HF 2197

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/07/2017 12:56pm

A bill for an act
relating to higher education; requiring a vote by the student body for any increase
in mandatory student fees; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapters 135A; 137.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [135A.0434] STUDENT LIFE OR ACTIVITY FEES.
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new text begin An increase in mandatory student life or student activity fees at a public postsecondary
institution or campus over the amount of the fees charged to students at that institution or
campus in the previous academic year must be approved by a vote of the student body at
that institution or campus. The governing board of the public postsecondary institution must
not approve any increase in fees until approved by a majority of students voting in a campus
election. This section does not apply to fees paid by students if the fees are directly related
to educational or health services, or to a specific fee that an individual student may choose
not to pay.
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Sec. 2.

new text begin [137.029] BASE APPROPRIATION; STUDENT FEE PENALTY.
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new text begin If the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota increases mandatory student life
or student activity fees without approval by a vote of the students, as provided in section
135A.0434, the commissioner of management and budget shall deduct an amount equal to
the net revenue generated by any fee increase from the university's base appropriation in
the first year of the next biennium.
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