1.1 	CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON S.F. No. 2415
1.2 	A bill for an act
1.3 	relating to higher education; providing funding and policy changes for the Office 
1.4 	of Higher Education, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, and the 
1.5 	University of Minnesota; modifying the state grant formula; requiring a report; 
1.6 	appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 13.322, 
1.7 	subdivision 3; 135A.15, subdivision 2; 136A.101, subdivision 5a; 136A.121, 
1.8 	subdivision 6; 136A.1215, subdivision 4; 136A.1275, subdivisions 2, 3; 136A.15, 
1.9 	subdivision 8; 136A.16, subdivisions 1, 2, 5, 8, 9; 136A.162; 136A.1701, 
1.10 	subdivision 7; 136A.1789, subdivisions 1, 3, 5; 136A.64, subdivisions 1, 5, by 
1.11 	adding a subdivision; 136A.645; 136A.646; 136A.672, by adding a subdivision; 
1.12 	136A.821, by adding subdivisions; 136A.822, subdivisions 6, 10, 12; 136A.8295, 
1.13 	by adding subdivisions; 136A.87; 136F.20, by adding a subdivision; 136F.38; 
1.14 	136F.58, by adding a subdivision; 179A.20, by adding a subdivision; proposing 
1.15 	coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 136A; 136F; 137; repealing 
1.16 	Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 136A.15, subdivisions 2, 7; 136A.1701, 
1.17 	subdivision 12.
1.18 	May 20, 2019
1.19 	The Honorable Jeremy R. Miller
1.20 	President of the Senate
1.21 	The Honorable Melissa Hortman
1.22 	Speaker of the House of Representatives
1.23 	We, the undersigned conferees for S.F. No. 2415 report that we have agreed upon the 
1.24 	items in dispute and recommend as follows:
1.25 	That the House recede from its amendments and that S.F. No. 2415 be further amended 
1.26 	as follows:
1.27 	Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

1.28 	ARTICLE 1
1.29 	HIGHER EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

1.30	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
2.1 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
2.2 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, 
2.3 	or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. 
2.4 	The figures "2020" and "2021" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under 
2.5 	them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, or June 30, 2021, respectively. 
2.6 	"The first year" is fiscal year 2020. "The second year" is fiscal year 2021. "The biennium" 
2.7 	is fiscal years 2020 and 2021.

2.8				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.9				Available for the Year
	
2.10				Ending June 30
	
2.11					2020
		2021

2.12
2.13	Sec. 2. MINNESOTA OFFICE OF HIGHER 
EDUCATION

2.14	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	269,133,000
	$
	268,883,000
	
2.15 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.16 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.17 	subdivisions.

2.18	Subd. 2.State Grants
 		207,437,000
		207,437,000
	
2.19 	If the appropriation in this subdivision for 
2.20 	either year is insufficient, the appropriation 
2.21 	for the other year is available for it.

2.22	Subd. 3.Child Care Grants
 		6,694,000
		6,694,000

2.23	Subd. 4.State Work-Study
 		14,502,000
		14,502,000

2.24	Subd. 5.Interstate Tuition Reciprocity
 		11,018,000
		11,018,000
	
2.25 	If the appropriation in this subdivision for 
2.26 	either year is insufficient, the appropriation 
2.27 	for the other year is available to meet 
2.28 	reciprocity contract obligations.

2.29	Subd. 6.Safety Officer's Survivors
 		100,000
		100,000
	
2.30 	This appropriation is to provide educational 
2.31 	benefits under Minnesota Statutes, section 
2.32 	299A.45, to eligible dependent children and 
2.33 	to the spouses of public safety officers killed 
2.34 	in the line of duty.
3.1 	If the appropriation in this subdivision for 
3.2 	either year is insufficient, the appropriation 
3.3 	for the other year is available for it.

3.4	Subd. 7.American Indian Scholarships
 		3,500,000
		3,500,000
	
3.5 	The commissioner must contract with or 
3.6 	employ at least one person with demonstrated 
3.7 	competence in American Indian culture and 
3.8 	residing in or near the city of Bemidji to assist 
3.9 	students with the scholarships under 
3.10 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.126, and 
3.11 	with other information about financial aid for 
3.12 	which the students may be eligible. Bemidji 
3.13 	State University must provide office space at 
3.14 	no cost to the Office of Higher Education for 
3.15 	purposes of administering the American Indian 
3.16 	scholarship program under Minnesota Statutes, 
3.17 	section 136A.126. This appropriation includes 
3.18 	funding to administer the American Indian 
3.19 	scholarship program.

3.20	Subd. 8.Tribal College Grants
 		150,000
		150,000
	
3.21 	For tribal college assistance grants under 
3.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1796.

3.23
3.24	Subd. 9.Intervention for College Attendance 
Program Grants
 		796,000
		796,000
	
3.25 	For the intervention for college attendance 
3.26 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.27 	136A.861.
3.28 	The commissioner may use no more than three 
3.29 	percent of this appropriation to administer the 
3.30 	intervention for college attendance program 
3.31 	grants.
3.32 	The base for fiscal year 2022 and thereafter is 
3.33 	$785,000.

3.34	Subd. 10.Student-Parent Information
 		122,000
		122,000

4.1	Subd. 11.Get Ready!
 		180,000
		180,000

4.2
4.3	Subd. 12.Minnesota Education Equity 
Partnership
 		45,000
		45,000

4.4	Subd. 13.Midwest Higher Education Compact
 		115,000
		115,000

4.5	Subd. 14.MN Reconnect
 		1,005,000
		1,005,000
	
4.6 	For the Office of Higher Education to award 
4.7 	grant funds to students and institutions under 
4.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.123. This 
4.9 	is a onetime appropriation.

4.10
4.11	Subd. 15.United Family Medicine Residency 
Program
 		501,000
		501,000
	
4.12 	For a grant to United Family Medicine 
4.13 	residency program. This appropriation shall 
4.14 	be used to support up to 21 resident physicians 
4.15 	each year in family practice at United Family 
4.16 	Medicine residency programs and shall 
4.17 	prepare doctors to practice family care 
4.18 	medicine in underserved rural and urban areas 
4.19 	of the state. It is intended that this program 
4.20 	will improve health care in underserved 
4.21 	communities, provide affordable access to 
4.22 	appropriate medical care, and manage the 
4.23 	treatment of patients in a cost-effective 
4.24 	manner.

4.25	Subd. 16.MnLINK Gateway and Minitex
 		5,905,000
		5,905,000

4.26
4.27	Subd. 17.Statewide Longitudinal Education 
Data System
 		1,782,000
		1,782,000

4.28	Subd. 18.Hennepin Healthcare
 		645,000
		645,000
	
4.29 	For transfer to Hennepin Healthcare for 
4.30 	graduate family medical education programs 
4.31 	at Hennepin Healthcare.

4.32	Subd. 19.College Possible
 		500,000
		500,000
	
4.33 	(a) This appropriation is for immediate transfer 
4.34 	to College Possible to support programs of 
5.1 	college admission and college graduation for 
5.2 	low-income students through an intensive 
5.3 	curriculum of coaching and support at both 
5.4 	the high school and postsecondary level.
5.5 	(b) This appropriation must, to the extent 
5.6 	possible, be proportionately allocated between 
5.7 	students from greater Minnesota and students 
5.8 	in the seven-county metropolitan area.
5.9 	(c) This appropriation must be used by College 
5.10 	Possible only for programs supporting students 
5.11 	who are residents of Minnesota and attending 
5.12 	colleges or universities within Minnesota.
5.13 	(d) By February 1 of each year, College 
5.14 	Possible must report to the chairs and ranking 
5.15 	minority members of the legislative 
5.16 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
5.17 	over higher education and E-12 education on 
5.18 	activities funded by this appropriation. The 
5.19 	report must include, but is not limited to, 
5.20 	information about the expansion of College 
5.21 	Possible in Minnesota, the number of College 
5.22 	Possible coaches hired, the expansion within 
5.23 	existing partner high schools, the expansion 
5.24 	of high school partnerships, the number of 
5.25 	high school and college students served, the 
5.26 	total hours of community service by high 
5.27 	school and college students, and a list of 
5.28 	communities and organizations benefiting 
5.29 	from student service hours.

5.30
5.31	Subd. 20.Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic 
Brain Injury Research Grant Program
 		3,000,000
		3,000,000
	
5.32 	For transfer to the spinal cord and traumatic 
5.33 	brain grant account in the special revenue fund 
5.34 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.901, 
5.35 	subdivision 1.
6.1 	The commissioner may use no more than three 
6.2 	percent of the amount transferred under this 
6.3 	subdivision to administer the grant program.

6.4
6.5	Subd. 21.Summer Academic Enrichment 
Program
 		250,000
		250,000
	
6.6 	For summer academic enrichment grants under 
6.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.091.
6.8 	The commissioner may use no more than three 
6.9 	percent of this appropriation to administer the 
6.10 	grant program under this subdivision.

6.11
6.12	Subd. 22.Dual Training Competency Grants; 
Office of Higher Education
 		2,000,000
		2,000,000
	
6.13 	For transfer to the Dual Training Competency 
6.14 	Grants account in the special revenue fund 
6.15 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.246, 
6.16 	subdivision 10.

6.17
6.18	Subd. 23.Dual Training Competency Grants; 
Department of Labor and Industry
 		200,000
		200,000
	
6.19 	For transfer to the commissioner of labor and 
6.20 	industry for identification of competency 
6.21 	standards for dual training under Minnesota 
6.22 	Statutes, section 175.45.

6.23	Subd. 24.Concurrent Enrollment Courses
 		340,000
		340,000
	
6.24 	(a) $225,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $225,000 
6.25 	in fiscal year 2021 are for grants to develop 
6.26 	new concurrent enrollment courses under 
6.27 	Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, 
6.28 	subdivision 10, that satisfy the elective 
6.29 	standard for career and technical education. 
6.30 	Any balance in the first year does not cancel 
6.31 	but is available in the second year.
6.32 	(b) $115,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $115,000 
6.33 	in fiscal year 2021 are for grants to 
6.34 	postsecondary institutions currently 
7.1 	sponsoring a concurrent enrollment course to 
7.2 	expand existing programs. The commissioner 
7.3 	shall determine the application process and 
7.4 	the grant amounts. The commissioner must 
7.5 	give preference to expanding programs that 
7.6 	are at capacity. Any balance in the first year 
7.7 	does not cancel but is available in the second 
7.8 	year.
7.9 	(c) By December 1 of each year, the office 
7.10 	shall submit a brief report to the chairs and 
7.11 	ranking minority members of the legislative 
7.12 	committees with jurisdiction over higher 
7.13 	education regarding:
7.14 	(1) the courses developed by grant recipients 
7.15 	and the number of students who enrolled in 
7.16 	the courses under paragraph (a); and
7.17 	(2) the programs expanded and the number of 
7.18 	students who enrolled in programs under 
7.19 	paragraph (b).

7.20	Subd. 25.Campus Sexual Assault Reporting
 		25,000
		25,000
	
7.21 	For the sexual assault reporting required under 
7.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.15.

7.23
7.24	Subd. 26.Campus Sexual Violence Prevention 
and Response Coordinator
 		150,000
		150,000
	
7.25 	For the Office of Higher Education to staff a 
7.26 	campus sexual violence prevention and 
7.27 	response coordinator to serve as a statewide 
7.28 	resource providing professional development 
7.29 	and guidance on best practices for 
7.30 	postsecondary institutions. $50,000 each year 
7.31 	is for administrative funding to conduct 
7.32 	trainings and provide materials to 
7.33 	postsecondary institutions.

8.1
8.2	Subd. 27.Emergency Assistance for 
Postsecondary Students
 		269,000
		269,000
	
8.3 	(a) This appropriation is for the Office of 
8.4 	Higher Education to allocate grant funds on a 
8.5 	matching basis to eligible institutions as 
8.6 	defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 
8.7 	136A.103, located in Minnesota with a 
8.8 	demonstrable homeless student population.
8.9 	(b) This appropriation shall be used to meet 
8.10 	immediate student needs that could result in 
8.11 	a student not completing the term or their 
8.12 	program including, but not limited to, 
8.13 	emergency housing, food, and transportation. 
8.14 	Institutions shall minimize any negative 
8.15 	impact on student financial aid resulting from 
8.16 	the receipt of emergency funds.
8.17 	(c) The commissioner shall determine the 
8.18 	application process and the grant amounts. 
8.19 	The Office of Higher Education shall partner 
8.20 	with interested postsecondary institutions, 
8.21 	other state agencies, and student groups to 
8.22 	establish the programs.
8.23 	(d) The base for this appropriation in fiscal 
8.24 	year 2022 and all years thereafter is $175,000.

8.25	Subd. 28.Grants to Teacher Candidates
 		1,250,000
		1,250,000
	
8.26 	For grants to teacher candidates under 
8.27 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1275. Of 
8.28 	this amount, $750,000 each year is directed 
8.29 	to support candidates belonging to an 
8.30 	underrepresented racial or ethnic group and 
8.31 	meeting other eligibility requirements. If this 
8.32 	dedicated amount is not fully spent because 
8.33 	of a lack of qualifying candidates, any 
8.34 	remaining amount may be awarded to 
9.1 	qualifying teacher candidates in a shortage 
9.2 	area.
9.3 	The commissioner may use no more than three 
9.4 	percent of the appropriation for administration 
9.5 	of the program.

9.6	Subd. 29.Teacher Shortage Loan Forgiveness
 		200,000
		200,000
	
9.7 	For transfer to the teacher shortage loan 
9.8 	forgiveness repayment account in the special 
9.9 	revenue fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
9.10 	section 136A.1791, subdivision 8.
9.11 	The commissioner may use no more than three 
9.12 	percent of the amount transferred under this 
9.13 	subdivision to administer the program.

9.14
9.15	Subd. 30.Large Animal Veterinarian Loan 
Forgiveness Program
 		375,000
		375,000
	
9.16 	For transfer to the large animal veterinarian 
9.17 	loan forgiveness program account in the 
9.18 	special revenue fund under Minnesota 
9.19 	Statutes, section 136A.1795, subdivision 2.

9.20
9.21	Subd. 31.Agricultural Educators Loan 
Forgiveness
 		50,000
		50,000
	
9.22 	For transfer to the agricultural education loan 
9.23 	forgiveness account in the special revenue 
9.24 	fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.25 	136A.1794, subdivision 2.

9.26
9.27	Subd. 32.Aviation Degree Loan Forgiveness 
Program
 		25,000
		25,000
	
9.28 	For transfer to the aviation degree loan 
9.29 	forgiveness program account in the special 
9.30 	revenue fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
9.31 	section 136A.1789, subdivision 2.

9.32
9.33	Subd. 33.Grants for Students with Intellectual 
and Developmental Disabilities
 		200,000
		200,000
	
10.1 	For grants for students with intellectual and 
10.2 	developmental disabilities under Minnesota 
10.3 	Statutes, section 136A.1215.

10.4	Subd. 34.Loan Repayment Assistance Program
 		25,000
		25,000
	
10.5 	For a grant to the Loan Repayment Assistance 
10.6 	Program of Minnesota to provide education 
10.7 	debt relief to attorneys with full-time 
10.8 	employment providing legal advice or 
10.9 	representation to low-income clients or support 
10.10 	services for this work.

10.11
10.12	Subd. 35.Minnesota Independence College and 
Community
 		1,000,000
		1,000,000
	
10.13 	For a grant to Minnesota Independence 
10.14 	College and Community for need-based 
10.15 	scholarships and tuition reduction. Beginning 
10.16 	with students first enrolled in the fall of 2019, 
10.17 	eligibility is limited to resident students as 
10.18 	defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.19 	136A.101, subdivision 8.

10.20	Subd. 36.Student Loan Debt Counseling
 		200,000
		200,000
	
10.21 	For student loan debt counseling under 
10.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1788.
10.23 	The Office of Higher Education may use no 
10.24 	more than three percent of the appropriation 
10.25 	to administer the student loan debt counseling 
10.26 	program.

10.27	Subd. 37.Agency Administration
 		4,577,000
		4,327,000
	
10.28 	Up to $500,000 in fiscal year 2020 and 
10.29 	$250,000 in fiscal year 2021 are available for 
10.30 	communications and outreach to students, 
10.31 	adults, and families to provide information on 
10.32 	the expected costs of college and the various 
10.33 	grant options made available to them through 
10.34 	the state.

11.1	Subd. 38.Balances Forward
 					
11.2 	A balance in the first year under this section 
11.3 	does not cancel, but is available for the second 
11.4 	year.

11.5	Subd. 39.Transfers
 					
11.6 	The commissioner of the Office of Higher 
11.7 	Education may transfer unencumbered 
11.8 	balances from the appropriations in this 
11.9 	section to the state grant appropriation, the 
11.10 	interstate tuition reciprocity appropriation, the 
11.11 	child care grant appropriation, the Indian 
11.12 	scholarship appropriation, the state work-study 
11.13 	appropriation, the get ready appropriation, the 
11.14 	intervention for college attendance 
11.15 	appropriation, the student-parent information 
11.16 	appropriation, the summer academic 
11.17 	enrichment program appropriation, and the 
11.18 	public safety officers' survivors appropriation. 
11.19 	Transfers from the child care or state 
11.20 	work-study appropriations may only be made 
11.21 	to the extent there is a projected surplus in the 
11.22 	appropriation. A transfer may be made only 
11.23 	with prior written notice to the chairs and 
11.24 	ranking minority members of the senate and 
11.25 	house of representatives committees with 
11.26 	jurisdiction over higher education finance.

11.27
11.28
11.29	Sec. 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE 
MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND 
UNIVERSITIES

11.30	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	758,679,000
	$
	765,659,000
	
11.31 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
11.32 	purpose are specified in the following 
11.33 	subdivisions.

11.34
11.35	Subd. 2.Central Office and Shared Services 
Unit
 		33,074,000
		33,074,000
	
12.1 	For the Office of the Chancellor and the 
12.2 	Shared Services Division.

12.3	Subd. 3.Operations and Maintenance
 		721,490,000
		728,470,000
	
12.4 	(a) The Board of Trustees must establish 
12.5 	tuition rates as follows:
12.6 	(1) for the 2019-2020 academic year, the 
12.7 	tuition rate at colleges must not exceed the 
12.8 	2018-2019 academic year rate by more than 
12.9 	three percent, and for the 2020-2021 academic 
12.10 	year, the tuition rate must not exceed the 
12.11 	2019-2020 academic year rate by more than 
12.12 	three percent;
12.13 	(2) for the 2019-2020 academic year, the 
12.14 	tuition rates for undergraduates at universities 
12.15 	must not exceed the 2018-2019 academic year 
12.16 	rate by more than three percent, except as 
12.17 	provided under clause (3), and for the 
12.18 	2020-2021 academic year, the tuition rate must 
12.19 	not exceed the 2019-2020 academic year rate 
12.20 	by more than three percent;
12.21 	(3) for the 2019-2020 academic year, the 
12.22 	university with the lowest 2018-2019 
12.23 	academic year banded tuition rate may 
12.24 	increase its tuition to a tuition rate up to or 
12.25 	equal to the 2019-2020 academic year tuition 
12.26 	rate of the university with the second lowest 
12.27 	2018-2019 academic year banded tuition rate. 
12.28 	For the 2020-2021 academic year, the tuition 
12.29 	rate must not exceed the 2019-2020 academic 
12.30 	year rate by more than three percent; and
12.31 	(4) for the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 
12.32 	academic years, the differential tuition rate for 
12.33 	online courses must not exceed the 2018-2019 
12.34 	academic year rate.
13.1 	The student tuition relief may not be offset by 
13.2 	increases in mandatory fees, charges, or other 
13.3 	assessments to the student. Except under 
13.4 	clause (4), colleges and universities are 
13.5 	permitted to increase differential tuition 
13.6 	charges in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 where 
13.7 	costs for course or program delivery have 
13.8 	increased due to extraordinary circumstances 
13.9 	beyond the control of the college or university. 
13.10 	Rates and rationale must be approved by the 
13.11 	Board of Trustees.
13.12 	(b) $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2020 and 
13.13 	$3,000,000 in fiscal year 2021 are to provide 
13.14 	supplemental aid for operations and 
13.15 	maintenance to the president of each two-year 
13.16 	institution in the system with at least one 
13.17 	campus that is not located in a metropolitan 
13.18 	county, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, 
13.19 	section 473.121, subdivision 4. The board 
13.20 	shall transfer $100,000 for each campus not 
13.21 	located in a metropolitan county in each year 
13.22 	to the president of each institution that 
13.23 	includes such a campus, provided that no 
13.24 	institution may receive more than $300,000 
13.25 	in total supplemental aid each year.
13.26 	(c) The Board of Trustees is requested to help 
13.27 	Minnesota close the attainment gap by funding 
13.28 	activities which improve retention and 
13.29 	completion for students of color.
13.30 	(d) $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2020 and 
13.31 	$6,000,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for 
13.32 	workforce development scholarships under 
13.33 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136F.38. The base 
13.34 	for fiscal year 2022 and thereafter is 
13.35 	$4,000,000.
14.1 	(e) $300,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $300,000 
14.2 	in fiscal year 2021 are for transfer to the Cook 
14.3 	County Higher Education Board to provide 
14.4 	educational programming, workforce 
14.5 	development, and academic support services 
14.6 	to remote regions in northeastern Minnesota. 
14.7 	The Cook County Higher Education Board 
14.8 	shall continue to provide information to the 
14.9 	Board of Trustees on the number of students 
14.10 	served, credit hours delivered, and services 
14.11 	provided to students.
14.12 	(f) This appropriation includes $40,000 in 
14.13 	fiscal year 2020 and $40,000 in fiscal year 
14.14 	2021 to implement the sexual assault policies 
14.15 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
14.16 	135A.15.
14.17 	(g) This appropriation includes $8,000,000 in 
14.18 	fiscal year 2020 and $8,000,000 in fiscal year 
14.19 	2021 for upgrading the Integrated Statewide 
14.20 	Record System.
14.21 	(h) This appropriation includes $250,000 in 
14.22 	fiscal year 2020 and $250,000 in fiscal year 
14.23 	2021 for developing and offering courses to 
14.24 	implement the Z-Degree textbook program 
14.25 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 136F.305. 
14.26 	This is a onetime appropriation.
14.27 	(i) This appropriation includes $500,000 in 
14.28 	fiscal year 2020 and $500,000 in fiscal year 
14.29 	2021 to support local partnership programs at 
14.30 	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities 
14.31 	campuses. Local partnerships must be 
14.32 	comprised of campuses and local businesses 
14.33 	and may also include K-12 school districts, 
14.34 	trade associations, local chambers of 
14.35 	commerce, and economic development 
15.1 	authorities. Funds must be used to develop 
15.2 	new and accelerate existing employer-led 
15.3 	workforce exposure programs, technical 
15.4 	education pathway programs, dual-training 
15.5 	programs, internships, youth skills training 
15.6 	programs, and other industry-recognized 
15.7 	programs in high-growth, high-demand 
15.8 	industries. Priority consideration for funding 
15.9 	shall be given to local partnerships whose 
15.10 	program addresses an industry with a 
15.11 	demonstrated workforce shortage. Local 
15.12 	partnerships must demonstrate how business 
15.13 	and industry are providing financial and 
15.14 	in-kind contributions to the program. This is 
15.15 	a onetime appropriation.
15.16 	(j) This appropriation includes $250,000 in 
15.17 	fiscal year 2020 and $250,000 in fiscal year 
15.18 	2021 for leveraged equipment acquisition. For 
15.19 	the purposes of this section, "equipment" 
15.20 	means equipment for instructional purposes 
15.21 	for programs that the board has determined 
15.22 	would produce graduates with skills for which 
15.23 	there is a high employer need within the state. 
15.24 	An equipment acquisition may be made using 
15.25 	this appropriation only if matched by cash or 
15.26 	in-kind contributions from nonstate sources. 
15.27 	This is a onetime appropriation.
15.28 	(k) $125,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $125,000 
15.29 	in fiscal year 2021 are for the mental health 
15.30 	services for students required under Minnesota 
15.31 	Statutes, section 136F.20, subdivision 3. This 
15.32 	is a onetime appropriation.
15.33 	(l) The total operations and maintenance base 
15.34 	for fiscal year 2022 and thereafter is 
15.35 	$725,345,000.

16.1	Subd. 4.Learning Network of Minnesota
 		4,115,000
		4,115,000

16.2
16.3	Sec. 4. BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE 
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

16.4	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	671,673,000
	$
	673,413,000

16.5	Appropriations by Fund
	
16.6		2020
	2021
	
16.7	General
	669,516,000
	671,256,000
	
16.8	Health Care Access
	2,157,000
	2,157,000
	
16.9 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
16.10 	purpose are specified in the following 
16.11 	subdivisions.

16.12	Subd. 2.Operations and Maintenance
 		601,078,000
		602,818,000
	
16.13 	(a)(1) The Board of Regents is requested to 
16.14 	establish tuition rates as follows: for the 
16.15 	2019-2020 academic year, the resident 
16.16 	undergraduate tuition rate is requested to not 
16.17 	exceed the 2018-2019 academic year rate by 
16.18 	more than three percent, and for the 2020-2021 
16.19 	academic year, the resident undergraduate 
16.20 	tuition rate is requested to not exceed the 
16.21 	2019-2020 academic year rate by more than 
16.22 	three percent; and
16.23 	(2) for the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 
16.24 	academic years, it is requested that the 
16.25 	differential tuition rate and fees for online 
16.26 	courses not exceed the 2018-2019 academic 
16.27 	year rate and fees.
16.28 	(b) $15,000,000 in fiscal year 2020 and 
16.29 	$15,000,000 in fiscal year 2021 are to: (1) 
16.30 	increase the medical school's research 
16.31 	capacity; (2) improve the medical school's 
16.32 	ranking in National Institutes of Health 
16.33 	funding; (3) ensure the medical school's 
16.34 	national prominence by attracting and 
17.1 	retaining world-class faculty, staff, and 
17.2 	students; (4) invest in physician training 
17.3 	programs in rural and underserved 
17.4 	communities; and (5) translate the medical 
17.5 	school's research discoveries into new 
17.6 	treatments and cures to improve the health of 
17.7 	Minnesotans.
17.8 	(c) $7,800,000 in fiscal year 2020 and 
17.9 	$7,800,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for health 
17.10 	training restoration. This appropriation must 
17.11 	be used to support all of the following: (1) 
17.12 	faculty physicians who teach at eight residency 
17.13 	program sites, including medical resident and 
17.14 	student training programs in the Department 
17.15 	of Family Medicine; (2) the Mobile Dental 
17.16 	Clinic; and (3) expansion of geriatric 
17.17 	education and family programs.
17.18 	(d) $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2020 and 
17.19 	$4,000,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for the 
17.20 	Minnesota Discovery, Research, and 
17.21 	InnoVation Economy funding program for 
17.22 	cancer care research.
17.23 	(e) $500,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $500,000 
17.24 	in fiscal year 2021 are for the University of 
17.25 	Minnesota, Morris branch, to cover the costs 
17.26 	of tuition waivers under Minnesota Statutes, 
17.27 	section 137.16.

17.28	Subd. 3.Primary Care Education Initiatives
 		2,157,000
		2,157,000
	
17.29 	This appropriation is from the health care 
17.30 	access fund.

17.31	Subd. 4.Special Appropriations

17.32	(a) Agriculture and Extension Service
		42,922,000
		42,922,000
	
17.33 	For the Agricultural Experiment Station and 
17.34 	the Minnesota Extension Service:
18.1 	(1) the agricultural experiment stations and 
18.2 	Minnesota Extension Service must convene 
18.3 	agricultural advisory groups to focus research, 
18.4 	education, and extension activities on producer 
18.5 	needs and implement an outreach strategy that 
18.6 	more effectively and rapidly transfers research 
18.7 	results and best practices to producers 
18.8 	throughout the state;
18.9 	(2) this appropriation includes funding for 
18.10 	research and outreach on the production of 
18.11 	renewable energy from Minnesota biomass 
18.12 	resources, including agronomic crops, plant 
18.13 	and animal wastes, and native plants or trees. 
18.14 	The following areas should be prioritized and 
18.15 	carried out in consultation with Minnesota 
18.16 	producers, renewable energy, and bioenergy 
18.17 	organizations:
18.18 	(i) biofuel and other energy production from 
18.19 	perennial crops, small grains, row crops, and 
18.20 	forestry products in conjunction with the 
18.21 	Natural Resources Research Institute (NRRI);
18.22 	(ii) alternative bioenergy crops and cropping 
18.23 	systems; and
18.24 	(iii) biofuel coproducts used for livestock feed;
18.25 	(3) this appropriation includes funding for the 
18.26 	College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural 
18.27 	Resources Sciences to establish and provide 
18.28 	leadership for organic agronomic, 
18.29 	horticultural, livestock, and food systems 
18.30 	research, education, and outreach and for the 
18.31 	purchase of state-of-the-art laboratory, 
18.32 	planting, tilling, harvesting, and processing 
18.33 	equipment necessary for this project;
19.1 	(4) this appropriation includes funding for 
19.2 	research efforts that demonstrate a renewed 
19.3 	emphasis on the needs of the state's agriculture 
19.4 	community. The following areas should be 
19.5 	prioritized and carried out in consultation with 
19.6 	Minnesota farm organizations:
19.7 	(i) vegetable crop research with priority for 
19.8 	extending the Minnesota vegetable growing 
19.9 	season;
19.10 	(ii) fertilizer and soil fertility research and 
19.11 	development;
19.12 	(iii) soil, groundwater, and surface water 
19.13 	conservation practices and contaminant 
19.14 	reduction research;
19.15 	(iv) discovering and developing plant varieties 
19.16 	that use nutrients more efficiently;
19.17 	(v) breeding and development of turf seed and 
19.18 	other biomass resources in all three Minnesota 
19.19 	biomes;
19.20 	(vi) development of new disease-resistant and 
19.21 	pest-resistant varieties of turf and agronomic 
19.22 	crops;
19.23 	(vii) utilizing plant and livestock cells to treat 
19.24 	and cure human diseases;
19.25 	(viii) the development of dairy coproducts;
19.26 	(ix) a rapid agricultural response fund for 
19.27 	current or emerging animal, plant, and insect 
19.28 	problems affecting production or food safety;
19.29 	(x) crop pest and animal disease research;
19.30 	(xi) developing animal agriculture that is 
19.31 	capable of sustainably feeding the world;
20.1 	(xii) consumer food safety education and 
20.2 	outreach;
20.3 	(xiii) programs to meet the research and 
20.4 	outreach needs of organic livestock and crop 
20.5 	farmers; and
20.6 	(xiv) alternative bioenergy crops and cropping 
20.7 	systems; and growing, harvesting, and 
20.8 	transporting biomass plant material; and
20.9 	(5) by February 1, 2021, the Board of Regents 
20.10 	must submit a report to the legislative 
20.11 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
20.12 	over agriculture and higher education finance 
20.13 	on the status and outcomes of research and 
20.14 	initiatives funded in this paragraph.

20.15	(b) Health Sciences
		9,204,000
		9,204,000
	
20.16 	$346,000 each year is to support up to 12 
20.17 	resident physicians in the St. Cloud Hospital 
20.18 	family practice residency program. The 
20.19 	program must prepare doctors to practice 
20.20 	primary care medicine in rural areas of the 
20.21 	state. The legislature intends this program to 
20.22 	improve health care in rural communities, 
20.23 	provide affordable access to appropriate 
20.24 	medical care, and manage the treatment of 
20.25 	patients in a more cost-effective manner. The 
20.26 	remainder of this appropriation is for the rural 
20.27 	physicians associates program; the Veterinary 
20.28 	Diagnostic Laboratory; health sciences 
20.29 	research; dental care; the Biomedical 
20.30 	Engineering Center; and the collaborative 
20.31 	partnership between the University of 
20.32 	Minnesota and Mayo Clinic for regenerative 
20.33 	medicine, research, clinical translation, and 
20.34 	commercialization.

21.1	(c) College of Science and Engineering
		1,140,000
		1,140,000
	
21.2 	For the geological survey and the talented 
21.3 	youth mathematics program.

21.4	(d) System Special
		7,181,000
		7,181,000
	
21.5 	For general research, the Labor Education 
21.6 	Service, Natural Resources Research Institute, 
21.7 	Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, Bell 
21.8 	Museum of Natural History, and the 
21.9 	Humphrey exhibit.
21.10 	$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $2,000,000 
21.11 	in fiscal year 2021 are for the Natural 
21.12 	Resources Research Institute to invest in 
21.13 	applied research for economic development.

21.14
21.15	(e) University of Minnesota and Mayo 
Foundation Partnership
		7,991,000
		7,991,000
	
21.16 	This appropriation is for the following 
21.17 	activities:
21.18 	(1) $7,491,000 in fiscal year 2020 and 
21.19 	$7,491,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for the 
21.20 	direct and indirect expenses of the 
21.21 	collaborative research partnership between the 
21.22 	University of Minnesota and the Mayo 
21.23 	Foundation for research in biotechnology and 
21.24 	medical genomics. An annual report on the 
21.25 	expenditure of these funds must be submitted 
21.26 	to the governor and the chairs of the legislative 
21.27 	committees responsible for higher education 
21.28 	finance by June 30 of each fiscal year.
21.29 	(2) $500,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $500,000 
21.30 	in fiscal year 2021 are to award competitive 
21.31 	grants to conduct research into the prevention, 
21.32 	treatment, causes, and cures of Alzheimer's 
21.33 	disease and other dementias.

21.34	Subd. 5.Academic Health Center
 					
22.1 	The appropriation for Academic Health Center 
22.2 	funding under Minnesota Statutes, section 
22.3 	297F.10, is estimated to be $22,250,000 each 
22.4 	year.

22.5	Sec. 5. MAYO CLINIC

22.6	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	1,351,000
	$
	1,351,000
	
22.7 	The amounts that may be spent are specified 
22.8 	in the following subdivisions.

22.9	Subd. 2.Medical School
 		665,000
		665,000
	
22.10 	The state must pay a capitation each year for 
22.11 	each student who is a resident of Minnesota. 
22.12 	The appropriation may be transferred between 
22.13 	each year of the biennium to accommodate 
22.14 	enrollment fluctuations. It is intended that 
22.15 	during the biennium the Mayo Clinic use the 
22.16 	capitation money to increase the number of 
22.17 	doctors practicing in rural areas in need of 
22.18 	doctors.

22.19
22.20	Subd. 3.Family Practice and Graduate 
Residency Program
 		686,000
		686,000
	
22.21 	The state must pay stipend support for up to 
22.22 	27 residents each year.

22.23 	ARTICLE 2
22.24 	HIGHER EDUCATION

22.25 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 13.322, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
22.26 		Subd. 3.Minnesota Office of Higher Education. (a) General. Data sharing involving 
22.27 	the Minnesota Office of Higher Education and other institutions is governed by section
22.28 	136A.05.
22.29 	(b) Student financial aid. Data collected and used by the Minnesota Office of Higher 
22.30 	Education on applicants for financial assistance are classified under section 136A.162.
23.1 	(c) Minnesota college savings plan data. Account owner data, account data, and data 
23.2 	on beneficiaries of accounts under the Minnesota college savings plan are classified under 
23.3 	section 136G.05, subdivision 10.
23.4 	(d) School financial records. Financial records submitted by schools registering with 
23.5 	the Minnesota Office of Higher Education are classified under section 136A.64.
23.6 	(e) Enrollment and financial aid data. Data collected from eligible institutions on 
23.7 	student enrollment and federal and state financial aid are governed by sections 136A.121, 
23.8 	subdivision 18, and 136A.1701, subdivision 11.
23.9 	(f) Student complaint data. Data collected from student complaints are governed by 
23.10 	sections 136A.672, subdivision 6, and 136A.8295, subdivision 7.

23.11 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 127A.70, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
23.12 		Subd. 2.Powers and duties; report. (a) The partnership shall develop recommendations 
23.13 	to the governor and the legislature designed to maximize the achievement of all P-20 students 
23.14 	while promoting the efficient use of state resources, thereby helping the state realize the 
23.15 	maximum value for its investment. These recommendations may include, but are not limited 
23.16 	to, strategies, policies, or other actions focused on:
23.17 	(1) improving the quality of and access to education at all points from preschool through 
23.18 	graduate education;
23.19 	(2) improving preparation for, and transitions to, postsecondary education and work;
23.20 	(3) ensuring educator quality by creating rigorous standards for teacher recruitment, 
23.21 	teacher preparation, induction and mentoring of beginning teachers, and continuous 
23.22 	professional development for career teachers; and
23.23 	(4) realigning the governance and administrative structures of early education, 
23.24 	kindergarten through grade 12, and postsecondary systems in Minnesota.
23.25 	(b) Under the direction of the P-20 Education Partnership Statewide Longitudinal 
23.26 	Education Data System Governance Committee, the Office of Higher Education and the 
23.27 	Departments of Education and Employment and Economic Development shall improve and 
23.28 	expand the Statewide Longitudinal Education Data System (SLEDS) and the Early Childhood 
23.29 	Longitudinal Data System (ECLDS) to provide policymakers, education and workforce 
23.30 	leaders, researchers, and members of the public with data, research, and reports to:
23.31 	(1) expand reporting on students' educational outcomes for diverse student populations 
23.32 	including at-risk students, children with disabilities, English learners, and gifted students, 
24.1 	among others, and include formative and summative evaluations based on multiple measures 
24.2 	of child well-being, early childhood development, and student progress toward career and 
24.3 	college readiness;
24.4 	(2) evaluate the effectiveness of early care, educational, and workforce programs; and
24.5 	(3) evaluate the relationship between relationships among early care, education, and 
24.6 	workforce outcomes, consistent with section 124D.49.
24.7 	To the extent possible under federal and state law, research and reports should be 
24.8 	accessible to the public on the Internet, and disaggregated by demographic characteristics, 
24.9 	organization or organization characteristics, and geography.
24.10 	It is the intent of the legislature that the Statewide Longitudinal Education Data System 
24.11 	and the Early Childhood Longitudinal Data System inform public policy and 
24.12 	decision-making. The SLEDS governance committee and ECLDS governance committee, 
24.13 	with assistance from staff of the Office of Higher Education, the Department of Education, 
24.14 	and the Department of Employment and Economic Development, shall respond to legislative 
24.15 	committee and agency requests on topics utilizing data made available through the Statewide 
24.16 	Longitudinal Education Data System and the Early Childhood Longitudinal Data System 
24.17 	as resources permit. Any analysis of or report on the data must contain only summary data.
24.18 	(c) By January 15 of each year, the partnership shall submit a report to the governor and 
24.19 	to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with 
24.20 	jurisdiction over P-20 education policy and finance that summarizes the partnership's progress 
24.21 	in meeting its goals and identifies the need for any draft legislation when necessary to further 
24.22 	the goals of the partnership to maximize student achievement while promoting efficient use 
24.23 	of resources.

24.24 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 135A.15, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
24.25 		Subd. 2.Victims' rights. The policy required under subdivision 1 shall, at a minimum, 
24.26 	require that students and employees be informed of the policy, and shall include provisions 
24.27 	for:
24.28 	(1) filing criminal charges with local law enforcement officials in sexual assault cases;
24.29 	(2) the prompt assistance of campus authorities, at the request of the victim, in notifying 
24.30 	the appropriate law enforcement officials and disciplinary authorities of a sexual assault 
24.31 	incident;
24.32 	(3) allowing sexual assault victims to decide whether to report a case to law enforcement;
25.1 	(4) requiring campus authorities to treat sexual assault victims with dignity;
25.2 	(5) requiring campus authorities to offer sexual assault victims fair and respectful health 
25.3 	care, counseling services, or referrals to such services;
25.4 	(6) preventing campus authorities from suggesting to a victim of sexual assault that the 
25.5 	victim is at fault for the crimes or violations that occurred;
25.6 	(7) preventing campus authorities from suggesting to a victim of sexual assault that the 
25.7 	victim should have acted in a different manner to avoid such a crime;
25.8 	(8) subject to subdivision 10, protecting the privacy of sexual assault victims by only 
25.9 	disclosing data collected under this section to the victim, persons whose work assignments 
25.10 	reasonably require access, and, at a sexual assault victim's request, police conducting a 
25.11 	criminal investigation;
25.12 	(9) an investigation and resolution of a sexual assault complaint by campus disciplinary 
25.13 	authorities;
25.14 	(10) a sexual assault victim's participation in and the presence of the victim's attorney 
25.15 	or other support person who is not a fact witness to the sexual assault at any meeting with 
25.16 	campus officials concerning the victim's sexual assault complaint or campus disciplinary 
25.17 	proceeding concerning a sexual assault complaint;
25.18 	(11) ensuring that a sexual assault victim may decide when to repeat a description of 
25.19 	the incident of sexual assault;
25.20 	(12) notice to a sexual assault victim of the availability of a campus or local program 
25.21 	providing sexual assault advocacy services and information on free legal resources and 
25.22 	services;
25.23 	(13) notice to a sexual assault victim of the outcome of any campus disciplinary 
25.24 	proceeding concerning a sexual assault complaint, consistent with laws relating to data 
25.25 	practices;
25.26 	(14) the complete and prompt assistance of campus authorities, at the direction of law 
25.27 	enforcement authorities, in obtaining, securing, and maintaining evidence in connection 
25.28 	with a sexual assault incident;
25.29 	(15) the assistance of campus authorities in preserving for a sexual assault complainant 
25.30 	or victim materials relevant to a campus disciplinary proceeding;
25.31 	(16) during and after the process of investigating a complaint and conducting a campus 
25.32 	disciplinary procedure, the assistance of campus personnel, in cooperation with the 
26.1 	appropriate law enforcement authorities, at a sexual assault victim's request, in shielding 
26.2 	the victim from unwanted contact with the alleged assailant, including transfer of the victim 
26.3 	to alternative classes or to alternative college-owned housing, if alternative classes or housing 
26.4 	are available and feasible;
26.5 	(17) forbidding retaliation, and establishing a process for investigating complaints of 
26.6 	retaliation, against sexual assault victims by campus authorities, the accused, organizations 
26.7 	affiliated with the accused, other students, and other employees;
26.8 	(18) at the request of the victim, providing students who reported sexual assaults to the 
26.9 	institution and subsequently choose to transfer to another postsecondary institution with 
26.10 	information about resources for victims of sexual assault at the institution to which the 
26.11 	victim is transferring; and
26.12 	(19) consistent with laws governing access to student records, providing a student who 
26.13 	reported an incident of sexual assault with access to the student's description of the incident 
26.14 	as it was reported to the institution, including if that student transfers to another postsecondary 
26.15 	institution.

26.16 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 136A.101, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
26.17 		Subd. 5a.Assigned family responsibility. "Assigned family responsibility" means the 
26.18 	amount of a family's contribution to a student's cost of attendance, as determined by a federal 
26.19 	need analysis. For dependent students, the assigned family responsibility is 84 82 percent 
26.20 	of the parental contribution. For independent students with dependents other than a spouse, 
26.21 	the assigned family responsibility is 76 74 percent of the student contribution. For 
26.22 	independent students without dependents other than a spouse, the assigned family 
26.23 	responsibility is 40 38 percent of the student contribution.

26.24 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 136A.121, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
26.25 		Subd. 6.Cost of attendance. (a) The recognized cost of attendance consists of: (1) an 
26.26 	allowance specified in law for living and miscellaneous expenses, and (2) an allowance for 
26.27 	tuition and fees equal to the lesser of the average tuition and fees charged by the institution, 
26.28 	or a tuition and fee maximum if one is established in law. If no living and miscellaneous 
26.29 	expense allowance is established in law, the allowance is equal to 101106 percent of the 
26.30 	federal poverty guidelines for a one person household in Minnesota for nine months. If no 
26.31 	tuition and fee maximum is established in law, the allowance for tuition and fees is equal 
26.32 	to the lesser of: (1) the average tuition and fees charged by the institution, and (2) for 
26.33 	two-year programs, an amount equal to the highest tuition and fees charged at a public 
27.1 	two-year institution, or for four-year programs, an amount equal to the highest tuition and 
27.2 	fees charged at a public university.
27.3 	(b) For a student registering for less than full time, the office shall prorate the cost of 
27.4 	attendance to the actual number of credits for which the student is enrolled.
27.5 	(c) The recognized cost of attendance for a student who is confined to a Minnesota 
27.6 	correctional institution shall consist of the tuition and fee component in paragraph (a), with 
27.7 	no allowance for living and miscellaneous expenses.
27.8 	(d) For the purpose of this subdivision, "fees" include only those fees that are mandatory 
27.9 	and charged to full-time resident students attending the institution. Fees do not include 
27.10 	charges for tools, equipment, computers, or other similar materials where the student retains 
27.11 	ownership. Fees include charges for these materials if the institution retains ownership. Fees 
27.12 	do not include optional or punitive fees.

27.13 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 136A.1215, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
27.14 		Subd. 4.Maximum grant amounts. (a) The amount of a grant under this section equals 
27.15 	the tuition and fees at the student's postsecondary institution, minus:
27.16 	(1) any Pell or state grants the student receives; and
27.17 	(2) any institutional aid the student receives.
27.18 	(b) If appropriations are insufficient to provide the full amount calculated under paragraph 
27.19 	(a) to all eligible applicants, the commissioner must reduce the grants of all maximum grant 
27.20 	amount available to recipients proportionally.

27.21 	Sec. 7. [136A.123] MN RECONNECT PROGRAM.
27.22 		Subdivision 1.Program administration. The commissioner of the Office of Higher 
27.23 	Education must administer a credential completion program for adult learners consistent 
27.24 	with this section.
27.25 		Subd. 2.Definitions. (a) For the purpose of this section, the terms defined in this 
27.26 	subdivision have the meanings given them.
27.27 	(b) "Cost of attendance" means tuition and required fees charged by the institution and 
27.28 	the campus-based budget used for federal financial aid for food, housing, books, supplies, 
27.29 	transportation, and miscellaneous expenses.
27.30 	(c) "Eligible student" means an individual who:
28.1 	(1) meets the eligibility requirements in section 136A.121, subdivision 2, paragraphs 
28.2 	(a), clauses (1), (2), (4), and (5), and (b);
28.3 	(2) is 25 years old or older and under 62;
28.4 	(3) has previously completed a minimum of 15 credits in a certificate or degree-seeking 
28.5 	program that have been accepted by a participating institution;
28.6 	(4) has not enrolled in any Minnesota institution in the two academic years prior to 
28.7 	enrollment at a participating institution;
28.8 	(5) has not completed a certificate, diploma, or degree of 16 credits or longer in length 
28.9 	prior to enrollment at a participating institution in this program;
28.10 	(6) has enrolled in three or more credits each term;
28.11 	(7) reports a family adjusted gross income of $85,000 or less; and
28.12 	(8) has applied for the grant on the form required by the commissioner.
28.13 	(d) "Grant" means funds awarded under this section.
28.14 	(e) "Participating institution" means a two-year institution within the Minnesota State 
28.15 	Colleges and Universities System selected under subdivision 5.
28.16 	(f) "Program" means a certificate, diploma, or degree program offered by a participating 
28.17 	institution.
28.18 	(g) To the extent not inconsistent with this section, the definitions in section 136A.101 
28.19 	apply to this section.
28.20 		Subd. 3.Student application. Application for a grant must be made by a FAFSA or 
28.21 	state aid application and any additional form required by the commissioner. Applications 
28.22 	are due on a schedule set by the commissioner.
28.23 		Subd. 4.Student grants. (a) The commissioner must, to the extent funds are available, 
28.24 	make grants to eligible students to attend a program at a participating institution. The amount 
28.25 	of a grant per spring or fall academic term is the lesser of $1,000 or the difference between 
28.26 	the cost of attendance and other scholarships or grants received by the student. If the 
28.27 	appropriation is greater than the projected grants for the spring and fall terms, the 
28.28 	commissioner may award grants up to $1,000 per student for summer or interim terms.
28.29 	(b) An eligible student may renew a student grant by applying for renewal on a form 
28.30 	provided by the commissioner and on a schedule set by the commissioner. An eligible 
29.1 	student may receive a student grant under this section for up to six semesters or the 
29.2 	equivalent.
29.3 		Subd. 5.Participating institutions. (a) A two-year institution within the Minnesota 
29.4 	State Colleges and Universities System may apply to become a participating institution. 
29.5 	The commissioner, in conjunction with a selection committee, shall select institutions 
29.6 	through a competitive application process. Priority must be given to institutions participating 
29.7 	in the most recently completed fiscal year.
29.8 	(b) Participating institutions must:
29.9 	(1) demonstrate a commitment to adult learners through adoption of best practice policies, 
29.10 	programs, and services; and
29.11 	(2) complete an adult learner assessment prior to participation.
29.12 		Subd. 6.Institutional grants. Participating institutions may receive funds for student 
29.13 	advising, resolving student financial holds, and improving services to eligible students.

29.14 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 136A.1275, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
29.15 		Subd. 2.Eligibility. To be eligible for a grant under this section, a teacher candidate 
29.16 	must:
29.17 	(1) be enrolled in a Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board-approved 
29.18 	teacher preparation program that requires at least 12 weeks of student teaching in order to 
29.19 	be recommended for a full professional any Tier 3 teaching license;
29.20 	(2) demonstrate financial need based on criteria established by the commissioner under 
29.21 	subdivision 3;
29.22 	(3) intend to teach in a shortage area or belong to an underrepresented racial or ethnic 
29.23 	group; and
29.24 	(4) (3) be meeting satisfactory academic progress as defined under section 136A.101, 
29.25 	subdivision 10.; and
29.26 	(4) intend to teach in a shortage area or belong to a racial or ethnic group underrepresented 
29.27 	in the Minnesota teacher workforce. Intent can be documented based on the teacher license 
29.28 	field the student is pursuing or a statement of intent to teach in an economic development 
29.29 	region defined as a shortage area in the year the student receives a grant.

30.1 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 136A.1275, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
30.2 		Subd. 3.Administration; repayment. (a) The commissioner must establish an 
30.3 	application process and other guidelines for implementing this program, including repayment 
30.4 	responsibilities for stipend recipients who do not complete student teaching or who leave 
30.5 	Minnesota to teach in another state during the first year after student teaching.
30.6 	(b) The commissioner must determine each academic year the stipend amount up to 
30.7 	$7,500 based on the amount of available funding, the number of eligible applicants, and the 
30.8 	financial need of the applicants.
30.9 	(c) The percentage of the total award funds available at the beginning of the fiscal year 
30.10 	reserved for teacher candidates who identify as belonging to an underrepresented a racial 
30.11 	or ethnic group underrepresented in the Minnesota teacher workforce must be equal to or 
30.12 	greater than the total percentage of students of underrepresented racial or ethnic groups 
30.13 	underrepresented in the Minnesota teacher workforce as measured under section 120B.35, 
30.14 	subdivision 3. If this percentage cannot be met because of a lack of qualifying candidates, 
30.15 	the remaining amount may be awarded to teacher candidates who intend to teach in a shortage 
30.16 	area.

30.17 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 136A.15, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
30.18 		Subd. 8.Eligible student. "Eligible student" means a student who is officially registered 
30.19 	or accepted for enrollment at an eligible institution in Minnesota or a Minnesota resident 
30.20 	who is officially registered as a student or accepted for enrollment at an eligible institution 
30.21 	in another state or province. Non-Minnesota residents are eligible students if they are enrolled 
30.22 	or accepted for enrollment in a minimum of one course of at least 30 days in length during 
30.23 	the academic year that requires physical attendance at an eligible institution located in 
30.24 	Minnesota. Non-Minnesota resident students enrolled exclusively during the academic year 
30.25 	in correspondence courses or courses offered over the Internet are not eligible students. 
30.26 	Non-Minnesota resident students not physically attending classes in Minnesota due to 
30.27 	enrollment in a study abroad program for 12 months or less are eligible students. 
30.28 	Non-Minnesota residents enrolled in study abroad programs exceeding 12 months are not 
30.29 	eligible students. An eligible student, for section 136A.1701, means a student who gives 
30.30 	informed consent authorizing the disclosure of data specified in section 136A.162, paragraph 
30.31 	(c), to a consumer credit reporting agency.

31.1 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 136A.16, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
31.2 		Subdivision 1.Designation. Notwithstanding chapter 16C, the office is designated as 
31.3 	the administrative agency for carrying out the purposes and terms of sections 136A.15 to 
31.4 	136A.1702 136A.1704. The office may establish one or more loan programs.

31.5 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 136A.16, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
31.6 		Subd. 2.Rules, policies, and conditions. The office shall adopt policies and may 
31.7 	prescribe appropriate rules and conditions to carry out the purposes of sections 136A.15 to 
31.8 	136A.1702136A.1704. The policies and rules except as they relate to loans under section 
31.9 	136A.1701 must be compatible with the provisions of the National Vocational Student Loan 
31.10 	Insurance Act of 1965 and the provisions of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, 
31.11 	and any amendments thereof.

31.12 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 136A.16, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
31.13 		Subd. 5.Agencies. The office may contract with loan servicers, collection agencies, 
31.14 	credit bureaus, or any other person, to carry out the purposes of sections 136A.15 to 
31.15 	136A.1702 136A.1704.

31.16 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 136A.16, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
31.17 		Subd. 8.Investment. Money made available to the office that is not immediately needed 
31.18 	for the purposes of sections 136A.15 to 136A.1702 136A.1704 may be invested by the 
31.19 	office. The money must be invested in bonds, certificates of indebtedness, and other fixed 
31.20 	income securities, except preferred stocks, which are legal investments for the permanent 
31.21 	school fund. The money may also be invested in prime quality commercial paper that is 
31.22 	eligible for investment in the state employees retirement fund. All interest and profits from 
31.23 	such investments inure to the benefit of the office or may be pledged for security of bonds 
31.24 	issued by the office or its predecessors.

31.25 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 136A.16, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
31.26 		Subd. 9.Staff. The office may employ the professional and clerical staff the commissioner 
31.27 	deems necessary for the proper administration of the loan programs established and defined 
31.28 	by sections 136A.15 to 136A.1702 136A.1704.

32.1 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 136A.162, is amended to read:
32.2 	136A.162 CLASSIFICATION OF DATA.
32.3 	(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), data on applicants for financial assistance 
32.4 	collected and used by the office for student financial aid programs administered by that 
32.5 	office are private data on individuals as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12.
32.6 	(b) Data on applicants may be disclosed to the commissioner of human services to the 
32.7 	extent necessary to determine eligibility under section 136A.121, subdivision 2, clause (5).
32.8 	(c) The following data collected in the Minnesota supplemental loan program under 
32.9 	section sections136A.1701and 136A.1704 may be disclosed to a consumer credit reporting 
32.10 	agency only if the borrower and the cosigner give informed consent, according to section 
32.11 	13.05, subdivision 4, at the time of application for a loan:
32.12 	(1) the lender-assigned borrower identification number;
32.13 	(2) the name and address of borrower;
32.14 	(3) the name and address of cosigner;
32.15 	(4) the date the account is opened;
32.16 	(5) the outstanding account balance;
32.17 	(6) the dollar amount past due;
32.18 	(7) the number of payments past due;
32.19 	(8) the number of late payments in previous 12 months;
32.20 	(9) the type of account;
32.21 	(10) the responsibility for the account; and
32.22 	(11) the status or remarks code.

32.23 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 136A.1701, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
32.24 		Subd. 7.Repayment of loans. (a) The office shall establish repayment procedures for 
32.25 	loans made under this section, but in no event shall the period of permitted repayment for 
32.26 	SELF II or SELF III loans exceed ten years from the eligible student's termination of the 
32.27 	student's postsecondary academic or vocational program, or 15 years from the date of the 
32.28 	student's first loan under this section, whichever is less. in accordance with the policies, 
32.29 	rules, and conditions authorized under section 136A.16, subdivision 2. The office will take 
33.1 	into consideration the loan limits and current financial market conditions when establishing 
33.2 	repayment terms.
33.3 	(b) For SELF IV loans, eligible students with aggregate principal loan balances from 
33.4 	all SELF phases that are less than $18,750 shall have a repayment period not exceeding ten 
33.5 	years from the eligible student's graduation or termination date. For SELF IV loans, eligible 
33.6 	students with aggregate principal loan balances from all SELF phases of $18,750 or greater 
33.7 	shall have a repayment period not exceeding 15 years from the eligible student's graduation 
33.8 	or termination date. For SELF IV loans, the loans shall enter repayment no later than seven 
33.9 	years after the first disbursement date on the loan.
33.10 	(c) For SELF loans from phases after SELF IV, eligible students with aggregate principal 
33.11 	loan balances from all SELF phases that are:
33.12 	(1) less than $20,000, must have a repayment period not exceeding ten years from the 
33.13 	eligible student's graduation or termination date;
33.14 	(2) $20,000 up to $40,000, must have a repayment period not exceeding 15 years from 
33.15 	the eligible student's graduation or termination date; and
33.16 	(3) $40,000 or greater, must have a repayment period not exceeding 20 years from the 
33.17 	eligible student's graduation or termination date. For SELF loans from phases after SELF 
33.18 	IV, the loans must enter repayment no later than nine years after the first disbursement date 
33.19 	of the loan.

33.20 	Sec. 18. [136A.1788] STUDENT LOAN DEBT COUNSELING.
33.21 		Subdivision 1.Grant. A program is established under the Office of Higher Education 
33.22 	to provide a grant to a Minnesota-based nonprofit qualified debt counseling organization 
33.23 	to provide individual student loan debt repayment counseling to borrowers who are Minnesota 
33.24 	residents concerning loans obtained to attend a postsecondary institution. The number of 
33.25 	individuals receiving counseling may be limited to those capable of being served with 
33.26 	available appropriations for that purpose. A goal of the counseling program is to provide 
33.27 	two counseling sessions to at least 75 percent of borrowers receiving counseling.
33.28 	The purpose of the counseling is to assist borrowers to:
33.29 	(1) understand their loan and repayment options;
33.30 	(2) manage loan repayment; and
33.31 	(3) develop a workable budget based on the borrower's full financial situation regarding 
33.32 	income, expenses, and other debt.
34.1 		Subd. 2.Qualified debt counseling organization. A qualified debt counseling 
34.2 	organization is an organization that:
34.3 	(1) has experience in providing individualized student loan counseling;
34.4 	(2) employs certified financial counselors; and
34.5 	(3) is based in Minnesota and has offices at multiple rural and metropolitan area locations 
34.6 	in the state to provide in-person counseling.
34.7 		Subd. 3.Grant application and award. (a) Applications for a grant shall be on a form 
34.8 	created by the commissioner and on a schedule set by the commissioner. Among other 
34.9 	provisions, the application must include a description of:
34.10 	(1) the characteristics of borrowers to be served;
34.11 	(2) the services to be provided and a timeline for implementation of the services;
34.12 	(3) how the services provided will help borrowers manage loan repayment;
34.13 	(4) specific program outcome goals and performance measures for each goal; and
34.14 	(5) how the services will be evaluated to determine whether the program goals were 
34.15 	met.
34.16 	(b) The commissioner shall select one grant recipient for a two-year award every two 
34.17 	years. A grant may be renewed biennially.
34.18 		Subd. 4.Program evaluation. (a) The grant recipient must submit a report to the 
34.19 	commissioner by January 15 of the second year of the grant award. The report must evaluate 
34.20 	and measure the extent to which program outcome goals have been met.
34.21 	(b) The grant recipient must collect, analyze, and report on participation and outcome 
34.22 	data that enable the office to verify the outcomes.
34.23 	(c) The evaluation must include information on the number of borrowers served with 
34.24 	on-time student loan payments, the number who brought their loans into good standing, the 
34.25 	number of student loan defaults, the number who developed a monthly budget plan, and 
34.26 	other information required by the commissioner. Recipients of the counseling must be 
34.27 	surveyed on their opinions about the usefulness of the counseling and the survey results 
34.28 	must be included in the report.
34.29 		Subd. 5.Report to legislature. By February 1 of the second year of each grant award, 
34.30 	the commissioner must submit a report to the committees in the legislature with jurisdiction 
34.31 	over higher education finance regarding grant program outcomes.

35.1 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 136A.1789, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
35.2 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the terms in this subdivision 
35.3 	have the meanings given them.
35.4 	(b) "Qualified aircraft technician" means an individual who (1) has earned an associate's 
35.5 	or bachelor's degree preparing individuals to obtain an aviation mechanic's certificate from 
35.6 	the Federal Aviation Administration from a postsecondary institution located in Minnesota, 
35.7 	and (2) has obtained an aviation mechanic's certificate from the Federal Aviation 
35.8 	Administration.
35.9 	(c) "Qualified education loan" means a government, commercial, or foundation loan 
35.10 	used by an individual for actual costs paid for tuition to a postsecondary institution located 
35.11 	in Minnesota for a professional flight training degree and reasonable educational and living 
35.12 	expenses related to the postsecondary education of the qualified aircraft technician or 
35.13 	qualified pilot.
35.14 	(d) "Qualified pilot" means an individual who (1) has earned an associate's or bachelor's 
35.15 	degree in professional flight training preparing individuals to obtain an airline transport 
35.16 	pilot certificate from a postsecondary institution located in Minnesota, and (2) is in the 
35.17 	process of obtaining or has obtained an airline transport pilot certificate.

35.18 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 136A.1789, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
35.19 		Subd. 3.Eligibility. (a) To be eligible to participate in the loan forgiveness program 
35.20 	under this section, an individual must:
35.21 	(1) be a qualified pilot or qualified aircraft technician;
35.22 	(2) have qualified education loans;
35.23 	(3) reside in Minnesota; and
35.24 	(4) submit an application to the commissioner in the form and manner prescribed by the 
35.25 	commissioner.
35.26 	(b) An applicant selected to participate must sign a contract to agree to serve a minimum 
35.27 	one-year five-year full-time service obligation according to subdivision 4. To complete the 
35.28 	service obligation, the applicant must work full time in Minnesota as a qualified pilot or 
35.29 	qualified aircraft technician. A participant must complete one year of service under this 
35.30 	paragraph for each year the participant receives an award under this section.

36.1 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 136A.1789, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
36.2 		Subd. 5.Loan forgiveness. (a) The commissioner may select eligible applicants each 
36.3 	year for participation in the aviation degree loan forgiveness program, within the limits of 
36.4 	available funding. Applicants are responsible for securing their own qualified education 
36.5 	loans.
36.6 	(b) For each year that the participant meets the eligibility requirements under subdivision 
36.7 	3, the commissioner must make annual disbursements directly to:
36.8 	(1) a selected qualified pilot of $5,000 or the balance of the participant's qualified 
36.9 	education loans, whichever is less; and
36.10 	(2) a selected qualified aircraft technician of $3,000 or the balance of the participant's 
36.11 	qualified education loans, whichever is less.
36.12 	(c) An individual may receive disbursements under this section for a maximum of five 
36.13 	years.
36.14 	(d) The participant must provide the commissioner with verification that the full amount 
36.15 	of the loan repayment disbursement received by the participant has been applied toward the 
36.16 	designated qualified education loan. After each disbursement, verification must be received 
36.17 	by the commissioner and approved before the next repayment disbursement is made.
36.18 	(e) If the participant receives a disbursement in the participant's fifth year of eligibility, 
36.19 	the participant must provide the commissioner with verification that the full amount of the 
36.20 	participant's final loan repayment disbursement was applied toward the designated qualified 
36.21 	education loan. If a participant does not provide the verification as required under this 
36.22 	paragraph within six 12 months of receipt of the final disbursement, the commissioner must 
36.23 	collect from the participant the total amount of the final disbursement paid to the participant 
36.24 	under the loan forgiveness program plus interest at a rate established according to section 
36.25 	270C.40. The commissioner must deposit the money collected in the aviation degree loan 
36.26 	forgiveness program account.

36.27 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 136A.64, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
36.28 		Subdivision 1.Schools to provide information. As a basis for registration, schools 
36.29 	shall provide the office with such information as the office needs to determine the nature 
36.30 	and activities of the school, including but not limited to the following which shall be 
36.31 	accompanied by an affidavit attesting to its accuracy and truthfulness:
36.32 	(1) articles of incorporation, constitution, bylaws, or other operating documents;
37.1 	(2) a duly adopted statement of the school's mission and goals;
37.2 	(3) evidence of current school or program licenses granted by departments or agencies 
37.3 	of any state;
37.4 	(4) a fiscal balance sheet on an accrual basis, or a certified audit of the immediate past 
37.5 	fiscal year including any management letters provided by the independent auditor or, if the 
37.6 	school is a public institution outside Minnesota, an income statement for the immediate past 
37.7 	fiscal year;
37.8 	(5) all current promotional and recruitment materials and advertisements; and
37.9 	(6) the current school catalog and, if not contained in the catalog:
37.10 	(i) the members of the board of trustees or directors, if any;
37.11 	(ii) the current institutional officers;
37.12 	(iii) current full-time and part-time faculty with degrees held or applicable experience;
37.13 	(iv) a description of all school facilities;
37.14 	(v) a description of all current course offerings;
37.15 	(vi) all requirements for satisfactory completion of courses, programs, and degrees;
37.16 	(vii) the school's policy about freedom or limitation of expression and inquiry;
37.17 	(viii) a current schedule of fees, charges for tuition, required supplies, student activities, 
37.18 	housing, and all other standard charges;
37.19 	(ix) the school's policy about refunds and adjustments;
37.20 	(x) the school's policy about granting credit for prior education, training, and experience; 
37.21 	and
37.22 	(xi) the school's policies about student admission, evaluation, suspension, and dismissal.; 
37.23 	and
37.24 	(xii) the school's disclosure to students on the student complaint process under section 
37.25 	136A.672.

37.26 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 136A.64, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
37.27 		Subd. 5.Public information. All information submitted to the office is public information 
37.28 	except financial records, student complaint data, and accreditation records and information
37.29 	reports. Except for accreditation reports, the office may disclose financial any records or 
37.30 	information submitted to the office:
38.1 	(1) to law enforcement officials; or
38.2 	(2) in connection with a legal or administrative proceeding to:
38.3 	(i) to defend its decision to approve or disapprove granting of degrees or the use of a 
38.4 	name or;
38.5 	(ii) defend its decisionsdecision to revoke the institution's approval at a hearing under 
38.6 	chapter 14 or other legal proceedings; or
38.7 	(iii) enforce a requirement of law.

38.8 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 136A.64, is amended by adding a subdivision 
38.9 	to read:
38.10 		Subd. 8.Disclosure. Schools must disclose on their website, student handbook, and 
38.11 	student catalog the student complaint process under section 136A.672 to students.

38.12 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 136A.645, is amended to read:
38.13 	136A.645 SCHOOL CLOSURE.
38.14 	(a) When a school decides intends to cease postsecondary education operations, it must 
38.15 	cooperate with the office in assisting students to find alternative means to complete their 
38.16 	studies with a minimum of disruption, and inform the office of the following announces its 
38.17 	closure, or is informed by the office that the office anticipates the school's closure due to 
38.18 	its registration status or ability to meet criteria for approval under section 136A.65, the 
38.19 	school must provide the office:
38.20 	(1) the planned date for termination of postsecondary education operations;
38.21 	(2) the planned date for the transfer of the student records;
38.22 	(3) confirmation of the name and address of the organization to receive and hold the 
38.23 	student records; and
38.24 	(4) the official at the organization receiving the student records who is designated to 
38.25 	provide official copies of records or transcripts upon request.
38.26 	(1) a notice of closure, including the name of the school, the name of the school owner, 
38.27 	an active mailing address and telephone number that the school owner may be reached at 
38.28 	after the school physically closes, the name of the school director, and the planned date for 
38.29 	termination of postsecondary operations;
39.1 	(2) a report of all students currently enrolled and all students enrolled within the prior 
39.2 	120 days, including the following information for each student: name, address, school e-mail 
39.3 	address, alternate e-mail address, program of study, number of credits completed, number 
39.4 	of credits remaining, and enrollment status at closure;
39.5 	(3) a report of refunds due to any student and the amount due;
39.6 	(4) a written statement from the school's owner or designee affirming that all recruitment 
39.7 	efforts, school marketing, advertisement, solicitation, and enrollment of new students has 
39.8 	ceased;
39.9 	(5) a copy of any communication between the school's accreditors about the school 
39.10 	closure;
39.11 	(6) confirmation that the requirements for student records under section 136A.68 have 
39.12 	been satisfied, including:
39.13 	(i) the planned date for the transfer of the student records;
39.14 	(ii) confirmation of the name and address of the organization to receive and hold the 
39.15 	student records; and
39.16 	(iii) the official at the organization receiving the student records who is designated to 
39.17 	provide official copies of records or transcripts upon request;
39.18 	(7) academic information, including the school's most recent catalog, all course syllabi, 
39.19 	and faculty credential information; and
39.20 	(8) copies of any teach-out, transfer, or train-out agreement between the school and a 
39.21 	new school for students to be able to complete their studies. A teach-out fulfills the original 
39.22 	contract or agreement between the closing school and the student. If a teach-out is arranged 
39.23 	for another approved school to do the remaining occupational training, that other school 
39.24 	must (i) provide comparable education and training and (ii) agree that students transferring 
39.25 	from the closing school pay only what the cost of tuition and fees remain unpaid according 
39.26 	to the terms and conditions in the enrollment agreement entered into between the student 
39.27 	and the closing school.
39.28 	(b) Upon notice from a school of its intention to cease operations, the office shall notify 
39.29 	the school of the date on which it must cease the enrollment of students and all postsecondary 
39.30 	educational operations.
39.31 	(b) Without limitation as to other circumstance, a school shall be deemed to have ceased 
39.32 	operations when the school:
40.1 	(1) has an unscheduled nonemergency closure or cancellation of classes for more than 
40.2 	24 hours without prior notice to the office;
40.3 	(2) announces it is closed or closing; or
40.4 	(3) files for bankruptcy.
40.5 	(c) When a school is deemed to have ceased operations, the office shall provide the 
40.6 	school a reasonable time to correct student records and grant credentials. After that time, 
40.7 	the office must revoke the school's registration. This revocation is not appealable under 
40.8 	section 136A.65, subdivision 8.

40.9 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 136A.646, is amended to read:
40.10 	136A.646 ADDITIONAL SECURITY.
40.11 	(a) New schools that have been granted conditional approval for degrees or names to 
40.12 	allow them the opportunity to apply for and receive accreditation under section 136A.65, 
40.13 	subdivision 7, or shall provide a surety bond in a sum equal to ten percent of the net revenue 
40.14 	from tuition and fees in the registered institution's prior fiscal year, but in no case shall the 
40.15 	bond be less than $10,000.
40.16 	(b) Any registered institution that is notified by the United States Department of Education 
40.17 	that it has fallen below minimum financial standards and that its continued participation in 
40.18 	Title IV will be conditioned upon its satisfying either the Zone Alternative, Code of Federal 
40.19 	Regulations, title 34, section 668.175, paragraph (f), or a Letter of Credit Alternative, Code 
40.20 	of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 668.175, paragraph (c), shall provide a surety bond 
40.21 	in a sum equal to the "letter of credit" required by the United States Department of Education 
40.22 	in the Letter of Credit Alternative, but in no event shall such bond be less than $10,000 nor 
40.23 	more than $250,000. If the letter of credit required by the United States Department of 
40.24 	Education is higher than ten percent of the Title IV, Higher Education Act program funds 
40.25 	received by the institution during its most recently completed fiscal year, the office shall 
40.26 	reduce the office's surety requirement to represent ten percent of the Title IV, Higher 
40.27 	Education Act program funds received by the institution during its most recently completed 
40.28 	fiscal year, subject to the minimum and maximum in this paragraph.
40.29 	(b) (c) In lieu of a bond, the applicant may deposit with the commissioner of management 
40.30 	and budget:
40.31 	(1) a sum equal to the amount of the required surety bond in cash;
41.1 	(2) securities, as may be legally purchased by savings banks or for trust funds, in an 
41.2 	aggregate market value equal to the amount of the required surety bond; or
41.3 	(3) an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a financial institution to the amount of the 
41.4 	required surety bond.
41.5 	(c) (d) The surety of any bond may cancel it upon giving 60 days' notice in writing to 
41.6 	the office and shall be relieved of liability for any breach of condition occurring after the 
41.7 	effective date of cancellation.
41.8 	(d) (e) In the event of a school closure, the additional security must first be used to 
41.9 	destroy any private educational data under section 13.32 left at a physical campus in 
41.10 	Minnesota after all other governmental agencies have recovered or retrieved records under 
41.11 	their record retention policies. Any remaining funds must then be used to reimburse tuition 
41.12 	and fee costs to students that were enrolled at the time of the closure or had withdrawn in 
41.13 	the previous 120 calendar days but did not graduate. Priority for refunds will be given to 
41.14 	students in the following order:
41.15 	(1) cash payments made by the student or on behalf of a student;
41.16 	(2) private student loans; and
41.17 	(3) Veteran Administration education benefits that are not restored by the Veteran 
41.18 	Administration. If there are additional security funds remaining, the additional security 
41.19 	funds may be used to cover any administrative costs incurred by the office related to the 
41.20 	closure of the school.

41.21 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 136A.672, is amended by adding a subdivision 
41.22 	to read:
41.23 		Subd. 6.Private information. Student complaint data are private data on individuals, 
41.24 	as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12. The office may disclose student complaint data 
41.25 	as provided in section 136A.64, subdivision 5.

41.26 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 136A.821, is amended by adding a subdivision 
41.27 	to read:
41.28 		Subd. 18.Clock hour. "Clock hour" means a period of time consisting of a 50- to 
41.29 	60-minute class, lecture, or recitation in a 60-minute period; a 50- to 60-minute 
41.30 	faculty-supervised laboratory, shop training, or internship in a 60-minute period; or 60 
41.31 	minutes of preparation in a correspondence course. If a school seeks to determine the number 
42.1 	of clock hours in an educational program by aggregating the number of minutes in that 
42.2 	program, it must divide those minutes by 60.

42.3 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 136A.821, is amended by adding a subdivision 
42.4 	to read:
42.5 		Subd. 19.Student record. "Student record" means a transcript or record of student 
42.6 	attendance in a program that includes, at a minimum, the student's name; the student's 
42.7 	address; the school's name; the school's address; the title of the course or program; the total 
42.8 	number of hours or courses completed; the dates of enrollment and attendance; the grade 
42.9 	record of each course; any credential awarded; and cumulative grade for the program.

42.10 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 136A.822, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
42.11 		Subd. 6.Bond. (a) No license shall be issued to any private career school which 
42.12 	maintains, conducts, solicits for, or advertises within the state of Minnesota any program, 
42.13 	unless the applicant files with the office a continuous corporate surety bond written by a 
42.14 	company authorized to do business in Minnesota conditioned upon the faithful performance 
42.15 	of all contracts and agreements with students made by the applicant.
42.16 	(b)(1) The amount of the surety bond shall be ten percent of the preceding year's net 
42.17 	income revenue from student tuition, fees, and other required institutional charges collected, 
42.18 	but in no event less than $10,000, except that a private career school may deposit a greater 
42.19 	amount at its own discretion. A private career school in each annual application for licensure 
42.20 	must compute the amount of the surety bond and verify that the amount of the surety bond 
42.21 	complies with this subdivision. A private career school that operates at two or more locations 
42.22 	may combine net income revenue from student tuition, fees, and other required institutional 
42.23 	charges collected for all locations for the purpose of determining the annual surety bond 
42.24 	requirement. The net revenue from tuition and fees used to determine the amount of the 
42.25 	surety bond required for a private career school having a license for the sole purpose of 
42.26 	recruiting students in Minnesota shall be only that paid to the private career school by the 
42.27 	students recruited from Minnesota.
42.28 	(2) A person required to obtain a private career school license due to the use of 
42.29 	"academy," "institute," "college," or "university" in its name and which is also licensed by 
42.30 	another state agency or board, except not including those schools licensed exclusively in 
42.31 	order to participate in state grants or SELF loan financial aid programs, shall be required 
42.32 	to provide a school bond of $10,000.
43.1 	(c) The bond shall run to the state of Minnesota and to any person who may have a cause 
43.2 	of action against the applicant arising at any time after the bond is filed and before it is 
43.3 	canceled for breach of any contract or agreement made by the applicant with any student. 
43.4 	The aggregate liability of the surety for all breaches of the conditions of the bond shall not 
43.5 	exceed the principal sum deposited by the private career school under paragraph (b). The 
43.6 	surety of any bond may cancel it upon giving 60 days' notice in writing to the office and 
43.7 	shall be relieved of liability for any breach of condition occurring after the effective date 
43.8 	of cancellation.
43.9 	(d) In lieu of bond, the applicant may deposit with the commissioner of management 
43.10 	and budget a sum equal to the amount of the required surety bond in cash, an irrevocable 
43.11 	letter of credit issued by a financial institution equal to the amount of the required surety 
43.12 	bond, or securities as may be legally purchased by savings banks or for trust funds in an 
43.13 	aggregate market value equal to the amount of the required surety bond.
43.14 	(e) Failure of a private career school to post and maintain the required surety bond or 
43.15 	deposit under paragraph (d) may result in denial, suspension, or revocation of the school's 
43.16 	license.

43.17 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 136A.822, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
43.18 		Subd. 10.Catalog, brochure, or electronic display. Before a license is issued to a 
43.19 	private career school, the private career school shall furnish to the office a catalog, brochure, 
43.20 	or electronic display including:
43.21 	(1) identifying data, such as volume number and date of publication;
43.22 	(2) name and address of the private career school and its governing body and officials;
43.23 	(3) a calendar of the private career school showing legal holidays, beginning and ending 
43.24 	dates of each course quarter, term, or semester, and other important dates;
43.25 	(4) the private career school policy and regulations on enrollment including dates and 
43.26 	specific entrance requirements for each program;
43.27 	(5) the private career school policy and regulations about leave, absences, class cuts, 
43.28 	make-up work, tardiness, and interruptions for unsatisfactory attendance;
43.29 	(6) the private career school policy and regulations about standards of progress for the 
43.30 	student including the grading system of the private career school, the minimum grades 
43.31 	considered satisfactory, conditions for interruption for unsatisfactory grades or progress, a 
44.1 	description of any probationary period allowed by the private career school, and conditions 
44.2 	of reentrance for those dismissed for unsatisfactory progress;
44.3 	(7) the private career school policy and regulations about student conduct and conditions 
44.4 	for dismissal for unsatisfactory conduct;
44.5 	(8) a detailed schedule of fees, charges for tuition, books, supplies, tools, student 
44.6 	activities, laboratory fees, service charges, rentals, deposits, and all other charges;
44.7 	(9) the private career school policy and regulations, including an explanation of section 
44.8 	136A.827, about refunding tuition, fees, and other charges if the student does not enter the 
44.9 	program, withdraws from the program, or the program is discontinued;
44.10 	(10) a description of the available facilities and equipment;
44.11 	(11) a course outline syllabus for each course offered showing course objectives, subjects 
44.12 	or units in the course, type of work or skill to be learned, and approximate time, hours, or 
44.13 	credits to be spent on each subject or unit;
44.14 	(12) the private career school policy and regulations about granting credit for previous 
44.15 	education and preparation;
44.16 	(13) a notice to students relating to the transferability of any credits earned at the private 
44.17 	career school to other institutions;
44.18 	(14) a procedure for investigating and resolving student complaints; and
44.19 	(15) the name and address of the office.; and
44.20 	(16) the student complaint process and rights under section 136A.8295.
44.21 	A private career school that is exclusively a distance education school is exempt from 
44.22 	clauses (3) and (5).

44.23 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 136A.822, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
44.24 		Subd. 12.Permanent student records. A private career school licensed under sections 
44.25 	136A.82 to 136A.834 and located in Minnesota shall maintain a permanent student record 
44.26 	for each student for 50 years from the last date of the student's attendance. A private career 
44.27 	school licensed under this chapter and offering distance instruction to a student located in 
44.28 	Minnesota shall maintain a permanent record for each Minnesota student for 50 years from 
44.29 	the last date of the student's attendance. Records include school transcripts, documents, and 
44.30 	files containing student data about academic credits earned, courses completed, grades 
45.1 	awarded, degrees awarded, and periods of attendance. To preserve permanent student records, 
45.2 	a private career school shall submit a plan that meets the following requirements:
45.3 	(1) at least one copy of the records must be held in a secure, fireproof depository;
45.4 	(2) an appropriate official must be designated to provide a student with copies of records 
45.5 	or a transcript upon request;
45.6 	(3) an alternative method, approved by the office, of complying with clauses (1) and (2) 
45.7 	must be established if the private career school ceases to exist; and
45.8 	(4) a continuous surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit issued by a financial institution 
45.9 	must be filed with the office in an amount not to exceed $20,000 if the private career school 
45.10 	has no binding agreement approved by the office, for preserving student records. The bond 
45.11 	or irrevocable letter of credit shall run to the state of Minnesota. In the event of a school 
45.12 	closure, the surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit must be used by the office to retrieve, 
45.13 	recover, maintain, digitize, and destroy academic records.

45.14 	Sec. 33. [136A.8225] SCHOOL CLOSURE.
45.15 	(a) When a school intends to cease postsecondary education operations, announces its 
45.16 	closure, or is informed by the office that the office anticipates the school's closure due to 
45.17 	its licensure status or ability to meet criteria for approval under section 136A.822, subdivision 
45.18 	8, the school must provide the office:
45.19 	(1) a notice of closure, including the name of the school, the name of the school owner, 
45.20 	an active mailing address and telephone number that the school owner may be reached at 
45.21 	after the school physically closes, the name of the school director, and the planned date for 
45.22 	termination of postsecondary operations;
45.23 	(2) a report of all students currently enrolled and all students enrolled within the prior 
45.24 	120 days, including the following information for each student: name, address, school e-mail 
45.25 	address, alternate e-mail address, program of study, number of credits completed, number 
45.26 	of credits remaining, and enrollment status at closure;
45.27 	(3) a report of refunds due to any student and the amount due;
45.28 	(4) a written statement from the school's owner or designee affirming that all recruitment 
45.29 	efforts, school marketing, advertisement, solicitation, and enrollment of new students has 
45.30 	ceased;
45.31 	(5) a copy of any communication between the school's accreditors about the school 
45.32 	closure;
46.1 	(6) confirmation that the requirements for student records under section 136A.822, 
46.2 	subdivision 12, have been satisfied, including:
46.3 	(i) the planned date for the transfer of the student records;
46.4 	(ii) confirmation of the name and address of the organization to receive and hold the 
46.5 	student records; and
46.6 	(iii) the official at the organization receiving the student records who is designated to 
46.7 	provide official copies of records or transcripts upon request;
46.8 	(7) academic information, including the school's most recent catalog, all course syllabi, 
46.9 	and faculty credential information; and
46.10 	(8) copies of any teach-out, transfer, or train-out agreement between the school and a 
46.11 	new school for students to be able to complete their studies. A teach-out fulfills the original 
46.12 	contract or agreement between the closing school and the student. If a teach-out is arranged 
46.13 	for another approved school to do the remaining occupational training, that other school 
46.14 	must (i) provide comparable education and training and (ii) agree that students transferring 
46.15 	from the closing school pay only what the cost of tuition and fees remain unpaid according 
46.16 	to the terms and conditions in the enrollment agreement entered into between the student 
46.17 	and the closing school.
46.18 	(b) Without limitation as to other circumstance, a school shall be deemed to have ceased 
46.19 	operations when the school:
46.20 	(1) has an unscheduled nonemergency closure or cancellation of classes for more than 
46.21 	24 hours without prior notice to the office;
46.22 	(2) announces it is closed or closing; or
46.23 	(3) files for bankruptcy.
46.24 	(c) When a school is deemed to have ceased operations, the office shall provide the 
46.25 	school a reasonable time to correct student records and grant credentials. After that time, 
46.26 	the office must revoke the school's license. This revocation is not appealable under section 
46.27 	136A.829, subdivision 2.

46.28 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 136A.8295, is amended by adding a subdivision 
46.29 	to read:
46.30 		Subd. 6.Disclosure. Schools must disclose on their website, student handbook, and 
46.31 	student catalog the student complaint process under this section to students.

47.1 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 136A.8295, is amended by adding a subdivision 
47.2 	to read:
47.3 		Subd. 7.Private information. Student complaint data are private data on individuals, 
47.4 	as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12. The office may disclose student complaint data 
47.5 	to law enforcement officials or in connection with a legal or administrative proceeding 
47.6 	commenced to enforce a requirement of law.

47.7 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 136A.87, is amended to read:
47.8 	136A.87 PLANNING INFORMATION FOR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION.
47.9 	(a) The office shall make available to all residents beginning in 7th grade through 
47.10 	adulthood information about planning and preparing for postsecondary opportunities. 
47.11 	Information must be provided to all 7th grade students and their parents annually by 
47.12 	September 30 about planning for their postsecondary education. The office may also provide 
47.13 	information to high school students and their parents, to adults, and to out-of-school youth.
47.14 	(b) The office shall gather and share information with students and parents about the 
47.15 	dual credit acceptance policies of each Minnesota public and private college and university. 
47.16 	The office shall gather and share information related to the acceptance policies for concurrent 
47.17 	enrollment courses, postsecondary enrollment options courses, advanced placement courses, 
47.18 	and international baccalaureate courses. This information must be shared on the office's 
47.19 	website and included in the information under paragraph (a).
47.20 	(c) The information provided under paragraph (a) may include the following:
47.21 	(1) the need to start planning early;
47.22 	(2) the availability of assistance in educational planning from educational institutions 
47.23 	and other organizations;
47.24 	(3) suggestions for studying effectively during high school;
47.25 	(4) high school courses necessary to be adequately prepared for postsecondary education;
47.26 	(5) encouragement to involve parents actively in planning for all phases of education;
47.27 	(6) information about postsecondary education and training opportunities existing in the 
47.28 	state, their respective missions and expectations for students, their preparation requirements, 
47.29 	admission requirements, and student placement;
47.30 	(7) ways to evaluate and select postsecondary institutions;
48.1 	(8) the process of transferring credits among Minnesota postsecondary institutions and 
48.2 	systems;
48.3 	(9) the costs of postsecondary education and the availability of financial assistance in 
48.4 	meeting these costs, including specific information about the Minnesota Promise;
48.5 	(10) the interrelationship of assistance from student financial aid, public assistance, and 
48.6 	job training programs; and
48.7 	(11) financial planning for postsecondary education.; and
48.8 	(12) postsecondary education options for students with intellectual and developmental 
48.9 	disabilities.

48.10 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 136F.20, is amended by adding a subdivision 
48.11 	to read:
48.12 		Subd. 3.Mental health services and health insurance information. (a) The Board of 
48.13 	Trustees must contract with one or more independent mental health organizations to provide 
48.14 	mental health care, including by use of telemedicine, on campus at up to five state colleges. 
48.15 	To be eligible to apply for the program, the state college must employ one or more faculty 
48.16 	counselors. These grants are designed to build on the current support provided by faculty 
48.17 	counselors and are not a replacement for them. Mental health services must be provided 
48.18 	without charge to students who are uninsured, who have high co-payments, or whose health 
48.19 	insurance does not cover the service provided. A memorandum of understanding shall be 
48.20 	developed between the college and the mental health organization outlining the use of space 
48.21 	on campus, how the students will be notified of the service, how they will collaborate with 
48.22 	faculty counselors, the provision of services, and other items.
48.23 	(b) A mental health organization providing mental health care under paragraph (a) must 
48.24 	also provide information and guidance to students seeking health insurance.

48.25 	Sec. 38. [136F.245] HUNGER FREE CAMPUS DESIGNATION.
48.26 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. A Hunger Free Campus designation for Minnesota State 
48.27 	community and technical colleges is established. In order to be awarded the designation, a 
48.28 	campus must meet the following minimum criteria:
48.29 	(1) have an established on-campus food pantry or partnership with a local food bank to 
48.30 	provide regular, on-campus food distributions;
49.1 	(2) provide information to students on SNAP, MFIP, and other programs that reduce 
49.2 	food insecurity;
49.3 	(3) hold or participate in one hunger awareness event per academic year;
49.4 	(4) have an established emergency assistance grant that is available to students; and
49.5 	(5) establish a hunger task force that meets a minimum of three times per academic year. 
49.6 	The task force must include at least two students currently enrolled at the college.
49.7 		Subd. 2.Designation approval. The statewide student association representing the 
49.8 	community and technical colleges shall create an application process and a nonmonetary 
49.9 	award, and provide final approval for the designation at each college.
49.10 		Subd. 3.Expiration. This section expires July 1, 2023.

49.11 	Sec. 39. [136F.305] Z-DEGREES.
49.12 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
49.13 	the meanings given.
49.14 	(b) "Custom textbook" means course materials that are compiled by a publisher at the 
49.15 	direction of a faculty member or, if applicable, the other adopting entity in charge of selecting 
49.16 	course materials for courses taught at a state college or university. Custom textbooks may 
49.17 	include items such as selections from original instructor materials, previously copyrighted 
49.18 	publisher materials, copyrighted third-party works, or elements unique to a specific state 
49.19 	college or university.
49.20 	(c) "Incentive" means anything provided to faculty to identify, review, adapt, author, or 
49.21 	adopt open textbooks.
49.22 	(d) "Open educational resources" are high-quality teaching, learning, and research 
49.23 	resources that reside in  the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property 
49.24 	license that permits their free use  and repurposing by others, and may include other resources 
49.25 	that are legally available and free of cost to  students. Open educational resources include 
49.26 	course materials, modules, custom and open textbooks,  articles, faculty-created content, 
49.27 	streaming videos, tests, software, and any other tools, materials, or  techniques used to 
49.28 	support access to knowledge.
49.29 	(e) "Open textbook" means a textbook that is distributed using an open copyright license 
49.30 	that at a minimum allows a student to obtain, retain, reuse, and redistribute the material at 
49.31 	no cost.
49.32 	(f) "System office" means the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system office.
50.1 	(g) "Z-Degree" means a zero-textbook-cost associate's degree.
50.2 		Subd. 2.Requirement. Three additional colleges must offer the opportunity to earn a 
50.3 	Z-Degree by academic year 2020-2021. A college's course offerings for its Z-Degree program 
50.4 	must include at least two  distinct courses in each transfer curriculum goal area and at least 
50.5 	enough credits in each transfer curriculum goal area to complete the transfer curriculum 
50.6 	package.
50.7 		Subd. 3.Open educational resource development. (a) The Minnesota State Colleges 
50.8 	and Universities  must develop a program to offer a Z-degree at three additional colleges by 
50.9 	expanding the use of open  educational resources, including custom and open textbooks. 
50.10 	The system office must provide  opportunities for faculty to identify, review, adapt, author, 
50.11 	and adopt open educational resources. The  system office must develop incentives to academic 
50.12 	departments to identify, review, adapt, author, or  adopt open educational resources within 
50.13 	their academic programs.
50.14 	(b) The programs and incentives developed under this subdivision must be implemented  
50.15 	pursuant to faculty collective bargaining agreements.
50.16 		Subd. 4.Report. The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities 
50.17 	must submit  reports by January 13, 2021, and January 12, 2022, to the chairs and ranking 
50.18 	minority  members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over higher education. 
50.19 	Each report  must include (1) the number of courses transitioned to using an open textbook 
50.20 	resulting from the programs in this section, and (2) the total amount of student textbook 
50.21 	savings resulting from the transitions.

50.22 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 136F.38, is amended to read:
50.23 	136F.38 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIPS.
50.24 		Subdivision 1.Program established. The board shall develop a scholarship program 
50.25 	to incentivize new students and students returning from the workforce to enter high-demand 
50.26 	occupations upon graduation.
50.27 		Subd. 2.Scholarship awards. The program shall award scholarships at the beginning 
50.28 	of an academic term, in the amount of $2,500, to be distributed evenly between two terms.
50.29 		Subd. 3.Program eligibility. (a) Scholarships shall be awarded only to a student eligible 
50.30 	for resident tuition, as defined in section 135A.043, who is enrolled in any of the following 
50.31 	programs of study or certification: (1) advanced manufacturing; (2) agriculture; (3) health 
50.32 	care services; or (4) information technology; (5) early childhood; or (6) transportation.
51.1 	(b) The student must be enrolled for at least nine credits at a two-year college in the 
51.2 	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.
51.3 		Subd. 4.Renewal; cap. A student who has received a scholarship may apply again but 
51.4 	total lifetime awards are not to exceed $5,000$7,500 per student. Students may only be 
51.5 	awarded a second scholarship upon completion of two academic terms. Students may be 
51.6 	awarded a third scholarship if the student transfers to a corresponding program at a Minnesota 
51.7 	state university.
51.8 		Subd. 5.Administration. (a) The board shall establish an application process and other 
51.9 	guidelines for implementing this program.
51.10 	(b) The board shall give preference to students in financial need.
51.11 		Subd. 5a.Local business partnerships. Beginning in 2020, and each year thereafter, 
51.12 	the board shall withhold ten percent of the appropriation. The withheld funds must be 
51.13 	distributed in the following year to institutions that successfully leverage private matching 
51.14 	funds from local businesses, resulting in additional scholarships by partnering with the local 
51.15 	business community.
51.16 		Subd. 6.Report required. The board must submit an annual report by February 1 of 
51.17 	each year about the scholarship awards to the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
51.18 	senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction over higher education 
51.19 	finance and policy. The first report is due no later than February 1, 2019. The annual report 
51.20 	shall describe the following:
51.21 	(1) the number of students receiving a scholarship at each two-year college and each 
51.22 	university during the previous fiscal year;
51.23 	(2) the number of scholarships awarded for each program of study or certification 
51.24 	described in subdivision 3, paragraph (a);
51.25 	(3) the number of scholarship recipients who completed a program of study or certification 
51.26 	described in subdivision 3, paragraph (a);
51.27 	(4) the number of scholarship recipients who secured employment by their graduation 
51.28 	date and those who secured employment within three months of their graduation date;
51.29 	(5) a list of the institutions that received funding under subdivision 5a, the amount of 
51.30 	funding each institution received, and whether all withheld funds were distributed;
51.31 	(6) a list of occupations scholarship recipients are entering; and
51.32 	(6)(7) the number of students who were denied a scholarship.

52.1 	Sec. 41. Laws 2017, chapter 89, article 1, section 2, subdivision 29, is amended to read:

52.2
52.3	Subd. 29.Emergency Assistance for 
Postsecondary Students
 		175,000
		175,000
	
52.4 	(a) This appropriation is for the Office of 
52.5 	Higher Education to allocate grant funds on a 
52.6 	matching basis to schools eligible institutions 
52.7 	as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 
52.8 	136A.103, located in Minnesota with a 
52.9 	demonstrable homeless student population.
52.10 	(b) This appropriation shall be used to meet 
52.11 	immediate student needs that could result in 
52.12 	a student not completing the term or their 
52.13 	program including, but not limited to, 
52.14 	emergency housing, food, and transportation. 
52.15 	Emergency assistance does not impact the 
52.16 	amount of state financial aid received.
52.17 	Institutions shall minimize any negative 
52.18 	impact on student financial aid resulting from 
52.19 	the receipt of emergency funds.
52.20 	(c) The commissioner shall determine the 
52.21 	application process and the grant amounts. 
52.22 	Any balance in the first year does not cancel 
52.23 	but shall be available in the second year. The 
52.24 	Office of Higher Education shall partner with 
52.25 	interested postsecondary institutions, other 
52.26 	state agencies, and student groups to establish 
52.27 	the programs.

52.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

52.29 	Sec. 42. COLLEGE SAVINGS PLAN MATCHING GRANTS.
 52.30 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 136G.05, subdivision 5, 136G.09, 
52.31 	subdivisions 10 and 12, 136G.11, and 136G.13, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4, through June 30, 
52.32 	2021, the commissioner of the Office of Higher Education may resolve matching grant 
52.33 	issues that occurred after January 1, 2013. The commissioner shall limit the authority under 
53.1 	this section to assisting account owners or successors who were negatively impacted by 
53.2 	issues related to the matching grant.

53.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
53.4 	expires June 30, 2021.

53.5 	Sec. 43. STUDY AND JUSTIFICATION FOR THE TUITION  DIFFERENTIAL 
53.6 	OR ADDITIONAL FEES FOR ONLINE COURSES.
 53.7 	The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall, and the 
53.8 	Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota is requested to, each provide a report by 
53.9 	January 15, 2020, to the members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over higher 
53.10 	education issues related to the tuition differential for online courses and additional online 
53.11 	course fees. The report must include both a detailed analysis of onetime investments that 
53.12 	have been made in order to provide online courses and a detailed analysis of ongoing costs, 
53.13 	compared to the investments and costs associated with in-person courses, including physical 
53.14 	campus infrastructure and classroom space, and other costs associated with providing an 
53.15 	in-person course on the campus of the institution. The report must provide a plan to achieve 
53.16 	parity related to the amount charged for online courses and comparable in-person courses 
53.17 	by the 2021-2022 academic year. If the institution determines that parity cannot be achieved, 
53.18 	the report must provide justification for the difference in cost.

53.19 	Sec. 44. MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND 
53.20 	UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA ADMINISTRATIVE COST REPORTS.
 53.21 	The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall provide 
53.22 	a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with 
53.23 	jurisdiction over higher education by July 1, 2021, detailing how the Minnesota State 
53.24 	Colleges and Universities define, categorize, and account for administrative costs. The 
53.25 	report must further identify measures taken to use innovation and cost efficiencies to lower 
53.26 	administrative costs. The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota is requested to 
53.27 	provide a similar report by July 1, 2021.

53.28 	Sec. 45. REPEALER.
 53.29 	Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 136A.15, subdivisions 2 and 7; and 136A.1701, 
53.30 	subdivision 12, are repealed.
53.31 	Correct the title numbers accordingly

54.1	We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.
	
54.2	Senate Conferees:
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54.4	Paul Anderson
		Rich Draheim
	
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54.6	Scott M. Jensen
		Jerry Relph
	
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54.8	Greg D. Clausen
			
54.9	House Conferees:
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54.11	Connie Bernardy
		Laurie Pryor
	
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54.13	Ben Lien
		Ginny Klevorn
	
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54.15	Bud Nornes