1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; providing funding and policy changes for the Office 
1.3 	of Higher Education, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, the University 
1.4 	of Minnesota, and the Mayo Clinic; freezing certain tuition rates; creating and 
1.5 	modifying certain student aid programs; restricting limitations on student access 
1.6 	to transcripts; modifying certain school accountability provisions; expanding the 
1.7 	hunger-free campus designation; modifying data provision of the college savings 
1.8 	plan; establishing pilot projects; requiring reports; appropriating money;amending 
1.9 	Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 136A.101, subdivision 5a; 136A.121, 
1.10 	subdivisions 2, 6, 9; 136A.125, subdivisions 2, 4; 136A.126, subdivisions 1, 4; 
1.11 	136A.1275; 136A.1704; 136A.246, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, by adding a 
1.12 	subdivision; 136A.63, subdivision 2; 136A.645; 136A.653, subdivision 5; 
1.13 	136A.675; 136A.68; 136A.822, subdivision 12; 136A.8225; 136A.823, by adding 
1.14 	a subdivision; 136A.827, subdivisions 4, 8; 136F.245, subdivisions 1, 2; 136F.305; 
1.15 	136F.38, subdivision 3; 136G.05, subdivision 10; proposing coding for new law 
1.16 	in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 135A; 136A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, 
1.17 	sections 136A.1703; 136A.823, subdivision 2; 136F.245, subdivision 3; Minnesota 
1.18 	Rules, parts 4830.9050; 4830.9060; 4830.9070; 4830.9080; 4830.9090.
1.19 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.20 	ARTICLE 1
1.21 	APPROPRIATIONS

1.22	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.23 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
1.24 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, 
1.25 	or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. 
1.26 	The figures "2022" and "2023" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under 
1.27 	them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, or June 30, 2023, respectively. 
1.28 	"The first year" is fiscal year 2022. "The second year" is fiscal year 2023. "The biennium" 
1.29 	is fiscal years 2022 and 2023.

2.1				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.2				Available for the Year
	
2.3				Ending June 30
	
2.4					2022
		2023

2.5
2.6	Sec. 2. MINNESOTA OFFICE OF HIGHER 
EDUCATION

2.7	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	275,338,000
	$
	275,198,000
	
2.8 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.9 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.10 	subdivisions.

2.11	Subd. 2.State Grants
 		210,587,000
		210,587,000
	
2.12 	If the appropriation in this subdivision for 
2.13 	either year is insufficient, the appropriation 
2.14 	for the other year is available for it.

2.15	Subd. 3.Child Care Grants
 		6,694,000
		6,694,000

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

2.17	Subd. 5.Interstate Tuition Reciprocity
 		8,500,000
		8,500,000
	
2.18 	If the appropriation in this subdivision for 
2.19 	either year is insufficient, the appropriation 
2.20 	for the other year is available to meet 
2.21 	reciprocity contract obligations.

2.22	Subd. 6.Safety Officer's Survivors
 		100,000
		100,000
	
2.23 	This appropriation is to provide educational 
2.24 	benefits under Minnesota Statutes, section 
2.25 	299A.45, to eligible dependent children and 
2.26 	to the spouses of public safety officers killed 
2.27 	in the line of duty.
2.28 	If the appropriation in this subdivision for 
2.29 	either year is insufficient, the appropriation 
2.30 	for the other year is available for it.

2.31	Subd. 7.American Indian Scholarships
 		3,500,000
		3,500,000
	
2.32 	The commissioner must contract with or 
2.33 	employ at least one person with demonstrated 
3.1 	competence in American Indian culture and 
3.2 	residing in or near the city of Bemidji to assist 
3.3 	students with the scholarships under 
3.4 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.126, and 
3.5 	with other information about financial aid for 
3.6 	which the students may be eligible. Bemidji 
3.7 	State University must provide office space at 
3.8 	no cost to the Office of Higher Education for 
3.9 	purposes of administering the American Indian 
3.10 	scholarship program under Minnesota Statutes, 
3.11 	section 136A.126. This appropriation includes 
3.12 	funding to administer the American Indian 
3.13 	scholarship program.

3.14	Subd. 8.Tribal College Grants
 		150,000
		150,000
	
3.15 	For tribal college assistance grants under 
3.16 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1796.

3.17
3.18	Subd. 9.Intervention for College Attendance 
Program Grants
 		1,500,000
		1,500,000
	
3.19 	For the intervention for college attendance 
3.20 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.21 	136A.861.
3.22 	The commissioner may use no more than three 
3.23 	percent of this appropriation to administer the 
3.24 	intervention for college attendance program 
3.25 	grants.

3.26	Subd. 10.Student-Parent Information
 		122,000
		122,000

3.27	Subd. 11.Get Ready!
 		180,000
		180,000

3.28
3.29	Subd. 12.Minnesota Education Equity 
Partnership
 		45,000
		45,000

3.30	Subd. 13.Midwest Higher Education Compact
 		115,000
		115,000

3.31
3.32	Subd. 14.United Family Medicine Residency 
Program
 		501,000
		501,000
	
3.33 	For a grant to United Family Medicine 
3.34 	residency program. This appropriation shall 
4.1 	be used to support up to 21 resident physicians 
4.2 	each year in family practice at United Family 
4.3 	Medicine residency programs and shall 
4.4 	prepare doctors to practice family care 
4.5 	medicine in underserved rural and urban areas 
4.6 	of the state. It is intended that this program 
4.7 	will improve health care in underserved 
4.8 	communities, provide affordable access to 
4.9 	appropriate medical care, and manage the 
4.10 	treatment of patients in a cost-effective 
4.11 	manner.

4.12	Subd. 15.MnLINK Gateway and Minitex
 		5,905,000
		5,905,000

4.13
4.14	Subd. 16.Statewide Longitudinal Education 
Data System
 		1,782,000
		1,782,000

4.15	Subd. 17.Hennepin Healthcare
 		645,000
		645,000
	
4.16 	For transfer to Hennepin Healthcare for 
4.17 	graduate family medical education programs 
4.18 	at Hennepin Healthcare.

4.19	Subd. 18.College Possible
 		500,000
		500,000
	
4.20 	(a) This appropriation is for immediate transfer 
4.21 	to College Possible to support programs of 
4.22 	college admission and college graduation for 
4.23 	low-income students through an intensive 
4.24 	curriculum of coaching and support at both 
4.25 	the high school and postsecondary level.
4.26 	(b) This appropriation must, to the extent 
4.27 	possible, be proportionately allocated between 
4.28 	students from greater Minnesota and students 
4.29 	in the seven-county metropolitan area.
4.30 	(c) This appropriation must be used by College 
4.31 	Possible only for programs supporting students 
4.32 	who are residents of Minnesota and attending 
4.33 	colleges or universities within Minnesota.
5.1 	(d) By February 1 of each year, College 
5.2 	Possible must report to the chairs and ranking 
5.3 	minority members of the legislative 
5.4 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
5.5 	over higher education and E-12 education on 
5.6 	activities funded by this appropriation. The 
5.7 	report must include, but is not limited to, 
5.8 	information about the expansion of College 
5.9 	Possible in Minnesota, the number of College 
5.10 	Possible coaches hired, the expansion within 
5.11 	existing partner high schools, the expansion 
5.12 	of high school partnerships, the number of 
5.13 	high school and college students served, the 
5.14 	total hours of community service by high 
5.15 	school and college students, and a list of 
5.16 	communities and organizations benefiting 
5.17 	from student service hours.

5.18
5.19	Subd. 19.Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic 
Brain Injury Research Grant Program
 		3,000,000
		3,000,000
	
5.20 	For transfer to the spinal cord and traumatic 
5.21 	brain injury grant account in the special 
5.22 	revenue fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
5.23 	section 136A.901, subdivision 1.
5.24 	The commissioner may use no more than three 
5.25 	percent of the amount transferred under this 
5.26 	subdivision to administer the grant program.

5.27
5.28	Subd. 20.Summer Academic Enrichment 
Program
 		750,000
		750,000
	
5.29 	For summer academic enrichment grants under 
5.30 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.091.
5.31 	The commissioner may use no more than three 
5.32 	percent of this appropriation to administer the 
5.33 	grant program under this subdivision.

5.34
5.35	Subd. 21.Dual Training Competency Grants; 
Office of Higher Education
 		2,000,000
		2,000,000
	
6.1 	For transfer to the Dual Training Competency 
6.2 	Grants account in the special revenue fund 
6.3 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.246, 
6.4 	subdivision 10.

6.5	Subd. 22.Campus Sexual Assault Reporting
 		25,000
		25,000
	
6.6 	For the sexual assault reporting required under 
6.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.15.

6.8
6.9	Subd. 23.Campus Sexual Violence Prevention 
and Response Coordinator
 		150,000
		150,000
	
6.10 	For the Office of Higher Education to staff a 
6.11 	campus sexual violence prevention and 
6.12 	response coordinator to serve as a statewide 
6.13 	resource providing professional development 
6.14 	and guidance on best practices for 
6.15 	postsecondary institutions. $50,000 each year 
6.16 	is for administrative funding to conduct 
6.17 	trainings and provide materials to 
6.18 	postsecondary institutions.

6.19
6.20	Subd. 24.Emergency Assistance for 
Postsecondary Students
 		825,000
		825,000
	
6.21 	(a) This appropriation is for the Office of 
6.22 	Higher Education to allocate grant funds on a 
6.23 	matching basis to eligible institutions as 
6.24 	defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 
6.25 	136A.103, located in Minnesota with a 
6.26 	demonstrable homeless student population.
6.27 	(b) This appropriation shall be used to meet 
6.28 	immediate student needs that could result in 
6.29 	a student not completing the term or their 
6.30 	program including, but not limited to, 
6.31 	emergency housing, food, and transportation. 
6.32 	Institutions shall minimize any negative 
6.33 	impact on student financial aid resulting from 
6.34 	the receipt of emergency funds.
7.1 	(c) The commissioner shall determine the 
7.2 	application process and the grant amounts. 
7.3 	The Office of Higher Education shall partner 
7.4 	with interested postsecondary institutions, 
7.5 	other state agencies, and student groups to 
7.6 	establish the programs.

7.7
7.8	Subd. 25.Grants to Teacher Candidates in 
Shortage Areas
 		500,000
		500,000
	
7.9 	For grants to teacher candidates in shortage 
7.10 	areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.11 	136A.1275.
7.12 	The commissioner may use no more than three 
7.13 	percent of the appropriation for administration 
7.14 	of the program.

7.15
7.16	Subd. 26.Grants to Underrepresented Teacher 
Candidates
 		2,293,000
		2,628,000
	
7.17 	For grants to underrepresented teacher 
7.18 	candidates under Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.19 	136A.1274.
7.20 	The commissioner may use no more than three 
7.21 	percent of the appropriation for administration 
7.22 	of the program.

7.23	Subd. 27.Teacher Shortage Loan Forgiveness
 		200,000
		200,000
	
7.24 	For transfer to the teacher shortage loan 
7.25 	forgiveness repayment account in the special 
7.26 	revenue fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
7.27 	section 136A.1791, subdivision 8.
7.28 	The commissioner may use no more than three 
7.29 	percent of the amount transferred under this 
7.30 	subdivision to administer the program.

7.31
7.32	Subd. 28.Large Animal Veterinarian Loan 
Forgiveness Program
 		375,000
		375,000
	
7.33 	For transfer to the large animal veterinarian 
7.34 	loan forgiveness program account in the 
8.1 	special revenue fund under Minnesota 
8.2 	Statutes, section 136A.1795, subdivision 2.

8.3
8.4	Subd. 29.Agricultural Educators Loan 
Forgiveness
 		50,000
		50,000
	
8.5 	For transfer to the agricultural education loan 
8.6 	forgiveness account in the special revenue 
8.7 	fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 
8.8 	136A.1794, subdivision 2.

8.98.10
	Subd. 30.Aviation Degree Loan Forgiveness 
Program
 		25,000
		25,000
	
8.11 	For transfer to the aviation degree loan 
8.12 	forgiveness program account in the special 
8.13 	revenue fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
8.14 	section 136A.1789, subdivision 2.

8.15
8.16	Subd. 31.Grants for Students with Intellectual 
and Developmental Disabilities
 		200,000
		200,000
	
8.17 	For grants for students with intellectual and 
8.18 	developmental disabilities under Minnesota 
8.19 	Statutes, section 136A.1215.

8.20	Subd. 32.Loan Repayment Assistance Program
 		25,000
		25,000
	
8.21 	For a grant to the Loan Repayment Assistance 
8.22 	Program of Minnesota to provide education 
8.23 	debt relief to attorneys with full-time 
8.24 	employment providing legal advice or 
8.25 	representation to low-income clients or support 
8.26 	services for this work.

8.27
8.28	Subd. 33.Minnesota Independence College and 
Community
 		1,000,000
		1,000,000
	
8.29 	For a grant to Minnesota Independence 
8.30 	College and Community for need-based 
8.31 	scholarships and tuition reduction. Beginning 
8.32 	with students first enrolled in the fall of 2019, 
8.33 	eligibility is limited to resident students as 
9.1 	defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.2 	136A.101, subdivision 8.

9.3	Subd. 34.Student Loan Debt Counseling
 		200,000
		200,000
	
9.4 	For student loan debt counseling under 
9.5 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1788.
9.6 	The Office of Higher Education may use no 
9.7 	more than three percent of the appropriation 
9.8 	to administer the student loan debt counseling 
9.9 	program.

9.10	Subd. 35.Hunger-Free Campus Grants
 		275,000
		223,000
	
9.11 	(a) For grants to Minnesota postsecondary 
9.12 	institutions to meet and maintain the criteria 
9.13 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 136F.245, to 
9.14 	address food insecurity on campus.
9.15 	(b) Awards must be based on head count for 
9.16 	the most recently completed academic year.
9.17 	(c) Institutions must provide matching funds 
9.18 	to receive the hunger-free campus grant.
9.19 	(d) The commissioner of the Office of Higher 
9.20 	Education, in collaboration with the statewide 
9.21 	student associations designated in Minnesota 
9.22 	Statutes, section 136F.245, subdivision 2, shall 
9.23 	create an application process and selection 
9.24 	criteria for awarding the grants.

9.25	Subd. 36.Concurrent Enrollment Grants
 		340,000
		340,000
	
9.26 	For concurrent enrollment grants under 
9.27 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.91.

9.28
9.29	Subd. 37.Addiction Medicine Graduate Medical 
Education Fellowship
 		275,000
		275,000
	
9.30 	(a) This appropriation is for transfer to the 
9.31 	Hennepin County Medical Center to support 
9.32 	up to four physicians enrolled in an addiction 
10.1 	medicine fellowship program. This is a 
10.2 	onetime appropriation.
10.3 	(b) This appropriation shall be used:
10.4 	(1) to train fellows in: (i) diagnostic 
10.5 	interviewing; (ii) motivational interviewing; 
10.6 	(iii) addiction counseling; (iv) recognition and 
10.7 	care of common acute withdrawal syndromes 
10.8 	and complications; (v) pharmacotherapies of 
10.9 	addictive disorders; (vi) epidemiology and 
10.10 	pathophysiology of addiction; (vii) 
10.11 	identification and treatment of addictive 
10.12 	disorders in special populations; (viii) 
10.13 	secondary interventions; (ix) the use of 
10.14 	screening and diagnostic instruments; (x) 
10.15 	inpatient care; and (xi) working within a 
10.16 	multidisciplinary team; and
10.17 	(2) to prepare fellows to practice addiction 
10.18 	medicine in rural and underserved areas of the 
10.19 	state.

10.20
10.21	Subd. 38.Aspiring Teachers of Color 
Scholarships
 		2,000,000
		2,500,000
	
10.22 	(a) This appropriation is for the aspiring 
10.23 	teachers of color scholarship program under 
10.24 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1273.
10.25 	(b) The commissioner of the Office of Higher 
10.26 	Education may use no more than three percent 
10.27 	of the appropriation to administer the aspiring 
10.28 	teachers of color scholarship program.
10.29 	(c) This is a onetime appropriation. The base 
10.30 	for this appropriation is $0 in fiscal year 2024 
10.31 	and later.

10.32	Subd. 39.Direct Admissions
 		925,000
		75,000
	
10.33 	For the direct admissions pilot program in 
10.34 	article 2, section 39.

11.1	Subd. 40.Agency Administration
 		4,577,000
		4,504,000

11.2	Subd. 41.Balances Forward
 					
11.3 	A balance in the first year under this section 
11.4 	does not cancel, but is available for the second 
11.5 	year.

11.6	Subd. 42.Transfers
 					
11.7 	The commissioner of the Office of Higher 
11.8 	Education may transfer unencumbered 
11.9 	balances from the appropriations in this 
11.10 	section to the state grant appropriation, the 
11.11 	interstate tuition reciprocity appropriation, the 
11.12 	child care grant appropriation, the Indian 
11.13 	scholarship appropriation, the state work-study 
11.14 	appropriation, the get ready appropriation, the 
11.15 	intervention for college attendance 
11.16 	appropriation, the student-parent information 
11.17 	appropriation, the summer academic 
11.18 	enrichment program appropriation, and the 
11.19 	public safety officers' survivors appropriation. 
11.20 	Transfers from the hunger-free campus 
11.21 	appropriation may only be made to the 
11.22 	emergency assistance for postsecondary 
11.23 	students appropriation. Transfers from the 
11.24 	child care or state work-study appropriations 
11.25 	may only be made to the extent there is a 
11.26 	projected surplus in the appropriation. A 
11.27 	transfer may be made only with prior written 
11.28 	notice to the chairs and ranking minority 
11.29 	members of the senate and house of 
11.30 	representatives committees with jurisdiction 
11.31 	over higher education finance.

11.32
11.33
11.34	Sec. 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE 
MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND 
UNIVERSITIES

11.35	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	786,284,000
	$
	807,384,000
	
12.1 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
12.2 	purpose are specified in the following 
12.3 	subdivisions.

12.4
12.5	Subd. 2.Central Office and Shared Services 
Unit
 		33,074,000
		33,074,000
	
12.6 	For the Office of the Chancellor and the 
12.7 	Shared Services Division.

12.8	Subd. 3.Operations and Maintenance
 		749,095,000
		770,195,000
	
12.9 	(a) For the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 
12.10 	academic years, the tuition rates for 
12.11 	undergraduates at colleges and universities 
12.12 	must not exceed the 2020-2021 academic year 
12.13 	rates.
12.14 	(b) $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 and 
12.15 	$3,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 are to provide 
12.16 	supplemental aid for operations and 
12.17 	maintenance to the president of each two-year 
12.18 	institution in the system with at least one 
12.19 	campus that is not located in a metropolitan 
12.20 	county, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, 
12.21 	section 473.121, subdivision 4. The board 
12.22 	shall transfer $100,000 for each campus not 
12.23 	located in a metropolitan county in each year 
12.24 	to the president of each institution that 
12.25 	includes such a campus, provided that no 
12.26 	institution may receive more than $300,000 
12.27 	in total supplemental aid each year.
12.28 	(c) The Board of Trustees is requested to help 
12.29 	Minnesota close the attainment gap by funding 
12.30 	activities which improve retention and 
12.31 	completion for students of color.
12.32 	(d) $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 and 
12.33 	$4,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 are for 
13.1 	workforce development scholarships under 
13.2 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136F.38.
13.3 	(e) $300,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $300,000 
13.4 	in fiscal year 2023 are for transfer to the Cook 
13.5 	County Higher Education Board to provide 
13.6 	educational programming, workforce 
13.7 	development, and academic support services 
13.8 	to remote regions in northeastern Minnesota. 
13.9 	The Cook County Higher Education Board 
13.10 	shall continue to provide information to the 
13.11 	Board of Trustees on the number of students 
13.12 	served, credit hours delivered, and services 
13.13 	provided to students.
13.14 	(f) This appropriation includes $40,000 in 
13.15 	fiscal year 2022 and $40,000 in fiscal year 
13.16 	2023 to implement the sexual assault policies 
13.17 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.18 	135A.15.
13.19 	(g) This appropriation includes $8,000,000 in 
13.20 	fiscal year 2022 and $8,000,000 in fiscal year 
13.21 	2023 for upgrading the Integrated Statewide 
13.22 	Record System.
13.23 	(h) This appropriation includes $1,250,000 in 
13.24 	fiscal year 2022 and $1,250,000 in fiscal year 
13.25 	2023 to support students in meeting critical 
13.26 	needs, including providing online mental 
13.27 	health resources and an online information 
13.28 	hub to connect students with state and local 
13.29 	resources that address basic needs, including 
13.30 	housing and food insecurity.
13.31 	(i) This appropriation includes $500,000 in 
13.32 	fiscal year 2022 and $500,000 in fiscal year 
13.33 	2023 to implement the Z-Degree program 
14.1 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 136F.305. 
14.2 	This is a onetime appropriation.
14.3 	(j) This appropriation includes $400,000 in 
14.4 	fiscal year 2022 and $0 in fiscal year 2023 for 
14.5 	the career and technical educator pilot project 
14.6 	under article 2, section 40. Of this amount, 
14.7 	$250,000 is for transfer to Winona State 
14.8 	University and $150,000 is for transfer to 
14.9 	Minnesota State College Southeast for the 
14.10 	purposes listed in article 2, section 40. 
14.11 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
14.12 	16A.28, unencumbered balances under this 
14.13 	section do not cancel until July 1, 2025.
14.14 	(k) $100,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $100,000 
14.15 	in fiscal year 2023 are for the mental health 
14.16 	services for students required under Minnesota 
14.17 	Statutes, section 136F.20, subdivision 3.
14.18 	(l) The total operations and maintenance base 
14.19 	for fiscal year 2024 and later is $769,695,000.

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

14.21
14.22	Sec. 4. BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE 
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

14.23	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	688,313,000
	$
	700,563,000

14.24	Appropriations by Fund
	
14.25		2022
	2023
	
14.26	General
	686,156,000
	698,406,000
	
14.27	Health Care Access
	2,157,000
	2,157,000
	
14.28 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
14.29 	purpose are specified in the following 
14.30 	subdivisions.

14.31	Subd. 2.Operations and Maintenance
 		616,718,000
		628,968,000
	
14.32 	(a) $15,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 and 
14.33 	$15,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 are to: (1) 
15.1 	increase the medical school's research 
15.2 	capacity; (2) improve the medical school's 
15.3 	ranking in National Institutes of Health 
15.4 	funding; (3) ensure the medical school's 
15.5 	national prominence by attracting and 
15.6 	retaining world-class faculty, staff, and 
15.7 	students; (4) invest in physician training 
15.8 	programs in rural and underserved 
15.9 	communities; and (5) translate the medical 
15.10 	school's research discoveries into new 
15.11 	treatments and cures to improve the health of 
15.12 	Minnesotans.
15.13 	(b) $7,800,000 in fiscal year 2022 and 
15.14 	$7,800,000 in fiscal year 2023 are for health 
15.15 	training restoration. This appropriation must 
15.16 	be used to support all of the following: (1) 
15.17 	faculty physicians who teach at eight residency 
15.18 	program sites, including medical resident and 
15.19 	student training programs in the Department 
15.20 	of Family Medicine; (2) the Mobile Dental 
15.21 	Clinic; and (3) expansion of geriatric 
15.22 	education and family programs.
15.23 	(c) $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 and 
15.24 	$4,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 are for the 
15.25 	Minnesota Discovery, Research, and 
15.26 	InnoVation Economy funding program for 
15.27 	cancer care research.
15.28 	(d) $500,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $500,000 
15.29 	in fiscal year 2023 are for the University of 
15.30 	Minnesota, Morris branch, to cover the costs 
15.31 	of tuition waivers under Minnesota Statutes, 
15.32 	section 137.16.
15.33 	(e) $150,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $150,000 
15.34 	in fiscal year 2023 are for the advisory council 
15.35 	on rare diseases under Minnesota Statutes, 
16.1 	section 137.68. The base for this appropriation 
16.2 	is $0 in fiscal year 2024 and later.
16.3 	(f) The total operations and maintenance base 
16.4 	for fiscal year 2024 and later is $628,818,000.

16.5	Subd. 3.Primary Care Education Initiatives
 		2,157,000
		2,157,000
	
16.6 	This appropriation is from the health care 
16.7 	access fund.

16.8	Subd. 4.Special Appropriations

16.9	(a) Agriculture and Extension Service
		42,922,000
		42,922,000
	
16.10 	For the Agricultural Experiment Station and 
16.11 	the Minnesota Extension Service:
16.12 	(1) the agricultural experiment stations and 
16.13 	Minnesota Extension Service must convene 
16.14 	agricultural advisory groups to focus research, 
16.15 	education, and extension activities on producer 
16.16 	needs and implement an outreach strategy that 
16.17 	more effectively and rapidly transfers research 
16.18 	results and best practices to producers 
16.19 	throughout the state;
16.20 	(2) this appropriation includes funding for 
16.21 	research and outreach on the production of 
16.22 	renewable energy from Minnesota biomass 
16.23 	resources, including agronomic crops, plant 
16.24 	and animal wastes, and native plants or trees. 
16.25 	The following areas should be prioritized and 
16.26 	carried out in consultation with Minnesota 
16.27 	producers, renewable energy, and bioenergy 
16.28 	organizations:
16.29 	(i) biofuel and other energy production from 
16.30 	perennial crops, small grains, row crops, and 
16.31 	forestry products in conjunction with the 
16.32 	Natural Resources Research Institute (NRRI);
17.1 	(ii) alternative bioenergy crops and cropping 
17.2 	systems; and
17.3 	(iii) biofuel coproducts used for livestock feed;
17.4 	(3) this appropriation includes funding for the 
17.5 	College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural 
17.6 	Resources Sciences to establish and provide 
17.7 	leadership for organic agronomic, 
17.8 	horticultural, livestock, and food systems 
17.9 	research, education, and outreach and for the 
17.10 	purchase of state-of-the-art laboratory, 
17.11 	planting, tilling, harvesting, and processing 
17.12 	equipment necessary for this project;
17.13 	(4) this appropriation includes funding for 
17.14 	research efforts that demonstrate a renewed 
17.15 	emphasis on the needs of the state's agriculture 
17.16 	community. The following areas should be 
17.17 	prioritized and carried out in consultation with 
17.18 	Minnesota farm organizations:
17.19 	(i) vegetable crop research with priority for 
17.20 	extending the Minnesota vegetable growing 
17.21 	season;
17.22 	(ii) fertilizer and soil fertility research and 
17.23 	development;
17.24 	(iii) soil, groundwater, and surface water 
17.25 	conservation practices and contaminant 
17.26 	reduction research;
17.27 	(iv) discovering and developing plant varieties 
17.28 	that use nutrients more efficiently;
17.29 	(v) breeding and development of turf seed and 
17.30 	other biomass resources in all three Minnesota 
17.31 	biomes;
18.1 	(vi) development of new disease-resistant and 
18.2 	pest-resistant varieties of turf and agronomic 
18.3 	crops;
18.4 	(vii) utilizing plant and livestock cells to treat 
18.5 	and cure human diseases;
18.6 	(viii) the development of dairy coproducts;
18.7 	(ix) a rapid agricultural response fund for 
18.8 	current or emerging animal, plant, and insect 
18.9 	problems affecting production or food safety;
18.10 	(x) crop pest and animal disease research;
18.11 	(xi) developing animal agriculture that is 
18.12 	capable of sustainably feeding the world;
18.13 	(xii) consumer food safety education and 
18.14 	outreach;
18.15 	(xiii) programs to meet the research and 
18.16 	outreach needs of organic livestock and crop 
18.17 	farmers; and
18.18 	(xiv) alternative bioenergy crops and cropping 
18.19 	systems; and growing, harvesting, and 
18.20 	transporting biomass plant material; and
18.21 	(5) by February 1, 2023, the Board of Regents 
18.22 	must submit a report to the legislative 
18.23 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
18.24 	over agriculture and higher education finance 
18.25 	on the status and outcomes of research and 
18.26 	initiatives funded in this paragraph.

18.27	(b) Health Sciences
		9,204,000
		9,204,000
	
18.28 	$346,000 each year is to support up to 12 
18.29 	resident physicians in the St. Cloud Hospital 
18.30 	family practice residency program. The 
18.31 	program must prepare doctors to practice 
18.32 	primary care medicine in rural areas of the 
19.1 	state. The legislature intends this program to 
19.2 	improve health care in rural communities, 
19.3 	provide affordable access to appropriate 
19.4 	medical care, and manage the treatment of 
19.5 	patients in a more cost-effective manner. The 
19.6 	remainder of this appropriation is for the rural 
19.7 	physicians associates program; the Veterinary 
19.8 	Diagnostic Laboratory; health sciences 
19.9 	research; dental care; the Biomedical 
19.10 	Engineering Center; and the collaborative 
19.11 	partnership between the University of 
19.12 	Minnesota and Mayo Clinic for regenerative 
19.13 	medicine, research, clinical translation, and 
19.14 	commercialization.

19.15	(c) College of Science and Engineering
		1,140,000
		1,140,000
	
19.16 	For the geological survey and the talented 
19.17 	youth mathematics program.

19.18	(d) System Special
		8,181,000
		8,181,000
	
19.19 	For general research, the Labor Education 
19.20 	Service, Natural Resources Research Institute, 
19.21 	Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, Bell 
19.22 	Museum of Natural History, and the 
19.23 	Humphrey exhibit.
19.24 	$3,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $3,000,000 
19.25 	in fiscal year 2023 are for the Natural 
19.26 	Resources Research Institute to invest in 
19.27 	applied research for economic development.
19.28 	The base for this appropriation is $7,181,000 
19.29 	in fiscal year 2024 and later and, of this 
19.30 	amount, $2,000,000 per fiscal year is for the 
19.31 	Natural Resources Research Institute to invest 
19.32 	in applied research for economic development.

19.33
19.34	(e) University of Minnesota and Mayo 
Foundation Partnership
		7,991,000
		7,991,000
	
20.1 	This appropriation is for the following 
20.2 	activities:
20.3 	(1) $7,491,000 in fiscal year 2022 and 
20.4 	$7,491,000 in fiscal year 2023 are for the 
20.5 	direct and indirect expenses of the 
20.6 	collaborative research partnership between the 
20.7 	University of Minnesota and the Mayo 
20.8 	Foundation for research in biotechnology and 
20.9 	medical genomics. An annual report on the 
20.10 	expenditure of these funds must be submitted 
20.11 	to the governor and the chairs of the legislative 
20.12 	committees responsible for higher education 
20.13 	finance by June 30 of each fiscal year.
20.14 	(2) $500,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $500,000 
20.15 	in fiscal year 2023 are to award competitive 
20.16 	grants to conduct research into the prevention, 
20.17 	treatment, causes, and cures of Alzheimer's 
20.18 	disease and other dementias.

20.19	Subd. 5.Academic Health Center
 					
20.20 	The appropriation for Academic Health Center 
20.21 	funding under Minnesota Statutes, section 
20.22 	297F.10, is estimated to be $22,250,000 each 
20.23 	year.

20.24	Sec. 5. MAYO CLINIC

20.25	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	1,351,000
	$
	1,351,000
	
20.26 	The amounts that may be spent are specified 
20.27 	in the following subdivisions.

20.28	Subd. 2.Medical School
 		665,000
		665,000
	
20.29 	The state must pay a capitation each year for 
20.30 	each student who is a resident of Minnesota. 
20.31 	The appropriation may be transferred between 
20.32 	each year of the biennium to accommodate 
20.33 	enrollment fluctuations. It is intended that 
21.1 	during the biennium the Mayo Clinic use the 
21.2 	capitation money to increase the number of 
21.3 	doctors practicing in rural areas in need of 
21.4 	doctors.

21.5
21.6	Subd. 3.Family Practice and Graduate 
Residency Program
 		686,000
		686,000
	
21.7 	The state must pay stipend support for up to 
21.8 	27 residents each year.

21.9 	Sec. 6. CANCELLATIONS; FISCAL YEAR 2021.
 21.10 	(a) $340,000 of the fiscal year 2021 general fund appropriation under Laws 2019, chapter 
21.11 	64, article 1, section 2, subdivisions 11, 25, and 26, is canceled.
21.12 	(b) $5,000,000 of the fiscal year 2021 general fund appropriation under Laws 2019, 
21.13 	chapter 64, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, is canceled.
21.14 	(c) This section is effective the day following final enactment.

21.15 	ARTICLE 2
21.16 	HIGHER EDUCATION PROVISIONS

21.17 	Section 1. [135A.144] TRANSCRIPT ACCESS.
21.18 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) The terms defined in this subdivision apply to this section.
21.19 	(b) "Debt" means any money, obligation, claim, or sum, due or owed, or alleged to be 
21.20 	due or owed, from a student that appears on the student account. Debt does not include the 
21.21 	fee, if any, charged to all students for the actual costs of providing the transcripts.
21.22 	(c) "School" means any public institution governed by the Board of Trustees of the 
21.23 	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, private postsecondary educational institution 
21.24 	as defined under section 136A.62 or 136A.821, or public or private entity responsible for 
21.25 	providing transcripts to current or former students of an educational institution. Institutions 
21.26 	governed by the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota are requested to comply 
21.27 	with this section.
21.28 	(d) "Transcript" means the statement of an individual's academic record, including 
21.29 	official transcripts or the certified statement of an individual's academic record provided 
21.30 	by a school, and unofficial transcripts or the uncertified statement of an individual's academic 
21.31 	record provided by a school.
22.1 		Subd. 2.Prohibited practices. A school must not:
22.2 	(1) refuse to provide a transcript for a current or former student because the student owes 
22.3 	a debt to the school if:
22.4 	(i) the debt owed is less than $500;
22.5 	(ii) the student has entered into and, as determined by the institution, is in compliance 
22.6 	with a payment plan with the school;
22.7 	(iii) the transcript request is made by a prospective employer for the student; or
22.8 	(iv) the school has sent the debt for repayment to the Department of Revenue or to a 
22.9 	collection agency, as defined in section 332.31, subdivision 3, external to the institution; 
22.10 	or
22.11 	(2) charge an additional or a higher fee for obtaining a transcript or provide less favorable 
22.12 	treatment of a transcript request because a student owes a debt to the originating school.
22.13 		Subd. 3.Institutional policy. (a) Institutions that use transcript issuance as a tool for 
22.14 	debt collection must have a policy accessible to students that outlines how the institution 
22.15 	collects on debts owed to the institution.
22.16 	(b) Institutions shall seek to use transcript issuance as a tool for debt collection for the 
22.17 	fewest number of cases possible.

22.18 	Sec. 2. [136A.057] STUDENT TRANSFER REPORTING.
22.19 	(a) The commissioner must report on the office's website summary data on students 
22.20 	who, within the most recent academic year, withdrew from enrollment without completing 
22.21 	a degree or credential program at a public postsecondary institution in Minnesota. The 
22.22 	summary data must include whether the students who withdrew transferred to another 
22.23 	institution and the institutions transferred to and from.
22.24 	(b) Summary data must be aggregated by postsecondary institution and degree or 
22.25 	credential program. Summary data must be disaggregated by race, ethnicity, Pell eligibility, 
22.26 	and age.
22.27 	(c) The commissioner must post the initial data on the office's website on or before 
22.28 	February 15, 2022, and must update the data at least annually thereafter.

23.1 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136A.101, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
23.2 		Subd. 5a.Assigned family responsibility. "Assigned family responsibility" means the 
23.3 	amount of a family's contribution to a student's cost of attendance, as determined by a federal 
23.4 	need analysis. For dependent students, the assigned family responsibility is 82 percent of 
23.5 	the parental contribution. For independent students with dependents other than a spouse, 
23.6 	the assigned family responsibility is 74 73 percent of the student contribution. For 
23.7 	independent students without dependents other than a spouse, the assigned family 
23.8 	responsibility is 38 37 percent of the student contribution.

23.9 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136A.121, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
23.10 		Subd. 2.Eligibility for grants. (a) An applicant is eligible to be considered for a grant, 
23.11 	regardless of the applicant's sex, creed, race, color, national origin, or ancestry, under sections 
23.12 	136A.095 to 136A.131 if the office finds that the applicant:
23.13 	(1) is a resident of the state of Minnesota;
23.14 	(2) is a graduate of a secondary school or its equivalent, or is 17 years of age or over, 
23.15 	and has met all requirements for admission as a student to an eligible college or technical 
23.16 	college of choice as defined in sections 136A.095 to 136A.131;
23.17 	(3) has met the financial need criteria established in Minnesota Rules;
23.18 	(4) is not in default, as defined by the office, of any federal or state student educational 
23.19 	loan; and
23.20 	(5) is not more than 30 days in arrears in court-ordered child support that is collected or 
23.21 	enforced by the public authority responsible for child support enforcement or, if the applicant 
23.22 	is more than 30 days in arrears in court-ordered child support that is collected or enforced 
23.23 	by the public authority responsible for child support enforcement, but is complying with a 
23.24 	written payment agreement under section 518A.69 or order for arrearages.
23.25 	(b) A student who is entitled to an additional semester or the equivalent of grant eligibility 
23.26 	if the student withdraws from enrollment:
23.27 	(1) for active military service after December 31, 2002, because the student was ordered 
23.28 	to active military service as defined in section 190.05, subdivision 5b or 5c, or who withdraws 
23.29 	from enrollment;
23.30 	(2) for a major illness serious health condition, while under the care of a medical 
23.31 	professional, that substantially limits the student's ability to complete the term is entitled to 
23.32 	an additional semester or the equivalent of grant eligibility.; or
24.1 	(3) while providing care that substantially limits the student's ability to complete the 
24.2 	term to the student's spouse, child, or parent who has a serious health condition.

24.3 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136A.121, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
24.4 		Subd. 6.Cost of attendance. (a) The recognized cost of attendance consists of: (1) an 
24.5 	allowance specified in law for living and miscellaneous expenses, and (2) an allowance for 
24.6 	tuition and fees equal to the lesser of the average tuition and fees charged by the institution, 
24.7 	or a tuition and fee maximum if one is established in law. If no living and miscellaneous 
24.8 	expense allowance is established in law, the allowance is equal to 106 113 percent of the 
24.9 	federal poverty guidelines for a one person household in Minnesota for nine months. If no 
24.10 	tuition and fee maximum is established in law, the allowance for tuition and fees is equal 
24.11 	to the lesser of: (1) the average tuition and fees charged by the institution, and (2) for 
24.12 	two-year programs, an amount equal to the highest tuition and fees charged at a public 
24.13 	two-year institution, or for four-year programs, an amount equal to the highest tuition and 
24.14 	fees charged at a public university.
24.15 	(b) For a student registering for less than full time, the office shall prorate the cost of 
24.16 	attendance to the actual number of credits for which the student is enrolled.
24.17 	(c) The recognized cost of attendance for a student who is confined to a Minnesota 
24.18 	correctional institution shall consist of the tuition and fee component in paragraph (a), with 
24.19 	no allowance for living and miscellaneous expenses.
24.20 	(d) For the purpose of this subdivision, "fees" include only those fees that are mandatory 
24.21 	and charged to full-time resident students attending the institution. Fees do not include 
24.22 	charges for tools, equipment, computers, or other similar materials where the student retains 
24.23 	ownership. Fees include charges for these materials if the institution retains ownership. Fees 
24.24 	do not include optional or punitive fees.

24.25 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136A.121, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
24.26 		Subd. 9.Awards. An undergraduate student who meets the office's requirements is 
24.27 	eligible to apply for and receive a grant in any year of undergraduate study unless the student 
24.28 	has obtained a baccalaureate degree or previously has been enrolled full time or the equivalent 
24.29 	for eight semesters or the equivalent, excluding (1) courses taken from a Minnesota school 
24.30 	or postsecondary institution which is not participating in the state grant program and from 
24.31 	which a student transferred no credit, and (2) courses taken that qualify as developmental 
24.32 	education or below college-level. A student enrolled in a two-year program at a four-year 
25.1 	institution is only eligible for the tuition and fee maximums established by law for two-year 
25.2 	institutions.

25.3 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136A.125, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
25.4 		Subd. 2.Eligible students. (a) An applicant is eligible for a child care grant if the 
25.5 	applicant:
25.6 	(1) is a resident of the state of Minnesota or the applicant's spouse is a resident of the 
25.7 	state of Minnesota;
25.8 	(2) has a child 12 years of age or younger, or 14 years of age or younger who is disabled 
25.9 	as defined in section 125A.02, and who is receiving or will receive care on a regular basis 
25.10 	from a licensed or legal, nonlicensed caregiver;
25.11 	(3) is income eligible as determined by the office's policies and rules, but is not a recipient 
25.12 	of assistance from the Minnesota family investment program;
25.13 	(4) either has not earned a baccalaureate degree and has been enrolled full time less than
25.14 	received child care grant funds for a period of ten semesters or the equivalent, or has earned 
25.15 	a baccalaureate degree and has been enrolled full time less than ten semesters or the 
25.16 	equivalent in a graduate or professional degree program;
25.17 	(5) is pursuing a nonsectarian program or course of study that applies to an undergraduate, 
25.18 	graduate, or professional degree, diploma, or certificate;
25.19 	(6) is enrolled in at least six credits one credit in an undergraduate program or one credit 
25.20 	in a graduate or professional program in an eligible institution; and
25.21 	(7) is in good academic standing and making satisfactory academic progress.
25.22 	(b) A student who is entitled to an additional semester or equivalent of grant eligibility 
25.23 	and will be considered to be in continuing enrollment status upon return if the student
25.24 	withdraws from enrollment:
25.25 	(1) for active military service after December 31, 2002, because the student was ordered 
25.26 	to active military service as defined in section 190.05, subdivision 5b or 5c, or;
25.27 	(2) for a major illness serious health condition, while under the care of a medical 
25.28 	professional, that substantially limits the student's ability to complete the term is entitled to 
25.29 	an additional semester or the equivalent of grant eligibility and will be considered to be in 
25.30 	continuing enrollment status upon return.; or
26.1 	(3) while providing care that substantially limits the student's ability to complete the 
26.2 	term to the student's spouse, child, or parent who has a serious health condition.

26.3 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136A.125, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
26.4 		Subd. 4.Amount and length of grants. (a) The amount of a child care grant must be 
26.5 	based on:
26.6 	(1) the income of the applicant and the applicant's spouse;
26.7 	(2) the number in the applicant's family, as defined by the office; and
26.8 	(3) the number of eligible children in the applicant's family.
26.9 	(b) (a) The maximum award to the applicant shall be $3,000 equals the maximum federal 
26.10 	Pell Grant for each eligible child per academic year, except that the campus financial aid 
26.11 	officer may apply to the office for approval to increase grants by up to ten percent to 
26.12 	compensate for higher market charges for infant care in a community. The office shall 
26.13 	develop policies to determine community market costs and review institutional requests for 
26.14 	compensatory grant increases to ensure need and equal treatment. The office shall prepare 
26.15 	a chart to show the amount of a grant that will be awarded per child based on the factors in 
26.16 	this subdivision. The chart shall include a range of income and family size.
26.17 	(c) (b) Applicants with family incomes expected family contributions at or below a 
26.18 	percentage of the federal poverty level the qualifying expected family contribution for the 
26.19 	federal Pell Grant, as determined by the commissioner, will qualify for the maximum award. 
26.20 	The commissioner shall attempt to set the percentage at a level estimated to fully expend 
26.21 	the available appropriation for child care grants. Applicants with family incomes expected 
26.22 	family contributions exceeding that threshold will but less than 200 percent of the qualifying 
26.23 	expected family contribution receive the maximum award minus ten percent of their income 
26.24 	exceeding that threshold an amount proportional to their expected family contribution as 
26.25 	determined by the commissioner. If the result is less than zero, the grant is zero.
26.26 	(d) (c) The academic year award amount must be disbursed by academic term using the 
26.27 	following formula:
26.28 	(1) the academic year amount described in paragraph (b) (a);
26.29 	(2) divided by the number of terms in the academic year; and
26.30 	(3) divided by 15 for undergraduate students and six for graduate and professional 
26.31 	students; and
27.1 	(4) (3) multiplied by the number of credits for which the student is enrolled that academic 
27.2 	term, up to 15 credits for undergraduate students and six for graduate and professional 
27.3 	students. applicable enrollment factor:
27.4 	(i) 1.00 for undergraduate students enrolled in 12 or more semester credits or the 
27.5 	equivalent or for graduate students enrolled in six or more semester credits or the equivalent;
27.6 	(ii) 0.75 for undergraduate students enrolled in nine, ten, or 11 semester credits or the 
27.7 	equivalent or for graduate students enrolled in five semester credits or the equivalent;
27.8 	(iii) 0.50 for undergraduate students enrolled in six, seven, or eight semester credits or 
27.9 	the equivalent or for graduate students enrolled in three or four semester credits or the 
27.10 	equivalent; and
27.11 	(iv) 0.25 for undergraduate students enrolled in at least one but less than six semester 
27.12 	credits or the equivalent or for graduate students enrolled in one or two semester credits or 
27.13 	the equivalent.
27.14 	(e) (d) Payments shall be made each academic term to the student or to the child care 
27.15 	provider, as determined by the institution. Institutions may make payments more than once 
27.16 	within the academic term.

27.17 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136A.126, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
27.18 		Subdivision 1.Student eligibility. The commissioner shall establish procedures for the 
27.19 	distribution of scholarships to a Minnesota resident student as defined under section 
27.20 	136A.101, subdivision 8, who:
27.21 	(1) is of one-fourth or more Indian ancestry or is an enrolled member or citizen of a 
27.22 	federally recognized American Indian or Canadian First Nations tribe;
27.23 	(2) has applied for other existing state and federal scholarship and grant programs;
27.24 	(3) is meeting satisfactory academic progress as defined under section 136A.101, 
27.25 	subdivision 10;
27.26 	(4) is not in default, as defined by the office, of a federal or state student educational 
27.27 	loan;
27.28 	(5) if enrolled in an undergraduate program, is eligible or would be eligible to receive 
27.29 	a federal Pell Grant or a state grant based on the federal needs analysis and is enrolled for 
27.30 	nine semester credits per term or more, or the equivalent; and
28.1 	(6) if enrolled in a graduate program, demonstrates a remaining financial need in the 
28.2 	award amount calculation and is enrolled, per term, on a half-time basis or more as defined 
28.3 	by the postsecondary institution.

28.4 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136A.126, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
28.5 		Subd. 4.Award amount. (a) Each student shall be awarded a scholarship based on the 
28.6 	federal need analysis. Applicants are encouraged to apply for all other sources of financial 
28.7 	aid. The amount of the award must not exceed the applicant's cost of attendance, as defined 
28.8 	in subdivision 3, after deducting:
28.9 	(1) the expected family contribution as calculated by the federal need analysis;
28.10 	(2) the amount of a federal Pell Grant award for which the applicant is eligible;
28.11 	(3) the amount of the state grant;
28.12 	(4) the federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant;
28.13 	(5) the sum of all institutional grants, scholarships, tuition waivers, and tuition remission 
28.14 	amounts;
28.15 	(6) the sum of all tribal scholarships;
28.16 	(7) the amount of any other state and federal gift aid; and
28.17 	(8) the amount of any private grants or scholarships.
28.18 	(b) The award shall be paid directly to the postsecondary institution where the student 
28.19 	receives federal financial aid.
28.20 	(c) Awards are limited as follows:
28.21 	(1) the maximum award for an undergraduate is $4,000 per award academic year;
28.22 	(2) the maximum award for a graduate student is $6,000 per award academic year; and
28.23 	(3) the minimum award for all students is $100 per award academic year.
28.24 	(d) Scholarships may not be given to any Indian student for more than three years of 
28.25 	study for a two-year degree, certificate, or diploma program or five years of study for a 
28.26 	four-year degree program at the undergraduate level and for more than five years at the 
28.27 	graduate level. Students may acquire only one degree per level and one terminal graduate 
28.28 	degree. Scholarships may not be given to any student for more than ten years including five 
28.29 	years of undergraduate study and five years of graduate study.
29.1 	(e) Scholarships may be given to an eligible student for four quarters, three semesters, 
29.2 	or the equivalent during the course of a single fiscal year. In calculating the award amount, 
29.3 	the office must use the same calculation it would for any other term.

29.4 	Sec. 11. [136A.1273] ASPIRING MINNESOTA TEACHERS OF COLOR 
29.5 	SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.
29.6 		Subdivision 1.Scholarship program established. The commissioner must establish a 
29.7 	scholarship program to support undergraduate and graduate students who are preparing to 
29.8 	become teachers, have demonstrated financial need, and belong to racial or ethnic groups 
29.9 	underrepresented in the state's teacher workforce.
29.10 		Subd. 2.Eligibility. (a) To be eligible for a scholarship under this section, an applicant 
29.11 	must:
29.12 	(1) be admitted and enrolled in a teacher preparation program approved by the 
29.13 	Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board and be seeking initial licensure, or 
29.14 	be enrolled in an eligible institution under section 136A.103 and be completing a two-year 
29.15 	program specifically designed to prepare early childhood educators;
29.16 	(2) affirm to the teacher preparation program or the Office of Higher Education that the 
29.17 	applicant is a person of color or American Indian;
29.18 	(3) be meeting satisfactory academic progress as defined under section 136A.101, 
29.19 	subdivision 10; and
29.20 	(4) demonstrate financial need based on criteria developed by the commissioner.
29.21 	(b) An eligible applicant may receive a scholarship award more than once, but may 
29.22 	receive a total of no more than $25,000 in scholarship awards from the program.
29.23 		Subd. 3.Scholarship award amount. (a) The commissioner shall establish the 
29.24 	scholarship award amount based upon the anticipated number of eligible applicants and the 
29.25 	funds available for the program. The established award amount is subject to the requirements 
29.26 	of paragraphs (b) through (e) of this subdivision. If the funds available for the program are 
29.27 	insufficient to make full awards to all eligible applicants, the commissioner must reduce 
29.28 	the established scholarship award amount.
29.29 	(b) The maximum award amount is $10,000 per year for full-time study prior to student 
29.30 	teaching. For undergraduate students, full-time study means enrollment in a minimum of 
29.31 	12 or more credits per term. For graduate students, full-time study means enrollment that 
29.32 	the institution deems sufficient to confer full-time graduate student status.
30.1 	(c) If an eligible applicant is enrolled in a program for one term during the academic 
30.2 	year, the maximum award amount is $5,000. If an eligible applicant is enrolled part time, 
30.3 	the award amount must be prorated on a per-credit basis.
30.4 	(d) Subject to the funds available for the program, and subject to the limitation in 
30.5 	paragraph (e), the minimum award amount established under this section for full-time study 
30.6 	must be no less than $1,000 per year.
30.7 	(e) An eligible applicant's individual award amount must not exceed the applicant's cost 
30.8 	of attendance after deducting: (1) the sum of all state or federal grants and gift aid received, 
30.9 	including a Pell Grant and state grant; (2) the sum of all institutional grants, scholarships, 
30.10 	tuition waivers, and tuition remission amounts; and (3) the amount of any private grants or 
30.11 	scholarships.
30.12 	(f) Established award amounts are not rulemaking for purposes of chapter 14 or section 
30.13 	14.386.
30.14 		Subd. 4.Administration. (a) The commissioner must establish an application process 
30.15 	for individual students and institutions on behalf of all eligible students at the institution 
30.16 	and other guidelines for implementing the scholarship program.
30.17 	(b) The commissioner must give equal consideration to all eligible applicants regardless 
30.18 	of the order the application was received before the application deadline.
30.19 	(c) A scholarship award must be paid to the eligible applicant's teacher preparation 
30.20 	institution on behalf of the eligible applicant. Awards may be paid only when the institution 
30.21 	has confirmed to the commissioner the applicant's name, racial or ethnic identity, gender, 
30.22 	licensure area sought, and enrollment status.
30.23 		Subd. 5.Report. By July 15 of each year, the commissioner must submit an interim 
30.24 	report on the scholarship program based on available data to the legislative committees with 
30.25 	jurisdiction over higher education finance and policy. By December 15 of each year, the 
30.26 	commissioner must submit a full report on the details of the scholarship program for the 
30.27 	previous fiscal year to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over higher education 
30.28 	finance and policy. The reports must also be made available on the Office of Higher 
30.29 	Education's website. The reports must include the following information:
30.30 	(1) the number of applicants and the number of award recipients, each broken down by 
30.31 	postsecondary institution with ten or more recipients;
30.32 	(2) the total number of awards, the total dollar amount of all awards, and the average 
30.33 	award amount; and
31.1 	(3) summary data on the racial or ethnic identity, gender, licensure area sought, and 
31.2 	enrollment status of all applicants and award recipients.

31.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2021, and initial scholarships 
31.4 	must be awarded by November 1, 2021.

31.5 	Sec. 12. [136A.1274] UNDERREPRESENTED TEACHER CANDIDATE GRANTS.
31.6 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The commissioner of the Office of Higher Education 
31.7 	must establish a grant program for student teaching stipends for low-income students who 
31.8 	belong to an underrepresented racial or ethnic group.
31.9 		Subd. 2.Eligibility. To be eligible for a grant under this section, a teacher candidate 
31.10 	must:
31.11 	(1) be enrolled in a Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board-approved 
31.12 	teacher preparation program at a higher education institution that requires at least 12 weeks 
31.13 	of student teaching in order to be recommended for any Tier 3 teaching license;
31.14 	(2) demonstrate financial need based on criteria established by the commissioner under 
31.15 	subdivision 3;
31.16 	(3) be meeting satisfactory academic progress as defined under section 136A.101, 
31.17 	subdivision 10; and
31.18 	(4) belong to a racial or ethnic group underrepresented in the Minnesota teacher 
31.19 	workforce.
31.20 		Subd. 3.Administration. (a) The commissioner must establish an application process 
31.21 	and other guidelines for implementing this program. The commissioner must notify grant 
31.22 	recipients of their award amounts by the following dates:
31.23 	(1) for fall student teaching placements, recipients must be notified by August 1;
31.24 	(2) for spring student teaching placements, recipients must be notified by December 1; 
31.25 	and
31.26 	(3) for summer student teaching placements, recipients must be notified by May 1.
31.27 	These notification deadlines do not apply in cases where grants are awarded to teacher 
31.28 	candidates who applied after application deadlines and funds remained after the initial round 
31.29 	of grants were awarded.
32.1 	(b) The commissioner must determine each academic year the stipend amount up to 
32.2 	$7,500 based on the amount of available funding, the number of eligible applicants, and the 
32.3 	financial need of the applicants.
32.4 	(c) The commissioner must give equal consideration to all applicants regardless of the 
32.5 	order the application was received before the application deadline.
32.6 		Subd. 4.Reporting. (a) By July 15 of each year, the commissioner must submit a report 
32.7 	on the details of the program under this section for the previous fiscal year to the legislative 
32.8 	committees with jurisdiction over higher education finance and policy. The report must 
32.9 	include the following information:
32.10 	(1) the extent of racial or ethnic underrepresentation in the teacher workforce statewide 
32.11 	and broken down by economic development region;
32.12 	(2) the number of eligible applicants and the number of teacher candidates receiving an 
32.13 	award, each broken down by postsecondary institution; and
32.14 	(3) the total number of awards, the total dollar amount of all awards, and the average 
32.15 	award amount.
32.16 	(b) Within 60 days after each round of award notifications required under subdivision 
32.17 	3, paragraph (a), the commissioner must publish on the Office of Higher Education's website 
32.18 	an interim report with data on the most recent round of grant awards. The report must include 
32.19 	the same information required to be included in the report under paragraph (a).

32.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2021, except that the commissioner 
32.21 	may delay notification to student teachers receiving grants for the fall 2021 term until August 
32.22 	15, 2021.

32.23 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136A.1275, is amended to read:
32.24 	136A.1275 TEACHER CANDIDATE GRANTS IN SHORTAGE AREAS.
32.25 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. (a) The commissioner of the Office of Higher Education 
32.26 	must establish a grant program for student teaching stipends for low-income students enrolled 
32.27 	in a Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board-approved teacher preparation 
32.28 	program who intend to teach in a shortage area after graduating and receiving their teaching 
32.29 	license or belong to an underrepresented racial or ethnic group.
32.30 	(b) "Shortage area" means a license field or economic development region within 
32.31 	Minnesota defined as a shortage area by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards 
33.1 	Board in coordination with the commissioner using data collected for the teacher supply 
33.2 	and demand report under section 122A.091, subdivision 5.
33.3 		Subd. 2.Eligibility. To be eligible for a grant under this section, a teacher candidate 
33.4 	must:
33.5 	(1) be enrolled in a Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board-approved 
33.6 	teacher preparation program at a higher education institution that requires at least 12 weeks 
33.7 	of student teaching in order to be recommended for any Tier 3 teaching license;
33.8 	(2) demonstrate financial need based on criteria established by the commissioner under 
33.9 	subdivision 3;
33.10 	(3) be meeting satisfactory academic progress as defined under section 136A.101, 
33.11 	subdivision 10; and
33.12 	(4) intend to teach in a shortage area or belong to a racial or ethnic group underrepresented 
33.13 	in the Minnesota teacher workforce. Intent can be documented based on the teacher license 
33.14 	field the student is pursuing or a statement of intent to teach in an economic development 
33.15 	region defined as a shortage area in the year the student receives a grant.
33.16 		Subd. 3.Administration; repayment. (a) The commissioner must establish an 
33.17 	application process and other guidelines for implementing this program. The commissioner 
33.18 	must notify grant recipients of their award amounts by the following dates:
33.19 	(1) for fall student teaching placements, recipients must be notified by August 1;
33.20 	(2) for spring student teaching placements, recipients must be notified by December 1; 
33.21 	and
33.22 	(3) for summer student teaching placements, recipients must be notified by May 1.
33.23 	These notification deadlines do not apply in cases where grants are awarded to teacher 
33.24 	candidates who applied after application deadlines and funds remained after the initial round 
33.25 	of grants were awarded.
33.26 	(b) The commissioner must determine each academic year the stipend amount up to 
33.27 	$7,500 based on the amount of available funding, the number of eligible applicants, and the 
33.28 	financial need of the applicants.
33.29 	(c) The percentage of the total award funds available at the beginning of the fiscal year 
33.30 	reserved for teacher candidates who identify as belonging to a racial or ethnic group 
33.31 	underrepresented in the Minnesota teacher workforce must be equal to or greater than the 
33.32 	total percentage of students of racial or ethnic groups underrepresented in the Minnesota 
34.1 	teacher workforce as measured under section 120B.35, subdivision 3. If this percentage 
34.2 	cannot be met because of a lack of qualifying candidates, the remaining amount may be 
34.3 	awarded to teacher candidates who intend to teach in a shortage area.
34.4 	(c) The commissioner must give equal consideration to all applicants regardless of the 
34.5 	order the application was received before the application deadline.
34.6 		Subd. 4.Reporting. (a) By July 15 of each year, the commissioner must submit a report 
34.7 	on the details of the program under this section for the previous fiscal year to the legislative 
34.8 	committees with jurisdiction over higher education finance and policy. The report must 
34.9 	include the following information:
34.10 	(1) the licensure shortage areas giving rise to award eligibility, organized by economic 
34.11 	development region;
34.12 	(2) the number of eligible applicants and the number of student teachers receiving an 
34.13 	award, each broken down by postsecondary institution; and
34.14 	(3) the total number of awards, the total dollar amount of all awards, and the average 
34.15 	award amount.
34.16 	(b) Within 60 days after each round of award notifications required under subdivision 
34.17 	3, paragraph (a), the commissioner must publish on the Office of Higher Education's website 
34.18 	an interim report with data on the most recent round of grant awards. The report must include 
34.19 	the same information required to be included in the report under paragraph (a).

34.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2021, except that the commissioner 
34.21 	may delay notification to student teachers receiving grants for the fall 2021 term until August 
34.22 	15, 2021.

34.23 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136A.1704, is amended to read:
34.24 	136A.1704 STUDENT LOAN REFINANCING.
34.25 	The office may refinance student and parent loans as provided by this section and on 
34.26 	other terms and conditions the office prescribes. The office may establish credit requirements 
34.27 	for borrowers and determine what types of student and parent loans will be eligible for 
34.28 	refinancing. The refinanced loan need not have been made through a loan program 
34.29 	administered by the office. Loans shall be made with available funds in the loan capital 
34.30 	fund under section 136A.1785. The A maximum amount of outstanding loans refinanced 
34.31 	under this section may not exceed $100,000,000 be determined by the office. The maximum 
34.32 	loan under this section may not exceed $70,000 $250,000. In determining the maximum 
35.1 	amount of outstanding loans refinanced, the office shall take into consideration funding 
35.2 	capacity for the SELF Refi program, delinquency and default loss management, levels of 
35.3 	student debt, current financial market conditions, and other considerations to protect the 
35.4 	financial stability of the program.

35.5 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136A.246, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
35.6 		Subdivision 1.Program created. The commissioner shall make grants for the training 
35.7 	of employees to achieve the competency standard for an occupation identified by the 
35.8 	commissioner of labor and industry under section 175.45 and Laws 2014, chapter 312, 
35.9 	article 3, section 21. "Competency standard" has the meaning given in section 175.45, 
35.10 	subdivision 2. An individual must, no later than the commencement of the training, be an 
35.11 	employee of the employer seeking a grant to train that individual.

35.12 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136A.246, is amended by adding a subdivision 
35.13 	to read:
35.14 		Subd. 1a.Definitions. (a) The terms defined in this subdivision apply to this section.
35.15 	(b) "Competency standard" has the meaning given in section 175.45, subdivision 2.
35.16 	(c) "Eligible training" means training provided by an eligible training provider that:
35.17 	(1) includes training to meet one or more identified competency standards;
35.18 	(2) is instructor-led for a majority of the training; and
35.19 	(3) results in the employee receiving an industry-recognized degree, certificate, or 
35.20 	credential.
35.21 	(d) "Eligible training provider" means an institution:
35.22 	(1) operated by the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities 
35.23 	or the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota;
35.24 	(2) licensed or registered as a postsecondary institution by the office; or
35.25 	(3) exempt from the provisions of section 136A.822 to 136A.834 or 136A.61 to 136A.71 
35.26 	as approved by the office.
35.27 	(e) "Industry-recognized degrees, certificates, or credentials" means:
35.28 	(1) certificates, diplomas, or degrees issued by a postsecondary institution;
35.29 	(2) registered apprenticeship certifications or certificates;
36.1 	(3) occupational licenses or registrations;
36.2 	(4) certifications issued by, or recognized by, industry or professional associations; and
36.3 	(5) other certifications as approved by the commissioner.

36.4 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136A.246, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
36.5 		Subd. 2.Eligible grantees. An employer or an organization representing the employer 
36.6 	is eligible to apply for a grant to train employees if the employer has an employee who is 
36.7 	in or is to be trained to be in an occupation for which a competency standard has been 
36.8 	identified and the employee has not attained the competency standard prior to the 
36.9 	commencement of the planned training. Training need not address all aspects of a competency 
36.10 	standard but may address only the competencies of a standard that an employee is lacking. 
36.11 	An employee must receive an industry-recognized degree, certificate, or credential upon 
36.12 	successful completion of the training. A grantee must have an agreement with an eligible 
36.13 	training provider to provide eligible training prior to payment of grant.

36.14 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136A.246, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
36.15 		Subd. 3.Eligible training institution or program provider. The employer must have 
36.16 	an agreement with a training institution or program to provide the employee competency 
36.17 	standard training prior to the grant award. The training may be provided by any institution 
36.18 	or program having trainers qualified to instruct on the competency standard.
36.19 	The Office of Higher Education and the Department of Labor and Industry must cooperate 
36.20 	in maintaining an inventory of degree, certificate, and credential programs that provide 
36.21 	training to meet competency standards. The inventory must be posted on each agency's 
36.22 	website with contact information for each program by September 1, 2016. The postings 
36.23 	must be updated periodically.

36.24 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136A.246, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
36.25 		Subd. 4.Application. Applications must be made to the commissioner on a form provided 
36.26 	by the commissioner. The commissioner must, to the extent possible, make the application 
36.27 	form as short and simple to complete as is reasonably possible. The commissioner shall 
36.28 	establish a schedule for applications and grants. The application must include, without 
36.29 	limitation:
36.30 	(1) the projected number of employee trainees;
37.1 	(2) the number of projected employee trainees who graduated from high school or passed 
37.2 	the commissioner of education-selected high school equivalency test in the current or 
37.3 	immediately preceding calendar year;
37.4 	(3) (2) the competency standard for which training will be provided;
37.5 	(4) (3) the credential the employee will receive upon completion of training;
37.6 	(5) (4) the name and address of the eligible training provider institution or program and 
37.7 	a signed statement by the institution or program that it is able and agrees to provide the 
37.8 	training;
37.9 	(6) (5) the period of the training; and
37.10 	(7) (6) the cost of the training charged by the eligible training provider institution or 
37.11 	program and certified by the institution or program. The cost of training includes tuition, 
37.12 	fees, and required books and materials.
37.13 	An application may be made for training of employees of multiple employers either by 
37.14 	the employers or by an organization on their behalf.

37.15 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136A.246, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
37.16 		Subd. 5.Grant criteria. (a) Except as provided in this subdivision, the commissioner 
37.17 	shall award grants to employers solely for training employees who graduated from high 
37.18 	school or passed commissioner of education-selected high school equivalency tests in the 
37.19 	current or immediately preceding calendar year.
37.20 	(b) If there are not sufficient eligible applications satisfying paragraph (a), the 
37.21 	commissioner may award grants to applicants to train employees who do not meet the 
37.22 	requirements of paragraph (a).
37.23 	(c) (a) The commissioner shall, to the extent possible after complying with paragraph 
37.24 	(a), make at least an approximately equal dollar amount of grants for training for employees 
37.25 	whose work site is projected to be outside the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, 
37.26 	subdivision 2, as for employees whose work site is projected to be within the metropolitan 
37.27 	area.
37.28 	(d) (b) In determining the award of grants, the commissioner must consider, among other 
37.29 	factors:
37.30 	(1) the aggregate state and regional need for employees with the competency to be 
37.31 	trained;
38.1 	(2) the competency standards developed by the commissioner of labor and industry as 
38.2 	part of the Minnesota PIPELINE Project;
38.3 	(3) the per employee cost of training;
38.4 	(4) the additional employment opportunities for employees because of the training;
38.5 	(5) the on-the-job training the employee receives;
38.6 	(6) the employer's demonstrated ability to recruit, train, and retain employees who are 
38.7 	recent high school graduates or who recently passed high school equivalency tests;
38.8 	(7) the employer's demonstrated commitment to recruit, train, and retain employees of 
38.9 	color, American Indian employees, and employees with disabilities;
38.10 	(6) (8) projected increases in compensation for employees receiving the training; and
38.11 	(7) (9) the amount of employer training cost match, if required, on both a per employee 
38.12 	and aggregate basis.

38.13 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136A.246, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
38.14 		Subd. 6.Employer match. A large employer must pay for at least 25 percent of the
38.15 	eligible training institution's or program's provider's charge for the eligible training to the 
38.16 	training institution or program provider. For the purpose of this subdivision, a "large 
38.17 	employer" means a business with more than $25,000,000 in annual gross revenue in the 
38.18 	previous calendar year.

38.19 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136A.246, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
38.20 		Subd. 7.Payment of grant. (a) The commissioner shall pay the grant to the employer 
38.21 	after the employer presents satisfactory evidence to the commissioner that the employer 
38.22 	has paid the eligible training institution or program provider.
38.23 	(b) If an employer demonstrates that it is not able to pay for the training in advance, the 
38.24 	commissioner shall make grant payments directly to the eligible training institution or 
38.25 	program provider.

38.26 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136A.246, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
38.27 		Subd. 8.Grant amounts. (a) The maximum grant for an application is $150,000. A 
38.28 	grant may not exceed $6,000 per year for a maximum of four years per employee.
39.1 	(b) An employee who is attending an eligible training provider that is an institution under 
39.2 	section 136A.103 must apply for Pell and state grants as a condition of payment for training 
39.3 	that employee under this section.

39.4 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136A.63, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
39.5 		Subd. 2.Sale of an institution. Within 30 days of a change of its ownership a school 
39.6 	must submit a registration renewal application, all usual and ordinary information and 
39.7 	materials for an initial registration, and applicable registration fees for a new institution. 
39.8 	For purposes of this subdivision, "change of ownership" means a merger or consolidation 
39.9 	with a corporation; a sale, lease, exchange, or other disposition of all or substantially all of 
39.10 	the assets of a school; the transfer of a controlling interest of at least 51 percent of the 
39.11 	school's stock; the school enters receivership; or a change in the nonprofit or for-profit status 
39.12 	of a school.

39.13 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136A.645, is amended to read:
39.14 	136A.645 SCHOOL CLOSURE.
39.15 	(a) When a school intends to cease postsecondary education operations, announces its 
39.16 	closure, or is informed by the office that the office anticipates the school's closure due to 
39.17 	its registration status or ability to meet criteria for approval under section 136A.65, the 
39.18 	school must provide the office:
39.19 	(1) a notice of closure, including the name of the school, the name of the school owner, 
39.20 	an active mailing address and telephone number that the school owner may be reached at 
39.21 	after the school physically closes, the name of the school director, and the planned date for 
39.22 	termination of postsecondary operations;
39.23 	(2) a report of all students currently enrolled and all students enrolled within the prior 
39.24 	120 days, including the following information for each student: name, address, school e-mail 
39.25 	address, alternate e-mail address, program of study, number of credits completed, number 
39.26 	of credits remaining, and enrollment status at closure;
39.27 	(3) a report of refunds due to any student and the amount due;
39.28 	(4) a written statement from the school's owner or designee affirming that all recruitment 
39.29 	efforts, school marketing, advertisement, solicitation, and enrollment of new students has 
39.30 	ceased;
39.31 	(5) a copy of any communication between the school's accreditors about the school 
39.32 	closure;
40.1 	(6) confirmation that the requirements for student records under section 136A.68 have 
40.2 	been satisfied, including:
40.3 	(i) the planned date for the transfer of the student records;
40.4 	(ii) confirmation of the name and address of the organization to receive and hold the 
40.5 	student records; and
40.6 	(iii) the official at the organization receiving the student records who is designated to 
40.7 	provide official copies of records or transcripts upon request;
40.8 	(7) academic information, including the school's most recent catalog, all course syllabi, 
40.9 	and faculty credential information; and
40.10 	(8) copies of any teach-out, transfer, or train-out agreement between the school and a 
40.11 	new school for students to be able to complete their studies. A teach-out fulfills the original 
40.12 	contract or agreement between the closing school and the student. If a teach-out is arranged 
40.13 	for another approved school to do the remaining occupational training, that other school 
40.14 	must (i) provide comparable education and training and (ii) agree that students transferring 
40.15 	from the closing school pay only what the cost of tuition and fees remain unpaid according 
40.16 	to the terms and conditions in the enrollment agreement entered into between the student 
40.17 	and the closing school.
40.18 	(b) Without limitation as to other circumstance, a school shall be deemed to have ceased 
40.19 	operations when the school:
40.20 	(1) has an unscheduled nonemergency closure or cancellation of classes for more than 
40.21 	24 hours without prior notice to the office;
40.22 	(2) announces it is closed or closing; or
40.23 	(3) files for bankruptcy.; or
40.24 	(4) fails to complete a renewal application when required under section 136A.63, 
40.25 	subdivision 2.
40.26 	(c) When a school is deemed to have ceased operations, the office shall provide the 
40.27 	school a reasonable time to correct student records and grant credentials. After that time, 
40.28 	the office must revoke the school's registration. This revocation is not appealable under 
40.29 	section 136A.65, subdivision 8.

41.1 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136A.653, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
41.2 		Subd. 5.Regionally Higher Learning Commission accredited institutions in 
41.3 	Minnesota. (a) A regionally accredited postsecondary institution accredited by the Higher 
41.4 	Learning Commission or its successor with its primary physical location in Minnesota is 
41.5 	exempt from the provisions of sections 136A.61 to 136A.71, including related fees, when 
41.6 	it creates new or modifies existing:
41.7 	(1) majors, minors, concentrations, specializations, and areas of emphasis within approved 
41.8 	degrees;
41.9 	(2) nondegree programs within approved degrees;
41.10 	(3) underlying curriculum or courses;
41.11 	(4) modes of delivery; and
41.12 	(5) locations.
41.13 	(b) The institution must annually notify the commissioner of the exempt actions listed 
41.14 	in paragraph (a) and, upon the commissioner's request, must provide additional information 
41.15 	about the action.
41.16 	(c) The institution must notify the commissioner within 60 days of a program closing.
41.17 	(d) Nothing in this subdivision exempts an institution from the annual registration and 
41.18 	degree approval requirements of sections 136A.61 to 136A.71.

41.19 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136A.675, is amended to read:
41.20 	136A.675 RISK ANALYSIS.
41.21 		Subdivision 1.Standard development and usage. (a) To screen and detect whether an 
41.22 	institution may not be financially or administratively responsible, the office shall develop 
41.23 	a set of financial and programmatic evaluation metrics to aid in the detection of the failure 
41.24 	or potential failure of a school to meet the standards established under sections 136A.61 to 
41.25 	136A.71 nonfinancial indicators. These metrics shall include indicators of financial stability, 
41.26 	changes in the senior management or the financial aid and senior administrative staff of an 
41.27 	institution, changes in enrollment, changes in program offerings, and changes in faculty 
41.28 	staffing patterns. The development of financial standards and nonfinancial indicators shall 
41.29 	use industry standards as benchmarks guidance. The development of the nonfinancial 
41.30 	standards shall include a measure of trends and dramatic changes in trends or practice.
42.1 	(b) Annually, the agency office must specify the metrics and standards for each area and
42.2 	provide a copy of the financial and nonfinancial indicators to each registered institution and 
42.3 	post them a list of reviewed indicators on the agency office website.
42.4 	(c) The agency office shall use regularly reported data submitted to the federal 
42.5 	government or other regulatory or accreditation agencies wherever possible. The agency 
42.6 	may require more frequent data reporting by an institution to ascertain whether the standards 
42.7 	are being met.
42.8 	(d) The office must use the indicators in this subdivision to identify institutions at 
42.9 	potential risk of being unable to meet the standards established under sections 136A.646; 
42.10 	136A.64, subdivision 3; 136A.65, subdivisions 1a and 4, paragraph (a), clauses (1), (2), (3), 
42.11 	and (7); and 136A.685 and thus unlikely to meet its financial obligations or complete its 
42.12 	academic terms for the next 18 months.
42.13 		Subd. 2.Additional reporting. (a) In addition to the information required for the 
42.14 	indicators in subdivision 1, an institution must notify the office within ten business days if 
42.15 	any of the events in paragraphs (b) to (e) occur.
42.16 	(b) Related to revenue, debt, and cash flow, notice is required if:
42.17 	(1) the institution defaulted on a debt payment or covenant and has not received a waiver 
42.18 	of the violation from the financial institution within 60 days;
42.19 	(2) for institutions with a federal composite score of less than 1.5, the institution's owner 
42.20 	withdraws equity that directly results in a composite score of less than 1.0, unless the 
42.21 	withdrawal is a transfer between affiliated entities included in a common composite score;
42.22 	(3) the United States Department of Education requires a 25 percent or greater Letter of 
42.23 	Credit, except when the Letter of Credit is imposed due to a change of ownership;
42.24 	(4) the United States Department of Education requires Heightened Cash Monitoring 2;
42.25 	(5) the institution receives written notification that it violated the United States 
42.26 	Department of Education's revenue requirement under United States Code, title 20, section 
42.27 	1094(a)(24), as amended; or
42.28 	(6) the institution receives written notification by the United States Department of 
42.29 	Education that it has fallen below minimum financial standards and that its continued 
42.30 	participation in Title IV is conditioned upon satisfying either the Zone Alternative, Code 
42.31 	of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 668.175, paragraph (f), or a Letter of Credit 
42.32 	Alternative, Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 668.175, paragraph (c).
43.1 	(c) Related to accreditation and licensing, notice is required if:
43.2 	(1) the institution receives written notification of probation, warning, show-cause, or 
43.3 	loss of institutional accreditation;
43.4 	(2) the institution receives written notification that its institutional accreditor lost federal 
43.5 	recognition; or
43.6 	(3) the institution receives written notification that it has materially violated state 
43.7 	authorization or institution licensing requirements in a different state that may lead to or 
43.8 	has led to the termination of the institution's ability to continue to provide educational 
43.9 	programs or otherwise continue to operate in that state.
43.10 	(d) Related to securities, notice is required if:
43.11 	(1) the Securities and Exchange Commission (i) issues an order suspending or revoking 
43.12 	the registration of the institution's securities, or (ii) suspends trading of the institution's 
43.13 	securities on any national securities exchange;
43.14 	(2) the national securities exchange on which the institution's securities are traded notifies 
43.15 	the institution that it is not in compliance with the exchange's listing requirements and the 
43.16 	institution's securities are delisted; or
43.17 	(3) the Securities and Exchange Commission is not in timely receipt of a required report 
43.18 	and did not issue an extension to file the report.
43.19 	(e) Related to criminal and civil investigations, notice is required if:
43.20 	(1) the institution receives written notification of a felony criminal indictment or charges 
43.21 	of the institution's owner;
43.22 	(2) the institution receives written notification of criminal indictment or charges of the 
43.23 	institution's officers related to operations of the institution; or
43.24 	(3) there has been a criminal, civil, or administrative adjudication of fraud or 
43.25 	misrepresentation in Minnesota or in another state or jurisdiction against the institution or 
43.26 	its owner, officers, agents, or sponsoring organization.
43.27 		Subd. 3.Determination procedures. (a) The office shall conduct a systematic evaluation 
43.28 	under this paragraph and make a preliminary determination as to whether action under 
43.29 	paragraph (e) is necessary, if the office: (1) identifies a potential risk under subdivision 1, 
43.30 	paragraph (d); (2) receives notification from an institution under subdivision 2; or (3) 
43.31 	identifies other exigent circumstances impacting the institution that may deny students a 
43.32 	reasonable opportunity to complete their education program at the institution or through an 
44.1 	alternate institution with minimal disruption. The systematic evaluation must, to the extent 
44.2 	practicable, be a collaboration between the office and the institution. The office must request 
44.3 	additional context and information from the institution that demonstrates the administrative 
44.4 	and financial responsibility of the institution. If the institution is not financially or 
44.5 	administratively responsible, a contingency plan must be implemented either collaboratively 
44.6 	or as part of a final determination under paragraph (e), clause (4).
44.7 	(b) The office shall provide notice in writing to the institution of the preliminary 
44.8 	determination. The notice shall provide the analysis used by the office to make the 
44.9 	determination, a request for the institution to provide additional context and information 
44.10 	that demonstrates the administrative and financial responsibility of the institution not provided 
44.11 	under paragraph (a), any potential action the office may take under paragraph (e), and a 
44.12 	deadline for responding to the notice. The institution shall have no fewer than ten business 
44.13 	days to respond to the preliminary determination.
44.14 	(c) The response from the institution to provide additional context and information must 
44.15 	be written and may include a collaborative consultation with the office. In its response, the 
44.16 	institution shall provide additional context, financial data, and other information, including 
44.17 	but not limited to evidence of sound business practices, institutional financial health, 
44.18 	compliance with the requirements of sections 136A.61 to 136A.71, or sufficient and timely 
44.19 	plans to cure any noncompliance or to manage financial health and risk.
44.20 	(d) If the institution does not respond to the office's notice and request for additional 
44.21 	context and information within the time required, the office's preliminary determination 
44.22 	shall become final and the office may take any of the actions specified in the notice required 
44.23 	by paragraph (e). If the institution responds to the office's notice, the office must reevaluate 
44.24 	the preliminary determination. The office shall use the additional context and information 
44.25 	provided by the institution to make a final determination and determine which actions under 
44.26 	paragraph (e), if any, are necessary to mitigate risk to students and state financial aid under 
44.27 	this chapter.
44.28 	(e) The office may use a final determination to:
44.29 	(1) revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew registration, approval of an institution's degree, 
44.30 	or use of a regulated term in its name under section 136A.65, subdivision 8;
44.31 	(2) require periodic monitoring and submission of reports on the institution's 
44.32 	administrative and financial responsibility to ascertain whether compliance and financial 
44.33 	risk improves;
45.1 	(3) require periodic collaborative consultations with the institution on noncompliance 
45.2 	with sections 136A.61 to 136A.71, or how the institution is managing financial health and 
45.3 	risk;
45.4 	(4) require the institution to submit contingency plans such as teach-out plans or transfer 
45.5 	pathways for students;
45.6 	(5) prohibit the institution from accepting tuition and fee payments made through cash, 
45.7 	alternative loans, or the equivalent, prior to the add/drop period of the current period of 
45.8 	instruction;
45.9 	(6) prohibit the institution from enrolling new students;
45.10 	(7) initiate alternative processes and communications with students enrolled at the 
45.11 	institution;
45.12 	(8) require a surety bond under section 136A.646; or
45.13 	(9) submit institution closure information under section 136A.645.
45.14 	(f) The office shall provide to the institution written notice of the final determination 
45.15 	and the actions taken under paragraph (e).
45.16 		Subd. 4.Data classification. Data under this section shall be classified as financial 
45.17 	records under section 136A.64, subdivision 2.

45.18 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136A.68, is amended to read:
45.19 	136A.68 RECORDS.
45.20 	(a) A registered school shall maintain a permanent record for each student for 50 years 
45.21 	from the last date of the student's attendance. A registered school offering distance instruction 
45.22 	to a student located in Minnesota shall maintain a permanent record for each Minnesota 
45.23 	student for 50 years from the last date of the student's attendance. Records include a student's 
45.24 	academic transcript, documents, and files containing student data about academic credits 
45.25 	earned, courses completed, grades awarded, degrees awarded, and periods of attendance.
45.26 	(b) A registered school shall maintain records required for professional licensure in 
45.27 	Minnesota that are not included in paragraph (a) for ten years from the last date of the 
45.28 	student's attendance or the number of years required by an institutional or programmatic 
45.29 	accreditor, whichever is greater.
45.30 	(c) To preserve permanent records, a school shall submit a plan that meets the following 
45.31 	requirements:
46.1 	(1) at least one copy of the records must be held in a secure, fireproof depository or 
46.2 	duplicate records must be maintained off site in a secure location and in a manner approved 
46.3 	by the office;
46.4 	(2) an appropriate official must be designated to provide a student with copies of records 
46.5 	or a transcript upon request;
46.6 	(3) an alternative method approved by the office of complying with clauses (1) and (2) 
46.7 	must be established if the school ceases to exist; and
46.8 	(4) if the school has no binding agreement approved by the office for preserving student 
46.9 	records, a continuous surety bond or an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a financial 
46.10 	institution must be filed with the office in an amount not to exceed $20,000. The bond or 
46.11 	irrevocable letter of credit shall run to the state of Minnesota. In the event of a school closure, 
46.12 	the surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit must be used by the office to retrieve, recover, 
46.13 	maintain, digitize, and destroy academic records.

46.14 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136A.822, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
46.15 		Subd. 12.Permanent student records. (a) A private career school licensed under 
46.16 	sections 136A.82 to 136A.834 and located in Minnesota shall maintain a permanent student 
46.17 	record for each student for 50 years from the last date of the student's attendance. A private 
46.18 	career school licensed under this chapter and offering distance instruction to a student located 
46.19 	in Minnesota shall maintain a permanent record for each Minnesota student for 50 years 
46.20 	from the last date of the student's attendance. Records include school transcripts, documents, 
46.21 	and files containing student data about academic credits earned, courses completed, grades 
46.22 	awarded, degrees awarded, and periods of attendance.
46.23 	(b) A private career school licensed under sections 136A.82 to 136A.834 and located 
46.24 	in Minnesota shall maintain a permanent student record required for professional licensure 
46.25 	in Minnesota for each student for ten years from the last date of the student's attendance or 
46.26 	the number of years required by an institutional or programmatic accreditor, whichever is 
46.27 	greater. A private career school licensed under this chapter and offering distance instruction 
46.28 	to a student located in Minnesota shall maintain records required for professional licensure 
46.29 	in Minnesota that are not included in paragraph (a) for each Minnesota student for ten years 
46.30 	from the last date of the student's attendance or the number of years required by an 
46.31 	institutional or programmatic accreditor, whichever is greater.
46.32 	To preserve permanent student records, a private career school shall submit a plan that 
46.33 	meets the following requirements:
47.1 	(1) at least one copy of the records must be held in a secure, fireproof depository;
47.2 	(2) an appropriate official must be designated to provide a student with copies of records 
47.3 	or a transcript upon request;
47.4 	(3) an alternative method, approved by the office, of complying with clauses (1) and (2) 
47.5 	must be established if the private career school ceases to exist; and
47.6 	(4) a continuous surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit issued by a financial institution 
47.7 	must be filed with the office in an amount not to exceed $20,000 if the private career school 
47.8 	has no binding agreement approved by the office, for preserving student records. The bond 
47.9 	or irrevocable letter of credit shall run to the state of Minnesota. In the event of a school 
47.10 	closure, the surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit must be used by the office to retrieve, 
47.11 	recover, maintain, digitize, and destroy academic records.

47.12 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136A.8225, is amended to read:
47.13 	136A.8225 SCHOOL CLOSURE.
47.14 	(a) When a school intends to cease postsecondary education operations, announces its 
47.15 	closure, or is informed by the office that the office anticipates the school's closure due to 
47.16 	its licensure status or ability to meet criteria for approval under section 136A.822, subdivision 
47.17 	8, the school must provide the office:
47.18 	(1) a notice of closure, including the name of the school, the name of the school owner, 
47.19 	an active mailing address and telephone number that the school owner may be reached at 
47.20 	after the school physically closes, the name of the school director, and the planned date for 
47.21 	termination of postsecondary operations;
47.22 	(2) a report of all students currently enrolled and all students enrolled within the prior 
47.23 	120 days, including the following information for each student: name, address, school e-mail 
47.24 	address, alternate e-mail address, program of study, number of credits completed, number 
47.25 	of credits remaining, and enrollment status at closure;
47.26 	(3) a report of refunds due to any student and the amount due;
47.27 	(4) a written statement from the school's owner or designee affirming that all recruitment 
47.28 	efforts, school marketing, advertisement, solicitation, and enrollment of new students has 
47.29 	ceased;
47.30 	(5) a copy of any communication between the school's accreditors about the school 
47.31 	closure;
48.1 	(6) confirmation that the requirements for student records under section 136A.822, 
48.2 	subdivision 12, have been satisfied, including:
48.3 	(i) the planned date for the transfer of the student records;
48.4 	(ii) confirmation of the name and address of the organization to receive and hold the 
48.5 	student records; and
48.6 	(iii) the official at the organization receiving the student records who is designated to 
48.7 	provide official copies of records or transcripts upon request;
48.8 	(7) academic information, including the school's most recent catalog, all course syllabi, 
48.9 	and faculty credential information; and
48.10 	(8) copies of any teach-out, transfer, or train-out agreement between the school and a 
48.11 	new school for students to be able to complete their studies. A teach-out fulfills the original 
48.12 	contract or agreement between the closing school and the student. If a teach-out is arranged 
48.13 	for another approved school to do the remaining occupational training, that other school 
48.14 	must (i) provide comparable education and training and (ii) agree that students transferring 
48.15 	from the closing school pay only what the cost of tuition and fees remain unpaid according 
48.16 	to the terms and conditions in the enrollment agreement entered into between the student 
48.17 	and the closing school.
48.18 	(b) Without limitation as to other circumstance, a school shall be deemed to have ceased 
48.19 	operations when the school:
48.20 	(1) has an unscheduled nonemergency closure or cancellation of classes for more than 
48.21 	24 hours without prior notice to the office;
48.22 	(2) announces it is closed or closing; or
48.23 	(3) files for bankruptcy.; or
48.24 	(4) fails to complete a renewal application when required under section 136A.823, 
48.25 	subdivision 3.
48.26 	(c) When a school is deemed to have ceased operations, the office shall provide the 
48.27 	school a reasonable time to correct student records and grant credentials. After that time, 
48.28 	the office must revoke the school's license. This revocation is not appealable under section 
48.29 	136A.829, subdivision 2.

49.1 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136A.823, is amended by adding a subdivision 
49.2 	to read:
49.3 		Subd. 3.Change of ownership. Within 30 days of a change of ownership, a school must 
49.4 	submit a registration renewal application, the information and materials for an initial 
49.5 	registration under section 136A.822, subdivision 4, and the applicable registration fees for 
49.6 	a new institution under section 136A.824, subdivision 1. For purposes of this subdivision, 
49.7 	"change of ownership" means: a merger or consolidation with a corporation; a sale, lease, 
49.8 	exchange, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of a school; the transfer 
49.9 	of a controlling interest of at least 51 percent of the school's stock; entering into receivership; 
49.10 	or a change in the nonprofit or for-profit status of a school.

49.11 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136A.827, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
49.12 		Subd. 4.Proration. (a) When a student has been accepted by a private career school 
49.13 	and gives notice of cancellation after the program of instruction has begun, but before 
49.14 	completion of 75 percent of the program, the amount charged for tuition, fees and all other 
49.15 	charges shall be prorated based on the number of days in the term as a portion of the total 
49.16 	charges for tuition, fees and all other charges. An additional 25 percent of the total cost of 
49.17 	the program may be added but shall not exceed $100. After completion of 75 percent of the 
49.18 	program, no refunds are required. the student is entitled to a refund if, at the last documented 
49.19 	date of attendance, the student has not completed at least 75 percent of the entire program 
49.20 	of instruction. For purposes of this subdivision, program of instruction is calculated under 
49.21 	paragraph (c) or (d). Program of instruction does not mean one term, a payment period, a 
49.22 	module, or any other portion of the entire instructional program.
49.23 	(b) A notice of cancellation from a student under this subdivision must be confirmed in 
49.24 	writing by the private career school and mailed to the student's last known address. The 
49.25 	confirmation from the school must state that the school has withdrawn the student from 
49.26 	enrollment, and if this action was not the student's intent, the student must contact the school.
49.27 	(c) The length of a program of instruction for a program that has a defined calendar start 
49.28 	and end date that does not change after the program has begun equals the number of days 
49.29 	from the first scheduled date of the program through the last scheduled date of the program. 
49.30 	To calculate the completion percentage, divide the number of calendar days from the first 
49.31 	date of the program through the student's last documented date of attendance by the length 
49.32 	of the program of instruction, and truncate the result after the second digit following the 
49.33 	decimal point. If the completion percentage is less than 75 percent, the private career school 
49.34 	may retain:
50.1 	(1) tuition, fees, and charges equal to the total of tuition, fees, and charges multiplied 
50.2 	by the completion percentage; plus
50.3 	(2) the initial program application fees, not to exceed $50; plus
50.4 	(3) the lesser of (i) 25 percent of the total tuition, or (ii) $100.
50.5 	(d) The length of a program of instruction for a program that is measured in clock hours 
50.6 	equals the number of clock hours the student was scheduled to attend. To calculate the 
50.7 	completion percentage, divide the number of clock hours that the student actually attended 
50.8 	by the length of the program of instruction, and truncate the result after the second digit 
50.9 	following the decimal point. If the completion percentage is less than 75 percent, the private 
50.10 	career school may retain:
50.11 	(1) tuition, fees, and charges equal to the total of tuition, fees, and charges multiplied 
50.12 	by the completion percentage; plus
50.13 	(2) the initial program application fees, not to exceed $50; plus
50.14 	(3) the lesser of (i) 25 percent of the total tuition, or (ii) $100.

50.15 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136A.827, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
50.16 		Subd. 8.Cancellation occurrence. Written notice of cancellation shall take place on 
50.17 	the date the letter of cancellation is postmarked or, in the cases where the notice is hand 
50.18 	carried, it shall occur on the date the notice is delivered to the private career school. Notice 
50.19 	of cancellation shall be the date a student notifies a private career school of the student's 
50.20 	intention to withdraw or otherwise leave the program of study. The student is not required 
50.21 	to provide a written notice. The private career school may require a student to provide the 
50.22 	student's notification only to specific offices or personnel at the school as long as this 
50.23 	requirement is documented as part of the "Student's Right to Cancel" in all places that the 
50.24 	information appears, including on the private career school's website. The date of the notice 
50.25 	of cancellation may or may not be the same date as the student's last documented date of 
50.26 	attendance. If a student has not attended class for a period of 21 14 consecutive days without 
50.27 	contacting the private career school to indicate an intent to continue in the private career 
50.28 	school provide notice of cancellation or otherwise making make arrangements concerning 
50.29 	the absence, the student is considered to have withdrawn from the private career school for 
50.30 	all purposes as of the student's last documented date of attendance.

51.1 	Sec. 34. [136A.91] CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT GRANTS.
51.2 		Subdivision 1.Grants. (a) The Office of Higher Education must establish a competitive 
51.3 	grant program for postsecondary institutions to expand concurrent enrollment opportunities. 
51.4 	To the extent that there are qualified applicants, the commissioner of the Office of Higher 
51.5 	Education shall distribute grant funds to ensure:
51.6 	(1) eligible students throughout the state have access to concurrent enrollment programs; 
51.7 	and
51.8 	(2) preference for grants that expand programs is given to programs already at capacity.
51.9 	(b) The commissioner may award grants under this section to postsecondary institutions 
51.10 	for any of the following purposes:
51.11 	(1) to develop new concurrent enrollment courses under section 124D.09, subdivision 
51.12 	10, that satisfy the elective standard for career and technical education;
51.13 	(2) to expand the existing concurrent enrollment programs already offered by the 
51.14 	postsecondary institution by:
51.15 	(i) creating new sections within the same high school;
51.16 	(ii) offering the existing course in new high schools; or
51.17 	(iii) supporting the preparation, recruitment, and success of students who are 
51.18 	underrepresented in concurrent enrollment classrooms;
51.19 	(3) to create online graduate tracks specifically for high school teachers to receive the 
51.20 	necessary credentials to teach concurrent enrollment courses in various content areas, as 
51.21 	dictated by the Higher Learning Commission; or
51.22 	(4) to supplement high school teacher tuition support for graduate courses not eligible 
51.23 	for funding under the concurrent enrollment training program.
51.24 		Subd. 2.Application. (a) The commissioner shall develop a grant application process. 
51.25 	A grant applicant must:
51.26 	(1) specify the purpose under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), for which the institution is 
51.27 	applying;
51.28 	(2) specify both program and student outcome goals;
51.29 	(3) include student feedback in the development of new programs or the expansion of 
51.30 	existing programs; and
52.1 	(4) demonstrate a commitment to equitable access to concurrent enrollment coursework 
52.2 	for all eligible high school students.
52.3 	(b) A postsecondary institution applying for a grant under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), 
52.4 	clause (3), must provide a 50 percent match for the grant funds.
52.5 		Subd. 3.Report. By December 1 of each year, the office shall submit a report to the 
52.6 	chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
52.7 	higher education regarding:
52.8 	(1) the amount of funds granted under each clause of subdivision 1, paragraph (b);
52.9 	(2) the courses developed by grant recipients and the number of students who enrolled 
52.10 	in the courses under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (1);
52.11 	(3) the programs expanded and the number of students who enrolled in programs under 
52.12 	subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (2);
52.13 	(4) the graduate programs developed by postsecondary institutions and the number of 
52.14 	high school teachers enrolled in these graduate courses under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), 
52.15 	clause (3); and
52.16 	(5) the number of teachers provided tuition support under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), 
52.17 	clause (4).

52.18 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136F.245, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
52.19 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. A Hunger-Free Campus designation for Minnesota State 
52.20 	community and technical colleges is established for public postsecondary institutions and 
52.21 	for nonprofit degree-granting institutions physically located in Minnesota and registered 
52.22 	with the Office of Higher Education under section 136A.63. In order to be awarded the 
52.23 	designation, a campus an institution must meet the following minimum criteria:
52.24 	(1) have an established on-campus food pantry or partnership with a local food bank to 
52.25 	provide regular, on-campus food distributions;
52.26 	(2) provide information to students on SNAP, MFIP, and other programs that reduce 
52.27 	food insecurity;
52.28 	(3) hold or participate in one hunger awareness event per academic year;
52.29 	(4) have an established emergency assistance grant that is available to students; and
52.30 	(5) establish a hunger task force that meets a minimum of three times per academic year. 
52.31 	The task force must include at least two students currently enrolled at the college institution.

53.1 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136F.245, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
53.2 		Subd. 2.Designation approval. (a) The statewide student association associations
53.3 	representing the state community and technical colleges and the state universities shall 
53.4 	create an application process and a nonmonetaryan award, and provide final approval for 
53.5 	the designation at each state college and university, respectively.
53.6 	(b) The University of Minnesota statewide student association shall create an application 
53.7 	process and an award, and provide final approval for the designation at each University of 
53.8 	Minnesota campus.
53.9 	(c) The Minnesota Association of Private College Students shall create an application 
53.10 	process and an award, and provide final approval for the designation at each nonprofit 
53.11 	degree-granting institution.

53.12 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136F.305, is amended to read:
53.13 	136F.305 Z-DEGREES.
53.14 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
53.15 	the meanings given.
53.16 	(b) "Custom textbook" means course materials that are compiled by a publisher at the 
53.17 	direction of a faculty member or, if applicable, the other adopting entity in charge of selecting 
53.18 	course materials for courses taught at a state college or university. Custom textbooks may 
53.19 	include items such as selections from original instructor materials, previously copyrighted 
53.20 	publisher materials, copyrighted third-party works, or elements unique to a specific state 
53.21 	college or university.
53.22 	(b) "Course" means a single unit of teaching in one subject area led by one or more 
53.23 	instructors with a definite start and end date and a fixed roster of students.
53.24 	(c) "Course materials" means a hard-copy or digital book, printed pages of instructional 
53.25 	material, including consumable workbooks, lab manuals, subscriptions, online homework 
53.26 	and quizzing platforms, and other required physical and digital content.
53.27 	(d) "Course section" means an instance of a course.
53.28 	(c) (e) "Incentive" means anything provided to faculty to identify, review, adapt, author, 
53.29 	or adopt open textbooks educational resources.
53.30 	(d) (f) "Open educational resources" means high-quality teaching, learning, and research 
53.31 	resources materials that reside are in the public domain or have been released under an 
53.32 	intellectual property license that permits their free use and repurposing by others, and may 
54.1 	include other resources that are legally available and free of cost to students. Open 
54.2 	educational resources include course materials, modules, custom and open textbooks, articles, 
54.3 	faculty-created content, streaming videos, tests, software, and any other tools, materials, or 
54.4 	techniques used to support access to knowledge textbooks and curricula, syllabi, lecture 
54.5 	notes, assignments, tests, projects, audio, video, and animation.
54.6 	(e) (g) "Open textbook" means a textbook that is distributed using an open copyright a 
54.7 	type of open educational resource released under an intellectual property license that at a 
54.8 	minimum allows a student to obtain, retain, reuse, and redistribute the material at no cost.
54.9 	(h) "Library-curated materials" means diverse resources purchases by the library at no 
54.10 	additional cost to the student for the supplementation or replacement of course materials.
54.11 	(f) (i) "System office" means the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system 
54.12 	office.
54.13 	(g) (j) "Z-Degree" means a zero-textbook-cost complete associate's or bachelor's degree
54.14 	program that exclusively uses course materials that are no cost to students such as open 
54.15 	educational resources, open textbooks, and library-curated materials. Students may still 
54.16 	incur costs for printing digital materials or for the following: art supplies, calculators, 
54.17 	equipment, fees in statute or policy mandated to be charged by all colleges and universities, 
54.18 	campus discretionary fees established by the board and adopted by the college, personal 
54.19 	property, and service charges or course activities having value outside of the classroom.
54.20 		Subd. 2.Requirement. (a) Three additional colleges must offer the opportunity to earn 
54.21 	a Z-Degree by academic year 2020-2021. A college's Two additional colleges or universities 
54.22 	must offer the opportunity to earn a Z-Degree by academic year 2023-2024. Course offerings 
54.23 	for its in a Z-Degree program must include at least two distinct courses in each transfer 
54.24 	curriculum goal area and at least enough credits in each transfer curriculum goal area to 
54.25 	complete the transfer curriculum package.
54.26 	(b) The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall support a continuous process 
54.27 	for colleges and universities to implement Z-Degrees, expand Z-Degree courses and sections, 
54.28 	and sustain existing Z-Degrees.
54.29 		Subd. 3.Open educational resource development. (a) The Minnesota State Colleges 
54.30 	and Universities must develop a program to offer a Z-degree at three additional colleges by 
54.31 	expanding the use of open educational resources, including custom and open textbooks.
54.32 	The system office must provide opportunities for faculty to identify, review, adapt, author,
54.33 	create, share, and adopt open educational resources. The system office must develop 
55.1 	incentives to academic departments to identify, review, adapt, author, or adopt open 
55.2 	educational resources within their academic programs.
55.3 	(b) The programs and incentives developed under this subdivision must be implemented 
55.4 	pursuant to faculty collective bargaining agreements.
55.5 		Subd. 4.Report. Annually by January 15, the board must submit reports by January 13, 
55.6 	2021, and January 12, 2022, to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative 
55.7 	committees with jurisdiction over higher education. Each report must include (1) the number 
55.8 	of courses and course sections transitioned to using an open textbook resulting from the 
55.9 	programs in this section into a new Z-Degree, and (2) the total amount of student textbook 
55.10 	savings resulting from the transitions.

55.11 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136F.38, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
55.12 		Subd. 3.Program eligibility. (a) Scholarships shall be awarded only to a student eligible 
55.13 	for resident tuition, as defined in section 135A.043, who is enrolled in any of the following 
55.14 	programs of study or certification: (1) advanced manufacturing; (2) agriculture; (3) health 
55.15 	care services; (4) information technology; (5) early childhood; or (6) transportation; or (7) 
55.16 	a program of study under paragraph (b).
55.17 	(b) Each institution may add one additional area of study or certification, based on a 
55.18 	workforce shortage for full-time employment requiring postsecondary education that is 
55.19 	unique to the institution's specific region, as reported in the most recent Department of 
55.20 	Employment and Economic Development job vacancy survey data for the economic 
55.21 	development region in which the institution is located. A workforce shortage area is one in 
55.22 	which the job vacancy rate for full-time employment in a specific occupation in a region is 
55.23 	higher than the state average vacancy rate for that same occupation. The institution may 
55.24 	change the area of study or certification based on new data once every two years.
55.25 	(c) The student must be enrolled for at least nine credits in the Minnesota State Colleges 
55.26 	and Universities system.

55.27 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136G.05, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
55.28 		Subd. 10.Data. (a) Account owner data, account data, and data on beneficiaries of 
55.29 	accounts are private data on individuals or nonpublic data as defined in section 13.02, except 
55.30 	that the names and addresses of the beneficiaries of accounts that receive matching grants 
55.31 	are public unless the data qualifies for the exception in paragraph (b).
56.1 	(b) The commissioner may share an account owner's name and Social Security number 
56.2 	with the Department of Revenue in order to compile studies under section 270B.04. Data 
56.3 	sharing authorized by this paragraph is only for purposes of evaluative research and analysis 
56.4 	of the plan in order to make ongoing informed decisions regarding plan administration.

56.5 	Sec. 40. DIRECT ADMISSIONS PILOT PROGRAM.
 56.6 		Subdivision 1.Authorization. The commissioner of the Office of Higher Education 
56.7 	shall develop a pilot program in consultation with stakeholders including Minnesota State 
56.8 	Colleges and Universities, the Minnesota Department of Education, the Minnesota 
56.9 	Association of Secondary School Principals, and the Minnesota School Board Association, 
56.10 	to automatically offer conditional admission to Minnesota public high school seniors based 
56.11 	on a student's high school grade point average, high school and college transcript information, 
56.12 	standardized tests, statewide assessments, and other measures as determined by stakeholders.
56.13 		Subd. 2.Pilot design and goals. The pilot program shall establish and, to the extent 
56.14 	feasible, implement a process for leveraging existing kindergarten through grade 12 and 
56.15 	higher education student information systems to automate the admissions process for students. 
56.16 	The pilot program will specifically evaluate the impact this process has on outcomes for 
56.17 	students with lower levels of college knowledge, low-income students, and students from 
56.18 	populations underserved in higher education. Initial pilot program participants must include 
56.19 	high schools with a significant number of students of color, low-income students, or both.
56.20 		Subd. 3.Evaluation and report. By February 1, 2022, the Office of Higher Education 
56.21 	shall report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 
56.22 	12 education finance and policy and higher education on activities occurring under this 
56.23 	section. The report must include but is not limited to information about the pilot program 
56.24 	design, implementation challenges and recommendations, and the feasibility of scaling the 
56.25 	program to all public high schools.

56.26 	Sec. 41. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATOR PILOT PROJECT.
 56.27 	By the 2024-2025 academic year, Winona State University must develop a teacher 
56.28 	preparation program that leads to initial licensure in at least one license area under Minnesota 
56.29 	Rules, parts 8710.8000 to 8710.8080. Winona State University must partner with Minnesota 
56.30 	State College Southeast to provide the subject matter training necessary for license areas 
56.31 	chosen. If practical, the partnership must result in a candidate earning an associate's degree 
56.32 	from Minnesota State College Southeast and a bachelor's degree from Winona State 
57.1 	University. Money appropriated for this project under article 1, section 3, subdivision 5, 
57.2 	may be used for any of the following purposes:
57.3 	(1) analyzing existing course offerings at both institutions to determine compliance with 
57.4 	the requirements of Minnesota Rules, chapter 8705, and parts 8710.8000 to 8710.8080;
57.5 	(2) determining any courses that need to be adjusted or created by each institution;
57.6 	(3) designing and implementing any needed course; and
57.7 	(4) providing administrative support for gaining approval of the program from the 
57.8 	Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board.

57.9 	Sec. 42. STUDY AND REPORT ON THE WORK-STUDY PROGRAM.
 57.10 	(a) The commissioner of the Office of Higher Education must conduct a study of the 
57.11 	work-study program under Minnesota Statutes, sections 136A.231 to 136A.233. The study 
57.12 	must analyze how the program could be expanded to meet the needs of college students and 
57.13 	enable more students to work on campus. The study should include an assessment of:
57.14 	(1) the interplay between state, federal, and institutional work-study programs and funds;
57.15 	(2) the impact of minimum wage laws and ordinances on the program;
57.16 	(3) the ability of the program to require a wage for student workers that is higher than 
57.17 	the prevailing minimum wage set by law;
57.18 	(4) the number of hours students should be working on campus; and
57.19 	(5) options for legislative and administrative actions to expand the work-study program 
57.20 	along with the anticipated costs of those actions.
57.21 	(b) By January 15, 2023, the commissioner shall report to the legislature as provided in 
57.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195, and to the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
57.23 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over higher education on the results of the study.

57.24 	Sec. 43. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
 57.25 	In Minnesota Statutes, the revisor of statutes shall renumber section 136F.245, as amended 
57.26 	by this act, as 135A.137.

57.27 	Sec. 44. REPEALER.
 57.28 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 136A.1703; 136A.823, subdivision 2; and 136F.245, 
57.29 	subdivision 3, are repealed.
58.1 	(b) Minnesota Rules, parts 4830.9050; 4830.9060; 4830.9070; 4830.9080; and 4830.9090,
58.2 	are repealed.

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: H0993-2 

No active language found for: 136A.1703 

136A.823 LICENSE RENEWAL.
No active language found for: 136A.823.2 

No active language found for: 136F.245.3 

4830.9050
[Repealed, L 2021 1Sp2 art 2 s 47] 

4830.9060
[Repealed, L 2021 1Sp2 art 2 s 47] 

4830.9070
[Repealed, L 2021 1Sp2 art 2 s 47] 

4830.9080
[Repealed, L 2021 1Sp2 art 2 s 47] 

4830.9090
[Repealed, L 2021 1Sp2 art 2 s 47]