SF 5

CCR--SF0005 - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016)

Posted on 05/17/2015 03:02 p.m.

1.1CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON S.F. No. 5 1.2A bill for an act 1.3relating to higher education; establishing a budget for higher education; 1.4appropriating money to the Office of Higher Education, the Board of Trustees 1.5of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, and the Board of Regents of 1.6the University of Minnesota; appropriating money for tuition relief; making 1.7various policy and technical changes to higher-education-related provisions; 1.8regulating the policies of postsecondary institutions relating to sexual harassment 1.9and sexual violence; providing goals, standards, programs, and grants; requiring 1.10reports;amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 5.41, subdivisions 2, 3; 1.1113.32, subdivision 6; 13.322, by adding a subdivision; 16C.075; 124D.09, by 1.12adding subdivisions; 124D.091, subdivision 1; 135A.15, subdivisions 1, 2, by 1.13adding subdivisions; 136A.01, by adding a subdivision; 136A.101, subdivisions 1.145a, 8; 136A.121, subdivision 20; 136A.125, subdivisions 2, 4, 4b; 136A.1701, 1.15subdivision 4; 136A.861, subdivision 1; 137.54; 177.23, subdivision 7; Laws 1.162014, chapter 312, article 13, section 47; proposing coding for new law in 1.17Minnesota Statutes, chapters 135A; 136A; 136F; 175; 626; repealing Minnesota 1.18Rules, part 4830.7500, subparts 2a, 2b. 1.19May 17, 2015 1.20The Honorable Sandra L. Pappas 1.21President of the Senate 1.22The Honorable Kurt L. Daudt 1.23Speaker of the House of Representatives 1.24We, the undersigned conferees for S.F. No. 5 report that we have agreed upon the 1.25items in dispute and recommend as follows: 1.26That the House recede from its amendments and that S.F. No. 5 be further amended 1.27as follows: 1.28Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert: 1.29"ARTICLE 1 1.30HIGHER EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS 1.31 Section 1. new text begin SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS. new text end 1.32     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Summary By Fund. new text end new text begin The amounts shown in this subdivision new text end 1.33 new text begin summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made in this article. new text end 2.1 new text begin SUMMARY BY FUND new text end 2.2 new text begin 2016 new text end new text begin 2017 new text end new text begin Total new text end 2.3 new text begin General new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,530,668,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,536,256,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 3,066,924,000 new text end 2.4 new text begin Health Care Access new text end new text begin 2,157,000 new text end new text begin 2,157,000 new text end new text begin 4,314,000 new text end 2.5 new text begin Total new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,532,825,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,538,413,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 3,071,238,000 new text end 2.6     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Summary By Agency - All Funds. new text end new text begin The amounts shown in this subdivision new text end 2.7 new text begin summarize direct appropriations, by agency, made in this article. new text end 2.8 new text begin SUMMARY BY AGENCY - ALL FUNDS new text end 2.9 new text begin 2016 new text end new text begin 2017 new text end new text begin Total new text end 2.10 2.11 new text begin Minnesota Office of Higher new text end new text begin Education new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 230,843,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 236,630,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 467,473,000 new text end 2.12 2.13 2.14 new text begin Board of Trustees of the new text end new text begin Minnesota State Colleges and new text end new text begin Universities new text end new text begin 672,925,000 new text end new text begin 672,726,000 new text end new text begin 1,345,651,000 new text end 2.15 2.16 new text begin Board of Regents of the new text end new text begin University of Minnesota new text end new text begin 627,706,000 new text end new text begin 627,706,000 new text end new text begin 1,251,098,000 new text end 2.17 new text begin Mayo Clinic new text end new text begin 1,351,000 new text end new text begin 1,351,000 new text end new text begin 2,702,000 new text end 2.18 new text begin Total new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,532,825,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,538,413,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 3,066,924,000 new text end 2.19 Sec. 2. new text begin HIGHER EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS. new text end 2.20     new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the new text end 2.21 new text begin agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the new text end 2.22 new text begin general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated new text end 2.23 new text begin for each purpose. The figures "2016" and "2017" used in this article mean that the new text end 2.24 new text begin appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, or new text end 2.25 new text begin June 30, 2017, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2016. "The second year" is fiscal new text end 2.26 new text begin year 2017. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2016 and 2017. new text end 2.27 new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end 2.28 new text begin Available for the Year new text end 2.29 new text begin Ending June 30 new text end 2.30 new text begin 2016 new text end new text begin 2017 new text end 2.31 2.32 Sec. 3. new text begin MINNESOTA OFFICE OF HIGHER new text end new text begin EDUCATION new text end 2.33 new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 230,843,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 236,630,000 new text end 2.34 new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each new text end 2.35 new text begin purpose are specified in the following new text end 2.36 new text begin subdivisions. new text end 2.37 new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin State Grants new text end new text begin 180,281,000 new text end new text begin 180,281,000 new text end 3.1 new text begin If the appropriation in this subdivision for new text end 3.2 new text begin either year is insufficient, the appropriation new text end 3.3 new text begin for the other year is available for it. new text end 3.4 new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Child Care Grants new text end new text begin 6,684,000 new text end new text begin 6,684,000 new text end 3.5 new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin State Work-Study new text end new text begin 14,502,000 new text end new text begin 14,502,000 new text end 3.6 new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Interstate Tuition Reciprocity new text end new text begin 11,018,000 new text end new text begin 11,018,000 new text end 3.7 new text begin If the appropriation in this subdivision for new text end 3.8 new text begin either year is insufficient, the appropriation new text end 3.9 new text begin for the other year is available to meet new text end 3.10 new text begin reciprocity contract obligations. new text end 3.11 new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Safety Officer's Survivors new text end new text begin 100,000 new text end new text begin 100,000 new text end 3.12 new text begin This appropriation is to provide educational new text end 3.13 new text begin benefits under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 3.14 new text begin 299A.45, to eligible dependent children and new text end 3.15 new text begin to the spouses of public safety officers killed new text end 3.16 new text begin in the line of duty. new text end 3.17 new text begin If the appropriation in this subdivision for new text end 3.18 new text begin either year is insufficient, the appropriation new text end 3.19 new text begin for the other year is available for it. new text end 3.20 new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Indian Scholarships new text end new text begin 3,500,000 new text end new text begin 3,500,000 new text end 3.21 new text begin The commissioner must contract with or new text end 3.22 new text begin employ at least one person with demonstrated new text end 3.23 new text begin competence in American Indian culture and new text end 3.24 new text begin residing in or near the city of Bemidji to new text end 3.25 new text begin assist students with the scholarships under new text end 3.26 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.126, and new text end 3.27 new text begin with other information about financial aid for new text end 3.28 new text begin which the students may be eligible. Bemidji new text end 3.29 new text begin State University must provide office space new text end 3.30 new text begin at no cost to the Minnesota Office of Higher new text end 3.31 new text begin Education for purposes of administering the new text end 3.32 new text begin American Indian scholarship program under new text end 3.33 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.126. This new text end 4.1 new text begin appropriation includes funding to administer new text end 4.2 new text begin the American Indian scholarship program. new text end 4.3 new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Tribal College Grants new text end new text begin 150,000 new text end new text begin 150,000 new text end 4.4 new text begin For tribal college assistance grants under new text end 4.5 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1796. new text end 4.6 4.7 new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Intervention for College Attendance new text end new text begin Program Grants new text end new text begin 671,000 new text end new text begin 671,000 new text end 4.8 new text begin For the intervention for college attendance new text end 4.9 new text begin program under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 4.10 new text begin 136A.861. new text end 4.11 new text begin This appropriation includes funding to new text end 4.12 new text begin administer the intervention for college new text end 4.13 new text begin attendance program grants. new text end 4.14 new text begin Subd. 10. new text end new text begin Student-Parent Information new text end new text begin 122,000 new text end new text begin 122,000 new text end 4.15 new text begin Subd. 11. new text end new text begin Get Ready! new text end new text begin 180,000 new text end new text begin 180,000 new text end 4.16 4.17 new text begin Subd. 12. new text end new text begin Minnesota Education Equity new text end new text begin Partnership new text end new text begin 45,000 new text end new text begin 45,000 new text end 4.18 new text begin Subd. 13. new text end new text begin Midwest Higher Education Compact new text end new text begin 115,000 new text end new text begin 115,000 new text end 4.19 4.20 new text begin Subd. 14. new text end new text begin United Family Medicine Residency new text end new text begin Program new text end new text begin 501,000 new text end new text begin 501,000 new text end 4.21 new text begin For a grant to United Family Medicine new text end 4.22 new text begin residency program. This appropriation new text end 4.23 new text begin shall be used to support up to 21 resident new text end 4.24 new text begin physicians each year in family practice at new text end 4.25 new text begin United Family Medicine residency programs new text end 4.26 new text begin and shall prepare doctors to practice family new text end 4.27 new text begin care medicine in underserved rural and new text end 4.28 new text begin urban areas of the state. It is intended new text end 4.29 new text begin that this program will improve health new text end 4.30 new text begin care in underserved communities, provide new text end 4.31 new text begin affordable access to appropriate medical new text end 4.32 new text begin care, and manage the treatment of patients in new text end 4.33 new text begin a cost-effective manner. new text end 5.1 new text begin Subd. 15. new text end new text begin MnLINK Gateway and Minitex new text end new text begin 5,905,000 new text end new text begin 5,905,000 new text end 5.2 5.3 new text begin Subd. 16. new text end new text begin Statewide Longitudinal Education new text end new text begin Data System new text end new text begin 882,000 new text end new text begin 882,000 new text end 5.4 new text begin Subd. 17. new text end new text begin Hennepin County Medical Center new text end new text begin 645,000 new text end new text begin 645,000 new text end 5.5 new text begin For transfer to Hennepin County Medical new text end 5.6 new text begin Center for graduate family medical education new text end 5.7 new text begin programs at Hennepin County Medical new text end 5.8 new text begin Center. new text end 5.9 5.10 new text begin Subd. 18. new text end new text begin MNSCU Two-Year Public College new text end new text begin Program new text end new text begin -0- new text end new text begin 5,000,000 new text end 5.11 new text begin (a) $3,993,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for new text end 5.12 new text begin two-year public college program grants new text end 5.13 new text begin under article 3, section 20. new text end 5.14 new text begin (b) $782,000 in fiscal year 2017 is to provide new text end 5.15 new text begin mentoring and outreach as specified under new text end 5.16 new text begin article 3, section 20. new text end 5.17 new text begin (c) $225,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for new text end 5.18 new text begin information technology and administrative new text end 5.19 new text begin costs associated with implementation of the new text end 5.20 new text begin grant program. new text end 5.21 new text begin (d) The base for fiscal year 2018 is $3,481,000 new text end 5.22 new text begin and the base for fiscal year 2019 is $0. new text end 5.23 new text begin Subd. 19. new text end new text begin College Possible new text end new text begin 250,000 new text end new text begin 250,000 new text end 5.24 new text begin (a) This appropriation is for immediate new text end 5.25 new text begin transfer to College Possible to support new text end 5.26 new text begin programs of college admission and college new text end 5.27 new text begin graduation for low-income students through new text end 5.28 new text begin an intensive curriculum of coaching new text end 5.29 new text begin and support at both the high school and new text end 5.30 new text begin postsecondary level. new text end 5.31 new text begin (b) This appropriation must, to the extent new text end 5.32 new text begin possible, be proportionately allocated new text end 5.33 new text begin between students from greater Minnesota and new text end 6.1 new text begin students in the seven-county metropolitan new text end 6.2 new text begin area. new text end 6.3 new text begin (c) This appropriation must be used new text end 6.4 new text begin by College Possible only for programs new text end 6.5 new text begin supporting students who are residents new text end 6.6 new text begin of Minnesota and attending colleges or new text end 6.7 new text begin universities within Minnesota. new text end 6.8 new text begin (d) By February 1 of each year, College new text end 6.9 new text begin Possible must report to the chairs and new text end 6.10 new text begin ranking minority members of the legislative new text end 6.11 new text begin committees and divisions with jurisdiction new text end 6.12 new text begin over higher education and E-12 education on new text end 6.13 new text begin activities funded by this appropriation. The new text end 6.14 new text begin report must include, but is not limited to, new text end 6.15 new text begin information about the expansion of College new text end 6.16 new text begin Possible in Minnesota, the number of College new text end 6.17 new text begin Possible coaches hired, the expansion within new text end 6.18 new text begin existing partner high schools, the expansion new text end 6.19 new text begin of high school partnerships, the number of new text end 6.20 new text begin high school and college students served, the new text end 6.21 new text begin total hours of community service by high new text end 6.22 new text begin school and college students, and a list of new text end 6.23 new text begin communities and organizations benefitting new text end 6.24 new text begin from student service hours. new text end 6.25 6.26 new text begin Subd. 20. new text end new text begin Large Animal Veterinarian Loan new text end new text begin Forgiveness Program new text end new text begin 250,000 new text end 6.27 new text begin For the large animal veterinarian loan new text end 6.28 new text begin forgiveness program under Minnesota new text end 6.29 new text begin Statutes, section 136A.1795. This is a new text end 6.30 new text begin onetime appropriation and is available until new text end 6.31 new text begin June 30, 2022. new text end 6.32 6.33 new text begin Subd. 21. new text end new text begin Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic new text end new text begin Brain Injury Research Grant Program new text end new text begin 500,000 new text end new text begin 500,000 new text end 7.1 new text begin For spinal cord injury and traumatic brain new text end 7.2 new text begin injury research grants authorized under new text end 7.3 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.901. new text end 7.4 new text begin The commissioner may use no more than new text end 7.5 new text begin three percent of this appropriation to new text end 7.6 new text begin administer the grant program under this new text end 7.7 new text begin subdivision. new text end 7.8 7.9 new text begin Subd. 22. new text end new text begin Summer Academic Enrichment new text end new text begin Program new text end new text begin 100,000 new text end new text begin 100,000 new text end 7.10 new text begin For summer academic enrichment grants new text end 7.11 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.091. new text end 7.12 new text begin The commissioner may use no more than new text end 7.13 new text begin three percent of this appropriation to new text end 7.14 new text begin administer the grant program under this new text end 7.15 new text begin subdivision. new text end 7.16 7.17 new text begin Subd. 23. new text end new text begin Dual Training Competency Grants; new text end new text begin OHE new text end new text begin 1,000,000 new text end new text begin 2,000,000 new text end 7.18 new text begin For training grants under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 7.19 new text begin section 136A.246. new text end 7.20 new text begin The commissioner may use no more than new text end 7.21 new text begin three percent of this appropriation to new text end 7.22 new text begin administer the grant program under this new text end 7.23 new text begin subdivision. new text end 7.24 7.25 new text begin Subd. 24. new text end new text begin Dual Training Competency Grants; new text end new text begin DOLI new text end new text begin 200,000 new text end new text begin 200,000 new text end 7.26 new text begin For transfer to the commissioner of labor new text end 7.27 new text begin and industry for identification of competency new text end 7.28 new text begin standards for dual training under Minnesota new text end 7.29 new text begin Statutes, section 175.45. new text end 7.30 new text begin Subd. 25. new text end new text begin Concurrent Enrollment Courses new text end new text begin 340,000 new text end new text begin 340,000 new text end 7.31 new text begin (a) $225,000 in fiscal year 2016 and new text end 7.32 new text begin $225,000 in fiscal year 2017 are for grants to new text end 7.33 new text begin develop new concurrent enrollment courses new text end 7.34 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, new text end 8.1 new text begin subdivision 10, that satisfy the elective new text end 8.2 new text begin standard for career and technical education. new text end 8.3 new text begin Any balance in the first year does not cancel new text end 8.4 new text begin but is available in the second year. new text end 8.5 new text begin (b) $115,000 in fiscal year 2016 and new text end 8.6 new text begin $115,000 in fiscal year 2017 are for grants new text end 8.7 new text begin to postsecondary institutions currently new text end 8.8 new text begin sponsoring a concurrent enrollment course to new text end 8.9 new text begin expand existing programs. The commissioner new text end 8.10 new text begin shall determine the application process and new text end 8.11 new text begin the grant amounts. The commissioner must new text end 8.12 new text begin give preference to expanding programs that new text end 8.13 new text begin are at capacity. Any balance in the first year new text end 8.14 new text begin does not cancel but is available in the second new text end 8.15 new text begin year. new text end 8.16 new text begin (c) By December 1 of each year, the office new text end 8.17 new text begin shall submit a brief report to the chairs and new text end 8.18 new text begin ranking minority members of the legislative new text end 8.19 new text begin committees with jurisdiction over higher new text end 8.20 new text begin education regarding: new text end 8.21 new text begin (1) the courses developed by grant recipients new text end 8.22 new text begin and the number of students who enrolled in new text end 8.23 new text begin the courses under paragraph (a); and new text end 8.24 new text begin (2) the programs expanded and the number new text end 8.25 new text begin of students who enrolled in programs under new text end 8.26 new text begin paragraph (b). new text end 8.27 new text begin Subd. 26. new text end new text begin Student Loan Debt Counseling new text end new text begin 150,000 new text end new text begin 150,000 new text end 8.28 new text begin For student loan debt counseling under article new text end 8.29 new text begin 3, section 24. This is a onetime appropriation. new text end 8.30 new text begin Subd. 27. new text end new text begin Campus Sexual Assault Reporting new text end new text begin 25,000 new text end new text begin 25,000 new text end 8.31 new text begin For the sexual assault reporting required new text end 8.32 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.15. new text end 8.33 new text begin Subd. 28. new text end new text begin Teacher Shortage Loan Forgiveness new text end new text begin 200,000 new text end new text begin 200,000 new text end 9.1 new text begin For the loan forgiveness program under new text end 9.2 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1791. new text end 9.3 new text begin The commissioner may use no more new text end 9.4 new text begin than three percent of this appropriation new text end 9.5 new text begin to administer the program under this new text end 9.6 new text begin subdivision. new text end 9.7 new text begin Subd. 29. new text end new text begin Agency Administration new text end new text begin 2,527,000 new text end new text begin 2,564,000 new text end 9.8 new text begin Subd. 30. new text end new text begin Balances Forward new text end 9.9 new text begin A balance in the first year under this section new text end 9.10 new text begin does not cancel, but is available for the new text end 9.11 new text begin second year. new text end 9.12 new text begin Subd. 31. new text end new text begin Transfers new text end 9.13 new text begin The Minnesota Office of Higher Education new text end 9.14 new text begin may transfer unencumbered balances from new text end 9.15 new text begin the appropriations in this section to the state new text end 9.16 new text begin grant appropriation, the interstate tuition new text end 9.17 new text begin reciprocity appropriation, the child care new text end 9.18 new text begin grant appropriation, the Indian scholarship new text end 9.19 new text begin appropriation, the state work-study new text end 9.20 new text begin appropriation, the get ready appropriation, new text end 9.21 new text begin and the public safety officers' survivors new text end 9.22 new text begin appropriation. Transfers from the child care new text end 9.23 new text begin or state work-study appropriations may only new text end 9.24 new text begin be made to the extent there is a projected new text end 9.25 new text begin surplus in the appropriation. A transfer may new text end 9.26 new text begin be made only with prior written notice to new text end 9.27 new text begin the chairs and ranking minority members new text end 9.28 new text begin of the senate and house of representatives new text end 9.29 new text begin committees and divisions with jurisdiction new text end 9.30 new text begin over higher education finance. new text end 9.31 9.32 9.33 Sec. 4. new text begin BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE new text end new text begin MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND new text end new text begin UNIVERSITIES new text end 9.34 new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 672,925,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 672,726,000 new text end 10.1 new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each new text end 10.2 new text begin purpose are specified in the following new text end 10.3 new text begin subdivisions. new text end 10.4 10.5 new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Central Office and Shared Services new text end new text begin Unit new text end new text begin 33,074,000 new text end new text begin 33,074,000 new text end 10.6 new text begin For the Office of the Chancellor and the new text end 10.7 new text begin Shared Services Division. new text end 10.8 new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Operations and Maintenance new text end new text begin 635,736,000 new text end new text begin 635,537,000 new text end 10.9 new text begin This appropriation includes $50,000,000 in new text end 10.10 new text begin fiscal year 2016 and $50,000,000 in fiscal new text end 10.11 new text begin year 2017 for student tuition relief. The new text end 10.12 new text begin Board of Trustees must establish tuition rates new text end 10.13 new text begin as follows: new text end 10.14 new text begin (1) for the 2015-2016 academic year, the new text end 10.15 new text begin tuition rate at colleges must not exceed the new text end 10.16 new text begin 2014-2015 academic year rate; and new text end 10.17 new text begin (2) for the 2016-2017 academic year, the new text end 10.18 new text begin tuition rate at universities must not exceed new text end 10.19 new text begin the 2015-2016 academic year rate, and the new text end 10.20 new text begin tuition rate at colleges must be reduced by at new text end 10.21 new text begin least one percent compared to the 2015-2016 new text end 10.22 new text begin academic year rate. new text end 10.23 new text begin The student tuition relief may not be offset new text end 10.24 new text begin by increases in mandatory fees, charges, or new text end 10.25 new text begin other assessments to the student. new text end 10.26 new text begin $57,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $58,000 in new text end 10.27 new text begin fiscal year 2017 are for activities related to new text end 10.28 new text begin the implementation of new transfer pathways new text end 10.29 new text begin required by article 3, section 21. new text end 10.30 new text begin This appropriation includes $200,000 in new text end 10.31 new text begin fiscal year 2016 to award up to two grants to new text end 10.32 new text begin system institutions with a teacher preparation new text end 10.33 new text begin program approved by the Board of Teaching new text end 11.1 new text begin to provide a school year-long student new text end 11.2 new text begin teaching pilot program, consistent with new text end 11.3 new text begin the student teaching program requirements new text end 11.4 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.09, new text end 11.5 new text begin subdivision 4, paragraph (d). This is a new text end 11.6 new text begin onetime appropriation. The Board of new text end 11.7 new text begin Trustees must report to the K-12 and higher new text end 11.8 new text begin education committees of the legislature by new text end 11.9 new text begin March 1, 2017, on the experiences of the new text end 11.10 new text begin grant recipients and the student teachers new text end 11.11 new text begin with the school year-long student teaching new text end 11.12 new text begin program, and include any recommendations new text end 11.13 new text begin for amending Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 11.14 new text begin 122A.09, subdivision 4, paragraph (d), based new text end 11.15 new text begin on the experiences of the grant recipients. new text end 11.16 new text begin $18,000 each year is for transfer to the Cook new text end 11.17 new text begin County Higher Education Board to provide new text end 11.18 new text begin educational programming and academic new text end 11.19 new text begin support services to remote regions in new text end 11.20 new text begin northeastern Minnesota. This appropriation new text end 11.21 new text begin is in addition to the $102,000 per fiscal year new text end 11.22 new text begin this project currently receives. The project new text end 11.23 new text begin shall continue to provide information to the new text end 11.24 new text begin Board of Trustees on the number of students new text end 11.25 new text begin served, credit hours delivered, and services new text end 11.26 new text begin provided to students. The base appropriation new text end 11.27 new text begin under this paragraph is $120,000 each year. new text end 11.28 new text begin $50,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $50,000 new text end 11.29 new text begin in fiscal year 2017 are for developing and new text end 11.30 new text begin teaching online agriculture courses by farm new text end 11.31 new text begin business management faculty at colleges that new text end 11.32 new text begin offer farm business management. new text end 11.33 new text begin Institutions developing courses under this new text end 11.34 new text begin appropriation shall focus on introductory new text end 11.35 new text begin coursework, and must coordinate with one new text end 12.1 new text begin another to offer complimentary courses new text end 12.2 new text begin and avoid duplication. The appropriation new text end 12.3 new text begin may not be used to develop courses already new text end 12.4 new text begin available through another state college or new text end 12.5 new text begin university. Institutions receiving funds from new text end 12.6 new text begin this appropriation must have one course new text end 12.7 new text begin developed and ready for student enrollment new text end 12.8 new text begin within one year of receiving funds. new text end 12.9 new text begin $225,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $225,000 new text end 12.10 new text begin in fiscal year 2017 are to create and develop new text end 12.11 new text begin a teacher preparation program leading new text end 12.12 new text begin to licensure in agricultural education at new text end 12.13 new text begin Southwest Minnesota State University. This new text end 12.14 new text begin is a onetime appropriation. new text end 12.15 new text begin Southwest Minnesota State University shall new text end 12.16 new text begin provide the committees of the legislature new text end 12.17 new text begin with primary jurisdiction over agriculture new text end 12.18 new text begin policy, K-12 education policy, and higher new text end 12.19 new text begin education policy and finance with a report new text end 12.20 new text begin on the institution's progress in creating an new text end 12.21 new text begin agricultural education licensure program and new text end 12.22 new text begin increasing the number of students receiving new text end 12.23 new text begin a teaching license in agricultural education. new text end 12.24 new text begin The report must be submitted by February new text end 12.25 new text begin 15, 2016, and by February 15, 2017. new text end 12.26 new text begin $35,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $35,000 in new text end 12.27 new text begin fiscal year 2017 are to implement a program new text end 12.28 new text begin to assist foreign-born students and groups new text end 12.29 new text begin underrepresented in nursing to succeed new text end 12.30 new text begin in postsecondary nursing programs. This new text end 12.31 new text begin program shall include but not be limited to new text end 12.32 new text begin mentoring programs and seminars. new text end 12.33 new text begin One-quarter of this appropriation must be new text end 12.34 new text begin distributed to Minneapolis Community and new text end 12.35 new text begin Technical College. One-quarter of this new text end 13.1 new text begin appropriation must be distributed to Century new text end 13.2 new text begin College. One-half of this appropriation new text end 13.3 new text begin must be distributed in equal amounts to new text end 13.4 new text begin two state colleges or universities that new text end 13.5 new text begin are located outside of the seven-county new text end 13.6 new text begin metropolitan area. The board must select new text end 13.7 new text begin the state colleges or universities outside new text end 13.8 new text begin of the seven-county metropolitan area new text end 13.9 new text begin based on the proportion of enrolled nursing new text end 13.10 new text begin students that are foreign-born or from groups new text end 13.11 new text begin underrepresented in nursing. new text end 13.12 new text begin The program established under this new text end 13.13 new text begin appropriation shall be called the "Kathleen new text end 13.14 new text begin McCullough-Zander Success in Nursing new text end 13.15 new text begin Program." new text end 13.16 new text begin $175,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $175,000 new text end 13.17 new text begin in fiscal year 2017 are to establish a new text end 13.18 new text begin veterans-to-agriculture pilot program. The new text end 13.19 new text begin appropriation for fiscal year 2016 shall be new text end 13.20 new text begin used to establish the pilot program at South new text end 13.21 new text begin Central College, North Mankato campus, and new text end 13.22 new text begin the appropriation for fiscal year 2017 shall be new text end 13.23 new text begin used to support, in equal amounts, up to six new text end 13.24 new text begin program sites statewide. No more than two new text end 13.25 new text begin percent of the total appropriation provided by new text end 13.26 new text begin this section may be used for administrative new text end 13.27 new text begin purposes at the system level. new text end 13.28 new text begin The veterans-to-agriculture pilot program new text end 13.29 new text begin shall be designed to facilitate the entrance new text end 13.30 new text begin of military veterans into careers related to new text end 13.31 new text begin agriculture and food production, processing, new text end 13.32 new text begin and distribution through intensive, four- to new text end 13.33 new text begin eight-week academic training in relevant new text end 13.34 new text begin fields of study, job development programs new text end 13.35 new text begin and outreach to potential employers, and new text end 14.1 new text begin appropriate career-building skills designed new text end 14.2 new text begin to assist returning veterans in entering new text end 14.3 new text begin the civilian workforce. Upon successful new text end 14.4 new text begin completion, a student shall be awarded new text end 14.5 new text begin a certificate of completion or another new text end 14.6 new text begin appropriate academic credit. new text end 14.7 new text begin The pilot program shall be coordinated new text end 14.8 new text begin by South Central College, North Mankato new text end 14.9 new text begin campus' farm business management program new text end 14.10 new text begin and developed in collaboration with the new text end 14.11 new text begin University of Minnesota Extension, the new text end 14.12 new text begin Department of Agriculture, the Department new text end 14.13 new text begin of Veterans Affairs, and the Department of new text end 14.14 new text begin Employment and Economic Development. new text end 14.15 new text begin The program coordinators are encouraged to new text end 14.16 new text begin involve other interested stakeholders in the new text end 14.17 new text begin development and operation of the program, new text end 14.18 new text begin and may request assistance with applications new text end 14.19 new text begin for grants or other funding from available new text end 14.20 new text begin federal, state, local, and private sources. As new text end 14.21 new text begin necessary, they may also work with other new text end 14.22 new text begin public or private entities to secure temporary new text end 14.23 new text begin housing for enrolled students. new text end 14.24 new text begin In addition to South Central College, North new text end 14.25 new text begin Mankato campus, the pilot program shall new text end 14.26 new text begin be delivered by up to five additional state new text end 14.27 new text begin colleges. One of the additional colleges must new text end 14.28 new text begin be located in the seven-county metropolitan new text end 14.29 new text begin area, at a campus that has agreed to new text end 14.30 new text begin incorporate the pilot program as part of an new text end 14.31 new text begin urban agriculture program, and the remaining new text end 14.32 new text begin additional colleges must be located outside new text end 14.33 new text begin of the seven-county metropolitan area, new text end 14.34 new text begin at campuses with existing farm business new text end 14.35 new text begin management programs. new text end 15.1 new text begin No later than December 15, 2016, the new text end 15.2 new text begin program shall report to the committees of the new text end 15.3 new text begin house of representatives and the senate with new text end 15.4 new text begin jurisdiction over issues related to agriculture, new text end 15.5 new text begin veterans affairs, and higher education on new text end 15.6 new text begin program operations, including information new text end 15.7 new text begin on participation rates, new job placements, new text end 15.8 new text begin and any unmet needs. new text end 15.9 new text begin This appropriation includes $40,000 in fiscal new text end 15.10 new text begin year 2016 and $40,000 in fiscal year 2017 new text end 15.11 new text begin to implement the sexual assault policies new text end 15.12 new text begin required under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 15.13 new text begin 135A.15. new text end 15.14 new text begin Five percent of the fiscal year 2017 new text end 15.15 new text begin appropriation specified in this subdivision new text end 15.16 new text begin is available according to the schedule in new text end 15.17 new text begin clauses (1) to (5) in fiscal year 2017 when new text end 15.18 new text begin the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State new text end 15.19 new text begin Colleges and Universities demonstrates to new text end 15.20 new text begin the commissioner of management and budget new text end 15.21 new text begin that the board has met the following specified new text end 15.22 new text begin number of performance goals: new text end 15.23 new text begin (1) 100 percent if the board meets three, four, new text end 15.24 new text begin or five goals; new text end 15.25 new text begin (2) 67 percent if two of the goals are met; new text end 15.26 new text begin (3) 33 percent if one of the goals are met; and new text end 15.27 new text begin (4) zero percent if none of the goals are met. new text end 15.28 new text begin The performance goals are: new text end 15.29 new text begin (1) increase by at least four percent in fiscal new text end 15.30 new text begin year 2015, compared to fiscal year 2008, new text end 15.31 new text begin degrees, diplomas, and certificates conferred new text end 15.32 new text begin and provide a report to the chairs and new text end 15.33 new text begin ranking minority members of the legislative new text end 15.34 new text begin committees with jurisdiction over higher new text end 16.1 new text begin education on the separate changes in the new text end 16.2 new text begin number of degrees, diplomas, and certificates new text end 16.3 new text begin conferred; new text end 16.4 new text begin (2) increase by at least five percent the fiscal new text end 16.5 new text begin year 2015-related employment rate for 2014 new text end 16.6 new text begin graduates, compared to the 2011 rate for new text end 16.7 new text begin 2010 graduates; new text end 16.8 new text begin (3) for fiscal year 2016, reallocate new text end 16.9 new text begin $22,000,000 of costs. The Board of Trustees new text end 16.10 new text begin is requested to redirect those funds to invest new text end 16.11 new text begin in direct mission activities, stem growth in new text end 16.12 new text begin tuition and student fees, and to programs that new text end 16.13 new text begin benefit students; new text end 16.14 new text begin (4) decrease by at least ten percent the fiscal new text end 16.15 new text begin year 2015 headcount of students enrolled in new text end 16.16 new text begin developmental courses compared to fiscal new text end 16.17 new text begin year 2013 headcount of students enrolled in new text end 16.18 new text begin developmental courses; and new text end 16.19 new text begin (5) increase by at least five percent the new text end 16.20 new text begin fiscal year 2015 degrees awarded to students new text end 16.21 new text begin who took no more than 128 credits for a new text end 16.22 new text begin baccalaureate degree and 68 credits for new text end 16.23 new text begin associate in arts, associate of science, or new text end 16.24 new text begin associate in fine arts degrees, as compared to new text end 16.25 new text begin the rate for 2011 graduates. new text end 16.26 new text begin By August 1, 2015, the Board of Trustees new text end 16.27 new text begin and the Minnesota Office of Higher new text end 16.28 new text begin Education must agree on specific numerical new text end 16.29 new text begin indicators and definitions for each of the five new text end 16.30 new text begin goals that will be used to demonstrate the new text end 16.31 new text begin Minnesota State Colleges and Universities' new text end 16.32 new text begin attainment of each goal. On or before April new text end 16.33 new text begin 1, 2016, the Board of Trustees must report new text end 16.34 new text begin to the legislative committees with primary new text end 16.35 new text begin jurisdiction over higher education finance new text end 17.1 new text begin and policy the progress of the Minnesota new text end 17.2 new text begin State Colleges and Universities toward new text end 17.3 new text begin attaining the goals. The appropriation new text end 17.4 new text begin base for the next biennium shall include new text end 17.5 new text begin appropriations not made available under this new text end 17.6 new text begin subdivision for failure to meet performance new text end 17.7 new text begin goals. All of the appropriation that is not new text end 17.8 new text begin available due to failure to meet performance new text end 17.9 new text begin goals is appropriated to the commissioner new text end 17.10 new text begin of the Office of Higher Education for fiscal new text end 17.11 new text begin year 2017 for the purpose of the state grant new text end 17.12 new text begin program under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 17.13 new text begin 136A.121. new text end 17.14 new text begin Performance metrics are intended to facilitate new text end 17.15 new text begin progress towards the attainment goal under new text end 17.16 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.012. new text end 17.17 new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Learning Network of Minnesota new text end new text begin 4,115,000 new text end new text begin 4,115,000 new text end 17.18 17.19 Sec. 5. new text begin BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE new text end new text begin UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA new text end 17.20 new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 627,706,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 627,706,000 new text end 17.21 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 17.22 new text begin 2016 new text end new text begin 2017 new text end 17.23 new text begin General new text end new text begin 625,549,000 new text end new text begin 625,549,000 new text end 17.24 new text begin Health Care Access new text end new text begin 2,157,000 new text end new text begin 2,157,000 new text end 17.25 new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each new text end 17.26 new text begin purpose are specified in the following new text end 17.27 new text begin subdivisions. new text end 17.28 new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Operations and Maintenance new text end new text begin 559,111,000 new text end new text begin 559,111,000 new text end 17.29 new text begin This appropriation includes funding for new text end 17.30 new text begin operation and maintenance of the system. Of new text end 17.31 new text begin the amount appropriated in this subdivision: new text end 17.32 new text begin $11,100,000 in fiscal year 2016 and new text end 17.33 new text begin $11,100,000 in fiscal year 2017 are to new text end 17.34 new text begin minimize any increase in a student's cost new text end 18.1 new text begin of attendance; for research to solve the new text end 18.2 new text begin challenges facing our state, nation, and new text end 18.3 new text begin world; to educate a diverse population of new text end 18.4 new text begin Minnesotans from every community who new text end 18.5 new text begin show the greatest promise; and for public new text end 18.6 new text begin service that builds lasting partnerships with new text end 18.7 new text begin communities across the state to address our new text end 18.8 new text begin most complex and pressing issues. The new text end 18.9 new text begin Board of Regents is requested to: new text end 18.10 new text begin (1) maintain a low cost of mission and new text end 18.11 new text begin advance operational excellence; new text end 18.12 new text begin (2) increase the diversity of the university's new text end 18.13 new text begin students, faculty, and staff; and new text end 18.14 new text begin (3) strengthen the university's relationships new text end 18.15 new text begin with the agriculture industry and the new text end 18.16 new text begin communities of greater Minnesota. new text end 18.17 new text begin $15,000,000 in fiscal year 2016 and new text end 18.18 new text begin $15,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 are to: new text end 18.19 new text begin (1) increase the medical school's research new text end 18.20 new text begin capacity; new text end 18.21 new text begin (2) improve the medical school's ranking in new text end 18.22 new text begin National Institutes of Health funding; new text end 18.23 new text begin (3) ensure the medical school's national new text end 18.24 new text begin prominence by attracting and retaining new text end 18.25 new text begin world-class faculty, staff, and students; new text end 18.26 new text begin (4) invest in physician training programs in new text end 18.27 new text begin rural and underserved communities; and new text end 18.28 new text begin (5) translate the medical school's research new text end 18.29 new text begin discoveries into new treatments and cures to new text end 18.30 new text begin improve the health of Minnesotans. new text end 18.31 new text begin The Board of Regents is requested to new text end 18.32 new text begin consider hiring additional faculty to conduct new text end 18.33 new text begin research related to regenerative medicine. new text end 19.1 new text begin Five percent of the fiscal year 2017 new text end 19.2 new text begin appropriation specified in this subdivision new text end 19.3 new text begin is available according to the schedule in new text end 19.4 new text begin clauses (1) to (5) in fiscal year 2017 when new text end 19.5 new text begin the Board of Regents of the University of new text end 19.6 new text begin Minnesota demonstrates to the commissioner new text end 19.7 new text begin of management and budget that the board new text end 19.8 new text begin has met the following specified number of new text end 19.9 new text begin performance goals: new text end 19.10 new text begin (1) 100 percent if the board meets three, four, new text end 19.11 new text begin or five goals; new text end 19.12 new text begin (2) 67 percent if two of the goals are met; new text end 19.13 new text begin (3) 33 percent if one of the goals are met; and new text end 19.14 new text begin (4) zero percent if none of the goals are met. new text end 19.15 new text begin The performance goals are: new text end 19.16 new text begin (1) increase by at least one percent new text end 19.17 new text begin the four-year, five-year, or six-year new text end 19.18 new text begin undergraduate graduation rates, averaged new text end 19.19 new text begin over three years, for students of color new text end 19.20 new text begin systemwide at the University of Minnesota new text end 19.21 new text begin reported in fall 2016 over fall 2014. The new text end 19.22 new text begin average rate for fall 2014 is calculated with new text end 19.23 new text begin the graduation rates reported in fall 2012, new text end 19.24 new text begin 2013, and 2014; new text end 19.25 new text begin (2) increase by at least two percent the new text end 19.26 new text begin total number of undergraduate STEM new text end 19.27 new text begin degrees, averaged over three years, conferred new text end 19.28 new text begin systemwide by the University of Minnesota new text end 19.29 new text begin reported in fiscal year 2016 over fiscal year new text end 19.30 new text begin 2014. The averaged number for fiscal year new text end 19.31 new text begin 2014 is calculated with the fiscal year 2012, new text end 19.32 new text begin 2013, and 2014 numbers; new text end 19.33 new text begin (3) increase by at least one percent the new text end 19.34 new text begin four-year undergraduate graduation rate at new text end 20.1 new text begin the University of Minnesota reported in fall new text end 20.2 new text begin 2016 over fall 2014. The average rate for new text end 20.3 new text begin fall 2014 is calculated with the graduation new text end 20.4 new text begin rates reported in fall 2012, 2013, and 2014. new text end 20.5 new text begin The averaged number for fiscal year 2014 is new text end 20.6 new text begin calculated with the fiscal year 2012, 2013, new text end 20.7 new text begin and 2014 numbers; new text end 20.8 new text begin (4) for fiscal year 2016, reallocate new text end 20.9 new text begin $15,000,000 of administrative costs. The new text end 20.10 new text begin Board of Regents is requested to redirect new text end 20.11 new text begin those funds to invest in direct mission new text end 20.12 new text begin activities, stem growth in cost of attendance, new text end 20.13 new text begin and to programs that benefit students; and new text end 20.14 new text begin (5) increase licensing disclosures by three new text end 20.15 new text begin percent for fiscal year 2016 over fiscal year new text end 20.16 new text begin 2015. new text end 20.17 new text begin By August 1, 2015, the Board of Regents and new text end 20.18 new text begin the Office of Higher Education must agree on new text end 20.19 new text begin specific numerical indicators and definitions new text end 20.20 new text begin for each of the five goals that will be used to new text end 20.21 new text begin demonstrate the University of Minnesota's new text end 20.22 new text begin attainment of each goal. On or before April new text end 20.23 new text begin 1, 2016, the Board of Regents must report new text end 20.24 new text begin to the legislative committees with primary new text end 20.25 new text begin jurisdiction over higher education finance new text end 20.26 new text begin and policy the progress of the University of new text end 20.27 new text begin Minnesota toward attaining the goals. The new text end 20.28 new text begin appropriation base for the next biennium shall new text end 20.29 new text begin include appropriations not made available new text end 20.30 new text begin under this subdivision for failure to meet new text end 20.31 new text begin performance goals. All of the appropriation new text end 20.32 new text begin that is not available due to failure to meet new text end 20.33 new text begin performance goals is appropriated to the new text end 20.34 new text begin commissioner of the Office of Higher new text end 20.35 new text begin Education for fiscal year 2017 for the purpose new text end 21.1 new text begin of the state grant program under Minnesota new text end 21.2 new text begin Statutes, section 136A.121. new text end 21.3 new text begin Performance metrics are intended to facilitate new text end 21.4 new text begin progress towards the attainment goal under new text end 21.5 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.012. new text end 21.6 new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Primary Care Education Initiatives new text end new text begin 2,157,000 new text end new text begin 2,157,000 new text end 21.7 new text begin This appropriation is from the health care new text end 21.8 new text begin access fund. new text end 21.9 new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Special Appropriations new text end 21.10 new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Agriculture and Extension Service new text end new text begin 42,922,000 new text end new text begin 42,922,000 new text end 21.11 new text begin For the Agricultural Experiment Station and new text end 21.12 new text begin the Minnesota Extension Service: new text end 21.13 new text begin (1) the agricultural experiment stations new text end 21.14 new text begin and Minnesota Extension Service must new text end 21.15 new text begin convene agricultural advisory groups to new text end 21.16 new text begin focus research, education, and extension new text end 21.17 new text begin activities on producer needs and implement new text end 21.18 new text begin an outreach strategy that more effectively new text end 21.19 new text begin and rapidly transfers research results and best new text end 21.20 new text begin practices to producers throughout the state; new text end 21.21 new text begin (2) this appropriation includes funding for new text end 21.22 new text begin research and outreach on the production of new text end 21.23 new text begin renewable energy from Minnesota biomass new text end 21.24 new text begin resources, including agronomic crops, plant new text end 21.25 new text begin and animal wastes, and native plants or trees. new text end 21.26 new text begin The following areas should be prioritized and new text end 21.27 new text begin carried out in consultation with Minnesota new text end 21.28 new text begin producers, renewable energy, and bioenergy new text end 21.29 new text begin organizations: new text end 21.30 new text begin (i) biofuel and other energy production from new text end 21.31 new text begin perennial crops, small grains, row crops, new text end 21.32 new text begin and forestry products in conjunction with new text end 22.1 new text begin the Natural Resources Research Institute new text end 22.2 new text begin (NRRI); new text end 22.3 new text begin (ii) alternative bioenergy crops and cropping new text end 22.4 new text begin systems; and new text end 22.5 new text begin (iii) biofuel coproducts used for livestock new text end 22.6 new text begin feed; new text end 22.7 new text begin (3) this appropriation includes funding new text end 22.8 new text begin for the College of Food, Agricultural, and new text end 22.9 new text begin Natural Resources Sciences to establish and new text end 22.10 new text begin provide leadership for organic agronomic, new text end 22.11 new text begin horticultural, livestock, and food systems new text end 22.12 new text begin research, education, and outreach and for new text end 22.13 new text begin the purchase of state-of-the-art laboratory, new text end 22.14 new text begin planting, tilling, harvesting, and processing new text end 22.15 new text begin equipment necessary for this project; new text end 22.16 new text begin (4) this appropriation includes funding new text end 22.17 new text begin for research efforts that demonstrate a new text end 22.18 new text begin renewed emphasis on the needs of the state's new text end 22.19 new text begin agriculture community. The following new text end 22.20 new text begin areas should be prioritized and carried new text end 22.21 new text begin out in consultation with Minnesota farm new text end 22.22 new text begin organizations: new text end 22.23 new text begin (i) vegetable crop research with priority for new text end 22.24 new text begin extending the Minnesota vegetable growing new text end 22.25 new text begin season; new text end 22.26 new text begin (ii) fertilizer and soil fertility research and new text end 22.27 new text begin development; new text end 22.28 new text begin (iii) soil, groundwater, and surface water new text end 22.29 new text begin conservation practices and contaminant new text end 22.30 new text begin reduction research; new text end 22.31 new text begin (iv) discovering and developing plant new text end 22.32 new text begin varieties that use nutrients more efficiently; new text end 23.1 new text begin (v) breeding and development of turf seed new text end 23.2 new text begin and other biomass resources in all three new text end 23.3 new text begin Minnesota biomes; new text end 23.4 new text begin (vi) development of new disease-resistant new text end 23.5 new text begin and pest-resistant varieties of turf and new text end 23.6 new text begin agronomic crops; new text end 23.7 new text begin (vii) utilizing plant and livestock cells to treat new text end 23.8 new text begin and cure human diseases; new text end 23.9 new text begin (viii) the development of dairy coproducts; new text end 23.10 new text begin (ix) a rapid agricultural response fund for new text end 23.11 new text begin current or emerging animal, plant, and insect new text end 23.12 new text begin problems affecting production or food safety; new text end 23.13 new text begin (x) crop pest and animal disease research; new text end 23.14 new text begin (xi) developing animal agriculture that is new text end 23.15 new text begin capable of sustainably feeding the world; new text end 23.16 new text begin (xii) consumer food safety education and new text end 23.17 new text begin outreach; new text end 23.18 new text begin (xiii) programs to meet the research and new text end 23.19 new text begin outreach needs of organic livestock and crop new text end 23.20 new text begin farmers; and new text end 23.21 new text begin (xiv) alternative bioenergy crops and new text end 23.22 new text begin cropping systems; and growing, harvesting, new text end 23.23 new text begin and transporting biomass plant material; and new text end 23.24 new text begin (5) by February 1, 2017, the Board of Regents new text end 23.25 new text begin must submit a report to the legislative new text end 23.26 new text begin committees and divisions with jurisdiction new text end 23.27 new text begin over agriculture and higher education finance new text end 23.28 new text begin on the status and outcomes of research and new text end 23.29 new text begin initiatives funded in this paragraph. new text end 23.30 new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Health Sciences new text end new text begin 9,204,000 new text end new text begin 9,204,000 new text end 23.31 new text begin $346,000 each year is to support up to 12 new text end 23.32 new text begin resident physicians in the St. Cloud Hospital new text end 24.1 new text begin family practice residency program. The new text end 24.2 new text begin program must prepare doctors to practice new text end 24.3 new text begin primary care medicine in rural areas of the new text end 24.4 new text begin state. The legislature intends this program new text end 24.5 new text begin to improve health care in rural communities, new text end 24.6 new text begin provide affordable access to appropriate new text end 24.7 new text begin medical care, and manage the treatment of new text end 24.8 new text begin patients in a more cost-effective manner. new text end 24.9 new text begin The remainder of this appropriation is for new text end 24.10 new text begin the rural physicians associates program; new text end 24.11 new text begin the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory; new text end 24.12 new text begin health sciences research; dental care; the new text end 24.13 new text begin Biomedical Engineering Center; and the new text end 24.14 new text begin collaborative partnership between the new text end 24.15 new text begin University of Minnesota and Mayo Clinic new text end 24.16 new text begin for regenerative medicine, research, clinical new text end 24.17 new text begin translation, and commercialization. new text end 24.18 new text begin (c) new text end new text begin Institute of Technology new text end new text begin 1,140,000 new text end new text begin 1,140,000 new text end 24.19 new text begin For the geological survey and the talented new text end 24.20 new text begin youth mathematics program. new text end 24.21 new text begin (d) new text end new text begin System Special new text end new text begin 5,181,000 new text end new text begin 5,181,000 new text end 24.22 new text begin For general research, the Labor Education new text end 24.23 new text begin Service, Natural Resources Research new text end 24.24 new text begin Institute, Center for Urban and Regional new text end 24.25 new text begin Affairs, Bell Museum of Natural History, and new text end 24.26 new text begin the Humphrey exhibit. new text end 24.27 24.28 new text begin (e) new text end new text begin University of Minnesota and Mayo new text end new text begin Foundation Partnership new text end new text begin 7,991,000 new text end new text begin 7,991,000 new text end 24.29 new text begin This appropriation is for the following new text end 24.30 new text begin activities: new text end 24.31 new text begin (1) $7,491,000 in fiscal year 2016 and new text end 24.32 new text begin $7,491,000 in fiscal year 2017 are for new text end 24.33 new text begin the direct and indirect expenses of the new text end 24.34 new text begin collaborative research partnership between new text end 25.1 new text begin the University of Minnesota and the Mayo new text end 25.2 new text begin Foundation for research in biotechnology new text end 25.3 new text begin and medical genomics. An annual report new text end 25.4 new text begin on the expenditure of these funds must be new text end 25.5 new text begin submitted to the governor and the chairs of new text end 25.6 new text begin the legislative committee responsible for new text end 25.7 new text begin higher education finance by June 30 of each new text end 25.8 new text begin fiscal year. new text end 25.9 new text begin (2) $500,000 in fiscal year 2016 and new text end 25.10 new text begin $500,000 in fiscal year 2017 are to award new text end 25.11 new text begin competitive grants to conduct research into new text end 25.12 new text begin the prevention, treatment, causes, and cures new text end 25.13 new text begin of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. new text end 25.14 new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Academic Health Center new text end 25.15 new text begin The appropriation for Academic Health new text end 25.16 new text begin Center funding under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 25.17 new text begin section 297F.10, is estimated to be new text end 25.18 new text begin $22,250,000 each year. new text end 25.19 Sec. 6. new text begin MAYO CLINIC new text end 25.20 new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,351,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,351,000 new text end 25.21 new text begin The amounts that may be spent are specified new text end 25.22 new text begin in the following subdivisions. new text end 25.23 new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Medical School new text end new text begin 665,000 new text end new text begin 665,000 new text end 25.24 new text begin The state must pay a capitation each year for new text end 25.25 new text begin each student who is a resident of Minnesota. new text end 25.26 new text begin The appropriation may be transferred new text end 25.27 new text begin between each year of the biennium to new text end 25.28 new text begin accommodate enrollment fluctuations. It is new text end 25.29 new text begin intended that during the biennium the Mayo new text end 25.30 new text begin Clinic use the capitation money to increase new text end 25.31 new text begin the number of doctors practicing in rural new text end 25.32 new text begin areas in need of doctors. new text end 26.1 26.2 new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Family Practice and Graduate new text end new text begin Residency Program new text end new text begin 686,000 new text end new text begin 686,000 new text end 26.3 new text begin The state must pay stipend support for up to new text end 26.4 new text begin 27 residents each year. new text end 26.5    Sec. 7. new text begin MNSCU PRESIDENTIAL SELECTION PROCESS; REPORT. new text end 26.6 new text begin The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall report new text end 26.7 new text begin in writing to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees new text end 26.8 new text begin with jurisdiction over higher education by October 1, 2015, its schedule for adopting new text end 26.9 new text begin a presidential selection process as a comprehensive formal written policy. The board new text end 26.10 new text begin is encouraged to engage stakeholders in developing the board policy. The board must new text end 26.11 new text begin strongly consider a policy that provides clarity in the selection process, enhances new text end 26.12 new text begin communication and the opportunity for local input by colleges and universities and new text end 26.13 new text begin community stakeholders they serve, and that reflects the need to consult with and to keep a new text end 26.14 new text begin presidential selection advisory committee informed during the entire selection process. new text end 26.15    Sec. 8. new text begin UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA BUDGET ALLOCATION REPORT. new text end 26.16 new text begin The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota shall report by February 1, new text end 26.17 new text begin 2016, to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with new text end 26.18 new text begin primary jurisdiction over higher education finance on the factors it considers to allocate new text end 26.19 new text begin funds to separate campuses. The report must specifically, without limitation, address the new text end 26.20 new text begin issue of whether non-Twin Cities campuses are treated as single units for budget allocation new text end 26.21 new text begin purposes or treated as comprised of multiple units. The report must discuss the effect of new text end 26.22 new text begin treating a campus as a single unit and the reasons for that treatment. new text end 26.23    Sec. 9. new text begin TUITION RECIPROCITY APPROPRIATION CANCELLATION. new text end 26.24 new text begin All unspent funds, estimated to be $8,394,000, to provide tuition reciprocity new text end 26.25 new text begin payments under Laws 2013, chapter 99, section 3, subdivision 5, are canceled to the new text end 26.26 new text begin general fund on June 30, 2015. new text end 26.27ARTICLE 2 26.28OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION 26.29    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.32, subdivision 6, is amended to read: 26.30    Subd. 6. Admissions forms; Remedial instruction. (a) Minnesota postsecondary 26.31education institutions, for purposes of reporting and research, may collect on the 26.321986-1987 admissions form, and disseminate to any public educational agency or 27.1institution the following data on individuals: student sex, ethnic background, age, and 27.2disabilities. The data shall not be required of any individual and shall not be used for 27.3purposes of determining the person's admission to an institution. 27.4(b) new text begin (a) new text end A school district that receives information under subdivision 3, paragraph 27.5(h) from a postsecondary institution about an identifiable student shall maintain the 27.6data as educational data and use that data to conduct studies to improve instruction. 27.7Public postsecondary systems as part of their participation in the Statewide Longitudinal 27.8Education Data System shall provide data on the extent and content of the remedial 27.9instruction received by individual students, and the results of assessment testing and the 27.10academic performance of, students who graduated from a Minnesota school district within 27.11two years before receiving the remedial instruction. The Office of Higher Education, in 27.12collaboration with the Department of Education, shall evaluate the data and annually 27.13report its findings to the education committees of the legislature. 27.14(c) new text begin (b) new text end This section supersedes any inconsistent provision of law. 27.15    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16C.075, is amended to read: 27.1616C.075 E-VERIFY. 27.17A contract for services valued in excess of $50,000 must require certification from 27.18the vendor and any subcontractors that, as of the date services on behalf of the state of 27.19Minnesota will be performed, the vendor and all subcontractors have implemented or are 27.20in the process of implementing the federal E-Verify program for all newly hired employees 27.21in the United States who will perform work on behalf of the state of Minnesota. This 27.22section does not apply to contracts entered into by the new text begin : new text end 27.23 new text begin (1) new text end State Board of Investment. new text begin ; or new text end 27.24 new text begin (2) the Office of Higher Education for contracts related to credit reporting services if new text end 27.25 new text begin the office certifies that those services cannot be reasonably obtained if this section applies. new text end 27.26    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.09, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 27.27    Subd. 4. License and rules. (a) The board must adopt rules to license public school 27.28teachers and interns subject to chapter 14. 27.29(b) The board must adopt rules requiring a person to pass a skills examination in 27.30reading, writing, and mathematics or attain either a composite score composed of the 27.31average of the scores in English and writing, reading, and mathematics on the ACT 27.32Plus Writing recommended by the board, or an equivalent composite score composed 27.33of the average of the scores in critical reading, mathematics, and writing on the SAT 27.34recommended by the board, as a requirement for initial teacher licensure, except that the 28.1board may issue up to two temporary, one-year teaching licenses to an otherwise qualified 28.2candidate who has not yet passed the skills exam or attained the requisite composite score 28.3on the ACT Plus Writing or SAT. Such rules must require college and universities offering 28.4a board-approved teacher preparation program to provide remedial assistance to persons 28.5who did not achieve a qualifying score on the skills examination or attain the requisite 28.6composite score on the ACT Plus Writing or SAT, including those for whom English is 28.7a second language. The requirement to pass a reading, writing, and mathematics skills 28.8examination or attain the requisite composite score on the ACT Plus Writing or SAT does 28.9not apply to nonnative English speakers, as verified by qualified Minnesota school district 28.10personnel or Minnesota higher education faculty, who, after meeting the content and 28.11pedagogy requirements under this subdivision, apply for a teaching license to provide direct 28.12instruction in their native language or world language instruction under section 120B.022, 28.13subdivision 1 . A teacher candidate's official ACT Plus Writing or SAT composite score 28.14report to the board must not be more than ten years old at the time of licensure. 28.15(c) The board must adopt rules to approve teacher preparation programs. The board, 28.16upon the request of a postsecondary student preparing for teacher licensure or a licensed 28.17graduate of a teacher preparation program, shall assist in resolving a dispute between the 28.18person and a postsecondary institution providing a teacher preparation program when the 28.19dispute involves an institution's recommendation for licensure affecting the person or the 28.20person's credentials. At the board's discretion, assistance may include the application 28.21of chapter 14. 28.22(d) The board must provide the leadership and adopt rules for the redesign of teacher 28.23education programs to implement a research based, results-oriented curriculum that 28.24focuses on the skills teachers need in order to be effective. new text begin Among other components, new text end 28.25 new text begin teacher preparation programs may use the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities new text end 28.26 new text begin program model to provide a school year-long student teaching program that combines new text end 28.27 new text begin clinical opportunities with academic coursework and in-depth student teaching new text end 28.28 new text begin experiences to offer students ongoing mentorship, coaching and assessment, help to new text end 28.29 new text begin prepare a professional development plan, and structured learning experiences. new text end The board 28.30shall implement new systems of teacher preparation program evaluation to assure program 28.31effectiveness based on proficiency of graduates in demonstrating attainment of program 28.32outcomes. Teacher preparation programs including alternative teacher preparation 28.33programs under section 122A.245, among other programs, must include a content-specific, 28.34board-approved, performance-based assessment that measures teacher candidates in three 28.35areas: planning for instruction and assessment; engaging students and supporting learning; 28.36and assessing student learning. The board's redesign rules must include creating flexible, 29.1specialized teaching licenses, credentials, and other endorsement forms to increase 29.2students' participation in language immersion programs, world language instruction, 29.3career development opportunities, work-based learning, early college courses and careers, 29.4career and technical programs, Montessori schools, and project and place-based learning, 29.5among other career and college ready learning offerings. 29.6(e) The board must adopt rules requiring candidates for initial licenses to pass an 29.7examination of general pedagogical knowledge and examinations of licensure-specific 29.8teaching skills. The rules shall be effective by September 1, 2001. The rules under this 29.9paragraph also must require candidates for initial licenses to teach prekindergarten or 29.10elementary students to pass, as part of the examination of licensure-specific teaching 29.11skills, test items assessing the candidates' knowledge, skill, and ability in comprehensive, 29.12scientifically based reading instruction under section 122A.06, subdivision 4, and their 29.13knowledge and understanding of the foundations of reading development, the development 29.14of reading comprehension, and reading assessment and instruction, and their ability to 29.15integrate that knowledge and understanding. 29.16(f) The board must adopt rules requiring teacher educators to work directly with 29.17elementary or secondary school teachers in elementary or secondary schools to obtain 29.18periodic exposure to the elementary or secondary teaching environment. 29.19(g) The board must grant licenses to interns and to candidates for initial licenses 29.20based on appropriate professional competencies that are aligned with the board's licensing 29.21system and students' diverse learning needs. All teacher candidates must have preparation 29.22in English language development and content instruction for English learners in order to be 29.23able to effectively instruct the English learners in their classrooms. The board must include 29.24these licenses in a statewide differentiated licensing system that creates new leadership 29.25roles for successful experienced teachers premised on a collaborative professional culture 29.26dedicated to meeting students' diverse learning needs in the 21st century, recognizes the 29.27importance of cultural and linguistic competencies, including the ability to teach and 29.28communicate in culturally competent and aware ways, and formalizes mentoring and 29.29induction for newly licensed teachers provided through a teacher support framework. 29.30(h) The board must design and implement an assessment system which requires a 29.31candidate for an initial license and first continuing license to demonstrate the abilities 29.32necessary to perform selected, representative teaching tasks at appropriate levels. 29.33(i) The board must receive recommendations from local committees as established 29.34by the board for the renewal of teaching licenses. The board must require licensed teachers 29.35who are renewing a continuing license to include in the renewal requirements further 30.1preparation in English language development and specially designed content instruction 30.2in English for English learners. 30.3(j) The board must grant life licenses to those who qualify according to requirements 30.4established by the board, and suspend or revoke licenses pursuant to sections 122A.20 and 30.5214.10 . The board must not establish any expiration date for application for life licenses. 30.6(k) The board must adopt rules that require all licensed teachers who are renewing 30.7their continuing license to include in their renewal requirements further preparation in 30.8the areas of using positive behavior interventions and in accommodating, modifying, and 30.9adapting curricula, materials, and strategies to appropriately meet the needs of individual 30.10students and ensure adequate progress toward the state's graduation rule. 30.11(l) In adopting rules to license public school teachers who provide health-related 30.12services for disabled children, the board shall adopt rules consistent with license or 30.13registration requirements of the commissioner of health and the health-related boards who 30.14license personnel who perform similar services outside of the school. 30.15(m) The board must adopt rules that require all licensed teachers who are renewing 30.16their continuing license to include in their renewal requirements further reading 30.17preparation, consistent with section 122A.06, subdivision 4. The rules do not take effect 30.18until they are approved by law. Teachers who do not provide direct instruction including, at 30.19least, counselors, school psychologists, school nurses, school social workers, audiovisual 30.20directors and coordinators, and recreation personnel are exempt from this section. 30.21(n) The board must adopt rules that require all licensed teachers who are renewing 30.22their continuing license to include in their renewal requirements further preparation, 30.23first, in understanding the key warning signs of early-onset mental illness in children 30.24and adolescents and then, during subsequent licensure renewal periods, preparation may 30.25include providing a more in-depth understanding of students' mental illness trauma, 30.26accommodations for students' mental illness, parents' role in addressing students' mental 30.27illness, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, autism, the requirements of section 125A.0942 30.28governing restrictive procedures, and de-escalation methods, among other similar topics. 30.29 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective for the 2016-2017 school year and new text end 30.30 new text begin later. new text end 30.31    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 30.32to read: 30.33     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Incentive programs. new text end new text begin The commissioner is authorized to utilize incentive new text end 30.34 new text begin gifts including, but not limited to, gift cards in order to promote to the public the various new text end 31.1 new text begin programs administered by the office. The annual total expenditures for such incentive new text end 31.2 new text begin programs shall not exceed $10,000. new text end 31.3    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.031, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 31.4    Subd. 4. Student representation. The commissioner must place at least one 31.5student from an affected educational system on any task force created by the office. The 31.6commissioner must submit to the SAC the name of any student appointed to an advisory 31.7group or task force. The student appointment is not approved if four SAC members vote 31.8to disapprove of the appointment. If an appointment is disapproved, the commissioner 31.9must submit another student appointment to the SAC in a timely manner new text begin shall invite the new text end 31.10 new text begin council to nominate a student or students to serve on task forces created by the office, new text end 31.11 new text begin when appropriate new text end . 31.12    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.0411, is amended to read: 31.13136A.0411 COLLECTING FEES. 31.14The office may charge fees for seminars, conferences, workshops, services, and 31.15materials. The office may collect fees for registration and licensure of private institutions 31.16under sections 136A.61 to 136A.71 and chapter 141. The money is annually appropriated 31.17to the office. 31.18    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.125, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 31.19    Subd. 2. Eligible students. (a) An applicant is eligible for a child care grant if 31.20the applicant: 31.21    (1) is a resident of the state of Minnesota new text begin or the applicant's spouse is a resident new text end 31.22 new text begin of the state of Minnesota new text end ; 31.23    (2) has a child 12 years of age or younger, or 14 years of age or younger who is 31.24disabled as defined in section 125A.02, and who is receiving or will receive care on a 31.25regular basis from a licensed or legal, nonlicensed caregiver; 31.26    (3) is income eligible as determined by the office's policies and rules, but is not a 31.27recipient of assistance from the Minnesota family investment program; 31.28    (4) has not earned a baccalaureate degree and has been enrolled full time less than 31.29eight semesters or the equivalent; 31.30    (5) is pursuing a nonsectarian program or course of study that applies to an 31.31undergraduate degree, diploma, or certificate; 31.32    (6) is enrolled at least half time in an eligible institution; and 31.33    (7) is in good academic standing and making satisfactory academic progress. 32.1    (b) A student who withdraws from enrollment for active military service after 32.2December 31, 2002, because the student was ordered to active military service as defined 32.3in section 190.05, subdivision 5b or 5c, or for a major illness, while under the care of a 32.4medical professional, that substantially limits the student's ability to complete the term 32.5is entitled to an additional semester or the equivalent of grant eligibility and will be 32.6considered to be in continuing enrollment status upon return. 32.7 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2015, and applies to new text end 32.8 new text begin academic terms commencing on or after that date. new text end 32.9    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.125, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 32.10    Subd. 4. Amount and length of grants. (a) The amount of a child care grant 32.11must be based on: 32.12    (1) the income of the applicant and the applicant's spouse; 32.13    (2) the number in the applicant's family, as defined by the office; and 32.14    (3) the number of eligible children in the applicant's family. 32.15    (b) The maximum award to the applicant shall be $2,800 for each eligible child per 32.16academic year, except that the campus financial aid officer may apply to the office for 32.17approval to increase grants by up to ten percent to compensate for higher market charges 32.18for infant care in a community. The office shall develop policies to determine community 32.19market costs and review institutional requests for compensatory grant increases to ensure 32.20need and equal treatment. The office shall prepare a chart to show the amount of a grant 32.21that will be awarded per child based on the factors in this subdivision. The chart shall 32.22include a range of income and family size. 32.23 new text begin (c) Applicants with family incomes at or below a percentage of the federal poverty new text end 32.24 new text begin level, as determined by the commissioner, will qualify for the maximum award. The new text end 32.25 new text begin commissioner shall attempt to set the percentage at a level estimated to fully expend the new text end 32.26 new text begin available appropriation for child care grants. Applicants with family incomes exceeding new text end 32.27 new text begin that threshold will receive the maximum award minus ten percent of their income new text end 32.28 new text begin exceeding that threshold. If the result is less than zero, the grant is zero. new text end 32.29 new text begin (d) The academic year award amount must be disbursed by academic term using the new text end 32.30 new text begin following formula: new text end 32.31 new text begin (1) the academic year amount described in paragraph (b); new text end 32.32 new text begin (2) divided by the number of terms in the academic year; new text end 32.33 new text begin (3) divided by 15; and new text end 32.34 new text begin (4) multiplied by the number of credits for which the student is enrolled that new text end 32.35 new text begin academic term, up to 15 credits. new text end 33.1 new text begin (e) Payments shall be made each academic term to the student or to the child care new text end 33.2 new text begin provider, as determined by the institution. Institutions may make payments more than new text end 33.3 new text begin once within the academic term. new text end 33.4    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.125, subdivision 4b, is amended to read: 33.5    Subd. 4b. Additional grants. An additional new text begin term of new text end child care grant may be 33.6awarded to an applicant attending classes outside of the regular academic year who meets 33.7the requirements in subdivisions 2 and 4 new text begin . The annual maximum grant per eligible child new text end 33.8 new text begin must not exceed the calculated annual amount in subdivision 4, plus the additional amount new text end 33.9 new text begin in this subdivision, or the student's estimated annual child care cost for not more than 40 new text end 33.10 new text begin hours per week per eligible child, whichever is less new text end . 33.11    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.1701, subdivision 4, is amended to 33.12read: 33.13    Subd. 4. Terms and conditions of loans. (a) The office may loan money upon 33.14such terms and conditions as the office may prescribe. Under the SELF IV program, the 33.15principal amount of a loan to an undergraduate student for a single academic year shall not 33.16exceed $7,500 per grade level. The aggregate principal amount of all loans made subject 33.17to this paragraph to an undergraduate student shall not exceed $37,500. The principal 33.18amount of a loan to a graduate student for a single academic year shall not exceed $9,000. 33.19The aggregate principal amount of all loans made subject to this paragraph to a student as 33.20an undergraduate and graduate student shall not exceed $55,500. The amount of the loan 33.21may not exceed the cost of attendance less all other financial aid, including PLUS loans or 33.22other similar parent loans borrowed on the student's behalf. The cumulative SELF loan 33.23debt must not exceed the borrowing maximums in paragraph (b). 33.24(b) The cumulative undergraduate borrowing maximums for SELF IV loans are: 33.25(1) grade level 1, $7,500; 33.26(2) grade level 2, $15,000; 33.27(3) grade level 3, $22,500; 33.28(4) grade level 4, $30,000; and 33.29(5) grade level 5, $37,500. 33.30(c) new text begin (b) new text end The principal new text begin maximum loan new text end amount of a SELF V or subsequent phase 33.31loan to students enrolled in a bachelor's degree program, postbaccalaureate, or graduate 33.32program must not exceed $10,000 per grade level new text begin be determined annually by the office new text end . 33.33For all other eligible students, the principal amount of the loan must not exceed $7,500 per 33.34grade level. The aggregate principal amount of all loans made subject to this paragraph to 34.1a student as an undergraduate and graduate student must not exceed $70,000 new text begin $140,000 new text end . 34.2The amount of the loan must not exceed the cost of attendance new text begin as determined by the new text end 34.3 new text begin eligible institution new text end less all other financial aid, including PLUS loans or other similar parent 34.4loans borrowed on the student's behalf. The cumulative SELF loan debt must not exceed 34.5the borrowing maximums in paragraph (d) new text begin (c) new text end . 34.6(d) new text begin (c) new text end (1) The cumulative borrowing maximums new text begin must be determined annually by the new text end 34.7 new text begin office new text end for SELF V loans and subsequent phases for students enrolled in a bachelor's degree 34.8program or postbaccalaureate program are: new text begin . In determining the cumulative borrowing new text end 34.9 new text begin maximums, the office shall, among other considerations, take into consideration the new text end 34.10 new text begin maximum SELF loan amount, student financing needs, funding capacity for the SELF new text end 34.11 new text begin program, delinquency and default loss management, and current financial market new text end 34.12 new text begin conditions. new text end 34.13(i) grade level 1, $10,000; 34.14(ii) grade level 2, $20,000; 34.15(iii) grade level 3, $30,000; 34.16(iv) grade level 4, $40,000; and 34.17(v) grade level 5, $50,000. 34.18(2) For graduate level students, the borrowing limit is $10,000 per nine-month 34.19academic year, with a cumulative maximum for all SELF debt of $70,000. 34.20(3) new text begin (2) new text end For all other eligible students, the cumulative borrowing maximums for 34.21SELF V loans and subsequent phases are: 34.22(i) grade level 1, $7,500; 34.23(ii) grade level 2, $15,000; 34.24(iii) grade level 3, $22,500; 34.25(iv) grade level 4, $30,000; and 34.26(v) grade level 5, $37,500. 34.27    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.61, is amended to read: 34.28136A.61 POLICY. 34.29    The legislature has found and hereby declares that the availability of legitimate 34.30courses and programs leading to academic degrees offered by responsible private 34.31not-for-profit new text begin nonprofit new text end and for-profit institutions of postsecondary education and the 34.32existence of legitimate private colleges and universities are in the best interests of the 34.33people of this state. The legislature has found and declares that the state can provide 34.34assistance and protection for persons choosing private institutions and programs, by 34.35establishing policies and procedures to assure the authenticity and legitimacy of private 35.1postsecondary education institutions and programs. The legislature has also found and 35.2declares that this same policy applies to any private and public postsecondary educational 35.3institution located in another state or country which offers or makes available to a 35.4Minnesota resident any course, program or educational activity which does not require 35.5the leaving of the state for its completion. 35.6    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.63, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 35.7    Subd. 2. Sale of an institution. Within 30 days of a change of its ownership a school 35.8must submit a registration renewal application, all usual and ordinary information and 35.9materials for an initial registration, and applicable registration fees for a new institution. 35.10For purposes of this subdivision, "change of ownership" means a merger or consolidation 35.11with a corporation; a sale, lease, exchange, or other disposition of all or substantially all of 35.12the assets of a school; the transfer of a controlling interest of at least 51 percent of the 35.13school's stock; or a change in the not-for-profit new text begin nonprofit new text end or for-profit status of a school. 35.14    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.65, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 35.15    Subd. 4. Criteria for approval. (a) A school applying to be registered and to have 35.16its degree or degrees and name approved must substantially meet the following criteria: 35.17    (1) the school has an organizational framework with administrative and teaching 35.18personnel to provide the educational programs offered; 35.19    (2) the school has financial resources sufficient to meet the school's financial 35.20obligations, including refunding tuition and other charges consistent with its stated policy 35.21if the institution is dissolved, or if claims for refunds are made, to provide service to the 35.22students as promised, and to provide educational programs leading to degrees as offered; 35.23    (3) the school operates in conformity with generally accepted budgeting and 35.24accounting principles; 35.25    (4) the school provides an educational program leading to the degree it offers; 35.26    (5) the school provides appropriate and accessible library, laboratory, and other 35.27physical facilities to support the educational program offered; 35.28    (6) the school has a policy on freedom or limitation of expression and inquiry for 35.29faculty and students which is published or available on request; 35.30    (7) the school uses only publications and advertisements which are truthful and do 35.31not give any false, fraudulent, deceptive, inaccurate, or misleading impressions about the 35.32school, its personnel, programs, services, or occupational opportunities for its graduates 35.33for promotion and student recruitment; 36.1    (8) the school's compensated recruiting agents who are operating in Minnesota 36.2identify themselves as agents of the school when talking to or corresponding with students 36.3and prospective students; and 36.4    (9) the school provides information to students and prospective students concerning: 36.5    (i) comprehensive and accurate policies relating to student admission, evaluation, 36.6suspension, and dismissal; 36.7    (ii) clear and accurate policies relating to granting credit for prior education, training, 36.8and experience and for courses offered by the school; 36.9    (iii) current schedules of fees, charges for tuition, required supplies, student 36.10activities, housing, and all other standard charges; 36.11    (iv) policies regarding refunds and adjustments for withdrawal or modification 36.12of enrollment status; and 36.13    (v) procedures and standards used for selection of recipients and the terms of 36.14payment and repayment for any financial aid program. new text begin ; and new text end 36.15     new text begin (10) the school must not withhold a student's official transcript because the student is new text end 36.16 new text begin in arrears or in default on any loan issued by the school to the student if the loan qualifies new text end 36.17 new text begin as an institutional loan under United States Code, title 11, section 523(a)(8)(b). new text end 36.18    (b) An application for degree approval must also include: 36.19    (i) title of degree and formal recognition awarded; 36.20    (ii) location where such degree will be offered; 36.21    (iii) proposed implementation date of the degree; 36.22    (iv) admissions requirements for the degree; 36.23    (v) length of the degree; 36.24    (vi) projected enrollment for a period of five years; 36.25    (vii) the curriculum required for the degree, including course syllabi or outlines; 36.26    (viii) statement of academic and administrative mechanisms planned for monitoring 36.27the quality of the proposed degree; 36.28    (ix) statement of satisfaction of professional licensure criteria, if applicable; 36.29    (x) documentation of the availability of clinical, internship, externship, or practicum 36.30sites, if applicable; and 36.31    (xi) statement of how the degree fulfills the institution's mission and goals, 36.32complements existing degrees, and contributes to the school's viability. 36.33    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.65, subdivision 7, is amended to read: 36.34    Subd. 7. Conditional approval. The office may grant conditional approval for a 36.35degree or use of a term in its name for a period of less than one year if doing so would be 37.1in the best interests of currently enrolled students or prospective students. New schools 37.2may be granted conditional approval for degrees or names annually for a period not to 37.3exceed five years to allow them the opportunity to apply for and receive accreditation as 37.4required in subdivision 1a. new text begin A new school granted conditional approval may be allowed new text end 37.5 new text begin to continue as a registered institution in order to complete an accreditation process upon new text end 37.6 new text begin terms and conditions the office determines. new text end 37.7    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.657, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 37.8    Subdivision 1. Exemption. Any school or any department or branch of a school (a) 37.9which is substantially owned, operated or supported by a bona fide church or religious 37.10organization; (b) whose programs are primarily designed for, aimed at and attended by 37.11persons who sincerely hold or seek to learn the particular religious faith or beliefs of that 37.12church or religious organization; and (c) whose programs are primarily intended to prepare 37.13its students to become ministers of, to enter into some other vocation closely related to, or 37.14to conduct their lives in consonance with, the particular faith of that church or religious 37.15organization, is exempt from the provisions of sections 136A.61 to new text begin 136A.834 new text end . 37.16    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.657, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 37.17    Subd. 3. Scope. Nothing in sections 136A.61 to new text begin 136A.834 new text end , or the rules 37.18adopted pursuant thereto, shall be interpreted as permitting the office to determine the 37.19truth or falsity of any particular set of religious beliefs. 37.20    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.67, is amended to read: 37.21136A.67 REGISTRATION REPRESENTATIONS. 37.22    No school and none of its officials or employees shall advertise or represent in any 37.23manner that such school is approved or accredited by the office or the state of Minnesota, 37.24except a school which is duly registered with the office, or any of its officials or 37.25employees, may represent in advertising and shall disclose in catalogues, applications, and 37.26enrollment materials that the school is registered with the office by prominently displaying 37.27the following statement: "(Name of school) is registered as a private institution with the 37.28office pursuant to sections 136A.61 to 136A.71. Registration is not an endorsement of the 37.29institution. Credits earned at the institution may not transfer to all other institutions." new text begin In new text end 37.30 new text begin addition, all registered schools shall publish in the school catalog or student handbook the new text end 37.31 new text begin name, street address, telephone number, and Web site address of the office. new text end 37.32    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.87, is amended to read: 38.1136A.87 PLANNING INFORMATION FOR POSTSECONDARY 38.2EDUCATION. 38.3The office shall make available to all residents beginning in 7th grade through 38.4adulthood information about planning and preparing for postsecondary opportunities. 38.5Information must be provided to all 7th grade students and their parents annually 38.6by September 30 about planning for their postsecondary education. The office may 38.7also provide information to high school students and their parents, to adults, and to 38.8out-of-school youth. The information provided may include the following: 38.9(1) the need to start planning early; 38.10(2) the availability of assistance in educational planning from educational institutions 38.11and other organizations; 38.12(3) suggestions for studying effectively during high school; 38.13(4) high school courses necessary to be adequately prepared for postsecondary 38.14education; 38.15(5) encouragement to involve parents actively in planning for all phases of education; 38.16(6) information about postsecondary education and training opportunities existing 38.17in the state, their respective missions and expectations for students, their preparation 38.18requirements, admission requirements, and student placement; 38.19(7) ways to evaluate and select postsecondary institutions; 38.20(8) the process of transferring credits among Minnesota postsecondary institutions 38.21and systems; 38.22(9) the costs of postsecondary education and the availability of financial assistance 38.23in meeting these costs, including specific information about the Minnesota Promise and 38.24achieve scholarship program; 38.25(10) the interrelationship of assistance from student financial aid, public assistance, 38.26and job training programs; and 38.27(11) financial planning for postsecondary education. 38.28    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136G.05, subdivision 7, is amended to read: 38.29    Subd. 7. Marketing. The commissioner shall make parents and other interested 38.30individuals aware of the availability and advantages of the program as a way to save for 38.31higher education costs. The cost of these promotional efforts may not be funded with fees 38.32imposed on participants. 38.33    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.21, subdivision 5, is amended to read: 39.1    Subd. 5. new text begin Private career new text end school. " new text begin Private career new text end school" means any new text begin a new text end person, within 39.2or outside the state, who maintains, advertises, administers, solicits for, or conducts any 39.3program at less than an associate degree level and new text begin ; new text end is not registered as a private institution 39.4under sections 136A.61 to 136A.71 new text begin ; new text end and is not specifically exempted by section 141.35 39.5or . School also means any person, within or outside the state, who maintains, 39.6advertises, administers, solicits for, or conducts any program at less than an associate 39.7degree level, is not registered as a private institution pursuant to sections to 39.8, and uses the term, "college," "institute," "academy," or "university" in its name. 39.9    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.21, subdivision 6a, is amended to read: 39.10    Subd. 6a. Multiple location. "Multiple location" means any site where classes or 39.11administrative services are provided to students and which new text begin that new text end has a street address that is 39.12different than the street address found on the school's private career school new text begin school's new text end license. 39.13    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.21, subdivision 9, is amended to read: 39.14    Subd. 9. Distance education new text begin private career new text end school. "Distance education new text begin private new text end 39.15 new text begin career new text end school" means a school that establishes, keeps, or maintains a facility or location 39.16where a program is offered through distance instruction. 39.17    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.25, is amended to read: 39.18141.25 LICENSURE. 39.19    Subdivision 1. Required. A new text begin private career new text end school must not maintain, advertise, 39.20solicit for, administer, or conduct any program in Minnesota without first obtaining a 39.21license from the office. 39.22    Subd. 2. Contract unenforceable. A contract entered into with a person for a 39.23program by or on behalf of a person operating a new text begin private career new text end school to which a license 39.24has not been issued under sections 141.21 to 141.35, is unenforceable in any action. 39.25    Subd. 2a. Refunds. If a contract is deemed unenforceable under subdivision 2, a 39.26 new text begin private career new text end school must refund tuition, fees, and other charges received from a student 39.27or on behalf of a student within 30 days of receiving written notification and demand for 39.28refund from the Minnesota office of Higher Education. 39.29    Subd. 3. Application. Application for a license shall be on forms prepared and 39.30furnished by the office, and shall include the following and other information as the 39.31office may require: 39.32(1) the title or name of the new text begin private career new text end school, ownership and controlling officers, 39.33members, managing employees, and director; 40.1(2) the specific programs which will be offered and the specific purposes of the 40.2instruction; 40.3(3) the place or places where the instruction will be given; 40.4(4) a listing of the equipment available for instruction in each program; 40.5(5) the maximum enrollment to be accommodated with equipment available in 40.6each specified program; 40.7(6) the qualifications of instructors and supervisors in each specified program; 40.8(7) a current balance sheet, income statement, and adequate supporting 40.9documentation, prepared and certified by an independent public accountant or CPA; 40.10(8) copies of all media advertising and promotional literature and brochures or 40.11electronic display currently used or reasonably expected to be used by the new text begin private career new text end 40.12school; 40.13(9) copies of all Minnesota enrollment agreement forms and contract forms and all 40.14enrollment agreement forms and contract forms used in Minnesota; and 40.15(10) gross income earned in the preceding year from student tuition, fees, and other 40.16required institutional charges, unless the new text begin private career new text end school files with the office a surety 40.17bond equal to at least $250,000 as described in subdivision 5. 40.18    Subd. 4. Certification. Each application shall be signed and certified to under 40.19oath by the proprietor if the applicant is a proprietorship, by the managing partner if the 40.20applicant is a partnership, or by the authorized officers of the applicant if the applicant is a 40.21corporation, association, company, firm, society or trust. 40.22    Subd. 5. Bond. (a) No license shall be issued to any new text begin private career new text end school which 40.23maintains, conducts, solicits for, or advertises within the state of Minnesota any program, 40.24unless the applicant files with the office a continuous corporate surety bond written 40.25by a company authorized to do business in Minnesota conditioned upon the faithful 40.26performance of all contracts and agreements with students made by the applicant. 40.27    (b)(1) The amount of the surety bond shall be ten percent of the preceding year's 40.28gross income from student tuition, fees, and other required institutional charges, but in 40.29no event less than $10,000 nor greater than $250,000, except that a new text begin private career new text end school 40.30may deposit a greater amount at its own discretion. A new text begin private career new text end school in each annual 40.31application for licensure must compute the amount of the surety bond and verify that the 40.32amount of the surety bond complies with this subdivision, unless the new text begin private career new text end school 40.33maintains a surety bond equal to at least $250,000. A new text begin private career new text end school that operates at 40.34two or more locations may combine gross income from student tuition, fees, and other 40.35required institutional charges for all locations for the purpose of determining the annual 40.36surety bond requirement. The gross tuition and fees used to determine the amount of the 41.1surety bond required for a new text begin private career new text end school having a license for the sole purpose of 41.2recruiting students in Minnesota shall be only that paid to the new text begin private career new text end school by the 41.3students recruited from Minnesota. 41.4    (2) A school new text begin person new text end required to obtain a private career school license due to the use 41.5of "academy," "institute," "college," or "university" in its name and which is also licensed 41.6by another state agency or board shall be required to provide a school bond of $10,000. 41.7    (c) The bond shall run to the state of Minnesota and to any person who may have a 41.8cause of action against the applicant arising at any time after the bond is filed and before 41.9it is canceled for breach of any contract or agreement made by the applicant with any 41.10student. The aggregate liability of the surety for all breaches of the conditions of the 41.11bond shall not exceed the principal sum deposited by the new text begin private career new text end school under 41.12paragraph (b). The surety of any bond may cancel it upon giving 60 days' notice in writing 41.13to the office and shall be relieved of liability for any breach of condition occurring after 41.14the effective date of cancellation. 41.15    (d) In lieu of bond, the applicant may deposit with the commissioner of management 41.16and budget a sum equal to the amount of the required surety bond in cash, new text begin an irrevocable new text end 41.17 new text begin letter of credit issued by a financial institution equal to the amount of the required surety new text end 41.18 new text begin bond, new text end or securities as may be legally purchased by savings banks or for trust funds in an 41.19aggregate market value equal to the amount of the required surety bond. 41.20    (e) Failure of a new text begin private career new text end school to post and maintain the required surety bond 41.21or deposit under paragraph (d) shall result in denial, suspension, or revocation of the 41.22school's license. 41.23    Subd. 6. Resident agent. new text begin Private career new text end schools located outside the state of 41.24Minnesota that offer, advertise, solicit for, or conduct any program within the state of 41.25Minnesota shall first file with the secretary of state a sworn statement designating a resident 41.26agent authorized to receive service of process. The statement shall designate the secretary 41.27of state as resident agent for service of process in the absence of a designated agent. If 41.28a new text begin private career new text end school fails to file the statement, the secretary of state is designated as 41.29the resident agent authorized to receive service of process. The authorization shall be 41.30irrevocable as to causes of action arising out of transactions occurring prior to the filing of 41.31written notice of withdrawal from the state of Minnesota filed with the secretary of state. 41.32    Subd. 7. Minimum standards. A license shall be issued if the office first determines: 41.33    (1) that the applicant has a sound financial condition with sufficient resources 41.34available to: 41.35    (i) meet the new text begin private career new text end school's financial obligations; 42.1    (ii) refund all tuition and other charges, within a reasonable period of time, in the 42.2event of dissolution of the new text begin private career new text end school or in the event of any justifiable claims for 42.3refund against the new text begin private career new text end school by the student body; 42.4    (iii) provide adequate service to its students and prospective students; and 42.5    (iv) maintain and support the new text begin private career new text end school; 42.6    (2) that the applicant has satisfactory facilities with sufficient tools and equipment 42.7and the necessary number of work stations to prepare adequately the students currently 42.8enrolled, and those proposed to be enrolled; 42.9    (3) that the applicant employs a sufficient number of qualified teaching personnel to 42.10provide the educational programs contemplated; 42.11    (4) that the new text begin private career new text end school has an organizational framework with administrative 42.12and instructional personnel to provide the programs and services it intends to offer; 42.13    (5) that the premises and conditions under which the students work and study are 42.14sanitary, healthful, and safe; 42.15    (6) new text begin (5) new text end that the quality and content of each occupational course or program of study 42.16provides education and adequate preparation to enrolled students for entry level positions 42.17in the occupation for which prepared; 42.18    (7) new text begin (6) new text end that the new text begin premises and conditions where the students work and study and the new text end 42.19 new text begin student new text end living quarters which are owned, maintained, recommended, or approved by 42.20the applicant for students are sanitary new text begin , healthful, new text end and safe new text begin , as evidenced by certificate new text end 42.21 new text begin of occupancy issued by the municipality or county where the private career school new text end 42.22 new text begin is physically situated, a fire inspection by the local or state fire marshal, or another new text end 42.23 new text begin verification deemed acceptable by the office new text end ; 42.24    (8) new text begin (7) new text end that the contract or enrollment agreement used by the new text begin private career new text end school 42.25complies with the provisions in section 141.265; 42.26    (9) new text begin (8) new text end that contracts and agreements do not contain a wage assignment provision 42.27or a confession of judgment clause; and 42.28    (10) new text begin (9) new text end that there has been no adjudication of fraud or misrepresentation in any 42.29criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding in any jurisdiction against the new text begin private career new text end 42.30school or its owner, officers, agents, or sponsoring organization. 42.31    Subd. 8. Fees and terms of license. An application for an initial license under 42.32sections 141.21 to 141.35 shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee as 42.33provided in section 141.255 that is sufficient to recover, but not exceed, the administrative 42.34costs of the office. 42.35All licenses shall expire one year from the date issued by the office, except as 42.36provided in section 141.251. 43.1    Subd. 9. Catalog, brochure, or electronic display. Before a license is issued to 43.2a new text begin private career new text end school, the new text begin private career new text end school shall furnish to the office a catalog, 43.3brochure, or electronic display including: 43.4    (1) identifying data, such as volume number and date of publication; 43.5    (2) name and address of the new text begin private career new text end school and its governing body and officials; 43.6    (3) a calendar of the new text begin private career new text end school showing legal holidays, beginning and 43.7ending dates of each course quarter, term, or semester, and other important dates; 43.8    (4) the new text begin private career new text end school policy and regulations on enrollment including dates 43.9and specific entrance requirements for each program; 43.10    (5) the new text begin private career new text end school policy and regulations about leave, absences, class cuts, 43.11make-up work, tardiness, and interruptions for unsatisfactory attendance; 43.12    (6) the new text begin private career new text end school policy and regulations about standards of progress 43.13for the student including the grading system of the new text begin private career new text end school, the minimum 43.14grades considered satisfactory, conditions for interruption for unsatisfactory grades or 43.15progress, a description of any probationary period allowed by the new text begin private career new text end school, 43.16and conditions of reentrance for those dismissed for unsatisfactory progress; 43.17    (7) the new text begin private career new text end school policy and regulations about student conduct and 43.18conditions for dismissal for unsatisfactory conduct; 43.19    (8) a detailed schedule of fees, charges for tuition, books, supplies, tools, student 43.20activities, laboratory fees, service charges, rentals, deposits, and all other charges; 43.21    (9) the new text begin private career new text end school policy and regulations, including an explanation of 43.22section 141.271, about refunding tuition, fees, and other charges if the student does not 43.23enter the program, withdraws from the program, or the program is discontinued; 43.24    (10) a description of the available facilities and equipment; 43.25    (11) a course outline syllabus for each course offered showing course objectives, 43.26subjects or units in the course, type of work or skill to be learned, and approximate time, 43.27hours, or credits to be spent on each subject or unit; 43.28    (12) the new text begin private career new text end school policy and regulations about granting credit for 43.29previous education and preparation; 43.30    (13) a notice to students relating to the transferability of any credits earned at the 43.31 new text begin private career new text end school to other institutions; 43.32    (14) a procedure for investigating and resolving student complaints; and 43.33    (15) the name and address of the Minnesota office of Higher Education. 43.34    A new text begin private career new text end school that is exclusively a distance education school is exempt 43.35from clauses (3) and (5). 44.1    Subd. 10. Placement records. (a) Before a license is reissued to a new text begin private career new text end 44.2school that offers, advertises or implies a placement service, the new text begin private career new text end school shall 44.3file with the office for the past year and thereafter at reasonable intervals determined by 44.4the office, a certified copy of the new text begin private career new text end school's placement record, containing a list 44.5of graduates, a description of their jobs, names of their employers, and other information 44.6as the office may prescribe. 44.7    (b) Each new text begin private career new text end school that offers a placement service shall furnish to each 44.8prospective student, upon request, prior to enrollment, written information concerning 44.9the percentage of the previous year's graduates who were placed in the occupation for 44.10which prepared or in related employment. 44.11    Subd. 12. Permanent records. A new text begin private career new text end school licensed under this chapter 44.12and located in Minnesota shall maintain a permanent record for each student for 50 years 44.13from the last date of the student's attendance. A new text begin private career new text end school licensed under this 44.14chapter and offering distance instruction to a student located in Minnesota shall maintain 44.15a permanent record for each Minnesota student for 50 years from the last date of the 44.16student's attendance. Records include school transcripts, documents, and files containing 44.17student data about academic credits earned, courses completed, grades awarded, degrees 44.18awarded, and periods of attendance. To preserve permanent records, a new text begin private career new text end 44.19school shall submit a plan that meets the following requirements: 44.20    (1) at least one copy of the records must be held in a secure, fireproof depository; 44.21    (2) an appropriate official must be designated to provide a student with copies of 44.22records or a transcript upon request; 44.23    (3) an alternative method, approved by the office, of complying with clauses (1) and 44.24(2) must be established if the new text begin private career new text end school ceases to exist; and 44.25    (4) a continuous surety bond must be filed with the office in an amount not to exceed 44.26$20,000 if the new text begin private career new text end school has no binding agreement approved by the office, for 44.27preserving student records. The bond shall run to the state of Minnesota. 44.28    Subd. 13. new text begin Private career new text end schools licensed by another state agency or board. A 44.29 new text begin private career new text end school required to obtain a private career school license due to the use of 44.30"academy," "institute," "college," or "university" in its name or licensed for the purpose of 44.31participating in state financial aid under chapter 136A, and which is also licensed by another 44.32state agency or board shall be required to satisfy only the requirements of subdivisions 3, 44.33clauses (1), (2), (3), (5), (7), and (10); 4; 5, paragraph (b), clause (2); 7, clauses (1) and (10); 44.348; 9, clause (13); and 12. new text begin A distance education school located in another state, or a school new text end 44.35 new text begin licensed to recruit Minnesota residents for attendance at a school outside of this state, or a new text end 45.1 new text begin school licensed by another state agency as its primary licensing body, may continue to use new text end 45.2 new text begin the school's name as permitted by its home state or its primary licensing body. new text end 45.3    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.251, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 45.4    Subd. 2. Conditions. The office shall adopt rules establishing the conditions for 45.5renewal of a license. The conditions shall permit two levels of renewal based on the record 45.6of the new text begin private career new text end school. A new text begin private career new text end school that has demonstrated the quality of 45.7its program and operation through longevity and performance in the state may renew its 45.8license based on a relaxed standard of scrutiny. A new text begin private career new text end school that has been in 45.9operation in Minnesota for a limited period of time or that has not performed adequately 45.10on performance indicators shall renew its license based on a strict standard of scrutiny. 45.11The office shall specify minimum longevity standards and performance indicators that 45.12must be met before a new text begin private career new text end school may be permitted to operate under the relaxed 45.13standard of scrutiny. The performance indicators used in this determination shall include, 45.14but not be limited to: regional or national accreditation, loan default rates, placement rate 45.15of graduates, student withdrawal rates, audit results, student complaints, and school status 45.16with the United States Department of Education. new text begin Private career new text end schools that meet the 45.17requirements established in rule shall be required to submit a full relicensure report once 45.18every four years, and in the interim years will be exempt from the requirements of section 45.19141.25, subdivision 3 , clauses (4), (5), and (8), and Minnesota Rules, parts 4880.1700, 45.20subpart 6; and 4880.2100, subpart 4. 45.21    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.255, is amended to read: 45.22141.255 FEES. 45.23    Subdivision 1. Initial licensure fee. The office processing fee for an initial licensure 45.24application is: 45.25(1) $2,500 for a new text begin private career new text end school that will offer no more than one program 45.26during its first year of operation; 45.27(2) $750 for a new text begin private career new text end school licensed exclusively due to the use of the term 45.28"college," "university," "academy," or "institute" in its name, or licensed exclusively in 45.29order to participate in state grant or SELF loan financial aid programs; and 45.30(3) $2,500, plus $500 for each additional program offered by the new text begin private career new text end 45.31school, for a new text begin private career new text end school during its first year of operation. 45.32    Subd. 2. Renewal licensure fee; late fee. (a) The office processing fee for a 45.33renewal licensure application is: 46.1(1) for a new text begin private career new text end school that offers one program, the license renewal fee is 46.2$1,150; 46.3(2) for a new text begin private career new text end school that offers more than one program, the license renewal 46.4fee is $1,150, plus $200 for each additional program with a maximum renewal licensing 46.5fee of $2,000; 46.6(3) for a new text begin private career new text end school licensed exclusively due to the use of the term "college," 46.7"university," "academy," or "institute" in its name, the license renewal fee is $750; and 46.8(4) for a new text begin private career new text end school licensed by another state agency and also licensed 46.9with the office exclusively in order to participate in state student aid programs, the license 46.10renewal fee is $750. 46.11    (b) If a license renewal application is not received by the office by the close of 46.12business at least 60 days before the expiration of the current license, a late fee of $100 46.13per business day, not to exceed $3,000, shall be assessed. 46.14    Subd. 4. Program addition fee. The office processing fee for adding a program to 46.15those that are currently offered by the new text begin private career new text end school is $500 per program. 46.16    Subd. 5. Visit or consulting fee. If the office determines that a fact-finding visit 46.17or outside consultant is necessary to review or evaluate any new or revised program, the 46.18office shall be reimbursed for the expenses incurred related to the review as follows: 46.19(1) $400 for the team base fee or for a paper review conducted by a consultant if the 46.20office determines that a fact-finding visit is not required; 46.21(2) $300 for each day or part thereof on site per team member; and 46.22(3) the actual cost of customary meals, lodging, and related travel expenses incurred 46.23by team members. 46.24    Subd. 6. Modification fee. The fee for modification of any existing program is 46.25$100 and is due if there is: 46.26(1) an increase or decrease of 25 percent or more, from the original date of program 46.27approval, in clock hours, credit hours, or calendar length of an existing program; 46.28(2) a change in academic measurement from clock hours to credit hours or vice 46.29versa; or 46.30(3) an addition or alteration of courses that represent a 25 percent change or more in 46.31the objectives, content, or methods of delivery. 46.32    Subd. 7. Solicitor permit fee. The solicitor permit fee is $350 and must be paid 46.33annually. 46.34    Subd. 8. Multiple location fee. new text begin Private career new text end schools wishing to operate at 46.35multiple locations must pay: 46.36(1) $250 per location, for locations two to five; and 47.1(2) an additional $100 for each location over five. 47.2    Subd. 9. Student transcript fee. The fee for a student transcript requested from a 47.3closed new text begin private career new text end school whose records are held by the office is $15, with a maximum 47.4of five transcripts per request. 47.5    Subd. 10. Public office documents; copies. The rate for copies of any public 47.6office document shall be 50 cents per page. 47.7    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.26, is amended to read: 47.8141.26 PERMITS FOR SOLICITORS. 47.9    Subdivision 1. Required. A solicitor representing a new text begin private career new text end school must 47.10obtain a solicitor's permit from the office before soliciting students to enroll in such new text begin the new text end 47.11 new text begin private career new text end school. Such permit shall expire one year following the date of issuance. 47.12Application for renewal of permit shall be made annually. 47.13    Subd. 2. Application for permit. (a) The application for the permit shall state the 47.14full name, address, previous employment, and such other information concerning the 47.15solicitor applicant as the office may require. 47.16(b) The application shall have attached to it a certified affidavit signed by a new text begin private new text end 47.17 new text begin career new text end school official and the solicitor attesting to the fact that the applicant has been 47.18furnished a copy, has read and has knowledge of the provisions of this chapter and 47.19Minnesota Rules. 47.20    Subd. 3. Refusal of permit. No permit shall be issued to any solicitor unless such 47.21solicitor files with the office a continuous corporate surety bond in the sum of $2,000 47.22conditioned upon the faithful performance of all contracts and agreements with the students 47.23made by the solicitor. Such bonds shall run to the state of Minnesota and to any person who 47.24may have cause of action against the applicant arising at any time after the bond is filed and 47.25before it is canceled for breach of any contract or agreement made by the solicitor with any 47.26student. The aggregate liability of the surety for all breaches of the conditions of the bond 47.27shall not exceed the principal sum of $2,000. The surety of any such bond may cancel it 47.28upon giving 60 days' notice in writing to the office and shall be relieved of liability for any 47.29breach of condition occurring after the effective date of cancellation. In lieu of bond, the 47.30solicitor may deposit with the commissioner of management and budget the sum of $2,000. 47.31    Subd. 4. Additional permits. A solicitor representing more than one new text begin private career new text end 47.32school must obtain a separate permit for each new text begin private career new text end school represented; however 47.33when a solicitor represents new text begin private career new text end schools having a common ownership, only one 47.34permit shall be required. 48.1    Subd. 5. Fee. The initial and renewal application for each permit shall be 48.2accompanied by a nonrefundable fee under section 141.255. 48.3    Subd. 6. Contract; validity. Any contract entered into by a solicitor for a licensed 48.4 new text begin private career new text end school shall be unenforceable in any action brought thereon if the solicitor 48.5does not hold a valid permit as required by this section. 48.6    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.265, is amended to read: 48.7141.265 INFORMATION TO STUDENTS. 48.8    Subdivision 1. Catalog, brochure, or electronic display. A new text begin private career new text end school 48.9or its agent must provide the catalog, brochure, or electronic display required in section 48.10141.25, subdivision 9 , to a prospective student in a time or manner that gives the 48.11prospective student at least five days to read the catalog, brochure, or electronic display 48.12before signing a contract or enrollment agreement or before being accepted by a new text begin private new text end 48.13 new text begin career new text end school that does not use a written contract or enrollment agreement. 48.14    Subd. 2. Contract information. A contract or enrollment agreement used by a 48.15 new text begin private career new text end school must include at least the following: 48.16    (1) the name and address of the new text begin private career new text end school, clearly stated; 48.17    (2) a clear and conspicuous disclosure that the agreement is a legally binding 48.18instrument upon written acceptance of the student by the new text begin private career new text end school unless 48.19canceled under section 141.271; 48.20    (3) the new text begin private career new text end school's cancellation and refund policy that shall be clearly and 48.21conspicuously entitled "Buyer's Right to Cancel"; 48.22    (4) a clear statement of total cost of the program including tuition and all other 48.23charges; 48.24    (5) the name and description of the program, including the number of hours or 48.25credits of classroom instruction, or distance instruction, that shall be included; and 48.26    (6) a clear and conspicuous explanation of the form and means of notice the student 48.27should use in the event the student elects to cancel the contract or sale, the effective 48.28date of cancellation, and the name and address of the seller to which the notice should 48.29be sent or delivered. 48.30The contract or enrollment agreement must not include a wage assignment provision or a 48.31confession of judgment clause. 48.32    Subd. 3. Contract copies. Immediately upon signing of the enrollment agreement 48.33or the contract by a prospective student, the new text begin private career new text end school or agent shall furnish to 48.34the prospective student an exact duplicate copy of the enrollment agreement or contract. 49.1    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.271, subdivision 1a, is amended to read: 49.2    Subd. 1a. Notice; right to refund. Every new text begin private career new text end school shall notify each 49.3student, in writing, of acceptance or rejection. In the event that the student is rejected by 49.4the new text begin private career new text end school, all tuition, fees and other charges shall be refunded. 49.5    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.271, subdivision 1b, is amended to read: 49.6    Subd. 1b. Short-term programs. Licensed new text begin private career new text end schools conducting 49.7programs not exceeding 40 hours in length shall not be required to make a full refund once 49.8a program has commenced and shall be allowed to prorate any refund based on the actual 49.9length of the program as stated in the new text begin private career new text end school catalog or advertisements and 49.10the number of hours attended by the student. 49.11    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.271, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 49.12    Subd. 3. Schools not using written contracts new text begin Notice; amount new text end . (a) Notwithstanding 49.13anything to the contrary, A new text begin private career new text end school that does not use a written contract or 49.14enrollment agreement shall refund all tuition, fees and other charges paid by a student 49.15if the student gives written notice of cancellation within five business days after the day 49.16on which the student is accepted by the new text begin private career new text end school regardless of whether the 49.17program has started. 49.18(b) When a student has been accepted by the new text begin private career new text end school and gives written 49.19notice of cancellation following the fifth business day after the day of acceptance by the 49.20 new text begin private career new text end school, but before the start of the program, in the case of resident new text begin private new text end 49.21 new text begin career new text end schools, or before the first lesson has been serviced by the new text begin private career new text end school, in 49.22the case of distance education schools, all tuition, fees and other charges, except 15 percent 49.23of the total cost of the program but not to exceed $50, shall be refunded to the student. 49.24    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.271, subdivision 5, is amended to read: 49.25    Subd. 5. Distance education schools new text begin Proration new text end . When a student has been accepted 49.26by a distance education new text begin private career new text end school and gives written notice of cancellation after 49.27the first lesson has been completed by the student and serviced by the school new text begin program of new text end 49.28 new text begin instruction has begun new text end , but before completion of 75 percent of the program, the amount 49.29charged for tuition, fees and all other charges for the completed lessons shall be prorated 49.30 new text begin based on the number of days in the term new text end as a portion of the total charges for tuition, fees 49.31and all other charges. An additional 25 percent of the total cost of the program may be 49.32added but shall not exceed $75 new text begin $100 new text end . After completion of 75 percent of the program, 49.33no refunds are required. 50.1    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.271, subdivision 7, is amended to read: 50.2    Subd. 7. Equipment and supplies. The fair market retail price, if separately stated 50.3in the catalog and contract or enrollment agreement, of equipment or supplies furnished to 50.4the student, which the student fails to return in condition suitable for resale, and which 50.5may reasonably be resold, within ten business days following cancellation may be retained 50.6by the new text begin private career new text end school and may be deducted from the total cost for tuition, fees and 50.7all other charges when computing refunds. 50.8An overstatement of the fair market retail price of any equipment or supplies 50.9furnished the student shall be considered inconsistent with this provision. 50.10    Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.271, subdivision 8, is amended to read: 50.11    Subd. 8. Time of refund. Each new text begin private career new text end school shall acknowledge in writing 50.12any valid notice of cancellation within ten business days after the receipt of such notice 50.13and within 30 business days shall refund to the student any amounts due and arrange for 50.14termination of the student's obligation to pay any sum in excess of that due under the 50.15cancellation and refund policy. 50.16    Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.271, subdivision 9, is amended to read: 50.17    Subd. 9. Limitation. A new text begin private career new text end school cannot make its refund policy 50.18conditional upon compliance with the school's regulations or rules of conduct. 50.19    Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.271, subdivision 10, is amended to read: 50.20    Subd. 10. Cancellation occurrence. Written notice of cancellation shall take place 50.21on the date the letter of cancellation is postmarked or, in the cases where the notice is hand 50.22carried, it shall occur on the date the notice is delivered to the new text begin private career new text end school. If 50.23a student has not attended class for a period of 21 consecutive days without contacting 50.24the new text begin private career new text end school to indicate an intent to continue in school or otherwise making 50.25arrangements concerning the absence, the student is considered to have withdrawn from 50.26school for all purposes as of the student's last documented date of attendance. 50.27    Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.271, subdivision 12, is amended to read: 50.28    Subd. 12. Instrument not to be negotiated. A new text begin private career new text end school shall not 50.29negotiate any promissory instrument received as payment of tuition or other charge prior 50.30to completion of 50 percent of the program, except that prior to that time, instruments may 50.31be transferred by assignment to purchasers who shall be subject to all defenses available 50.32against the new text begin private career new text end school named as payee. 51.1    Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.271, subdivision 13, is amended to read: 51.2    Subd. 13. Cancellation of enrollment. If a student's enrollment in a new text begin private career new text end 51.3school is canceled for any reason, the new text begin private career new text end school shall notify any agency known 51.4to the new text begin private career new text end school to be providing financial aid to the student of the cancellation 51.5within 30 days. 51.6    Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.271, subdivision 14, is amended to read: 51.7    Subd. 14. Closed new text begin private career new text end school. In the event a new text begin private career new text end school closes 51.8for any reason during a term and interrupts and terminates classes during that term, all 51.9tuition for the term shall be refunded to the students or the appropriate state or federal 51.10agency or private lender that provided any funding for the term and any outstanding 51.11obligation of the student for the term is canceled. 51.12    Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.28, is amended to read: 51.13141.28 PROHIBITIONS. 51.14    Subdivision 1. Disclosure required; advertisement restricted. new text begin Private career new text end 51.15schools, agents of new text begin private career new text end schools, and solicitors may not advertise or represent 51.16in writing or orally that the new text begin private career new text end school is approved or accredited by the state 51.17of Minnesota, except that any new text begin private career new text end school, agent, or solicitor may represent in 51.18advertisements and shall disclose in catalogues, applications, and enrollment materials 51.19that the new text begin private career new text end school is duly licensed by the state by prominently displaying 51.20the following statement: 51.21"(Name of new text begin private career new text end school) is licensed as a private career school with the Minnesota 51.22Office of Higher Education pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, sections 141.21 to 141.32. 51.23Licensure is not an endorsement of the institution. Credits earned at the institution may 51.24not transfer to all other institutions." 51.25    Subd. 2. Unlawful designation. No new text begin private career new text end school organized after November 51.2615, 1969, shall apply to itself either as a part of its name or in any other manner the 51.27designation of "college" or "university." Operating new text begin private career new text end schools now using 51.28such designation may continue use thereof. 51.29    Subd. 3. False statements. A new text begin private career new text end school, agent, or solicitor shall not 51.30make, or cause to be made, any statement or representation, oral, written or visual, in 51.31connection with the offering or publicizing of a program, if the new text begin private career new text end school, 51.32agent, or solicitor knows or reasonably should have known the statement or representation 51.33to be false, fraudulent, deceptive, substantially inaccurate, or misleading. 52.1    Subd. 4. Acceptance of contracts. No new text begin private career new text end school shall accept contracts, 52.2enrollment agreements or enrollment applications from an agent or solicitor who does 52.3not have a current permit. 52.4    Subd. 5. Improbable program completion or employment. A new text begin private career new text end 52.5school, agent, or solicitor shall not enroll a prospective student when it is obvious that the 52.6prospective student is unlikely to successfully complete a program or is unlikely to qualify 52.7for employment in the vocation or field for which the preparation is designed unless this 52.8fact is affirmatively disclosed to the prospective student. If a prospective student expresses 52.9a desire to enroll after such disclosure, a disclaimer may be obtained by the new text begin private career new text end 52.10school. The disclaimer shall be signed by the student and shall state substantially one or 52.11both of the following: "I am fully aware that it is unlikely I will be able to successfully 52.12complete the program" and "I am fully aware of the improbability or impossibility that I 52.13will qualify for employment in the vocation or field for which the program was designed." 52.14    Subd. 6. Financial aid payments. (a) All new text begin private career new text end schools must collect, 52.15assess, and distribute funds received from loans or other financial aid as provided in 52.16this subdivision. 52.17(b) Student loans or other financial aid funds received from federal, state, or local 52.18governments or administered in accordance with federal student financial assistance 52.19programs under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, United States 52.20Code, title 20, chapter 28, must be collected and applied as provided by applicable federal, 52.21state, or local law or regulation. 52.22(c) Student loans or other financial aid assistance received from a bank, finance or 52.23credit card company, or other private lender must be collected or disbursed as provided 52.24in paragraphs (d) and (e). 52.25(d) Loans or other financial aid payments for amounts greater than $3,000 must 52.26be disbursed: 52.27(1) in two equal disbursements, if the term length is more than four months. The 52.28loan or payment amounts may be disbursed no earlier than the first day the student attends 52.29class with the remainder to be disbursed halfway through the term; or 52.30(2) in three equal disbursements, if the term length is more than six months. The 52.31loan or payment amounts may be disbursed no earlier than the first day the student attends 52.32class, one-third of the way through the term, and two-thirds of the way through the term. 52.33(e) Loans or other financial aid payments for amounts less than $3,000 may be 52.34disbursed as a single disbursement on the first day a student attends class, regardless 52.35of term length. 53.1(f) No new text begin private career new text end school may enter into a contract or agreement with, or receive 53.2any money from, a bank, finance or credit card company, or other private lender, unless 53.3the private lender follows the requirements for disbursements provided in paragraphs 53.4(d) and (e). 53.5 new text begin (g) No school may withhold an official transcript for arrears or default on any loan new text end 53.6 new text begin made by the school to a student if the loan qualifies as an institutional loan under United new text end 53.7 new text begin States Code, title 11, section 523(a)(8)(b). new text end 53.8    Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.29, is amended to read: 53.9141.29 REVOCATION OF LICENSE OR PERMIT. 53.10    Subdivision 1. Grounds. The office may, after notice and upon providing an 53.11opportunity for a hearing, under chapter 14 if requested by the parties adversely affected, 53.12refuse to issue, refuse to renew, revoke, or suspend a license or solicitor's permit for any 53.13of the following grounds: 53.14(1) violation of any provisions of sections 141.21 to 141.35 or any rule adopted 53.15by the office; 53.16(2) furnishing to the office false, misleading, or incomplete information; 53.17(3) presenting to prospective students information relating to the new text begin private career new text end 53.18school that is false, fraudulent, deceptive, substantially inaccurate, or misleading; 53.19(4) refusal to allow reasonable inspection or supply reasonable information after 53.20written request by the office; 53.21(5) the existence of any circumstance that would be grounds for the refusal of an 53.22initial or renewal license under section 141.25. 53.23    Subd. 2. Appeal. Any order refusing, revoking, or suspending a new text begin private career new text end 53.24school's license or a solicitor's permit is appealable in accordance with chapter 14. Where 53.25a new text begin private career new text end school has been operating and its license has been revoked, suspended, or 53.26refused by the office, the order is not effective until the final determination of the appeal 53.27unless immediate effect is ordered by the court. 53.28    Subd. 3. Powers and duties. The office shall have (in addition to the powers and 53.29duties now vested therein by law) the following powers and duties: 53.30(a) To negotiate and enter into interstate reciprocity agreements with similar agencies 53.31in other states, if in the judgment of the office such agreements are or will be helpful in 53.32effectuating the purposes of Laws 1973, chapter 714; 53.33(b) To grant conditional new text begin private career new text end school license for periods of less than one 53.34year if in the judgment of the office correctable deficiencies exist at the time of application 54.1and when refusal to issue new text begin private career new text end school license would adversely affect currently 54.2enrolled students; 54.3(c) The office may upon its own motion, and shall upon the verified complaint 54.4in writing of any person setting forth fact which, if proved, would constitute grounds 54.5for refusal or revocation under Laws 1973, chapter 714, investigate the actions of any 54.6applicant or any person or persons holding or claiming to hold a license or permit. 54.7However, before proceeding to a hearing on the question of whether a license or permit 54.8shall be refused, revoked or suspended for any cause enumerated in subdivision 1, the 54.9office shall grant a reasonable time to the holder of or applicant for a license or permit to 54.10correct the situation. If within such time the situation is corrected and the new text begin private career new text end 54.11school is in compliance with the provisions of this chapter, no further action leading to 54.12refusal, revocation, or suspension shall be taken. 54.13    Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.30, is amended to read: 54.14141.30 INSPECTION. 54.15(a) The office or a delegate may inspect the instructional books and records, 54.16classrooms, dormitories, tools, equipment and classes of any new text begin private career new text end school or 54.17applicant for license at any reasonable time. The office may require the submission of a 54.18certified public audit, or if there is no such audit available the office or a delegate may 54.19inspect the financial books and records of the new text begin private career new text end school. In no event shall such 54.20financial information be used by the office to regulate or set the tuition or fees charged by 54.21the new text begin private career new text end school. 54.22(b) Data obtained from an inspection of the financial records of a new text begin private career new text end 54.23school or submitted to the office as part of a license application or renewal are nonpublic 54.24data as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 9. Data obtained from inspections may be 54.25disclosed to other members of the office, to law enforcement officials, or in connection 54.26with a legal or administrative proceeding commenced to enforce a requirement of law. 54.27    Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.32, is amended to read: 54.28141.32 PENALTY. 54.29    The commissioner may assess fines for violations of a provision of this chapter 54.30 new text begin sections 141.21 to 141.37 new text end . Each day's failure to comply with this chapter new text begin sections 141.21 new text end 54.31 new text begin to 141.37 new text end shall be a separate violation and fines shall not exceed $500 per day per 54.32violation. Amounts received under this section must be deposited in the special revenue 54.33fund and are appropriated to the office of Higher Education for the purposes of this 54.34chapter new text begin sections 141.21 to 141.37 new text end . 55.1    Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.35, is amended to read: 55.2141.35 EXEMPTIONS. 55.3    Sections 141.21 to 141.32 shall not apply to the following: 55.4    (1) public postsecondary institutions; 55.5    (2) postsecondary institutions registered under sections 136A.61 to 136A.71; 55.6    (3) new text begin private career new text end schools of nursing accredited by the state Board of Nursing or an 55.7equivalent public board of another state or foreign country; 55.8    (4) private schools complying with the requirements of section 120A.22, subdivision 55.94 ; 55.10    (5) courses taught to students in a valid apprenticeship program taught by or 55.11required by a trade union; 55.12    (6) new text begin private career new text end schools exclusively engaged in training physically or mentally 55.13disabled persons for the state of Minnesota; 55.14    (7) new text begin private career new text end schools licensed by boards authorized under Minnesota law to 55.15issue licenses except new text begin private career new text end schools required to obtain a private career school 55.16license due to the use of "academy," "institute," "college," or "university" in their names; 55.17    (8) new text begin private career new text end schools and educational programs, or training programs, contracted 55.18for by persons, firms, corporations, government agencies, or associations, for the training 55.19of their own employees, for which no fee is charged the employee; 55.20    (9) new text begin private career new text end schools engaged exclusively in the teaching of purely avocational, 55.21recreational, or remedial subjects as determined by the office except new text begin private career new text end schools 55.22required to obtain a private career school license due to the use of "academy," "institute," 55.23"college," or "university" in their names unless the school used "academy" or "institute" in 55.24its name prior to August 1, 2008; 55.25    (10) classes, courses, or programs conducted by a bona fide trade, professional, or 55.26fraternal organization, solely for that organization's membership; 55.27    (11) programs in the fine arts provided by organizations exempt from taxation 55.28under section 290.05 and registered with the attorney general under chapter 309. For 55.29the purposes of this clause, "fine arts" means activities resulting in artistic creation or 55.30artistic performance of works of the imagination which are engaged in for the primary 55.31purpose of creative expression rather than commercial sale or employment. In making 55.32this determination the office may seek the advice and recommendation of the Minnesota 55.33Board of the Arts; 55.34    (12) classes, courses, or programs intended to fulfill the continuing education 55.35requirements for licensure or certification in a profession, that have been approved by a 56.1legislatively or judicially established board or agency responsible for regulating the practice 56.2of the profession, and that are offered exclusively to an individual practicing the profession; 56.3    (13) classes, courses, or programs intended to prepare students to sit for 56.4undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate, or occupational licensing and occupational 56.5entrance examinations; 56.6    (14) classes, courses, or programs providing 16 or fewer clock hours of instruction 56.7that are not part of the curriculum for an occupation or entry level employment except 56.8 new text begin private career new text end schools required to obtain a private career school license due to the use of 56.9"academy," "institute," "college," or "university" in their names; 56.10    (15) classes, courses, or programs providing instruction in personal development, 56.11modeling, or acting; 56.12    (16) training or instructional programs, in which one instructor teaches an individual 56.13student, that are not part of the curriculum for an occupation or are not intended to prepare 56.14a person for entry level employment; 56.15    (17) new text begin private career new text end schools with no physical presence in Minnesota, as determined 56.16by the office, engaged exclusively in offering distance instruction that are located in and 56.17regulated by other states or jurisdictions; and 56.18    (18) new text begin private career new text end schools providing exclusively training, instructional programs, 56.19or courses where tuition, fees, and any other charges for a student to participate do not 56.20exceed $100. 56.21    Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 197.75, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 56.22    Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this 56.23section. 56.24    (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of veterans affairs. 56.25    (c) "Deceased veteran" means a veteran who has died as a result of the person's 56.26military service, as determined by the United States Veterans Administration, and who 56.27was a resident of this state: (1) within six months of entering the United States armed 56.28forces, or (2) for the six months preceding the veteran's date of death. 56.29    (d) "Eligible child" means a person who: 56.30    (1) is the natural or adopted child or stepchild of a deceased veteran; and 56.31    (2) is a student making satisfactory academic progress at an eligible institution 56.32of higher education. 56.33    (e) "Eligible institution" means a postsecondary educational institution located in 56.34this state that either (1) is operated by this state new text begin or the Board of Regents of the University new text end 56.35 new text begin of Minnesota new text end , or (2) is operated publicly or privately and, as determined by the office, 57.1maintains academic standards substantially equivalent to those of comparable institutions 57.2operated in this state new text begin is licensed or registered with the Office of Higher Education new text end . 57.3    (f) "Eligible spouse" means the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran. 57.4    (g) "Eligible veteran" means a veteran who: 57.5    (1) is a student making satisfactory academic progress at an eligible institution 57.6of higher education; 57.7    (2) had Minnesota as the person's state of residence at the time of the person's 57.8enlistment or any reenlistment into the United States armed forces, as shown by the 57.9person's federal form DD-214 or other official documentation to the satisfaction of the 57.10commissioner; 57.11    (3) except for benefits under this section, has no remaining military or veteran-related 57.12educational assistance benefits for which the person may have been entitled; and 57.13    (4) while using the educational assistance authorized in this section, remains a 57.14resident student as defined in section 136A.101, subdivision 8. 57.15    (h) "Satisfactory academic progress" has the meaning given in section 136A.101, 57.16subdivision 10. 57.17    (i) "Student" has the meaning given in section 136A.101, subdivision 7. 57.18    (j) "Veteran" has the meaning given in section 197.447. 57.19    Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 261.23, is amended to read: 57.20261.23 COSTS OF HOSPITALIZATION. 57.21The costs of hospitalization of such indigent persons exclusive of medical and 57.22surgical care and treatment shall not exceed in amount the full rates fixed and charged 57.23by the Minnesota general hospital under the provisions of sections to for 57.24the hospitalization of such indigent patients. For indigent persons hospitalized pursuant 57.25to sections 261.21 to 261.232, the state shall pay 90 percent of the cost allowable under 57.26the general assistance medical care program and ten percent of the allowable cost of 57.27hospitalization shall be paid by the county of the residence of the indigent persons at 57.28the times provided for in the contract; and in case of an injury or emergency requiring 57.29immediate surgical or medical treatment, for a period not to exceed 72 hours, 90 percent 57.30of the cost allowable under the general assistance medical care program shall be paid by 57.31the state and ten percent of the cost shall be paid by the county from which the patient, if 57.32indigent, is certified. State payments for services rendered pursuant to this section shall 57.33be ratably reduced to the same extent and during the same time period as payments are 57.34reduced under section 256D.03, subdivision 4, paragraph (c). If the county of residence 57.35of the patient is not the county in which the patient has legal settlement for the purposes 58.1of poor relief, then the county of residence may seek reimbursement from the county 58.2in which the patient has settlement for the purposes of poor relief for all costs it has 58.3necessarily incurred and paid in connection with the hospitalization of said patient. 58.4    Sec. 46. new text begin REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION. new text end 58.5 new text begin (a) The revisor of statutes shall renumber the provisions of Minnesota Statutes new text end 58.6 new text begin listed in Column A to the references listed in Column B. The revisor shall also make new text end 58.7 new text begin necessary cross-reference, grammatical, or terminology changes in Minnesota Statutes and new text end 58.8 new text begin Minnesota Rules consistent with the renumbering, including changing the word "school" new text end 58.9 new text begin to "private career school" wherever the word appears in sections 141.20 to 141.37. new text end 58.10 new text begin Column A new text end new text begin Column B new text end 58.11 new text begin 141.20 new text end new text begin 136A.82 new text end 58.12 new text begin 141.21 new text end new text begin 136A.821 new text end 58.13 new text begin 141.25 new text end new text begin 136A.822 new text end 58.14 new text begin 141.251 new text end new text begin 136A.823 new text end 58.15 new text begin 141.255 new text end new text begin 136A.824 new text end 58.16 new text begin 141.26 new text end new text begin 136A.825 new text end 58.17 new text begin 141.265 new text end new text begin 136A.826 new text end 58.18 new text begin 141.271 new text end new text begin 136A.827 new text end 58.19 new text begin 141.28 new text end new text begin 136A.828 new text end 58.20 new text begin 141.29 new text end new text begin 136A.829 new text end 58.21 new text begin 141.30 new text end new text begin 136A.83 new text end 58.22 new text begin 141.31 new text end new text begin 136A.831 new text end 58.23 new text begin 141.32 new text end new text begin 136A.832 new text end 58.24 new text begin 141.35 new text end new text begin 136A.833 new text end 58.25 new text begin 141.37 new text end new text begin 136A.834 new text end 58.26 new text begin (b) The revisor of statutes shall make any necessary cross-reference change in new text end 58.27 new text begin Minnesota Statutes or Minnesota Rules resulting from repealers in this act. new text end 58.28    Sec. 47. new text begin REPEALER. new text end 58.29 new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 136A.127, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 9b, new text end 58.30 new text begin 10, 10a, 11, and 14; 136A.862; 141.271, subdivisions 4 and 6; 158.01; 158.02; 158.03; new text end 58.31 new text begin 158.04; 158.05; 158.06; 158.07; 158.08; 158.09; 158.091; 158.10; 158.11; and 158.12, new text end new text begin are new text end 58.32 new text begin repealed. new text end 58.33ARTICLE 3 58.34HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY 58.35    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 5.41, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 59.1    Subd. 2. Report. (a) A postsecondary institution must file by November 1 of each 59.2year a report on its programs with the secretary of state. The report must contain the 59.3following information from the previous academic year, including summer terms: 59.4(1) deaths of program participants that occurred during program participation as a 59.5result of program participation; and 59.6(2) accidents and illnesses that occurred during program participation as a result of 59.7program participation and that required hospitalization new text begin ; and new text end 59.8 new text begin (3) country, primary program host, and program type for all incidents reported in new text end 59.9 new text begin clauses (1) and (2) new text end . 59.10 new text begin For purposes of this paragraph, "primary program host" is the institution or new text end 59.11 new text begin organization responsible for or in control of the majority of decisions being made on new text end 59.12 new text begin the program including, but not limited to, student housing, local transportation, and new text end 59.13 new text begin emergency response and support. new text end 59.14Information reported under clause (1) may be supplemented by a brief explanatory 59.15statement. 59.16(b) new text begin A postsecondary institution must request, but not mandate, hospitalization and new text end 59.17 new text begin incident disclosure from students upon completion of the program. new text end 59.18 new text begin (c) new text end A postsecondary institution must report to the secretary of state annually by 59.19November 1 whether its program complies with health and safety standards set by the 59.20Forum on Education Abroad or a similar study abroad program standard setting agency. 59.21    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 5.41, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 59.22    Subd. 3. Secretary of state; publication of program information. (a) The secretary 59.23of state must publish the reports required by subdivision 2 on its Web site in a format that 59.24facilitates identifying information related to a particular postsecondary institution. 59.25(b) The secretary of state shall publish on its Web site the best available information 59.26by country new text begin links to the United States Department of State's Consular Information Program new text end 59.27 new text begin which informs the public of conditions abroad that may affect their safety and security. The new text end 59.28 new text begin secretary of state shall also publish links to the publicly available reports new text end on sexual assaults 59.29and other criminal acts affecting study abroad program participants during program 59.30participation. This information shall not be limited to programs subject to this section. 59.31    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.09, is amended by adding a subdivision 59.32to read: 59.33     new text begin Subd. 10a. new text end new text begin Concurrent enrollment participant survey. new text end new text begin (a) Postsecondary new text end 59.34 new text begin institutions offering courses taught by the secondary teacher according to subdivision new text end 60.1 new text begin 10, and are members in the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships new text end 60.2 new text begin (NACEP), must report all required NACEP evaluative survey results by September 1 of new text end 60.3 new text begin each year to the commissioners of the Office of Higher Education and the Department of new text end 60.4 new text begin Education. The commissioners must report by December 1 of each year to the committees new text end 60.5 new text begin of the legislature having jurisdiction over early education through grade 12 education. new text end 60.6 new text begin (b) Postsecondary institutions that have not adopted and implemented the NACEP new text end 60.7 new text begin program standards and required evidence for accreditation, are required to conduct an new text end 60.8 new text begin annual survey of concurrent enrolled students who successfully completed the course new text end 60.9 new text begin who are one year out of high school, beginning with the high school graduating class new text end 60.10 new text begin of 2016. By September 1 of each year, the postsecondary institutions must report the new text end 60.11 new text begin evaluative survey results to the commissioners of the Office of Higher Education and the new text end 60.12 new text begin Department of Education. The commissioner must report by December 1 of each year to new text end 60.13 new text begin the committees of the legislature having jurisdiction over early education through grade new text end 60.14 new text begin 12 education. The survey must include, at a minimum, the following student information: new text end 60.15 new text begin (1) the participant's future education plans, including the highest degree or new text end 60.16 new text begin certification planned; new text end 60.17 new text begin (2) whether the participant is enrolled or plans to enroll in a Minnesota postsecondary new text end 60.18 new text begin institution, either public or private; new text end 60.19 new text begin (3) the number of credits accepted or denied by postsecondary institutions; new text end 60.20 new text begin (4) the college or university attended; new text end 60.21 new text begin (5) the participant's satisfaction level with the concurrent enrollment program; new text end 60.22 new text begin (6) the participant's demographics, such as gender, parent education level, new text end 60.23 new text begin qualification for free or reduced-price lunch in high school, Pell grant qualification and new text end 60.24 new text begin ethnicity; and new text end 60.25 new text begin (7) a place for participants to provide comments. new text end 60.26    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.09, is amended by adding a subdivision 60.27to read: 60.28     new text begin Subd. 10b. new text end new text begin Concurrent Enrollment Advisory Board; membership; duties. new text end new text begin (a) new text end 60.29 new text begin A postsecondary institution offering courses taught by the secondary teacher according new text end 60.30 new text begin to subdivision 10, must establish an advisory board. The purpose of the advisory board new text end 60.31 new text begin is to engage stakeholders in concurrent enrollment decisions. The duties of the board new text end 60.32 new text begin must include the following: new text end 60.33 new text begin (1) providing strategic advice and input relating to concurrent enrollment issues; new text end 60.34 new text begin (2) recommend and review proposals for concurrent enrollment course offerings; new text end 61.1 new text begin (3) serve as a coordinating entity between secondary education and postsecondary new text end 61.2 new text begin institutions; and new text end 61.3 new text begin (4) increase the understanding and collaboration among concurrent enrollment new text end 61.4 new text begin partners, stakeholders, the legislature, and the public. new text end 61.5 new text begin (b) The advisory board at each institution must consist of 16 members in addition to new text end 61.6 new text begin a concurrent enrollment faculty coordinator who shall serve as the chair and convene the new text end 61.7 new text begin meetings. A postsecondary institution may elect to have an advisory board of less than 16 new text end 61.8 new text begin members if the institution determines that the extent of its concurrent program warrants new text end 61.9 new text begin a smaller board. Except for the original members, advisory board members must serve new text end 61.10 new text begin three-year staggered terms. Advisory board members, appointed by the postsecondary new text end 61.11 new text begin institution, must be balanced based on geography, school size, and include, if practical, new text end 61.12 new text begin representatives from the following: new text end 61.13 new text begin (1) postsecondary faculty members; new text end 61.14 new text begin (2) school superintendents; new text end 61.15 new text begin (3) high school principals; new text end 61.16 new text begin (4) concurrent enrollment teachers; new text end 61.17 new text begin (5) high school counselors; new text end 61.18 new text begin (6) charter school administrators; new text end 61.19 new text begin (7) school board members; new text end 61.20 new text begin (8) secondary academic administrators; new text end 61.21 new text begin (9) parents; and new text end 61.22 new text begin (10) other local organizations. new text end 61.23 new text begin (c) Members of the board serve without compensation. new text end 61.24 new text begin (d) The board shall report to the postsecondary institution periodically as requested new text end 61.25 new text begin by the postsecondary institution to provide advice and proposals described in paragraph (a). new text end 61.26 new text begin (e) The postsecondary institution shall provide administrative services and meeting new text end 61.27 new text begin space for the board to do its work. new text end 61.28 new text begin (f) A board established under this section expires when the postsecondary institution new text end 61.29 new text begin no longer offers concurrent enrollment course offerings. new text end 61.30 new text begin (g) The postsecondary institution shall appoint the first members to the advisory new text end 61.31 new text begin board by October 31, 2015, or by October 15 following the year it establishes a concurrent new text end 61.32 new text begin enrollment program. The postsecondary institution shall designate the terms of the first new text end 61.33 new text begin members so that an approximately equal number serve terms of two, three, and four years. new text end 61.34    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.091, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 62.1    Subdivision 1. Accreditation. To establish a uniform standard by which 62.2concurrent enrollment courses and professional development activities may be measured, 62.3postsecondary institutions are encouraged to apply for accreditation by new text begin must adopt and new text end 62.4 new text begin implement new text end the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnership new text begin Partnership's new text end 62.5 new text begin program standards and required evidence for accreditation by the 2020-2021 school year new text end 62.6 new text begin and later new text end . 62.7    Sec. 6. new text begin [135A.012] HIGHER EDUCATION ATTAINMENT GOAL. new text end 62.8     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Purpose. new text end new text begin This section sets a goal for postsecondary education new text end 62.9 new text begin attainment for Minnesota residents. new text end 62.10     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Postsecondary credentials. new text end new text begin The number of Minnesota residents ages 25 new text end 62.11 new text begin to 44 years, who hold postsecondary degrees or certificates, should be increased to at new text end 62.12 new text begin least 70 percent by 2025. new text end 62.13     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Rights not created. new text end new text begin The attainment goal in this section is not to the new text end 62.14 new text begin exclusion of any other goals and does not confer a right or create a claim for any person. new text end 62.15     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Data development and analyses. new text end new text begin The Office of Higher Education shall new text end 62.16 new text begin work with the state demographer's office to measure progress towards the attainment of new text end 62.17 new text begin the goal specified in subdivision 2. The United States Census Bureau data shall be used to new text end 62.18 new text begin calculate the number of individuals in the state who hold a postsecondary degree. The new text end 62.19 new text begin Office of Higher Education, demographer's office, and the Department of Employment new text end 62.20 new text begin and Economic Development shall develop a methodology to estimate the number of new text end 62.21 new text begin individuals that hold a certificate awarded by a postsecondary institution as their highest new text end 62.22 new text begin educational credential using data available at the time that the analysis is completed. new text end 62.23     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Reporting. new text end new text begin (a) Beginning in 2016 and every year thereafter, the Office of new text end 62.24 new text begin Higher Education, in collaboration with the state demographer's office, shall, by October new text end 62.25 new text begin 15, report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with new text end 62.26 new text begin primary jurisdiction over higher education policy and finance on the progress towards new text end 62.27 new text begin meeting or exceeding the goal of this section. new text end 62.28 new text begin (b) Meeting and maintaining the goal of 70 percent of Minnesota residents ages 25 new text end 62.29 new text begin to 44 years, holding a postsecondary degree or certificate will likely be difficult without new text end 62.30 new text begin achieving attainment rates that are comparable across all race and ethnicity groups. The new text end 62.31 new text begin Office of Higher Education shall utilize benchmarks of 30 percent or higher and 50 percent new text end 62.32 new text begin or higher to report progress by race and ethnicity groups toward meeting the educational new text end 62.33 new text begin attainment rate goal of 70 percent. new text end 62.34    Sec. 7. new text begin [136A.091] SUMMER ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT PROGRAM. new text end 63.1     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Establishment. new text end new text begin The summer academic enrichment program is new text end 63.2 new text begin established to enable elementary and secondary students to attend academic summer new text end 63.3 new text begin programs sponsored by postsecondary institutions and nonprofit organizations. new text end 63.4     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Eligibility. new text end new text begin To be eligible for a program stipend, a student shall: new text end 63.5 new text begin (1) be a resident of Minnesota; new text end 63.6 new text begin (2) attend an eligible office-approved program; new text end 63.7 new text begin (3) be in grades 3 through 12, but not have completed high school; new text end 63.8 new text begin (4) meet income requirements for free or reduced-price school meals; and new text end 63.9 new text begin (5) be 19 years of age or younger. new text end 63.10     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Financial need. new text end new text begin Need for financial assistance is based on student new text end 63.11 new text begin eligibility for free or reduced-price school meals. Student eligibility shall be verified by new text end 63.12 new text begin sponsors of approved academic programs. The office shall award stipends for students new text end 63.13 new text begin within the limits of available appropriations for this section. If the amount appropriated new text end 63.14 new text begin is insufficient, the office shall allocate the available appropriation in the manner it new text end 63.15 new text begin determines. A stipend must not exceed $1,000 per student. new text end 63.16     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Eligible program sponsors. new text end new text begin (a) A program stipend may be used only at an new text end 63.17 new text begin eligible sponsor that is a postsecondary institution or nonprofit educational organization. new text end 63.18 new text begin A Minnesota public postsecondary institution is an eligible program sponsor. A private new text end 63.19 new text begin postsecondary institution is an eligible program sponsor if it: new text end 63.20 new text begin (1) is accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of new text end 63.21 new text begin Education for purposes of eligibility to participate in title IV federal financial aid programs; new text end 63.22 new text begin (2) offers an associate or baccalaureate degree program approved under sections new text end 63.23 new text begin 136A.61 to 136A.71; and new text end 63.24 new text begin (3) is located in Minnesota. new text end 63.25 new text begin (b) A nonprofit educational organization is an eligible program sponsor if it: new text end 63.26 new text begin (1) is incorporated; new text end 63.27 new text begin (2) has had favorable financial performance with federal or state funds; and new text end 63.28 new text begin (3) has not had significant audit findings. new text end 63.29     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Eligible programs. new text end new text begin A program stipend may be used only for an eligible new text end 63.30 new text begin program. To be eligible, a program must: new text end 63.31 new text begin (1) provide, as its primary purpose, academic instruction for student enrichment in new text end 63.32 new text begin core curricular areas of English and language arts, humanities, social studies, science, new text end 63.33 new text begin mathematics, fine arts, performing arts, and world languages and culture; new text end 63.34 new text begin (2) not be offered for credit to postsecondary students; new text end 63.35 new text begin (3) not provide remedial instruction; new text end 63.36 new text begin (4) meet any other program requirements established by the office; and new text end 64.1 new text begin (5) be approved by the commissioner. new text end 64.2     new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Information. new text end new text begin The office shall assemble and distribute information about new text end 64.3 new text begin eligible student participants, program stipends, and eligible programs. new text end 64.4     new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Administration. new text end new text begin The office shall determine the time and manner of new text end 64.5 new text begin program applications, program approval, stipend applications, and final awards. new text end 64.6     new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Program evaluation. new text end new text begin Each program sponsor must annually submit a new text end 64.7 new text begin report to the office stating its program goals, activities, and stipend recipient eligibility and new text end 64.8 new text begin demographic information. new text end 64.9     new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Report. new text end new text begin Annually, the office shall submit a report to the legislative new text end 64.10 new text begin committees with jurisdiction over higher education finance regarding the program new text end 64.11 new text begin providers, stipend recipients, and program activities. The report shall include information new text end 64.12 new text begin about the students served, the organizations providing services, program goals and new text end 64.13 new text begin outcomes, and student outcomes. new text end 64.14 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin Subdivision 9 is effective January 1, 2016. new text end 64.15    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.101, subdivision 8, is amended to read: 64.16    Subd. 8. Resident student. "Resident student" means a student who meets one of 64.17the following conditions: 64.18    (1) a student who has resided in Minnesota for purposes other than postsecondary 64.19education for at least 12 months without being enrolled at a postsecondary educational 64.20institution for more than five credits in any term; 64.21    (2) a dependent student whose parent or legal guardian resides in Minnesota at the 64.22time the student applies; 64.23    (3) a student who graduated from a Minnesota high school, if the student was a 64.24resident of Minnesota during the student's period of attendance at the Minnesota high school 64.25and the student is physically attending a Minnesota postsecondary educational institution; 64.26    (4) a student who, after residing in the state for a minimum of one year, earned a 64.27high school equivalency certificate in Minnesota; 64.28    (5) a member, spouse, or dependent of a member of the armed forces of the United 64.29States stationed in Minnesota on active federal military service as defined in section 64.30190.05 , subdivision 5c; 64.31    (6) a spouse or dependent of a veteran, as defined in section 197.447, if the veteran 64.32is a Minnesota resident; 64.33    (7) a person or spouse of a person who relocated to Minnesota from an area that 64.34is declared a presidential disaster area within the preceding 12 months if the disaster 64.35interrupted the person's postsecondary education; 65.1    (8) a person defined as a refugee under United States Code, title 8, section 65.21101(a)(42), who, upon arrival in the United States, moved to Minnesota and has 65.3continued to reside in Minnesota; or 65.4    (9) a student eligible for resident tuition under section 135A.043. new text begin ; or new text end 65.5     new text begin (10) an active member, or a spouse or dependent of that member, of the state's new text end 65.6 new text begin National Guard who resides in Minnesota or an active member, or a spouse or dependent new text end 65.7 new text begin of that member, of the reserve component of the United States armed forces whose duty new text end 65.8 new text begin station is located in Minnesota and who resides in Minnesota. new text end 65.9    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.121, subdivision 20, is amended to read: 65.10    Subd. 20. Institution reporting. (a) Each institution receiving financial aid under 65.11this section must annually report by December 31 to the office the following for its 65.12undergraduate programs new text begin each award level new text end : 65.13(1) enrollment, persistence, and graduation data for all students, including aggregate 65.14 new text begin subgroup new text end information on state and federal Pell grant recipients; new text begin and new text end 65.15(2) the job placement rate and salary and wage information for graduates of each 65.16program that is either designed or advertised to lead to a particular type of job or advertised 65.17or promoted with a claim regarding job placement, as is practicable; and 65.18(3) the student debt-to-earnings ratio new text begin aggregate awarded financial aid information for new text end 65.19 new text begin all students, and cumulative debt new text end of new text begin all new text end graduates new text begin by race and ethnicity, gender, and income new text end . 65.20(b) new text begin Using the data submitted to the office by institutions pursuant to paragraph (a), new text end 65.21 new text begin as well as other data available to the office, new text end the office shall provide the following on its 65.22Internet Web site new text begin by placing a prominent link on its Web site home page new text end : 65.23(1) the information submitted by an institution pursuant new text begin including, but not limited to, new text end 65.24 new text begin persistence and completion, debt of graduates, employment and wage information, and new text end 65.25 new text begin other relevant data for each institution subject new text end to paragraph (a), which shall be made 65.26available in a searchable database; and 65.27(2) other information and links that are useful to students and parents who are in 65.28the process of selecting a college or university. This information may include, but is 65.29not limited to, local occupational profiles. 65.30(c) The office shall provide a standard format and instructions for new text begin institutions new text end 65.31supplying the information required under paragraph (a). 65.32 new text begin (d) The office shall provide an electronic copy of the information provided on its new text end 65.33 new text begin Internet Web site under paragraph (b) to each public and private high school in the state new text end 65.34 new text begin and each workforce center operated by the Department of Employment and Economic new text end 65.35 new text begin Development. The copy must contain information formatted by institution so that new text end 66.1 new text begin comparison can be easily made between institutions. High schools are encouraged to make new text end 66.2 new text begin the information available to students, including through individual counseling sessions new text end 66.3 new text begin with students. Workforce centers shall make the information available to job seekers, new text end 66.4 new text begin those seeking career counseling, and others as determined by the centers. new text end 66.5    Sec. 10. new text begin [136A.1791] TEACHER SHORTAGE LOAN FORGIVENESS new text end 66.6 new text begin PROGRAM. new text end 66.7     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Definitions. new text end new text begin (a) The terms used in this section have the meanings new text end 66.8 new text begin given them in this subdivision. new text end 66.9 new text begin (b) "Qualified educational loan" means a government, commercial, or foundation new text end 66.10 new text begin loan for actual costs paid for tuition and reasonable educational and living expenses new text end 66.11 new text begin related to a teacher's preparation or further education. new text end 66.12 new text begin (c) "School district" means an independent school district, special school district, new text end 66.13 new text begin intermediate district, education district, special education cooperative, service cooperative, new text end 66.14 new text begin a cooperative center for vocational education, or a charter school located in Minnesota. new text end 66.15 new text begin (d) "Teacher" means an individual holding a teaching license issued by the licensing new text end 66.16 new text begin division in the Department of Education on behalf of the Board of Teaching who is new text end 66.17 new text begin employed by a school district to provide classroom instruction in a teacher shortage area. new text end 66.18 new text begin (e) "Teacher shortage area" means the licensure fields and economic development new text end 66.19 new text begin regions reported by the commissioner of education as experiencing a teacher shortage. new text end 66.20 new text begin (f) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Office of Higher Education new text end 66.21 new text begin unless indicated otherwise. new text end 66.22     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Program established; administration. new text end new text begin The commissioner shall establish new text end 66.23 new text begin and administer a teacher shortage loan forgiveness program. A teacher is eligible for the new text end 66.24 new text begin program if the teacher is teaching in a licensure field and in an economic development new text end 66.25 new text begin region with an identified teacher shortage under subdivision 3 and complies with the new text end 66.26 new text begin requirements of this section. new text end 66.27     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Use of report on teacher shortage areas. new text end new text begin The commissioner of education new text end 66.28 new text begin shall use the teacher supply and demand report to the legislature to identify the licensure new text end 66.29 new text begin fields and economic development regions in Minnesota experiencing a teacher shortage. new text end 66.30     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Application for loan forgiveness. new text end new text begin Each applicant for loan forgiveness, new text end 66.31 new text begin according to rules adopted by the commissioner, shall: new text end 66.32 new text begin (1) apply for teacher shortage loan forgiveness and promptly submit any additional new text end 66.33 new text begin information required by the commissioner; new text end 67.1 new text begin (2) annually reapply for up to five consecutive school years and submit information new text end 67.2 new text begin the commissioner requires to determine the applicant's continued eligibility for loan new text end 67.3 new text begin forgiveness; and new text end 67.4 new text begin (3) submit to the commissioner a completed affidavit, prescribed by the new text end 67.5 new text begin commissioner, affirming the teacher is teaching in a licensure field and in an economic new text end 67.6 new text begin development region identified by the commissioner as experiencing a teacher shortage. new text end 67.7     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Amount of loan forgiveness. new text end new text begin (a) To the extent funding is available, the new text end 67.8 new text begin annual amount of teacher shortage loan forgiveness for an approved applicant shall not new text end 67.9 new text begin exceed $1,000 or the cumulative balance of the applicant's qualified educational loans, new text end 67.10 new text begin including principal and interest, whichever amount is less. new text end 67.11 new text begin (b) Recipients must secure their own qualified educational loans. Teachers who new text end 67.12 new text begin graduate from an approved teacher preparation program or teachers who add a licensure new text end 67.13 new text begin field, consistent with the teacher shortage requirements of this section, are eligible to new text end 67.14 new text begin apply for the loan forgiveness program. new text end 67.15     new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Disbursement. new text end new text begin (a) The commissioner must make annual disbursements new text end 67.16 new text begin directly to the participant of the amount for which a participant is eligible, for each year new text end 67.17 new text begin that a participant is eligible. new text end 67.18 new text begin (b) Within 60 days of receipt of a disbursement, the participant must provide the new text end 67.19 new text begin commissioner with verification that the full amount of loan repayment disbursement has new text end 67.20 new text begin been applied toward the designated loans. A participant that previously received funds new text end 67.21 new text begin under this section but has not provided the commissioner with such verification is not new text end 67.22 new text begin eligible to receive additional funds. new text end 67.23     new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Penalties. new text end new text begin (a) A teacher who submits a false or misleading application or new text end 67.24 new text begin other false or misleading information to the commissioner may: new text end 67.25 new text begin (1) have his or her teaching license suspended or revoked under section 122A.20; new text end 67.26 new text begin (2) be disciplined by the teacher's employing school district; or new text end 67.27 new text begin (3) be required by the commissioner to repay the total amount of the loan forgiveness new text end 67.28 new text begin he or she received under this program, plus interest at a rate established under section new text end 67.29 new text begin 270C.40. new text end 67.30 new text begin (b) The commissioner must deposit any repayments received under paragraph (a) new text end 67.31 new text begin in the fund established in subdivision 8. new text end 67.32     new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Fund established. new text end new text begin A teacher shortage loan forgiveness repayment fund new text end 67.33 new text begin is created for depositing money appropriated to or received by the commissioner for the new text end 67.34 new text begin program. Money deposited in the fund shall not revert to any state fund at the end of new text end 67.35 new text begin any fiscal year but remains in the loan forgiveness repayment fund and is continuously new text end 67.36 new text begin available for loan forgiveness under this section. new text end 68.1     new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Annual reporting. new text end new text begin By February 1 of each year, the commissioner must new text end 68.2 new text begin report to the chairs of the K-12 and higher education committees of the legislature on the new text end 68.3 new text begin number of individuals who received loan forgiveness under this section, the licensure new text end 68.4 new text begin areas and economic development regions in which the teachers taught, the average amount new text end 68.5 new text begin paid to a teacher participating in the program, and other summary data identified by the new text end 68.6 new text begin commissioner as outcome indicators. new text end 68.7     new text begin Subd. 10. new text end new text begin Rulemaking. new text end new text begin The commissioner shall adopt rules under chapter 14 to new text end 68.8 new text begin administer this section. new text end 68.9    Sec. 11. new text begin [136A.246] DUAL TRAINING COMPETENCY GRANTS. new text end 68.10     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Program created. new text end new text begin The commissioner shall make grants for the new text end 68.11 new text begin training of employees to achieve the competency standard for an occupation identified by new text end 68.12 new text begin the commissioner of labor and industry under section 175.45 and Laws 2014, chapter 312, new text end 68.13 new text begin article 3, section 21. "Competency standard" has the meaning given in section 175.45, new text end 68.14 new text begin subdivision 2. new text end 68.15     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Eligible grantees. new text end new text begin An employer or an organization representing the new text end 68.16 new text begin employer is eligible to apply for a grant to train employees if the employer has an new text end 68.17 new text begin employee who is in or is to be trained to be in an occupation for which a competency new text end 68.18 new text begin standard has been identified and the employee has not attained the competency standard new text end 68.19 new text begin prior to the commencement of the planned training. Training need not address all aspects new text end 68.20 new text begin of a competency standard but may address only the competencies of a standard that an new text end 68.21 new text begin employee is lacking. Employees who have previously received a grant under this program new text end 68.22 new text begin are not eligible to receive another grant. new text end 68.23     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Training institution or program. new text end new text begin Prior to applying for a grant, the new text end 68.24 new text begin employer must have an agreement with a training institution or program to provide the new text end 68.25 new text begin employee competency standard training. The training may be provided by any institution new text end 68.26 new text begin or program having trainers qualified to instruct on the competency standard. new text end 68.27     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Application. new text end new text begin Applications must be made to the commissioner on a form new text end 68.28 new text begin provided by the commissioner. The commissioner must, to the extent possible, make new text end 68.29 new text begin the application form as short and simple to complete as is reasonably possible. The new text end 68.30 new text begin commissioner shall establish a schedule for applications and grants. The application new text end 68.31 new text begin must include, without limitation: new text end 68.32 new text begin (1) the projected number of employee trainees; new text end 68.33 new text begin (2) the competency standard for which training will be provided; new text end 68.34 new text begin (3) any credential the employee will receive upon completion of training; new text end 69.1 new text begin (4) the name and address of the training institution or program and a signed new text end 69.2 new text begin statement by the institution or program that it is able and agrees to provide the training; new text end 69.3 new text begin (5) the period of the training; and new text end 69.4 new text begin (6) the cost of the training charged by the training institution or program and certified new text end 69.5 new text begin by the institution or program. new text end 69.6 new text begin An application may be made for training of employees of multiple employers either new text end 69.7 new text begin by the employers or by an organization on their behalf. new text end 69.8     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Grant criteria. new text end new text begin The commissioner shall, to the extent there are sufficient new text end 69.9 new text begin applications, make at least an equal dollar amount of grants for training for employees new text end 69.10 new text begin whose work site is projected to be outside the metropolitan area as defined in section new text end 69.11 new text begin 473.121, subdivision 2, as for employees whose work site is projected to be within the new text end 69.12 new text begin metropolitan area. In determining the award of grants, the commissioner must consider, new text end 69.13 new text begin among other factors: new text end 69.14 new text begin (1) the aggregate state and regional need for employees with the competency to new text end 69.15 new text begin be trained; new text end 69.16 new text begin (2) the competency standards developed by the commissioner of labor and industry new text end 69.17 new text begin as part of the Minnesota PIPELINE Project; new text end 69.18 new text begin (3) the per employee cost of training; new text end 69.19 new text begin (4) the additional employment opportunities for employees because of the training; new text end 69.20 new text begin (5) projected increases in compensation for employees receiving the training; and new text end 69.21 new text begin (6) the amount of employer training cost match, if required, on both a per employee new text end 69.22 new text begin and aggregate basis. new text end 69.23     new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Employer match. new text end new text begin A large employer must pay for at least 25 percent of new text end 69.24 new text begin the training institution's or program's charge for the training to the training institution or new text end 69.25 new text begin program. For the purpose of this subdivision, a "large employer" means a business with new text end 69.26 new text begin more than $25,000,000 in annual revenue in the previous calendar year. new text end 69.27     new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Payment of grant. new text end new text begin The commissioner shall make grant payments to the new text end 69.28 new text begin training institution or program in a manner determined by the commissioner after receiving new text end 69.29 new text begin notice from the institution or program that the employer has paid the employer match. new text end 69.30     new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Grant amounts. new text end new text begin The maximum grant for an application is $150,000. The new text end 69.31 new text begin maximum cost of training payable by the grant may not exceed $6,000 per employee. new text end 69.32 new text begin A grant for a particular employee must be reduced by the amounts of any federal new text end 69.33 new text begin Pell grant received, or state grant the employee is eligible to receive for the training and an new text end 69.34 new text begin employee must apply for those grants as a condition of payment for training that employee new text end 69.35 new text begin under this section. new text end 70.1     new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Reporting. new text end new text begin Commencing in 2017, the commissioner shall annually by new text end 70.2 new text begin February 1 report on the activity of the grant program for the preceding fiscal year to the new text end 70.3 new text begin chairs of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over workforce policy and finance. new text end 70.4 new text begin At a minimum, the report must include: new text end 70.5 new text begin (1) research and analysis on the costs and benefits of the grants for employees and new text end 70.6 new text begin employers; new text end 70.7 new text begin (2) the number of employees who commenced training and the number who new text end 70.8 new text begin completed training; and new text end 70.9 new text begin (3) recommendations, if any, for changes to the program. new text end 70.10    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.861, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 70.11    Subdivision 1. Grants. (a) The commissioner shall award grants to foster 70.12postsecondary attendance and retention by providing outreach services to historically 70.13underserved students in grades six through 12 and historically underrepresented college 70.14students. Grants must be awarded to programs that provide precollege services, including, 70.15but not limited to: 70.16    (1) academic counseling; 70.17    (2) mentoring; 70.18    (3) fostering and improving parental involvement in planning for and facilitating a 70.19college education; 70.20    (4) services for students with English as a second language; 70.21    (5) academic enrichment activities; 70.22    (6) tutoring; 70.23    (7) career awareness and exploration; 70.24    (8) orientation to college life; 70.25    (9) assistance with high school course selection and information about college 70.26admission requirements; and 70.27    (10) financial aid counseling. 70.28 new text begin (b) To the extent there are sufficient applications, the commissioner shall award new text end 70.29 new text begin an approximate equal amount of grants for program-eligible students who are from new text end 70.30 new text begin communities located outside the metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, new text end 70.31 new text begin subdivision 2, as for students from communities within the metropolitan area. If necessary new text end 70.32 new text begin to achieve the approximately equal metropolitan area and nonmetropolitan area allocation, new text end 70.33 new text begin the commissioner may award a preference to a nonmetropolitan area application in the new text end 70.34 new text begin form of five points on a one hundred point application review scale. new text end 71.1    (b) new text begin (c) new text end Grants shall be awarded to postsecondary institutions, professional 71.2organizations, community-based organizations, or others deemed appropriate by the 71.3commissioner. 71.4    (c) new text begin (d) new text end Grants shall be awarded for one year and may be renewed for a second year 71.5with documentation to the office of successful program outcomes. 71.6    Sec. 13. new text begin [136A.901] SPINAL CORD INJURY AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN new text end 71.7 new text begin INJURY RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM. new text end 71.8     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Grant program. new text end new text begin The commissioner shall establish a grant program new text end 71.9 new text begin to award grants to institutions in Minnesota for research into spinal cord injuries and new text end 71.10 new text begin traumatic brain injuries. Grants shall be awarded to conduct research into new and new text end 71.11 new text begin innovative treatments and rehabilitative efforts for the functional improvement of people new text end 71.12 new text begin with spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries. Research topics may include, but are not new text end 71.13 new text begin limited to, pharmaceutical, medical device, brain stimulus, and rehabilitative approaches new text end 71.14 new text begin and techniques. The commissioner, in consultation with the advisory council established new text end 71.15 new text begin under section 136A.902, shall award 50 percent of the grant funds for research involving new text end 71.16 new text begin spinal cord injuries and 50 percent to research involving traumatic brain injuries. In new text end 71.17 new text begin addition to the amounts appropriated by law, the commissioner may accept additional new text end 71.18 new text begin funds from private and public sources. Amounts received from these sources are new text end 71.19 new text begin appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes of issuing grants under this section. new text end 71.20     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Report. new text end new text begin By January 15, 2016, and each January 15 thereafter, the new text end 71.21 new text begin commissioner shall submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the new text end 71.22 new text begin senate and house of representatives committees having jurisdiction over the Office of new text end 71.23 new text begin Higher Education, specifying the institutions receiving grants under this section and the new text end 71.24 new text begin purposes for which the grant funds were used. new text end 71.25    Sec. 14. new text begin [136A.902] SPINAL CORD AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY new text end 71.26 new text begin ADVISORY COUNCIL. new text end 71.27     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Membership. new text end new text begin The commissioner shall appoint a 12-member new text end 71.28 new text begin advisory council consisting of: new text end 71.29 new text begin (1) one member representing the University of Minnesota Medical School; new text end 71.30 new text begin (2) one member representing the Mayo Medical School; new text end 71.31 new text begin (3) one member representing the Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Center; new text end 71.32 new text begin (4) one member representing Hennepin County Medical Center; new text end 71.33 new text begin (5) one member who is a neurosurgeon; new text end 71.34 new text begin (6) one member who has a spinal cord injury; new text end 72.1 new text begin (7) one member who is a family member of a person with a spinal cord injury; new text end 72.2 new text begin (8) one member who has a traumatic brain injury; new text end 72.3 new text begin (9) one member who is a veteran who has a spinal cord injury or a traumatic brain new text end 72.4 new text begin injury; new text end 72.5 new text begin (10) one member who is a family member of a person with a traumatic brain injury; new text end 72.6 new text begin (11) one member who is a physician specializing in the treatment of spinal cord new text end 72.7 new text begin injury representing Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare; and new text end 72.8 new text begin (12) one member who is a physician specializing in the treatment of traumatic new text end 72.9 new text begin brain injury. new text end 72.10     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Organization. new text end new text begin The advisory council shall be organized and administered new text end 72.11 new text begin under section 15.059, except that subdivision 2 shall not apply. Except as provided in new text end 72.12 new text begin subdivision 4, the commissioner shall appoint council members to two-year terms and new text end 72.13 new text begin appoint one member as chair. The advisory council does not expire. new text end 72.14     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin First appointments and first meeting. new text end new text begin The commissioner shall appoint new text end 72.15 new text begin the first members of the council by September 1, 2015. The chair shall convene the first new text end 72.16 new text begin meeting by November 1, 2015. new text end 72.17     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Terms of initial council members. new text end new text begin The commissioner shall designate six new text end 72.18 new text begin of the initial council members to serve one-year terms and six to serve two-year terms. new text end 72.19     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Conflict of interest. new text end new text begin Council members must disclose in a written statement new text end 72.20 new text begin any financial interest in any organization that the council recommends to receive a grant. new text end 72.21 new text begin The written statement must accompany the grant recommendations and must explain the new text end 72.22 new text begin nature of the conflict. The council is not subject to policies developed by the commissioner new text end 72.23 new text begin of administration under section 16B.98. new text end 72.24     new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Duties. new text end new text begin The advisory council shall: new text end 72.25 new text begin (1) develop criteria for evaluating and awarding the research grants under section new text end 72.26 new text begin 136A.901; new text end 72.27 new text begin (2) review research proposals and make recommendations by January 15 of each new text end 72.28 new text begin year to the commissioner for purposes of awarding grants under section 136A.901; and new text end 72.29 new text begin (3) perform other duties as authorized by the commissioner. new text end 72.30    Sec. 15. new text begin [136F.302] REGULATING THE ASSIGNMENT OF STUDENTS TO new text end 72.31 new text begin REMEDIAL COURSES. new text end 72.32     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin ACT college ready score. new text end new text begin A state college or university may not new text end 72.33 new text begin require an individual to take a remedial, noncredit course in a subject area if the individual new text end 72.34 new text begin has received a college ready ACT score in that subject area. new text end 73.1     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Testing process for determining if remediating is necessary. new text end new text begin A college new text end 73.2 new text begin or university testing process used to determine whether an individual is placed in a new text end 73.3 new text begin remedial, noncredit course must comply with this subdivision. Prior to taking a test, an new text end 73.4 new text begin individual must be given reasonable time and opportunity to review materials provided by new text end 73.5 new text begin the college or university covering the material to be tested which must include a sample new text end 73.6 new text begin test. An individual who is required to take a remedial, noncredit course as a result of a new text end 73.7 new text begin test given by a college or university must be given an opportunity to retake the test at the new text end 73.8 new text begin earliest time determined by the individual when testing is otherwise offered. The college new text end 73.9 new text begin or university must provide an individual with study materials for the purpose of retaking new text end 73.10 new text begin and passing the test. new text end 73.11    Sec. 16. new text begin [136F.303] DEGREE AND CERTIFICATE COMPLETION; REPORT. new text end 73.12 new text begin Beginning in 2018, the board shall annually by January 15, report to the chairs new text end 73.13 new text begin and ranking minority members of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over higher new text end 73.14 new text begin education finance on its activities and achievements related to the goal of improving new text end 73.15 new text begin timely completion of degrees and certificates. The report must, at a minimum, include new text end 73.16 new text begin for the previous academic year: new text end 73.17 new text begin (1) the percent of students placed in remedial education; new text end 73.18 new text begin (2) the percent of students who complete remediation within one academic year; new text end 73.19 new text begin (3) the percent of students that complete college-level gateway courses in one new text end 73.20 new text begin academic year; new text end 73.21 new text begin (4) the percent of students who complete 30 semester credits per academic year; new text end 73.22 new text begin (5) the student retention rate; new text end 73.23 new text begin (6) time to complete a degree or certificate; and new text end 73.24 new text begin (7) credits earned by those completing a degree or certificate or other program. new text end 73.25 new text begin The report must disaggregate data for each college and university by race, ethnicity, Pell new text end 73.26 new text begin Grant eligibility, and age and provide aggregate data. new text end 73.27    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 137.54, is amended to read: 73.28137.54 CONDITIONS FOR PAYMENT TO UNIVERSITY. 73.29    (a) Before the commissioner may make the first payment to the board authorized in 73.30this section, the commissioner must certify that the board has received at least $110,750,000 73.31in pledges, gifts, sponsorships, and other nonstate general fund revenue support for the 73.32construction of the stadium. On July 1 of each year after certification by the commissioner, 73.33but no earlier than July 1, 2007, and for so long thereafter as any bonds issued by the board 73.34for the construction of the stadium are outstanding, the state must transfer to the board up 74.1to $10,250,000 to reimburse the board for its stadium costs, provided that bonds issued 74.2to pay the state's share of such costs shall not exceed $137,250,000. Up to $10,250,000 74.3is appropriated annually from the general fund for the purpose of this section. The 74.4appropriation of up to $10,250,000 per year may be made for no more than 25 years. The 74.5board must certify to the commissioner the amount of the annual payments of principal and 74.6interest required to service each series of bonds issued by the university for the construction 74.7of the stadium, and the actual amount of the state's annual payment to the university shall 74.8equal the amount required to service the bonds representing the state's share of such costs. 74.9Except to the extent of the annual appropriation described in this section, the state is not 74.10required to pay any part of the cost of designing or constructing the stadium. 74.11(b) new text begin The board may refund the bonds issued pursuant to paragraph (a) if refunding new text end 74.12 new text begin is determined by the board to be in the best interest of the university. Notwithstanding new text end 74.13 new text begin paragraph (a), the principal amount of bonds issued in a refunding shall not exceed new text end 74.14 new text begin the lesser of $104,385,000 or the amount necessary to defease the bonds outstanding new text end 74.15 new text begin immediately prior to refunding. The amount of the state's annual payment to the new text end 74.16 new text begin university for the refunded bonds shall be equal to the maximum annual appropriation of new text end 74.17 new text begin $10,250,000, notwithstanding the amount certified under paragraph (a). new text end 74.18 new text begin (c) The board shall allocate sufficient funds, including any interest expense, from new text end 74.19 new text begin the savings realized through refunding of the bonds pursuant to paragraph (b), to provide new text end 74.20 new text begin $10,000,000 for predesign and design of improved health education and clinical research new text end 74.21 new text begin facilities to meet the needs of the Medical School and Academic Health Center on the new text end 74.22 new text begin Twin Cities campus. The facilities shall be designed to support education and research new text end 74.23 new text begin that promote new innovative models of care which are patient-centered, team-based, and new text end 74.24 new text begin facilitate collaboration across the health professions. The education and research facilities new text end 74.25 new text begin will be collocated and designed to maximize collaboration and high-quality delivery of new text end 74.26 new text begin health care. The board may in its discretion, after the $10,000,000 allocation required by new text end 74.27 new text begin this paragraph, allocate to other university purposes payments from the state that exceed new text end 74.28 new text begin the amount necessary to service the refunded bonds, except for savings in 2029, 2030, and new text end 74.29 new text begin 2031, which shall cancel to the general fund. new text end 74.30 new text begin (d) new text end The board must certify to the commissioner that the per-semester student fee 74.31contribution to the stadium will be at a fixed level coterminous with bonds issued by the 74.32board to meet the student share of the design construction of the stadium and that the 74.33student fee will not be increased to meet construction cost overruns. 74.34(c) new text begin (e) new text end Before the first payment is made under paragraph (a), the board must certify 74.35to the commissioner that a provision for affordable access for university students to the 74.36university sporting events held at the football stadium has been made. 75.1    Sec. 18. new text begin [175.45] COMPETENCY STANDARDS FOR DUAL TRAINING. new text end 75.2     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Duties; goal. new text end new text begin The commissioner of labor and industry shall identify new text end 75.3 new text begin competency standards for dual training. The goal of dual training is to provide current new text end 75.4 new text begin employees of an employer with training to acquire competencies that the employer new text end 75.5 new text begin requires. The standards shall be identified for employment in occupations in advanced new text end 75.6 new text begin manufacturing, health care services, information technology, and agriculture. Competency new text end 75.7 new text begin standards are not rules and are exempt from the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14, and new text end 75.8 new text begin the provisions in section 14.386 concerning exempt rules do not apply. new text end 75.9     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Definition; competency standards. new text end new text begin For purposes of this section, new text end 75.10 new text begin "competency standards" means the specific knowledge and skills necessary for a particular new text end 75.11 new text begin occupation. new text end 75.12     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Competency standards identification process. new text end new text begin In identifying competency new text end 75.13 new text begin standards, the commissioner shall consult with the commissioner of the Office of Higher new text end 75.14 new text begin Education and the commissioner of employment and economic development and convene new text end 75.15 new text begin recognized industry experts, representative employers, higher education institutions, new text end 75.16 new text begin representatives of the disabled community, and representatives of labor to assist in new text end 75.17 new text begin identifying credible competency standards. Competency standards must be consistent new text end 75.18 new text begin with, to the extent available and practical, recognized international and national standards. new text end 75.19     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Duties. new text end new text begin The commissioner shall: new text end 75.20 new text begin (1) identify competency standards for entry level and higher skill levels; new text end 75.21 new text begin (2) verify the competency standards and skill levels and their transferability by new text end 75.22 new text begin subject matter expert representatives of each respective industry; new text end 75.23 new text begin (3) develop models for Minnesota educational institutions to engage in providing new text end 75.24 new text begin education and training to meet the competency standards established; new text end 75.25 new text begin (4) encourage participation by employers and labor in the standard identification new text end 75.26 new text begin process for occupations in their industry; and new text end 75.27 new text begin (5) align dual training competency standards with other workforce initiatives. new text end 75.28     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Notification. new text end new text begin The commissioner must communicate identified competency new text end 75.29 new text begin standards to the commissioner of the Office of Higher Education for the purpose of the new text end 75.30 new text begin dual training competency grant program under section 136A.246. The commissioner of new text end 75.31 new text begin labor and industry shall maintain the competency standards on the department's Web site. new text end 75.32    Sec. 19. Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 13, section 47, is amended to read: 75.33    Sec. 47. RESEARCH DOGS AND CATS. 75.34(a) A higher education research facility that receives public money or a facility that 75.35provides research in collaboration with a higher education facility that confines dogs or 76.1cats for science, education, or research purposes and plans on euthanizing a dog or cat 76.2for other than science, education, or research purposes must first offer the dog or cat 76.3to an animal rescue organization. A facility that is required to offer dogs or cats to an 76.4animal rescue organization under this section may enter into an agreement with the animal 76.5rescue organization to protect the facility. A facility that provides a dog or cat to a rescue 76.6organization under this section is immune from any civil liability that otherwise might 76.7result from its actions, provided that the facility is acting in good faith. 76.8(b) For the purposes of this section, "animal rescue organization" means any 76.9nonprofit organization incorporated for the purpose of rescuing animals in need and 76.10finding permanent, adoptive homes for the animals. 76.11(c) This section expires July 1, 2015. 76.12    Sec. 20. new text begin MNSCU COLLEGE OCCUPATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PILOT new text end 76.13 new text begin PROGRAM. new text end 76.14     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Pilot program administration. new text end new text begin The commissioner of the Office new text end 76.15 new text begin of Higher Education shall administer a pilot program pursuant to this section for the new text end 76.16 new text begin 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 academic years including summer session. new text end 76.17     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Definitions. new text end new text begin (a) For the purpose of this section the terms defined in this new text end 76.18 new text begin subdivision have the meanings given them. new text end 76.19 new text begin (b) "College" means a two-year college in the Minnesota State Colleges and new text end 76.20 new text begin Universities system. new text end 76.21 new text begin (c) "Eligible individual" means an individual who: new text end 76.22 new text begin (1) is a resident; new text end 76.23 new text begin (2) has graduated from a Minnesota secondary school, has as a Minnesota resident new text end 76.24 new text begin completed an adult basic education (ABE) program, or as a Minnesota resident, has passed new text end 76.25 new text begin general education development (GED) testing; new text end 76.26 new text begin (3) first applies for a grant for the fall term immediately following secondary school new text end 76.27 new text begin graduation, passing GED tests, or completing an ABE program; and new text end 76.28 new text begin (4) has completed a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). new text end 76.29 new text begin (d) "Grant" means a scholarship granted under this section. new text end 76.30 new text begin (e) "Program" means a certificate, diploma, or associate of science or associate of new text end 76.31 new text begin applied science in a program area covered by the federal Carl D. Perkins Career and new text end 76.32 new text begin Technical Education Act and in an occupational field designated as high demand by the new text end 76.33 new text begin Department of Employment and Economic Development. "Program area" includes only new text end 76.34 new text begin the areas of: new text end 76.35 new text begin (1) agriculture, food, and natural resources; new text end 77.1 new text begin (2) business management and administration; new text end 77.2 new text begin (3) human services; new text end 77.3 new text begin (4) engineering, manufacturing and technology; new text end 77.4 new text begin (5) arts, communications, and information systems; and new text end 77.5 new text begin (6) health science technology. new text end 77.6 new text begin (f) To the extent not inconsistent with this section, the definitions in section new text end 77.7 new text begin 136A.101 apply to this section. new text end 77.8     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin AmeriCorps worker; exceptions. new text end new text begin (a) Notwithstanding any contrary new text end 77.9 new text begin provision of this section, an eligible individual who completes a 12-month or 24-month new text end 77.10 new text begin approved AmeriCorps program commencing immediately after secondary school new text end 77.11 new text begin graduation, may apply for a grant for the fall term immediately following completion of new text end 77.12 new text begin the AmeriCorps program. These individuals have a two consecutive academic year grant new text end 77.13 new text begin eligibility period commencing the start of that fall term. new text end 77.14 new text begin (b) For the purpose of this subdivision, an "approved AmeriCorps program" means a new text end 77.15 new text begin program overseen by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) new text end 77.16 new text begin including: new text end 77.17 new text begin (1) AmeriCorps Volunteer in Service to America (VISTA); new text end 77.18 new text begin (2) AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC); or new text end 77.19 new text begin (3) AmeriCorps State and National. new text end 77.20     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Grants. new text end new text begin The commissioner shall, to the extent of available funds and new text end 77.21 new text begin subject to this section, make grants to eligible individuals to attend a program at a college. new text end 77.22     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Application. new text end new text begin Application for a grant shall be made by a FAFSA and on any new text end 77.23 new text begin additional form required by the commissioner and on a schedule set by the commissioner. new text end 77.24     new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Income limits for grant recipients. new text end new text begin Dependent students reporting a new text end 77.25 new text begin parental federal adjusted gross income on a FAFSA of $90,000 or less are eligible for new text end 77.26 new text begin a grant. Independent students reporting a family adjusted gross income on a FAFSA new text end 77.27 new text begin of $90,000 or less are eligible for a grant. new text end 77.28     new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Grant amount. new text end new text begin The amount of a grant is equal to program tuition and fees new text end 77.29 new text begin minus any federal Pell grant received or state grant for which the individual is eligible. new text end 77.30 new text begin For the purpose of this subdivision, "fees" has the meaning given it in Minnesota Statutes, new text end 77.31 new text begin section 136A.121, subdivision 6. new text end 77.32     new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Eligibility period. new text end new text begin A grant may be made only for academic terms that are new text end 77.33 new text begin during the two academic years commencing the fall term immediately after secondary new text end 77.34 new text begin school graduation, completing an adult basic education program, or passing all GED tests. new text end 77.35 new text begin A grant is available for up to 72 semester credits. new text end 78.1     new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Satisfactory academic progress. new text end new text begin An individual is eligible for a grant new text end 78.2 new text begin if the individual is making satisfactory academic progress as defined under Minnesota new text end 78.3 new text begin Statutes, section 136A.101, subdivision 10, and has a cumulative grade point average of new text end 78.4 new text begin at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale at the end of the first academic year and at the end of each new text end 78.5 new text begin academic term after the first academic year. new text end 78.6     new text begin Subd. 10. new text end new text begin Credit load. new text end new text begin A grantee must have accumulated at least 30 program new text end 78.7 new text begin credits by the end of the first academic year including summer term. A college must new text end 78.8 new text begin certify that a grantee is carrying sufficient credits in the second grant year to complete new text end 78.9 new text begin the program at the end of the second year, including summer school. The commissioner new text end 78.10 new text begin shall set the terms and provide the form for certification. new text end 78.11     new text begin Subd. 11. new text end new text begin Grant renewal. new text end new text begin A grant may be renewed for a second academic year. new text end 78.12 new text begin Application for renewal must be on a form provided by the commissioner and on a new text end 78.13 new text begin schedule set by the commissioner. new text end 78.14     new text begin Subd. 12. new text end new text begin Mentoring. new text end new text begin A grantee must be provided mentoring. Mentoring must new text end 78.15 new text begin include, but is not limited to: new text end 78.16 new text begin (1) communicating frequently and consistently throughout program participation; new text end 78.17 new text begin (2) developing a personalized student success plan. The plan must include concrete new text end 78.18 new text begin steps towards program completion and job placement and identify and make contingency new text end 78.19 new text begin plans for potential obstacles to program completion; new text end 78.20 new text begin (3) connect grantees to on-campus resources and personal development new text end 78.21 new text begin opportunities; and new text end 78.22 new text begin (4) financial planning. new text end 78.23 new text begin The commissioner shall issue request for proposals to provide mentoring activities. new text end 78.24 new text begin The commissioner shall select the proposal that in the commissioner's judgment new text end 78.25 new text begin demonstrates the best potential within available funding for achieving success in assisting new text end 78.26 new text begin students to complete programs. The commissioner may accept and select proposals new text end 78.27 new text begin made by colleges. new text end 78.28     new text begin Subd. 13. new text end new text begin Outreach. new text end new text begin The commissioner may through the office and by contract new text end 78.29 new text begin engage in recruitment for and promotion of the grants. new text end 78.30     new text begin Subd. 14. new text end new text begin Insufficient appropriation. new text end new text begin Grant awards shall be made based on the new text end 78.31 new text begin date of receipt of application from the earliest to the latest date. If there are not sufficient new text end 78.32 new text begin funds, grants shall not be prorated and eligible individuals shall be placed on a waiting new text end 78.33 new text begin list. Preference shall be given to timely received renewal grant applications prior to the new text end 78.34 new text begin award of new grants. new text end 78.35     new text begin Subd. 15. new text end new text begin Reporting. new text end new text begin (a) A college must report to the commissioner the following new text end 78.36 new text begin information: new text end 79.1 new text begin (1) the number of grantees and their race, gender, and ethnicity; new text end 79.2 new text begin (2) grantee persistence and completion; new text end 79.3 new text begin (3) employment outcomes; and new text end 79.4 new text begin (4) other information requested by the commissioner. new text end 79.5 new text begin (b) The commissioner shall report annually by January 15, to the chairs and ranking new text end 79.6 new text begin minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over higher education new text end 79.7 new text begin finance by college and in aggregate on the information submitted to the commissioner new text end 79.8 new text begin under paragraph (a). The commissioner may include in the report recommendations new text end 79.9 new text begin for changes in the grant program. new text end 79.10 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2016. new text end 79.11    Sec. 21. new text begin BACCALAUREATE DEGREE PATHWAYS. new text end 79.12     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Regulate MnSCU baccalaureate transfers. new text end new text begin The Board of Trustees new text end 79.13 new text begin of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall implement new transfer pathways new text end 79.14 new text begin for associate of arts degrees, associate of science degrees, and associate of fine arts degrees new text end 79.15 new text begin toward baccalaureate degree programs. The implementation must, to the greatest extent new text end 79.16 new text begin possible, be done in accordance with the implementation plan, including its timeline, new text end 79.17 new text begin developed pursuant to Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 1, section 12. new text end 79.18     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin New or enhanced bachelor of applied science degrees. new text end new text begin The board, in new text end 79.19 new text begin consultation with system constituency groups, is encouraged to create a plan to enhance or new text end 79.20 new text begin develop new bachelor of applied science degree programs in areas of high employment new text end 79.21 new text begin need in the state to facilitate transfer pathways for students with associate of applied new text end 79.22 new text begin science degrees. new text end 79.23     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Report. new text end new text begin By March 15, 2016, the board must report to the chairs and new text end 79.24 new text begin ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over higher new text end 79.25 new text begin education on the status of implementation of transfer pathways under subdivision 1 and new text end 79.26 new text begin any deviations from the implementation plan. new text end 79.27    Sec. 22. new text begin COLLEGE COMPLETION; MNSCU. new text end 79.28 new text begin (a) The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall new text end 79.29 new text begin develop a comprehensive plan to encourage students to complete degrees, diplomas, or new text end 79.30 new text begin certificates in their fields of study. The board must consult with students, faculty, and new text end 79.31 new text begin administrators of the state colleges and universities and the Office of Higher Education to new text end 80.1 new text begin create a plan that would increase program completion at each state college or university. new text end 80.2 new text begin Components of this plan may include, but are not limited to: new text end 80.3 new text begin (1) replacing developmental or remedial courses, when appropriate, with corequisite new text end 80.4 new text begin courses in which students with academic deficiencies are placed into introductory new text end 80.5 new text begin credit-bearing coursework while receiving supplemental academic instruction on the new text end 80.6 new text begin same subject and during the same term; new text end 80.7 new text begin (2) expanding intrusive advising, including the use of early alert systems or requiring new text end 80.8 new text begin the approval of an advisor or counselor to register for certain classes; new text end 80.9 new text begin (3) developing meta-majors in broad academic disciplines as an alternative to new text end 80.10 new text begin undecided majors; new text end 80.11 new text begin (4) making available alternative mathematics curriculum, including curriculum most new text end 80.12 new text begin relevant to the student's chosen area of study; new text end 80.13 new text begin (5) implementing "opt-out scheduling" by automatically enrolling students in a new text end 80.14 new text begin schedule of courses chosen by the student's department but allowing students to disenroll new text end 80.15 new text begin from such courses if they wish; new text end 80.16 new text begin (6) facilitating the transfer of credits between state colleges and universities; and new text end 80.17 new text begin (7) strategies to encourage students to enroll full time, including the use of financial new text end 80.18 new text begin assistance to reduce a student's need to work. new text end 80.19 new text begin (b) The development of the plan required under this section shall not discourage the new text end 80.20 new text begin development or delay the implementation or expansion of existing programs to encourage new text end 80.21 new text begin college completion. new text end 80.22 new text begin (c) The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall new text end 80.23 new text begin submit a report describing the plan developed under this section and an implementation new text end 80.24 new text begin schedule to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over higher education policy no new text end 80.25 new text begin later than January 15, 2016. This report must include identification of the financial and new text end 80.26 new text begin other resources needed by state colleges or universities to implement the plan developed new text end 80.27 new text begin under this section. new text end 80.28    Sec. 23. new text begin COLLEGE COMPLETION; UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA. new text end 80.29 new text begin (a) The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota is requested to develop a new text end 80.30 new text begin comprehensive plan to encourage students to complete degrees, diplomas, or certificates new text end 80.31 new text begin in their fields of study. The board is requested to consult with students, faculty, and new text end 80.32 new text begin administrators of the University of Minnesota and the Office of Higher Education to create new text end 80.33 new text begin a plan that would increase program completion among University of Minnesota students. new text end 80.34 new text begin Components of this plan may include, but are not limited to: new text end 81.1 new text begin (1) offering interdisciplinary courses that encourage students to think across new text end 81.2 new text begin disciplinary boundaries and take advantage of the universitywide intellectual expertise; new text end 81.3 new text begin (2) expanding undergraduate academic advising, including intrusive advising, and new text end 81.4 new text begin the use of online advising tools; new text end 81.5 new text begin (3) assisting undecided students with personalized services to help them develop a new text end 81.6 new text begin plan for major and career selection; new text end 81.7 new text begin (4) requiring all students to fill out, and regularly update, their four-year degree plans; new text end 81.8 new text begin (5) facilitating student transfers to the University of Minnesota through support of new text end 81.9 new text begin the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum and other transfer tools; new text end 81.10 new text begin (6) developing strategies to encourage students to enroll full time and graduate new text end 81.11 new text begin in four years; and new text end 81.12 new text begin (7) enhancing financial literacy programs that focus on low-income students. new text end 81.13 new text begin (b) The development of the plan required under this section shall not discourage the new text end 81.14 new text begin development or delay the implementation or expansion of existing programs to encourage new text end 81.15 new text begin college completion. new text end 81.16 new text begin (c) The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota shall submit a report new text end 81.17 new text begin describing the plan developed under this section and an implementation schedule to the new text end 81.18 new text begin legislative committees with jurisdiction over higher education policy no later than January new text end 81.19 new text begin 15, 2016. This report must include identification of the financial and other resources new text end 81.20 new text begin needed to implement the plan developed under this section. new text end 81.21    Sec. 24. new text begin COUNSELING FOR COLLEGE STUDENT LOAN DEBTORS. new text end 81.22     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Pilot program created. new text end new text begin The commissioner of the Office of Higher new text end 81.23 new text begin Education shall make a grant to a nonprofit qualified debt counseling organization to new text end 81.24 new text begin provide individual student loan debt repayment counseling to borrowers who are Minnesota new text end 81.25 new text begin residents concerning loans obtained to attend a Minnesota postsecondary institution. The new text end 81.26 new text begin counseling shall be provided to borrowers who are 30 to 60 days delinquent when they new text end 81.27 new text begin are referred to or otherwise identified by the organization as candidates for counseling. new text end 81.28 new text begin The number of individuals receiving counseling may be limited to those capable of being new text end 81.29 new text begin served with available appropriations for that purpose. A goal of the counseling program is new text end 81.30 new text begin to provide two counseling sessions to at least 75 percent of borrowers receiving counseling. new text end 81.31 new text begin The purpose of the counseling is to assist borrowers to: new text end 81.32 new text begin (1) understand their loan and repayment options; new text end 81.33 new text begin (2) manage loan repayment; and new text end 81.34 new text begin (3) develop a workable budget based on the borrower's full financial situation new text end 81.35 new text begin regarding income, expenses, and other debt. new text end 82.1     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Qualified debt counseling organization. new text end new text begin A qualified debt counseling new text end 82.2 new text begin organization is an organization that: new text end 82.3 new text begin (1) has experience in providing individualized student loan counseling; new text end 82.4 new text begin (2) employs certified financial loan counselors; and new text end 82.5 new text begin (3) has offices at multiple rural and metropolitan area locations in the state to new text end 82.6 new text begin provide in-person counseling. new text end 82.7     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Grant application. new text end new text begin Applications for a grant shall be on a form created by new text end 82.8 new text begin the commissioner and on a schedule set by the commissioner. Among other provisions, new text end 82.9 new text begin the application must include a description of: new text end 82.10 new text begin (1) the characteristics of borrowers to be served; new text end 82.11 new text begin (2) the services to be provided and a timeline for implementation of the services; new text end 82.12 new text begin (3) how the services provided will help borrowers manage loan repayment; new text end 82.13 new text begin (4) specific program outcome goals and performance measures for each goal; and new text end 82.14 new text begin (5) how the services will be evaluated to determine whether the program goals new text end 82.15 new text begin were met. new text end 82.16     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Grant. new text end new text begin The commissioner shall select one grant recipient. new text end 82.17     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Program evaluation. new text end new text begin (a) The grant recipient must submit a report to the new text end 82.18 new text begin Office of Higher Education by January 15, 2017. The report must evaluate and measure new text end 82.19 new text begin the extent to which program outcome goals have been met. new text end 82.20 new text begin (b) The grant recipient must collect, analyze, and report on participation and new text end 82.21 new text begin outcome data that enable the office to verify the outcomes. new text end 82.22 new text begin (c) The evaluation must include information on the number of borrowers served with new text end 82.23 new text begin on-time student loan payments, the number who brought their loans into good standing, new text end 82.24 new text begin the number of student loan defaults, the number who developed a monthly budget plan, new text end 82.25 new text begin and other information required by the commissioner. Recipients of the counseling must be new text end 82.26 new text begin surveyed on their opinions about the usefulness of the counseling and the survey results new text end 82.27 new text begin must be included in the report. new text end 82.28     new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Report to legislature. new text end new text begin By February 1, 2017, the commissioner must new text end 82.29 new text begin submit a report to the committees in the legislature with jurisdiction over higher education new text end 82.30 new text begin finance regarding grant program outcomes. new text end 82.31    Sec. 25. new text begin HIGHER EDUCATION ATTAINMENT GOAL; INITIAL REPORT. new text end 82.32 new text begin By October 15, 2015, the Office of Higher Education, after collaborating with the new text end 82.33 new text begin state demographer's office, shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the new text end 83.1 new text begin legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over higher education policy and finance, new text end 83.2 new text begin on the baseline data and methodology that will be used to measure progress towards new text end 83.3 new text begin the attainment goal specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.012. The report shall new text end 83.4 new text begin include information about the specific data and data sources that will be used to complete new text end 83.5 new text begin the analyses, and make recommendations regarding the appropriate comparison groups new text end 83.6 new text begin for conducting the analyses, and the manner in which data can be disaggregated by new text end 83.7 new text begin distinct racial and ethnic group categories, and timeline benchmarks for meeting the goal new text end 83.8 new text begin in Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.012, subdivision 2. new text end 83.9    Sec. 26. new text begin HUMAN SUBJECT RESEARCH STANDARDS; UNIVERSITY OF new text end 83.10 new text begin MINNESOTA. new text end 83.11 new text begin The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota shall report monthly, new text end 83.12 new text begin commencing July 1, 2015, to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative new text end 83.13 new text begin committees with jurisdiction over higher education finance. The reports must describe new text end 83.14 new text begin progress in developing and implementing a plan to conduct human subject research new text end 83.15 new text begin at the university. The monthly reports must continue until the plan has been fully new text end 83.16 new text begin implemented. The reports must include how the university will implement the individual new text end 83.17 new text begin recommendations contained in the final report, dated February 23, 2015, titled "An new text end 83.18 new text begin External Review of the Protection of Human Research Participants at the University of new text end 83.19 new text begin Minnesota with Special Attention to Research with Adults who may lack Decision-Making new text end 83.20 new text begin Capacity." The report was prepared pursuant to an agreement by the university with the new text end 83.21 new text begin Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Program (AAHRPP). new text end 83.22 new text begin The reports must, among other details, provide specific details about: new text end 83.23 new text begin (1) the changes to Institutional Review Board membership, policies, and practices; new text end 83.24 new text begin (2) the procedures required for obtaining and reviewing consents by individuals with new text end 83.25 new text begin impaired decision-making abilities; and new text end 83.26 new text begin (3) the policy with respect to responding to concerns of family and others for the new text end 83.27 new text begin well-being of human research subjects. new text end 83.28 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 83.29    Sec. 27. new text begin REPEALER. new text end 83.30 new text begin Minnesota Rules, part 4830.7500, subparts 2a and 2b, new text end new text begin are repealed. new text end 84.1ARTICLE 4 84.2CAMPUS SEXUAL ASSAULT 84.3    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.322, is amended by adding a 84.4subdivision to read: 84.5     new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Campus sexual assault data. new text end new text begin Data relating to allegations of sexual assault new text end 84.6 new text begin at a postsecondary institution are classified under section 135A.15. new text end 84.7 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2016. new text end 84.8    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 135A.15, is amended to read: 84.9135A.15 SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND VIOLENCE POLICY. 84.10    Subdivision 1. new text begin Applicability; new text end policy required. new text begin (a) This section applies to the new text end 84.11 new text begin following postsecondary institutions: new text end 84.12 new text begin (1) institutions governed by the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges new text end 84.13 new text begin and Universities; and new text end 84.14 new text begin (2) private postsecondary institutions that offer in-person courses on a campus new text end 84.15 new text begin located in Minnesota and which are eligible institutions as defined in section 136A.103, new text end 84.16 new text begin provided that a private postsecondary institution with a systemwide enrollment of fewer new text end 84.17 new text begin than 100 students in the previous academic year is exempt from subdivisions 4 to 10. new text end 84.18 new text begin Institutions governed by the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota are new text end 84.19 new text begin requested to comply with this section. new text end 84.20The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall, and 84.21the University of Minnesota is requested to, new text begin (b) A postsecondary institution must new text end adopt 84.22a clear, understandable written policy on sexual harassment and sexual violence that 84.23informs victims of their rights under the crime victims bill of rights, including the right to 84.24assistance from the Crime Victims Reparations Board and the commissioner of public 84.25safety. The policy must apply to students and employees and must provide information 84.26about their rights and duties. The policy must apply to criminal incidents new text begin against a student new text end 84.27 new text begin or employee of a postsecondary institution new text end occurring on property owned new text begin or leased new text end by the 84.28postsecondary system or institution in which the victim is a student or employee of that 84.29system or institution new text begin or at any activity, program, organization, or event sponsored by new text end 84.30 new text begin the system or institution, or by a fraternity and sorority new text end . It must include procedures for 84.31reporting incidents of sexual harassment or sexual violence and for disciplinary actions 84.32against violators. During student registration, each technical college, community college, 84.33or state university shall, and the University of Minnesota is requested to, new text begin a postsecondary new text end 84.34 new text begin institution shall new text end provide each student with information regarding its policy. A copy of the 85.1policy also shall be posted at appropriate locations on campus at all times. Each private 85.2postsecondary institution that is an eligible institution as defined in section , 85.3must adopt a policy that meets the requirements of this section. 85.4     new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end new text begin Sexual assault definition. new text end new text begin For the purposes of this section, "sexual new text end 85.5 new text begin assault" means forcible sex offenses as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, new text end 85.6 new text begin part 668, subpart D, appendix A, as amended. new text end 85.7    Subd. 2. Victims' rights. The policy required under subdivision 1 shall, at a 85.8minimum, require that students and employees be informed of the policy, and shall 85.9include provisions for: 85.10(1) filing criminal charges with local law enforcement officials in sexual assault cases; 85.11(2) the prompt assistance of campus authorities, at the request of the victim, in 85.12notifying the appropriate law enforcement officials and disciplinary authorities of a 85.13sexual assault incident; 85.14 new text begin (3) allowing sexual assault victims to decide whether to report a case to law new text end 85.15 new text begin enforcement; new text end 85.16 new text begin (4) requiring campus authorities to treat sexual assault victims with dignity; new text end 85.17 new text begin (5) requiring campus authorities to offer sexual assault victims fair and respectful new text end 85.18 new text begin health care, counseling services, or referrals to such services; new text end 85.19 new text begin (6) preventing campus authorities from suggesting to a victim of sexual assault that new text end 85.20 new text begin the victim is at fault for the crimes or violations that occurred; new text end 85.21 new text begin (7) preventing campus authorities from suggesting to a victim of sexual assault that new text end 85.22 new text begin the victim should have acted in a different manner to avoid such a crime; new text end 85.23 new text begin (8) subject to subdivision 10, protecting the privacy of sexual assault victims by only new text end 85.24 new text begin disclosing data collected under this section to the victim, persons whose work assignments new text end 85.25 new text begin reasonably require access, and, at a sexual assault victim's request, police conducting new text end 85.26 new text begin a criminal investigation; new text end 85.27(3) new text begin (9) new text end an investigation and resolution of a sexual assault complaint by campus 85.28disciplinary authorities; 85.29(4) new text begin (10) new text end a sexual assault victim's participation in and the presence of the victim's 85.30attorney or other support person new text begin who is not a fact witness to the sexual assault new text end at any 85.31 new text begin meeting with campus officials concerning the victim's sexual assault complaint or new text end campus 85.32disciplinary proceeding concerning a sexual assault complaint; 85.33 new text begin (11) ensuring that a sexual assault victim may decide when to repeat a description new text end 85.34 new text begin of the incident of sexual assault; new text end 85.35 new text begin (12) notice to a sexual assault victim of the availability of a campus or local program new text end 85.36 new text begin providing sexual assault advocacy services; new text end 86.1(5) new text begin (13) new text end notice to a sexual assault victim of the outcome of any campus disciplinary 86.2proceeding concerning a sexual assault complaint, consistent with laws relating to data 86.3practices; 86.4(6) new text begin (14) new text end the complete and prompt assistance of campus authorities, at the direction 86.5of law enforcement authorities, in obtaining, securing, and maintaining evidence in 86.6connection with a sexual assault incident; 86.7(7) new text begin (15) new text end the assistance of campus authorities in preserving for a sexual assault 86.8complainant or victim materials relevant to a campus disciplinary proceeding; and 86.9(8) new text begin (16) during and after the process of investigating a complaint and conducting new text end 86.10 new text begin a campus disciplinary procedure, new text end the assistance of campus personnel, in cooperation 86.11with the appropriate law enforcement authorities, at a sexual assault victim's request, in 86.12shielding the victim from unwanted contact with the alleged assailant, including transfer 86.13of the victim to alternative classes or to alternative college-owned housing, if alternative 86.14classes or housing are available and feasible. new text begin ; new text end 86.15 new text begin (17) forbidding retaliation, and establishing a process for investigating complaints of new text end 86.16 new text begin retaliation, against sexual assault victims by campus authorities, the accused, organizations new text end 86.17 new text begin affiliated with the accused, other students, and other employees; new text end 86.18 new text begin (18) at the request of the victim, providing students who reported sexual assaults to new text end 86.19 new text begin the institution and subsequently choose to transfer to another postsecondary institution new text end 86.20 new text begin with information about resources for victims of sexual assault at the institution to which new text end 86.21 new text begin the victim is transferring; and new text end 86.22 new text begin (19) consistent with laws governing access to student records, providing a student new text end 86.23 new text begin who reported an incident of sexual assault with access to the student's description of the new text end 86.24 new text begin incident as it was reported to the institution, including if that student transfers to another new text end 86.25 new text begin postsecondary institution. new text end 86.26     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Uniform amnesty. new text end new text begin The sexual harassment and violence policy required by new text end 86.27 new text begin subdivision 1 must include a provision that a witness or victim of an incident of sexual new text end 86.28 new text begin assault who reports the incident in good faith shall not be sanctioned by the institution new text end 86.29 new text begin for admitting in the report to a violation of the institution's student conduct policy on the new text end 86.30 new text begin personal use of drugs or alcohol. new text end 86.31     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Coordination with local law enforcement. new text end new text begin (a) A postsecondary new text end 86.32 new text begin institution must enter into a memorandum of understanding with the primary local law new text end 86.33 new text begin enforcement agencies that serve its campus. The memorandum must be entered into no new text end 86.34 new text begin later than January 1, 2017, and updated every two years thereafter. This memorandum new text end 86.35 new text begin shall clearly delineate responsibilities and require information sharing, in accordance with new text end 87.1 new text begin applicable state and federal privacy laws, about certain crimes including, but not limited new text end 87.2 new text begin to, sexual assault. This memorandum of understanding shall provide: new text end 87.3 new text begin (1) delineation and sharing protocols of investigative responsibilities; new text end 87.4 new text begin (2) protocols for investigations, including standards for notification and new text end 87.5 new text begin communication and measures to promote evidence preservation; and new text end 87.6 new text begin (3) a method of sharing information about specific crimes, when directed by the new text end 87.7 new text begin victim, and a method of sharing crime details anonymously in order to better protect new text end 87.8 new text begin overall campus safety. new text end 87.9 new text begin (b) Prior to the start of each academic year, a postsecondary institution shall new text end 87.10 new text begin distribute an electronic copy of the memorandum of understanding to all employees on the new text end 87.11 new text begin campus that are subject to the memorandum. new text end 87.12 new text begin (c) An institution is exempt from the requirement that it develop a memorandum of new text end 87.13 new text begin understanding under this section if the institution and local or county law enforcement new text end 87.14 new text begin agencies establish a sexual assault protocol team to facilitate effective cooperation and new text end 87.15 new text begin collaboration between the institution and law enforcement. new text end 87.16     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Online reporting system. new text end new text begin (a) A postsecondary institution must provide an new text end 87.17 new text begin online reporting system to receive complaints of sexual harassment and sexual violence new text end 87.18 new text begin from students and employees. The system must permit anonymous reports, provided new text end 87.19 new text begin that the institution is not obligated to investigate an anonymous report unless a formal new text end 87.20 new text begin report is submitted through the process established in the institution's sexual harassment new text end 87.21 new text begin and sexual violence policy. new text end 87.22 new text begin (b) A postsecondary institution must provide students making reports under this new text end 87.23 new text begin subdivision with information about who will receive and have access to the reports filed, new text end 87.24 new text begin how the information gathered through the system will be used, and contact information for new text end 87.25 new text begin on-campus and off-campus organizations serving victims of sexual violence. new text end 87.26 new text begin (c) Data collected under this subdivision is classified as private data on individuals new text end 87.27 new text begin as defined by section 13.02, subdivision 12. Postsecondary institutions not otherwise new text end 87.28 new text begin subject to chapter 13 must limit access to the data to only the data subject and persons new text end 87.29 new text begin whose work assignments reasonably require access. new text end 87.30     new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Data collection and reporting. new text end new text begin (a) Postsecondary institutions must new text end 87.31 new text begin annually report statistics on sexual assault. This report must be prepared in addition to new text end 87.32 new text begin any federally required reporting on campus security, including reports required by the new text end 87.33 new text begin Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, new text end 87.34 new text begin United States Code, title 20, section 1092(f). The report must include, but not be limited new text end 87.35 new text begin to, the number of incidents of sexual assault reported to the institution in the previous new text end 87.36 new text begin calendar year, as follows: new text end 88.1 new text begin (1) the number that were investigated by the institution; new text end 88.2 new text begin (2) the number that were referred for a disciplinary proceeding at the institution; new text end 88.3 new text begin (3) the number the victim chose to report to local or state law enforcement; new text end 88.4 new text begin (4) the number for which a campus disciplinary proceeding is pending, but has not new text end 88.5 new text begin reached a final resolution; new text end 88.6 new text begin (5) the number in which the alleged perpetrator was found responsible by the new text end 88.7 new text begin disciplinary proceeding at the institution; new text end 88.8 new text begin (6) the number that resulted in any action by the institution greater than a warning new text end 88.9 new text begin issued to the accused; new text end 88.10 new text begin (7) the number that resulted in a disciplinary proceeding at the institution that closed new text end 88.11 new text begin without resolution; new text end 88.12 new text begin (8) the number that resulted in a disciplinary proceeding at the institution that closed new text end 88.13 new text begin without resolution because the accused withdrew from the institution; new text end 88.14 new text begin (9) the number that resulted in a disciplinary proceeding at the institution that closed new text end 88.15 new text begin without resolution because the victim chose not to participate in the procedure; and new text end 88.16 new text begin (10) the number of reports made through the online reporting system established in new text end 88.17 new text begin subdivision 5, excluding reports submitted anonymously. new text end 88.18 new text begin (b) If an institution previously submitted a report indicating that one or more new text end 88.19 new text begin disciplinary proceedings was pending, but had not reached a final resolution, and one or new text end 88.20 new text begin more of those disciplinary proceedings reached a final resolution within the previous new text end 88.21 new text begin calendar year, that institution must submit updated totals from the previous year that new text end 88.22 new text begin reflect the outcome of the pending case or cases. new text end 88.23 new text begin (c) The reports required by this subdivision must be submitted to the Office of new text end 88.24 new text begin Higher Education by October 1 of each year. Each report must contain the data required new text end 88.25 new text begin under paragraphs (a) and (b) from the previous calendar year. new text end 88.26 new text begin (d) The commissioner of the Office of Higher Education shall calculate statewide new text end 88.27 new text begin numbers for each data item reported by an institution under this subdivision. The statewide new text end 88.28 new text begin numbers must include data from postsecondary institutions that the commissioner could new text end 88.29 new text begin not publish due to federal laws governing access to student records. new text end 88.30 new text begin (e) The Office of Higher Education shall publish on its Web site: new text end 88.31 new text begin (1) the statewide data calculated under paragraph (d); and new text end 88.32 new text begin (2) the data items required under paragraphs (a) and (b) for each postsecondary new text end 88.33 new text begin institution in the state. new text end 88.34 new text begin Each postsecondary institution shall publish on the institution's Web site the data items new text end 88.35 new text begin required under paragraphs (a) and (b) for that institution. new text end 89.1 new text begin (f) Reports and data required under this subdivision must be prepared and published new text end 89.2 new text begin as summary data, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 19, and must be consistent new text end 89.3 new text begin with applicable law governing access to educational data. If an institution or the Office new text end 89.4 new text begin of Higher Education does not publish data because of applicable law, the publication new text end 89.5 new text begin must explain why data are not included. new text end 89.6     new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Access to data; audit trail. new text end new text begin (a) Data on incidents of sexual assault shared new text end 89.7 new text begin with campus security officers or campus administrators responsible for investigating or new text end 89.8 new text begin adjudicating complaints of sexual assault are classified as private data on individuals as new text end 89.9 new text begin defined by section 13.02, subdivision 12, for the purposes of postsecondary institutions new text end 89.10 new text begin subject to the requirements of chapter 13. Postsecondary institutions not otherwise subject new text end 89.11 new text begin to chapter 13 must limit access to the data to only the data subject and persons whose new text end 89.12 new text begin work assignments reasonably require access. new text end 89.13 new text begin (b) Only individuals with explicit authorization from an institution may enter, new text end 89.14 new text begin update, or access electronic data related to an incident of sexual assault collected, created, new text end 89.15 new text begin or maintained under this section. The ability of authorized individuals to enter, update, or new text end 89.16 new text begin access these data must be limited through the use of role-based access that corresponds to new text end 89.17 new text begin the official duties or training level of the individual and the institutional authorization that new text end 89.18 new text begin grants access for that purpose. All actions in which the data related to an incident of sexual new text end 89.19 new text begin assault are entered, updated, accessed, shared, or disseminated outside of the institution new text end 89.20 new text begin must be recorded in a data audit trail. An institution shall immediately and permanently new text end 89.21 new text begin revoke the authorization of any individual determined to have willfully entered, updated, new text end 89.22 new text begin accessed, shared, or disseminated data in violation of this subdivision or any provision of new text end 89.23 new text begin chapter 13. If an individual is determined to have willfully gained access to data without new text end 89.24 new text begin explicit authorization, the matter shall be forwarded to a county attorney for prosecution. new text end 89.25     new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Comprehensive training. new text end new text begin (a) A postsecondary institution must provide new text end 89.26 new text begin campus security officers and campus administrators responsible for investigating or new text end 89.27 new text begin adjudicating complaints of sexual assault with comprehensive training on preventing and new text end 89.28 new text begin responding to sexual assault in collaboration with the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension new text end 89.29 new text begin or another law enforcement agency with expertise in criminal sexual conduct. The new text end 89.30 new text begin training for campus security officers shall include a presentation on the dynamics of new text end 89.31 new text begin sexual assault, neurobiological responses to trauma, and best practices for preventing, new text end 89.32 new text begin responding to, and investigating sexual assault. The training for campus administrators new text end 89.33 new text begin responsible for investigating or adjudicating complaints on sexual assault shall include new text end 89.34 new text begin presentations on preventing sexual assault, responding to incidents of sexual assault, the new text end 89.35 new text begin dynamics of sexual assault, neurobiological responses to trauma, and compliance with new text end 89.36 new text begin state and federal laws on sexual assault. new text end 90.1 new text begin (b) The following categories of students who attend, or will attend, one or more new text end 90.2 new text begin courses on campus or will participate in on-campus activities must be provided sexual new text end 90.3 new text begin assault training: new text end 90.4 new text begin (1) students pursuing a degree or certificate; new text end 90.5 new text begin (2) students who are taking courses through the Postsecondary Enrollment Options new text end 90.6 new text begin Act; and new text end 90.7 new text begin (3) any other categories of students determined by the institution. new text end 90.8 new text begin Students must complete such training no later than ten business days after the start of a new text end 90.9 new text begin student's first semester of classes. Once a student completes the training, institutions must new text end 90.10 new text begin document the student's completion of the training and provide proof of training completion new text end 90.11 new text begin to a student at the student's request. Students enrolled at more than one institution within new text end 90.12 new text begin the same system at the same time are only required to complete the training once. new text end 90.13 new text begin The training shall include information about topics including but not limited to sexual new text end 90.14 new text begin assault as defined in subdivision 1a; consent as defined in section 609.341, subdivision new text end 90.15 new text begin 4; preventing and reducing the prevalence of sexual assault; procedures for reporting new text end 90.16 new text begin campus sexual assault; and campus resources on sexual assault, including organizations new text end 90.17 new text begin that support victims of sexual assault. new text end 90.18 new text begin (c) A postsecondary institution shall annually train individuals responsible for new text end 90.19 new text begin responding to reports of sexual assault. This training shall include information about new text end 90.20 new text begin best practices for interacting with victims of sexual assault, including how to reduce the new text end 90.21 new text begin emotional distress resulting from the reporting, investigatory, and disciplinary process. new text end 90.22     new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Student health services. new text end new text begin (a) An institution's student health service new text end 90.23 new text begin providers must screen students for incidents of sexual violence and sexual harassment. new text end 90.24 new text begin Student health service providers shall offer students information on resources available new text end 90.25 new text begin to victims and survivors of sexual violence and sexual harassment including counseling, new text end 90.26 new text begin mental health services, and procedures for reporting incidents to the institution. new text end 90.27 new text begin (b) Each institution offering student health or counseling services must designate an new text end 90.28 new text begin existing staff member or existing staff members as confidential resources for victims of new text end 90.29 new text begin sexual violence or sexual harassment. The confidential resource must be available to meet new text end 90.30 new text begin with victims of sexual violence and sexual harassment. The confidential resource must new text end 90.31 new text begin provide victims with information about locally available resources for victims of sexual new text end 90.32 new text begin violence and sexual harassment including, but not limited to, mental health services and new text end 90.33 new text begin legal assistance. The confidential resource must provide victims with information about new text end 90.34 new text begin the process for reporting an incident of sexual violence and sexual harassment to campus new text end 90.35 new text begin authorities or local law enforcement. The victim shall decide whether to report an incident new text end 90.36 new text begin of sexual violence and sexual harassment to campus authorities or local law enforcement. new text end 91.1 new text begin Confidential resources must be trained in all aspects of responding to incidents of sexual new text end 91.2 new text begin violence and sexual harassment including, but not limited to, best practices for interacting new text end 91.3 new text begin with victims of trauma, preserving evidence, campus disciplinary and local legal processes, new text end 91.4 new text begin and locally available resources for victims. Data shared with a confidential resource is new text end 91.5 new text begin classified as sexual assault communication data as defined by section 13.822, subdivision 1. new text end 91.6     new text begin Subd. 10. new text end new text begin Applicability of other laws. new text end new text begin This section does not exempt mandatory new text end 91.7 new text begin reporters from the requirements of section 626.556 or 626.557 governing the reporting of new text end 91.8 new text begin maltreatment of minors or vulnerable adults. Nothing in this section limits the authority of new text end 91.9 new text begin an institution to comply with other applicable state or federal laws related to investigations new text end 91.10 new text begin or reports of sexual harassment, sexual violence, or sexual assault. new text end 91.11 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2016, except subdivision new text end 91.12 new text begin 9, paragraph (a), is effective January 1, 2017. new text end 91.13    Sec. 3. new text begin [626.891] COOPERATION WITH POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS. new text end 91.14 new text begin Local law enforcement agencies, including law enforcement agencies operated new text end 91.15 new text begin by statutory cities, home rule charter cities, and counties must enter into and honor the new text end 91.16 new text begin memoranda of understanding required under section 135A.15. new text end 91.17 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2016. new text end 91.18ARTICLE 5 91.19STATE GRANT 91.20    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.121, subdivision 6, is amended to 91.21read: 91.22    Subd. 6. Cost of attendance. (a) The recognized cost of attendance consists of: 91.23(1) an allowance specified in law for living and miscellaneous expenses, and (2) an 91.24allowance for tuition and fees equal to the lesser of the average tuition and fees charged 91.25by the institution, or a tuition and fee maximum if one is established in law. new text begin If no living new text end 91.26 new text begin and miscellaneous expense allowance is established in law, the allowance is equal to the new text end 91.27 new text begin federal poverty guidelines for a one person household in Minnesota for nine months. new text end If 91.28no tuition and fee maximum is established in law, the allowance for tuition and fees is 91.29equal to the lesser of: (1) the average tuition and fees charged by the institution, and (2) 91.30for two-year programs, an amount equal to the highest tuition and fees charged at a public 91.31two-year institution, or for four-year programs, an amount equal to the highest tuition and 91.32fees charged at a public university. 92.1(b) For a student registering for less than full time, the office shall prorate the cost of 92.2attendance to the actual number of credits for which the student is enrolled. 92.3(c) The recognized cost of attendance for a student who is confined to a Minnesota 92.4correctional institution shall consist of the tuition and fee component in paragraph (a), 92.5with no allowance for living and miscellaneous expenses. 92.6(d) For the purpose of this subdivision, "fees" include only those fees that are 92.7mandatory and charged to full-time resident students attending the institution. Fees do 92.8not include charges for tools, equipment, computers, or other similar materials where the 92.9student retains ownership. Fees include charges for these materials if the institution retains 92.10ownership. Fees do not include optional or punitive fees. 92.11    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.121, subdivision 7a, is amended to read: 92.12    Subd. 7a. Surplus appropriation. If the amount appropriated is determined by the 92.13office to be more than sufficient to fund projected grant demand in the second year of the 92.14biennium, the office may increase the living and miscellaneous expense allowance new text begin or the new text end 92.15 new text begin tuition and fee maximums new text end in the second year of the biennium by up to an amount that 92.16retains sufficient appropriations to fund the projected grant demand. The adjustment may 92.17be made one or more times. In making the determination that there are more than sufficient 92.18funds, the office shall balance the need for sufficient resources to meet the projected 92.19demand for grants with the goal of fully allocating the appropriation for state grants. An 92.20increase in the living and miscellaneous expense allowance under this subdivision does 92.21not carry forward into a subsequent biennium." 92.22Delete the title and insert: 92.23"A bill for an act 92.24relating to relating to higher education; establishing a budget for higher education; 92.25appropriating money to the Office of Higher Education, the Board of Trustees 92.26of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, the Board of Regents of the 92.27University of Minnesota, and the Mayo Clinic; appropriating money for tuition 92.28relief; making various policy and technical changes to higher-education-related 92.29provisions; regulating the policies of postsecondary institutions relating to sexual 92.30harassment and sexual violence; providing goals, standards, programs, and 92.31grants; requiring reports; authorizing refinancing of certain bonds;amending 92.32Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 5.41, subdivisions 2, 3; 13.32, subdivision 6; 92.3313.322, by adding a subdivision; 16C.075; 122A.09, subdivision 4; 124D.09, 92.34by adding subdivisions; 124D.091, subdivision 1; 135A.15; 136A.01, by adding 92.35a subdivision; 136A.031, subdivision 4; 136A.0411; 136A.101, subdivision 8; 92.36136A.121, subdivisions 6, 7a, 20; 136A.125, subdivisions 2, 4, 4b; 136A.1701, 92.37subdivision 4; 136A.61; 136A.63, subdivision 2; 136A.65, subdivisions 4, 92.387; 136A.657, subdivisions 1, 3; 136A.67; 136A.861, subdivision 1; 136A.87; 92.39136G.05, subdivision 7; 137.54; 141.21, subdivisions 5, 6a, 9; 141.25; 141.251, 92.40subdivision 2; 141.255; 141.26; 141.265; 141.271, subdivisions 1a, 1b, 3, 5, 7, 8, 92.419, 10, 12, 13, 14; 141.28; 141.29; 141.30; 141.32; 141.35; 197.75, subdivision 92.421; 261.23; Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 13, section 47; proposing coding for 92.43new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 135A; 136A; 136F; 175; 626; repealing 93.1Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 136A.127, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 93.29, 9b, 10, 10a, 11, 14; 136A.862; 141.271, subdivisions 4, 6; 158.01; 158.02; 93.3158.03; 158.04; 158.05; 158.06; 158.07; 158.08; 158.09; 158.091; 158.10; 93.4158.11; 158.12; Minnesota Rules, part 4830.7500, subparts 2a, 2b." 94.1 We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill. 94.2 Senate Conferees: 94.3 ..... ..... 94.4 Terri E. Bonoff Greg D. Clausen 94.5 ..... ..... 94.6 Kent Eken Kari Dziedzic 94.7 ..... 94.8 Jeremy R. Miller 94.9 House Conferees: 94.10 ..... ..... 94.11 Bud Nornes Marion O'Neill 94.12 ..... ..... 94.13 Glenn Gruenhagen Drew Christensen 94.14 ..... 94.15 Gene Pelowski Jr.