1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to higher education; modifying grant eligibility; modifying loan
1.3limits and terms; increasing private institution fees; eliminating the high
1.4school-to-college developmental transition program; defining terms; transferring
1.5funds; modifying and reducing appropriations;amending Minnesota Statutes
1.62008, sections 136A.127, by adding subdivisions; 136A.1701, subdivisions 4, 7;
1.7136A.69, subdivisions 1, 3, 4; 141.255; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement,
1.8sections 136A.121, subdivision 9; 136A.127, subdivision 9; Laws 2009, chapter
1.995, article 1, sections 3, subdivisions 6, 12; 4, subdivision 4, as amended;
1.105, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 136A.1701,
1.11subdivision 5; 136A.69, subdivision 2; 141.255, subdivision 3; Minnesota
1.12Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 135A.61; 136A.121, subdivision 9b.
1.13BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.14
ARTICLE 1
1.15
HIGHER EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
1.16
Section 1. new text begin SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.new text end
1.17
new text begin Subdivision 1.new text end new text begin Summary Total.new text end new text begin The amounts shown in this section summarize new text end
1.18
new text begin direct appropriations, by fund, made in this article.new text end
1.19
new text begin 2010new text end
new text begin 2011new text end
new text begin Totalnew text end
1.20
new text begin Generalnew text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin (454,000)new text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin (52,829,000)new text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin (53,283,000)new text end
1.21
new text begin Health Care Accessnew text end
new text begin -0-new text end
new text begin -0-new text end
new text begin -0-new text end
1.22
new text begin Federalnew text end
new text begin -0-new text end
new text begin -0-new text end
new text begin -0-new text end
1.23
1.24
new text begin State Government Special new text end
new text begin Revenuenew text end
new text begin -0-new text end
new text begin -0-new text end
new text begin -0-new text end
1.25
new text begin Totalnew text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin (454,000)new text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin (52,829,000)new text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin (53,283,000)new text end
1.26
new text begin Subd. 2.new text end new text begin Summary by Agency - All Funds.new text end new text begin The amounts shown in this subdivision new text end
1.27
new text begin summarize direct appropriations, by agency, made in this article.new text end
2.1
new text begin 2010new text end
new text begin 2011new text end
new text begin Totalnew text end
2.2
2.3
new text begin Minnesota Office of Higher new text end
new text begin Educationnew text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin (454,000)new text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin (6,242,000)new text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin (6,696,000)new text end
2.4
2.5
2.6
new text begin Board of Trustees of the new text end
new text begin Minnesota State Colleges and new text end
new text begin Universitiesnew text end
new text begin -0-new text end
new text begin (10,467,000)new text end
new text begin (10,467,000)new text end
2.7
2.8
new text begin Board of Regents of the new text end
new text begin University of Minnesotanew text end
new text begin -0-new text end
new text begin (36,120,000)new text end
new text begin (36,120,000)new text end
2.9
new text begin Totalnew text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin (454,000)new text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin (52,829,000)new text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin (53,283,000)new text end
2.10
Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.new text end
2.11
new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown new text end
2.12
new text begin in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2009, chapter 95, article 1, to new text end
2.13
new text begin the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the new text end
2.14
new text begin general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for new text end
2.15
new text begin each purpose. The figures "2010" and "2011" used in this article mean that the addition new text end
2.16
new text begin to or subtraction from the appropriation listed under them is available for the fiscal year new text end
2.17
new text begin ending June 30, 2010, or June 30, 2011, respectively. Supplemental appropriations and new text end
2.18
new text begin reductions to appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, are effective the new text end
2.19
new text begin day following final enactment.new text end
2.20
new text begin APPROPRIATIONSnew text end
2.21
new text begin Available for the Yearnew text end
2.22
new text begin Ending June 30new text end
2.23
new text begin 2010new text end
new text begin 2011new text end
2.24
Sec. 3. new text begin OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATIONnew text end
2.25
new text begin Subdivision 1.new text end new text begin Total Appropriationnew text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin (454,000)new text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin (6,242,000)new text end
2.26
new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each new text end
2.27
new text begin purpose are specified in the following new text end
2.28
new text begin subdivisions.new text end
2.29
new text begin Subd. 2.new text end new text begin State Grantsnew text end
new text begin (233,000)new text end
new text begin (2,063,000)new text end
2.30
new text begin Subd. 3.new text end new text begin Child Care Grantsnew text end
new text begin -0-new text end
new text begin (500,000)new text end
2.31
new text begin Subd. 4.new text end new text begin State Work-Studynew text end
new text begin -0-new text end
new text begin (2,830,000)new text end
2.32
new text begin For fiscal year 2011, the Office of Higher new text end
2.33
new text begin Education shall transfer funds from the new text end
2.34
new text begin work-study program to the reciprocity new text end
2.35
new text begin program in the amount necessary to make new text end
3.1
new text begin payments under reciprocity agreements. new text end
3.2
new text begin The base appropriation for the work-study new text end
3.3
new text begin program for fiscal years 2012 and 2013 are new text end
3.4
new text begin $12,129,000 in each year.new text end
3.5
new text begin Subd. 5.new text end new text begin Indian Scholarshipsnew text end
new text begin -0-new text end
new text begin (120,000)new text end
3.6
3.7
new text begin Subd. 6.new text end new text begin Intervention for College Attendance new text end
new text begin Program Grantsnew text end
new text begin (22,000)new text end
new text begin (43,000)new text end
3.8
new text begin Subd. 7.new text end new text begin Midwest Higher Education Compactnew text end
new text begin (3,000)new text end
new text begin (3,000)new text end
3.9
3.10
new text begin Subd. 8.new text end new text begin Technical and Community College new text end
new text begin Emergency Grantsnew text end
new text begin -0-new text end
new text begin (150,000)new text end
3.11
new text begin Subd. 9.new text end new text begin United Family Medicine Residencynew text end
new text begin (13,000)new text end
new text begin (28,000)new text end
3.12
new text begin Subd. 10.new text end new text begin Minnesota College Savings Plannew text end
new text begin (22,000)new text end
new text begin (50,000)new text end
3.13
new text begin Subd. 11.new text end new text begin MnLink Gateway and Minitexnew text end
new text begin (95,000)new text end
new text begin (362,000)new text end
3.14
new text begin Subd. 12.new text end new text begin Other Programsnew text end
new text begin (6,000)new text end
new text begin (12,000)new text end
3.15
new text begin The reduction in the student and parent new text end
3.16
new text begin information program is $6,000 in fiscal year new text end
3.17
new text begin 2010 and $3,000 in fiscal year 2011. The new text end
3.18
new text begin reduction in get ready program funds is new text end
3.19
new text begin $6,000 in fiscal year 2011. The reduction in new text end
3.20
new text begin funds for the Minnesota Minority Education new text end
3.21
new text begin Partnership is $3,000 in fiscal year 2011.new text end
3.22
new text begin Subd. 13.new text end new text begin Agency Administrationnew text end
new text begin (60,000)new text end
new text begin (81,000)new text end
3.23
3.24
3.25
Sec. 4. new text begin BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE new text end
new text begin MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND new text end
new text begin UNIVERSITIESnew text end
3.26
new text begin Subdivision 1.new text end new text begin Total Appropriationnew text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin -0-new text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin (10,467,000)new text end
3.27
new text begin The amounts that must be reduced or new text end
3.28
new text begin added for each purpose are specified in the new text end
3.29
new text begin following subdivisions.new text end
3.30
3.31
new text begin Subd. 2.new text end new text begin Central Office and Shared Services new text end
new text begin Unitnew text end
new text begin -0-new text end
new text begin (742,000)new text end
3.32
new text begin Subd. 3.new text end new text begin Operations and Maintenancenew text end
new text begin -0-new text end
new text begin (9,642,000)new text end
3.33
new text begin Subd. 4.new text end new text begin Learning Network of Minnesotanew text end
new text begin -0-new text end
new text begin (82,000)new text end
4.1
4.2
Sec. 5. new text begin BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE new text end
new text begin UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTAnew text end
4.3
new text begin Subdivision 1.new text end new text begin Total Appropriationnew text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin -0-new text end
new text begin $new text end
new text begin (36,120,000)new text end
4.4
new text begin The amounts that must be reduced or new text end
4.5
new text begin added for each purpose are specified in the new text end
4.6
new text begin following subdivisions.new text end
4.7
new text begin Subd. 2.new text end new text begin Operations and Maintenancenew text end
new text begin -0-new text end
new text begin (32,223,000)new text end
4.8
new text begin Subd. 3.new text end new text begin Special Appropriationsnew text end
4.9
new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Agriculture and Extension Servicenew text end
new text begin -0-new text end
new text begin (2,787,000)new text end
4.10
new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Health Sciencesnew text end
new text begin -0-new text end
new text begin (281,000)new text end
4.11
new text begin $18,000 in fiscal year 2011 is a reduction to new text end
4.12
new text begin the appropriation to support up to 12 resident new text end
4.13
new text begin physicians in the St. Cloud Hospital family new text end
4.14
new text begin practice residency program.new text end
4.15
new text begin (c) new text end new text begin Institute of Technologynew text end
new text begin -0-new text end
new text begin (74,000)new text end
4.16
new text begin (d) new text end new text begin System Specialnew text end
new text begin -0-new text end
new text begin (328,000)new text end
4.17
4.18
new text begin (e) new text end new text begin University of Minnesota and Mayo new text end
new text begin Foundation Partnershipnew text end
new text begin -0-new text end
new text begin (427,000)new text end
4.19 Sec. 6. Laws 2009, chapter 95, article 1, section 3, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
4.20
Subd. 6.Achieve Scholarship Program
4,350,000
4,350,000
4.21For scholarships under Minnesota Statutes,
4.22section
136A.127new text begin , the office shall transfer new text end
4.23new text begin the appropriation for fiscal year 2011 to the new text end
4.24new text begin appropriation for state grantsnew text end
.
4.25 Sec. 7. Laws 2009, chapter 95, article 1, section 3, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
4.26
4.27
Subd. 12.Technical and Community College
Emergency Grants
150,000
150,000
4.28For transfer to the financial aid offices
4.29at each of the colleges of the Minnesota
4.30State Colleges and Universities to provide
4.31emergency aid grants to technical and
5.1community college students who are
5.2experiencing extraordinary economic
5.3circumstances that may result in the students
5.4dropping out of school without completing
5.5the term or their program.
new text begin This is a onetime new text end
5.6
new text begin appropriation.new text end
5.7 Sec. 8. Laws 2009, chapter 95, article 1, section 4, subdivision 4, as amended by Laws
5.82009, chapter 177, section 10, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
5.9
Subd. 4.Operations and Maintenance
562,041,000
613,833,000
5.10(a) It is the intention of the legislature to
5.11increase the amount of funding distributed
5.12to colleges and universities through the
5.13allocation model to provide direct support of
5.14instruction and related functions necessary
5.15to protect the core mission of educating
5.16students.
5.17(b) The Board of Trustees shall submit
5.18expenditure reduction plans by March 15,
5.192010, to the committees of the legislature
5.20with responsibility for higher education
5.21finance to achieve the 2012-2013 base
5.22established in this section at the central
5.23office and at each institution. The plan
5.24submitted by the board must be based on
5.25plans developed at each institution detailing
5.26reductions to achieve lower base allocations
5.27at that institution. Each plan must focus on
5.28protecting direct instruction.
5.29(c) For the biennium ending June 30,
5.302011, expenditures under this subdivision
5.31must not exceed $40,000,000 for
5.32technology initiatives, including technology
5.33infrastructure improvements.
6.1 (d) $1,000,000 each year is for the Northeast
6.2Minnesota Higher Education District and
6.3high schools in its area. Students from area
6.4high schools may also access the facilities
6.5and faculty of the Northeast Minnesota
6.6Higher Education District for state-of-the-art
6.7technical education opportunities, including
6.8MnSCU's 2+2 Pathways initiative.
6.9(e) $225,000 each year is to enhance eFolio
6.10Minnesota and for a center to provide on-site
6.11and Internet-based support and technical
6.12assistance to users of the state's eFolio
6.13Minnesota system to promote workforce and
6.14economic development and to enable access
6.15to workforce information generated through
6.16the eFolio Minnesota system.
6.17(f) For fiscal years 2012 and 2013 the base for
6.18operations and maintenance is $602,759,000
6.19each year.
6.20 Sec. 9. Laws 2009, chapter 95, article 1, section 5, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
6.21
Subd. 2.Operations and Maintenance
550,345,000
604,239,000
6.22(a) This appropriation includes funding for
6.23operation and maintenance of the system.
6.24(b) The Board of Regents shall submit
6.25expenditure reduction plans by March 15,
6.262010, to the committees of the legislature
6.27with responsibility for higher education
6.28finance to achieve the 2012-2013 base
6.29established in this section. The plan must
6.30focus on protecting direct instruction.
6.31(c) Appropriations under this subdivision
6.32may be used for a new scholarship under
6.33Minnesota Statutes, section
137.0225, to
7.1complement the University's Founders
7.2scholarship.
7.3(d) This appropriation includes amounts for
7.4an Ojibwe Indian language program on the
7.5Duluth campus.
7.6(e) This appropriation includes money for the
7.7Dakota language teacher training immersion
7.8program on the Twin Cities campus to
7.9prepare teachers to teach in Dakota language
7.10immersion programs.
7.11(f) This appropriation includes money for the
7.12Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory to preserve
7.13accreditation.
7.14(g) This appropriation includes money in
7.15fiscal year 2010 for a onetime grant to the
7.16Minnesota Wildlife Rehabilitation Center for
7.17their uncompensated expenses.
7.18(h) For fiscal years 2012 and 2013, the
7.19base for operations and maintenance is
7.20$596,930,000 each year.
7.21
ARTICLE 2
7.22
RELATED HIGHER EDUCATION PROVISIONS
7.23 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 136A.121, subdivision 9,
7.24is amended to read:
7.25 Subd. 9.
Awards. An undergraduate student who meets the office's requirements
7.26is eligible to apply for and receive a grant in any year of undergraduate study unless the
7.27student has obtained a baccalaureate degree or previously has been enrolled full time or
7.28the equivalent for nine
new text begin eightnew text end semesters or the equivalent, excluding courses taken from a
7.29Minnesota school or postsecondary institution which is not participating in the state grant
7.30program and from which a student transferred no credit. A student who withdraws from
7.31enrollment for active military service, or for a major illness, while under the care of a
7.32medical professional, that substantially limits the student's ability to complete the term is
7.33entitled to an additional semester or the equivalent of grant eligibility. A student enrolled
8.1in a two-year program at a four-year institution is only eligible for the tuition and fee
8.2maximums established by law for two-year institutions.
8.3 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 136A.127, subdivision 9, is
8.4amended to read:
8.5 Subd. 9.
Scholarship awards. The amount of the scholarship is equal to the
8.6maximum assigned student responsibility for a four-year program, as defined in section
8.7136A.121, subdivision 5
, minus the assigned family responsibility as defined in section
8.8136A.101, subdivision 5a
, multiplied by 0.50. The minimum scholarship is $1,200 per
8.9academic year based on the institution's academic calendar and the student's continued
8.10eligibility
new text begin and available appropriationsnew text end .
new text begin Awards are subject to student priority under new text end
8.11
new text begin subdivision 9d.new text end The scholarship may be used to pay for qualifying expenses at eligible
8.12institutions.
8.13 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 136A.127, is amended by adding a
8.14subdivision to read:
8.15
new text begin Subd. 9c.new text end new text begin Insufficient appropriation.new text end new text begin If the amount appropriated is determined by new text end
8.16
new text begin the office to be insufficient to make full awards to applicants under subdivision 9, awards new text end
8.17
new text begin may be reduced by one or more of the following:new text end
8.18
new text begin (1) a percentage reduction in the maximum award;new text end
8.19
new text begin (2) a dollar amount reduction in the minimum award; ornew text end
8.20
new text begin (3) adding a surcharge to the applicant's assigned family responsibility, as defined in new text end
8.21
new text begin section 136A.101, subdivision 5a.new text end
8.22 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 136A.127, is amended by adding a
8.23subdivision to read:
8.24
new text begin Subd. 9d.new text end new text begin Student priority.new text end new text begin Achieve scholarship awards must be made to students new text end
8.25
new text begin with complete applications received as of August 31 of each respective fiscal year.new text end
8.26 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 136A.1701, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
8.27 Subd. 4.
Terms and conditions of loans. (a) The office may loan money upon such
8.28terms and conditions as the office may prescribe. The
new text begin Under the SELF IV program, thenew text end
8.29principal amount of a loan to an undergraduate student for a single academic year shall
8.30not exceed $6,000 for grade levels 1 and 2 effective July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2007.
8.31Effective July 1, 2007, the principal amount of a loan for grade levels 1 and 2 shall not
8.32exceed $7,500. The principal amount of a loan for grade levels 3, 4, and 5 shall not exceed
9.1$7,500 effective July 1, 2006
new text begin $7,500 per grade levelnew text end . The aggregate principal amount of
9.2all loans made under this section to an undergraduate student shall not exceed $34,500
9.3through June 30, 2007, and $37,500 after June 30, 2007. The principal amount of a loan
9.4to a graduate student for a single academic year shall not exceed $9,000. The aggregate
9.5principal amount of all loans made under this section to a student as an undergraduate
9.6and graduate student shall not exceed $52,500 through June 30, 2007, and $55,500
9.7after June 30, 2007. The amount of the loan may not exceed the cost of attendance less
9.8all other financial aid, including PLUS loans or other similar parent loans borrowed on
9.9the student's behalf. The cumulative SELF loan debt must not exceed the borrowing
9.10maximums in paragraph (b).
9.11(b) The cumulative undergraduate borrowing maximums for SELF
new text begin IV new text end loans are:
9.12(1) effective July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2007:
9.13(i) grade level 1, $6,000;
9.14(ii) grade level 2, $12,000;
9.15(iii) grade level 3, $19,500;
9.16(iv) grade level 4, $27,000; and
9.17(v) grade level 5, $34,500; and
9.18(2) effective July 1, 2007:
9.19(i) grade level 1, $7,500;
9.20(ii)
new text begin (2) new text end grade level 2, $15,000;
9.21(iii)
new text begin (3) new text end grade level 3, $22,500;
9.22(iv)
new text begin (4) new text end grade level 4, $30,000; and
9.23(v)
new text begin (5) new text end grade level 5, $37,500.
9.24
new text begin (c) The principal amount of a SELF V or subsequent phase loan to students enrolled new text end
9.25
new text begin in a bachelor's degree program, postbaccalaureate, or graduate program must not exceed new text end
9.26
new text begin $10,000 per grade level. For all other eligible students, the principal amount of the loan new text end
9.27
new text begin must not exceed $7,500 per grade level. The aggregate principal amount of all loans new text end
9.28
new text begin made under this section to a student as an undergraduate and graduate student must not new text end
9.29
new text begin exceed $70,000. The amount of the loan must not exceed the cost of attendance less new text end
9.30
new text begin all other financial aid, including PLUS loans or other similar parent loans borrowed on new text end
9.31
new text begin the student's behalf. The cumulative SELF loan debt must not exceed the borrowing new text end
9.32
new text begin maximums in paragraph (d).new text end
9.33
new text begin (d)(1) The cumulative borrowing maximums for SELF V loans and subsequent new text end
9.34
new text begin phases for students enrolled in a bachelor's degree program or postbaccalaureate program new text end
9.35
new text begin are:new text end
9.36
new text begin (i) grade level 1, $10,000;new text end
10.1
new text begin (ii) grade level 2, $20,000;new text end
10.2
new text begin (iii) grade level 3, $30,000;new text end
10.3
new text begin (iv) grade level 4, $40,000; andnew text end
10.4
new text begin (v) grade level 5, $50,000.new text end
10.5
new text begin (2) For graduate level students, the borrowing limit is $10,000 per nine-month new text end
10.6
new text begin academic year, with a cumulative maximum for all SELF debt of $70,000.new text end
10.7
new text begin (3) For all other eligible students, the cumulative borrowing maximums for SELF V new text end
10.8
new text begin loans and subsequent phases are:new text end
10.9
new text begin (i) grade level 1, $7,500;new text end
10.10
new text begin (ii) grade level 2, $15,000;new text end
10.11
new text begin (iii) grade level 3, $22,500;new text end
10.12
new text begin (iv) grade level 4, $30,000; andnew text end
10.13
new text begin (v) grade level 5, $37,500.new text end
10.14 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 136A.1701, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
10.15 Subd. 7.
Repayment of loans. (a) The office shall establish repayment procedures
10.16for loans made under this section, but in no event shall the period of permitted repayment
10.17for SELF II or SELF III loans exceed ten years from the eligible student's termination of
10.18the student's postsecondary academic or vocational program, or 15 years from the date of
10.19the student's first loan under this section, whichever is less.
10.20(b) For SELF
new text begin IVnew text end loans from phases after SELF III, eligible students with aggregate
10.21principal loan balances from all SELF phases that are less than $18,750 shall have a
10.22repayment period not exceeding ten years from the eligible student's graduation or
10.23termination date. For SELF
new text begin IVnew text end loans from phases after SELF III, eligible students with
10.24aggregate principal loan balances from all SELF phases of $18,750 or greater shall have
10.25a repayment period not exceeding 15 years from the eligible student's graduation or
10.26termination date. For SELF
new text begin IV new text end loans from phases after SELF III, the loans shall enter
10.27repayment no later than seven years after the first disbursement date on the loan.
10.28
new text begin (c) For SELF loans from phases after SELF IV, eligible students with aggregate new text end
10.29
new text begin principal loan balances from all SELF phases that are:new text end
10.30
new text begin (1) less than $20,000, must have a repayment period not exceeding ten years from new text end
10.31
new text begin the eligible student's graduation or termination date;new text end
10.32
new text begin (2) $20,000 up to $40,000, must have a repayment period not exceeding 15 years new text end
10.33
new text begin from the eligible student's graduation or termination date; andnew text end
10.34
new text begin (3) $40,000 or greater, must have a repayment period not exceeding 20 years new text end
10.35
new text begin from the eligible student's graduation or termination date. For SELF loans from phases new text end
11.1
new text begin after SELF IV, the loans must enter repayment no later than nine years after the first new text end
11.2
new text begin disbursement date of the loan.new text end
11.3 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 136A.69, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
11.4 Subdivision 1.
Registration fees. new text begin (a) new text end The office shall collect reasonable registration
11.5fees that are sufficient to recover, but do not exceed, its costs of administering the
11.6registration program. The office shall charge $1,100 for initial registration fees and $950
11.7for annual renewal fees.
new text begin the fees listed in paragraphs (b) and (c) for new registrations.new text end
11.8
new text begin (b) A new school offering no more than one degree at each level during its first year new text end
11.9
new text begin must pay registration fees for each applicable level in the following amounts:new text end
11.10
new text begin associate degreenew text end
new text begin $2,000new text end
11.11
new text begin baccalaureate degreenew text end
new text begin $2,500new text end
11.12
new text begin master's degreenew text end
new text begin $3,000new text end
11.13
new text begin doctorate degreenew text end
new text begin $3,500new text end
11.14
new text begin (c) A new school that will offer more than one degree per level during its first new text end
11.15
new text begin year must pay registration fees in an amount equal to the fee for the first degree at each new text end
11.16
new text begin degree level under paragraph (b), plus fees for each additional nondegree program or new text end
11.17
new text begin degree as follows:new text end
11.18
new text begin nondegree programnew text end
new text begin $250new text end
11.19
new text begin additional associate degreenew text end
new text begin $250new text end
11.20
new text begin additional baccalaureate degreenew text end
new text begin $500new text end
11.21
new text begin additional master's degreenew text end
new text begin $750new text end
11.22
new text begin additional doctorate degreenew text end
new text begin $1,000new text end
11.23
new text begin (d) The annual renewal registration fee is $1,200.new text end
11.24 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 136A.69, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
11.25 Subd. 3.
Degree or nondegree program addition fee. The office processing fee
new text begin new text end
11.26
new text begin feesnew text end for adding a degree or nondegree program that represents a significant departure in
11.27the objectives, content, or method of delivery of degree or nondegree programs that are
11.28currently offered by the school is $500 per degree or nondegree program
new text begin are as follows:new text end .
11.29
new text begin nondegree program that is part of existing degreenew text end
new text begin -0-new text end
11.30
new text begin nondegree program that is not a part of an existing degreenew text end
new text begin $250 eachnew text end
11.31
11.32
new text begin majors, specializations, emphasis areas, concentrations, and other new text end
new text begin similar areas of emphasisnew text end
new text begin $250 eachnew text end
11.33
new text begin associate degreesnew text end
new text begin $500 eachnew text end
11.34
new text begin baccalaureate degreesnew text end
new text begin $500 eachnew text end
11.35
new text begin master's degreesnew text end
new text begin $750 eachnew text end
11.36
new text begin doctorate degreesnew text end
new text begin $2,000 eachnew text end
12.1 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 136A.69, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
12.2 Subd. 4.
Visit or consulting fee. If the office determines that a fact-finding visit
12.3or outside consultant is necessary to review or evaluate any new or revised degree or
12.4nondegree program, the office shall be reimbursed for the expenses incurred related to the
12.5review as follows:
12.6 (1) $300
new text begin $400new text end for the team base fee or for a paper review conducted by a consultant
12.7if the office determines that a fact-finding visit is not required;
12.8 (2) $300 for each day or part thereof on site per team member; and
12.9 (3) the actual cost of customary meals, lodging, and related travel expenses incurred
12.10by team members.
12.11 Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 141.255, is amended to read:
12.12
141.255 FEES.
12.13 Subdivision 1.
Initial licensure fee. The office processing fee for an initial licensure
12.14application is:
12.15(1) $1,500
new text begin $2,500 new text end for a school that will offer no more than one program during
12.16its first year of operation;
12.17
new text begin (2) $750 for a school licensed exclusively due to the use of the term "college," new text end
12.18
new text begin "university," "academy," or "institute" in their name, or licensed exclusively in order to new text end
12.19
new text begin participate in state grant or SELF loan financial aid programs; andnew text end
12.20(2) $2,000 for a school that will offer two or more nondegree level programs
12.21
new text begin (3) $2,500, plus $500 for each additional program offered by the school, for a school new text end
12.22 during its first year of operation; and
new text begin .new text end
12.23(3) $2,500 for a school that will offer two or more degree level programs during
12.24its first year of operation.
12.25 Subd. 2.
Renewal licensure fee; late fee. (a) The office processing fee for a
12.26renewal licensure application is:
12.27 (1) for a category A school, as determined by the office, the fee is $865 if the school
12.28offers one program or $1,150 if the school offers two or more programs; and
12.29 (2) for a category B or C school, as determined by the office, the fee is $430 if the
12.30school offers one program or $575 if the school offers two or more programs.
12.31
new text begin (1) for a school that offers one program, the license renewal fee is $1,150;new text end
12.32
new text begin (2) for a school that offers more than one program, the license renewal fee is new text end
12.33
new text begin $1,150, plus $200 for each additional program with a maximum renewal licensing fee new text end
12.34
new text begin of $2,000; andnew text end
13.1
new text begin (3) schools licensed exclusively due to the use of the term "college," "university," new text end
13.2
new text begin "academy," or "institute" in their name or licensed exclusively in order to participate in new text end
13.3
new text begin state grant or SELF loan financial aid programs shall pay a renewal fee of $750.new text end
13.4 (b) If a license renewal application is not received by the office by the close of
13.5business at least 60 days before the expiration of the current license, a late fee of $100
13.6per business day, not to exceed $3,000, shall be assessed.
13.7 Subd. 3.
Degree level addition fee. The office processing fee for adding a degree
13.8level to an existing program is $2,000 per program.
13.9 Subd. 4.
Program addition fee. The office processing fee for adding a program
13.10that represents a significant departure in the objectives, content, or method of delivery of
13.11programs
new text begin to thosenew text end that are currently offered by the school is $500 per program.
13.12 Subd. 5.
Visit or consulting fee. If the office determines that a fact-finding visit
13.13or outside consultant is necessary to review or evaluate any new or revised program, the
13.14office shall be reimbursed for the expenses incurred related to the review as follows:
13.15(1) $300
new text begin $400new text end for the team base fee or for a paper review conducted by a consultant
13.16if the office determines that a fact-finding visit is not required;
13.17(2) $300 for each day or part thereof on site per team member; and
13.18(3) the actual cost of customary meals, lodging, and related travel expenses incurred
13.19by team members.
13.20 Subd. 6.
Modification fee. The fee for modification of any existing program is
13.21$100 and is due if there is:
13.22(1) an increase or decrease of 25 percent or more, from the original date of program
13.23approval, in clock hours, credit hours, or calendar length of an existing program;
13.24(2) a change in academic measurement from clock hours to credit hours or vice
13.25versa; or
13.26(3) an addition or alteration of courses that represent a 25 percent change or more in
13.27the objectives, content, or methods of delivery.
13.28 Subd. 7.
Solicitor permit fee. The solicitor permit fee is $350 and must be paid
13.29annually.
13.30 Subd. 8.
Multiple location fee. Schools wishing to operate at multiple locations
13.31must pay:
13.32(1) $250 per location, for
new text begin locations new text end two to five locations; and
13.33(2) an additional $50
new text begin $100new text end for each location over five.
13.34 Subd. 9.
Student transcript fee. The fee for a student transcript requested from
13.35a closed school whose records are held by the office is $10
new text begin $15new text end , with a maximum of
13.36five transcripts per request.
14.1 Subd. 10.
Public office documents; copies. The office shall establish rates for
14.2copies of any public office document
new text begin shall be 50 cents per pagenew text end .
14.3 Sec. 11.
new text begin REPEALER.new text end
14.4
new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 136A.1701, subdivision 5; 136A.69, subdivision new text end
14.5
new text begin 2; and 141.255, subdivision 3,new text end new text begin are repealed.new text end
14.6
new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 135A.61; and 136A.121, subdivision new text end
14.7
new text begin 9b,new text end new text begin are repealed.new text end
