HF 67

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to higher education; requiring an annual
report on tuition reciprocity from the Higher
Education Services Office; requiring renegotiation of
certain reciprocity agreements; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2004, section 136A.08, by adding a
subdivision.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 136A.08, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Reporting. new text end

new text begin The Higher Education Services Office
must annually submit a report to the committees in the house of
representatives and the senate with responsibility for higher
education on:
new text end

new text begin (1) participation in the tuition reciprocity program by
Minnesota students, and students from other states attending
Minnesota postsecondary institutions;
new text end

new text begin (2) reciprocity and resident tuition rates at each
institution; and
new text end

new text begin (3) interstate payments and obligations for each state
participating in the tuition reciprocity program in the prior
year.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin RECIPROCITY NEGOTIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin South dakota. new text end

new text begin The Higher Education
Services Office must examine the feasibility of reinstating
interstate payments in the Minnesota-South Dakota reciprocity
program while maintaining the tuition reciprocity agreement.
The office must examine the advantages and disadvantages of
computing interstate payments under the reciprocity agreement
and the impact of interstate payments on participating students,
institutions, and the general fund of the two states. The
office must report on the feasibility and impacts of reciprocity
payments to the committees of the legislature with
responsibility for higher education by January 10, 2006.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Wisconsin. new text end

new text begin The Higher Education Services Office
must, as soon as possible, commence negotiations with the state
of Wisconsin on the tuition reciprocity agreement. The
negotiations must include the issue of the disparity between the
tuition paid by Wisconsin residents and Minnesota residents at
campuses of the University of Minnesota with a goal of reducing
or eliminating the disparity.
new text end

new text begin This section does not mandate the inclusion of any
particular term in a tuition reciprocity agreement.
new text end