as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/10/2017 09:35am
A bill for an act
relating to higher education; modifying the treatment of private institutions in the
case of an adjudication of fraud or misrepresentation; amending Minnesota Statutes
2016, section 136A.685.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.685, is amended to read:
The office deleted text begin shall not providedeleted text end new text begin may revoke, or deny an application for,new text end registration or degree
or name approval to a school if there has been a criminal, civil, or administrative adjudication
of fraud or misrepresentation in Minnesota or in another state or jurisdiction against the
school or its owner, officers, agents, or sponsoring organization. new text begin If the adjudication was
related to a particular academic program or programs, the office may revoke degree approval,
or deny an application for degree approval, for that program only.
new text end
The adjudication of fraud or misrepresentation is sufficient cause for the office to
determine that a school:
(1) does not qualify for exemption under section 136A.657; or
(2) is not approved to grant degrees or to use the term "academy," "college," "institute,"
or "university" in its name.