1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; requiring the Minnesota State Colleges and 
1.3 	Universities system to give full value to credits earned in the system;proposing 
1.4 	coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136F.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [136F.304] FULL VALUE OF CREDITS.
1.7 	The board must adopt policies that give full value to all credits obtained from a 
1.8 	state college or university for use in satisfying credit requirements for a degree, diploma, 
1.9 	or certificate. Among other policies, the board may adopt policies accepting those 
1.10 	credits for the purpose of meeting general education credits or other distribution credit 
1.11 	requirements. The policies must apply regardless of whether the credits were earned in a 
1.12 	degree, diploma, or certificate program.