HF 6

as introduced - 94th Legislature, 2025 1st Special Session (2025 - 2025) Posted on 06/09/2025 09:31am

A bill for an act
relating to higher education; providing funding and policy-related changes for the
Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, and the
University of Minnesota; creating and modifying certain scholarships, student aid
programs, and grant programs; modifying program reporting requirements;
modifying requirements for sexual misconduct grievance processes; requiring a
standardized financial aid offer form; providing authority to the Office of Higher
Education for treatment of certain appropriations; modifying requirements for
licensing of nonpublic and out-of-state postsecondary institutions; requiring reports;
appropriating money; canceling prior appropriations; amending Minnesota Statutes
2024, sections 135A.052, subdivision 1; 135A.15, subdivisions 1a, 2a; 135A.1582;
136A.01, by adding a subdivision; 136A.101, subdivision 5a; 136A.103; 136A.121,
subdivisions 6, 7, 7a, 9, 13; 136A.1465, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision;
136A.155; 136A.162; 136A.1701, subdivision 4; 136A.1796; 136A.246,
subdivision 1a; 136A.65, subdivision 4; 136A.653, subdivision 5; 136A.658;
136A.69, subdivision 1; 136A.82; 136A.821, subdivisions 4, 5, by adding
subdivisions; 136A.822, subdivisions 3, 6, 8, 13; 136A.824, subdivisions 1, 2, 6,
7; 136A.833; 136A.834, subdivisions 1, 5; 136A.87; 136A.901, subdivision 1;
137.022, subdivisions 3, 4; 137.375; 151.37, subdivision 12; 474A.061, subdivision
2b; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 135A; 136A;
repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 5.41, subdivision 2; 135A.137;
136A.057; 136A.1251, subdivision 5; 136A.1788; 136A.1789; 136A.1791,
subdivisions 1, 2, 3a, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10; 136A.69, subdivisions 3, 5; 136A.824,
subdivisions 3, 5; 136A.861, subdivision 7; 136A.91; Laws 2022, chapter 42,
section 2, as amended; Minnesota Rules, part 4850.0014, subparts 1, 2.

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

ARTICLE 1

APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS. new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies
and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund,
or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.
The figures "2026" and "2027" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under
them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, or June 30, 2027, respectively.
"The first year" is fiscal year 2026. "The second year" is fiscal year 2027. "The biennium"
is fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
new text end

			new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end
			new text begin Available for the Year new text end
			new text begin Ending June 30 new text end
				new text begin 2026 new text end		new text begin 2027 new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION new text end

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

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 323,789,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 324,008,000 new text end

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

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

new text begin 247,300,000 new text end

new text begin 247,300,000 new text end

new text begin (a) If the appropriation in this subdivision for
either year is insufficient, the appropriation
for the other year is available for it. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2029.
new text end

new text begin (b) For purposes of Minnesota Statutes,
section 136A.121, subdivision 6, a tuition and
fee maximum is established for four-year
programs that is the lesser of: (1) the average
tuition and fees charged by the institution; or
(2) an amount equal to the highest tuition and
fees charged at a public university in the
2024-2025 academic year plus two percent
for fiscal year 2026, plus an additional two
percent for fiscal year 2027.
new text end

new text begin (c) The base for this appropriation is
$238,467,000 in fiscal year 2028 and
thereafter.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Child Care Grants new text end

new text begin 6,944,000 new text end

new text begin 6,944,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin State Work-Study new text end

new text begin 11,752,000 new text end

new text begin 11,752,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Interstate Tuition Reciprocity new text end

new text begin 8,500,000 new text end

new text begin 8,500,000 new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Safety Officer's Survivors new text end

new text begin 100,000 new text end

new text begin 100,000 new text end

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

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

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

new text begin 3,500,000 new text end

new text begin 3,500,000 new text end

new text begin The commissioner must contract with or
employ at least one person with demonstrated
competence in American Indian culture and
residing in or near the city of Bemidji to assist
students with the scholarships under
Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.126, and
with other information about financial aid for
which the students may be eligible. This
appropriation includes funding to administer
the Indian scholarship program.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Tribal College Supplemental Assistance Grants new text end

new text begin 3,150,000 new text end

new text begin 3,150,000 new text end

new text begin (a) For Tribal college assistance grants under
Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1796.
new text end

new text begin (b) A Tribal college must use grant funds
received under this section to supplement, not
supplant, any existing funding. Each eligible
Tribal college may receive a grant in an
amount no less than $1,000,000 and no more
than $1,050,000, subject to available
appropriations.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Intervention for College Attendance Program Grants new text end

new text begin 1,142,000 new text end

new text begin 1,142,000 new text end

new text begin For the intervention for college attendance
program under Minnesota Statutes, section
136A.861.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end new text begin Information for Students and Parents new text end

new text begin 122,000 new text end

new text begin 122,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end new text begin Get Ready! new text end

new text begin 180,000 new text end

new text begin 180,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end new text begin Minnesota Education Equity Partnership new text end

new text begin 45,000 new text end

new text begin 45,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end new text begin Midwest Higher Education Compact new text end

new text begin 115,000 new text end

new text begin 115,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 14. new text end new text begin United Family Medicine Residency Program new text end

new text begin 501,000 new text end

new text begin 501,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to United Family Medicine
residency program. This appropriation shall
be used to support up to 21 resident physicians
each year in family practice at United Family
Medicine residency programs and shall
prepare doctors to practice family care
medicine in underserved rural and urban areas
of the state. It is intended that this program
will improve health care in underserved
communities, provide affordable access to
appropriate medical care, and manage the
treatment of patients in a cost-effective
manner.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 15. new text end new text begin MnLINK Gateway and Minitex new text end

new text begin 6,655,000 new text end

new text begin 6,708,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 16. new text end new text begin Statewide Longitudinal Education Data System new text end

new text begin 2,550,000 new text end

new text begin 2,550,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 17. new text end new text begin Hennepin Healthcare new text end

new text begin 645,000 new text end

new text begin 645,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to Hennepin Healthcare for
graduate family medical education programs
at Hennepin Healthcare.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 18. new text end new text begin Summer Academic Enrichment Program new text end

new text begin 250,000 new text end

new text begin 250,000 new text end

new text begin For summer academic enrichment grants under
Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.091.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 19. new text end new text begin Campus Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Coordinator new text end

new text begin 150,000 new text end

new text begin 150,000 new text end

new text begin For the Office of Higher Education to staff a
campus sexual violence prevention and
response coordinator to serve as a statewide
resource providing professional development
and guidance on best practices for
postsecondary institutions. $50,000 each year
is for administrative funding to conduct
trainings and provide materials to
postsecondary institutions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 20. new text end new text begin Emergency Assistance for Postsecondary Students new text end

new text begin 550,000 new text end

new text begin 550,000 new text end

new text begin (a) For the Office of Higher Education to
allocate to nonprofit private postsecondary
institutions and Tribal colleges that are eligible
under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.103,
for emergency assistance grants to students.
The commissioner must establish processes
for soliciting applications from institutions,
selecting applicants to receive an allocation,
and determining the funding amount allocated
and issue guidance regarding how institutions
must award emergency assistance grants to
students.
new text end

new text begin (b) Postsecondary institutions must use the
funding allocated to them under this
subdivision to award emergency assistance
grants directly to students to meet immediate
needs that could interfere with the student
completing the term or their program,
including but not limited to emergency
housing, food, and transportation. Institutions
must minimize any negative impact on student
financial aid resulting from the receipt of
emergency money.
new text end

new text begin (c) Money under this subdivision must not be
distributed to selected applicants until the
Office of Higher Education has approved their
plans to award grants to students.
new text end

new text begin (d) By February 1 each year, the commissioner
must submit a report to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the legislative
committees with jurisdiction over higher
education on emergency assistance grants
awarded to students using the money
appropriated in this subdivision. The report
must detail:
new text end

new text begin (1) how money was distributed among
institutions;
new text end

new text begin (2) the process by which students apply for
emergency assistance grants and institutions
make a determination about whether money
will be awarded;
new text end

new text begin (3) how many students received emergency
assistance grants and the average award
amount;
new text end

new text begin (4) the most common student needs that grants
were awarded to meet; and
new text end

new text begin (5) the average length of time between grant
application and disbursement to students.
new text end

new text begin (e) At the end of each biennium, institutions
must return any unused portion of the funding
allocated to them under this subdivision to the
Office of Higher Education.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 21. new text end new text begin Grants to Student Teachers in Shortage Areas new text end

new text begin 250,000 new text end

new text begin 250,000 new text end

new text begin For grants to student teachers in shortage areas
under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1275.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 22. new text end new text begin Grants for Underrepresented Student Teachers new text end

new text begin 1,125,000 new text end

new text begin 1,125,000 new text end

new text begin For grants for underrepresented student
teachers under Minnesota Statutes, section
136A.1274.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 23. new text end new text begin Grants to Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities new text end

new text begin 200,000 new text end

new text begin 200,000 new text end

new text begin For grants to students with intellectual and
developmental disabilities under Minnesota
Statutes, section 136A.1215.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 24. new text end new text begin Loan Repayment Assistance Program new text end

new text begin 55,000 new text end

new text begin 55,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the Loan Repayment Assistance
Program of Minnesota to provide education
debt relief to attorneys with full-time
employment providing legal advice or
representation to low-income clients or support
services for this work.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 25. new text end new text begin Hunger-Free Campus Grants new text end

new text begin 200,000 new text end

new text begin 200,000 new text end

new text begin (a) For the Office of Higher Education to
award grants to nonprofit private
postsecondary institutions and Tribal colleges
registered with the Office of Higher Education
under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.63,
for hunger-free campus activities. The
commissioner must establish a competitive
grant program to distribute the money
appropriated in this subdivision, which must:
new text end

new text begin (1) have an application process and selection
criteria established by the commissioner in
collaboration with student associations
representing eligible institutions;
new text end

new text begin (2) provide a maximum annual grant award
of $25,000 per institution;
new text end

new text begin (3) give preference to applications from
institutions with the highest number of federal
Pell Grant eligible students enrolled; and
new text end

new text begin (4) require grant recipients to match at least
50 percent of the amount awarded with either
in-kind contributions or other resources.
new text end

new text begin (b) Postsecondary institutions must use the
grant money awarded to them under this
subdivision to meet the following hunger-free
campus requirements:
new text end

new text begin (1) maintain an on-campus food pantry or
partnership with a local food bank to provide
regular, on-campus food distributions;
new text end

new text begin (2) provide information to students on the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
(SNAP), the Minnesota Family Investment
Program (MFIP), and other programs that
reduce food insecurity;
new text end

new text begin (3) notify students in work-study employment
of their potential eligibility for SNAP benefits
and provide information to those students
about eligibility criteria and how to apply for
benefits;
new text end

new text begin (4) hold or participate in one hunger awareness
event per academic year;
new text end

new text begin (5) provide emergency assistance grants to
students; and
new text end

new text begin (6) establish a hunger task force that meets a
minimum of three times per academic year
and that includes at least two students
currently enrolled at the institution.
new text end

new text begin (c) By February 1 each year, the commissioner
must submit a report to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the legislative
committees with jurisdiction over higher
education on hunger-free campus activities
performed using the money appropriated in
this subdivision. The report must detail:
new text end

new text begin (1) how money was distributed among
institutions;
new text end

new text begin (2) how hunger-free campus requirements
were met at those institutions; and
new text end

new text begin (3) how many students were served.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 26. new text end new text begin Fostering Independence Higher Education Grants new text end

new text begin 8,416,000 new text end

new text begin 8,416,000 new text end

new text begin For grants to eligible students under Minnesota
Statutes, section 136A.1241. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.01,
subdivision 4, the commissioner may use no
more than three percent of the appropriation
to administer the grant program.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 27. new text end new text begin Student-Parent Support Initiative new text end

new text begin 3,000,000 new text end

new text begin 3,000,000 new text end

new text begin For grants to support student parents under
Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1251.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
136A.01, subdivision 4, the commissioner
may use no more than $338,000 of the annual
appropriation for administrative and
promotional costs.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 28. new text end new text begin Director of Tribal Relations new text end

new text begin 143,000 new text end

new text begin 143,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 29. new text end new text begin Direct Admissions Program new text end

new text begin 650,000 new text end

new text begin 650,000 new text end

new text begin For the direct admissions program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.84.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 30. new text end new text begin American Indian Scholars new text end

new text begin 8,500,000 new text end

new text begin 8,500,000 new text end

new text begin (a) To support implementation of Minnesota
Statutes, section 135A.121.
new text end

new text begin (b) $4,032,000 in fiscal year 2026 and
$4,032,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for transfer
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin (c) $4,468,000 in fiscal year 2026 and
$4,468,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for transfer
to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota
State Colleges and Universities.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 31. new text end new text begin Inclusive Higher Education new text end

new text begin 250,000 new text end

new text begin 250,000 new text end

new text begin To enter into a contract establishing the
Inclusive Higher Education Technical
Assistance Center under Minnesota Statutes,
section 135A.161.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 32. new text end new text begin Addiction Medicine Graduate Medical Education Fellowship new text end

new text begin 270,000 new text end

new text begin 270,000 new text end

new text begin (a) For a grant to Hennepin County Medical
Center to support up to six physicians enrolled
in an addiction medicine fellowship program.
If the appropriation for either year is
insufficient, the appropriation for the other
year is available for it.
new text end

new text begin (b) Each year, in order to receive funds under
this subdivision, Hennepin County Medical
Center must certify to the commissioner the
number of physicians actually enrolled in an
addiction medicine fellowship for that year.
The commissioner shall transfer to Hennepin
County Medical Center $90,000 for each
physician enrolled in an addiction medicine
fellowship subject to the total funds
appropriated by this subdivision.
new text end

new text begin (c) This appropriation shall be used to prepare
fellows to practice addiction medicine in rural
and underserved areas of the state, and to train
fellows in: diagnostic interviewing;
motivational interviewing; addiction
counseling; recognition and care of common
acute withdrawal syndromes and
complications; pharmacotherapies of addictive
disorders; epidemiology and pathophysiology
of addiction; identification and treatment of
addictive disorders in special populations;
secondary interventions; the use of screening
and diagnostic instruments; inpatient care; and
working within a multidisciplinary team.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 33. new text end new text begin Unemployment Insurance Aid new text end

new text begin 158,000 new text end

new text begin 158,000 new text end

new text begin For unemployment insurance aid to Tribal
colleges under Minnesota Statutes, section
268.193. Of the amount appropriated, $24,000
each year is for administration of the
unemployment insurance aid.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 34. new text end new text begin North Star Promise; Administrative Costs new text end

new text begin 202,000 new text end

new text begin 202,000 new text end

new text begin For administrative and promotion expenses to
implement and direct the scholarship awards
under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1465.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 35. new text end new text begin Agency Administration new text end

new text begin 6,219,000 new text end

new text begin 6,385,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 36. new text end new text begin Balances Forward new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 37. new text end new text begin Transfer Authority new text end

new text begin The commissioner of the Office of Higher
Education may transfer unencumbered
balances from the appropriations in this
section to the state grant appropriation, the
interstate tuition reciprocity appropriation, the
child care grant appropriation, the Indian
scholarship appropriation, the state work-study
appropriation, the get ready appropriation, the
intervention for college attendance
appropriation, the student-parent information
appropriation, the summer academic
enrichment program appropriation, the public
safety officers' survivors appropriation, and
the fostering independence higher education
grant program. The commissioner may transfer
unencumbered balances from the hunger-free
campus appropriations to the emergency
assistance for postsecondary students grant.
To the extent there is a projected surplus in
the appropriation for either the student
teachers in shortage areas grant program or
the underrepresented student teacher grant
program, the commissioner may transfer
unencumbered balances between the two
programs as needed to meet demand. Transfers
from the child care, state work-study, or the
hunger-free campus appropriations may only
be made to the extent there is a projected
surplus in the appropriation. A transfer may
be made only with prior written notice to the
chairs and ranking minority members of the
senate and house of representatives
committees with jurisdiction over higher
education finance.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES new text end

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

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 879,039,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 878,550,000 new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Central Office and Shared Services Unit new text end

new text begin 36,401,000 new text end

new text begin 36,401,000 new text end

new text begin For the Office of the Chancellor and the
Shared Services Division.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Operations and Maintenance new text end

new text begin 830,873,000 new text end

new text begin 830,384,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $5,700,000 in fiscal year 2026 and
$5,700,000 in fiscal year 2027 are to provide
supplemental aid for operations and
maintenance to the president of each two-year
institution in the system with at least one
campus that is not located in a metropolitan
county, as defined in Minnesota Statutes,
section 473.121, subdivision 4. The board
shall transfer at least $158,000 for each
campus not located in a metropolitan county
in each year to the president of each institution
that includes such a campus.
new text end

new text begin (b) The Board of Trustees is requested to help
Minnesota close the attainment gap by funding
activities which improve retention and
completion for students of color.
new text end

new text begin (c) $9,500,000 in fiscal year 2026 and
$9,500,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for
enterprise-wide technology, including
upgrading the Integrated Statewide Record
System and maintaining enterprise-wide
technology services.
new text end

new text begin (d) $50,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $50,000
in fiscal year 2027 are to reduce students'
out-of-pocket costs by expanding free
offerings in course materials and resources,
including through open educational resources,
open textbooks, and implementation of
Z-Degrees under Minnesota Statutes, section
136F.305.
new text end

new text begin (e) $3,158,000 in fiscal year 2026 and
$3,158,000 in fiscal year 2027 are to expand
student support services. This appropriation
provides funding to campuses to address basic
needs insecurity, mental health, and other
high-need student support services by
increasing the amount of available resources
to students. In addition, this funding provides
systemwide resources and coordination,
including electronic connections for peer
support and professional clinical support for
mental health. These systemwide resources
must be available online 24 hours a day, seven
days a week.
new text end

new text begin (f) $883,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $894,000
in fiscal year 2027 are for costs associated
with the increased employer contribution rates
for the higher education individual retirement
account plan under Minnesota Statutes, section
354B.23, subdivision 3.
new text end

new text begin (g) $282,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $282,000
in fiscal year 2027 are to pay the cost of
supplies and equipment necessary to provide
access to menstrual products under Minnesota
Statutes, section 135A.1365.
new text end

new text begin (h) $809,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $809,000
in fiscal year 2027 are for unemployment
insurance aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 268.193, to institutions within the
system.
new text end

new text begin (i) $500,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $500,000
in fiscal year 2027 are for the Juvenile
Detention Alternatives Initiative at
Metropolitan State University. Of this amount,
$280,000 each year is to provide juvenile
justice services and resources, including the
Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative, to
Minnesota counties and federally recognized
Tribes; and $220,000 each year is for funding
to local units of government, federally
recognized Tribes, and agencies to support
local Juvenile Detention Alternative
Initiatives, including but not limited to
alternatives to detention. Any unencumbered
balance remaining in the first year does not
cancel and is available in the second year.
new text end

new text begin (j) $500,000 in fiscal year 2026 is to address
contamination of PFAS, as defined in
Minnesota Statutes, section 116.943, arising
from or associated with the use of firefighting
foam at the Lake Superior College Emergency
Response Training Center (ERTC) prior to
January 1, 2015. Money may be used to
conduct environmental investigation and
response activities, including ERTC program
accommodations, and reimburse past expenses
incurred for these activities. This is a onetime
appropriation.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Direct Student Support new text end

new text begin 7,350,000 new text end

new text begin 7,350,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $4,500,000 in fiscal year 2026 and
$4,500,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for
workforce development scholarships under
Minnesota Statutes, section 136F.38. The
board may use up to five percent of this
appropriation to administer the programs. Of
the amount appropriated, $500,000 in fiscal
year 2027 only is for the law enforcement
grant pilot program under article 2, section 61.
new text end

new text begin (b) $2,250,000 in fiscal year 2026 and
$2,250,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for
emergency assistance grants to Minnesota
State Colleges and Universities students. The
Board of Trustees must:
new text end

new text begin (1) award emergency assistance grants directly
to students to meet immediate needs that could
interfere with the student completing the term
or their program, including but not limited to
emergency housing, food, and transportation;
new text end

new text begin (2) minimize any negative impact on student
financial aid resulting from the receipt of
emergency money; and
new text end

new text begin (3) by February 1 of each year, submit a report
to the chairs and ranking minority members
of the legislative committees with jurisdiction
over higher education on emergency assistance
grants awarded to students using the money
appropriated in this paragraph. The report must
detail:
new text end

new text begin (i) how money was distributed among
institutions;
new text end

new text begin (ii) the process by which students apply for
emergency assistance grants and institutions
make a determination about whether money
will be awarded;
new text end

new text begin (iii) how many students received emergency
assistance grants and the average award
amount;
new text end

new text begin (iv) the most common student needs that
grants were awarded to meet; and
new text end

new text begin (v) the average length of time between grant
application and disbursement to students.
new text end

new text begin (c) $600,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $600,000
in fiscal year 2027 are for hunger-free campus
activities. The Board of Trustees must:
new text end

new text begin (1) meet the following hunger-free campus
requirements on Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities campuses:
new text end

new text begin (i) maintain an on-campus food pantry or
partnership with a local food bank to provide
regular, on-campus food distributions;
new text end

new text begin (ii) provide information to students on the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
(SNAP), the Minnesota Family Investment
Program (MFIP), and other programs that
reduce food insecurity;
new text end

new text begin (iii) notify students in work-study employment
of their potential eligibility for SNAP benefits
and provide information to those students
about eligibility criteria and how to apply for
benefits;
new text end

new text begin (iv) hold or participate in one hunger
awareness event per academic year;
new text end

new text begin (v) provide emergency assistance grants to
students; and
new text end

new text begin (vi) establish a hunger task force that meets a
minimum of three times per academic year
and that includes at least two students
currently enrolled at the institution;
new text end

new text begin (2) match at least 50 percent of the amount
appropriated in this paragraph with either
in-kind contributions or other resources; and
new text end

new text begin (3) by February 1 each year, submit a report
to the chairs and ranking minority members
of the legislative committees with jurisdiction
over higher education on hunger-free campus
activities performed using the money
appropriated in this paragraph. The report must
detail:
new text end

new text begin (i) how money was distributed among
institutions;
new text end

new text begin (ii) how hunger-free campus requirements
were met at those institutions; and
new text end

new text begin (iii) how many students were served.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Cook County Higher Education Board new text end

new text begin 300,000 new text end

new text begin 300,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant to the Cook County Higher
Education Board to provide educational
programming, workforce development, and
academic support services to remote regions
in northeastern Minnesota. The Cook County
Higher Education Board shall continue to
provide information to the Board of Trustees
on the number of students served, credit hours
delivered, and services provided to students.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Learning Network of Minnesota new text end

new text begin 4,115,000 new text end

new text begin 4,115,000 new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA new text end

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

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 754,770,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 739,508,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2026 new text end	new text begin 2027 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 752,613,000 new text end	new text begin 737,351,000 new text end
new text begin Health Care Access new text end	new text begin 2,157,000 new text end	new text begin 2,157,000 new text end

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

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

new text begin 644,018,000 new text end

new text begin 644,018,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Special Appropriations; Research and Innovation new text end

new text begin 42,554,000 new text end

new text begin 27,292,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $12,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 and
$12,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for
Medical Discovery Teams on Addiction, the
Biology of Aging, Optical Imaging and Brain
Science, Rural and American Indian Health
Disparities, Incretin Mimetics, and other
critical, complex health issues.
new text end

new text begin (b) $2,150,000 in fiscal year 2026 and
$2,150,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for the
Clinical and Translational Science Institute.
new text end

new text begin (c) The Board of Regents may transfer
unencumbered balances between the
appropriations for the Medical Discovery
Teams and the Clinical and Translational
Science Institute as needed.
new text end

new text begin (d) $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 and
$4,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for the
Minnesota Cancer Clinical Trials Network.
new text end

new text begin (e) $2,465,000 in fiscal year 2026 and
$2,465,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for health
sciences research at the Office of Academic
Clinical Affairs and the School of Public
Health.
new text end

new text begin (f) $4,350,000 in fiscal year 2026 and
$4,350,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for
competitive grants for regenerative medicine
research and commercialization.
new text end

new text begin (g) $15,262,000 in fiscal year 2026 is for a
collaborative partnership with the Mayo Clinic
to engage in ongoing research into
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), with the
goal of bettering the lives of individuals with
ALS and finding a cure for the disease. This
is a onetime appropriation. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28,
unencumbered balances under this paragraph
do not cancel until June 30, 2029. Beginning
January 15, 2026, and annually thereafter until
January 15, 2030, or until the money is fully
expended, whichever occurs first, the Board
of Regents must submit a report to the chairs
and ranking minority members of the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over
higher education that identifies how the
collaborative partnership used the money
appropriated in this paragraph. The report must
be filed according to Minnesota Statutes,
section 3.195.
new text end

new text begin (h) $77,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $77,000
in fiscal year 2027 are for biomedical
engineering.
new text end

new text begin (i) $2,250,000 in fiscal year 2026 and
$2,250,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for the
Cannabis Research Center in the School of
Public Health. The center must investigate the
health effects of cannabis use and research
other topics related to cannabis, including but
not limited to prevention and treatment of
substance use disorders, equity issues,
education, and decriminalization.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Special Appropriations; Medical Training and Care new text end

new text begin 12,946,000 new text end

new text begin 12,946,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2026 new text end	new text begin 2027 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 10,789,000 new text end	new text begin 10,789,000 new text end
new text begin Health Care Access new text end	new text begin 2,157,000 new text end	new text begin 2,157,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $1,043,000 in fiscal year 2026 and
$1,043,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for the
Rural Physician Associate Program (RPAP)
and Metropolitan Physician Associate Program
(MetroPAP).
new text end

new text begin (b) $6,247,000 in fiscal year 2026 and
$6,247,000 in fiscal year 2027 are to support
faculty physicians teaching at eight clinical
residency program sites, including medical
resident and student training programs in the
Department of Family Medicine and
Community Health.
new text end

new text begin (c) $346,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $346,000
in fiscal year 2027 are to support up to 12
resident physicians in the St. Cloud Hospital
family medicine residency program, which
must prepare doctors to practice primary care
medicine in rural areas of Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin (d) $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2026 and
$1,500,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for a
partnership between the University of
Minnesota Medical School and CentraCare to
establish and operate new residency programs
and maintain existing residency programs
based in CentraCare hospitals and clinics in
St. Cloud and Willmar. Eligible uses of this
appropriation include but are not limited to
program administration, curriculum
development, resident recruitment, training,
and resident stipends.
new text end

new text begin (e) $993,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $993,000
in fiscal year 2027 are for the Mobile Dental
Clinic.
new text end

new text begin (f) $2,157,000 in fiscal year 2026 and
$2,157,000 in fiscal year 2027 are from the
health care access fund for primary care
education initiatives.
new text end

new text begin (g) $660,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $660,000
in fiscal year 2027 are for geriatrics education.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Special Appropriations; Social Sciences new text end

new text begin 1,802,000 new text end

new text begin 1,802,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $985,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $985,000
in fiscal year 2027 are for the Center for Urban
and Regional Affairs.
new text end

new text begin (b) $39,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $39,000
in fiscal year 2027 are for the Bureau of
Business and Economic Research at the
University of Minnesota Duluth.
new text end

new text begin (c) $778,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $778,000
in fiscal year 2027 are for industrial relations
education at the Carlson School of
Management.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Special Appropriations; Natural Resources Management and Education new text end

new text begin 50,995,000 new text end

new text begin 50,995,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $27,086,000 in fiscal year 2026 and
$27,086,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for the
Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station.
new text end

new text begin (b) $15,836,000 in fiscal year 2026 and
$15,836,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for the
University of Minnesota Extension.
new text end

new text begin (c) The amounts appropriated in paragraphs
(a) and (b) must be used for the following:
new text end

new text begin (1) the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment
Station and University of Minnesota Extension
must convene agricultural advisory groups to
focus research, education, and Extension
activities on producer needs and implement
an outreach strategy that more effectively and
rapidly transfers research results and best
practices to producers throughout the state;
new text end

new text begin (2) this appropriation includes funding for
research and outreach on the production of
renewable energy from Minnesota biomass
resources, including agronomic crops, plant
and animal wastes, and native plants or trees.
The following areas should be prioritized and
carried out in consultation with Minnesota
producers, renewable energy, and bioenergy
organizations:
new text end

new text begin (i) biofuel and other energy production from
perennial crops, small grains, row crops, and
forestry products in conjunction with the
Natural Resources Research Institute (NRRI);
new text end

new text begin (ii) alternative bioenergy crops and cropping
systems; and
new text end

new text begin (iii) biofuel coproducts used for livestock feed;
new text end

new text begin (3) this appropriation includes funding for the
College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural
Resource Sciences to establish and provide
leadership for organic agronomic,
horticultural, livestock, and food systems
research, education, and outreach and for the
purchase of state-of-the-art laboratory,
planting, tilling, harvesting, and processing
equipment necessary for this project;
new text end

new text begin (4) this appropriation includes funding for
research efforts that demonstrate a renewed
emphasis on the needs of the state's agriculture
community. The following areas should be
prioritized and carried out in consultation with
Minnesota farm organizations:
new text end

new text begin (i) vegetable crop research with priority for
extending the Minnesota vegetable growing
season;
new text end

new text begin (ii) fertilizer and soil fertility research and
development;
new text end

new text begin (iii) soil, groundwater, and surface water
conservation practices and contaminant
reduction research;
new text end

new text begin (iv) discovering and developing plant varieties
that use nutrients more efficiently;
new text end

new text begin (v) breeding and development of turf seed and
other biomass resources in all three Minnesota
biomes;
new text end

new text begin (vi) development of new disease-resistant and
pest-resistant varieties of turf and agronomic
crops;
new text end

new text begin (vii) utilizing plant and livestock cells to treat
and cure human diseases;
new text end

new text begin (viii) the development of dairy coproducts;
new text end

new text begin (ix) a rapid agricultural response fund for
current or emerging animal, plant, and insect
problems affecting production or food safety;
new text end

new text begin (x) crop pest and animal disease research;
new text end

new text begin (xi) developing animal agriculture that is
capable of sustainably feeding the world;
new text end

new text begin (xii) consumer food safety education and
outreach;
new text end

new text begin (xiii) programs to meet the research and
outreach needs of organic livestock and crop
farmers; and
new text end

new text begin (xiv) alternative bioenergy crops and cropping
systems and growing, harvesting, and
transporting biomass plant material; and
new text end

new text begin (5) by February 1, 2027, the Board of Regents
must submit a report to the legislative
committees and divisions with jurisdiction
over agriculture and higher education finance
on the status and outcomes of research and
initiatives funded in paragraphs (a) and (b).
new text end

new text begin (d) $4,414,000 in fiscal year 2026 and
$4,414,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for the
Natural Resources Research Institute.
new text end

new text begin (e) $1,673,000 in fiscal year 2026 and
$1,673,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for the
Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.
new text end

new text begin (f) $846,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $846,000
in fiscal year 2027 are for the Minnesota
Geological Survey.
new text end

new text begin (g) $140,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $140,000
in fiscal year 2027 are for the Bell Museum.
new text end

new text begin (h) $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 and
$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for a
University of Minnesota Extension program
that enhances the capacity of the state's
agriculture sector, land and resource managers,
and communities to plan for and adapt to
weather extremes, including but not limited
to droughts and floods. The money
appropriated in this paragraph must be used
to support existing Extension staff members
and to hire additional staff members for a
program with broad geographic reach
throughout the state. The program must:
new text end

new text begin (1) identify, develop, implement, and evaluate
educational programs that increase the
capacity of Minnesota's agriculture sector,
land and resource managers, and communities
to be prepared for and adapt to projected
physical changes in temperature, precipitation,
and other weather parameters that affect crops,
land, horticulture, pests, and wildlife in ways
that present challenges to the state's agriculture
sector and the communities that depend on the
agriculture sector; and
new text end

new text begin (2) communicate and interpret the latest
research on critical weather trends and the
scientific basis for critical weather trends to
further prepare Extension staff throughout the
state to educate and provide technical
assistance to the agriculture sector, land and
resource managers, and community members
at the local level regarding technical
information on water resource management,
agriculture and forestry, engineering and
infrastructure design, and emergency
management that is necessary to develop
strategies to mitigate the effects of extreme
weather change.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Special Appropriations; Campus Management and Student Support new text end

new text begin 2,455,000 new text end

new text begin 2,455,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 and
$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for campus
safety and security measures.
new text end

new text begin (b) $366,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $366,000
in fiscal year 2027 are for unemployment
insurance aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 268.193.
new text end

new text begin (c) $110,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $110,000
in fiscal year 2027 are to pay the cost of
supplies and equipment necessary to provide
access to menstrual products under Minnesota
Statutes, section 135A.1365.
new text end

new text begin (d) $779,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $779,000
in fiscal year 2027 are for emergency
assistance grants to University of Minnesota
students. The Board of Regents must:
new text end

new text begin (1) award emergency assistance grants directly
to students to meet immediate needs that could
interfere with the student completing the term
or their program, including but not limited to
emergency housing, food, and transportation;
new text end

new text begin (2) minimize any negative impact on student
financial aid resulting from the receipt of
emergency money; and
new text end

new text begin (3) by February 1 each year, submit a report
to the chairs and ranking minority members
of the legislative committees with jurisdiction
over higher education on emergency assistance
grants awarded to students using the money
appropriated in this paragraph. The report must
detail:
new text end

new text begin (i) how money was distributed among
institutions;
new text end

new text begin (ii) the process by which students apply for
emergency assistance grants and institutions
make a determination about whether money
will be awarded;
new text end

new text begin (iii) how many students received emergency
assistance grants and the average award
amount;
new text end

new text begin (iv) the most common student needs that
grants were awarded to meet; and
new text end

new text begin (v) the average length of time between grant
application and disbursement to students.
new text end

new text begin (e) $200,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $200,000
in fiscal year 2027 are for hunger-free campus
activities. The Board of Regents must:
new text end

new text begin (1) meet the following hunger-free campus
requirements on University of Minnesota
campuses:
new text end

new text begin (i) maintain an on-campus food pantry or
partnership with a local food bank to provide
regular, on-campus food distributions;
new text end

new text begin (ii) provide information to students on the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
(SNAP), the Minnesota Family Investment
Program (MFIP), and other programs that
reduce food insecurity;
new text end

new text begin (iii) notify students in work-study employment
of their potential eligibility for SNAP benefits
and provide information to those students
about eligibility criteria and how to apply for
benefits;
new text end

new text begin (iv) hold or participate in one hunger
awareness event per academic year;
new text end

new text begin (v) provide emergency assistance grants to
students; and
new text end

new text begin (vi) establish a hunger task force that meets a
minimum of three times per academic year
and that includes at least two students
currently enrolled at the institution;
new text end

new text begin (2) match at least 50 percent of the amount
appropriated in this paragraph with either
in-kind contributions or other resources; and
new text end

new text begin (3) by February 1 of each year, submit a report
to the chairs and ranking minority members
of the legislative committees with jurisdiction
over higher education on hunger-free campus
activities performed using the money
appropriated in this paragraph. The report must
detail:
new text end

new text begin (i) how funding was distributed among
institutions;
new text end

new text begin (ii) how hunger-free campus requirements
were met at those institutions; and
new text end

new text begin (iii) how many students were served.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin TRANSFERS.
new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of the Office of Higher Education, in consultation with the
commissioner of management and budget, must transfer $2,500,000 in fiscal year 2026 and
$2,500,000 in fiscal year 2027 from the general fund to the spinal cord and traumatic brain
injury grant account in the special revenue fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.901,
subdivision 1. The commissioner of the Office of Higher Education may use up to ten
percent of the amounts transferred under this paragraph to administer the program. The
commissioner of management and budget must include a transfer of $2,500,000 each year
from the general fund to the spinal cord and traumatic brain injury grant account in the
special revenue fund in each forecast prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.103,
from the effective date of this section through the February 2027 forecast.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner of the Office of Higher Education, in consultation with the
commissioner of management and budget, must transfer $3,132,000 in fiscal year 2026 and
$3,132,000 in fiscal year 2027 from the general fund to the dual training account in the
special revenue fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.246, subdivision 10. The
commissioner of the Office of Higher Education may use up to five percent of the amounts
transferred under this paragraph to administer the program. Of the amounts transferred
under this paragraph, $132,000 each year is for transfer to the Department of Labor and
Industry to support identification of competency standards and development of dual training
programs in the transportation and child care industries as required under Minnesota Statutes,
section 175.45. The commissioner of management and budget must include a transfer of
$3,132,000 each year from the general fund to the dual training account in the special
revenue fund in each forecast prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.103, from
the effective date of this section through the February 2027 forecast.
new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner of the Office of Higher Education, in consultation with the
commissioner of management and budget, must transfer $325,000 in fiscal year 2026 and
$325,000 in fiscal year 2027 from the general fund to the large animal veterinarian loan
forgiveness program account in the special revenue fund under Minnesota Statutes, section
136A.1795, subdivision 2. The commissioner of management and budget must include a
transfer of $325,000 each year from the general fund to the large animal veterinarian loan
forgiveness program account in the special revenue fund in each forecast prepared under
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.103, from the effective date of this section through the
February 2027 forecast.
new text end

new text begin (d) The commissioner of the Office of Higher Education, in consultation with the
commissioner of management and budget, must transfer $45,000 in fiscal year 2026 and
$45,000 in fiscal year 2027 from the general fund to the agricultural education loan
forgiveness account in the special revenue fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1794,
subdivision 2. The commissioner of management and budget must include a transfer of
$45,000 each year from the general fund to the agricultural education loan forgiveness
account in the special revenue fund in each forecast prepared under Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.103, from the effective date of this section through the February 2027 forecast.
new text end

new text begin (e) The commissioner of the Office of Higher Education, in consultation with the
commissioner of management and budget, must transfer $750,000 in fiscal year 2026 and
$750,000 in fiscal year 2027 from the general fund to the inclusive higher education grant
account in the special revenue fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.162, subdivision
4. The commissioner of the Office of Higher Education may use up to five percent of the
amounts transferred under this paragraph to administer the program. The commissioner of
management and budget must include a transfer of $750,000 each year from the general
fund to the inclusive higher education grant account in the special revenue fund in each
forecast prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.103, from the effective date of this
section through the February 2027 forecast.
new text end

new text begin (f) The commissioner of the Office of Higher Education, in consultation with the
commissioner of management and budget, must transfer $49,500,000 in fiscal year 2026
and $49,500,000 in fiscal year 2027 from the general fund to the account in the special
revenue fund for North Star Promise scholarships under Minnesota Statutes, section
136A.1465, subdivision 8. The commissioner of management and budget must include a
transfer of $49,500,000 each year from the general fund to the account in the special revenue
fund for North Star Promise scholarships in each forecast prepared under Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.103, from the effective date of this section through the February 2027 forecast.
new text end

Sec. 6. new text begin CANCELLATIONS.
new text end

new text begin (a) The $500,000 fiscal year 2025 appropriation from the general fund for the Kids on
Campus initiative under Laws 2024, chapter 124, article 1, section 6, is canceled.
new text end

new text begin (b) Of the amount appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of the Office
of Higher Education pursuant to Laws 2022, chapter 42, section 2, paragraph (b), as amended
by Laws 2024, chapter 124, article 1, section 1, and Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 34,
section 1, $15,262,263 is canceled.
new text end

ARTICLE 2

HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 135A.052, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Statement of missions.

(a) The legislature recognizes each type of public
postsecondary institution to have a distinctive mission within the overall provision of public
higher education in the state and a responsibility to cooperate with each other. These missions
are as follows:

(1) the technical colleges shall offer vocational training and education to prepare students
for skilled occupations that do not require a baccalaureate degree;

(2) the community colleges shall offer lower division instruction in academic programs,
occupational programs in which all credits earned will be accepted for transfer to a
baccalaureate degree in the same field of study, and remedial studies, for students transferring
to baccalaureate institutions and for those seeking associate degrees;

(3) consolidated community technical colleges shall offer the same types of instruction,
programs, certificates, diplomas, and degrees as the technical colleges and community
colleges offer;

(4) the state universities shall offer undergraduate and graduate instruction through the
master's degree, including specialist certificates, in the liberal arts and sciences and
professional education, and may offer applied doctoral degrees in education, business,
psychology, physical therapy, audiology, new text begin cybersecurity, new text end and nursing; and

(5) the University of Minnesota shall offer undergraduate, graduate, and professional
instruction through the doctoral degree, and shall be the primary state supported academic
agency for research and extension services.

(b) It is part of the mission of each system that within the system's resources the system's
governing board and chancellor or president shall endeavor to:

(1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public money;

(2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to manage the state's resources
and operate the system as efficiently as possible;

(3) coordinate the system's activities wherever appropriate with the activities of the other
system and governmental agencies;

(4) use technology where appropriate to increase system productivity, improve customer
service, increase public access to information about the system, and increase public
participation in the business of the system;

(5) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management practices to the extent
otherwise required by chapters 43A and 179A; and

(6) recommend to the legislature appropriate changes in law necessary to carry out the
mission of the system.

Sec. 2.

new text begin [135A.1367] OPIATE ANTAGONIST.
new text end

new text begin (a) The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities must, and
the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota is requested to:
new text end

new text begin (1) maintain a supply of opiate antagonists, as defined in section 604A.04, subdivision
1, at each campus site to be administered in compliance with section 151.37, subdivision
12; and
new text end

new text begin (2) have at least two doses of a nasal opiate antagonist available on site at each campus
residential building.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner of health shall identify resources, including at least one training
video, to help postsecondary institutions implement an opiate antagonist emergency response
and make the resources available for institutions.
new text end

new text begin (c) The Board of Trustees and the Board of Regents may adopt a model plan for use,
storage, and administration of opiate antagonists on system campuses.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective beginning in the 2025-2026 academic
year.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 135A.15, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:

Subd. 1a.

Definitions.

(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the
meanings given.

(b) "Advisor" means a person who is selected by a responding or reporting party to serve
as a support during a campus investigation and disciplinary process. This person may be
an attorney. An advisor serves as a support to a party by offering comfort or attending
meetings.

(c) "Domestic violence" has the meaning given in section 518B.01, subdivision 2.

(d) "Incident" means one report of sexual misconduct to a postsecondary institution,
regardless of the number of complainants included in the report, the number of respondents
included in the report, and whether or not the identity of any party is known by the reporting
postsecondary institution. Incident encompasses all nonconsensual events included within
one report if multiple events have been identified.

(e) "Intimate partner violence" means any physical or sexual harm or a pattern of any
other coercive behavior committed, enabled, or solicited to gain or maintain power and
control over a victim, including verbal, psychological, economic, or technological abuse
that may or may not constitute criminal behavior against an individual, that may be classified
as a sexual misconduct, dating violence, or domestic violence caused by:

(1) a current or former spouse of the individual; or

(2) a person in a sexual or romantic relationship with the individual.

(f) "Nonconsensual dissemination of sexual images" has the meaning given in section
617.261.

(g) "Reporting party" means the party in a disciplinary proceeding who has reported
being subjected to conduct or communication that could constitute sexual misconduct.

(h) "Responding party" means the party in a disciplinary proceeding who has been
reported to be the perpetrator of conduct or communication that could constitute sexual
misconduct.

(i) new text begin "Retaliation" means intimidation, threats, coercion, or discrimination against a
reporting party, responding party, or witness for the purpose of interfering with any right
or privilege or because the person has reported information, made a complaint, testified,
assisted, or participated or refused to participate in any manner in an investigation,
proceeding, or hearing under this section, including in nondisciplinary restorative justice
services.
new text end

new text begin (j) new text end "Sexual assault" means rape, sex offenses - fondling, sex offenses - incest, or sex
offenses - statutory rape as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, part 668, subpart
D, appendix A, as amended.

deleted text begin (j) deleted text end new text begin (k) new text end "Sexual extortion" has the meaning given in section 609.3458.

deleted text begin (k) deleted text end new text begin (l) new text end "Sex trafficking" has the meaning given in section 609.321, subdivision 7a.

deleted text begin (l) deleted text end new text begin (m) new text end "Sexual harassment" has the meaning given in section 363A.03, subdivision 43.

deleted text begin (m) deleted text end new text begin (n) new text end "Sexual misconduct" means an incident of sexual violence, intimate partner
violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, nonconsensual distribution
of sexual images, sexual extortion, nonconsensual dissemination of a deepfake depicting
intimate parts or sexual acts, sex trafficking, or stalking.

deleted text begin (n) deleted text end new text begin (o) new text end "Stalking" has the meaning given in section 609.749.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 135A.15, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:

Subd. 2a.

Campus deleted text begin investigation and disciplinary hearing procedures deleted text end new text begin sexual
misconduct grievance procedures new text end .

(a) A postsecondary institution must provide a reporting
party an opportunity for an impartial, timely, and thorough investigation of a report of sexual
misconduct against a student. If an investigation reveals that sexual misconduct has occurred,
the institution must take prompt and effective steps reasonably calculated to end the sexual
misconduct, prevent its recurrence, and, as appropriate, remedy its effects. new text begin Remedial action
may include any or all of the following: (1) disciplinary action against the responding party;
(2) with the consent of the parties, alternative resolution options; and (3) academic or
residential supportive measures, as requested by the reporting party.
new text end

(b) new text begin An institution must offer and coordinate academic and residential supportive measures
as needed and equitably to both the reporting and responding parties participating in a
campus sexual misconduct grievance process, including but not limited to exam or assignment
extensions, permitted class absence, a change in on-campus residence, and schedule changes.
new text end

new text begin (c) A postsecondary institution must allow the reporting and responding parties to present
and review relevant testimony by parties and witnesses and relevant evidence compiled in
an investigative report.
new text end

new text begin (d) new text end Throughout any investigation or disciplinary proceeding, deleted text begin a postsecondary deleted text end new text begin an new text end
institution must treat the reporting parties, responding parties, witnesses, and other
participants in the proceeding with dignity and respect.

deleted text begin (c) If a postsecondary institution conducts a hearing, an advisor may provide opening
and closing remarks on behalf of a party or assist with formulating questions to the other
party or witnesses about related evidence or credibility.
deleted text end

new text begin (e) A postsecondary institution must provide due process protections before imposing
disciplinary action against a responding party who is a student. The responding party must
be informed in writing of the allegations with sufficient details related to the allegations,
including the alleged misconduct; the identity of the reporting party; and to the extent
possible, the date, time, and location of the alleged sexual misconduct. The responding party
must be provided with the campus code of conduct guidelines listing possible sanctions.
new text end

new text begin (f) In any grievance process arising from an alleged incident of sexual misconduct against
a student, a postsecondary institution must apply, at a minimum, a preponderance of the
evidence standard of proof.
new text end

new text begin (g) An institution must allow equal opportunity during the hearing for the reporting and
responding parties to consult an additional support person other than the party's advisor,
such as an advocate, if requested and deemed appropriate by the Title IX coordinator or
designee.
new text end

new text begin (h) The reporting and responding parties must be given equal opportunity to question
the credibility of the other party and witnesses through a live hearing or questioning by a
decision-maker, pursuant to paragraph (l).
new text end

new text begin (i) If an institution allows for cross-examination of witnesses and parties, the reporting
party and the responding party are not permitted to personally cross-examine each other or
any witnesses. Any cross-examination must be performed by the party's advisor or an
adjudicator of the campus disciplinary proceeding.
new text end

new text begin (j) A postsecondary institution must hold a hearing related to disciplinary action under
this section if requested by either the reporting or responding party.
new text end

new text begin (k) If a postsecondary institution conducts a hearing, the institution must provide the
reporting and responding parties with equal opportunity to provide testimony without
encountering the other party in person, and to review testimony provided by the other party
in a similar manner. This may be done through video conference or closed-circuit television.
new text end

new text begin (l) An institution must appoint a decision-maker or panel of decision-makers who are
not the investigator to assess the credibility of the reporting party, the responding party, and
any other witnesses through a live hearing or direct questioning.
new text end

new text begin (m) If the facts and circumstances rise to a policy violation, an institution must proceed
with the campus sexual misconduct grievance process, if requested by the reporting party,
concurrently with a criminal investigation, except that a postsecondary institution may
temporarily delay a campus proceeding if requested by law enforcement and if the campus
proceeding may impede a criminal investigation.
new text end

new text begin (n) Personal information of the reporting party such as character witness or sexual
behavior of the reporting party is allowable if the information is deemed relevant by the
decision-maker and if the information substantiates that the misconduct may have occurred.
Mental health and medical information of the reporting party may be considered if: (1) a
release is signed by the reporting party; and (2) nonrelevant information is redacted. If a
responding party is found responsible, medical and mental health information of the reporting
party may be considered to determine sanctions.
new text end

new text begin (o) Questions and evidence about the reporting party's sexual predisposition or prior
sexual behavior are not considered relevant unless such questions and evidence: (1) are
offered to prove that someone other than the responding party committed the alleged conduct;
or (2) concern specific incidents of the reporting party's prior sexual behavior with respect
to the responding party and are offered to prove consent.
new text end

new text begin (p) The responding and reporting parties may discuss the investigation and disciplinary
proceedings with an advisor of choice, the party's parents, or an authorized legal guardian.
new text end

new text begin (q) An institution must deliver the outcome of the grievance process simultaneously to
the reporting and responding parties.
new text end

new text begin (r) An institution must inform the reporting and responding parties no later than 24 hours
before a decision is rendered regarding the timeline of the outcome's release. Alongside the
notice of the outcome, an institution must offer community mental health and, if applicable,
on-campus resources equitably to a reporting and responding party. The outcome must not
be delivered to a reporting or responding party at the end of the day or on a weekend or
holiday to ensure that the reporting and responding parties may access supportive services.
new text end

new text begin (s) Institutions must have a policy prohibiting retaliation that specifies what constitutes
retaliation and possible actions for students and employees if retaliation occurs. Retaliation
against the reporting party, responding party, or witnesses resulting from a person's
participation in a campus sexual misconduct investigation is prohibited.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2026.
new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 135A.1582, is amended to read:

135A.1582 PROTECTIONS FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING STUDENTS.

Subdivision 1.

deleted text begin Definition deleted text end new text begin Definitions new text end .

(a) For deleted text begin the purpose deleted text end new text begin purposes new text end of this section, the
following deleted text begin term has deleted text end new text begin terms have new text end the deleted text begin meaning deleted text end new text begin meanings new text end given.

(b) "Parenting student" means a student enrolled at a public college or university who
is the parent or legal guardian of or can claim as a dependent a child under the age of 18.

new text begin (c) "Pregnancy or related conditions" has the meaning given in Code of Federal
Regulations, title 34, section 106.2.
new text end

new text begin (d) "Postsecondary institution" means an institution governed by the Board of Trustees
of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities or a private postsecondary institution that
offers in-person courses on a campus located in Minnesota and is an eligible institution as
defined in section 136A.103. Institutions governed by the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota are requested to comply with this section.
new text end

Subd. 2.

Rights and protections.

(a) A deleted text begin Minnesota state college or university deleted text end new text begin
postsecondary institution new text end may not require and the University of Minnesota is requested not
to require a pregnant or parenting student, solely because of the student's status as a pregnant
or parenting student or due to issues related to the student's pregnancy or parenting, to:

(1) take a leave of absence or withdraw from the student's degree or certificate program;

(2) limit the student's studies;

(3) participate in an alternative program;

(4) change the student's major, degree, or certificate program; or

(5) refrain from joining or cease participating in any course, activity, or program at the
college or university.

(b) A deleted text begin Minnesota state college or university deleted text end new text begin postsecondary institution new text end shall provide and
the University of Minnesota is requested to provide reasonable modifications to a pregnant
student, including modifications that:

(1) would be provided to a student with a temporary medical condition; or

(2) are related to the health and safety of the student and the student's unborn child, such
as allowing the student to maintain a safe distance from substances, areas, and activities
known to be hazardous to pregnant women or unborn children.

(c) A deleted text begin Minnesota state college or university deleted text end new text begin postsecondary institution new text end must and the
University of Minnesota is requested to, for reasons related to a student's pregnancy,
childbirth, or any resulting medical status or condition:

(1) excuse the student's absence;

(2) allow the student to make up missed assignments or assessments;

(3) allow the student additional time to complete assignments in the same manner as the
institution allows for a student with a temporary medical condition; and

(4) provide the student with access to instructional materials and video recordings of
lectures for classes for which the student has an excused absence under this section to the
same extent that instructional materials and video recordings of lectures are made available
to any other student with an excused absence.

(d) A deleted text begin Minnesota state college or university deleted text end new text begin postsecondary institution new text end must and the
University of Minnesota is requested to allow a pregnant or parenting student to:

(1) take a leave of absence; and

(2) if in good academic standing at the time the student takes a leave of absence, return
to the student's degree or certificate program in good academic standing without being
required to reapply for admission.

(e) If a deleted text begin public college or university deleted text end new text begin postsecondary institution new text end provides early registration
for courses or programs at the institution for any group of students, the deleted text begin Minnesota state
college or university deleted text end new text begin institution new text end must provide and the University of Minnesota is requested
to provide early registration for those courses or programs for pregnant or parenting students
in the same manner.

Subd. 3.

Policy on discrimination.

Each deleted text begin Minnesota state college or university deleted text end new text begin
postsecondary institution new text end must adopt and the University of Minnesota is requested to adopt
a policy for students on pregnancy and parenting discrimination. The policy must:

(1) include the contact information of the Title IX coordinator who is the designated
point of contact for a student requesting each protection or modification under this section.
Contact information must include the Title IX coordinator's name, phone number, email,
and office;

(2) be posted in an easily accessible, straightforward format on the college or university's
website; and

(3) be made available annually to faculty, staff, and employees of the college or
university.

Subd. 4.

Administration.

The commissioner of the Office of Higher Education must,
in consultation with the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, new text begin and other relevant stakeholders,
new text end establish guidelines, as necessary, to administer this section. The guidelines must establish
minimum periods for which a pregnant or parenting student must be given a leave of absence
under subdivision 2, paragraph (d). In establishing the minimum periods, the Office of
Higher Education shall consider the maximum amount of time a student may be absent
without significantly interfering with the student's ability to complete the student's degree
or certificate program.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Treatment of appropriations. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding section 16B.98, subdivision
14, unless amounts are otherwise appropriated for administrative costs, the office may retain
up to five percent of the amount appropriated to the agency for grants enacted by the
legislature and formula grants, and up to ten percent for competitively awarded grants.
new text end

Sec. 7.

new text begin [136A.054] CONSOLIDATED COMPETITIVE GRANT AND STUDENT
LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM REPORTING.
new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of the Office of Higher Education shall report annually by February
15 to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction
over higher education on the details of programs administered under sections 136A.1251,
136A.1789, 136A.1791, 136A.1794, 136A.1795, and 136A.861 including the following,
where applicable:
new text end

new text begin (1) organizations receiving grant awards;
new text end

new text begin (2) grant award amounts and utilization rates;
new text end

new text begin (3) grant program activities, goals, and outcomes;
new text end

new text begin (4) grant matching sources and funding levels;
new text end

new text begin (5) number and amount of loan repayment awards disbursed; and
new text end

new text begin (6) demographic data of loan repayment program participants.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner must report any additional data and outcomes relevant to the
evaluation of programs administered under sections 136A.1251, 136A.1789, 136A.1791,
136A.1794, 136A.1795, and 136A.861 as evidenced by activities funded under each program.
new text end

Sec. 8.

new text begin [136A.0901] STANDARD FINANCIAL AID OFFER FORM FOR HIGHER
EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Citation. new text end

new text begin Sections 136A.0901 to 136A.0905 may be cited as the "College
Financing Literacy Act."
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Standard format and terminology. new text end

new text begin The commissioner must develop standard
terminology and financial aid offer forms. The commissioner may develop separate financial
aid offer forms for:
new text end

new text begin (1) undergraduate students;
new text end

new text begin (2) graduate students;
new text end

new text begin (3) first-time students; and
new text end

new text begin (4) returning students.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Consultation with stakeholders. new text end

new text begin In developing the financial aid offer form,
the commissioner must consult with and consider the recommendations of stakeholders,
including the student loan advocate in the Department of Commerce, representatives of
students, institutions of higher education, financial aid administrators and counselors, school
counselors, and any other relevant stakeholders as determined by the commissioner. The
commissioner must begin consulting with and soliciting recommendations from stakeholders
by September 1, 2025. By September 1, 2026, the commissioner must publish on the
department's website a draft of the form created under subdivision 2 and solicit feedback
from stakeholders regarding the form.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Final form. new text end

new text begin The commissioner must publish on the department's website the
final financial aid offer form with sufficient time for institutions to implement use of the
form for the 2028-2029 academic year.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Authority to modify. new text end

new text begin The commissioner may update and modify the definitions,
terms, formatting, and design of the financial aid offer form based on changes in laws, in
process, or for purposes of clarity.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Use of standard financial aid offer forms and terms. new text end

new text begin Beginning with the
2028-2029 academic year, institutions of higher education that receive state grant aid must:
new text end

new text begin (1) use the financial aid offer form developed under this section in providing official
and unofficial offers, including paper, mobile-optimized, or other electronic offers to all
students who are accepted at the institution and apply for aid; and
new text end

new text begin (2) use the standard terminology and definitions developed by the commissioner for all
communications from the institution related to financial aid offers.
new text end

Sec. 9.

new text begin [136A.0902] REQUIRED CONTENTS FOR FINANCIAL AID OFFER
FORM.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin General. new text end

new text begin The financial aid offer form developed under section 136A.0901
must be a form titled "Financial Aid Offer" which includes the required information under
this section with costs listed first, followed by grants and scholarships clearly separated
with separate headings, and the additional information under section 136A.0903 included
last. The form must be in a consumer-friendly format that is simple to understand and must
allow for each institution to customize the form with the institution's own logo, branding,
or other identifiers.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Cost information. new text end

new text begin The financial aid offer form must contain information on
the student's estimated cost of attendance including:
new text end

new text begin (1) total direct costs, including the totals for estimated tuition and fees charged by an
institution, including differential tuition if applicable, college or university-sponsored
housing, and food costs;
new text end

new text begin (2) total estimated other expenses, including estimated housing and food costs for students
who reside off-campus, and for all students, costs for books, materials, supplies,
transportation, and miscellaneous personal expenses;
new text end

new text begin (3) the academic period covered by the financial aid offer and an explanation that the
financial aid offered may change for academic periods not covered by the aid offer or by
program;
new text end

new text begin (4) whether cost and aid estimates are based on full-time or part-time enrollment;
new text end

new text begin (5) whether tuition and fees cover a set range of credits or are per credit hour; and
new text end

new text begin (6) whether the tuition and fees are estimated based on the previous year or are set for
the academic period indicated in accordance with clause (3).
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Grants and scholarships. new text end

new text begin The financial aid offer form must include the
aggregate amount of grants and scholarships itemized by source and type that the student
does not have to repay, including grant aid:
new text end

new text begin (1) offered under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, United States Code, title
20, section 1070, et seq.;
new text end

new text begin (2) offered through other federal programs;
new text end

new text begin (3) offered by the institution;
new text end

new text begin (4) offered by the state; and
new text end

new text begin (5) from an outside source to the student for the academic period, if known, including
a disclosure that the grants and scholarships do not have to be repaid. If institutional aid is
included, the form must also note:
new text end

new text begin (i) the conditions under which the student can expect to receive similar amounts of
financial aid for each academic period the student is enrolled at the institution; and
new text end

new text begin (ii) whether the institutional aid offer may change if grants or scholarships from outside
sources are applied after the student receives the financial aid offer form and how the
institutional aid will change, if applicable.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Net price. new text end

new text begin The financial aid offer form must include:
new text end

new text begin (1) the estimated net price that the student, or the student's family on behalf of the student,
is estimated to have to pay for the student to attend the institution for the academic period,
equal to the cost of attendance as described in subdivision 2, clauses (1) and (2), for the
student for the period indicated in subdivision 2, clause (3), minus the amount of grant and
scholarship aid described in subdivision 3 that is included in the financial aid offer form;
and
new text end

new text begin (2) a disclosure that the estimated net price is an estimate of the total expenses for the
year and not equivalent to the amount the student will owe directly to the institution.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Loans. new text end

new text begin (a) The financial aid offer form must include:
new text end

new text begin (1) information on loans that are available to the student under part D or E of title IV of
the Higher Education Act of 1965, United States Code, title 20, sections 1087a, et seq., and
1087aa, et seq., except a Federal Direct PLUS Loan under part D of that act;
new text end

new text begin (2) information on other loans under this chapter for the academic period covered by
the offer;
new text end

new text begin (3) a disclosure that the loans have to be repaid and a disclosure that the student can
borrow a lesser or, if applicable, greater amount than the recommended loan amount;
new text end

new text begin (4) a disclosure that the interest rates and fees on the loans are set annually and affect
total cost over time and a link to the Department of Education's and the Office of Higher
Education's websites that includes current information on interest rates and fees; and
new text end

new text begin (5) a link to the Department of Education's repayment calculator website for students
with instruction that the website contains customizable estimates of expected repayment
costs under different loan repayment plans.
new text end

new text begin (b) The offer must clearly use the word "loan" to describe the recommended loan amounts
and must clearly label subsidized and unsubsidized loans with a plain language explanation
of the difference between the two.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Supplemental information on cost of attendance. new text end

new text begin The financial aid offer
form must contain information on how a student may request an adjustment to increase the
cost of attendance to accommodate the student's special circumstances or higher costs of
housing, food, or other eligible expenses.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Supplemental information for students with dependents. new text end

new text begin The financial aid
offer form must contain information on resources available to students with dependents
including:
new text end

new text begin (1) the dependent care allowance, including a disclosure that a student with a dependent
child in paid child care may request a dependent care allowance as part of the student's
financial aid calculation, which may result in a higher grant or loan amount; and
new text end

new text begin (2) information on the Minnesota child care grant program provided in section 136A.125
and instructions on how to apply.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Process for accepting or declining aid. new text end

new text begin The financial aid offer form must
include:
new text end

new text begin (1) deadlines and a summary of the process for accepting the financial aid offered in the
financial aid offer form, requesting higher loan amounts if recommended loan amounts
were included, and declining aid offered in the form;
new text end

new text begin (2) information on when and how direct costs to the institution must be paid, including
information on payment plans if available;
new text end

new text begin (3) a disclosure that verification of financial circumstances may require the student to
submit further documentation; and
new text end

new text begin (4) information about where a student or the student's family can seek additional
information regarding the financial aid offered, including contact information for the
institution's financial aid office, the Department of Education's website on financial aid,
and the Office of Higher Education's website.
new text end

Sec. 10.

new text begin [136A.0903] ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FINANCIAL
AID OFFER FORM.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Repayment resources; private student loans; work study. new text end

new text begin In addition
to the information described in section 136A.0902, the financial aid offer form must, in a
concise format determined by the commissioner, include:
new text end

new text begin (1) at the institution's discretion, additional options and potential resources for paying
the amount listed in section 136A.0902, subdivision 4, such as tuition payment plans;
new text end

new text begin (2) the following information relating to private student loans:
new text end

new text begin (i) a statement that students considering borrowing to cover the cost of attendance should
consider available federal and state student loans prior to applying for private student loans,
including an explanation that federal and state student loans offer generally more favorable
terms and beneficial repayment options than private student loans;
new text end

new text begin (ii) the impact of a proposed private student loan on the student's potential eligibility for
other financial assistance, including federal financial assistance under title IV of the Higher
Education Act of 1965, United States Code, title 20, section 1070, et seq.; and
new text end

new text begin (iii) a statement explaining the student's ability to select a private educational lender of
the student's choice; and
new text end

new text begin (3) information on work-study employment opportunities under section 136A.233, and
work-study offered in accordance with part C of title IV of the Higher Education Act of
1965, United States Code, title 20, section 1087-51, et seq., including a disclosure that the
work-study aid offered is subject to the availability of qualified employment opportunities
and is disbursed over time as earned by the student. Work-study employment opportunities
must not be included in the category of financial aid described under section 136A.0902,
subdivision 3.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Additional requirements. new text end

new text begin The financial aid offer form must meet the
requirements of this section and section 136A.0902 by:
new text end

new text begin (1) including, in addition to the requirements described in subdivision 1 and section
136A.0902, a concise summary in plain language of:
new text end

new text begin (i) the terms and conditions of financial aid under subdivision 1, clause (3), and section
136A.0902, subdivisions 3 and 5, and a method to provide students with additional
information about the terms and conditions, such as links to the supplementary information;
and
new text end

new text begin (ii) federal, state, or institutional conditions required to receive and renew financial aid
and a method to provide students with additional information about these conditions, such
as links to the supplementary information;
new text end

new text begin (2) clearly distinguishing between aid offered under subdivision 1, clause (3), and section
136A.0902, subdivisions 3 and 5, by including a subtotal for the aid offered and by refraining
from commingling the different types of aid described;
new text end

new text begin (3) using standard terminology and definitions, as determined by the commissioner, and
using plain language where possible;
new text end

new text begin (4) providing additional information on federal student loans, including the types and
amounts for which the student is eligible in an attached document or web page, if an
institution's recommended federal student loan aid offered under section 136A.0902,
subdivision 5, is less than the federal maximum available to the student;
new text end

new text begin (5) including a delivery confirmation for electronic financial aid offer forms, except that
receipt of the financial aid offer form shall not be considered an acceptance or rejection of
aid by the student; and
new text end

new text begin (6) accompanying any reference to private education loans, with respect to dependent
students, with:
new text end

new text begin (i) information about the availability of and terms and conditions associated with Federal
Direct PLUS Loans under section 455 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, United States
Code, title 20, section 1087e, for the student's parents regardless of family income; and
new text end

new text begin (ii) a notification of the student's increased eligibility for unsubsidized federal student
loans under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, United States Code, title 20,
section 1070, et seq., if the student's parents are rejected under the Federal Direct PLUS
Loan program.
new text end

Sec. 11.

new text begin [136A.0904] SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION; REMOVAL OF
INFORMATION.
new text end

new text begin (a) Nothing in sections 136A.0901 to 136A.0903 precludes an institution from
supplementing the financial aid offer form with additional information if the additional
information supplements the financial aid offer form and is not located on the financial aid
offer form and if the information utilizes the same standard terminology developed by the
commissioner under this act.
new text end

new text begin (b) Nothing in sections 136A.0901 to 136A.0903 precludes an institution from omitting
a required item in an individual offer form if that item is inapplicable to the student receiving
the offer.
new text end

Sec. 12.

new text begin [136A.0905] SUPERSEDING FEDERAL LAW.
new text end

new text begin Sections 136A.0901 to 136A.0904 are null and void upon the effective date of a federal
law or regulation establishing a uniform financial aid offer form and requiring institutions
of higher education to adopt it.
new text end

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.101, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:

Subd. 5a.

Assigned family responsibility.

"Assigned family responsibility" means the
amount of a family's contribution to a student's cost of attendance, as determined by a federal
need analysis. For dependent students, the assigned family responsibility is deleted text begin 79 deleted text end new text begin 95 new text end percent
of the parental contribution. If the parental contribution is deleted text begin less than deleted text end new text begin between new text end $0 new text begin and negative
$1,500 new text end , the assigned family responsibility is deleted text begin 100 deleted text end new text begin 50 new text end percent of the parental contribution. new text begin If
the parental contribution is less than negative $1,500, the recognized parental contribution
is negative $1,500. new text end For independent students with dependents other than a spouse, the
assigned family responsibility is 71 percent of the student contribution. For independent
students without dependents other than a spouse, the assigned family responsibility is 35
percent of the student contribution. If the student contribution is deleted text begin less than deleted text end new text begin between new text end $0 new text begin and
negative $1,500 new text end , the assigned family responsibility is deleted text begin 100 deleted text end new text begin 50 new text end percent of the student
contribution. new text begin If the student contribution is less than negative $1,500, the recognized student
contribution is negative $1,500. new text end For a student registering for less than full time, the office
shall prorate the assigned family responsibility using the ratio of the number of credits the
student is enrolled in to the number of credits for full-time enrollment.

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.103, is amended to read:

136A.103 INSTITUTION ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Eligibility. new text end

(a) A postsecondary institution is eligible for state student
aid new text begin and to receive state student aid on behalf of students new text end under new text begin this new text end chapter deleted text begin 136A deleted text end and sections
197.791 and 299A.45, if the institution is located in this state and:

(1) is operated by this state or the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota; or

(2) is operated privately and deleted text begin , as determined by the office, deleted text end meets the requirements of
paragraph (b).

(b) A private institution must:

deleted text begin (1) maintain academic standards substantially equivalent to those of comparable
institutions operated in this state;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) deleted text end new text begin (1) new text end be licensed or registered as a postsecondary institution by the office; and

deleted text begin (3)(i) by July 1, 2010, participate in the federal Pell Grant program under Title IV of
the Higher Education Act of 1965, Public Law 89-329, as amended; or
deleted text end

new text begin (2) meet one of the following criteria:
new text end

new text begin (i) the institution participates in the federal Pell Grant program under Title IV of the
Higher Education Act of 1965, Public Law 89-329, as amended;
new text end

(ii) deleted text begin if an deleted text end new text begin the new text end institution new text begin :
new text end

new text begin (A) new text end was participating in state student aid programs as of June 30, 2010, deleted text begin and the institution
did deleted text end new text begin but does new text end not participate in the federal Pell Grant program deleted text begin by June 30, 2010, the institution
must require every student who enrolls to sign a disclosure form, provided by the office,
stating that the institution is not participating in the federal Pell Grant program. deleted text end new text begin under Title
IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, Public Law 89-329, as amended;
new text end

new text begin (B) requires every student who enrolls to sign a disclosure form, provided by the office,
stating that the institution is not participating in the federal Pell Grant program; and
new text end

new text begin (C) has not had a change in ownership as defined in section 136A.63, subdivision 2; or
new text end

deleted text begin (c) An deleted text end new text begin (iii) the new text end institution deleted text begin that deleted text end offers only graduate-level degrees or graduate-level
nondegree programs deleted text begin is an eligible institution if the institution is licensed or registered as a
postsecondary institution by the office deleted text end new text begin and participates in federal financial aid under Title
IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, Public Law 89-329, as amended new text end .

deleted text begin (d) deleted text end new text begin (c) new text end An deleted text begin eligible deleted text end institution under paragraph (b), clause deleted text begin (3), item (ii) deleted text end new text begin (2) new text end , that changes
ownership as defined in section 136A.63, subdivision 2, deleted text begin must participate in the federal Pell
Grant program within four calendar years of the first ownership change to continue eligibility deleted text end new text begin
remains eligible for state student aid for six months following the change in ownership new text end .

deleted text begin (e) An institution that loses its eligibility for the federal Pell Grant program is not an
eligible institution. The office may terminate an institution's eligibility to participate in state
student aid programs effective the date of the loss of eligibility for the federal Pell Grant
program.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (f) An institution must maintain adequate administrative and financial standards and
compliance with all state statutes, rules, and administrative policies related to state financial
aid programs.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (g) The office may terminate a postsecondary institution's eligibility to participate in
state student aid programs if the institution is
deleted text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Ineligibility. new text end

new text begin A postsecondary institution otherwise eligible for state student
aid under this chapter and sections 197.791 and 299A.45 may be determined by the office
to be ineligible if the institution:
new text end

new text begin (1) fails to maintain adequate compliance with administrative and financial standards
and compliance with all state statutes, rules, and administrative policies related to state
financial aid programs; or
new text end

new text begin (2) has been new text end terminated from participating in federal financial aid programs by the United
States Department of Education for a violation of laws, regulations, or participation
agreements governing federal financial aid programs.

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.121, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Cost of attendance.

(a) The recognized cost of attendance consists of: (1) an
allowance specified in law for living and miscellaneous expenses, and (2) an allowance for
tuition and fees equal to the lesser of the average tuition and fees charged by the institution,
or a tuition and fee maximum if one is established in law. If no living and miscellaneous
expense allowance is established in law, the allowance is equal to deleted text begin 115 deleted text end new text begin 106 new text end percent of the
federal poverty guidelines for a one person household in Minnesota for nine months. If no
tuition and fee maximum is established in law, the allowance for tuition and fees is equal
to the lesser of: (1) the average tuition and fees charged by the institution, and (2) for
two-year programs, an amount equal to the highest tuition and fees charged at a public
two-year institution, or for four-year programs, an amount equal to the highest tuition and
fees charged at a public university.

(b) For a student registering for less than full time, the office shall prorate the cost of
attendance using the ratio of the number of credits the student is enrolled in to the number
of credits for full-time enrollment.

(c) The recognized cost of attendance for a student who is confined to a Minnesota
correctional institution shall consist of the tuition and fee component in paragraph (a), with
no allowance for living and miscellaneous expenses.

(d) For the purpose of this subdivision, "fees" include only those fees that are mandatory
and charged to full-time resident students attending the institution. Fees do not include
charges for tools, equipment, computers, or other similar materials where the student retains
ownership. Fees include charges for these materials if the institution retains ownership. Fees
do not include optional or punitive fees.

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.121, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Insufficient appropriation.

new text begin (a) new text end If the amount appropriated is determined by
the office to be insufficient to make full awards to applicants under subdivision 5, awards
must be reduced by:

(1) adding a surcharge to the applicant's assigned family responsibility, as defined in
section 136A.101, subdivision 5a; and

(2) a percentage increase in the applicant's assigned student responsibility, as defined
in subdivision 5.

new text begin (b) new text end The reduction under new text begin paragraph (a), new text end clauses (1) and (2) new text begin , new text end must be equal dollar amounts. new text begin
The total assigned family responsibility after the addition of the surcharge may exceed 100
percent of the parental or student contribution, as applicable, assigned by the federal needs
analysis. The commissioner must not adjust the surcharge under paragraph (a), clause (1),
according to the student's status as a dependent student, an independent student with
dependents other than a spouse, or an independent student without dependents other than
a spouse.
new text end

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.121, subdivision 7a, is amended to read:

Subd. 7a.

Surplus appropriation.

new text begin (a) new text end If the amount appropriated is determined by the
office to be more than sufficient to fund projected grant demand in the second year of the
biennium, the office may new text begin :
new text end

new text begin (1) new text end increase the living and miscellaneous expense allowance in the second year of the
biennium by up to an amount that retains sufficient appropriations to fund the projected
grant demand new text begin ; or
new text end

new text begin (2) when calculating assigned family responsibility, recognize a negative parental
contribution or student contribution that is less than negative $1,500 to a value that is equal
to the lowest student contribution provided under the federal needs analysis new text end .

new text begin (b) new text end The deleted text begin adjustment deleted text end new text begin adjustments in paragraph (a) new text end may be made one or more times. In
making the determination that there are more than sufficient funds, the office shall balance
the need for sufficient resources to meet the projected demand for grants with the goal of
fully allocating the appropriation for state grants. An increase in the living and miscellaneous
expense allowance new text begin or a modified assigned family responsibility new text end under this subdivision does
not carry forward into a subsequent biennium.

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.121, subdivision 9, is amended to read:

Subd. 9.

Awards.

An undergraduate student who meets the office's requirements is
eligible to apply for and receive a grant in any year of undergraduate study unless the student
has obtained a baccalaureate degree or previously has received a state grant award for deleted text begin 180 deleted text end new text begin
120 new text end credits or the equivalent, excluding (1) courses taken from a Minnesota school or
postsecondary institution which is not participating in the state grant program and from
which a student transferred no credit, and (2) courses taken that qualify as developmental
education or below college-level. A student enrolled in a two-year program at a four-year
institution is only eligible for the tuition and fee maximums established by law for two-year
institutions.

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.121, subdivision 13, is amended to read:

Subd. 13.

Deadline.

The deadline for the office to accept applications for state grants
for a term is deleted text begin June 30 of the fiscal year for which the student applies for a grant deleted text end new text begin 30 days after
the start of that term new text end .

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.1465, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

The following terms have the meanings given:

(1) "eligible student" means a resident student under section 136A.101, subdivision 8,
who is enrolled in any public postsecondary educational institution or Tribal college and
who meets the eligibility requirements in subdivision 2;

(2) "gift aid" includes:

(i) all federal financial aid that is not a loan or pursuant to a work-study program;

(ii) state financial aid, unless designated for other expenses, that is not a loan or pursuant
to a work-study program;

(iii) institutional financial aid, including a grant, scholarship, tuition waiver, fellowship
stipend, or other payment, unless designated for other expenses, that is not a loan or pursuant
to a work-study program; and

(iv) all private financial aid that is not a loan or pursuant to a work-study program.

Financial aid from the state, public postsecondary educational institutions, and Tribal colleges
that is specifically designated for other expenses is not gift aid for purposes of the North
Star Promise scholarship.

(3) "other expenses" includes books, required supplies, child care, emergency assistance,
food, and housing;

(4) "public postsecondary educational institution" means an institution operated by this
state, or the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota;

(5) "recognized cost of attendance" has the meaning given in United States Code, title
20, chapter 28, subchapter IV, part F, section 1087ll;

(6) "Tribal college" means a college defined in section 136A.1796, subdivision 1,
paragraph deleted text begin (c) deleted text end new text begin (d) new text end ; and

(7) "tuition and fees" means the deleted text begin actual deleted text end new text begin eligible resident new text end tuition and mandatory fees
charged by an institution.

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.1465, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end

new text begin Resident tuition. new text end

new text begin (a) The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota is
requested to adopt a policy to charge resident tuition rates for all students eligible for North
Star Promise.
new text end

new text begin (b) The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities must adopt
a policy to charge resident tuition rates for all students eligible for North Star Promise.
new text end

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.1465, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Conditions for eligibility.

A scholarship may be awarded to an eligible student
who:

(1) has completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or the state
aid application new text begin by 30 days after the start of the term for which a scholarship is being awarded new text end ;

(2) has a family adjusted gross income below $80,000;

(3) is a graduate of a secondary school or its equivalent, or is 17 years of age or over
and has met all requirements for admission as a student to an eligible college or university;

(4) has not deleted text begin earned a deleted text end new text begin completed the degree requirements for the first new text end baccalaureate degree
at the time the scholarship is awarded;

(5) is enrolled in at least one credit per fall, spring, or summer semester;

(6) is enrolled in a program or course of study that applies to a degree, diploma, or
certificate;

(7) is not in default, as defined by the office, of any federal or state student educational
loan;

(8) is not more than 30 days in arrears in court-ordered child support that is collected or
enforced by the public authority responsible for child support enforcement or, if the applicant
is more than 30 days in arrears in court-ordered child support that is collected or enforced
by the public authority responsible for child support enforcement, but is complying with a
written payment agreement under section 518A.69 or order for arrearages;

(9) has not been convicted of or pled nolo contendere or guilty to a crime involving
fraud in obtaining federal Title IV funds within the meaning of Code of Federal Regulations,
subtitle B, chapter VI, part 668, subpart C; and

(10) is meeting satisfactory academic progress as defined in section 136A.101, subdivision
10.

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.155, is amended to read:

136A.155 ADDITIONAL INSTITUTION ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.

A postsecondary institution is an eligible institution for purposes of sections 136A.15
to 136A.1702, if the institution:

(1) meets the eligibility requirements under section 136A.103; or

(2) is operated publicly or privately in another state deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin and new text end is approved by the United States
Secretary of Education deleted text begin , and, as determined by the office, maintains academic standards
substantially equal to those of comparable institutions operated in this state deleted text end .

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.162, is amended to read:

136A.162 CLASSIFICATION OF DATA.

(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), data on applicants for financial assistance
collected and used by the office for student financial aid programs administered by that
office are private data on individuals as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12.

(b) Data on applicants may be disclosed to the commissioner of children, youth, and
families to the extent necessary to determine eligibility under section 136A.121, subdivision
2, clause (5).

(c) The following data collected in the Minnesota supplemental loan program under
sections 136A.1701 and 136A.1704 may be disclosed to a consumer credit reporting agency
only if the borrower and the cosigner give informed consent, according to section 13.05,
subdivision 4, at the time of application for a loan:

(1) the lender-assigned borrower identification number;

(2) the name and address of borrower;

(3) the name and address of cosigner;

(4) the date the account is opened;

(5) the outstanding account balance;

(6) the dollar amount past due;

(7) the number of payments past due;

deleted text begin (8) the number of late payments in previous 12 months;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (9) deleted text end new text begin (8) new text end the type of account;

deleted text begin (10) deleted text end new text begin (9) new text end the responsibility for the account; and

deleted text begin (11) deleted text end new text begin (10) new text end the status or remarks code.

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.1701, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Terms and conditions of loans.

deleted text begin (a) deleted text end The office may loan money upon such
terms and conditions as the office may prescribe. new text begin Annually, the office must determine the
minimum loan amount, the maximum loan amount based on program type, the maximum
cumulative amount for each program type, and the maximum lifetime limit for an individual.
The annual amount of the loan must not exceed the cost of attendance as determined by the
eligible institution less all other financial aid.
new text end

deleted text begin (b) The minimum loan amount and a maximum loan amount to students must be
determined annually by the office. Loan limits are defined based on the type of program
enrollment, such as a certificate, an associate's degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate
program. The aggregate principal amount of all loans made subject to this paragraph to a
student as an undergraduate and graduate student must not exceed $140,000. The amount
of the loan must not exceed the cost of attendance as determined by the eligible institution
less all other financial aid, including PLUS loans or other similar parent loans borrowed on
the student's behalf. A student may borrow up to the maximum amount twice in the same
grade level.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (c) The cumulative borrowing maximums must be determined annually by the office
and are defined based on program enrollment. In determining the cumulative borrowing
maximums, the office shall, among other considerations, take into consideration the maximum
SELF loan amount, student financing needs, funding capacity for the SELF program,
delinquency and default loss management, and current financial market conditions.
deleted text end

Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.1796, is amended to read:

136A.1796 TRIBAL COLLEGE SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT ASSISTANCE.

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) As used in this section, the following terms have the
meanings given deleted text begin them deleted text end .

new text begin (b) "Beneficiary student" means a resident of Minnesota who is enrolled in a certificate,
diploma, or degree program in a Tribally controlled college and is an enrolled member of
a federally recognized Indian Tribe.
new text end

deleted text begin (b) deleted text end new text begin (c) new text end "Nonbeneficiary student" means a resident of Minnesota who is enrolled new text begin in a
certificate, diploma, or degree program new text end in a Tribally controlled college but is not an enrolled
member of a federally recognized Indian Tribe.

deleted text begin (c) deleted text end new text begin (d) new text end "Tribally controlled college" means an accredited institution of higher education
located in this state that is formally controlled by or has been formally sanctioned or chartered
by the governing body of a federally recognized Indian Tribe, or a combination of federally
recognized Indian Tribes. Tribally controlled college does not include any institution or
campus subject to the jurisdiction of the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges
and Universities or the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota.

Subd. 2.

Eligibility; grant assistance.

(a) A Tribally controlled college is eligible to
receive supplemental grant assistance from the office, as provided in this section, for new text begin total
beneficiary and new text end nonbeneficiary deleted text begin student enrollment if the college is not otherwise eligible
to receive federal grant funding for those students under United States Code, title 25, section
1808 deleted text end new text begin students enrolled in the fall, spring, and summer terms new text end .

(b) The office shall make grants to Tribally controlled colleges to defray the costs of
education associated with the enrollment of new text begin beneficiary and new text end nonbeneficiary students. Grants
made pursuant to this section must be provided directly to the recipient college.

Subd. 3.

Grant application.

To receive a grant under this section, a Tribally controlled
college must submit an application in the manner required by the office. Upon submission
of a completed application indicating that the Tribally controlled college is eligible, the
office shall distribute to the college, during each year of the biennium, a grant of $5,300
for each new text begin beneficiary and new text end nonbeneficiary student on a full-time equivalent basis. If the amount
appropriated for grants under this section is insufficient to cover the total amount of grant
eligibility, the office shall distribute a prorated amount per new text begin beneficiary and new text end nonbeneficiary
student on a full-time equivalent basis.

Subd. 4.

Reporting by recipient institutions.

Each Tribally controlled college receiving
a grant under this section shall provide to the office, on an annual basis, an accurate and
detailed account of the expenditures of the grant funds received by the college, and a copy
of the college's most recent audit report and documentation of the enrollment status and
ethnic status of each new text begin beneficiary and new text end nonbeneficiary student for which grant assistance is
sought under this section.

Sec. 27.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.246, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:

Subd. 1a.

Definitions.

(a) The terms defined in this subdivision apply to this section.

(b) "Competency standard" has the meaning given in section 175.45, subdivision 2.

(c) "Eligible training" means training provided by an eligible training provider that:

(1) includes training to meet one or more identified competency standards;

(2) is instructor-led for a majority of the training; and

(3) results in the employee receiving an industry-recognized degree, certificate, or
credential.

(d) "Eligible training provider" means an institution:

(1) operated by the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
or the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota;

(2) licensed or registered as a postsecondary institution by the office; or

(3) exempt from the provisions of section 136A.822 to 136A.834 or 136A.61 to 136A.71
as approved by the office.

(e) "Industry-recognized degrees, certificates, or credentials" means:

(1) new text begin accredited new text end certificates, diplomas, or degrees issued by a postsecondary institution;

(2) registered apprenticeship certifications or certificates;

(3) occupational licenses or registrations;

(4) certifications issued by, or recognized by, industry or professional associations; and

(5) other certifications as approved by the commissioner.

Sec. 28.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.65, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Criteria for approval.

(a) A school applying to be registered and to have its
degree or degrees and name approved must substantially meet the following criteria:

(1) the school has an organizational framework with administrative and teaching personnel
to provide the educational programs offered;

(2) the school has financial resources sufficient to meet the school's financial obligations,
including refunding tuition and other charges consistent with its stated policy if the institution
is dissolved, or if claims for refunds are made, to provide service to the students as promised,
and to provide educational programs leading to degrees as offered;

(3) the school operates in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles
according to the type of school;

(4) the school provides an educational program leading to the degree it offers;

(5) the school provides appropriate and accessible library, laboratory, and other physical
facilities to support the educational program offered;

(6) the school has a policy on freedom or limitation of expression and inquiry for faculty
and students which is published or available on request;

(7) the school uses only publications and advertisements which are truthful and do not
give any false, fraudulent, deceptive, inaccurate, or misleading impressions about the school,
its personnel, programs, services, or occupational opportunities for its graduates for promotion
and student recruitment;

(8) the school's compensated recruiting agents who are operating in Minnesota identify
themselves as agents of the school when talking to or corresponding with students and
prospective students;

(9) the school provides information to students and prospective students concerning:

(i) comprehensive and accurate policies relating to student admission, evaluation,
suspension, and dismissal;

(ii) clear and accurate policies relating to granting credit for prior education, training,
and experience and for courses offered by the school;

(iii) current schedules of fees, charges for tuition, required supplies, student activities,
housing, and all other standard charges;

(iv) policies regarding refunds and adjustments for withdrawal or modification of
enrollment status; and

(v) procedures and standards used for selection of recipients and the terms of payment
and repayment for any financial aid program;

(10) the school must not withhold a student's official transcript because the student is
in arrears or in default on any loan issued by the school to the student if the loan qualifies
as an institutional loan under United States Code, title 11, section 523(a)(8)(b);

(11) the school has a process to receive and act on student complaints;

(12) new text begin if the school is unaccredited, new text end the school includes a joint and several liability provision
for torts and compliance with the requirements of sections 136A.61 to 136A.71 in any
contract effective after July 1, 2026, with any individual, entity, or postsecondary school
located in another state for the purpose of providing educational or training programs or
awarding postsecondary credits or continuing education credits to Minnesota residents that
may be applied to a degree program; and

(13) the school must not use nondisclosure agreements or other contracts restricting a
student's ability to disclose information in connection with school actions or conduct that
would be covered under section 136A.672.

(b) An application for degree approval must also include:

(i) title of degree and formal recognition awarded;

(ii) location where such degree will be offered;

(iii) proposed implementation date of the degree;

(iv) admissions requirements for the degree;

(v) length of the degree;

(vi) projected enrollment for a period of five years;

(vii) the curriculum required for the degree, including course syllabi or outlines;

(viii) statement of academic and administrative mechanisms planned for monitoring the
quality of the proposed degree;

(ix) statement of satisfaction of professional licensure criteria, if applicable;

(x) documentation of the availability of clinical, internship, externship, or practicum
sites, if applicable; and

(xi) statement of how the degree fulfills the institution's mission and goals, complements
existing degrees, and contributes to the school's viability.

Sec. 29.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.653, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Higher Learning Commission accredited institutions in Minnesota.

(a) A
postsecondary institution accredited by the Higher Learning Commission or its successor
with its primary physical location in Minnesota is exempt from the provisions of sections
136A.61 to 136A.71, including related fees, when it creates new or modifies existing:

(1) new text begin program degree levels, program degree types, new text end majors, minors, concentrations,
specializations, and areas of emphasis within approved degrees;

(2) nondegree programs deleted text begin within approved degrees deleted text end ;

(3) underlying curriculum or courses;

(4) modes of delivery; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(5) locations new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (6) course or term changes that do not impact the number of instructional hours new text end .

(b) The institution must annually notify the commissioner of the exempt actions listed
in paragraph (a) and, upon the commissioner's request, must provide additional information
about the action.

(c) The institution must notify the commissioner within 60 days of a program closing.

(d) Nothing in this subdivision exempts an institution from the annual registration and
degree approval requirements of sections 136A.61 to 136A.71.

new text begin (e) An institution exempt under this subdivision may advertise, recruit, and enroll students
while the program is evaluated for an exemption. In the event the program is determined
not to be exempt, the institution must submit the full review application to the office within
60 days of notification or cease advertisement, recruitment, and enrollment of students and
may be subject to the provisions of sections 136A.65, subdivision 8, 136A.705, and 136A.71.
new text end

Sec. 30.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.658, is amended to read:

136A.658 EXEMPTION; STATE AUTHORIZATION RECIPROCITY
AGREEMENT SCHOOLS.

(a) The office may participate in an interstate reciprocity agreement regarding
postsecondary distance education if it determines that participation is in the best interest of
Minnesota postsecondary students.

(b) If the office decides to participate in an interstate reciprocity agreement, an institution
that meets the following requirements is exempt from the provisions of sections 136A.61
to 136A.71:

(1) the institution is situated in a state which is also participating in the interstate
reciprocity agreement;

(2) the institution has been approved to participate in the interstate reciprocity agreement
by the institution's home state and other entities with oversight of the interstate reciprocity
agreement; and

(3) the institution has elected to participate in and operate in compliance with the terms
of the interstate reciprocity agreement.

(c) If the office participates in an interstate reciprocity agreement and the office is
responsible for the administration of that interstate reciprocity agreement, which may include
the approval of applications for membership of in-state institutions to participate in the
interstate reciprocity agreement, the office shall collect reasonable fees sufficient to recover,
but not exceed, its costs to administer the interstate reciprocity agreement. The office
processing fees for approving an in-state institution application shall be as follows:

(1) deleted text begin $750 deleted text end new text begin $1,500 new text end for institutions with deleted text begin fewer than deleted text end 2,500 new text begin or fewer new text end full-time new text begin equivalent
new text end enrollment;

(2) deleted text begin $3,000 deleted text end new text begin $5,000 new text end for institutions with 2,501 to deleted text begin 20,000 deleted text end new text begin 12,500 new text end full-time new text begin equivalent
new text end enrollment; and

(3) $7,500 for institutions with greater than deleted text begin 20,001 deleted text end new text begin 12,500 new text end full-time new text begin equivalent new text end enrollment.

Full-time new text begin equivalent new text end enrollment is established using the previous year's full-time new text begin equivalent
new text end enrollment as established in the United States Department of Education Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System.

Sec. 31.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.69, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Registration fees.

(a) The office shall collect reasonable registration fees
that are sufficient to recover, but do not exceed, its costs of administering the registration
program. The office shall charge the fees listed in paragraphs (b) to (d) for new registrations.

(b) A new school deleted text begin offering no more than one degree at each level during its first year deleted text end
must pay registration fees deleted text begin for each applicable level deleted text end new text begin based on the institution's total full-time
equivalent enrollment new text end in the following amounts:

deleted text begin associate degree deleted text end	deleted text begin $2,000 deleted text end
deleted text begin baccalaureate degree deleted text end	deleted text begin $2,500 deleted text end
deleted text begin master's degree deleted text end	deleted text begin $3,000 deleted text end
deleted text begin doctorate degree deleted text end	deleted text begin $3,500 deleted text end

new text begin (1) $5,000 for institutions with 2,500 or fewer full-time equivalent enrollment;
new text end

new text begin (2) $7,500 for institutions with 2,501 to 5,000 full-time equivalent enrollment;
new text end

new text begin (3) $10,000 for institutions with 5,001 to 7,500 full-time equivalent enrollment;
new text end

new text begin (4) $15,000 for institutions with 7,501 to 10,000 full-time equivalent enrollment; and
new text end

new text begin (5) $20,000 for institutions with 10,001 or greater full-time equivalent enrollment, and
for institutions with no data on the previous year's full-time equivalent enrollment.
new text end

new text begin Full-time equivalent enrollment is established using the previous year's full-time equivalent
enrollment as established in the United States Department of Education Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System.
new text end

(c) A new school deleted text begin that will offer more than one degree per level during its first year deleted text end must
pay registration fees in an amount equal to the fee deleted text begin for the first degree at each degree level deleted text end
under paragraph (b), plus fees for each deleted text begin additional deleted text end nondegree program or degree as follows:

nondegree program	$250
deleted text begin additional associate degree deleted text end	deleted text begin $250 deleted text end
deleted text begin additional baccalaureate degree deleted text end	deleted text begin $500 deleted text end
deleted text begin additional master's deleted text end degree new text begin program new text end	$750
deleted text begin additional doctorate degree deleted text end	deleted text begin $1,000 deleted text end

(d) In addition to the fees under paragraphs (b) and (c), a fee of $600 must be paid for
an initial application that: (1) has had four revisions, corrections, amendment requests, or
application reminders for the same application or registration requirement; or (2) cumulatively
has had six revisions, corrections, amendment requests, or application reminders for the
same license application and the school seeks to continue with the application process with
additional application submissions. If this fee is paid, the school may submit two final
application submissions for review prior to application denial under section 136A.65,
subdivision 8. This provision excludes from its scope nonrepetitive questions or clarifications
initiated by the school before the submission of the application, initial interpretation questions
or inquiries from the office regarding a completed application, and initial requests from the
office for verification or validation of a completed application.

(e) The annual renewal registration fee is deleted text begin $1,500. deleted text end new text begin based on an institution's total full-time
equivalent enrollment in the following amounts:
new text end

new text begin (1) $1,500 for institutions with 2,500 or fewer full-time equivalent enrollment;
new text end

new text begin (2) $3,000 for institutions with 2,501 to 5,000 full-time equivalent enrollment;
new text end

new text begin (3) $5,000 for institutions with 5,001 to 10,000 full-time equivalent enrollment; and
new text end

new text begin (4) $7,500 for institutions with 10,001 or greater full-time equivalent enrollment, and
for institutions with no data on the previous year's full-time equivalent enrollment.
new text end

new text begin Full-time equivalent enrollment is established using the previous year's full-time equivalent
enrollment as established in the United States Department of Education Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System.
new text end

(f) In addition to the fee under paragraph (e), a fee of $600 must be paid for a renewal
application that: (1) has had four revisions, corrections, amendment requests, or application
reminders for the same application or registration requirement; or (2) cumulatively has had
six revisions, corrections, amendment requests, or application reminders for the same license
application and the school seeks to continue with the application process with additional
application submissions. If this fee is paid, the school may submit two final application
submissions for review prior to application denial under section 136A.65, subdivision 8.
This provision excludes from its scope nonrepetitive questions or clarifications initiated by
the school before the submission of the application, initial interpretation questions or inquiries
from the office regarding a completed application, and initial requests from the office for
verification or validation of a completed application.

Sec. 32.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.82, is amended to read:

136A.82 new text begin POLICY; new text end CITATION.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Policy. new text end

new text begin The legislature has found and hereby declares that the availability
of legitimate vocational programs offered by responsible nonprofit and for-profit private
career schools are in the best interests of the people of this state. The legislature has found
and declares that the state can provide assistance and protection for persons choosing
vocational programs by establishing policies and procedures to ensure the authenticity and
legitimacy of vocational programs offered by nonprofit and for-profit private career schools.
The legislature has found and declares that this same policy applies to any nonprofit and
for-profit private career schools located in another state or country that offers or makes
available to a Minnesota resident any vocational program which does not require leaving
the state for its completion.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Citation. new text end

Sections 136A.82 to 136A.834 may be cited as the "Private Career
School Act."

Sec. 33.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.821, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Person.

"Person" means any individual, partnership, company, firm, society,
trust, association, or corporation or any combination thereof. new text begin Person does not extend to:
new text end

new text begin (1) a government body;
new text end

new text begin (2) a public school as defined in section 120A.05, subdivisions 9, 11, 13, and 17; or
new text end

new text begin (3) a nonpublic school, religious organization, or home school as defined in section
120A.22, subdivision 4.
new text end

Sec. 34.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.821, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Private career school.

"Private career school" means a person who maintains
a physical presence for any program at less than an associate degree level deleted text begin ; is not registered
as a private institution under sections 136A.61 to 136A.71; and is not specifically exempted
by section 136A.833 deleted text end . new text begin Private career school does not extend to:
new text end

new text begin (1) public postsecondary institutions with a physical presence in Minnesota;
new text end

new text begin (2) postsecondary institutions registered under sections 136A.61 to 136A.71;
new text end

new text begin (3) postsecondary institutions exempt from registration under section 136A.653,
subdivisions 1b, 2, 3, and 3a; 136A.657; or 136A.658 due to the nature of the institution's
programs;
new text end

new text begin (4) schools exclusively engaged in training physically or mentally disabled persons;
new text end

new text begin (5) courses taught to students in an apprenticeship program registered by the United
States Department of Labor or Minnesota Department of Labor and taught by or required
by a trade union in which students are not responsible for tuition, fees, or any other charges,
regardless of payment or reimbursement method;
new text end

new text begin (6) programs contracted by persons or government agencies for the training of their own
employees for which no fee is charged to the employee, regardless of whether that fee is
reimbursed by the employer or a third party after the employee successfully completes the
training, except for institutions or programs required to obtain a limited license exclusively
to receive the dual training grant;
new text end

new text begin (7) schools with no physical presence in Minnesota engaged exclusively in offering
distance programs that are located in and approved by other states or jurisdictions if the
distance education program does not include internships, externships, field placements, or
clinical placements for residents of Minnesota;
new text end

new text begin (8) schools licensed or approved by other state boards or agencies authorized under
Minnesota law to issue licenses for institutions or programs, except for institutions or
programs required to be licensed exclusively to participate in state financial aid or be listed
on the eligible training provider list, access WIOA funding, or receive the dual training
grant;
new text end

new text begin (9) review classes, courses, or programs intended to prepare students to sit for
undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate, or occupational licensing, certification, or entrance
examinations;
new text end

new text begin (10) classes, courses, or programs conducted by a bona fide trade, professional, or
fraternal organization, solely for that organization's membership and not available to the
public. In making the determination that the organization is bona fide, the office may request
the school provide three certified letters from persons that qualify as evaluators under section
136A.828, subdivision 3, paragraph (l), that the organization is recognized in Minnesota;
new text end

new text begin (11) programs in the fine arts provided by organizations exempt from taxation under
section 290.05 and registered with the attorney general under chapter 309. For purposes of
this clause, "fine arts" means activities resulting in artistic creation or artistic performance
of works of the imagination which are engaged in for the primary purpose of creative
expression rather than commercial sale, vocational or career advancement, or employment;
or
new text end

new text begin (12) classes, courses, or programs intended to fulfill the continuing education
requirements for a bona fide licensure or certification in a profession that have been approved
by a legislatively or judicially established board or agency responsible for regulating the
practice of the profession or by an industry-specific certification entity and that are offered
exclusively to individuals with the professional licensure or certification.
new text end

Sec. 35.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.821, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 21. new text end

new text begin Vocational. new text end

new text begin "Vocational" means education or training for skills used in the
labor market.
new text end

Sec. 36.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.821, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 22. new text end

new text begin Trade union. new text end

new text begin "Trade union" means an organization of workers in a skilled
occupation who act together to secure all members favorable wages, hours, or other working
conditions.
new text end

Sec. 37.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.821, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 23. new text end

new text begin Eligible training provider. new text end

new text begin "Eligible training provider" has the meaning given
in Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, section 680.410.
new text end

Sec. 38.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.821, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 24. new text end

new text begin Eligible training provider list. new text end

new text begin "Eligible training provider list" means the list
of eligible training providers that the state must maintain under Code of Federal Regulations,
title 20, section 680.430.
new text end

Sec. 39.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.821, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 25. new text end

new text begin State financial aid. new text end

new text begin For purposes of sections 136A.82 to 136A.834, "state
financial aid" includes all financial aid that may be awarded under chapter 136A, with the
exception of the dual training grant.
new text end

Sec. 40.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.821, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 26. new text end

new text begin WIOA funding. new text end

new text begin "WIOA funding" means any funding available through the
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act under Code of Federal Regulations, title 20,
section 680.
new text end

Sec. 41.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.821, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 27. new text end

new text begin Dual training grant. new text end

new text begin "Dual training grant" means any money awarded under
section 136A.246.
new text end

Sec. 42.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.822, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Refunds.

If a contract is deleted text begin deemed deleted text end new text begin determined by the office to be new text end unenforceable
under subdivision 2, a private career school must refund tuition, fees, and other charges
received from a student or on behalf of a student within 30 days of receiving written
notification and demand for refund from the office.

Sec. 43.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.822, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Bond.

(a) No license shall be issued to any private career school with a physical
presence within the state of Minnesota for any program, unless the applicant files with the
office a continuous corporate surety bond written by a company authorized to do business
in Minnesota conditioned upon the faithful performance of all contracts and agreements
with students made by the applicant.

(b) deleted text begin (1) deleted text end The amount of the surety bond shall be ten percent of the preceding year's net
revenue from student tuition, fees, and other required institutional charges collected, but in
no event less than $10,000, except that a private career school may deposit a greater amount
at its own discretion. A private career school in each annual application for licensure must
compute the amount of the surety bond and verify that the amount of the surety bond complies
with this subdivision. A private career school that operates at two or more locations may
combine net revenue from student tuition, fees, and other required institutional charges
collected for all locations for the purpose of determining the annual surety bond requirement.
The net revenue from tuition and fees used to determine the amount of the surety bond
required for a private career school having a license for the sole purpose of recruiting students
in Minnesota shall be only that paid to the private career school by the students recruited
from Minnesota.

deleted text begin (2) A person required to obtain a private career school license due to the use of
"academy," "institute," "college," or "university" in its name and which is also licensed by
another state agency or board, except not including those schools licensed exclusively in
order to participate in state grants or SELF loan financial aid programs, shall be required
to provide a school bond of $10,000.
deleted text end

(c) The bond shall run to the state of Minnesota and to any person who may have a cause
of action against the applicant arising at any time after the bond is filed and before it is
canceled for breach of any contract or agreement made by the applicant with any student.
The aggregate liability of the surety for all breaches of the conditions of the bond shall not
exceed the principal sum deposited by the private career school under paragraph (b). The
surety of any bond may cancel it upon giving 60 days' notice in writing to the office and
shall be relieved of liability for any breach of condition occurring after the effective date
of cancellation.

(d) In lieu of bond, the applicant may deposit with the commissioner of management
and budget a sum equal to the amount of the required surety bond in cash, an irrevocable
letter of credit issued by a financial institution equal to the amount of the required surety
bond, or securities as may be legally purchased by savings banks or for trust funds in an
aggregate market value equal to the amount of the required surety bond.

(e) Failure of a private career school to post and maintain the required surety bond or
deposit under paragraph (d) may result in denial, suspension, or revocation of the school's
license.

Sec. 44.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.822, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8.

Minimum standards.

A license shall be issued if the office first determines:

(1) that the applicant has a sound financial condition with sufficient resources available
to:

(i) meet the private career school's financial obligations;

(ii) refund all tuition and other charges, within deleted text begin a reasonable period of time deleted text end new text begin 60 days new text end , in
the event of dissolution of the private career school or in the event of any justifiable claims
for refund against the private career school by the student body;

(iii) provide adequate service to its students and prospective students; and

(iv) maintain and support the private career school;

(2) that the applicant has satisfactory facilities with sufficient tools and equipment and
the necessary number of work stations to prepare adequately the students currently enrolled,
and those proposed to be enrolled;

(3) that the applicant employs a sufficient number of qualified teaching personnel to
provide the educational programs contemplated;

(4) that the private career school has an organizational framework with administrative
and instructional personnel to provide the programs and services it intends to offer;

(5) that the quality and content of each occupational course or program of study provides
education and adequate preparation to enrolled students for entry level positions in the
occupation for which prepared;

(6) that the premises and conditions where the students work and study and the student
living quarters which are owned, maintained, recommended, or approved by the applicant
are sanitary, healthful, and safe, as evidenced by certificate of occupancy issued by the
municipality or county where the private career school is physically situated, a fire inspection
by the local or state fire marshal, or another verification deemed acceptable by the office;

(7) that the contract or enrollment agreement used by the private career school complies
with the provisions in section 136A.826;

(8) that contracts and agreements do not contain a wage assignment provision or a
confession of judgment clause;

(9) that there has been no adjudication of fraud or misrepresentation in any criminal,
civil, or administrative proceeding in any jurisdiction against the private career school or
its owner, officers, agents, or sponsoring organization;

(10) that the private career school or its owners, officers, agents, or sponsoring
organization has not had a license revoked under section 136A.829 or its equivalent in other
states or has closed the institution prior to all students, enrolled at the time of the closure,
completing their program within two years of the effective date of the revocation; and

(11) that the school includes a joint and several liability provision for torts and compliance
with the requirements of sections 136A.82 to 136A.834 in any contract effective after July
1, 2026, with any individual, entity, or postsecondary school located in another state for the
purpose of providing educational or training programs or awarding postsecondary credits
to Minnesota residents that may be applied to a program.

Sec. 45.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.822, subdivision 13, is amended to read:

Subd. 13.

deleted text begin Private career schools licensed by another state agency or board deleted text end new text begin Limited
license new text end .

new text begin (a) Unless otherwise exempt under sections 136A.82 to 136A.834:
new text end

new text begin (1) new text end a private career school new text begin licensed by another state agency or board must be new text end required
to obtain a deleted text begin private career school deleted text end new text begin limited new text end license deleted text begin due deleted text end to deleted text begin the use of "academy," "institute,"
"college," or "university" in its name or licensed for the purpose of participating deleted text end new text begin participate new text end
in state financial aid deleted text begin under chapter 136A, and which is also licensed by another state agency
or board deleted text end new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (2) a private career school exclusively seeking to be listed on the eligible training provider
list, access WIOA funding, or receive the dual training grant shall be required to obtain a
limited license.
new text end

new text begin (b) A private career school seeking a limited license under this subdivision new text end shall be
required to satisfy only the requirements of subdivisions 4, clauses (1), (2), (3), deleted text begin (5), deleted text end (7), (8),
new text begin (9), new text end and (10); 5; deleted text begin 6, paragraph (b), clause (2); deleted text end 8, clauses (1), (4), (7), (8), deleted text begin and deleted text end (9) new text begin , and (10) new text end ;
9; 10; new text begin 11; new text end and 12. If a school is licensed to participate in state financial aid under this chapter,
the school must follow the refund policy in section 136A.827, even if that section conflicts
with the refund policy of the licensing agency or board. A distance education private career
school located in another state, or a school licensed to recruit Minnesota residents for
attendance at a school outside of this state, or a school licensed by another state agency as
its primary licensing body, may continue to use the school's name as permitted by its home
state or its primary licensing body.

Sec. 46.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.824, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Initial licensure fee.

(a) The office processing fee for an initial licensure
application is:

(1) deleted text begin $2,500 deleted text end new text begin $3,730 new text end for a private career school that will offer no more than one program
during its first year of operation;

(2) deleted text begin $750 deleted text end new text begin $1,500 new text end for a private career school licensed new text begin by another state agency and seeking
a limited license new text end exclusively deleted text begin due to the use of the term "college," "university," "academy,"
or "institute" in its name, or licensed exclusively deleted text end in order to participate in state deleted text begin grant or
SELF loan deleted text end financial aid deleted text begin programs deleted text end ; and

(3) deleted text begin $2,500 deleted text end new text begin $3,730 new text end , plus $500 for each additional program offered by the private career
school, for a private career school during its first year of new text begin licensed new text end operation.

(b) In addition to the fee under paragraph (a), a fee of $600 must be paid for an initial
application that: (1) has had four revisions, corrections, amendment requests, or application
reminders for the same application or licensure requirement; or (2) cumulatively has had
six revisions, corrections, amendment requests, or application reminders for the same license
application and the private career school seeks to continue with the application process with
additional application submissions. If this fee is paid, the private career school may submit
two final application submissions for review prior to application denial under section
136A.829, subdivision 1, clause (2). This provision excludes from its scope nonrepetitive
questions or clarifications initiated by the school before the submission of the application,
initial interpretation questions or inquiries from the office regarding a completed application,
and initial requests from the office for verification or validation of a completed application.

Sec. 47.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.824, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Renewal licensure fee; late fee.

(a) The office processing fee for a renewal
licensure application is:

(1) for a private career school deleted text begin that offers one program deleted text end , the license renewal fee is deleted text begin $1,150 deleted text end new text begin
$3,160 new text end ; new text begin and
new text end

deleted text begin (2) for a private career school that offers more than one program, the license renewal
fee is $1,150, plus $200 for each additional program with a maximum renewal licensing
fee of $2,000;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) for a private career school licensed exclusively due to the use of the term "college,"
"university," "academy," or "institute" in its name, the license renewal fee is $750; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (4) deleted text end new text begin (2) new text end for a private career school licensed by another state agency deleted text begin and also licensed deleted text end new text begin and
that also has a limited license new text end with the office exclusively in order to participate in state
deleted text begin student deleted text end new text begin financial new text end aid deleted text begin programs deleted text end , the license renewal fee is deleted text begin $750 deleted text end new text begin $1,500 new text end .

(b) If a license renewal application is not received by the office by deleted text begin the close of business
at least 60 days before deleted text end the expiration of the current license, a late fee of $100 per business
day, not to exceed $3,000, shall be assessed.

(c) In addition to the fee under paragraph (a), a fee of $600 must be paid for a renewal
application that: (1) has had four revisions, corrections, amendment requests, or application
reminders for the same application or licensure requirement; or (2) cumulatively has had
six revisions, corrections, amendment requests, or application reminders for the same license
application and the private career school seeks to continue with the application process with
additional application submissions. If this fee is paid, the private career school may submit
two final application submissions for review prior to application denial under section
136A.829, subdivision 1, clause (2). This provision excludes from its scope nonrepetitive
questions or clarifications initiated by the school before the submission of the application,
initial interpretation questions or inquiries from the office regarding a completed application,
and initial requests from the office for verification or validation of a completed application.

Sec. 48.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.824, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Solicitor permit fee.

The solicitor permit fee is deleted text begin $350 deleted text end new text begin $500 new text end and must be paid
annually.

Sec. 49.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.824, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Multiple location fee.

Private career schools wishing to operate at multiple
locations must pay new text begin the greater of new text end :

(1) deleted text begin $250 deleted text end new text begin $500 new text end per location deleted text begin , for locations two to five; and deleted text end new text begin ; or
new text end

(2) deleted text begin an additional $100 for each location over five. deleted text end new text begin the actual cost of travel expenses,
lodging, and customary meals incurred for an in-person site visit, should the office determine
one is necessary.
new text end

Sec. 50.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.833, is amended to read:

136A.833 EXEMPTIONS.

Subdivision 1.

Application for exemptions.

new text begin (a) new text end A school that seeks an exemption from
the provisions of sections 136A.822 to 136A.834 for the school and all of its programs or
some of its programs must apply to the office to establish that the school or program meets
the requirements of an exemption. An exemption for the school or program expires two
years from the date of approval or when a school adds a new program or makes a
modification equal to or greater than 25 percent to an existing educational program. If a
school is reapplying for an exemption, the application must be submitted to the office 90
days before the current exemption expires. new text begin If a school fails to apply within 90 days of
expiration, the school is subject to fees and penalties under sections 136A.831 and 136A.832. new text end
This exemption shall not extend to any school that uses any publication or advertisement
that is not truthful and gives any false, fraudulent, deceptive, inaccurate, or misleading
impressions about the school or its personnel, programs, services, or occupational
opportunities for its graduates for promotion and student recruitment. Exemptions denied
under this section are subject to appeal under section 136A.829. If an appeal is initiated,
the denial of the exemption is not effective until the final determination of the appeal, unless
immediate effect is ordered by the court.

new text begin (b) A school that meets any of the exemptions in this section and exclusively seeks to
be listed on the eligible training provider list, access WIOA funding, or receive the dual
training grant, is exempt from sections 136A.822 to 136A.834, except the school must
satisfy the requirements of section 136A.822, subdivisions 4, clauses (1), (2), and (3); 8,
clauses (9) and (10); 10, clause (8); and 12.
new text end

Subd. 2.

Exemption reasons.

Sections 136A.821 to 136A.832 shall not apply to the
following:

deleted text begin (1) public postsecondary institutions;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) postsecondary institutions registered under sections 136A.61 to 136A.71;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) postsecondary institutions exempt from registration under sections 136A.653,
subdivisions 1b, 2, 3, and 3a; 136A.657; and 136A.658;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (4) private schools complying with the requirements of section 120A.22, subdivision 4;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (5) courses taught to students in an apprenticeship program registered by the United
States Department of Labor or Minnesota Department of Labor and taught by or required
by a trade union. A trade union is an organization of workers in the same skilled occupation
or related skilled occupations who act together to secure all members favorable wages,
hours, and other working conditions;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (6) private career schools exclusively engaged in training physically or mentally disabled
persons;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (7) private career schools licensed or approved by boards authorized under Minnesota
law to issue licenses for training programs except private career schools required to obtain
a private career school license due to the use of "academy," "institute," "college," or
"university" in their names;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (8) private career schools and educational programs, or training programs, contracted
for by persons, firms, corporations, government agencies, or associations, for the training
of their own employees, for which no fee is charged the employee, regardless of whether
that fee is reimbursed by the employer or third party after the employee successfully
completes the training;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (9) deleted text end new text begin (1) new text end private career schools engaged exclusively in the teaching of deleted text begin purely deleted text end avocational new text begin
programs that are engaged primarily for personal development new text end , deleted text begin recreational deleted text end new text begin recreation new text end , or
remedial deleted text begin subjects that deleted text end new text begin education, and new text end are not deleted text begin advertised or maintained deleted text end new text begin generally intended new text end
for vocational or career advancement, including adult basic education, new text begin exercise or fitness
teacher programs, modeling, or acting, new text end as determined by the office deleted text begin except private career
schools required to obtain a private career school license due to the use of "college" or
"university" in their names deleted text end ;

deleted text begin (10) classes, courses, or programs conducted by a bona fide trade, professional, or
fraternal organization, solely for that organization's membership and not available to the
public. In making the determination that the organization is bona fide, the office may request
the school provide three certified letters from persons that qualify as evaluators under section
136A.828, subdivision 3, paragraph (l), that the organization is recognized in Minnesota;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (11) programs in the fine arts provided by organizations exempt from taxation under
section 290.05 and registered with the attorney general under chapter deleted text end deleted text begin 309 deleted text end deleted text begin . For the purposes
of this clause, "fine arts" means activities resulting in artistic creation or artistic performance
of works of the imagination which are engaged in for the primary purpose of creative
expression rather than commercial sale, vocational or career advancement, or employment.
In making this determination the office may seek the advice and recommendation of the
Minnesota Board of the Arts;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (12) classes, courses, or programs intended to fulfill the continuing education
requirements for a bona fide licensure or certification in a profession, that have been approved
by a legislatively or judicially established board or agency responsible for regulating the
practice of the profession or by an industry-specific certification entity, and that are offered
deleted text end deleted text begin exclusively to individuals with the professional licensure or certification. In making the
determination that the licensure or certification is bona fide, the office may request the
school provide three certified letters from persons that qualify as evaluators under section
136A.828, subdivision 3, paragraph (l), that the licensure and certification is recognized in
Minnesota;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (13) review classes, courses, or programs intended to prepare students to sit for
undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate, or occupational licensing, certification, or entrance
examinations and does not include the instruction to prepare students for that license,
occupation, certification, or exam;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (14) deleted text end new text begin (2) new text end classes, courses, or programs providing deleted text begin 16 deleted text end new text begin 40 new text end or fewer clock hours of instruction; new text begin
and
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deleted text begin (15) classes, courses, or programs providing instruction in personal development that is
not advertised or maintained for vocational or career advancement, modeling, or acting;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (16) private career schools with no physical presence in Minnesota engaged exclusively
in offering distance instruction that are located in and regulated by other states or jurisdictions
if the distance education instruction does not include internships, externships, field
placements, or clinical placements for residents of Minnesota; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (17) deleted text end new text begin (3) new text end private career schools providing deleted text begin exclusively deleted text end training, instructional programs,
or courses where tuition, fees, and any other charges deleted text begin , regardless of payment or reimbursement
method, deleted text end for a student to participate do not exceed deleted text begin $100 deleted text end new text begin $500 new text end .

Sec. 51.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.834, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Exemption.

(a) A program is exempt from the provisions of sections
136A.821 to 136A.832 if it is:

(1) offered by a deleted text begin private career deleted text end school or any department or branch of a deleted text begin private career deleted text end
school that is substantially owned, operated, or supported by a bona fide church or religious
organization;

(2) primarily designed for, aimed at, and attended by persons who sincerely hold or seek
to learn the particular religious faith or beliefs of that church or religious organization; and

(3) primarily intended to prepare its students to become ministers of, to enter into some
other vocation closely related to, or to conduct their lives in consonance with the particular
faith of that church or religious organization.

(b) Any deleted text begin private career deleted text end school or any department or branch of a deleted text begin private career deleted text end school is
exempt from the provisions of sections 136A.821 to 136A.832 if all of its programs are
exempt under paragraph (a).

Sec. 52.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.834, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Application.

A school that seeks an exemption from the provisions of sections
136A.82 to 136A.834 must apply to the office to establish that the school meets the
requirements of an exemption. An exemption expires two years from the date of approval
or when a school adds a new program or makes a modification equal to or greater than 25
percent to an existing educational program. If a school is reapplying for an exemption, the
application must be submitted to the office 90 days before the current exemption expires. new text begin
If a school fails to apply within 90 days of expiration, the school is subject to the fees and
penalties under sections 136A.831 and 136A.832.
new text end

Sec. 53.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.87, is amended to read:

136A.87 PLANNING INFORMATION FOR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION.

(a) The office shall make available to all residents beginning in 7th grade through
adulthood information about planning and preparing for postsecondary opportunities.
Information must be provided to all 7th grade students and their parents annually by
September 30 about planning for their postsecondary education. The office may also provide
information to high school students and their parents, to adults, and to out-of-school youth.

deleted text begin (b) The office shall gather and share information with students and parents about the
dual credit acceptance policies of each Minnesota public and private college and university.
The office shall gather and share information related to the acceptance policies for concurrent
enrollment courses, postsecondary enrollment options courses, advanced placement courses,
and international baccalaureate courses. This information must be shared on the office's
website and included in the information under paragraph (a).
deleted text end

deleted text begin (c) deleted text end new text begin (b) new text end The information provided under paragraph (a) may include the following:

(1) the need to start planning early;

(2) the availability of assistance in educational planning from educational institutions
and other organizations;

(3) suggestions for studying effectively during high school;

(4) high school courses necessary to be adequately prepared for postsecondary education;

(5) encouragement to involve parents actively in planning for all phases of education;

(6) information about postsecondary education and training opportunities existing in the
state, their respective missions and expectations for students, their preparation requirements,
admission requirements, and student placement;

(7) ways to evaluate and select postsecondary institutions;

(8) the process of transferring credits among Minnesota postsecondary institutions and
systems;

(9) the costs of postsecondary education and the availability of financial assistance in
meeting these costs, including specific information about the Minnesota Promise;

(10) the interrelationship of assistance from student financial aid, public assistance, and
job training programs;

(11) financial planning for postsecondary education; and

(12) postsecondary education options for students with intellectual and developmental
disabilities.

Sec. 54.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.901, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Grant program.

(a) The commissioner shall establish a grant program
to award grants to institutions in Minnesota for research into spinal cord injuries and traumatic
brain injuries. Grants shall be awarded to conduct research into new and innovative treatments
and rehabilitative efforts for the functional improvement of people with spinal cord and
traumatic brain injuries. Research topics may include, but are not limited to, pharmaceutical,
medical device, brain stimulus, and rehabilitative approaches and techniques. The
commissioner, in consultation with the advisory council established under section 136A.902,
shall award 50 percent of the grant funds for research involving spinal cord injuries and 50
percent to research involving traumatic brain injuries. In addition to the amounts appropriated
by law, the commissioner may accept additional funds from private and public sources.
Amounts received from these sources are appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes
of issuing grants under this section.

(b) new text begin Institutions that are eligible to apply for a grant under this section include
postsecondary institutions and nonprofit organizations.
new text end

new text begin (c) new text end A spinal cord and traumatic brain injury grant account is established in the special
revenue fund. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner to make grants
and to administer the grant program under this section. Appropriations to the commissioner
for the program are for transfer to the account. Appropriations from the account do not
cancel and are available until expended.

Sec. 55.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 137.022, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Endowed chair account.

(a) For purposes of this section, the permanent
university fund has three accounts. The sources of the money in the endowed mineral
research and new text begin endowed new text end scholarship accounts are set out in paragraph (b) and subdivision 4.
All money in the fund that is not otherwise allocated is in the endowed chair account. The
income from the endowed chair account must be used, and capital gains allocated to that
account may be used, to provide endowment support for professorial chairs in academic
disciplines. The endowment support for the chairs from the income and the capital gains
must not total more than six percent per year of the 36-month trailing average market value
of the endowed chair account of the fund, as computed quarterly or otherwise as directed
by the regents. The endowment support from the income and the capital gains must not
provide more than half the sum of the endowment support for all university chairs and
professorships endowed, with nonstate sources providing the remainder. The endowment
support from the income and the capital gains may provide more than half the endowment
support of an individual chair.

(b) If any portion of the annual appropriation of the income is not used for the purposes
specified in paragraph (a) or subdivision 4, that portion lapses and must be added to the
principal of the three accounts of the permanent university fund in proportion to the market
value of each account.

Sec. 56.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 137.022, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Mineral research; scholarships.

(a) All income credited after July 1, 1992,
to the permanent university fund from royalties for mining under state mineral leases from
and after July 1, 1991, must be allocated as provided in this subdivision.

(b) deleted text begin (1) deleted text end Beginning January 1, deleted text begin 2013 deleted text end new text begin 2026 new text end , deleted text begin 50 percent of deleted text end the income must be allocated
according to this paragraph.

deleted text begin One-half deleted text end new text begin (1) One-fourth new text end of the income under this paragraph, up to deleted text begin $50,000,000 deleted text end new text begin
$100,000,000 new text end , must be credited to the new text begin endowed new text end mineral research account of the fund deleted text begin to be
allocated for the Natural Resources Research Institute-Duluth and Coleraine facilities, deleted text end for
mineral and mineral-related research new text begin , new text end including mineral-related environmental research new text begin , at
the Natural Resources Research Institute-Duluth and Coleraine facilities new text end .

deleted text begin The other one-half deleted text end new text begin (2) One-fourth new text end of the income under this paragraph, up to $25,000,000,
deleted text begin is deleted text end new text begin must be new text end credited to an endowment for deleted text begin the costs of deleted text end operating mining, mineral, new text begin and
new text end mineral-related deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin degree programs new text end or science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
(STEM) degree programs offered through the University of Minnesota at Minnesota North
College and the new text begin University of Minnesota Duluth new text end Swenson College of Science and Engineering
deleted text begin at Duluth deleted text end to support workforce development and collaborations benefiting regional
academics, industry, and natural resources on the Iron Range in northeast Minnesota new text begin , new text end and
for new text begin providing new text end scholarships for Minnesota students, prioritizing students in the Minnesota
Economic Development Region 3, to attend the mining, mineral, mineral-related, or STEM
new text begin degree new text end programs. The maximum scholarship awarded to attend the degree programs funded
under this paragraph cannot exceed 75 percent of current resident tuition rates per academic
year and may be awarded a maximum of four academic years.

new text begin (3) One-fourth of the income under this paragraph must be credited to the Natural
Resources Research Institute for general operating and research costs.
new text end

deleted text begin (2) The remainder of the income under paragraph (a) deleted text end new text begin (4) One-fourth of the income under
this paragraph, new text end plus the deleted text begin amount of any deleted text end new text begin remainder of the new text end income new text begin allocated new text end under clause (1)
after deleted text begin $50,000,000 deleted text end new text begin $100,000,000 new text end has been credited to the new text begin endowed new text end mineral research account
deleted text begin for the Natural Resources Research Institute and the amount of any income over the
$25,000,000 for the programming in clause (1) deleted text end new text begin and the remainder of the income allocated
under clause (2) after $25,000,000 has been credited to an endowment for mining, mineral,
mineral-related, or STEM degree programs and scholarships, new text end must be credited to the endowed
scholarship account of the fund for distribution annually for scholastic achievement as
provided by the Board of Regents to undergraduates enrolled at the University of Minnesota
who are resident students as defined in section 136A.101, subdivision 8.

(c) The annual distribution from the endowed scholarship account must be allocated to
the various campuses of the University of Minnesota in proportion to the number of
undergraduate resident students enrolled on each campus.

(d) The Board of Regents must report to the education committees of the legislature
biennially at the time of the submission of its budget request on the disbursement of money
from the endowed scholarship account and to the environment and natural resources
committees on the use of the mineral research account.

(e) Capital gains and losses and portfolio income of the permanent university fund must
be credited to its three accounts in proportion to the market value of each account.

(f) The endowment support from the income and capital gains of the endowed mineral
research and endowed scholarship accounts of the fund must not total more than six percent
per year of the 36-month trailing average market value of the account from which the support
is derived.

Sec. 57.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 137.375, is amended to read:

137.375 DISABLED VETERANS; UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LANDSCAPE
ARBORETUM.

(a) For purposes of this section, "disabled veteran" means a veteran as defined in section
197.447 who is certified as disabled. "Certified as disabled" means certified in writing by
the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or the state commissioner of veterans
affairs as having a permanent service-connected disability.

(b) The University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum is requested to provide a disabled
veteran new text begin and one guest new text end unlimited access to the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
located in the city of Chaska free of charge. The disabled veteran must provide a veteran
photo identification card with the term "service-connected" on the identification card,
verifying that the disabled veteran has a service-connected disability.

Sec. 58.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 151.37, subdivision 12, is amended to read:

Subd. 12.

Administration of opiate antagonists for drug overdose.

(a) A licensed
physician, a licensed advanced practice registered nurse authorized to prescribe drugs
pursuant to section 148.235, or a licensed physician assistant may authorize the following
individuals to administer opiate antagonists, as defined in section 604A.04, subdivision 1:

(1) an emergency medical responder registered pursuant to section 144E.27;

(2) a peace officer as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraphs (c) and (d);

(3) correctional employees of a state or local political subdivision;

(4) staff of community-based health disease prevention or social service programs;

(5) a volunteer firefighter;

(6) a nurse or any other personnel employed by, or under contract with, new text begin a postsecondary
institution or new text end a charter, public, or private school; and

(7) transit rider investment program personnel authorized under section 473.4075.

(b) For the purposes of this subdivision, opiate antagonists may be administered by one
of these individuals only if:

(1) the licensed physician, licensed physician assistant, or licensed advanced practice
registered nurse has issued a standing order to, or entered into a protocol with, the individual;
and

(2) the individual has training in the recognition of signs of opiate overdose and the use
of opiate antagonists as part of the emergency response to opiate overdose.

(c) Nothing in this section prohibits the possession and administration of naloxone
pursuant to section 604A.04.

(d) Notwithstanding section 148.235, subdivisions 8 and 9, a licensed practical nurse is
authorized to possess and administer according to this subdivision an opiate antagonist in
a school setting.

Sec. 59.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 474A.061, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:

Subd. 2b.

Small issue pool allocation.

Commencing on the second Tuesday in January
and continuing on each Monday through the last Monday in June, the commissioner shall
allocate available bonding authority from the small issue pool to applications received on
or before the Monday of the preceding week for manufacturing projects and enterprise zone
facility projects. From the second Tuesday in January through the last Monday in June, the
commissioner shall reserve $5,000,000 of the available bonding authority from the small
issue pool for applications for agricultural development bond loan projects of the Minnesota
Rural Finance Authority.

Beginning in calendar year deleted text begin 2002 deleted text end new text begin 2026 new text end , on the second Tuesday in January through the
last Monday in June, the commissioner shall reserve deleted text begin $10,000,000 deleted text end new text begin $25,000,000 new text end of available
bonding authority in the small issue pool for applications for student loan bonds of or on
behalf of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. The total amount of allocations for
student loan bonds from the small issue pool may not exceed deleted text begin $10,000,000 deleted text end new text begin $25,000,000 new text end per
year.

The commissioner shall reserve $10,000,000 until the day after the last Monday in
February, $10,000,000 until the day after the last Monday in April, and $10,000,000 until
the day after the last Monday in June in the small issue pool for enterprise zone facility
projects and manufacturing projects. The amount of allocation provided to an issuer for a
specific enterprise zone facility project or manufacturing project will be based on the number
of points received for the proposed project under the scoring system under section 474A.045.

If there are two or more applications for manufacturing and enterprise zone facility
projects from the small issue pool and there is insufficient bonding authority to provide
allocations for all projects in any one week, the available bonding authority shall be awarded
based on the number of points awarded a project under section 474A.045, with those projects
receiving the greatest number of points receiving allocation first. If two or more applications
receive an equal number of points, available bonding authority shall be awarded by lot
unless otherwise agreed to by the respective issuers.

Sec. 60. new text begin MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ENROLLMENT
FRAUD WORKING GROUP.
new text end

new text begin The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities must convene
a working group to develop policies and procedures to prevent fraudulent enrollment in
online courses for the purpose of gaining access to financial aid, campus information
technology systems, and student support services. The board must submit a report to the
chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over
higher education and to the chair and ranking minority member of the house of representatives
fraud prevention and state agency oversight policy committee by January 15, 2026. No
additional compensation will be provided for participation in this working group. The
working group must include representatives from:
new text end

new text begin (1) the Minnesota State University Student Association;
new text end

new text begin (2) the Minnesota State College Student Association;
new text end

new text begin (3) the Minnesota State College Faculty;
new text end

new text begin (4) the Inter Faculty Organization;
new text end

new text begin (5) the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees;
new text end

new text begin (6) the Minnesota State University Association of Administrative and Service Faculty;
new text end

new text begin (7) the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees; and
new text end

new text begin (8) others as deemed necessary by the working group.
new text end

Sec. 61.

new text begin LAW ENFORCEMENT GRANTS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Establishment. new text end

new text begin To help recruit and retain law enforcement officers in
the state, the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities must
establish a grant program to cover the cost of tuition and fees at institutions within the
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system for students who satisfy the eligibility
requirements under subdivision 3.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings
given:
new text end

new text begin (1) "gift aid" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1465,
subdivision 1, clause (2);
new text end

new text begin (2) "law enforcement agency" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section
626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (f);
new text end

new text begin (3) "other expenses" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1465,
subdivision 1, clause (3);
new text end

new text begin (4) "peace officer" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 626.84,
subdivision 1, paragraph (c);
new text end

new text begin (5) "state college or university" means an institution operated by the Board of Trustees
of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities;
new text end

new text begin (6) "total and permanent duty disability" means a condition qualifying for benefits under
Minnesota Statutes, section 353.656, subdivision 1a; and
new text end

new text begin (7) "tuition and fees" means the actual tuition and mandatory fees charged by the state
college or university attended by the eligible student.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Eligibility. new text end

new text begin An individual is eligible for a grant under this section if the
individual:
new text end

new text begin (1) applies in the form and manner specified by the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota
State Colleges and Universities;
new text end

new text begin (2) is a resident student, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.101, subdivision
8;
new text end

new text begin (3) is a graduate of a secondary school or its equivalent, or is 17 years of age or older
and has met all requirements for admission as a student to a state college or university;
new text end

new text begin (4) has completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or the state
aid application;
new text end

new text begin (5) is enrolled in at least one credit per fall, spring, or summer semester in an
undergraduate certificate, diploma, or degree program at a state college or university;
new text end

new text begin (6) has not (i) obtained a baccalaureate degree, or (ii) been enrolled for 12 semesters or
the equivalent, excluding courses taken that qualify as developmental education or below
college level and are subject to subdivision 5, paragraph (b);
new text end

new text begin (7) is not in default for any federal or state student educational loan;
new text end

new text begin (8) is (i) not more than 30 days in arrears in court-ordered child support that is collected
or enforced by the public authority responsible for child support enforcement or (ii) more
than 30 days in arrears in court-ordered child support that is collected or enforced by the
public authority responsible for child support enforcement, but is complying with a written
payment agreement under Minnesota Statutes, section 518A.69, or order for arrearages;
new text end

new text begin (9) has not been convicted of or pled nolo contendere or guilty to a crime involving
fraud in obtaining federal Title IV funds within the meaning of Code of Federal Regulations,
title 34, section 668.32;
new text end

new text begin (10) is meeting satisfactory academic progress as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section
136A.101, subdivision 10; and
new text end

new text begin (11) is either:
new text end

new text begin (i) the dependent child of a peace officer employed by a Minnesota law enforcement
agency;
new text end

new text begin (ii) the dependent child of an individual who, while employed by a Minnesota law
enforcement agency as a peace officer, suffered a total and permanent duty disability;
new text end

new text begin (iii) enrolled in at least one credit per fall, spring, or summer semester in an undergraduate
degree program at a state college or university in the field of criminal justice, law
enforcement, or a similar field; or
new text end

new text begin (iv) enrolled in a law enforcement skills program at a state college or university.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Award amount. new text end

new text begin (a) Scholarships must be awarded to eligible students in an
amount equal to 100 percent of tuition and fees after gift aid is deducted.
new text end

new text begin (b) If there is a projected shortfall in available resources, the Board of Trustees of the
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities may proportionately reduce awards to keep
spending within available resources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Duration of grant. new text end

new text begin (a) Each scholarship is for a period of one semester or the
equivalent term. A scholarship may be renewed if the eligible student continues to meet the
conditions of eligibility. A grant award is terminated upon failure to meet the eligibility
requirements under subdivision 3.
new text end

new text begin (b) A student is entitled to an additional semester or the equivalent of grant eligibility
if the student withdraws from enrollment:
new text end

new text begin (1) for active military service because the student is ordered to active military service
as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 190.05, subdivision 5b or 5c;
new text end

new text begin (2) for a serious health condition, while under the care of a medical professional, that
substantially limits the student's ability to complete the term; or
new text end

new text begin (3) while providing care that substantially limits the student's ability to complete the
term to the student's spouse, child, or parent who has a serious health condition.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Administration. new text end

new text begin (a) The first round of grants shall be awarded in the 2026-2027
academic year. The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
must determine the time and manner of grant applications. The Board of Trustees of the
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities must require an applicant to provide
documentation verifying that the applicant meets the eligibility criteria under subdivision
3, clause (11).
new text end

new text begin (b) The scholarship must be paid directly to the state college or university where the
student is enrolled.
new text end

new text begin (c) The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities must prepare
promotional and informational materials about the grant program under this section and
disseminate the materials to law enforcement agencies throughout the state. The Board of
Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, the commissioner of the Office
of Higher Education, and the Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training may collaborate
on promotion and administration of the program.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Expiration. new text end

new text begin This section expires June 30, 2027.
new text end

Sec. 62. new text begin REVISOR INSTRUCTIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Student parent support. new text end

new text begin The revisor of statutes must renumber Minnesota
Statutes, section 136A.1251, as Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.915. The revisor must
also make cross-reference changes consistent with the renumbering.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Inclusive higher education. new text end

new text begin The revisor of statutes must renumber Minnesota
Statutes, section 135A.161, as Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.921. The revisor of statutes
must renumber Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.162, as Minnesota Statutes, section
136A.922. The revisor must also make cross-reference changes consistent with the
renumbering.
new text end

Sec. 63. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 135A.137; 136A.1788; 136A.1789; 136A.1791,
subdivisions 1, 2, 3a, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10; 136A.69, subdivisions 3 and 5; 136A.824,
subdivisions 3 and 5; and 136A.91, new text end new text begin are repealed. Money for the programs in Minnesota
Statutes 2024, sections 136A.1789 and 136A.1791, may remain in their respective special
revenue fund accounts to facilitate a close out of the programs.
new text end

new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 5.41, subdivision 2; 136A.057; 136A.1251,
subdivision 5; and 136A.861, subdivision 7, new text end new text begin are repealed.
new text end

new text begin (c) new text end new text begin Laws 2022, chapter 42, section 2, as amended by Laws 2024, chapter 124, article 1,
section 1, Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 34, section 1, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end

new text begin (d) new text end new text begin Minnesota Rules, part 4850.0014, subparts 1 and 2, new text end new text begin are repealed.
new text end

APPENDIX

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-05669

5.41 STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS.

Subd. 2.

Report.

(a) A postsecondary institution must file by November 1 of each year a report on its programs with the secretary of state. The report must contain the following information from the previous academic year, including summer terms:

(1) deaths of program participants that occurred during program participation as a result of program participation;

(2) accidents and illnesses that occurred during program participation as a result of program participation and that required hospitalization; and

(3) country, primary program host, and program type for all incidents reported in clauses (1) and (2).

(b) For purposes of paragraph (a), "primary program host" is the institution or organization responsible for or in control of the majority of decisions being made on the program including, but not limited to, student housing, local transportation, and emergency response and support.

(c) Information reported under paragraph (a), clause (1), may be supplemented by a brief explanatory statement.

(d) A postsecondary institution must request, but not mandate, hospitalization and incident disclosure from students upon completion of the program.

(e) A postsecondary institution must report to the secretary of state annually by November 1 whether its program complies with health and safety standards set by the Forum on Education Abroad or a similar study abroad program standard setting agency.

135A.137 HUNGER-FREE CAMPUS DESIGNATION.

Subdivision 1.

Establishment.

(a) A Hunger-Free Campus designation is established for public postsecondary institutions and for nonprofit degree-granting institutions physically located in Minnesota and registered with the Office of Higher Education under section 136A.63. In order to be awarded the designation, an institution must meet the following minimum criteria:

(1) have an established on-campus food pantry or partnership with a local food bank to provide regular, on-campus food distributions;

(2) provide information to students on SNAP, MFIP, and other programs that reduce food insecurity. The institution shall notify students in work-study employment of their potential eligibility for SNAP benefits and provide information to those students that includes eligibility criteria and how to apply for benefits;

(3) hold or participate in one hunger awareness event per academic year;

(4) have an established emergency assistance grant that is available to students; and

(5) establish a hunger task force that meets a minimum of three times per academic year. The task force must include at least two students currently enrolled at the institution.

(b) Each institution must reapply at least every four years to maintain the designation.

Subd. 2.

Designation approval.

The student advisory council under section 136A.031 shall create an application process for institutions applying for grant funds. The student advisory council shall review applications and make recommendations to the commissioner. The commissioner shall have final approval for the designation and the award amount.

Subd. 3.

Competitive grant.

(a) Institutions eligible for a grant under this subdivision include public postsecondary institutions, nonprofit private postsecondary institutions, and Tribal colleges.

(b) The commissioner shall establish a competitive grant program to distribute grants to eligible institutions to meet and maintain the requirements under subdivision 1, paragraph (a). Initial grants shall be made to institutions that have not earned the designation and demonstrate a need for funding to meet the hunger-free campus designation requirements. Sustaining grants shall be made to institutions that have earned the designation and demonstrate both a partnership with a local food bank or organization that provides regular, on-campus food distributions and a need for funds to maintain the requirements under subdivision 1, paragraph (a).

(c) The commissioner shall give preference to applications for initial grants and to applications from institutions with the highest number of federal Pell Grant eligible students enrolled. The commissioner shall consider the head count at the institution when awarding grants. The maximum grant award for an initial institution designation is $25,000. The maximum grant award for sustaining an institution designation is $15,000.

(d) The commissioner, in collaboration with student associations representing eligible institutions, shall create an application process and establish selection criteria for awarding the grants.

(e) No more than 20 percent of the total grant awards each fiscal year shall be for grants to nonprofit private postsecondary institutions.

Subd. 4.

Grant requirements.

(a) An eligible institution that receives a grant under subdivision 3 must:

(1) use the grant funds to meet or maintain the minimum criteria of a hunger-free campus designation under subdivision 1; and

(2) match at least 50 percent of the grant amount awarded with funds or in-kind resources.

(b) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (a), in order to receive a sustaining grant, an institution must demonstrate a partnership with a local food bank or organization or other source of funding that ensures regular, on-campus distributions.

136A.057 STUDENT TRANSFER REPORTING.

(a) The commissioner must report on the office's website summary data on students who, within the most recent academic year, withdrew from enrollment without completing a degree or credential program at a public postsecondary institution in Minnesota. The summary data must include whether the students who withdrew transferred to another institution and the institutions transferred to and from.

(b) Summary data must be aggregated by postsecondary institution and degree or credential program. Summary data must be disaggregated by race, ethnicity, Pell eligibility, and age.

(c) The commissioner must post the initial data on the office's website on or before February 15, 2022, and must update the data at least annually thereafter.

136A.1251 STUDENT-PARENT SUPPORT INITIATIVE.

Subd. 5.

Report and evaluation.

By August 1 of each odd-numbered year, the commissioner shall submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over higher education finance regarding the grant recipients and their activities. The report shall include information about the students served, the organizations providing services, program activities, program goals, and outcomes.

136A.1788 STUDENT LOAN DEBT COUNSELING.

Subdivision 1.

Grant.

A program is established under the Office of Higher Education to provide a grant to a Minnesota-based nonprofit qualified debt counseling organization to provide individual student loan debt repayment counseling to borrowers who are Minnesota residents concerning loans obtained to attend a postsecondary institution. The number of individuals receiving counseling may be limited to those capable of being served with available appropriations for that purpose. A goal of the counseling program is to provide two counseling sessions to at least 75 percent of borrowers receiving counseling.

The purpose of the counseling is to assist borrowers to:

(1) understand their loan and repayment options;

(2) manage loan repayment; and

(3) develop a workable budget based on the borrower's full financial situation regarding income, expenses, and other debt.

Subd. 2.

Qualified debt counseling organization.

A qualified debt counseling organization is an organization that:

(1) has experience in providing individualized student loan counseling;

(2) employs certified financial counselors; and

(3) is based in Minnesota and has offices at multiple rural and metropolitan area locations in the state to provide in-person counseling.

Subd. 3.

Grant application and award.

(a) Applications for a grant shall be on a form created by the commissioner and on a schedule set by the commissioner. Among other provisions, the application must include a description of:

(1) the characteristics of borrowers to be served;

(2) the services to be provided and a timeline for implementation of the services;

(3) how the services provided will help borrowers manage loan repayment;

(4) specific program outcome goals and performance measures for each goal; and

(5) how the services will be evaluated to determine whether the program goals were met.

(b) The commissioner shall select one grant recipient for a two-year award every two years. A grant may be renewed biennially.

Subd. 4.

Program evaluation.

(a) The grant recipient must submit a report to the commissioner by January 15 of the second year of the grant award. The report must evaluate and measure the extent to which program outcome goals have been met.

(b) The grant recipient must collect, analyze, and report on participation and outcome data that enable the office to verify the outcomes.

(c) The evaluation must include information on the number of borrowers served with on-time student loan payments, the number who brought their loans into good standing, the number of student loan defaults, the number who developed a monthly budget plan, and other information required by the commissioner. Recipients of the counseling must be surveyed on their opinions about the usefulness of the counseling and the survey results must be included in the report.

Subd. 5.

Report to legislature.

By February 1 of the second year of each grant award, the commissioner must submit a report to the committees in the legislature with jurisdiction over higher education finance regarding grant program outcomes.

136A.1789 AVIATION DEGREE LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM.

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) For purposes of this section, the terms in this subdivision have the meanings given them.

(b) "Qualified aircraft technician" means an individual who (1) has earned an associate's or bachelor's degree preparing individuals to obtain an aviation mechanic's certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration from a postsecondary institution located in Minnesota, and (2) has obtained an aviation mechanic's certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration.

(c) "Qualified education loan" means a government, commercial, or foundation loan used by an individual for actual costs paid for tuition and reasonable educational and living expenses related to the postsecondary education of the qualified aircraft technician or qualified pilot.

(d) "Qualified pilot" means an individual who (1) has earned an associate's or bachelor's degree preparing individuals to obtain an airline transport pilot certificate from a postsecondary institution located in Minnesota, and (2) is in the process of obtaining or has obtained an airline transport pilot certificate.

Subd. 2.

Creation of account.

(a) An aviation degree loan forgiveness program account is established in the special revenue fund to provide qualified pilots and qualified aircraft technicians with financial assistance in repaying qualified education loans. The commissioner must use money from the account to establish and administer the aviation degree loan forgiveness program.

(b) Money in the aviation degree loan forgiveness program account is appropriated to the commissioner for purposes of this section, does not cancel, and is available until expended.

Subd. 3.

Eligibility.

(a) To be eligible to participate in the loan forgiveness program under this section, an individual must:

(1) be a qualified pilot or qualified aircraft technician;

(2) have qualified education loans;

(3) reside in Minnesota; and

(4) submit an application to the commissioner in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner.

(b) An applicant selected to participate must sign a contract to agree to serve a five-year full-time service obligation according to subdivision 4. To complete the service obligation, the applicant must work full time in Minnesota as a qualified pilot or qualified aircraft technician. A participant must complete one year of service under this paragraph for each year the participant receives an award under this section.

Subd. 4.

Service obligation.

(a) Before receiving loan repayment disbursements and as requested, a participant must verify to the commissioner that the participant is employed in a position that fulfills the service obligation as required under subdivision 3, paragraph (b).

(b) If a participant does not fulfill the required service obligation, the commissioner must collect from the participant the total amount paid to the participant under the loan forgiveness program plus interest at a rate established according to section 270C.40. The commissioner must deposit the money collected in the aviation degree loan forgiveness account. The commissioner must allow waivers of all or part of the money owed the commissioner as a result of a nonfulfillment penalty if emergency circumstances prevented fulfillment of the minimum service commitment.

Subd. 5.

Loan forgiveness.

(a) The commissioner may select eligible applicants each year for participation in the aviation degree loan forgiveness program, within the limits of available funding. Applicants are responsible for securing their own qualified education loans.

(b) For each year that the participant meets the eligibility requirements under subdivision 3, the commissioner must make annual disbursements directly to:

(1) a selected qualified pilot of $5,000 or the balance of the participant's qualified education loans, whichever is less; and

(2) a selected qualified aircraft technician of $3,000 or the balance of the participant's qualified education loans, whichever is less.

(c) An individual may receive disbursements under this section for a maximum of five years.

(d) The participant must provide the commissioner with verification that the full amount of the loan repayment disbursement received by the participant has been applied toward the designated qualified education loan. After each disbursement, verification must be received by the commissioner and approved before the next repayment disbursement is made.

(e) If the participant receives a disbursement in the participant's fifth year of eligibility, the participant must provide the commissioner with verification that the full amount of the participant's final loan repayment disbursement was applied toward the designated qualified education loan. If a participant does not provide the verification as required under this paragraph within 12 months of receipt of the final disbursement, the commissioner must collect from the participant the total amount paid to the participant under the loan forgiveness program plus interest at a rate established according to section 270C.40. The commissioner must deposit the money collected in the aviation degree loan forgiveness program account.

Subd. 6.

Rules.

The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this section.

136A.1791 TEACHER SHORTAGE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) The terms used in this section have the meanings given them in this subdivision.

(b) "Qualified educational loan" means a government, commercial, or foundation loan for actual costs paid for tuition and reasonable educational and living expenses related to a teacher's preparation or further education, only if the further education will result in the teacher decreasing the gap in a new shortage area.

(c) "School district" means an independent school district, special school district, intermediate district, education district, special education cooperative, service cooperative, a cooperative center for vocational education, or a charter school located in Minnesota.

(d) "Teacher" means an individual holding a teaching license issued by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board who is employed by a school district to provide classroom instruction.

(e) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Office of Higher Education unless indicated otherwise.

(f) "License shortage area" has the meaning given in section 136A.1275, subdivision 1, paragraph (b).

(g) "Racial or ethnic group underrepresented in the teacher workforce" means a racial or ethnic group for which the aggregate percentage of Minnesota teachers of that racial or ethnic group is lower than the aggregate percentage of Minnesota kindergarten through grade 12 students of that racial or ethnic group.

(h) "Rural school district" means a school district with fewer than 30 resident pupil units under section 126C.05, subdivision 6, per square mile.

Subd. 2.

Program established; administration.

The commissioner shall establish and administer a teacher shortage loan repayment program.

Subd. 3a.

Eligibility.

To be eligible for a disbursement under this section, a teacher must belong to a racial or ethnic group underrepresented in the Minnesota teacher workforce. To the extent that funds are available, eligibility extends to teachers who teach in a rural school district or teach in a license shortage area.

Subd. 4.

Application for loan repayment.

Each applicant for loan repayment, according to rules adopted by the commissioner, shall:

(1) apply for teacher shortage loan repayment and promptly submit any additional information required by the commissioner; and

(2) submit to the commissioner a completed affidavit, prescribed by the commissioner, affirming the teacher is teaching in: (i) a license shortage area; or (ii) a rural school district.

Subd. 5.

Amount of loan repayment.

(a) To the extent funding is available, the annual amount of teacher shortage loan repayment for an approved applicant shall not exceed $1,000 or the cumulative balance of the applicant's qualified educational loans, including principal and interest, whichever amount is less.

(b) Recipients must secure their own qualified educational loans. Teachers who graduate from an approved teacher preparation program or teachers who add a licensure field, consistent with the teacher shortage requirements of this section, are eligible to apply for the loan repayment program.

(c) No teacher shall receive more than five annual awards.

Subd. 6.

Disbursement.

(a) The commissioner must make annual disbursements directly to the participant of the amount for which a participant is eligible, for each year that a participant is eligible.

(b) Within 60 days of the disbursement date, the participant must provide the commissioner with verification that the full amount of loan repayment disbursement has been applied toward the designated loans. A participant that previously received funds under this section but has not provided the commissioner with such verification is not eligible to receive additional funds.

Subd. 7.

Penalties.

(a) A teacher who submits a false or misleading application or other false or misleading information to the commissioner may:

(1) have his or her teaching license suspended or revoked under section 122A.20;

(2) be disciplined by the teacher's employing school district; or

(3) be required by the commissioner to repay the total amount of the loan repayment he or she received under this program, plus interest at a rate established under section 270C.40.

(b) The commissioner must deposit any repayments received under paragraph (a) in the fund established in subdivision 8.

Subd. 8.

Account established.

A teacher shortage loan repayment account is created in the special revenue fund for depositing money appropriated to or received by the commissioner for the program. Money deposited in the account is appropriated to the commissioner, does not cancel, and is continuously available for loan repayment under this section.

Subd. 9.

Annual reporting.

By February 1 of each year, the commissioner must report to the chairs of the kindergarten through grade 12 and higher education committees of the legislature on the number of individuals who received loan repayment under this section, the race or ethnicity of the teachers participating in the program, the licensure areas and school districts in which the teachers taught, the average amount paid to a teacher participating in the program, and other summary data identified by the commissioner as outcome indicators.

Subd. 10.

Rulemaking.

The commissioner shall adopt rules under chapter 14 to administer this section.

136A.69 FEES.

Subd. 3.

Degree or nondegree program addition fee.

The office processing fees for adding a degree or nondegree program are as follows:

nondegree program that is part of existing degree	-0-
nondegree program that is not a part of an existing degree	$250 each
majors, specializations, emphasis areas, concentrations, and other similar areas of emphasis	$250 each
associate degrees	$500 each
baccalaureate degrees	$500 each
master's degrees	$750 each
doctorate degrees	$2,000 each

Subd. 5.

Modification fee.

The fee for modification of any existing degree or nondegree program is $100 and is due if there is:

(1) an increase or decrease of 25 percent or more from the original date of program approval, in clock hours, credit hours, or calendar length of an existing degree or nondegree program;

(2) a change in academic measurement from clock hours to credit hours or vice versa; or

(3) an addition or alteration of courses that represent a 25 percent change or more in the objectives, content, or methods of delivery.

136A.824 FEES.

Subd. 3.

Program addition fee.

The office processing fee for adding a program to those that are currently offered by the private career school is $500 per program.

Subd. 5.

Modification fee.

The fee for modification of any existing program is $100 and is due if there is:

(1) an increase or decrease of 25 percent or more, from the original date of program approval, in clock hours, credit hours, or calendar length of an existing program;

(2) a change in academic measurement from clock hours to credit hours or vice versa; or

(3) an addition or alteration of courses that represent a 25 percent change or more in the objectives, content, or methods of delivery.

136A.861 INTERVENTION FOR COLLEGE ATTENDANCE PROGRAM GRANTS.

Subd. 7.

Report.

By January 15 of each odd-numbered year, the office shall submit a report to the committees in the legislature with jurisdiction over higher education finance regarding the grant recipients and their activities. The report shall include information about the students served, the organizations providing services, program activities, program goals and outcomes, and program revenue sources and funding levels.

136A.91 CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT GRANTS.

Subdivision 1.

Grants.

(a) The Office of Higher Education must establish a competitive grant program for postsecondary institutions to expand concurrent enrollment opportunities. To the extent that there are qualified applicants, the commissioner of the Office of Higher Education shall distribute grant funds to ensure:

(1) eligible students throughout the state have access to concurrent enrollment programs; and

(2) preference for grants that expand programs is given to programs already at capacity.

(b) The commissioner may award grants under this section to postsecondary institutions for any of the following purposes:

(1) to develop new concurrent enrollment courses under section 124D.09, subdivision 10, that satisfy the elective standard for career and technical education; or

(2) to expand the existing concurrent enrollment programs already offered by the postsecondary institution and support the preparation, recruitment, and success of students who are underrepresented in concurrent enrollment classrooms by:

(i) creating new sections within the same high school; or

(ii) offering the existing course in new high schools.

Subd. 2.

Application.

The commissioner shall develop a grant application process. A grant applicant must:

(1) specify the purpose under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), for which the institution is applying;

(2) specify both program and student outcome goals;

(3) include student feedback in the development of new programs or the expansion of existing programs; and

(4) demonstrate a commitment to equitable access to concurrent enrollment coursework for all eligible high school students.

Subd. 3.

Report.

By December 1 of each year, the office shall submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over higher education regarding:

(1) the amount of funds granted under each clause of subdivision 1, paragraph (b);

(2) the courses developed by grant recipients and the number of students who enrolled in the courses under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (1); and

(3) the programs expanded and the number of students who enrolled in programs under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (2).

Repealed Minnesota Session Laws: 25-05669

Laws 2022, chapter 42, section 2, as amended by Laws 2024, chapter 124, article 1, section 1; as amended by Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 34, section 1

Section 1.

Laws 2022, chapter 42, section 2, is amended to read:

Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION; ALS RESEARCH.

(a) $396,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of the Office of Higher Education to award competitive grants to applicants for research into amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The commissioner may work with the Minnesota Department of Health to administer the grant program, including identifying clinical and translational research and innovations, developing outcomes and objectives with the goal of bettering the lives of individuals with ALS and finding a cure for the disease, and application review and grant recipient selection. Not more than $396,000 may be used by the commissioner to administer the grant program. This is a onetime appropriation. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, unencumbered balances under this section do not cancel until June 30, 2026.

(b) $19,604,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of the Office of Higher Education to award competitive grants to applicants for research into amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The commissioner may work with the Minnesota Department of Health to administer the grant program, including identifying clinical and translational research and innovations, developing outcomes and objectives with the goal of bettering the lives of individuals with ALS and finding a cure for the disease, and application review and grant recipient selection. Up to $15,000,000 may be used by the commissioner for grants to the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association, Never Surrender, or other similar organizations to award and administer competitive grants to applicants for research into ALS under this section. This is a onetime appropriation. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, unencumbered balances under this section do not cancel until June 30, 2029. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, the commissioner, the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association, Never Surrender, and other similar organizations may use up to a total of five percent of this appropriation for administrative costs.

(c) Grants shall be awarded to support clinical and translational research related to ALS. Research topics may include but are not limited to environmental factors, disease mechanisms, disease models, biomarkers, drug development, clinical studies, precision medicine, medical devices, assistive technology, and cognitive studies.

(d) Eligible applicants for the grants are research facilities, universities, and health systems located in Minnesota. Applicants must submit proposals to the commissioner in the time, form, and manner established by the commissioner. Applicants may coordinate research endeavors and submit a joint application. When reviewing the proposals, the commissioner shall make an effort to avoid approving a grant for an applicant whose research is duplicative of an existing grantee's research.

(e) Beginning January 15, 2023, and annually thereafter until January 15, 2030, the commissioner shall submit a report to the legislature specifying the applicants receiving grants under this section, the amount of each grant, the purposes for which the grant funds were used, and the amount of the appropriation that is unexpended. The report must also include relevant findings, results, and outcomes of the grant program, and any other information which the commissioner deems significant or useful.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Repealed Minnesota Rule: 25-05669

4850.0014 AMOUNT AND TERMS.

Subpart 1.

Loan amounts.

The minimum SELF Loan amount is $500.

Subp. 2.

Multiple loans at the same grade level.

A student may borrow up to the maximum amount twice in the same grade level, as long as:

A.

a total of seven months elapses from the beginning of the first loan period to the beginning of the second loan period;

B.

the cumulative SELF Loan debt maximum for that grade level is not exceeded; and

C.

the amount approved is at least $500.