SF 3759

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 02/24/2026 09:51 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to higher education; prohibiting using student fees to compensate student
athletes; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 135A.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [135A.0435] ATHLETIC FEES.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Athletic fees. new text end

new text begin The governing body of a public postsecondary institution
must not impose or maintain any mandatory student fee or increase tuition for the purpose
of compensating student athletes.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Penalty. new text end

new text begin If the governing body of a public postsecondary institution violates
subdivision 1, the commissioner of management and budget must deduct from the
postsecondary institution's appropriation base an amount equal to one percent of the
postsecondary institution's appropriation base in the first year of the next biennium.
new text end