Skip to main content Skip to office menu Skip to footer
Capital IconMinnesota Legislature
Office of the Revisor of Statutes

HF 4038

as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 03/02/2020 02:04pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
Version List Authors and Status
Pdf Rtf

Current Version - as introduced

Line numbers 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4
1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5

A bill for an act
 relating to higher education; amending certain institutional approval provisions;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 136A.65, subdivision 7.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 136A.65, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Conditional approval.

(a) The office may grant a school a one-year conditional
approval for a degree or use of a term in its name if doing so would be in the best interests
of currently enrolled students or prospective students. Conditional approval of a degree or
use of a term under this paragraph must not exceed a period of three years.

(b) The office may grant new schoolsnew text begin physically located in Minnesotanew text end and new text begin new new text end programs
a one-year conditional approval for degrees or use of a term in its name to allow the school
the opportunity to apply for and receive accreditation as required in subdivision 1a.
Conditional approval of a school or program under this paragraph must not exceed a period
of five years. A new school or program granted conditional approval may be allowed to
continue in order to complete an accreditation process upon terms and conditions the office
determines.

(c) The office may grant a registered school a one-year conditional approval for degrees
or use of a term in its name to allow the school the opportunity to apply for and receive
accreditation as required in subdivision 1a if the school's accrediting agency is no longer
recognized by the United States Department of Education for purposes of eligibility to
participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The office must not grant conditional
approvals under this paragraph to a school for a period of more than five years.

(d) The office may grant a registered school a one-year conditional approval for degrees
or use of a term in its name to allow the school to change to a different accrediting agency
recognized by the United States Department of Education for purposes of eligibility to
participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The office must not grant conditional
approvals under this paragraph to a school for a period of more than five years.