1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; amending postsecondary education provisions; 
1.3 	prohibiting use of certain public funds to support human cloning; appropriating 
1.4 	money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 135A.51, subdivision 2; 
1.5 	136A.1787; 136G.01; 136G.03, subdivisions 1, 18, 27; 136G.05, subdivisions 
1.6 	1, 6, 8; 299A.45, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 
1.7 	Statutes, chapter 145; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136G.11, 
1.8 	subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
1.9 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.10 	ARTICLE 1
1.11 	HIGHER EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

1.12	Section 1.  SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.13 		Subdivision 1.Summary By Fund. The amounts shown in this subdivision 
1.14 	summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made in this article.

1.15	SUMMARY BY FUND
	
1.16			2012
		2013
		Total
	
1.17	General
	$
	1,252,884,000
	$
	1,252,634,000
	$
	2,505,518,000
	
1.18	Health Care Access
		2,157,000
		2,157,000
		4,314,000

1.19	Total
	$
	1,255,041,000
	$
	1,254,791,000
	$
	2,509,832,000
	
1.20 		Subd. 2.Summary By Agency - All Funds. The amounts shown in this subdivision 
1.21 	summarize direct appropriations, by agency, made in this article.

1.22	SUMMARY BY AGENCY - ALL FUNDS
	
1.23			2012
		2013
		Total
	
1.24
1.25	Minnesota Office of Higher 
Education
	$
	184,220,000
	$
	183,970,000
	$
	368,190,000
	
2.1	Mayo Medical Foundation
		1,351,000
		1,351,000
		2,702,000
	
2.2
2.3
2.4	Board of Trustees of the 
Minnesota State Colleges and 
Universities
		546,827,000
		546,827,000
		1,093,654,000
	
2.5
2.6	Board of Regents of the 
University of Minnesota
		522,643,000
		522,643,000
		1,045,286,000
	
2.7	Total
	$
	1,255,041,000
	$
	1,254,791,000
	$
	2,509,832,000

2.8	Sec. 2. HIGHER EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
2.9 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
2.10 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the 
2.11 	general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated 
2.12 	for each purpose. The figures "2012" and "2013" used in this article mean that the 
2.13 	appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, or 
2.14 	June 30, 2013, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2012. "The second year" is fiscal 
2.15 	year 2013. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2012 and 2013.

2.16				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.17				Available for the Year
	
2.18				Ending June 30
	
2.19					2012
		2013

2.20
2.21	Sec. 3. MINNESOTA OFFICE OF HIGHER 
EDUCATION

2.22	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	184,220,000
	$
	183,970,000
	
2.23 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.24 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.25 	subdivisions.

2.26	Subd. 2.State Grants
 		147,857,000
		147,857,000
	
2.27 	(a) If the appropriation in this subdivision for 
2.28 	either year is insufficient, the appropriation 
2.29 	for the other year is available for it.
2.30 	(b) For the biennium, the tuition maximum 
2.31 	is $10,488 in each year for students in 
2.32 	four-year programs, and $5,808 for students 
2.33 	in two-year programs.
2.34 	(c) This appropriation sets the living and 
2.35 	miscellaneous expense allowance at $7,000 
2.36 	each year.
3.1 	(d) This appropriation includes $100,000 
3.2 	the first year and $100,000 the second year 
3.3 	for educational benefits under Minnesota 
3.4 	Statutes, section 299A.45, to eligible 
3.5 	dependent children and to the spouses of 
3.6 	public safety officers killed in the line of duty. 
3.7 	If the appropriation in this paragraph for 
3.8 	either year is insufficient, the appropriation 
3.9 	for the other year is available for it.

3.10	Subd. 3.Child Care Grants
 		6,684,000
		6,684,000

3.11	Subd. 4.State Work-Study
 		14,944,000
		14,944,000

3.12	Subd. 5.Indian Scholarships
 		1,800,000
		1,800,000
	
3.13 	This appropriation includes funding each 
3.14 	year to administer the Indian scholarship 
3.15 	program.

3.16
3.17	Subd. 6.Intervention for College Attendance 
Program Grants
 		671,000
		671,000
	
3.18 	For grants under Minnesota Statutes, 
3.19 	section 136A.861. Up to $50,000 of this 
3.20 	appropriation each year may be used for 
3.21 	administrative expenses.

3.22	Subd. 7.Midwest Higher Education Compact
 		95,000
		95,000

3.23
3.24	Subd. 8.United Family Medicine Residency 
Program
 		467,000
		467,000
	
3.25 	For a grant to the United Family Medicine 
3.26 	residency program. This appropriation 
3.27 	shall be used to support up to 18 resident 
3.28 	physicians each year in family practice at 
3.29 	United Family Medicine residency programs 
3.30 	and shall prepare doctors to practice family 
3.31 	care medicine in underserved rural and 
3.32 	urban areas of the state. It is intended 
3.33 	that this program will improve health 
3.34 	care in underserved communities, provide 
4.1 	affordable access to appropriate medical 
4.2 	care, and manage the treatment of patients in 
4.3 	a cost-effective manner.

4.4	Subd. 9.Interstate Tuition Reciprocity
 		3,150,000
		3,250,000
	
4.5 	If the appropriation in this subdivision for 
4.6 	either year is insufficient, the appropriation 
4.7 	for the other year is available to meet 
4.8 	reciprocity contract obligations.

4.9	Subd. 10.Minnesota College Savings Plan
 		350,000
		-0-

4.10	Subd. 11.MnLINK Gateway and Minitex
 		5,480,000
		5,480,000

4.11	Subd. 12.Other Programs
 		357,000
		357,000
	
4.12 	This appropriation includes $125,000 each 
4.13 	year for student and parent information, 
4.14 	$184,000 each year for the get ready outreach 
4.15 	program, and $48,000 each year for a 
4.16 	grant to the Minnesota Minority Education 
4.17 	Partnership.

4.18	Subd. 13.Agency Administration
 		2,365,000
		2,365,000

4.19	Subd. 14.Balances Forward
 					
4.20 	A balance in the first year under this section 
4.21 	does not cancel, but is available for the 
4.22 	second year.

4.23	Subd. 15.Transfers
 					
4.24 	The Minnesota Office of Higher Education 
4.25 	may transfer unencumbered balances from 
4.26 	the appropriations in this section to the state 
4.27 	grant appropriation, the interstate tuition 
4.28 	reciprocity appropriation, the child care 
4.29 	grant appropriation, the Indian scholarship 
4.30 	appropriation, the state work-study 
4.31 	appropriation, the achieve scholarship 
4.32 	appropriation, the public safety officers' 
4.33 	survivors appropriation, and the Minnesota 
5.1 	college savings plan appropriation. Transfers 
5.2 	from the child care or state work-study 
5.3 	appropriations may only be made to the 
5.4 	extent there is a projected surplus in the 
5.5 	appropriation. A transfer may be made only 
5.6 	with prior written notice to the chairs and 
5.7 	ranking minority members of the senate and 
5.8 	house of representatives committees with 
5.9 	jurisdiction over higher education finance.

5.10	Subd. 16.TANF Work-Study
 					
5.11 	Notwithstanding any rule to the contrary, 
5.12 	work-study jobs funded by a TANF 
5.13 	appropriation do not require employer 
5.14 	matching funds.

5.15
5.16
5.17	Sec. 4. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE 
MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND 
UNIVERSITIES

5.18	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	546,827,000
	$
	546,827,000

5.19	Appropriations by Fund
	
5.20		2012
	2013
	
5.21	General
	546,827,000
	546,827,000
	
5.22 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
5.23 	purpose are specified in the following 
5.24 	subdivisions.

5.25
5.26	Subd. 2.Central Office and Shared Services 
Unit
 		33,074,000
		33,074,000
	
5.27 	For the Office of the Chancellor and the 
5.28 	Shared Services Division. The reduction in 
5.29 	the appropriation made by this subdivision 
5.30 	from the net appropriation made for the 
5.31 	central office and shared services unit in the 
5.32 	biennium ending June 30, 2011, must not be 
5.33 	allocated to any institution nor charged back 
5.34 	to any campus or institution.

6.1	Subd. 3.Operations and Maintenance
 		509,693,000
		509,693,000
	
6.2 	$120,000 each year is for the Cook 
6.3 	County Higher Education Board to provide 
6.4 	educational programs and academic support 
6.5 	services.

6.6	Subd. 4.Learning Network of Minnesota
 		4,060,000
		4,060,000

6.7
6.8	Sec. 5. BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE 
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

6.9	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	522,643,000
	$
	522,643,000

6.10	Appropriations by Fund
	
6.11		2012
	2013
	
6.12	General
	520,486,000
	520,486,000
	
6.13	Health Care Access
	2,157,000
	2,157,000
	
6.14 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
6.15 	purpose are specified in the following 
6.16 	subdivisions.

6.17	Subd. 2.Operations and Maintenance
 		459,547,000
		459,547,000
	
6.18 	(a) This appropriation includes funding for 
6.19 	operation and maintenance of the system.
6.20 	(b) This appropriation includes amounts for 
6.21 	an Ojibwe Indian language program on the 
6.22 	Duluth campus.
6.23 	(c) This appropriation includes money for the 
6.24 	Dakota language teacher training immersion 
6.25 	program on the Twin Cities campus to 
6.26 	prepare teachers to teach in Dakota language 
6.27 	immersion programs. 
6.28 	(d) This appropriation includes money for 
6.29 	the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory to 
6.30 	preserve accreditation.
6.31 	(e) During the biennium, the Board 
6.32 	of Regents is encouraged to at least 
6.33 	proportionally reduce spending for 
7.1 	administration relative to spending 
7.2 	reductions in other budget areas.

7.3	Subd. 3.Primary Care Education Initiatives
 		2,157,000
		2,157,000
	
7.4 	This appropriation is from the health care 
7.5 	access fund.

7.6	Subd. 4.Special Appropriations

7.7	(a) Agriculture and Extension Service
		43,329,000
		43,329,000
	
7.8 	For the Agricultural Experiment Station and 
7.9 	the Minnesota Extension Service:
7.10 	(1) the agricultural experiment stations 
7.11 	and Minnesota Extension Service must 
7.12 	convene agricultural advisory groups to 
7.13 	focus research, education, and extension 
7.14 	activities on producer needs and implement 
7.15 	an outreach strategy that more effectively 
7.16 	and rapidly transfers research results and best 
7.17 	practices to producers throughout the state;
7.18 	(2) this appropriation includes funding for 
7.19 	research and outreach on the production of 
7.20 	renewable energy from Minnesota biomass 
7.21 	resources, including agronomic crops, plant 
7.22 	and animal wastes, and native plants or trees. 
7.23 	The following areas should be prioritized and 
7.24 	carried out in consultation with Minnesota 
7.25 	producers, renewable energy, and bioenergy 
7.26 	organizations:
7.27 	(i) biofuel and other energy production from 
7.28 	perennial crops, small grains, row crops, 
7.29 	and forestry products in conjunction with 
7.30 	the Natural Resources Research Institute 
7.31 	(NRRI);
7.32 	(ii) alternative bioenergy crops and cropping 
7.33 	systems; and
8.1 	(iii) biofuel coproducts used for livestock 
8.2 	feed;
8.3 	(3) this appropriation includes funding 
8.4 	for the College of Food, Agricultural, and 
8.5 	Natural Resources Sciences to establish and 
8.6 	provide leadership for organic agronomic, 
8.7 	horticultural, livestock, and food systems 
8.8 	research, education, and outreach and for 
8.9 	the purchase of state-of-the-art laboratory, 
8.10 	planting, tilling, harvesting, and processing 
8.11 	equipment necessary for this project;
8.12 	(4) this appropriation includes funding 
8.13 	for research efforts that demonstrate a 
8.14 	renewed emphasis on the needs of the state's 
8.15 	agriculture community. The following 
8.16 	areas should be prioritized and carried 
8.17 	out in consultation with Minnesota farm 
8.18 	organizations:
8.19 	(i) vegetable crop research with priority for 
8.20 	extending the Minnesota vegetable growing 
8.21 	season;
8.22 	(ii) fertilizer and soil fertility research and 
8.23 	development;
8.24 	(iii) soil, groundwater, and surface water 
8.25 	conservation practices and contaminant 
8.26 	reduction research;
8.27 	(iv) discovering and developing plant 
8.28 	varieties that use nutrients more efficiently;
8.29 	(v) breeding and development of turf seed 
8.30 	and other biomass resources in all three 
8.31 	Minnesota biomes;
8.32 	(vi) development of new disease-resistant 
8.33 	and pest-resistant varieties of turf and 
8.34 	agronomic crops;
9.1 	(vii) utilizing plant and livestock cells to treat 
9.2 	and cure human diseases;
9.3 	(viii) the development of dairy coproducts;
9.4 	(ix) a rapid agricultural response fund for 
9.5 	current or emerging animal, plant, and insect 
9.6 	problems affecting production or food safety;
9.7 	(x) crop pest and animal disease research;
9.8 	(xi) developing animal agriculture that is 
9.9 	capable of sustainably feeding the world;
9.10 	(xii) consumer food safety education and 
9.11 	outreach;
9.12 	(xiii) programs to meet the research and 
9.13 	outreach needs of organic livestock and crop 
9.14 	farmers; and
9.15 	(xiv) alternative bioenergy crops and 
9.16 	cropping systems; and growing, harvesting, 
9.17 	and transporting biomass plant material; and
9.18 	(5) by February 1, 2013, the Board of 
9.19 	Regents must submit a report to the 
9.20 	legislative committees with responsibility 
9.21 	for agriculture and higher education finance 
9.22 	on the status and outcomes of research and 
9.23 	initiatives funded in this section.

9.24	(b) Health Sciences
		4,374,000
		4,374,000
	
9.25 	$346,000 each year is to support up to 12 
9.26 	resident physicians in the St. Cloud Hospital 
9.27 	family practice residency program. The 
9.28 	program must prepare doctors to practice 
9.29 	primary care medicine in the rural areas of 
9.30 	the state. The legislature intends this program 
9.31 	to improve health care in rural communities, 
9.32 	provide affordable access to appropriate 
9.33 	medical care, and manage the treatment of 
9.34 	patients in a more cost-effective manner.
10.1 	The remainder of this appropriation is for 
10.2 	the rural physicians associates program, the 
10.3 	Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, health 
10.4 	sciences research, dental care, and the 
10.5 	Biomedical Engineering Center.

10.6	(c) Institute of Technology
		1,150,000
		1,150,000
	
10.7 	For the Geological Survey and the talented 
10.8 	youth mathematics program.

10.9	(d) System Special
		5,104,000
		5,104,000
	
10.10 	For general research, industrial relations 
10.11 	education, Natural Resources Research 
10.12 	Institute, Center for Urban and Regional 
10.13 	Affairs, Bell Museum of Natural History, and 
10.14 	the Humphrey exhibit.

10.15
10.16	(e) University of Minnesota and Mayo 
Foundation Partnership
		6,982,000
		6,982,000
	
10.17 	For the direct and indirect expenses of the 
10.18 	collaborative research partnership between 
10.19 	the University of Minnesota and the Mayo 
10.20 	Foundation for research in biotechnology 
10.21 	and medical genomics. This appropriation 
10.22 	is available until expended. All parties 
10.23 	to the partnership and chairs and ranking 
10.24 	minority members of the senate and house of 
10.25 	representatives committees responsible for 
10.26 	higher education finance must be consulted 
10.27 	before the Board of Regents reduces the 
10.28 	amount allocated to the partnership under 
10.29 	this paragraph during the biennium ending 
10.30 	June 30, 2013. An annual report on the 
10.31 	expenditure of these funds must be submitted 
10.32 	to the governor and the chairs of the senate 
10.33 	and house of representatives committees 
10.34 	responsible for higher education and 
11.1 	economic development by June 30 of each 
11.2 	fiscal year.

11.3	Subd. 5.Academic Health Center
 					
11.4 	The appropriation for Academic Health 
11.5 	Center funding under Minnesota Statutes, 
11.6 	section 297F.10, is $22,250,000 each year.

11.7	Sec. 6. MAYO MEDICAL FOUNDATION

11.8	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	1,351,000
	$
	1,351,000
	
11.9 	The amounts that may be spent for the 
11.10 	purposes are specified in the following 
11.11 	subdivisions.

11.12	Subd. 2.Medical School
 		665,000
		665,000
	
11.13 	The state of Minnesota must pay a capitation 
11.14 	each year for each student who is a resident 
11.15 	of Minnesota. The appropriation may be 
11.16 	transferred between years of the biennium to 
11.17 	accommodate enrollment fluctuations.
11.18 	It is intended that during the biennium the 
11.19 	Mayo Clinic use the capitation money to 
11.20 	increase the number of doctors practicing in 
11.21 	rural areas in need of doctors.

11.22
11.23	Subd. 3.Family Practice and Graduate 
Residency Program
 		686,000
		686,000
	
11.24 	The state of Minnesota must pay stipend 
11.25 	support for up to 27 residents each year.

11.26 	Sec. 7. TUITION LIMITATION AT MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND 
11.27 	UNIVERSITIES.
 11.28 	During the biennium ending June 30, 2013, the maximum tuition rate increase for 
11.29 	all tuition rates at a Minnesota State Colleges and Universities institution or campus to a 
11.30 	Minnesota resident undergraduate student may not exceed:
11.31 	(1) three percent per academic year at a state college; and
11.32 	(2) four percent per academic year at a state university.

12.1 	Sec. 8. TUITION LIMITATION; UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA.
 12.2 	The legislature expects that during the biennium ending June 30, 2013, the 
12.3 	maximum tuition rate increase to a Minnesota resident undergraduate student enrolled at 
12.4 	the University of Minnesota shall not exceed four percent per academic year.

12.5 	Sec. 9. ALLOCATION OF MNSCU SALARY SAVINGS.
 12.6 	During the biennium ending June 30, 2013, any salary savings to the Minnesota 
12.7 	State Colleges and Universities system caused by legislation that limits, reduces, or 
12.8 	eliminates salary increases during that biennium shall, at the discretion of the Board of 
12.9 	Trustees, be used to mitigate tuition increases or allocated to institutions and campuses 
12.10 	under the board's allocation model used for distribution of state appropriations.

12.11 	Sec. 10. INSUFFICIENCY IN STATE GRANT APPROPRIATION; AWARD 
12.12 	REDUCTION CALCULATION.
 12.13 	During the biennium ending June 30, 2013, the calculation for reducing state grant 
12.14 	awards due to an insufficient appropriation to make full awards shall be governed by 
12.15 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.121, subdivision 7, except that the reductions caused by 
12.16 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.121, subdivision 7, clause (1), shall be approximately 
12.17 	three times the reductions caused by Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.121, subdivision 
12.18 	7, clause (2).

12.19 	Sec. 11. STUDY OF GRADUATE EDUCATION IN FOR-PROFIT SECTOR.
 12.20 	The Minnesota Office of Higher Education must study graduate education in 
12.21 	for-profit institutions with a physical presence in the state. The study must examine 
12.22 	the rights and responsibilities of graduate students attending those institutions. At a 
12.23 	minimum, the study must include an analysis of graduate student disciplinary processes; 
12.24 	processes and policies adopted for the protection of graduate students' intellectual property 
12.25 	rights; policies and guidelines addressing academic freedom of inquiry for students; and 
12.26 	administrative processes in place to address disputes. The office must report on the 
12.27 	findings of this study by January 15, 2013, to the committees of the legislature with 
12.28 	responsibility for higher education finance. The report must include recommendations for 
12.29 	any changes to improve graduate education in the for-profit sector.

13.1 	ARTICLE 2
13.2 	HIGHER EDUCATION STATUTORY CHANGES

13.3 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 135A.51, subdivision 2, is amended to 
13.4 	read:
13.5 		Subd. 2.Senior citizen. "Senior citizen" means a person who has reached 66 62 
13.6 	 years of age before the beginning of any term, semester or quarter, in which a course of 
13.7 	study is pursued, or a person receiving a railroad retirement annuity who has reached 60 
13.8 	years of age before the beginning of the term.

13.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day after final enactment for 
13.10 	terms beginning after July 1, 2011.

13.11 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136A.1787, is amended to read:
13.12 	136A.1787 SELF LOAN REVENUE BONDS ANNUAL CERTIFICATE OF 
13.13 	NEED.
13.14 	(a) In order to ensure the payment of the principal of and interest on bonds and 
13.15 	notes of the office and the continued maintenance of the loan capital fund under section 
13.16 	136A.1785, the office shall annually determine and certify to the governor, on or before 
13.17 	December 1, the amount, if any:
13.18 	(1) needed to restore the loan capital fund to the minimum amount required by a 
13.19 	resolution or indenture relating to any bonds or notes of the office, not exceeding the 
13.20 	maximum amount of principal and interest to become due and payable in any subsequent 
13.21 	year on all bonds or notes which are then outstanding;
13.22 	(2) determined by the office to be needed in the immediately ensuing following
13.23 	fiscal year, with other funds pledged and estimated to be received during that year, for 
13.24 	the payment of the principal and interest due and payable in that year on all outstanding 
13.25 	bonds and notes; and
13.26 	(3) needed to restore any debt service reserve fund securing any outstanding bonds 
13.27 	or notes of the office to the amount required in a resolution or indenture relating to such 
13.28 	outstanding bonds or notes.
13.29 	(b) If the office determines the need under paragraph (a), clause (2) or (3), to be for 
13.30 	the immediately following fiscal year, the governor shall include and submit the amounts 
13.31 	certified by the office in accordance with this section to the legislature in the governor's 
13.32 	budget for the immediately following fiscal year, or. If the office determines the need 
13.33 	under paragraph (a), clause (2) or (3), to be for the current fiscal year, the governor shall 
14.1 	include and submit the amounts certified  in a governor's supplemental budget if the regular 
14.2 	budget for that year has previously been approved enacted.

14.3 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136G.01, is amended to read:
14.4 	136G.01 PLAN ESTABLISHED.
14.5 	A college savings plan known as the Minnesota college savings plan is established. 
14.6 	In establishing this plan, the legislature seeks to encourage individuals to save for 
14.7 	postsecondary education by:
14.8 	(1) providing a qualified tuition plan under federal tax law; and
14.9 	(2) providing matching grants for contributions to the program by low- and 
14.10 	middle-income families; and
14.11 	(3) encouraging individuals, foundations, and businesses to provide additional 
14.12 	grants to participating students.

14.13 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136G.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
14.14 		Subdivision 1.General. For purposes of sections 136G.01 to 136G.13 136G.14, the 
14.15 	following terms have the meanings given.

14.16 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136G.03, subdivision 18, is amended to read:
14.17 		Subd. 18.Matching grant. "Matching grant" means an amount added to a matching 
14.18 	grant account under section 136G.11 for eligible account beneficiaries for account 
14.19 	contributions in calendar years 2001 to 2010.

14.20 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136G.03, subdivision 27, is amended to read:
14.21 		Subd. 27.Plan. "Plan" refers to the plan established under sections 136G.01 to 
14.22 	136G.13 136G.14.

14.23 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136G.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
14.24 		Subdivision 1.Responsibilities. (a) The director shall establish the rules, terms, 
14.25 	and conditions for the plan, subject to the requirements of sections 136G.01 to 136G.13
14.26 	136G.14.
14.27 	(b) The director shall prescribe the application forms, procedures, and other 
14.28 	requirements that apply to the plan.

14.29 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136G.05, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
15.1 		Subd. 6.Three-year period for withdrawal of grants. A matching grant deposited 
15.2 	in the a matching grant account based on account owner contributions during calendar 
15.3 	years 2001 to 2010 under section 136G.11 may not be withdrawn within three years of the 
15.4 	establishment of the account of the beneficiary. In calculating the three-year period, the 
15.5 	period held in another account is included, if the account includes a rollover from another 
15.6 	account under section 529(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code.

15.7 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136G.05, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
15.8 		Subd. 8.Administration. The director shall administer the program, including 
15.9 	accepting and processing applications, maintaining account records, making payments, 
15.10 	making matching grants under section 136G.11, and undertaking any other necessary 
15.11 	tasks to administer the program. The office may contract with one or more third parties to 
15.12 	carry out some or all of these administrative duties, including providing incentives and 
15.13 	marketing the program. The office and the board may jointly contract with third-party 
15.14 	providers, if the office and board determine that it is desirable to contract with the same 
15.15 	entity or entities for administration and investment management.

15.16 	Sec. 10. [145.4221] STATE FUNDS; PROHIBITED USE FOR HUMAN 
15.17 	CLONING.
15.18 	No state funds or federal funds the state receives for state programs may be used to 
15.19 	either support human cloning or to pay for any expenses incidental to human cloning. For 
15.20 	purposes of this section, "cloning" means generating a genetically identical copy of an 
15.21 	organism at any stage of development by combining an enucleated egg and the nucleus of 
15.22 	a somatic cell to make an embryo.

15.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

15.24 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 299A.45, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
15.25 		Subdivision 1.Eligibility. A person is eligible to receive educational benefits under 
15.26 	this section if the person:
15.27 	(1) is certified under section 299A.44 and in compliance with this section and rules 
15.28 	of the commissioner of public safety and the Minnesota Office of Higher Education;
15.29 	(2) is enrolled in an undergraduate degree or certificate program after June 30, 1990, 
15.30 	at an eligible Minnesota institution as provided in section 136A.101, subdivision 4;
15.31 	(3) has not received a baccalaureate degree or been enrolled full time for nine ten
15.32 	semesters or the equivalent, except that a student who withdraws from enrollment for 
16.1 	active military service is entitled to an additional semester or the equivalent of eligibility; 
16.2 	and
16.3 	(4) is related in one of the following ways to a public safety officer killed in the 
16.4 	line of duty on or after January 1, 1973:
16.5 	(i) as a dependent child less than 23 years of age;
16.6 	(ii) as a surviving spouse; or
16.7 	(iii) as a dependent child less than 30 years of age who has served on active military 
16.8 	duty 181 consecutive days or more and has been honorably discharged or released to the 
16.9 	dependent child's reserve or National Guard unit.

16.10 	Sec. 12.  REPEALER.
 16.11 	 Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136G.11, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 
16.12 	and 10, are repealed effective July 1, 2012.

16.13 	Sec. 13. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 16.14 	Sections 3 to 9 are effective July 1, 2012.