1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; establishing a budget for higher education; 
1.3 	appropriating money to the Office of Higher Education, the Board of Trustees 
1.4 	of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, the Board of Regents of 
1.5 	the University of Minnesota, and the Mayo Clinic; appropriating money for 
1.6 	tuition relief; establishing a year-long student teacher program; establishing a 
1.7 	teacher shortage loan forgiveness program; regulating the assignment of state 
1.8 	college and university students to remedial courses; regulating state college and 
1.9 	university transfer pathways; requiring a plan to encourage college completion at 
1.10 	the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the University of Minnesota; 
1.11 	regulating the policies of postsecondary institutions relating to sexual harassment 
1.12 	and sexual violence;amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 13.322, 
1.13 	by adding a subdivision; 122A.09, subdivision 4; 135A.15, subdivisions 1, 2, 
1.14 	by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
1.15 	chapters 136A; 136F; 626.
1.16 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.17 	ARTICLE 1
1.18 	HIGHER EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

1.19	Section 1. HIGHER EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.20 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
1.21 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the 
1.22 	general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated 
1.23 	for each purpose. The figures "2016" and "2017" used in this article mean that the 
1.24 	appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, or 
1.25 	June 30, 2017, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2016. "The second year" is fiscal 
1.26 	year 2017. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2016 and 2017.

1.27				APPROPRIATIONS
	
1.28				Available for the Year
	
2.1				Ending June 30
	
2.2					2016
		2017

2.3
2.4	Sec. 2. MINNESOTA OFFICE OF HIGHER 
EDUCATION

2.5	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	197,912,000
	$
	197,887,000
	
2.6 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.7 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.8 	subdivisions.

2.9	Subd. 2.State Grants
 		150,281,000
		150,281,000
	
2.10 	If the appropriation in this subdivision for 
2.11 	either year is insufficient, the appropriation 
2.12 	for the other year is available for it.
2.13 	For the biennium, the tuition maximum is 
2.14 	$13,000 each year for students in four-year 
2.15 	programs, and $5,808 each year for students 
2.16 	in two-year programs.
2.17 	The living and miscellaneous expense 
2.18 	allowance is $7,900 each year.

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

2.20	Subd. 4.State Work-Study
 		14,502,000
		14,502,000

2.21	Subd. 5.Interstate Tuition Reciprocity
 		11,018,000
		11,018,000
	
2.22 	If the appropriation in this subdivision for 
2.23 	either year is insufficient, the appropriation 
2.24 	for the other year is available to meet 
2.25 	reciprocity contract obligations.

2.26	Subd. 6.Safety Officer's Survivors
 		100,000
		100,000
	
2.27 	This appropriation is to provide educational 
2.28 	benefits under Minnesota Statutes, section 
2.29 	299A.45, to eligible dependent children and 
2.30 	to the spouses of public safety officers killed 
2.31 	in the line of duty.
3.1 	If the appropriation in this subdivision for 
3.2 	either year is insufficient, the appropriation 
3.3 	for the other year is available for it.

3.4	Subd. 7.Indian Scholarships
 		3,100,000
		3,100,000
	
3.5 	The director must contract with or employ 
3.6 	at least one person with demonstrated 
3.7 	competence in American Indian culture and 
3.8 	residing in or near the city of Bemidji to 
3.9 	assist students with the scholarships under 
3.10 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.126, and 
3.11 	with other information about financial aid for 
3.12 	which the students may be eligible. Bemidji 
3.13 	State University must provide office space 
3.14 	at no cost to the Minnesota Office of Higher 
3.15 	Education for purposes of administering the 
3.16 	American Indian scholarship program under 
3.17 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.126. This 
3.18 	appropriation includes funding to administer 
3.19 	the American Indian scholarship program.

3.20	Subd. 8.Tribal College Grants
 		150,000
		150,000
	
3.21 	For tribal college assistance grants under 
3.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1796.

3.23
3.24	Subd. 9.High School-to-College Developmental 
Transition Grants
 		100,000
		100,000
	
3.25 	For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.26 	136A.862, for the high school-to-college 
3.27 	developmental transition program grants.

3.28
3.29	Subd. 10.Intervention for College Attendance 
Program Grants
 		671,000
		671,000
	
3.30 	For the intervention for college attendance 
3.31 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.32 	136A.861.
4.1 	This appropriation includes funding to 
4.2 	administer the intervention for college 
4.3 	attendance program grants.

4.4	Subd. 11.Student-Parent Information
 		122,000
		122,000

4.5	Subd. 12.Get Ready
 		180,000
		180,000

4.6	Subd. 13.Midwest Higher Education Compact
 		95,000
		95,000

4.7	Subd. 14.Minnesota Minority Partnership
 		45,000
		45,000

4.8
4.9	Subd. 15.United Family Medicine Residency 
Program
 		351,000
		351,000
	
4.10 	For a grant to United Family Medicine 
4.11 	residency program. This appropriation 
4.12 	shall be used to support up to 18 resident 
4.13 	physicians each year in family practice at 
4.14 	United Family Medicine residency programs 
4.15 	and shall prepare doctors to practice family 
4.16 	care medicine in underserved rural and 
4.17 	urban areas of the state. It is intended 
4.18 	that this program will improve health 
4.19 	care in underserved communities, provide 
4.20 	affordable access to appropriate medical 
4.21 	care, and manage the treatment of patients in 
4.22 	a cost-effective manner.

4.23	Subd. 16.MnLINK Gateway and Minitex
 		5,905,000
		5,905,000

4.24
4.25	Subd. 17.Statewide Longitudinal Education 
Data System
 		882,000
		882,000

4.26	Subd. 18.Hennepin County Medical Center
 		645,000
		645,000
	
4.27 	For transfer to Hennepin County Medical 
4.28 	Center for graduate family medical education 
4.29 	programs at Hennepin County Medical 
4.30 	Center.

4.31	Subd. 19.Teacher Shortage Loan Forgiveness
 		590,000
		565,000
	
4.32 	For the loan forgiveness program under 
4.33 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1791.

5.1	Subd. 20.Agency Administration
 		2,491,000
		2,491,000

5.2	Subd. 21.Balances Forward
 					
5.3 	A balance in the first year under this section 
5.4 	does not cancel, but is available for the 
5.5 	second year.

5.6	Subd. 22.Transfers
 					
5.7 	The Minnesota Office of Higher Education 
5.8 	may transfer unencumbered balances from 
5.9 	the appropriations in this section to the state 
5.10 	grant appropriation, the interstate tuition 
5.11 	reciprocity appropriation, the child care 
5.12 	grant appropriation, the Indian scholarship 
5.13 	appropriation, the state work-study 
5.14 	appropriation, the get ready appropriation, 
5.15 	and the public safety officers' survivors 
5.16 	appropriation. Transfers from the child care 
5.17 	or state work-study appropriations may only 
5.18 	be made to the extent there is a projected 
5.19 	surplus in the appropriation. A transfer may 
5.20 	be made only with prior written notice to 
5.21 	the chairs and ranking minority members 
5.22 	of the senate and house of representatives 
5.23 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
5.24 	over higher education finance.

5.25
5.26
5.27	Sec. 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE 
MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND 
UNIVERSITIES

5.28	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	658,458,000
	$
	691,143,000
	
5.29 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
5.30 	purpose are specified in the following 
5.31 	subdivisions.

5.32
5.33	Subd. 2.Central Office and Shared Services 
Unit
 		33,074,000
		33,074,000
	
6.1 	For the Office of the Chancellor and the 
6.2 	Shared Services Division.

6.3	Subd. 3.Operations and Maintenance
 		621,269,000
		653,954,000
	
6.4 	This appropriation includes $36,000,000 in 
6.5 	fiscal year 2016 and $69,000,000 in fiscal 
6.6 	year 2017 for student tuition relief. The 
6.7 	Board of Trustees must establish tuition rates 
6.8 	as follows:
6.9 	(1) for the 2015-2016 academic year, 
6.10 	the tuition rate at universities must not 
6.11 	increase by more than three percent over 
6.12 	the 2014-2015 academic year rate, and the 
6.13 	tuition rate at colleges must not exceed the 
6.14 	2014-2015 academic year rate; and
6.15 	(2) for the 2016-2017 academic year, the 
6.16 	tuition rate at universities must not exceed 
6.17 	the 2015-2016 academic year rate, and the 
6.18 	tuition rate at colleges must be reduced by at 
6.19 	least one percent compared to the 2015-2016 
6.20 	academic year rate.
6.21 	The student tuition relief may not be offset 
6.22 	by increases in mandatory fees, charges, or 
6.23 	other assessments to the student.
6.24 	This appropriation includes $100,000 in 
6.25 	fiscal year 2016 to award up to two grants to 
6.26 	system institutions with a teacher preparation 
6.27 	program approved by the Board of Teaching 
6.28 	to provide a school year-long student 
6.29 	teaching pilot program, consistent with 
6.30 	the student teaching program requirements 
6.31 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.09, 
6.32 	subdivision 4, paragraph (d). The Board of 
6.33 	Trustees must report to the K-12 and higher 
6.34 	education committees of the legislature by 
7.1 	March 1, 2017, on the experiences of the 
7.2 	grant recipients and the student teachers 
7.3 	with the school year-long student teaching 
7.4 	program, and include any recommendations 
7.5 	for amending Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.6 	122A.09, subdivision 4, paragraph (d), based 
7.7 	on the experiences of the grant recipients.
7.8 	This appropriation includes $115,000 in fiscal 
7.9 	year 2016 to implement the baccalaureate 
7.10 	degree pathways required under article 2, 
7.11 	section 1.
7.12 	This appropriation includes $100,000 in 
7.13 	fiscal year 2016 to implement the sexual 
7.14 	assault policies required under Minnesota 
7.15 	Statutes, section 135A.15.
7.16 	$18,000 each year is for transfer to the Cook 
7.17 	County Higher Education Board to provide 
7.18 	educational programming and academic 
7.19 	support services to remote regions in 
7.20 	northeastern Minnesota. This appropriation 
7.21 	is in addition to the $102,000 per fiscal year 
7.22 	this project currently receives. The project 
7.23 	shall continue to provide information to the 
7.24 	Board of Trustees on the number of students 
7.25 	served, credit hours delivered, and services 
7.26 	provided to students. The base appropriation 
7.27 	under this paragraph is $120,000 each year.

7.28	Subd. 4.Learning Network of Minnesota
 		4,115,000
		4,115,000

7.29
7.30	Sec. 4. BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE 
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

7.31	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	601,106,000
	$
	601,106,000

7.32	Appropriations by Fund
	
7.33		2016
	2017
	
7.34	General
	598,949,000
	598,949,000
	
7.35	Health Care Access
	2,157,000
	2,157,000
	
8.1 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
8.2 	purpose are specified in the following 
8.3 	subdivisions.

8.4	Subd. 2.Operations and Maintenance
 		533,011,000
		533,011,000
	
8.5 	This appropriation includes funding for 
8.6 	operation and maintenance of the system.

8.7	Subd. 3.Primary Care Education Initiatives
 		2,157,000
		2,157,000
	
8.8 	This appropriation is from the health care 
8.9 	access fund.

8.10	Subd. 4.Special Appropriations

8.11	(a) Agriculture and Extension Service
		42,922,000
		42,922,000
	
8.12 	For the Agricultural Experiment Station and 
8.13 	the Minnesota Extension Service:
8.14 	(1) the Agricultural Experiment Station 
8.15 	and Minnesota Extension Service must 
8.16 	convene agricultural advisory groups to 
8.17 	focus research, education, and extension 
8.18 	activities on producer needs and implement 
8.19 	an outreach strategy that more effectively 
8.20 	and rapidly transfers research results and best 
8.21 	practices to producers throughout the state;
8.22 	(2) this appropriation includes funding for 
8.23 	research and outreach on the production of 
8.24 	renewable energy from Minnesota biomass 
8.25 	resources, including agronomic crops, 
8.26 	plant and animal wastes, and native plants 
8.27 	or trees. The following areas should be 
8.28 	prioritized and carried out in consultation 
8.29 	with Minnesota producers and renewable 
8.30 	energy and bioenergy organizations:
8.31 	(i) biofuel and other energy production from 
8.32 	perennial crops, small grains, row crops, 
8.33 	and forestry products in conjunction with 
9.1 	the Natural Resources Research Institute 
9.2 	(NRRI);
9.3 	(ii) alternative bioenergy crops and cropping 
9.4 	systems; and
9.5 	(iii) biofuel coproducts used for livestock 
9.6 	feed;
9.7 	(3) this appropriation includes funding 
9.8 	for the College of Food, Agricultural and 
9.9 	Natural Resources Sciences to establish and 
9.10 	provide leadership for organic agronomic, 
9.11 	horticultural, livestock, and food systems 
9.12 	research, education, and outreach and for 
9.13 	the purchase of state-of-the-art laboratory, 
9.14 	planting, tilling, harvesting, and processing 
9.15 	equipment necessary for this project;
9.16 	(4) this appropriation includes funding 
9.17 	for research efforts that demonstrate a 
9.18 	renewed emphasis on the needs of the state's 
9.19 	agriculture community. The following 
9.20 	areas should be prioritized and carried 
9.21 	out in consultation with Minnesota farm 
9.22 	organizations:
9.23 	(i) vegetable crop research with priority for 
9.24 	extending the Minnesota vegetable growing 
9.25 	season;
9.26 	(ii) fertilizer and soil fertility research and 
9.27 	development;
9.28 	(iii) soil, groundwater, and surface water 
9.29 	conservation practices and contaminant 
9.30 	reduction research;
9.31 	(iv) discovering and developing plant 
9.32 	varieties that use nutrients more efficiently;
10.1 	(v) breeding and development of turf seed 
10.2 	and other biomass resources in all three 
10.3 	Minnesota biomes;
10.4 	(vi) development of new disease-resistant 
10.5 	and pest-resistant varieties of turf and 
10.6 	agronomic crops;
10.7 	(vii) utilizing plant and livestock cells to treat 
10.8 	and cure human diseases;
10.9 	(viii) the development of dairy coproducts;
10.10 	(ix) a rapid agricultural response fund for 
10.11 	current or emerging animal, plant, and insect 
10.12 	problems affecting production or food safety;
10.13 	(x) crop pest and animal disease research;
10.14 	(xi) developing animal agriculture that is 
10.15 	capable of sustainably feeding the world;
10.16 	(xii) consumer food safety education and 
10.17 	outreach;
10.18 	(xiii) programs to meet the research and 
10.19 	outreach needs of organic livestock and crop 
10.20 	farmers; and
10.21 	(xiv) alternative bioenergy crops and 
10.22 	cropping systems; and growing, harvesting, 
10.23 	and transporting biomass plant material; and
10.24 	(5) by February 1, 2017, the Board of Regents 
10.25 	must submit a report to the legislative 
10.26 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
10.27 	over agriculture and higher education finance 
10.28 	on the status and outcomes of research and 
10.29 	initiatives funded in this section.

10.30	(b) Health Sciences
		9,204,000
		9,204,000
	
10.31 	$346,000 each year is to support up to 12 
10.32 	resident physicians in the St. Cloud Hospital 
10.33 	family practice residency program. The 
11.1 	program must prepare doctors to practice 
11.2 	primary care medicine in rural areas of the 
11.3 	state. The legislature intends this program 
11.4 	to improve health care in rural communities, 
11.5 	provide affordable access to appropriate 
11.6 	medical care, and manage the treatment of 
11.7 	patients in a more cost-effective manner. 
11.8 	The remainder of this appropriation is for 
11.9 	the rural physicians associates program, the 
11.10 	Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, health 
11.11 	sciences research, dental care, and the 
11.12 	Biomedical Engineering Center.

11.13	(c) Institute of Technology
		1,140,000
		1,140,000
	
11.14 	For the geological survey and the talented 
11.15 	youth mathematics program.

11.16	(d) System Special
		5,181,000
		5,181,000
	
11.17 	For general research, the Labor Education 
11.18 	Service, Natural Resources Research 
11.19 	Institute, Center for Urban and Regional 
11.20 	Affairs, Bell Museum of Natural History, and 
11.21 	the Humphrey exhibit.

11.22
11.23	(e) University of Minnesota and Mayo 
Foundation Partnership
		7,491,000
		7,491,000
	
11.24 	For the direct and indirect expenses of the 
11.25 	collaborative research partnership between 
11.26 	the University of Minnesota and the Mayo 
11.27 	Foundation for research in biotechnology 
11.28 	and medical genomics. This appropriation is 
11.29 	available until expended. An annual report 
11.30 	on the expenditure of these funds must be 
11.31 	submitted to the governor and the chairs of 
11.32 	the legislative committees responsible for 
11.33 	higher education finance by June 30 of each 
11.34 	fiscal year.

11.35	Subd. 5.Academic Health Center
 					
12.1 	The appropriation for Academic Health 
12.2 	Center funding under Minnesota Statutes, 
12.3 	section 297F.10, is estimated to be 
12.4 	$22,250,000 each year.

12.5	Sec. 5. MAYO CLINIC

12.6	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	1,351,000
	$
	1,351,000
	
12.7 	The amounts that may be spent are specified 
12.8 	in the following subdivisions.

12.9	Subd. 2.Medical School
 		665,000
		665,000
	
12.10 	The state must pay a capitation each year for 
12.11 	each student who is a resident of Minnesota. 
12.12 	The appropriation may be transferred 
12.13 	between each year of the biennium to 
12.14 	accommodate enrollment fluctuations. It is 
12.15 	intended that during the biennium the Mayo 
12.16 	Clinic use the capitation money to increase 
12.17 	the number of doctors practicing in rural 
12.18 	areas in need of doctors.

12.19
12.20	Subd. 3.Family Practice and Graduate 
Residency Program
 		686,000
		686,000
	
12.21 	The state must pay stipend support for up to 
12.22 	27 residents each year.

12.23 	ARTICLE 2
12.24 	HIGHER EDUCATION POLICIES

12.25 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.09, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
12.26 		Subd. 4.License and rules. (a) The board must adopt rules to license public school 
12.27 	teachers and interns subject to chapter 14.
12.28 	(b) The board must adopt rules requiring a person to pass a skills examination in 
12.29 	reading, writing, and mathematics or attain either a composite score composed of the 
12.30 	average of the scores in English and writing, reading, and mathematics on the ACT 
12.31 	Plus Writing recommended by the board, or an equivalent composite score composed 
12.32 	of the average of the scores in critical reading, mathematics, and writing on the SAT 
12.33 	recommended by the board, as a requirement for initial teacher licensure, except that the 
13.1 	board may issue up to two temporary, one-year teaching licenses to an otherwise qualified 
13.2 	candidate who has not yet passed the skills exam or attained the requisite composite score 
13.3 	on the ACT Plus Writing or SAT. Such rules must require college and universities offering 
13.4 	a board-approved teacher preparation program to provide remedial assistance to persons 
13.5 	who did not achieve a qualifying score on the skills examination or attain the requisite 
13.6 	composite score on the ACT Plus Writing or SAT, including those for whom English is 
13.7 	a second language. The requirement to pass a reading, writing, and mathematics skills 
13.8 	examination or attain the requisite composite score on the ACT Plus Writing or SAT does 
13.9 	not apply to nonnative English speakers, as verified by qualified Minnesota school district 
13.10 	personnel or Minnesota higher education faculty, who, after meeting the content and 
13.11 	pedagogy requirements under this subdivision, apply for a teaching license to provide direct 
13.12 	instruction in their native language or world language instruction under section 120B.022, 
13.13 	subdivision 1. A teacher candidate's official ACT Plus Writing or SAT composite score 
13.14 	report to the board must not be more than ten years old at the time of licensure.
13.15 	(c) The board must adopt rules to approve teacher preparation programs. The board, 
13.16 	upon the request of a postsecondary student preparing for teacher licensure or a licensed 
13.17 	graduate of a teacher preparation program, shall assist in resolving a dispute between the 
13.18 	person and a postsecondary institution providing a teacher preparation program when the 
13.19 	dispute involves an institution's recommendation for licensure affecting the person or the 
13.20 	person's credentials. At the board's discretion, assistance may include the application 
13.21 	of chapter 14.
13.22 	(d) The board must provide the leadership and adopt rules for the redesign of teacher 
13.23 	education programs to implement a research based, results-oriented curriculum that 
13.24 	focuses on the skills teachers need in order to be effective. Among other components, 
13.25 	teacher preparation programs may use the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities 
13.26 	program model to provide a school year-long student teaching program that combines 
13.27 	clinical opportunities with academic coursework and in-depth student teaching 
13.28 	experiences to offer students ongoing mentorship, coaching and assessment, help to 
13.29 	prepare a professional development plan, and structured learning experiences. The board 
13.30 	shall implement new systems of teacher preparation program evaluation to assure program 
13.31 	effectiveness based on proficiency of graduates in demonstrating attainment of program 
13.32 	outcomes. Teacher preparation programs including alternative teacher preparation 
13.33 	programs under section 122A.245, among other programs, must include a content-specific, 
13.34 	board-approved, performance-based assessment that measures teacher candidates in three 
13.35 	areas: planning for instruction and assessment; engaging students and supporting learning; 
13.36 	and assessing student learning. The board's redesign rules must include creating flexible, 
14.1 	specialized teaching licenses, credentials, and other endorsement forms to increase 
14.2 	students' participation in language immersion programs, world language instruction, 
14.3 	career development opportunities, work-based learning, early college courses and careers, 
14.4 	career and technical programs, Montessori schools, and project and place-based learning, 
14.5 	among other career and college ready learning offerings.
14.6 	(e) The board must adopt rules requiring candidates for initial licenses to pass an 
14.7 	examination of general pedagogical knowledge and examinations of licensure-specific 
14.8 	teaching skills. The rules shall be effective by September 1, 2001. The rules under this 
14.9 	paragraph also must require candidates for initial licenses to teach prekindergarten or 
14.10 	elementary students to pass, as part of the examination of licensure-specific teaching 
14.11 	skills, test items assessing the candidates' knowledge, skill, and ability in comprehensive, 
14.12 	scientifically based reading instruction under section 122A.06, subdivision 4, and their 
14.13 	knowledge and understanding of the foundations of reading development, the development 
14.14 	of reading comprehension, and reading assessment and instruction, and their ability to 
14.15 	integrate that knowledge and understanding.
14.16 	(f) The board must adopt rules requiring teacher educators to work directly with 
14.17 	elementary or secondary school teachers in elementary or secondary schools to obtain 
14.18 	periodic exposure to the elementary or secondary teaching environment.
14.19 	(g) The board must grant licenses to interns and to candidates for initial licenses 
14.20 	based on appropriate professional competencies that are aligned with the board's licensing 
14.21 	system and students' diverse learning needs. All teacher candidates must have preparation 
14.22 	in English language development and content instruction for English learners in order to be 
14.23 	able to effectively instruct the English learners in their classrooms. The board must include 
14.24 	these licenses in a statewide differentiated licensing system that creates new leadership 
14.25 	roles for successful experienced teachers premised on a collaborative professional culture 
14.26 	dedicated to meeting students' diverse learning needs in the 21st century, recognizes the 
14.27 	importance of cultural and linguistic competencies, including the ability to teach and 
14.28 	communicate in culturally competent and aware ways, and formalizes mentoring and 
14.29 	induction for newly licensed teachers provided through a teacher support framework.
14.30 	(h) The board must design and implement an assessment system which requires a 
14.31 	candidate for an initial license and first continuing license to demonstrate the abilities 
14.32 	necessary to perform selected, representative teaching tasks at appropriate levels.
14.33 	(i) The board must receive recommendations from local committees as established 
14.34 	by the board for the renewal of teaching licenses. The board must require licensed teachers 
14.35 	who are renewing a continuing license to include in the renewal requirements further 
15.1 	preparation in English language development and specially designed content instruction 
15.2 	in English for English learners.
15.3 	(j) The board must grant life licenses to those who qualify according to requirements 
15.4 	established by the board, and suspend or revoke licenses pursuant to sections 122A.20 and 
15.5 	214.10. The board must not establish any expiration date for application for life licenses.
15.6 	(k) The board must adopt rules that require all licensed teachers who are renewing 
15.7 	their continuing license to include in their renewal requirements further preparation in 
15.8 	the areas of using positive behavior interventions and in accommodating, modifying, and 
15.9 	adapting curricula, materials, and strategies to appropriately meet the needs of individual 
15.10 	students and ensure adequate progress toward the state's graduation rule.
15.11 	(l) In adopting rules to license public school teachers who provide health-related 
15.12 	services for disabled children, the board shall adopt rules consistent with license or 
15.13 	registration requirements of the commissioner of health and the health-related boards who 
15.14 	license personnel who perform similar services outside of the school.
15.15 	(m) The board must adopt rules that require all licensed teachers who are renewing 
15.16 	their continuing license to include in their renewal requirements further reading 
15.17 	preparation, consistent with section 122A.06, subdivision 4. The rules do not take effect 
15.18 	until they are approved by law. Teachers who do not provide direct instruction including, at 
15.19 	least, counselors, school psychologists, school nurses, school social workers, audiovisual 
15.20 	directors and coordinators, and recreation personnel are exempt from this section.
15.21 	(n) The board must adopt rules that require all licensed teachers who are renewing 
15.22 	their continuing license to include in their renewal requirements further preparation, 
15.23 	first, in understanding the key warning signs of early-onset mental illness in children 
15.24 	and adolescents and then, during subsequent licensure renewal periods, preparation may 
15.25 	include providing a more in-depth understanding of students' mental illness trauma, 
15.26 	accommodations for students' mental illness, parents' role in addressing students' mental 
15.27 	illness, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, autism, the requirements of section 125A.0942 
15.28 	governing restrictive procedures, and de-escalation methods, among other similar topics.

15.29 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for the 2016-2017 school year and 
15.30 	later.

15.31 	Sec. 2. [136A.1791] TEACHER SHORTAGE LOAN FORGIVENESS 
15.32 	PROGRAM.
15.33 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) The terms used in this section have the meanings 
15.34 	given them in this subdivision.
16.1 	(b) "Qualified educational loan" means a government, commercial, or foundation 
16.2 	loan for actual costs paid for tuition, reasonable education expenses, and reasonable living 
16.3 	expenses related to the education of a teacher.
16.4 	(c) "School district" means an independent school district, special school district, 
16.5 	intermediate district, education district, special education cooperative, service cooperative, 
16.6 	a cooperative center for vocational education, or a charter school located in this state.
16.7 	(d) "Teacher" means an individual holding a teaching license issued under chapter 
16.8 	122A who is employed by a school district in a nonadministrative teaching position in 
16.9 	a teacher shortage area.
16.10 	(e) "Teacher shortage area" means academic teaching disciplines or subject matter 
16.11 	designated by the commissioner of education as areas in which a shortage of teachers 
16.12 	exists in the state.
16.13 		Subd. 2.Program established; administration. The commissioner shall establish 
16.14 	and administer a teacher shortage loan forgiveness program. A teacher is eligible for 
16.15 	the program if the teacher is teaching in a teacher shortage area and complies with the 
16.16 	requirements of subdivision 4.
16.17 		Subd. 3.Annual designation of teacher shortage areas. The commissioner of 
16.18 	education shall annually designate the teaching disciplines and subject matter areas 
16.19 	experiencing teacher shortages. The commissioner of education shall periodically conduct 
16.20 	a survey of school districts and approved teacher preparation programs to determine 
16.21 	current teacher shortage areas.
16.22 		Subd. 4.Application for loan forgiveness. Each applicant for loan forgiveness 
16.23 	shall, in accordance with the rules of the commissioner, do the following:
16.24 	(1) complete and file an application for teacher shortage loan forgiveness. The 
16.25 	individual shall be responsible for the prompt submission of any information required by 
16.26 	the commissioner;
16.27 	(2) file a new application and submit information as required by the commissioner 
16.28 	annually on the basis of which the applicant's eligibility for the renewed loan forgiveness 
16.29 	will be evaluated and determined; and
16.30 	(3) complete and return on a form approved by the commissioner an affidavit 
16.31 	verifying that the applicant is teaching in a teacher shortage area.
16.32 		Subd. 5.Amount of loan forgiveness. Within the limits of available funding, the 
16.33 	annual amount of teacher shortage loan forgiveness for an approved applicant shall not 
16.34 	exceed $1,000 or the cumulative balance of the applicant's qualified educational loans, 
16.35 	including principal and interest, whichever amount is less. Applicants are responsible for 
16.36 	securing their own qualified educational loans. A teacher shall be eligible for the loan 
17.1 	forgiveness program for not more than five consecutive years following graduation from 
17.2 	an approved teacher preparation program.
17.3 		Subd. 6.Penalties. An individual who submits an application or other information 
17.4 	to the commissioner under this section which contains false or misleading information 
17.5 	may have the individual's teaching license suspended or revoked pursuant to section 
17.6 	122A.20 and may be subject to discipline by the individual's employing school district.
17.7 		Subd. 7.Fund established. A teacher shortage loan forgiveness repayment fund 
17.8 	is created for deposit of money appropriated to or received by the commissioner for use 
17.9 	under the program. Money deposited in the fund shall not revert to any fund of the state at 
17.10 	the end of any fiscal year but shall remain in the loan forgiveness repayment fund and be 
17.11 	continuously available for loan forgiveness under the program.
17.12 		Subd. 8.Annual reporting. The commissioner shall annually by February 1 report 
17.13 	to the chairs of the higher education committees of the legislature regarding the number of 
17.14 	individuals who received loan forgiveness pursuant to this section, which teacher shortage 
17.15 	areas the teachers taught in, the amount paid to each program participant, and other 
17.16 	information identified by the commissioner as indicators of outcomes from the program.
17.17 		Subd. 9.Rulemaking. The commissioner shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 14 to 
17.18 	administer this section.

17.19 	Sec. 3. [136F.302] REGULATING THE ASSIGNMENT OF STUDENTS TO 
17.20 	REMEDIAL COURSES.
17.21 		Subdivision 1.ACT college ready score. A state college or university may not 
17.22 	require an individual to take a remedial, noncredit course in a subject area if the individual 
17.23 	has received a college ready ACT score in that subject area.
17.24 		Subd. 2.Testing process for determining if remediating is necessary. A college 
17.25 	or university testing process used to determine whether an individual is placed in a 
17.26 	remedial, noncredit course must comply with this subdivision. Prior to taking a test, an 
17.27 	individual must be given reasonable time and opportunity to review materials provided by 
17.28 	the college or university covering the material to be tested which must include a sample 
17.29 	test. An individual who is required to take a remedial, noncredit course as a result of a 
17.30 	test given by a college or university must be given an opportunity to retake the test at the 
17.31 	earliest time determined by the individual when testing is otherwise offered. The college 
17.32 	or university must provide an individual with study materials for the purpose of retaking 
17.33 	and passing the test.

17.34 	Sec. 4. BACCALAUREATE DEGREE PATHWAYS.
 18.1 		Subdivision 1.Regulate MnSCU baccalaureate transfers. The Board of Trustees 
18.2 	of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall implement new transfer pathways 
18.3 	for associate of arts degrees, associate of science degrees, and associate of fine arts degrees 
18.4 	toward baccalaureate degree programs. The implementation must, to the greatest extent 
18.5 	possible, be done in accordance with the implementation plan, including its timeline, 
18.6 	developed pursuant to Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 1, section 12.
18.7 		Subd. 2.New or enhanced bachelor of applied science degrees. The board, in 
18.8 	consultation with system constituency groups, is encouraged to create a plan to enhance or 
18.9 	develop new bachelor of applied science degree programs in areas of high employment 
18.10 	need in the state to facilitate transfer pathways for students with associate of applied 
18.11 	science degrees.
18.12 		Subd. 3.Report. By March 15, 2016, the board must report to the chairs and 
18.13 	ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over higher 
18.14 	education on the status of implementation of transfer pathways under subdivision 1 and 
18.15 	any deviations from the implementation plan.

18.16 	Sec. 5. COLLEGE COMPLETION; MNSCU.
 18.17 	(a) The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall 
18.18 	develop a comprehensive plan to encourage students to complete degrees, diplomas, or 
18.19 	certificates in their fields of study. The board must consult with students, faculty, and 
18.20 	administrators of the state colleges and universities and the Office of Higher Education to 
18.21 	create a plan that would increase program completion at each state college or university. 
18.22 	Components of this plan may include, but are not limited to:
18.23 	(1) replacing developmental or remedial courses, when appropriate, with corequisite 
18.24 	courses in which students with academic deficiencies are placed into introductory 
18.25 	credit-bearing coursework while receiving supplemental academic instruction on the 
18.26 	same subject and during the same term;
18.27 	(2) expanding intrusive advising, including the use of early alert systems or requiring 
18.28 	the approval of an advisor or counselor to register for certain classes;
18.29 	(3) developing meta-majors in broad academic disciplines as an alternative to 
18.30 	undecided majors;
18.31 	(4) making available alternative mathematics curriculum, including curriculum most 
18.32 	relevant to the student's chosen area of study;
18.33 	(5) implementing "opt-out scheduling" by automatically enrolling students in a 
18.34 	schedule of courses chosen by the student's department but allowing students to disenroll 
18.35 	from such courses if they wish;
19.1 	(6) facilitating the transfer of credits between state colleges and universities; and
19.2 	(7) strategies to encourage students to enroll full time, including the use of financial 
19.3 	assistance to reduce a student's need to work.
19.4 	(b) The development of the plan required under this section shall not discourage the 
19.5 	development or delay the implementation or expansion of existing programs to encourage 
19.6 	college completion.
19.7 	(c) The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall 
19.8 	submit a report describing the plan developed under this section and an implementation 
19.9 	schedule to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over higher education policy no 
19.10 	later than January 15, 2016. This report must include identification of the financial and 
19.11 	other resources needed by state colleges or universities to implement the plan developed 
19.12 	under this section.

19.13 	Sec. 6. COLLEGE COMPLETION; UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA.
 19.14 	(a) The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota is requested to develop a 
19.15 	comprehensive plan to encourage students to complete degrees, diplomas, or certificates 
19.16 	in their fields of study. The board is requested to consult with students, faculty, and 
19.17 	administrators of the University of Minnesota and the Office of Higher Education to create 
19.18 	a plan that would increase program completion among University of Minnesota students. 
19.19 	Components of this plan may include, but are not limited to:
19.20 	(1) offering interdisciplinary courses that encourage students to think across 
19.21 	disciplinary boundaries and take advantage of the universitywide intellectual expertise;
19.22 	(2) expanding undergraduate academic advising, including intrusive advising, and 
19.23 	the use of online advising tools;
19.24 	(3) assisting undecided students with personalized services to help them develop a 
19.25 	plan for major and career selection;
19.26 	(4) requiring all students to fill out, and regularly update, their four-year degree plans;
19.27 	(5) facilitating student transfers to the University of Minnesota through support of 
19.28 	the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum and other transfer tools;
19.29 	(6) developing strategies to encourage students to enroll full time and graduate 
19.30 	in four years; and
19.31 	(7) enhancing financial literacy programs that focus on low-income students.
19.32 	(b) The development of the plan required under this section shall not discourage the 
19.33 	development or delay the implementation or expansion of existing programs to encourage 
19.34 	college completion.
20.1 	(c) The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota shall submit a report 
20.2 	describing the plan developed under this section and an implementation schedule to the 
20.3 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over higher education policy no later than January 
20.4 	15, 2016. This report must include identification of the financial and other resources 
20.5 	needed to implement the plan developed under this section.

20.6 	ARTICLE 3
20.7 	CAMPUS SEXUAL ASSAULT

20.8 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.322, is amended by adding a 
20.9 	subdivision to read:
20.10 		Subd. 6.Campus sexual assault data. Data relating to allegations of sexual assault 
20.11 	at a postsecondary institution are classified under section 135A.15.

20.12 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 135A.15, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
20.13 		Subdivision 1.Policy required. The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State 
20.14 	Colleges and Universities shall, and the University of Minnesota is requested to, adopt 
20.15 	a clear, understandable written policy on sexual harassment and sexual violence that 
20.16 	informs victims of their rights under the crime victims bill of rights, including the right to 
20.17 	assistance from the Crime Victims Reparations Board and the commissioner of public 
20.18 	safety. The policy must apply to students and employees and must provide information 
20.19 	about their rights and duties. The policy must apply to criminal incidents against a student 
20.20 	or employee of a postsecondary institution occurring on property owned or leased by the 
20.21 	postsecondary system or institution in which the victim is a student or employee of that 
20.22 	system or institution or at any activity, program, organization, or event sponsored by the 
20.23 	system or institution, including fraternities and sororities. It must include procedures for 
20.24 	reporting incidents of sexual harassment or sexual violence and for disciplinary actions 
20.25 	against violators. During student registration, each technical college, community college, 
20.26 	or state university shall, and the University of Minnesota is requested to, provide each 
20.27 	student with information regarding its policy. A copy of the policy also shall be posted at 
20.28 	appropriate locations on campus at all times. Each private postsecondary institution that 
20.29 	is an eligible institution as defined in section 136A.155, must adopt a policy that meets 
20.30 	the requirements of this section.

20.31 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 135A.15, is amended by adding a subdivision 
20.32 	to read:
21.1 		Subd. 1a.Applicability to private institutions. Each private postsecondary 
21.2 	institution that is an eligible institution as defined in section 136A.103 must comply with 
21.3 	all of the requirements imposed in this section.

21.4 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 135A.15, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
21.5 		Subd. 2.Victims' rights. (a) The policy required under subdivision 1 shall, at 
21.6 	a minimum, require that students and employees be informed of the policy, and shall 
21.7 	include provisions for:
21.8 	(1) filing criminal charges with local law enforcement officials in sexual assault cases;
21.9 	(2) the prompt assistance of campus authorities, at the request of the victim, in 
21.10 	notifying the appropriate law enforcement officials and disciplinary authorities of a 
21.11 	sexual assault incident;
21.12 	(3) allowing sexual assault victims to decide whether to refer a case to law 
21.13 	enforcement;
21.14 	(4) requiring campus authorities to treat sexual assault victims with dignity;
21.15 	(5) requiring campus authorities to offer sexual assault victims fair and respectful 
21.16 	health care, counseling services, or referrals to such services;
21.17 	(6) preventing campus authorities from suggesting a victim of sexual assault is at 
21.18 	fault for the crimes or violations that occurred;
21.19 	(7) preventing campus authorities from suggesting that a victim of sexual assault 
21.20 	should have acted in a different manner to avoid such a crime;
21.21 	(8) protecting the privacy of sexual assault victims by, unless otherwise required by 
21.22 	law, only disclosing data collected under this section to the victim, persons whose work 
21.23 	assignments reasonably require access, and, at a sexual assault victim's request, police 
21.24 	conducting a criminal investigation;
21.25 	(3) (9) an investigation and resolution of a sexual assault complaint by campus 
21.26 	disciplinary authorities;
21.27 	(4) (10) a sexual assault victim's participation in and the presence of the victim's 
21.28 	attorney or other support person at any meeting with campus officials concerning a sexual 
21.29 	assault complaint or campus disciplinary proceeding concerning a sexual assault complaint;
21.30 	(11) ensuring that a sexual assault victim is not required to repeat unnecessarily a 
21.31 	description of the incident of sexual assault;
21.32 	(12) notice to a sexual assault victim of the availability of a campus or local program 
21.33 	providing sexual assault advocacy services;
22.1 	(5) (13) notice to a sexual assault victim of the outcome of any campus disciplinary 
22.2 	proceeding concerning a sexual assault complaint, consistent with laws relating to data 
22.3 	practices;
22.4 	(6) (14) the complete and prompt assistance of campus authorities, at the direction 
22.5 	of law enforcement authorities, in obtaining, securing, and maintaining evidence in 
22.6 	connection with a sexual assault incident;
22.7 	(7) (15) the assistance of campus authorities in preserving for a sexual assault 
22.8 	complainant or victim materials relevant to a campus disciplinary proceeding; and
22.9 	(8) (16) during and after the process of investigating a complaint and conducting 
22.10 	a campus disciplinary procedure, the assistance of campus personnel, in cooperation 
22.11 	with the appropriate law enforcement authorities, at a sexual assault victim's request, in 
22.12 	shielding the victim from unwanted contact with the alleged assailant, including transfer 
22.13 	of the victim to alternative classes or to alternative college-owned housing, if alternative 
22.14 	classes or housing are available and feasible.;
22.15 	(17) forbidding retaliation, and establishing a process for investigating complaints of 
22.16 	retaliation, against sexual assault victims by campus authorities, the accused, organizations 
22.17 	affiliated with the accused, other students, and other employees;
22.18 	(18) allowing sexual assault victims to practice their religion and exercise their 
22.19 	civil rights without interference by the investigative, criminal justice, or student conduct 
22.20 	process of the institution;
22.21 	(19) at the request of the victim, providing students who reported sexual assaults to 
22.22 	the institution and subsequently choose to transfer to another postsecondary institution 
22.23 	with information about resources for victims of sexual assault at the institution to which 
22.24 	the victim is transferring; and
22.25 	(20) consistent with laws governing access to student records, providing a student 
22.26 	who reported an incident of sexual assault with access to the student's description of the 
22.27 	incident as it was reported to the institution, including if that student transfers to another 
22.28 	postsecondary institution.
22.29 	(b) For the purposes of this section, "sexual assault" means forcible sex offenses 
22.30 	as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, part 668, subpart D, appendix A, as 
22.31 	amended.

22.32 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 135A.15, is amended by adding a subdivision 
22.33 	to read:
22.34 		Subd. 3.Uniform amnesty. The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges 
22.35 	and Universities shall, and the University of Minnesota is requested to, include in the 
23.1 	system's sexual harassment and violence policy a provision that no student who reports, 
23.2 	in good faith, an act of sexual harassment or sexual violence shall be sanctioned by the 
23.3 	institution for admitting to a violation of the institution's student conduct policy on the use 
23.4 	of drugs or alcohol as part of the report.

23.5 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 135A.15, is amended by adding a subdivision 
23.6 	to read:
23.7 		Subd. 4.Coordination with local law enforcement. (a) The Board of Trustees 
23.8 	of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall, and the University of Minnesota 
23.9 	is requested to, direct each campus in the system to enter into a memorandum of 
23.10 	understanding with the primary local law enforcement agencies that serve the campus. 
23.11 	The memorandum must be entered into no later than January 1, 2017, and updated every 
23.12 	two years thereafter. This memorandum shall clearly delineate responsibilities and 
23.13 	require information sharing, in accordance with applicable state and federal privacy laws, 
23.14 	about certain crimes including, but not limited to, sexual assault. This memorandum 
23.15 	of understanding shall provide:
23.16 	(1) delineation and sharing protocols of investigative responsibilities;
23.17 	(2) protocols for investigations, including standards for notification and 
23.18 	communication and measures to promote evidence preservation; and
23.19 	(3) a method of sharing information about specific crimes, when directed by the 
23.20 	victim, and a method of sharing crime details anonymously in order to better protect 
23.21 	overall campus safety.
23.22 	(b) Prior to the start of each academic year, the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota 
23.23 	State Colleges and Universities shall, and the University of Minnesota is requested to, 
23.24 	distribute an electronic copy of the memorandum of understanding to all employees on the 
23.25 	campus that are subject to the memorandum.
23.26 	(c) A campus is exempt from the requirement that it develop a memorandum of 
23.27 	understanding under this section if the campus and local or county law enforcement 
23.28 	agencies establish a sexual assault protocol team to facilitate effective cooperation and 
23.29 	collaboration between the institution and law enforcement.

23.30 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 135A.15, is amended by adding a subdivision 
23.31 	to read:
23.32 		Subd. 5.Online reporting system. (a) The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota 
23.33 	State Colleges and Universities shall, and the University of Minnesota is requested to, 
23.34 	provide an online reporting system to receive complaints of sexual harassment and sexual 
24.1 	violence from students and employees. The system must permit anonymous reports, 
24.2 	provided that the institution is not obligated to investigate an anonymous report, unless 
24.3 	a formal report is submitted through the process established in the institution's sexual 
24.4 	harassment and sexual violence policy or an investigation is otherwise required by law.
24.5 	(b) The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall, 
24.6 	and the University of Minnesota is requested to, provide students making reports under 
24.7 	this section with information about who will receive and have access to the reports filed, 
24.8 	how the information gathered through the system will be used, and contact information for 
24.9 	on-campus and off-campus organizations serving victims of sexual violence.
24.10 	(c) Data collected under this subdivision is classified as private data on individuals 
24.11 	as defined by section 13.02, subdivision 12.

24.12 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 135A.15, is amended by adding a subdivision 
24.13 	to read:
24.14 		Subd. 6.Data collection and reporting. (a) The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota 
24.15 	State Colleges and Universities and the University of Minnesota shall annually report 
24.16 	statistics on sexual assault. This report must be prepared in addition to any federally 
24.17 	required reporting on campus security, including reports required by the Jeanne Clery 
24.18 	Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, United States 
24.19 	Code, title 20, section 1092(f). The report must include, but not be limited to, the number 
24.20 	of incidents of sexual assault reported to the institution in the previous calendar year, 
24.21 	as follows:
24.22 	(1) the number that were investigated by the institution;
24.23 	(2) the number that were referred for a disciplinary proceeding at the institution;
24.24 	(3) the number the victim chose to report to local or state law enforcement;
24.25 	(4) the number for which a campus disciplinary proceeding is pending, but has not 
24.26 	reached a final resolution;
24.27 	(5) the number in which the alleged perpetrator was found responsible by the 
24.28 	disciplinary proceeding at the institution;
24.29 	(6) the number that resulted in any action by the institution greater than a warning 
24.30 	issued to the accused;
24.31 	(7) the number that resulted in a disciplinary proceeding at the institution that closed 
24.32 	without resolution;
24.33 	(8) the number that resulted in a disciplinary proceeding at the institution that closed 
24.34 	without resolution because the accused withdrew from the institution;
25.1 	(9) the number that resulted in a disciplinary proceeding at the institution that closed 
25.2 	without resolution because the victim chose not to participate in the procedure; and
25.3 	(10) the number of reports made through the online reporting system established in 
25.4 	subdivision 5, excluding reports submitted anonymously.
25.5 	(b) If an institution previously submitted a report indicating that one or more 
25.6 	disciplinary proceedings was pending, but had not reached a final resolution, and one or 
25.7 	more of those disciplinary proceedings reached a final resolution within the previous fiscal 
25.8 	year, that institution must submit an updated report for the previous year that reflects 
25.9 	the outcome of the pending case or cases.
25.10 	(c) The reports required by this subdivision must be submitted to the Office of 
25.11 	Higher Education by October 1 of each year. Each report must contain the data required 
25.12 	under paragraphs (a) and (b) from the previous fiscal year. An institution's report under 
25.13 	this subdivision is classified as private data on individuals as defined by section 13.02, 
25.14 	subdivision 12.
25.15 	(d) The commissioner of the Office of Higher Education shall calculate statewide 
25.16 	numbers for each data item reported by an institution under this subdivision. The statewide 
25.17 	numbers should include data from postsecondary institutions that the commissioner could 
25.18 	not publish due to federal laws governing access to student records.
25.19 	(e) The Office of Higher Education shall publish on its Web site:
25.20 	(1) the statewide data calculated under paragraph (d); and
25.21 	(2) consistent with federal laws governing access to student records and in 
25.22 	consultation with the applicable institution, the data items required under paragraphs (a) 
25.23 	and (b) for each postsecondary institution in the state.
25.24 	This data shall be published as summary data as defined by section 13.02, subdivision 19, 
25.25 	and shall not identify alleged victims or perpetrators of crimes. Consistent with federal 
25.26 	laws governing access to student records, each state college or university shall, and the 
25.27 	University of Minnesota is requested to, publish on the institution's Web site the data items 
25.28 	required under paragraphs (a) and (b) for that institution.
25.29 	(f) If an institution or the Office of Higher Education is unable to publish data under 
25.30 	this subdivision due to state or federal laws governing access to student records, it must 
25.31 	explain in its report why the institution did not publish such data.

25.32 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 135A.15, is amended by adding a subdivision 
25.33 	to read:
25.34 		Subd. 7.Access to data; audit trail. (a) Data on incidents of sexual assault shared 
25.35 	with campus security officers or campus administrators responsible for investigating or 
26.1 	adjudicating complaints of sexual assault are classified as private data on individuals as 
26.2 	defined by section 13.02, subdivision 12, for the purposes of postsecondary institutions 
26.3 	subject to the requirements of chapter 13. Postsecondary institutions not otherwise subject 
26.4 	to chapter 13 must limit access to the data to only the data subject and persons whose 
26.5 	work assignments reasonably require access.
26.6 	(b) Only individuals with explicit authorization from an institution may enter, update, 
26.7 	or access electronic data collected, created, or maintained under this section. The ability of 
26.8 	authorized individuals to enter, update, or access data must be limited through the use of 
26.9 	role-based access that corresponds to the official duties or training level of the individual 
26.10 	and the institutional authorization that grants access for that purpose. All actions in which 
26.11 	data are entered, updated, accessed, shared, or disseminated outside of the institution 
26.12 	must be recorded in a data audit trail. An institution shall immediately and permanently 
26.13 	revoke the authorization of any individual determined to have willfully entered, updated, 
26.14 	accessed, shared, or disseminated data in violation of this subdivision or any provision of 
26.15 	chapter 13. If an individual is determined to have willfully gained access to data without 
26.16 	explicit authorization, the matter shall be forwarded to a county attorney for prosecution.

26.17 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 135A.15, is amended by adding a 
26.18 	subdivision to read:
26.19 		Subd. 8.Comprehensive training. (a) The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota 
26.20 	State Colleges and Universities shall, and the University of Minnesota is requested 
26.21 	to, provide campus security officers and campus administrators responsible for 
26.22 	investigating or adjudicating complaints of sexual assault with comprehensive training on 
26.23 	preventing and responding to sexual assault in collaboration with the Bureau of Criminal 
26.24 	Apprehension or another law enforcement agency with expertise in criminal sexual 
26.25 	conduct. The training for campus security officers shall include a presentation on the 
26.26 	dynamics of sexual assault, neurobiological responses to trauma, and best practices for 
26.27 	preventing, responding to, and investigating sexual assault. The training for campus 
26.28 	administrators responsible for investigating or adjudicating complaints on sexual assault 
26.29 	shall include presentations on preventing sexual assault, responding to incidents of 
26.30 	sexual assault, the dynamics of sexual assault, neurobiological responses to trauma, and 
26.31 	compliance with state and federal laws on sexual assault.
26.32 	(b) The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall, 
26.33 	and the University of Minnesota is requested to, require that the following categories of 
26.34 	students complete a training on sexual assault:
26.35 	(1) students pursuing a degree or certificate;
27.1 	(2) students who are taking courses through the Postsecondary Enrollment Options 
27.2 	Act; and
27.3 	(3) any other categories of students determined by the institution.
27.4 	Students must complete such training no later than ten business days after the start of a 
27.5 	student's first semester of classes. Once a student completes such training, institutions 
27.6 	must document the student's completion of the training and provide proof of training 
27.7 	completion to a student at the student's request. Students enrolled at more than one 
27.8 	institution within the same system at the same time are only required to complete the 
27.9 	training once. This training shall include information about topics including, but not 
27.10 	limited to, sexual assault as defined in subdivision 2; consent as defined in section 609.341, 
27.11 	subdivision 4; preventing and reducing the prevalence of sexual assault; procedures for 
27.12 	reporting campus sexual assault; and campus resources on sexual assault, including 
27.13 	organizations that support victims of sexual assault.
27.14 	(c) The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall, 
27.15 	and the University of Minnesota is requested to, annually train individuals responsible 
27.16 	for responding to reports of sexual assault. This training shall include information about 
27.17 	best practices for interacting with victims of sexual assault, including how to reduce the 
27.18 	emotional distress resulting from the reporting, investigatory, and disciplinary process.

27.19 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 135A.15, is amended by adding a 
27.20 	subdivision to read:
27.21 		Subd. 9.Student health services. (a) The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota 
27.22 	State Colleges and Universities shall, and the University of Minnesota is requested to, 
27.23 	develop and implement a policy that requires student health service providers to screen 
27.24 	students for incidents of sexual assault. Student health service providers shall offer 
27.25 	students information on resources available to victims and survivors of sexual assault 
27.26 	including counseling, mental health services, and procedures for reporting incidents of 
27.27 	sexual assault to the institution.
27.28 	(b) The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall, and 
27.29 	the University of Minnesota is requested to, require that each institution offering student 
27.30 	health or counseling services designate an existing staff member or existing staff members 
27.31 	as confidential resources for victims of sexual assault. The confidential resource must be 
27.32 	available to meet with victims of sexual assault on a walk-in basis. The confidential 
27.33 	resource must provide victims of sexual assault with information about locally available 
27.34 	resources for victims of sexual assault including, but not limited to, mental health services 
27.35 	and legal assistance. The confidential resource must provide victims of sexual assault 
28.1 	with information about the process for reporting an incident of sexual assault to campus 
28.2 	authorities or local law enforcement. The victim of sexual assault shall decide whether 
28.3 	to report an incident of sexual assault to campus authorities or local law enforcement. 
28.4 	Confidential resources must be trained in all aspects of responding to incidents of sexual 
28.5 	assault including, but not limited to, best practices for interacting with victims of trauma, 
28.6 	preserving evidence, campus disciplinary and local legal processes, and locally available 
28.7 	resources for victims of sexual assault. Data shared with a confidential resource is 
28.8 	classified as sexual assault communication data as defined by section 13.822, subdivision 1.

28.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. The policy required under this subdivision must be in place 
28.10 	by January 1, 2017.

28.11 	Sec. 12. [626.891] COOPERATION WITH POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS.
28.12 	Local law enforcement agencies, including law enforcement agencies operated 
28.13 	by statutory cities, home rule charter cities, and counties must enter into and honor the 
28.14 	memoranda of understanding required under section 135A.15.

28.15 	Sec. 13. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 28.16 	This article is effective August 1, 2016.