<div class="xtend">
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>relating to education; postsecondary; establishing a budget for higher education; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>appropriating money to the Office of Higher Education, the Board of Trustees <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, the Board of Regents of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>University of Minnesota, and the Mayo Clinic; regulating tuition increases; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>regulating bonus payments; establishing the Minnesota Discovery, Research, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>and InnoVation Economy funding program; providing statewide electronic <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>infrastructure; modifying provisions related to student grants, awards, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>aid, school registration, and licensure; requiring certain information to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>provided in higher education budget proposals; modifying procedures related <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>to terminating institutions from financial aid programs; establishing procedure <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>for cancellation of required surety bond; repealing Higher Education Advisory <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>Council;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 135A.031, subdivision 7; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>136A.101, subdivision 9; 136A.125, subdivisions 2, 4; 136A.233, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>2; 136A.646; 136A.65, subdivision 8; 136A.653, by adding a subdivision; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>136F.40, subdivision 2; 137.027; 141.35; 299A.45, subdivision 4; proposing <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 136A; 137; repealing <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.031, subdivision 2; Minnesota Rules, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>parts 4830.0120; 4830.0130; 4830.0140; 4830.0150; 4830.0160; 4830.0170; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>4830.0180; 4830.0190; 4830.0195.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var><b>ARTICLE 1</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var><b>HIGHER EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.1.1.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="7" align="left" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b> SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Summary By Fund.</b> The amounts shown in this subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made in this article.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="7" align="center" valign="bottom"><b>SUMMARY BY FUND</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2014</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2015</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>Total</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,336,854,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,378,282,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,715,136,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Health Care Access<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,157,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,157,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">4,314,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"><b>Total</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>1,339,011,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>1,380,439,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>2,719,450,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Summary By Agency - All Funds.</b> The amounts shown in this subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>summarize direct appropriations, by agency, made in this article.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="7" align="center" valign="bottom"><b>SUMMARY BY AGENCY - ALL FUNDS</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2014</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2015</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>Total</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Minnesota Office of Higher <br />
                  		Education<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">196,512,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">196,197,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">392,709,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Board of Trustees of the <br />
                  		Minnesota State Colleges and <br />
                  		Universities<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">570,865,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">597,865,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,168,730,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Board of Regents of the <br />
                  		University of Minnesota<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">570,283,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">585,026,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,155,309,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="bottom">Mayo Clinic<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,351,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,351,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,702,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"><b>Total</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>1,339,011,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>1,380,439,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>2,719,450,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.1.2.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="7" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 2. <b>HIGHER EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>for each purpose. The figures "2014" and "2015" used in this article mean that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>June 30, 2015, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2014. "The second year" is fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>year 2015. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2014 and 2015.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom"><b>Available for the Year</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom"><b>Ending June 30</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2014</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2015</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.1.3.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 3. <b>MINNESOTA OFFICE OF HIGHER </b><br />
                  		<b>EDUCATION</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>196,512,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>196,197,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>subdivisions.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.6"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>State Grants</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">160,548,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">160,214,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>If the appropriation in this subdivision for <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>either year is insufficient, the appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>for the other year is available for it.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>For the biennium, the tuition maximum is <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>$10,488 in each year for students in four-year <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>programs, and $5,808 in fiscal year 2014 <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>and $5,808 in fiscal year 2015 for students <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>in two-year programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>This appropriation sets the living and <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>miscellaneous expense allowance at $7,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>each year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>Notwithstanding section 136A.101, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>subdivision 5a, for the biennium ending June <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>30, 2015, the assigned family responsibility <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>for independent students without dependents <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>other than a spouse is 53 percent of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>student contribution, and the assigned family <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>responsibility for independent students with <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>dependents other than a spouse is 80 percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>of the student contribution.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Child Care Grants</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">6,684,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">6,684,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>State Work-Study</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">14,502,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">14,502,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 5.<b>Interstate Tuition Reciprocity</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">3,250,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">3,250,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>If the appropriation in this subdivision for <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>either year is insufficient, the appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>for the other year is available to meet <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>reciprocity contract obligations.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 6.<b>Safety Officer's Survivors</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">100,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">100,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>This appropriation is to provide educational <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>benefits under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>299A.45, to eligible dependent children and <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>to the spouses of public safety officers killed <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>in the line of duty.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>If the appropriation in this subdivision for <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>either year is insufficient, the appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>for the other year is available for it.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 7.<b>Indian Scholarships</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">1,850,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">1,850,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>The director must contract with or employ <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>at least one person with demonstrated <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>competence in American Indian culture and <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>residing in or near the city of Bemidji to <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>assist students with the scholarships under <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.126, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>with other information about financial aid for <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>which the students may be eligible. Bemidji <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>State University must provide office space <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>at no cost to the Minnesota Office of Higher <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>Education for purposes of administering the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>American Indian scholarship program under <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.126. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>appropriation includes funding to administer <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>the American Indian scholarship program.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 8.<b>Intervention for College Attendance </b><br />
                  		<b>Program Grants</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">671,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">671,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>For the intervention for college attendance <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>136A.861.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>This appropriation includes funding to <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>administer the intervention for college <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>attendance program grants.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 9.<b>Student-Parent Information</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">122,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">122,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 10.<b>Get Ready</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">180,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">180,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 11.<b>Midwest Higher Education Compact</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">95,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">95,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 12.<b>Minnesota Minority Partnership</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">45,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">45,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 13.<b>United Family Medicine Residency </b><br />
                  		<b>Program</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">351,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">351,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 14.<b>MnLINK Gateway and Minitex</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">5,605,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">5,605,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 15.<b>Agency Administration</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,491,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,491,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 16.<b>Balances Forward</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>A balance in the first year under this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>does not cancel, but is available for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>second year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.4.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 4. <b>BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE </b><br />
                  		<b>MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND </b><br />
                  		<b>UNIVERSITIES</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>570,865,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>597,865,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>subdivisions.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Central Office and Shared Services </b><br />
                  		<b>Unit</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">33,074,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">33,074,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>For the Office of the Chancellor and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>Shared Services Division.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Operations and Maintenance</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">533,676,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">560,676,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>This appropriation includes $25,500,000 in <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>fiscal year 2014 and $52,500,000 in fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>year 2015 for student tuition relief. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>Board of Trustees may not set the tuition <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>rate in any undergraduate degree-granting <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>program for the 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>academic years at a rate greater than the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>2012-2013 academic year rate. The student <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>tuition relief may not be offset by increases <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>in mandatory fees, charges, or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>assessments to the student. <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>To the extent that appropriations under <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>this subdivision are insufficient to meet <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>obligations contained in a labor or program <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>contract, the Board of Trustees shall fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>those obligations through reductions in costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>associated with central administration of <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>the system and executive administration of <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>individual campuses, or through reallocation <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>of nonstate funds received by the system. <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>These outstanding obligations may not be <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>funded through reduction in any program or <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>service that directly impacts students or that <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>is newly-authorized by the legislature for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>2014-2015 biennium, or through increased <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>fees or costs directly assessed to students.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Learning Network of Minnesota</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">4,115,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">4,115,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.1.5.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 5. <b>BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE </b><br />
                  		<b>UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>570,283,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>585,026,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="95px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">568,126,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">582,869,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Health Care Access<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,157,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,157,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>subdivisions.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Operations and Maintenance</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">506,538,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">521,281,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>This appropriation includes funding for <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>operation and maintenance of the system.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>This appropriation includes $14,200,000 in <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>fiscal year 2014 and $28,400,000 in fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>year 2015 for tuition relief for resident <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>undergraduate students. Notwithstanding <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>section 137.025, subdivision 1, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>commissioner of management and budget <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>may not distribute any appropriation provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>under this subdivision until the Board of <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>Regents certifies to the commissioner that <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>it has established resident tuition rates for <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>courses in all undergraduate degree-granting <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var>programs at a rate no greater than the rate <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>charged for the 2012-2013 academic year, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>and that the student tuition relief is not offset <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>by increases in mandatory fees, charges, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>other assessments to the student. <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>The Board of Regents of the University <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>of Minnesota must transfer $645,000 in <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>fiscal year 2014 and $645,000 in fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>2015 from the appropriations made to it for <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>operations and maintenance to the Hennepin <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>County Medical Center for graduate family <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>medicine education programs at Hennepin <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>County Medical Center.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>$9,000,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $9,000,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>in fiscal year 2015 are for the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>Discovery, Research, and InnoVation <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>Economy (MnDRIVE) funding program.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Primary Care Education Initiatives</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,157,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,157,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>This appropriation is from the health care <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>access fund.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Special Appropriations</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="11.899999999999999"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">(a) <b>Agriculture and Extension Service</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">42,922,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">42,922,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>For the Agricultural Experiment Station and <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>the Minnesota Extension Service:<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>(1) the agricultural experiment stations <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>and Minnesota Extension Service must <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>convene agricultural advisory groups to <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>focus research, education, and extension <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>activities on producer needs and implement <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>an outreach strategy that more effectively <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>and rapidly transfers research results and best <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>practices to producers throughout the state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>(2) this appropriation includes funding for <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>research and outreach on the production of <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>renewable energy from Minnesota biomass <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>resources, including agronomic crops, plant <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>and animal wastes, and native plants or trees. <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>The following areas should be prioritized and <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>carried out in consultation with Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>producers, renewable energy, and bioenergy <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>organizations:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>(i) biofuel and other energy production from <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>perennial crops, small grains, row crops, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>and forestry products in conjunction with <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>the Natural Resources Research Institute <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>(NRRI);<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>(ii) alternative bioenergy crops and cropping <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>systems; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>(iii) biofuel coproducts used for livestock <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>feed;<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>(3) this appropriation includes funding <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>for the College of Food, Agricultural, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>Natural Resources Sciences to establish and <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>provide leadership for organic agronomic, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>horticultural, livestock, and food systems <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>research, education, and outreach and for <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>the purchase of state-of-the-art laboratory, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>planting, tilling, harvesting, and processing <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>equipment necessary for this project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>(4) this appropriation includes funding <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>for research efforts that demonstrate a <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>renewed emphasis on the needs of the state's <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>agriculture community. The following <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>areas should be prioritized and carried <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>out in consultation with Minnesota farm <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>organizations:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>(i) vegetable crop research with priority for <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>extending the Minnesota vegetable growing <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>season;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>(ii) fertilizer and soil fertility research and <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>development;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>(iii) soil, groundwater, and surface water <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>conservation practices and contaminant <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>reduction research;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>(iv) discovering and developing plant <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>varieties that use nutrients more efficiently;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>(v) breeding and development of turf seed <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>and other biomass resources in all three <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>Minnesota biomes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>(vi) development of new disease-resistant <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>and pest-resistant varieties of turf and <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>agronomic crops;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>(vii) utilizing plant and livestock cells to treat <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>and cure human diseases;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>(viii) the development of dairy coproducts;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>(ix) a rapid agricultural response fund for <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>current or emerging animal, plant, and insect <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>problems affecting production or food safety;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>(x) crop pest and animal disease research;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>(xi) developing animal agriculture that is <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>capable of sustainably feeding the world;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>(xii) consumer food safety education and <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>outreach;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>(xiii) programs to meet the research and <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>outreach needs of organic livestock and crop <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>farmers; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>(xiv) alternative bioenergy crops and <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>cropping systems; and growing, harvesting, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>and transporting biomass plant material; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>(5) by February 1, 2015, the Board of <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>Regents must submit a report to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>legislative committees with responsibility <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>for agriculture and higher education finance <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>on the status and outcomes of research and <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>initiatives funded in this section.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="11.899999999999999"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">(b) <b>Health Sciences</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">4,854,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">4,854,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>$346,000 each year is to support up to 12 <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>resident physicians in the St. Cloud Hospital <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>family practice residency program. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>program must prepare doctors to practice <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>primary care medicine in rural areas of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>state. The legislature intends this program <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>to improve health care in rural communities, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>provide affordable access to appropriate <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>medical care, and manage the treatment of <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>patients in a more cost-effective manner. <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>The remainder of this appropriation is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>the rural physicians associates program, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, health <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>sciences research, dental care, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>Biomedical Engineering Center.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="11.899999999999999"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">(c) <b>Institute of Technology</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,140,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,140,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>For the Geological Survey and the talented <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>youth mathematics program.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="11.899999999999999"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">(d) <b>System Special</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">5,181,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">5,181,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>For general research, the Labor Education <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>Service, Natural Resources Research <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>Institute, Center for Urban and Regional <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>Affairs, Bell Museum of Natural History, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>the Humphrey exhibit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>Of this amount, $125,000 in fiscal year 2014 <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>and $125,000 in fiscal year 2015 are added <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>to the base for the Labor Education Service.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="11.899999999999999"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">(e) <b>University of Minnesota and Mayo </b><br />
                  		<b>Foundation Partnership</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">7,491,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">7,491,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 5.<b>Academic Health Center</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>The appropriation for Academic Health <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>Center funding under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>section 297F.10, is estimated to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>$22,250,000 each year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.6.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 6. <b>MAYO CLINIC</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>1,351,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>1,351,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>The amounts that may be spent for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>purposes are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>subdivisions.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Medical School</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">665,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">665,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Family Practice and Graduate </b><br />
                  		<b>Residency Program</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">686,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">686,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var><b>ARTICLE 2</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var><b>HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 135A.031, subdivision 7, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Reports.</b> (a) Instructional and noninstructional expenditure data and <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>enrollment data must be submitted in the biennial budget document under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var><statute_ref>135A.034</statute_ref>. This report must include a description of the methodology for determining <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>instructional and noninstructional expenditures and estimates of inflation in higher <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>education and the methodology or index used to determine the inflation rate. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>University of Minnesota and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities systems shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>include in their biennial budget proposals to the legislature: <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) a five-year history of systemwide expenditures, reported by:<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) functional areas, including instruction, research, public service, student financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>aid, and auxiliary services, and including direct costs and indirect costs, such as <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>institutional support, academic support, student services, and facilities management, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>associated with each functional area; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) objects of expenditure, such as salaries, benefits, supplies, and equipment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) a five-year history of the system's total instructional expenditures per full-year <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>equivalent student, by level of instruction, including upper-division undergraduate, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>lower-division undergraduate, graduate, professional, and other categories of instructional <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>programs offered by the system;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) a five-year history of the system's total revenues by funding source, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>tuition, state operations and maintenance appropriations, state special appropriations, other <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>restricted state funds, federal appropriations, sponsored research funds, gifts, auxiliary <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>revenue, indirect cost recovery, and any other revenue sources; <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) By February 1 of each even-numbered year, the Board of Regents of the University <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>of Minnesota and the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>must submit a report to the chairs of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>higher education policy and finance. The report must describe the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) (4) an explanation describing how state appropriations made to the system in <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>the previous odd-numbered year biennium were allocated and the methodology used to <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>determine the allocation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) (5) data describing how the institution reallocated resources to advance the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>priorities set forth in the budget submitted under section 
         <statute_ref>135A.034</statute_ref> and the statewide <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>objectives under section 
         <statute_ref>135A.011</statute_ref>. The information must indicate whether instruction <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>and support programs received a reduction in or additional resources. The total amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>reallocated must be clearly explained;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) (6) the tuition rates and fees established by the governing board in each of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>past ten years and comparison data for peer institutions and national averages;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) (7) data on the number and proportion of students graduating within four, five, <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>and six years from universities and within three years from colleges as reported in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>integrated postsecondary education data system. These data must be provided for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>institution by race, ethnicity, and gender. Data and information must be submitted that <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>describe the system's plan and progress toward attaining the goals set forth in the plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>to increase the number and proportion of students that graduate within four, five, or six <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>years from a university or within three years from a college;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) (8) data on, and the methodology used to measure, the number of students <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>traditionally underrepresented in higher education enrolled at the system's institutions. <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>Data and information must be submitted that describe the system's plan and progress <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>toward attaining the goals set forth in the plan to increase the recruitment, retention, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>timely graduation of students traditionally underrepresented in higher education; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) (9) data on the revenue received from all sources to support research or <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>workforce development activities or the system's efforts to license, sell, or otherwise <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>market products, ideas, technology, and related inventions created in whole or in part by <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>the system. Data and information must be submitted that describe the system's plan and <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.35"></a><var>12.35</var>progress toward attaining the goals set forth in the plan to increase the revenue received <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>to support research or workforce development activities or revenue received from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>licensing, sale, or other marketing and technology transfer activities by the system.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Instructional expenditure and enrollment data (b) Data required by this <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>subdivision shall be submitted by the public postsecondary systems to the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>Office of Higher Education and the Department of Management and Budget and included <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>in the biennial budget document. The specific data shall be submitted only after the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>director of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education has consulted with a data advisory <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>task force to determine the need, content, and detail of the information. Representatives <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>from each system, in consultation with the commissioner of management and budget <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>and the director of the Office of Higher Education, shall develop consistent reporting <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>practices for this purpose.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) To the extent practicable, each system shall develop the ability to respond to <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>legislative requests for financial analyses that are more detailed than those required by this <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>subdivision, including but not limited to analyses that show expenditures or revenues by <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>institution or program, or in multiple categories of expenditures or revenues, and analyses <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>that show revenue sources for particular types of expenditures.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.2.0"></a><a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.101, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Independent student.</b> "Independent student" has the meaning given it in<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var> under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, United States Code, title 20, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>1070a-6 as amended, and applicable regulations.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.3.0"></a><a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. <b>[136A.104] INSTITUTION TERMINATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The office shall have the authority to terminate a postsecondary institution's <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>eligibility to participate in state student aid programs if the institution meets one of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>following criteria:<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) violates a provision of Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Rules, or administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>policies governing student aid programs and fails to correct the violation and reimburse <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>the office for audit findings within the time frame specified in the audit report or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>notice furnished by the office;<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) has a consistent pattern of noncompliance with Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>Rules, or administrative policies governing student aid programs as documented by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>office or lacks administrative capability to successfully administer student financial aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>programs on campus based on factors including, but not limited to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) adequacy of financial aid staffing levels, experience, training, and turnover of key <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>financial aid staff;<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) adequate checks and balances in its system of internal controls;<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) maintenance of records required for programs; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) the ability to participate in the electronic processes used for program <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>administration;<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) refuses to allow inspection of or provide information relating to financial aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>records, after written request by the office;<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) misappropriates student aid program funds;<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) falsifies information or engages in misleading or deceptive practices involving <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>the administration of student financial aid programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) no longer meets institutional eligibility criteria in section 136A.103 or 136A.155, <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>or additional criteria for state grant participation in Minnesota Rules, part 4830.0300, <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>subparts 1 and 2; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) is terminated from participating in federal financial aid programs by the United <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>States Department of Education, if such termination was based on violation of laws, <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>regulations, or participation agreements governing federal financial aid programs.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.4.0"></a><a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. <b>[136A.1041] TERMINATION PROCEDURE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The office shall provide written notice of its intent to terminate an institution's <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>eligibility to participate in student financial aid programs if the institution meets any of <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>the criteria for termination in section 136A.104. The office shall send the institution <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>written notification of the termination which is effective 90 days from the date of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>written notification. The office shall also provide an institution an opportunity for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>hearing pursuant to chapter 14.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.5.0"></a><a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. <b>[136A.1042] REQUEST FOR HEARING.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;An institution may request a hearing pursuant to chapter 14 regarding its termination <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>of eligibility to participate in a student aid program. The request must be in writing and <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>must be received by the director within 30 days of the date on the written notification of <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>termination sent by the office. Within ten days of receipt of the request for hearing, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>office shall contact the Office of Administrative Hearings to arrange a hearing date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.6.0"></a><a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. <b>[136A.1043] RESTRICTION ON AWARDS DURING TERMINATION </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var><b>PERIOD.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;After the notice of termination and until such time as the termination becomes <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>effective, the office reserves the right to withhold further financial aid disbursements to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>institution. During this period, the institution may not make any new awards to students <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>but may use any remaining student aid program funds on campus to make disbursements <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>to any students awarded funds prior to the notice of termination.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.7.0"></a><a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. <b>[136A.1044] FINAL DECISION; ORDERS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The director shall render a decision and order in writing following receipt of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>report issued by the administrative law judge after the hearing. The final decision of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>director shall take into consideration the hearing record and the report of the administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>law judge. The order of the director is the final decision in the termination of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>institution's eligibility to participate in a student aid program administered by the office.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.8.0"></a><a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. <b>[136A.1045] REINSTATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;An institution terminated from participating in student financial aid programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>may submit a request for reinstatement of eligibility. The institution must wait at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>12 consecutive months from the effective date of the termination to submit a request <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>for reinstatement. A request for reinstatement must be in writing and submitted to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>director. If the institution is initially denied reinstatement, the institution must wait at <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>least 90 days from the date of denial of reinstatement to resubmit a subsequent request <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>for reinstatement. If an institution's eligibility is reinstated after the start of the academic <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>term, eligible students shall receive payment retroactively to the beginning of the term <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>during which the institution was reinstated.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.9.0"></a><a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. <b>[136A.1046] REINSTATEMENT REQUIREMENTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;An institution's reinstatement request must include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) written documentation specifying changes the institution has made to <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>successfully address the reasons for termination, as outlined in the termination notice;<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) permission for the office's staff to conduct a reinstatement audit and to evaluate <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>systems put in place to address the reasons for termination;<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) evidence of full repayment to the office of student aid program funds the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>institution improperly received, withheld, disbursed, or caused to be disbursed;<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) new participation agreements with the office for all student aid programs in <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>which the institution wishes to participate; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) if applicable, documentation of the institution's eligibility to participate in <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>federal financial aid programs.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.10.0"></a><a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. <b>[136A.1047] RESPONSE TO REINSTATEMENT REQUEST.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Within 60 days of receiving the institution's reinstatement request, the office shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>conduct a reinstatement audit and either:<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) place the institution on probationary status for a period of one year; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) deny the request based on the institution meeting one or more of the termination <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>criteria in section 136A.104.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.11.0"></a><a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. <b>[136A.1048] PROBATIONARY PERIOD.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;During the probationary period, the office may audit the institution's records without <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>notice. If, while on probation, the institution violates a condition under section 136A.104, <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>as documented by the office's audit staff, the office must remove the institution from <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>probationary status and deny the request for reinstatement. If the institution fails to <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>successfully complete the probationary period, termination is final and effective within 30 <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>days of written notice of the denial of the reinstatement request.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.12.0"></a><a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. <b>[136A.1049] REINSTATEMENT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If an institution no longer violates a condition under section 136A.104 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>successfully completes the probationary period, the office must reinstate the institution's <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>eligibility to participate in student financial aid programs effective the last date of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>probationary period.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.13.0"></a><a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. <b>[136A.105] STUDENT AWARDS AFTER TERMINATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If an institution is terminated from participating in student financial aid programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>during a payment period, and a student at the institution was eligible for an award other <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>than a Student Educational Loan Fund loan before the effective date of the institution's <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>termination, the office must issue a payment for that payment period, as long as the student <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>will not receive a payment for the same payment period from another institution and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>student continues to meet the program's eligibility requirements.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.14.0"></a><a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.125, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Eligible students.</b> (a) An applicant is eligible for a child care grant if <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>the applicant:<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) is a resident of the state of Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) has a child 12 years of age or younger, or 14 years of age or younger who is <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>disabled as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>125A.02</statute_ref>, and who is receiving or will receive care on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>regular basis from a licensed or legal, nonlicensed caregiver;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) is income eligible as determined by the office's policies and rules, but is not a <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>recipient of assistance from the Minnesota family investment program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) has not earned a baccalaureate degree and has been enrolled full time less than <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>eight semesters or the equivalent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) is pursuing a nonsectarian program or course of study that applies to an <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>undergraduate degree, diploma, or certificate;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) is enrolled at least half time in an eligible institution; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) is in good academic standing and making satisfactory academic progress.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A student who withdraws from enrollment for active military service or for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>major illness, while under the care of a medical professional, that substantially limits the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>student's ability to complete the term is entitled to an additional semester or the equivalent <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>of grant eligibility and will be considered to be in continuing enrollment status upon return.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.15.0"></a><a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.125, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Amount and length of grants.</b> (a) The amount of a child care grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>must be based on:<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the income of the applicant and the applicant's spouse;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the number in the applicant's family, as defined by the office; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the number of eligible children in the applicant's family.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The maximum award to the applicant shall be $2,600 $2,800 for each eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>child per academic year, except that the campus financial aid officer may apply to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>office for approval to increase grants by up to ten percent to compensate for higher market <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>charges for infant care in a community. The office shall develop policies to determine <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>community market costs and review institutional requests for compensatory grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>increases to ensure need and equal treatment. The office shall prepare a chart to show the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>amount of a grant that will be awarded per child based on the factors in this subdivision. <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>The chart shall include a range of income and family size.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.16.0"></a><a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.233, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Definitions.</b> For purposes of sections 
         <statute_ref>136A.231</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>136A.233</statute_ref>, the words <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>defined in this subdivision have the meanings ascribed to them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) "Eligible student" means a Minnesota resident enrolled or intending to enroll at <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>least half time in a degree, diploma, or certificate program in a Minnesota postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>institution.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) "Minnesota resident" means a student who meets the conditions in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>136A.101, subdivision 8
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) "Financial need" means the need for financial assistance in order to attend a <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>postsecondary institution as determined by a postsecondary institution according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>guidelines established by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) "Eligible employer" means any eligible postsecondary institution, any nonprofit, <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>nonsectarian agency or state institution located in the state of Minnesota, a disabled person <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>or a person over 65 who employs a student to provide personal services in or about the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>person's residence, or a private, for-profit employer employing a student as an intern in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>position directly related to the student's field of study that will enhance the student's <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>knowledge and skills in that field.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) "Eligible postsecondary institution" means any postsecondary institution eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>for participation in the Minnesota state grant program as specified in section 
         <statute_ref>136A.101, <br />
            		<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) "Independent student" has the meaning given it in under Title IV of the Higher <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>Education Act of 1965, United States Code, title 20, section 1070a-6 as amended, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>applicable regulations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) "Half time" for undergraduates has the meaning given in section 
         <statute_ref>136A.101, <br />
            		<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>subdivision 7b
         </statute_ref>, and for graduate students is defined by the institution.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.17.0"></a><a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.646, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var><b>136A.646 ADDITIONAL SECURITY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) In the event any registered institution is notified by the United States Department <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>of Education that it has fallen below minimum financial standards and that its continued <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>participation in Title IV will be conditioned upon its satisfying either the Zone Alternative, <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 668.175, paragraph (f), or a Letter of Credit <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>Alternative, Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 668.175, paragraph (c), the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>institution shall provide a surety bond conditioned upon the faithful performance of all <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>contracts and agreements with students in a sum equal to the "letter of credit" required by <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>the United States Department of Education in the Letter of Credit Alternative, but in no <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>event shall such bond be less than $10,000 nor more than $250,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) In lieu of a bond, the applicant may deposit with the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>management and budget:<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) a sum equal to the amount of the required surety bond in cash; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) securities, as may be legally purchased by savings banks or for trust funds, in an <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>aggregate market value equal to the amount of the required surety bond.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The surety of any bond may cancel it upon giving 60 days' notice in writing to <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>the office and shall be relieved of liability for any breach of condition occurring after <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>the effective date of cancellation.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.18.0"></a><a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.65, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Disapproval of registration appeal.</b> (a) If a school's degree or use of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>term in its name is disapproved by the office, the school may request a hearing under <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>chapter 14. The request must be in writing and made to the office within 30 days of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>date the school is notified of the disapproval.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) (a) The office may refuse to renew, revoke, or suspend registration, approval of <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>a school's degree, or use of a regulated term in its name by giving written notice and <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>reasons to the school. The school may request a hearing under chapter 14. If a hearing is <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>requested, no revocation or suspension shall take effect until after the hearing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) (b) Reasons for revocation or suspension of registration or approval may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>for one or more of the following reasons:<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) violating the provisions of sections 
         <statute_ref>136A.61</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>136A.71</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) providing false, misleading, or incomplete information to the office;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) presenting information about the school which is false, fraudulent, misleading, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>deceptive, or inaccurate in a material respect to students or prospective students; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) refusing to allow reasonable inspection or to supply reasonable information after <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>a written request by the office has been received.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Any order refusing, revoking, or suspending a school's registration, approval of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>school's degree, or use of a regulated term in the school's name is appealable in accordance <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>with chapter 14. The request must be in writing and made to the office within 30 days of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>date the school is notified of the action of the office. If a school has been operating and its <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>registration has been revoked, suspended, or refused by the office, the order is not effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>until the final determination of the appeal, unless immediate effect is ordered by the court.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.19.0"></a><a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.653, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Free educational courses.</b> A school providing exclusively free training or <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>instructional programs or courses where no tuition, fees, or any other charges are required <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>for a student to participate is exempt from the provisions of sections 136A.61 to 136A.71.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.20.0"></a><a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. <b>[136A.89] STATEWIDE ELECTRONIC INFRASTRUCTURE; </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var><b>PORTFOLIO SOLUTIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Collaborative infrastructure.</b> (a) The Department of Employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>and Economic Development, the Department of Education, the Office of Higher <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>Education, the University of Minnesota, and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>shall collaborate to implement an electronic infrastructure, maintained under the direction <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>and control of the Office of Higher Education, to support academic and workforce success <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>statewide. The infrastructure shall first utilize existing assets, tools, and services, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>but not limited to efolioMinnesota and GPS LifePlan. To facilitate implementation of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>section, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall transfer hosting, support, help <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>desk responsibilities, software maintenance, and its intellectual property rights associated <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>with efolioMinnesota and GPS LifePlan to the Office of Higher Education.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>(b) To the extent possible, the basic electronic infrastructure shall be available at no <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>charge to all state residents and to all students attending Minnesota educational institutions.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Goals; programs.</b> The office may enhance the efolioMinnesota platform <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>to allow, at a minimum, implementation of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>(1) a portfolio-based individual learning plan solution that includes comprehensive <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>academic and life planning instruments, to support student transitions to postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>school or to work; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>(2) a student-owned proficiency portfolio solution to support student transitions to <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>the workplace and employers seeking first-day-work-ready employees.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Resources; accountability reports.</b> (a) The office may seek and accept <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>contributions from individuals, businesses, and other organizations to support the goals <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>required by this section. The parties listed in subdivision 1 are not required to contribute. <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>All contributions received are appropriated to the office and shall be administered as <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>directed by the office.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>(b) The director of the Office of Higher Education shall submit, no later than January <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>15 of each year, a report to the governor and legislature on the progress of the office's <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>activities related to implementation of this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.21.0"></a><a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136F.40, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Contracts.</b> (a) The board may enter into a contract with the chancellor, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>a vice-chancellor, or a president, containing terms and conditions of employment. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>terms of the contract must be authorized under a plan approved under section 
         <statute_ref>43A.18, <br />
            		<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>subdivision 3a
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>(b) Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>43A.17, subdivision 11</statute_ref>, or other law to the contrary, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.34"></a><var>20.34</var>contract under this section may provide a liquidated salary amount or other compensation <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.35"></a><var>20.35</var>if a contract is terminated by the board prior to its expiration.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>(c) Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>356.24</statute_ref> or other law to the contrary, a contract under <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>this section may contain a deferred compensation plan made in conformance with section <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>457(f) of the Internal Revenue Code.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>(d) Notwithstanding any provision of the plan approved under section 43A.18, <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>subdivision 3a, a contract under this section must not authorize or otherwise provide for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>discretionary or mandatory bonus or other performance-based incentive payment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>and applies to contracts entered into on or after that date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.22.0"></a><a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 137.027, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var><b>137.027 APPROPRIATION; FRINGE BENEFITS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>(a) Direct appropriations to the University of Minnesota include money to pay <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>the employer's share of Social Security, state retirement, and health insurance. Money <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>provided for these purposes shall be expended only for these purposes and any amounts in <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>excess of the employer's share shall be returned to the state treasury.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>(b) Unless otherwise explicitly provided for in law, direct appropriations to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>University of Minnesota do not include, and may not be used to pay, any mandatory or <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>discretionary bonus or other performance-based incentive payment provided for in an <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>employment contract with the president or vice-presidents, chancellors, provosts, vice <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>provosts, deans, or directors of individual programs.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.23.0"></a><a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 23. <b>[137.71] MINNESOTA DISCOVERY, RESEARCH, AND INNOVATION </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var><b>ECONOMY FUNDING PROGRAM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> (a) The Minnesota Discovery, Research, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>InnoVation Economy (MnDRIVE) funding program is established to discover new <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>knowledge through scientific research that will:<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>(1) advance the state's economy;<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>(2) leverage opportunities and establish priorities in sectors of state strength and <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>comparative advantage;<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>(3) improve the health and wellbeing of Minnesota's citizens;<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>(4) advance the capacity and competitiveness of existing and emerging food- and <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>manufacturing-related science and technology industries; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>(5) build a better Minnesota by driving progress and advancing the common good.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>(b) The MnDRIVE funding program shall establish priorities by investing in <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>scientific research that promotes:<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>(1) programs that can position Minnesota as a leader in engineering, science, <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>technology, and food-related solutions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>(2) initiatives that support the growth of targeted industry clusters and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>competitiveness of existing Minnesota engineering, science, technology, and food <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>companies in developing new products and services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>(3) initiatives that can result in creating new Minnesota-based companies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>(4) initiatives that can improve the quality of life of Minnesota's citizens, decrease <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>the incidence of disease, and transform how we prevent, treat, and cure diseases; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>(5) initiatives that can secure a safer environment, seek sustainable energy solutions, <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>and prevent, diagnose, and treat environmental problems associated with Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>industry.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Funding requests.</b> The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>acting alone or in partnership with other public or private entities, is requested to submit <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>investment proposals consistent with the goals and objectives of the MnDRIVE funding <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>program as part of the Board of Regents biennial budget request to the legislature. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>Board of Regents must give consideration to investments in existing scientific research <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>programs that meet these guidelines but may require additional resources in order to <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>preserve or accelerate Minnesota into a national or global leadership position. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>governor shall submit a recommendation to the legislature regarding funding requests <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>submitted by the Board of Regents.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Reporting.</b> By March 1 of each odd-numbered year, the Board of Regents <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>of the University of Minnesota must provide to the chairs and ranking minority members <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over higher education policy and <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>finance a summary report of investments and accomplishments related to funds received <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>from the state under subdivision 2 from the prior biennium.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.24.0"></a><a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 141.35, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var><b>141.35 EXEMPTIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sections 
         <statute_ref>141.21</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>141.32</statute_ref> shall not apply to the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) public postsecondary institutions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) postsecondary institutions registered under sections 
         <statute_ref>136A.61 </statute_ref>to 
         <statute_ref>136A.71</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) schools of nursing accredited by the state Board of Nursing or an equivalent <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>public board of another state or foreign country;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) private schools complying with the requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>120A.22, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>4
         </statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) courses taught to students in a valid apprenticeship program taught by or <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>required by a trade union;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) schools exclusively engaged in training physically or mentally disabled persons <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>for the state of Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) schools licensed by boards authorized under Minnesota law to issue licenses <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>except schools required to obtain a private career school license due to the use of <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>"academy," "institute," "college," or "university" in their names;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) schools and educational programs, or training programs, contracted for by <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>persons, firms, corporations, government agencies, or associations, for the training of their <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>own employees, for which no fee is charged the employee;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) schools engaged exclusively in the teaching of purely avocational, recreational, <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>or remedial subjects as determined by the office except schools required to obtain a private <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>career school license due to the use of "academy," "institute," "college," or "university" in <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>their names unless the school used "academy" or "institute" in its name prior to August <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>1, 2008;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) classes, courses, or programs conducted by a bona fide trade, professional, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>fraternal organization, solely for that organization's membership;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(11) programs in the fine arts provided by organizations exempt from taxation <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>290.05</statute_ref> and registered with the attorney general under chapter 309. For <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>the purposes of this clause, "fine arts" means activities resulting in artistic creation or <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>artistic performance of works of the imagination which are engaged in for the primary <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>purpose of creative expression rather than commercial sale or employment. In making <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>this determination the office may seek the advice and recommendation of the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>Board of the Arts;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(12) classes, courses, or programs intended to fulfill the continuing education <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>requirements for licensure or certification in a profession, that have been approved by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>legislatively or judicially established board or agency responsible for regulating the practice <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>of the profession, and that are offered exclusively to an individual practicing the profession;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(13) classes, courses, or programs intended to prepare students to sit for <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate, or occupational licensing and occupational <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>entrance examinations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.34"></a><var>23.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(14) classes, courses, or programs providing 16 or fewer clock hours of instruction <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.35"></a><var>23.35</var>that are not part of the curriculum for an occupation or entry level employment except <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>schools required to obtain a private career school license due to the use of "academy," <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>"institute," "college," or "university" in their names;<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(15) classes, courses, or programs providing instruction in personal development, <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>modeling, or acting;<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(16) training or instructional programs, in which one instructor teaches an individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>student, that are not part of the curriculum for an occupation or are not intended to prepare <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>a person for entry level employment; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(17) schools with no physical presence in Minnesota, as determined by the office, <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>engaged exclusively in offering distance instruction that are located in and regulated by <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>other states or jurisdictions; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(18) schools providing exclusively free training or instructional programs or courses <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>where no tuition, fees, or any other charges are required for a student to participate.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.25.0"></a><a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299A.45, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Renewal.</b> Each award must be given for one academic year and is <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>renewable for a maximum of eight semesters or the equivalent. A student who withdraws <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>from enrollment for active military service or for a major illness, while under the care <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>of a medical professional, that substantially limits the student's ability to complete the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>term is entitled to an additional semester or the equivalent of grant eligibility. An award <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>must not be given to a dependent child who is 23 years of age or older on the first day of <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>the academic year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.26.0"></a><a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 26. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>(a) Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.031, subdivision 2, is repealed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>(b) Minnesota Rules, parts 4830.0120; 4830.0130; 4830.0140; 4830.0150; <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>4830.0160; 4830.0170; 4830.0180; 4830.0190; and 4830.0195, are repealed.<br />
         		
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