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CHAPTER 95--S.F.No. 2083

An act

relating to higher education; amending postsecondary education provisions; regulating course equivalency guides; requiring notice to prospective students; requiring certain information be provided; providing for sale of American made clothing; amending Minnesota Office of Higher Education responsibilities and provisions; providing for a resident stating appeal; establishing programs; defining terms; regulating grants, scholarships, and work-study; requiring an annual certificate; regulating certain board and council membership provisions; requiring job placement impact reviews; regulating state-owned facilities; regulating dental therapists; establishing fees; providing criminal penalties; requiring reports; regulating certain appropriations; establishing an account; providing for proceeds of certain sale of property; appropriating money;

amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 135A.08, subdivision 1; 135A.25, subdivision 4; 136A.01, subdivision 2; 136A.06; 136A.08, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 136A.101, subdivision 4; 136A.121, subdivision 9, by adding subdivisions; 136A.127, subdivisions 2, 4, 9, 14, by adding subdivisions; 136A.1701, subdivision 10; 136A.87; 136F.02, subdivision 1; 136F.03, subdivision 4; 136F.04, subdivision 4; 136F.045; 136F.46, subdivision 3; 137.0245, subdivision 2; 137.0246, subdivision 2; 137.025, subdivision 1; 150A.01, by adding subdivisions; 150A.05, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 150A.06, subdivisions 2d, 5, 6, by adding subdivisions; 150A.08, subdivisions 1, 3a, 5; 150A.09, subdivisions 1, 3; 150A.091, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 8, 10; 150A.10, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 150A.11, subdivision 4; 150A.12; 150A.21, subdivisions 1, 4; 151.01, subdivision 23; 179A.03, subdivision 14; 299A.45, subdivision 1; 340A.404, subdivision 4a; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 135A; 136A; 136F; 137; 150A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 136A.127, subdivisions 8, 12, 13; 150A.061.

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

ARTICLE 1

HIGHER EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1.

new text begin SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS. new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Summary By Fund. new text end

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

new text begin SUMMARY BY FUND new text end
new text begin 2010 new text end new text begin 2011 new text end new text begin Total new text end
new text begin General new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,426,422,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,532,467,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 2,958,889,000 new text end
new text begin Health Care Access new text end new text begin new text end new text begin 2,157,000 new text end new text begin new text end new text begin 2,157,000 new text end new text begin new text end new text begin 4,314,000 new text end
new text begin Federal new text end new text begin new text end new text begin 137,943,000 new text end new text begin new text end new text begin 0 new text end new text begin new text end new text begin 137,943,000 new text end
new text begin State Government Special Revenue new text end new text begin new text end new text begin 93,000 new text end new text begin 17,000 new text end new text begin new text end new text begin 110,000 new text end
new text begin Total new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,566,615,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,534,641,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 3,101,256,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

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

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

new text begin SUMMARY BY AGENCY - ALL FUNDS new text end
new text begin 2010 new text end new text begin 2011 new text end new text begin Total new text end
new text begin Minnesota Office of Higher Education new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 187,753,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 187,547,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 375,300,000 new text end
new text begin Mayo Medical Foundation new text end new text begin 1,300,000 new text end new text begin 1,351,000 new text end new text begin 2,651,000 new text end
new text begin Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities new text end new text begin 677,845,000 new text end new text begin 666,258,000 new text end new text begin 1,344,103,000 new text end
new text begin Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota new text end new text begin 699,624,000 new text end new text begin 679,468,000 new text end new text begin 1,379,092,000 new text end
new text begin Board of Dentistry new text end new text begin 93,000 new text end new text begin 17,000 new text end new text begin 110,000 new text end
new text begin Total new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,566,615,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,534,641,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 3,101,256,000 new text end

Sec. 2.

new text begin HIGHER EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS. new text end

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

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

Sec. 3.

new text begin MINNESOTA OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end new text begin 187,753,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 187,547,000 new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin State Grants new text end

new text begin 144,138,000 new text end new text begin 144,138,000 new text end

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

new text begin The legislature intends that the Office of Higher Education make full grant awards in each year of the biennium. new text end

new text begin For the biennium, the tuition maximum is $10,488 in each year for students in four-year programs, and $5,808 for students in two-year programs. new text end

new text begin This appropriation sets the living and miscellaneous expense allowance at $7,000 each year. new text end

new text begin Up to $75,000 of this appropriation may be used to complete computer programming changes necessary to implement new Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.121, subdivision 9b. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Safety Officers' Survivors new text end

new text begin 100,000 new text end new text begin 100,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is to provide educational benefits under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.45, to 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. 4. new text end

new text begin Child Care Grants new text end

new text begin 6,684,000 new text end new text begin 6,684,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin State Work-Study new text end

new text begin 14,944,000 new text end new text begin 14,944,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Achieve Scholarship Program new text end

new text begin 4,350,000 new text end new text begin 4,350,000 new text end

new text begin For scholarships under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.127. new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Indian Scholarships new text end

new text begin 2,000,000 new text end new text begin 2,000,000 new text end

new text begin The director must contract with 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. Bemidji State University must provide office space at no cost to the Minnesota Office of Higher Education for purposes of administering the American Indian scholarship program under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.126. new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin TEACH Program new text end

new text begin 250,000 new text end new text begin 250,000 new text end

new text begin For a grant under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.128.new text end * (The preceding subdivision was indicated as vetoed by the governor.)

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Intervention for College Attendance Program Grants new text end

new text begin 746,000 new text end new text begin 746,000 new text end

new text begin For grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.861. Up to $50,000 of this appropriation each year may be used for administrative expenses. new text end

new text begin To provide continuity in program services and facilitate data collection that measures Intervention for College Attendance Program outcomes, the director must give priority in selecting grant recipients for the 2010-2011 biennium to 2008-2009 grantees that provide up-to-date annual program participation and outcome data regarding their success in increasing high school graduation, college participation, and college graduation of students served by the program; and other information requested by the director. Projects whose funding is renewed, must: new text end

new text begin (1) retain an emphasis on enhancing academic readiness for college attendance and success in college for participants in grades 6 to 12; or new text end

new text begin (2) if the program's participants are college students, document that they are providing academic support services to participants that ensure success in college. new text end

new text begin Grantees must submit data to the director about the number of students in the project's service area that would be eligible for the program, but are not being served and a plan for providing services to those students. new text end

new text begin In the report under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.861, the office must make recommendations on which aspects of the programs and services delivered through grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.861, are most effective in improving college readiness and/or retention and have the potential to be expanded to provide services to a regional or statewide population. new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Midwest Higher Education Compact new text end

new text begin 95,000 new text end new text begin 95,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Power of You new text end

new text begin 1,000,000 new text end new text begin 1,000,000 new text end

new text begin For transfer to MnSCU for the existing Power of You program and for pilot sites. A onetime appropriation of $500,000 each year is for pilot sites.new text end * (The preceding subdivision was indicated as vetoed by the governor.)

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end

new text begin Technical and Community College Emergency Grants new text end

new text begin 150,000 new text end new text begin 150,000 new text end

new text begin For transfer to the financial aid offices at each of the colleges of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities to provide emergency aid grants to technical and community college students who are experiencing extraordinary economic circumstances that may result in the students dropping out of school without completing the term or their program. new text end

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end

new text begin Veterinary Loan Forgiveness new text end

new text begin 225,000 new text end

new text begin For the large animal loan forgiveness program under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1795. This appropriation is available until expended. 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 448,000 new text end new text begin 467,000 new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 15. new text end

new text begin Interstate Tuition Reciprocity new text end

new text begin 2,750,000 new text end new text begin 2,750,000 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 The base funding for this program is $3,150,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $3,250,000 in fiscal year 2013. new text end

new text begin Subd. 16. new text end

new text begin Minnesota College Savings Plan new text end

new text begin 700,000 new text end new text begin 700,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 17. new text end

new text begin MnLINK Gateway and Minitex new text end

new text begin 6,031,000 new text end new text begin 6,031,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 18. new text end

new text begin Other Programs new text end

new text begin 357,000 new text end new text begin 357,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation includes $125,000 each year for student and parent information, $184,000 each year for the get ready outreach program, and $48,000 each year for a grant to the Minnesota Minority Education Partnership. new text end

new text begin Subd. 19. new text end

new text begin Agency Administration new text end

new text begin 2,785,000 new text end new text begin 2,785,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation includes $100,000 each year to administer the Achieve Scholarship Program and $75,000 each year to administer the Indian Scholarship Program. new text end

new text begin Subd. 20. new text end

new text begin Balances Forward new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 21. new text end

new text begin Transfers new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 22. new text end

new text begin TANF Work-Study new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding any rule to the contrary, work-study jobs funded by a TANF appropriation do not require employer matching funds. new text end

new text begin Subd. 23. new text end

new text begin Accreditation new text end

new text begin The office must work with small institutions to identify cost-effective methods to achieve accreditation necessary to be an eligible institution for state and federal financial aid. new text end

Sec. 4.

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

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end new text begin 677,845,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 666,258,000 new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
new text begin 2010 new text end new text begin 2011 new text end
new text begin General new text end new text begin 613,952,000 new text end new text begin 666,258,000 new text end
new text begin Federal new text end new text begin 63,893,000 new text end new text begin 0 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 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 new text end

new text begin 63,893,000 new text end new text begin 0 new text end

new text begin (a) This appropriation is from the fiscal stabilization account in the federal fund and may be used for modernization, renovation, or repair of facilities that are primarily used for instruction, research, or student housing but may not be used for maintenance of systems, equipment, or facilities. Amounts in this subdivision must not be allocated to modernization, renovation, or repair of stadiums or other facilities primarily used for athletic contests or exhibitions or other events for which admission is charged to the general public and must not be allocated to any facility used for sectarian instruction or religious worship or in which a substantial portion of the functions of the facilities are subsumed in a religious mission. No amount from this appropriation may be allocated to increase endowment funds. new text end

new text begin (b) Appropriations under this subdivision must be used as a bridge for budget reductions in the biennium ending June 30, 2013. These appropriations may be used for, but are not limited to the following purposes: education and general expenses; to retain faculty and staff jobs; to provide severance and for early retirement incentives; to mitigate the rising costs of attendance through minimizing tuition increases; and for the support of student employment opportunities. new text end

new text begin (c) The legislature intends that the tuition increase for a Minnesota resident undergraduate student in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, must not exceed five percent per year for the biennium ending June 30, 2011. Federal stimulus money under this subdivision must be used to buy down the tuition increase to no more than three percent per year for a net increase of six percent. new text end

new text begin (d) An additional $15,273,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2009 from the fiscal stabilization account in the federal fund. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Central Office and Shared Services Unit new text end

new text begin 47,328,000 new text end new text begin 47,328,000 new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Operations and Maintenance new text end

new text begin 561,824,000 new text end new text begin 614,130,000 new text end

new text begin (a) It is the intention of the legislature to increase the amount of funding distributed to colleges and universities through the allocation model to provide direct support of instruction and related functions necessary to protect the core mission of educating students. new text end

new text begin (b) The Board of Trustees shall submit expenditure reduction plans by March 15, 2010, to the committees of the legislature with responsibility for higher education finance to achieve the 2012-2013 base established in this section at the central office and at each institution. The plan submitted by the board must be based on plans developed at each institution detailing reductions to achieve lower base allocations at that institution. Each plan must focus on protecting direct instruction. new text end

new text begin (c) For the biennium ending June 30, 2011, expenditures under this subdivision must not exceed $40,000,000 for technology initiatives, including technology infrastructure improvements. new text end

new text begin (d) $40,000 each year is for the Cook County Higher Education Board to provide educational programs and academic support services.new text end * (The preceding paragraph beginning "(d) $40,000 each year" was indicated as vetoed by the governor.)

new text begin (e) $1,000,000 each year is for the Northeast Minnesota Higher Education District and high schools in its area. Students from area high schools may also access the facilities and faculty of the Northeast Minnesota Higher Education District for state-of-the-art technical education opportunities, including MnSCU's 2+2 Pathways initiative. new text end

new text begin (f) $225,000 each year is to enhance eFolio Minnesota and for a center to provide on-site and Internet-based support and technical assistance to users of the state's eFolio Minnesota system to promote workforce and economic development and to enable access to workforce information generated through the eFolio Minnesota system. new text end

new text begin (g) For fiscal years 2012 and 2013 the base for operations and maintenance is $602,759,000 each year. new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Learning Network of Minnesota new text end

new text begin 4,800,000 new text end new text begin 4,800,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin System Improvements new text end

new text begin To increase efficiencies and equity for faculty and staff, the Board of Trustees is encouraged to place a priority on identifying and implementing measures to improve the human resources system used by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. One of the goals of improving the human resources system is to provide seamless information on faculty and employees to facilitate transfers between institutions. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin Subdivision 2 is effective the day following final enactment. new text end

Sec. 5.

new text begin BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end new text begin 699,624,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 679,468,000 new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
new text begin 2010 new text end new text begin 2011 new text end
new text begin General new text end new text begin 623,417,000 new text end new text begin 677,311,000 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 Federal new text end new text begin 74,050,000 new text end new text begin 0 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 550,345,000 new text end new text begin 604,239,000 new text end

new text begin (a) This appropriation includes funding for operation and maintenance of the system. new text end

new text begin (b) The Board of Regents shall submit expenditure reduction plans by March 15, 2010, to the committees of the legislature with responsibility for higher education finance to achieve the 2012-2013 base established in this section. The plan must focus on protecting direct instruction. new text end

new text begin (c) Appropriations under this subdivision may be used for a new scholarship under Minnesota Statutes, section 137.0225, to complement the University's Founders scholarship. new text end

new text begin (d) This appropriation includes amounts for an Ojibwe Indian language program on the Duluth campus. new text end

new text begin (e) This appropriation includes money for the Dakota language teacher training immersion program on the Twin Cities campus to prepare teachers to teach in Dakota language immersion programs. new text end

new text begin (f) This appropriation includes money for the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory to preserve accreditation. new text end

new text begin (g) This appropriation includes money in fiscal year 2010 for a onetime grant to the Minnesota Wildlife Rehabilitation Center for their uncompensated expenses. new text end

new text begin (h) For fiscal years 2012 and 2013, the base for operations and maintenance is $596,930,000 each year. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Primary Care Education Initiatives new text end

new text begin 2,157,000 new text end new text begin 2,157,000 new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 new text end

new text begin 74,050,000 new text end new text begin 0 new text end

new text begin (a) This appropriation is from the fiscal stabilization account in the federal fund and may be used for modernization, renovation, or repair of facilities that are primarily used for instruction, research, or student housing but may not be used for maintenance of systems, equipment, or facilities. Amounts in this subdivision must not be allocated to modernization, renovation, or repair of stadiums or other facilities primarily used for athletic contests or exhibitions or other events for which admission is charged to the general public and must not be allocated to any facility used for sectarian instruction or religious worship or in which a substantial portion of the functions of the facilities are subsumed in a religious mission. No amount from this appropriation may be allocated to increase endowment funds. new text end

new text begin (b) Appropriations under this subdivision must be used as a bridge for budget reductions in the biennium ending June 30, 2013. These appropriations may be used for, but are not limited to the following purposes: education and general expenses; to retain faculty and staff jobs; to provide severance and for early retirement incentives; to mitigate the rising costs of attendance through minimizing tuition increases; and for the support of student employment opportunities. new text end

new text begin (c) The legislature intends that the net tuition increase for a Minnesota resident undergraduate student at the University of Minnesota must not exceed $300 per year for the biennium ending June 30, 2011. Appropriations of federal stimulus money under this subdivision must be used toward accomplishing this goal. new text end

new text begin (d) An additional $15,273,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2009 from the stabilization account in the federal fund. new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Special Appropriations new text end

new text begin (a) Agriculture and Extension Service new text end new text begin 52,255,000 new text end new text begin 52,255,000 new text end

new text begin (1) For the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Minnesota Extension Service. This appropriation includes the same appropriation as in the biennium ending June 30, 2009, for bovine tuberculosis research. This appropriation also includes the same appropriation as in the biennium ending June 30, 2009, to promote alternative livestock research and outreach, and for an ongoing organic research and education program. new text end

new text begin (2) The Agricultural Experiment Stations and Minnesota Extension Service 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 (3) 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, sustainable agriculture, 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 (4) This appropriation includes funding for the college of food, agricultural, and natural resources sciences to establish and maintain a statewide organic research and education initiative to 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 (5) 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 sustainable and 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. new text end

new text begin (6) This appropriation includes funding for analysis of ethanol production in Minnesota: new text end

new text begin (i) water use trends as compared to other industries and activities; new text end

new text begin (ii) the carbon balance of ethanol production; new text end

new text begin (iii) the effect of ethanol blending requirements on transportation fuel prices; and new text end

new text begin (iv) the economic impacts of ethanol production and use including such measures as employment, economic output, and state and local tax revenues. new text end

new text begin (7) This appropriation may be used to retain current faculty levels for poultry research currently conducted at UMore Park, develop and implement a dairy producer continuing education program and for scoping a new dairy research and teaching facility. new text end

new text begin (8) By February 1, 2011, the Board of Regents must submit a report to the legislative committees with responsibility for agriculture and higher education finance on the status and outcomes of research and initiatives funded in this paragraph. new text end

new text begin (b) new text begin Health Sciencesnew text end new text end new text begin 5,275,000 new text end new text begin 5,275,000 new text end

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

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

new text begin (c) new text begin Institute of Technologynew text end new text end new text begin 1,387,000 new text end new text begin 1,387,000 new text end

new text begin For the Geological Survey and the talented youth mathematics program. new text end

new text begin (d) System Special new text end new text begin 6,155,000 new text end new text begin 6,155,000 new text end

new text begin For general research, industrial relations education, Natural Resources Research Institute, Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, Bell Museum of Natural History, and the Humphrey exhibit. new text end

new text begin (e) University of Minnesota and Mayo Foundation Partnership new text end new text begin 8,000,000 new text end new text begin 8,000,000 new text end

new text begin For the direct and indirect expenses of the collaborative research partnership between the University of Minnesota and the Mayo Foundation for research in biotechnology and medical genomics. This appropriation is available until expended. All parties to the partnership and chairs of the senate and house of representatives committees responsible for higher education finance must be consulted before the Board of Regents reduces the amount allocated to the partnership under this paragraph during the biennium ending June 30, 2011. An annual report on the expenditure of these funds must be submitted to the governor and the chairs of the senate and house of representatives committees responsible for higher education and economic development by June 30 of each fiscal year. new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Academic Health Center new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Human Cloning Prohibited new text end

new text begin An appropriation in this section must not be used to either support human cloning or to pay for any expenses incidental to human cloning. For the purposes of this subdivision, "cloning" means generating a genetically identical copy of an organism at any stage of development by combining an enucleated egg and the nucleus of a somatic cell to make an embryo. new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin NRRI Research new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 137.022, subdivision 4, the board may use up to $150,000 of the income credited to the permanent university fund from royalties from mining under state mineral leases to fund research at the Coleraine Minerals Research Laboratory of the Natural Resources Research Institute by taconite engineers who have been laid off by the mining industry. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin Subdivision 4 is effective the day following final enactment. new text end

Sec. 6.

new text begin MAYO MEDICAL FOUNDATION new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,300,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,351,000 new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Medical School new text end

new text begin 640,000 new text end new text begin 665,000 new text end

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

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

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Family Practice and Graduate Residency Program new text end

new text begin 660,000 new text end new text begin 686,000 new text end

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

Sec. 7.

new text begin BOARD OF DENTISTRY new text end

new text begin $ new text end new text begin 93,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 17,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is from the state government special revenue fund for the purpose of licensing dental therapists. The base appropriation of the Board of Dentistry must be decreased by $11,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $11,000 in fiscal year 2013. new text end

Sec. 8.

new text begin DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH new text end

new text begin The base appropriation for the Department of Health from the state government special revenue fund is increased by $48,000 in fiscal year 2012 and by $141,000 in fiscal year 2013 for the purpose of the evaluation process for assessing the impact of dental therapists. This appropriation must not be added to the department's base after fiscal year 2014. new text end

ARTICLE 2

RELATED HIGHER EDUCATION PROVISIONS

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 135A.08, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Course equivalency.

The new text begin Board of new text end Regents of the University of Minnesota and the new text begin Board of new text end Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall develop and maintain course equivalency guides for use between institutions that have a high frequency of transfer. new text begin The course equivalency guides must include information on the course equivalency and awarding of credit for learning acquired as a result of the successful completion of formal military courses and occupational training. new text end Course equivalency guides deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin arenew text end not deleted text begin bedeleted text end required for vocational technical programs that have not been divided into identifiable courses. The governing boards of private institutions that grant associate and baccalaureate degrees and that have a high frequency of transfer students are requested to participate in developing these guides.

Sec. 2.

new text begin [135A.157] NOTICE TO STUDENTS REGARDING POSSIBLE IMPACT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS. new text end

new text begin (a) A public or private postsecondary educational institution located in this state shall give notice under this section to each person accepted for admission to be a student at the institution. This notice shall be given at or before the time of acceptance for admission to the institution and at or before the time students select a major. new text end

new text begin (b) A notice provided under this section must inform students that arrests, charges, or convictions of criminal offenses may limit employment possibilities in specific careers and occupations and may limit their ability to obtain federal, state, and other financial aid, and must encourage students to investigate these possibilities. The notice must not discourage students from applying for federal, state, or other financial aid. new text end

new text begin (c) A postsecondary educational institution is not liable for failing to provide the notice required by this section. new text end

Sec. 3.

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

Subd. 4.

Minnesota Office of Higher Education responsibilities.

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

deleted text begin (b) The Minnesota Office of Higher Education must identify methods to compile and distribute information on publishers that sell or distribute course material for classroom use in postsecondary institutions in a manner that meets the requirements and complies with subdivision 2. The Minnesota Office of Higher Education must also evaluate ways to make this information available for use by students and faculty in postsecondary institutions. deleted text end

Sec. 4.

new text begin [135A.26] AMERICAN MADE CLOTHING IN COLLEGE BOOKSTORES. new text end

new text begin To the extent possible, a bookstore located on the campus of a public college or university in Minnesota must offer for sale clothing or articles of apparel that are manufactured in the United States of America. The college or university must make a report to the legislature on the results of efforts made to comply with this section. new text end

Sec. 5.

new text begin [135A.61] HIGH SCHOOL-TO-COLLEGE DEVELOPMENTAL TRANSITION PROGRAMS. new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin High school-to-college developmental transition programs. new text end

new text begin All public higher education systems and other higher education institutions in Minnesota are encouraged to offer research-based high school-to-college developmental transition programs to prepare students for college-level academic coursework. A program under this section must, at a minimum, include instruction to develop the skills and abilities necessary to be ready for college-level coursework when the student enrolls in a degree, diploma, or certificate program and must address the academic skills identified as needing improvement by a college readiness assessment completed by the student. A program offered under this section must not constitute more than the equivalent of one semester of full-time study occurring in the summer following high school graduation. The courses completed in a program under this section must be identified on the student's transcript with a unique identifier to distinguish it from other developmental education courses or programs. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin High school-to-college developmental transition programs evaluation report. new text end

new text begin (a) Institutions that offer a high school-to-college developmental transition program and enroll students that receive a grant under section 136A.121, subdivision 9b, must annually submit data and information about the services provided and program outcomes to the director of the Office of Higher Education. new text end

new text begin (b) The director must establish and convene a data working group to develop: (1) the data methodology to be used in evaluating the effectiveness of the programs implemented to improve the academic performance of participants, including the identification of appropriate comparison groups; and (2) a timeline for institutions to submit data and information to the director. The data working group must develop procedures that ensure consistency in the data collected by each institution. Data group members must have expertise in data collection processes and the delivery of academic programs to students, and represent the types of institutions that offer a program under this section. The data group must assist the director in analyzing and synthesizing institutional data and information to be included in the evaluation report submitted to the legislature under subdivision 3. new text end

new text begin (c) Participating institutions must specify both program and student outcome goals and the activities implemented to achieve the goals. The goals must be clearly stated and measurable, and data collected must enable the director to verify the program has met the outcome goals established for the program. new text end

new text begin (d) The data and information submitted must include, at a minimum, the following: new text end

new text begin (1) demographic information about program participants; new text end

new text begin (2) names of the high schools from which the students graduated; new text end

new text begin (3) the college readiness test used to determine the student was not ready for college-level academic coursework; new text end

new text begin (4) the academic content areas assessed and the scores received by the students on the college readiness test; new text end

new text begin (5) a description of the services, including any supplemental noncredit academic support services, provided to students; new text end

new text begin (6) data on the registration load, courses completed, and grades received by students; new text end

new text begin (7) the retention of students from the term they participated in the program to the fall term immediately following graduation from high school; new text end

new text begin (8) information about the student's enrollment in subsequent terms; and new text end

new text begin (9) other information specified by the director or the data group that facilitates the evaluation process. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Report to legislature. new text end

new text begin By March 15 of each year, beginning in 2011, the director shall submit a report to the committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over higher education finance and policy that evaluates the effectiveness of programs in improving the academic performance of students who participated in the transition programs. new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 136A.01, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Responsibilities.

The Minnesota Office of Higher Education is responsible for:

(1) necessary state level administration of financial aid programs, including accounting, auditing, and disbursing state and federal financial aid funds, and reporting on financial aid programs to the governor and the legislature;

(2) approval, registration, licensing, and financial aid eligibility of private collegiate and career schools, under sections 136A.61 to 136A.71 and chapter 141;

(3) deleted text begin administering the Learning Network of Minnesota;deleted text end

deleted text begin (4)deleted text end negotiating and administering reciprocity agreements;

deleted text begin (5)deleted text end new text begin (4) new text end publishing and distributing financial aid information and materials, and other information and materials under section 136A.87, to students and parents;

deleted text begin (6)deleted text end new text begin (5) new text end collecting and maintaining student enrollment and financial aid data and reporting data on students and postsecondary institutions to develop and implement a process to measure and report on the effectiveness of postsecondary institutions;

deleted text begin (7)deleted text end new text begin (6) new text end administering the federal programs that affect students and institutions on a statewide basis; and

deleted text begin (8)deleted text end new text begin (7) new text end prescribing policies, procedures, and rules under chapter 14 necessary to administer the programs under its supervision.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 136A.06, is amended to read:

136A.06 FEDERAL FUNDS.

The Minnesota Office of Higher Education is designated the state agency to apply for, receive, accept, and disburse to both public and private institutions of higher education all federal funds which are allocated to the state of Minnesota to support higher education programs, construction, or other activities and which require administration by a state higher education agency under the Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963, and any amendments thereof, the Higher Education Act of 1965, and any amendments thereof, and any other law which provides funds for higher education and requires administration by a state higher education agency as enacted or may be enacted by the Congress of the United States; provided that no commitment shall be made that shall bind the legislature to make appropriations beyond current allocations of funds. The office may apply for, receive, accept, and disburse all administrative funds available to the office for administering federal funds to support higher education programs, construction, or other activities. The office also may apply for, receive, accept, and disburse any research, planning, or program funds which are available for purposes consistent with the provisions of this chapter. In making application for and administering federal funds the office may comply with any and all requirements of federal law and federal rules and regulations to enable it to receive and accept such funds. The expenditure of any such funds received shall be governed by the laws of the state, except insofar as federal regulations may otherwise provide. The office may contract with both public and private institutions in administering federal funds, and such contracts shall not be subject to the provisions of chapter 16C. All such money received by the office shall be deposited in the state treasury andnew text begin , subject to section 3.3005,new text end are hereby appropriated to it annually for the purpose for which such funds are received. None of such moneys shall cancel but shall be available until expended.

Sec. 8.

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

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

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

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

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

Sec. 9.

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

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Appeal; resident status. new text end

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

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 136A.101, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Eligible institution.

"Eligible institution" means a postsecondary educational institution located in this state or in a state with which the office has entered into a higher education reciprocity agreement on state student aid programs that (1) is operated by this state or the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, or (2) is operated privately and, as determined by the office, meets all of the following: (i) maintains academic standards substantially equivalent to those of comparable institutions operated in this state; (ii) is licensed or registered as a postsecondary institution by the office or another state agency; and (iii) by July 1, deleted text begin 2011deleted text end new text begin 2013new text end , is participating in the federal Pell Grant program under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.

Sec. 11.

new text begin [136A.1201] MINNESOTA PROMISE. new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Financial aid policy. new text end

new text begin It is the policy of the legislature to provide sufficient financial aid funding so that tuition and required fees to attend a public two-year college for a student from a low-income family are covered by state financial aid when combined with federal and other sources of aid. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Informational materials. new text end

new text begin The Office of Higher Education must prepare and distribute materials under section 136A.87 to promote the Minnesota Promise, the availability of financial aid, and the benefits of higher education. new text end

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, 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 been enrolled full time or the equivalent for deleted text begin eightdeleted text end new text begin nine new text end semesters or the equivalent, excluding 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. A student who withdraws from enrollment for active military servicenew text begin , or for a major illness, while under the care of a medical professional, that substantially limits the student's ability to complete the termnew text end is entitled to an additional semester or the equivalent of grant eligibility. 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. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 136A.121, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 9b. new text end

new text begin Onetime grant for high school-to-college developmental transition program. new text end

new text begin (a) A student who enrolls in a program under section 135A.61 is eligible for a onetime grant to help pay expenses to attend the program. The amount of the grant must be determined according to subdivision 5, except as modified by paragraph (b). The requirement in subdivision 9a that subtracts a federal Pell Grant award for which a student would be eligible, even if the student has exhausted the federal Pell Grant award, does not apply to a student who receives a grant under this subdivision in the award year in which the grant is received. The maximum grant under this subdivision must be reduced by the average amount a student would earn working in an on-campus work-study position for ten hours per week during a summer term. The office must determine an amount for student earnings in a summer term, using available data about earnings, before determining the amount awarded under this subdivision. new text end

new text begin (b) For a student with an expected family contribution of zero, the maximum amount of the grant is the cost of attendance under subdivision 6. new text end

new text begin (c) A grant under this subdivision counts as one of the nine semesters of eligibility under subdivision 9. A grant under this subdivision must not be awarded for the same term for which another grant is awarded under this section. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for students who graduate from high school after December 31, 2009. new text end

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 136A.121, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 12a. new text end

new text begin Free application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) compliance. new text end

new text begin All eligible institutions must implement policies and procedures that ensure that applicants are aware that they must annually complete the FAFSA to be eligible for financial aid. new text end

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 136A.127, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Definition; qualifying program.

For the purposes of this section, a "qualifying program" means a rigorous secondary school program of study defined by the Department of Education under agreement with the Secretary of Education for the purposes of determining eligibility for the federal Academic Competitiveness Grant Program under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. new text begin If a qualifying program includes a foreign language requirement, the foreign language requirement is waived for a student whose first language is not English and who attains English language proficiency.new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment and applies to students who graduate on or after January 1, 2009. new text end

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 136A.127, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Student eligibility.

To be eligible to receive a scholarship under this section, in addition to the requirements listed under section 136A.121, a student must:

(1) submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA);

(2) deleted text begin take and receive at least a grade of C for courses that comprise a rigorous secondary schooldeleted text end new text begin complete a qualifying new text end program deleted text begin of studydeleted text end in a high school or in a home-school setting under section 120A.22, deleted text begin anddeleted text end graduate from a Minnesota high schoolnew text begin , and graduate with an unweighted grade point average of 2.5 or highernew text end ;

(3) deleted text begin have a family adjusted gross income of less than $75,000 in the last complete calendar year prior to the academic year of postsecondary attendance in which the scholarship is useddeleted text end new text begin qualify for a federal Pell Grant or state grant under section 136A.121new text end ;

(4) be a United States citizen or eligible noncitizen, as defined in section 484 of the Higher Education Act, United States Code, title 20, sections 1091 et seq., as amended, and Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 668.33;

(5) be a Minnesota resident, as defined in section 136A.101, subdivision 8; and

(6) deleted text begin be enrolled for at least three credits per quarter or semester or the equivalentdeleted text end new text begin enroll full-time in a degree, diploma, or certificate program during the academic year immediately following high school graduation new text end at an eligible institution as defined under section 136A.101, subdivision 4.

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 136A.127, subdivision 9, is amended to read:

Subd. 9.

Scholarship awards.

deleted text begin A student may not receive more than $1,200 in Minnesota achieve scholarships, which must be for enrollment during the four-year availability period described in subdivision 12.deleted text end new text begin The amount of the scholarship is equal to the maximum assigned student responsibility for a four-year program, as defined in section 136A.121, subdivision 5, minus the assigned family responsibility as defined in section 136A.101, subdivision 5a, multiplied by 0.50. The minimum scholarship is $1,200 per academic year based on the institution's academic calendar and the student's continued eligibility. new text end The deleted text begin scholarshipsdeleted text end new text begin scholarship new text end may be used to pay for qualifying expenses at eligible institutions.

Sec. 18.

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

new text begin Subd. 9b. new text end

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

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

Sec. 19.

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

new text begin Subd. 10a. new text end

new text begin Student investment. new text end

new text begin A student investment is required in an amount equal to the remainder of the assigned student responsibility as defined in section 136A.121, subdivision 5, after deducting the Achieve Scholarship. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment and applies to students who graduate on or after January 1, 2009. new text end

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 136A.127, subdivision 14, is amended to read:

Subd. 14.

Evaluation report.

By January 15 of each odd-numbered year, the Office of Higher Education shall submit a report, to the committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over higher education finance and policy, regarding the deleted text begin success of thedeleted text end program deleted text begin in increasing the enrollment of students in rigorous high school coursesdeleted text end , including, at a minimum, the following information:

(1) the demographics of individuals participating in the program;

(2) deleted text begin the grades scholarship recipients received for courses in the qualifying program under subdivision 2; deleted text end

deleted text begin (3)deleted text end the number of scholarship recipients who persisted at a postsecondary institution for a second year;

deleted text begin (4)deleted text end new text begin (3) new text end the high schools attended by the program participants;

deleted text begin (5)deleted text end new text begin (4) new text end the postsecondary institutions attended by the program participants;

deleted text begin (6)deleted text end new text begin (5) new text end the academic performance of the students after enrolling in a postsecondary institution; and

deleted text begin (7)deleted text end new text begin (6) new text end other information as deleted text begin identifieddeleted text end new text begin determined new text end by the director.

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 136A.1701, subdivision 10, is amended to read:

Subd. 10.

Prohibition on use of state money.

new text begin Except as provided in section 136A.1787, paragraph (a), new text end no money originating from state sources in the state treasury shall be made available for student loans under this section and all student loans shall be made from money originating from nonstate sources.

Sec. 22.

new text begin [136A.1787] SELF LOAN REVENUE BONDS ANNUAL CERTIFICATE OF NEED. new text end

new text begin (a) In order to ensure the payment of the principal of and interest on bonds and notes of the office and the continued maintenance of the loan capital fund under section 136A.1785, the office shall annually determine and certify to the governor, on or before December 1, the amount, if any: new text end

new text begin (1) needed to restore the loan capital fund to the minimum amount required by a resolution or indenture relating to any bonds or notes of the office, not exceeding the maximum amount of principal and interest to become due and payable in any subsequent year on all bonds or notes which are then outstanding; new text end

new text begin (2) determined by the office to be needed in the immediately ensuing fiscal year, with other funds pledged and estimated to be received during that year, for the payment of the principal and interest due and payable in that year on all outstanding bonds and notes; and new text end

new text begin (3) needed to restore any debt service reserve fund securing any outstanding bonds or notes of the office to the amount required in a resolution or indenture relating to such outstanding bonds or notes. new text end

new text begin (b) The governor shall include and submit the amounts certified by the office in accordance with this section to the legislature in the governor's budget for the following fiscal year, or in a governor's supplemental budget if the regular budget for that year has previously been approved. new text end

Sec. 23.

new text begin [136A.1795] LARGE ANIMAL VETERINARIAN LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM. new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

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

new text begin (b) "Veterinarian" means an individual who has been awarded a doctor of veterinary medicine degree from the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota. new text end

new text begin (c) "Designated rural area" means an area in Minnesota outside the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington, excluding the cities of Duluth, Mankato, Moorhead, Rochester, and St. Cloud. new text end

new text begin (d) "Emergency circumstances" means those conditions that make it impossible for the participant to fulfill the service commitment, including death, total and permanent disability, or temporary disability lasting more than two years. new text end

new text begin (e) "Qualified educational loan" means a government, commercial, or foundation loan for actual costs paid for tuition, reasonable education expenses, and reasonable living expenses related to the education of a veterinarian. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Establishment; administration. new text end

new text begin (a) The director of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education shall establish and administer a loan forgiveness program for large animal veterinarians who: new text end

new text begin (1) agree to practice in designated rural areas that are considered underserved; and new text end

new text begin (2) work full time in a practice that is at least 50 percent involved with the care of food animals. new text end

new text begin (b) Appropriations made to the program do not cancel and are available until expended. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Eligibility. new text end

new text begin (a) To be eligible to participate in the loan forgiveness program, an individual must: new text end

new text begin (1) be a veterinarian who has been awarded a veterinary medicine degree within three years of submitting an application under this section, or be enrolled in the veterinarian degree program and making satisfactory progress in the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota; and new text end

new text begin (2) submit an application to the director of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education in the form and manner prescribed by the director. new text end

new text begin (b) An applicant selected to participate must sign a contract agreeing to complete a five-year service obligation to practice as required under subdivision 2, paragraph (a). new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Loan forgiveness. new text end

new text begin (a) The director of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education may select a maximum of five applicants each year for participation in the loan forgiveness program, within the limits of available funding. Applicants are responsible for securing their own qualified educational loans. new text end

new text begin (b) The director must select participants based on their suitability for practice serving the designated rural area, as indicated by experience or training. The director must give preference to applicants closest to completing their training. new text end

new text begin (c) The director must make annual disbursements directly to the participant of $15,000 or the balance of the participant's qualifying educational loans, whichever is less, for each year that a participant meets the service obligation required under subdivision 3, paragraph (b), up to a maximum of five years. new text end

new text begin (d) Before receiving loan repayment disbursements and as requested, the participant must complete and return to the director an affidavit of practice form provided by the director verifying that the participant is practicing as required under subdivision 2, paragraph (a). The participant must provide the director with verification that the full amount of loan repayment disbursement received by the participant has been applied toward the designated loans. After each disbursement, verification must be received by the director and approved before the next loan repayment disbursement is made. new text end

new text begin (e) Participants who move their practice remain eligible for loan repayment as long as they practice as required under subdivision 2, paragraph (a). new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Penalty for nonfulfillment. new text end

new text begin If a participant does not fulfill the required minimum commitment of service required under subdivision 3, paragraph (b), the director of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education 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 director must deposit the money collected in the state general fund. The director must allow waivers of all or part of the money owed the director as a result of a nonfulfillment penalty if emergency circumstances prevented fulfillment of the service obligation. new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Rules. new text end

new text begin The director may adopt rules to implement this section. new text end

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 136A.87, is amended to read:

136A.87 PLANNING INFORMATIONnew text begin FOR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONnew text end .

The office shall make available to all residents deleted text begin from 8thdeleted text end new text begin beginning in 7thnew text end grade through adulthood information about planning and preparing for postsecondary opportunities. Information must be provided to all deleted text begin 8thdeleted text end new text begin 7thnew text end grade students and their parents new text begin annually new text end by deleted text begin January 1 of each yeardeleted text end new text begin September 30new text end about deleted text begin the need to plandeleted text end new text begin planningnew text end 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. The information provided 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 deleted text begin post-high schooldeleted text end new text begin postsecondarynew text end 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 costsnew text begin , including specific information about the Minnesota promise and achieve scholarship programnew text end ;

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

(11) financial planning fornew text begin postsecondarynew text end education deleted text begin beyond high schooldeleted text end .

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 136F.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Membership.

The board consists of 15 members appointed by the governor, including three members who are students who have attended an institution for at least one year and are currently enrolled at least half time in a degree, diploma, or certificate program in an institution governed by the board. The student members shall include one member from a community college, one member from a state university, and one member from a technical college. One member representing labor must be appointed after considering the recommendations made under section 136F.045. The governor is not bound by the recommendations. Appointments to the board are with the advice and consent of the senate. At least one member of the board must be a resident of each congressional district. All other members must be appointed to represent the state at large. In selecting appointees, the governor must consider the needs of the board of trustees and the balance of the board membership with respect to labor and business representation and racial, gender, geographic, and ethnic composition.

new text begin A commissioner of a state agency may not serve as a member of the board. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment, except that a commissioner serving on the board of trustees on the effective date may continue to serve for the remainder of a current term of appointment to the board. new text end

Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 136F.03, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Recommendations.

Except for seats filled under sections 136F.04 and 136F.045, the advisory council shall recommend at least two and not more than four candidates for each seat. By April 15 of each even-numbered year in which the governor makes appointments to the board, the advisory council shall submit its recommendations to the governornew text begin and to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over higher education policy and financenew text end . The governor is not bound by these recommendations.

Sec. 27.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 136F.04, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Recommendations.

Each student association shall recommend at least two and not more than four candidates for its student member. By April 15 of the year in which its members' term expires, each student association shall submit its recommendations to the governornew text begin and to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over higher education policy and financenew text end . The governor is not bound by these recommendations.

Sec. 28.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 136F.045, is amended to read:

136F.045 LABOR ORGANIZATION BOARD MEMBER SELECTION PROCESS.

The Minnesota AFL-CIO shall recruit and screen qualified labor candidates to be recommended to the governor for appointment to the board. The organization must develop a process for selecting candidates, and a statement of selection criteria for board membership that is consistent with the requirements under section 136F.02, subdivision 1. The organization must recommend at least two and no more than four candidates to the governor beginning in 2010 and every six years thereafter. Recommendations must be made new text begin to the governor and to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over higher education policy and finance new text end by April 15 of the year in which the governor makes appointments to the board. The governor is not bound by the recommendations.

Sec. 29.

new text begin [136F.37] JOB PLACEMENT IMPACT ON PROGRAM REVIEW; INFORMATION TO STUDENTS. new text end

new text begin The board must assess labor market data when conducting college program reviews. Colleges must provide prospective students with the job placement rate for graduates of technical and occupational programs offered at the colleges. new text end

Sec. 30.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 136F.46, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Solicitation.

Efforts to secure payroll deductions authorized in subdivision 1 may not interfere with, require a modification of, nor be conducted during the period of a payroll deduction fund drive for employees authorized by section deleted text begin 309.501deleted text end new text begin 43A.50new text end .

Sec. 31.

new text begin [137.0225] UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP. new text end

new text begin The Board of Regents may establish a scholarship to help offset the impact of rising tuition for Minnesota students from middle-income families. To be eligible for a scholarship under this section, a student must be a Minnesota resident undergraduate from a family that is not Pell eligible with an annual adjusted gross income not to exceed $100,000. new text end

Sec. 32.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 137.0245, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Membership.

The Regent Candidate Advisory Council shall consist of 24 members. Twelve members shall be appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the senate. Twelve members shall be appointed by the speaker of the house. Each appointing authority must appoint one member who is a student enrolled in a degree program at the University of Minnesota at the time of appointment. No more than one-third of the members appointed by each appointing authority may be current or former legislators. No more than two-thirds of the members appointed by each appointing authority may belong to the same political party; however, political activity or affiliation is not required for the appointment of any member. Geographical representation must be taken into consideration when making appointments. Section 15.0575 shall govern the advisory council, except that:

(1) the members shall be appointed to six-year terms with one-third appointed each even-numbered year; and

(2) student members are appointed to two-year terms with two students appointed each even-numbered year.

new text begin A member may not serve more than two full terms. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment and applies to members serving on the council on that date, although those members may serve out the remainder of their current terms. new text end

Sec. 33.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 137.0246, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Regent nomination joint committee.

(a) The joint legislative committee consists of the members of the higher education budget and policy divisions in each house of the legislature. The chairs of the divisions from each body shall be cochairs of the joint legislative committee. A majority of the members from each house is a quorum of the joint committee.

(b) By February 28 of each odd-numbered year, or at a date agreed to by concurrent resolution, the joint legislative committee shall meet to consider the advisory council's recommendations for regent of the University of Minnesota for possible presentation to a joint convention of the legislature.

(c) The joint committee may recommend to the joint convention candidates recommended by the advisory council and the other candidates nominated by the joint committee. A candidate other than those recommended by the advisory council may be nominated for consideration by the joint committee only if the nomination receives the support of at least three house of representatives members of the committee and two senate members of the committee. A candidate must receive a majority vote of members from the house of representatives and from the senate on the joint committee to be recommended to the joint convention. The joint committee may recommend no more than one candidate for each vacancy. In recommending nominees, the joint committee must consider the needs of the board of regents and the balance of the board membership with respect to gender, racial, and ethnic composition.

deleted text begin (d) The joint committee must meet twice, approximately one week apart. The first meeting is for the purpose of interviewing candidates and recommending candidates for the joint committee to consider. The second meeting is for the purpose of voting for candidates for recommendation to the joint convention. deleted text end

Sec. 34.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 137.025, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Appropriations not for buildings.

The commissioner of finance shall pay deleted text begin no money to the University of Minnesota pursuant to a direct appropriation, other than an appropriation for buildings, until the university first certifies to the commissioner of finance that its aggregate balances in the temporary investment pool, cash, or separate investments, resulting from all state maintenance and special appropriations do not exceed $7,000,000, or any other amount specified in the act making the appropriation, plus one-third of all tuition and fee payments from the previous fiscal year. Upon this certification,deleted text end 1/12 of the annual appropriation to the deleted text begin university shall be paid at the beginningdeleted text end new text begin University of Minnesota on the 21st day new text end of each month. deleted text begin Additional payments shall be made by the commissioner of finance whenever the state appropriations and tuition aggregate balances in the temporary investment pool, cash, or separate investments are reduced below the indicated levelsdeleted text end new text begin If the 21st day of the month falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the monthly payment must be made on the first business day immediately following the 21st day of the monthnew text end .

Sec. 35.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 179A.03, subdivision 14, is amended to read:

Subd. 14.

Public employee or employee.

"Public employee" or "employee" means any person appointed or employed by a public employer except:

(a) elected public officials;

(b) election officers;

(c) commissioned or enlisted personnel of the Minnesota National Guard;

(d) emergency employees who are employed for emergency work caused by natural disaster;

(e) part-time employees whose service does not exceed the lesser of 14 hours per week or 35 percent of the normal work week in the employee's appropriate unit;

(f) employees whose positions are basically temporary or seasonal in character and: (1) are not for more than 67 working days in any calendar year; or (2) are not for more than 100 working days in any calendar year and the employees are under the age of 22, are full-time students enrolled in a nonprofit or public educational institution prior to being hired by the employer, and have indicated, either in an application for employment or by being enrolled at an educational institution for the next academic year or term, an intention to continue as students during or after their temporary employment;

(g) employees providing services for not more than two consecutive quarters to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities under the terms of a professional or technical services contract as defined in section 16C.08, subdivision 1;

(h) employees of charitable hospitals as defined by section 179.35, subdivision 3;

(i) full-time undergraduate students employed by the school which they attend under a work-study program or in connection with the receipt of financial aid, irrespective of number of hours of service per week;

(j) an individual who is employed for less than 300 hours in a fiscal year as an instructor in an adult vocational education program;

(k) an individual hired by the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities to teach one course for three or fewer credits for one semester in a year;

(l) with respect to court employees:

(1) personal secretaries to judges;

(2) law clerks;

(3) managerial employees;

(4) confidential employees; and

(5) supervisory employees;

(m) with respect to employees of Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc., managerial, supervisory, and confidential employees.

The following individuals are public employees regardless of the exclusions of clauses (e) and (f):

(i) An employee hired by a school district or the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities except at the university established in deleted text begin section 136F.13deleted text end new text begin the Twin Cities metropolitan area under section 136F.10new text end or for community services or community education instruction offered on a noncredit basis: (A) to replace an absent teacher or faculty member who is a public employee, where the replacement employee is employed more than 30 working days as a replacement for that teacher or faculty member; or (B) to take a teaching position created due to increased enrollment, curriculum expansion, courses which are a part of the curriculum whether offered annually or not, or other appropriate reasons;

(ii) An employee hired for a position under clause (f)(1) if that same position has already been filled under clause (f)(1) in the same calendar year and the cumulative number of days worked in that same position by all employees exceeds 67 calendar days in that year. For the purpose of this paragraph, "same position" includes a substantially equivalent position if it is not the same position solely due to a change in the classification or title of the position; and

(iii) an early childhood family education teacher employed by a school district.

Sec. 36.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 299A.45, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Eligibility.

A person is eligible to receive educational benefits under this section if the person:

(1) is certified under section 299A.44 and in compliance with this section and rules of the commissioner of public safety and the Minnesota Office of Higher Education;

(2) is enrolled in an undergraduate degree or certificate program after June 30, 1990, at an eligible Minnesota institution as provided in section 136A.101, subdivision 4;

(3) has not received a baccalaureate degree or been enrolled full time for deleted text begin tendeleted text end new text begin ninenew text end semesters or the equivalent, except that a student who withdraws from enrollment for active military service is entitled to an additional semester or the equivalent of eligibility; and

(4) is related in one of the following ways to a public safety officer killed in the line of duty on or after January 1, 1973:

(i) as a dependent child less than 23 years of age;

(ii) as a surviving spouse; or

(iii) as a dependent child less than 30 years of age who has served on active military duty 181 consecutive days or more and has been honorably discharged or released to the dependent child's reserve or National Guard unit.

Sec. 37.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 340A.404, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:

Subd. 4a.

State-owned recreation; entertainment facilities.

Notwithstanding any other law, local ordinance, or charter provision, the commissioner may issue on-sale intoxicating liquor licenses:

(1) to the state agency administratively responsible for, or to an entity holding a concession or facility management contract with such agency for beverage sales at, the premises of any Giants Ridge Recreation Area building or recreational improvement area owned by the state in the deleted text begin town of Whitedeleted text end new text begin city of Biwabiknew text end , St. Louis County;

(2) to the state agency administratively responsible for, or to an entity holding a concession or facility management contract with such agency for beverage sales at, the premises of any Ironworld Discovery Center building or facility owned by the state at Chisholm; and

(3) to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for events at Northrop Auditorium, the intercollegiate football stadium, or at no more than seven other locations within the boundaries of the University of Minnesota, provided that the Board of Regents has approved an application for a license for the specified locationnew text begin and provided that a license for an arena or stadium location is void unless it requires the sale of intoxicating liquor throughout the arena or stadium if intoxicating liquor is sold anywhere in the arena or stadiumnew text end .

The commissioner shall charge a fee for licenses issued under this subdivision in an amount comparable to the fee for comparable licenses issued in surrounding cities.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment and applies to applications for an on-sale liquor license made after December 1, 2008. new text end

Sec. 38.

new text begin IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTBOOK INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS. new text end

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

Sec. 39.

new text begin ACHIEVE SCHOLARSHIP FOR STUDENTS ELIGIBLE PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2009. new text end

new text begin A student who met the requirements to receive an Achieve Scholarship prior to January 1, 2009, but did not receive the scholarship award, may be awarded a onetime scholarship of $1,200. This section expires on December 31, 2012. new text end

Sec. 40.

new text begin TEACHER EDUCATION REPORT. new text end

new text begin The Minnesota Office of Higher Education and Minnesota Department of Education must report to the committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over teacher education on best practices in innovative teacher education programs and teacher education research. The report must include, at a minimum, information on: new text end

new text begin (1) teacher education preparation program curricula that will prepare prospective teachers to teach an increasingly diverse student population; new text end

new text begin (2) opportunities for mid-career professionals employed in professions in which there is a shortage of teachers to pursue a teaching career; and new text end

new text begin (3) enhancing the ability of teachers to use technology in the classroom. new text end

new text begin The report must be submitted by June 15, 2010. new text end

Sec. 41.

new text begin FISCAL STABILIZATION ACCOUNT; PRIMARY PAYEE. new text end

new text begin (a) The fiscal stabilization account is created in the federal fund in the state treasury. All money received by the state under title XIV of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5, division A, must be credited to the fiscal stabilization account. Money in the account must not be spent except pursuant to a direct appropriation by law. When all money credited and to be credited to the account from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 has been spent, the commissioner of finance shall close the account. new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner of finance may designate a primary payee for each state fiscal stabilization award. The primary payee must transfer the amount of stabilization funds appropriated by law to the state agencies and higher education institutions designated to receive these funds in law. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end

Sec. 42.

new text begin MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGE - SOUTHEAST TECHNICAL; AVIATION TRAINING CENTER. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 136F.60, subdivision 5, the net proceeds of the sale or disposition of the Aviation Training Center in Winona operated by Minnesota State College - Southeast Technical, after paying all expenses incurred in selling the property and retiring any remaining debt attributable to the project, are appropriated to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities for use in a capital project at the Winona campus and need not be paid to the commissioner of finance, as would otherwise be required by Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695, subdivision 3. new text end

new text begin When the sale is complete and the sale proceeds have been applied as provided in this section, Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695, no longer applies to the property and the property is no longer state bond financed property. new text end

Sec. 43.

new text begin POWER OF YOU PILOT PROGRAMS. new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Power of you pilot programs. new text end

new text begin The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall establish power of you pilot programs in suburban and rural sites. The pilots shall comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 136F.19. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Suburban pilot selection. new text end

new text begin By July 1, 2009, the board of trustees shall select one technical college and one community college or community-technical college in the Minneapolis-St. Paul suburban area to develop a new power of you pilot program in conjunction with Metropolitan State University. Each college in the pilot program must work with a high school partner selected by the board in the Minneapolis-St. Paul suburban area. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Rural pilot selection. new text end

new text begin By July 1, 2009, the Board of Trustees shall select two rural colleges to participate in the power of you pilot programs. One of the pilot programs must be a multicampus college in an agricultural part of the state and the other a multicampus college in a nonagricultural part of the state dependent on natural resources. Each college in the pilot program must work with a high school partner selected by the board. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Match. new text end

new text begin Pilot programs established under this section must match each state dollar with an equal amount of nonstate money or an in-kind contribution. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end

Sec. 44.

new text begin MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES DEGREE REQUIREMENTS. new text end

new text begin Until July 2, 2012, an associate of applied science degree offered by a college in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system is exempt from the 60-semester credit length limit for an associate degree specified in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board Policy number 3.36, part 3, subpart C. The chancellor may consider criteria for waiving the credit length limits under this board policy for emerging or innovative programs. By January 2, 2012, the Minnesota State College Faculty and the Minnesota State College Student Association must present a joint report to the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over higher education policy on a process for reviewing the credit requirements for an associate of applied science degree. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment and applies to associate of applied science degrees whether first offered before, on, or after that date. new text end

Sec. 45.

new text begin FAFSA REPORT. new text end

new text begin By March 15, 2011, the Office of Higher Education must report to the committees of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over higher education on the policies and procedures adopted by institutions eligible for the state grant program to increase student awareness of the need to complete a FAFSA application with a preliminary assessment of the effectiveness of the policies and procedures. new text end

Sec. 46.

new text begin REPEALER. new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 136A.127, subdivisions 8, 12, and 13, new text end new text begin are repealed. new text end

ARTICLE 3

DENTAL THERAPISTS

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 150A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 5a. new text end

new text begin Dental therapist. new text end

new text begin "Dental therapist" means a person licensed under this chapter to perform the services authorized under section 150A.105 or any other services authorized under this chapter. new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 150A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end

new text begin Advanced dental therapist. new text end

new text begin "Advanced dental therapist" means a person licensed as a dental therapist under this chapter and who has been certified by the board to practice as an advanced dental therapist under section 150A.106. new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 150A.05, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 1b. new text end

new text begin Practice of dental therapy. new text end

new text begin A person shall be deemed to be practicing as a dental therapist within the meaning of this chapter who: new text end

new text begin (1) works under the supervision of a Minnesota-licensed dentist under a collaborative management agreement as specified under section 150A.105; new text end

new text begin (2) practices in settings that serve low-income, uninsured, and underserved patients or are located in dental health professional shortage areas; and new text end

new text begin (3) provides oral health care services, including preventive, oral evaluation and assessment, educational, palliative, therapeutic, and restorative services as authorized under sections 150A.105 and 150A.106 and within the context of a collaborative management agreement. new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 150A.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Exemptions and exceptions of certain practices and operations.

Sections 150A.01 to 150A.12 do not apply to:

(1) the practice of dentistry or dental hygiene in any branch of the armed services of the United States, the United States Public Health Service, or the United States Veterans Administration;

(2) the practice of dentistry, dental hygiene, or dental assisting by undergraduate dental students, new text begin dental therapy students, new text end dental hygiene students, and dental assisting students of the University of Minnesota, schools of dental hygiene, new text begin schools with a dental therapy education program, new text end or schools of dental assisting approved by the board, when acting under the direction and supervision of a licensed dentistnew text begin , a licensed dental therapist, new text end or a licensed dental hygienist acting as an instructor;

(3) the practice of dentistry by licensed dentists of other states or countries while appearing as clinicians under the auspices of a duly approved dental school or college, or a reputable dental society, or a reputable dental study club composed of dentists;

(4) the actions of persons while they are taking examinations for licensure or registration administered or approved by the board pursuant to sections 150A.03, subdivision 1, and 150A.06, subdivisions 1, 2, and 2a;

(5) the practice of dentistry by dentists and dental hygienists licensed by other states during their functioning as examiners responsible for conducting licensure or registration examinations administered by regional and national testing agencies with whom the board is authorized to affiliate and participate under section 150A.03, subdivision 1, and the practice of dentistry by the regional and national testing agencies during their administering examinations pursuant to section 150A.03, subdivision 1;

(6) the use of X-rays or other diagnostic imaging modalities for making radiographs or other similar records in a hospital under the supervision of a physician or dentist or by a person who is credentialed to use diagnostic imaging modalities or X-ray machines for dental treatment, roentgenograms, or dental diagnostic purposes by a credentialing agency other than the Board of Dentistry; or

(7) the service, other than service performed directly upon the person of a patient, of constructing, altering, repairing, or duplicating any denture, partial denture, crown, bridge, splint, orthodontic, prosthetic, or other dental appliance, when performed according to a written work order from a licensed dentist new text begin or a licensed advanced dental therapist new text end in accordance with section 150A.10, subdivision 3.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 150A.06, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 1d. new text end

new text begin Dental therapists. new text end

new text begin A person of good moral character who has graduated with a baccalaureate degree or a master's degree from a dental therapy education program that has been approved by the board or accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation or another board-approved national accreditation organization may apply for licensure. new text end

new text begin The applicant must submit an application and fee as prescribed by the board and a diploma or certificate from a dental therapy education program. Prior to being licensed, the applicant must pass a comprehensive, competency-based clinical examination that is approved by the board and administered independently of an institution providing dental therapy education. The applicant must also pass an examination testing the applicant's knowledge of the Minnesota laws and rules relating to the practice of dentistry. An applicant who has failed the clinical examination twice is ineligible to retake the clinical examination until further education and training are obtained as specified by the board. A separate, nonrefundable fee may be charged for each time a person applies. An applicant who passes the examination in compliance with subdivision 2b, abides by professional ethical conduct requirements, and meets all the other requirements of the board shall be licensed as a dental therapist. new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 150A.06, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 1e. new text end

new text begin Resident dental providers. new text end

new text begin A person who is a graduate of an undergraduate program and is an enrolled graduate student of an advanced dental education program shall obtain from the board a license to practice as a resident dental hygienist or dental therapist. The license must be designated "resident dental provider license" and authorizes the licensee to practice only under the supervision of a licensed dentist or licensed dental therapist. A resident dental provider license must be renewed annually by the board. An applicant for a resident dental provider license shall pay a nonrefundable fee set by the board for issuing and renewing the license. The requirements of sections 150A.01 to 150A.21 apply to resident dental providers except as specified in rules adopted by the board. A resident dental provider license does not qualify a person for licensure under subdivision 1d or 2. new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 150A.06, subdivision 2d, is amended to read:

Subd. 2d.

Continuing education and professional development waiver.

(a) The board shall grant a waiver to the continuing education requirements under this chapter for a licensed dentist, new text begin a licensed dental therapist, new text end licensed dental hygienist, or registered dental assistant who documents to the satisfaction of the board that the dentist, new text begin a dental therapist, new text end dental hygienist, or registered dental assistant has retired from active practice in the state and limits the provision of dental care services to those offered without compensation in a public health, community, or tribal clinic or a nonprofit organization that provides services to the indigent or to recipients of medical assistance, general assistance medical care, or MinnesotaCare programs.

(b) The board may require written documentation from the volunteer and retired dentist, new text begin a dental therapist, new text end dental hygienist, or registered dental assistant prior to granting this waiver.

(c) The board shall require the volunteer and retired dentist, new text begin dental therapist, new text end dental hygienist, or registered dental assistant to meet the following requirements:

(1) a licensee or registrant seeking a waiver under this subdivision must complete and document at least five hours of approved courses in infection control, medical emergencies, and medical management for the continuing education cycle; and

(2) provide documentation of certification in advanced or basic cardiac life support recognized by the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, or an equivalent entity.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 150A.06, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Fraud in securing licenses or registrations.

Every person implicated in employing fraud or deception in applying for or securing a license or registration to practice dentistry, dental hygiene, deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin dental therapy, ornew text end dental assistingnew text begin , new text end or in annually renewing a license or registration under sections 150A.01 to 150A.12 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 150A.06, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Display of name and certificates.

The initial license and subsequent renewal, or current registration certificate, of every dentist, new text begin a dental therapist, new text end dental hygienist, or dental assistant shall be conspicuously displayed in every office in which that person practices, in plain sight of patients. Near or on the entrance door to every office where dentistry is practiced, the name of each dentist practicing there, as inscribed on the current license certificate, shall be displayed in plain sight.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 150A.08, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Grounds.

The board may refuse or by order suspend or revoke, limit or modify by imposing conditions it deems necessary, deleted text begin anydeleted text end new text begin the new text end license deleted text begin to practice dentistry or dental hygienedeleted text end new text begin of a dentist, dental therapist, or dental hygienist, new text end or the registration of any dental assistant upon any of the following grounds:

(1) fraud or deception in connection with the practice of dentistry or the securing of a license or registration certificate;

(2) conviction, including a finding or verdict of guilt, an admission of guilt, or a no contest plea, in any court of a felony or gross misdemeanor reasonably related to the practice of dentistry as evidenced by a certified copy of the conviction;

(3) conviction, including a finding or verdict of guilt, an admission of guilt, or a no contest plea, in any court of an offense involving moral turpitude as evidenced by a certified copy of the conviction;

(4) habitual overindulgence in the use of intoxicating liquors;

(5) improper or unauthorized prescription, dispensing, administering, or personal or other use of any legend drug as defined in chapter 151, of any chemical as defined in chapter 151, or of any controlled substance as defined in chapter 152;

(6) conduct unbecoming a person licensed to practice dentistrynew text begin , dental therapy,new text end or dental hygiene or registered as a dental assistant, or conduct contrary to the best interest of the public, as such conduct is defined by the rules of the board;

(7) gross immorality;

(8) any physical, mental, emotional, or other disability which adversely affects a dentist's, new text begin dental therapist's, new text end dental hygienist's, or registered dental assistant's ability to perform the service for which the person is licensed or registered;

(9) revocation or suspension of a license, registration, or equivalent authority to practice, or other disciplinary action or denial of a license or registration application taken by a licensing, registering, or credentialing authority of another state, territory, or country as evidenced by a certified copy of the licensing authority's order, if the disciplinary action or application denial was based on facts that would provide a basis for disciplinary action under this chapter and if the action was taken only after affording the credentialed person or applicant notice and opportunity to refute the allegations or pursuant to stipulation or other agreement;

(10) failure to maintain adequate safety and sanitary conditions for a dental office in accordance with the standards established by the rules of the board;

(11) employing, assisting, or enabling in any manner an unlicensed person to practice dentistry;

(12) failure or refusal to attend, testify, and produce records as directed by the board under subdivision 7;

(13) violation of, or failure to comply with, any other provisions of sections 150A.01 to 150A.12, the rules of the Board of Dentistry, or any disciplinary order issued by the board, sections 144.291 to 144.298 or 595.02, subdivision 1, paragraph (d), or for any other just cause related to the practice of dentistry. Suspension, revocation, modification or limitation of any license shall not be based upon any judgment as to therapeutic or monetary value of any individual drug prescribed or any individual treatment rendered, but only upon a repeated pattern of conduct;

(14) knowingly providing false or misleading information that is directly related to the care of that patient unless done for an accepted therapeutic purpose such as the administration of a placebo; or

(15) aiding suicide or aiding attempted suicide in violation of section 609.215 as established by any of the following:

(i) a copy of the record of criminal conviction or plea of guilty for a felony in violation of section 609.215, subdivision 1 or 2;

(ii) a copy of the record of a judgment of contempt of court for violating an injunction issued under section 609.215, subdivision 4;

(iii) a copy of the record of a judgment assessing damages under section 609.215, subdivision 5; or

(iv) a finding by the board that the person violated section 609.215, subdivision 1 or 2. The board shall investigate any complaint of a violation of section 609.215, subdivision 1 or 2.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 150A.08, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:

Subd. 3a.

Costs; additional penalties.

(a) The board may impose a civil penalty not exceeding $10,000 for each separate violation, the amount of the civil penalty to be fixed so as to deprive a licensee or registrant of any economic advantage gained by reason of the violation, to discourage similar violations by the licensee or registrant or any other licensee or registrant, or to reimburse the board for the cost of the investigation and proceeding, including, but not limited to, fees paid for services provided by the Office of Administrative Hearings, legal and investigative services provided by the Office of the Attorney General, court reporters, witnesses, reproduction of records, board members' per diem compensation, board staff time, and travel costs and expenses incurred by board staff and board members.

(b) In addition to costs and penalties imposed under paragraph (a), the board may also:

(1) order the dentist, new text begin dental therapist, new text end dental hygienist, or dental assistant to provide unremunerated service;

(2) censure or reprimand the dentist, new text begin dental therapist, new text end dental hygienist, or dental assistant; or

(3) any other action as allowed by law and justified by the facts of the case.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 150A.08, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Medical examinations.

If the board has probable cause to believe that a dentist, new text begin dental therapist, new text end dental hygienist, registered dental assistant, or applicant engages in acts described in subdivision 1, clause (4) or (5), or has a condition described in subdivision 1, clause (8), it shall direct the dentist, new text begin dental therapist, new text end dental hygienist, assistant, or applicant to submit to a mental or physical examination or a chemical dependency assessment. For the purpose of this subdivision, every dentist, new text begin dental therapist, new text end hygienist, or assistant licensed or registered under this chapter or person submitting an application for a license or registration is deemed to have given consent to submit to a mental or physical examination when directed in writing by the board and to have waived all objections in any proceeding under this section to the admissibility of the examining physician's testimony or examination reports on the ground that they constitute a privileged communication. Failure to submit to an examination without just cause may result in an application being denied or a default and final order being entered without the taking of testimony or presentation of evidence, other than evidence which may be submitted by affidavit, that the licensee, registrant, or applicant did not submit to the examination. A dentist, new text begin dental therapist, new text end dental hygienist, registered dental assistant, or applicant affected under this section shall at reasonable intervals be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate ability to start or resume the competent practice of dentistry or perform the duties of a new text begin dental therapist, new text end dental hygienistnew text begin ,new text end or registered dental assistant with reasonable skill and safety to patients. In any proceeding under this subdivision, neither the record of proceedings nor the orders entered by the board is admissible, is subject to subpoena, or may be used against the dentist, new text begin dental therapist, new text end dental hygienist, registered dental assistant, or applicant in any proceeding not commenced by the board. Information obtained under this subdivision shall be classified as private pursuant to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act.

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 150A.09, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Registration information and procedure.

On or before the license or registration certificate expiration date every licensed dentist, new text begin dental therapist, new text end dental hygienist, and registered dental assistant shall transmit to the executive secretary of the board, pertinent information required by the board, together with the fee established by the board. At least 30 days before a license or registration certificate expiration date, the board shall send a written notice stating the amount and due date of the fee and the information to be provided to every licensed dentist, new text begin dental therapist, new text end dental hygienist, and registered dental assistant.

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 150A.09, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Current address, change of address.

Every dentist, new text begin dental therapist, new text end dental hygienist, and registered dental assistant shall maintain with the board a correct and current mailing address. For dentists engaged in the practice of dentistry, the address shall be that of the location of the primary dental practice. Within 30 days after changing addresses, every dentist, new text begin dental therapist, new text end dental hygienist, and registered dental assistant shall provide the board written notice of the new address either personally or by first class mail.

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 150A.091, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Application fees.

Each applicant for licensure or registration shall submit with a license or registration application a nonrefundable fee in the following amounts in order to administratively process an application:

(1) dentist, $140;

(2) limited faculty dentist, $140;

(3) resident dentist, $55;

(4) new text begin dental therapist, $100;new text end

new text begin (5) new text end dental hygienist, $55;

deleted text begin (5)deleted text end new text begin (6)new text end registered dental assistant, $35; and

deleted text begin (6)deleted text end new text begin (7)new text end dental assistant with a limited registration, $15.

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 150A.091, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Initial license or registration fees.

Along with the application fee, each of the following licensees or registrants shall submit a separate prorated initial license or registration fee. The prorated initial fee shall be established by the board based on the number of months of the licensee's or registrant's initial term as described in Minnesota Rules, part 3100.1700, subpart 1a, not to exceed the following monthly fee amounts:

(1) dentist, $14 times the number of months of the initial term;

(2) new text begin dental therapist, $10 times the number of months of initial term;new text end

new text begin (3) new text end dental hygienist, $5 times the number of months of the initial term;

deleted text begin (3)deleted text end new text begin (4) new text end registered dental assistant, $3 times the number of months of initial term; and

deleted text begin (4)deleted text end new text begin (5) new text end dental assistant with a limited registration, $1 times the number of months of the initial term.

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 150A.091, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Biennial license or registration fees.

Each of the following licensees or registrants shall submit with a biennial license or registration renewal application a fee as established by the board, not to exceed the following amounts:

(1) dentist, $336;

(2) new text begin dental therapist, $180;new text end

new text begin (3) new text end dental hygienist, $118;

deleted text begin (3)deleted text end new text begin (4) new text end registered dental assistant, $80; and

deleted text begin (4)deleted text end new text begin (5) new text end dental assistant with a limited registration, $24.

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 150A.091, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8.

Duplicate license or registration fee.

Each licensee or registrant shall submit, with a request for issuance of a duplicate of the original license or registration, or of an annual or biennial renewal of it, a fee in the following amounts:

(1) original dentistnew text begin , dental therapist,new text end or dental hygiene license, $35; and

(2) initial and renewal registration certificates and license renewal certificates, $10.

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 150A.091, subdivision 10, is amended to read:

Subd. 10.

Reinstatement fee.

No dentist, new text begin dental therapist, new text end dental hygienist, or registered dental assistant whose license or registration has been suspended or revoked may have the license or registration reinstated or a new license or registration issued until a fee has been submitted to the board in the following amounts:

(1) dentist, $140;

(2) new text begin dental therapist, $85;new text end

new text begin (3) new text end dental hygienist, $55; and

deleted text begin (3)deleted text end new text begin (4) new text end registered dental assistant, $35.

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 150A.10, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Dental hygienists.

Any licensed dentist, new text begin licensed dental therapist, new text end public institution, or school authority may obtain services from a licensed dental hygienist. deleted text begin Suchdeleted text end new text begin The new text end licensed dental hygienist may provide those services defined in section 150A.05, subdivision 1a. deleted text begin Suchdeleted text end new text begin The new text end services new text begin provided new text end shall not include the establishment of a final diagnosis or treatment plan for a dental patient. deleted text begin Suchdeleted text end new text begin All new text end services shall be provided under supervision of a licensed dentist. Any licensed dentist who shall permit any dental service by a dental hygienist other than those authorized by the Board of Dentistry, shall be deemed to be violating the provisions of sections 150A.01 to 150A.12, and any deleted text begin suchdeleted text end unauthorized dental service by a dental hygienist shall constitute a violation of sections 150A.01 to 150A.12.

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 150A.10, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Dental assistants.

Every licensed dentistnew text begin and dental therapistnew text end who uses the services of any unlicensed person for the purpose of assistance in the practice of dentistry new text begin or dental therapynew text end shall be responsible for the acts of such unlicensed person while engaged in such assistance. deleted text begin Suchdeleted text end new text begin The new text end dentistnew text begin or dental therapistnew text end shall permit deleted text begin suchdeleted text end new text begin the new text end unlicensed assistant to perform only those acts which are authorized to be delegated to unlicensed assistants by the Board of Dentistry. deleted text begin Suchdeleted text end new text begin The new text end acts shall be performed under supervision of a licensed dentistnew text begin or dental therapist. A licensed dental therapist shall not supervise more than four registered dental assistants at any one practice settingnew text end . The board may permit differing levels of dental assistance based upon recognized educational standards, approved by the board, for the training of dental assistants. The board may also define by rule the scope of practice of registered and nonregistered dental assistants. The board by rule may require continuing education for differing levels of dental assistants, as a condition to their registration or authority to perform their authorized duties. Any licensed dentistnew text begin or dental therapistnew text end who deleted text begin shall permit suchdeleted text end new text begin permits an new text end unlicensed assistant to perform any dental service other than that authorized by the board shall be deemed to be enabling an unlicensed person to practice dentistry, and commission of such an act by deleted text begin suchdeleted text end new text begin an new text end unlicensed assistant shall constitute a violation of sections 150A.01 to 150A.12.

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 150A.10, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Dental technicians.

Every licensed dentistnew text begin and dental therapistnew text end who uses the services of any unlicensed person, other than under the dentist's new text begin or dental therapist's new text end supervision and within deleted text begin such dentist's own officedeleted text end new text begin the same practice settingnew text end , for the purpose of constructing, altering, repairing or duplicating any denture, partial denture, crown, bridge, splint, orthodontic, prosthetic or other dental appliance, shall be required to furnish such unlicensed person with a written work order in such form as shall be prescribed by the rules of the boarddeleted text begin ; saiddeleted text end new text begin . Thenew text end work order shall be made in duplicate form, a duplicate copy to be retained in a permanent file deleted text begin indeleted text end new text begin of new text end the deleted text begin dentist's officedeleted text end new text begin dentist or dental therapist at the practice setting new text end for a period of two years, and the original to be retained in a permanent file for a period of two years by deleted text begin suchdeleted text end new text begin the new text end unlicensed person in that person's place of business. deleted text begin Suchdeleted text end new text begin The new text end permanent file of work orders to be kept by deleted text begin suchdeleted text end new text begin the new text end dentistnew text begin , dental therapist,new text end or by deleted text begin suchdeleted text end new text begin the new text end unlicensed person shall be open to inspection at any reasonable time by the board or its duly constituted agent.

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 150A.10, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Restorative procedures.

(a) Notwithstanding subdivisions 1, 1a, and 2, a licensed dental hygienist or a registered dental assistant may perform the following restorative procedures:

(1) place, contour, and adjust amalgam restorations;

(2) place, contour, and adjust glass ionomer;

(3) adapt and cement stainless steel crowns; and

(4) place, contour, and adjust class I and class V supragingival composite restorations where the margins are entirely within the enamel.

(b) The restorative procedures described in paragraph (a) may be performed only if:

(1) the licensed dental hygienist or the registered dental assistant has completed a board-approved course on the specific procedures;

(2) the board-approved course includes a component that sufficiently prepares the dental hygienist or registered dental assistant to adjust the occlusion on the newly placed restoration;

(3) a licensed dentist new text begin or licensed advanced dental therapist new text end has authorized the procedure to be performed; and

(4) a licensed dentist new text begin or licensed advanced dental therapist new text end is available in the clinic while the procedure is being performed.

(c) The dental faculty who teaches the educators of the board-approved courses specified in paragraph (b) must have prior experience teaching these procedures in an accredited dental education program.

Sec. 24.

new text begin [150A.105] DENTAL THERAPIST. new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin General. new text end

new text begin A dental therapist licensed under this chapter shall practice under the supervision of a Minnesota-licensed dentist and under the requirements of this chapter. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Limited practice settings. new text end

new text begin A dental therapist licensed under this chapter is limited to primarily practicing in settings that serve low-income, uninsured, and underserved patients or in a dental health professional shortage area. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Collaborative management agreement. new text end

new text begin (a) Prior to performing any of the services authorized under this chapter, a dental therapist must enter into a written collaborative management agreement with a Minnesota-licensed dentist. A collaborating dentist is limited to entering into a collaborative agreement with no more than five dental therapists or advanced dental therapists at any one time. The agreement must include: new text end

new text begin (1) practice settings where services may be provided and the populations to be served; new text end

new text begin (2) any limitations on the services that may be provided by the dental therapist, including the level of supervision required by the collaborating dentist; new text end

new text begin (3) age and procedure specific practice protocols, including case selection criteria, assessment guidelines, and imaging frequency; new text end

new text begin (4) a procedure for creating and maintaining dental records for the patients that are treated by the dental therapist; new text end

new text begin (5) a plan to manage medical emergencies in each practice setting where the dental therapist provides care; new text end

new text begin (6) a quality assurance plan for monitoring care provided by the dental therapist, including patient care review, referral follow-up, and a quality assurance chart review; new text end

new text begin (7) protocols for administering and dispensing medications authorized under subdivision 5, and section 150A.106, including the specific conditions and circumstance under which these medications are to be dispensed and administered; new text end

new text begin (8) criteria relating to the provision of care to patients with specific medical conditions or complex medication histories, including requirements for consultation prior to the initiation of care; new text end

new text begin (9) supervision criteria of dental assistants; and new text end

new text begin (10) a plan for the provision of clinical resources and referrals in situations which are beyond the capabilities of the dental therapist. new text end

new text begin (b) A collaborating dentist must be licensed and practicing in Minnesota. The collaborating dentist shall accept responsibility for all services authorized and performed by the dental therapist pursuant to the management agreement. Any licensed dentist who permits a dental therapist to perform a dental service other than those authorized under this section or by the board, or any dental therapist who performs an unauthorized service, violates sections 150A.01 to 150A.12. new text end

new text begin (c) Collaborative management agreements must be signed and maintained by the collaborating dentist and the dental therapist. Agreements must be reviewed, updated, and submitted to the board on an annual basis. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Scope of practice. new text end

new text begin (a) A licensed dental therapist may perform dental services as authorized under this section within the parameters of the collaborative management agreement. new text end

new text begin (b) The services authorized to be performed by a licensed dental therapist include the oral health services, as specified in paragraphs (c) and (d), and within the parameters of the collaborative management agreement. new text end

new text begin (c) A licensed dental therapist may perform the following services under general supervision, unless restricted or prohibited in the collaborative management agreement: new text end

new text begin (1) oral health instruction and disease prevention education, including nutritional counseling and dietary analysis; new text end

new text begin (2) preliminary charting of the oral cavity; new text end

new text begin (3) making radiographs; new text end

new text begin (4) mechanical polishing; new text end

new text begin (5) application of topical preventive or prophylactic agents, including fluoride varnishes and pit and fissure sealants; new text end

new text begin (6) pulp vitality testing; new text end

new text begin (7) application of desensitizing medication or resin; new text end

new text begin (8) fabrication of athletic mouthguards; new text end

new text begin (9) placement of temporary restorations; new text end

new text begin (10) fabrication of soft occlusal guards; new text end

new text begin (11) tissue conditioning and soft reline; new text end

new text begin (12) atraumatic restorative therapy; new text end

new text begin (13) dressing changes; new text end

new text begin (14) tooth reimplantation; new text end

new text begin (15) administration of local anesthetic; and new text end

new text begin (16) administration of nitrous oxide. new text end

new text begin (d) A licensed dental therapist may perform the following services under indirect supervision: new text end

new text begin (1) emergency palliative treatment of dental pain; new text end

new text begin (2) the placement and removal of space maintainers; new text end

new text begin (3) cavity preparation; new text end

new text begin (4) restoration of primary and permanent teeth; new text end

new text begin (5) placement of temporary crowns; new text end

new text begin (6) preparation and placement of preformed crowns; and new text end

new text begin (7) pulpotomies on primary teeth; new text end

new text begin (8) indirect and direct pulp capping on primary and permanent teeth; new text end

new text begin (9) stabilization of reimplanted teeth; new text end

new text begin (10) extractions of primary teeth; new text end

new text begin (11) suture removal; new text end

new text begin (12) brush biopsies; new text end

new text begin (13) repair of defective prosthetic devices; and new text end

new text begin (14) recementing of permanent crowns. new text end

new text begin (e) For purposes of this section and section 150A.106, "general supervision" and "indirect supervision" have the meanings given in Minnesota Rules, part 3100.0100, subpart 21. new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Dispensing authority. new text end

new text begin (a) A licensed dental therapist may dispense and administer the following drugs within the parameters of the collaborative management agreement and within the scope of practice of the dental therapist: analgesics, anti-inflammatories, and antibiotics. new text end

new text begin (b) The authority to dispense and administer shall extend only to the categories of drugs identified in this subdivision, and may be further limited by the collaborative management agreement. new text end

new text begin (c) The authority to dispense includes the authority to dispense sample drugs within the categories identified in this subdivision if dispensing is permitted by the collaborative management agreement. new text end

new text begin (d) A licensed dental therapist is prohibited from dispensing or administering a narcotic drug as defined in section 152.01, subdivision 10. new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Application of other laws. new text end

new text begin A licensed dental therapist authorized to practice under this chapter is not in violation of section 150A.05 as it relates to the unauthorized practice of dentistry if the practice is authorized under this chapter and is within the parameters of the collaborative management agreement. new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Use of dental assistants. new text end

new text begin (a) A licensed dental therapist may supervise dental assistants to the extent permitted in the collaborative management agreement and according to section 150A.10, subdivision 2. new text end

new text begin (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a licensed dental therapist is limited to supervising no more than four registered dental assistants or nonregistered dental assistants at any one practice setting. new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin (a) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply. new text end

new text begin (b) "Practice settings that serve the low-income and underserved" mean: new text end

new text begin (1) critical access dental provider settings as designated by the commissioner of human services under section 256B.76, subdivision 4; new text end

new text begin (2) dental hygiene collaborative practice settings identified in section 150A.10, subdivision 1a, paragraph (e), and including medical facilities, assisted living facilities, federally qualified health centers, and organizations eligible to receive a community clinic grant under section 145.9268, subdivision 1; new text end

new text begin (3) military and veterans administration hospitals, clinics, and care settings; new text end

new text begin (4) a patient's residence or home when the patient is home-bound or receiving or eligible to receive home care services or home and community-based waivered services, regardless of the patient's income; new text end

new text begin (5) oral health educational institutions; or new text end

new text begin (6) any other clinic or practice setting, including mobile dental units, in which at least 50 percent of the total patient base of the dental therapist or advanced dental therapist consists of patients who: new text end

new text begin (i) are enrolled in a Minnesota health care program; new text end

new text begin (ii) have a medical disability or chronic condition that creates a significant barrier to receiving dental care; new text end

new text begin (iii) do not have dental health coverage, either through a public health care program or private insurance, and have an annual gross family income equal to or less than 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines; or new text end

new text begin (iv) do not have dental health coverage either through a state public health care program or private insurance, and whose family gross income is equal to or less than 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines. new text end

new text begin (c) "Dental health professional shortage area" means an area that meets the criteria established by the secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and is designated as such under United States Code, title 42, section 254e. new text end

Sec. 25.

new text begin [150A.106] ADVANCED PRACTICE DENTAL THERAPIST. new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin General. new text end

new text begin In order to be certified by the board to practice as an advanced dental therapist, a person must: new text end

new text begin (1) complete a dental therapy education program; new text end

new text begin (2) pass an examination to demonstrate competency under the dental therapy scope of practice; new text end

new text begin (3) be licensed as a dental therapist; new text end

new text begin (4) complete 2,000 hours of dental therapy clinical practice under direct or indirect supervision; new text end

new text begin (5) graduate from a master's advanced dental therapy education program; new text end

new text begin (6) pass a board-approved certification examination to demonstrate competency under the advanced scope of practice; and new text end

new text begin (7) submit an application for certification as prescribed by the board. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Scope of practice. new text end

new text begin (a) An advanced dental therapist certified by the board under this section may perform the following services and procedures pursuant to the written collaborative management agreement: new text end

new text begin (1) an oral evaluation and assessment of dental disease and the formulation of an individualized treatment plan authorized by the collaborating dentist; new text end

new text begin (2) the services and procedures described under section 150A.105, subdivision 4, paragraphs (c) and (d); and new text end

new text begin (3) nonsurgical extractions of permanent teeth as limited in subdivision 3, paragraph (b). new text end

new text begin (b) The services and procedures described under this subdivision may be performed under general supervision. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Practice limitation. new text end

new text begin (a) An advanced practice dental therapist shall not perform any service or procedure described in subdivision 2 except as authorized by the collaborating dentist. new text end

new text begin (b) An advanced dental therapist may perform nonsurgical extractions of periodontally diseased permanent teeth with tooth mobility of +3 to +4 under general supervision if authorized in advance by the collaborating dentist. The advanced dental therapist shall not extract a tooth for any patient if the tooth is unerupted, impacted, fractured, or needs to be sectioned for removal. new text end

new text begin (c) The collaborating dentist is responsible for directly providing or arranging for another dentist or specialist to provide any necessary advanced services needed by the patient. new text end

new text begin (d) An advanced dental therapist in accordance with the collaborative management agreement must refer patients to another qualified dental or health care professional to receive any needed services that exceed the scope of practice of the advanced dental therapist. new text end

new text begin (e) In addition to the collaborative management agreement requirements described in section 150A.105, a collaborative management agreement entered into with an advanced dental therapist must include specific written protocols to govern situations in which the advanced dental therapist encounters a patient who requires treatment that exceeds the authorized scope of practice of the advanced dental therapist. The collaborating dentist must ensure that a dentist is available to the advanced dental therapist for timely consultation during treatment if needed and must either provide or arrange with another dentist or specialist to provide the necessary treatment to any patient who requires more treatment than the advanced dental therapist is authorized to provide. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Medications. new text end

new text begin (a) An advanced dental therapist may provide, dispense, and administer the following drugs within the parameters of the collaborative management agreement, within the scope of practice of the advanced dental therapist practitioner, and with the authorization of the collaborating dentist: analgesics, anti-inflammatories, and antibiotics. new text end

new text begin (b) The authority to provide, dispense, and administer shall extend only to the categories of drugs identified in this subdivision, and may be further limited by the collaborative management agreement. new text end

new text begin (c) The authority to dispense includes the authority to dispense sample drugs within the categories identified in this subdivision if dispensing is permitted by the collaborative management agreement. new text end

new text begin (d) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), an advanced dental therapist is prohibited from providing, dispensing, or administering a narcotic drug as defined in section 152.01, subdivision 10. new text end

Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 150A.11, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Dividing fees.

It shall be unlawful for any dentist to divide fees with or promise to pay a part of the dentist's fee to, or to pay a commission to, any dentist or other person who calls the dentist in consultation or who sends patients to the dentist for treatment, or operation, but nothing herein shall prevent licensed dentists from forming a bona fide partnership for the practice of dentistry, nor to the actual employment by a licensed dentist ofnew text begin , a licensed dental therapist,new text end a licensed dental hygienistnew text begin ,new text end or another licensed dentist.

Sec. 27.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 150A.12, is amended to read:

150A.12 VIOLATION AND DEFENSES.

Every person who violates any of the provisions of sections 150A.01 to 150A.12 for which no specific penalty is provided herein, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor; and, upon conviction, punished by a fine of not more than $3,000 or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year or by both such fine and imprisonment. In the prosecution of any person for violation of sections 150A.01 to 150A.12, it shall not be necessary to allege or prove lack of a valid license to practice dentistry deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin ,new text end dental hygienenew text begin , or dental therapy new text end but deleted text begin such matterdeleted text end shall be a matter of defense to be established by the defendant.

Sec. 28.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 150A.21, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Patient's name and Social Security number.

Every complete upper and lower denture and removable dental prosthesis fabricated by a dentist licensed under section 150A.06, or fabricated pursuant to the dentist's new text begin or dental therapist's new text end work order, shall be marked with the name and Social Security number of the patient for whom the prosthesis is intended. The markings shall be done during fabrication and shall be permanent, legible and cosmetically acceptable. The exact location of the markings and the methods used to apply or implant them shall be determined by the dentist or dental laboratory fabricating the prosthesis. If in the professional judgment of the dentist or dental laboratory, this identification is not practicable, identification shall be provided as follows:

(a) The Social Security number of the patient may be omitted if the name of the patient is shown;

(b) The initials of the patient may be shown alone, if use of the name of the patient is impracticable;

(c) The identification marks may be omitted in their entirety if none of the forms of identification specified in clauses (a) and (b) are practicable or clinically safe.

Sec. 29.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 150A.21, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Failure to comply.

Failure of any dentist new text begin or dental therapist new text end to comply with this section shall be deemed to be a violation for which the dentist new text begin or dental therapist new text end may be subject to proceedings pursuant to section 150A.08, provided the dentist is charged with the violation within two years of initial insertion of the dental prosthetic device.

Sec. 30.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 151.01, subdivision 23, is amended to read:

Subd. 23.

Practitioner.

"Practitioner" means a licensed doctor of medicine, licensed doctor of osteopathy duly licensed to practice medicine, licensed doctor of dentistry, licensed doctor of optometry, licensed podiatrist, or licensed veterinarian. For purposes of sections 151.15, subdivision 4, 151.37, subdivision 2, paragraphs (b), (e), and (f), and 151.461, "practitioner" also means a physician assistant authorized to prescribe, dispense, and administer under chapter 147A, or an advanced practice nurse authorized to prescribe, dispense, and administer under section 148.235new text begin . For purposes of sections 151.15, subdivision 4; 151.37, subdivision 2, paragraph (b); and 151.461, "practitioner" also means a dental therapist authorized to dispense and administer under chapter 150Anew text end .

Sec. 31.

new text begin IMPACT OF DENTAL THERAPISTS. new text end

new text begin (a) The Board of Dentistry shall evaluate the impact of the use of dental therapists on the delivery of and access to dental services. The board shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health care by January 15, 2014: new text end

new text begin (1) the number of dental therapists annually licensed by the board beginning in 2011; new text end

new text begin (2) the settings where licensed dental therapists are practicing and the populations being served; new text end

new text begin (3) the number of complaints filed against dental therapists and the basis for each complaint; and new text end

new text begin (4) the number of disciplinary actions taken against dental therapists. new text end

new text begin (b) The board, in consultation with the Department of Human Services, shall also include the number and type of dental services that were performed by dental therapists and reimbursed by the state under the Minnesota state health care programs for the 2013 fiscal year. new text end

new text begin (c) The Board of Dentistry, in consultation with the Department of Health, shall develop an evaluation process that focuses on assessing the impact of dental therapists in terms of patient safety, cost-effectiveness, and access to dental services. The process shall focus on the following outcome measures: new text end

new text begin (1) number of new patients served; new text end

new text begin (2) reduction in waiting times for needed services; new text end

new text begin (3) decreased travel time for patients; new text end

new text begin (4) impact on emergency room usage for dental care; and new text end

new text begin (5) costs to the public health care system. new text end

new text begin (d) The evaluation process shall be used by the board in the report required in paragraph (a) and shall expire January 1, 2014. new text end

Sec. 32.

new text begin REPEALER. new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 150A.061, new text end new text begin is repealed. new text end

Presented to the governor May 13, 2009

Signed by the governor May 16, 2009, 4:15 p.m.

Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes