SF 456

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

A bill for an act
relating to higher education; establishing tuition increase limits on public
postsecondary institutions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapters 136F; 137.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [136F.702] LIMITATION ON TUITION INCREASES.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Tuition cap. new text end

new text begin Except as provided in this section, the tuition per credit
charged to an undergraduate eligible student enrolled at a state college or university by
the same college or university may not exceed the tuition per credit that the student was
charged at the time of initial enrollment. The cap is effective for a five-year period from
the commencement of classes at the initial enrollment. If a student is enrolled at the same
college or university after the five-year period, a new cap consisting of the tuition in effect
at the first enrollment after the five-year period applies. There is no limit to the number of
tuition cap periods that may apply to a particular student and each cap period shall have
a five-year duration. For the purpose of this subdivision, an "eligible student" means a
student described in section 135A.031, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (5).
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Allowed inflation adjustments. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding subdivision 1, the tuition
per credit may be increased annually by a percentage amount not to exceed the percentage
change for the preceding year in the Consumer Price Index for urban consumers prepared
by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2008, and applies to tuition
charged for courses that commence on or after that date. A student enrolled prior to the
effective date shall have the tuition cap set at the tuition charged for the student's first
enrollment period commencing on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 2.

new text begin [137.101] LIMITATION ON TUITION INCREASES.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Tuition cap. new text end

new text begin The University of Minnesota is requested to adopt a
tuition cap. Except as provided in this section, the tuition charged to an undergraduate
eligible student at the University of Minnesota may not exceed the tuition per credit
that the student was charged at the time of initial enrollment. The cap is effective for a
five-year period from the commencement of classes at the initial enrollment. If a student
is enrolled after the five-year period, a new cap consisting of the tuition in effect at the
first enrollment after the five-year period applies. There is no limit to the number of
tuition cap periods that may apply to a particular student and each cap period shall have
a five-year duration. For the purpose of this subdivision, an "eligible student" means a
student described in section 135A.031, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (5).
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Allowed inflation adjustments. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding subdivision 1, the tuition
per credit may be increased annually by a percentage amount not to exceed the percentage
change for the preceding year in the Consumer Price Index for urban consumers prepared
by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2008, and applies to tuition
charged for courses that commence on or after that date. A student enrolled prior to the
effective date shall have the tuition cap set at the tuition charged for the student's first
enrollment period commencing on or after that date.
new text end