1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; regulating the charging of resident tuition; proposing 
1.3 	coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 135A.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [135A.043] RESIDENT TUITION.
1.6 	(a) A student shall qualify for a resident tuition rate or its equivalent at state 
1.7 	universities and colleges, including the University of Minnesota, if the student meets 
1.8 	all of the following requirements:
1.9 	(1) high school attendance within the state for three or more years;
1.10 	(2) graduation from a state high school or attainment within the state of the 
1.11 	equivalent of high school graduation; and
1.12 	(3) registration as an entering student at, or current enrollment in, a public institution 
1.13 	of higher education.
1.14 	(b) This section is in addition to any other statute, rule, or higher education 
1.15 	institution regulation or policy providing eligibility for a resident tuition rate or its 
1.16 	equivalent to a student.

1.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment 
1.18 	and applies to tuition for school terms commencing on or after that date.