1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; providing resident tuition status for certain veterans 
1.3 	at public postsecondary institutions;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes, chapter 135A.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [135A.0431] MILITARY VETERANS; RESIDENT TUITION.
1.7 	(a) A person who is honorably discharged from the armed forces of the United States 
1.8 	is entitled to the resident tuition rate at Minnesota public postsecondary institutions.
1.9 	(b) This section is in addition to any other statute, rule, or higher education 
1.10 	institution regulation or policy providing eligibility for a resident tuition rate or its 
1.11 	equivalent to a student.

1.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for academic terms beginning after 
1.13 	August 1, 2014.