SF 4297
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 03/12/2026 09:43 a.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to higher education; requiring postsecondary institutions to clearly notice
deadlines for full reimbursement of tuition; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136A.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
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[136A.1469] NOTICE OF TUITION REFUND DEADLINE DURING
ADD-DROP PERIOD.
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(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
the meanings given.
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(b) "Add-drop period" means the period of time at the beginning of an academic term
where a student may choose to add or remove courses from the student's schedule, during
which the institution will not mark the student as withdrawn from any removed course.
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(c) "Deadline" means a designated date and time on an institution's academic calendar.
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(a) This section applies to the following postsecondary
institutions:
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(1) institutions governed by the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities; and
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(2) private postsecondary institutions that offer in-person courses on a campus located
in Minnesota and are eligible institutions as defined in section 136A.103, subdivision 1,
paragraph (a), that are participating in the federal program under Title IV of the Higher
Education Act of 1965, Public Law 89-329, as amended.
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(b) Institutions governed by the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota are
requested to comply with this section.
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(a) A postsecondary institution must disclose the deadline
for a student to receive a full tuition refund if a student chooses to drop a course during the
add-drop period of a given academic term.
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(b) The disclosure must be, at a minimum:
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(1) placed in a conspicuous location in bold type on the institution's website;
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(2) made through a direct written communication before the institution's add-drop period
begins; and
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(3) in the student handbook or academic catalog of the institution.
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(a) A postsecondary institution must create a
procedure for students to lodge a complaint alleging failure to comply with this section and
for institutional review and investigation of lodged complaints.
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(b) A student who believes an institution has violated the requirements of this section
must first submit the student's complaint to the institution. A student may appeal an
institutional finding of compliance by filing a complaint with the Office of Higher Education
in the manner prescribed in section 136A.8295.
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