1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; requiring an expanded waiver for mandatory health 
1.3 	care coverage;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
1.4 	135A.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [135A.044] HEALTH CARE WAIVER.
1.7 	A governing board of a Minnesota public postsecondary system that requires health 
1.8 	benefit plan coverage for students, must offer options for health plan coverage. The 
1.9 	options must include an option to waive the requirement to purchase a plan selected by 
1.10 	the institution. At a minimum, the waiver option must allow students to purchase health 
1.11 	care plans from the state of Minnesota, employer group coverage, private insurers, and 
1.12 	association group coverage.