HF 1966

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/17/2015 11:39am

A bill for an act
relating to higher education; removing obsolete language; exempting certain
Office of Higher Education student loan contracts from E-Verify program;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 13.32, subdivision 6; 16C.075.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.32, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Admissions forms; Remedial instruction.

(a) Minnesota postsecondary
education institutions, for purposes of reporting and research, may collect on the
1986-1987 admissions form, and disseminate to any public educational agency or
institution the following data on individuals: student sex, ethnic background, age, and
disabilities. The data shall not be required of any individual and shall not be used for
purposes of determining the person's admission to an institution.

(b) (a) A school district that receives information under subdivision 3, paragraph
(h) from a postsecondary institution about an identifiable student shall maintain the
data as educational data and use that data to conduct studies to improve instruction.
Public postsecondary systems as part of their participation in the Statewide Longitudinal
Education Data System shall provide data on the extent and content of the remedial
instruction received by individual students, and the results of assessment testing and the
academic performance of, students who graduated from a Minnesota school district within
two years before receiving the remedial instruction. The Office of Higher Education, in
collaboration with the Department of Education, shall evaluate the data and annually
report its findings to the education committees of the legislature.

(c) (b) This section supersedes any inconsistent provision of law.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16C.075, is amended to read:

16C.075 E-VERIFY.

A contract for services valued in excess of $50,000 must require certification from
the vendor and any subcontractors that, as of the date services on behalf of the state of
Minnesota will be performed, the vendor and all subcontractors have implemented or are
in the process of implementing the federal E-Verify program for all newly hired employees
in the United States who will perform work on behalf of the state of Minnesota. This
section does not apply to contracts entered into by the:

(1) State Board of Investment.; or

(2) the Office of Higher Education for contracts related to the office's loan and
loan refinancing programs.