SF 1252

as introduced - 79th Legislature (1995 - 1996) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to education; extending the expiration date 
  1.3             of the advisory council for academic enrichment 
  1.4             scholarships; modifying the duties of the higher 
  1.5             education coordinating board; extending the expiration 
  1.6             date of the higher education advisory council; 
  1.7             modifying student advisory council to the higher 
  1.8             education coordinating board; modifying the higher 
  1.9             education board candidate advisory council to include 
  1.10            higher education coordinating board candidates; 
  1.11            modifying the progress report date of the higher 
  1.12            education center on violence and abuse; amending 
  1.13            Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 126.56, subdivision 
  1.14            5; 135A.08, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3; 135A.10, 
  1.15            subdivision 1; 135A.15, subdivision 1; 136A.01; 
  1.16            136A.02, subdivisions 1, 6, and 7; 136A.04, 
  1.17            subdivision 1; 136A.043; 136A.05, subdivision 1; 
  1.18            136A.07; 136A.42; 136A.87; 136E.02, subdivision 3; 
  1.19            144.1487, subdivision 1; 144.1488, subdivisions 1 and 
  1.20            4; 144.1489, subdivisions 1, 3, and 4; 144.1490; and 
  1.21            144.1491, subdivision 2; Laws 1993, chapter 326, 
  1.22            article 12, section 15, subdivisions 1, 4, and 5; 
  1.23            repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 136A.04, 
  1.24            subdivision 2; 136A.041; 136A.1352; 136A.1353; 
  1.25            136A.1354; 136A.85; 136A.86; 136A.88; 136D.77; 
  1.26            136D.81, subdivision 2; 144.1488, subdivision 2; and 
  1.27            148.236; Laws 1993, chapter 326, article 12, section 
  1.28            15, subdivision 2; and Laws 1993, First Special 
  1.29            Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 8.
  1.30  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.31     Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 126.56, 
  1.32  subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
  1.33     Subd. 5.  [ADVISORY COMMITTEE.] An advisory committee shall 
  1.34  assist the state board of education in approving eligible 
  1.35  programs and shall assist the higher education coordinating 
  1.36  board in planning, implementing, and evaluating the scholarship 
  1.37  program.  The committee shall consist of 11 members, to include 
  2.1   the executive director of the higher education coordinating 
  2.2   board or a representative, the commissioner of education or a 
  2.3   representative, two secondary school administrators and two 
  2.4   secondary teachers appointed by the commissioner of education, 
  2.5   the executive director of the academic excellence foundation, a 
  2.6   private college representative appointed by the president of the 
  2.7   Minnesota private college council, a community college 
  2.8   representative appointed by the community college 
  2.9   chancellor, and a state university representative appointed by 
  2.10  the state university chancellor of the Minnesota state colleges 
  2.11  and universities, and a University of Minnesota representative 
  2.12  appointed by the president of the University of Minnesota.  The 
  2.13  committee expires June 30, 1995 1997. 
  2.14     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 135A.08, 
  2.15  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  2.16     Subdivision 1.  [COURSE EQUIVALENCY.] The regents of the 
  2.17  University of Minnesota, state university board, state board for 
  2.18  community colleges, and state board of technical colleges, in 
  2.19  conjunction with the higher education coordinating board, and 
  2.20  the trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities 
  2.21  shall develop and maintain course equivalency guides for use 
  2.22  between institutions that have a high frequency of 
  2.23  transfer.  Subject to the determination of the higher education 
  2.24  coordinating board made in consultation with the state board of 
  2.25  technical colleges, Course equivalency guides shall not be 
  2.26  required for vocational technical programs that have not been 
  2.27  divided into identifiable courses.  The governing boards of 
  2.28  private institutions that grant associate and baccalaureate 
  2.29  degrees and that have a high frequency of transfer students are 
  2.30  requested to participate in developing these guides. 
  2.31     Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 135A.08, 
  2.32  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
  2.33     Subd. 2.  [COMMON NUMBERING.] The regents of the University 
  2.34  of Minnesota, state university board, state board for community 
  2.35  colleges, and state board of technical colleges, in conjunction 
  2.36  with the higher education coordinating board, and the trustees 
  3.1   of the Minnesota state colleges and universities shall develop 
  3.2   and maintain a common numbering convention to distinguish 
  3.3   remedial, lower division, upper division, and graduate level 
  3.4   coursework.  The governing boards of private institutions that 
  3.5   grant associate and baccalaureate degrees are requested to 
  3.6   cooperate in the development of this numbering convention. 
  3.7      Sec. 4.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 135A.08, 
  3.8   subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
  3.9      Subd. 3.  [GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS.] The state board 
  3.10  for community colleges, in conjunction with the regents of the 
  3.11  University of Minnesota, state university board the trustees of 
  3.12  the Minnesota state colleges and universities, and boards of 
  3.13  private institutions that grant baccalaureate degrees, and the 
  3.14  higher education coordinating board, shall develop a systemwide 
  3.15  standard of distributed general education requirements for the 
  3.16  associate of arts degree.  The boards shall ensure that the 
  3.17  associate of arts degree fulfills the entire general education 
  3.18  requirement for the baccalaureate degree if the intent of the 
  3.19  degree program is that the general education component be 
  3.20  completed in the first two years of study.  
  3.21     Sec. 5.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 135A.10, 
  3.22  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  3.23     Subdivision 1.  [POLICY AND PROCEDURES TO AWARD CREDIT.] 
  3.24  The board of regents of the University of Minnesota, the state 
  3.25  university board, and the state board for community colleges 
  3.26  board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and 
  3.27  universities shall each develop a clear and uniform policy for 
  3.28  its system for awarding post-secondary credit toward a degree 
  3.29  for a student who earns an acceptable score on an advanced 
  3.30  placement program examination.  Each policy must include 
  3.31  procedures to inform students and prospective students about 
  3.32  credit award and procedures to assure implementation on each 
  3.33  campus.  The higher education coordinating board shall assist in 
  3.34  developing the policy. 
  3.35     Sec. 6.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 135A.15, 
  3.36  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  4.1      Subdivision 1.  [POLICY REQUIRED.] The governing board of 
  4.3   each public technical college, community college, or state 
  4.4   university trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and 
  4.5   universities shall, and the University of Minnesota is requested 
  4.6   to, adopt a clear, understandable written policy on sexual 
  4.7   harassment and sexual violence that informs victims of their 
  4.8   rights under the crime victims bill of rights, including the 
  4.9   right to assistance from the crime victims reparations board and 
  4.10  the office of the crime victim ombudsman.  The policy must apply 
  4.11  to students and employees and must provide information about 
  4.12  their rights and duties.  The policy must apply to criminal 
  4.13  incidents occurring on property owned by the post-secondary 
  4.14  system or institution in which the victim is a student or 
  4.15  employee of that system or institution.  It must include 
  4.16  procedures for reporting incidents of sexual harassment or 
  4.17  sexual violence and for disciplinary actions against violators.  
  4.18  During student registration, each technical college, community 
  4.19  college, or state university shall, and the University of 
  4.20  Minnesota is requested to, provide each student with information 
  4.21  regarding its policy.  A copy of the policy also shall be posted 
  4.22  at appropriate locations on campus at all times.  Each private 
  4.23  post-secondary institution that enrolls students who receive 
  4.24  state financial aid is an eligible institution as defined in 
  4.25  section 136A.101, subdivision 4, must adopt a policy that meets 
  4.26  the requirements of this section.  The higher education 
  4.27  coordinating board shall coordinate the policy development of 
  4.28  the systems and institutions and periodically provide for review 
  4.29  and necessary changes in the policies notify institutions 
  4.30  covered by the requirements of this section and assist them in 
  4.31  developing their policies. 
  4.32     Sec. 7.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 136A.01, is 
  4.33  amended to read: 
  4.34     136A.01 [CREATION AND PURPOSE.] 
  4.35     A coordinating board for higher education in the state of 
  4.36  Minnesota, to be known as the Minnesota higher education 
  4.37  coordinating board, is hereby created.  The board shall provide 
  5.1   impartial, statewide leadership and services that enhance 
  5.2   post-secondary learning.  
  5.3      Sec. 8.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 136A.02, 
  5.4   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  5.5      Subdivision 1.  The higher education coordinating board 
  5.6   shall consist of eight citizen members, one from each 
  5.7   congressional district, to be appointed by the governor with the 
  5.8   advice and consent of the senate, two citizen members and one 
  5.9   student member also to be appointed by the governor with the 
  5.10  advice and consent of the senate to represent the state at large.
  5.11  Not more than seven members shall belong to the same political 
  5.12  party.  The student member must be a full-time student enrolled 
  5.13  in a Minnesota post-secondary institution at the time of 
  5.14  appointment or within one year prior to appointment.  The 
  5.15  student advisory council may recommend candidates to the 
  5.16  governor for the student member position.  All appointees to the 
  5.17  board shall be selected for their knowledge of and interest in 
  5.18  post-secondary education and at least one shall be selected 
  5.19  specifically for knowledge of and interest in vocational 
  5.20  education.  A nonstudent member of the board must not be an 
  5.21  employee of or receive compensation from a public or private 
  5.22  post-secondary institution while serving on the board.  A 
  5.23  student member may receive compensation as a student body 
  5.24  officer or may be a recipient of financial aid, including work 
  5.25  study, but must not otherwise be employed or compensated by a 
  5.26  post-secondary institution while serving on the board.  
  5.27     Sec. 9.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 136A.02, 
  5.28  subdivision 6, is amended to read: 
  5.29     Subd. 6.  [HIGHER EDUCATION ADVISORY COUNCIL.] A higher 
  5.30  education advisory council is established.  The council is 
  5.31  composed of the president of the University of Minnesota, the 
  5.32  chancellor of the state universities, the chancellor of the 
  5.33  community colleges, the chancellor of the technical colleges 
  5.34  Minnesota state colleges and universities, the commissioner of 
  5.35  education, the president of the private college council, and a 
  5.36  representative from the Minnesota association of private 
  6.1   post-secondary schools.  The advisory council shall (1) bring to 
  6.2   the attention of the board any matters that the council deems 
  6.3   necessary, (2) make appropriate recommendations, (3) review and 
  6.4   comment upon proposals and other matters before the board, and 
  6.5   (4) provide other assistance to the board.  The board shall 
  6.6   periodically inform the council of matters under consideration 
  6.7   by the board.  The board shall refer all proposals to the 
  6.8   council before submitting recommendations to the governor and 
  6.9   the legislature.  The board shall provide time for a report from 
  6.10  the advisory council at each meeting of the board. 
  6.11     The council shall report to the board at least quarterly 
  6.12  periodically.  The council shall determine its meeting times, 
  6.13  but it shall also meet within 30 days after a request by the 
  6.14  executive director of the board.  The council expires June 
  6.15  30, 1995 1997. 
  6.16     Sec. 10.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 136A.02, 
  6.17  subdivision 7, is amended to read: 
  6.18     Subd. 7.  [STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL.] A student advisory 
  6.19  council to the board is established.  The members of the council 
  6.20  shall include the chair of the University of Minnesota 
  6.21  university student senate, the state chair of the Minnesota 
  6.22  state university universities student association, the president 
  6.23  of the Minnesota community college student association, the 
  6.24  president of the Minnesota technical college student 
  6.25  association, the president of the Minnesota association of 
  6.26  private college students, and a student who is enrolled in a 
  6.27  private vocational school registered under this chapter, to be 
  6.28  appointed by the Minnesota association of private post-secondary 
  6.29  schools.  A member may be represented by a student designee who 
  6.30  attends an institution from the same system that the absent 
  6.31  member represents. 
  6.32     The advisory council shall: 
  6.33     (1) bring to the attention of the board any matter that the 
  6.34  council believes needs the attention of the board; 
  6.35     (2) make recommendations to the board as the council deems 
  6.36  appropriate; 
  7.1      (3) review and comment upon proposals and other matters 
  7.2   before the board; 
  7.3      (4) appoint student members to board advisory groups as 
  7.4   provided in subdivision 5a; 
  7.5      (5) provide any reasonable assistance to the board; and 
  7.6      (6) select one of its members to serve as chair.  The board 
  7.7   shall inform the council of all matters under consideration by 
  7.8   the board and shall refer all proposals to the council before 
  7.9   the board acts or sends the proposals to the governor or the 
  7.10  legislature.  The board shall provide time for a report from the 
  7.11  advisory council at each meeting of the board. 
  7.12     The student advisory council shall report to the board 
  7.13  quarterly and at other times that the council considers 
  7.14  desirable.  The council shall determine its meeting time, but 
  7.15  the council shall also meet with the executive director of the 
  7.16  board within 30 days after the director's request for a council 
  7.17  meeting.  The student advisory council shall meet quarterly with 
  7.18  the higher education advisory council and the board executive 
  7.19  committee.  The council expires June 30, 1995 1997. 
  7.20     Sec. 11.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 136A.04, 
  7.21  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  7.22     Subdivision 1.  The higher education coordinating board 
  7.23  shall:  
  7.24     (1) continuously study and analyze all phases and aspects 
  7.25  of higher education, both public and private, and develop 
  7.26  necessary plans and programs to meet present and future needs of 
  7.27  the people of the state develop and provide strategic policy 
  7.28  recommendations and analysis on higher education issues for 
  7.29  policymakers, the higher education community, and the public; 
  7.30     (2) provide recommendations and support for innovative 
  7.31  approaches in higher education; 
  7.32     (2) (3) continuously engage in long-range planning for the 
  7.33  needs of higher education and, if necessary, cooperatively 
  7.34  engage in planning with neighboring states and agencies of the 
  7.35  federal government; 
  7.36     (3) (4) act as successor to any committee or commission 
  8.1   previously authorized to engage in exercising any of the powers 
  8.2   and duties prescribed by sections 136A.01 to 136A.07; 
  8.3      (4) (5) review, approve or disapprove, and identify 
  8.4   priorities with respect to all proposals for new, or additional, 
  8.5   or changes in existing programs of instruction to be established 
  8.6   in or offered by public post-secondary institutions and private 
  8.7   post-secondary institutions.  The board shall also periodically 
  8.8   review existing programs.  For public post-secondary 
  8.9   institutions, the board shall approve or disapprove continuation 
  8.10  or modification of existing programs.  For private 
  8.11  post-secondary institutions, the board shall recommend 
  8.12  continuation or modification of existing programs. 
  8.13     Before a public post-secondary program can be offered at a 
  8.14  site other than that for which it was approved originally, the 
  8.15  program must be resubmitted for approval.  When reviewing a 
  8.16  program, the board shall consider whether it is unnecessary, a 
  8.17  needless duplication, beyond the capability of the system or 
  8.18  institution considering its resources, or beyond the scope of 
  8.19  the system or institutional mission; 
  8.20     (5) review, approve or disapprove, and identify priorities 
  8.21  with respect to all proposals for new, additional, or changes in 
  8.22  existing large-scale or permanent sites of instruction to be 
  8.23  established in or offered by public post-secondary 
  8.24  institutions.  The board shall forward its decisions on sites to 
  8.25  the chairs of the house appropriations and senate finance 
  8.26  committees.  Private post-secondary institutions must give 
  8.27  reasonable notice to the board prior to making binding decisions 
  8.28  to establish a site or center, and are requested to participate 
  8.29  in this site approval process.  When reviewing a site, the board 
  8.30  shall consider whether it is unnecessary, a needless 
  8.31  duplication, beyond the capability of the system or institution 
  8.32  considering its resources, or beyond the scope of the system or 
  8.33  institutional mission; 
  8.34     (6) obtain from private post-secondary institutions 
  8.35  receiving state funds a report on their use of those funds; and 
  8.36     (7) coordinate the development and implementation of 
  9.1   transfer agreements by the systems that ensure the 
  9.2   transferability of credits between Minnesota post-secondary 
  9.3   institutions, earned for equal and relevant work at those 
  9.4   institutions, the degree to which credits earned at one 
  9.5   institution are accepted at full value by the other 
  9.6   institutions, and the policies of these institutions concerning 
  9.7   the placement of these transferred credits on transcripts; and 
  9.8      (8) prescribe policies, procedures, and rules necessary to 
  9.9   administer the programs under its supervision.  
  9.10     Sec. 12.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 136A.043, is 
  9.11  amended to read: 
  9.12     136A.043 [INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.] 
  9.13     The higher education coordinating board shall initiate 
  9.14  activities to coordinate state policy development regarding the 
  9.15  use of information technology in post-secondary education 
  9.16  instruction and administration.  These activities shall include 
  9.17  at least the following:  a survey, conducted in collaboration 
  9.18  with the post-secondary education systems, of existing 
  9.19  information technology use and needs of institutions and 
  9.20  regions; initiation of collaborative activities to share 
  9.21  information and resources; and provision of opportunities for 
  9.22  post-secondary education policy makers to review issues and 
  9.23  needs for policy development. 
  9.24     Sec. 13.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 136A.05, 
  9.25  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  9.26     Subdivision 1.  All public institutions of higher 
  9.27  education, all school districts providing post-secondary 
  9.28  vocational education, and all state departments and agencies 
  9.29  shall cooperate with and supply information requested by the 
  9.30  higher education coordinating board in order to enable it to 
  9.31  carry out and perform its duties.  Private post-secondary 
  9.32  institutions are requested to cooperate and provide information. 
  9.33     Sec. 14.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 136A.07, is 
  9.34  amended to read: 
  9.35     136A.07 [REPORTS.] 
  9.36     The higher education coordinating board periodically shall 
 10.1   report to the governor and legislature concerning its activities 
 10.2   from time to time and may report in connection therewith to the 
 10.3   governing body of each institution of higher education in the 
 10.4   state, both public and private.  It shall file a formal report 
 10.5   with the governor not later than October 15 of each 
 10.6   even-numbered year so that the information therein contained, 
 10.7   including recommendations, may be embodied in the governor's 
 10.8   budget message to the legislature.  It shall also report to the 
 10.9   legislature not later than November 15 of each even-numbered 
 10.10  year and recommendations for state post-secondary education 
 10.11  policy. 
 10.12     Sec. 15.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 136A.42, is 
 10.13  amended to read: 
 10.14     136A.42 [ANNUAL REPORT.] 
 10.15     The authority shall keep an accurate account of all of its 
 10.16  activities and all of its receipts and expenditures and shall 
 10.17  annually make a report thereof to the higher education 
 10.18  coordinating board.  The higher education coordinating board 
 10.19  shall review and comment upon the report and make such 
 10.20  recommendations as it deems necessary to the governor and the 
 10.21  legislature. 
 10.22     Sec. 16.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 136A.87, is 
 10.23  amended to read: 
 10.24     136A.87 [PLANNING INFORMATION.] 
 10.25     The board shall make available to all residents from 8th 
 10.26  grade through adulthood students and parents information about 
 10.27  academic and financial planning and preparing preparation for 
 10.28  post-secondary opportunities.  Information must be provided 
 10.29  to parents of all children no later than their 5th grade year 
 10.30  and all 8th grade students and their parents by January 1 of 
 10.31  each year about the need to plan for their post-secondary 
 10.32  education.  The board may also provide information to high 
 10.33  school students and their parents, to adults, and to 
 10.34  out-of-school youth.  Particular emphasis shall be given to 
 10.35  students and parents of color, low-income families, and families 
 10.36  with no previous post-secondary education experience.  The 
 11.1   information provided may include the following: 
 11.2      (1) the need to start planning early; 
 11.3      (2) the availability of assistance in educational planning 
 11.4   from educational institutions and other organizations; 
 11.5      (3) suggestions for studying effectively during high 
 11.6   school; 
 11.7      (4) high school courses necessary to be adequately prepared 
 11.8   for post-secondary education; 
 11.9      (5) encouragement to involve parents actively in planning 
 11.10  for all phases of education; 
 11.11     (6) information about post-high school education and 
 11.12  training opportunities existing in the state, their respective 
 11.13  missions and expectations for students, their preparation 
 11.14  requirements, admission requirements, and student placement; 
 11.15     (7) ways to evaluate and select post-secondary 
 11.16  institutions; 
 11.17     (8) the process of transferring credits among Minnesota 
 11.18  post-secondary institutions and systems; 
 11.19     (9) the costs of post-secondary education, ways to save, 
 11.20  and the availability of financial assistance in meeting these 
 11.21  costs; 
 11.22     (10) the interrelationship of assistance from student 
 11.23  financial aid, public assistance, and job training programs; and 
 11.24     (11) financial planning for education beyond high school.  
 11.25     Sec. 17.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 136E.02, 
 11.26  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 11.27     Subd. 3.  [DUTIES.] The advisory council shall: 
 11.28     (1) develop a statement of the selection criteria to be 
 11.29  applied and a description of the responsibilities and duties of 
 11.30  a member of the higher education board and the higher education 
 11.31  coordinating board and shall distribute this to potential 
 11.32  candidates; and 
 11.33     (2) for each position on the board boards, identify and 
 11.34  recruit qualified candidates for the board boards, based on the 
 11.35  background and experience of the candidates, and their potential 
 11.36  for discharging the responsibilities of a member of the board 
 12.1   boards. 
 12.2      Sec. 18.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 144.1487, 
 12.3   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 12.4      Subdivision 1.  [DEFINITIONS.] (a) For purposes of sections 
 12.5   144.1487 to 144.1492, the following definitions apply definition 
 12.6   applies. 
 12.7      (b) "Board" means the higher education coordinating board. 
 12.8      (c) "Health professional shortage area" means an area 
 12.9   designated as such by the federal Secretary of Health and Human 
 12.10  Services, as provided under Code of Federal Regulations, title 
 12.11  42, part 5, and United States Code, title 42, section 254E. 
 12.12     Sec. 19.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 144.1488, 
 12.13  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 12.14     Subdivision 1.  [DUTIES OF THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH.] The 
 12.15  commissioner shall administer the state loan repayment program.  
 12.16  The commissioner shall: 
 12.17     (1) ensure that federal funds are used in accordance with 
 12.18  program requirements established by the federal National Health 
 12.19  Services Corps; 
 12.20     (2) notify potentially eligible loan repayment sites about 
 12.21  the program; 
 12.22     (3) develop and disseminate application materials to sites; 
 12.23     (4) review and rank applications using the scoring criteria 
 12.24  approved by the federal Department of Health and Human Services 
 12.25  as part of the Minnesota department of health's National Health 
 12.26  Services Corps state loan repayment program application; 
 12.27     (5) select sites that qualify for loan repayment based upon 
 12.28  the availability of federal and state funding; 
 12.29     (6) provide the higher education coordinating board with a 
 12.30  list of qualifying sites; and 
 12.31     (7) carry out other activities necessary to implement and 
 12.32  administer sections 144.1487 to 144.1492. 
 12.33     The commissioner shall enter into an interagency agreement 
 12.34  with the higher education coordinating board to carry out the 
 12.35  duties assigned to the board under sections 144.1487 to 144.1492.
 12.36     (7) verify the eligibility of program participants; 
 13.1      (8) sign a contract with each participant that specifies 
 13.2   the obligations of the participant and the state; 
 13.3      (9) arrange for the payment of qualifying educational loans 
 13.4   for program participants; 
 13.5      (10) monitor the obligated service of program participants; 
 13.6      (11) waive or suspend service or payment obligations of 
 13.7   participants in appropriate situations; 
 13.8      (12) place participants who fail to meet their obligations 
 13.9   in default; and 
 13.10     (13) enforce penalties for default. 
 13.11     Sec. 20.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 144.1488, 
 13.12  subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
 13.13     Subd. 4.  [ELIGIBLE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.] (a) To be 
 13.14  eligible to apply to the higher education coordinating board 
 13.15  commissioner for the loan repayment program, health 
 13.16  professionals must be citizens or nationals of the United 
 13.17  States, must not have any unserved obligations for service to a 
 13.18  federal, state, or local government, or other entity, and must 
 13.19  be ready to begin full-time clinical practice upon signing a 
 13.20  contract for obligated service. 
 13.21     (b) In selecting physicians for participation, the board 
 13.22  commissioner shall give priority to physicians who are board 
 13.23  certified or have completed a residency in family practice, 
 13.24  osteopathic general practice, obstetrics and gynecology, 
 13.25  internal medicine, or pediatrics.  A physician selected for 
 13.26  participation is not eligible for loan repayment until the 
 13.27  physician has an employment agreement or contract with an 
 13.28  eligible loan repayment site and has signed a contract for 
 13.29  obligated service with the higher education coordinating 
 13.30  board commissioner. 
 13.31     Sec. 21.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 144.1489, 
 13.32  subdivision 1, is amended to read:  
 13.33     Subdivision 1.  [CONTRACT REQUIRED.] Before starting the 
 13.34  period of obligated service, a participant must sign a contract 
 13.35  with the higher education coordinating board commissioner that 
 13.36  specifies the obligations of the participant and the board. 
 14.1      Sec. 22.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 144.1489, 
 14.2   subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 14.3      Subd. 3.  [LENGTH OF SERVICE.] Participants must agree to 
 14.4   provide obligated service for a minimum of two years.  A 
 14.5   participant may extend a contract to provide obligated service 
 14.6   for a third year, subject to board approval by the commissioner 
 14.7   and the availability of federal and state funding. 
 14.8      Sec. 23.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 144.1489, 
 14.9   subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
 14.10     Subd. 4.  [AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE REQUIRED.] Within 30 days 
 14.11  of the start of obligated service, and by February 1 of each 
 14.12  succeeding calendar year, a participant shall submit an 
 14.13  affidavit to the board commissioner stating that the participant 
 14.14  is providing the obligated service and which is signed by a 
 14.15  representative of the organizational entity in which the service 
 14.16  is provided.  Participants must provide written notice to 
 14.17  the board commissioner within 30 days of:  a change in name or 
 14.18  address, a decision not to fulfill a service obligation, or 
 14.19  cessation of clinical practice. 
 14.20     Sec. 24.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 144.1490, is 
 14.21  amended to read: 
 14.22     144.1490 [RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.] 
 14.23     Subdivision 1.  [LOAN REPAYMENT.] Subject to the 
 14.24  availability of federal and state funds for the loan repayment 
 14.25  program, the higher education coordinating board commissioner 
 14.26  shall pay all or part of the qualifying education loans up to 
 14.27  $20,000 annually for each primary care physician participant 
 14.28  that fulfills the required service obligation.  For purposes of 
 14.29  this provision, "qualifying educational loans" are government 
 14.30  and commercial loans for actual costs paid for tuition, 
 14.31  reasonable education expenses, and reasonable living expenses 
 14.32  related to the graduate or undergraduate education of a health 
 14.33  care professional. 
 14.34     Subd. 2.  [PROCEDURE FOR LOAN REPAYMENT.] Program 
 14.35  participants, at the time of signing a contract, shall designate 
 14.36  the qualifying loan or loans for which the higher education 
 15.1   coordinating board commissioner is to make payments.  The 
 15.2   participant shall submit to the board commissioner all payment 
 15.3   books for the designated loan or loans or all monthly billings 
 15.4   for the designated loan or loans within five days of receipt.  
 15.5   The board commissioner shall make payments in accordance with 
 15.6   the terms and conditions of the designated loans, in an amount 
 15.7   not to exceed $20,000 when annualized.  If the amount paid by 
 15.8   the board commissioner is less than $20,000 during a 12-month 
 15.9   period, the board commissioner shall pay during the 12th month 
 15.10  an additional amount towards a loan or loans designated by the 
 15.11  participant, to bring the total paid to $20,000.  The total 
 15.12  amount paid by the board commissioner must not exceed the amount 
 15.13  of principal and accrued interest of the designated loans. 
 15.14     Sec. 25.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 144.1491, 
 15.15  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 15.16     Subd. 2.  [SUSPENSION OR WAIVER OF OBLIGATION.] Payment or 
 15.17  service obligations cancel in the event of a participant's 
 15.18  death.  The board commissioner may waive or suspend payment or 
 15.19  service obligations in case of total and permanent disability or 
 15.20  long-term temporary disability lasting for more than two years.  
 15.21  The board commissioner shall evaluate all other requests for 
 15.22  suspension or waivers on a case-by-case basis. 
 15.23     Sec. 26.  Laws 1993, chapter 326, article 12, section 15, 
 15.24  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 15.25     Subdivision 1.  [CREATION AND DESIGNATION.] The higher 
 15.26  education center on violence and abuse is created.  The higher 
 15.27  education center on violence and abuse shall be located at and 
 15.28  managed by a public or private post-secondary institution in 
 15.29  Minnesota.  The higher education coordinating board shall 
 15.30  designate the location of the center following review of 
 15.31  proposals from potential higher education sponsors. 
 15.32     Sec. 27.  Laws 1993, chapter 326, article 12, section 15, 
 15.33  subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
 15.34     Subd. 4.  [PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND LICENSURE.] By March 
 15.35  15, 1994, The center shall convene task forces for professions 
 15.36  that work with victims and perpetrators of violence.  Task 
 16.1   forces must be formed for the following professions:  teachers, 
 16.2   school administrators, guidance counselors, law enforcement 
 16.3   officers, lawyers, physicians, nurses, psychologists, and social 
 16.4   workers.  Each task force must include representatives of the 
 16.5   licensing agency, higher education systems offering programs in 
 16.6   the profession, appropriate professional associations, students 
 16.7   or recent graduates, representatives of communities served by 
 16.8   the profession, and employers or experienced professionals.  The 
 16.9   center must establish guidelines for the work of the task 
 16.10  forces.  Each task force must review current programs, licensing 
 16.11  regulations and examinations, and accreditation standards to 
 16.12  identify specific needs and plans for ensuring that 
 16.13  professionals are adequately prepared and updated on violence 
 16.14  and abuse issues. 
 16.15     Sec. 28.  Laws 1993, chapter 326, article 12, section 15, 
 16.16  subdivision 5, is amended to read:  
 16.17     Subd. 5.  [PROGRESS REPORT.] The center shall provide a 
 16.18  progress report to the legislature by March 15, 1994 1996. 
 16.19     Sec. 29.  [TRANSFER OF PROGRAMS.] 
 16.20     The responsibilities of the higher education coordinating 
 16.21  board confirmed and specified under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
 16.22  136A.1355 to 136A.1358, are transferred under Minnesota 
 16.23  Statutes, section 15.039, to the Minnesota department of health. 
 16.24     Sec. 30.  [INSTRUCTION TO REVISOR.] 
 16.25     In the next and subsequent editions of Minnesota Statutes, 
 16.26  the revisor shall change the term "board" to "commissioner" in 
 16.27  Minnesota Statutes, sections 136A.1355 to 136A.1358.  
 16.28     Sec. 31.  [REPEALER.] 
 16.29     Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 136A.04, subdivision 2; 
 16.30  136A.041; 136A.1352; 136A.1353; 136A.1354; 136A.85; 136A.86; 
 16.31  136A.88; 136D.77; 136D.81, subdivision 2; 144.1488, subdivision 
 16.32  2; and 148.236; Laws 1993, chapter 326, article 12, section 15, 
 16.33  subdivision 2; and Laws 1993, First Special Session chapter 2, 
 16.34  article 1, section 2, subdivision 8, are repealed.