1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to legislative enactments; correcting miscellaneous oversights, 
1.3 	inconsistencies, ambiguities, unintended results, and technical errors;amending 
1.4 	Laws 2019, chapter 64, article 1, section 3, subdivision 3.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Laws 2019, chapter 64, article 1, section 3, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

1.7	Subd. 3.Operations and Maintenance
 		721,490,000
		728,470,000
	
1.8 	(a) The Board of Trustees must establish 
1.9 	tuition rates as follows:
1.10 	(1) for the 2019-2020 academic year, the 
1.11 	tuition rate at colleges must not exceed the 
1.12 	2018-2019 academic year rate by more than 
1.13 	three percent, and for the 2020-2021 academic 
1.14 	year, the tuition rate must not exceed the 
1.15 	2019-2020 academic year rate by more than 
1.16 	three percent;
1.17 	(2) for the 2019-2020 academic year, the 
1.18 	tuition rates for undergraduates at universities 
1.19 	must not exceed the 2018-2019 academic year 
1.20 	rate by more than three percent, except as 
1.21 	provided under clause (3), and for the 
1.22 	2020-2021 academic year, the tuition rate must 
2.1 	not exceed the 2019-2020 academic year rate 
2.2 	by more than three percent;
2.3 	(3) for the 2019-2020 academic year, the 
2.4 	university with the lowest 2018-2019 
2.5 	academic year banded tuition rate may 
2.6 	increase its tuition to a tuition rate up to or 
2.7 	equal to the 2019-2020 academic year tuition 
2.8 	rate of the university with the second lowest 
2.9 	2018-2019 academic year banded tuition rate. 
2.10 	For the 2020-2021 academic year, the tuition 
2.11 	rate must not exceed the 2019-2020 academic 
2.12 	year rate by more than three percent; and
2.13 	(4) for the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 
2.14 	academic years, the differential tuition rate for 
2.15 	online courses must not exceed the 2018-2019 
2.16 	academic year rate.
2.17 	The student tuition relief may not be offset by 
2.18 	increases in mandatory fees, charges, or other 
2.19 	assessments to the student. Except under 
2.20 	clause (4), colleges and universities are 
2.21 	permitted to increase differential tuition 
2.22 	charges in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 where 
2.23 	costs for course or program delivery have 
2.24 	increased due to extraordinary circumstances 
2.25 	beyond the control of the college or university. 
2.26 	Rates and rationale must be approved by the 
2.27 	Board of Trustees.
2.28 	(b) $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2020 and 
2.29 	$3,000,000 in fiscal year 2021 are to provide 
2.30 	supplemental aid for operations and 
2.31 	maintenance to the president of each two-year 
2.32 	institution in the system with at least one 
2.33 	campus that is not located in a metropolitan 
2.34 	county, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, 
2.35 	section 473.121, subdivision 4. The board 
3.1 	shall transfer $100,000 for each campus not 
3.2 	located in a metropolitan county in each year 
3.3 	to the president of each institution that 
3.4 	includes such a campus, provided that no 
3.5 	institution may receive more than $300,000 
3.6 	in total supplemental aid each year.
3.7 	(c) The Board of Trustees is requested to help 
3.8 	Minnesota close the attainment gap by funding 
3.9 	activities which improve retention and 
3.10 	completion for students of color.
3.11 	(d) $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2020 and 
3.12 	$6,000,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for 
3.13 	workforce development scholarships under 
3.14 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136F.38. Of this 
3.15 	appropriation, up to $250,000 is available for 
3.16 	the biennium to administer the program. The 
3.17 	base for fiscal year 2022 and thereafter is 
3.18 	$4,000,000.
3.19 	(e) $300,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $300,000 
3.20 	in fiscal year 2021 are for transfer to the Cook 
3.21 	County Higher Education Board to provide 
3.22 	educational programming, workforce 
3.23 	development, and academic support services 
3.24 	to remote regions in northeastern Minnesota. 
3.25 	The Cook County Higher Education Board 
3.26 	shall continue to provide information to the 
3.27 	Board of Trustees on the number of students 
3.28 	served, credit hours delivered, and services 
3.29 	provided to students.
3.30 	(f) This appropriation includes $40,000 in 
3.31 	fiscal year 2020 and $40,000 in fiscal year 
3.32 	2021 to implement the sexual assault policies 
3.33 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.34 	135A.15.
4.1 	(g) This appropriation includes $8,000,000 in 
4.2 	fiscal year 2020 and $8,000,000 in fiscal year 
4.3 	2021 for upgrading the Integrated Statewide 
4.4 	Record System.
4.5 	(h) This appropriation includes $250,000 in 
4.6 	fiscal year 2020 and $250,000 in fiscal year 
4.7 	2021 for developing and offering courses to 
4.8 	implement the Z-Degree textbook program 
4.9 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 136F.305. 
4.10 	This is a onetime appropriation.
4.11 	(i) This appropriation includes $500,000 in 
4.12 	fiscal year 2020 and $500,000 in fiscal year 
4.13 	2021 to support local partnership programs at 
4.14 	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities 
4.15 	campuses. Local partnerships must be 
4.16 	comprised of campuses and local businesses 
4.17 	and may also include K-12 school districts, 
4.18 	trade associations, local chambers of 
4.19 	commerce, and economic development 
4.20 	authorities. Funds must be used to develop 
4.21 	new and accelerate existing employer-led 
4.22 	workforce exposure programs, technical 
4.23 	education pathway programs, dual-training 
4.24 	programs, internships, youth skills training 
4.25 	programs, and other industry-recognized 
4.26 	programs in high-growth, high-demand 
4.27 	industries. Priority consideration for funding 
4.28 	shall be given to local partnerships whose 
4.29 	program addresses an industry with a 
4.30 	demonstrated workforce shortage. Local 
4.31 	partnerships must demonstrate how business 
4.32 	and industry are providing financial and 
4.33 	in-kind contributions to the program. This is 
4.34 	a onetime appropriation.
5.1 	(j) This appropriation includes $250,000 in 
5.2 	fiscal year 2020 and $250,000 in fiscal year 
5.3 	2021 for leveraged equipment acquisition. For 
5.4 	the purposes of this section, "equipment" 
5.5 	means equipment for instructional purposes 
5.6 	for programs that the board has determined 
5.7 	would produce graduates with skills for which 
5.8 	there is a high employer need within the state. 
5.9 	An equipment acquisition may be made using 
5.10 	this appropriation only if matched by cash or 
5.11 	in-kind contributions from nonstate sources. 
5.12 	This is a onetime appropriation.
5.13 	(k) $125,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $125,000 
5.14 	in fiscal year 2021 are for the mental health 
5.15 	services for students required under Minnesota 
5.16 	Statutes, section 136F.20, subdivision 3. This 
5.17 	is a onetime appropriation.
5.18 	(l) The total operations and maintenance base 
5.19 	for fiscal year 2022 and thereafter is 
5.20 	$725,345,000.

5.21 	Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 5.22 	Unless otherwise provided, each section of this act is effective at the time the provision 
5.23 	being corrected is effective.