HF 797

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

A bill for an act
relating to higher education; modifying certain provisions for senior citizens'
tuition; amending certain reporting requirements; authorizing certain banking
services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 135A.52, subdivisions 1,
2; 136F.42, subdivision 1; 136F.71, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 135A.52, subdivision 1, is amended to
read:

Subdivision 1.

Fees and tuition.

Except for an administration fee established by the
governing board at a level to recover costs, to be collected only when a course is taken for
credit, a senior citizen who is a legal resident of Minnesota is entitled without payment
of tuition or activity fees to attend courses offered for credit, audit any courses offered
for credit, or enroll in any noncredit courses in any state supported institution of higher
education in Minnesota when space is available after all tuition-paying students have been
accommodated. A senior citizen enrolled under this section must pay any materials,
personal property, or service charges for the course. In addition, a senior citizen who is
enrolled in a course for credit must pay an administrative fee in an amount established
by the governing board of the institution to recover deleted text begin the course deleted text end costs. There shall be no
administrative fee charges to a senior citizen auditing a course. For the purposes of this
section and section 135A.51, the term "noncredit courses" shall not include those courses
designed and offered specifically and exclusively for senior citizens.

The provisions of this section and section 135A.51 do not apply to noncredit courses
designed and offered by the University of Minnesota, and the Minnesota State Colleges
and Universities specifically and exclusively for senior citizens. Senior citizens enrolled
under the provisions of this section and section 135A.51 shall not be included by such
institutions in their computation of full-time equivalent students when requesting staff
or appropriations.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 135A.52, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Term; income of senior citizens.

(a) Except under paragraph (b), there
shall be no limit to the number of terms, quarters or semesters a senior citizen may attend
courses, nor income limitation imposed in determining eligibility.

(b) A senior citizen enrolled in a closed enrollment contract training deleted text begin or professional
continuing education deleted text end program is not eligible for benefits under subdivision 1.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136F.42, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Time reporting.

As provided in Executive Order 96-2, the board,
in consultation with the commissioners of employee relations and finance, may develop
policies to allow system office or campus employees on salaries, as defined in section
43A.17, subdivision 1, to use negative time reporting in which employees report only that
time for which leave is taken. deleted text begin By the end of the 1997 fiscal year, the board, in consultation
with the commissioners of employee relations and finance, shall evaluate the use of
negative time reporting and its potential for use with other state employees. deleted text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136F.71, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Activity funds.

All receipts attributable to the state colleges and
universities activity funds deleted text begin and deposited in the state treasury deleted text end are appropriated to the board
and are not subject to budgetary control as exercised by the commissioner of finance.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136F.71, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Banking services. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding section 16A.27, the board shall
have authority to control the amount and manner of deposit of all receipts described in
this section in depositories selected by the board. The board's authority shall include
specifying the considerations, financial activities, and conditions required from the
depository, including the requirement of collateral security or a corporate surety bond
as described in section 118A.03. The board may compensate the depository, including
paying a reasonable charge to the depository, maintaining appropriate compensating
balances with the depository, or purchasing non-interest-bearing certificates of deposit
from the depository for performing depository-related services.
new text end