF TUITION TO STUDENTS IN CERTAIN CASES.
Any student who, being a resident of the state, has enrolled to pursue any course in the University of Minnesota and paid tuition for the course, and who, prior to the termination of the school year for which the tuition was paid, enlisted or has been inducted into the military services of the United States, either voluntarily or pursuant to the present selective service law, is entitled to the refund of all tuition paid for which credit cannot properly be given.
The administrative officers of the University of Minnesota shall refund to the students any tuition so paid. Any student making application for refund of any paid tuition shall furnish to the administrative officers of the University of Minnesota a certificate from the proper officers reciting the fact of the enlistment or the induction of the student into the military service of the United States.
History:
1941 c 272; 1957 c 576 s 1,2; 1975 c 321 s 2; 1984 c 609 s 9; 1Sp2001 c 1 art 2 s 18
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota › Section 137.105 — Undergraduate Tuition Guarantee Plan.

137.105 UNDERGRADUATE TUITION GUARANTEE PLAN.
The Board of Regents is encouraged to offer students a guaranteed tuition plan that can provide students a tuition option designed to meet the goals in this section. A Minnesota resident student who first enrolls in a degree program at the University of Minnesota beginning in the spring of 2012 or later may be offered guaranteed stable tuition for up to four consecutive academic years. Under the guaranteed plan, for an undergraduate student enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program, the tuition charged to the student for each semester of enrollment during a four-year period, beginning with the first semester of enrollment, must not exceed the amount of tuition that the student was charged for the first semester of enrollment. For a student who continues to be enrolled after four consecutive academic years, the tuition rate for each semester in excess of four years is equal to the tuition rate paid by new enrollees at the University of Minnesota. Time limits for the stable tuition plan under this section do not apply to a student in the military while the student is on active military duty.
History:
1Sp2011 c 5 art 2 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota › Section 137.12 — Peace Officers; Appointment; Power Of Arrest.

137.12 PEACE OFFICERS; APPOINTMENT; POWER OF ARREST.
The regents of the University of Minnesota are hereby authorized to appoint, employ and fix the compensation to be paid out of funds of the regents of the University of Minnesota, persons as peace officers who shall have and may exercise throughout the state of Minnesota the same powers of arrest possessed by a sheriff, police officer, or peace officer, but said powers of arrest shall only be exercised in connection with investigations authorized to be made by the regents of the University of Minnesota, which investigations shall relate to university personnel or property.
History:
1947 c 126 s 1; 1969 c 266 s 1; 1977 c 82 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota › Section 137.16 — Morris Branch.

137.16 MORRIS BRANCH.
Subdivision 1.
Admission.
The University of Minnesota, Morris branch, situated in whole or in part on the lands described in Laws 1909, chapter 184, shall admit Indian pupils qualified for admission at all times free of charge for tuition and on terms of equality with white pupils.
Subd. 2.
Substitute.
Subdivision 1 is a substitute for the provisions of Laws 1909, chapter 184, section 2, which reads: The said lands and buildings described in section 1 hereof shall be held and maintained by the state of Minnesota as an agricultural school, and Indian pupils shall at all times be admitted to said school free of charge for tuition and on terms of equality with white pupils.
History:
1961 c 312 s 2,3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota › Section 137.17 — Rochester Branch.

137.17 ROCHESTER BRANCH.
Subdivision 1.
Establish.
The Board of Regents may establish a branch campus of the University of Minnesota in Rochester, to serve the educational needs of and to foster the economic goals of the region and the state. The University of Minnesota should expand higher education offerings in Rochester that it is uniquely qualified to provide. To the extent possible, the Board of Regents should provide its offerings in partnership with higher education institutions that already serve Rochester and the southeastern region of Minnesota, and should avoid unnecessary duplicative offerings of courses and programs, particularly in nursing and allied health programs.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 2006 c 282 art 8 s 10]
Subd. 3.
Missions.
The legislature intends that the mission of the expanded education offerings in Rochester be congruent with the university's unique core mission of teaching, research, and outreach in order to support the educational needs and economic development of this region and the state. The legislature recognizes that the distinctiveness of each of the higher education institutions in Rochester must be maintained to achieve success in serving the higher education needs of the community and the economic goals of the state.
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 2006 c 282 art 8 s 10]
History:
1999 c 214 art 2 s 16; 2006 c 282 art 8 s 8,9
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota › Section 137.22 — Higher Education Act Of 1965; Receipts.

137.22 HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965; RECEIPTS.
In order to enable the state to match the cost of any program under Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965, any receipts accruing to any state department or agency by reason of service performed for the University of Minnesota in connection with the program shall be deposited in the state treasury. The receipts are appropriated to the department or agency making the deposit, to be used as part of the state's 25 percent share of the cost of the programs. The balance of the state's share of the cost of the programs is payable by the participating departments or agencies from any moneys appropriated for salaries, supplies and expenses.
History:
1976 c 163 s 26
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota › Section 137.32 — Minnesota Couples On The Brink Project.

137.32 MINNESOTA COUPLES ON THE BRINK PROJECT.
Subdivision 1.
Establishment.
Within the limits of available appropriations, the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota is requested to develop and implement a Minnesota couples on the brink project, as provided for in this section. The regents may administer the project with federal grants, state appropriations, and in-kind services received for this purpose.
Subd. 2.
Purpose.
The purpose of the project is to develop, evaluate, and disseminate best practices for promoting successful reconciliation between married persons who are considering or have commenced a marriage dissolution proceeding and who choose to pursue reconciliation.
Subd. 3.
Implementation.
The regents shall:
(1) enter into contracts or manage a grant process for implementation of the project; and
(2) develop and implement an evaluation component for the project.
History:
1Sp2010 c 1 art 19 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota › Section 137.34 — Program Established.

137.34 PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.
Subdivision 1.
Program established.
The Minnesota Extension Service is instructed to develop and implement an ongoing program for rural health and safety.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1996 c 310 s 1]
Subd. 3.
Responsibilities.
The rural health and safety program in the Minnesota Extension Service has the following ongoing responsibilities:
(1) to develop programs and materials related to farm accident prevention;
(2) to develop and implement educational programs that will enable rural residents to understand and comply with safety standards and good health practices;
(3) to maintain cooperation and effective working relationships with health and safety agencies and organizations in Minnesota, other states, and the United States government; and
(4) to seek and efficiently utilize grant money made available for programs relating to rural and farm safety.
Subd. 4.
Program funding.
Money for support of the rural health and safety program in the Minnesota Extension Service may be accepted from the following sources:
(1) legislative appropriations from the general fund;
(2) funds from other sources within the University of Minnesota and the Extension Service to the extent not precluded by other law; and
(3) gifts or grants from individuals, organizations, governmental units, foundations, corporations, or other sources except that no restrictions may be placed by the giver with respect to the functions, duties, and responsibilities of the program.
History:
1988 c 688 art 2 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota › Section 137.341 — Farm Safety Specialist Position.

137.341 FARM SAFETY SPECIALIST POSITION.
The Minnesota legislature finds that because the Extension Service has unique opportunities for delivering health and safety messages to farm families, the Extension Service is urged to retain and, to the extent practicable, keep filled at all times, the staff position of farm safety specialist.
History:
1991 c 254 art 3 s 22
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota › Section 137.342 — Research Center For Agricultural Health And Safety.

137.342 RESEARCH CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL HEALTH AND SAFETY.
Subdivision 1.
Creation.
There is created within the Division of Environmental and Occupational Health in the University of Minnesota School of Public Health and under its direction an interagency, interdisciplinary research center for agricultural health and safety. The center shall coordinate funding for, and the findings of, research projects designed to reduce injury and death from farm accidents, reduce long-term exposure to potentially hazardous agricultural agents, and make health care services more available to persons who suffer from health problems related to agriculture.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 2001 c 161 s 58]
History:
1991 c 254 art 3 s 23
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota › Section 137.35 — Targeted Businesses.

137.35 TARGETED BUSINESSES.
Subdivision 1.
Purchasing methods.
(a) The regents may award up to a six percent preference in the amount bid for specified goods and services to small targeted group businesses designated under section 16C.16, subdivision 5.
(b) The regents may designate a purchase of goods or services for award only to small targeted group businesses designated under section 16C.16, subdivision 5, if the regents determine that at least three small targeted group businesses are likely to bid.
(c) The regents, as a condition of awarding a construction contract or approving a contract for consultant, professional, or technical services, may set goals that require the prime contractor to subcontract a portion of the contract to small targeted group businesses. The regents must establish a procedure for granting waivers from the subcontracting requirement when qualified small targeted group businesses are not reasonably available. The regents may establish financial incentives for prime contractors who exceed the goals for use of subcontractors and financial penalties for prime contractors who fail to meet goals under this paragraph. The subcontracting requirements of this paragraph do not apply to prime contractors who are small targeted group businesses. At least 75 percent of the value of the subcontracts awarded to small targeted group businesses under this paragraph must be performed by the business to which the subcontract is awarded or by another small targeted group business.
(d) The regents may award up to a four percent preference in the amount bid on university procurement to small businesses located in an economically disadvantaged area as defined in section 16C.16, subdivision 7.
(e) The regents may delegate responsibility under this section to university employees.
Subd. 2.
Eligibility.
The rules adopted by the commissioner of administration to define small businesses and to set time and other eligibility requirements for participation in programs under sections 16C.16 to 16C.19 apply to this section.
Subd. 3.
Noncompetitive bids.
The regents are encouraged to purchase from small targeted group businesses designated under section 16C.16 when making purchases that are not subject to competitive bidding procedures.
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 1995 c 212 art 2 s 22]
History:
1990 c 541 s 15; 1998 c 386 art 2 s 52-54
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota › Section 137.36 — Prompt Payment To Subcontractors.

137.36 PROMPT PAYMENT TO SUBCONTRACTORS.
Each university contract must require the prime contractor to pay any subcontractor within ten days of the prime contractor's receipt of payment from the university for undisputed services provided by the subcontractor. The contract must require the prime contractor to pay interest of 1-1/2 percent per month or any part of a month to the subcontractor on any undisputed amount not paid on time to the subcontractor. The minimum monthly interest penalty payment for an unpaid balance of $100 or more is $10. For an unpaid balance of less than $100, the prime contractor shall pay the actual penalty due to the subcontractor. A subcontractor who prevails in a civil action to collect interest penalties from a prime contractor must be awarded its costs and disbursements, including attorney fees, incurred in bringing the action.
History:
1990 c 541 s 16
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota › Section 137.37 — Off-campus Sites And Centers.

137.37 OFF-CAMPUS SITES AND CENTERS.
The Board of Regents and the university campuses are requested to not establish any off-campus centers or other permanent sites located off university campuses to provide academic programs, courses, or student services without authorizing legislation. This section does not apply to sites set up specifically for the delivery of courses and programs through telecommunications.
History:
1990 c 591 art 3 s 8; 1996 c 398 s 54
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota › Section 137.38 — Education And Training Of Primary Care Physicians.

137.38 EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS.
Subdivision 1.
MS 2022 [Repealed, 2023 c 70 art 5 s 16]
Subd. 2.
Primary care.
For purposes of sections 137.38 to 137.40, "primary care" means a type of medical care delivery that assumes ongoing responsibility for the patient in both health maintenance and illness treatment. It is personal care involving a unique interaction and communication between the patient and the physician. It is comprehensive in scope, and includes all the overall coordination of the care of the patient's health care problems including biological, behavioral, and social problems. The appropriate use of consultants and community resources is an important aspect of effective primary care. Primary care physicians include family practitioners, general pediatricians, and general internists.
Subd. 3.
Goals.
The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, through the University of Minnesota Medical School, is requested to implement the initiatives required by sections 137.38 to 137.40 in order to increase the number of graduates of residency programs of the medical school who practice primary care by 20 percent over an eight-year period. The initiatives must be designed to encourage newly graduated primary care physicians to establish practices in areas of rural and urban Minnesota that are medically underserved.
Subd. 4.
Grants.
The Board of Regents is requested to seek grants from private foundations and other nonstate sources, including community provider organizations, for the medical school initiatives outlined in sections 137.38 to 137.40.
Subd. 5.
[Repealed, 1995 c 212 art 2 s 22; 1995 c 263 s 16]
History:
1992 c 549 art 6 s 4; 1993 c 345 art 11 s 10-12; 1Sp2001 c 9 art 2 s 4; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 113; 2020 c 83 art 1 s 34
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education › Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota › Section 137.39 — Medical School Initiatives.

137.39 MEDICAL SCHOOL INITIATIVES.
Subdivision 1.
Modified school initiatives.
The University of Minnesota Medical School is requested to study the demographic characteristics of students that are associated with a primary care career choice. The medical school is requested to modify the selection process for medical students based on the results of this study, in order to increase the number of medical school graduates choosing careers in primary care.
Subd. 2.
Design of curriculum.
The medical school is requested to ensure that its curriculum provides students with early exposure to primary care physicians and primary care practice, and to address other primary care curriculum issues such as public health, preventive medicine, and health care delivery. The medical school is requested to also support premedical school educational initiatives that provide students with greater exposure to primary care physicians and practices.
Subd. 3.
Clinical experiences in primary care.
The medical school is requested to develop a program to provide students with clinical experiences in primary care settings in internal medicine and pediatrics. The program must provide training experiences in medical clinics in rural Minnesota communities, as well as in community clinics and health maintenance organizations in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
History:
1992 c 549 art 6 s 5; 1993 c 345 art 11 s 13,14