1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; modernizing, streamlining, and clarifying various 
1.3 	statutes; eliminating unnecessary or redundant laws and rules; deleting 
1.4 	obsolete language and unnecessary verbiage;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.5 	2012, sections 135A.051, subdivision 3; 135A.14, subdivision 6a; 136A.002; 
1.6 	136A.01, as amended; 136A.05, subdivision 1; 136A.06; 136A.08, subdivisions 
1.7 	2, 7; 136A.101, subdivisions 7, 7a, 7b, by adding a subdivision; 136A.121, 
1.8 	subdivisions 2, 9; 136A.125, subdivision 1; 136A.126, subdivisions 2, 4; 
1.9 	136A.1311; 136A.15, subdivision 8; 136A.16, subdivisions 1, 5; 136A.162; 
1.10 	136A.1701, subdivision 1; 136A.171; 136A.232; 136A.233, subdivisions 1, 
1.11 	4; 136A.65, subdivision 6; 136A.685; 136A.861, subdivision 6; 136F.01; 
1.12 	136F.02, subdivision 1; 136F.03, subdivision 1; 136F.04, subdivision 2; 
1.13 	136F.045; 136F.05; 136F.10; 136F.12; 136F.14; 136F.18; 136F.23; 136F.28, 
1.14 	subdivision 1; 136F.48; 136F.482; 136F.581, subdivision 1; 136F.60, subdivision 
1.15 	1; 136F.65; 136F.705; 136F.90, subdivision 1; 136F.92; 136F.93; 136F.94; 
1.16 	136F.95; 136F.96; 136F.97; 136F.98, subdivisions 1, 3; 136G.09, subdivision 
1.17 	8; 137.52; Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, sections 136A.03; 136A.125, 
1.18 	subdivision 2; 136A.126, subdivision 1; 136A.129, subdivision 2; 136A.1795, 
1.19 	subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5; 136A.1796, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 136A.233, subdivision 
1.20 	2; 136A.861, subdivisions 1, 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 
1.21 	135A.14, subdivision 6; 136A.05, subdivision 2; 136A.101, subdivision 2; 
1.22 	136A.15, subdivisions 3, 5; 136A.16, subdivisions 3, 4, 6, 7; 136A.17; 136A.62, 
1.23 	subdivision 2; 136F.11; 136F.44, subdivision 2; 136F.49; 136F.90, subdivision 6; 
1.24 	137.02, subdivision 1; 137.59; Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, sections 
1.25 	136A.101, subdivision 3; 136A.15, subdivision 4; 136A.16, subdivision 
1.26 	10; Minnesota Rules, parts 4810.2100; 4810.2200; 4810.2300; 4810.2400; 
1.27 	4810.2500; 4810.2600; 4810.2700; 4810.2800; 4830.5000; 4830.5100; 
1.28 	4830.5200, subparts 1, 3; 4830.5300; 4830.5400.
1.29 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.30 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 135A.051, subdivision 3, is amended to 
1.31 	read:
2.1 		Subd. 3.Applicability. The provisions of this section apply to a student enrolled 
2.2 	in a technical college, community college, state university, and the University of public 
2.3 	postsecondary institution in Minnesota.

2.4 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 135A.14, subdivision 6a, is amended to read:
2.5 		Subd. 6a.Hepatitis and meningitis information. Each public and private 
2.6 	postsecondary institution shall provide information on the transmission, treatment, and 
2.7 	prevention of hepatitis A, B, and C, and the risks of meningococcal disease and on the 
2.8 	availability and effectiveness of any vaccine to each individual who is a first-time enrollee 
2.9 	and who resides in on-campus student housing all persons who are first-time enrollees. 
2.10 	The institution may provide the information in an electronic format. The institution must 
2.11 	consult with the Department of Health on the preparation of the informational materials 
2.12 	provided under this subdivision.

2.13 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.002, is amended to read:
2.14 	136A.002 DEFINITIONS.
2.15 		Subdivision 1.Scope. For purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this section 
2.16 	have the meanings given them.
2.17 		Subd. 2.Office of Higher Education or office. "Office of Higher Education" or
2.18 	 "Office" means the Minnesota Office of Higher Education.
2.19 		Subd. 3.Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Office of 
2.20 	Higher Education.
2.21 		Subd. 4.Province and provincial. "Province" and "provincial" mean the Canadian 
2.22 	province of Manitoba.
2.23 		Subd. 5.Term. "Term" means a quarter or semester, or the equivalent.

2.24 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.01, as amended by Laws 2013, chapter 
2.25 	99, article 2, section 29, is amended to read:
2.26 	136A.01 MINNESOTA OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
2.27 		Subdivision 1.Creation. An office for higher education in the state of Minnesota, to 
2.28 	be known as The Minnesota Office of Higher Education, is created with a commissioner 
2.29 	appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate and serving at the 
2.30 	pleasure of the governor.
2.31 		Subd. 2.Responsibilities. (a) The Minnesota office of Higher Education is 
2.32 	responsible for:
3.1 	(1) necessary state level administration of financial aid programs, including 
3.2 	accounting, auditing, and disbursing state and federal financial aid funds, and reporting on 
3.3 	financial aid programs to the governor and the legislature;
3.4 	(2) approval, registration, licensing, and financial aid eligibility of private collegiate 
3.5 	and career schools, under sections 136A.61 to 136A.71 and chapter 141;
3.6 	(3) negotiating and administering reciprocity agreements;
3.7 	(4) publishing and distributing financial aid information and materials, and other 
3.8 	information and materials under section 136A.87, to students and parents;
3.9 	(5) collecting and maintaining student enrollment and financial aid data and 
3.10 	reporting data on students and postsecondary institutions to develop and implement a 
3.11 	process to measure and report on the effectiveness of postsecondary institutions;
3.12 	(6) administering the federal programs that affect students and institutions on a 
3.13 	statewide basis; and
3.14 	(7) prescribing policies, procedures, and rules under chapter 14 necessary to 
3.15 	administer the programs under its supervision.
3.16 	(b) The office may match individual student data from the student record enrollment 
3.17 	database with individual student financial aid data collected and maintained by the office 
3.18 	in order to audit or evaluate federal or state supported education programs as permitted by 
3.19 	United States Code, title 20, section 1232g(b)(3), and Code of Federal Regulations, title 
3.20 	34, section 99.35. The office shall not release data that personally identifies parents or 
3.21 	students other than to employees and contractors of the office.

3.22 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 136A.03, is amended to read:
3.23 	136A.03 EXECUTIVE OFFICERS; EMPLOYEES.
3.24 	The Minnesota office of Higher Education shall be under the administrative control 
3.25 	of the commissioner. The commissioner shall serve in the unclassified service of the state 
3.26 	civil service. The commissioner, or the commissioner's designated representative, on 
3.27 	behalf of the office is authorized to sign contracts and execute all instruments necessary 
3.28 	or appropriate to carry out the purposes of sections 136A.01 to 136A.178 for the office. 
3.29 	The salary of the commissioner shall be established according to section 15A.0815. The 
3.30 	commissioner may appoint other professional employees who shall serve in the unclassified 
3.31 	service of the state civil service. All other employees shall be in the classified civil service.
3.32 	An employee appointed by the commissioner to serve in the unclassified service as 
3.33 	provided in this section, is must be a person who has studied higher education or a related 
3.34 	field at the graduate level or has similar experience and who is qualified for a career in 
3.35 	financial aid and other aspects of higher education and for activities in keeping with 
4.1 	the planning and administrative responsibilities of the office and who is appointed to 
4.2 	assume responsibility for administration of educational programs or research in matters 
4.3 	of higher education.

4.4 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
4.5 		Subdivision 1.Cooperation. All public institutions of higher education and all 
4.6 	state departments and agencies shall cooperate with and supply information requested by 
4.7 	the Minnesota office of Higher Education in order to enable it to carry out and perform 
4.8 	its duties. Private postsecondary institutions are requested to cooperate and provide 
4.9 	information.

4.10 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.06, is amended to read:
4.11 	136A.06 FEDERAL FUNDS.
4.12 	The Minnesota office of Higher Education is designated the state agency to apply 
4.13 	for, receive, accept, and disburse to both public and private institutions of higher education 
4.14 	all federal funds which that are allocated to the state of Minnesota to support higher 
4.15 	education programs, construction, or other activities and which that require administration 
4.16 	by a state higher education agency under the Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963, and 
4.17 	any amendments thereof, the Higher Education Act of 1965, and any amendments thereof, 
4.18 	and any other law which enacted by the Congress of the United States that provides funds 
4.19 	for higher education and requires administration by a state higher education agency 
4.20 	as enacted or may be enacted by the Congress of the United States; provided that no 
4.21 	commitment shall be made that shall bind binds the legislature to make appropriations 
4.22 	beyond current allocations of funds. The office may apply for, receive, accept, and 
4.23 	disburse all administrative funds available to the office for administering federal funds to 
4.24 	support higher education programs, construction, or other activities. The office also may 
4.25 	apply for, receive, accept, and disburse any research, planning, or program funds which
4.26 	 that are available for purposes consistent with the provisions of this chapter. In making 
4.27 	application for and administering federal funds the office may comply with any and all 
4.28 	requirements of federal law and federal rules and regulations to enable it to receive and 
4.29 	accept such the funds. The expenditure of any such the funds received shall be governed 
4.30 	by the laws of the state, except insofar as federal regulations may otherwise provide. The 
4.31 	office may contract with both public and private institutions in administering federal 
4.32 	funds, and such the contracts shall are not be subject to the provisions of chapter 16C. 
4.33 	All such The federal money received by the office shall be deposited in the state treasury 
4.34 	and, subject to section 3.3005, are hereby is appropriated to it annually for the purpose 
5.1 	for which such funds are the money was received. None of such moneys shall The 
5.2 	appropriation does not cancel but shall be and is available until expended.

5.3 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.08, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
5.4 		Subd. 2.Authorization. The Minnesota office of Higher Education, in consultation 
5.5 	with the commissioner of management and budget and each affected public postsecondary 
5.6 	board, may enter into agreements, on subjects that include remission of nonresident 
5.7 	tuition for designated categories of students at public postsecondary institutions, with 
5.8 	appropriate state or provincial agencies and public postsecondary institutions in other 
5.9 	states or provinces. The agreements shall be for the purpose of the mutual improvement 
5.10 	of educational advantages for residents of this state and other states or provinces with 
5.11 	whom agreements are made.

5.12 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.08, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
5.13 		Subd. 7.Reporting. The Minnesota office of Higher Education must annually, 
5.14 	before the last day in January, submit a report to the committees in the house of 
5.15 	representatives and the senate with responsibility for higher education finance on:
5.16 	(1) participation in the tuition reciprocity program by Minnesota students and 
5.17 	students from other states attending Minnesota postsecondary institutions under a 
5.18 	reciprocity agreement;
5.19 	(2) reciprocity and resident tuition rates at each institution;
5.20 	(3) interstate payments and obligations for each state participating in the tuition 
5.21 	reciprocity program in the prior year; and
5.22 	(4) summary statistics on number of graduates by institution, degree granted, and year 
5.23 	of graduation for reciprocity students who attended Minnesota postsecondary institutions.

5.24 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.101, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
5.25 		Subd. 7.Student. "Student" means a person who is enrolled for at least three credits 
5.26 	per quarter or semester, or the equivalent term, in a program or course of study that applies 
5.27 	to a degree, diploma, or certificate. Credit equivalencies assigned by an institution that are 
5.28 	applicable to federal Pell grant calculations shall be counted as part of a student's credit load.

5.29 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.101, subdivision 7a, is amended to read:
5.30 		Subd. 7a.Full time. "Full time" means enrollment in a minimum of 15 credits per 
5.31 	quarter or semester, or the equivalent term.

6.1 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.101, subdivision 7b, is amended to 
6.2 	read:
6.3 		Subd. 7b.Half time. "Half time" means enrollment in a minimum of six credits per 
6.4 	quarter or semester, or the equivalent term.

6.5 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.101, is amended by adding a 
6.6 	subdivision to read:
6.7 		Subd. 11.Award year. "Award year" has the meaning given in the Higher 
6.8 	Education Act of 1965, title 4, section 481.20, as amended.

6.9 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.121, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
6.10 		Subd. 2.Eligibility for grants. (a) An applicant is eligible to be considered for 
6.11 	a grant, regardless of the applicant's sex, creed, race, color, national origin, or ancestry, 
6.12 	under sections 136A.095 to 136A.131 if the office finds that the applicant:
6.13 	(1) is a resident of the state of Minnesota;
6.14 	(2) is a graduate of a secondary school or its equivalent, or is 17 years of age or over, 
6.15 	and has met all requirements for admission as a student to an eligible college or technical 
6.16 	college of choice as defined in sections 136A.095 to 136A.131;
6.17 	(3) has met the financial need criteria established in Minnesota Rules;
6.18 	(4) is not in default, as defined by the office, of any federal or state student 
6.19 	educational loan; and
6.20 	(5) is not more than 30 days in arrears in court-ordered child support that is collected 
6.21 	or enforced by the public authority responsible for child support enforcement or, if the 
6.22 	applicant is more than 30 days in arrears in court-ordered child support that is collected 
6.23 	or enforced by the public authority responsible for child support enforcement, but is 
6.24 	complying with a written payment agreement under section 518A.69 or order for arrearages.
6.25 	(b) A student who withdraws from enrollment for active military service after 
6.26 	December 31, 2002, because the student was ordered to active military service as defined 
6.27 	in section 190.05, subdivision 5b or 5c, or who withdraws from enrollment for a major 
6.28 	illness, while under the care of a medical professional, that substantially limits the 
6.29 	student's ability to complete the term is entitled to an additional semester or the equivalent 
6.30 	of grant eligibility.

6.31 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.121, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
6.32 		Subd. 9.Awards. An undergraduate student who meets the office's requirements 
6.33 	is eligible to apply for and receive a grant in any year of undergraduate study unless the 
7.1 	student has obtained a baccalaureate degree or previously has been enrolled full time 
7.2 	or the equivalent for eight semesters or the equivalent, excluding courses taken from a 
7.3 	Minnesota school or postsecondary institution which is not participating in the state grant 
7.4 	program and from which a student transferred no credit. A student who withdraws from 
7.5 	enrollment for active military service, or for a major illness, while under the care of a 
7.6 	medical professional, that substantially limits the student's ability to complete the term is 
7.7 	entitled to an additional semester or the equivalent of grant eligibility. A student enrolled 
7.8 	in a two-year program at a four-year institution is only eligible for the tuition and fee 
7.9 	maximums established by law for two-year institutions.

7.10 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.125, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
7.11 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. A child care grant program is established under the 
7.12 	supervision of the Minnesota office of Higher Education. The program makes money 
7.13 	available to eligible students to reduce the costs of child care while attending an eligible 
7.14 	postsecondary institution. The office shall develop policies and adopt rules as necessary to 
7.15 	implement and administer the program.

7.16 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 136A.125, subdivision 2, 
7.17 	is amended to read:
7.18 		Subd. 2.Eligible students. (a) An applicant is eligible for a child care grant if 
7.19 	the applicant:
7.20 	(1) is a resident of the state of Minnesota;
7.21 	(2) has a child 12 years of age or younger, or 14 years of age or younger who is 
7.22 	disabled as defined in section 125A.02, and who is receiving or will receive care on a 
7.23 	regular basis from a licensed or legal, nonlicensed caregiver;
7.24 	(3) is income eligible as determined by the office's policies and rules, but is not a 
7.25 	recipient of assistance from the Minnesota family investment program;
7.26 	(4) has not earned a baccalaureate degree and has been enrolled full time less than 
7.27 	eight semesters or the equivalent;
7.28 	(5) is pursuing a nonsectarian program or course of study that applies to an 
7.29 	undergraduate degree, diploma, or certificate;
7.30 	(6) is enrolled at least half time in an eligible institution; and
7.31 	(7) is in good academic standing and making satisfactory academic progress.
7.32 	(b) A student who withdraws from enrollment for active military service after 
7.33 	December 31, 2002, because the student was ordered to active military service as defined 
7.34 	in section 190.05, subdivision 5b or 5c, or for a major illness, while under the care of a 
8.1 	medical professional, that substantially limits the student's ability to complete the term 
8.2 	is entitled to an additional semester or the equivalent of grant eligibility and will be 
8.3 	considered to be in continuing enrollment status upon return.

8.4 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 136A.126, subdivision 1, 
8.5 	is amended to read:
8.6 		Subdivision 1.Student eligibility. The commissioner of the Office of Higher 
8.7 	Education shall establish procedures for the distribution of scholarships to a Minnesota 
8.8 	resident student as defined under section 136A.101, subdivision 8, who:
8.9 	(1) is of one-fourth or more Indian ancestry;
8.10 	(2) has applied for other existing state and federal scholarship and grant programs;
8.11 	(3) is meeting satisfactory academic progress as defined under section 136A.101, 
8.12 	subdivision 10;
8.13 	(4) is not in default, as defined by the office, of a federal or state student educational 
8.14 	loan;
8.15 	(5) if enrolled in an undergraduate program, is eligible or would be eligible to 
8.16 	receive a federal Pell Grant or a state grant based on the federal needs analysis and is 
8.17 	enrolled for nine semester credits per term or more, or the equivalent; and
8.18 	(6) if enrolled in a graduate program, demonstrates a remaining financial need in 
8.19 	the award amount calculation and is enrolled, per term, on a half-time basis or more as 
8.20 	defined by the postsecondary institution; and.
8.21 	(7) in the opinion of the commissioner of the Office of Higher Education, based 
8.22 	upon postsecondary institution recommendations, has the capabilities to benefit from 
8.23 	further education.

8.24 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.126, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
8.25 		Subd. 2.Eligible programs. Scholarships must be for accredited degree programs 
8.26 	in accredited Minnesota colleges or universities or for courses in accredited Minnesota 
8.27 	business, technical, or vocational schools enrollment at an eligible institution that is 
8.28 	accredited. Scholarships may also be given to students attending Minnesota colleges
8.29 	 eligible institutions that are in candidacy status for obtaining full accreditation, and are 
8.30 	eligible for and receiving federal financial aid programs. Students are also eligible for 
8.31 	scholarships when enrolled as students in Minnesota higher education eligible institutions 
8.32 	that have joint programs with other accredited higher education institutions.

8.33 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.126, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
9.1 		Subd. 4.Award amount. (a) Each student shall be awarded a scholarship based 
9.2 	on the federal need analysis. Applicants are encouraged to apply for all other sources of 
9.3 	financial aid. The amount of the award must not exceed the applicant's cost of attendance, 
9.4 	as defined in subdivision 3, after deducting:
9.5 	(1) the expected family contribution as calculated by the federal need analysis;
9.6 	(2) the amount of a federal Pell Grant award for which the applicant is eligible;
9.7 	(3) the amount of the state grant;
9.8 	(4) the sum of all federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, federal 
9.9 	Academic Competitiveness Grant, and federal Science and Mathematics Access to Retain 
9.10 	Talent Grant (SMART Grant) awards;
9.11 	(5) the sum of all institutional grants, scholarships, tuition waivers, and tuition 
9.12 	remission amounts;
9.13 	(6) the sum of all tribal scholarships;
9.14 	(7) the amount of any other state and federal gift aid; and
9.15 	(8) the amount of any private grants or scholarships.
9.16 	(b) The award shall be paid directly to the postsecondary institution where the 
9.17 	student receives federal financial aid.
9.18 	(c) Awards are limited as follows:
9.19 	(1) the maximum award for an undergraduate is $4,000 per academic award year;
9.20 	(2) the maximum award for a graduate student is $6,000 per academic award year; and
9.21 	(3) the minimum award for all students is $100 per academic award year.
9.22 	(d) Scholarships may not be given to any Indian student for more than three years of 
9.23 	study for a two-year degree, certificate, or diploma program or five years of study for a 
9.24 	four-year degree program at the undergraduate level and for more than five years at the 
9.25 	graduate level. Students may acquire only one degree per level and one terminal graduate 
9.26 	degree. Scholarships may not be given to any student for more than ten years including 
9.27 	five years of undergraduate study and five years of graduate study.

9.28 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 136A.129, subdivision 2, 
9.29 	is amended to read:
9.30 		Subd. 2.Program established. The office of Higher Education shall administer 
9.31 	a greater Minnesota internship program through eligible institutions to provide credit at 
9.32 	the eligible institution for internships and tax credits for eligible employers who hire 
9.33 	interns for employment in greater Minnesota.

10.1 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.1311, is amended to read:
10.2 	136A.1311 CASH FLOW.
10.3 	The Minnesota office of Higher Education may ask the commissioner of management 
10.4 	and budget to lend general fund money to the grant account to ease cash flow difficulties. 
10.5 	The Minnesota office of Higher Education must first certify to the commissioner that there 
10.6 	will be adequate refunds to the account to repay the loan. The commissioner shall use the 
10.7 	refunds to make repayment to the general fund of the full amount loaned. Money necessary 
10.8 	to meet cash flow difficulties in the state grant program is appropriated to the commissioner 
10.9 	of management and budget for loans to the Minnesota office of Higher Education.

10.10 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.15, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
10.11 		Subd. 8.Eligible student. "Eligible student" means a student who is officially 
10.12 	registered or accepted for enrollment at an eligible institution in Minnesota or a Minnesota 
10.13 	resident who is officially registered as a student or accepted for enrollment at an eligible 
10.14 	institution in another state or province. Eligible student, except for purposes of section 
10.15 	136A.1701, includes parents of an eligible student as the term "parent" is defined in the 
10.16 	Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, and applicable regulations. Except for 
10.17 	the purposes of section 136A.1701, eligible student also includes students eligible for 
10.18 	auxiliary loans as the term "auxiliary" is defined in the Higher Education Act of 1965, as 
10.19 	amended, and applicable regulations. An eligible student, for section 136A.1701, means a 
10.20 	student who gives informed consent authorizing the disclosure of data specified in section 
10.21 	136A.162, paragraph (b) (c), to a consumer credit reporting agency.

10.22 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.16, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
10.23 		Subdivision 1.Designation. Notwithstanding chapter 16C, the Minnesota office 
10.24 	of Higher Education is designated as the administrative agency for carrying out the 
10.25 	purposes and terms of sections 136A.15 to 136A.1702. The office may establish one 
10.26 	or more loan programs.

10.27 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.16, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
10.28 		Subd. 5.Agencies. The office may contract with guarantee agencies, insurance 
10.29 	agencies loan servicers, collection agencies, credit bureaus, or any other person, to carry 
10.30 	out the purposes of sections 136A.15 to 136A.1702.

10.31 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.162, is amended to read:
10.32 	136A.162 CLASSIFICATION OF DATA.
11.1 	(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), data on applicants for financial 
11.2 	assistance collected and used by the Minnesota office of Higher Education for student 
11.3 	financial aid programs administered by that office are private data on individuals as 
11.4 	defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12.
11.5 	(b) Data on applicants may be disclosed to the commissioner of human services to the 
11.6 	extent necessary to determine eligibility under section 136A.121, subdivision 2, clause (5).
11.7 	(c) The following data collected in the Minnesota supplemental loan program under 
11.8 	section 136A.1701 may be disclosed to a consumer credit reporting agency only if the 
11.9 	borrower and the cosigner give informed consent, according to section 13.05, subdivision 
11.10 	4, at the time of application for a loan:
11.11 	(1) the lender-assigned borrower identification number;
11.12 	(2) the name and address of borrower;
11.13 	(3) the name and address of cosigner;
11.14 	(4) the date the account is opened;
11.15 	(5) the outstanding account balance;
11.16 	(6) the dollar amount past due;
11.17 	(7) the number of payments past due;
11.18 	(8) the number of late payments in previous 12 months;
11.19 	(9) the type of account;
11.20 	(10) the responsibility for the account; and
11.21 	(11) the status or remarks code.

11.22 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.1701, subdivision 1, is amended to 
11.23 	read:
11.24 		Subdivision 1.Establishment of program. The Minnesota office of Higher 
11.25 	Education may provide for programs of loans which may be made in lieu of or in addition 
11.26 	to loans authorized under sections 136A.15 to 136A.1702 and applicable provisions of 
11.27 	federal law as provided in this section.

11.28 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.171, is amended to read:
11.29 	136A.171 REVENUE BONDS; ISSUANCE; PROCEEDS.
11.30 	The Minnesota office of Higher Education may issue revenue bonds to obtain funds 
11.31 	for loans made in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The aggregate amount of 
11.32 	revenue bonds, issued directly by the office, outstanding at any one time, not including 
11.33 	refunded bonds or otherwise defeased or discharged bonds, shall not exceed $850,000,000. 
11.34 	Proceeds from the issuance of bonds may be held and invested by the office pending 
12.1 	disbursement in the form of loans. All interest and profits from the investments shall inure 
12.2 	to the benefit of the office and shall be available to the office for the same purposes as the 
12.3 	proceeds from the sale of revenue bonds including, but not limited to, costs incurred in 
12.4 	administering loans under this chapter and loan reserve funds.

12.5 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 136A.1795, subdivision 2, 
12.6 	is amended to read:
12.7 		Subd. 2.Establishment; administration. (a) The commissioner of the Minnesota 
12.8 	Office of Higher Education shall establish and administer a loan forgiveness program for 
12.9 	large animal veterinarians who:
12.10 	(1) agree to practice in designated rural areas that are considered underserved; and
12.11 	(2) work full time in a practice that is at least 50 percent involved with the care of 
12.12 	food animals.
12.13 	(b) Appropriations made to the program do not cancel and are available until 
12.14 	expended.

12.15 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 136A.1795, subdivision 3, 
12.16 	is amended to read:
12.17 		Subd. 3.Eligibility. (a) To be eligible to participate in the loan forgiveness program, 
12.18 	an individual must:
12.19 	(1) be a veterinarian who has been awarded a veterinary medicine degree within 
12.20 	three years of submitting an application under this section, or be enrolled in the 
12.21 	veterinarian degree program and making satisfactory progress in the College of Veterinary 
12.22 	Medicine, University of Minnesota; and
12.23 	(2) submit an application to the commissioner of the Minnesota Office of Higher 
12.24 	Education in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner.
12.25 	(b) An applicant selected to participate must sign a contract agreeing to complete a 
12.26 	five-year service obligation to practice as required under subdivision 2, paragraph (a).

12.27 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 136A.1795, subdivision 4, 
12.28 	is amended to read:
12.29 		Subd. 4.Loan forgiveness. (a) The commissioner of the Minnesota Office of 
12.30 	Higher Education may select a maximum of five applicants each year for participation 
12.31 	in the loan forgiveness program, within the limits of available funding. Applicants are 
12.32 	responsible for securing their own qualified educational loans.
13.1 	(b) The commissioner must select participants based on their suitability for 
13.2 	practice serving the designated rural area, as indicated by experience or training. The 
13.3 	commissioner must give preference to applicants closest to completing their training.
13.4 	(c) The commissioner must make annual disbursements directly to the participant of 
13.5 	$15,000 or the balance of the participant's qualifying educational loans, whichever is less, 
13.6 	for each year that a participant meets the service obligation required under subdivision 3, 
13.7 	paragraph (b), up to a maximum of five years.
13.8 	(d) Before receiving loan repayment disbursements and as requested, the participant 
13.9 	must complete and return to the commissioner an affidavit of practice form provided by 
13.10 	the commissioner verifying that the participant is practicing as required under subdivision 
13.11 	2, paragraph (a). The participant must provide the commissioner with verification that the 
13.12 	full amount of loan repayment disbursement received by the participant has been applied 
13.13 	toward the designated loans. After each disbursement, verification must be received by 
13.14 	the commissioner and approved before the next loan repayment disbursement is made.
13.15 	(e) Participants who move their practice remain eligible for loan repayment as long 
13.16 	as they practice as required under subdivision 2, paragraph (a).

13.17 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 136A.1795, subdivision 5, 
13.18 	is amended to read:
13.19 		Subd. 5.Penalty for nonfulfillment. If a participant does not fulfill the required 
13.20 	minimum commitment of service required under subdivision 3, paragraph (b), the 
13.21 	commissioner of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education must collect from the 
13.22 	participant the total amount paid to the participant under the loan forgiveness program 
13.23 	plus interest at a rate established according to section 270C.40. The commissioner must 
13.24 	deposit the money collected in the state general fund. The commissioner must allow 
13.25 	waivers of all or part of the money owed the commissioner as a result of a nonfulfillment 
13.26 	penalty if emergency circumstances prevented fulfillment of the service obligation.

13.27 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 136A.1796, subdivision 2, 
13.28 	is amended to read:
13.29 		Subd. 2.Eligibility; grant assistance. (a) A tribally controlled college is eligible to 
13.30 	receive supplemental grant assistance from the office of Higher Education, as provided in 
13.31 	this section, for nonbeneficiary student enrollment if the college is not otherwise eligible 
13.32 	to receive federal grant funding for those students under United States Code, title 25, 
13.33 	section 1808.
14.1 	(b) The office shall make grants to tribally controlled colleges to defray the costs 
14.2 	of education associated with the enrollment of nonbeneficiary students. Grants made 
14.3 	pursuant to this section must be provided directly to the recipient college.

14.4 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 136A.1796, subdivision 3, 
14.5 	is amended to read:
14.6 		Subd. 3.Grant application. To receive a grant under this section, a tribally 
14.7 	controlled college must submit an application in the manner required by the office of 
14.8 	Higher Education. Upon submission of a completed application indicating that the tribally 
14.9 	controlled college is eligible, the office shall distribute to the college, during each year of 
14.10 	the biennium, a grant of $5,300 for each nonbeneficiary student on a full-time equivalent 
14.11 	basis. If the amount appropriated for grants under this section is insufficient to cover 
14.12 	the total amount of grant eligibility, the office shall distribute a prorated amount per 
14.13 	nonbeneficiary student on a full-time equivalent basis.

14.14 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 136A.1796, subdivision 4, 
14.15 	is amended to read:
14.16 		Subd. 4.Reporting by recipient institutions. Each tribally controlled college 
14.17 	receiving a grant under this section shall provide to the office of Higher Education, 
14.18 	on an annual basis, an accurate and detailed account of the expenditures of the grant 
14.19 	funds received by the college, and a copy of the college's most recent audit report and 
14.20 	documentation of the enrollment status and ethnic status of each nonbeneficiary student 
14.21 	for which grant assistance is sought under this section.

14.22 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.232, is amended to read:
14.23 	136A.232 ADMINISTRATION; AGREEMENTS WITH EDUCATIONAL 
14.24 	FACILITIES.
14.25 	The Minnesota office of Higher Education shall develop and administer a work-study 
14.26 	program. The office shall enter into agreements with institutions of postsecondary 
14.27 	education.

14.28 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.233, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
14.29 		Subdivision 1.Allocation to institutions. The Minnesota office of Higher Education
14.30 	 shall allocate work-study money to eligible postsecondary institutions according to the 
14.31 	resident full-time equivalent enrollment of all eligible postsecondary institutions that 
14.32 	apply to participate in the program, and the amount of the allocation that an institution 
15.1 	spent during the previous academic year. Each institution wishing to participate in the 
15.2 	work-study program must submit, in accordance with policies and procedures established 
15.3 	by the office, an estimate of the amount of funds needed by the institution. Any funds 
15.4 	allocated to an institution that exceed the actual need of the institution shall be reallocated 
15.5 	by the office to other institutions. An institution may carry forward or backward the same 
15.6 	percentage of its initial allocation that is authorized under federal work-study provisions.

15.7 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 136A.233, subdivision 2, 
15.8 	is amended to read:
15.9 		Subd. 2.Definitions. For purposes of sections 136A.231 to 136A.233, the words 
15.10 	defined in this subdivision have the meanings ascribed to them.
15.11 	(a) "Eligible student" means a Minnesota resident enrolled or intending to enroll at 
15.12 	least half time in a degree, diploma, or certificate program in a Minnesota postsecondary 
15.13 	institution.
15.14 	(b) "Minnesota resident" means a student who meets the conditions in section 
15.15 	136A.101, subdivision 8.
15.16 	(c) "Financial need" means the need for financial assistance in order to attend a 
15.17 	postsecondary institution as determined by a postsecondary institution according to 
15.18 	guidelines established by the Minnesota office of Higher Education.
15.19 	(d) "Eligible employer" means any eligible postsecondary institution, any nonprofit, 
15.20 	nonsectarian agency or state institution located in the state of Minnesota, a disabled person 
15.21 	or a person over 65 who employs a student to provide personal services in or about the 
15.22 	person's residence, or a private, for-profit employer employing a student as an intern in a 
15.23 	position directly related to the student's field of study that will enhance the student's 
15.24 	knowledge and skills in that field.
15.25 	(e) "Eligible postsecondary institution" means any postsecondary institution eligible 
15.26 	for participation in the Minnesota state grant program as specified in section 136A.101, 
15.27 	subdivision 4.
15.28 	(f) "Independent student" has the meaning given under title IV of the Higher 
15.29 	Education Act of 1965, as amended, and applicable regulations.
15.30 	(g) "Half time" for undergraduates has the meaning given in section 136A.101, 
15.31 	subdivision 7b, and for graduate students is defined by the institution.

15.32 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.233, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
15.33 		Subd. 4.Cooperation with local schools. Each campus using the state work study 
15.34 	program is encouraged to cooperate with its local public elementary and secondary schools 
16.1 	to place college work study students in activities in the schools, such as tutoring. Students 
16.2 	must be placed in meaningful activities that directly assist students in kindergarten through 
16.3 	grade 12 in meeting graduation standards including the profiles of learning. College 
16.4 	students shall work under direct supervision; therefore, school hiring authorities are not 
16.5 	required to request criminal background checks on these students under section 123B.03.

16.6 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.65, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
16.7 		Subd. 6.Name. A degree-granting school may use the term "academy" or "institute" 
16.8 	in its name without meeting any additional requirements. A school may use the term 
16.9 	"college" in its name if it offers at least one program leading to an associate or higher 
16.10 	degree. A school may use the term "university" in its name if it offers at least one program 
16.11 	leading to a master's or doctorate degree.

16.12 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.685, is amended to read:
16.13 	136A.685 PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS; ADJUDICATION OF FRAUD OR 
16.14 	MISREPRESENTATION.
16.15 	The office shall not provide registration or degree or name approval to a 
16.16 	school if there has been a criminal, civil, or administrative adjudication of fraud or 
16.17 	misrepresentation in Minnesota or in another state or jurisdiction against the school or its 
16.18 	owner, officers, agents, or sponsoring organization. Such an The adjudication of fraud or 
16.19 	misrepresentation shall be is sufficient cause for the office to determine that a school:
16.20 	(1) does not qualify for exemption under section 136A.657; or
16.21 	(2) is not approved to grant degrees or to use the term "academy," "college,"
16.22 	 "institute," or "university" in its name.

16.23 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 136A.861, subdivision 1, 
16.24 	is amended to read:
16.25 		Subdivision 1.Grants. (a) The commissioner of the Minnesota Office of Higher 
16.26 	Education shall award grants to foster postsecondary attendance and retention by 
16.27 	providing outreach services to historically underserved students in grades six through 12 
16.28 	and historically underrepresented college students. Grants must be awarded to programs 
16.29 	that provide precollege services, including, but not limited to:
16.30 	(1) academic counseling;
16.31 	(2) mentoring;
16.32 	(3) fostering and improving parental involvement in planning for and facilitating a 
16.33 	college education;
17.1 	(4) services for students with English as a second language;
17.2 	(5) academic enrichment activities;
17.3 	(6) tutoring;
17.4 	(7) career awareness and exploration;
17.5 	(8) orientation to college life;
17.6 	(9) assistance with high school course selection and information about college 
17.7 	admission requirements; and
17.8 	(10) financial aid counseling.
17.9 	(b) Grants shall be awarded to postsecondary institutions, professional organizations, 
17.10 	community-based organizations, or others deemed appropriate by the commissioner.
17.11 	(c) Grants shall be awarded for one year and may be renewed for a second year 
17.12 	with documentation to the Minnesota office of Higher Education of successful program 
17.13 	outcomes.

17.14 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 136A.861, subdivision 3, 
17.15 	is amended to read:
17.16 		Subd. 3.Application process. (a) The commissioner of the Minnesota Office of 
17.17 	Higher Education shall develop a grant application process. The commissioner shall 
17.18 	attempt to support projects in a manner that ensures that eligible students throughout 
17.19 	the state have access to program services.
17.20 	(b) The grant application must include, at a minimum, the following information:
17.21 	(1) a description of the characteristics of the students to be served reflective of the 
17.22 	need for services listed in subdivision 1;
17.23 	(2) a description of the services to be provided and a timeline for implementation of 
17.24 	the activities;
17.25 	(3) a description of how the services provided will foster postsecondary attendance 
17.26 	and support postsecondary retention;
17.27 	(4) a description of how the services will be evaluated to determine whether the 
17.28 	program goals were met; and
17.29 	(5) other information as identified by the commissioner.
17.30 	Grant recipients must specify both program and student outcome goals, and performance 
17.31 	measures for each goal.

17.32 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.861, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
17.33 		Subd. 6.Program evaluation. Each grant recipient must annually submit a report 
17.34 	to the Minnesota office of Higher Education delineating its program and student outcome 
18.1 	goals, and activities implemented to achieve the stated outcomes. The goals must be 
18.2 	clearly stated and measurable. Grant recipients are required to collect, analyze, and report 
18.3 	on participation and outcome data that enable the office to verify that the program goals 
18.4 	were met. The office shall maintain:
18.5 	(1) information about successful precollege program and undergraduate student 
18.6 	retention program activities for dissemination to individuals throughout the state interested 
18.7 	in adopting or replicating successful program practices; and
18.8 	(2) data on the success of the funded projects in increasing the high school 
18.9 	graduation, college participation, and college graduation rates of students served by the 
18.10 	grant recipients. The office may convene meetings of the grant recipients, as needed, to 
18.11 	discuss issues pertaining to the implementation of precollege services and undergraduate 
18.12 	retention programs.

18.13 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136F.01, is amended to read:
18.14 	136F.01 DEFINITIONS.
18.15 		Subdivision 1.Scope. For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms have 
18.16 	the meanings given them.
18.17 		Subd. 2.Board or board of trustees. "Board" or "board of trustees" means the 
18.18 	Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.
18.19 		Subd. 3.Chancellor. "Chancellor" means the chancellor of the Minnesota State 
18.20 	Colleges and Universities.
18.21 		Subd. 4.State colleges and universities. "State colleges and universities" means 
18.22 	Minnesota state colleges and universities governed by the board of trustees.
18.23 		Subd. 5.Student activities. "Student activities" means lectures, concerts, and other 
18.24 	functions contributing to the mental, moral, and cultural development of the student body 
18.25 	and community in which they live, athletic activities, including intercollegiate contests, 
18.26 	forensics, dramatics, and such other activities of any nature as in the opinion of the board 
18.27 	contribute to the educational, cultural, or physical well being of the student body.

18.28 	Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136F.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
18.29 		Subdivision 1.Membership. The board consists of 15 members appointed by the 
18.30 	governor, including three members who are students who have attended an institution for 
18.31 	at least one year and are currently enrolled at the time of appointment at least half time 
18.32 	in a degree, diploma, or certificate program in an institution governed by the board. The 
18.33 	student members shall include one member from a community college, one member from 
18.34 	a state university, and one member from a technical college. One member representing 
19.1 	labor must be appointed after considering the recommendations made under section 
19.2 	136F.045. The governor is not bound by the recommendations. Appointments to the 
19.3 	board are with the advice and consent of the senate. At least one member of the board 
19.4 	must be a resident of each congressional district. All other members must be appointed to 
19.5 	represent the state at large. In selecting appointees, the governor must consider the needs 
19.6 	of the board of trustees and the balance of the board membership with respect to labor and 
19.7 	business representation and racial, gender, geographic, and ethnic composition.
19.8 	A commissioner of a state agency may not serve as a member of the board.

19.9 	Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136F.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
19.10 		Subdivision 1.Purpose. A Candidate Advisory Council for the board of Trustees of 
19.11 	the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall assist the governor in determining 
19.12 	criteria for, and identifying and recruiting qualified candidates for, nonstudent membership 
19.13 	on the board.

19.14 	Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136F.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
19.15 		Subd. 2.Criteria. After consulting with the board of Trustees Candidate Advisory 
19.16 	Council, the student associations shall jointly develop a statement of the selection criteria 
19.17 	to be applied to potential candidates.

19.18 	Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136F.045, is amended to read:
19.19 	136F.045 LABOR ORGANIZATION BOARD MEMBER SELECTION 
19.20 	PROCESS.
19.21 	The Minnesota AFL-CIO shall recruit and screen qualified labor candidates to 
19.22 	be recommended to the governor for appointment to the board. The organization must 
19.23 	develop a process for selecting candidates, and a statement of selection criteria for board 
19.24 	membership that is consistent with the requirements under section 136F.02, subdivision 1. 
19.25 	The organization must recommend at least two and no more than four candidates to the 
19.26 	governor beginning in 2010 and every six years thereafter or sooner if vacancies in the 
19.27 	labor seat occur. Recommendations must be made to the governor and to the chairs and 
19.28 	ranking minority members of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over 
19.29 	higher education policy and finance by April 15 of the year in which the governor makes 
19.30 	appointments to the board. The governor is not bound by the recommendations.

19.31 	Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136F.05, is amended to read:
19.32 	136F.05 MISSIONS.
20.1 	The mission of the board is to provide programs of study that meet the needs 
20.2 	of students for occupational, general, baccalaureate, and graduate education. The state 
20.3 	universities, community colleges, and technical colleges shall have distinct missions 
20.4 	as provided in section 135A.052, subdivision 1. Within that statutory definition and 
20.5 	subject to the approval of the board, each community college, state university, and 
20.6 	technical college may develop its own distinct campus mission. The board shall develop 
20.7 	administrative arrangements that make possible the efficient use of the facilities and staff 
20.8 	of the technical colleges, community colleges, and state universities for providing these 
20.9 	several different programs of study, so that students may have the benefit of improved 
20.10 	and broader course offerings, ease of transfer among schools and programs, integrated 
20.11 	course credit, coordinated degree programs, and coordinated financial aid. In carrying out 
20.12 	the merger of the three separate systems, The board shall control administrative costs by 
20.13 	eliminating duplicative administrative positions and course offerings.

20.14 	Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136F.10, is amended to read:
20.15 	136F.10 DESIGNATION.
20.16 	The following are designated as the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities: the 
20.17 	community state community, technical, and consolidated colleges located at Alexandria, 
20.18 	Albert Lea, Anoka, Austin, Bemidji, Bloomington, Brainerd, Brooklyn Park, Cambridge, 
20.19 	Canby, Cloquet, Coon Rapids, Detroit Lakes, Duluth, East Grand Forks, Eden Prairie, 
20.20 	Ely, Eveleth, Faribault, Fergus Falls, Grand Rapids, Granite Falls, Hibbing, Hutchinson, 
20.21 	International Falls, Inver Grove Heights, Jackson, Mahtomedi, Minneapolis, Moorhead, 
20.22 	North Mankato, Owatonna, Pine City, Pipestone, Red Wing, Rochester, Rosemount, 
20.23 	St. Cloud, St. Paul, Staples, Thief River Falls, Virginia, Wadena, White Bear Lake, 
20.24 	Willmar, Winona, and Worthington; the community college centers located at Cambridge, 
20.25 	Duluth, and Owatonna; and the state universities located at Bemidji, Mankato, Marshall, 
20.26 	Moorhead, St. Cloud, Winona, and the Twin Cities metropolitan area; and the technical 
20.27 	colleges located at Alexandria, Albert Lea, Anoka, Austin, Bemidji, Brainerd, Brooklyn 
20.28 	Park, Canby, Detroit Lakes, Duluth, East Grand Forks, Eden Prairie, Eveleth, Faribault, 
20.29 	Granite Falls, Hibbing, Hutchinson, Jackson, Minneapolis, Mahtomedi, Moorhead, North 
20.30 	Mankato, Pine City, Pipestone, Red Wing, Rochester, Rosemount, St. Cloud, St. Paul, 
20.31 	Staples, Thief River Falls, Wadena, Willmar, and Winona seven-county metropolitan area.

20.32 	Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136F.12, is amended to read:
20.33 	136F.12 FOND DU LAC CAMPUS.
21.1 		Subdivision 1.Unique missions. The Fond du Lac campus has a unique mission 
21.2 	among two-year colleges to serve the lower division general education needs in Carlton 
21.3 	and south St. Louis Counties, and the education needs of American Indians throughout the 
21.4 	state and especially in northern Minnesota. The campus has a further unique mission to 
21.5 	provide programs in support of its federal land grant status. Accordingly, while the college 
21.6 	is governed by the board of Trustees, its governance is accomplished in conjunction with 
21.7 	the board of directors of Fond du Lac Tribal College.
21.8 		Subd. 2.Selected programs. Notwithstanding section 135A.052, subdivision 
21.9 	1, to better meet the education needs of Minnesota's American Indian students, and 
21.10 	in furtherance of the unique missions provided in subdivision 1, Fond du Lac Tribal 
21.11 	and Community College may offer a baccalaureate program in elementary education, as 
21.12 	approved by the board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, and 
21.13 	the board of directors of Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College.
21.14 		Subd. 3.Bargaining unit assignment. Notwithstanding section 179A.10, 
21.15 	subdivision 2, the state university instructional unit shall include faculty who teach upper 
21.16 	division courses at the Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College.

21.17 	Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136F.14, is amended to read:
21.18 	136F.14 CAMPUS MERGER OR REORGANIZATION.
21.19 	The board may merge or reorganize campuses or centers for the purpose of increased 
21.20 	efficiency, use of personnel, placement of programs, student access, and other needs as 
21.21 	determined by the board. The board shall report its action to the legislature.

21.22 	Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136F.18, is amended to read:
21.23 	136F.18 CAMPUS CLOSING.
21.24 	The board may close a campus or center under its jurisdiction according to policies 
21.25 	adopted by the board. Prior to closing a campus or center, the board shall hold a public 
21.26 	hearing on the issue in the area which would be affected by the closing. At the hearing 
21.27 	affected persons shall have an opportunity to present testimony.

21.28 	Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136F.23, is amended to read:
21.29 	136F.23 STUDENT ASSOCIATIONS; PURCHASING AUTHORITY.
21.30 	Notwithstanding chapter 16A or 16C, the student associations recognized by the 
21.31 	board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities may purchase goods 
21.32 	or materials through state purchasing authority for the ordinary day-to-day operations of 
22.1 	the associations. The student associations must be nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations in 
22.2 	order to qualify for this authority. The Department of Administration may require that the 
22.3 	purchase documents be approved by appropriate officials in the board's central office.

22.4 	Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136F.28, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
22.5 		Subdivision 1.Grants. A Southwest Asia veteran who enrolls in a technical college 
22.6 	program, and who is a Minnesota resident whose entire education has not included 
22.7 	completion of at least one technical college program is eligible for a state grant of $500 
22.8 	per year if the veteran has GI Montgomery Bill benefits, or $1,000 per year if the veteran 
22.9 	does not have GI Montgomery Bill benefits, until the veteran has completed the lesser of 
22.10 	(1) 115 credits in a technical college program, or (2) one technical college program. The 
22.11 	grant is based on full-time attendance and shall be prorated if the student is attending less 
22.12 	than full time. To be eligible for the tuition relief, a veteran who is discharged before July 
22.13 	1, 1993, must enroll in a technical college by July 1, 1995, and a veteran who is discharged 
22.14 	on or after July 1, 1993, must enroll in a technical college within two years of the date 
22.15 	of discharge. All veterans enrolled under this program must maintain a minimum of six 
22.16 	credits per quarter. Total grants may not exceed the available appropriation.

22.17 	Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136F.48, is amended to read:
22.18 	136F.48 EMPLOYER-PAID HEALTH INSURANCE.
22.19 	(a) This section applies to a person who:
22.20 	(1) retires from the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system with at least 
22.21 	ten years of combined service credit in a system under the jurisdiction of the board of 
22.22 	Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities;
22.23 	(2) was employed on a full-time basis immediately preceding retirement as a 
22.24 	faculty member or as an unclassified administrator in the Minnesota State Colleges and 
22.25 	Universities system;
22.26 	(3) begins drawing a retirement benefit from the Individual Retirement Account Plan 
22.27 	or an annuity from the Teachers Retirement Association, from the General State Employees 
22.28 	Retirement Plan or the Unclassified State Employees Retirement Program of the 
22.29 	Minnesota State Retirement System, or from a first class city teacher retirement plan; and
22.30 	(4) returns to work on not less than a one-third time basis and not more than a 
22.31 	two-thirds time basis in the system from which the person retired under an agreement.
22.32 	(b) Initial participation, the amount of time worked, and the duration of participation 
22.33 	under this section must be mutually agreed upon by the president of the institution where 
22.34 	the person returns to work and the employee. The president may require up to one-year 
23.1 	notice of intent to participate in the program as a condition of participation under this 
23.2 	section. The president shall determine the time of year the employee shall work. The 
23.3 	employer or the president may not require a person to waive any rights under a collective 
23.4 	bargaining agreement as a condition of participation under this section.
23.5 	(c) For a person eligible under paragraphs (a) and (b), the employing board shall 
23.6 	make the same employer contribution for hospital, medical, and dental benefits as would 
23.7 	be made if the person were employed full time.
23.8 	(d) For work under paragraph (a), a person must receive a percentage of the person's 
23.9 	salary at the time of retirement that is equal to the percentage of time the person works 
23.10 	compared to full-time work.
23.11 	(e) If a collective bargaining agreement covering a person provides for an early 
23.12 	retirement incentive that is based on age, the incentive provided to the person must be 
23.13 	based on the person's age at the time employment under this section ends. However, the 
23.14 	salary used to determine the amount of the incentive must be the salary that would have 
23.15 	been paid if the person had been employed full time for the year immediately preceding 
23.16 	the time employment under this section ends.
23.17 	(f) A person who returns to work under this section is a member of the appropriate 
23.18 	bargaining unit and is covered by the appropriate collective bargaining contract. Except 
23.19 	as provided in this section, the person's coverage is subject to any part of the contract 
23.20 	limiting rights of part-time employees.

23.21 	Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136F.482, is amended to read:
23.22 	136F.482 APPLICATION OF OTHER LAWS.
23.23 	Unilateral implementation of section 136F.481 by the board of Trustees of the 
23.24 	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, by the chancellor, or by a president of a college 
23.25 	or university is not an unfair labor practice under chapter 179A.

23.26 	Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136F.581, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
23.27 		Subdivision 1.Authority for purchases and contracts. The board and the colleges 
23.28 	and universities are subject to the provisions of section 471.345. In addition to the 
23.29 	contracting authority under this chapter, the board of Trustees may utilize any contracting 
23.30 	options available to the commissioner of administration under chapter 16A, 16B, or 16C.

23.31 	Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136F.60, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
23.32 		Subdivision 1.Purchase of neighboring property. The board may purchase 
23.33 	property adjacent to or in the vicinity of the campuses as necessary for the development of 
24.1 	a state college or university. Before taking action, the board shall consult with the chairs of 
24.2 	the senate Finance Committee and the house of representatives Ways and Means Committee 
24.3 	about the proposed action. The board shall explain the need to acquire property, specify 
24.4 	the property to be acquired, and indicate the source and amount of money needed for the 
24.5 	acquisition. The amountfunds needed may be spent from sums previously appropriated 
24.6 	for purposes of the state colleges and universities, including, but not limited to, general 
24.7 	fund appropriations for instructional or noninstructional expenditures, general fund 
24.8 	appropriations carried forward, or state college and university activity fund appropriations. 
24.9 	The board may pay relocation costs, at its discretion, when acquiring property.

24.10 	Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136F.65, is amended to read:
24.11 	136F.65 ACCEPTANCE OF FEDERAL MONEY.
24.12 	The board of Trustees is hereby designated the state agency empowered to accept 
24.13 	any and all money provided for or made available to this state by the United States of 
24.14 	America or any department or agency thereof for the construction and equipping of any 
24.15 	building under the control of the board of Trustees in accordance with the provisions of 
24.16 	federal law and any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder and are further authorized 
24.17 	to do any and all things required of this state by such federal law and the rules and 
24.18 	regulations promulgated thereunder in order to obtain such federal money.

24.19 	Sec. 62. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136F.705, is amended to read:
24.20 	136F.705 UNDERGRADUATE TUITION GUARANTEE PLAN.
24.21 	(a) The board of trustees is encouraged to offer entering students a plan providing 
24.22 	stable tuition for students pursuing two-year or four-year degrees that can provide students 
24.23 	a tuition option designed to meet the goals in this section.
24.24 	(b) A Minnesota resident student who first enrolls in a degree program at a state 
24.25 	college or university beginning in the spring of 2012 or later is guaranteed a stable tuition 
24.26 	for up to four consecutive academic years.
24.27 	(c) For an undergraduate student enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program at a 
24.28 	state university, the tuition charged to the student for each semester of enrollment during 
24.29 	a four-year period, beginning with the first semester of enrollment, must not exceed the 
24.30 	amount of tuition that the student was charged for the first semester of enrollment. For a 
24.31 	student who continues to be enrolled after four consecutive academic years, the tuition 
24.32 	rate for each semester in excess of four years is equal to the tuition rate paid by new 
24.33 	enrollees at the state university.
25.1 	(d) For an undergraduate student enrolled in an associate degree program at a college, 
25.2 	the tuition charged to the student for each semester of enrollment during a two-year period, 
25.3 	beginning with the first semester of enrollment, must not exceed the amount of tuition that 
25.4 	the student was charged for the first semester of enrollment. For a student who continues 
25.5 	to be enrolled after two consecutive academic years, the tuition rate for each semester in 
25.6 	excess of two years is equal to the tuition rate for new enrollees at the college.
25.7 	(e) Time limits for the stable tuition plan under this section do not apply to a student 
25.8 	in the military while the student is on active military duty.

25.9 	Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136F.90, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
25.10 		Subdivision 1.Duties. For state colleges and universities, the board of Trustees of 
25.11 	the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities may:
25.12 	(1) acquire by purchase or otherwise, construct, complete, remodel, equip, operate, 
25.13 	control, and manage residence halls, dormitories, dining halls, student union buildings, 
25.14 	parking facilities, and any other similar revenue-producing buildings of such type and 
25.15 	character as the board finds necessary for the good and benefit of state colleges and 
25.16 	universities, and may acquire property whether real, personal, or mixed, by gift, purchase, 
25.17 	or otherwise; provided that no contract for the construction of any building shall be 
25.18 	entered into until financing has been approved by the legislature;
25.19 	(2) maintain and operate any buildings or structures and charge for their use, and 
25.20 	conduct any activities that are commonly conducted in connection with the buildings 
25.21 	or structures;
25.22 	(3) enter into contracts for the purposes of sections 136F.90 to 136F.98;
25.23 	(4) acquire building sites and buildings or structures by gift, purchase, or otherwise 
25.24 	and pledge the revenues from them for the payment of any bonds issued for that purpose 
25.25 	as provided in sections 136F.90 to 136F.98;
25.26 	(5) borrow money and issue and sell bonds in an amount or amounts the legislature 
25.27 	authorizes for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, completing, remodeling, or equipping 
25.28 	any buildings or structures, and acquiring sites, and refund and refinance the bonds by the 
25.29 	issuance and sale of refunding bonds when the board finds that it is in the public interest. 
25.30 	The bonds shall be sold and issued by the board in the manner and upon the terms and 
25.31 	conditions provided by chapter 475, except as otherwise provided in this section. The 
25.32 	bonds are payable only from and secured by an irrevocable pledge of the revenues to be 
25.33 	derived from the operation of any buildings or structures acquired, constructed, completed, 
25.34 	remodeled, or equipped in whole or in part with the proceeds of the bonds and from other 
25.35 	income and revenues described in section 136F.92, clause (1), the board by resolution 
26.1 	specifies, and notwithstanding this limitation all bonds issued under sections 136F.90 to 
26.2 	136F.98 shall have the qualities of negotiable instruments under the laws of this state. The 
26.3 	legislature shall not appropriate money from the general fund to pay for these bonds.

26.4 	Sec. 64. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136F.92, is amended to read:
26.5 	136F.92 RESOLUTION OF BOARD.
26.6 	Upon the determination by the board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and 
26.7 	Universities or its successor to acquire, construct, complete, remodel, or equip any student 
26.8 	residence halls, dormitories, dining halls, student union buildings, parking facilities, or 
26.9 	other similar revenue-producing building or buildings, the board or its successor shall adopt 
26.10 	a resolution describing generally the contemplated project, the estimated cost, including 
26.11 	legal, engineering and financial expenses and interest on the bonds during the period of 
26.12 	constructing the project and for six months thereafter, fixing the amount of the bonds, 
26.13 	the maturity or maturities, the interest rate, and all details in respect of the bonds. The 
26.14 	resolution shall contain covenants as may be determined by the board or its successor as to:
26.15 	(1) the pledging of all or any portion of the proceeds of any fees imposed upon 
26.16 	students for student activities, student facilities, or for other purposes, and the net revenues 
26.17 	from other buildings or facilities heretofore or hereafter constructed or acquired at any 
26.18 	state university as additional security for the payment of the bonds;
26.19 	(2) the regulation as to the use of the buildings or structures to assure maximum 
26.20 	use or occupancy;
26.21 	(3) the amount and kind of insurance to be carried, including use and occupancy 
26.22 	insurance, the cost of which shall be payable only from the revenues to be derived from 
26.23 	the buildings or structures;
26.24 	(4) the operation, maintenance, management, accounting and auditing, and the 
26.25 	keeping of records, reports and audits of the buildings or structures;
26.26 	(5) the obligation of the board or its successor to maintain the buildings or structures 
26.27 	in good condition and to operate them in an economical and efficient manner;
26.28 	(6) the amendment or modification of the resolution authorizing the issuance of any 
26.29 	bonds, and the manner, terms and conditions, and the amount or percentage of assenting 
26.30 	bonds necessary to effectuate the amendment or modification; and
26.31 	(7) other covenants as may be deemed necessary or desirable to assure the prompt 
26.32 	and punctual payment of all bonds issued under sections 136F.90 to 136F.98.

26.33 	Sec. 65. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136F.93, is amended to read:
26.34 	136F.93 STUDENT ACTIVITIES, FEES CHARGED.
27.1 	Whenever bonds are issued as provided in sections 136F.90 to 136F.98, it shall be 
27.2 	the duty of the board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities to 
27.3 	establish charges or fees, including without limitation fees for student activities and fees 
27.4 	for student facilities, for the use of any buildings or structures sufficient at all times to pay 
27.5 	the principal of and interest on the bonds and to create and maintain suitable reserves for 
27.6 	them and the necessary expenses of their operation and maintenance. All revenues derived 
27.7 	from their operation shall be set aside in a separate fund and accounts and be irrevocably 
27.8 	pledged for and used only to pay the principal of and interest upon the bonds issued for the 
27.9 	purpose or purposes set forth and described in the resolution authorizing the issuance of 
27.10 	the bonds, and the necessary expenses of the operation and maintenance of the buildings 
27.11 	and structures; and the charges and fees shall be sufficient at all times for these purposes.

27.12 	Sec. 66. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136F.94, is amended to read:
27.13 	136F.94 SPECIAL REVENUE FUND.
27.14 	(a) The gross total income derived from the sale of bonds, and receipts and income 
27.15 	derived from charges or fees, rentals, and all other revenue established for the use and 
27.16 	service of any buildings or structures shall, within three days after their receipt, be paid to 
27.17 	and held by the treasurer of the board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and 
27.18 	Universities as a special fund known as, "The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State 
27.19 	Colleges and Universities Revenue Fund." The treasurer shall be custodian of the special 
27.20 	fund, which fund shall be held and disbursed for the purposes provided in sections 136F.90
27.21 	to 136F.98. The special fund shall be protected by a corporate surety bond executed by 
27.22 	the treasurer of the board with a surety authorized to do business under the laws of the 
27.23 	state of Minnesota. The amount of the bond shall be fixed by resolution of the board 
27.24 	or its successor and may be increased or diminished at any time. The premiums of the 
27.25 	bonds shall be payable from "The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and 
27.26 	Universities Revenue Fund" and charged as an item of maintenance expense.
27.27 	(b) A certified copy of each resolution providing for the issuance of bonds under 
27.28 	sections 136F.90 to 136F.98 shall be filed with the treasurer of the board, and it shall be the 
27.29 	duty of the treasurer to keep and maintain separate accounts in the special fund for each 
27.30 	bond issue in accordance with the covenants and the directions set out in the resolution 
27.31 	providing for the issuance of the bonds and to disburse funds from the proper account for 
27.32 	the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds in accordance with the directions 
27.33 	and covenants of the resolution authorizing the issue. All disbursements for maintenance 
27.34 	and operation costs shall be made from the proper maintenance and operation account 
27.35 	by order of the board or its successor in accordance with the covenants set out in the 
28.1 	resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds. All disbursements for construction costs 
28.2 	shall be made from a separate account in the special fund by order of the board or its 
28.3 	successor in accordance with the covenants set out in the resolution authorizing the bonds.

28.4 	Sec. 67. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136F.95, is amended to read:
28.5 	136F.95 ALLOCATION OF RECEIPTS.
28.6 	All moneys in the board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
28.7 	 revenue fund and all income from the operation of residence halls, dormitories, dining 
28.8 	halls, student union buildings, parking facilities and other revenue producing buildings 
28.9 	and structures are appropriated first to the payment of expenses of the operation of the 
28.10 	facilities from which the revenues so appropriated are derived and second to the payment 
28.11 	of the obligations authorized by sections 136F.90 to 136F.98.

28.12 	Sec. 68. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136F.96, is amended to read:
28.13 	136F.96 ADMINISTRATION.
28.14 	The administration of sections 136F.90 to 136F.98 shall be under the board of 
28.15 	Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities independent of other authority 
28.16 	and notwithstanding chapters 16A, 16B, and 16C.

28.17 	Sec. 69. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136F.97, is amended to read:
28.18 	136F.97 CONTRACTS OF BOARD, PERFORMANCE COMPELLED.
28.19 	(a) The provisions of sections 136F.90 to 136F.98 and of any resolution or other 
28.20 	proceedings authorizing the issuance of bonds shall constitute a contract with the holders 
28.21 	of the bonds and the provisions shall be enforceable either in law or in equity, by suit, 
28.22 	action, mandamus or other proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce or 
28.23 	compel the performance of any duties required by sections 136F.90 to 136F.98 and any 
28.24 	resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds, including the establishment of sufficient 
28.25 	charges or fees for use of any buildings or structures and the application of the income and 
28.26 	revenue from them; and it shall be the duty of the board of Trustees of the Minnesota State 
28.27 	Colleges and Universities or its successor upon the issuance of any bonds under sections 
28.28 	136F.90 to 136F.98 to establish by resolution from time to time the fees or charges to be 
28.29 	made for the use of any buildings or structures, which fees or charges shall be adjusted 
28.30 	from time to time in order to always provide sufficient income for payment of the principal 
28.31 	of and interest on the bonds issued as provided for in sections 136F.90 to 136F.98, and 
28.32 	for the necessary expenses of operation and maintenance.
29.1 	(b) If the board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is 
29.2 	abolished, all contracts made by the board and all things done or actions taken by the 
29.3 	board under sections 136F.90 to 136F.98 shall be deemed to be contracts of, actions taken 
29.4 	and things done by its successor and the successor shall be bound by all contracts, actions 
29.5 	taken and things done by the board and subject to all the obligations and duties of the 
29.6 	board under sections 136F.90 to 136F.98.

29.7 	Sec. 70. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136F.98, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
29.8 		Subdivision 1.Issuance of bonds. The board of Trustees of the Minnesota State 
29.9 	Colleges and Universities or a successor may issue revenue bonds under sections 136F.90 
29.10 	to 136F.97 whose aggregate principal amount at any time may not exceed $405,000,000, 
29.11 	and payable from the revenue appropriated to the fund established by section 136F.94, 
29.12 	and use the proceeds together with other public or private money that may otherwise 
29.13 	become available to acquire land, and to acquire, construct, complete, remodel, and equip 
29.14 	structures or portions thereof to be used for dormitory, residence hall, student union, 
29.15 	food service, parking purposes, or for any other similar revenue-producing building or 
29.16 	buildings of such type and character as the board finds desirable for the good and benefit 
29.17 	of the state colleges and universities. Before issuing the bonds or any part of them, the 
29.18 	board shall consult with and obtain the advisory recommendations of the chairs of the 
29.19 	house of representatives Ways and Means Committee and the senate Finance Committee 
29.20 	about the facilities to be financed by the bonds.

29.21 	Sec. 71. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136F.98, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
29.22 		Subd. 3.Successor. For the purposes of this section, the board of Trustees of the 
29.23 	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is the successor to the State University Board.

29.24 	Sec. 72. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136G.09, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
29.25 		Subd. 8.Maximum account balance limit. (a) When a contribution is made, the 
29.26 	total account balance of all accounts held for the same beneficiary, including matching 
29.27 	grant accounts, must not exceed the maximum account balance limit as determined under 
29.28 	this subdivision.
29.29 	(b) The office must establish a maximum account balance limit. The office must 
29.30 	adjust the maximum account balance limit, as necessary, or on January 1 of each year. 
29.31 	The maximum account balance limit must not exceed the amount permitted for the plan to 
29.32 	qualify as a qualified tuition program under section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code. For 
29.33 	calendar years 2004 and 2005, the maximum account balance limit is $235,000.
30.1 	(c) If the total account balance of all accounts held for a single beneficiary reaches 
30.2 	the maximum account balance limit prior to the end of that calendar year, the beneficiary 
30.3 	may receive an applicable matching grant for that calendar year.

30.4 	Sec. 73. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 137.52, is amended to read:
30.5 	137.52 RECREATIONAL PROGRAM ASSESSMENT.
30.6 	(a) The commissioner of natural resources, in cooperation with the Board of Regents 
30.7 	of the University of Minnesota, shall submit to the governor and the legislature by January 
30.8 	15, 2007, an assessment of the short-term and long-term programmatic plans for the 
30.9 	development of the land identified in section 137.50, subdivision 6. The assessment shall 
30.10 	include, but is not limited to, a timeline for providing the recreational opportunities, and 
30.11 	the needed restoration including native species of local ecotype, measurable outcomes, 
30.12 	and anticipated costs. The assessment must also include an evaluation of the opportunities 
30.13 	to foster small-scale farm-to-market vegetable farming. The commissioner of natural 
30.14 	resources shall consult with interested stakeholders, including Dakota County, to assist 
30.15 	in the development of the plan.
30.16 	(b) The board shall, until the issue is resolved, report annually to the legislature on 
30.17 	or before February 1, on its efforts and the efforts of the Department of Defense to remedy 
30.18 	contamination of the university land caused by activities occurring prior to the University 
30.19 	of Minnesota acquiring the land.
30.20 	(c) The commissioner of natural resources, in consultation with the Pollution Control 
30.21 	Agency, shall report to the legislature by January 7, 2007, on what entities are responsible 
30.22 	for remediating pollution on the university land that occurred prior to May 25, 2006.
30.23 	(d) The commissioner of natural resources, in cooperation with the board, shall 
30.24 	submit to the governor and the legislature by January 7, 2007, a report regarding the 
30.25 	implementation of section 137.51 and any recommendations for changes in section 137.51
30.26 	 necessary to carry out the intent of that section. The report must, among other things, 
30.27 	specifically address the issue of whether a process or mechanism is necessary to resolve 
30.28 	disputes between the University of Minnesota, the state, and other parties regarding uses 
30.29 	of the university land.
30.30 	(e) The commissioner of natural resources must communicate with interested 
30.31 	parties, including the local government units that contain any part of the university land, 
30.32 	regarding the intended activities of the department with respect to the university land.

30.33 	Sec. 74. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
 31.1 	(a) Except when amended according to this act, the revisor shall change the phrases 
31.2 	"Office of Higher Education" and "Minnesota Office of Higher Education" to "office" 
31.3 	wherever they appear in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136A.
31.4 	(b) The revisor of statutes shall renumber Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.61 
31.5 	as section 136A.862. The revisor shall make any necessary cross-reference changes in 
31.6 	Minnesota Statutes or Minnesota Rules consistent with this renumbering.
31.7 	(c) Except when amended according to this act, the revisor shall change the 
31.8 	phrases "Board of Trustees" and "Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State College and 
31.9 	Universities" to "board" wherever they appear in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136F.
31.10 	(d) The revisor of statutes shall make all necessary cross-reference changes in 
31.11 	Minnesota Statutes consistent with the amendments and repealers in this act. The revisor 
31.12 	shall make changes to sentence structure to preserve the meaning of the text.

31.13 	Sec. 75.  REPEALER.
 31.14 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 135A.14, subdivision 6; 136A.05, subdivision 
31.15 	2; 136A.101, subdivision 2; 136A.15, subdivisions 3 and 5; 136A.16, subdivisions 3, 4, 
31.16 	6, and 7; 136A.17; 136A.62, subdivision 2; 136F.11; 136F.44, subdivision 2; 136F.49; 
31.17 	136F.90, subdivision 6; 137.02, subdivision 1; and 137.59, are repealed.
31.18 	(b) Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, sections 136A.101, subdivision 3; 
31.19 	136A.15, subdivision 4; and 136A.16, subdivision 10, are repealed.
31.20 	(c) Minnesota Rules, parts 4810.2100; 4810.2200; 4810.2300; 4810.2400; 
31.21 	4810.2500; 4810.2600; 4810.2700; 4810.2800; 4830.5000; 4830.5100; 4830.5200, 
31.22 	subparts 1 and 3; 4830.5300; and 4830.5400, are repealed.