SF 5

1st Unofficial Engrossment - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016)

Posted on 04/28/2015 09:17 a.m.

1.1A bill for an act 1.2relating to higher education; establishing a budget for higher education; 1.3appropriating money to the Office of Higher Education, the Board of Trustees 1.4of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, the Board of Regents of 1.5the University of Minnesota, and the Mayo Clinic; appropriating money for 1.6tuition relief; establishing a year-long student teacher program; establishing a 1.7teacher shortage loan forgiveness program; regulating the assignment of state 1.8college and university students to remedial courses; regulating state college and 1.9university transfer pathways; requiring a plan to encourage college completion at 1.10the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the University of Minnesota; 1.11regulating the policies of postsecondary institutions relating to sexual harassment 1.12and sexual violence;amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 13.322, 1.13by adding a subdivision; 122A.09, subdivision 4; 135A.15, subdivisions 1, 2, 1.14by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 1.15chapters 136A; 136F; 626. 1.16BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.17ARTICLE 1 1.18HIGHER EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS 1.19 Section 1. new text begin HIGHER EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS. new text end 1.20     new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the new text end 1.21 new text begin agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the new text end 1.22 new text begin general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated new text end 1.23 new text begin for each purpose. The figures "2016" and "2017" used in this article mean that the new text end 1.24 new text begin appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, or new text end 1.25 new text begin June 30, 2017, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2016. "The second year" is fiscal new text end 1.26 new text begin year 2017. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2016 and 2017. new text end 1.27 new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end 1.28 new text begin Available for the Year new text end 2.1 new text begin Ending June 30 new text end 2.2 new text begin 2016 new text end new text begin 2017 new text end 2.3 2.4 Sec. 2. new text begin MINNESOTA OFFICE OF HIGHER new text end new text begin EDUCATION new text end 2.5 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 198,086,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 198,061,000 new text end 2.6 new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each new text end 2.7 new text begin purpose are specified in the following new text end 2.8 new text begin subdivisions. new text end 2.9 new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin State Grants new text end new text begin 150,281,000 new text end new text begin 150,281,000 new text end 2.10 new text begin If the appropriation in this subdivision for new text end 2.11 new text begin either year is insufficient, the appropriation new text end 2.12 new text begin for the other year is available for it. new text end 2.13 new text begin For the biennium, the tuition maximum is new text end 2.14 new text begin $13,000 each year for students in four-year new text end 2.15 new text begin programs, and $5,808 each year for students new text end 2.16 new text begin in two-year programs. new text end 2.17 new text begin The living and miscellaneous expense new text end 2.18 new text begin allowance is $7,900 each year. new text end 2.19 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 2.20 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 2.21 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 2.22 new text begin If the appropriation in this subdivision for new text end 2.23 new text begin either year is insufficient, the appropriation new text end 2.24 new text begin for the other year is available to meet new text end 2.25 new text begin reciprocity contract obligations. new text end 2.26 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 2.27 new text begin This appropriation is to provide educational new text end 2.28 new text begin benefits under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 2.29 new text begin 299A.45, to eligible dependent children and new text end 2.30 new text begin to the spouses of public safety officers killed new text end 2.31 new text begin in the line of duty. 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. 7. new text end new text begin Indian Scholarships new text end new text begin 3,100,000 new text end new text begin 3,100,000 new text end 3.5 new text begin The director must contract with or employ new text end 3.6 new text begin at least one person with demonstrated new text end 3.7 new text begin competence in American Indian culture and new text end 3.8 new text begin residing in or near the city of Bemidji to new text end 3.9 new text begin assist students with the scholarships under new text end 3.10 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.126, and new text end 3.11 new text begin with other information about financial aid for new text end 3.12 new text begin which the students may be eligible. Bemidji new text end 3.13 new text begin State University must provide office space new text end 3.14 new text begin at no cost to the Minnesota Office of Higher new text end 3.15 new text begin Education for purposes of administering the new text end 3.16 new text begin American Indian scholarship program under new text end 3.17 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.126. This new text end 3.18 new text begin appropriation includes funding to administer new text end 3.19 new text begin the American Indian scholarship program. new text end 3.20 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 3.21 new text begin For tribal college assistance grants under new text end 3.22 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1796. new text end 3.23 3.24 new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin High School-to-College Developmental new text end new text begin Transition Grants new text end new text begin 100,000 new text end new text begin 100,000 new text end 3.25 new text begin For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 3.26 new text begin 136A.862, for the high school-to-college new text end 3.27 new text begin developmental transition program grants. new text end 3.28 3.29 new text begin Subd. 10. 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 3.30 new text begin For the intervention for college attendance new text end 3.31 new text begin program under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 3.32 new text begin 136A.861. new text end 4.1 new text begin This appropriation includes funding to new text end 4.2 new text begin administer the intervention for college new text end 4.3 new text begin attendance program grants. new text end 4.4 new text begin Subd. 11. 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 4.5 new text begin Subd. 12. 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 4.6 new text begin Subd. 13. new text end new text begin Midwest Higher Education Compact new text end new text begin 95,000 new text end new text begin 95,000 new text end 4.7 new text begin Subd. 14. new text end new text begin Minnesota Minority Partnership new text end new text begin 45,000 new text end new text begin 45,000 new text end 4.8 4.9 new text begin Subd. 15. new text end new text begin United Family Medicine Residency new text end new text begin Program new text end new text begin 500,000 new text end new text begin 500,000 new text end 4.10 new text begin For a grant to United Family Medicine new text end 4.11 new text begin residency program. This appropriation new text end 4.12 new text begin shall be used to support up to 18 resident new text end 4.13 new text begin physicians each year in family practice at new text end 4.14 new text begin United Family Medicine residency programs new text end 4.15 new text begin and shall prepare doctors to practice family new text end 4.16 new text begin care medicine in underserved rural and new text end 4.17 new text begin urban areas of the state. It is intended new text end 4.18 new text begin that this program will improve health new text end 4.19 new text begin care in underserved communities, provide new text end 4.20 new text begin affordable access to appropriate medical new text end 4.21 new text begin care, and manage the treatment of patients in new text end 4.22 new text begin a cost-effective manner. new text end 4.23 new text begin Subd. 16. 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 4.24 4.25 new text begin Subd. 17. 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 4.26 new text begin Subd. 18. 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 4.27 new text begin For transfer to Hennepin County Medical new text end 4.28 new text begin Center for graduate family medical education new text end 4.29 new text begin programs at Hennepin County Medical new text end 4.30 new text begin Center. new text end 4.31 new text begin Subd. 19. new text end new text begin Teacher Shortage Loan Forgiveness new text end new text begin 590,000 new text end new text begin 565,000 new text end 4.32 new text begin For the loan forgiveness program under new text end 4.33 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1791. new text end 5.1 new text begin Subd. 20. 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 5.2 new text begin For the sexual assault reporting required new text end 5.3 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.15. new text end 5.4 new text begin Subd. 21. new text end new text begin Agency Administration new text end new text begin 2,491,000 new text end new text begin 2,491,000 new text end 5.5 new text begin Subd. 22. new text end new text begin Balances Forward new text end 5.6 new text begin A balance in the first year under this section new text end 5.7 new text begin does not cancel, but is available for the new text end 5.8 new text begin second year. new text end 5.9 new text begin Subd. 23. new text end new text begin Transfers new text end 5.10 new text begin The Minnesota Office of Higher Education new text end 5.11 new text begin may transfer unencumbered balances from new text end 5.12 new text begin the appropriations in this section to the state new text end 5.13 new text begin grant appropriation, the interstate tuition new text end 5.14 new text begin reciprocity appropriation, the child care new text end 5.15 new text begin grant appropriation, the Indian scholarship new text end 5.16 new text begin appropriation, the state work-study new text end 5.17 new text begin appropriation, the get ready appropriation, new text end 5.18 new text begin and the public safety officers' survivors new text end 5.19 new text begin appropriation. Transfers from the child care new text end 5.20 new text begin or state work-study appropriations may only new text end 5.21 new text begin be made to the extent there is a projected new text end 5.22 new text begin surplus in the appropriation. A transfer may new text end 5.23 new text begin be made only with prior written notice to new text end 5.24 new text begin the chairs and ranking minority members new text end 5.25 new text begin of the senate and house of representatives new text end 5.26 new text begin committees and divisions with jurisdiction new text end 5.27 new text begin over higher education finance. new text end 5.28 5.29 5.30 Sec. 3. 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 5.31 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 658,498,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 691,183,000 new text end 5.32 new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each new text end 5.33 new text begin purpose are specified in the following new text end 5.34 new text begin subdivisions. new text end 6.1 6.2 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 6.3 new text begin For the Office of the Chancellor and the new text end 6.4 new text begin Shared Services Division. new text end 6.5 new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Operations and Maintenance new text end new text begin 621,309,000 new text end new text begin 653,994,000 new text end 6.6 new text begin This appropriation includes $36,000,000 in new text end 6.7 new text begin fiscal year 2016 and $69,000,000 in fiscal new text end 6.8 new text begin year 2017 for student tuition relief. The new text end 6.9 new text begin Board of Trustees must establish tuition rates new text end 6.10 new text begin as follows: new text end 6.11 new text begin (1) for the 2015-2016 academic year, new text end 6.12 new text begin the tuition rate at universities must not new text end 6.13 new text begin increase by more than three percent over new text end 6.14 new text begin the 2014-2015 academic year rate, and the new text end 6.15 new text begin tuition rate at colleges must not exceed the new text end 6.16 new text begin 2014-2015 academic year rate; and new text end 6.17 new text begin (2) for the 2016-2017 academic year, the new text end 6.18 new text begin tuition rate at universities must not exceed new text end 6.19 new text begin the 2015-2016 academic year rate, and the new text end 6.20 new text begin tuition rate at colleges must be reduced by at new text end 6.21 new text begin least one percent compared to the 2015-2016 new text end 6.22 new text begin academic year rate. new text end 6.23 new text begin The student tuition relief may not be offset new text end 6.24 new text begin by increases in mandatory fees, charges, or new text end 6.25 new text begin other assessments to the student. new text end 6.26 new text begin This appropriation includes $200,000 in new text end 6.27 new text begin fiscal year 2016 to award up to two grants to new text end 6.28 new text begin system institutions with a teacher preparation new text end 6.29 new text begin program approved by the Board of Teaching new text end 6.30 new text begin to provide a school year-long student new text end 6.31 new text begin teaching pilot program, consistent with new text end 6.32 new text begin the student teaching program requirements new text end 6.33 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.09, new text end 6.34 new text begin subdivision 4, paragraph (d). This is a new text end 7.1 new text begin onetime appropriation. The Board of new text end 7.2 new text begin Trustees must report to the K-12 and higher new text end 7.3 new text begin education committees of the legislature by new text end 7.4 new text begin March 1, 2017, on the experiences of the new text end 7.5 new text begin grant recipients and the student teachers new text end 7.6 new text begin with the school year-long student teaching new text end 7.7 new text begin program, and include any recommendations new text end 7.8 new text begin for amending Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 7.9 new text begin 122A.09, subdivision 4, paragraph (d), based new text end 7.10 new text begin on the experiences of the grant recipients. new text end 7.11 new text begin This appropriation includes $115,000 in fiscal new text end 7.12 new text begin year 2016 to implement the baccalaureate new text end 7.13 new text begin degree pathways required under article 2, new text end 7.14 new text begin section 4. new text end 7.15 new text begin This appropriation includes $40,000 in fiscal new text end 7.16 new text begin year 2016 and $40,000 in fiscal year 2017 new text end 7.17 new text begin to implement the sexual assault policies new text end 7.18 new text begin required under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 7.19 new text begin 135A.15. This is a onetime appropriation. new text end 7.20 new text begin $18,000 each year is for transfer to the Cook new text end 7.21 new text begin County Higher Education Board to provide new text end 7.22 new text begin educational programming and academic new text end 7.23 new text begin support services to remote regions in new text end 7.24 new text begin northeastern Minnesota. This appropriation new text end 7.25 new text begin is in addition to the $102,000 per fiscal year new text end 7.26 new text begin this project currently receives. The project new text end 7.27 new text begin shall continue to provide information to the new text end 7.28 new text begin Board of Trustees on the number of students new text end 7.29 new text begin served, credit hours delivered, and services new text end 7.30 new text begin provided to students. The base appropriation new text end 7.31 new text begin under this paragraph is $120,000 each year. new text end 7.32 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 7.33 7.34 Sec. 4. new text begin BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE new text end new text begin UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA new text end 7.35 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 603,256,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 601,856,000 new text end 8.1 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 8.2 new text begin 2016 new text end new text begin 2017 new text end 8.3 new text begin General new text end new text begin 601,099,000 new text end new text begin 599,699,000 new text end 8.4 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 8.5 new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each new text end 8.6 new text begin purpose are specified in the following new text end 8.7 new text begin subdivisions. new text end 8.8 new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Operations and Maintenance new text end new text begin 533,011,000 new text end new text begin 533,011,000 new text end 8.9 new text begin This appropriation includes funding for new text end 8.10 new text begin operation and maintenance of the system. new text end 8.11 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 8.12 new text begin This appropriation is from the health care new text end 8.13 new text begin access fund. new text end 8.14 new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Special Appropriations new text end 8.15 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 8.16 new text begin For the Agricultural Experiment Station and new text end 8.17 new text begin the Minnesota Extension Service: new text end 8.18 new text begin (1) the Agricultural Experiment Station new text end 8.19 new text begin and Minnesota Extension Service must new text end 8.20 new text begin convene agricultural advisory groups to new text end 8.21 new text begin focus research, education, and extension new text end 8.22 new text begin activities on producer needs and implement new text end 8.23 new text begin an outreach strategy that more effectively new text end 8.24 new text begin and rapidly transfers research results and best new text end 8.25 new text begin practices to producers throughout the state; new text end 8.26 new text begin (2) this appropriation includes funding for new text end 8.27 new text begin research and outreach on the production of new text end 8.28 new text begin renewable energy from Minnesota biomass new text end 8.29 new text begin resources, including agronomic crops, new text end 8.30 new text begin plant and animal wastes, and native plants new text end 8.31 new text begin or trees. The following areas should be new text end 8.32 new text begin prioritized and carried out in consultation new text end 8.33 new text begin with Minnesota producers and renewable new text end 8.34 new text begin energy and bioenergy organizations: new text end 9.1 new text begin (i) biofuel and other energy production from new text end 9.2 new text begin perennial crops, small grains, row crops, new text end 9.3 new text begin and forestry products in conjunction with new text end 9.4 new text begin the Natural Resources Research Institute new text end 9.5 new text begin (NRRI); new text end 9.6 new text begin (ii) alternative bioenergy crops and cropping new text end 9.7 new text begin systems; and new text end 9.8 new text begin (iii) biofuel coproducts used for livestock new text end 9.9 new text begin feed; new text end 9.10 new text begin (3) this appropriation includes funding new text end 9.11 new text begin for the College of Food, Agricultural and new text end 9.12 new text begin Natural Resources Sciences to establish and new text end 9.13 new text begin provide leadership for organic agronomic, new text end 9.14 new text begin horticultural, livestock, and food systems new text end 9.15 new text begin research, education, and outreach and for new text end 9.16 new text begin the purchase of state-of-the-art laboratory, new text end 9.17 new text begin planting, tilling, harvesting, and processing new text end 9.18 new text begin equipment necessary for this project; new text end 9.19 new text begin (4) this appropriation includes funding new text end 9.20 new text begin for research efforts that demonstrate a new text end 9.21 new text begin renewed emphasis on the needs of the state's new text end 9.22 new text begin agriculture community. The following new text end 9.23 new text begin areas should be prioritized and carried new text end 9.24 new text begin out in consultation with Minnesota farm new text end 9.25 new text begin organizations: new text end 9.26 new text begin (i) vegetable crop research with priority for new text end 9.27 new text begin extending the Minnesota vegetable growing new text end 9.28 new text begin season; new text end 9.29 new text begin (ii) fertilizer and soil fertility research and new text end 9.30 new text begin development; new text end 9.31 new text begin (iii) soil, groundwater, and surface water new text end 9.32 new text begin conservation practices and contaminant new text end 9.33 new text begin reduction research; new text end 10.1 new text begin (iv) discovering and developing plant new text end 10.2 new text begin varieties that use nutrients more efficiently; new text end 10.3 new text begin (v) breeding and development of turf seed new text end 10.4 new text begin and other biomass resources in all three new text end 10.5 new text begin Minnesota biomes; new text end 10.6 new text begin (vi) development of new disease-resistant new text end 10.7 new text begin and pest-resistant varieties of turf and new text end 10.8 new text begin agronomic crops; new text end 10.9 new text begin (vii) utilizing plant and livestock cells to treat new text end 10.10 new text begin and cure human diseases; new text end 10.11 new text begin (viii) the development of dairy coproducts; new text end 10.12 new text begin (ix) a rapid agricultural response fund for new text end 10.13 new text begin current or emerging animal, plant, and insect new text end 10.14 new text begin problems affecting production or food safety; new text end 10.15 new text begin (x) crop pest and animal disease research; new text end 10.16 new text begin (xi) developing animal agriculture that is new text end 10.17 new text begin capable of sustainably feeding the world; new text end 10.18 new text begin (xii) consumer food safety education and new text end 10.19 new text begin outreach; new text end 10.20 new text begin (xiii) programs to meet the research and new text end 10.21 new text begin outreach needs of organic livestock and crop new text end 10.22 new text begin farmers; and new text end 10.23 new text begin (xiv) alternative bioenergy crops and new text end 10.24 new text begin cropping systems; and growing, harvesting, new text end 10.25 new text begin and transporting biomass plant material; and new text end 10.26 new text begin (5) by February 1, 2017, the Board of Regents new text end 10.27 new text begin must submit a report to the legislative new text end 10.28 new text begin committees and divisions with jurisdiction new text end 10.29 new text begin over agriculture and higher education finance new text end 10.30 new text begin on the status and outcomes of research and new text end 10.31 new text begin initiatives funded in this section. new text end 10.32 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 11.1 new text begin $346,000 each year is to support up to 12 new text end 11.2 new text begin resident physicians in the St. Cloud Hospital new text end 11.3 new text begin family practice residency program. The new text end 11.4 new text begin program must prepare doctors to practice new text end 11.5 new text begin primary care medicine in rural areas of the new text end 11.6 new text begin state. The legislature intends this program new text end 11.7 new text begin to improve health care in rural communities, new text end 11.8 new text begin provide affordable access to appropriate new text end 11.9 new text begin medical care, and manage the treatment of new text end 11.10 new text begin patients in a more cost-effective manner. new text end 11.11 new text begin The remainder of this appropriation is for new text end 11.12 new text begin the rural physicians associates program, the new text end 11.13 new text begin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, health new text end 11.14 new text begin sciences research, dental care, and the new text end 11.15 new text begin Biomedical Engineering Center. new text end 11.16 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 11.17 new text begin For the geological survey and the talented new text end 11.18 new text begin youth mathematics program. new text end 11.19 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 11.20 new text begin For general research, the Labor Education new text end 11.21 new text begin Service, Natural Resources Research new text end 11.22 new text begin Institute, Center for Urban and Regional new text end 11.23 new text begin Affairs, Bell Museum of Natural History, and new text end 11.24 new text begin the Humphrey exhibit. new text end 11.25 11.26 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 7,491,000 new text end new text begin 7,491,000 new text end 11.27 new text begin For the direct and indirect expenses of the new text end 11.28 new text begin collaborative research partnership between new text end 11.29 new text begin the University of Minnesota and the Mayo new text end 11.30 new text begin Foundation for research in biotechnology new text end 11.31 new text begin and medical genomics. This appropriation is new text end 11.32 new text begin available until expended. An annual report new text end 11.33 new text begin on the expenditure of these funds must be new text end 11.34 new text begin submitted to the governor and the chairs of new text end 11.35 new text begin the legislative committees responsible for new text end 12.1 new text begin higher education finance by June 30 of each new text end 12.2 new text begin fiscal year. new text end 12.3 12.4 new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Crookston Campus; Agricultural new text end new text begin Education and Health Sciences new text end new text begin 750,000 new text end new text begin 750,000 new text end 12.5 new text begin To reinstate and support the agricultural new text end 12.6 new text begin education program and enhance the health new text end 12.7 new text begin science program on the Crookston campus. new text end 12.8 new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Morris Campus new text end new text begin 1,400,000 new text end new text begin -0- new text end 12.9 new text begin This appropriation includes $450,000 in new text end 12.10 new text begin fiscal year 2016 to renovate classrooms new text end 12.11 new text begin and small group spaces in the division of new text end 12.12 new text begin education on the Morris campus. new text end 12.13 new text begin This appropriation includes $250,000 in new text end 12.14 new text begin fiscal year 2016 to improve classroom new text end 12.15 new text begin seating, technology, acoustics, and digital new text end 12.16 new text begin capabilities on the Morris campus. new text end 12.17 new text begin This appropriation includes $300,000 in new text end 12.18 new text begin fiscal year 2016 to upgrade digital and new text end 12.19 new text begin wireless capabilities in the campus library new text end 12.20 new text begin on the Morris campus. new text end 12.21 new text begin This appropriation includes $400,000 in fiscal new text end 12.22 new text begin year 2016 to upgrade college athletics and new text end 12.23 new text begin recreation facilities on the Morris campus. new text end 12.24 new text begin This is a onetime appropriation. Funds from new text end 12.25 new text begin this appropriation are available until June new text end 12.26 new text begin 30, 2017. new text end 12.27 new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Academic Health Center new text end 12.28 new text begin The appropriation for Academic Health new text end 12.29 new text begin Center funding under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 12.30 new text begin section 297F.10, is estimated to be new text end 12.31 new text begin $22,250,000 each year. new text end 12.32 Sec. 5. new text begin MAYO CLINIC new text end 12.33 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 1,351,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,351,000 new text end 13.1 new text begin The amounts that may be spent are specified new text end 13.2 new text begin in the following subdivisions. new text end 13.3 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 13.4 new text begin The state must pay a capitation each year for new text end 13.5 new text begin each student who is a resident of Minnesota. new text end 13.6 new text begin The appropriation may be transferred new text end 13.7 new text begin between each year of the biennium to new text end 13.8 new text begin accommodate enrollment fluctuations. It is new text end 13.9 new text begin intended that during the biennium the Mayo new text end 13.10 new text begin Clinic use the capitation money to increase new text end 13.11 new text begin the number of doctors practicing in rural new text end 13.12 new text begin areas in need of doctors. new text end 13.13 13.14 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 13.15 new text begin The state must pay stipend support for up to new text end 13.16 new text begin 27 residents each year. new text end 13.17ARTICLE 2 13.18HIGHER EDUCATION POLICIES 13.19    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.09, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 13.20    Subd. 4. License and rules. (a) The board must adopt rules to license public school 13.21teachers and interns subject to chapter 14. 13.22(b) The board must adopt rules requiring a person to pass a skills examination in 13.23reading, writing, and mathematics or attain either a composite score composed of the 13.24average of the scores in English and writing, reading, and mathematics on the ACT 13.25Plus Writing recommended by the board, or an equivalent composite score composed 13.26of the average of the scores in critical reading, mathematics, and writing on the SAT 13.27recommended by the board, as a requirement for initial teacher licensure, except that the 13.28board may issue up to two temporary, one-year teaching licenses to an otherwise qualified 13.29candidate who has not yet passed the skills exam or attained the requisite composite score 13.30on the ACT Plus Writing or SAT. Such rules must require college and universities offering 13.31a board-approved teacher preparation program to provide remedial assistance to persons 13.32who did not achieve a qualifying score on the skills examination or attain the requisite 13.33composite score on the ACT Plus Writing or SAT, including those for whom English is 13.34a second language. The requirement to pass a reading, writing, and mathematics skills 14.1examination or attain the requisite composite score on the ACT Plus Writing or SAT does 14.2not apply to nonnative English speakers, as verified by qualified Minnesota school district 14.3personnel or Minnesota higher education faculty, who, after meeting the content and 14.4pedagogy requirements under this subdivision, apply for a teaching license to provide direct 14.5instruction in their native language or world language instruction under section 120B.022, 14.6subdivision 1 . A teacher candidate's official ACT Plus Writing or SAT composite score 14.7report to the board must not be more than ten years old at the time of licensure. 14.8(c) The board must adopt rules to approve teacher preparation programs. The board, 14.9upon the request of a postsecondary student preparing for teacher licensure or a licensed 14.10graduate of a teacher preparation program, shall assist in resolving a dispute between the 14.11person and a postsecondary institution providing a teacher preparation program when the 14.12dispute involves an institution's recommendation for licensure affecting the person or the 14.13person's credentials. At the board's discretion, assistance may include the application 14.14of chapter 14. 14.15(d) The board must provide the leadership and adopt rules for the redesign of teacher 14.16education programs to implement a research based, results-oriented curriculum that 14.17focuses on the skills teachers need in order to be effective. new text begin Among other components, new text end 14.18 new text begin teacher preparation programs may use the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities new text end 14.19 new text begin program model to provide a school year-long student teaching program that combines new text end 14.20 new text begin clinical opportunities with academic coursework and in-depth student teaching new text end 14.21 new text begin experiences to offer students ongoing mentorship, coaching and assessment, help to new text end 14.22 new text begin prepare a professional development plan, and structured learning experiences. new text end The board 14.23shall implement new systems of teacher preparation program evaluation to assure program 14.24effectiveness based on proficiency of graduates in demonstrating attainment of program 14.25outcomes. Teacher preparation programs including alternative teacher preparation 14.26programs under section 122A.245, among other programs, must include a content-specific, 14.27board-approved, performance-based assessment that measures teacher candidates in three 14.28areas: planning for instruction and assessment; engaging students and supporting learning; 14.29and assessing student learning. The board's redesign rules must include creating flexible, 14.30specialized teaching licenses, credentials, and other endorsement forms to increase 14.31students' participation in language immersion programs, world language instruction, 14.32career development opportunities, work-based learning, early college courses and careers, 14.33career and technical programs, Montessori schools, and project and place-based learning, 14.34among other career and college ready learning offerings. 14.35(e) The board must adopt rules requiring candidates for initial licenses to pass an 14.36examination of general pedagogical knowledge and examinations of licensure-specific 15.1teaching skills. The rules shall be effective by September 1, 2001. The rules under this 15.2paragraph also must require candidates for initial licenses to teach prekindergarten or 15.3elementary students to pass, as part of the examination of licensure-specific teaching 15.4skills, test items assessing the candidates' knowledge, skill, and ability in comprehensive, 15.5scientifically based reading instruction under section 122A.06, subdivision 4, and their 15.6knowledge and understanding of the foundations of reading development, the development 15.7of reading comprehension, and reading assessment and instruction, and their ability to 15.8integrate that knowledge and understanding. 15.9(f) The board must adopt rules requiring teacher educators to work directly with 15.10elementary or secondary school teachers in elementary or secondary schools to obtain 15.11periodic exposure to the elementary or secondary teaching environment. 15.12(g) The board must grant licenses to interns and to candidates for initial licenses 15.13based on appropriate professional competencies that are aligned with the board's licensing 15.14system and students' diverse learning needs. All teacher candidates must have preparation 15.15in English language development and content instruction for English learners in order to be 15.16able to effectively instruct the English learners in their classrooms. The board must include 15.17these licenses in a statewide differentiated licensing system that creates new leadership 15.18roles for successful experienced teachers premised on a collaborative professional culture 15.19dedicated to meeting students' diverse learning needs in the 21st century, recognizes the 15.20importance of cultural and linguistic competencies, including the ability to teach and 15.21communicate in culturally competent and aware ways, and formalizes mentoring and 15.22induction for newly licensed teachers provided through a teacher support framework. 15.23(h) The board must design and implement an assessment system which requires a 15.24candidate for an initial license and first continuing license to demonstrate the abilities 15.25necessary to perform selected, representative teaching tasks at appropriate levels. 15.26(i) The board must receive recommendations from local committees as established 15.27by the board for the renewal of teaching licenses. The board must require licensed teachers 15.28who are renewing a continuing license to include in the renewal requirements further 15.29preparation in English language development and specially designed content instruction 15.30in English for English learners. 15.31(j) The board must grant life licenses to those who qualify according to requirements 15.32established by the board, and suspend or revoke licenses pursuant to sections 122A.20 and 15.33214.10 . The board must not establish any expiration date for application for life licenses. 15.34(k) The board must adopt rules that require all licensed teachers who are renewing 15.35their continuing license to include in their renewal requirements further preparation in 15.36the areas of using positive behavior interventions and in accommodating, modifying, and 16.1adapting curricula, materials, and strategies to appropriately meet the needs of individual 16.2students and ensure adequate progress toward the state's graduation rule. 16.3(l) In adopting rules to license public school teachers who provide health-related 16.4services for disabled children, the board shall adopt rules consistent with license or 16.5registration requirements of the commissioner of health and the health-related boards who 16.6license personnel who perform similar services outside of the school. 16.7(m) The board must adopt rules that require all licensed teachers who are renewing 16.8their continuing license to include in their renewal requirements further reading 16.9preparation, consistent with section 122A.06, subdivision 4. The rules do not take effect 16.10until they are approved by law. Teachers who do not provide direct instruction including, at 16.11least, counselors, school psychologists, school nurses, school social workers, audiovisual 16.12directors and coordinators, and recreation personnel are exempt from this section. 16.13(n) The board must adopt rules that require all licensed teachers who are renewing 16.14their continuing license to include in their renewal requirements further preparation, 16.15first, in understanding the key warning signs of early-onset mental illness in children 16.16and adolescents and then, during subsequent licensure renewal periods, preparation may 16.17include providing a more in-depth understanding of students' mental illness trauma, 16.18accommodations for students' mental illness, parents' role in addressing students' mental 16.19illness, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, autism, the requirements of section 125A.0942 16.20governing restrictive procedures, and de-escalation methods, among other similar topics. 16.21 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 16.22 new text begin later. new text end 16.23    Sec. 2. new text begin [136A.1791] TEACHER SHORTAGE LOAN FORGIVENESS new text end 16.24 new text begin PROGRAM. new text end 16.25     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 16.26 new text begin given them in this subdivision. new text end 16.27 new text begin (b) "Qualified educational loan" means a government, commercial, or foundation new text end 16.28 new text begin loan for actual costs paid for tuition, reasonable education expenses, and reasonable living new text end 16.29 new text begin expenses related to the education of a teacher. new text end 16.30 new text begin (c) "School district" means an independent school district, special school district, new text end 16.31 new text begin intermediate district, education district, special education cooperative, service cooperative, new text end 16.32 new text begin a cooperative center for vocational education, or a charter school located in this state. new text end 16.33 new text begin (d) "Teacher" means an individual holding a teaching license issued under chapter new text end 16.34 new text begin 122A who is employed by a school district in a nonadministrative teaching position in new text end 16.35 new text begin a teacher shortage area. new text end 17.1 new text begin (e) "Teacher shortage area" means academic teaching disciplines or subject matter new text end 17.2 new text begin designated by the commissioner of education as areas in which a shortage of teachers new text end 17.3 new text begin exists in the state. new text end 17.4     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 17.5 new text begin and administer a teacher shortage loan forgiveness program. A teacher is eligible for new text end 17.6 new text begin the program if the teacher is teaching in a teacher shortage area and complies with the new text end 17.7 new text begin requirements of subdivision 4. new text end 17.8     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Annual designation of teacher shortage areas. new text end new text begin The commissioner of new text end 17.9 new text begin education shall annually designate the teaching disciplines and subject matter areas new text end 17.10 new text begin experiencing teacher shortages. The commissioner of education shall periodically conduct new text end 17.11 new text begin a survey of school districts and approved teacher preparation programs to determine new text end 17.12 new text begin current teacher shortage areas. new text end 17.13     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 17.14 new text begin shall, in accordance with the rules of the commissioner, do the following: new text end 17.15 new text begin (1) complete and file an application for teacher shortage loan forgiveness. The new text end 17.16 new text begin individual shall be responsible for the prompt submission of any information required by new text end 17.17 new text begin the commissioner; new text end 17.18 new text begin (2) file a new application and submit information as required by the commissioner new text end 17.19 new text begin annually on the basis of which the applicant's eligibility for the renewed loan forgiveness new text end 17.20 new text begin will be evaluated and determined; and new text end 17.21 new text begin (3) complete and return on a form approved by the commissioner an affidavit new text end 17.22 new text begin verifying that the applicant is teaching in a teacher shortage area. new text end 17.23     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Amount of loan forgiveness. new text end new text begin Within the limits of available funding, the new text end 17.24 new text begin annual amount of teacher shortage loan forgiveness for an approved applicant shall not new text end 17.25 new text begin exceed $1,000 or the cumulative balance of the applicant's qualified educational loans, new text end 17.26 new text begin including principal and interest, whichever amount is less. Applicants are responsible for new text end 17.27 new text begin securing their own qualified educational loans. A teacher shall be eligible for the loan new text end 17.28 new text begin forgiveness program for not more than five consecutive years following graduation from new text end 17.29 new text begin an approved teacher preparation program. new text end 17.30     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 17.31 new text begin directly to the participant of the amount for which a participant is eligible, for each year new text end 17.32 new text begin that a participant is eligible. new text end 17.33 new text begin (b) Within 60 days of receipt of a disbursement, the participant must provide the new text end 17.34 new text begin commissioner with verification that the full amount of loan repayment disbursement has new text end 17.35 new text begin been applied toward the designated loans. A participant that previously received funds new text end 18.1 new text begin under this section but has not provided the commissioner with such verification is not new text end 18.2 new text begin eligible to receive additional funds. new text end 18.3     new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Penalties. new text end new text begin An individual who submits an application or other information new text end 18.4 new text begin to the commissioner under this section which contains false or misleading information new text end 18.5 new text begin may have the individual's teaching license suspended or revoked pursuant to section new text end 18.6 new text begin 122A.20 and may be subject to discipline by the individual's employing school district. new text end 18.7     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 18.8 new text begin is created for deposit of money appropriated to or received by the commissioner for use new text end 18.9 new text begin under the program. Money deposited in the fund shall not revert to any fund of the state at new text end 18.10 new text begin the end of any fiscal year but shall remain in the loan forgiveness repayment fund and be new text end 18.11 new text begin continuously available for loan forgiveness under the program. new text end 18.12     new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Annual reporting. new text end new text begin The commissioner shall annually by February 1 report new text end 18.13 new text begin to the chairs of the higher education committees of the legislature regarding the number of new text end 18.14 new text begin individuals who received loan forgiveness pursuant to this section, which teacher shortage new text end 18.15 new text begin areas the teachers taught in, the amount paid to each program participant, and other new text end 18.16 new text begin information identified by the commissioner as indicators of outcomes from the program. new text end 18.17     new text begin Subd. 10. new text end new text begin Rulemaking. new text end new text begin The commissioner shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 14 new text end 18.18 new text begin to administer this section. new text end 18.19    Sec. 3. new text begin [136F.302] REGULATING THE ASSIGNMENT OF STUDENTS TO new text end 18.20 new text begin REMEDIAL COURSES. new text end 18.21     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 18.22 new text begin require an individual to take a remedial, noncredit course in a subject area if the individual new text end 18.23 new text begin has received a college ready ACT score in that subject area. new text end 18.24     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 18.25 new text begin or university testing process used to determine whether an individual is placed in a new text end 18.26 new text begin remedial, noncredit course must comply with this subdivision. Prior to taking a test, an new text end 18.27 new text begin individual must be given reasonable time and opportunity to review materials provided by new text end 18.28 new text begin the college or university covering the material to be tested which must include a sample new text end 18.29 new text begin test. An individual who is required to take a remedial, noncredit course as a result of a new text end 18.30 new text begin test given by a college or university must be given an opportunity to retake the test at the new text end 18.31 new text begin earliest time determined by the individual when testing is otherwise offered. The college new text end 18.32 new text begin or university must provide an individual with study materials for the purpose of retaking new text end 18.33 new text begin and passing the test. new text end 18.34    Sec. 4. new text begin BACCALAUREATE DEGREE PATHWAYS. new text end 19.1     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 19.2 new text begin of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall implement new transfer pathways new text end 19.3 new text begin for associate of arts degrees, associate of science degrees, and associate of fine arts degrees new text end 19.4 new text begin toward baccalaureate degree programs. The implementation must, to the greatest extent new text end 19.5 new text begin possible, be done in accordance with the implementation plan, including its timeline, new text end 19.6 new text begin developed pursuant to Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 1, section 12. new text end 19.7     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 19.8 new text begin consultation with system constituency groups, is encouraged to create a plan to enhance or new text end 19.9 new text begin develop new bachelor of applied science degree programs in areas of high employment new text end 19.10 new text begin need in the state to facilitate transfer pathways for students with associate of applied new text end 19.11 new text begin science degrees. new text end 19.12     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 19.13 new text begin ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over higher new text end 19.14 new text begin education on the status of implementation of transfer pathways under subdivision 1 and new text end 19.15 new text begin any deviations from the implementation plan. new text end 19.16    Sec. 5. new text begin COLLEGE COMPLETION; MNSCU. new text end 19.17 new text begin (a) The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall new text end 19.18 new text begin develop a comprehensive plan to encourage students to complete degrees, diplomas, or new text end 19.19 new text begin certificates in their fields of study. The board must consult with students, faculty, and new text end 19.20 new text begin administrators of the state colleges and universities and the Office of Higher Education to new text end 19.21 new text begin create a plan that would increase program completion at each state college or university. new text end 19.22 new text begin Components of this plan may include, but are not limited to: new text end 19.23 new text begin (1) replacing developmental or remedial courses, when appropriate, with corequisite new text end 19.24 new text begin courses in which students with academic deficiencies are placed into introductory new text end 19.25 new text begin credit-bearing coursework while receiving supplemental academic instruction on the new text end 19.26 new text begin same subject and during the same term; new text end 19.27 new text begin (2) expanding intrusive advising, including the use of early alert systems or requiring new text end 19.28 new text begin the approval of an advisor or counselor to register for certain classes; new text end 19.29 new text begin (3) developing meta-majors in broad academic disciplines as an alternative to new text end 19.30 new text begin undecided majors; new text end 19.31 new text begin (4) making available alternative mathematics curriculum, including curriculum most new text end 19.32 new text begin relevant to the student's chosen area of study; new text end 19.33 new text begin (5) implementing "opt-out scheduling" by automatically enrolling students in a new text end 19.34 new text begin schedule of courses chosen by the student's department but allowing students to disenroll new text end 19.35 new text begin from such courses if they wish; new text end 20.1 new text begin (6) facilitating the transfer of credits between state colleges and universities; and new text end 20.2 new text begin (7) strategies to encourage students to enroll full time, including the use of financial new text end 20.3 new text begin assistance to reduce a student's need to work. new text end 20.4 new text begin (b) The development of the plan required under this section shall not discourage the new text end 20.5 new text begin development or delay the implementation or expansion of existing programs to encourage new text end 20.6 new text begin college completion. new text end 20.7 new text begin (c) The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall new text end 20.8 new text begin submit a report describing the plan developed under this section and an implementation new text end 20.9 new text begin schedule to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over higher education policy no new text end 20.10 new text begin later than January 15, 2016. This report must include identification of the financial and new text end 20.11 new text begin other resources needed by state colleges or universities to implement the plan developed new text end 20.12 new text begin under this section. new text end 20.13    Sec. 6. new text begin COLLEGE COMPLETION; UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA. new text end 20.14 new text begin (a) The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota is requested to develop a new text end 20.15 new text begin comprehensive plan to encourage students to complete degrees, diplomas, or certificates new text end 20.16 new text begin in their fields of study. The board is requested to consult with students, faculty, and new text end 20.17 new text begin administrators of the University of Minnesota and the Office of Higher Education to create new text end 20.18 new text begin a plan that would increase program completion among University of Minnesota students. new text end 20.19 new text begin Components of this plan may include, but are not limited to: new text end 20.20 new text begin (1) offering interdisciplinary courses that encourage students to think across new text end 20.21 new text begin disciplinary boundaries and take advantage of the universitywide intellectual expertise; new text end 20.22 new text begin (2) expanding undergraduate academic advising, including intrusive advising, and new text end 20.23 new text begin the use of online advising tools; new text end 20.24 new text begin (3) assisting undecided students with personalized services to help them develop a new text end 20.25 new text begin plan for major and career selection; new text end 20.26 new text begin (4) requiring all students to fill out, and regularly update, their four-year degree plans; new text end 20.27 new text begin (5) facilitating student transfers to the University of Minnesota through support of new text end 20.28 new text begin the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum and other transfer tools; new text end 20.29 new text begin (6) developing strategies to encourage students to enroll full time and graduate new text end 20.30 new text begin in four years; and new text end 20.31 new text begin (7) enhancing financial literacy programs that focus on low-income students. new text end 20.32 new text begin (b) The development of the plan required under this section shall not discourage the new text end 20.33 new text begin development or delay the implementation or expansion of existing programs to encourage new text end 20.34 new text begin college completion. new text end 21.1 new text begin (c) The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota shall submit a report new text end 21.2 new text begin describing the plan developed under this section and an implementation schedule to the new text end 21.3 new text begin legislative committees with jurisdiction over higher education policy no later than January new text end 21.4 new text begin 15, 2016. This report must include identification of the financial and other resources new text end 21.5 new text begin needed to implement the plan developed under this section. new text end 21.6ARTICLE 3 21.7CAMPUS SEXUAL ASSAULT 21.8    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.322, is amended by adding a 21.9subdivision to read: 21.10     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 21.11 new text begin at a postsecondary institution are classified under section 135A.15. new text end 21.12    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 135A.15, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 21.13    Subdivision 1. Policy required. The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State 21.14Colleges and Universities shall, and the University of Minnesota is requested to, adopt 21.15a clear, understandable written policy on sexual harassment and sexual violence that 21.16informs victims of their rights under the crime victims bill of rights, including the right to 21.17assistance from the Crime Victims Reparations Board and the commissioner of public 21.18safety. The policy must apply to students and employees and must provide information 21.19about their rights and duties. The policy must apply to criminal incidents new text begin against a student new text end 21.20 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 21.21postsecondary system or institution in which the victim is a student or employee of that 21.22system or institution new text begin or at any activity, program, organization, or event sponsored by the new text end 21.23 new text begin system or institution, including fraternities and sororities new text end . It must include procedures for 21.24reporting incidents of sexual harassment or sexual violence and for disciplinary actions 21.25against violators. During student registration, each technical college, community college, 21.26or state university shall, and the University of Minnesota is requested to, provide each 21.27student with information regarding its policy. A copy of the policy also shall be posted at 21.28appropriate locations on campus at all times. Each private postsecondary institution that 21.29is an eligible institution as defined in section , must adopt a policy that meets 21.30the requirements of this section. 21.31    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 135A.15, is amended by adding a subdivision 21.32to read: 22.1     new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end new text begin Applicability to private institutions. new text end new text begin Each private postsecondary new text end 22.2 new text begin institution that is an eligible institution as defined in section 136A.103 must comply with new text end 22.3 new text begin all of the requirements imposed in this section. new text end 22.4    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 135A.15, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 22.5    Subd. 2. Victims' rights. new text begin (a) new text end The policy required under subdivision 1 shall, at 22.6a minimum, require that students and employees be informed of the policy, and shall 22.7include provisions for: 22.8(1) filing criminal charges with local law enforcement officials in sexual assault cases; 22.9(2) the prompt assistance of campus authorities, at the request of the victim, in 22.10notifying the appropriate law enforcement officials and disciplinary authorities of a 22.11sexual assault incident; 22.12 new text begin (3) allowing sexual assault victims to decide whether to refer a case to law new text end 22.13 new text begin enforcement; new text end 22.14 new text begin (4) requiring campus authorities to treat sexual assault victims with dignity; new text end 22.15 new text begin (5) requiring campus authorities to offer sexual assault victims fair and respectful new text end 22.16 new text begin health care, counseling services, or referrals to such services; new text end 22.17 new text begin (6) preventing campus authorities from suggesting a victim of sexual assault is at new text end 22.18 new text begin fault for the crimes or violations that occurred; new text end 22.19 new text begin (7) preventing campus authorities from suggesting that a victim of sexual assault new text end 22.20 new text begin should have acted in a different manner to avoid such a crime; new text end 22.21 new text begin (8) protecting the privacy of sexual assault victims by, unless otherwise required by new text end 22.22 new text begin law, only disclosing data collected under this section to the victim, persons whose work new text end 22.23 new text begin assignments reasonably require access, and, at a sexual assault victim's request, police new text end 22.24 new text begin conducting a criminal investigation; new text end 22.25(3) new text begin (9) new text end an investigation and resolution of a sexual assault complaint by campus 22.26disciplinary authorities; 22.27(4) new text begin (10) new text end a sexual assault victim's participation in and the presence of the victim's 22.28attorney or other support person at any new text begin meeting with campus officials concerning a sexual new text end 22.29 new text begin assault complaint or new text end campus disciplinary proceeding concerning a sexual assault complaint; 22.30 new text begin (11) ensuring that a sexual assault victim is not required to repeat unnecessarily a new text end 22.31 new text begin description of the incident of sexual assault; new text end 22.32 new text begin (12) notice to a sexual assault victim of the availability of a campus or local program new text end 22.33 new text begin providing sexual assault advocacy services; new text end 23.1(5) new text begin (13) new text end notice to a sexual assault victim of the outcome of any campus disciplinary 23.2proceeding concerning a sexual assault complaint, consistent with laws relating to data 23.3practices; 23.4(6) new text begin (14) new text end the complete and prompt assistance of campus authorities, at the direction 23.5of law enforcement authorities, in obtaining, securing, and maintaining evidence in 23.6connection with a sexual assault incident; 23.7(7) new text begin (15) new text end the assistance of campus authorities in preserving for a sexual assault 23.8complainant or victim materials relevant to a campus disciplinary proceeding; and 23.9(8) new text begin (16) during and after the process of investigating a complaint and conducting new text end 23.10 new text begin a campus disciplinary procedure, new text end the assistance of campus personnel, in cooperation 23.11with the appropriate law enforcement authorities, at a sexual assault victim's request, in 23.12shielding the victim from unwanted contact with the alleged assailant, including transfer 23.13of the victim to alternative classes or to alternative college-owned housing, if alternative 23.14classes or housing are available and feasible. new text begin ; new text end 23.15 new text begin (17) forbidding retaliation, and establishing a process for investigating complaints of new text end 23.16 new text begin retaliation, against sexual assault victims by campus authorities, the accused, organizations new text end 23.17 new text begin affiliated with the accused, other students, and other employees; new text end 23.18 new text begin (18) allowing sexual assault victims to practice their religion and exercise their new text end 23.19 new text begin civil rights without interference by the investigative, criminal justice, or student conduct new text end 23.20 new text begin process of the institution; new text end 23.21 new text begin (19) at the request of the victim, providing students who reported sexual assaults to new text end 23.22 new text begin the institution and subsequently choose to transfer to another postsecondary institution new text end 23.23 new text begin with information about resources for victims of sexual assault at the institution to which new text end 23.24 new text begin the victim is transferring; and new text end 23.25 new text begin (20) consistent with laws governing access to student records, providing a student new text end 23.26 new text begin who reported an incident of sexual assault with access to the student's description of the new text end 23.27 new text begin incident as it was reported to the institution, including if that student transfers to another new text end 23.28 new text begin postsecondary institution. new text end 23.29 new text begin (b) For the purposes of this section, "sexual assault" means forcible sex offenses new text end 23.30 new text begin as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, part 668, subpart D, appendix A, as new text end 23.31 new text begin amended. new text end 23.32    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 135A.15, is amended by adding a subdivision 23.33to read: 23.34     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Uniform amnesty. new text end new text begin The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges new text end 23.35 new text begin and Universities shall, and the University of Minnesota is requested to, include in the new text end 24.1 new text begin system's sexual harassment and violence policy a provision that no student who reports, new text end 24.2 new text begin in good faith, an act of sexual harassment or sexual violence shall be sanctioned by the new text end 24.3 new text begin institution for admitting to a violation of the institution's student conduct policy on the use new text end 24.4 new text begin of drugs or alcohol as part of the report. new text end 24.5    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 135A.15, is amended by adding a subdivision 24.6to read: 24.7     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Coordination with local law enforcement. new text end new text begin (a) The Board of Trustees new text end 24.8 new text begin of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall, and the University of Minnesota new text end 24.9 new text begin is requested to, direct each campus in the system to enter into a memorandum of new text end 24.10 new text begin understanding with the primary local law enforcement agencies that serve the campus. new text end 24.11 new text begin The memorandum must be entered into no later than January 1, 2017, and updated every new text end 24.12 new text begin two years thereafter. This memorandum shall clearly delineate responsibilities and new text end 24.13 new text begin require information sharing, in accordance with applicable state and federal privacy laws, new text end 24.14 new text begin about certain crimes including, but not limited to, sexual assault. This memorandum new text end 24.15 new text begin of understanding shall provide: new text end 24.16 new text begin (1) delineation and sharing protocols of investigative responsibilities; new text end 24.17 new text begin (2) protocols for investigations, including standards for notification and new text end 24.18 new text begin communication and measures to promote evidence preservation; and new text end 24.19 new text begin (3) a method of sharing information about specific crimes, when directed by the new text end 24.20 new text begin victim, and a method of sharing crime details anonymously in order to better protect new text end 24.21 new text begin overall campus safety. new text end 24.22 new text begin (b) Prior to the start of each academic year, the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota new text end 24.23 new text begin State Colleges and Universities shall, and the University of Minnesota is requested to, new text end 24.24 new text begin distribute an electronic copy of the memorandum of understanding to all employees on the new text end 24.25 new text begin campus that are subject to the memorandum. new text end 24.26 new text begin (c) A campus is exempt from the requirement that it develop a memorandum of new text end 24.27 new text begin understanding under this section if the campus and local or county law enforcement new text end 24.28 new text begin agencies establish a sexual assault protocol team to facilitate effective cooperation and new text end 24.29 new text begin collaboration between the institution and law enforcement. new text end 24.30    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 135A.15, is amended by adding a subdivision 24.31to read: 24.32     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Online reporting system. new text end new text begin (a) The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota new text end 24.33 new text begin State Colleges and Universities shall, and the University of Minnesota is requested to, new text end 24.34 new text begin provide an online reporting system to receive complaints of sexual harassment and sexual new text end 25.1 new text begin violence from students and employees. The system must permit anonymous reports, new text end 25.2 new text begin provided that the institution is not obligated to investigate an anonymous report, unless new text end 25.3 new text begin a formal report is submitted through the process established in the institution's sexual new text end 25.4 new text begin harassment and sexual violence policy or an investigation is otherwise required by law. new text end 25.5 new text begin (b) The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall, new text end 25.6 new text begin and the University of Minnesota is requested to, provide students making reports under new text end 25.7 new text begin this section with information about who will receive and have access to the reports filed, new text end 25.8 new text begin how the information gathered through the system will be used, and contact information for new text end 25.9 new text begin on-campus and off-campus organizations serving victims of sexual violence. new text end 25.10 new text begin (c) Data collected under this subdivision is classified as private data on individuals new text end 25.11 new text begin as defined by section 13.02, subdivision 12. new text end 25.12    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 135A.15, is amended by adding a subdivision 25.13to read: 25.14     new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Data collection and reporting. new text end new text begin (a) The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota new text end 25.15 new text begin State Colleges and Universities and the University of Minnesota shall annually report new text end 25.16 new text begin statistics on sexual assault. This report must be prepared in addition to any federally new text end 25.17 new text begin required reporting on campus security, including reports required by the Jeanne Clery new text end 25.18 new text begin Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, United States new text end 25.19 new text begin Code, title 20, section 1092(f). The report must include, but not be limited to, the number new text end 25.20 new text begin of incidents of sexual assault reported to the institution in the previous calendar year, new text end 25.21 new text begin as follows: new text end 25.22 new text begin (1) the number that were investigated by the institution; new text end 25.23 new text begin (2) the number that were referred for a disciplinary proceeding at the institution; new text end 25.24 new text begin (3) the number the victim chose to report to local or state law enforcement; new text end 25.25 new text begin (4) the number for which a campus disciplinary proceeding is pending, but has not new text end 25.26 new text begin reached a final resolution; new text end 25.27 new text begin (5) the number in which the alleged perpetrator was found responsible by the new text end 25.28 new text begin disciplinary proceeding at the institution; new text end 25.29 new text begin (6) the number that resulted in any action by the institution greater than a warning new text end 25.30 new text begin issued to the accused; new text end 25.31 new text begin (7) the number that resulted in a disciplinary proceeding at the institution that closed new text end 25.32 new text begin without resolution; new text end 25.33 new text begin (8) the number that resulted in a disciplinary proceeding at the institution that closed new text end 25.34 new text begin without resolution because the accused withdrew from the institution; new text end 26.1 new text begin (9) the number that resulted in a disciplinary proceeding at the institution that closed new text end 26.2 new text begin without resolution because the victim chose not to participate in the procedure; and new text end 26.3 new text begin (10) the number of reports made through the online reporting system established in new text end 26.4 new text begin subdivision 5, excluding reports submitted anonymously. new text end 26.5 new text begin (b) If an institution previously submitted a report indicating that one or more new text end 26.6 new text begin disciplinary proceedings was pending, but had not reached a final resolution, and one or new text end 26.7 new text begin more of those disciplinary proceedings reached a final resolution within the previous fiscal new text end 26.8 new text begin year, that institution must submit an updated report for the previous year that reflects new text end 26.9 new text begin the outcome of the pending case or cases. new text end 26.10 new text begin (c) The reports required by this subdivision must be submitted to the Office of new text end 26.11 new text begin Higher Education by October 1 of each year. Each report must contain the data required new text end 26.12 new text begin under paragraphs (a) and (b) from the previous fiscal year. An institution's report under new text end 26.13 new text begin this subdivision is classified as private data on individuals as defined by section 13.02, new text end 26.14 new text begin subdivision 12. new text end 26.15 new text begin (d) The commissioner of the Office of Higher Education shall calculate statewide new text end 26.16 new text begin numbers for each data item reported by an institution under this subdivision. The statewide new text end 26.17 new text begin numbers should include data from postsecondary institutions that the commissioner could new text end 26.18 new text begin not publish due to federal laws governing access to student records. new text end 26.19 new text begin (e) The Office of Higher Education shall publish on its Web site: new text end 26.20 new text begin (1) the statewide data calculated under paragraph (d); and new text end 26.21 new text begin (2) consistent with federal laws governing access to student records and in new text end 26.22 new text begin consultation with the applicable institution, the data items required under paragraphs (a) new text end 26.23 new text begin and (b) for each postsecondary institution in the state. new text end 26.24 new text begin This data shall be published as summary data as defined by section 13.02, subdivision 19, new text end 26.25 new text begin and shall not identify alleged victims or perpetrators of crimes. Consistent with federal new text end 26.26 new text begin laws governing access to student records, each state college or university shall, and the new text end 26.27 new text begin University of Minnesota is requested to, publish on the institution's Web site the data items new text end 26.28 new text begin required under paragraphs (a) and (b) for that institution. new text end 26.29 new text begin (f) If an institution or the Office of Higher Education is unable to publish data under new text end 26.30 new text begin this subdivision due to state or federal laws governing access to student records, it must new text end 26.31 new text begin explain in its report why the institution did not publish such data. new text end 26.32    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 135A.15, is amended by adding a subdivision 26.33to read: 26.34     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 26.35 new text begin with campus security officers or campus administrators responsible for investigating or new text end 27.1 new text begin adjudicating complaints of sexual assault are classified as private data on individuals as new text end 27.2 new text begin defined by section 13.02, subdivision 12, for the purposes of postsecondary institutions new text end 27.3 new text begin subject to the requirements of chapter 13. Postsecondary institutions not otherwise subject new text end 27.4 new text begin to chapter 13 must limit access to the data to only the data subject and persons whose new text end 27.5 new text begin work assignments reasonably require access. new text end 27.6 new text begin (b) Only individuals with explicit authorization from an institution may enter, update, new text end 27.7 new text begin or access electronic data collected, created, or maintained under this section. The ability of new text end 27.8 new text begin authorized individuals to enter, update, or access data must be limited through the use of new text end 27.9 new text begin role-based access that corresponds to the official duties or training level of the individual new text end 27.10 new text begin and the institutional authorization that grants access for that purpose. All actions in which new text end 27.11 new text begin data are entered, updated, accessed, shared, or disseminated outside of the institution new text end 27.12 new text begin must be recorded in a data audit trail. An institution shall immediately and permanently new text end 27.13 new text begin revoke the authorization of any individual determined to have willfully entered, updated, new text end 27.14 new text begin accessed, shared, or disseminated data in violation of this subdivision or any provision of new text end 27.15 new text begin chapter 13. If an individual is determined to have willfully gained access to data without new text end 27.16 new text begin explicit authorization, the matter shall be forwarded to a county attorney for prosecution. new text end 27.17    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 135A.15, is amended by adding a 27.18subdivision to read: 27.19     new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Comprehensive training. new text end new text begin (a) The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota new text end 27.20 new text begin State Colleges and Universities shall, and the University of Minnesota is requested new text end 27.21 new text begin to, provide campus security officers and campus administrators responsible for new text end 27.22 new text begin investigating or adjudicating complaints of sexual assault with comprehensive training on new text end 27.23 new text begin preventing and responding to sexual assault in collaboration with the Bureau of Criminal new text end 27.24 new text begin Apprehension or another law enforcement agency with expertise in criminal sexual new text end 27.25 new text begin conduct. The training for campus security officers shall include a presentation on the new text end 27.26 new text begin dynamics of sexual assault, neurobiological responses to trauma, and best practices for new text end 27.27 new text begin preventing, responding to, and investigating sexual assault. The training for campus new text end 27.28 new text begin administrators responsible for investigating or adjudicating complaints on sexual assault new text end 27.29 new text begin shall include presentations on preventing sexual assault, responding to incidents of new text end 27.30 new text begin sexual assault, the dynamics of sexual assault, neurobiological responses to trauma, and new text end 27.31 new text begin compliance with state and federal laws on sexual assault. new text end 27.32 new text begin (b) The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall, new text end 27.33 new text begin and the University of Minnesota is requested to, require that the following categories of new text end 27.34 new text begin students complete a training on sexual assault: new text end 27.35 new text begin (1) students pursuing a degree or certificate; new text end 28.1 new text begin (2) students who are taking courses through the Postsecondary Enrollment Options new text end 28.2 new text begin Act; and new text end 28.3 new text begin (3) any other categories of students determined by the institution. new text end 28.4 new text begin Students must complete such training no later than ten business days after the start of a new text end 28.5 new text begin student's first semester of classes. Once a student completes such training, institutions new text end 28.6 new text begin must document the student's completion of the training and provide proof of training new text end 28.7 new text begin completion to a student at the student's request. Students enrolled at more than one new text end 28.8 new text begin institution within the same system at the same time are only required to complete the new text end 28.9 new text begin training once. This training shall include information about topics including, but not new text end 28.10 new text begin limited to, sexual assault as defined in subdivision 2; consent as defined in section 609.341, new text end 28.11 new text begin subdivision 4; preventing and reducing the prevalence of sexual assault; procedures for new text end 28.12 new text begin reporting campus sexual assault; and campus resources on sexual assault, including new text end 28.13 new text begin organizations that support victims of sexual assault. new text end 28.14 new text begin (c) The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall, new text end 28.15 new text begin and the University of Minnesota is requested to, annually train individuals responsible new text end 28.16 new text begin for responding to reports of sexual assault. This training shall include information about new text end 28.17 new text begin best practices for interacting with victims of sexual assault, including how to reduce the new text end 28.18 new text begin emotional distress resulting from the reporting, investigatory, and disciplinary process. new text end 28.19    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 135A.15, is amended by adding a 28.20subdivision to read: 28.21     new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Student health services. new text end new text begin (a) The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State new text end 28.22 new text begin Colleges and Universities shall, and the University of Minnesota is requested to, develop new text end 28.23 new text begin and implement a policy that requires student health service providers to screen students new text end 28.24 new text begin for incidents of sexual assault and provide care to sexual assault victims. Student health new text end 28.25 new text begin service providers shall offer students information on resources available to victims and new text end 28.26 new text begin survivors of sexual assault including counseling, mental health services, and procedures new text end 28.27 new text begin for reporting incidents of sexual assault to the institution. new text end 28.28 new text begin (b) The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall, and new text end 28.29 new text begin the University of Minnesota is requested to, require that each institution offering student new text end 28.30 new text begin health or counseling services designate an existing staff member or existing staff members new text end 28.31 new text begin as confidential resources for victims of sexual assault. The confidential resource must be new text end 28.32 new text begin available to meet with victims of sexual assault on a walk-in basis. The confidential new text end 28.33 new text begin resource must provide victims of sexual assault with information about locally available new text end 28.34 new text begin resources for victims of sexual assault including, but not limited to, mental health services new text end 28.35 new text begin and legal assistance. The confidential resource must provide victims of sexual assault new text end 29.1 new text begin with information about the process for reporting an incident of sexual assault to campus new text end 29.2 new text begin authorities or local law enforcement. The victim of sexual assault shall decide whether new text end 29.3 new text begin to report an incident of sexual assault to campus authorities or local law enforcement. new text end 29.4 new text begin Confidential resources must be trained in all aspects of responding to incidents of sexual new text end 29.5 new text begin assault including, but not limited to, best practices for interacting with victims of trauma, new text end 29.6 new text begin preserving evidence, campus disciplinary and local legal processes, and locally available new text end 29.7 new text begin resources for victims of sexual assault. Data shared with a confidential resource is new text end 29.8 new text begin classified as sexual assault communication data as defined by section 13.822, subdivision 1. new text end 29.9 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin The policy required under this subdivision must be in place new text end 29.10 new text begin by January 1, 2017. new text end 29.11    Sec. 12. new text begin [626.891] COOPERATION WITH POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS. new text end 29.12 new text begin Local law enforcement agencies, including law enforcement agencies operated new text end 29.13 new text begin by statutory cities, home rule charter cities, and counties must enter into and honor the new text end 29.14 new text begin memoranda of understanding required under section 135A.15. new text end 29.15    Sec. 13. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end 29.16 new text begin This article is effective August 1, 2016. new text end