HF 3140

as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; modifying the postsecondary enrollments options
program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.09, subdivisions
13, 20.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.09, subdivision 13, is amended to
read:

Subd. 13.

Financial arrangements.

new text begin (a) new text end For a pupil enrolled in a course under this
section, the department must make payments according to this subdivision for courses that
were taken for secondary credit.

new text begin (b) new text end The department must not make payments to a school district or postsecondary
institution for a course taken for postsecondary credit only. The department must not
make payments to a postsecondary institution for a course from which a student officially
withdraws during the first 14 days of the quarter or semester or who has been absent from
the postsecondary institution for the first 15 consecutive school days of the quarter or
semester and is not receiving instruction in the home or hospital.

new text begin (c) The department must not make a payment to a postsecondary institution for a
course that is not completed by the student and the postsecondary institution may bill the
student directly for the cost of this course at the payment rate calculated according to
paragraph (d).
new text end

new text begin (d) new text end A postsecondary institution shall receive the following:

(1) for an institution granting quarter credit, the reimbursement per credit hour shall
be an amount equal to 88 percent of the product of the formula allowance minus $415,
multiplied by 1.3, and divided by 45; or

(2) for an institution granting semester credit, the reimbursement per credit hour
shall be an amount equal to 88 percent of the product of the general revenue formula
allowance minus $415, multiplied by 1.3, and divided by 30.

The department must pay to each postsecondary institution 100 percent of the
amount in clause (1) or (2) within 30 days of receiving initial enrollment information
each quarter or semester. If changes in enrollment occur during a quarter or semester,
the change shall be reported by the postsecondary institution at the time the enrollment
information for the succeeding quarter or semester is submitted. At any time the
department notifies a postsecondary institution that an overpayment has been made, the
institution shall promptly remit the amount due.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2008.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.09, subdivision 20, is amended to read:

Subd. 20.

Textbooks; materials.

All textbooks and equipment provided to a pupil,
and paid for under subdivision 13, are the property of the pupil's postsecondary institution.
Each pupil is required to return all textbooks and equipment to the postsecondary
institution after the course has ended. new text begin The postsecondary institution may bill the pupil for
any textbooks and equipment that are not promptly returned by the student.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2008.
new text end