<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>GI Bill program; amending certain Minnesota Office of Higher Education <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>provisions; establishing new grant and loan repayment programs; amending <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>higher education programs; amending certain grant programs; amending certain <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>higher education provisions; eliminating obsolete references; making technical <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>changes; authorizing control of certain decreasing students' share of attendance; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>establishing a college readiness assessment; increasing revenue bond limits; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>authorizing control of certain deposits; authorizing lease agreements; authorizing <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>interest rate swap; providing for the Textbook Disclosure, Pricing and Access <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>Act; amending certain private postsecondary institution provisions;amending <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 13.322, subdivision 3; 16B.70, by adding <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>a subdivision; 41D.01, subdivision 1; 120B.023, subdivision 2; 120B.024; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>135A.031, subdivision 7; 135A.053, subdivision 2; 135A.14, subdivision 1; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>135A.51, subdivision 2; 135A.52, subdivisions 1, 2; 136A.01, subdivision 2; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>136A.031, subdivision 5; 136A.0411; 136A.08, subdivision 7; 136A.101, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>subdivision 4; 136A.121, subdivision 5; 136A.125, subdivision 2; 136A.15, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>subdivisions 1, 6; 136A.233, subdivision 3; 136A.29, subdivision 9; 136A.61; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>136A.62, subdivision 3; 136A.63; 136A.64; 136A.65; 136A.653; 136A.657; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>136A.66; 136A.67; 136A.68; 136A.69; 136A.71; 136A.861, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>6; 136F.02, subdivision 1; 136F.42, subdivision 1; 136F.71, subdivision 2, by <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>adding a subdivision; 136G.11, subdivision 5; 141.21, subdivisions 1a, 5; 141.25, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>subdivisions 1, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12; 141.255, subdivision 2; 141.265, subdivision 2; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>141.271, subdivisions 10, 12; 141.28, subdivision 1; 141.32; 141.35; proposing <br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 135A; 136A; 136F; 141; 197; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 135A.031, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>6; 135A.032; 135A.033; 136A.07; 136A.08, subdivision 8; 137.0245; 137.0246.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.1.1.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.31"></a><var>1.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b>SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.1.32"></a><var>1.32</var>    The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made <br/>
<a id="pl.1.33"></a><var>1.33</var>in this article.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2008<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2009<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">Total<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"> 1,561,448,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"> 1,644,178,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">3,205,626,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Health Care Access<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,157,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,157,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">4,314,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Total<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"> 1,563,605,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"> 1,646,335,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">3,209,940,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.1.2.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Sec. 2. <b>HIGHER EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>    The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>for each purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this article mean that the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, or <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>June 30, 2009, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>year 2009. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2008 and 2009.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom">APPROPRIATIONS<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom">Available for the Year<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom">Ending June 30<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2008<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2009<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.1.3.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 3. <b>MINNESOTA OFFICE OF HIGHER </b><br/>
<b>EDUCATION</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"> 197,933,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">198,654,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Minnesota GI Bill</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">10,000,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">10,000,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>For grants to eligible veterans or the eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>spouses and children of veterans as provided <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 197.791.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>Of this appropriation, $152,000 the first <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>year and $104,000 the second year are for <br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>the administrative costs of operating this <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>program. For the 2010-2011 biennium, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>the base for this program's administrative <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>costs must be included within the agency <br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>administration program activity.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>State Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">150,154,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">151,124,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>If the appropriation in this subdivision for <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>either year is insufficient, the appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>for the other year is available for it.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>For the biennium, the tuition maximum for <br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>students in four-year programs is $9,957 in <br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>each year for students in four-year programs, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>and for students in two-year programs, is <br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>$4,717 in the first year and $4,859 in the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>second year.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>This appropriation sets the living and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>miscellaneous expense allowance at $6,241 <br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>each year.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Safety Officers Survivors</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">100,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">100,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>This appropriation is to provide educational <br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>benefits under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>299A.45, to dependent children under age 23 <br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>and to the spouses of public safety officers <br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>killed in the line of duty.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>If the appropriation in this subdivision for <br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>either year is insufficient, the appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>for the other year is available for it.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 5.<b>Interstate Tuition Reciprocity</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,000,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,000,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>If the appropriation in this subdivision for <br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>either year is insufficient, the appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>for the other year is available to meet <br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>reciprocity contract obligations.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 6.<b>State Work Study</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">12,444,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">12,444,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 7.<b>Child Care Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">4,934,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">4,934,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 8.<b>Minitex</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">5,881,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">5,881,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 9.<b>MnLINK Gateway</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">400,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">400,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 10.<b>Learning Network of Minnesota</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">4,800,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">4,800,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 11.<b>Minnesota College Savings Plan</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,020,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,020,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 12.<b>Midwest Higher Education Compact</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">90,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">90,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 13.<b>Other Small Programs</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,960,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,670,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>This appropriation includes funding for <br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>postsecondary service learning, student and <br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>parent information, get ready, outreach, and <br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>intervention for college attendance programs.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>$265,000 each year is for grants to increase <br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>campus-community collaboration and service <br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>learning statewide, including operations of <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>the Minnesota campus compact, grants to <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>member institutions and grants for member <br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>institution initiatives. For every $1 in state <br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>funding, grant recipients must contribute $2 <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>in campus or community-based support.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>$100,000 each year is for a grant to the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>Loan Repayment Assistance Program <br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>of Minnesota, Inc. for loan repayment <br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>assistance awards.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>$500,000 each year is for the teacher <br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>education and compensation helps (TEACH) <br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>and the Minnesota early childhood teacher <br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>retention programs in Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>section 136A.126. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>$250,000 in the first year is for a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>Augsburg College for the purpose of its <br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>Step UP program to provide educational <br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>opportunities to chemically dependent <br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>students and to work with other public <br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>and private colleges in Minnesota to help <br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>replicate this program. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>$40,000 in the first year is for a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>the Washington Center for Internships and <br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>Academic Seminars for a pilot program <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>for scholarships for students enrolling in a <br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>Minnesota four-year college or university <br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>beginning in the fall semester of 2007. The <br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>grant is available only with a dollar-for-dollar <br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>match from nonstate sources.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var><br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var><br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 14.<b>Access to College and Helping </b><br/>
<b>Individuals Everywhere Value Education and </b><br/>
<b>Rural Pilot Programs</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,000,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,000,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>For Access to College and Helping <br/>
<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>Individuals Everywhere Value Education <br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>pilot projects that provide distance-learning <br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>opportunities through the Minnesota State <br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>Colleges and Universities for high school <br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>students living in remote and underserved <br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>areas where the school district lacks <br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>the resources to provide academically <br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>challenging educational opportunities, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>including Advanced Placement and <br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>International Baccalaureate programs. <br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>Students who successfully complete a course <br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>must receive college credit at no cost to the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>student or the participating school district. <br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>The office must report to the committees of <br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>the legislature with responsibility for higher <br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>education finance by January 15, 2009, on the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>program outcomes with recommendations on <br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>continuing and expanding the program.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var><br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 15.<b>United Family Medicine Residency </b><br/>
<b>Program</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">360,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">360,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>For a grant to the united family medicine <br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>residency program. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>must be used to support up to 18 resident <br/>
<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>physicians each year in family practice at <br/>
<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>united family medicine residency programs <br/>
<a id="pl.5.36"></a><var>5.36</var>and must prepare doctors to practice family <br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>care medicine in underserved rural and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>urban areas of the state. The legislature <br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>intends this program to improve health <br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>care in underserved communities, provide <br/>
<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>affordable access to appropriate medical <br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>care, and manage the treatment of patients in <br/>
<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>a more cost-effective manner.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 16.<b>Agency Administration</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,690,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,731,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>Of this appropriation, $39,000 the first <br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>year and $80,000 the second year are for <br/>
<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>compensation-related costs associated with <br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>the delivery of the office's services and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>programs.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 17.<b>Balances Forward</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>A balance in the first year under this section <br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>does not cancel, but is available for the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>second year.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 18.<b>Transfers</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>The Minnesota Office of Higher Education <br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>may transfer unencumbered balances from <br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>the appropriations in subdivisions 2 to 15 to <br/>
<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>the state grant appropriation, the safety officer <br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>survivors appropriation, the interstate tuition <br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>reciprocity appropriation, the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>college savings plan appropriation, the child <br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>care appropriation, and the state work study <br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>appropriation.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 19.<b>Reporting</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>(a) By November 1 and February 15, the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>Minnesota Office of Higher Education <br/>
<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>must provide updated state grant spending <br/>
<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>projections, taking into account the most <br/>
<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>current and projected enrollment and tuition <br/>
<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>and fee information, economic conditions, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>and other relevant factors. Before submitting <br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>state grant spending projections, the office <br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>must meet and consult with representatives of <br/>
<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>public and private postsecondary education, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>the Department of Finance, the governor's <br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>office, legislative staff, and financial aid <br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>administrators.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>(b) The Minnesota Office of Higher <br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>Education shall report to the higher education <br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>divisions of the house and senate finance <br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>committees on participation in postsecondary <br/>
<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>education by income, and persistence and <br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>graduation rates of state grant recipients <br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>compared to students who did not receive <br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>state grants. The office is authorized to match <br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>individual student data from the student <br/>
<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>record enrollment database with individual <br/>
<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>student data from the state grant database on <br/>
<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>data elements necessary to perform the study.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.4.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var><br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var><br/>
<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 4. <b>BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE </b><br/>
<b>MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND </b><br/>
<b>UNIVERSITIES</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">668,388,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">704,288,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var><br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Central Office and Shared Services </b><br/>
<b>Unit</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">40,170,550<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">40,170,550<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>For the office of the chancellor and the shared <br/>
<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>services division.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Operations and Maintenance</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">628,217,450<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">664,118,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>(a) This appropriation includes funding <br/>
<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>for the board's initiatives on recruiting and <br/>
<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>retaining underrepresented students, strategic <br/>
<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>educational advancements, STEM initiatives, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>and infrastructure and technology, and for <br/>
<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>the costs of inflation. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>also includes funding to reduce the tuition <br/>
<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>rate increase to two percent from the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>board-approved plan of a four percent annual <br/>
<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>increase.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>(b) Appropriations for technology and <br/>
<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>infrastructure under this subdivision must <br/>
<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>not be used to increase permanent positions <br/>
<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>in the office of the chancellor or the shared <br/>
<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>services office. Any new positions funded <br/>
<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>from the technology and infrastructure <br/>
<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>appropriation must be at a campus.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>(c) $400,000 each year is for <br/>
<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>community-based energy development <br/>
<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>pilot projects at Mesabi Range Technical <br/>
<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>and Community College, the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>West Community and Technical College, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>and Riverland Community College. Each <br/>
<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>campus must establish partnerships for <br/>
<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>community-based energy development pilot <br/>
<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>projects that involve students and faculty. An <br/>
<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>allocation for the pilot project is available <br/>
<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>to the participating institutions and the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>partnerships for the biennium ending June <br/>
<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>30, 2009. <br/>
<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>(d) $750,000 in the first year is for a modular <br/>
<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>clean-room research and training facility <br/>
<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>at St. Paul College. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>appropriation and is available until expended.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>(e) $300,000 the first year is for a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>the Range Association of Municipalities <br/>
<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>and Schools for a study of student demand <br/>
<a id="pl.8.35"></a><var>8.35</var>and employer needs for higher education in <br/>
<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>the Mesabi Range region of northeastern <br/>
<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>Minnesota including the cities of Grand <br/>
<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>Rapids through Eveleth to Ely. The <br/>
<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>association must coordinate and contract for <br/>
<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>a study in cooperation with the Board of <br/>
<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>Regents of the University of Minnesota and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State <br/>
<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>Colleges and Universities. The governing <br/>
<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>boards must advise on which of the identified <br/>
<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>needs can be met by University of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>courses and which can be met by the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>and which degree programs may be offered <br/>
<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>jointly. The final report must be submitted to <br/>
<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>the committees of the legislature responsible <br/>
<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>for higher education finance by January 15, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>2008, with recommendations and plans for <br/>
<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>the region.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>(f) $120,000 in each year is for the Cook <br/>
<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>County Higher Education Board to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>educational programs and academic support <br/>
<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>services. The base appropriation for this <br/>
<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>program is $120,000 in each year of the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>biennium ending June 30, 2011.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>(g) $2,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>the second year are for a pilot project with <br/>
<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>the Northeast Minnesota Higher Education <br/>
<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>District and high schools in its area. Up to <br/>
<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>$1,200,000 of the first year appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>must be used to purchase equipment that is <br/>
<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>necessary to reestablish a technical education <br/>
<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>curriculum in the area high schools to <br/>
<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>provide the students with the technical <br/>
<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>skills necessary for the workforce. Students <br/>
<a id="pl.9.35"></a><var>9.35</var>from area high schools may also access <br/>
<a id="pl.9.36"></a><var>9.36</var>the facilities and faculty of the Northeast <br/>
<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>Minnesota Higher Education District <br/>
<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>for state-of-the-art technical education <br/>
<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>opportunities, including MnSCU's 2+2 <br/>
<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>Pathways initiative. $1,000,000 is added to <br/>
<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>the base for this project.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>(h) $50,000 in the first year is for St. Paul <br/>
<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>College to collaborate with the United Auto <br/>
<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>Workers Local 879 to purchase a Ford <br/>
<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>Ranger pickup truck to retrofit to run on a <br/>
<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>battery-powered motor. This vehicle must <br/>
<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>be retrofitted to serve as a prototype that <br/>
<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>could be mass-produced at the St. Paul Ford <br/>
<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>assembly plant.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>(i) $100,000 each year is for a grant to a <br/>
<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>Minnesota public postsecondary institution <br/>
<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>with a total student enrollment under 7,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>students, that has an existing women's <br/>
<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>hockey team competing in Division I in the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>Western Collegiate Hockey Association. <br/>
<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>The institution may use the grant for <br/>
<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>equipment, facility improvements, travel and <br/>
<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>compensation for coaches, trainers, and other <br/>
<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>necessary personnel.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>(j) $450,000 each year is to establish a center <br/>
<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>for workforce and economic development <br/>
<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>at the Mesabi Range Community and <br/>
<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>Technical College and to enhance eFolio <br/>
<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>Minnesota. The board, in cooperation with <br/>
<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation <br/>
<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>Board (IRRRB) and the Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>Employment and Economic Development, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>must establish the center to provide on-site <br/>
<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>and Internet-based support and technical <br/>
<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>assistance to users of the state's eFolio <br/>
<a id="pl.10.35"></a><var>10.35</var>Minnesota system to promote workforce and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>economic development. The center must <br/>
<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>assist local economic development agencies <br/>
<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>and officials to enable them to access <br/>
<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>workforce information generated through the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>eFolio Minnesota system. The board must <br/>
<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>enhance the eFolio Minnesota system as <br/>
<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>necessary to serve these purposes. The center <br/>
<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>must report annually to the IRRRB and the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>Department of Employment and Economic <br/>
<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>Development on the outcomes of the center's <br/>
<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>activities.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>(k) $1,000,000 the first year is to identify <br/>
<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>and improve on practices for selecting and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>purchasing textbooks and course materials <br/>
<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>that are used by students. The board, in <br/>
<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>collaboration with the Minnesota State <br/>
<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>University Student Association (MSUSA) <br/>
<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>and the Minnesota State College Student <br/>
<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>Association (MSCSA) must develop <br/>
<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>and implement pilot projects with this <br/>
<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>appropriation to address the financial burden <br/>
<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>that textbook prices and requirements place <br/>
<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>on students. These projects may include <br/>
<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>textbook rental programs, cooperative <br/>
<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>purchasing efforts, training, and education <br/>
<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>and awareness programs for students and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>faculty on cost considerations and textbook <br/>
<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>options. The student associations must <br/>
<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>be fully involved in the development and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>implementation of any project using this <br/>
<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>appropriation. Each student association <br/>
<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>must vote to approve a project before it is <br/>
<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>implemented. MSUSA and MSCSA must <br/>
<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>report to the committees of the legislature <br/>
<a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>responsible for higher education finance by <br/>
<a id="pl.11.36"></a><var>11.36</var>February 15, 2009, on the success of the pilot <br/>
<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>projects. This money is available until June <br/>
<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>30, 2009.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Board Policies</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>(a) The board must adopt a policy that allows <br/>
<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>students to add the cost of textbooks and <br/>
<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>required course materials purchased at a <br/>
<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>campus bookstore, owned by or operated <br/>
<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>under a contract with the campus, to the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>existing waivers or payment plans for tuition <br/>
<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>and fees.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>(b) The board must adopt a policy setting <br/>
<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>the maximum number of semester credits <br/>
<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>required for a baccalaureate degree at 120 <br/>
<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>semester credits or the equivalent and the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>number of semester credits required for an <br/>
<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>associate degree at 60 semester credits or the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>equivalent.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.5.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var><br/>
<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 5. <b>BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE </b><br/>
<b>UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">696,082,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">742,143,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Operations and Maintenance</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"> 611,112,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">667,550,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>(a) This appropriation includes amounts for <br/>
<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>the board:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>(1) to make investments in the university's <br/>
<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>technology and related infrastructure;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>(2) to award faculty and staff compensation <br/>
<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>increases differentially;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>(3) for the board's health workforce and <br/>
<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>clinical sciences initiative;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>(4) initiatives in science and engineering;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>(5) initiatives relating to the environment, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>agriculture, and renewable energy; and<br/>
<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>(6) for advancing education, including an <br/>
<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>Ojibwe Indian language program on the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>Duluth campus.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>(b) $2,250,000 each year is to establish <br/>
<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>banded tuition at the Morris, Crookston, and <br/>
<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>Duluth campuses to reduce tuition costs for <br/>
<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>students.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>(c) $7,000,000 for the biennium is for <br/>
<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>scholarships to mitigate the effects of rising <br/>
<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>tuition on Minnesota students and families. <br/>
<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>This appropriation must be matched with <br/>
<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>$2 of nonstate money for each $1 of state <br/>
<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>money.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>(d) $12,404,000 in the second year is to <br/>
<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>reduce the proposed tuition rate increase. <br/>
<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>Any of this amount that is not used by the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>board to reduce tuition cancels to the general <br/>
<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>(e) $300,000 the first year is for the Center <br/>
<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>for Transportation Studies to complete a <br/>
<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>study to assess public policy options for <br/>
<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>reducing the volume of greenhouse gases <br/>
<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>emitted from the transportation sector in <br/>
<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>Minnesota. The Center for Transportation <br/>
<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>Studies must report its preliminary findings <br/>
<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>to the legislature by February 1, 2008, and <br/>
<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>must issue its full report by June 1, 2008. <br/>
<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>(f) $250,000 each year is to establish an India <br/>
<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>Center to improve and promote relations with <br/>
<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>India and Southeast Asia. The center must <br/>
<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>partner with public and private organizations <br/>
<a id="pl.13.35"></a><var>13.35</var>in Minnesota to: <br/>
<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>(1) foster an understanding of the history, <br/>
<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>culture, and values of India;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>(2) serve as a resource and catalyst to <br/>
<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>promote economic, governmental, and <br/>
<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>academic pursuits involving India; and<br/>
<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>(3) facilitate educational and business <br/>
<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>exchanges and partnerships, collaborative <br/>
<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>research, and teaching and training activities <br/>
<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>for Minnesota students and teachers.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>The Board of Regents may establish an <br/>
<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>advisory council to facilitate the mission <br/>
<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>and objectives of the India Center and must <br/>
<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>report on the progress of the India Center by <br/>
<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>February 15, 2008, to the governor and chairs <br/>
<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>of the legislative committees responsible for <br/>
<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>higher education finance. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>(g) $750,000 in the first year is to assist in <br/>
<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>the formation of the neighborhood alliance <br/>
<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>and for projects identified in section 8. The <br/>
<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>alliance, the Board of Regents, and the city of <br/>
<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>Minneapolis may cooperate on the projects <br/>
<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>and may use a public services of other entities <br/>
<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>to complete all or a portion of a project.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>(h) $300,000 the first year is to establish a <br/>
<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>Dakota language teacher training immersion <br/>
<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>program on the Twin Cities campus to <br/>
<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>prepare teachers to teach in Dakota language <br/>
<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>immersion programs. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>(i) $400,000 each year is for the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>Institute for Sustainable Agriculture to <br/>
<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>provide funds for on-station and on-farm <br/>
<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>field scale research and outreach to develop <br/>
<a id="pl.14.35"></a><var>14.35</var>and test the agronomic and economic <br/>
<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>requirements of diverse strands of prairie <br/>
<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>plants and other perennials for bioenergy <br/>
<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>systems including but not limited to <br/>
<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>multiple species selection and establishment, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>ecological management between planting <br/>
<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>and harvest, harvest technologies, financial <br/>
<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>and agronomic risk management, farmer <br/>
<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>goal setting and adoption of technologies, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>integration of wildlife habitat into <br/>
<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>management approaches, evaluation of <br/>
<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>carbon and other benefits, and robust polices <br/>
<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>needed to induce farmer conversion on <br/>
<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>marginal lands.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Health Care Access Fund</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,157,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,157,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>This appropriation is from the health care <br/>
<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>access fund and is for primary care education <br/>
<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>initiatives.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Special Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">65,813,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">65,436,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(a) Agriculture and Extension Service<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">52,625,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">52,275,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>(1) For the Agricultural Experiment <br/>
<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>Station, Minnesota Extension Service. This <br/>
<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>appropriation includes funding to promote <br/>
<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>alternative livestock research and outreach <br/>
<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>at the Minnesota Institute for Sustainable <br/>
<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>Agriculture, and to promote sustainable and <br/>
<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>organic agricultural research and education. <br/>
<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>(2) This appropriation includes funding <br/>
<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>for research efforts that demonstrate a <br/>
<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>renewed emphasis on the needs of the state's <br/>
<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>production agriculture community and a <br/>
<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>continued focus on renewable energy derived <br/>
<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>from Minnesota biomass resources including <br/>
<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>agronomic crops, plant and animal wastes, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>and native plants or trees, with priority for <br/>
<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>extending the Minnesota vegetable growing <br/>
<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>season; fertilizer and soil fertility research <br/>
<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>and development; treating and curing human <br/>
<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>diseases utilizing plant and livestock cells; <br/>
<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>using biofuel production coproducts as <br/>
<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>feed for livestock; and a rapid agricultural <br/>
<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>response fund for current or emerging <br/>
<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>animal, plant, and insect problems affecting <br/>
<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>production or food safety. In addition, the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>appropriation may be used to secure a facility <br/>
<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>and retain current faculty levels for poultry <br/>
<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>research currently conducted at UMore Park.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>(3) In the area of renewable energy, priority <br/>
<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>should be given to projects pertaining to: <br/>
<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>biofuel and other energy production from <br/>
<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>small grains; alternative bioenergy crops and <br/>
<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>cropping systems; and growing, harvesting, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>and transporting biomass plant material.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>(4) This appropriation includes funding for <br/>
<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>the college of food, agricultural, and natural <br/>
<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>resources sciences to establish and maintain <br/>
<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>a statewide organic research and education <br/>
<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>initiative to provide leadership for organic <br/>
<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>agronomic, horticultural, livestock, and food <br/>
<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>systems research, education, and outreach <br/>
<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>and for the purchase of state-of-the-art <br/>
<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>laboratory, planting, tilling, harvesting, and <br/>
<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>processing equipment necessary for this <br/>
<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>project.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>(5) By February 1, 2009, the Board <br/>
<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>of Regents must report to the legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>committees with responsibility for agriculture <br/>
<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>and higher education finance on the research <br/>
<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>and initiatives under this paragraph.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>(6) The base appropriation is $51,775,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>each year of the biennium ending June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>2011.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(b) Health Sciences<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">5,275,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">5,275,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>$346,000 each year is to support up to 12 <br/>
<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>resident physicians each year in the St. <br/>
<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>Cloud Hospital family practice residency <br/>
<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>program. The program must prepare doctors <br/>
<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>to practice primary care medicine in the rural <br/>
<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>areas of the state. The legislature intends <br/>
<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>this program to improve health care in rural <br/>
<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>communities, provide affordable access to <br/>
<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>appropriate medical care, and manage the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>treatment of patients in a more cost-effective <br/>
<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>manner.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>The remainder of this appropriation is for <br/>
<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>the rural physicians associates program, the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, health <br/>
<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>sciences research, dental care, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>Biomedical Engineering Center.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(c) Institute of Technology<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,387,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,387,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>For the Geological Survey and the talented <br/>
<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>youth mathematics program.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(d) System Specials<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">6,526,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">6,526,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>For general research, student loans matching <br/>
<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>money, industrial relations education, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>Natural Resources Research Institute, Center <br/>
<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>for Urban and Regional Affairs, and the Bell <br/>
<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>Museum of Natural History. $100,000 is <br/>
<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>added to the base appropriation for industrial <br/>
<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>relations education.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var><br/>
<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 5.<b>University of Minnesota and Mayo </b><br/>
<b>Foundation Partnership</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">17,000,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">7,000,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>For the direct and indirect expenses of the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>collaborative research partnership between <br/>
<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>the University of Minnesota and the Mayo <br/>
<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>Foundation for research in biotechnology <br/>
<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>and medical genomics. $7,000,000 is added <br/>
<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>to the base. This appropriation is available <br/>
<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>until expended. An annual report on the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>expenditure of these funds must be submitted <br/>
<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>to the governor and the chairs of the senate <br/>
<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>and house committees responsible for higher <br/>
<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>education and economic development by <br/>
<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>June 30 of each fiscal year.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 6.<b>Academic Health Center</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>The appropriation for Academic Health <br/>
<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>Center funding under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>section 297F.10, is $22,250,000 each year.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.6.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 6. <b>MAYO CLINIC</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,202,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,250,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Medical School</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">591,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">615,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>The state of Minnesota must pay a capitation <br/>
<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>each year for each student who is a resident <br/>
<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>of Minnesota. The appropriation may be <br/>
<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>transferred between years of the biennium to <br/>
<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>accommodate enrollment fluctuations. The <br/>
<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>funding base for this program is $640,000 in <br/>
<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>fiscal year 2010 and $665,000 in fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>2011.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>It is intended that during the biennium the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>Mayo Clinic use the capitation money to <br/>
<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>increase the number of doctors practicing in <br/>
<a id="pl.18.34"></a><var>18.34</var>rural areas in need of doctors.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var><br/>
<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Family Practice and Graduate </b><br/>
<b>Residency Program</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">611,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">635,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>The state of Minnesota must pay stipend <br/>
<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>support for up to 27 residents each year. The <br/>
<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>funding base for this program is $660,000 in <br/>
<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>fiscal year 2010 and $686,000 in fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>2011.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.7.0"></a><a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>    Sec. 7. <b>LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION ON POSTSECONDARY FUNDING.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Membership.</b> A 12-member legislative commission on <br/>
<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>postsecondary funding is established consisting of six members of the house of <br/>
<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>representatives appointed by the speaker and six members of the senate appointed by <br/>
<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>the Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on Rules and Administration. The <br/>
<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>commission may elect a chair and other officers as necessary. <br/>
<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Charge.</b> The commission must develop an alternative funding formula <br/>
<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>or funding method for postsecondary education that creates incentives for high quality <br/>
<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>postsecondary education while maintaining access for students. In developing the formula <br/>
<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>or funding method, the commission must consider and address: <br/>
<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>    (1) both institutional aid and direct student aid; <br/>
<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>    (2) the major cost drivers in postsecondary education, such as inflation and <br/>
<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>enrollment; <br/>
<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>    (3) federal postsecondary funding and tax incentives for postsecondary education; <br/>
<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>and <br/>
<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>    (4) funding the formula or funding method within the projected constraints on the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>state budget in the coming decade.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Report.</b> The commission must report its recommendations to the house <br/>
<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>Division on Higher Education and Workforce Development Policy and Finance, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>senate Higher Education Budget and Policy Division by June 30, 2008.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Expiration.</b> The commission expires June 30, 2008.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.8.0"></a><a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>    Sec. 8. <b>UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MINNEAPOLIS AREA </b><br/>
<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var><b>NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms <br/>
<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>have the meanings given them.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>    (b) "Alliance" means a representative body of the constituencies, including, but <br/>
<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>not limited to, the University of Minnesota, the city of Minneapolis, and the recognized <br/>
<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>neighborhood organizations and business associations referenced in the report.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>    (c) "Board" means the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>    (d) "Report" means the report and appendix entitled Moving Forward Together: <br/>
<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>University of Minnesota Minneapolis Area Neighborhood Impact Report, submitted to <br/>
<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>the legislature in February 2007.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>    (e) "University partnership district" or "district" means the area located within the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>city that includes the neighborhoods of Cedar-Riverside, Marcy-Holmes, South East <br/>
<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>Como, Prospect Park, and University, as they are defined by the city, and the university's <br/>
<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>Minneapolis campus.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>    (f) "Tier two impact zone" means the neighborhoods of northeast Minneapolis that <br/>
<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>house significant numbers of university students and staff. Transportation and housing <br/>
<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>policy analysis and planning must include these areas but they must not be included in <br/>
<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>the projects funded through the alliance.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>    (g) "University" means the University of Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Alliance; functions.</b> The alliance may facilitate, initiate, or manage <br/>
<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>projects with the board, city, or other public or private entities that are intended to <br/>
<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>maintain the university partnership district as a viable place to study, research, and live. <br/>
<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>Projects may include, but are not limited to, those outlined in the report, as well as <br/>
<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>efforts to involve students in activities to maintain and improve the university partnership <br/>
<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>district; cooperative university and university partnership district long-term planning; and <br/>
<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>incentives to increase homeownership within the district with particular emphasis on <br/>
<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>employees of the university and of other major employers located within the district.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Report.</b> The board must report to the legislature by January 15, 2009, on <br/>
<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>the expenditure of funds appropriated under section 3.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.9.0"></a><a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>    Sec. 9. <b>MINNESOTA OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION FINANCIAL AID </b><br/>
<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var><b>STUDY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>    The Minnesota Office of Higher Education must review and evaluate the existing <br/>
<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>financial aid programs that provide loans and grants to students in postsecondary education <br/>
<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>and the needs of the workforce for occupations that are currently or will be in demand. <br/>
<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>The study must evaluate how effective the financial aid programs are at linking the needs <br/>
<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>of the workforce with student need for financial aid. The study must also identify options <br/>
<a id="pl.20.34"></a><var>20.34</var>for designing financial aid programs including loan forgiveness and loan repayment <br/>
<a id="pl.20.35"></a><var>20.35</var>programs that target the needs of the workforce and provide incentives to students to <br/>
<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>pursue postsecondary education in fields with identified workforce needs. By February <br/>
<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>15, 2008, the office must report to the legislative committees responsible for higher <br/>
<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>education and workforce development on the findings of the study and provide options <br/>
<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>and recommendations on how to deliver financial aid, provide incentives for students, <br/>
<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>and meet the needs of the workforce for occupations that include speech pathologists <br/>
<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>and other occupations with unmet need.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.01, subdivision 2, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Responsibilities.</b> The Minnesota Office of Higher Education is responsible <br/>
<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>for:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>    (1) necessary state level administration of financial aid and Minnesota GI Bill <br/>
<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>programs, including accounting, auditing, and disbursing state and federal financial aid <br/>
<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>funds, and reporting on financial aid programs to the governor and the legislature;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>    (2) approval, registration, licensing, and financial aid eligibility of private collegiate <br/>
<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>and career schools, under sections 
         <statute_ref>136A.61</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>136A.71</statute_ref> and chapter 141;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>    (3) administering the Learning Network of Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>    (4) negotiating and administering reciprocity agreements;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>    (5) publishing and distributing financial aid information and materials, and other <br/>
<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>information and materials under section 
         <statute_ref>136A.87</statute_ref>, to students and parents;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>    (6) collecting and maintaining student enrollment and financial aid data and <br/>
<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>reporting data on students and postsecondary institutions to develop and implement a <br/>
<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>process to measure and report on the effectiveness of postsecondary institutions;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>    (7) administering the federal programs that affect students and institutions on a <br/>
<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>statewide basis; and<br/>
<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>    (8) prescribing policies, procedures, and rules under chapter 14 necessary to <br/>
<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>administer the programs under its supervision.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2007, and applies to <br/>
<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>qualifying coursework taken on or after that date.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.2.0"></a><a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>    Sec. 2. <b>[197.791] MINNESOTA GI BILL PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Policy.</b> It is the policy of the state of Minnesota to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>postsecondary educational assistance to Minnesota veterans who have provided honorable <br/>
<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>service to this state and nation as members of the United States armed forces, whether <br/>
<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>in peacetime or in war, and to the spouses and children of Minnesota veterans who have <br/>
<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>become severely disabled or deceased during or as the direct result of military service.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section. <br/>
<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>    (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of veterans affairs, unless otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>specified.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>    (c) "Cost of attendance" for both undergraduate and graduate students has the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>meaning given in section 136A.121, subdivision 6, multiplied by a factor of 1.2.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>    (d) "Child" means a natural or adopted child of a person described in subdivision 5, <br/>
<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>paragraph (a), clause (1), item (i) or (ii).<br/>
<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>    (e) "Director" means the director of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>    (f) "Eligible institution" means a postsecondary institution located in this state <br/>
<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>that either (1) is operated by this state; or (2) is operated publicly or privately and, as <br/>
<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>determined by the office, maintains academic standards substantially equivalent to those <br/>
<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>of comparable institutions operated in this state.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>    (g) "Eligible student" means a person who:<br/>
<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>    (1) if the student is an undergraduate student, has applied for the federal Pell Grant <br/>
<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>and the Minnesota State Grant;<br/>
<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>    (2) is maintaining satisfactory academic progress as defined by the institution for <br/>
<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>students participating in federal Title IV programs;<br/>
<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>    (3) is enrolled in an education program leading to a certificate, diploma, or degree <br/>
<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>at an eligible institution;<br/>
<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>    (4) has applied for educational assistance under the Minnesota GI Bill program prior <br/>
<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>to the end of the academic term for which the assistance is being requested.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>    (5) is in compliance with child support payment requirements under section <br/>
<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>136A.121, subdivision 2, clause (5).<br/>
<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>    (h) "Part-time student" means an undergraduate student enrolled for fewer than 12 <br/>
<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>credits in a semester or the equivalent, or a graduate student as defined by the student's <br/>
<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>eligible institution.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>    (i) "Program" means the Minnesota GI Bill program established in this section, <br/>
<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>unless otherwise specified.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>    (j) "Service-connected" has the meaning given by the United States Department <br/>
<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>of Veterans Affairs.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.34"></a><var>22.34</var>    (k) "Veteran" has the meaning given in section 197.447, and also includes a service <br/>
<a id="pl.22.35"></a><var>22.35</var>member who has fulfilled the requirements for being a veteran but is still serving actively <br/>
<a id="pl.22.36"></a><var>22.36</var>in the United States armed forces.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Program established.</b> There is established a program to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>postsecondary educational assistance to eligible Minnesota veterans and to the children <br/>
<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>and spouses of deceased and severely disabled Minnesota veterans. This program may be <br/>
<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>cited as the "Minnesota GI Bill program." <br/>
<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>    The director, in consultation with the commissioner and in cooperation with <br/>
<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>eligible postsecondary educational institutions, shall expend a biennial appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>for the purpose of providing postsecondary educational assistance to eligible persons <br/>
<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>in accordance with this program. Each public postsecondary educational institution in <br/>
<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>the state must participate in the program and each private postsecondary educational <br/>
<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>institution in the state is encouraged to participate in the program. Any participating <br/>
<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>private institution may suspend or terminate its participation in the program at the end <br/>
<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>of any semester or other academic term.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Duties; responsibilities.</b> (a) The director, in consultation with the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>commissioner, shall establish policies and procedures including, but not limited to, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>procedures for student application record keeping, information sharing, payment to <br/>
<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>participating eligible institutions, and other procedures the director considers appropriate <br/>
<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>and necessary for effective and efficient administration of the program established in <br/>
<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>    (b) The director, in consultation with the commissioner, may delegate part or <br/>
<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>all of the administrative procedures for the program to responsible representatives of <br/>
<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>participating eligible institutions.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Eligibility.</b> (a) A person is eligible for educational assistance under this <br/>
<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>section if:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>    (1) the person is:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>    (i) a veteran who is serving or has served honorably in any branch or unit of the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>United States armed forces at any time on or after August 2, 1990;<br/>
<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>    (ii) a nonveteran who has served honorably for a total of 16 years or more <br/>
<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>cumulatively as a member of the Minnesota national guard or any other active or reserve <br/>
<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>component of the United States armed forces, and any part of that service occurred on <br/>
<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>or after August 2, 1990;<br/>
<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>    (iii) the surviving spouse or child of a person described in (i) or (ii) who has died as <br/>
<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>a direct result of that military service; or<br/>
<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>    (iv) the spouse or child of a person described in (i) or (ii) who has a total <br/>
<a id="pl.23.34"></a><var>23.34</var>and permanent service-connected disability as rated by the United States veterans <br/>
<a id="pl.23.35"></a><var>23.35</var>administration;<br/>
<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>    (2) the person described in clause (1), item (i) or (ii), had Minnesota as the person's <br/>
<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>state of residence at the time of the person's initial enlistment or any reenlistment in <br/>
<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>the United States armed forces;<br/>
<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>    (3) the person receiving the educational assistance is a Minnesota resident, as <br/>
<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>defined in section 136A.101, subdivision 8; and<br/>
<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>    (4) the person receiving the educational assistance is an eligible student.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>    (b) A person's eligibility terminates when the person becomes eligible for benefits <br/>
<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>under section 135A.52.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>    (c) As proof of honorable service and disability or death status for a veteran or <br/>
<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>service member, the director, by policy and in consultation with the commissioner, may <br/>
<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>require official documentation, including the person's federal form DD-214 or other official <br/>
<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>military discharge papers, correspondence from the United States veterans administration, <br/>
<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>birth certificate, marriage certificate, proof of enrollment at an eligible institution, signed <br/>
<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>affidavits, proof of residency, proof of identity, or any other official documentation the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>director considers necessary to determine an applicant's eligibility status.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>    (d) The director, in consultation with the commissioner, may deny eligibility or <br/>
<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>terminate benefits under this section to any person who has not provided sufficient proof of <br/>
<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>eligibility for the program. An applicant may appeal the director's eligibility determination <br/>
<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>in writing to the director at any time. The director must rule on any application or appeal <br/>
<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>within 30 days of receipt of all documentation that the director requires. Upon receiving <br/>
<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>an application with insufficient documentation, the director must notify the applicant <br/>
<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>within 30 days of receipt of the application that the application is being suspended pending <br/>
<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>receipt by the director of sufficient documentation from the applicant. The decision of the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>director regarding an appeal is final; however, an applicant whose appeal of an eligibility <br/>
<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>determination has been rejected by the director may submit an additional appeal of that <br/>
<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>determination in writing to the director at any time that the applicant is able to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>substantively significant additional information relating to the person's eligibility for the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>program. An approval of an applicant's eligibility by the director following an appeal by <br/>
<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>the applicant is not retroactively effective beyond the later of one year previously or the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>semester of the person's original application.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Benefit amount.</b> (a) On approval by the director of an applicant's <br/>
<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>eligibility for the program, the applicant shall be awarded, on a funds-available basis, the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.33"></a><var>24.33</var>educational assistance under the program for use at any time according to program rules <br/>
<a id="pl.24.34"></a><var>24.34</var>at any eligible institution. Eligibility for the program terminates upon exhaustion of a <br/>
<a id="pl.24.35"></a><var>24.35</var>person's benefits as specified in paragraph (c).<br/>
<a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>    (b) The amount of educational assistance in any semester or term for an eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>person must be determined by subtracting from the eligible person's cost of attendance <br/>
<a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>at that eligible public institution, or in the case of an eligible private institution the cost <br/>
<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>of attendance for a comparable program at the Twin Cities campus of the University of <br/>
<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>Minnesota, the amount the person received or was eligible to receive in that semester <br/>
<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>or term from:<br/>
<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>    (1) the federal Pell Grant;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>    (2) the state grant under section 136A.121; and<br/>
<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>    (3) any federal military or veterans educational benefits, including, but not limited <br/>
<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>to, the Montgomery GI Bill, GI Bill Kicker, the federal tuition assistance program, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>vocational rehabilitation benefits, and any other federal benefits associated with the <br/>
<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>person's status as a veteran, except veterans disability payments from the United States <br/>
<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>Department of Veterans Affairs.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>    (c) The amount of education assistance for any eligible person must not exceed any <br/>
<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>of the following amounts:<br/>
<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>    (1) $1,250 per semester or term of enrollment, or in the case of a part-time student <br/>
<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>$625 per semester or term of enrollment;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>    (2) $3,570 per state fiscal year; and<br/>
<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>    (3) $10,000 total. <br/>
<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2007, and applies to <br/>
<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>qualifying coursework taken on or after that date.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.3.0"></a><a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>    Sec. 3. <b>ANNUAL REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>    The commissioner of veterans affairs, in consultation with the director of higher <br/>
<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>education, must annually review veterans' participation level in and expenditures for the <br/>
<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>Minnesota GI Bill program in Minnesota Statutes, section 197.791, and, by January 15 <br/>
<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>each year, must make recommendations to the chairs of the senate and house committees <br/>
<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>having oversight responsibility for veterans affairs regarding adjustment of individual <br/>
<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>benefit levels and program funding.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.1.0"></a><a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 13.322, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Minnesota Office of Higher Education.</b> (a) General. Data sharing <br/>
<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>involving the Minnesota Office of Higher Education and other institutions is governed <br/>
<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>by sections section
<statute_ref>136A.05 and 136A.08, subdivision 8</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>    (b) Student financial aid. Data collected and used by the Minnesota Office of <br/>
<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>Higher Education on applicants for financial assistance are classified under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>136A.162
         </statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>    (c) Minnesota college savings plan data. Account owner data, account data, and <br/>
<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>data on beneficiaries of accounts under the Minnesota college savings plan are classified <br/>
<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>136G.05, subdivision 10</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>    (d) School financial records. Financial records submitted by schools registering <br/>
<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>with the Minnesota Office of Higher Education are classified under section 
         <statute_ref>136A.64</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>    (e) Enrollment and financial aid data. Data collected from eligible institutions on <br/>
<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>student enrollment and federal and state financial aid are governed by sections 136A.121, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>subdivision 18, and 136A.1701, subdivision 11.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.2.0"></a><a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16B.70, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Construction management education surcharge and account.</b> (a) <br/>
<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>For nonresidential construction building permits, the surcharge under subdivision 1 <br/>
<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>is increased by an amount equal to one-quarter mill (.00025) of the fee or 25 cents, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>whichever amount is greater, and designated for and deposited in the construction <br/>
<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>management education account.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>    (b) The construction management education account is created as an account in the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>special revenue fund, administered by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education for <br/>
<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>the purpose of enhancing construction management education in public postsecondary <br/>
<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>institutions. Funds in the account are appropriated in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 to the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>director of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education for the purposes of section 136A.127.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.3.0"></a><a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 41D.01, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment; membership.</b> (a) The Minnesota Agriculture <br/>
<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>Education Leadership Council is established. The council is composed of 16 17 members <br/>
<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>    (1) the chair of the University of Minnesota agricultural education program;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var>    (2) a representative of the commissioner of education;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var>    (3) a representative of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities recommended <br/>
<a id="pl.26.34"></a><var>26.34</var>by the chancellor;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>    (4) the president and the president-elect of the Minnesota Association of Agriculture <br/>
<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>Educators;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>    (5) a representative of the Future Farmers of America Foundation;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>    (6) a representative of the commissioner of agriculture;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>    (7) the dean of the College of Agriculture, Food, and Environmental Sciences at the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>University of Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>    (8) a representative of the Minnesota Private Colleges Council;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>    (9) two members representing agriculture education and agriculture business <br/>
<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>appointed by the governor;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>    (9) (10) the chair of the senate Committee on Agriculture, General Legislation <br/>
<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>and Veterans Affairs;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>    (10) (11) the chair of the house Committee on Agriculture;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>    (11) (12) the ranking minority member of the senate Committee on Agriculture, <br/>
<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>General Legislation and Veterans Affairs, and a member of the senate Education <br/>
<a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>Committee designated by the Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on Rules <br/>
<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>and Administration; and<br/>
<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>    (12) (13) the ranking minority member of the house Agriculture Committee, and a <br/>
<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var>member of the house Education Committee designated by the speaker.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var>    (b) An ex officio member of the council under paragraph (a), clause (1), (4), (7), <br/>
<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>(9), (10), (11), or (12), or (13), may designate a permanent or temporary replacement <br/>
<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>member representing the same constituency.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.4.0"></a><a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 120B.023, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Revisions and reviews required.</b> (a) The commissioner of education must <br/>
<a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>revise and appropriately embed technology and information literacy standards consistent <br/>
<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>with recommendations from school media specialists into the state's academic standards <br/>
<a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>and graduation requirements and implement a review cycle for state academic standards <br/>
<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>and related benchmarks, consistent with this subdivision. During each review cycle, the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>commissioner also must examine the alignment of each required academic standard and <br/>
<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>related benchmark with the knowledge and skills students need for college readiness and <br/>
<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>advanced work in the particular subject area.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>    (b) The commissioner in the 2006-2007 school year must revise and align the state's <br/>
<a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>academic standards and high school graduation requirements in mathematics to require <br/>
<a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var>that students satisfactorily complete the revised mathematics standards, beginning in the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.34"></a><var>27.34</var>2010-2011 school year. Under the revised standards:<br/>
<a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>    (1) students must satisfactorily complete an algebra I credit by the end of eighth <br/>
<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>grade; and<br/>
<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>    (2) students scheduled to graduate in the 2014-2015 school year or later must <br/>
<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>satisfactorily complete an algebra II credit or its equivalent.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>The commissioner also must ensure that the statewide mathematics assessments <br/>
<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>administered to students in grades 3 through 8 and 11 beginning in the 2010-2011 <br/>
<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>school year are aligned with the state academic standards in mathematics. The statewide <br/>
<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>11th grade mathematics test administered to students under clause (2) beginning in <br/>
<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>the 2013-2014 school year must include algebra II test items that are aligned with <br/>
<a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>corresponding state academic standards in mathematics. The commissioner, in <br/>
<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>collaboration with the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, must ensure that passing <br/>
<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>score for the statewide 11th grade mathematics test represents readiness for college so that <br/>
<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>a student who achieves a passing score on this test, upon graduation, is immediately ready <br/>
<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>to take college courses for college credit in a two-year or a four-year institution, consistent <br/>
<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>with section 135A.104. The commissioner must implement a review of the academic <br/>
<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>standards and related benchmarks in mathematics beginning in the 2015-2016 school year.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>    (c) The commissioner in the 2007-2008 school year must revise and align the state's <br/>
<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>academic standards and high school graduation requirements in the arts to require that <br/>
<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>students satisfactorily complete the revised arts standards beginning in the 2010-2011 <br/>
<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>school year. The commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and <br/>
<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>related benchmarks in arts beginning in the 2016-2017 school year.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>    (d) The commissioner in the 2008-2009 school year must revise and align the state's <br/>
<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>academic standards and high school graduation requirements in science to require that <br/>
<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>students satisfactorily complete the revised science standards, beginning in the 2011-2012 <br/>
<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>school year. Under the revised standards, students scheduled to graduate in the 2014-2015 <br/>
<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>school year or later must satisfactorily complete a chemistry or physics credit. The <br/>
<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and related benchmarks <br/>
<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>in science beginning in the 2017-2018 school year.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>    (e) The commissioner in the 2009-2010 school year must revise and align the state's <br/>
<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>academic standards and high school graduation requirements in language arts to require <br/>
<a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>that students satisfactorily complete the revised language arts standards beginning in the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var>2012-2013 school year. The commissioner, in collaboration with the Minnesota State <br/>
<a id="pl.28.33"></a><var>28.33</var>Colleges and Universities, must ensure that the passing score for the statewide tenth <br/>
<a id="pl.28.34"></a><var>28.34</var>grade reading and language arts test represents readiness for college so that a student who <br/>
<a id="pl.28.35"></a><var>28.35</var>achieves a passing score on this test, upon graduation, is immediately ready to take college <br/>
<a id="pl.28.36"></a><var>28.36</var>courses for college credit in a two-year or a four-year institution, consistent with section <br/>
<a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>135A.104. The commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and <br/>
<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>related benchmarks in language arts beginning in the 2018-2019 school year.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>    (f) The commissioner in the 2010-2011 school year must revise and align the state's <br/>
<a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>academic standards and high school graduation requirements in social studies to require <br/>
<a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>that students satisfactorily complete the revised social studies standards beginning in the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>2013-2014 school year. The commissioner must implement a review of the academic <br/>
<a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var>standards and related benchmarks in social studies beginning in the 2019-2020 school year.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>    (g) School districts and charter schools must revise and align local academic <br/>
<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>standards and high school graduation requirements in health, physical education, world <br/>
<a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>languages, and career and technical education to require students to complete the revised <br/>
<a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>standards beginning in a school year determined by the school district or charter school. <br/>
<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var>School districts and charter schools must formally establish a periodic review cycle for <br/>
<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var>the academic standards and related benchmarks in health, physical education, world <br/>
<a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var>languages, and career and technical education.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.5.0"></a><a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 120B.024, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var><b>120B.024 GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS; COURSE CREDITS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var>    (a) Students beginning 9th grade in the 2004-2005 school year and later must <br/>
<a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>successfully complete the following high school level course credits for graduation:<br/>
<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>    (1) four credits of language arts;<br/>
<a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>    (2) three credits of mathematics, encompassing at least algebra, geometry, statistics, <br/>
<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>and probability sufficient to satisfy the academic standard;<br/>
<a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>    (3) three credits of science, including at least one credit in biology;<br/>
<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>    (4) three and one-half credits of social studies, encompassing at least United <br/>
<a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>States history, geography, government and citizenship, world history, and economics or <br/>
<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>three credits of social studies encompassing at least United States history, geography, <br/>
<a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var>government and citizenship, and world history, and one-half credit of economics taught in <br/>
<a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var>a school's social studies, agriculture education, or business department;<br/>
<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>    (5) one credit in the arts; and<br/>
<a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>    (6) a minimum of seven elective course credits.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>    A course credit is equivalent to a student successfully completing an academic <br/>
<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>year of study or a student mastering the applicable subject matter, as determined by the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var>local school district.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.33"></a><var>29.33</var>    (b) An agriculture science course may fulfill a science credit requirement in addition <br/>
<a id="pl.29.34"></a><var>29.34</var>to the specified science credits in biology and chemistry or physics under paragraph (a), <br/>
<a id="pl.29.35"></a><var>29.35</var>clause (3).<br/>
<a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var>    (c) The commissioner, in collaboration with the Minnesota State Colleges and <br/>
<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var>Universities, must develop and implement a statewide plan to communicate with all <br/>
<a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var>Minnesota high school students no later than the beginning of ninth grade the state's <br/>
<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var>expectations for college readiness, consistent with sections 120B.023, subdivision 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>paragraphs (b) and (e), and 135A.104.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.6.0"></a><a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 135A.031, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Reports.</b> Instructional expenditure and enrollment data for each <br/>
<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>instructional category shall be submitted by the public postsecondary systems to the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>Minnesota Office of Higher Education and the Department of Finance and included in the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>biennial budget document. The specific data shall be submitted only after the director of <br/>
<a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var>the Minnesota Office of Higher Education has consulted with a data advisory task force to <br/>
<a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>determine the need, content, and detail of the information.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.7.0"></a><a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var>    Sec. 7. <b>[135A.043] RESIDENT TUITION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var>    (a) A student shall qualify for a resident tuition rate or its equivalent at state <br/>
<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>universities and colleges, including the University of Minnesota, if the student meets <br/>
<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var>all of the following requirements:<br/>
<a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>    (1) high school attendance within the state for three or more years;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>    (2) graduation from a state high school or attainment within the state of the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var>equivalent of high school graduation; and<br/>
<a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>    (3) registration as an entering student at, or current enrollment in, a public institution <br/>
<a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>of higher education.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var>    (b) This section is in addition to any other statute, rule, or higher education <br/>
<a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var>institution regulation or policy providing eligibility for a resident tuition rate or its <br/>
<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var>equivalent to a student.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var>    (c) To qualify for resident tuition under this section an individual who is not a citizen <br/>
<a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>or permanent resident of the United States must provide the college or university with <br/>
<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>an affidavit that the individual will file an application to become a permanent resident at <br/>
<a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var>the earliest opportunity the individual is eligible to do so.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br/>
<a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var>and applies to tuition for school terms commencing on or after that date.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.8.0"></a><a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 135A.053, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.30.32"></a><var>30.32</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Performance and accountability.</b> Higher education systems and <br/>
<a id="pl.30.33"></a><var>30.33</var>campuses are expected to achieve the objectives in subdivision 1 and will be held <br/>
<a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>accountable for doing so. The legislature is increasing the flexibility of the systems and <br/>
<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var>campuses to provide greater responsibility to higher education in deciding how to achieve <br/>
<a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>statewide objectives, and to decentralize authority so that those decisions can be made <br/>
<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>at the level where the education is delivered. To demonstrate their accountability, the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var>legislature expects each system and campus to measure and report on its performance, <br/>
<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>using meaningful indicators that are critical to achieving the objectives in subdivision 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>as provided in section 
<statute_ref>135A.033</statute_ref>. Nothing in this section precludes a system or campus <br/>
<a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var>from determining its own objectives and performance measures beyond those identified <br/>
<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>in this section. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.9.0"></a><a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>    Sec. 9. <b>[135A.104] COLLEGE READINESS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var>    (a) Minnesota State Colleges and Universities must collaborate with the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var>commissioner of education in establishing passing scores on the Minnesota comprehensive <br/>
<a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>assessments in reading for grade 10 and in mathematics for grade 11 under section <br/>
<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>120B.30 so that "passing score" performances on those two assessments represent a <br/>
<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>student's college readiness. For purposes of this section and chapter 120B, "college <br/>
<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>readiness" means that a student who graduates from a public high school is immediately <br/>
<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>ready to take college courses for college credit in a two-year or a four-year institution. <br/>
<a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>Minnesota State Colleges and Universities also must collaborate with the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var>education to develop and implement a statewide plan to communicate with all Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>high school students no later than the beginning of ninth grade the state's expectations for <br/>
<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>college readiness. <br/>
<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>    (b) The entrance and admission materials that the Minnesota State Colleges and <br/>
<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>Universities provide to prospective students must clearly indicate the level of academic <br/>
<a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var>preparation that the students must have in order to be ready to immediately take college <br/>
<a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>courses for college credit in two-year and four-year institutions.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.10.0"></a><a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 135A.14, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> As used in this section, the following terms have the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>meanings given them.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>    (a) "Administrator" means the administrator of the institution or other person with <br/>
<a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>general control and supervision of the institution.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>    (b) "Public or private postsecondary educational institution" or "institution" means <br/>
<a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>any of the following institutions having an enrollment of more than 100 persons during <br/>
<a id="pl.31.33"></a><var>31.33</var>any quarter, term, or semester during the preceding year: (1) the University of Minnesota; <br/>
<a id="pl.31.34"></a><var>31.34</var>(2) the state universities; (3) the state community colleges; (4) public technical colleges; <br/>
<a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>(5) private four-year, professional and graduate institutions; (6) private two-year colleges; <br/>
<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>and (7) schools subject to either chapter 141, sections 
         <statute_ref>136A.61</statute_ref> 136A.615 to 
         <statute_ref>136A.71</statute_ref>, or <br/>
<a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>schools exempt under section 
         <statute_ref>136A.657</statute_ref>, and which offer educational programs within the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>state for an academic year greater than six consecutive months. An institution's report to <br/>
<a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var>the Minnesota Office of Higher Education or the Minnesota Department of Education may <br/>
<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var>be considered when determining enrollment. <br/>
<a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>    (c) "Student" means a person born after 1956 who did not graduate from a Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>high school in 1997 or later, and who is (1) registering for more than one class during <br/>
<a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>a full academic term, such as a quarter or a semester or (2) housed on campus and is <br/>
<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var>registering for one or more classes. Student does not include persons enrolled in extension <br/>
<a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>classes only or correspondence classes only.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.11.0"></a><a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 135A.51, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Senior citizen.</b> "Senior citizen" means a person who has reached 62 years <br/>
<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>of age before the beginning of any term, semester or quarter, in which a course of study <br/>
<a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var>is pursued, or a person receiving a railroad retirement annuity who has reached 60 years <br/>
<a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>of age before the beginning of the term.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.12.0"></a><a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 135A.52, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Fees and tuition.</b> Except for an administration fee established by the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>governing board at a level to recover costs, to be collected only when a course is taken for <br/>
<a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>credit, a senior citizen who is a legal resident of Minnesota is entitled without payment <br/>
<a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>of tuition or activity fees to attend courses offered for credit, audit any courses offered <br/>
<a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>for credit, or enroll in any noncredit courses in any state supported institution of higher <br/>
<a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>education in Minnesota when space is available after all tuition-paying students have been <br/>
<a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>accommodated. A senior citizen enrolled under this section must pay any materials, <br/>
<a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>personal property, or service charges for the course. In addition, a senior citizen who is <br/>
<a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>enrolled in a course for credit must pay an administrative fee in an amount established <br/>
<a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>by the governing board of the institution to recover the course costs. There shall be no <br/>
<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>administrative fee charges to a senior citizen auditing a course. For the purposes of this <br/>
<a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>section and section 
         <statute_ref>135A.51</statute_ref>, the term "noncredit courses" shall not include those courses <br/>
<a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>designed and offered specifically and exclusively for senior citizens.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.31"></a><var>32.31</var>    The provisions of this section and section 
         <statute_ref>135A.51</statute_ref> do not apply to noncredit courses <br/>
<a id="pl.32.32"></a><var>32.32</var>designed and offered by the University of Minnesota, and the Minnesota State Colleges <br/>
<a id="pl.32.33"></a><var>32.33</var>and Universities specifically and exclusively for senior citizens. Senior citizens enrolled <br/>
<a id="pl.32.34"></a><var>32.34</var>under the provisions of this section and section 
         <statute_ref>135A.51</statute_ref> shall not be included by such <br/>
<a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var>institutions in their computation of full-time equivalent students when requesting staff <br/>
<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var>or appropriations.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.13.0"></a><a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 135A.52, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Term; income of senior citizens.</b> (a) Except under paragraph (b), there <br/>
<a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var>shall be no limit to the number of terms, quarters or semesters a senior citizen may attend <br/>
<a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>courses, nor income limitation imposed in determining eligibility.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>    (b) A senior citizen enrolled in a closed enrollment contract training or professional <br/>
<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var>continuing education program is not eligible for benefits under subdivision 1.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.14.0"></a><a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>    Sec. 14. <b>[136A.002] DEFINITIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Scope.</b> For purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this section <br/>
<a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>have the meanings given them.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Office of Higher Education or office.</b> "Office of Higher Education" or <br/>
<a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var>"office" means the Minnesota Office of Higher Education.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.15.0"></a><a id="pl.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.01, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Responsibilities.</b> The Minnesota Office of Higher Education is responsible <br/>
<a id="pl.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>for:<br/>
<a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>    (1) necessary state level administration of financial aid programs, including <br/>
<a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>accounting, auditing, and disbursing state and federal financial aid funds, and reporting on <br/>
<a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var>financial aid programs to the governor and the legislature;<br/>
<a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var>    (2) approval, registration, licensing, and financial aid eligibility of private collegiate <br/>
<a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>and career schools, under sections 
         <statute_ref>136A.61</statute_ref> 136A.615 to 
         <statute_ref>136A.71</statute_ref> and chapter 141;<br/>
<a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>    (3) administering the Learning Network of Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var>    (4) negotiating and administering reciprocity agreements;<br/>
<a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>    (5) publishing and distributing financial aid information and materials, and other <br/>
<a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var>information and materials under section 
         <statute_ref>136A.87</statute_ref>, to students and parents;<br/>
<a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var>    (6) collecting and maintaining student enrollment and financial aid data and <br/>
<a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>reporting data on students and postsecondary institutions to develop and implement a <br/>
<a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>process to measure and report on the effectiveness of postsecondary institutions;<br/>
<a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var>    (7) administering the federal programs that affect students and institutions on a <br/>
<a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>statewide basis; and<br/>
<a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>    (8) prescribing policies, procedures, and rules under chapter 14 necessary to <br/>
<a id="pl.33.32"></a><var>33.32</var>administer the programs under its supervision.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.16.0"></a><a id="pl.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var>    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.031, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Expiration.</b> Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>15.059, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, the advisory <br/>
<a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</var>groups established in this section do not expire on June 30, 2007.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.17.0"></a><a id="pl.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.0411, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var><b>136A.0411 COLLECTING FEES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var>    The office may charge fees for seminars, conferences, workshops, services, and <br/>
<a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var>materials. The office may collect fees for registration and licensure of private institutions <br/>
<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var>under sections 
         <statute_ref>136A.61</statute_ref> 136A.615 to 
         <statute_ref>136A.71</statute_ref> and chapter 141. The money is annually <br/>
<a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var>appropriated to the office. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.18.0"></a><a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.08, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Reporting.</b> The Minnesota Office of Higher Education must annually, <br/>
<a id="pl.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var>before the last day in January, submit a report to the committees in the house of <br/>
<a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var>representatives and the senate with responsibility for higher education finance on:<br/>
<a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</var>    (1) participation in the tuition reciprocity program by Minnesota students and <br/>
<a id="pl.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>students from other states attending Minnesota postsecondary institutions under a <br/>
<a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var>reciprocity agreement;<br/>
<a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var>    (2) reciprocity and resident tuition rates at each institution; and<br/>
<a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var>    (3) interstate payments and obligations for each state participating in the tuition <br/>
<a id="pl.34.19"></a><var>34.19</var>reciprocity program in the prior year.; and<br/>
<a id="pl.34.20"></a><var>34.20</var>    (4) summary statistics on number of graduates by institution, degree granted, and <br/>
<a id="pl.34.21"></a><var>34.21</var>year of graduation for reciprocity students who attended Minnesota postsecondary <br/>
<a id="pl.34.22"></a><var>34.22</var>institutions.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.19.0"></a><a id="pl.34.23"></a><var>34.23</var>    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.101, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.34.24"></a><var>34.24</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Eligible institution.</b> "Eligible institution" means a postsecondary <br/>
<a id="pl.34.25"></a><var>34.25</var>educational institution located in this state or in a state with which the office has entered <br/>
<a id="pl.34.26"></a><var>34.26</var>into a higher education reciprocity agreement on state student aid programs that either (1) <br/>
<a id="pl.34.27"></a><var>34.27</var>is operated by this state or the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, or (2) is <br/>
<a id="pl.34.28"></a><var>34.28</var>operated publicly or privately and, as determined by the office, meets all of the following: <br/>
<a id="pl.34.29"></a><var>34.29</var>(i) maintains academic standards substantially equivalent to those of comparable <br/>
<a id="pl.34.30"></a><var>34.30</var>institutions operated in this state; (ii) is licensed or registered as a postsecondary institution <br/>
<a id="pl.34.31"></a><var>34.31</var>by the office or another state agency; and (iii) by July 1, 2011, is participating in the federal <br/>
<a id="pl.34.32"></a><var>34.32</var>Pell Grant program under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.20.0"></a><a id="pl.35.1"></a><var>35.1</var>    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.121, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.35.2"></a><var>35.2</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Grant stipends.</b> The grant stipend shall be based on a sharing of <br/>
<a id="pl.35.3"></a><var>35.3</var>responsibility for covering the recognized cost of attendance by the applicant, the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.4"></a><var>35.4</var>applicant's family, and the government. The amount of a financial stipend must not <br/>
<a id="pl.35.5"></a><var>35.5</var>exceed a grant applicant's recognized cost of attendance, as defined in subdivision 6, after <br/>
<a id="pl.35.6"></a><var>35.6</var>deducting the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.35.7"></a><var>35.7</var>    (1) the assigned student responsibility of at least 46 45.5 percent of the cost of <br/>
<a id="pl.35.8"></a><var>35.8</var>attending the institution of the applicant's choosing;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.9"></a><var>35.9</var>    (2) the assigned family responsibility as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>136A.101</statute_ref>; and <br/>
<a id="pl.35.10"></a><var>35.10</var>    (3) the amount of a federal Pell grant award for which the grant applicant is eligible.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.11"></a><var>35.11</var>    The minimum financial stipend is $100 per academic year.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.21.0"></a><a id="pl.35.12"></a><var>35.12</var>    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.125, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.35.13"></a><var>35.13</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Eligible students.</b> (a) An applicant is eligible for a child care grant if <br/>
<a id="pl.35.14"></a><var>35.14</var>the applicant:<br/>
<a id="pl.35.15"></a><var>35.15</var>    (1) is a resident of the state of Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.16"></a><var>35.16</var>    (2) has a child 12 years of age or younger, or 14 years of age or younger who is <br/>
<a id="pl.35.17"></a><var>35.17</var>disabled as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>125A.02</statute_ref>, and who is receiving or will receive care on a <br/>
<a id="pl.35.18"></a><var>35.18</var>regular basis from a licensed or legal, nonlicensed caregiver;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.19"></a><var>35.19</var>    (3) is income eligible as determined by the office's policies and rules, but is not a <br/>
<a id="pl.35.20"></a><var>35.20</var>recipient of assistance from the Minnesota family investment program;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.21"></a><var>35.21</var>    (4) has not earned a baccalaureate degree and has been enrolled full time less than <br/>
<a id="pl.35.22"></a><var>35.22</var>eight semesters or the equivalent;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.23"></a><var>35.23</var>    (5) is pursuing a nonsectarian program or course of study that applies to an <br/>
<a id="pl.35.24"></a><var>35.24</var>undergraduate degree, diploma, or certificate;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.25"></a><var>35.25</var>    (6) is enrolled at least half time in an eligible institution; and<br/>
<a id="pl.35.26"></a><var>35.26</var>    (7) is in good academic standing and making satisfactory academic progress.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.27"></a><var>35.27</var>    (b) A student who withdraws from enrollment for active military service is entitled <br/>
<a id="pl.35.28"></a><var>35.28</var>to an additional semester or the equivalent of grant eligibility and will be considered to be <br/>
<a id="pl.35.29"></a><var>35.29</var>in continuing enrollment status upon return.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.22.0"></a><a id="pl.35.30"></a><var>35.30</var>    Sec. 22. <b>[136A.126] TEACHER EDUCATION AND COMPENSATION HELPS; </b><br/>
<a id="pl.35.31"></a><var>35.31</var><b>MINNESOTA EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHER RETENTION PROGRAMS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.35.32"></a><var>35.32</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>TEACH.</b> The teacher education and compensation helps program <br/>
<a id="pl.35.33"></a><var>35.33</var>(TEACH) is established to provide tuition scholarships, education incentives, and an early <br/>
<a id="pl.35.34"></a><var>35.34</var>childhood teacher retention program to provide retention incentives to early care and <br/>
<a id="pl.36.1"></a><var>36.1</var>education providers. The director shall make a grant with appropriations for this purpose <br/>
<a id="pl.36.2"></a><var>36.2</var>to a nonprofit organization licensed to administer the TEACH early childhood program.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.3"></a><var>36.3</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Program components.</b> (a) The nonprofit organization must use the <br/>
<a id="pl.36.4"></a><var>36.4</var>grant for:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.5"></a><var>36.5</var>    (1) tuition scholarships up to $5,000 per year for courses leading to the nationally <br/>
<a id="pl.36.6"></a><var>36.6</var>recognized child development associate credential or college-level courses leading to an <br/>
<a id="pl.36.7"></a><var>36.7</var>associate's or bachelor's degree in early childhood development and school-age care; and <br/>
<a id="pl.36.8"></a><var>36.8</var>    (2) education incentives of a minimum of $100 to participants in the tuition <br/>
<a id="pl.36.9"></a><var>36.9</var>scholarship program if they complete a year of working in the early care and education <br/>
<a id="pl.36.10"></a><var>36.10</var>field.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.11"></a><var>36.11</var>    (b) Applicants for the scholarship must be employed by a licensed early childhood <br/>
<a id="pl.36.12"></a><var>36.12</var>or child care program and working directly with children, a licensed family child care <br/>
<a id="pl.36.13"></a><var>36.13</var>provider, or an employee in a school-age program exempt from licensing under section <br/>
<a id="pl.36.14"></a><var>36.14</var>245A.03, subdivision 2, clause (12). Lower wage earners must be given priority in <br/>
<a id="pl.36.15"></a><var>36.15</var>awarding the tuition scholarships. Scholarship recipients must contribute ten percent of <br/>
<a id="pl.36.16"></a><var>36.16</var>the total scholarship and must be sponsored by their employers, who must also contribute <br/>
<a id="pl.36.17"></a><var>36.17</var>ten percent of the total scholarship. Scholarship recipients who are self-employed must <br/>
<a id="pl.36.18"></a><var>36.18</var>contribute 20 percent of the total scholarship. <br/>
<a id="pl.36.19"></a><var>36.19</var>    (c) The organization must also use the grant for teacher retention incentives of <br/>
<a id="pl.36.20"></a><var>36.20</var>$1,000 to $3,500 annually to be paid biannually. Applicants for the retention incentives <br/>
<a id="pl.36.21"></a><var>36.21</var>must be employed by a licensed early childhood or child care program and working <br/>
<a id="pl.36.22"></a><var>36.22</var>directly with children, a licensed family child care provider, or an employee in a <br/>
<a id="pl.36.23"></a><var>36.23</var>school-age program exempt from licensing under section 245A.03, subdivision 2, clause <br/>
<a id="pl.36.24"></a><var>36.24</var>(12). Lower wage earners must be given priority for the retention incentives. The amount <br/>
<a id="pl.36.25"></a><var>36.25</var>of the retention incentive must be based on the applicant's level of education at the time of <br/>
<a id="pl.36.26"></a><var>36.26</var>application. A provider is eligible for the retention incentive if the provider:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.27"></a><var>36.27</var>    (1) has worked in the field for at least one year and has been working at the same <br/>
<a id="pl.36.28"></a><var>36.28</var>location for at least one year at the time of application;<br/>
<a id="pl.36.29"></a><var>36.29</var>    (2) agrees to remain in the provider's current position for a period of at least one <br/>
<a id="pl.36.30"></a><var>36.30</var>year; and<br/>
<a id="pl.36.31"></a><var>36.31</var>    (3) has an associate's or bachelor's degree or a child development associate's degree.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.32"></a><var>36.32</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Advisory committee.</b> The TEACH early childhood and Minnesota early <br/>
<a id="pl.36.33"></a><var>36.33</var>childhood teacher retention programs must have an advisory board as prescribed by the <br/>
<a id="pl.36.34"></a><var>36.34</var>national TEACH organization.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.23.0"></a><a id="pl.37.1"></a><var>37.1</var>    Sec. 23. <b>[136A.127] CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT EDUCATION </b><br/>
<a id="pl.37.2"></a><var>37.2</var><b>PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.37.3"></a><var>37.3</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Construction Management Education Account Advisory </b><br/>
<a id="pl.37.4"></a><var>37.4</var><b>Committee.</b> The director must establish an advisory committee for the construction <br/>
<a id="pl.37.5"></a><var>37.5</var>management education account. Members of the committee must include: the executive <br/>
<a id="pl.37.6"></a><var>37.6</var>vice-president of the Minnesota Mechanical Contractors association or designee, a <br/>
<a id="pl.37.7"></a><var>37.7</var>chapter manager of one of the Minnesota chapters of the National Electrical Contractors <br/>
<a id="pl.37.8"></a><var>37.8</var>Association or designee, the executive director of the Associated General Contractors of <br/>
<a id="pl.37.9"></a><var>37.9</var>Minnesota or designee, two members of the nonresidential construction industry, and a <br/>
<a id="pl.37.10"></a><var>37.10</var>construction management program coordinator or director from an accredited construction <br/>
<a id="pl.37.11"></a><var>37.11</var>management program in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. Members serve <br/>
<a id="pl.37.12"></a><var>37.12</var>three-year terms. Advisory committee members are reimbursed for expenses related to <br/>
<a id="pl.37.13"></a><var>37.13</var>committee activities. The director may accept funds from federal, state, or local public <br/>
<a id="pl.37.14"></a><var>37.14</var>agencies, or from private foundations or individuals for deposit into the construction <br/>
<a id="pl.37.15"></a><var>37.15</var>management education account under section 16B.70. All money in the account must <br/>
<a id="pl.37.16"></a><var>37.16</var>be used for the purposes of this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.17"></a><var>37.17</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Grants.</b> Grants from the construction management education account must <br/>
<a id="pl.37.18"></a><var>37.18</var>be used to maintain and increase the quality and availability of education programs for <br/>
<a id="pl.37.19"></a><var>37.19</var>the construction industry by awarding grants to accredited construction management <br/>
<a id="pl.37.20"></a><var>37.20</var>programs in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. Grants must be used to <br/>
<a id="pl.37.21"></a><var>37.21</var>maintain and upgrade facilities and provide greater industry access to modern construction <br/>
<a id="pl.37.22"></a><var>37.22</var>standards and management practices. In making grants, the director, in consultation with <br/>
<a id="pl.37.23"></a><var>37.23</var>the committee, must:<br/>
<a id="pl.37.24"></a><var>37.24</var>    (1) confirm the qualifications of any program applying for a grant;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.25"></a><var>37.25</var>    (2) affirm applications for American Council for Construction Education <br/>
<a id="pl.37.26"></a><var>37.26</var>accreditation and, when funds are available, award grants to complete the accreditation <br/>
<a id="pl.37.27"></a><var>37.27</var>process;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.28"></a><var>37.28</var>    (3) promote close ties between technical and community colleges and four-year <br/>
<a id="pl.37.29"></a><var>37.29</var>construction management programs; and <br/>
<a id="pl.37.30"></a><var>37.30</var>    (4) support the development of new educational programs with specific emphasis on <br/>
<a id="pl.37.31"></a><var>37.31</var>outreach to the construction industry at large.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.32"></a><var>37.32</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Grant awards.</b> (a) The committee may award grants to a Minnesota State <br/>
<a id="pl.37.33"></a><var>37.33</var>Colleges and Universities institution to support construction management education and to <br/>
<a id="pl.37.34"></a><var>37.34</var>promote outreach and continuing education in the construction industry.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.35"></a><var>37.35</var>    (b) An eligible institution must provide one of the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.38.1"></a><var>38.1</var>    (1) a bachelor of science construction management degree accredited by the <br/>
<a id="pl.38.2"></a><var>38.2</var>American Council for Construction Education;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.3"></a><var>38.3</var>    (2) a degree with an American Council for Construction Education accredited <br/>
<a id="pl.38.4"></a><var>38.4</var>option, including, but not limited to, Engineering Technology and Industrial Technology;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.5"></a><var>38.5</var>    (3) a bachelor of science degree program documenting placement of more than 50 <br/>
<a id="pl.38.6"></a><var>38.6</var>percent of their graduates with Minnesota nonresidential contractors; and<br/>
<a id="pl.38.7"></a><var>38.7</var>    (4) the development of a construction management curriculum to meet the American <br/>
<a id="pl.38.8"></a><var>38.8</var>Council for Construction Education criteria.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.9"></a><var>38.9</var>    (c) Grant awards may be made as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.38.10"></a><var>38.10</var>    (1) $3,000 per graduate during the past academic year up to a maximum of $100,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.38.11"></a><var>38.11</var>for institutions qualifying under paragraph (b), clause (1);<br/>
<a id="pl.38.12"></a><var>38.12</var>    (2) $3,000 per graduate during the past academic year up to a maximum of $100,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.38.13"></a><var>38.13</var>for institutions qualifying under paragraph (b), clause (2);<br/>
<a id="pl.38.14"></a><var>38.14</var>    (3) $3,000 per graduate placed with Minnesota nonresidential contractors during the <br/>
<a id="pl.38.15"></a><var>38.15</var>past academic year to a maximum of $20,000 for institutions qualifying under paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.38.16"></a><var>38.16</var>(b), clause (3);<br/>
<a id="pl.38.17"></a><var>38.17</var>    (4) up to $25,000 for the purpose of becoming accredited by the American Council <br/>
<a id="pl.38.18"></a><var>38.18</var>for Construction Education for two years which may be renewed if the institution is <br/>
<a id="pl.38.19"></a><var>38.19</var>continuing progress towards accreditation; and<br/>
<a id="pl.38.20"></a><var>38.20</var>    (5) for faculty recruitment and development in construction management programs, <br/>
<a id="pl.38.21"></a><var>38.21</var>including support for postgraduate work leading to advanced degrees, visiting lecturer <br/>
<a id="pl.38.22"></a><var>38.22</var>compensation and expenses, teaching assistant positions, and faculty positions; and<br/>
<a id="pl.38.23"></a><var>38.23</var>    (6) to support general classroom and laboratory operating expenses. <br/>
<a id="pl.38.24"></a><var>38.24</var>    Grants may only be awarded from the construction management education account <br/>
<a id="pl.38.25"></a><var>38.25</var>to the extent that funds are available. No other state funding may be provided for these <br/>
<a id="pl.38.26"></a><var>38.26</var>grants.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.27"></a><var>38.27</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Reports.</b> (a) The director must annually report to the committees of the <br/>
<a id="pl.38.28"></a><var>38.28</var>legislature responsible for higher education finance by January 15. The report must <br/>
<a id="pl.38.29"></a><var>38.29</var>include the names of the public postsecondary educational institutions receiving grants, the <br/>
<a id="pl.38.30"></a><var>38.30</var>amount of the grant, the purposes for each grant, the number of students served, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.38.31"></a><var>38.31</var>number of placements made to the construction industry for the previous academic year.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.32"></a><var>38.32</var>    (b) After receiving an initial grant, the president of the public postsecondary <br/>
<a id="pl.38.33"></a><var>38.33</var>educational institution must annually submit a report to the director listing the amount of <br/>
<a id="pl.38.34"></a><var>38.34</var>all past grants awarded from the construction management education account and the uses <br/>
<a id="pl.38.35"></a><var>38.35</var>of those funds. The report must be submitted with a request for a new or continuing grant <br/>
<a id="pl.38.36"></a><var>38.36</var>and at a minimum must include the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.39.1"></a><var>39.1</var>    (1) the number of graduates placed with the Minnesota contractors during the <br/>
<a id="pl.39.2"></a><var>39.2</var>previous academic year;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.3"></a><var>39.3</var>    (2) the expected enrollment in construction management courses in the upcoming <br/>
<a id="pl.39.4"></a><var>39.4</var>academic year; and<br/>
<a id="pl.39.5"></a><var>39.5</var>    (3) continuing education and extension courses offered in construction management <br/>
<a id="pl.39.6"></a><var>39.6</var>during the previous academic year and their enrollments.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.7"></a><var>39.7</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Administration.</b> Up to $15,000 per year from the construction <br/>
<a id="pl.39.8"></a><var>39.8</var>management education account may be used for the administration of this program.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.24.0"></a><a id="pl.39.9"></a><var>39.9</var>    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.15, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.39.10"></a><var>39.10</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Scope.</b> For purposes of sections 
         <statute_ref>136A.15</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>136A.1702</statute_ref>, the terms <br/>
<a id="pl.39.11"></a><var>39.11</var>defined in this section have the meanings ascribed to given them. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.25.0"></a><a id="pl.39.12"></a><var>39.12</var>    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.15, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.39.13"></a><var>39.13</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Eligible institution.</b> "Eligible institution" means a postsecondary <br/>
<a id="pl.39.14"></a><var>39.14</var>educational institution that either (1) is operated or regulated by this state, or the Board of <br/>
<a id="pl.39.15"></a><var>39.15</var>Regents of the University of Minnesota; (2) is operated publicly or privately in another <br/>
<a id="pl.39.16"></a><var>39.16</var>state, is approved by the United States Secretary of Education, and, as determined by <br/>
<a id="pl.39.17"></a><var>39.17</var>the office, maintains academic standards substantially equal to those of comparable <br/>
<a id="pl.39.18"></a><var>39.18</var>institutions operated in this state; (3) is licensed or registered as a postsecondary institution <br/>
<a id="pl.39.19"></a><var>39.19</var>by the office or another state agency; and (4) by July 1, 2011, is participating in the federal <br/>
<a id="pl.39.20"></a><var>39.20</var>Pell Grant program under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. It <br/>
<a id="pl.39.21"></a><var>39.21</var>also includes any institution chartered in a province.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.26.0"></a><a id="pl.39.22"></a><var>39.22</var>    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.233, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.39.23"></a><var>39.23</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Payments.</b> Work-study payments shall be made to eligible students by <br/>
<a id="pl.39.24"></a><var>39.24</var>postsecondary institutions as provided in this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.25"></a><var>39.25</var>    (a) Students shall be selected for participation in the program by the postsecondary <br/>
<a id="pl.39.26"></a><var>39.26</var>institution on the basis of student financial need.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.27"></a><var>39.27</var>    (b) In selecting students for participation, priority must be given to students enrolled <br/>
<a id="pl.39.28"></a><var>39.28</var>for at least 12 credits. In each academic year, a student may be awarded work-study <br/>
<a id="pl.39.29"></a><var>39.29</var>payments for one period of nonenrollment or less than half-time enrollment if the student <br/>
<a id="pl.39.30"></a><var>39.30</var>will enroll on at least a half-time basis during the following academic term.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.31"></a><var>39.31</var>    (c) Students will be paid for hours actually worked and the maximum hourly rate <br/>
<a id="pl.39.32"></a><var>39.32</var>of pay shall not exceed the maximum hourly rate of pay permitted under the federal <br/>
<a id="pl.39.33"></a><var>39.33</var>college work-study program.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.1"></a><var>40.1</var>    (d) Minimum pay rates will be determined by an applicable federal or state law.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.2"></a><var>40.2</var>    (e) The office shall annually establish a minimum percentage rate of student <br/>
<a id="pl.40.3"></a><var>40.3</var>compensation to be paid by an eligible employer.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.4"></a><var>40.4</var>    (f) Each postsecondary institution receiving money for state work-study grants <br/>
<a id="pl.40.5"></a><var>40.5</var>shall make a reasonable effort to place work-study students in employment with eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.40.6"></a><var>40.6</var>employers outside the institution. However, a public employer other than the institution <br/>
<a id="pl.40.7"></a><var>40.7</var>may not terminate, lay off, or reduce the working hours of a permanent employee for the <br/>
<a id="pl.40.8"></a><var>40.8</var>purpose of hiring a work-study student, or replace a permanent employee who is on layoff <br/>
<a id="pl.40.9"></a><var>40.9</var>from the same or substantially the same job by hiring a work-study student.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.10"></a><var>40.10</var>    (g) The percent of the institution's work-study allocation provided to graduate <br/>
<a id="pl.40.11"></a><var>40.11</var>students shall not exceed the percent of graduate student enrollment at the participating <br/>
<a id="pl.40.12"></a><var>40.12</var>institution.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.13"></a><var>40.13</var>    (h) An institution may use up to 30 percent of its allocation for student internships <br/>
<a id="pl.40.14"></a><var>40.14</var>with private, for-profit employers.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.27.0"></a><a id="pl.40.15"></a><var>40.15</var>    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.29, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.16"></a><var>40.16</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Revenue bonds; limit.</b> The authority is authorized and empowered <br/>
<a id="pl.40.17"></a><var>40.17</var>to issue revenue bonds whose aggregate principal amount at any time shall not exceed <br/>
<a id="pl.40.18"></a><var>40.18</var>$800,000,000 $950,000,000 and to issue notes, bond anticipation notes, and revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.40.19"></a><var>40.19</var>refunding bonds of the authority under the provisions of sections 
         <statute_ref>136A.25</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>136A.42</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.40.20"></a><var>40.20</var>to provide funds for acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, enlarging, remodeling, <br/>
<a id="pl.40.21"></a><var>40.21</var>renovating, improving, furnishing, or equipping one or more projects or parts thereof. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.28.0"></a><a id="pl.40.22"></a><var>40.22</var>    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.861, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.23"></a><var>40.23</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Grants.</b> The director of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education <br/>
<a id="pl.40.24"></a><var>40.24</var>shall award grants to foster postsecondary attendance and retention by providing outreach <br/>
<a id="pl.40.25"></a><var>40.25</var>services to historically underserved students in grades six through 12 and historically <br/>
<a id="pl.40.26"></a><var>40.26</var>underrepresented college students. Grants must be awarded to programs that provide <br/>
<a id="pl.40.27"></a><var>40.27</var>precollege services, including, but not limited to:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.28"></a><var>40.28</var>    (1) academic counseling;<br/>
<a id="pl.40.29"></a><var>40.29</var>    (2) mentoring;<br/>
<a id="pl.40.30"></a><var>40.30</var>    (3) fostering and improving parental involvement in planning for and facilitating a <br/>
<a id="pl.40.31"></a><var>40.31</var>college education;<br/>
<a id="pl.40.32"></a><var>40.32</var>    (4) services for students with English as a second language;<br/>
<a id="pl.40.33"></a><var>40.33</var>    (5) academic enrichment activities;<br/>
<a id="pl.40.34"></a><var>40.34</var>    (6) tutoring;<br/>
<a id="pl.41.1"></a><var>41.1</var>    (7) career awareness and exploration;<br/>
<a id="pl.41.2"></a><var>41.2</var>    (8) orientation to college life;<br/>
<a id="pl.41.3"></a><var>41.3</var>    (9) assistance with high school course selection and information about college <br/>
<a id="pl.41.4"></a><var>41.4</var>admission requirements; and<br/>
<a id="pl.41.5"></a><var>41.5</var>    (10) financial aid counseling.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.6"></a><var>41.6</var>    Grants shall be awarded to postsecondary institutions, professional organizations, <br/>
<a id="pl.41.7"></a><var>41.7</var>community-based organizations, or others deemed appropriate by the director.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.8"></a><var>41.8</var>    Grants shall be awarded for one year and may be renewed for a second year with <br/>
<a id="pl.41.9"></a><var>41.9</var>documentation to the Minnesota Office of Higher Education of successful program <br/>
<a id="pl.41.10"></a><var>41.10</var>outcomes.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.29.0"></a><a id="pl.41.11"></a><var>41.11</var>    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.861, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.12"></a><var>41.12</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Eligible students.</b> Eligible students include students in grades six through <br/>
<a id="pl.41.13"></a><var>41.13</var>12 who meet one or more of the following criteria:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.14"></a><var>41.14</var>    (1) are counted under section 1124(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education <br/>
<a id="pl.41.15"></a><var>41.15</var>Act of 1965 (Title I);<br/>
<a id="pl.41.16"></a><var>41.16</var>    (2) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch under the National School Lunch Act;<br/>
<a id="pl.41.17"></a><var>41.17</var>    (3) receive assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Law (Title <br/>
<a id="pl.41.18"></a><var>41.18</var>I of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996); or<br/>
<a id="pl.41.19"></a><var>41.19</var>    (4) are a member of a group traditionally underrepresented in higher education.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.20"></a><var>41.20</var>    Eligible undergraduate students include those who met the student eligibility criteria <br/>
<a id="pl.41.21"></a><var>41.21</var>as 6th through 12th graders.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.30.0"></a><a id="pl.41.22"></a><var>41.22</var>    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.861, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.23"></a><var>41.23</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Application process.</b> The director of the Minnesota Office of Higher <br/>
<a id="pl.41.24"></a><var>41.24</var>Education shall develop a grant application process. The director shall attempt to support <br/>
<a id="pl.41.25"></a><var>41.25</var>projects in a manner that ensures that eligible students throughout the state have access <br/>
<a id="pl.41.26"></a><var>41.26</var>to precollege program services.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.27"></a><var>41.27</var>    The grant application must include, at a minimum, the following information:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.28"></a><var>41.28</var>    (1) a description of the characteristics of the students to be served reflective of the <br/>
<a id="pl.41.29"></a><var>41.29</var>need for services listed in subdivision 1;<br/>
<a id="pl.41.30"></a><var>41.30</var>    (2) a description of the services to be provided and a timeline for implementation of <br/>
<a id="pl.41.31"></a><var>41.31</var>the activities;<br/>
<a id="pl.41.32"></a><var>41.32</var>    (3) a description of how the services provided will foster postsecondary attendance <br/>
<a id="pl.41.33"></a><var>41.33</var>and support postsecondary retention;<br/>
<a id="pl.42.1"></a><var>42.1</var>    (4) a description of how the services will be evaluated to determine whether the <br/>
<a id="pl.42.2"></a><var>42.2</var>program goals were met; and<br/>
<a id="pl.42.3"></a><var>42.3</var>    (5) other information as identified by the director.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.4"></a><var>42.4</var>Grant recipients must specify both program and student outcome goals, and performance <br/>
<a id="pl.42.5"></a><var>42.5</var>measures for each goal.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.31.0"></a><a id="pl.42.6"></a><var>42.6</var>    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.861, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.7"></a><var>42.7</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Program evaluation.</b> Each grant recipient must annually submit a report <br/>
<a id="pl.42.8"></a><var>42.8</var>to the Minnesota Office of Higher Education delineating its program and student outcome <br/>
<a id="pl.42.9"></a><var>42.9</var>goals, and activities implemented to achieve the stated outcomes. The goals must be <br/>
<a id="pl.42.10"></a><var>42.10</var>clearly stated and measurable. Grant recipients are required to collect, analyze, and report <br/>
<a id="pl.42.11"></a><var>42.11</var>on participation and outcome data that enable the office to verify that the program goals <br/>
<a id="pl.42.12"></a><var>42.12</var>were met. The office shall maintain:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.13"></a><var>42.13</var>    (1) information about successful precollege program and undergraduate student <br/>
<a id="pl.42.14"></a><var>42.14</var>retention program activities for dissemination to individuals throughout the state interested <br/>
<a id="pl.42.15"></a><var>42.15</var>in adopting or replicating successful program practices; and<br/>
<a id="pl.42.16"></a><var>42.16</var>    (2) data on the success of the funded projects in increasing the high school <br/>
<a id="pl.42.17"></a><var>42.17</var>graduation and, college participation, and college graduation rates of students served <br/>
<a id="pl.42.18"></a><var>42.18</var>by the grant recipients. The office may convene meetings of the grant recipients, as <br/>
<a id="pl.42.19"></a><var>42.19</var>needed, to discuss issues pertaining to the implementation of precollege services and <br/>
<a id="pl.42.20"></a><var>42.20</var>undergraduate retention programs.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.32.0"></a><a id="pl.42.21"></a><var>42.21</var>    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136F.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.22"></a><var>42.22</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Membership.</b> The board consists of 15 17 members appointed by <br/>
<a id="pl.42.23"></a><var>42.23</var>the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. At least one member of the board <br/>
<a id="pl.42.24"></a><var>42.24</var>must be a resident of each congressional district. Three members must be students who are <br/>
<a id="pl.42.25"></a><var>42.25</var>enrolled at least half time in a degree, diploma, or certificate program or have graduated <br/>
<a id="pl.42.26"></a><var>42.26</var>from an institution governed by the board within one year of the date of appointment. The <br/>
<a id="pl.42.27"></a><var>42.27</var>student members shall include: one member from a community college, one member from <br/>
<a id="pl.42.28"></a><var>42.28</var>a state university, and one member from a technical college. Two members must be <br/>
<a id="pl.42.29"></a><var>42.29</var>members of the AFL-CIO. The remaining members must be appointed to represent the <br/>
<a id="pl.42.30"></a><var>42.30</var>state at large.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.33.0"></a><a id="pl.42.31"></a><var>42.31</var>    Sec. 33. <b>[136F.045] UNION MEMBER SELECTION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.42.32"></a><var>42.32</var>    Notwithstanding section 136F.03, the AFL-CIO has the responsibility for recruiting, <br/>
<a id="pl.42.33"></a><var>42.33</var>screening, and recommending qualified candidates for their members of the board. The <br/>
<a id="pl.43.1"></a><var>43.1</var>AFL-CIO must develop a statement of selection criteria for board membership and a <br/>
<a id="pl.43.2"></a><var>43.2</var>process for recommending candidates. Beginning in 2008, and every six years thereafter, <br/>
<a id="pl.43.3"></a><var>43.3</var>the AFL-CIO must recommend four candidates for the two board positions to the governor <br/>
<a id="pl.43.4"></a><var>43.4</var>by April 15. The governor must appoint two of the candidates to the board of trustees.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.34.0"></a><a id="pl.43.5"></a><var>43.5</var>    Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136F.42, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.43.6"></a><var>43.6</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Time reporting.</b> As provided in Executive Order 96-2, the board, <br/>
<a id="pl.43.7"></a><var>43.7</var>in consultation with the commissioners of employee relations and finance, may develop <br/>
<a id="pl.43.8"></a><var>43.8</var>policies to allow system office or campus employees on salaries, as defined in section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.43.9"></a><var>43.9</var>43A.17, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, to use negative time reporting in which employees report only that <br/>
<a id="pl.43.10"></a><var>43.10</var>time for which leave is taken. By the end of the 1997 fiscal year, the board, in consultation <br/>
<a id="pl.43.11"></a><var>43.11</var>with the commissioners of employee relations and finance, shall evaluate the use of <br/>
<a id="pl.43.12"></a><var>43.12</var>negative time reporting and its potential for use with other state employees. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.35.0"></a><a id="pl.43.13"></a><var>43.13</var>    Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136F.71, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.43.14"></a><var>43.14</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Activity funds.</b> All receipts attributable to the state colleges and <br/>
<a id="pl.43.15"></a><var>43.15</var>universities activity funds and deposited in the state treasury are appropriated to the board <br/>
<a id="pl.43.16"></a><var>43.16</var>and are not subject to budgetary control as exercised by the commissioner of finance.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.36.0"></a><a id="pl.43.17"></a><var>43.17</var>    Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136F.71, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.43.18"></a><var>43.18</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.43.19"></a><var>43.19</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Banking services.</b> Notwithstanding section 16A.27, the board shall <br/>
<a id="pl.43.20"></a><var>43.20</var>have authority to control the amount and manner of deposit of all receipts described in <br/>
<a id="pl.43.21"></a><var>43.21</var>this section in depositories selected by the board. The board's authority shall include <br/>
<a id="pl.43.22"></a><var>43.22</var>specifying the considerations, financial activities, and conditions required from the <br/>
<a id="pl.43.23"></a><var>43.23</var>depository, including the requirement of collateral security or a corporate surety bond <br/>
<a id="pl.43.24"></a><var>43.24</var>as described in section 118A.03. The board may compensate the depository, including <br/>
<a id="pl.43.25"></a><var>43.25</var>paying a reasonable charge to the depository, maintaining appropriate compensating <br/>
<a id="pl.43.26"></a><var>43.26</var>balances with the depository, or purchasing non-interest-bearing certificates of deposit <br/>
<a id="pl.43.27"></a><var>43.27</var>from the depository for performing depository-related services.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.37.0"></a><a id="pl.43.28"></a><var>43.28</var>    Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136G.11, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.43.29"></a><var>43.29</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Amount of matching grant.</b> The amount of the matching grant for a <br/>
<a id="pl.43.30"></a><var>43.30</var>beneficiary equals:<br/>
<a id="pl.44.1"></a><var>44.1</var>    (1) if the beneficiary's family income is $50,000 or less, 15 percent of the sum <br/>
<a id="pl.44.2"></a><var>44.2</var>of the contributions made to the beneficiary's account during the calendar year, not to <br/>
<a id="pl.44.3"></a><var>44.3</var>exceed $300 $400; and<br/>
<a id="pl.44.4"></a><var>44.4</var>    (2) if the beneficiary's family income is more than $50,000 but not more than <br/>
<a id="pl.44.5"></a><var>44.5</var>$80,000, five ten percent of the sum of the contributions made to the beneficiary's account <br/>
<a id="pl.44.6"></a><var>44.6</var>during the calendar year, not to exceed $300 $400.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.38.0"></a><a id="pl.44.7"></a><var>44.7</var>    Sec. 38. <b>MINNESOTA WEST COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE </b><br/>
<a id="pl.44.8"></a><var>44.8</var><b>AT WORTHINGTON; YMCA LEASE AGREEMENT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.44.9"></a><var>44.9</var>    (a) The Board of Trustees of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities may enter <br/>
<a id="pl.44.10"></a><var>44.10</var>into a lease agreement with the YMCA not to exceed 40 years, for the lease of land on <br/>
<a id="pl.44.11"></a><var>44.11</var>the Minnesota West Community and Technical College at Worthington campus for the <br/>
<a id="pl.44.12"></a><var>44.12</var>construction of a YMCA facility. The lease may also include the city of Worthington.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.13"></a><var>44.13</var>    (b) Siting and design of the facility must be consistent with the college's master <br/>
<a id="pl.44.14"></a><var>44.14</var>plan and Minnesota State Colleges and Universities' building standards. Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.44.15"></a><var>44.15</var>West Community and Technical College may negotiate for use of the facility for college <br/>
<a id="pl.44.16"></a><var>44.16</var>purposes. The lease must contain a provision that the lease shall terminate if the improved <br/>
<a id="pl.44.17"></a><var>44.17</var>property is no longer used for the partial benefit of the students at the Worthington campus.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.39.0"></a><a id="pl.44.18"></a><var>44.18</var>    Sec. 39. <b>INTEREST RATE SWAP AND OTHER AGREEMENTS; </b><br/>
<a id="pl.44.19"></a><var>44.19</var><b>IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.44.20"></a><var>44.20</var>    The Minnesota Office of Higher Education must develop a plan for implementing <br/>
<a id="pl.44.21"></a><var>44.21</var>interest rate exchanges, swaps, or other interest rate protection agreements for its student <br/>
<a id="pl.44.22"></a><var>44.22</var>loan programs. The plan must be presented in a report to the committees of legislature <br/>
<a id="pl.44.23"></a><var>44.23</var>responsible for higher education finance by January 15, 2008. The report must address <br/>
<a id="pl.44.24"></a><var>44.24</var>potential contracting arrangements and options, benefits and risks associated with these <br/>
<a id="pl.44.25"></a><var>44.25</var>agreements, and the potential impacts on the student loan program, its assets, and its <br/>
<a id="pl.44.26"></a><var>44.26</var>objectives.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.40.0"></a><a id="pl.44.27"></a><var>44.27</var>    Sec. 40. <b>REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.44.28"></a><var>44.28</var>(a) Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 135A.031, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6; <br/>
<a id="pl.44.29"></a><var>44.29</var>135A.032; 135A.033; 136A.07; and 136A.08, subdivision 8, are repealed.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.30"></a><var>44.30</var>(b) Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 137.0245; and 137.0246, are repealed.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.4.1.0"></a><a id="pl.45.3"></a><var>45.3</var>    Section 1. <b>[135A.25] TEXTBOOK DISCLOSURE, PRICING, AND ACCESS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.45.4"></a><var>45.4</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Short title.</b> This section may be cited as the Textbook Disclosure, <br/>
<a id="pl.45.5"></a><var>45.5</var>Pricing, and Access Act.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.6"></a><var>45.6</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Purpose and intent.</b> The purpose of this act is to ensure that every student <br/>
<a id="pl.45.7"></a><var>45.7</var>in higher education is offered better and more timely access to affordable course materials <br/>
<a id="pl.45.8"></a><var>45.8</var>by educating and informing faculty, students, administrators, institutions, bookstores, and <br/>
<a id="pl.45.9"></a><var>45.9</var>publishers on all aspects of the selection, purchase, sales, and use of the materials. It is the <br/>
<a id="pl.45.10"></a><var>45.10</var>policy of the state of Minnesota that all involved parties must work together to identify <br/>
<a id="pl.45.11"></a><var>45.11</var>ways to decrease the cost of course materials for students while protecting the academic <br/>
<a id="pl.45.12"></a><var>45.12</var>freedom of faculty members to provide high-quality course materials for students. <br/>
<a id="pl.45.13"></a><var>45.13</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Definitions.</b> For the purposes of this section, the following definitions <br/>
<a id="pl.45.14"></a><var>45.14</var>have the meanings given.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.15"></a><var>45.15</var>    (1) "Bundled" means any course material packaged together to be sold for one price.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.16"></a><var>45.16</var>    (2) "Bookstore" means a store that is affiliated with a postsecondary institution or <br/>
<a id="pl.45.17"></a><var>45.17</var>has a contract with a postsecondary institution to sell course materials to students enrolled <br/>
<a id="pl.45.18"></a><var>45.18</var>at the postsecondary institution.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.19"></a><var>45.19</var>    (3) "Course material" means textbooks as defined in section 297A.67, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.45.20"></a><var>45.20</var>13, custom course materials, and instructional materials as defined in section 297A.67, <br/>
<a id="pl.45.21"></a><var>45.21</var>subdivision 13a, sold to students by a bookstore in a bundled or unbundled form.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.22"></a><var>45.22</var>    (4) "Custom course materials" means any combination of textbooks, course <br/>
<a id="pl.45.23"></a><var>45.23</var>materials, or any part thereof that has been customized, produced, and sold by a distributor <br/>
<a id="pl.45.24"></a><var>45.24</var>or publisher specifically for a specific course, program, or field of study.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.25"></a><var>45.25</var>    (5) "Distributor" means an independent contractor, including its employees or agents, <br/>
<a id="pl.45.26"></a><var>45.26</var>that is in the business of selling, distributing, advertising, marketing, or maintaining an <br/>
<a id="pl.45.27"></a><var>45.27</var>inventory of course materials for a postsecondary institution or bookstore.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.28"></a><var>45.28</var>    (6) "Postsecondary institution" means a Minnesota institution defined under section <br/>
<a id="pl.45.29"></a><var>45.29</var>136A.101, subdivision 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.30"></a><var>45.30</var>    (7) "Publisher" means a publishing house, firm, or business, including its employees <br/>
<a id="pl.45.31"></a><var>45.31</var>or agents, acting with authority of the publisher that publishes, sells, markets, or maintains <br/>
<a id="pl.45.32"></a><var>45.32</var>an inventory of course materials to a postsecondary institution or bookstore.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.33"></a><var>45.33</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Publisher disclosures.</b> (a) Beginning January 1, 2008, a publisher or <br/>
<a id="pl.45.34"></a><var>45.34</var>distributor must post on its Web site, include in a catalog, or disclose in writing to a faculty <br/>
<a id="pl.46.1"></a><var>46.1</var>member or other individual at a postsecondary institution responsible for selecting course <br/>
<a id="pl.46.2"></a><var>46.2</var>material within seven days of a request, at least the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.46.3"></a><var>46.3</var>    (1) the title, edition, author, and International Standard Book Number (ISBN) of all <br/>
<a id="pl.46.4"></a><var>46.4</var>course material and custom course materials, if applicable;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.5"></a><var>46.5</var>    (2) the price for the course material;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.6"></a><var>46.6</var>    (3) whether the required course material is bundled with optional material, whether <br/>
<a id="pl.46.7"></a><var>46.7</var>it can be unbundled, and the price for each bundled and unbundled component;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.8"></a><var>46.8</var>    (4) whether the material is available in an alternative format and the cost for the <br/>
<a id="pl.46.9"></a><var>46.9</var>alternatively formatted material; and<br/>
<a id="pl.46.10"></a><var>46.10</var>    (5) summary of revisions to requested course material for the previous edition or <br/>
<a id="pl.46.11"></a><var>46.11</var>release for materials that have been in circulation for five years or less and a detailed <br/>
<a id="pl.46.12"></a><var>46.12</var>breakdown of revisions must be made available in writing within seven days of the request.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.13"></a><var>46.13</var>    (b) A publisher or distributor must make all bundled course materials available to <br/>
<a id="pl.46.14"></a><var>46.14</var>bookstores or postsecondary institutions in an unbundled form or provide written or verbal <br/>
<a id="pl.46.15"></a><var>46.15</var>notice within seven days of a request under this subdivision if the unbundled materials are <br/>
<a id="pl.46.16"></a><var>46.16</var>not available. <br/>
<a id="pl.46.17"></a><var>46.17</var>    (c) A publisher or distributor must post on its Web site, include in its marketing <br/>
<a id="pl.46.18"></a><var>46.18</var>materials, or disclose in writing when a request is made under this subdivision for the <br/>
<a id="pl.46.19"></a><var>46.19</var>return policy for course material, including any penalties or conditions for returns.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.20"></a><var>46.20</var>    (d) Disclosure under this section is not required for mass market and trade books that <br/>
<a id="pl.46.21"></a><var>46.21</var>are not published, marketed, or sold primarily for use in or by postsecondary institutions.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.22"></a><var>46.22</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Payment for course material.</b> Each postsecondary institution must adopt <br/>
<a id="pl.46.23"></a><var>46.23</var>policies that allow students to add the costs of course material purchased at a bookstore <br/>
<a id="pl.46.24"></a><var>46.24</var>to existing waivers or payment plans for tuition and fees. <br/>
<a id="pl.46.25"></a><var>46.25</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Notice to purchase.</b> (a) An instructor shall make reasonable efforts to <br/>
<a id="pl.46.26"></a><var>46.26</var>notify a bookstore of the final order for required and recommended course material <br/>
<a id="pl.46.27"></a><var>46.27</var>including, but not limited to, alternative formats, previous editions, or custom course <br/>
<a id="pl.46.28"></a><var>46.28</var>materials at least 30 days prior to the commencement of the term.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.29"></a><var>46.29</var>    (b) The bookstore must notify students of the following information concerning the <br/>
<a id="pl.46.30"></a><var>46.30</var>required and recommended course material at least 15 days prior to the commencement of <br/>
<a id="pl.46.31"></a><var>46.31</var>the term for which the course material is required, including, but not limited to:<br/>
<a id="pl.46.32"></a><var>46.32</var>    (1) the title, edition, author, and International Standard Book Number (ISBN) of <br/>
<a id="pl.46.33"></a><var>46.33</var>the course material;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.34"></a><var>46.34</var>    (2) the price for the course material;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.35"></a><var>46.35</var>    (3) whether the required course material is bundled with optional material, whether <br/>
<a id="pl.46.36"></a><var>46.36</var>it can be unbundled, and the price for each bundled and unbundled component; and<br/>
<a id="pl.47.1"></a><var>47.1</var>    (4) whether the material is available in an alternative format and the cost for the <br/>
<a id="pl.47.2"></a><var>47.2</var>alternatively formatted material.<br/>
<a id="pl.47.3"></a><var>47.3</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Educational strategies.</b> (a) During the biennium ending June 30, 2009, <br/>
<a id="pl.47.4"></a><var>47.4</var>the Minnesota Office of Higher Education shall work with postsecondary institutions <br/>
<a id="pl.47.5"></a><var>47.5</var>to develop educational materials based upon the findings of the Minnesota Textbook <br/>
<a id="pl.47.6"></a><var>47.6</var>Advisory Task Force recommendations and other relevant information, convene and <br/>
<a id="pl.47.7"></a><var>47.7</var>sponsor meetings and workshops, and provide educational materials for faculty, students, <br/>
<a id="pl.47.8"></a><var>47.8</var>administrators, institutions, bookstores, and publishers in order to educate all interested <br/>
<a id="pl.47.9"></a><var>47.9</var>parties on strategies for reducing the costs of course materials for students attending <br/>
<a id="pl.47.10"></a><var>47.10</var>postsecondary institutions. <br/>
<a id="pl.47.11"></a><var>47.11</var>    (b) The Minnesota Office of Higher Education must develop and maintain a <br/>
<a id="pl.47.12"></a><var>47.12</var>standardized request form for publisher disclosure under this section with all required <br/>
<a id="pl.47.13"></a><var>47.13</var>information. The request form must be in an electronic format that can be downloaded <br/>
<a id="pl.47.14"></a><var>47.14</var>from the office Web site.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.5.1.0"></a><a id="pl.47.17"></a><var>47.17</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.61, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.47.18"></a><var>47.18</var><b>136A.61 POLICY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.47.19"></a><var>47.19</var>    The legislature has found and hereby declares that the availability of legitimate <br/>
<a id="pl.47.20"></a><var>47.20</var>courses and programs leading to academic degrees offered by responsible private not for <br/>
<a id="pl.47.21"></a><var>47.21</var>profit and for profit institutions of postsecondary education and the existence of legitimate <br/>
<a id="pl.47.22"></a><var>47.22</var>private colleges and universities are in the best interests of the people of this state. The <br/>
<a id="pl.47.23"></a><var>47.23</var>legislature has found and declares that the state can provide assistance and protection <br/>
<a id="pl.47.24"></a><var>47.24</var>for persons choosing private institutions and programs, by establishing policies and <br/>
<a id="pl.47.25"></a><var>47.25</var>procedures to assure the authenticity and legitimacy of private postsecondary education <br/>
<a id="pl.47.26"></a><var>47.26</var>institutions and programs. The legislature has also found and declares that this same <br/>
<a id="pl.47.27"></a><var>47.27</var>policy applies to any private and public postsecondary educational institution located in <br/>
<a id="pl.47.28"></a><var>47.28</var>another state or country which offers or makes available to a Minnesota resident any <br/>
<a id="pl.47.29"></a><var>47.29</var>course, program or educational activity which does not require the leaving of the state <br/>
<a id="pl.47.30"></a><var>47.30</var>for its completion.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.2.0"></a><a id="pl.47.31"></a><var>47.31</var>    Sec. 2. <b>[136A.615] CITATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.47.32"></a><var>47.32</var>    Sections 136A.615 to 136A.71 may be cited as the "Minnesota Private and <br/>
<a id="pl.47.33"></a><var>47.33</var>Out-of-State Public Postsecondary Education Act."<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.3.0"></a><a id="pl.48.1"></a><var>48.1</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.62, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.48.2"></a><var>48.2</var>    Subd. 3. <b>School.</b> "School" means: <br/>
<a id="pl.48.3"></a><var>48.3</var>    (1) any individual, partnership, company, firm, society, trust, association, <br/>
<a id="pl.48.4"></a><var>48.4</var>corporation, or any combination thereof, which (a) (i) is, owns, or operates a private, <br/>
<a id="pl.48.5"></a><var>48.5</var>nonprofit postsecondary education institution; (b) (ii) is, owns, or operates a private, for <br/>
<a id="pl.48.6"></a><var>48.6</var>profit postsecondary education institution; (iii) provides a postsecondary instructional <br/>
<a id="pl.48.7"></a><var>48.7</var>program or course leading to a degree whether or not for profit; (c) (iv) is, owns, or <br/>
<a id="pl.48.8"></a><var>48.8</var>operates a private, postsecondary education institution which uses the term "college", <br/>
<a id="pl.48.9"></a><var>48.9</var>"academy", "institute" or "university" in its name; or (d) operates for profit and provides <br/>
<a id="pl.48.10"></a><var>48.10</var>programs or courses which are intended to allow an individual to fulfill in part or totally <br/>
<a id="pl.48.11"></a><var>48.11</var>the requirements necessary to maintain a license to practice an occupation. School shall <br/>
<a id="pl.48.12"></a><var>48.12</var>also mean<br/>
<a id="pl.48.13"></a><var>48.13</var>    (2) any public postsecondary educational institution located in another state or <br/>
<a id="pl.48.14"></a><var>48.14</var>country which offers or makes available to a Minnesota resident any course, program or <br/>
<a id="pl.48.15"></a><var>48.15</var>educational activity which does not require the leaving of the state for its completion; or<br/>
<a id="pl.48.16"></a><var>48.16</var>    (3) any individual, entity, or postsecondary institution located in another state <br/>
<a id="pl.48.17"></a><var>48.17</var>that contracts with any school located within the state of Minnesota for the purpose of <br/>
<a id="pl.48.18"></a><var>48.18</var>providing educational programs, training programs, or awarding postsecondary credits <br/>
<a id="pl.48.19"></a><var>48.19</var>or continuing education credits to Minnesota residents that may be applied to a degree <br/>
<a id="pl.48.20"></a><var>48.20</var>program.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.4.0"></a><a id="pl.48.21"></a><var>48.21</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.63, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.48.22"></a><var>48.22</var><b>136A.63 REGISTRATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.48.23"></a><var>48.23</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Annual registration.</b> All schools located within Minnesota and <br/>
<a id="pl.48.24"></a><var>48.24</var>all schools located outside Minnesota which offer degree programs or courses within <br/>
<a id="pl.48.25"></a><var>48.25</var>Minnesota shall register annually with the office.<br/>
<a id="pl.48.26"></a><var>48.26</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Sale of an institution.</b> Within 30 days of a change of ownership the school <br/>
<a id="pl.48.27"></a><var>48.27</var>must submit a registration renewal application, all usual and ordinary information and <br/>
<a id="pl.48.28"></a><var>48.28</var>materials for an initial registration, and applicable registration fees for a new institution. <br/>
<a id="pl.48.29"></a><var>48.29</var>For purposes of this subdivision, "change of ownership" means a merger or consolidation <br/>
<a id="pl.48.30"></a><var>48.30</var>with a corporation; a sale, lease, exchange, or other disposition of all or substantially all of <br/>
<a id="pl.48.31"></a><var>48.31</var>the assets of a school; the transfer of a controlling interest of at least 51 percent of the <br/>
<a id="pl.48.32"></a><var>48.32</var>school's stock; or a change in the not-for-profit or for profit status of a school.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.5.0"></a><a id="pl.48.33"></a><var>48.33</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.64, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.48.34"></a><var>48.34</var><b>136A.64 INFORMATION</b><b> REQUIRED FOR REGISTRATION</b><b>.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.49.1"></a><var>49.1</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Schools to provide information.</b> As a basis for registration, schools <br/>
<a id="pl.49.2"></a><var>49.2</var>shall provide the office with such information as the office needs to determine the nature <br/>
<a id="pl.49.3"></a><var>49.3</var>and activities of the school, including but not limited to, requirements for admission, <br/>
<a id="pl.49.4"></a><var>49.4</var>enrollments, tuition charge, refund policies, curriculum, degrees granted, and faculty <br/>
<a id="pl.49.5"></a><var>49.5</var>employed. The office shall have the authority to verify the accuracy of the information <br/>
<a id="pl.49.6"></a><var>49.6</var>submitted to it by inspection or any other means it deems necessary. the following which <br/>
<a id="pl.49.7"></a><var>49.7</var>shall be accompanied by an affidavit attesting to its accuracy and truthfulness: <br/>
<a id="pl.49.8"></a><var>49.8</var>    (1) articles of incorporation, constitution, bylaws, or other operating documents; <br/>
<a id="pl.49.9"></a><var>49.9</var>    (2) a duly adopted statement of the school's mission and goals; <br/>
<a id="pl.49.10"></a><var>49.10</var>    (3) evidence of current school or program licenses granted by departments or <br/>
<a id="pl.49.11"></a><var>49.11</var>agencies of any state; <br/>
<a id="pl.49.12"></a><var>49.12</var>    (4) a fiscal balance sheet on an accrual basis, or a certified audit of the immediate <br/>
<a id="pl.49.13"></a><var>49.13</var>past fiscal year including any management letters provided by the independent auditor <br/>
<a id="pl.49.14"></a><var>49.14</var>or, if the school is a public institution outside Minnesota, an income statement for the <br/>
<a id="pl.49.15"></a><var>49.15</var>immediate past fiscal year; <br/>
<a id="pl.49.16"></a><var>49.16</var>    (5) all current promotional and recruitment materials and advertisements; and<br/>
<a id="pl.49.17"></a><var>49.17</var>    (6) the current school catalog and, if not contained in the catalog: <br/>
<a id="pl.49.18"></a><var>49.18</var>    (i) the members of the board of trustees or directors, if any; <br/>
<a id="pl.49.19"></a><var>49.19</var>    (ii) the current institutional officers; <br/>
<a id="pl.49.20"></a><var>49.20</var>    (iii) current full-time and part-time faculty with degrees held or applicable <br/>
<a id="pl.49.21"></a><var>49.21</var>experience; <br/>
<a id="pl.49.22"></a><var>49.22</var>    (iv) a description of all school facilities; <br/>
<a id="pl.49.23"></a><var>49.23</var>    (v) a description of all current course offerings; <br/>
<a id="pl.49.24"></a><var>49.24</var>    (vi) all requirements for satisfactory completion of courses, programs, and degrees; <br/>
<a id="pl.49.25"></a><var>49.25</var>    (vii) the school's policy about freedom or limitation of expression and inquiry; <br/>
<a id="pl.49.26"></a><var>49.26</var>    (viii) a current schedule of fees, charges for tuition, required supplies, student <br/>
<a id="pl.49.27"></a><var>49.27</var>activities, housing, and all other standard charges; <br/>
<a id="pl.49.28"></a><var>49.28</var>    (ix) the school's policy about refunds and adjustments; <br/>
<a id="pl.49.29"></a><var>49.29</var>    (x) the school's policy about granting credit for prior education, training, and <br/>
<a id="pl.49.30"></a><var>49.30</var>experience; and <br/>
<a id="pl.49.31"></a><var>49.31</var>    (xi) the school's policies about student admission, evaluation, suspension, and <br/>
<a id="pl.49.32"></a><var>49.32</var>dismissal. <br/>
<a id="pl.49.33"></a><var>49.33</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Financial records.</b> The office shall not disclose financial records or <br/>
<a id="pl.49.34"></a><var>49.34</var>accreditation reports provided to it by a school pursuant to this section except for the <br/>
<a id="pl.49.35"></a><var>49.35</var>purpose of defending, at hearings pursuant to chapter 14, or other appeal proceedings, its <br/>
<a id="pl.50.1"></a><var>50.1</var>decision to approve or not to approve the granting of degrees or the use of a name by the <br/>
<a id="pl.50.2"></a><var>50.2</var>school. Section 
         <statute_ref>15.17, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, shall not apply to such records. <br/>
<a id="pl.50.3"></a><var>50.3</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Additional information.</b> If the office is unable to determine the nature <br/>
<a id="pl.50.4"></a><var>50.4</var>and activities of a school on the basis of the information in subdivision 1, the office shall <br/>
<a id="pl.50.5"></a><var>50.5</var>notify the school of additional information needed.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.6"></a><var>50.6</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Verification of information.</b> The office may verify the accuracy of <br/>
<a id="pl.50.7"></a><var>50.7</var>submitted information by inspection, visitation, or any other means it considers necessary.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.8"></a><var>50.8</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Public information.</b> All information submitted to the office is public <br/>
<a id="pl.50.9"></a><var>50.9</var>information except financial and accreditation records and information. The office may <br/>
<a id="pl.50.10"></a><var>50.10</var>disclose financial records or information to defend its decision to approve or disapprove <br/>
<a id="pl.50.11"></a><var>50.11</var>granting of degrees or the use of a name or its decisions to revoke the approval at a hearing <br/>
<a id="pl.50.12"></a><var>50.12</var>under chapter 14 or other legal proceedings.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.13"></a><var>50.13</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Late registration penalty.</b> Applications for renewal for any registration <br/>
<a id="pl.50.14"></a><var>50.14</var>received after the deadline date specified in the renewal materials provided by the office <br/>
<a id="pl.50.15"></a><var>50.15</var>are subject to a late fee equal to 20 percent of the annual registration renewal fee.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.16"></a><var>50.16</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Out-of-state expenses.</b> A school shall reimburse the office for actual costs <br/>
<a id="pl.50.17"></a><var>50.17</var>associated with a site evaluation visit outside Minnesota if the visit is necessary under <br/>
<a id="pl.50.18"></a><var>50.18</var>section 136A.64, subdivision 1 or 3.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.6.0"></a><a id="pl.50.19"></a><var>50.19</var>    Sec. 6. <b>[136A.645] SCHOOL CLOSURE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.50.20"></a><var>50.20</var>    (a) When a school decides to cease postsecondary education operations, or if its <br/>
<a id="pl.50.21"></a><var>50.21</var>registration is refused, revoked, or suspended it must cooperate with the office in assisting <br/>
<a id="pl.50.22"></a><var>50.22</var>students to find alternative means to complete their studies with a minimum of disruption, <br/>
<a id="pl.50.23"></a><var>50.23</var>and inform the office of the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.50.24"></a><var>50.24</var>    (1) the planned date for termination of postsecondary education operations; <br/>
<a id="pl.50.25"></a><var>50.25</var>    (2) the planned date for the transfer of the student records; <br/>
<a id="pl.50.26"></a><var>50.26</var>    (3) confirmation of the name and address of the organization to receive and hold <br/>
<a id="pl.50.27"></a><var>50.27</var>the student records; and <br/>
<a id="pl.50.28"></a><var>50.28</var>    (4) the official at the organization receiving the student records who is designated to <br/>
<a id="pl.50.29"></a><var>50.29</var>provide official copies of records or transcripts upon request. <br/>
<a id="pl.50.30"></a><var>50.30</var>    (b) Upon notice from a school of its intention to cease operations, or if a school's <br/>
<a id="pl.50.31"></a><var>50.31</var>registration is revoked, refused, or suspended, the office shall notify the school of the date <br/>
<a id="pl.50.32"></a><var>50.32</var>on which it must cease the enrollment of students and all postsecondary educational <br/>
<a id="pl.50.33"></a><var>50.33</var>operations.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.7.0"></a><a id="pl.50.34"></a><var>50.34</var>    Sec. 7. <b>[136A.646] ADDITIONAL SECURITY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.51.1"></a><var>51.1</var>    In the event any registered institution is notified by the United States Department <br/>
<a id="pl.51.2"></a><var>51.2</var>of Education that it has fallen below minimum financial standards and that its continued <br/>
<a id="pl.51.3"></a><var>51.3</var>participation in Title IV will be conditioned upon its satisfying either the Zone Alternative, <br/>
<a id="pl.51.4"></a><var>51.4</var>Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 668.175, paragraph (f), or a Letter of Credit <br/>
<a id="pl.51.5"></a><var>51.5</var>Alternative, Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 668.175, paragraph (c), the <br/>
<a id="pl.51.6"></a><var>51.6</var>institution shall provide a surety bond conditioned upon the faithful performance of all <br/>
<a id="pl.51.7"></a><var>51.7</var>contracts and agreements with students in a sum equal to the "letter of credit" required by <br/>
<a id="pl.51.8"></a><var>51.8</var>the United States Department of Education in the Letter of Credit Alternative, but in no <br/>
<a id="pl.51.9"></a><var>51.9</var>event shall such bond be less than $10,000 and not more than $250,000.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.8.0"></a><a id="pl.51.10"></a><var>51.10</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.65, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.51.11"></a><var>51.11</var><b>136A.65 APPROVAL OF DEGREES AND NAME.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.51.12"></a><var>51.12</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Prohibition.</b> No school subject to registration shall grant a degree <br/>
<a id="pl.51.13"></a><var>51.13</var>unless such degree is and its underlying curriculum are approved by the office, nor <br/>
<a id="pl.51.14"></a><var>51.14</var>shall any school subject to registration use the name "college," "academy," "institute" or <br/>
<a id="pl.51.15"></a><var>51.15</var>"university" in its name without approval by the office.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.16"></a><var>51.16</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Accreditation; requirement.</b> A school must not be registered or <br/>
<a id="pl.51.17"></a><var>51.17</var>authorized to offer any degree at any level unless the school is accredited by an agency <br/>
<a id="pl.51.18"></a><var>51.18</var>recognized by the United States Department of Education for purposes of eligibility to <br/>
<a id="pl.51.19"></a><var>51.19</var>participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Any registered school undergoing <br/>
<a id="pl.51.20"></a><var>51.20</var>institutional accreditation shall inform the office of site visits by the accrediting agency <br/>
<a id="pl.51.21"></a><var>51.21</var>and provide office staff the opportunity to attend the visits, including any exit interviews. <br/>
<a id="pl.51.22"></a><var>51.22</var>The institution must provide the office with a copy of the final report upon receipt.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.23"></a><var>51.23</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Procedures.</b> The office shall establish procedures for approval, including <br/>
<a id="pl.51.24"></a><var>51.24</var>notice and an opportunity for a hearing pursuant to chapter 14 if such approval is not <br/>
<a id="pl.51.25"></a><var>51.25</var>granted. If a hearing is requested, no disapproval shall take effect until after such hearing.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.26"></a><var>51.26</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Application.</b> A school subject to registration shall be granted approval to <br/>
<a id="pl.51.27"></a><var>51.27</var>use the term "college," "academy," "institute" or "university" in its name whether or not it <br/>
<a id="pl.51.28"></a><var>51.28</var>offers a program leading to a degree, if it was organized, operating and using such term in <br/>
<a id="pl.51.29"></a><var>51.29</var>its name on or before August 1, 1975, and if it meets the other policies and standards for <br/>
<a id="pl.51.30"></a><var>51.30</var>approval established by the office.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.31"></a><var>51.31</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Criteria for approval.</b> (a) A school applying to be registered and to have <br/>
<a id="pl.51.32"></a><var>51.32</var>its degree or degrees and name approved must substantially meet the following criteria: <br/>
<a id="pl.51.33"></a><var>51.33</var>    (1) the school has an organizational framework with administrative and teaching <br/>
<a id="pl.51.34"></a><var>51.34</var>personnel to provide the educational programs offered;<br/>
<a id="pl.52.1"></a><var>52.1</var>    (2) the school has financial resources sufficient to meet the school's financial <br/>
<a id="pl.52.2"></a><var>52.2</var>obligations, including refunding tuition and other charges consistent with its stated policy <br/>
<a id="pl.52.3"></a><var>52.3</var>if the institution is dissolved, or if claims for refunds are made, to provide service to the <br/>
<a id="pl.52.4"></a><var>52.4</var>students as promised, and to provide educational programs leading to degrees as offered;<br/>
<a id="pl.52.5"></a><var>52.5</var>    (3) the school operates in conformity with generally accepted budgeting and <br/>
<a id="pl.52.6"></a><var>52.6</var>accounting procedures, such as the standards adopted by the National Association of <br/>
<a id="pl.52.7"></a><var>52.7</var>College and University Business Officers, located at 1 Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C., <br/>
<a id="pl.52.8"></a><var>52.8</var>20036;<br/>
<a id="pl.52.9"></a><var>52.9</var>    (4) the school provides an educational program leading to the degree it offers; <br/>
<a id="pl.52.10"></a><var>52.10</var>    (5) the school provides appropriate and accessible library, laboratory, and other <br/>
<a id="pl.52.11"></a><var>52.11</var>physical facilities to support the educational program offered;<br/>
<a id="pl.52.12"></a><var>52.12</var>    (6) the school has a policy on freedom or limitation of expression and inquiry for <br/>
<a id="pl.52.13"></a><var>52.13</var>faculty and students which is published or available on request; <br/>
<a id="pl.52.14"></a><var>52.14</var>    (7) the school uses only publications and advertisements which are truthful and do <br/>
<a id="pl.52.15"></a><var>52.15</var>not give any false, fraudulent, deceptive, inaccurate, or misleading impressions about the <br/>
<a id="pl.52.16"></a><var>52.16</var>school, its personnel, programs, services, or occupational opportunities for its graduates <br/>
<a id="pl.52.17"></a><var>52.17</var>for promotion and student recruitment;<br/>
<a id="pl.52.18"></a><var>52.18</var>    (8) the school's compensated recruiting agents who are operating in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.52.19"></a><var>52.19</var>identify themselves as agents of the school when talking to or corresponding with students <br/>
<a id="pl.52.20"></a><var>52.20</var>and prospective students; and<br/>
<a id="pl.52.21"></a><var>52.21</var>    (9) the school provides information to students and prospective students concerning: <br/>
<a id="pl.52.22"></a><var>52.22</var>    (i) comprehensive and accurate policies relating to student admission, evaluation, <br/>
<a id="pl.52.23"></a><var>52.23</var>suspension, and dismissal; <br/>
<a id="pl.52.24"></a><var>52.24</var>    (ii) clear and accurate policies relating to granting credit for prior education, training, <br/>
<a id="pl.52.25"></a><var>52.25</var>and experience and for courses offered by the school; <br/>
<a id="pl.52.26"></a><var>52.26</var>    (iii) current schedules of fees, charges for tuition, required supplies, student <br/>
<a id="pl.52.27"></a><var>52.27</var>activities, housing, and all other standard charges; <br/>
<a id="pl.52.28"></a><var>52.28</var>    (iv) policies regarding refunds and adjustments for withdrawal or modification <br/>
<a id="pl.52.29"></a><var>52.29</var>of enrollment status; and <br/>
<a id="pl.52.30"></a><var>52.30</var>    (v) procedures and standards used for selection of recipients and the terms of <br/>
<a id="pl.52.31"></a><var>52.31</var>payment and repayment for any financial aid program.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.32"></a><var>52.32</var>    (b) An application for degree approval must also include: <br/>
<a id="pl.52.33"></a><var>52.33</var>    (i) title of degree and formal recognition awarded; <br/>
<a id="pl.52.34"></a><var>52.34</var>    (ii) location where such degree will be offered; <br/>
<a id="pl.52.35"></a><var>52.35</var>    (iii) proposed implementation date of the degree; <br/>
<a id="pl.52.36"></a><var>52.36</var>    (iv) admissions requirements for the degree; <br/>
<a id="pl.53.1"></a><var>53.1</var>    (v) length of the degree; <br/>
<a id="pl.53.2"></a><var>53.2</var>    (vi) projected enrollment for a period of five years; <br/>
<a id="pl.53.3"></a><var>53.3</var>    (vii) the curriculum required for the degree, including course syllabi or outlines; <br/>
<a id="pl.53.4"></a><var>53.4</var>    (viii) statement of academic and administrative mechanisms planned for monitoring <br/>
<a id="pl.53.5"></a><var>53.5</var>the quality of the proposed degree; <br/>
<a id="pl.53.6"></a><var>53.6</var>    (ix) statement of satisfaction of professional licensure criteria, if applicable; <br/>
<a id="pl.53.7"></a><var>53.7</var>    (x) documentation of the availability of clinical, internship, externship, or practicum <br/>
<a id="pl.53.8"></a><var>53.8</var>sites, if applicable; and <br/>
<a id="pl.53.9"></a><var>53.9</var>    (xi) statement of how the degree fulfills the institution's mission and goals, <br/>
<a id="pl.53.10"></a><var>53.10</var>complements existing degrees, and contributes to the school's viability.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.11"></a><var>53.11</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Requirements for degree approval.</b> For each degree a school offers to a <br/>
<a id="pl.53.12"></a><var>53.12</var>student, where the student does not leave Minnesota for the major portion of the program <br/>
<a id="pl.53.13"></a><var>53.13</var>or course leading to the degree, the school must have: <br/>
<a id="pl.53.14"></a><var>53.14</var>    (1) qualified teaching personnel to provide the educational programs for each degree <br/>
<a id="pl.53.15"></a><var>53.15</var>for which approval is sought; <br/>
<a id="pl.53.16"></a><var>53.16</var>    (2) appropriate educational programs leading to each degree for which approval <br/>
<a id="pl.53.17"></a><var>53.17</var>is sought; <br/>
<a id="pl.53.18"></a><var>53.18</var>    (3) appropriate and accessible library, laboratory, and other physical facilities to <br/>
<a id="pl.53.19"></a><var>53.19</var>support the educational program for each degree for which approval is sought; and <br/>
<a id="pl.53.20"></a><var>53.20</var>    (4) a rationale showing that degree programs are consistent with the school's mission <br/>
<a id="pl.53.21"></a><var>53.21</var>and goals.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.22"></a><var>53.22</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Name.</b> A school may use the term "academy" or "institute" in its name <br/>
<a id="pl.53.23"></a><var>53.23</var>without meeting any additional requirements. A school may use the term "college" in its <br/>
<a id="pl.53.24"></a><var>53.24</var>name if it offers at least one program leading to an associate degree. A school may use <br/>
<a id="pl.53.25"></a><var>53.25</var>the term "university" in its name if it offers at least one program leading to a master's <br/>
<a id="pl.53.26"></a><var>53.26</var>or doctorate degree.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.27"></a><var>53.27</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Grandfathered names.</b> Names used before August 1, 2007, by a school, <br/>
<a id="pl.53.28"></a><var>53.28</var>organized, operating, and using the term "academy," "institute," "college," or "university" <br/>
<a id="pl.53.29"></a><var>53.29</var>in its name on or before August 1, 2007, may continue using such term whether or not it <br/>
<a id="pl.53.30"></a><var>53.30</var>offers a program leading to a degree.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.31"></a><var>53.31</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Conditional approval.</b> The office may grant conditional approval for a <br/>
<a id="pl.53.32"></a><var>53.32</var>degree or use of a term in its name for a period of less than one year if doing so would be <br/>
<a id="pl.53.33"></a><var>53.33</var>in the best interests of currently enrolled students or prospective students.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.34"></a><var>53.34</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Disapproval of registration appeal.</b> If a school's degree or use of a term <br/>
<a id="pl.53.35"></a><var>53.35</var>in its name is disapproved by the office, the school may request a hearing under chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.54.1"></a><var>54.1</var>14. The request must be in writing and made to the office within 30 days of the date <br/>
<a id="pl.54.2"></a><var>54.2</var>the school is notified of the disapproval. <br/>
<a id="pl.54.3"></a><var>54.3</var>    (a) The office may refuse to renew, revoke, or suspend registration, approval of <br/>
<a id="pl.54.4"></a><var>54.4</var>a school's degree, or use of a regulated term in its name by giving written notice and <br/>
<a id="pl.54.5"></a><var>54.5</var>reasons to the school. The school may request a hearing under chapter 14. If a hearing is <br/>
<a id="pl.54.6"></a><var>54.6</var>requested, no revocation or suspension shall take effect until after the hearing. <br/>
<a id="pl.54.7"></a><var>54.7</var>    (b) Reasons for revocation or suspension of registration or approval may be for one <br/>
<a id="pl.54.8"></a><var>54.8</var>or more of the following reasons: <br/>
<a id="pl.54.9"></a><var>54.9</var>    (1) violating the provisions of sections 136A.615 to 136A.71; <br/>
<a id="pl.54.10"></a><var>54.10</var>    (2) providing false, misleading, or incomplete information to the office; <br/>
<a id="pl.54.11"></a><var>54.11</var>    (3) presenting information about the school which is false, fraudulent, misleading, <br/>
<a id="pl.54.12"></a><var>54.12</var>deceptive, or inaccurate in a material respect to prospective students; or <br/>
<a id="pl.54.13"></a><var>54.13</var>    (4) refusing to allow reasonable inspection or to supply reasonable information after <br/>
<a id="pl.54.14"></a><var>54.14</var>a written request by the office has been received.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.9.0"></a><a id="pl.54.15"></a><var>54.15</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.653, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.54.16"></a><var>54.16</var><b>136A.653 EXEMPTIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.54.17"></a><var>54.17</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Exemption.</b> A school that is subject to licensing by the office under <br/>
<a id="pl.54.18"></a><var>54.18</var>chapter 141, is exempt from the provisions of sections 
         <statute_ref>136A.61</statute_ref> 136A.615 to 
         <statute_ref>136A.71</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.54.19"></a><var>54.19</var>The determination of the office as to whether a particular school is subject to regulation <br/>
<a id="pl.54.20"></a><var>54.20</var>under chapter 141 is final for the purposes of this exemption. <br/>
<a id="pl.54.21"></a><var>54.21</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Educational program; nonprofit organizations.</b> Educational programs <br/>
<a id="pl.54.22"></a><var>54.22</var>which are sponsored by a bona fide and nonprofit trade, labor, business, professional <br/>
<a id="pl.54.23"></a><var>54.23</var>or fraternal organization, which programs are conducted solely for that organization's <br/>
<a id="pl.54.24"></a><var>54.24</var>membership or for the members of the particular industries or professions served by that <br/>
<a id="pl.54.25"></a><var>54.25</var>organization, and which are not available to the public on a fee basis, are exempted from <br/>
<a id="pl.54.26"></a><var>54.26</var>the provisions of sections 
         <statute_ref>136A.61</statute_ref> 136A.615 to 
         <statute_ref>136A.71</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.54.27"></a><var>54.27</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Educational program; business firms.</b> Educational programs which are <br/>
<a id="pl.54.28"></a><var>54.28</var>sponsored by a business firm for the training of its employees or the employees of other <br/>
<a id="pl.54.29"></a><var>54.29</var>business firms with which it has contracted to provide educational services at no cost to the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.30"></a><var>54.30</var>employees are exempted from the provisions of sections 
         <statute_ref>136A.61</statute_ref> 136A.615 to 
         <statute_ref>136A.71</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.54.31"></a><var>54.31</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Voluntary submission.</b> Any school or program exempted from the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.32"></a><var>54.32</var>provisions of sections 
         <statute_ref>136A.61</statute_ref> 136A.615 to 
         <statute_ref>136A.71</statute_ref> by the provisions of this section <br/>
<a id="pl.54.33"></a><var>54.33</var>may voluntarily submit to the provisions of those sections. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.10.0"></a><a id="pl.55.1"></a><var>55.1</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.657, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.55.2"></a><var>55.2</var><b>136A.657 EXEMPTION; RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.55.3"></a><var>55.3</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Exemption.</b> Any school or any department or branch of a school (a) <br/>
<a id="pl.55.4"></a><var>55.4</var>which is substantially owned, operated or supported by a bona fide church or religious <br/>
<a id="pl.55.5"></a><var>55.5</var>organization; (b) whose programs are primarily designed for, aimed at and attended by <br/>
<a id="pl.55.6"></a><var>55.6</var>persons who sincerely hold or seek to learn the particular religious faith or beliefs of that <br/>
<a id="pl.55.7"></a><var>55.7</var>church or religious organization; and (c) whose programs are primarily intended to prepare <br/>
<a id="pl.55.8"></a><var>55.8</var>its students to become ministers of, to enter into some other vocation closely related to, or <br/>
<a id="pl.55.9"></a><var>55.9</var>to conduct their lives in consonance with, the particular faith of that church or religious <br/>
<a id="pl.55.10"></a><var>55.10</var>organization, is exempt from the provisions of sections 
         <statute_ref>136A.61</statute_ref> 136A.615 to 
         <statute_ref>136A.71</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.55.11"></a><var>55.11</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Limitation.</b> This exemption shall not extend to any school or to any <br/>
<a id="pl.55.12"></a><var>55.12</var>department or branch of a school which through advertisements or solicitations represents <br/>
<a id="pl.55.13"></a><var>55.13</var>to any students or prospective students that the school, its aims, goals, missions or <br/>
<a id="pl.55.14"></a><var>55.14</var>purposes or its programs are different from those described in subdivision 1. This <br/>
<a id="pl.55.15"></a><var>55.15</var>exemption shall not extend to any school which represents to any student or prospective <br/>
<a id="pl.55.16"></a><var>55.16</var>student that the major purpose of its programs is to prepare the student for a vocation not <br/>
<a id="pl.55.17"></a><var>55.17</var>closely related to that particular religious faith, or to provide the student with a general <br/>
<a id="pl.55.18"></a><var>55.18</var>educational program recognized by other schools or the broader educational, business or <br/>
<a id="pl.55.19"></a><var>55.19</var>social community as being substantially equivalent to the educational programs offered <br/>
<a id="pl.55.20"></a><var>55.20</var>by schools or departments or branches of schools which are not exempt from sections <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.55.21"></a><var>55.21</var>136A.61
</statute_ref> 136A.615 to 
         <statute_ref>136A.71</statute_ref>, and rules adopted pursuant thereto. <br/>
<a id="pl.55.22"></a><var>55.22</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Scope.</b> Nothing in sections 
         <statute_ref>136A.61</statute_ref> 136A.615 to 
         <statute_ref>136A.71</statute_ref>, or the rules <br/>
<a id="pl.55.23"></a><var>55.23</var>adopted pursuant thereto, shall be interpreted as permitting the office to determine the <br/>
<a id="pl.55.24"></a><var>55.24</var>truth or falsity of any particular set of religious beliefs. <br/>
<a id="pl.55.25"></a><var>55.25</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Statement required; religious nature.</b> Any degree awarded upon <br/>
<a id="pl.55.26"></a><var>55.26</var>completion of a religiously exempt program shall include descriptive language to make <br/>
<a id="pl.55.27"></a><var>55.27</var>the religious nature of the award clear.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.11.0"></a><a id="pl.55.28"></a><var>55.28</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.66, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.55.29"></a><var>55.29</var><b>136A.66 LIST.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.55.30"></a><var>55.30</var>    The office shall maintain a list of schools registered institutions authorized to grant <br/>
<a id="pl.55.31"></a><var>55.31</var>degrees and schools authorized to use the name "college," "academy," "institute" or <br/>
<a id="pl.55.32"></a><var>55.32</var>"university," and shall make such list available to the public.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.12.0"></a><a id="pl.56.1"></a><var>56.1</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.67, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.56.2"></a><var>56.2</var><b>136A.67 UNAUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.56.3"></a><var>56.3</var>    No school and none of its officials or employees shall advertise or represent in any <br/>
<a id="pl.56.4"></a><var>56.4</var>manner that such school is approved or accredited by the office or state of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.56.5"></a><var>56.5</var>except that any A school which is duly registered with the office, or any of its officials or <br/>
<a id="pl.56.6"></a><var>56.6</var>employees, may represent in advertising and shall disclose in catalogues, applications, <br/>
<a id="pl.56.7"></a><var>56.7</var>and enrollment materials that the school is registered with the office. by prominently <br/>
<a id="pl.56.8"></a><var>56.8</var>displaying the following statement: "(Name of school) is registered as a private institution <br/>
<a id="pl.56.9"></a><var>56.9</var>with the Minnesota Office of Higher Education pursuant to sections 136A.615 to 136A.71. <br/>
<a id="pl.56.10"></a><var>56.10</var>Registration is not an endorsement of the institution. Credits earned at the institution <br/>
<a id="pl.56.11"></a><var>56.11</var>may not transfer to all other institutions."<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.13.0"></a><a id="pl.56.12"></a><var>56.12</var>    Sec. 13. <b>[136A.675] RISK ANALYSIS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.56.13"></a><var>56.13</var>    The office shall develop a set of financial and programmatic evaluation metrics to <br/>
<a id="pl.56.14"></a><var>56.14</var>aid in the detection of the failure or potential failure of a school to meet the standards <br/>
<a id="pl.56.15"></a><var>56.15</var>established under sections 136A.61 to 136A.71. These metrics shall include indicators <br/>
<a id="pl.56.16"></a><var>56.16</var>of financial stability, changes in the senior management or the financial aid and senior <br/>
<a id="pl.56.17"></a><var>56.17</var>administrative staff of an institution, changes in enrollment, changes in program offerings, <br/>
<a id="pl.56.18"></a><var>56.18</var>and changes in faculty staffing patterns. The development of financial standards shall use <br/>
<a id="pl.56.19"></a><var>56.19</var>industry standards as benchmarks. The development of the nonfinancial standards shall <br/>
<a id="pl.56.20"></a><var>56.20</var>include a measure of trends and dramatic changes in trends or practice. The agency must <br/>
<a id="pl.56.21"></a><var>56.21</var>specify the metrics and standards for each area and provide a copy to each registered <br/>
<a id="pl.56.22"></a><var>56.22</var>institution and post them on the agency Web site. The agency shall use regularly reported <br/>
<a id="pl.56.23"></a><var>56.23</var>data submitted to the federal government or other regulatory or accreditation agencies <br/>
<a id="pl.56.24"></a><var>56.24</var>wherever possible. The agency may require more frequent data reporting by an institution <br/>
<a id="pl.56.25"></a><var>56.25</var>to ascertain whether the standards are being met.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.14.0"></a><a id="pl.56.26"></a><var>56.26</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.68, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.56.27"></a><var>56.27</var><b>136A.68 RECORDS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.56.28"></a><var>56.28</var>    After August 1, 1975, all schools located in this state must maintain permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.56.29"></a><var>56.29</var>records of all students enrolled therein at any time. The office may require schools to <br/>
<a id="pl.56.30"></a><var>56.30</var>provide a plan acceptable to the office for preserving all such records for at least ten years. <br/>
<a id="pl.56.31"></a><var>56.31</var>The office may require that such plan include the filing of a continuous surety bond or a <br/>
<a id="pl.56.32"></a><var>56.32</var>deposit of funds in trust in an amount not to exceed $20,000 for the purpose of preserving <br/>
<a id="pl.56.33"></a><var>56.33</var>records after such school ceases to exist. A registered school shall maintain a permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.56.34"></a><var>56.34</var>record for each student for 50 years from the last date of the student's attendance. A <br/>
<a id="pl.57.1"></a><var>57.1</var>registered school offering distance instruction to a student located in Minnesota shall <br/>
<a id="pl.57.2"></a><var>57.2</var>maintain a permanent record for each Minnesota student for 50 years from the last date of <br/>
<a id="pl.57.3"></a><var>57.3</var>the student's attendance. Records include a student's academic transcript, documents, and <br/>
<a id="pl.57.4"></a><var>57.4</var>files containing student data about academic credits earned, courses completed, grades <br/>
<a id="pl.57.5"></a><var>57.5</var>awarded, degrees awarded, and periods of attendance. To preserve permanent records, a <br/>
<a id="pl.57.6"></a><var>57.6</var>school shall submit a plan that meets the following requirements: <br/>
<a id="pl.57.7"></a><var>57.7</var>    (1) at least one copy of the records must be held in a secure, fireproof depository <br/>
<a id="pl.57.8"></a><var>57.8</var>or duplicate records must be maintained off site in a secure location and in a manner <br/>
<a id="pl.57.9"></a><var>57.9</var>approved by the office; <br/>
<a id="pl.57.10"></a><var>57.10</var>    (2) an appropriate official must be designated to provide a student with copies of <br/>
<a id="pl.57.11"></a><var>57.11</var>records or a transcript upon request; <br/>
<a id="pl.57.12"></a><var>57.12</var>    (3) an alternative method approved by the office of complying with clauses (1) and <br/>
<a id="pl.57.13"></a><var>57.13</var>(2) must be established if the school ceases to exist; and <br/>
<a id="pl.57.14"></a><var>57.14</var>    (4) if the school has no binding agreement approved by the office for preserving <br/>
<a id="pl.57.15"></a><var>57.15</var>student records, a continuous surety bond must be filed with the office in an amount not to <br/>
<a id="pl.57.16"></a><var>57.16</var>exceed $20,000. The bond shall run to the state of Minnesota.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.15.0"></a><a id="pl.57.17"></a><var>57.17</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.69, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.57.18"></a><var>57.18</var><b>136A.69 FEES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.57.19"></a><var>57.19</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Registration fees.</b> The office shall collect reasonable registration <br/>
<a id="pl.57.20"></a><var>57.20</var>fees that are sufficient to recover, but do not exceed, its costs of administering the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.21"></a><var>57.21</var>registration program. The office shall charge $1,100 for initial registration fees and $950 <br/>
<a id="pl.57.22"></a><var>57.22</var>for annual renewal fees.<br/>
<a id="pl.57.23"></a><var>57.23</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Degree level addition fee.</b> The office processing fee for adding a degree <br/>
<a id="pl.57.24"></a><var>57.24</var>level to an existing program is $2,000 per program.<br/>
<a id="pl.57.25"></a><var>57.25</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Program addition fee.</b> The office processing fee for adding a program <br/>
<a id="pl.57.26"></a><var>57.26</var>that represents a significant departure in the objectives, content, or method of delivery of <br/>
<a id="pl.57.27"></a><var>57.27</var>programs that are currently offered by the school is $500 per program.<br/>
<a id="pl.57.28"></a><var>57.28</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Visit or consulting fee.</b> If the office determines that a fact-finding visit <br/>
<a id="pl.57.29"></a><var>57.29</var>or outside consultant is necessary to review or evaluate any new or revised program, the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.30"></a><var>57.30</var>office shall be reimbursed for the expenses incurred related to the review as follows: <br/>
<a id="pl.57.31"></a><var>57.31</var>    (1) $300 for the team base fee or for a paper review conducted by a consultant if the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.32"></a><var>57.32</var>office determines that a fact-finding visit is not required; <br/>
<a id="pl.57.33"></a><var>57.33</var>    (2) $300 for each day or part thereof on site per team member; and <br/>
<a id="pl.57.34"></a><var>57.34</var>    (3) the actual cost of customary meals, lodging, and related travel expenses incurred <br/>
<a id="pl.57.35"></a><var>57.35</var>by team members.<br/>
<a id="pl.58.1"></a><var>58.1</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Modification fee.</b> The fee for modification of any existing program is <br/>
<a id="pl.58.2"></a><var>58.2</var>$100 and is due if there is: <br/>
<a id="pl.58.3"></a><var>58.3</var>    (1) an increase or decrease of 25 percent or more from the original date of program <br/>
<a id="pl.58.4"></a><var>58.4</var>approval, in clock hours, credit hours, or calendar length of an existing program; <br/>
<a id="pl.58.5"></a><var>58.5</var>    (2) a change in academic measurement from clock hours to credit hours or vice <br/>
<a id="pl.58.6"></a><var>58.6</var>versa; or <br/>
<a id="pl.58.7"></a><var>58.7</var>    (3) an addition or alteration of courses that represent a 25 percent change or more in <br/>
<a id="pl.58.8"></a><var>58.8</var>the objectives, content, or methods of delivery.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.16.0"></a><a id="pl.58.9"></a><var>58.9</var>    Sec. 16. <b>[136A.705] PENALTY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.58.10"></a><var>58.10</var>    The director may assess fines for violations of a provision of sections 136A.615 to <br/>
<a id="pl.58.11"></a><var>58.11</var>136A.71. Each day's failure to comply with a provision of sections 136A.615 to 136A.71 <br/>
<a id="pl.58.12"></a><var>58.12</var>shall be a separate violation and fines shall not exceed $500 per day per violation. <br/>
<a id="pl.58.13"></a><var>58.13</var>Amounts received under this section must be deposited in the special revenue fund and <br/>
<a id="pl.58.14"></a><var>58.14</var>are appropriated in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 for the purposes in sections 136A.615 to <br/>
<a id="pl.58.15"></a><var>58.15</var>136A.71.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.17.0"></a><a id="pl.58.16"></a><var>58.16</var>    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.71, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.58.17"></a><var>58.17</var><b>136A.71 INJUNCTION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.58.18"></a><var>58.18</var>    Upon application of the attorney general the district courts shall have jurisdiction to <br/>
<a id="pl.58.19"></a><var>58.19</var>enjoin any violations of sections 
         <statute_ref>136A.61</statute_ref> 136A.615 to 
         <statute_ref>136A.71</statute_ref>. <br/>
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<a id="bill.5.18.0"></a><a id="pl.58.20"></a><var>58.20</var>    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 141.21, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.58.21"></a><var>58.21</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Office</b><b> of Higher Education or office</b><b>.</b> "Office of Higher Education" or <br/>
<a id="pl.58.22"></a><var>58.22</var>"office" means the Minnesota Office of Higher Education.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.19.0"></a><a id="pl.58.23"></a><var>58.23</var>    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 141.21, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.58.24"></a><var>58.24</var>    Subd. 5. <b>School.</b> "School" means any person, within or outside the state, who <br/>
<a id="pl.58.25"></a><var>58.25</var>maintains, advertises, administers, solicits for, or conducts any program for profit at <br/>
<a id="pl.58.26"></a><var>58.26</var>any less than an associate degree level other than baccalaureate or graduate programs, <br/>
<a id="pl.58.27"></a><var>58.27</var>and is not specifically exempted by sections 
<statute_ref>141.21</statute_ref> to and is not registered as a private <br/>
<a id="pl.58.28"></a><var>58.28</var>institution under sections 136A.615 to 136A.71 and is not specifically exempted by <br/>
<a id="pl.58.29"></a><var>58.29</var>section 
<statute_ref>141.35</statute_ref> or 141.37. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.20.0"></a><a id="pl.58.30"></a><var>58.30</var>    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 141.25, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.59.1"></a><var>59.1</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Required.</b> A school must not maintain, advertise, solicit for, <br/>
<a id="pl.59.2"></a><var>59.2</var>administer, or conduct any program in Minnesota without first obtaining a license from <br/>
<a id="pl.59.3"></a><var>59.3</var>the office.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.21.0"></a><a id="pl.59.4"></a><var>59.4</var>    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 141.25, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.59.5"></a><var>59.5</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Bond.</b> (a) No license shall be issued to any school which maintains, <br/>
<a id="pl.59.6"></a><var>59.6</var>conducts, solicits for, or advertises within the state of Minnesota any program, unless the <br/>
<a id="pl.59.7"></a><var>59.7</var>applicant files with the office a continuous corporate surety bond written by a company <br/>
<a id="pl.59.8"></a><var>59.8</var>authorized to do business in Minnesota conditioned upon the faithful performance of all <br/>
<a id="pl.59.9"></a><var>59.9</var>contracts and agreements with students made by the applicant.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.10"></a><var>59.10</var>    (b) The amount of the surety bond shall be ten percent of the preceding year's gross <br/>
<a id="pl.59.11"></a><var>59.11</var>income from student tuition, fees, and other required institutional charges, but in no event <br/>
<a id="pl.59.12"></a><var>59.12</var>less than $10,000 nor greater than $250,000, except that a school may deposit a greater <br/>
<a id="pl.59.13"></a><var>59.13</var>amount at its own discretion. A school in each annual application for licensure must <br/>
<a id="pl.59.14"></a><var>59.14</var>compute the amount of the surety bond and verify that the amount of the surety bond <br/>
<a id="pl.59.15"></a><var>59.15</var>complies with this subdivision, unless the school maintains a surety bond equal to at least <br/>
<a id="pl.59.16"></a><var>59.16</var>$250,000. A school that operates at two or more locations may combine gross income <br/>
<a id="pl.59.17"></a><var>59.17</var>from student tuition, fees, and other required institutional charges for all locations for the <br/>
<a id="pl.59.18"></a><var>59.18</var>purpose of determining the annual surety bond requirement. The gross tuition and fees <br/>
<a id="pl.59.19"></a><var>59.19</var>used to determine the amount of the surety bond required for a school having a license for <br/>
<a id="pl.59.20"></a><var>59.20</var>the sole purpose of recruiting students in Minnesota shall be only that paid to the school <br/>
<a id="pl.59.21"></a><var>59.21</var>by the students recruited from Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.22"></a><var>59.22</var>    (c) The bond shall run to the state of Minnesota and to any person who may have a <br/>
<a id="pl.59.23"></a><var>59.23</var>cause of action against the applicant arising at any time after the bond is filed and before it <br/>
<a id="pl.59.24"></a><var>59.24</var>is canceled for breach of any contract or agreement made by the applicant with any student. <br/>
<a id="pl.59.25"></a><var>59.25</var>The aggregate liability of the surety for all breaches of the conditions of the bond shall not <br/>
<a id="pl.59.26"></a><var>59.26</var>exceed the principal sum deposited by the school under paragraph (b). The surety of any <br/>
<a id="pl.59.27"></a><var>59.27</var>bond may cancel it upon giving 60 days' notice in writing to the office and shall be relieved <br/>
<a id="pl.59.28"></a><var>59.28</var>of liability for any breach of condition occurring after the effective date of cancellation.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.29"></a><var>59.29</var>    (d) In lieu of bond, the applicant may deposit with the commissioner of finance a <br/>
<a id="pl.59.30"></a><var>59.30</var>sum equal to the amount of the required surety bond in cash, or securities as may be <br/>
<a id="pl.59.31"></a><var>59.31</var>legally purchased by savings banks or for trust funds in an aggregate market value equal <br/>
<a id="pl.59.32"></a><var>59.32</var>to the amount of the required surety bond.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.33"></a><var>59.33</var>    (e) Failure of a school to post and maintain the required surety bond or deposit under <br/>
<a id="pl.59.34"></a><var>59.34</var>paragraph (d) may shall result in denial, suspension, or revocation of the school's license.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.22.0"></a><a id="pl.60.1"></a><var>60.1</var>    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 141.25, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.60.2"></a><var>60.2</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Minimum standards.</b> A license shall be issued if the office first <br/>
<a id="pl.60.3"></a><var>60.3</var>determines:<br/>
<a id="pl.60.4"></a><var>60.4</var>    (1) that the applicant has a sound financial condition with sufficient resources <br/>
<a id="pl.60.5"></a><var>60.5</var>available to:<br/>
<a id="pl.60.6"></a><var>60.6</var>    (i) meet the school's financial obligations;<br/>
<a id="pl.60.7"></a><var>60.7</var>    (ii) refund all tuition and other charges, within a reasonable period of time, in the <br/>
<a id="pl.60.8"></a><var>60.8</var>event of dissolution of the school or in the event of any justifiable claims for refund against <br/>
<a id="pl.60.9"></a><var>60.9</var>the school by the student body;<br/>
<a id="pl.60.10"></a><var>60.10</var>    (iii) provide adequate service to its students and prospective students; and<br/>
<a id="pl.60.11"></a><var>60.11</var>    (iv) maintain and support the school;<br/>
<a id="pl.60.12"></a><var>60.12</var>    (2) that the applicant has satisfactory facilities with sufficient tools and equipment <br/>
<a id="pl.60.13"></a><var>60.13</var>and the necessary number of work stations to prepare adequately the students currently <br/>
<a id="pl.60.14"></a><var>60.14</var>enrolled, and those proposed to be enrolled;<br/>
<a id="pl.60.15"></a><var>60.15</var>    (3) that the applicant employs a sufficient number of qualified teaching personnel to <br/>
<a id="pl.60.16"></a><var>60.16</var>provide the educational programs contemplated;<br/>
<a id="pl.60.17"></a><var>60.17</var>    (4) that the school has an organizational framework with administrative and <br/>
<a id="pl.60.18"></a><var>60.18</var>instructional personnel to provide the programs and services it intends to offer;<br/>
<a id="pl.60.19"></a><var>60.19</var>    (5) that the premises and conditions under which the students work and study are <br/>
<a id="pl.60.20"></a><var>60.20</var>sanitary, healthful, and safe, according to modern standards;<br/>
<a id="pl.60.21"></a><var>60.21</var>    (6) that the quality and content of each occupational course or program of study <br/>
<a id="pl.60.22"></a><var>60.22</var>provides education and adequate preparation to enrolled students for entry level positions <br/>
<a id="pl.60.23"></a><var>60.23</var>in the occupation for which prepared;<br/>
<a id="pl.60.24"></a><var>60.24</var>    (7) that the living quarters which are owned, maintained, recommended, or approved <br/>
<a id="pl.60.25"></a><var>60.25</var>by the applicant for students are sanitary and safe;<br/>
<a id="pl.60.26"></a><var>60.26</var>    (8) that the contract or enrollment agreement used by the school complies with <br/>
<a id="pl.60.27"></a><var>60.27</var>the provisions in section 
         <statute_ref>141.265</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.60.28"></a><var>60.28</var>    (9) that contracts and agreements do not contain a wage assignment provision or a <br/>
<a id="pl.60.29"></a><var>60.29</var>confession of judgment clause; and<br/>
<a id="pl.60.30"></a><var>60.30</var>    (10) that there has been no adjudication of fraud or misrepresentation in any <br/>
<a id="pl.60.31"></a><var>60.31</var>criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding in any jurisdiction against the school or its <br/>
<a id="pl.60.32"></a><var>60.32</var>owner, officers, agents, or sponsoring organization.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.23.0"></a><a id="pl.60.33"></a><var>60.33</var>    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 141.25, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.61.1"></a><var>61.1</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Catalog, brochure, or electronic display.</b> Before a license is issued to <br/>
<a id="pl.61.2"></a><var>61.2</var>a school, the school shall furnish to the office a catalog, brochure, or electronic display <br/>
<a id="pl.61.3"></a><var>61.3</var>including:<br/>
<a id="pl.61.4"></a><var>61.4</var>    (1) identifying data, such as volume number and date of publication;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.5"></a><var>61.5</var>    (2) name and address of the school and its governing body and officials;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.6"></a><var>61.6</var>    (3) a calendar of the school showing legal holidays, beginning and ending dates of <br/>
<a id="pl.61.7"></a><var>61.7</var>each course quarter, term, or semester, and other important dates;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.8"></a><var>61.8</var>    (4) the school policy and regulations on enrollment including dates and specific <br/>
<a id="pl.61.9"></a><var>61.9</var>entrance requirements for each program;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.10"></a><var>61.10</var>    (5) the school policy and regulations about leave, absences, class cuts, make-up <br/>
<a id="pl.61.11"></a><var>61.11</var>work, tardiness, and interruptions for unsatisfactory attendance;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.12"></a><var>61.12</var>    (6) the school policy and regulations about standards of progress for the student <br/>
<a id="pl.61.13"></a><var>61.13</var>including the grading system of the school, the minimum grades considered satisfactory, <br/>
<a id="pl.61.14"></a><var>61.14</var>conditions for interruption for unsatisfactory grades or progress, a description of any <br/>
<a id="pl.61.15"></a><var>61.15</var>probationary period allowed by the school, and conditions of reentrance for those <br/>
<a id="pl.61.16"></a><var>61.16</var>dismissed for unsatisfactory progress;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.17"></a><var>61.17</var>    (7) the school policy and regulations about student conduct and conditions for <br/>
<a id="pl.61.18"></a><var>61.18</var>dismissal for unsatisfactory conduct;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.19"></a><var>61.19</var>    (8) a detailed schedule of fees, charges for tuition, books, supplies, tools, student <br/>
<a id="pl.61.20"></a><var>61.20</var>activities, laboratory fees, service charges, rentals, deposits, and all other charges;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.21"></a><var>61.21</var>    (9) the school policy and regulations, including an explanation of section 
         <statute_ref>141.271</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.61.22"></a><var>61.22</var>about refunding tuition, fees, and other charges if the student does not enter the program, <br/>
<a id="pl.61.23"></a><var>61.23</var>withdraws from the program, or the program is discontinued;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.24"></a><var>61.24</var>    (10) a description of the available facilities and equipment;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.25"></a><var>61.25</var>    (11) a course outline syllabus for each course offered showing course objectives, <br/>
<a id="pl.61.26"></a><var>61.26</var>subjects or units in the course, type of work or skill to be learned, and approximate time, <br/>
<a id="pl.61.27"></a><var>61.27</var>hours, or credits to be spent on each subject or unit;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.28"></a><var>61.28</var>    (12) the school policy and regulations about granting credit for previous education <br/>
<a id="pl.61.29"></a><var>61.29</var>and preparation;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.30"></a><var>61.30</var>    (13) a notice to students relating to the transferability of any credits earned at the <br/>
<a id="pl.61.31"></a><var>61.31</var>school to other institutions; <br/>
<a id="pl.61.32"></a><var>61.32</var>    (14) a procedure for investigating and resolving student complaints; and<br/>
<a id="pl.61.33"></a><var>61.33</var>    (14) (15) the name and address of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.34"></a><var>61.34</var>    A school that is exclusively a distance education school is exempt from clauses <br/>
<a id="pl.61.35"></a><var>61.35</var>(3) and (5).<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.24.0"></a><a id="pl.62.1"></a><var>62.1</var>    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 141.25, subdivision 10, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.62.2"></a><var>62.2</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Placement records.</b> (a) Before a license is issued reissued to a school <br/>
<a id="pl.62.3"></a><var>62.3</var>that offers, advertises or implies a placement service, the school shall file with the office <br/>
<a id="pl.62.4"></a><var>62.4</var>for the past year and thereafter at reasonable intervals determined by the office, a certified <br/>
<a id="pl.62.5"></a><var>62.5</var>copy of the school's placement record, containing a list of graduates, a description of their <br/>
<a id="pl.62.6"></a><var>62.6</var>jobs, names of their employers, and other information as the office may prescribe.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.7"></a><var>62.7</var>    (b) Each school that offers a placement service shall furnish to each prospective <br/>
<a id="pl.62.8"></a><var>62.8</var>student, upon request, prior to enrollment, written information concerning the percentage <br/>
<a id="pl.62.9"></a><var>62.9</var>of the previous year's graduates who were placed in the occupation for which prepared or <br/>
<a id="pl.62.10"></a><var>62.10</var>in related employment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.25.0"></a><a id="pl.62.11"></a><var>62.11</var>    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 141.25, subdivision 12, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.62.12"></a><var>62.12</var>    Subd. 12. <b>Permanent records.</b> A school licensed under this chapter and located <br/>
<a id="pl.62.13"></a><var>62.13</var>in Minnesota shall maintain a permanent record for each student for 50 years from the <br/>
<a id="pl.62.14"></a><var>62.14</var>last date of the student's attendance. A school licensed under this chapter and offering <br/>
<a id="pl.62.15"></a><var>62.15</var>distance instruction to a student located in Minnesota shall maintain a permanent record <br/>
<a id="pl.62.16"></a><var>62.16</var>for each Minnesota student for 50 years from the last date of the student's attendance. <br/>
<a id="pl.62.17"></a><var>62.17</var>Records include school transcripts, documents, and files containing student data about <br/>
<a id="pl.62.18"></a><var>62.18</var>academic credits earned, courses completed, grades awarded, degrees awarded, and <br/>
<a id="pl.62.19"></a><var>62.19</var>periods of attendance. To preserve permanent records, a school shall submit a plan that <br/>
<a id="pl.62.20"></a><var>62.20</var>meets the following requirements:<br/>
<a id="pl.62.21"></a><var>62.21</var>    (1) at least one copy of the records must be held in a secure, fireproof depository;<br/>
<a id="pl.62.22"></a><var>62.22</var>    (2) an appropriate official must be designated to provide a student with copies of <br/>
<a id="pl.62.23"></a><var>62.23</var>records or a transcript upon request;<br/>
<a id="pl.62.24"></a><var>62.24</var>    (3) an alternative method, approved by the office, of complying with clauses (1) and <br/>
<a id="pl.62.25"></a><var>62.25</var>(2) must be established if the school ceases to exist; and<br/>
<a id="pl.62.26"></a><var>62.26</var>    (4) a continuous surety bond must be filed with the office in an amount not to exceed <br/>
<a id="pl.62.27"></a><var>62.27</var>$20,000 if the school has no binding agreement approved by the office, for preserving <br/>
<a id="pl.62.28"></a><var>62.28</var>student records or a trust must be arranged if the school ceases to exist. The bond shall run <br/>
<a id="pl.62.29"></a><var>62.29</var>to the state of Minnesota.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.26.0"></a><a id="pl.62.30"></a><var>62.30</var>    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 141.255, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.62.31"></a><var>62.31</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Renewal licensure fee; late fee.</b> (a) The office processing fee for a <br/>
<a id="pl.62.32"></a><var>62.32</var>renewal licensure application is:<br/>
<a id="pl.62.33"></a><var>62.33</var>    (1) for a category A school, as determined by the office, the fee is $865 if the school <br/>
<a id="pl.62.34"></a><var>62.34</var>offers one program or $1,150 if the school offers two or more programs; and<br/>
<a id="pl.63.1"></a><var>63.1</var>    (2) for a category B or C school, as determined by the office, the fee is $430 if the <br/>
<a id="pl.63.2"></a><var>63.2</var>school offers one program or $575 if the school offers two or more programs.<br/>
<a id="pl.63.3"></a><var>63.3</var>    (b) If a license renewal application is not received by the office by the close of <br/>
<a id="pl.63.4"></a><var>63.4</var>business at least 60 days before the expiration of the current license, a late fee of $100 <br/>
<a id="pl.63.5"></a><var>63.5</var>per business day, not to exceed $3,000, shall be assessed.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.27.0"></a><a id="pl.63.6"></a><var>63.6</var>    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 141.265, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.63.7"></a><var>63.7</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Contract information.</b> A contract or enrollment agreement used by a <br/>
<a id="pl.63.8"></a><var>63.8</var>school must include at least the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.63.9"></a><var>63.9</var>    (1) the name and address of the school, clearly stated;<br/>
<a id="pl.63.10"></a><var>63.10</var>    (2) a clear and conspicuous disclosure that the agreement is a legally binding <br/>
<a id="pl.63.11"></a><var>63.11</var>instrument upon written acceptance of the student by the school unless canceled under <br/>
<a id="pl.63.12"></a><var>63.12</var>section 
         <statute_ref>141.271</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.63.13"></a><var>63.13</var>    (3) the school's cancellation and refund policy that shall be clearly and conspicuously <br/>
<a id="pl.63.14"></a><var>63.14</var>entitled "Buyer's Right to Cancel";<br/>
<a id="pl.63.15"></a><var>63.15</var>    (4) a clear statement of total cost of the program including tuition and all other <br/>
<a id="pl.63.16"></a><var>63.16</var>charges;<br/>
<a id="pl.63.17"></a><var>63.17</var>    (5) the name and description of the program, including the number of hours or <br/>
<a id="pl.63.18"></a><var>63.18</var>credits of classroom instruction, or distance instruction, that shall be included; and<br/>
<a id="pl.63.19"></a><var>63.19</var>    (6) a clear and conspicuous explanation of the form and means of notice the student <br/>
<a id="pl.63.20"></a><var>63.20</var>should use in the event the student elects to cancel the contract or sale, the effective <br/>
<a id="pl.63.21"></a><var>63.21</var>date of cancellation, and the name and address of the seller to which the notice should <br/>
<a id="pl.63.22"></a><var>63.22</var>be sent or delivered.<br/>
<a id="pl.63.23"></a><var>63.23</var>The contract or enrollment agreement must not include a wage assignment provision or a <br/>
<a id="pl.63.24"></a><var>63.24</var>confession of judgment clause.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.28.0"></a><a id="pl.63.25"></a><var>63.25</var>    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 141.271, subdivision 10, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.63.26"></a><var>63.26</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Cancellation occurrence.</b> Written notice of cancellation shall take place <br/>
<a id="pl.63.27"></a><var>63.27</var>on the date the letter of cancellation is postmarked or, in the cases where the notice is hand <br/>
<a id="pl.63.28"></a><var>63.28</var>carried, it shall occur on the date the notice is delivered to the school. If a student has not <br/>
<a id="pl.63.29"></a><var>63.29</var>attended classes class for a period of 21 consecutive days without contacting the school to <br/>
<a id="pl.63.30"></a><var>63.30</var>indicate an intent to continue in school or otherwise making arrangements concerning the <br/>
<a id="pl.63.31"></a><var>63.31</var>absence, the student is considered to have withdrawn from school for all purposes as of <br/>
<a id="pl.63.32"></a><var>63.32</var>the student's last documented date of attendance.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.29.0"></a><a id="pl.63.33"></a><var>63.33</var>    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 141.271, subdivision 12, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.64.1"></a><var>64.1</var>    Subd. 12. <b>Instrument not to be negotiated.</b> A school shall not negotiate any <br/>
<a id="pl.64.2"></a><var>64.2</var>promissory instrument received as payment of tuition or other charge prior to completion <br/>
<a id="pl.64.3"></a><var>64.3</var>of 50 percent of the program., except that prior to that time, instruments may be transferred <br/>
<a id="pl.64.4"></a><var>64.4</var>by assignment to purchasers who shall be subject to all defenses available against the <br/>
<a id="pl.64.5"></a><var>64.5</var>school named as payee.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.30.0"></a><a id="pl.64.6"></a><var>64.6</var>    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 141.28, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.64.7"></a><var>64.7</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Not to advertise state approval</b><b> Disclosure required</b><b>.</b> Schools, <br/>
<a id="pl.64.8"></a><var>64.8</var>agents of schools, and solicitors may not advertise or represent in writing or orally that <br/>
<a id="pl.64.9"></a><var>64.9</var>such school is approved or accredited by the state of Minnesota, except that any A <br/>
<a id="pl.64.10"></a><var>64.10</var>school, agent, or solicitor may advertise represent in advertisements and shall disclose <br/>
<a id="pl.64.11"></a><var>64.11</var>in catalogues, applications, and enrollment materials that the school and solicitor have <br/>
<a id="pl.64.12"></a><var>64.12</var>been is duly licensed by the state using by prominently displaying the following language <br/>
<a id="pl.64.13"></a><var>64.13</var>statement:<br/>
<a id="pl.64.14"></a><var>64.14</var>"(Name of school) is licensed as a private career school with the Minnesota Office of <br/>
<a id="pl.64.15"></a><var>64.15</var>Higher Education. Licensure is not an endorsement of the institution. Credits earned at the <br/>
<a id="pl.64.16"></a><var>64.16</var>institution may not transfer to all other institutions. The educational programs may not <br/>
<a id="pl.64.17"></a><var>64.17</var>meet the needs of every student or employer."<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.31.0"></a><a id="pl.64.18"></a><var>64.18</var>    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 141.32, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.64.19"></a><var>64.19</var><b>141.32 PENALTY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.64.20"></a><var>64.20</var>    Violation of a provision of this chapter shall be a misdemeanor. Each day's failure <br/>
<a id="pl.64.21"></a><var>64.21</var>to comply with this chapter shall be a separate violation. The office shall adopt rules <br/>
<a id="pl.64.22"></a><var>64.22</var>establishing a list of civil penalties and the fine associated with each violation. Fines for <br/>
<a id="pl.64.23"></a><var>64.23</var>violations shall not exceed $500 per day per violation. The director may assess fines for <br/>
<a id="pl.64.24"></a><var>64.24</var>violations of a provision of this chapter. Each day's failure to comply with a provision <br/>
<a id="pl.64.25"></a><var>64.25</var>of sections 136A.615 to 136A.71 shall be a separate violation and fines shall not exceed <br/>
<a id="pl.64.26"></a><var>64.26</var>$500 per day per violation. Amounts received under this section must be deposited in the <br/>
<a id="pl.64.27"></a><var>64.27</var>special revenue fund and are appropriated in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 for the purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.64.28"></a><var>64.28</var>of this chapter.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.32.0"></a><a id="pl.64.29"></a><var>64.29</var>    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 141.35, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.64.30"></a><var>64.30</var><b>141.35 EXEMPTIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.64.31"></a><var>64.31</var>    Sections 
         <statute_ref>141.21</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>141.35 141.32</statute_ref> shall not apply to the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.64.32"></a><var>64.32</var>    (1) public postsecondary institutions;<br/>
<a id="pl.65.1"></a><var>65.1</var>    (2) private postsecondary institutions registered under sections 
         <statute_ref>136A.61</statute_ref> 136A.615 <br/>
<a id="pl.65.2"></a><var>65.2</var>to 
         <statute_ref>136A.71</statute_ref> that are nonprofit, or that are for profit and registered under sections 
<statute_ref>136A.61</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.65.3"></a><var>65.3</var>to 
<statute_ref>136A.71</statute_ref> as of December 31, 1998, or are approved to offer exclusively baccalaureate <br/>
<a id="pl.65.4"></a><var>65.4</var>or postbaccalaureate programs;<br/>
<a id="pl.65.5"></a><var>65.5</var>    (3) schools of nursing accredited by the state Board of Nursing or an equivalent <br/>
<a id="pl.65.6"></a><var>65.6</var>public board of another state or foreign country;<br/>
<a id="pl.65.7"></a><var>65.7</var>    (4) private schools complying with the requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>120A.22, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.65.8"></a><var>65.8</var>4
         </statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.65.9"></a><var>65.9</var>    (5) courses taught to students in a valid apprenticeship program taught by or <br/>
<a id="pl.65.10"></a><var>65.10</var>required by a trade union;<br/>
<a id="pl.65.11"></a><var>65.11</var>    (6) schools exclusively engaged in training physically or mentally disabled persons <br/>
<a id="pl.65.12"></a><var>65.12</var>for the state of Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.65.13"></a><var>65.13</var>    (7) schools licensed by boards authorized under Minnesota law to issue licenses;<br/>
<a id="pl.65.14"></a><var>65.14</var>    (8) schools and educational programs, or training programs, contracted for by <br/>
<a id="pl.65.15"></a><var>65.15</var>persons, firms, corporations, government agencies, or associations, for the training of their <br/>
<a id="pl.65.16"></a><var>65.16</var>own employees, for which no fee is charged the employee;<br/>
<a id="pl.65.17"></a><var>65.17</var>    (9) schools engaged exclusively in the teaching of purely avocational, recreational, <br/>
<a id="pl.65.18"></a><var>65.18</var>or remedial subjects as determined by the office;<br/>
<a id="pl.65.19"></a><var>65.19</var>    (10) driver training schools and instructors as defined in section 
<statute_ref>171.33, subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.65.20"></a><var>65.20</var>1 and 2
</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.65.21"></a><var>65.21</var>    (11) classes, courses, or programs conducted by a bona fide trade, professional, or <br/>
<a id="pl.65.22"></a><var>65.22</var>fraternal organization, solely for that organization's membership;<br/>
<a id="pl.65.23"></a><var>65.23</var>    (12) (11) programs in the fine arts provided by organizations exempt from taxation <br/>
<a id="pl.65.24"></a><var>65.24</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>290.05</statute_ref> and registered with the attorney general under chapter 309. For <br/>
<a id="pl.65.25"></a><var>65.25</var>the purposes of this clause, "fine arts" means activities resulting in artistic creation or <br/>
<a id="pl.65.26"></a><var>65.26</var>artistic performance of works of the imagination which are engaged in for the primary <br/>
<a id="pl.65.27"></a><var>65.27</var>purpose of creative expression rather than commercial sale or employment. In making <br/>
<a id="pl.65.28"></a><var>65.28</var>this determination the office may seek the advice and recommendation of the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.65.29"></a><var>65.29</var>Board of the Arts;<br/>
<a id="pl.65.30"></a><var>65.30</var>    (13) (12) classes, courses, or programs intended to fulfill the continuing education <br/>
<a id="pl.65.31"></a><var>65.31</var>requirements for licensure or certification in a profession, that have been approved by <br/>
<a id="pl.65.32"></a><var>65.32</var>a legislatively or judicially established board or agency responsible for regulating the <br/>
<a id="pl.65.33"></a><var>65.33</var>practice of the profession, and that are offered exclusively to an individual practicing <br/>
<a id="pl.65.34"></a><var>65.34</var>the profession;<br/>
<a id="pl.66.1"></a><var>66.1</var>    (14) (13) classes, courses, or programs intended to prepare students to sit for <br/>
<a id="pl.66.2"></a><var>66.2</var>undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate, or occupational licensing and occupational <br/>
<a id="pl.66.3"></a><var>66.3</var>entrance examinations;<br/>
<a id="pl.66.4"></a><var>66.4</var>    (15) (14) classes, courses, or programs providing 16 or fewer clock hours of <br/>
<a id="pl.66.5"></a><var>66.5</var>instruction that are not part of the curriculum for an occupation or entry level employment;<br/>
<a id="pl.66.6"></a><var>66.6</var>    (16) (15) classes, courses, or programs providing instruction in personal <br/>
<a id="pl.66.7"></a><var>66.7</var>development, modeling, or acting;<br/>
<a id="pl.66.8"></a><var>66.8</var>    (17) (16) training or instructional programs, in which one instructor teaches an <br/>
<a id="pl.66.9"></a><var>66.9</var>individual student, that are not part of the curriculum for an occupation or are not intended <br/>
<a id="pl.66.10"></a><var>66.10</var>to prepare a person for entry level employment; and<br/>
<a id="pl.66.11"></a><var>66.11</var>    (18) (17) schools with no physical presence in Minnesota, as determined by the <br/>
<a id="pl.66.12"></a><var>66.12</var>office, engaged exclusively in offering distance instruction that are located in and <br/>
<a id="pl.66.13"></a><var>66.13</var>regulated by other states or jurisdictions.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.33.0"></a><a id="pl.66.14"></a><var>66.14</var>    Sec. 33. <b>[141.37] EXEMPTION; RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.66.15"></a><var>66.15</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Exemption.</b> Any school or any department or branch of a school: <br/>
<a id="pl.66.16"></a><var>66.16</var>    (1) which is substantially owned, operated, or supported by a bona fide church <br/>
<a id="pl.66.17"></a><var>66.17</var>or religious organization; <br/>
<a id="pl.66.18"></a><var>66.18</var>    (2) whose programs are primarily designed for, aimed at, and attended by persons <br/>
<a id="pl.66.19"></a><var>66.19</var>who sincerely hold or seek to learn the particular religious faith or beliefs of that church or <br/>
<a id="pl.66.20"></a><var>66.20</var>religious organization; and <br/>
<a id="pl.66.21"></a><var>66.21</var>    (3) whose programs are primarily intended to prepare its students to become <br/>
<a id="pl.66.22"></a><var>66.22</var>ministers of, to enter into some other vocation closely related to, or to conduct their lives <br/>
<a id="pl.66.23"></a><var>66.23</var>in consonance with the particular faith of that church or religious organization,<br/>
<a id="pl.66.24"></a><var>66.24</var>is exempt from the provisions of sections 141.21 to 141.32.<br/>
<a id="pl.66.25"></a><var>66.25</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Limitations.</b> (a) An exemption shall not extend to any school, department <br/>
<a id="pl.66.26"></a><var>66.26</var>or branch of a school, or program of a school which through advertisements or solicitations <br/>
<a id="pl.66.27"></a><var>66.27</var>represents to any students or prospective students that the school, its aims, goals, missions, <br/>
<a id="pl.66.28"></a><var>66.28</var>purposes, or programs are different from those described in subdivision 1.<br/>
<a id="pl.66.29"></a><var>66.29</var>    (b) An exemption shall not extend to any school which represents to any student or <br/>
<a id="pl.66.30"></a><var>66.30</var>prospective student that the major purpose of its programs is to:<br/>
<a id="pl.66.31"></a><var>66.31</var>    (1) prepare the student for a vocation not closely related to that particular religious <br/>
<a id="pl.66.32"></a><var>66.32</var>faith; or<br/>
<a id="pl.66.33"></a><var>66.33</var>    (2) provide the student with a general educational program recognized by other <br/>
<a id="pl.66.34"></a><var>66.34</var>schools or the broader educational, business, or social community as being substantially <br/>
<a id="pl.66.35"></a><var>66.35</var>equivalent to the educational programs offered by schools or departments or branches of <br/>
<a id="pl.67.1"></a><var>67.1</var>schools which are not religious in nature and are not exempt from chapter 141 and from <br/>
<a id="pl.67.2"></a><var>67.2</var>rules adopted pursuant under this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.67.3"></a><var>67.3</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Scope.</b> Nothing in this chapter or the rules adopted under it shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.67.4"></a><var>67.4</var>interpreted as permitting the office to determine the truth or falsity of any particular set <br/>
<a id="pl.67.5"></a><var>67.5</var>of religious beliefs.<br/>
<a id="pl.67.6"></a><var>67.6</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Descriptive language required.</b> Any certificate, diploma, degree, or other <br/>
<a id="pl.67.7"></a><var>67.7</var>formal recognition awarded upon completion of any religiously exempt program shall <br/>
<a id="pl.67.8"></a><var>67.8</var>include such descriptive language as to make the religious nature of the award clear.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.34.0"></a><a id="pl.67.9"></a><var>67.9</var>    Sec. 34. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE; TRANSITION PROCESS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.67.10"></a><var>67.10</var>    Changes in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 141, and sections 136A.615 to 136A.71, <br/>
<a id="pl.67.11"></a><var>67.11</var>shall be effective July 1, 2007. Schools currently licensed pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.67.12"></a><var>67.12</var>chapter 141, that qualify for private institution registration after July 1, 2007, shall apply <br/>
<a id="pl.67.13"></a><var>67.13</var>for and complete the process for registration prior to the expiration of their current private <br/>
<a id="pl.67.14"></a><var>67.14</var>career school license. Schools currently registered as private institutions pursuant to <br/>
<a id="pl.67.15"></a><var>67.15</var>Minnesota Statutes, sections 136A.61 to 136A.71, that are required to obtain a private <br/>
<a id="pl.67.16"></a><var>67.16</var>career school license after August 1, 2007, shall apply for and complete the process for <br/>
<a id="pl.67.17"></a><var>67.17</var>licensure prior to the expiration of the current registration, but in any event no later than <br/>
<a id="pl.67.18"></a><var>67.18</var>December 31, 2007. The office is authorized to extend existing license or registration for a <br/>
<a id="pl.67.19"></a><var>67.19</var>reasonable period of time to allow for the completion of the new processes when necessary.<br/>