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as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 02:24am

A bill for an act
relating to higher education; defining terms; providing an appeals process;
requiring a report; providing awards for online courses; appropriating money;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 135A.25, subdivision 4; 136A.08,
subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 136A.127, by adding a subdivision.

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

ARTICLE 1

HIGHER EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1. new text begin SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS. new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Summary By Fund. new text end

new text begin The amounts shown in this subdivision
summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made in this article.
new text end

new text begin SUMMARY BY FUND new text end
		new text begin 2010 new text end		new text begin 2011 new text end		new text begin Total new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 1,421,840,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 1,422,710,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 2,844,550,000 new text end
new text begin Health Care Access new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 2,157,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 2,157,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 4,314,000 new text end
new text begin Total new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 1,423,997,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 1,424,867,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 2,848,864,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Summary By Agency - All Funds. new text end

new text begin The amounts shown in this subdivision
summarize direct appropriations, by agency, made in this article.
new text end

new text begin SUMMARY BY AGENCY - ALL FUNDS new text end
		new text begin 2010 new text end		new text begin 2011 new text end		new text begin Total new text end
new text begin Minnesota Office of Higher Education new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 184,976,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 185,795,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 370,771,000 new text end
new text begin Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 608,597,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 608,597,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 1,217,194,000 new text end
new text begin Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 627,092,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 627,092,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 1,254,184,000 new text end
new text begin Mayo Medical Foundation new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 1,175,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 1,226,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 2,401,000 new text end
new text begin Total new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 1,421,840,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 1,422,710,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 2,844,550,000 new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin HIGHER EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS. new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated
for each purpose. The figures "2010" and "2011" used in this article mean that the
appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, or
June 30, 2011, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2010. "The second year" is fiscal
year 2011. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2010 and 2011.
new text end

			new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end
			new text begin Available for the Year new text end
			new text begin Ending June 30 new text end
				new text begin 2010 new text end		new text begin 2011 new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin MINNESOTA OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 184,976,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 185,795,000 new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin State Grants new text end

new text begin 144,138,000 new text end

new text begin 144,138,000 new text end

new text begin If the appropriation in this subdivision for
either year is insufficient, the appropriation
for the other year is available for it.
new text end

new text begin For the biennium, the tuition maximum for
students in four-year programs is $9,838 in
each year for students in four-year programs,
and for students in two-year programs, is
$5,808 each year.
new text end

new text begin This appropriation sets the living and
miscellaneous expense allowance at $6,200
each year.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Safety Officers Survivors new text end

new text begin 100,000 new text end

new text begin 100,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is to provide educational
benefits under Minnesota Statutes, section
299A.45, to dependents of public safety
officers killed in the line of duty.
new text end

new text begin If the appropriation in this subdivision for
either year is insufficient, the appropriation
for the other year is available for it.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Interstate Tuition Reciprocity new text end

new text begin 2,750,000 new text end

new text begin 3,150,000 new text end

new text begin If the appropriation in this subdivision for
either year is insufficient, the appropriation
for the other year is available to meet
reciprocity contract obligations.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin State Work Study new text end

new text begin 11,822,000 new text end

new text begin 11,822,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Child Care Grants new text end

new text begin 5,875,000 new text end

new text begin 5,875,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Indian Scholarships new text end

new text begin 1,856,000 new text end

new text begin 1,856,000 new text end

new text begin Up to $150,000 of this appropriation in
the 2010-2011 biennium may be used for
administration of the program.
new text end

new text begin The director of the Minnesota Office of
Higher Education must contract with at least
one knowledgeable person residing in or
near the city of Bemidji to assist students
with the scholarships under Minnesota
Statutes, section 136A.126, and with other
information about financial aid for which
the students may be eligible. Bemidji State
University must provide office space at
no cost to the Minnesota Office of Higher
Education for purposes of administering the
American Indian scholarship program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.126.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Minitex new text end

new text begin 5,068,000 new text end

new text begin 5,068,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin MnLINK Gateway new text end

new text begin 360,000 new text end

new text begin 360,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end new text begin Learning Network of Minnesota new text end

new text begin 4,320,000 new text end

new text begin 4,320,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end new text begin Minnesota College Savings Plan new text end

new text begin 700,000 new text end

new text begin 700,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end new text begin Midwest Higher Education Compact new text end

new text begin 85,000 new text end

new text begin 85,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end new text begin Intervention for College Attendance Program Grants new text end

new text begin 447,000 new text end

new text begin 447,000 new text end

new text begin Up to $100,000 of this appropriation in the
2010-2011 biennium may be used for the
administration of the program.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 14. new text end new text begin Achieve Scholarship Program new text end

new text begin 4,150,000 new text end

new text begin 4,550,000 new text end

new text begin Up to $200,000 in the 2010-2011 biennium
may be used for administration of the
program.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 15. new text end new text begin Outreach; Student and Parent Information new text end

new text begin 294,000 new text end

new text begin 294,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation includes funding for
student and parent information and the get
ready outreach program. Of this amount
$125,000 each year is for student and parent
information and $169,000 each year is for
Get Ready outreach.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 16. new text end new text begin United Family Medicine Residency Program new text end

new text begin 403,000 new text end

new text begin 422,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is for a grant to the
United Family Medicine residency program
to support up to 18 resident physicians
each year in family practice at United
Family Medicine residency programs and
shall prepare doctors to practice family
care medicine in underserved rural and
urban areas of the state. It is intended that
this program will improve health care in
underserved communities, provide affordable
access to appropriate medical care, and
manage the treatment of patients in a more
cost-effective manner.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 17. new text end new text begin Campus Compact new text end

new text begin 216,000 new text end

new text begin 216,000 new text end

new text begin Up to $103,000 each year may be used for
administration. Up to $113,000 each year is
for grants to increase campus-community
collaboration and service learning statewide,
including operations of the Minnesota
campus compact, grants to member
institutions and grants for member institution
initiatives. For every $1 in state funding,
grant recipients must contribute $2 in campus
or community-based support.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 18. new text end new text begin Minnesota Minority Education Partnership new text end

new text begin 48,000 new text end

new text begin 48,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 19. new text end new text begin Agency Administration new text end

new text begin 2,344,000 new text end

new text begin 2,344,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 20. new text end new text begin Balances Forward new text end

new text begin A balance in the first year under this section
does not cancel, but is available for the
second year.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 21. new text end new text begin Transfers new text end

new text begin The Minnesota Office of Higher Education
may transfer unencumbered balances from
the appropriations in this section to the
state grant appropriation, the interstate
tuition reciprocity appropriation, the
child care grant appropriation, the Indian
scholarship appropriation, the state work
study appropriation, the achieve scholarship
appropriation, the public safety officers'
survivors appropriation, and the Minnesota
college savings plan appropriation. Transfers
from the child care or state work study
appropriations may only be made to the
extent there is a projected surplus in the
appropriation. A transfer may be made
only with the prior written approval of the
commissioner of finance and prior written
notice to the chairs of the senate and house of
representatives committees with jurisdiction
over higher education finance.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 608,597,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 608,597,000 new text end

new text begin The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota
State Colleges and Universities shall adopt
a tuition growth cap for the 2009-2010 and
2010-2011 academic years that limits the
impact on students compared to tuition paid
in the previous academic year.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin General Appropriation new text end

new text begin 608,597,000 new text end

new text begin 608,597,000 new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 629,249,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 629,249,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2010 new text end	new text begin 2011 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 627,092,000 new text end	new text begin 627,092,000 new text end
new text begin Health Care Access new text end	new text begin 2,157,000 new text end	new text begin 2,157,000 new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Operations and Maintenance new text end

new text begin 542,653,000 new text end

new text begin 542,653,000 new text end

new text begin The Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota is encouraged to adopt a tuition
growth cap for the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011
academic years that limits the impact on
students compared to tuition paid in the
previous academic year.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Primary Care Education Initiatives new text end

new text begin 2,157,000 new text end

new text begin 2,157,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is from the health care
access fund.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Special Appropriations new text end

new text begin (a) Agriculture and Extension Service new text end

new text begin 46,406,000 new text end

new text begin 46,406,000 new text end

new text begin (1) This appropriation is for the Agricultural
Experiment Station, Minnesota Extension
Service.
new text end

new text begin (2) The Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota is requested to refrain from
implementing corresponding reductions in
funding for the purposes for which additional
funding is provided.
new text end

new text begin (b) new text begin Health Sciences new text end new text end

new text begin 4,384,000 new text end

new text begin 4,384,000 new text end

new text begin $346,000 each year is to support up to 12
resident physicians each year in the St.
Cloud Hospital family practice residency
program. The program must prepare doctors
to practice primary care medicine in the rural
areas of the state. The legislature intends
this program to improve health care in rural
communities, provide affordable access to
appropriate medical care, and manage the
treatment of patients in a more cost-effective
manner.
new text end

new text begin The remainder of this appropriation is for
the rural physicians associates program, the
Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, health
sciences research, dental care, and the
Biomedical Engineering Center.
new text end

new text begin (c) new text begin Institute of Technology new text end new text end

new text begin 1,234,000 new text end

new text begin 1,234,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is for the Geological
Survey and the talented youth mathematics
program.
new text end

new text begin (d) System Specials new text end

new text begin 5,474,000 new text end

new text begin 5,474,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is for general research,
student loans matching money, industrial
relations education, Natural Resources
Research Institute, Center for Urban and
Regional Affairs, Bell Museum of Natural
History, and the Humphrey exhibit.
new text end

new text begin This appropriation includes additional
funding each year for industrial relations
education.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin University of Minnesota and Mayo Foundation Partnership new text end

new text begin 7,115,000 new text end

new text begin 7,115,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is for the direct and
indirect expenses of the collaborative
research partnership between the University
of Minnesota and the Mayo Foundation
for research in biotechnology and medical
genomics. This appropriation is available
until expended. An annual report on
the expenditure of these funds must be
submitted to the governor and the chairs
of the senate and house of representatives
committees responsible for higher education
and economic development by June 30 of
each fiscal year.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Academic Health Center new text end

new text begin The appropriation for Academic Health
Center funding under Minnesota Statutes,
section 297F.10, is $22,250,000 each year.
new text end

Sec. 6. new text begin MAYO CLINIC new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 1,175,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 1,226,000 new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Medical School new text end

new text begin 577,000 new text end

new text begin 602,000 new text end

new text begin The state must pay a capitation each
year for each student who is a resident
of Minnesota. The appropriation may be
transferred between years of the biennium to
accommodate enrollment fluctuations.
new text end

new text begin It is intended that during the biennium the
Mayo Clinic use the capitation money to
increase the number of doctors practicing in
rural areas in need of doctors.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Family Practice and Graduate Residency Program new text end

new text begin 598,000 new text end

new text begin 624,000 new text end

new text begin The state must pay stipend support for up to
27 residents each year.
new text end

ARTICLE 2

OTHER HIGHER EDUCATION PROVISIONS

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 135A.25, subdivision 4, is amended to
read:

Subd. 4.

Minnesota Office of Higher Education responsibilities.

(a) For private
postsecondary institutions, the Minnesota Office of Higher Education must develop
educational materials considering the recommendations by the Minnesota Office of Higher
Education and others and at least annually convene and sponsor meetings and workshops
and provide educational strategies for faculty, students, administrators, institutions, and
bookstores to inform all interested parties on strategies for reducing the costs of course
materials for students attending postsecondary institutions.

(b) The Minnesota Office of Higher Education must deleted text begin identify methods to compile and
distribute information on publishers that sell or distribute course material for classroom
use in postsecondary institutions in a manner that meets the requirements and complies
with subdivision 2. The Minnesota Office of Higher Education must also evaluate ways
to make this information available for use by students and faculty in postsecondary
institutions. deleted text end new text begin report to the committees of the legislature responsible for higher education
finance by January 15, 2010, on the implementation of textbook information requirements
under United States Code, title 20, section 1015b, effective July 1, 2010. In preparing
the report, the office must work with representatives of the Student Advisory Council,
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, the University of Minnesota, and the Private
College Council. At a minimum, the report must include a template that publishers may
use to provide the required information in a consistent format to all Minnesota campuses,
and make recommendations of methods to disseminate pricing information to support
students and faculty in making well informed decisions about course materials.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 136A.08, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

new text begin (a) new text end For the purposes of this section, the new text begin following new text end terms new text begin
have the meanings given them.
new text end

new text begin (b) new text end "Province" and "provincial" mean the Canadian province of Manitoba.

new text begin (c) new text end new text begin "Resident of this state" means a resident student as defined in section 136A.101,
subdivision 8.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 136A.08, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Appeal; resident status. new text end

new text begin A student who does not meet the definition of
resident after residing in Minnesota for 12 months may appeal to the director by providing
documentation on the student's reasons for residing in Minnesota. The director may
grant resident status to the student upon determining the documentation establishes that
postsecondary education was not the student's principle reason for residing in Minnesota.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 136A.127, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 9a. new text end

new text begin Additional award for online course completion. new text end

new text begin An eligible student
who has completed at least one online course while in high school or in a home-school
setting under section 120A.22 may receive an additional award of up to $150 to be used
in conjunction with the base award described in subdivision 9. The additional award is
available to new applicants for terms of enrollment beginning on or after July 1, 2009,
and must be used during the period described in subdivision 12. The online course must
be offered by a provider certified by the Minnesota Department of Education under
section 124D.095 or by an eligible postsecondary institution as defined under section
136A.101, subdivision 4. If the official high school transcript is not sufficient to document
the completion of the online course, the student may be required to submit further
documentation that the office deems sufficient.
new text end