1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; providing funding and policy related changes for the 
1.3 	Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, and the 
1.4 	University of Minnesota; creating and modifying certain scholarships and student 
1.5 	aid programs; modifying program reporting requirements; modifying requirements 
1.6 	for sexual misconduct grievance processes; requiring a standardized financial aid 
1.7 	offer form; modifying requirements for licensing of nonpublic and out-of-state 
1.8 	postsecondary institutions; requiring reports; appropriating money; canceling prior 
1.9 	appropriations;amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 135A.052, subdivision 
1.10 	1; 135A.15, subdivisions 1a, 2a; 135A.1582; 136A.01, by adding a subdivision; 
1.11 	136A.101, subdivision 5a; 136A.103; 136A.121, subdivisions 6, 7, 7a, 9, 13; 
1.12 	136A.1465, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 136A.155; 136A.162; 
1.13 	136A.1796; 136A.246, subdivisions 1a, 3; 136A.65, subdivision 4; 136A.653, 
1.14 	subdivision 5; 136A.658; 136A.69, subdivision 1; 136A.821, subdivisions 4, 5, 
1.15 	by adding subdivisions; 136A.822, subdivisions 3, 6, 8, 13; 136A.824, subdivisions 
1.16 	1, 2, 6, 7; 136A.833; 136A.834, subdivisions 1, 5; 136A.87; 136A.901, subdivision 
1.17 	1; 137.022, subdivisions 3, 4; 151.37, subdivision 12; 474A.061, subdivision 2b; 
1.18 	Laws 2023, chapter 41, article 2, section 31, subdivisions 1, 4; proposing coding 
1.19 	for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 120B; 135A; 136A; repealing 
1.20 	Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 5.41, subdivision 2; 135A.137; 136A.057; 
1.21 	136A.1251, subdivision 5; 136A.1788, subdivision 5; 136A.1791, subdivision 9; 
1.22 	136A.69, subdivisions 3, 5; 136A.824, subdivisions 3, 5; 136A.861, subdivision 
1.23 	7; 136A.91, subdivision 3; Laws 2023, chapter 41, article 2, section 31, subdivision 
1.24 	5; Minnesota Rules, part 4850.0014, subparts 1, 2.
1.25 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.26 	ARTICLE 1
1.27 	APPROPRIATIONS

1.28	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.29 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
1.30 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, 
1.31 	or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. 
2.1 	The figures "2026" and "2027" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under 
2.2 	them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, or June 30, 2027, respectively. 
2.3 	"The first year" is fiscal year 2026. "The second year" is fiscal year 2027. "The biennium" 
2.4 	is fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

2.5				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.6				Available for the Year
	
2.7				Ending June 30
	
2.8					2026
		2027

2.9	Sec. 2. OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION

2.10	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	357,204,000
	$
	357,423,000
	
2.11 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.12 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.13 	subdivisions. The base for this appropriation 
2.14 	is $319,840,000 in fiscal year 2028 and each 
2.15 	year thereafter.

2.16	Subd. 2.State Grants
 		277,326,000
		277,326,000
	
2.17 	If the appropriation in this subdivision for 
2.18 	either year is insufficient, the appropriation 
2.19 	for the other year is available for it. These 
2.20 	appropriations are available until June 30, 
2.21 	2029. The base for this appropriation is 
2.22 	$239,743,000 in fiscal year 2028 and each 
2.23 	year thereafter.

2.24	Subd. 3.Child Care Grants
 		7,694,000
		7,694,000

2.25	Subd. 4.State Work-Study
 		14,102,000
		14,102,000

2.26	Subd. 5.Interstate Tuition Reciprocity
 		8,500,000
		8,500,000
	
2.27 	If the appropriation in this subdivision for 
2.28 	either year is insufficient, the appropriation 
2.29 	for the other year is available to meet 
2.30 	reciprocity contract obligations.

2.31	Subd. 6.Safety Officer's Survivors
 		100,000
		100,000
	
2.32 	This appropriation is to provide educational 
2.33 	benefits under Minnesota Statutes, section 
2.34 	299A.45, to eligible dependent children and 
3.1 	to the spouses of public safety officers killed 
3.2 	in the line of duty.
3.3 	If the appropriation in this subdivision for 
3.4 	either year is insufficient, the appropriation 
3.5 	for the other year is available for it.

3.6	Subd. 7.Indian Scholarships
 		3,500,000
		3,500,000
	
3.7 	The commissioner must contract with or 
3.8 	employ at least one person with demonstrated 
3.9 	competence in American Indian culture and 
3.10 	residing in or near the city of Bemidji to assist 
3.11 	students with the scholarships under 
3.12 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.126, and 
3.13 	with other information about financial aid for 
3.14 	which the students may be eligible.

3.15
3.16	Subd. 8.Tribal College Supplemental Assistance 
Grants
 		3,150,000
		3,150,000
	
3.17 	(a) For Tribal college assistance grants under 
3.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1796.
3.19 	(b) A Tribal college must use grant funds 
3.20 	received under this section to supplement, not 
3.21 	supplant, any existing funding. Each eligible 
3.22 	Tribal college may receive a grant in an 
3.23 	amount no less than $1,000,000 and no more 
3.24 	than $1,050,000, subject to available 
3.25 	appropriations.

3.26
3.27	Subd. 9.Intervention for College Attendance 
Program Grants
 		1,142,000
		1,142,000
	
3.28 	For the intervention for college attendance 
3.29 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.30 	136A.861.
3.31 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.32 	136A.01, subdivision 4, the commissioner 
3.33 	may use no more than three percent of this 
3.34 	appropriation to administer the program.

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

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

4.3	Subd. 12.Midwest Higher Education Compact
 		115,000
		115,000

4.4	Subd. 13.MnLINK Gateway and Minitex
 		7,155,000
		7,208,000

4.5
4.6	Subd. 14.Statewide Longitudinal Education 
Data System
 		2,550,000
		2,550,000

4.7
4.8	Subd. 15.Summer Academic Enrichment 
Program
 		250,000
		250,000
	
4.9 	For summer academic enrichment grants under 
4.10 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.091.
4.11 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
4.12 	136A.01, subdivision 4, the commissioner 
4.13 	may use no more than three percent of this 
4.14 	appropriation to administer the program.

4.15
4.16	Subd. 16.Campus Sexual Violence Prevention 
and Response Coordinator
 		150,000
		150,000
	
4.17 	For the Office of Higher Education to staff a 
4.18 	campus sexual violence prevention and 
4.19 	response coordinator to serve as a statewide 
4.20 	resource providing professional development 
4.21 	and guidance on best practices for 
4.22 	postsecondary institutions. $50,000 each year 
4.23 	is for administrative funding to conduct 
4.24 	trainings and provide materials to 
4.25 	postsecondary institutions.

4.26
4.27	Subd. 17.Emergency Assistance for 
Postsecondary Students
 		550,000
		550,000
	
4.28 	(a) For the Office of Higher Education to 
4.29 	allocate to nonprofit private postsecondary 
4.30 	institutions and Tribal colleges that are eligible 
4.31 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.103, 
4.32 	for emergency assistance grants to students. 
4.33 	The commissioner must establish processes 
4.34 	for soliciting applications from institutions, 
5.1 	selecting applicants to receive an allocation, 
5.2 	and determining the funding amount allocated 
5.3 	and issue guidance regarding how institutions 
5.4 	must award emergency assistance grants to 
5.5 	students. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
5.6 	section 136A.01, subdivision 4, the 
5.7 	commissioner may use no more than $50,000 
5.8 	of the annual appropriation to administer the 
5.9 	program.
5.10 	(b) Postsecondary institutions must use the 
5.11 	funding allocated to them under this 
5.12 	subdivision to award emergency assistance 
5.13 	grants directly to students to meet immediate 
5.14 	needs that could interfere with the student 
5.15 	completing the term or their program, 
5.16 	including but not limited to emergency 
5.17 	housing, food, and transportation. Institutions 
5.18 	must minimize any negative impact on student 
5.19 	financial aid resulting from the receipt of 
5.20 	emergency money.
5.21 	(c) Money under this subdivision must not be 
5.22 	distributed to selected applicants until the 
5.23 	Office of Higher Education has approved their 
5.24 	plans to award grants to students.
5.25 	(d) By February 1 each year, the commissioner 
5.26 	must submit a report to the chairs and ranking 
5.27 	minority members of the legislative 
5.28 	committees with jurisdiction over higher 
5.29 	education on emergency assistance grants 
5.30 	awarded to students using the money 
5.31 	appropriated in this subdivision. The report 
5.32 	must detail:
5.33 	(1) how money was distributed among 
5.34 	institutions;
6.1 	(2) the process by which students apply for 
6.2 	emergency assistance grants and institutions 
6.3 	make a determination about whether money 
6.4 	will be awarded;
6.5 	(3) how many students received emergency 
6.6 	assistance grants and the average award 
6.7 	amount;
6.8 	(4) the most common student needs that grants 
6.9 	were awarded to meet; and
6.10 	(5) the average length of time between grant 
6.11 	application and disbursement to students.
6.12 	(e) At the end of each biennium, institutions 
6.13 	must return any unused portion of the funding 
6.14 	allocated to them under this subdivision to the 
6.15 	Office of Higher Education.

6.16
6.17	Subd. 18.Grants to Student Teachers in 
Shortage Areas
 		500,000
		500,000
	
6.18 	For grants to student teachers in shortage areas 
6.19 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1275.
6.20 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
6.21 	136A.01, subdivision 4, the commissioner 
6.22 	may use no more than three percent of the 
6.23 	appropriation to administer the program.

6.24
6.25	Subd. 19.Grants to Underrepresented Student 
Teachers
 		625,000
		625,000
	
6.26 	For grants to underrepresented student teachers 
6.27 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1274.
6.28 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
6.29 	136A.01, subdivision 4, the commissioner 
6.30 	may use no more than three percent of the 
6.31 	appropriation to administer the program.

6.32
6.33	Subd. 20.Grants for Students with Intellectual 
and Developmental Disabilities
 		200,000
		200,000
	
7.1 	For grants for students with intellectual and 
7.2 	developmental disabilities under Minnesota 
7.3 	Statutes, section 136A.1215.

7.4	Subd. 21.Loan Repayment Assistance Program
 		55,000
		55,000
	
7.5 	For a grant to the Loan Repayment Assistance 
7.6 	Program of Minnesota to provide education 
7.7 	debt relief to attorneys with full-time 
7.8 	employment providing legal advice or 
7.9 	representation to low-income clients or support 
7.10 	services for this work.

7.11	Subd. 22.Student Loan Debt Counseling
 		250,000
		250,000
	
7.12 	For student loan debt counseling under 
7.13 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1788.
7.14 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.15 	136A.01, subdivision 4, the commissioner 
7.16 	may use no more than three percent of the 
7.17 	appropriation to administer the program.

7.18	Subd. 23.Hunger-Free Campus Grants
 		200,000
		200,000
	
7.19 	(a) For the Office of Higher Education to 
7.20 	award grants to nonprofit private 
7.21 	postsecondary institutions and Tribal colleges 
7.22 	registered with the Office of Higher Education 
7.23 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.63, 
7.24 	for hunger-free campus activities. The 
7.25 	commissioner must establish a competitive 
7.26 	grant program to distribute the money 
7.27 	appropriated in this subdivision, which must:
7.28 	(1) have an application process and selection 
7.29 	criteria established by the commissioner in 
7.30 	collaboration with student associations 
7.31 	representing eligible institutions;
7.32 	(2) provide a maximum annual grant award 
7.33 	of $25,000 per institution;
8.1 	(3) give preference to applications from 
8.2 	institutions with the highest number of federal 
8.3 	Pell Grant eligible students enrolled; and
8.4 	(4) require grant recipients to match at least 
8.5 	50 percent of the amount awarded with either 
8.6 	in-kind contributions or other resources.
8.7 	(b) Postsecondary institutions must use the 
8.8 	grant money awarded to them under this 
8.9 	subdivision to meet the following hunger-free 
8.10 	campus requirements:
8.11 	(1) maintain an on-campus food pantry or 
8.12 	partnership with a local food bank to provide 
8.13 	regular, on-campus food distributions;
8.14 	(2) provide information to students on the 
8.15 	Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
8.16 	(SNAP), the Minnesota Family Investment 
8.17 	Program (MFIP), and other programs that 
8.18 	reduce food insecurity;
8.19 	(3) notify students in work-study employment 
8.20 	of their potential eligibility for SNAP benefits 
8.21 	and provide information to those students 
8.22 	about eligibility criteria and how to apply for 
8.23 	benefits;
8.24 	(4) hold or participate in one hunger awareness 
8.25 	event per academic year;
8.26 	(5) provide emergency assistance grants to 
8.27 	students; and
8.28 	(6) establish a hunger task force that meets a 
8.29 	minimum of three times per academic year 
8.30 	and that includes at least two students 
8.31 	currently enrolled at the institution.
8.32 	(c) By February 1 each year, the commissioner 
8.33 	must submit a report to the chairs and ranking 
9.1 	minority members of the legislative 
9.2 	committees with jurisdiction over higher 
9.3 	education on hunger-free campus activities 
9.4 	performed using the money appropriated in 
9.5 	this subdivision. The report must detail:
9.6 	(1) how money was distributed among 
9.7 	institutions;
9.8 	(2) how hunger-free campus requirements 
9.9 	were met at those institutions; and
9.10 	(3) how many students were served.

9.11
9.12	Subd. 24.Fostering Independence Higher 
Education Grants
 		8,416,000
		8,416,000
	
9.13 	For grants to eligible students under Minnesota 
9.14 	Statutes, section 136A.1241. Notwithstanding 
9.15 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.01, 
9.16 	subdivision 4, the commissioner may use no 
9.17 	more than three percent of the appropriation 
9.18 	to administer the grants.

9.19	Subd. 25.Student-Parent Support Initiative
 		3,000,000
		3,000,000
	
9.20 	For grants to support student parents under 
9.21 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1251. 
9.22 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.23 	136A.01, subdivision 4, the commissioner 
9.24 	may use no more than $338,000 of the annual 
9.25 	appropriation for administrative and 
9.26 	promotional costs.

9.27	Subd. 26.Director of Tribal Relations
 		143,000
		143,000

9.28	Subd. 27.Direct Admissions Program
 		900,000
		900,000
	
9.29 	For the direct admissions program under 
9.30 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.84.

9.31	Subd. 28.American Indian Scholars
 		8,500,000
		8,500,000
	
9.32 	(a) To support implementation of Minnesota 
9.33 	Statutes, section 135A.121.
10.1 	(b) $4,032,000 in fiscal year 2026 and 
10.2 	$4,032,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for transfer 
10.3 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
10.4 	Minnesota.
10.5 	(c) $4,468,000 in fiscal year 2026 and 
10.6 	$4,468,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for transfer 
10.7 	to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota 
10.8 	State Colleges and Universities.

10.9	Subd. 29.Inclusive Higher Education
 		250,000
		250,000
	
10.10 	To enter into a contract establishing the 
10.11 	Inclusive Higher Education Technical 
10.12 	Assistance Center under Minnesota Statutes, 
10.13 	section 135A.161.

10.14	Subd. 30.Paramedic Scholarship Program
 		1,000,000
		1,000,000
	
10.15 	For the paramedic scholarship program under 
10.16 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1278. 
10.17 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.18 	136A.01, subdivision 4, the commissioner 
10.19 	may use no more than $50,000 of the annual 
10.20 	appropriation for administrative and 
10.21 	promotional costs.

10.22	Subd. 31.Unemployment Insurance Aid
 		158,000
		158,000
	
10.23 	For unemployment insurance aid to Tribal 
10.24 	colleges under Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.25 	268.193. Of the amount appropriated, $24,000 
10.26 	each year is for administration of 
10.27 	unemployment insurance aid.

10.28
10.29	Subd. 32.North Star Promise; Administrative 
Costs
 		202,000
		202,000
	
10.30 	For administrative and promotion expenses to 
10.31 	implement and direct the scholarship awards 
10.32 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1465.

10.33	Subd. 33.Agency Administration
 		6,219,000
		6,385,000

11.1	Subd. 34.Balances Forward
 					
11.2 	A balance in the first year under this section 
11.3 	does not cancel, but is available for the second 
11.4 	year.

11.5	Subd. 35.Transfers
 					
11.6 	The commissioner of the Office of Higher 
11.7 	Education may transfer unencumbered 
11.8 	balances from the appropriations in this 
11.9 	section to the state grant appropriation, the 
11.10 	interstate tuition reciprocity appropriation, the 
11.11 	child care grant appropriation, the Indian 
11.12 	scholarship appropriation, the state work-study 
11.13 	appropriation, the get ready appropriation, the 
11.14 	intervention for college attendance 
11.15 	appropriation, the student-parent information 
11.16 	appropriation, the summer academic 
11.17 	enrichment program appropriation, the public 
11.18 	safety officers' survivors appropriation, and 
11.19 	the fostering independence higher education 
11.20 	grant program. The commissioner may transfer 
11.21 	unencumbered balances from the hunger-free 
11.22 	campus appropriations to the emergency 
11.23 	assistance for postsecondary students grant. 
11.24 	To the extent there is a projected surplus in 
11.25 	the appropriation for either the student 
11.26 	teachers in shortage areas grant program or 
11.27 	the underrepresented student teacher grant 
11.28 	program, the commissioner may transfer 
11.29 	unencumbered balances between the two 
11.30 	programs as needed to meet demand. Transfers 
11.31 	from the child care, state work-study, or the 
11.32 	hunger-free campus appropriations may only 
11.33 	be made to the extent there is a projected 
11.34 	surplus in the appropriation. A transfer may 
11.35 	be made only with prior written notice to the 
12.1 	chairs and ranking minority members of the 
12.2 	senate and house of representatives 
12.3 	committees with jurisdiction over higher 
12.4 	education finance.

12.5
12.6
12.7	Sec. 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE 
MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND 
UNIVERSITIES

12.8	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	880,039,000
	$
	879,050,000
	
12.9 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
12.10 	purpose are specified in the following 
12.11 	subdivisions.

12.12
12.13	Subd. 2.Central Office and Shared Services 
Unit
 		36,401,000
		36,401,000
	
12.14 	For the Office of the Chancellor and the 
12.15 	Shared Services Division.

12.16	Subd. 3.Operations and Maintenance
 		831,873,000
		830,884,000
	
12.17 	(a) $5,700,000 in fiscal year 2026 and 
12.18 	$5,700,000 in fiscal year 2027 are to provide 
12.19 	supplemental aid for operations and 
12.20 	maintenance to the president of each two-year 
12.21 	institution in the system with at least one 
12.22 	campus that is not located in a metropolitan 
12.23 	county, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, 
12.24 	section 473.121, subdivision 4. The board 
12.25 	shall transfer at least $158,000 for each 
12.26 	campus not located in a metropolitan county 
12.27 	in each year to the president of each institution 
12.28 	that includes such a campus.
12.29 	(b) The Board of Trustees is requested to help 
12.30 	Minnesota close the attainment gap by funding 
12.31 	activities which improve retention and 
12.32 	completion for students of color.
12.33 	(c) $9,500,000 in fiscal year 2026 and 
12.34 	$9,500,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for 
13.1 	enterprise-wide technology, including 
13.2 	upgrading the Integrated Statewide Record 
13.3 	System and maintaining enterprise-wide 
13.4 	technology services.
13.5 	(d) $550,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $550,000 
13.6 	in fiscal year 2027 are to reduce students' 
13.7 	out-of-pocket costs by expanding free 
13.8 	offerings in course materials and resources, 
13.9 	including through open educational resources, 
13.10 	open textbooks, and implementation of 
13.11 	Z-Degrees under Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.12 	136F.305.
13.13 	(e) $3,158,000 in fiscal year 2026 and 
13.14 	$3,158,000 in fiscal year 2027 are to expand 
13.15 	student support services. This appropriation 
13.16 	provides funding to campuses to address basic 
13.17 	needs insecurity, mental health, and other 
13.18 	high-need student support services by 
13.19 	increasing the amount of available resources 
13.20 	to students. In addition, this funding provides 
13.21 	systemwide resources and coordination, 
13.22 	including electronic connections for peer 
13.23 	support and professional clinical support for 
13.24 	mental health. These systemwide resources 
13.25 	must be available online 24 hours a day, seven 
13.26 	days a week.
13.27 	(f) $883,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $894,000 
13.28 	in fiscal year 2027 are for costs associated 
13.29 	with the increased employer contribution rates 
13.30 	for the higher education individual retirement 
13.31 	account plan under Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.32 	354B.23, subdivision 3.
13.33 	(g) $809,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $809,000 
13.34 	in fiscal year 2027 are for unemployment 
13.35 	insurance aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
14.1 	section 268.193, to institutions within the 
14.2 	system.
14.3 	(h) $500,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $500,000 
14.4 	in fiscal year 2027 are for the Juvenile 
14.5 	Detention Alternatives Initiative at 
14.6 	Metropolitan State University. Of this amount, 
14.7 	$280,000 each year is to provide juvenile 
14.8 	justice services and resources, including the 
14.9 	Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative, to 
14.10 	Minnesota counties and federally recognized 
14.11 	Tribes; and $220,000 each year is for funding 
14.12 	to local units of government, federally 
14.13 	recognized Tribes, and agencies to support 
14.14 	local Juvenile Detention Alternative 
14.15 	Initiatives, including but not limited to 
14.16 	alternatives to detention. Any unencumbered 
14.17 	balance remaining in the first year does not 
14.18 	cancel and is available in the second year.
14.19 	(i) $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 is to address 
14.20 	contamination of PFAS, as defined in 
14.21 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116.943, arising 
14.22 	from or associated with the use of firefighting 
14.23 	foam at the Lake Superior College Emergency 
14.24 	Response Training Center (ERTC) prior to 
14.25 	January 1, 2015. Money may be used to 
14.26 	conduct environmental investigation and 
14.27 	response activities, including ERTC program 
14.28 	accommodations, and reimburse past expenses 
14.29 	incurred for these activities. This is a onetime 
14.30 	appropriation.

14.31	Subd. 4.Direct Student Support
 		7,350,000
		7,350,000
	
14.32 	(a) $4,500,000 in fiscal year 2026 and 
14.33 	$4,500,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for 
14.34 	workforce development scholarships under 
14.35 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136F.38.
15.1 	(b) $2,250,000 in fiscal year 2026 and 
15.2 	$2,250,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for 
15.3 	emergency assistance grants to Minnesota 
15.4 	State Colleges and Universities students. The 
15.5 	Board of Trustees must:
15.6 	(1) award emergency assistance grants directly 
15.7 	to students to meet immediate needs that could 
15.8 	interfere with the student completing the term 
15.9 	or their program, including but not limited to 
15.10 	emergency housing, food, and transportation;
15.11 	(2) minimize any negative impact on student 
15.12 	financial aid resulting from the receipt of 
15.13 	emergency money; and
15.14 	(3) by February 1 of each year, submit a report 
15.15 	to the chairs and ranking minority members 
15.16 	of the legislative committees with jurisdiction 
15.17 	over higher education on emergency assistance 
15.18 	grants awarded to students using the money 
15.19 	appropriated in this paragraph. The report must 
15.20 	detail:
15.21 	(i) how money was distributed among 
15.22 	institutions;
15.23 	(ii) the process by which students apply for 
15.24 	emergency assistance grants and institutions 
15.25 	make a determination about whether money 
15.26 	will be awarded;
15.27 	(iii) how many students received emergency 
15.28 	assistance grants and the average award 
15.29 	amount;
15.30 	(iv) the most common student needs that 
15.31 	grants were awarded to meet; and
15.32 	(v) the average length of time between grant 
15.33 	application and disbursement to students.
16.1 	(c) $600,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $600,000 
16.2 	in fiscal year 2027 are for hunger-free campus 
16.3 	activities. The Board of Trustees must:
16.4 	(1) meet the following hunger-free campus 
16.5 	requirements on Minnesota State Colleges and 
16.6 	Universities campuses:
16.7 	(i) maintain an on-campus food pantry or 
16.8 	partnership with a local food bank to provide 
16.9 	regular, on-campus food distributions;
16.10 	(ii) provide information to students on the 
16.11 	Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
16.12 	(SNAP), the Minnesota Family Investment 
16.13 	Program (MFIP), and other programs that 
16.14 	reduce food insecurity;
16.15 	(iii) notify students in work-study employment 
16.16 	of their potential eligibility for SNAP benefits 
16.17 	and provide information to those students 
16.18 	about eligibility criteria and how to apply for 
16.19 	benefits;
16.20 	(iv) hold or participate in one hunger 
16.21 	awareness event per academic year;
16.22 	(v) provide emergency assistance grants to 
16.23 	students; and
16.24 	(vi) establish a hunger task force that meets a 
16.25 	minimum of three times per academic year 
16.26 	and that includes at least two students 
16.27 	currently enrolled at the institution;
16.28 	(2) match at least 50 percent of the amount 
16.29 	appropriated in this paragraph with either 
16.30 	in-kind contributions or other resources; and
16.31 	(3) by February 1 each year, submit a report 
16.32 	to the chairs and ranking minority members 
16.33 	of the legislative committees with jurisdiction 
17.1 	over higher education on hunger-free campus 
17.2 	activities performed using the money 
17.3 	appropriated in this paragraph. The report must 
17.4 	detail:
17.5 	(i) how money was distributed among 
17.6 	institutions;
17.7 	(ii) how hunger-free campus requirements 
17.8 	were met at those institutions; and
17.9 	(iii) how many students were served.

17.10	Subd. 5.Cook County Higher Education Board
 		300,000
		300,000
	
17.11 	For a grant to the Cook County Higher 
17.12 	Education Board to provide educational 
17.13 	programming, workforce development, and 
17.14 	academic support services to remote regions 
17.15 	in northeastern Minnesota. The Cook County 
17.16 	Higher Education Board shall continue to 
17.17 	provide information to the Board of Trustees 
17.18 	on the number of students served, credit hours 
17.19 	delivered, and services provided to students.

17.20	Subd. 6.Learning Network of Minnesota
 		4,115,000
		4,115,000

17.21
17.22	Sec. 4. BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE 
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

17.23	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	744,263,000
	$
	744,263,000

17.24	Appropriations by Fund
	
17.25		2026
	2027
	
17.26	General
	742,106,000
	742,106,000
	
17.27	Health Care Access
	2,157,000
	2,157,000
	
17.28 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
17.29 	purpose are specified in the following 
17.30 	subdivisions.

17.31	Subd. 2.Operations and Maintenance
 		644,128,000
		644,128,000

17.32
17.33	Subd. 3.Special Appropriations; Research and 
Innovation
 		33,033,000
		33,033,000
	
18.1 	(a) $12,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 and 
18.2 	$12,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for 
18.3 	Medical Discovery Teams on Addiction, the 
18.4 	Biology of Aging, Optical Imaging and Brain 
18.5 	Science, Rural and American Indian Health 
18.6 	Disparities, Incretin Mimetics, and other 
18.7 	critical, complex health issues.
18.8 	(b) $2,150,000 in fiscal year 2026 and 
18.9 	$2,150,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for the 
18.10 	Clinical and Translational Science Institute.
18.11 	(c) The Board of Regents may transfer 
18.12 	unencumbered balances between the 
18.13 	appropriations for the Medical Discovery 
18.14 	Teams and the Clinical and Translational 
18.15 	Science Institute as needed.
18.16 	(d) $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 and 
18.17 	$4,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for the 
18.18 	Minnesota Cancer Clinical Trials Network.
18.19 	(e) $2,465,000 in fiscal year 2026 and 
18.20 	$2,465,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for health 
18.21 	sciences research at the Office of Academic 
18.22 	Clinical Affairs and the School of Public 
18.23 	Health.
18.24 	(f) $7,491,000 in fiscal year 2026 and 
18.25 	$7,491,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for 
18.26 	competitive grants for biotechnology and 
18.27 	medical genomics research at the University 
18.28 	of Minnesota and Mayo Foundation. By June 
18.29 	30 of each year, the Board of Regents must 
18.30 	submit a report on the expenditure of this 
18.31 	money to the governor and the chairs and 
18.32 	ranking minority members of the legislative 
18.33 	committees with jurisdiction over higher 
18.34 	education.
19.1 	(g) $4,350,000 in fiscal year 2026 and 
19.2 	$4,350,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for 
19.3 	competitive grants for regenerative medicine 
19.4 	research and commercialization.
19.5 	(h) $500,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $500,000 
19.6 	in fiscal year 2027 are for competitive grants 
19.7 	for research into the prevention, treatment, 
19.8 	causes, and cures of Alzheimer's disease and 
19.9 	other dementias.
19.10 	(i) $77,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $77,000 in 
19.11 	fiscal year 2027 are for biomedical 
19.12 	engineering.

19.13
19.14	Subd. 4.Special Appropriations; Medical 
Training and Care
 	$
	12,946,000
	$
	12,946,000

19.15	Appropriations by Fund
	
19.16		2026
	2027
	
19.17	General
	10,789,000
	10,789,000
	
19.18	Health Care Access
	2,157,000
	2,157,000
	
19.19 	(a) $1,043,000 in fiscal year 2026 and 
19.20 	$1,043,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for the 
19.21 	Rural Physician Associate Program (RPAP) 
19.22 	and Metropolitan Physician Associate Program 
19.23 	(MetroPAP).
19.24 	(b) $6,247,000 in fiscal year 2026 and 
19.25 	$6,247,000 in fiscal year 2027 are to support 
19.26 	faculty physicians teaching at eight clinical 
19.27 	residency program sites, including medical 
19.28 	resident and student training programs in the 
19.29 	Department of Family Medicine and 
19.30 	Community Health.
19.31 	(c) $346,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $346,000 
19.32 	in fiscal year 2027 are to support up to 12 
19.33 	resident physicians in the St. Cloud Hospital 
19.34 	family medicine residency program, which 
20.1 	must prepare doctors to practice primary care 
20.2 	medicine in rural areas of Minnesota.
20.3 	(d) $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2026 and 
20.4 	$1,500,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for a 
20.5 	partnership between the University of 
20.6 	Minnesota Medical School and CentraCare to 
20.7 	establish and operate new residency programs 
20.8 	and maintain existing residency programs 
20.9 	based in CentraCare hospitals and clinics in 
20.10 	St. Cloud and Willmar. Eligible uses of this 
20.11 	appropriation include but are not limited to 
20.12 	program administration, curriculum 
20.13 	development, resident recruitment, training, 
20.14 	and resident stipends.
20.15 	(e) $993,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $993,000 
20.16 	in fiscal year 2027 are for the Mobile Dental 
20.17 	Clinic.
20.18 	(f) $2,157,000 in fiscal year 2026 and 
20.19 	$2,157,000 in fiscal year 2027 are from the 
20.20 	health care access fund for primary care 
20.21 	education initiatives.
20.22 	(g) $660,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $660,000 
20.23 	in fiscal year 2027 are for geriatrics education.

20.24	Subd. 5.Special Appropriations; Social Sciences
 		1,802,000
		1,802,000
	
20.25 	(a) $985,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $985,000 
20.26 	in fiscal year 2027 are for the Center for Urban 
20.27 	and Regional Affairs.
20.28 	(b) $39,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $39,000 
20.29 	in fiscal year 2027 are for the Bureau of 
20.30 	Business and Economic Research at the 
20.31 	University of Minnesota Duluth.
20.32 	(c) $778,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $778,000 
20.33 	in fiscal year 2027 are for industrial relations 
21.1 	education at the Carlson School of 
21.2 	Management.

21.3
21.4	Subd. 6.Special Appropriations; Natural 
Resources Management and Education
 		50,009,000
		50,009,000
	
21.5 	(a) $27,086,000 in fiscal year 2026 and 
21.6 	$27,086,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for the 
21.7 	Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station.
21.8 	(b) $15,836,000 in fiscal year 2026 and 
21.9 	$15,836,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for the 
21.10 	University of Minnesota Extension.
21.11 	(c) The amounts appropriated in paragraphs 
21.12 	(a) and (b) must be used for the following:
21.13 	(1) the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment 
21.14 	Station and University of Minnesota Extension 
21.15 	must convene agricultural advisory groups to 
21.16 	focus research, education, and Extension 
21.17 	activities on producer needs and implement 
21.18 	an outreach strategy that more effectively and 
21.19 	rapidly transfers research results and best 
21.20 	practices to producers throughout the state;
21.21 	(2) this appropriation includes funding for 
21.22 	research and outreach on the production of 
21.23 	renewable energy from Minnesota biomass 
21.24 	resources, including agronomic crops, plant 
21.25 	and animal wastes, and native plants or trees. 
21.26 	The following areas should be prioritized and 
21.27 	carried out in consultation with Minnesota 
21.28 	producers, renewable energy, and bioenergy 
21.29 	organizations:
21.30 	(i) biofuel and other energy production from 
21.31 	perennial crops, small grains, row crops, and 
21.32 	forestry products in conjunction with the 
21.33 	Natural Resources Research Institute (NRRI);
22.1 	(ii) alternative bioenergy crops and cropping 
22.2 	systems; and
22.3 	(iii) biofuel coproducts used for livestock feed;
22.4 	(3) this appropriation includes funding for the 
22.5 	College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural 
22.6 	Resource Sciences to establish and provide 
22.7 	leadership for organic agronomic, 
22.8 	horticultural, livestock, and food systems 
22.9 	research, education, and outreach and for the 
22.10 	purchase of state-of-the-art laboratory, 
22.11 	planting, tilling, harvesting, and processing 
22.12 	equipment necessary for this project;
22.13 	(4) this appropriation includes funding for 
22.14 	research efforts that demonstrate a renewed 
22.15 	emphasis on the needs of the state's agriculture 
22.16 	community. The following areas should be 
22.17 	prioritized and carried out in consultation with 
22.18 	Minnesota farm organizations:
22.19 	(i) vegetable crop research with priority for 
22.20 	extending the Minnesota vegetable growing 
22.21 	season;
22.22 	(ii) fertilizer and soil fertility research and 
22.23 	development;
22.24 	(iii) soil, groundwater, and surface water 
22.25 	conservation practices and contaminant 
22.26 	reduction research;
22.27 	(iv) discovering and developing plant varieties 
22.28 	that use nutrients more efficiently;
22.29 	(v) breeding and development of turf seed and 
22.30 	other biomass resources in all three Minnesota 
22.31 	biomes;
23.1 	(vi) development of new disease-resistant and 
23.2 	pest-resistant varieties of turf and agronomic 
23.3 	crops;
23.4 	(vii) utilizing plant and livestock cells to treat 
23.5 	and cure human diseases;
23.6 	(viii) the development of dairy coproducts;
23.7 	(ix) a rapid agricultural response fund for 
23.8 	current or emerging animal, plant, and insect 
23.9 	problems affecting production or food safety;
23.10 	(x) crop pest and animal disease research;
23.11 	(xi) developing animal agriculture that is 
23.12 	capable of sustainably feeding the world;
23.13 	(xii) consumer food safety education and 
23.14 	outreach;
23.15 	(xiii) programs to meet the research and 
23.16 	outreach needs of organic livestock and crop 
23.17 	farmers; and
23.18 	(xiv) alternative bioenergy crops and cropping 
23.19 	systems and growing, harvesting, and 
23.20 	transporting biomass plant material; and
23.21 	(5) by February 1, 2027, the Board of Regents 
23.22 	must submit a report to the legislative 
23.23 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
23.24 	over agriculture and higher education finance 
23.25 	on the status and outcomes of research and 
23.26 	initiatives funded in paragraphs (a) and (b).
23.27 	(d) $4,414,000 in fiscal year 2026 and 
23.28 	$4,414,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for the 
23.29 	Natural Resources Research Institute.
23.30 	(e) $1,673,000 in fiscal year 2026 and 
23.31 	$1,673,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for the 
23.32 	Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.
24.1 	(f) $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 and 
24.2 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for a 
24.3 	University of Minnesota Extension program 
24.4 	that enhances the capacity of the state's 
24.5 	agriculture sector, land and resource managers, 
24.6 	and communities to plan for and adapt to 
24.7 	weather extremes, including but not limited 
24.8 	to droughts and floods. The money 
24.9 	appropriated in this paragraph must be used 
24.10 	to support existing Extension staff members 
24.11 	and to hire additional staff members for a 
24.12 	program with broad geographic reach 
24.13 	throughout the state. The program must:
24.14 	(1) identify, develop, implement, and evaluate 
24.15 	educational programs that increase the 
24.16 	capacity of Minnesota's agriculture sector, 
24.17 	land and resource managers, and communities 
24.18 	to be prepared for and adapt to projected 
24.19 	physical changes in temperature, precipitation, 
24.20 	and other weather parameters that affect crops, 
24.21 	lands, horticulture, pests, and wildlife in ways 
24.22 	that present challenges to the state's agriculture 
24.23 	sector and the communities that depend on the 
24.24 	agriculture sector; and
24.25 	(2) communicate and interpret the latest 
24.26 	research on critical weather trends and the 
24.27 	scientific basis for critical weather trends to 
24.28 	further prepare Extension staff throughout the 
24.29 	state to educate and provide technical 
24.30 	assistance to the agriculture sector, land and 
24.31 	resource managers, and community members 
24.32 	at the local level regarding technical 
24.33 	information on water resource management, 
24.34 	agriculture and forestry, engineering and 
24.35 	infrastructure design, and emergency 
25.1 	management that is necessary to develop 
25.2 	strategies to mitigate the effects of extreme 
25.3 	weather change.

25.4
25.5	Subd. 7.Special Appropriations; Campus 
Management and Student Support
 		2,345,000
		2,345,000
	
25.6 	(a) $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 and 
25.7 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for campus 
25.8 	safety and security measures.
25.9 	(b) $366,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $366,000 
25.10 	in fiscal year 2027 are for unemployment 
25.11 	insurance aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
25.12 	section 268.193.
25.13 	(c) $779,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $779,000 
25.14 	in fiscal year 2027 are for emergency 
25.15 	assistance grants to University of Minnesota 
25.16 	students. The Board of Regents must:
25.17 	(1) award emergency assistance grants directly 
25.18 	to students to meet immediate needs that could 
25.19 	interfere with the student completing the term 
25.20 	or their program, including but not limited to 
25.21 	emergency housing, food, and transportation;
25.22 	(2) minimize any negative impact on student 
25.23 	financial aid resulting from the receipt of 
25.24 	emergency money; and
25.25 	(3) by February 1 each year, submit a report 
25.26 	to the chairs and ranking minority members 
25.27 	of the legislative committees with jurisdiction 
25.28 	over higher education on emergency assistance 
25.29 	grants awarded to students using the money 
25.30 	appropriated in this paragraph. The report must 
25.31 	detail:
25.32 	(i) how money was distributed among 
25.33 	institutions;
26.1 	(ii) the process by which students apply for 
26.2 	emergency assistance grants and institutions 
26.3 	make a determination about whether money 
26.4 	will be awarded;
26.5 	(iii) how many students received emergency 
26.6 	assistance grants and the average award 
26.7 	amount;
26.8 	(iv) the most common student needs that 
26.9 	grants were awarded to meet; and
26.10 	(v) the average length of time between grant 
26.11 	application and disbursement to students.
26.12 	(d) $200,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $200,000 
26.13 	in fiscal year 2027 are for hunger-free campus 
26.14 	activities. The Board of Regents must:
26.15 	(1) meet the following hunger-free campus 
26.16 	requirements on University of Minnesota 
26.17 	campuses:
26.18 	(i) maintain an on-campus food pantry or 
26.19 	partnership with a local food bank to provide 
26.20 	regular, on-campus food distributions;
26.21 	(ii) provide information to students on the 
26.22 	Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
26.23 	(SNAP), the Minnesota Family Investment 
26.24 	Program (MFIP), and other programs that 
26.25 	reduce food insecurity;
26.26 	(iii) notify students in work-study employment 
26.27 	of their potential eligibility for SNAP benefits 
26.28 	and provide information to those students 
26.29 	about eligibility criteria and how to apply for 
26.30 	benefits;
26.31 	(iv) hold or participate in one hunger 
26.32 	awareness event per academic year;
27.1 	(v) provide emergency assistance grants to 
27.2 	students; and
27.3 	(vi) establish a hunger task force that meets a 
27.4 	minimum of three times per academic year 
27.5 	and that includes at least two students 
27.6 	currently enrolled at the institution;
27.7 	(2) match at least 50 percent of the amount 
27.8 	appropriated in this paragraph with either 
27.9 	in-kind contributions or other resources; and
27.10 	(3) by February 1 of each year, submit a report 
27.11 	to the chairs and ranking minority members 
27.12 	of the legislative committees with jurisdiction 
27.13 	over higher education on hunger-free campus 
27.14 	activities performed using the money 
27.15 	appropriated in this paragraph. The report must 
27.16 	detail:
27.17 	(i) how funding was distributed among 
27.18 	institutions;
27.19 	(ii) how hunger-free campus requirements 
27.20 	were met at those institutions; and
27.21 	(iii) how many students were served.

27.22 	Sec. 5. TRANSFERS.
 27.23 	(a) $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 are transferred 
27.24 	from the general fund to the spinal cord and traumatic brain injury grant account in the 
27.25 	special revenue fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.901, subdivision 1. The 
27.26 	commissioner may use up to three percent of the amounts transferred under this paragraph 
27.27 	to administer the program. Under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.103, the commissioner 
27.28 	of management and budget must include a transfer of $3,000,000 each year for fiscal years 
27.29 	2028 through 2031 from the general fund to the spinal cord and traumatic brain injury grant 
27.30 	account in the special revenue fund when preparing each forecast from the effective date 
27.31 	of this section through the February 2027 forecast.
27.32 	(b) $3,132,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $3,132,000 in fiscal year 2027 are transferred 
27.33 	from the general fund to the dual training account in the special revenue fund under 
28.1 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.246, subdivision 10. Of the amounts transferred under 
28.2 	this paragraph, $132,000 each year is for transfer to the Department of Labor and Industry 
28.3 	to support identification of competency standards and development of dual training programs 
28.4 	in the transportation and child care industries as required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
28.5 	175.45. Under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.103, the commissioner of management and 
28.6 	budget must include a transfer of $3,132,000 each year for fiscal years 2028 through 2031 
28.7 	from the general fund to the dual training account in the special revenue fund when preparing 
28.8 	each forecast from the effective date of this section through the February 2027 forecast.
28.9 	(c) $200,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $200,000 in fiscal year 2027 are transferred from 
28.10 	the general fund to the teacher shortage loan repayment account in the special revenue fund 
28.11 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1791, subdivision 8. The commissioner may use 
28.12 	up to three percent of the amounts transferred under this paragraph to administer the program. 
28.13 	Under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.103, the commissioner of management and budget 
28.14 	must include a transfer of $200,000 each year for fiscal years 2028 through 2031 from the 
28.15 	general fund to the teacher shortage loan repayment account in the special revenue fund 
28.16 	when preparing each forecast from the effective date of this section through the February 
28.17 	2027 forecast.
28.18 	(d) $750,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $750,000 in fiscal year 2027 are transferred from 
28.19 	the general fund to the inclusive higher education grant account in the special revenue fund 
28.20 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.162, subdivision 4. The commissioner may use up 
28.21 	to five percent of the amounts transferred under this paragraph to administer the program. 
28.22 	Under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.103, the commissioner of management and budget 
28.23 	must include a transfer of $750,000 each year for fiscal years 2028 through 2031 from the 
28.24 	general fund to the inclusive higher education grant account in the special revenue fund 
28.25 	when preparing each forecast from the effective date of this section through the February 
28.26 	2027 forecast.
28.27 	(e) $49,500,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $49,500,000 in fiscal year 2027 are transferred 
28.28 	from the general fund to the account in the special revenue fund for North Star Promise 
28.29 	scholarships under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1465, subdivision 8. Under Minnesota 
28.30 	Statutes, section 16A.103, the commissioner of management and budget must include a 
28.31 	transfer of $49,500,000 each year for fiscal years 2028 through 2031 from the general fund 
28.32 	to the account in the special revenue fund for North Star Promise scholarships when preparing 
28.33 	each forecast from the effective date of this section through the February 2027 forecast.

29.1 	Sec. 6. CANCELLATIONS.
 29.2 	(a) The $500,000 fiscal year 2025 appropriation from the general fund for the Kids on 
29.3 	Campus initiative under Laws 2024, chapter 124, article 1, section 6, is canceled.
29.4 	(b) $500,000 from the dual training account in the special revenue fund is canceled to 
29.5 	the general fund.

29.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

29.7 	ARTICLE 2
29.8 	HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY

29.9 	Section 1. [120B.1251] PARTICIPATION IN DIRECT ADMISSIONS PROGRAM.
29.10 	Starting in the 2029-2030 school year, a district or charter school high school must 
29.11 	participate in the direct admissions program under section 136A.84.

29.12 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 135A.052, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
29.13 		Subdivision 1.Statement of missions. (a) The legislature recognizes each type of public 
29.14 	postsecondary institution to have a distinctive mission within the overall provision of public 
29.15 	higher education in the state and a responsibility to cooperate with each other. These missions 
29.16 	are as follows:
29.17 	(1) the technical colleges shall offer vocational training and education to prepare students 
29.18 	for skilled occupations that do not require a baccalaureate degree;
29.19 	(2) the community colleges shall offer lower division instruction in academic programs, 
29.20 	occupational programs in which all credits earned will be accepted for transfer to a 
29.21 	baccalaureate degree in the same field of study, and remedial studies, for students transferring 
29.22 	to baccalaureate institutions and for those seeking associate degrees;
29.23 	(3) consolidated community technical colleges shall offer the same types of instruction, 
29.24 	programs, certificates, diplomas, and degrees as the technical colleges and community 
29.25 	colleges offer;
29.26 	(4) the state universities shall offer undergraduate and graduate instruction through the 
29.27 	master's degree, including specialist certificates, in the liberal arts and sciences and 
29.28 	professional education, and may offer applied doctoral degrees in education, business, 
29.29 	psychology, physical therapy, audiology, cybersecurity, and nursing; and
30.1 	(5) the University of Minnesota shall offer undergraduate, graduate, and professional 
30.2 	instruction through the doctoral degree, and shall be the primary state supported academic 
30.3 	agency for research and extension services.
30.4 	(b) It is part of the mission of each system that within the system's resources the system's 
30.5 	governing board and chancellor or president shall endeavor to:
30.6 	(1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public money;
30.7 	(2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to manage the state's resources 
30.8 	and operate the system as efficiently as possible;
30.9 	(3) coordinate the system's activities wherever appropriate with the activities of the other 
30.10 	system and governmental agencies;
30.11 	(4) use technology where appropriate to increase system productivity, improve customer 
30.12 	service, increase public access to information about the system, and increase public 
30.13 	participation in the business of the system;
30.14 	(5) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management practices to the extent 
30.15 	otherwise required by chapters 43A and 179A; and
30.16 	(6) recommend to the legislature appropriate changes in law necessary to carry out the 
30.17 	mission of the system.

30.18 	Sec. 3. [135A.1367] OPIATE ANTAGONIST.
30.19 	(a) The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities must, and 
30.20 	the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota is requested to:
30.21 	(1) maintain a supply of opiate antagonists, as defined in section 604A.04, subdivision 
30.22 	1, at each campus site to be administered in compliance with section 151.37, subdivision 
30.23 	12; and
30.24 	(2) have at least two doses of a nasal opiate antagonist available on site at each campus 
30.25 	residential building.
30.26 	(b) The commissioner of health shall identify resources, including at least one training 
30.27 	video, to help postsecondary institutions implement an opiate antagonist emergency response 
30.28 	and make the resources available for institutions.
30.29 	(c) The Board of Trustees and the Board of Regents may adopt a model plan for use, 
30.30 	storage, and administration of opiate antagonists on system campuses.

31.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective beginning in the 2025-2026 academic 
31.2 	year.

31.3 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 135A.15, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
31.4 		Subd. 1a.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the 
31.5 	meanings given.
31.6 	(b) "Advisor" means a person who is selected by a responding or reporting party to serve 
31.7 	as a support during a campus investigation and disciplinary process. This person may be 
31.8 	an attorney. An advisor serves as a support to a party by offering comfort or attending 
31.9 	meetings.
31.10 	(c) "Domestic violence" has the meaning given in section 518B.01, subdivision 2.
31.11 	(d) "Incident" means one report of sexual misconduct to a postsecondary institution, 
31.12 	regardless of the number of complainants included in the report, the number of respondents 
31.13 	included in the report, and whether or not the identity of any party is known by the reporting 
31.14 	postsecondary institution. Incident encompasses all nonconsensual events included within 
31.15 	one report if multiple events have been identified.
31.16 	(e) "Intimate partner violence" means any physical or sexual harm or a pattern of any 
31.17 	other coercive behavior committed, enabled, or solicited to gain or maintain power and 
31.18 	control over a victim, including verbal, psychological, economic, or technological abuse 
31.19 	that may or may not constitute criminal behavior against an individual, that may be classified 
31.20 	as a sexual misconduct, dating violence, or domestic violence caused by:
31.21 	(1) a current or former spouse of the individual; or
31.22 	(2) a person in a sexual or romantic relationship with the individual.
31.23 	(f) "Nonconsensual dissemination of sexual images" has the meaning given in section 
31.24 	617.261.
31.25 	(g) "Reporting party" means the party in a disciplinary proceeding who has reported 
31.26 	being subjected to conduct or communication that could constitute sexual misconduct.
31.27 	(h) "Responding party" means the party in a disciplinary proceeding who has been 
31.28 	reported to be the perpetrator of conduct or communication that could constitute sexual 
31.29 	misconduct.
31.30 	(i) "Retaliation" means intimidation, threats, coercion, or discrimination against a 
31.31 	reporting party, responding party, or witness for the purpose of interfering with any right 
31.32 	or privilege or because the person has reported information, made a complaint, testified, 
32.1 	assisted, or participated or refused to participate in any manner in an investigation, 
32.2 	proceeding, or hearing under this section, including in nondisciplinary restorative justice 
32.3 	services.
32.4 	(j) "Sexual assault" means rape, sex offenses - fondling, sex offenses - incest, or sex 
32.5 	offenses - statutory rape as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, part 668, subpart 
32.6 	D, appendix A, as amended.
32.7 	(j) (k) "Sexual extortion" has the meaning given in section 609.3458.
32.8 	(k) (l) "Sex trafficking" has the meaning given in section 609.321, subdivision 7a.
32.9 	(l) (m) "Sexual harassment" has the meaning given in section 363A.03, subdivision 43.
32.10 	(m) (n) "Sexual misconduct" means an incident of sexual violence, intimate partner 
32.11 	violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, nonconsensual distribution 
32.12 	of sexual images, sexual extortion, nonconsensual dissemination of a deepfake depicting 
32.13 	intimate parts or sexual acts, sex trafficking, or stalking.
32.14 	(n) (o) "Stalking" has the meaning given in section 609.749.

32.15 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 135A.15, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
32.16 		Subd. 2a.Campus investigation and disciplinary hearing procedures sexual 
32.17 	misconduct grievance process. (a) A postsecondary institution must establish a sexual 
32.18 	misconduct grievance process as outlined in this section. The postsecondary institution must
32.19 	provide a reporting party an opportunity for an impartial, timely, and thorough investigation 
32.20 	of a report of sexual misconduct against a student. If an investigation reveals that sexual 
32.21 	misconduct has occurred, the postsecondary institution must take prompt and effective steps 
32.22 	reasonably calculated to end the sexual misconduct, prevent its recurrence, and, as 
32.23 	appropriate, remedy its effects. Remedial action may include any or all of the following:
32.24 	(1) disciplinary action against the responding party;
32.25 	(2) with the consent of the parties, alternative resolution options; and
32.26 	(3) academic or residential supportive measures, as requested by the reporting party.
32.27 	(b) Throughout any investigation or disciplinary proceeding, a postsecondary institution 
32.28 	must treat the reporting parties, responding parties, witnesses, and other participants in the 
32.29 	proceeding with dignity and respect.
32.30 	(c) If a postsecondary institution conducts a hearing, an advisor may provide opening 
32.31 	and closing remarks on behalf of a party or assist with formulating questions to the other 
33.1 	party or witnesses about related evidence or credibility. A postsecondary institution must 
33.2 	provide due process protections before imposing disciplinary action against a responding 
33.3 	party who is a student. The responding party must be informed in writing of the allegations 
33.4 	with sufficient details related to the allegations, including the alleged misconduct; the identity 
33.5 	of the reporting party; and to the extent possible, the date, time, and location of the alleged 
33.6 	sexual misconduct. The responding party must be provided with the campus code of conduct 
33.7 	guidelines listing possible sanctions.
33.8 	(d) A postsecondary institution must offer and coordinate, as needed, academic and 
33.9 	residential supportive measures equitably to both reporting and responding parties 
33.10 	participating in a campus sexual misconduct grievance process. Supportive measures must 
33.11 	be determined on a case-by-case basis and may include but are not limited to exam or 
33.12 	assignment extensions, excused class absence, change in on-campus residence, or schedule 
33.13 	changes.
33.14 	(e) A postsecondary institution must allow the reporting and responding parties to present 
33.15 	and review relevant testimony by parties and witnesses and relevant evidence compiled in 
33.16 	an investigative report.
33.17 	(f) A postsecondary institution must hold a hearing related to disciplinary action under 
33.18 	this section if requested by either the reporting or responding party.
33.19 	(g) A hearing or other proceeding related to disciplinary action under this section is 
33.20 	subject to the following requirements:
33.21 	(1) the reporting and responding party must be given equal opportunity to:
33.22 	(i) present relevant evidence and witnesses;
33.23 	(ii) retain an advisor to serve as support to a reporting or responding party in any meeting, 
33.24 	interview, or investigative, or disciplinary process, and any restriction of an advisor's role 
33.25 	must be applied equally to the reporting and responding parties;
33.26 	(iii) inspect, review, and respond to relevant evidence and testimony provided by either 
33.27 	party and witnesses collected through an investigative report written by the postsecondary 
33.28 	institution or designee; and
33.29 	(iv) discuss the investigation and disciplinary proceedings with their advisor and parents 
33.30 	or guardians;
33.31 	(2) the postsecondary institution must:
34.1 	(i) allow for the opportunity for both parties to question the credibility of the other party 
34.2 	and witnesses through written remarks or by cross-examination if a postsecondary institution 
34.3 	conducts a live hearing;
34.4 	(ii) appoint a decision-maker or a panel of decision-makers who is not the investigator 
34.5 	to assess credibility of the parties and witnesses;
34.6 	(iii) allow an advisor to assist with formulating questions to the other party or witnesses 
34.7 	about related evidence or credibility, if a postsecondary institution conducts a hearing;
34.8 	(iv) if a postsecondary institution conducts a hearing, provide the reporting and responding 
34.9 	parties with the equal opportunity to provide testimony without encountering the other party 
34.10 	in person, and to review testimony provided by the other party in a similar manner. This 
34.11 	may be done through video conference or closed-circuit television;
34.12 	(v) proceed with the campus sexual misconduct grievance process, if requested by the 
34.13 	reporting party, concurrently with a criminal investigation, except that a postsecondary 
34.14 	institution may temporarily delay a campus proceeding if requested by law enforcement 
34.15 	and if the campus proceeding may impede a criminal investigation; and
34.16 	(vi) deliver the outcome of the grievance process simultaneously to the reporting and 
34.17 	responding parties;
34.18 	(3) if a postsecondary institution allows for cross-examination of witnesses and parties, 
34.19 	neither the reporting party nor responding party may be permitted to personally cross-examine 
34.20 	one another or other witnesses. Any cross-examination must be performed by an advisor. 
34.21 	An adjudicator of the campus disciplinary proceeding may ask questions of any party or 
34.22 	witness;
34.23 	(4) information related to character, including character witnesses, questions or evidence 
34.24 	about the sexual behavior or sexual preferences of the reporting party, or mental health 
34.25 	records, must not be considered, except:
34.26 	(i) information related to the sexual behavior of the reporting party may be considered 
34.27 	if it substantiates that the misconduct may have occurred, and is deemed relevant by the 
34.28 	decision maker;
34.29 	(ii) mental health and medical information of the reporting party may be considered if 
34.30 	a release is signed by the reporting party and nonrelevant information is redacted;
34.31 	(iii) if a responding party is found responsible, a postsecondary institution may consider 
34.32 	medical and mental health information of the reporting party to determine sanctions; and
35.1 	(iv) questions and evidence regarding the sexual preferences or past sexual behavior of 
35.2 	the reporting party may be considered if such evidence is offered to prove that someone 
35.3 	other than the responding party committed the conduct alleged by the reporting party, or 
35.4 	the evidence concerns specific incidents of the reporting party's prior sexual behavior with 
35.5 	respect to the responding party and is offered to prove consent;
35.6 	(5) to the extent possible, the postsecondary institution must:
35.7 	(i) inform parties no later than 24 hours before a decision is rendered, and provide the 
35.8 	timeline of the outcome's release;
35.9 	(ii) offer community mental health resources and, if applicable, on-campus resources 
35.10 	with the notice of outcome equitably to parties; and
35.11 	(iii) not deliver the decision to the parties at the end of the day or during a weekend or 
35.12 	holiday to ensure parties have the opportunity to arrange supportive services;
35.13 	(6) in any grievance process arising from an alleged incident of sexual misconduct 
35.14 	against a student, a postsecondary institution must apply, at a minimum, a preponderance 
35.15 	of the evidence standard of proof; and
35.16 	(7) a postsecondary institution must have a policy prohibiting retaliation, including what 
35.17 	constitutes retaliation and possible actions for students and employees if retaliation is found 
35.18 	to have occurred against a reporting party, responding party, or witness due to a person's 
35.19 	participation in a campus sexual misconduct process.
35.20 	(h) Notwithstanding any other applicable grievance process, including an employee 
35.21 	grievance process, if a reporting party is a student at the postsecondary institution, the 
35.22 	institution must use the grievance process provided in this subdivision.

35.23 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 135A.1582, is amended to read:
35.24 	135A.1582 PROTECTIONS FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING STUDENTS.
35.25 		Subdivision 1.Definition Definitions. (a) For the purpose of this section, the following 
35.26 	term has terms have the meaning meanings given.
35.27 	(b) "Parenting student" means a student enrolled at a public college or university who 
35.28 	is the parent or legal guardian of or can claim as a dependent a child under the age of 18.
35.29 	(c) "Pregnancy or related conditions" means: (1) pregnancy, childbirth, termination of 
35.30 	pregnancy, or lactation; (2) medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, termination 
35.31 	of pregnancy, or lactation; or (3) recovery from pregnancy, childbirth, termination of 
35.32 	pregnancy, lactation, or related medical conditions.
36.1 	(d) "Postsecondary institution" means an institution governed by the Board of Trustees 
36.2 	of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities or a private postsecondary institution that 
36.3 	offers in-person courses on a campus located in Minnesota and that is an eligible institution 
36.4 	as defined in section 136A.103. Institutions governed by the Board of Regents of the 
36.5 	University of Minnesota are requested to comply with this section.
36.6 		Subd. 2.Rights and protections. (a) A Minnesota state college or university
36.7 	postsecondary institution may not require and the University of Minnesota is requested not 
36.8 	to require a pregnant or parenting student, solely because of the student's status as a pregnant 
36.9 	or parenting student or due to issues related to the student's pregnancy or parenting, to:
36.10 	(1) take a leave of absence or withdraw from the student's degree or certificate program;
36.11 	(2) limit the student's studies;
36.12 	(3) participate in an alternative program;
36.13 	(4) change the student's major, degree, or certificate program; or
36.14 	(5) refrain from joining or cease participating in any course, activity, or program at the 
36.15 	college or university.
36.16 	(b) A Minnesota state college or university postsecondary institution shall provide and 
36.17 	the University of Minnesota is requested to provide reasonable modifications to a pregnant 
36.18 	student, including modifications that:
36.19 	(1) would be provided to a student with a temporary medical condition; or
36.20 	(2) are related to the health and safety of the student and the student's unborn child, such 
36.21 	as allowing the student to maintain a safe distance from substances, areas, and activities 
36.22 	known to be hazardous to pregnant women or unborn children.
36.23 	(c) A Minnesota state college or university postsecondary institution must and the 
36.24 	University of Minnesota is requested to, for reasons related to a student's pregnancy, 
36.25 	childbirth, or any resulting medical status or condition:
36.26 	(1) excuse the student's absence;
36.27 	(2) allow the student to make up missed assignments or assessments;
36.28 	(3) allow the student additional time to complete assignments in the same manner as the 
36.29 	institution allows for a student with a temporary medical condition; and
36.30 	(4) provide the student with access to instructional materials and video recordings of 
36.31 	lectures for classes for which the student has an excused absence under this section to the 
37.1 	same extent that instructional materials and video recordings of lectures are made available 
37.2 	to any other student with an excused absence.
37.3 	(d) A Minnesota state college or university postsecondary institution must and the 
37.4 	University of Minnesota is requested to allow a pregnant or parenting student to:
37.5 	(1) take a leave of absence; and
37.6 	(2) if in good academic standing at the time the student takes a leave of absence, return 
37.7 	to the student's degree or certificate program in good academic standing without being 
37.8 	required to reapply for admission.
37.9 	(e) If a public college or university postsecondary institution provides early registration 
37.10 	for courses or programs at the institution for any group of students, the Minnesota state 
37.11 	college or university postsecondary institution must provide and the University of Minnesota 
37.12 	is requested to provide early registration for those courses or programs for pregnant or 
37.13 	parenting students in the same manner.
37.14 		Subd. 3.Policy on discrimination. Each Minnesota state college or university
37.15 	postsecondary institution must adopt and the University of Minnesota is requested to adopt 
37.16 	a policy for students on pregnancy and parenting discrimination. The policy must:
37.17 	(1) include the contact information of the Title IX coordinator who is the designated 
37.18 	point of contact for a student requesting each protection or modification under this section. 
37.19 	Contact information must include the Title IX coordinator's name, phone number, email, 
37.20 	and office;
37.21 	(2) be posted in an easily accessible, straightforward format on the college or university's 
37.22 	website; and
37.23 	(3) be made available annually to faculty, staff, and employees of the college or 
37.24 	university.
37.25 		Subd. 4.Administration. The commissioner of the Office of Higher Education must, 
37.26 	in consultation with the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities 
37.27 	and, the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, and other relevant stakeholders, 
37.28 	establish guidelines, as necessary, to administer this section. The guidelines must establish 
37.29 	minimum periods for which a pregnant or parenting student must be given a leave of absence 
37.30 	under subdivision 2, paragraph (d). In establishing the minimum periods, the Office of 
37.31 	Higher Education shall consider the maximum amount of time a student may be absent 
37.32 	without significantly interfering with the student's ability to complete the student's degree 
37.33 	or certificate program.

38.1 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
38.2 	read:
38.3 		Subd. 4. Treatment of appropriations. Notwithstanding section 16B.98, subdivision 
38.4 	14, the office may retain up to five percent of competitively awarded grants if another 
38.5 	amount is not already designated as administrative funding in the appropriation.

38.6 	Sec. 8. [136A.054] CONSOLIDATED COMPETITIVE GRANT AND STUDENT 
38.7 	LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM REPORTING.
38.8 	(a) The commissioner of the Office of Higher Education shall report annually by February 
38.9 	15 to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction 
38.10 	over higher education on the details of programs administered under sections 136A.1251, 
38.11 	136A.1788, 136A.1789, 136A.1791, 136A.1794, 136A.1795, 136A.861, and 136A.91 
38.12 	including the following, where applicable:
38.13 	(1) organizations receiving grant awards;
38.14 	(2) grant award amounts and utilization rates;
38.15 	(3) grant program activities, goals, and outcomes;
38.16 	(4) grant matching sources and funding levels;
38.17 	(5) number and amount of loan repayment awards disbursed; and
38.18 	(6) demographic data of loan repayment program participants.
38.19 	(b) The commissioner must report any additional data and outcomes relevant to the 
38.20 	evaluation of programs administered under sections 136A.1251, 136A.1788, 136A.1789, 
38.21 	136A.1791, 136A.1794, 136A.1795, 136A.861, and 136A.91 as evidenced by activities 
38.22 	funded under each program.

38.23 	Sec. 9. [136A.0901] STANDARD FINANCIAL AID OFFER FORM FOR HIGHER 
38.24 	EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS.
38.25 		Subdivision 1.Citation. Sections 136A.0901 to 136A.0905 may be cited as the "College 
38.26 	Financing Literacy Act."
38.27 		Subd. 2.Standard format and terminology. The commissioner must develop standard 
38.28 	terminology and financial aid offer forms. The commissioner may develop separate financial 
38.29 	aid offer forms for:
38.30 	(1) undergraduate students;
39.1 	(2) graduate students;
39.2 	(3) first-time students; and
39.3 	(4) returning students.
39.4 		Subd. 3.Consultation with stakeholders. In developing the financial aid offer form, 
39.5 	the commissioner must consult with and consider the recommendations of stakeholders, 
39.6 	including the student loan advocate in the Department of Commerce, representatives of 
39.7 	students, institutions of higher education, financial aid administrators and counselors, school 
39.8 	counselors, and any other relevant stakeholders as determined by the commissioner. The 
39.9 	commissioner must begin consulting with and soliciting recommendations from stakeholders 
39.10 	by September 1, 2025. By September 1, 2026, the commissioner must publish on the 
39.11 	department's website a draft of the form created under subdivision 2 and solicit feedback 
39.12 	from stakeholders regarding the form.
39.13 		Subd. 4.Final form. The commissioner must publish on the department's website the 
39.14 	final financial aid offer form with sufficient time for institutions to implement use of the 
39.15 	form for the 2028-2029 academic year.
39.16 		Subd. 5.Authority to modify. The commissioner may update and modify the definitions, 
39.17 	terms, formatting, and design of the financial aid offer form based on changes in laws, in 
39.18 	process, or for purposes of clarity.
39.19 		Subd. 6.Use of standard financial aid offer forms and terms. Beginning with the 
39.20 	2028-2029 academic year, institutions of higher education that receive state grant aid must:
39.21 	(1) use the financial aid offer form developed under this section in providing official 
39.22 	and unofficial offers, including paper, mobile-optimized, or other electronic offers to all 
39.23 	students who are accepted at the institution and apply for aid; and
39.24 	(2) use the standard terminology and definitions developed by the commissioner for all 
39.25 	communications from the institution related to financial aid offers.

39.26 	Sec. 10. [136A.0902] REQUIRED CONTENTS FOR FINANCIAL AID OFFER 
39.27 	FORM.
39.28 		Subdivision 1.General. The financial aid offer form developed under section 136A.0901 
39.29 	must be a form titled "Financial Aid Offer" which includes the required information under 
39.30 	this section with costs listed first, followed by grants and scholarships clearly separated 
39.31 	with separate headings, and the additional information under section 136A.0903 included 
39.32 	last. The form must be in a consumer-friendly format that is simple to understand and must 
40.1 	allow for each institution to customize the form with the institution's own logo, branding, 
40.2 	or other identifiers.
40.3 		Subd. 2.Cost information. The financial aid offer form must contain information on 
40.4 	the student's estimated cost of attendance including:
40.5 	(1) total direct costs, including the totals for estimated tuition and fees charged by an 
40.6 	institution, including differential tuition if applicable, college or university-sponsored 
40.7 	housing, and food costs;
40.8 	(2) total estimated other expenses, including estimated housing and food costs for students 
40.9 	who reside off-campus, and for all students, costs for books, materials, supplies, 
40.10 	transportation, and miscellaneous personal expenses;
40.11 	(3) the academic period covered by the financial aid offer and an explanation that the 
40.12 	financial aid offered may change for academic periods not covered by the aid offer or by 
40.13 	program;
40.14 	(4) whether cost and aid estimates are based on full-time or part-time enrollment;
40.15 	(5) whether tuition and fees cover a set range of credits or are per credit hour; and
40.16 	(6) whether the tuition and fees are estimated based on the previous year or are set for 
40.17 	the academic period indicated in accordance with clause (3).
40.18 		Subd. 3.Grants and scholarships. The financial aid offer form must include the 
40.19 	aggregate amount of grants and scholarships itemized by source and type that the student 
40.20 	does not have to repay, including grant aid:
40.21 	(1) offered under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, United States Code, title 
40.22 	20, section 1070, et seq.;
40.23 	(2) offered through other federal programs;
40.24 	(3) offered by the institution;
40.25 	(4) offered by the state; and
40.26 	(5) from an outside source to the student for the academic period, if known, including 
40.27 	a disclosure that the grants and scholarships do not have to be repaid. If institutional aid is 
40.28 	included, the form must also note:
40.29 	(i) the conditions under which the student can expect to receive similar amounts of 
40.30 	financial aid for each academic period the student is enrolled at the institution; and
41.1 	(ii) whether the institutional aid offer may change if grants or scholarships from outside 
41.2 	sources are applied after the student receives the financial aid offer form and how the 
41.3 	institutional aid will change, if applicable.
41.4 		Subd. 4.Net price. The financial aid offer form must include:
41.5 	(1) the estimated net price that the student, or the student's family on behalf of the student, 
41.6 	is estimated to have to pay for the student to attend the institution for the academic period, 
41.7 	equal to the cost of attendance as described in subdivision 2, clauses (1) and (2), for the 
41.8 	student for the period indicated in subdivision 2, clause (3), minus the amount of grant and 
41.9 	scholarship aid described in subdivision 3 that is included in the financial aid offer form; 
41.10 	and
41.11 	(2) a disclosure that the estimated net price is an estimate of the total expenses for the 
41.12 	year and not equivalent to the amount the student will owe directly to the institution.
41.13 		Subd. 5.Loans. (a) The financial aid offer form must include:
41.14 	(1) information on loans that are available to the student under part D or E of title IV of 
41.15 	the Higher Education Act of 1965, United States Code, title 20, sections 1087a, et seq., and 
41.16 	1087aa, et seq., except a Federal Direct PLUS Loan under part D of that act;
41.17 	(2) information on other loans under this chapter for the academic period covered by 
41.18 	the offer;
41.19 	(3) a disclosure that the loans have to be repaid and a disclosure that the student can 
41.20 	borrow a lesser or, if applicable, greater amount than the recommended loan amount;
41.21 	(4) a disclosure that the interest rates and fees on the loans are set annually and affect 
41.22 	total cost over time and a link to the Department of Education's and the Office of Higher 
41.23 	Education's websites that includes current information on interest rates and fees; and
41.24 	(5) a link to the Department of Education's repayment calculator website for students 
41.25 	with instruction that the website contains customizable estimates of expected repayment 
41.26 	costs under different loan repayment plans.
41.27 	(b) The offer must clearly use the word "loan" to describe the recommended loan amounts 
41.28 	and must clearly label subsidized and unsubsidized loans with a plain language explanation 
41.29 	of the difference between the two.
41.30 		Subd. 6.Supplemental information on cost of attendance. The financial aid offer 
41.31 	form must contain information on how a student may request an adjustment to increase the 
42.1 	cost of attendance to accommodate the student's special circumstances or higher costs of 
42.2 	housing, food, or other eligible expenses.
42.3 		Subd. 7.Supplemental information for students with dependents. The financial aid 
42.4 	offer form must contain information on resources available to students with dependents 
42.5 	including:
42.6 	(1) the dependent care allowance, including a disclosure that a student with a dependent 
42.7 	child in paid child care may request a dependent care allowance as part of the student's 
42.8 	financial aid calculation, which may result in a higher grant or loan amount; and
42.9 	(2) information on the Minnesota child care grant program provided in section 136A.125 
42.10 	and instructions on how to apply.
42.11 		Subd. 8.Process for accepting or declining aid. The financial aid offer form must 
42.12 	include:
42.13 	(1) deadlines and a summary of the process for accepting the financial aid offered in the 
42.14 	financial aid offer form, requesting higher loan amounts if recommended loan amounts 
42.15 	were included, and declining aid offered in the form;
42.16 	(2) information on when and how direct costs to the institution must be paid, including 
42.17 	information on payment plans if available;
42.18 	(3) a disclosure that verification of financial circumstances may require the student to 
42.19 	submit further documentation; and
42.20 	(4) information about where a student or the student's family can seek additional 
42.21 	information regarding the financial aid offered, including contact information for the 
42.22 	institution's financial aid office, the Department of Education's website on financial aid, 
42.23 	and the Office of Higher Education's website.

42.24 	Sec. 11. [136A.0903] ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FINANCIAL 
42.25 	AID OFFER FORM.
42.26 		Subdivision 1.Repayment resources; private student loans; work study. In addition 
42.27 	to the information described in section 136A.0902, the financial aid offer form must, in a 
42.28 	concise format determined by the commissioner, include:
42.29 	(1) at the institution's discretion, additional options and potential resources for paying 
42.30 	the amount listed in section 136A.0902, subdivision 4, such as tuition payment plans;
42.31 	(2) the following information relating to private student loans:
43.1 	(i) a statement that students considering borrowing to cover the cost of attendance should 
43.2 	consider available federal and state student loans prior to applying for private student loans, 
43.3 	including an explanation that federal and state student loans offer generally more favorable 
43.4 	terms and beneficial repayment options than private student loans;
43.5 	(ii) the impact of a proposed private student loan on the student's potential eligibility for 
43.6 	other financial assistance, including federal financial assistance under title IV of the Higher 
43.7 	Education Act of 1965, United States Code, title 20, section 1070, et seq.; and
43.8 	(iii) a statement explaining the student's ability to select a private educational lender of 
43.9 	the student's choice; and
43.10 	(3) information on work-study employment opportunities under section 136A.233, and 
43.11 	work-study offered in accordance with part C of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 
43.12 	1965, United States Code, title 20, section 1087-51, et seq., including a disclosure that the 
43.13 	work-study aid offered is subject to the availability of qualified employment opportunities 
43.14 	and is disbursed over time as earned by the student. Work-study employment opportunities 
43.15 	must not be included in the category of financial aid described under section 136A.0902, 
43.16 	subdivision 3.
43.17 		Subd. 2.Additional requirements. The financial aid offer form must meet the 
43.18 	requirements of this section and section 136A.0902 by:
43.19 	(1) including, in addition to the requirements described in subdivision 1 and section 
43.20 	136A.0902, a concise summary in plain language of:
43.21 	(i) the terms and conditions of financial aid under subdivision 1, clause (3), and section 
43.22 	136A.0902, subdivisions 3 and 5, and a method to provide students with additional 
43.23 	information about the terms and conditions, such as links to the supplementary information; 
43.24 	and
43.25 	(ii) federal, state, or institutional conditions required to receive and renew financial aid 
43.26 	and a method to provide students with additional information about these conditions, such 
43.27 	as links to the supplementary information;
43.28 	(2) clearly distinguishing between aid offered under subdivision 1, clause (3), and section 
43.29 	136A.0902, subdivisions 3 and 5, by including a subtotal for the aid offered and by refraining 
43.30 	from commingling the different types of aid described;
43.31 	(3) using standard terminology and definitions, as determined by the commissioner, and 
43.32 	using plain language where possible;
44.1 	(4) providing additional information on federal student loans, including the types and 
44.2 	amounts for which the student is eligible in an attached document or web page, if an 
44.3 	institution's recommended federal student loan aid offered under section 136A.0902, 
44.4 	subdivision 5, is less than the federal maximum available to the student;
44.5 	(5) including a delivery confirmation for electronic financial aid offer forms, except that 
44.6 	receipt of the financial aid offer form shall not be considered an acceptance or rejection of 
44.7 	aid by the student; and
44.8 	(6) accompanying any reference to private education loans, with respect to dependent 
44.9 	students, with:
44.10 	(i) information about the availability of and terms and conditions associated with Federal 
44.11 	Direct PLUS Loans under section 455 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, United States 
44.12 	Code, title 20, section 1087e, for the student's parents regardless of family income; and
44.13 	(ii) a notification of the student's increased eligibility for unsubsidized federal student 
44.14 	loans under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, United States Code, title 20, 
44.15 	section 1070, et seq., if the student's parents are rejected under the Federal Direct PLUS 
44.16 	Loan program.

44.17 	Sec. 12. [136A.0904] SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION; REMOVAL OF 
44.18 	INFORMATION.
44.19 	(a) Nothing in sections 136A.0901 to 136A.0903 precludes an institution from 
44.20 	supplementing the financial aid offer form with additional information if the additional 
44.21 	information supplements the financial aid offer form and is not located on the financial aid 
44.22 	offer form and if the information utilizes the same standard terminology developed by the 
44.23 	commissioner under this act.
44.24 	(b) Nothing in sections 136A.0901 to 136A.0903 precludes an institution from omitting 
44.25 	a required item in an individual offer form if that item is inapplicable to the student receiving 
44.26 	the offer.

44.27 	Sec. 13. [136A.0905] SUPERSEDING FEDERAL LAW.
44.28 	Sections 136A.0901 to 136A.0904 are null and void upon the effective date of a federal 
44.29 	law or regulation establishing a uniform financial aid offer form and requiring institutions 
44.30 	of higher education to adopt it.

45.1 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.101, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
45.2 		Subd. 5a.Assigned family responsibility. "Assigned family responsibility" means the 
45.3 	amount of a family's contribution to a student's cost of attendance, as determined by a federal 
45.4 	need analysis. For dependent students, the assigned family responsibility is 79 100 percent 
45.5 	of the parental contribution. If the parental contribution is less than between $0 and negative 
45.6 	$1,500, the assigned family responsibility is 100 percent of the parental contribution. If the 
45.7 	parental contribution is less than negative $1,500, the assigned family responsibility is 
45.8 	negative $1,500. For independent students with dependents other than a spouse, the assigned 
45.9 	family responsibility is 71 percent of the student contribution. For independent students 
45.10 	without dependents other than a spouse, the assigned family responsibility is 35 percent of 
45.11 	the student contribution. If the student contribution is less than between $0 and negative 
45.12 	$1,500, the assigned family responsibility is 100 percent of the student contribution. If the 
45.13 	student contribution is less than negative $1,500, the assigned family responsibility is 
45.14 	negative $1,500. For a student registering for less than full time, the office shall prorate the 
45.15 	assigned family responsibility using the ratio of the number of credits the student is enrolled 
45.16 	in to the number of credits for full-time enrollment.

45.17 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.103, is amended to read:
45.18 	136A.103 INSTITUTION ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
45.19 		Subdivision 1. Eligibility. (a) A postsecondary institution is eligible for state student 
45.20 	aid and to receive state student aid on behalf of studentsunder thischapter 136A and sections 
45.21 	197.791 and 299A.45, if the institution is located in this state and:
45.22 	(1) is operated by this state or the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota; or
45.23 	(2) is operated privately and, as determined by the office, meets the requirements of 
45.24 	paragraph (b).
45.25 	(b) A private institution must:
45.26 	(1) maintain academic standards substantially equivalent to those of comparable 
45.27 	institutions operated in this state;
45.28 	(2) (1) be licensed or registered as a postsecondary institution by the office; and
45.29 	(3)(i) by July 1, 2010, participate in the federal Pell Grant program under Title IV of 
45.30 	the Higher Education Act of 1965, Public Law 89-329, as amended; or
45.31 	(2) meet one of the following criteria:
46.1 	(i) the institution participates in the federal Pell Grant program under Title IV of the 
46.2 	Higher Education Act of 1965, Public Law 89-329, as amended;
46.3 	(ii) if an the institution was participating in state student aid programs as of June 30, 
46.4 	2010, and the institution did but does not participate in the federal Pell Grant program by 
46.5 	June 30, 2010, the institution must require every student who enrolls to sign a disclosure 
46.6 	form, provided by the office, stating that the institution is not participating in the federal 
46.7 	Pell Grant program. under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, Public Law 89-329, 
46.8 	as amended; and
46.9 	(A) the institution requires every student who enrolls to sign a disclosure form, provided 
46.10 	by the office, stating that the institution is not participating in the federal Pell Grant program; 
46.11 	and
46.12 	(B) the institution has not had a change in ownership as defined in section 136A.63, 
46.13 	subdivision 2; or
46.14 	(c) An (iii) the institution that offers only graduate-level degrees or graduate-level 
46.15 	nondegree programs is an eligible institution if the institution is licensed or registered as a 
46.16 	postsecondary institution by the office and participates in federal financial aid under Title 
46.17 	IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, Public Law 89-329, as amended.
46.18 	(d) (c) An eligible institution under paragraph (b), clause (3), item (ii) (2), that changes 
46.19 	ownership as defined in section 136A.63, subdivision 2, must participate in the federal Pell 
46.20 	Grant program within four calendar years of the first ownership change to continue eligibility
46.21 	remains eligible for state student aid for six months following the change in ownership.
46.22 	(e) An institution that loses its eligibility for the federal Pell Grant program is not an 
46.23 	eligible institution. The office may terminate an institution's eligibility to participate in state 
46.24 	student aid programs effective the date of the loss of eligibility for the federal Pell Grant 
46.25 	program.
46.26 	(f) An institution must maintain adequate administrative and financial standards and 
46.27 	compliance with all state statutes, rules, and administrative policies related to state financial 
46.28 	aid programs.
46.29 	(g) The office may terminate a postsecondary institution's eligibility to participate in 
46.30 	state student aid programs if the institution is
46.31 		Subd. 2.Ineligibility.  A postsecondary institution  otherwise eligible for state student 
46.32 	aid under this chapter and sections 197.791 and 299A.45 becomes ineligible if the institution:
47.1 	(1) fails to maintain adequate compliance with administrative and financial standards 
47.2 	and compliance with all state statutes, rules, and administrative policies related to state 
47.3 	financial aid programs; or
47.4 	(2) has been terminated from participating in federal financial aid programs by the United 
47.5 	States Department of Education for a violation of laws, regulations, or participation 
47.6 	agreements governing federal financial aid programs.

47.7 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.121, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
47.8 		Subd. 6.Cost of attendance. (a) The recognized cost of attendance consists of: (1) an 
47.9 	allowance specified in law for living and miscellaneous expenses, and (2) an allowance for 
47.10 	tuition and fees equal to the lesser of the average tuition and fees charged by the institution, 
47.11 	or a tuition and fee maximum if one is established in law. If no living and miscellaneous 
47.12 	expense allowance is established in law, the allowance is equal to 115 110 percent of the 
47.13 	federal poverty guidelines for a one person household in Minnesota for nine months. If no 
47.14 	tuition and fee maximum is established in law, the allowance for tuition and fees is equal 
47.15 	to the lesser of: (1) the average tuition and fees charged by the institution, and (2) for 
47.16 	two-year programs, an amount equal to the highest tuition and fees charged at a public 
47.17 	two-year institution, or for four-year programs, an amount equal to the highest tuition and 
47.18 	fees charged at a public university.
47.19 	(b) For a student registering for less than full time, the office shall prorate the cost of 
47.20 	attendance using the ratio of the number of credits the student is enrolled in to the number 
47.21 	of credits for full-time enrollment.
47.22 	(c) The recognized cost of attendance for a student who is confined to a Minnesota 
47.23 	correctional institution shall consist of the tuition and fee component in paragraph (a), with 
47.24 	no allowance for living and miscellaneous expenses.
47.25 	(d) For the purpose of this subdivision, "fees" include only those fees that are mandatory 
47.26 	and charged to full-time resident students attending the institution. Fees do not include 
47.27 	charges for tools, equipment, computers, or other similar materials where the student retains 
47.28 	ownership. Fees include charges for these materials if the institution retains ownership. Fees 
47.29 	do not include optional or punitive fees.

48.1 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.121, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
48.2 		Subd. 7.Insufficient appropriation. (a) If the amount appropriated is determined by 
48.3 	the office to be insufficient to make full awards to applicants under subdivision 5, awards 
48.4 	must be reduced by:
48.5 	(1) adding a surcharge to the applicant's assigned family responsibility, as defined in 
48.6 	section 136A.101, subdivision 5a; and
48.7 	(2) a percentage increase in the applicant's assigned student responsibility, as defined 
48.8 	in subdivision 5.
48.9 	(b) The reduction under paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (2), must be equal dollar amounts.
48.10 	The total assigned family responsibility after the addition of the surcharge may exceed 100 
48.11 	percent of the parental or student contribution, as applicable, assigned by the federal needs 
48.12 	analysis. The commissioner must not adjust the surcharge under paragraph (a), clause (1), 
48.13 	according to the student's status as a dependent student, an independent student with 
48.14 	dependents other than a spouse, or an independent student without dependents other than 
48.15 	a spouse. The commissioner must not use any methods other than those provided in this 
48.16 	subdivision to reduce awards.

48.17 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.121, subdivision 7a, is amended to read:
48.18 		Subd. 7a.Surplus appropriation. (a) If the amount appropriated is determined by the 
48.19 	office to be more than sufficient to fund projected grant demand in the second year of the 
48.20 	biennium, the office may:
48.21 	(1) increase the living and miscellaneous expense allowance in the second year of the 
48.22 	biennium by up to an amount that retains sufficient appropriations to fund the projected 
48.23 	grant demand; or
48.24 	(2) assess the assigned family responsibility for students with a student or parent 
48.25 	contribution that is less than negative $1,500 at 100 percent of the parent or student 
48.26 	contribution to a lower limit that is equal to the lowest student contribution provided under 
48.27 	the federal needs analysis.
48.28 	(b) The adjustment adjustments in paragraph (a) may be made one or more times. Each 
48.29 	time the commissioner makes an adjustment under this subdivision, the commissioner must 
48.30 	use any surplus to fully reassess assigned family responsibility under paragraph (a), clause 
48.31 	(2), before increasing the living and miscellaneous expense allowance under paragraph (a), 
48.32 	clause (1). In making the determination that there are more than sufficient funds, the office 
48.33 	shall balance the need for sufficient resources to meet the projected demand for grants with 
49.1 	the goal of fully allocating the appropriation for state grants. An increase in the living and 
49.2 	miscellaneous expense allowance or a modified assessment of assigned family responsibility 
49.3 	under this subdivision does not carry forward into a subsequent biennium.

49.4 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.121, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
49.5 		Subd. 9.Awards. An undergraduate student who meets the office's requirements is 
49.6 	eligible to apply for and receive a grant in any year of undergraduate study unless the student 
49.7 	has obtained a baccalaureate degree or previously has received a state grant award for 180
49.8 	120 credits or the equivalent, excluding (1) courses taken from a Minnesota school or 
49.9 	postsecondary institution which is not participating in the state grant program and from 
49.10 	which a student transferred no credit, and (2) courses taken that qualify as developmental 
49.11 	education or below college-level. A student enrolled in a two-year program at a four-year 
49.12 	institution is only eligible for the tuition and fee maximums established by law for two-year 
49.13 	institutions.

49.14 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.121, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
49.15 		Subd. 13.Deadline. The deadline for the office to accept applications for state grants 
49.16 	for a term is June 30 of the fiscal year for which the student applies for a grant 30 days after 
49.17 	the start of that term.

49.18 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.1465, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
49.19 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. The following terms have the meanings given:
49.20 	(1) "eligible student" means a resident student under section 136A.101, subdivision 8, 
49.21 	who is enrolled in any public postsecondary educational institution or Tribal college and 
49.22 	who meets the eligibility requirements in subdivision 2;
49.23 	(2) "gift aid" includes:
49.24 	(i) all federal financial aid that is not a loan or pursuant to a work-study program;
49.25 	(ii) state financial aid, unless designated for other expenses, that is not a loan or pursuant 
49.26 	to a work-study program;
49.27 	(iii) institutional financial aid, including a grant, scholarship, tuition waiver, fellowship 
49.28 	stipend, or other payment, unless designated for other expenses, that is not a loan or pursuant 
49.29 	to a work-study program; and
49.30 	(iv) all private financial aid that is not a loan or pursuant to a work-study program.
50.1 	Financial aid from the state, public postsecondary educational institutions, and Tribal colleges 
50.2 	that is specifically designated for other expenses is not gift aid for purposes of the North 
50.3 	Star Promise scholarship.
50.4 	(3) "other expenses" includes books, required supplies, child care, emergency assistance, 
50.5 	food, and housing;
50.6 	(4) "public postsecondary educational institution" means an institution operated by this 
50.7 	state, or the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota;
50.8 	(5) "recognized cost of attendance" has the meaning given in United States Code, title 
50.9 	20, chapter 28, subchapter IV, part F, section 1087ll;
50.10 	(6) "Tribal college" means a college defined in section 136A.1796, subdivision 1, 
50.11 	paragraph (c) (d); and
50.12 	(7) "tuition and fees" means the actualeligible resident tuition and mandatory fees 
50.13 	charged by an institution.

50.14 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.1465, is amended by adding a subdivision 
50.15 	to read:
50.16 		Subd. 1a.Resident tuition. The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota and 
50.17 	the Board of Trustees of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities must adopt a policy to 
50.18 	charge resident tuition rates for all students eligible for North Star Promise.

50.19 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.1465, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
50.20 		Subd. 2.Conditions for eligibility. A scholarship may be awarded to an eligible student 
50.21 	who:
50.22 	(1) has completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or the state 
50.23 	aid application;
50.24 	(2) has a family adjusted gross income below $80,000;
50.25 	(3) is a graduate of a secondary school or its equivalent, or is 17 years of age or over 
50.26 	and has met all requirements for admission as a student to an eligible college or university;
50.27 	(4) has not earned a completed the degree requirements for the first baccalaureate degree 
50.28 	at the time the scholarship is awarded;
50.29 	(5) is enrolled in at least one credit per fall, spring, or summer semester;
51.1 	(6) is enrolled in a program or course of study that applies to a degree, diploma, or 
51.2 	certificate;
51.3 	(7) is not in default, as defined by the office, of any federal or state student educational 
51.4 	loan;
51.5 	(8) is not more than 30 days in arrears in court-ordered child support that is collected or 
51.6 	enforced by the public authority responsible for child support enforcement or, if the applicant 
51.7 	is more than 30 days in arrears in court-ordered child support that is collected or enforced 
51.8 	by the public authority responsible for child support enforcement, but is complying with a 
51.9 	written payment agreement under section 518A.69 or order for arrearages;
51.10 	(9) has not been convicted of or pled nolo contendere or guilty to a crime involving 
51.11 	fraud in obtaining federal Title IV funds within the meaning of Code of Federal Regulations, 
51.12 	subtitle B, chapter VI, part 668, subpart C; and
51.13 	(10) is meeting satisfactory academic progress as defined in section 136A.101, subdivision 
51.14 	10.

51.15 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.155, is amended to read:
51.16 	136A.155 ADDITIONAL INSTITUTION ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
51.17 	A postsecondary institution is an eligible institution for purposes of sections 136A.15
51.18 	to 136A.1702, if the institution:
51.19 	(1) meets the eligibility requirements under section 136A.103; or
51.20 	(2) is operated publicly or privately in another state, and is approved by the United States 
51.21 	Secretary of Education, and, as determined by the office, maintains academic standards 
51.22 	substantially equal to those of comparable institutions operated in this state.

51.23 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.162, is amended to read:
51.24 	136A.162 CLASSIFICATION OF DATA.
51.25 	(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), data on applicants for financial assistance 
51.26 	collected and used by the office for student financial aid programs administered by that 
51.27 	office are private data on individuals as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12.
51.28 	(b) Data on applicants may be disclosed to the commissioner of children, youth, and 
51.29 	families to the extent necessary to determine eligibility under section 136A.121, subdivision 
51.30 	2, clause (5).
52.1 	(c) The following data collected in the Minnesota supplemental loan program under 
52.2 	sections 136A.1701 and 136A.1704 may be disclosed to a consumer credit reporting agency 
52.3 	only if the borrower and the cosigner give informed consent, according to section 13.05, 
52.4 	subdivision 4, at the time of application for a loan:
52.5 	(1) the lender-assigned borrower identification number;
52.6 	(2) the name and address of borrower;
52.7 	(3) the name and address of cosigner;
52.8 	(4) the date the account is opened;
52.9 	(5) the outstanding account balance;
52.10 	(6) the dollar amount past due;
52.11 	(7) the number of payments past due;
52.12 	(8) the number of late payments in previous 12 months;
52.13 	(9) (8) the type of account;
52.14 	(10) (9) the responsibility for the account; and
52.15 	(11) (10) the status or remarks code.

52.16 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.1796, is amended to read:
52.17 	136A.1796 TRIBAL COLLEGE SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT ASSISTANCE.
52.18 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the 
52.19 	meanings given them.
52.20 	(b) "Beneficiary student" means a resident of Minnesota who is enrolled in a certificate, 
52.21 	diploma, or degree program in a Tribally controlled college and is an enrolled member of 
52.22 	a federally recognized Indian Tribe.
52.23 	(b) (c) "Nonbeneficiary student" means a resident of Minnesota who is enrolled in a 
52.24 	certificate, diploma, or degree program in a Tribally controlled college but is not an enrolled 
52.25 	member of a federally recognized Indian Tribe.
52.26 	(c) (d) "Tribally controlled college" means an accredited institution of higher education 
52.27 	located in this state that is formally controlled by or has been formally sanctioned or chartered 
52.28 	by the governing body of a federally recognized Indian Tribe, or a combination of federally 
52.29 	recognized Indian Tribes. Tribally controlled college does not include any institution or 
53.1 	campus subject to the jurisdiction of the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges 
53.2 	and Universities or the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota.
53.3 		Subd. 2.Eligibility; grant assistance. (a) A Tribally controlled college is eligible to 
53.4 	receive supplemental grant assistance from the office, as provided in this section, for 
53.5 	beneficiary and nonbeneficiary student enrollment if the college is not otherwise eligible 
53.6 	to receive federal grant funding for those students under United States Code, title 25, section 
53.7 	1808 in the fall, spring, and summer terms.
53.8 	(b) The office shall make grants to Tribally controlled colleges to defray the costs of 
53.9 	education associated with the enrollment of beneficiary and nonbeneficiary students. Grants 
53.10 	made pursuant to this section must be provided directly to the recipient college.
53.11 	(c) The minimum annual grant amount for each eligible Tribally controlled college is 
53.12 	$1,000,000. The maximum annual grant amount for each eligible Tribally controlled college 
53.13 	is $1,050,000.
53.14 		Subd. 3.Grant application. To receive a grant under this section, a Tribally controlled 
53.15 	college must submit an application in the manner required by the office. Upon submission 
53.16 	of a completed application indicating that the Tribally controlled college is eligible, the 
53.17 	office shall distribute to the college, during each year of the biennium, a grant of $5,300 
53.18 	for each beneficiary and nonbeneficiary student on a full-time equivalent basis. If the amount 
53.19 	appropriated for grants under this section is insufficient to cover the total amount of grant 
53.20 	eligibility, the office shall distribute a prorated amount per beneficiary and nonbeneficiary 
53.21 	student on a full-time equivalent basis.
53.22 		Subd. 4.Reporting by recipient institutions. Each Tribally controlled college receiving 
53.23 	a grant under this section shall provide to the office, on an annual basis, an accurate and 
53.24 	detailed account of the expenditures of the grant funds received by the college, and a copy 
53.25 	of the college's most recent audit report and documentation of the enrollment status and 
53.26 	ethnic status of each beneficiary and nonbeneficiary student for which grant assistance is 
53.27 	sought under this section.

53.28 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.246, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
53.29 		Subd. 1a.Definitions. (a) The terms defined in this subdivision apply to this section.
53.30 	(b) "Competency standard" has the meaning given in section 175.45, subdivision 2.
53.31 	(c) "Eligible training" means training provided by an eligible training provider that:
53.32 	(1) includes training to meet one or more identified competency standards;
54.1 	(2) is instructor-led for a majority of the training; and
54.2 	(3) results in the employee receiving an industry-recognized accredited degree, certificate, 
54.3 	or credential.
54.4 	(d) "Eligible training provider" means an institution:
54.5 	(1) operated by the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities 
54.6 	or the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota;
54.7 	(2) licensed or registered as a postsecondary institution by the office; or
54.8 	(3) exempt from the provisions of section 136A.822 to 136A.834 or 136A.61 to 136A.71 
54.9 	as approved by the office.
54.10 	(e) "Industry-recognized accredited degrees, certificates, or credentials" means:
54.11 	(1) certificates, diplomas, or degrees issued by a an accredited postsecondary institution;
54.12 	(2) registered apprenticeship certifications or certificates;
54.13 	(3) occupational licenses or registrations;
54.14 	(4) certifications issued by, or recognized by, industry or professional associations; and
54.15 	(5) other certifications as approved by the commissioner.

54.16 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.246, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
54.17 		Subd. 3.Eligible training provider. The Office of Higher Education and the Department 
54.18 	of Labor and Industry must cooperate in maintaining an inventory of accredited degree, 
54.19 	certificate, and credential programs that provide training to meet competency standards. 
54.20 	The inventory must be posted on each agency's website with contact information for each 
54.21 	program. The postings must be updated periodically.

54.22 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.65, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
54.23 		Subd. 4.Criteria for approval. (a) A school applying to be registered and to have its 
54.24 	degree or degrees and name approved must substantially meet the following criteria:
54.25 	(1) the school has an organizational framework with administrative and teaching personnel 
54.26 	to provide the educational programs offered;
54.27 	(2) the school has financial resources sufficient to meet the school's financial obligations, 
54.28 	including refunding tuition and other charges consistent with its stated policy if the institution 
55.1 	is dissolved, or if claims for refunds are made, to provide service to the students as promised, 
55.2 	and to provide educational programs leading to degrees as offered;
55.3 	(3) the school operates in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles 
55.4 	according to the type of school;
55.5 	(4) the school provides an educational program leading to the degree it offers;
55.6 	(5) the school provides appropriate and accessible library, laboratory, and other physical 
55.7 	facilities to support the educational program offered;
55.8 	(6) the school has a policy on freedom or limitation of expression and inquiry for faculty 
55.9 	and students which is published or available on request;
55.10 	(7) the school uses only publications and advertisements which are truthful and do not 
55.11 	give any false, fraudulent, deceptive, inaccurate, or misleading impressions about the school, 
55.12 	its personnel, programs, services, or occupational opportunities for its graduates for promotion 
55.13 	and student recruitment;
55.14 	(8) the school's compensated recruiting agents who are operating in Minnesota identify 
55.15 	themselves as agents of the school when talking to or corresponding with students and 
55.16 	prospective students;
55.17 	(9) the school provides information to students and prospective students concerning:
55.18 	(i) comprehensive and accurate policies relating to student admission, evaluation, 
55.19 	suspension, and dismissal;
55.20 	(ii) clear and accurate policies relating to granting credit for prior education, training, 
55.21 	and experience and for courses offered by the school;
55.22 	(iii) current schedules of fees, charges for tuition, required supplies, student activities, 
55.23 	housing, and all other standard charges;
55.24 	(iv) policies regarding refunds and adjustments for withdrawal or modification of 
55.25 	enrollment status; and
55.26 	(v) procedures and standards used for selection of recipients and the terms of payment 
55.27 	and repayment for any financial aid program;
55.28 	(10) the school must not withhold a student's official transcript because the student is 
55.29 	in arrears or in default on any loan issued by the school to the student if the loan qualifies 
55.30 	as an institutional loan under United States Code, title 11, section 523(a)(8)(b);
55.31 	(11) the school has a process to receive and act on student complaints;
56.1 	(12) if the school is unaccredited, the school includes a joint and several liability provision 
56.2 	for torts and compliance with the requirements of sections 136A.61 to 136A.71 in any 
56.3 	contract effective after July 1, 2026, with any individual, entity, or postsecondary school 
56.4 	located in another state for the purpose of providing educational or training programs or 
56.5 	awarding postsecondary credits or continuing education credits to Minnesota residents that 
56.6 	may be applied to a degree program; and
56.7 	(13) the school must not use nondisclosure agreements or other contracts restricting a 
56.8 	student's ability to disclose information in connection with school actions or conduct that 
56.9 	would be covered under section 136A.672.
56.10 	(b) An application for degree approval must also include:
56.11 	(i) title of degree and formal recognition awarded;
56.12 	(ii) location where such degree will be offered;
56.13 	(iii) proposed implementation date of the degree;
56.14 	(iv) admissions requirements for the degree;
56.15 	(v) length of the degree;
56.16 	(vi) projected enrollment for a period of five years;
56.17 	(vii) the curriculum required for the degree, including course syllabi or outlines;
56.18 	(viii) statement of academic and administrative mechanisms planned for monitoring the 
56.19 	quality of the proposed degree;
56.20 	(ix) statement of satisfaction of professional licensure criteria, if applicable;
56.21 	(x) documentation of the availability of clinical, internship, externship, or practicum 
56.22 	sites, if applicable; and
56.23 	(xi) statement of how the degree fulfills the institution's mission and goals, complements 
56.24 	existing degrees, and contributes to the school's viability.

56.25 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.653, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
56.26 		Subd. 5.Higher Learning Commission accredited institutions in Minnesota. (a) A 
56.27 	postsecondary institution accredited by the Higher Learning Commission or its successor 
56.28 	with its primary physical location in Minnesota is exempt from the provisions of sections 
56.29 	136A.61 to 136A.71, including related fees, when it creates new or modifies existing:
57.1 	(1) program degree levels, program degree types, majors, minors, concentrations, 
57.2 	specializations, and areas of emphasis within approved degrees;
57.3 	(2) nondegree programs within approved degrees;
57.4 	(3) underlying curriculum or courses;
57.5 	(4) modes of delivery; and
57.6 	(5) locations; and
57.7 	(6) course or term changes that do not impact the number of instructional hours.
57.8 	(b) The institution must annually notify the commissioner of the exempt actions listed 
57.9 	in paragraph (a) and, upon the commissioner's request, must provide additional information 
57.10 	about the action.
57.11 	(c) The institution must notify the commissioner within 60 days of a program closing.
57.12 	(d) Nothing in this subdivision exempts an institution from the annual registration and 
57.13 	degree approval requirements of sections 136A.61 to 136A.71.
57.14 	(e) Institutions under this provision may advertise, recruit, and enroll students while the 
57.15 	program is evaluated for an exemption. In the event the program is determined not to be 
57.16 	exempt, institutions must complete the full review application to the office within 60 days 
57.17 	of notification or cease advertisement, recruitment, and enrollment of students and will be 
57.18 	subject to the penalty provisions of sections 136A.65, subdivision 8; 136A.705; and 136A.71.

57.19 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.658, is amended to read:
57.20 	136A.658 EXEMPTION; STATE AUTHORIZATION RECIPROCITY 
57.21 	AGREEMENT SCHOOLS.
57.22 	(a) The office may participate in an interstate reciprocity agreement regarding 
57.23 	postsecondary distance education if it determines that participation is in the best interest of 
57.24 	Minnesota postsecondary students.
57.25 	(b) If the office decides to participate in an interstate reciprocity agreement, an institution 
57.26 	that meets the following requirements is exempt from the provisions of sections 136A.61 
57.27 	to 136A.71:
57.28 	(1) the institution is situated in a state which is also participating in the interstate 
57.29 	reciprocity agreement;
58.1 	(2) the institution has been approved to participate in the interstate reciprocity agreement 
58.2 	by the institution's home state and other entities with oversight of the interstate reciprocity 
58.3 	agreement; and
58.4 	(3) the institution has elected to participate in and operate in compliance with the terms 
58.5 	of the interstate reciprocity agreement.
58.6 	(c) If the office participates in an interstate reciprocity agreement and the office is 
58.7 	responsible for the administration of that interstate reciprocity agreement, which may include 
58.8 	the approval of applications for membership of in-state institutions to participate in the 
58.9 	interstate reciprocity agreement, the office shall collect reasonable fees sufficient to recover, 
58.10 	but not exceed, its costs to administer the interstate reciprocity agreement. The office 
58.11 	processing fees for approving an in-state institution application shall be as follows:
58.12 	(1) $750 $1,500 for institutions with fewer than 2,500 or fewer full-time equivalent 
58.13 	enrollment;
58.14 	(2) $3,000 $5,000 for institutions with 2,501 to 20,000 12,500 full-time equivalent 
58.15 	enrollment; and
58.16 	(3) $7,500 for institutions with greater than 20,001 12,500 full-time equivalent enrollment.
58.17 	Full-time equivalent enrollment is established using the previous year's full-time equivalent 
58.18 	enrollment as established in the United States Department of Education Integrated 
58.19 	Postsecondary Education Data System.

58.20 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.69, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
58.21 		Subdivision 1.Registration fees. (a) The office shall collect reasonable registration fees 
58.22 	that are sufficient to recover, but do not exceed, its costs of administering the registration 
58.23 	program. The office shall charge the fees listed in paragraphs (b) to (d) for new registrations.
58.24 	(b) A new school offering no more than one degree at each level during its first year
58.25 	must pay registration fees for each applicable level based on the institution's total full-time 
58.26 	equivalent enrollment in the following amounts:

58.27	associate degree
	$2,000
	
58.28	baccalaureate degree
	$2,500
	
58.29	master's degree
	$3,000
	
58.30	doctorate degree
	$3,500
	
58.31 	(1) $5,000 for institutions with 2,500 or fewer full-time equivalent enrollment;
58.32 	(2) $7,500 for institutions with 2,501 to 5,000 full-time equivalent enrollment;
59.1 	(3) $10,000 for institutions with 5,001 to 7,500 full-time equivalent enrollment;
59.2 	(4) $15,000 for institutions with 7,501 to 10,000 full-time equivalent enrollment; and
59.3 	(5) $20,000 for institutions with 10,001 or greater full-time equivalent enrollment, and 
59.4 	for institutions with no data on the previous year's full-time equivalent enrollment.
59.5 	Full-time equivalent enrollment is established using the previous year's full-time equivalent 
59.6 	enrollment as established in the United States Department of Education Integrated 
59.7 	Postsecondary Education Data System.
59.8 	(c) A new school that will offer more than one degree per level during its first year must 
59.9 	pay registration fees in an amount equal to the fee for the first degree at each degree level
59.10 	under paragraph (b), plus fees for each additional nondegree program or degree as follows:

59.11	nondegree program
	$250
	
59.12	additional associate degree
	$250
	
59.13	additional baccalaureate degree
	$500
	
59.14	additional master's degree program
	$750
	
59.15	additional doctorate degree
	$1,000
	
59.16 	(d) In addition to the fees under paragraphs (b) and (c), a fee of $600 must be paid for 
59.17 	an initial application that: (1) has had four revisions, corrections, amendment requests, or 
59.18 	application reminders for the same application or registration requirement; or (2) cumulatively 
59.19 	has had six revisions, corrections, amendment requests, or application reminders for the 
59.20 	same license application and the school seeks to continue with the application process with 
59.21 	additional application submissions. If this fee is paid, the school may submit two final 
59.22 	application submissions for review prior to application denial under section 136A.65, 
59.23 	subdivision 8. This provision excludes from its scope nonrepetitive questions or clarifications 
59.24 	initiated by the school before the submission of the application, initial interpretation questions 
59.25 	or inquiries from the office regarding a completed application, and initial requests from the 
59.26 	office for verification or validation of a completed application.
59.27 	(e) The annual renewal registration fee is $1,500. based on an institution's total full-time 
59.28 	equivalent enrollment in the following amounts:
59.29 	(1) $1,500 for institutions with 2,500 or fewer full-time equivalent enrollment;
59.30 	(2) $3,000 for institutions with 2,501 to 5,000 full-time equivalent enrollment;
59.31 	(3) $5,000 for institutions with 5,001 to 10,000 full-time equivalent enrollment; and
59.32 	(4) $7,500 for institutions with 10,001 or greater full-time equivalent enrollment, and 
59.33 	for institutions with no data on the previous year's full-time equivalent enrollment.
60.1 	Full-time equivalent enrollment is established using the previous year's full-time equivalent 
60.2 	enrollment as established in the United States Department of Education Integrated 
60.3 	Postsecondary Education Data System.
60.4 	(f) In addition to the fee under paragraph (e), a fee of $600 must be paid for a renewal 
60.5 	application that: (1) has had four revisions, corrections, amendment requests, or application 
60.6 	reminders for the same application or registration requirement; or (2) cumulatively has had 
60.7 	six revisions, corrections, amendment requests, or application reminders for the same license 
60.8 	application and the school seeks to continue with the application process with additional 
60.9 	application submissions. If this fee is paid, the school may submit two final application 
60.10 	submissions for review prior to application denial under section 136A.65, subdivision 8. 
60.11 	This provision excludes from its scope nonrepetitive questions or clarifications initiated by 
60.12 	the school before the submission of the application, initial interpretation questions or inquiries 
60.13 	from the office regarding a completed application, and initial requests from the office for 
60.14 	verification or validation of a completed application.

60.15 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.821, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
60.16 		Subd. 4.Person. "Person" means any individual, partnership, company, firm, society, 
60.17 	trust, association, or corporation or any combination thereof. Person does not extend to:
60.18 	(1) a government body;
60.19 	(2) a public school as defined in section 120A.05, subdivisions 9, 11, 13, and 17; or
60.20 	(3) a nonpublic school, religious organization, or home school as defined in section 
60.21 	120A.22, subdivision 4.

60.22 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.821, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
60.23 		Subd. 5.Private career school. "Private career school" means a person who maintains 
60.24 	a physical presence for any program at less than an associate degree level; is not registered 
60.25 	as a private institution under sections 136A.61 to 136A.71; and is not specifically exempted 
60.26 	by section 136A.833. Private career school does not extend to:
60.27 	(1) public postsecondary institutions with a physical presence in Minnesota;
60.28 	(2) postsecondary institutions registered under sections 136A.61 to 136A.71;
60.29 	(3) postsecondary institutions exempt from registration under sections 136A.653, 
60.30 	subdivisions 1b, 2, 3, and 3a; 136A.657; or 136A.658 due to the nature of the institution's 
60.31 	programs;
61.1 	(4) schools exclusively engaged in training physically or mentally disabled persons;
61.2 	(5) courses taught to students in an apprenticeship program registered by the United 
61.3 	States Department of Labor or Minnesota Department of Labor and taught by or required 
61.4 	by a trade union in which students are not responsible for tuition, fees, or any other charges, 
61.5 	regardless of payment or reimbursement method;
61.6 	(6) programs contracted by persons or government agencies for the training of their own 
61.7 	employees for which no fee is charged to the employee, regardless of whether that fee is 
61.8 	reimbursed by the employer or a third party after the employee successfully completes the 
61.9 	training, except institutions or programs required to obtain a limited license exclusively to 
61.10 	receive the dual training grant;
61.11 	(7) schools with no physical presence in Minnesota engaged exclusively in offering 
61.12 	distance programs that are located in and approved by other states or jurisdictions if the 
61.13 	distance education program does not include internships, externships, field placements, or 
61.14 	clinical placements for residents of Minnesota;
61.15 	(8) schools licensed or approved by other state boards or agencies authorized under 
61.16 	Minnesota law to issue licenses for institutions or programs, except for institutions or 
61.17 	programs required to be licensed exclusively to participate in state financial aid, be listed 
61.18 	on the eligible training provider list, access WIOA funding, or receive the dual training 
61.19 	grant;
61.20 	(9) review classes, courses, or programs intended to prepare students to sit for 
61.21 	undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate, or occupational licensing, certification, or entrance 
61.22 	examinations;
61.23 	(10) classes, courses, or programs conducted by a bona fide trade, professional, or 
61.24 	fraternal organization, solely for that organization's membership and not available to the 
61.25 	public. In making the determination that the organization is bona fide, the office may request 
61.26 	the school provide three certified letters from persons that qualify as evaluators under section 
61.27 	136A.828, subdivision 3, paragraph (l), that the organization is recognized in Minnesota;
61.28 	(11) programs in the fine arts provided by organizations exempt from taxation under 
61.29 	section 290.05 and registered with the attorney general under chapter 309. For purposes of 
61.30 	this clause, "fine arts" means activities resulting in artistic creation or artistic performance 
61.31 	of works of the imagination which are engaged in for the primary purpose of creative 
61.32 	expression rather than commercial sale, vocational or career advancement, or employment; 
61.33 	or
62.1 	(12) classes, courses, or programs intended to fulfill the continuing education 
62.2 	requirements for a bona fide licensure or certification in a profession that have been approved 
62.3 	by a legislatively or judicially established board or agency responsible for regulating the 
62.4 	practice of the profession or by an industry-specific certification entity and that are offered 
62.5 	exclusively to individuals with the professional licensure or certification.

62.6 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.821, is amended by adding a subdivision 
62.7 	to read:
62.8 		Subd. 21.Vocational. "Vocational" means education or training for skills used in the 
62.9 	labor market.

62.10 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.821, is amended by adding a subdivision 
62.11 	to read:
62.12 		Subd. 22.Trade union. "Trade union" means an organization of workers in a skilled 
62.13 	occupation who act together to secure all members favorable wages, hours, or other working 
62.14 	conditions.

62.15 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.821, is amended by adding a subdivision 
62.16 	to read:
62.17 		Subd. 23.Eligible training provider. "Eligible training provider" has the meaning given 
62.18 	in Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, section 680.410.

62.19 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.821, is amended by adding a subdivision 
62.20 	to read:
62.21 		Subd. 24.Eligible training provider list. "Eligible training provider list" means the list 
62.22 	of eligible training providers that the state must maintain under Code of Federal Regulations, 
62.23 	title 20, section 680.430.

62.24 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.821, is amended by adding a subdivision 
62.25 	to read:
62.26 		Subd. 25.State financial aid For the purposes of sections 136A.82 to 136A.834, "state 
62.27 	financial aid" includes all financial aid that may be awarded under chapter 136A, with the 
62.28 	exception of the dual training grant under section 136A.246.

63.1 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.821, is amended by adding a subdivision 
63.2 	to read:
63.3 		Subd. 26.WIOA funding. "WIOA funding" means any money available through the 
63.4 	Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act under Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, 
63.5 	section 680.

63.6 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.821, is amended by adding a subdivision 
63.7 	to read:
63.8 		Subd. 27.Dual training grant. "Dual training grant" means any money awarded under 
63.9 	section 136A.246.

63.10 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.822, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
63.11 		Subd. 3.Refunds. If a contract is deemed determined by the office to be unenforceable 
63.12 	under subdivision 2, a private career school must refund tuition, fees, and other charges 
63.13 	received from a student or on behalf of a student within 30 days of receiving written 
63.14 	notification and demand for refund from the office.

63.15 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.822, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
63.16 		Subd. 6.Bond. (a) No license shall be issued to any private career school with a physical 
63.17 	presence within the state of Minnesota for any program, unless the applicant files with the 
63.18 	office a continuous corporate surety bond written by a company authorized to do business 
63.19 	in Minnesota conditioned upon the faithful performance of all contracts and agreements 
63.20 	with students made by the applicant.
63.21 	(b)(1) The amount of the surety bond shall be ten percent of the preceding year's net 
63.22 	revenue from student tuition, fees, and other required institutional charges collected, but in 
63.23 	no event less than $10,000, except that a private career school may deposit a greater amount 
63.24 	at its own discretion. A private career school in each annual application for licensure must 
63.25 	compute the amount of the surety bond and verify that the amount of the surety bond complies 
63.26 	with this subdivision. A private career school that operates at two or more locations may 
63.27 	combine net revenue from student tuition, fees, and other required institutional charges 
63.28 	collected for all locations for the purpose of determining the annual surety bond requirement. 
63.29 	The net revenue from tuition and fees used to determine the amount of the surety bond 
63.30 	required for a private career school having a license for the sole purpose of recruiting students 
63.31 	in Minnesota shall be only that paid to the private career school by the students recruited 
63.32 	from Minnesota.
64.1 	(2) A person required to obtain a private career school license due to the use of 
64.2 	"academy," "institute," "college," or "university" in its name and which is also licensed by 
64.3 	another state agency or board, except not including those schools licensed exclusively in 
64.4 	order to participate in state grants or SELF loan financial aid programs, shall be required 
64.5 	to provide a school bond of $10,000.
64.6 	(c) The bond shall run to the state of Minnesota and to any person who may have a cause 
64.7 	of action against the applicant arising at any time after the bond is filed and before it is 
64.8 	canceled for breach of any contract or agreement made by the applicant with any student. 
64.9 	The aggregate liability of the surety for all breaches of the conditions of the bond shall not 
64.10 	exceed the principal sum deposited by the private career school under paragraph (b). The 
64.11 	surety of any bond may cancel it upon giving 60 days' notice in writing to the office and 
64.12 	shall be relieved of liability for any breach of condition occurring after the effective date 
64.13 	of cancellation.
64.14 	(d) In lieu of bond, the applicant may deposit with the commissioner of management 
64.15 	and budget a sum equal to the amount of the required surety bond in cash, an irrevocable 
64.16 	letter of credit issued by a financial institution equal to the amount of the required surety 
64.17 	bond, or securities as may be legally purchased by savings banks or for trust funds in an 
64.18 	aggregate market value equal to the amount of the required surety bond.
64.19 	(e) Failure of a private career school to post and maintain the required surety bond or 
64.20 	deposit under paragraph (d) may result in denial, suspension, or revocation of the school's 
64.21 	license.

64.22 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.822, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
64.23 		Subd. 8.Minimum standards. A license shall be issued if the office first determines:
64.24 	(1) that the applicant has a sound financial condition with sufficient resources available 
64.25 	to:
64.26 	(i) meet the private career school's financial obligations;
64.27 	(ii) refund all tuition and other charges, within a reasonable period of time 60 days, in 
64.28 	the event of dissolution of the private career school or in the event of any justifiable claims 
64.29 	for refund against the private career school by the student body;
64.30 	(iii) provide adequate service to its students and prospective students; and
64.31 	(iv) maintain and support the private career school;
65.1 	(2) that the applicant has satisfactory facilities with sufficient tools and equipment and 
65.2 	the necessary number of work stations to prepare adequately the students currently enrolled, 
65.3 	and those proposed to be enrolled;
65.4 	(3) that the applicant employs a sufficient number of qualified teaching personnel to 
65.5 	provide the educational programs contemplated;
65.6 	(4) that the private career school has an organizational framework with administrative 
65.7 	and instructional personnel to provide the programs and services it intends to offer;
65.8 	(5) that the quality and content of each occupational course or program of study provides 
65.9 	education and adequate preparation to enrolled students for entry level positions in the 
65.10 	occupation for which prepared;
65.11 	(6) that the premises and conditions where the students work and study and the student 
65.12 	living quarters which are owned, maintained, recommended, or approved by the applicant 
65.13 	are sanitary, healthful, and safe, as evidenced by certificate of occupancy issued by the 
65.14 	municipality or county where the private career school is physically situated, a fire inspection 
65.15 	by the local or state fire marshal, or another verification deemed acceptable by the office;
65.16 	(7) that the contract or enrollment agreement used by the private career school complies 
65.17 	with the provisions in section 136A.826;
65.18 	(8) that contracts and agreements do not contain a wage assignment provision or a 
65.19 	confession of judgment clause;
65.20 	(9) that there has been no adjudication of fraud or misrepresentation in any criminal, 
65.21 	civil, or administrative proceeding in any jurisdiction against the private career school or 
65.22 	its owner, officers, agents, or sponsoring organization;
65.23 	(10) that the private career school or its owners, officers, agents, or sponsoring 
65.24 	organization has not had a license revoked under section 136A.829 or its equivalent in other 
65.25 	states or has closed the institution prior to all students, enrolled at the time of the closure, 
65.26 	completing their program within two years of the effective date of the revocation; and
65.27 	(11) that the school includes a joint and several liability provision for torts and compliance 
65.28 	with the requirements of sections 136A.82 to 136A.834 in any contract effective after July 
65.29 	1, 2026, with any individual, entity, or postsecondary school located in another state for the 
65.30 	purpose of providing educational or training programs or awarding postsecondary credits 
65.31 	to Minnesota residents that may be applied to a program.

66.1 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.822, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
66.2 		Subd. 13.Private career schools licensed by another state agency or board Limited 
66.3 	license. Unless otherwise exempt under this act:
66.4 	(1) a private career school, which is licensed by another state agency or board, is required 
66.5 	to obtain a private career schoollimited license due to the use of "academy," "institute," 
66.6 	"college," or "university" in its name or licensed for the purpose of participating participate
66.7 	in state financial aid under chapter 136A, and which is also licensed by another state agency 
66.8 	or board;
66.9 	(2) a private career school seeking exclusively to be listed on the eligible training provider 
66.10 	list, access WIOA funding, or receive the dual training grant shall be required to obtain a 
66.11 	limited license; and
66.12 	(3) a private career school seeking a limited license under this subdivision is shall be
66.13 	required to satisfy only the requirements of subdivisions 4, clauses (1), (2), (3), (5), (7), (8), 
66.14 	(9), and (10); 5; 6, paragraph (b), clause (2); 8, clauses (1), (4), (7), (8), and (9), and (10); 
66.15 	9; 10; 11; and 12. If a school is licensed to participate in state financial aid under this chapter, 
66.16 	the school must follow the refund policy in section 136A.827, even if that section conflicts 
66.17 	with the refund policy of the licensing agency or board. A distance education private career 
66.18 	school located in another state, or a school licensed to recruit Minnesota residents for 
66.19 	attendance at a school outside of this state, or a school licensed by another state agency as 
66.20 	its primary licensing body, may continue to use the school's name as permitted by its home 
66.21 	state or its primary licensing body.

66.22 	Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.824, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
66.23 		Subdivision 1.Initial licensure fee. (a) The office processing fee for an initial licensure 
66.24 	application is:
66.25 	(1) $2,500 $3,730 for a private career school that will offer no more than one program 
66.26 	during its first year of operation;
66.27 	(2) $750 $1,500 for a private career school licensed exclusively due to the use of the 
66.28 	term "college," "university," "academy," or "institute" in its name, or licensed exclusively 
66.29 	in order to participate in state grant or SELF loan financial aid programs, be listed on the 
66.30 	eligible training provider list, access WIOA funding, or receive the dual training grant; and
66.31 	(3) $2,500 $3,730, plus $500 for each additional program offered by the private career 
66.32 	school, for a private career school during its first year of licensed operation.
67.1 	(b) In addition to the fee under paragraph (a), a fee of $600 must be paid for an initial 
67.2 	application that: (1) has had four revisions, corrections, amendment requests, or application 
67.3 	reminders for the same application or licensure requirement; or (2) cumulatively has had 
67.4 	six revisions, corrections, amendment requests, or application reminders for the same license 
67.5 	application and the private career school seeks to continue with the application process with 
67.6 	additional application submissions. If this fee is paid, the private career school may submit 
67.7 	two final application submissions for review prior to application denial under section 
67.8 	136A.829, subdivision 1, clause (2). This provision excludes from its scope nonrepetitive 
67.9 	questions or clarifications initiated by the school before the submission of the application, 
67.10 	initial interpretation questions or inquiries from the office regarding a completed application, 
67.11 	and initial requests from the office for verification or validation of a completed application.

67.12 	Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.824, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
67.13 		Subd. 2.Renewal licensure fee; late fee. (a) The office processing fee for a renewal 
67.14 	licensure application is:
67.15 	(1) for a private career school that offers one program, the license renewal fee is $1,150
67.16 	$3,160; and
67.17 	(2) for a private career school that offers more than one program, the license renewal 
67.18 	fee is $1,150, plus $200 for each additional program with a maximum renewal licensing 
67.19 	fee of $2,000;
67.20 	(3) for a private career school licensed exclusively due to the use of the term "college," 
67.21 	"university," "academy," or "institute" in its name, the license renewal fee is $750; and
67.22 	(4) (2) for a private career school licensed by another state agency and also licensed 
67.23 	with the office exclusively in order to participate in state student financial aid programs, be 
67.24 	listed on the eligible training provider list, access WIOA funding, or receive the dual training 
67.25 	grant, the license renewal fee is $750 $1,500.
67.26 	(b) If a license renewal application is not received by the office by the close of business 
67.27 	at least 60 days before the expiration of the current license, a late fee of $100 per business 
67.28 	day, not to exceed $3,000, shall be assessed.
67.29 	(c) In addition to the fee under paragraph (a), a fee of $600 must be paid for a renewal 
67.30 	application that: (1) has had four revisions, corrections, amendment requests, or application 
67.31 	reminders for the same application or licensure requirement; or (2) cumulatively has had 
67.32 	six revisions, corrections, amendment requests, or application reminders for the same license 
67.33 	application and the private career school seeks to continue with the application process with 
68.1 	additional application submissions. If this fee is paid, the private career school may submit 
68.2 	two final application submissions for review prior to application denial under section 
68.3 	136A.829, subdivision 1, clause (2). This provision excludes from its scope nonrepetitive 
68.4 	questions or clarifications initiated by the school before the submission of the application, 
68.5 	initial interpretation questions or inquiries from the office regarding a completed application, 
68.6 	and initial requests from the office for verification or validation of a completed application.

68.7 	Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.824, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
68.8 		Subd. 6.Solicitor permit fee. The solicitor permit fee is $350 $500 and must be paid 
68.9 	annually.

68.10 	Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.824, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
68.11 		Subd. 7.Multiple location fee. Private career schools wishing to operate at multiple 
68.12 	locations must pay the greater of:
68.13 	(1) $250 $500 per location, for locations two to five; and; or
68.14 	(2) an additional $100 for each location over five. the actual cost of travel expenses, 
68.15 	lodging, and customary meals incurred for an in-person site visit, should the office determine 
68.16 	one is necessary.

68.17 	Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.833, is amended to read:
68.18 	136A.833 EXEMPTIONS.
68.19 		Subdivision 1.Application for exemptions. (a) A school that seeks an exemption from 
68.20 	the provisions of sections 136A.822 to 136A.834 for the school and all of its programs or 
68.21 	some of its programs must apply to the office to establish that the school or program meets 
68.22 	the requirements of an exemption. An exemption for the school or program expires two 
68.23 	years from the date of approval or when a school adds a new program or makes a 
68.24 	modification equal to or greater than 25 percent to an existing educational program. If a 
68.25 	school is reapplying for an exemption, the application must be submitted to the office 90 
68.26 	days before the current exemption expires. If a school fails to apply within 90 days of 
68.27 	expiration, the school is subject to fees and penalties under sections 136A.831 and 136A.832. 
68.28 	This exemption shall not extend to any school that uses any publication or advertisement 
68.29 	that is not truthful and gives any false, fraudulent, deceptive, inaccurate, or misleading 
68.30 	impressions about the school or its personnel, programs, services, or occupational 
68.31 	opportunities for its graduates for promotion and student recruitment. Exemptions denied 
68.32 	under this section are subject to appeal under section 136A.829. If an appeal is initiated, 
69.1 	the denial of the exemption is not effective until the final determination of the appeal, unless 
69.2 	immediate effect is ordered by the court.
69.3 	(b) A school that meets any of the exemptions in this section and exclusively seeks to 
69.4 	be listed on the eligible training provider list, access WIOA funding, or receive the dual 
69.5 	training grant is exempt from sections 136A.822 to 136A.834, except that the school must 
69.6 	satisfy the requirements of section 136A.822, subdivisions 4, clauses (1), (2), and (3); 8, 
69.7 	clauses (9) and (10); 10, clause (8); and 12.
69.8 		Subd. 2.Exemption reasons. Sections 136A.821 to 136A.832 shall not apply to the 
69.9 	following:
69.10 	(1) public postsecondary institutions;
69.11 	(2) postsecondary institutions registered under sections 136A.61 to 136A.71;
69.12 	(3) postsecondary institutions exempt from registration under sections 136A.653, 
69.13 	subdivisions 1b, 2, 3, and 3a; 136A.657; and 136A.658;
69.14 	(4) private schools complying with the requirements of section 120A.22, subdivision 4;
69.15 	(5) courses taught to students in an apprenticeship program registered by the United 
69.16 	States Department of Labor or Minnesota Department of Labor and taught by or required 
69.17 	by a trade union. A trade union is an organization of workers in the same skilled occupation 
69.18 	or related skilled occupations who act together to secure all members favorable wages, 
69.19 	hours, and other working conditions;
69.20 	(6) private career schools exclusively engaged in training physically or mentally disabled 
69.21 	persons;
69.22 	(7) private career schools licensed or approved by boards authorized under Minnesota 
69.23 	law to issue licenses for training programs except private career schools required to obtain 
69.24 	a private career school license due to the use of "academy," "institute," "college," or 
69.25 	"university" in their names;
69.26 	(8) private career schools and educational programs, or training programs, contracted 
69.27 	for by persons, firms, corporations, government agencies, or associations, for the training 
69.28 	of their own employees, for which no fee is charged the employee, regardless of whether 
69.29 	that fee is reimbursed by the employer or third party after the employee successfully 
69.30 	completes the training;
69.31 	(9) (1) private career schools engaged exclusively in the teaching of purely avocational
69.32 	programs that are engaged primarily for personal development, recreational recreation, or 
70.1 	remedial subjects that education, and are not advertised or maintained generally intended
70.2 	for vocational or career advancement, including adult basic education, exercise or fitness 
70.3 	teacher programs, modeling, or acting, as determined by the office except private career 
70.4 	schools required to obtain a private career school license due to the use of "college" or 
70.5 	"university" in their names;
70.6 	(10) classes, courses, or programs conducted by a bona fide trade, professional, or 
70.7 	fraternal organization, solely for that organization's membership and not available to the 
70.8 	public. In making the determination that the organization is bona fide, the office may request 
70.9 	the school provide three certified letters from persons that qualify as evaluators under section 
70.10 	136A.828, subdivision 3, paragraph (l), that the organization is recognized in Minnesota;
70.11 	(11) programs in the fine arts provided by organizations exempt from taxation under 
70.12 	section 290.05 and registered with the attorney general under chapter 309. For the purposes 
70.13 	of this clause, "fine arts" means activities resulting in artistic creation or artistic performance 
70.14 	of works of the imagination which are engaged in for the primary purpose of creative 
70.15 	expression rather than commercial sale, vocational or career advancement, or employment. 
70.16 	In making this determination the office may seek the advice and recommendation of the 
70.17 	Minnesota Board of the Arts;
70.18 	(12) classes, courses, or programs intended to fulfill the continuing education 
70.19 	requirements for a bona fide licensure or certification in a profession, that have been approved 
70.20 	by a legislatively or judicially established board or agency responsible for regulating the 
70.21 	practice of the profession or by an industry-specific certification entity, and that are offered 
70.22 	exclusively to individuals with the professional licensure or certification. In making the 
70.23 	determination that the licensure or certification is bona fide, the office may request the 
70.24 	school provide three certified letters from persons that qualify as evaluators under section 
70.25 	136A.828, subdivision 3, paragraph (l), that the licensure and certification is recognized in 
70.26 	Minnesota;
70.27 	(13) review classes, courses, or programs intended to prepare students to sit for 
70.28 	undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate, or occupational licensing, certification, or entrance 
70.29 	examinations and does not include the instruction to prepare students for that license, 
70.30 	occupation, certification, or exam;
70.31 	(14) (2) classes, courses, or programs providing 16 40 or fewer clock hours of instruction;
70.32 	and
70.33 	(15) classes, courses, or programs providing instruction in personal development that is 
70.34 	not advertised or maintained for vocational or career advancement, modeling, or acting;
71.1 	(16) private career schools with no physical presence in Minnesota engaged exclusively 
71.2 	in offering distance instruction that are located in and regulated by other states or jurisdictions 
71.3 	if the distance education instruction does not include internships, externships, field 
71.4 	placements, or clinical placements for residents of Minnesota; and
71.5 	(17) (3) private career schools providing exclusively training, instructional programs, 
71.6 	or courses where tuition, fees, and any other charges, regardless of payment or reimbursement 
71.7 	method, for a student to participate do not exceed $100 $500.

71.8 	Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.834, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
71.9 		Subdivision 1.Exemption. (a) A program is exempt from the provisions of sections 
71.10 	136A.821 to 136A.832 if it is:
71.11 	(1) offered by a private career school or any department or branch of a private career
71.12 	school that is substantially owned, operated, or supported by a bona fide church or religious 
71.13 	organization;
71.14 	(2) primarily designed for, aimed at, and attended by persons who sincerely hold or seek 
71.15 	to learn the particular religious faith or beliefs of that church or religious organization; and
71.16 	(3) primarily intended to prepare its students to become ministers of, to enter into some 
71.17 	other vocation closely related to, or to conduct their lives in consonance with the particular 
71.18 	faith of that church or religious organization.
71.19 	(b) Any private career school or any department or branch of a private career school is 
71.20 	exempt from the provisions of sections 136A.821 to 136A.832 if all of its programs are 
71.21 	exempt under paragraph (a).

71.22 	Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.834, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
71.23 		Subd. 5.Application. A school that seeks an exemption from the provisions of sections 
71.24 	136A.82 to 136A.834 must apply to the office to establish that the school meets the 
71.25 	requirements of an exemption. An exemption expires two years from the date of approval 
71.26 	or when a school adds a new program or makes a modification equal to or greater than 25 
71.27 	percent to an existing educational program. If a school is reapplying for an exemption, the 
71.28 	application must be submitted to the office 90 days before the current exemption expires.
71.29 	If a school fails to apply within 90 days of expiration, the school is subject to the fees and 
71.30 	penalties under sections 136A.831 and 136A.832.

72.1 	Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.87, is amended to read:
72.2 	136A.87 PLANNING INFORMATION FOR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION.
72.3 	(a) The office shall make available to all residents beginning in 7th grade through 
72.4 	adulthood information about planning and preparing for postsecondary opportunities. 
72.5 	Information must be provided to all 7th grade students and their parents annually by 
72.6 	September 30 about planning for their postsecondary education. The office may also provide 
72.7 	information to high school students and their parents, to adults, and to out-of-school youth.
72.8 	(b) The office shall gather and share information with students and parents about the 
72.9 	dual credit acceptance policies of each Minnesota public and private college and university. 
72.10 	The office shall gather and share information related to the acceptance policies for concurrent 
72.11 	enrollment courses, postsecondary enrollment options courses, advanced placement courses, 
72.12 	and international baccalaureate courses. This information must be shared on the office's 
72.13 	website and included in the information under paragraph (a).
72.14 	(c) (b) The information provided under paragraph (a) may include the following:
72.15 	(1) the need to start planning early;
72.16 	(2) the availability of assistance in educational planning from educational institutions 
72.17 	and other organizations;
72.18 	(3) suggestions for studying effectively during high school;
72.19 	(4) high school courses necessary to be adequately prepared for postsecondary education;
72.20 	(5) encouragement to involve parents actively in planning for all phases of education;
72.21 	(6) information about postsecondary education and training opportunities existing in the 
72.22 	state, their respective missions and expectations for students, their preparation requirements, 
72.23 	admission requirements, and student placement;
72.24 	(7) ways to evaluate and select postsecondary institutions;
72.25 	(8) the process of transferring credits among Minnesota postsecondary institutions and 
72.26 	systems;
72.27 	(9) the costs of postsecondary education and the availability of financial assistance in 
72.28 	meeting these costs, including specific information about the Minnesota Promise;
72.29 	(10) the interrelationship of assistance from student financial aid, public assistance, and 
72.30 	job training programs;
72.31 	(11) financial planning for postsecondary education; and
73.1 	(12) postsecondary education options for students with intellectual and developmental 
73.2 	disabilities.

73.3 	Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.901, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
73.4 		Subdivision 1.Grant program. (a) The commissioner shall establish a grant program 
73.5 	to award grants to institutions in Minnesota for research into spinal cord injuries and traumatic 
73.6 	brain injuries. Grants shall be awarded to conduct research into new and innovative treatments 
73.7 	and rehabilitative efforts for the functional improvement of people with spinal cord and 
73.8 	traumatic brain injuries. Research topics may include, but are not limited to, pharmaceutical, 
73.9 	medical device, brain stimulus, and rehabilitative approaches and techniques. The 
73.10 	commissioner, in consultation with the advisory council established under section 136A.902, 
73.11 	shall award 50 percent of the grant funds for research involving spinal cord injuries and 50 
73.12 	percent to research involving traumatic brain injuries. In addition to the amounts appropriated 
73.13 	by law, the commissioner may accept additional funds from private and public sources. 
73.14 	Amounts received from these sources are appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes 
73.15 	of issuing grants under this section.
73.16 	(b) Institutions that are eligible to apply for a grant under this section include 
73.17 	postsecondary institutions, nonprofit organizations, and for-profit organizations.
73.18 	(b) (c) A spinal cord and traumatic brain injury grant account is established in the special 
73.19 	revenue fund. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner to make grants 
73.20 	and to administer the grant program under this section. Appropriations to the commissioner 
73.21 	for the program are for transfer to the account. Appropriations from the account do not 
73.22 	cancel and are available until expended.

73.23 	Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 137.022, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
73.24 		Subd. 3.Endowed chair account. (a) For purposes of this section, the permanent 
73.25 	university fund has three accounts. The sources of the money in the endowed mineral 
73.26 	research and endowed scholarship accounts are set out in paragraph (b) and subdivision 4. 
73.27 	All money in the fund that is not otherwise allocated is in the endowed chair account. The 
73.28 	income from the endowed chair account must be used, and capital gains allocated to that 
73.29 	account may be used, to provide endowment support for professorial chairs in academic 
73.30 	disciplines. The endowment support for the chairs from the income and the capital gains 
73.31 	must not total more than six percent per year of the 36-month trailing average market value 
73.32 	of the endowed chair account of the fund, as computed quarterly or otherwise as directed 
73.33 	by the regents. The endowment support from the income and the capital gains must not 
74.1 	provide more than half the sum of the endowment support for all university chairs and 
74.2 	professorships endowed, with nonstate sources providing the remainder. The endowment 
74.3 	support from the income and the capital gains may provide more than half the endowment 
74.4 	support of an individual chair.
74.5 	(b) If any portion of the annual appropriation of the income is not used for the purposes 
74.6 	specified in paragraph (a) or subdivision 4, that portion lapses and must be added to the 
74.7 	principal of the three accounts of the permanent university fund in proportion to the market 
74.8 	value of each account.

74.9 	Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 137.022, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
74.10 		Subd. 4.Mineral research; scholarships. (a) All income credited after July 1, 1992, 
74.11 	to the permanent university fund from royalties for mining under state mineral leases from 
74.12 	and after July 1, 1991, must be allocated as provided in this subdivision.
74.13 	(b)(1) Beginning January 1, 2013 2026, 50 percent of the income must be allocated 
74.14 	according to this paragraph.
74.15 	One-half (1) One-fourth of the income under this paragraph, up to $50,000,000
74.16 	$100,000,000, must be credited to the endowed mineral research account of the fund to be 
74.17 	allocated for the Natural Resources Research Institute-Duluth and Coleraine facilities, for 
74.18 	mineral and mineral-related research, including mineral-related environmental research, at 
74.19 	the Natural Resources Research Institute-Duluth and Coleraine facilities.
74.20 	The other one-half (2) One-fourth of the income under this paragraph, up to $25,000,000, 
74.21 	is must be credited to an endowment for the costs of operating mining, mineral, and 
74.22 	mineral-related, degree programs or science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 
74.23 	(STEM) degree programs offered through the University of Minnesota at Minnesota North 
74.24 	College and the University of Minnesota Duluth Swenson College of Science and Engineering 
74.25 	at Duluth to support workforce development and collaborations benefiting regional 
74.26 	academics, industry, and natural resources on the Iron Range in northeast Minnesota, and 
74.27 	for providing scholarships for Minnesota students, prioritizing students in the Minnesota 
74.28 	Economic Development Region 3, to attend the mining, mineral, mineral-related, or STEM 
74.29 	degree programs. The maximum scholarship awarded to attend the degree programs funded 
74.30 	under this paragraph cannot exceed 75 percent of current resident tuition rates per academic 
74.31 	year and may be awarded a maximum of four academic years.
74.32 	(3) One-fourth of the income under this paragraph must be credited to the Natural 
74.33 	Resources Research Institute for general operating and research costs.
75.1 	(2) The remainder of the income under paragraph (a) (4) One-fourth of the income under 
75.2 	this paragraph, plus the amount of any remainder of the income allocated under clause (1) 
75.3 	after $50,000,000 $100,000,000 has been credited to the endowed mineral research account 
75.4 	for the Natural Resources Research Institute and the amount of any income over the 
75.5 	$25,000,000 for the programming in clause (1) and the remainder of the income allocated 
75.6 	under clause (2) after $25,000,000 has been credited to an endowment for mining, mineral, 
75.7 	mineral-related, or STEM degree programs and scholarships, must be credited to the endowed 
75.8 	scholarship account of the fund for distribution annually for scholastic achievement as 
75.9 	provided by the Board of Regents to undergraduates enrolled at the University of Minnesota 
75.10 	who are resident students as defined in section 136A.101, subdivision 8.
75.11 	(c) The annual distribution from the endowed scholarship account must be allocated to 
75.12 	the various campuses of the University of Minnesota in proportion to the number of 
75.13 	undergraduate resident students enrolled on each campus.
75.14 	(d) The Board of Regents must report to the education committees of the legislature 
75.15 	biennially at the time of the submission of its budget request on the disbursement of money 
75.16 	from the endowed scholarship account and to the environment and natural resources 
75.17 	committees on the use of the mineral research account.
75.18 	(e) Capital gains and losses and portfolio income of the permanent university fund must 
75.19 	be credited to its three accounts in proportion to the market value of each account.
75.20 	(f) The endowment support from the income and capital gains of the endowed mineral 
75.21 	research and endowed scholarship accounts of the fund must not total more than six percent 
75.22 	per year of the 36-month trailing average market value of the account from which the support 
75.23 	is derived.

75.24 	Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 151.37, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
75.25 		Subd. 12.Administration of opiate antagonists for drug overdose. (a) A licensed 
75.26 	physician, a licensed advanced practice registered nurse authorized to prescribe drugs 
75.27 	pursuant to section 148.235, or a licensed physician assistant may authorize the following 
75.28 	individuals to administer opiate antagonists, as defined in section 604A.04, subdivision 1:
75.29 	(1) an emergency medical responder registered pursuant to section 144E.27;
75.30 	(2) a peace officer as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraphs (c) and (d);
75.31 	(3) correctional employees of a state or local political subdivision;
75.32 	(4) staff of community-based health disease prevention or social service programs;
76.1 	(5) a volunteer firefighter;
76.2 	(6) a nurse or any other personnel employed by, or under contract with, a postsecondary 
76.3 	institution or a charter, public, or private school; and
76.4 	(7) transit rider investment program personnel authorized under section 473.4075.
76.5 	(b) For the purposes of this subdivision, opiate antagonists may be administered by one 
76.6 	of these individuals only if:
76.7 	(1) the licensed physician, licensed physician assistant, or licensed advanced practice 
76.8 	registered nurse has issued a standing order to, or entered into a protocol with, the individual; 
76.9 	and
76.10 	(2) the individual has training in the recognition of signs of opiate overdose and the use 
76.11 	of opiate antagonists as part of the emergency response to opiate overdose.
76.12 	(c) Nothing in this section prohibits the possession and administration of naloxone 
76.13 	pursuant to section 604A.04.
76.14 	(d) Notwithstanding section 148.235, subdivisions 8 and 9, a licensed practical nurse is 
76.15 	authorized to possess and administer according to this subdivision an opiate antagonist in 
76.16 	a school setting.

76.17 	Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 474A.061, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:
76.18 		Subd. 2b.Small issue pool allocation. Commencing on the second Tuesday in January 
76.19 	and continuing on each Monday through the last Monday in June, the commissioner shall 
76.20 	allocate available bonding authority from the small issue pool to applications received on 
76.21 	or before the Monday of the preceding week for manufacturing projects and enterprise zone 
76.22 	facility projects. From the second Tuesday in January through the last Monday in June, the 
76.23 	commissioner shall reserve $5,000,000 of the available bonding authority from the small 
76.24 	issue pool for applications for agricultural development bond loan projects of the Minnesota 
76.25 	Rural Finance Authority.
76.26 	Beginning in calendar year 2002 2026, on the second Tuesday in January through the 
76.27 	last Monday in June, the commissioner shall reserve $10,000,000 $25,000,000 of available 
76.28 	bonding authority in the small issue pool for applications for student loan bonds of or on 
76.29 	behalf of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. The total amount of allocations for 
76.30 	student loan bonds from the small issue pool may not exceed $10,000,000 $25,000,000 per 
76.31 	year.
77.1 	The commissioner shall reserve $10,000,000 until the day after the last Monday in 
77.2 	February, $10,000,000 until the day after the last Monday in April, and $10,000,000 until 
77.3 	the day after the last Monday in June in the small issue pool for enterprise zone facility 
77.4 	projects and manufacturing projects. The amount of allocation provided to an issuer for a 
77.5 	specific enterprise zone facility project or manufacturing project will be based on the number 
77.6 	of points received for the proposed project under the scoring system under section 474A.045.
77.7 	If there are two or more applications for manufacturing and enterprise zone facility 
77.8 	projects from the small issue pool and there is insufficient bonding authority to provide 
77.9 	allocations for all projects in any one week, the available bonding authority shall be awarded 
77.10 	based on the number of points awarded a project under section 474A.045, with those projects 
77.11 	receiving the greatest number of points receiving allocation first. If two or more applications 
77.12 	receive an equal number of points, available bonding authority shall be awarded by lot 
77.13 	unless otherwise agreed to by the respective issuers.

77.14 	Sec. 59. Laws 2023, chapter 41, article 2, section 31, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
77.15 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The commissioner of the Office of Higher Education 
77.16 	shall establish a program to provide up to 600 scholarships to students entering paramedic 
77.17 	programs by 2026.

77.18 	Sec. 60. Laws 2023, chapter 41, article 2, section 31, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
77.19 		Subd. 4.Reporting. By February 1, 2025, and again by February 1, 2026 each year, the 
77.20 	commissioner must submit a report on the program to the chairs and ranking minority 
77.21 	members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over higher education finance and 
77.22 	policy. The report must include the following information and any other information the 
77.23 	commissioner considers relevant:
77.24 	(1) information about all postsecondary programs giving rise to eligibility for a 
77.25 	scholarship under this section, including the programs' locations, costs, enrollment capacities, 
77.26 	acceptance rates, and other relevant information;
77.27 	(2) available data on the current and forecasted demand for paramedics in Minnesota; 
77.28 	and
77.29 	(3) the total number of scholarships issued, disaggregated by:
77.30 	(i) year of award;
77.31 	(ii) postsecondary institution attended; and
78.1 	(iii) relevant and available demographic data about award recipients.

78.2 	Sec. 61. SURPLUS APPROPRIATION UNAVAILABLE.
 78.3 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.121, subdivision 7a, the commissioner 
78.4 	of the Office of Higher Education must not apply the adjustments to grant awards provided 
78.5 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.121, subdivision 7a, in the fiscal years 2026 through 
78.6 	2028.

78.7 	Sec. 62. MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ENROLLMENT 
78.8 	FRAUD WORKING GROUP.
 78.9 	The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities must convene 
78.10 	a working group to develop policies and procedures to prevent fraudulent enrollment in 
78.11 	online courses for the purpose of gaining access to financial aid, campus information 
78.12 	technology systems, and student support services. The board must submit a report to the 
78.13 	chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
78.14 	higher education by January 15, 2026. No additional compensation will be provided for 
78.15 	participation in this working group. The working group must include representatives from:
78.16 	(1) the Minnesota State University Student Association;
78.17 	(2) the Minnesota State College Student Association;
78.18 	(3) the Minnesota State College Faculty;
78.19 	(4) the Inter Faculty Organization;
78.20 	(5) the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees;
78.21 	(6) the Minnesota State University Association of Administrative and Service Faculty; 
78.22 	and
78.23 	(7) others as deemed necessary by the working group.

78.24 	Sec. 63. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
 78.25 	The revisor of statutes shall codify Laws 2023, chapter 41, article 2, section 31, as 
78.26 	amended by this act, as a new section in Minnesota Statutes numbered section 136A.1278.

79.1 	Sec. 64. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
 79.2 		Subdivision 1.Student parent support. The revisor of statutes must renumber Minnesota 
79.3 	Statutes, section 136A.1251, as Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.915. The revisor must 
79.4 	also make cross-reference changes consistent with the renumbering.
79.5 		Subd. 2.Inclusive higher education. The revisor of statutes must renumber Minnesota 
79.6 	Statutes, section 135A.161, as Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.921. The revisor of statutes 
79.7 	must renumber Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.162, as Minnesota Statutes, section 
79.8 	136A.922. The revisor must also make cross-reference changes consistent with the 
79.9 	renumbering.

79.10 	Sec. 65. REPEALER.
 79.11 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 135A.137; 136A.69, subdivisions 3 and 5; and 
79.12 	136A.824, subdivisions 3 and 5, are repealed.
79.13 	(b) Laws 2023, chapter 41, article 2, section 31, subdivision 5, is repealed.
79.14 	(c) Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 5.41, subdivision 2; 136A.057; 136A.1251, 
79.15 	subdivision 5; 136A.1788, subdivision 5; 136A.1791, subdivision 9; 136A.861, subdivision 
79.16 	7; and 136A.91, subdivision 3, are repealed.
79.17 	(d) Minnesota Rules, part 4850.0014, subparts 1 and 2, are repealed.

	ARTICLE 1	APPROPRIATIONS........	Page.Ln 1.26	
	ARTICLE 2	HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY........	Page.Ln 29.7	

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: S2483-2 

5.41 STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS.
No active language found for: 5.41.2 

No active language found for: 135A.137 

No active language found for: 136A.057 

No active language found for: 136A.1251.5 

No active language found for: 136A.1788.5 

No active language found for: 136A.1791.9 

136A.69 FEES.
No active language found for: 136A.69.3 

No active language found for: 136A.69.5 

136A.824 FEES.
No active language found for: 136A.824.3 

No active language found for: 136A.824.5 

136A.861 INTERVENTION FOR COLLEGE ATTENDANCE PROGRAM GRANTS.
No active language found for: 136A.861.7 

No active language found for: 136A.91.3 

Repealed Minnesota Session Laws: S2483-2 

Laws 2023, chapter 41, article 2, section 31, subdivision 5
Sec. 31. PARAMEDIC SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. Subd. 5.Expiration. 
This section expires June 30, 2026. 

4850.0014AMOUNT AND TERMS. Subpart 1.
[Repealed, L 2025 1Sp5 art 2 s 63] 

Subp. 2.
[Repealed, L 2025 1Sp5 art 2 s 63]