<div class="xtend">
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>relating to higher education; appropriating money; amending certain Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>Office of Higher Education provisions; requiring a risk analysis; establishing <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>new grant and loan repayment programs; amending higher education programs; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>requiring certain studies; making technical changes; requiring summary statistics <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>in required reports; repealing certain data sharing and collecting requirements; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>modifying financial aid programs; establishing the Minnesota GI Bill program; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>establishing the Achieve Scholarship Program; regulating private higher <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>education institutions; providing penalties; amending certain grant programs; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>eliminating obsolete references; authorizing control of certain decreasing <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>students' share of attendance; increasing revenue bond limits; authorizing control <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>of certain deposits; authorizing lease agreements; authorizing interest rate swap; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>providing for the Textbook Disclosure, Pricing, and Access Act;amending <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 13.322, subdivision 3; 41D.01, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>1; 135A.01; 135A.031, subdivisions 1, 7; 135A.034, subdivision 1; 135A.51, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>subdivision 2; 135A.52, subdivisions 1, 2; 136A.031, subdivision 5; 136A.08, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>subdivision 7; 136A.101, subdivisions 4, 5a; 136A.121, subdivisions 5, 7a, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>adding a subdivision; 136A.125, subdivisions 2, 4; 136A.15, subdivisions 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>6; 136A.16, subdivision 8, by adding a subdivision; 136A.1702; 136A.233, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>subdivision 3; 136A.29, subdivision 9; 136A.61; 136A.62, subdivision 3; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>136A.63; 136A.64; 136A.65; 136A.657, by adding a subdivision; 136A.66; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>136A.67; 136A.68; 136A.69; 136A.861, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 6; 136F.02, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>subdivision 1; 136F.03, subdivisions 3, 4; 136F.42, subdivision 1; 136F.58; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>136F.71, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 136G.11, subdivision 5; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>137.0245, subdivisions 1, 4; 137.0246; 141.21, subdivisions 1a, 5; 141.25, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>subdivisions 1, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12; 141.255, subdivision 2; 141.265, subdivision 2; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>141.271, subdivisions 10, 12; 141.28, subdivision 1; 141.32; 141.35; 197.775, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var>135A; 136A; 137; 141; 197; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.30"></a><var>1.30</var>135A.031, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; 135A.032; 135A.033; 135A.045; 135A.053; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.31"></a><var>1.31</var>136A.07; 136A.08, subdivision 8; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.32"></a><var>1.32</var>article 1, sections 3, subdivision 3; 4, subdivision 5.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.33"></a><var>1.33</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var><b>ARTICLE 1</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var><b>HIGHER EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.1.1.0"></a><table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="7" align="left" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b> SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Summary By Fund.</b> The amounts shown in this subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made in this article.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="7" align="center" valign="bottom">SUMMARY BY FUND<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2008<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2009<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">Total<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 1,572,748,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 1,590,760,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 3,163,508,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Health Care Access<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,157,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,157,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">4,314,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Total<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 1,574,905,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 1,592,917,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">3,167,822,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Summary By Agency - All Funds.</b> The amounts shown in this subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>summarize direct appropriations, by agency, made in this article.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="7" align="center" valign="bottom">SUMMARY BY AGENCY - ALL FUNDS<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2008<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2009<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">Total<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Minnesota Office of Higher <br />
                  		Education<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 189,079,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 189,140,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 378,219,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Board of Trustees of the <br />
                  		Minnesota State Colleges and <br />
                  		Universities<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 665,952,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 690,228,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 1,356,180,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Board of Regents of the <br />
                  		University of Minnesota<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 712,672,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 706,299,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 1,418,971,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Mayo Medical Foundation<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,202,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,250,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,452,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Department of Veterans <br />
                  		Affairs<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 6,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 6,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 12,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Total<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 1,574,905,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 1,592,917,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">3,167,822,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.1.2.0"></a><table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="7" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 2. <b>HIGHER EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>for each purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this article mean that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>June 30, 2009, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>year 2009. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2008 and 2009.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom">APPROPRIATIONS<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom">Available for the Year<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.36"></a><var>2.36</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom">Ending June 30<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.37"></a><var>2.37</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2008<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2009<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.1.3.0"></a><table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 3. <b>MINNESOTA OFFICE OF HIGHER </b><br />
                  		<b>EDUCATION</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 189,079,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 189,140,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>subdivisions.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>State Grants</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">150,762,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">150,510,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>If the appropriation in this subdivision for <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>either year is insufficient, the appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>for the other year is available for it.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>For the biennium, the tuition maximum for <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>students in four-year programs is $9,838 in <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>each year for students in four-year programs, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>and for students in two-year programs, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>$6,114 in the first year and $5,808 in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>This appropriation sets the living and <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>miscellaneous expense allowance at $5,900 <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>each year.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Safety Officers Survivors</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">100,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">100,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>This appropriation is to provide educational <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>benefits under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>299A.45, to dependent children under age 23 <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>and to the spouses of public safety officers <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>killed in the line of duty.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>If the appropriation in this subdivision for <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>either year is insufficient, the appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>for the other year is available for it.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Interstate Tuition Reciprocity</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>If the appropriation in this subdivision for <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>either year is insufficient, the appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>for the other year is available to meet <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>reciprocity contract obligations.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 5.<b>State Work Study</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">12,444,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">12,444,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 6.<b>Child Care Grants</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">6,184,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">6,184,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 7.<b>Minitex</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">5,631,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">5,631,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 8.<b>MnLINK Gateway</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">400,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">400,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 9.<b>Learning Network of Minnesota</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 4,800,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">4,800,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 10.<b>Minnesota College Savings Plan</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,020,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,020,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 11.<b>Midwest Higher Education Compact</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">90,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">90,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 12.<b>Intervention for College Attendance </b><br />
                  		<b>Program Grants</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 624,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 624,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>No more than $50,000 of this appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>each year may be used for administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>expenses for the program under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>136A.861</statute_ref>. <br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 13.<b>Achieve Scholarship Program</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">400,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">935,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>(a) Of this amount, $200,000 in fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>year 2008 and $200,000 in fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>2009 are for transfer to the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>Minnesota and $200,000 in fiscal year 2008 <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>and $200,000 in fiscal year 2009 are for <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>transfer to the Minnesota State Colleges <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>and Universities to provide courses under <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>subdivision 10, to high school students living <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>in remote and underserved areas where <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>the school district lacks the resources to <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>provide academically rigorous educational <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>opportunities, such as Advanced Placement <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>and International Baccalaureate programs. <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>Courses may be delivered by a high school <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>or postsecondary faculty member, online, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>through distance education. Students who <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>successfully complete a course must receive <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>college credit at no cost to the student. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>office must report to the committees of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>legislature with responsibility for higher <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>education finance by January 15, 2009, on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>program outcomes with recommendations on <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>continuing and expanding the program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>(b) Of this amount, $535,000 in fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>2009 is for Achieve scholarships under <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.127. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>funding base for this program is $1,071,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>in fiscal year 2010 and $1,605,000 in fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>year 2011. Up to $12,400 of this amount may <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>be used for administration of the program <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>in the 2008-2009 biennium. Up to $63,200 <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>in the 2010-2011 biennium may be used for <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>administration of the program. <br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 14.<b>Other Programs</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 1,500,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 1,200,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>This appropriation includes funding for <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>student and parent information and the get <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>ready outreach program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>$240,000 each year is for grants to increase <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>campus-community collaboration and service <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>learning statewide, including operations of <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>the Minnesota campus compact, grants to <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>member institutions and grants for member <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>institution initiatives. For every $1 in state <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>funding, grant recipients must contribute $2 <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>in campus or community-based support.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>$250,000 in the first year is for a grant to <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>Augsburg College for the purpose of its <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>Step UP program to provide educational <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>opportunities to chemically dependent <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>students and to work with other public <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>and private colleges in Minnesota to help <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>replicate this program. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>$100,000 each year must be transferred to <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>the Loan Repayment Assistance Program, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>Inc., for loan repayment assistance awards <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>to attorneys who enter public interest law to <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>ensure that low-income and disadvantaged <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>populations have access to competent legal <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>counsel.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>$50,000 in fiscal year 2008 is for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>Washington Center for Internships and <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>Academic Seminars for a pilot program <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>for scholarships for students enrolling in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>Minnesota four-year college or university <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>beginning in the fall semester of 2007. <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>The appropriation shall be available only <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>on a dollar-for-dollar match basis for <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>funds received from nonstate sources. <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>The Washington Center for Internships <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>and Academic Seminars must work with <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>Minnesota Colleges and Universities to <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>ensure that the scholarships will go to <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>economically disadvantaged Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>students, students with demonstrated need of <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>financial assistance, and students traditionally <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>underrepresented in higher education, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>will work to ensure racial, ethnic, and gender <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>diversity, as well as urban/rural balance. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>$250,000 each year is for the teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>education and compensation helps (TEACH) <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>and the Minnesota early childhood teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>programs in Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>136A.126.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.6.36"></a><var>6.36</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 15.<b>United Family Medicine Residency </b><br />
                  		<b>Program</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">414,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">431,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>For a grant to the United Family Medicine <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>residency program. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>shall be used to support up to 18 resident <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>physicians each year in family practice at <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>United Family Medicine residency programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>and shall prepare doctors to practice family <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>care medicine in underserved rural and <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>urban areas of the state. It is intended that <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>this program will improve health care in <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>underserved communities, provide affordable <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>access to appropriate medical care, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>manage the treatment of patients in a more <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>cost-effective manner. The funding base for <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>this program is $448,000 in fiscal year 2010 <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>and $467,000 in fiscal year 2011.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 16.<b>Agency Administration</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,710,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,771,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 17.<b>Balances Forward</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>A balance in the first year under this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>does not cancel, but is available for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>second year.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 18.<b>Transfers</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>The Minnesota Office of Higher Education <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>may transfer unencumbered balances from <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>the appropriations in this section to the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>grant appropriation, the interstate tuition <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>reciprocity appropriation, the child care <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>grant appropriation, the state work study <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>appropriation, the public safety officers' <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>survivors appropriation, and the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>college savings plan appropriation. Transfers <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>from the child care or state work study <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>appropriations may only be made to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>extent there is a projected surplus in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>appropriation. A transfer may be made <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var>only with the prior written approval of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>commissioner of finance and prior written <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>notice to the chairs of the senate and house <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>committees with jurisdiction over higher <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>education finance.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 19.<b>TANF Work Study</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>Notwithstanding any rule to the contrary, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>work study jobs funded by a TANF <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>appropriation do not require employer <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>matching funds.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.4.0"></a><table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 4. <b>BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE </b><br />
                  		<b>MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND </b><br />
                  		<b>UNIVERSITIES</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1. <b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 665,952,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 690,228,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>subdivisions.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>General Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 665,952,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 690,228,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>This appropriation includes a permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>increase in each year for Cook County <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>Higher Education to provide educational <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>programs and academic support services to <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>remote regions in northeastern Minnesota. <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>Cook County Higher Education must <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>continue to provide information to the Board <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>and Universities on the number of students <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>served, credit hours delivered, and services <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>provided to students.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>This appropriation includes funding <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>for operation and maintenance of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>system, including technology infrastructure <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>improvements to deliver more online <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>programs and services to students; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>funding for initiatives to recruit and retain <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>students traditionally underrepresented in <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>higher education to help prepare students <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>for college, encourage their enrollment, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>provide services that enable them to continue <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>successfully to graduation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>If the Board of Trustees decides to implement <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>other "Strategic Advancements" initiatives, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>funding must be from internal reallocation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>existing resources or enhanced productivity. <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>It is the expectation of the legislature that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>board will hold tuition increases to no more <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>than four percent per year for fiscal years <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>2008 and 2009.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>One percent of the appropriation in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>subdivision is available after the board <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>demonstrates to the commissioner of finance <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>that the Minnesota State Colleges and <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>Universities system has achieved at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>three of the following five goals:<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>(1) increase by at least three percent, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>compared to fiscal year 2005, the number of <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>students who take college level courses in <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>science, technology, engineering, and math;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>(2) increase by at least two percent, compared <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>to fiscal year 2005, enrollment in courses <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>at the four existing center of excellence <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>(3) increase by at least 700, compared to <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>fiscal year 2007, the number of students <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>trained on the use of electronic medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>record technology;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>(4) increase by at least ten percent, compared <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>to fiscal year 2007, the number of students <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>taking online courses or the number of online <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.35"></a><var>9.35</var>courses offered; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>(5) expand by at least ten percent, compared <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>to calendar year 2006, the use of "awards of <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>excellence" or other initiatives that reward <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>member institutions, faculty, administrators, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>or staff for innovations designed to advance <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>excellence and efficiency. <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>By October 1, 2007, the Board of Trustees <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>and the Office of Higher Education must <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>agree on specific numerical indicators and <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>definitions for each of the five goals that will <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>be used to demonstrate the Minnesota State <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>Colleges and Universities' attainment of each <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>goal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>On or before April 1, 2008, the Board <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>of Trustees must report to the legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>committees with primary jurisdiction over <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>higher education finance and policy the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>progress of the Minnesota State Colleges and <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>Universities toward attaining the goals.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>This appropriation includes funding to <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>eliminate nonresident undergraduate tuition <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>at Century College, Saint Paul College, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>Minneapolis Community and Technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>College, Rochester Community and <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>Technical College, Inver Hills Community <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>College, St. Cloud Technical College, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>and Normandale Community College. In <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>addition, the Board of Trustees must not <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>implement a nonresident undergraduate <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>tuition rate at a community college, technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>college, or consolidated community and <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>technical college that does not have such a <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>rate as of May 1, 2007, except for a student <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>who is a resident of a state that has entered <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.35"></a><var>10.35</var>into a reciprocity agreement under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>Statutes, section 136A.08. This paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>expires June 30, 2009.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>This appropriation includes funding <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>to identify and improve on practices <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>for selecting and purchasing textbooks <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>and course materials that are used by <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>students. The board, in collaboration with <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>the Minnesota State University Student <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>Association (MSUSA) and the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>State College Student Association (MSCSA) <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>must develop and implement pilot projects <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>with this appropriation to address the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>financial burden that textbook prices and <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>requirements place on students. These <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>projects may include textbook rental <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>programs, cooperative purchasing efforts, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>training, and education and awareness <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>programs for students and faculty on cost <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>considerations and textbook options. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>student associations must be fully involved in <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>the development and implementation of any <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>project using this appropriation. The board <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>must report, with input from MSUSA and <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>MSCSA, to the committees of the legislature <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>responsible for higher education finance by <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>February 15, 2009, on the success of the pilot <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>projects. This money is available until June <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>30, 2009.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>This appropriation includes funding for <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>community-based energy development <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>pilot projects at Mesabi Range Technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>and Community College, the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>West Community and Technical College, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>Riverland Community College, and Inver <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>Hills Community College. Inver Hills <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.36"></a><var>11.36</var>Community College must partner with <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>the city of Inver Grove Heights on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>community-based pilot project and each <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>of the other campuses must establish <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>partnerships for community-based energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>development pilot projects that involve <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>students and faculty. An allocation for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>pilot project is available to the participating <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>institutions and the partnerships for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>biennium ending June 30, 2009. <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>This appropriation includes funding for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>modular clean-room research and training <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>facility at St. Paul College. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>appropriation and is available until expended.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>This appropriation includes funding for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>pilot project with the Northeast Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>Higher Education District and high schools <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>in its area. Up to one-half of the first year's <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>appropriation may be used to purchase <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>equipment that is necessary to reestablish <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>a technical education curriculum in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>area high schools to provide the students <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>with the technical skills necessary for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>workforce. Students from area high schools <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>may also access the facilities and faculty of <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>the Northeast Minnesota Higher Education <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>District for state-of-the-art technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>education opportunities, including MnSCU's <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>2+2 Pathways initiative.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>This appropriation includes funding for St. <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>Paul College to collaborate with the United <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>Auto Workers Local 879 to purchase a Ford <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>Ranger pickup truck to retrofit to run on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>battery-powered motor. This vehicle must <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>be retrofitted to serve as a prototype that <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.35"></a><var>12.35</var>could be mass-produced at the St. Paul <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>Ford assembly plant. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>This appropriation includes funding for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>grant to a Minnesota public postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>institution with a total student enrollment <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>under 7,000 students, that has an existing <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>women's hockey team competing in <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>Division I in the Western Collegiate Hockey <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>Association. The institution may use the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>grant for equipment, facility improvements, <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>travel and compensation for coaches, <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>trainers, and other necessary personnel. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>This appropriation includes funding for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>study of student demand and employer needs <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>for higher education in the Mesabi Range <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>region of northeastern Minnesota including <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>the cities of Grand Rapids through Eveleth <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>to Ely. The board must contract for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>study which must be done in cooperation <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>with the Board of Regents of the University <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>of Minnesota, the University of Minnesota, <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>Duluth, and the Range Association of <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>Municipalities and Schools, which must act <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>as the lead agency in coordinating the study. <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>The study must specify how the identified <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>regional educational needs can be met by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>University of Minnesota, by the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>State Colleges and Universities, or through <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>degree programs offered jointly. The final <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>report must be submitted to the committees <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>of the legislature responsible for higher <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>education finance by January 15, 2008, with <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>recommendations and plans for the region.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>This appropriation includes funding for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>project to establish a center at the Mesabi <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>Range Community and Technical College in <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>cooperation with the Iron Range Resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>and Rehabilitation Board (IRRRB) to <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>enhance the use of eFolio Minnesota by <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>providing on-site and Internet-based support <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>and technical assistance to eFolio users to <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>promote workforce development and access <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>to workforce information generated through <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>the eFolio Minnesota system. The board <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>must enhance the eFolio Minnesota system <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>as necessary to serve these purposes and <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>report annually to the legislative committees <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>responsible for higher education finance on <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>the outcomes of the center's activities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>Any amounts in the base budget allocated <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>to pay competitive compensation under <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>Laws 2005, chapter 107, article 1, section 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>subdivision 2, may also be used to recruit or <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>retain quality faculty.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom"> Subd. 3.<b>Board Policies</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>(a) The board must adopt a policy that allows <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>students to add the cost of textbooks and <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>required course materials purchased at a <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>campus bookstore, owned by or operated <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>under a contract with the campus, to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>existing waivers or payment plans for tuition <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>and fees.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>(b) By January 1, 2009, the board must adopt <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>a policy setting the maximum number of <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>semester credits required for a baccalaureate <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>degree at 120 semester credits or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>equivalent and the number of semester <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.35"></a><var>14.35</var>credits required for an associate degree at <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>60 semester credits or the equivalent. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>board policy may provide for a process <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>for granting waivers for specific degree <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>programs in which industry or professional <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>accreditation standards require a greater <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>number of semester credits.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.5.0"></a><table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 5. <b>BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE </b><br />
                  		<b>UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 712,672,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 706,299,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2008<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2009<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 710,515,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 704,142,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Health Care Access<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,157,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,157,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>subdivisions.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Operations and Maintenance</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 619,127,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 638,754,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>This appropriation includes funding for <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>operation and maintenance of the system <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>including amounts to advance the University <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>of Minnesota's efforts to sustain quality <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>and competitiveness; and funding for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>"Advancing Education" initiatives including <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>an Ojibwe Indian language program on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>Duluth campus.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>This appropriation includes funding to <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>establish banded tuition at the Morris, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>Crookston, and Duluth campuses to reduce <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>tuition costs for students.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>This appropriation includes funding for <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>scholarships for undergraduate Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>resident students with family income under <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>$150,000 per year. This appropriation must <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>be matched with $1.50 of nonstate money for <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.35"></a><var>15.35</var>each $1 of state money.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>This appropriation includes funding for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>Center for Transportation Studies to complete <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>a study to assess public policy options for <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>reducing the volume of greenhouse gases <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>emitted from the transportation sector in <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>Minnesota. The Center for Transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>Studies must report its preliminary findings <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>to the legislature by February 1, 2008, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>must issue its full report by June 1, 2008. <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>This appropriation includes funding to <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>establish an India Center to improve and <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>promote relations with India and Southeast <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>Asia. The center must partner with public <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>and private organizations in Minnesota to: <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>(1) foster an understanding of the history, <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>culture, and values of India;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>(2) serve as a resource and catalyst to <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>promote economic, governmental, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>academic pursuits involving India; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>(3) facilitate educational and business <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>exchanges and partnerships, collaborative <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>research, and teaching and training activities <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>for Minnesota students and teachers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>The Board of Regents may establish an <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>advisory council to facilitate the mission <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>and objectives of the India Center and must <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>report on the progress of the India Center <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>by February 15, 2008, to the governor <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>and chairs of the legislative committees <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>responsible for higher education finance. <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>This appropriation must be matched by an <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>equal amount of nonstate money. This is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>This appropriation includes funding to assist <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>in the formation of the neighborhood alliance <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>and for projects identified in section 10. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>alliance, the Board of Regents, and the city of <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>Minneapolis may cooperate on the projects <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>and may use public services of other entities <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>to complete all or a portion of a project. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>This appropriation includes funding to <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>establish a Dakota language teacher training <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>immersion program on the Twin Cities <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>campus to prepare teachers to teach in <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>Dakota language immersion programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>One percent of the appropriation in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>subdivision is available when the Board <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>of Regents of the University of Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>demonstrates to the commissioner of finance <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>that the board has met at least three of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>five following performance goals:<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>(1) increase financial support to pay the cost <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>of attendance for students demonstrating <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>financial need;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>(2) maintain or improve the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>Minnesota's rank in its national share of <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>total research and development expenditures <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>reported to the National Science Foundation <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>over the 2007 ranking;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>(3) increase by at least five percent, compared <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>to fiscal year 2007, the number of degrees <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>awarded in science, technology, engineering, <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>mathematics, and health sciences disciplines;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>(4) increase by at least five percent, compared <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>to fiscal year 2007, the amount of financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>support from key funding sources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.35"></a><var>17.35</var>renewable energy research; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>(5) increase and improve interaction and <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>research activity beneficial to business and <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>industry.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>By October 1, 2007, the Board of Regents <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>and the Office of Higher Education must <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>agree on specific numerical indicators and <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>definitions for each of the five goals that will <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>be used to demonstrate the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>Minnesota's attainment of each goal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>On or before April 1, 2008, the Board <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>of Regents must report to the legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>committees with primary jurisdiction over <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>higher education finance and policy the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>progress of the University of Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>toward attaining the goals.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Primary Care Education Initiatives</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,157,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,157,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>This appropriation is from the health care <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>access fund.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Special Appropriations</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">(a) Agriculture and Extension Service<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">53,175,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">52,175,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>(1) For the Agricultural Experiment <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>Station, Minnesota Extension Service. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>appropriation includes additional funding <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>to promote alternative livestock research <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>and outreach, and for an ongoing organic <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>research and education program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>(2) This appropriation includes funding <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>for research efforts that demonstrate a <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>renewed emphasis on the needs of the state's <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>production agriculture community and a <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>continued focus on renewable energy derived <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>from Minnesota biomass resources including <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>agronomic crops, plant and animal wastes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.34"></a><var>18.34</var>and native plants or trees, with priority for <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>extending the Minnesota vegetable growing <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>season; fertilizer and soil fertility research <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>and development; treating and curing human <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>diseases utilizing plant and livestock cells; <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>using biofuel production coproducts as <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>feed for livestock; and a rapid agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>response fund for current or emerging <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>animal, plant, and insect problems affecting <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>production or food safety. In addition, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>appropriation may be used to secure a facility <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>and retain current faculty levels for poultry <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>research currently conducted at UMore Park.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>(3) In the area of renewable energy, priority <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>should be given to projects pertaining to: <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>biofuel and other energy production from <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>small grains; alternative bioenergy crops and <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>cropping systems; and growing, harvesting, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>and transporting biomass plant material.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>(4) This appropriation includes funding for <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>the college of food, agricultural, and natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>resources sciences to establish and maintain <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>a statewide organic research and education <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>initiative to provide leadership for organic <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>agronomic, horticultural, livestock, and food <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>systems research, education, and outreach <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>and for the purchase of state-of-the-art <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>laboratory, planting, tilling, harvesting, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>processing equipment necessary for this <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>project.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>(5) By February 1, 2009, the Board <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>of Regents must report to the legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>committees with responsibility for agriculture <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>and higher education finance on the research <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.34"></a><var>19.34</var>and initiatives under this paragraph.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>(6) The base appropriation is $52,175,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>each year of the biennium ending June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>2011.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>(7) The Board of Regents of the University <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>of Minnesota is requested to refrain from <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>implementing corresponding reductions in <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>funding for the purposes for which additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>funding is provided.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">(b) Health Sciences<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">5,275,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">5,275,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>$346,000 each year is to support up to 12 <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>resident physicians each year in the St. <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>Cloud Hospital family practice residency <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>program. The program must prepare doctors <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>to practice primary care medicine in the rural <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>areas of the state. The legislature intends <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>this program to improve health care in rural <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>communities, provide affordable access to <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>appropriate medical care, and manage the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>treatment of patients in a more cost-effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>manner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>The remainder of this appropriation is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>the rural physicians associates program, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, health <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>sciences research, dental care, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>Biomedical Engineering Center.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">(c) Institute of Technology<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,387,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,387,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>For the Geological Survey and the talented <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>youth mathematics program.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">(d) System Specials<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">6,551,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">6,551,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>For general research, student loans matching <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>money, industrial relations education, Natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>Resources Research Institute, Center for <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>Urban and Regional Affairs, Bell Museum of <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.34"></a><var>20.34</var>Natural History, and the Humphrey exhibit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>This appropriation includes additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>funding each year for industrial relations <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>education. The Board of Regents of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>University of Minnesota is requested to <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>refrain from implementing corresponding <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>reductions in funding for this purpose.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 5.<b>University of Minnesota and Mayo </b><br />
                  		<b>Foundation Partnership</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">25,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>For the direct and indirect expenses of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>collaborative research partnership between <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>the University of Minnesota and the Mayo <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>Foundation for research in biotechnology <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>and medical genomics. For fiscal years 2010 <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>and 2011, the base shall be $8,000,000 in <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>each year. This appropriation is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>until expended. An annual report on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>expenditure of these funds must be submitted <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>to the governor and the chairs of the senate <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>and house committees responsible for higher <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>education and economic development by <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>June 30 of each fiscal year.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 6.<b>Academic Health Center</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>The appropriation for Academic Health <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>Center funding under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>section 297F.10, is $22,250,000 each year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.6.0"></a><table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 6. <b>MAYO CLINIC</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,202,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,250,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>subdivisions.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Medical School</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">591,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">615,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>The state of Minnesota must pay a capitation <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>each year for each student who is a resident <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.34"></a><var>21.34</var>of Minnesota. The appropriation may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>transferred between years of the biennium to <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>accommodate enrollment fluctuations. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>funding base for this program is $640,000 in <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>fiscal year 2010 and $665,000 in fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>2011.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>It is intended that during the biennium the <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>Mayo Clinic use the capitation money to <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>increase the number of doctors practicing in <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>rural areas in need of doctors.<br />
         		
         <table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Family Practice and Graduate </b><br />
                  		<b>Residency Program</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">611,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">635,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>The state of Minnesota must pay stipend <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>support for up to 27 residents each year. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>funding base for this program is $660,000 in <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>fiscal year 2010 and $686,000 in fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>2011.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.7.0"></a><table width="100%">
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 7. <b>DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS </b><br />
                  		<b>AFFAIRS.</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 6,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 6,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>For grants to eligible veterans or the eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>spouses and children of veterans as provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 197.791. <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>If the appropriation in this subdivision for <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>either year is insufficient, the appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>for the other year is available for it.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>Of this appropriation, no more than three <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>percent each year may be used for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>administrative costs of operating this <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>program.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.8.0"></a><a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. <b>FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM STUDIES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>State grant.</b> The Minnesota Office of Higher Education must <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>conduct an analysis and evaluation of the state grant program to provide information <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>to the legislature concerning the role of the program in promoting affordable access to <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>higher education in Minnesota, including promoting access for students traditionally <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.34"></a><var>22.34</var>underrepresented in higher education. The analysis and evaluation must include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) evaluation of the assigned student share compared to the current and future <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>income of a student, and analysis of the number of hours a student must work to meet the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>assigned student share without borrowing;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) evaluation of the assigned family contribution, how it is determined under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>federal needs analysis, and how it compares to expectations of families in other public <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) analysis of the ways that students and families pay the assigned student share and <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>the assigned family contribution;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) analysis of the recognized cost of attendance compared to actual attendance <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>costs and the ability of individuals and families at various income levels in Minnesota to <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>pay the cost of attendance;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) analysis of the actual living and miscellaneous expenses of students, with <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>particular attention to differences between traditional and nontraditional students, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>comparison to the amount currently used in the state grant formula; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) analysis of other parameters of the program considered relevant by the office, <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>including prorating the state grant amount instead of the budget for the cost of attendance <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>and changing the definition of full-time enrollment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>Whenever possible, the analysis must include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) cost estimates and information on how recommended changes affect students at <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>various income levels and at different higher education institutions in Minnesota; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) the distributional effects, by income quintile, of state grant program parameters <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>on students and families.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>The office also shall assess the feasibility of expanding the eligibility for state grants to <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>include graduate and first professional students pursuing degree programs deemed to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>important to the workforce needs of the state. By February 15, 2008, the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>Office of Higher Education must report its preliminary findings and recommendations to <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>the committees in the house of representatives and senate with primary jurisdiction over <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>higher education policy and finance and workforce development on options to enhance <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>the targeting of financial aid to state grant recipients, with the final report submitted by <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>October 1, 2008.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Workforce needs.</b> The Minnesota Office of Higher Education must <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>examine existing financial aid programs that provide loans and grants to students, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>needs of the workforce for occupations that are currently in demand or are projected to <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.34"></a><var>23.34</var>be in demand in the future and:<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.35"></a><var>23.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) evaluate how effective the financial aid programs are in linking the needs of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.36"></a><var>23.36</var>workforce with the student's financial aid needs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) identify financial aid program options, including loan forgiveness and loan <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>repayment programs, that provide incentives to students to pursue degrees in occupations:<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) with identified unmet workforce needs like speech pathologists; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) of social or economic importance to the state; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) identify mechanisms, such as additional resources, to promote the growth of <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>occupations of social or economic importance to the state. By February 15, 2008, the office <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>must report its preliminary findings to the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>over higher education policy and finance and workforce development, and provide options <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>and recommendations on ways to enhance the delivery of financial aid to meet the needs of <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>both students and the state's workforce, with the final report submitted by October 1, 2008.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.9.0"></a><a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. <b>POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION PARTICIPATION STUDY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Minnesota Office of Higher Education shall, by January 15, 2008, report to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>house and senate committees with jurisdiction over higher education policy and finance <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>on participation in postsecondary education by income, and persistence and graduation <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>rates of state grant recipients compared to students who did not receive state grants. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>Minnesota Office of Higher Education is authorized to match individual student data from <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>the student record enrollment database with individual student data from the state grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>database on data elements necessary to perform the study.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.10.0"></a><a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. <b>UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MINNEAPOLIS AREA </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var><b>NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>have the meanings given them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) "Alliance" means a representative body of the constituencies, including, but <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>not limited to, the University of Minnesota, the city of Minneapolis, and the recognized <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>neighborhood organizations and business associations referenced in the report.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) "Board" means the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) "Report" means the report and appendix entitled Moving Forward Together: <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>University of Minnesota Minneapolis Area Neighborhood Impact Report, submitted to <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>the legislature in February 2007.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) "University partnership district" or "district" means the area located within the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>city that includes the neighborhoods of Cedar-Riverside, Marcy-Holmes, South East <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>Como, Prospect Park, and University, as they are defined by the city, and the university's <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.33"></a><var>24.33</var>Minneapolis campus.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) "Tier two impact zone" means the neighborhoods of northeast Minneapolis that <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>house significant numbers of university students and staff. Transportation and housing <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>policy analysis and planning must include these areas but they must not be included in <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>the projects funded through the alliance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) "University" means the University of Minnesota.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Alliance; functions.</b> The alliance may facilitate, initiate, or manage <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>projects with the board, city, or other public or private entities that are intended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>maintain the university partnership district as a viable place to study, research, and live. <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>Projects may include, but are not limited to, those outlined in the report, as well as <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>efforts to involve students in activities to maintain and improve the university partnership <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>district; cooperative university and university partnership district long-term planning; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>incentives to increase homeownership within the district with particular emphasis on <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>employees of the university and of other major employers located within the district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Report.</b> The board must report to the legislature by January 15, 2009, on <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>the expenditure of funds appropriated under section 3.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var><b>ARTICLE 2</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var><b>RELATED HIGHER EDUCATION</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 13.322, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Minnesota Office of Higher Education.</b> (a) General. Data sharing <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>involving the Minnesota Office of Higher Education and other institutions is governed <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>by sections section 
         <statute_ref>136A.05 and 136A.08, subdivision 8</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Student financial aid. Data collected and used by the Minnesota Office of <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>Higher Education on applicants for financial assistance are classified under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>136A.162
         </statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Minnesota college savings plan data. Account owner data, account data, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>data on beneficiaries of accounts under the Minnesota college savings plan are classified <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>136G.05, subdivision 10</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) School financial records. Financial records submitted by schools registering <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>with the Minnesota Office of Higher Education are classified under section 
         <statute_ref>136A.64</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) Enrollment and financial aid data. Data collected from eligible institutions on <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>student enrollment and federal and state financial aid are governed by sections 136A.121, <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>subdivision 18, and 136A.1701, subdivision 11.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.2.0"></a><a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 41D.01, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment; membership.</b> (a) The Minnesota Agriculture <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>Education Leadership Council is established. The council is composed of 16 17 members <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the chair of the University of Minnesota agricultural education program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) a representative of the commissioner of education;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) a representative of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities recommended <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>by the chancellor;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the president and the president-elect of the Minnesota Association of Agriculture <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>Educators;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) a representative of the Future Farmers of America Foundation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) a representative of the commissioner of agriculture;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) the dean of the College of Agriculture, Food, and Environmental Sciences at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>University of Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) a representative of the Minnesota Private Colleges Council;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) two members representing agriculture education and agriculture business <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>appointed by the governor;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) (10) the chair of the senate Committee on Agriculture, General Legislation <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>and Veterans Affairs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) (11) the chair of the house Committee on Agriculture;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(11) (12) the ranking minority member of the senate Committee on Agriculture, <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>General Legislation and Veterans Affairs, and a member of the senate Education <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>Committee designated by the Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on Rules <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>and Administration; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(12) (13) the ranking minority member of the house Agriculture Committee, and a <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>member of the house Education Committee designated by the speaker.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) An ex officio member of the council under paragraph (a), clause (1), (4), (7), <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>(9), (10), (11), or (12), or (13), may designate a permanent or temporary replacement <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>member representing the same constituency.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.3.0"></a><a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 135A.01, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var><b>135A.01 FUNDING POLICY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It is the policy of the legislature to provide stable funding, including recognition of <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var>the effects of inflation, for instructional services at public postsecondary institutions and <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var>that the state and students share the cost of those services public postsecondary education. <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.34"></a><var>26.34</var>The legislature intends to provide at least 67 percent of the instructional services costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.35"></a><var>26.35</var>for each postsecondary system combined revenue from tuition, the university fee at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>University of Minnesota, and state general fund appropriations to public postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>institutions. It is also the policy of the legislature that the budgetary process serves to <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>support high quality public postsecondary education.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.4.0"></a><a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. <b>[135A.011] STATE HIGHER EDUCATION OBJECTIVES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Statewide objectives.</b> Minnesota's higher education investment <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>is made in pursuit of the following objectives: (1) to ensure quality by providing a <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>level of excellence that is competitive on a national and international level, through <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>high quality teaching, scholarship, and learning in a broad range of arts and sciences, <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>technical education, and professional fields; (2) to foster student success by enabling <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>and encouraging students to choose institutions and programs that are best suited for <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>their talents and abilities, and to provide an educational climate that supports students <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>in pursuing their goals and aspirations; (3) to promote democratic values and enhance <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>Minnesota's quality of life by developing understanding and appreciation of a free and <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>diverse society; (4) to maintain access by providing an opportunity for all Minnesotans, <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>regardless of personal circumstances, to participate in higher education; and (5) to enhance <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>the economy by assisting the state in being competitive in the world market, and to prepare <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>a highly skilled and adaptable workforce that meets Minnesota's opportunities and needs.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.5.0"></a><a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 135A.031, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Determination of appropriation.</b> The direct appropriation to each <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>board for instructional services shall equal 67 percent of the estimated total cost of <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>instruction appropriations for the University of Minnesota, the state universities, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var>community colleges, and, for technical colleges, at least 67 percent of the estimated total <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var>cost of instruction and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities are determined <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>by considering the biennial budget documents submitted under section 135A.034, <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>performance in advancing the objectives under section 135A.011, available resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>according to the state budget forecast, the relative balance between state support for <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>students and public postsecondary institutions, and other factors the legislature considers <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>important in determining the level of state appropriations for public postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>education.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.6.0"></a><a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 135A.031, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Reports.</b> (a) Instructional and noninstructional expenditure data and <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>enrollment data for each instructional category shall be submitted in the biennial budget <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var>document must be submitted in the biennial budget document under section 135A.034. <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>This report must include a description of the methodology for determining instructional <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>and noninstructional expenditures and estimates of inflation in higher education and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>methodology or index used to determine the inflation rate.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) By February 1 of each even-numbered year, the Board of Regents of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>University of Minnesota and the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>and Universities must submit a report to the chairs of the legislative committees with <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>jurisdiction over higher education policy and finance. The report must describe the <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) how state appropriations made to the system in the previous odd-numbered year <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>were allocated and the methodology used to determine the allocation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) data describing how the institution reallocated resources to advance the priorities <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>set forth in the budget submitted under section 135A.034 and the statewide objectives <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>under section 135A.011. The information must indicate whether instruction and support <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>programs received a reduction in or additional resources. The total amount reallocated <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>must be clearly explained;<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the tuition rates and fees established by the governing board in each of the past <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>ten years and comparison data for peer institutions and national averages;<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) data on the number and proportion of students graduating within four, five, <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>and six years from universities and within three years from colleges as reported in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>integrated postsecondary education data system. These data must be provided for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>institution by race, ethnicity, and gender. Data and information must be submitted that <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>describe the system's plan and progress toward attaining the goals set forth in the plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>to increase the number and proportion of students that graduate within four, five, or six <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>years from a university or within three years from a college;<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) data on, and the methodology used to measure, the number of students <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>traditionally underrepresented in higher education enrolled at the system's institutions. <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>Data and information must be submitted that describe the system's plan and progress <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>toward attaining the goals set forth in the plan to increase the recruitment, retention, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>timely graduation of students traditionally underrepresented in higher education; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) data on the revenue received from all sources to support research or workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>development activities or the system's efforts to license, sell, or otherwise market products, <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var>ideas, technology, and related inventions created in whole or in part by the system. Data <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.33"></a><var>28.33</var>and information must be submitted that describe the system's plan and progress toward <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.34"></a><var>28.34</var>attaining the goals set forth in the plan to increase the revenue received to support research <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.35"></a><var>28.35</var>or workforce development activities or revenue received from the licensing, sale, or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.36"></a><var>28.36</var>marketing and technology transfer activities by the system.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Instructional expenditure and enrollment data shall be submitted by the public <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>postsecondary systems to the Minnesota Office of Higher Education and the Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>Finance and included in the biennial budget document. The specific data shall be submitted <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>only after the director of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education has consulted with a <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>data advisory task force to determine the need, content, and detail of the information.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.7.0"></a><a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 135A.034, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Operating budget.</b> The governing boards of the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>Minnesota, and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall each develop, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>legislative and executive branch acceptance, its highest budget priorities in accordance <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>with statewide objectives for higher education under section 135A.011. It is the intent <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>of the legislature to appropriate at least 67 percent of the total cost of instruction after <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var>adjusting for inflation and enrollment changes. However, in the event of a budget shortfall, <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var>or if funding of inflation is not possible, available funding shall first be applied to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var>agreed upon budget priorities.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.8.0"></a><a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. <b>[135A.135] PERSONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;During initial student registration, each technical college, community college, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var>state university shall, and the University of Minnesota is requested to, provide each <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>student information on personal financial management. Students should understand and <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>be able to manage personal finances including, but not limited to, the responsible use of <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>consumer credit. This requirement may be waived for a student who enrolls in a college <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>course providing similar instruction.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.9.0"></a><a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. <b>[135A.145] SALE OF STUDENT INFORMATION; MARKETING </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var><b>CREDIT CARDS TO STUDENTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Prohibited practices.</b> No public or private postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>educational institution, including its agents, employees, student or alumni organizations, <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var>or affiliates, may:<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) sell, give, or otherwise transfer to any card issuer the name, address, telephone <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>number, or other contact information of an undergraduate student at the postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>educational institution without the student's consent; or <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) enter into any agreement to market credit cards to undergraduate students at <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>a postsecondary educational institution.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For purposes of this section, the terms "credit," "credit card," and "card issuer" <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var>have the meanings given them in the Truth in Lending Act, United States Code, title 15, <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var>section 1602.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Violations.</b> The attorney general may seek the penalties and remedies <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>available under section 
         <statute_ref>8.31</statute_ref> against any person who violates this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2007, except that it applies to <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>existing agreements to market credit cards upon the later of the expiration of the original <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>term of the agreement or the expiration of an extension of the original agreement if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>extension is in effect on July 1, 2007.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.10.0"></a><a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. <b>[135A.25] TEXTBOOK DISCLOSURE, PRICING, AND ACCESS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Short title.</b> This section may be cited as the Textbook Disclosure, <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>Pricing, and Access Act.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Course material disclosures required.</b> (a) Beginning January 1, 2009, <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var>any publisher that sells or distributes course material for classroom use in a postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>institution must make the following available in an easily accessible manner to faculty, <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var>bookstores, and postsecondary institutions in Minnesota: <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the title, edition, author, and International Standard Book Number (ISBN) or <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>other easily identifiable information for all course materials; <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the undiscounted price at which the course materials are available to a bookstore; <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the formats, including bundled and unbundled, in which those course materials <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>are offered and the undiscounted prices of the various components, both sold separately or <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var>packaged together;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) a summary of revisions between current and previous editions of course <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var>materials; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) the return policy for course material, including any penalties or conditions for <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>returns.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Any publisher that sells or distributes course material for classroom use in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var>postsecondary institution must make all bundled course material available to bookstores <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var>and postsecondary institutions in an unbundled form, or must provide notice if unbundled <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var>material is not available. <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Disclosure under this section is not required for mass market and trade books that <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.32"></a><var>30.32</var>are not published, marketed, or sold primarily for classroom use in or by postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.33"></a><var>30.33</var>institutions.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit any existing academic freedom <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var>or rights of faculty members to determine the most appropriate course material for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>courses they teach.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Educational strategies.</b> Public postsecondary institutions must develop <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var>educational materials considering the recommendations in studies by the Minnesota Office <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>of Higher Education and others and at least annually convene and sponsor meetings <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>and workshops, and provide educational strategies for faculty, students, administrators, <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var>institutions, and bookstores to inform all interested parties on strategies for reducing the <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>costs of course materials for students attending postsecondary institutions. <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Minnesota Office of Higher Education responsibilities.</b> (a) For private <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var>postsecondary institutions, the Minnesota Office of Higher Education must develop <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var>educational materials considering the recommendations by the Minnesota Office of Higher <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>Education and others and at least annually convene and sponsor meetings and workshops <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>and provide educational strategies for faculty, students, administrators, institutions, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>bookstores to inform all interested parties on strategies for reducing the costs of course <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>materials for students attending postsecondary institutions.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The Minnesota Office of Higher Education must identify methods to compile and <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>distribute information on publishers that sell or distribute course material for classroom use <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var>in postsecondary institutions in a manner that meets the requirements and complies with <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>subdivision 2. The Minnesota Office of Higher Education must also evaluate ways to make <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>this information available for use by students and faculty in postsecondary institutions.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Bookstores; course materials.</b> The University of Minnesota and private <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>colleges are encouraged to comply with the requirements for instructors and bookstores <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var>under section 136F.58, subdivision 2.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.11.0"></a><a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 135A.51, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Senior citizen.</b> "Senior citizen" means a person who has reached 62 years <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>of age before the beginning of any term, semester or quarter, in which a course of study <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>is pursued, or a person receiving a railroad retirement annuity who has reached 60 years <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>of age before the beginning of the term.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.12.0"></a><a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 135A.52, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Fees and tuition.</b> Except for an administration fee established by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>governing board at a level to recover costs, to be collected only when a course is taken for <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.33"></a><var>31.33</var>credit, a senior citizen who is a legal resident of Minnesota is entitled without payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.34"></a><var>31.34</var>of tuition or activity fees to attend courses offered for credit, audit any courses offered <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>for credit, or enroll in any noncredit courses in any state supported institution of higher <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>education in Minnesota when space is available after all tuition-paying students have been <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>accommodated. A senior citizen enrolled under this section must pay any materials, <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>personal property, or service charges for the course. In addition, a senior citizen who is <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var>enrolled in a course for credit must pay an administrative fee in an amount established <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var>by the governing board of the institution to recover the course costs. There shall be no <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>administrative fee charges to a senior citizen auditing a course. For the purposes of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>section and section 
         <statute_ref>135A.51</statute_ref>, the term "noncredit courses" shall not include those courses <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>designed and offered specifically and exclusively for senior citizens.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The provisions of this section and section 
         <statute_ref>135A.51</statute_ref> do not apply to noncredit courses <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>designed and offered by the University of Minnesota, and the Minnesota State Colleges <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>and Universities specifically and exclusively for senior citizens. Senior citizens enrolled <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>under the provisions of this section and section 
         <statute_ref>135A.51</statute_ref> shall not be included by such <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>institutions in their computation of full-time equivalent students when requesting staff <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var>or appropriations.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.13.0"></a><a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 135A.52, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Term; income of senior citizens.</b> (a) Except under paragraph (b), there <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>shall be no limit to the number of terms, quarters or semesters a senior citizen may attend <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>courses, nor income limitation imposed in determining eligibility.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A senior citizen enrolled in a closed enrollment contract training or professional <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>continuing education program is not eligible for benefits under subdivision 1.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.14.0"></a><a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. <b>[136A.002] DEFINITIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Scope.</b> For purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>have the meanings given them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Office of Higher Education or office.</b> "Office of Higher Education" or <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>"office" means the Minnesota Office of Higher Education.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.15.0"></a><a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.031, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Expiration.</b> Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>15.059, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, the advisory <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>groups established in this section do not expire on June 30, 2007.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.16.0"></a><a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.08, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Reporting.</b> The Minnesota Office of Higher Education must annually, <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var>before the last day in January, submit a report to the committees in the house of <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var>representatives and the senate with responsibility for higher education finance on:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) participation in the tuition reciprocity program by Minnesota students and <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var>students from other states attending Minnesota postsecondary institutions under a <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>reciprocity agreement;<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) reciprocity and resident tuition rates at each institution; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) interstate payments and obligations for each state participating in the tuition <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>reciprocity program in the prior year.; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) summary statistics on number of graduates by institution, degree granted, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>year of graduation for reciprocity students who attended Minnesota postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var>institutions.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.17.0"></a><a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.101, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Eligible institution.</b> "Eligible institution" means a postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var>educational institution located in this state or in a state with which the office has entered <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>into a higher education reciprocity agreement on state student aid programs that either (1) <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>is operated by this state or the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, or (2) is <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>operated publicly or privately and, as determined by the office, meets all of the following: <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var>(i) maintains academic standards substantially equivalent to those of comparable <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var>institutions operated in this state; (ii) is licensed or registered as a postsecondary institution <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>by the office or another state agency; and (iii) by July 1, 2011, is participating in the federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>Pell Grant program under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.18.0"></a><a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.101, subdivision 5a, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5a. <b>Assigned family responsibility.</b> "Assigned family responsibility" means <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var>the amount of a family family's contribution to a student's cost of attendance, as determined <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>by a federal need analysis. For dependent students, the assigned family responsibility is <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>95 percent of the parental contribution. For independent students with dependents other <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var>than a spouse, the assigned family responsibility is 85 percent of the student contribution. <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>For independent students without dependents other than a spouse, the assigned family <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>responsibility is 72 67 percent of the student contribution. The assigned family <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.32"></a><var>33.32</var>responsibility for all other independent students is 90 percent of the student contribution.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.19.0"></a><a id="pl.33.33"></a><var>33.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.121, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Grant stipends.</b> The grant stipend shall be based on a sharing of <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var>responsibility for covering the recognized cost of attendance by the applicant, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</var>applicant's family, and the government. The amount of a financial stipend must not <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>exceed a grant applicant's recognized cost of attendance, as defined in subdivision 6, after <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var>deducting the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the assigned student responsibility of at least 46 45.5 percent of the cost of <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var>attending the institution of the applicant's choosing;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the assigned family responsibility as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>136A.101</statute_ref>; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the amount of a federal Pell grant award for which the grant applicant is eligible.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The minimum financial stipend is $100 per academic year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.20.0"></a><a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.121, subdivision 7a, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7a. <b>Surplus appropriation.</b> If the amount appropriated is determined by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</var>office to be more than sufficient to fund projected grant demand in the second year of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>biennium, the office may increase the living and miscellaneous expense allowance in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var>second year of the biennium by up to an amount that retains sufficient appropriations <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var>to fund the projected grant demand. The adjustment may be made one or more times. <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var>In making the determination that there are more than sufficient funds, the office shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.19"></a><var>34.19</var>balance the need for sufficient resources to meet the projected demand for grants with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.20"></a><var>34.20</var>goal of fully allocating the appropriation for state grants. An increase in the living and <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.21"></a><var>34.21</var>miscellaneous expense allowance under this subdivision does not carry forward into a <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.22"></a><var>34.22</var>subsequent biennium. This subdivision expires June 30, 2007 2009.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.21.0"></a><a id="pl.34.23"></a><var>34.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.121, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.24"></a><var>34.24</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.25"></a><var>34.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 19. <b>Reporting.</b> By November 1 and February 15, the Office of Higher <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.26"></a><var>34.26</var>Education must provide, to the committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over higher <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.27"></a><var>34.27</var>education finance and policy, updated state grant spending projections taking into account <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.28"></a><var>34.28</var>the most current and projected enrollment and tuition and fee information, economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.29"></a><var>34.29</var>conditions, and other relevant factors. Before submitting state grant spending projections, <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.30"></a><var>34.30</var>the Office of Higher Education must meet and consult with representatives of public and <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.31"></a><var>34.31</var>private postsecondary institutions, the Department of Finance, the Governor's Office, <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.32"></a><var>34.32</var>legislative staff, and financial aid administrators.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.22.0"></a><a id="pl.34.33"></a><var>34.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.125, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.1"></a><var>35.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Eligible students.</b> (a) An applicant is eligible for a child care grant if <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.2"></a><var>35.2</var>the applicant:<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.3"></a><var>35.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) is a resident of the state of Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.4"></a><var>35.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) has a child 12 years of age or younger, or 14 years of age or younger who is <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.5"></a><var>35.5</var>disabled as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>125A.02</statute_ref>, and who is receiving or will receive care on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.6"></a><var>35.6</var>regular basis from a licensed or legal, nonlicensed caregiver;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.7"></a><var>35.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) is income eligible as determined by the office's policies and rules, but is not a <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.8"></a><var>35.8</var>recipient of assistance from the Minnesota family investment program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.9"></a><var>35.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) has not earned a baccalaureate degree and has been enrolled full time less than <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.10"></a><var>35.10</var>eight semesters or the equivalent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.11"></a><var>35.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) is pursuing a nonsectarian program or course of study that applies to an <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.12"></a><var>35.12</var>undergraduate degree, diploma, or certificate;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.13"></a><var>35.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) is enrolled at least half time in an eligible institution; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.14"></a><var>35.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) is in good academic standing and making satisfactory academic progress.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.15"></a><var>35.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A student who withdraws from enrollment for active military service is entitled <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.16"></a><var>35.16</var>to an additional semester or the equivalent of grant eligibility and will be considered to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.17"></a><var>35.17</var>in continuing enrollment status upon return.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.23.0"></a><a id="pl.35.18"></a><var>35.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.125, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.19"></a><var>35.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Amount and length of grants.</b> The amount of a child care grant must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.20"></a><var>35.20</var>based on:<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.21"></a><var>35.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the income of the applicant and the applicant's spouse;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.22"></a><var>35.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the number in the applicant's family, as defined by the office; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.23"></a><var>35.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the number of eligible children in the applicant's family.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.24"></a><var>35.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The maximum award to the applicant shall be $2,300 $2,600 for each eligible child <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.25"></a><var>35.25</var>per academic year, except that the campus financial aid officer may apply to the office for <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.26"></a><var>35.26</var>approval to increase grants by up to ten percent to compensate for higher market charges <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.27"></a><var>35.27</var>for infant care in a community. The office shall develop policies to determine community <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.28"></a><var>35.28</var>market costs and review institutional requests for compensatory grant increases to ensure <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.29"></a><var>35.29</var>need and equal treatment. The office shall prepare a chart to show the amount of a grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.30"></a><var>35.30</var>that will be awarded per child based on the factors in this subdivision. The chart shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.31"></a><var>35.31</var>include a range of income and family size.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.24.0"></a><a id="pl.35.32"></a><var>35.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 24. <b>[136A.126] TEACHER EDUCATION AND COMPENSATION HELPS; </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.35.33"></a><var>35.33</var><b>MINNESOTA EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHER EDUCATION INCENTIVE </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.35.34"></a><var>35.34</var><b>PROGRAMS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.36.1"></a><var>36.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>TEACH.</b> The teacher education and compensation helps program <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.2"></a><var>36.2</var>(TEACH) is established to provide tuition scholarships and education incentives to early <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.3"></a><var>36.3</var>care and education providers. The director shall make a grant with appropriations for this <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.4"></a><var>36.4</var>purpose to a nonprofit organization licensed to administer the TEACH early childhood <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.5"></a><var>36.5</var>program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.6"></a><var>36.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Program components.</b> (a) The nonprofit organization must use the <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.7"></a><var>36.7</var>grant for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.8"></a><var>36.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) tuition scholarships up to $5,000 per year for courses leading to the nationally <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.9"></a><var>36.9</var>recognized child development associate credential or college-level courses leading to an <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.10"></a><var>36.10</var>associate's or bachelor's degree in early childhood development and school-age care; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.11"></a><var>36.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) education incentives of a minimum of $100 to participants in the tuition <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.12"></a><var>36.12</var>scholarship program if they complete a year of working in the early care and education <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.13"></a><var>36.13</var>field.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.14"></a><var>36.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Applicants for the scholarship must be employed by a licensed early childhood <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.15"></a><var>36.15</var>or child care program and working directly with children, a licensed family child care <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.16"></a><var>36.16</var>provider, or an employee in a school-age program exempt from licensing under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.17"></a><var>36.17</var>245A.03, subdivision 2, clause (12). Lower wage earners must be given priority in <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.18"></a><var>36.18</var>awarding the tuition scholarships. Scholarship recipients must contribute ten percent of <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.19"></a><var>36.19</var>the total scholarship and must be sponsored by their employers, who must also contribute <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.20"></a><var>36.20</var>ten percent of the total scholarship. Scholarship recipients who are self-employed must <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.21"></a><var>36.21</var>contribute 20 percent of the total scholarship. <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.22"></a><var>36.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Advisory committee.</b> The TEACH early childhood and Minnesota early <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.23"></a><var>36.23</var>childhood teacher education incentive programs may have an advisory board as prescribed <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.24"></a><var>36.24</var>by the national TEACH organization.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.25.0"></a><a id="pl.36.25"></a><var>36.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 25. <b>[136A.127] ACHIEVE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.36.26"></a><var>36.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> The Achieve Scholarship Program is established.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.27"></a><var>36.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Definition; qualifying course.</b> For the purposes of this section, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.28"></a><var>36.28</var>"qualifying course" means a course that is equivalent to at least one course credit in high <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.29"></a><var>36.29</var>school, as defined in section 120B.024, and that is a rigorous course as determined by <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.30"></a><var>36.30</var>the local school district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.31"></a><var>36.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Documentation of qualifying courses.</b> At the student's request, the high <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.32"></a><var>36.32</var>school shall provide a transcript to the Office of Higher Education documenting the <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.33"></a><var>36.33</var>qualifying courses the student took. High schools shall certify, on the transcript, which <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.34"></a><var>36.34</var>courses on the transcript are qualifying courses and provide a total number of qualifying <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.35"></a><var>36.35</var>courses for each student.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.1"></a><var>37.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Review panel.</b> The director of the office may appoint a review panel to <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.2"></a><var>37.2</var>monitor the implementation of the Achieve Scholarship Program. The review panel may <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.3"></a><var>37.3</var>assist the director in reviewing a determination by a school district that a high school <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.4"></a><var>37.4</var>course is rigorous. The review panel shall include representatives of public and private <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.5"></a><var>37.5</var>high schools and postsecondary institutions.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.6"></a><var>37.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Student eligibility.</b> To be eligible to receive a scholarship under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.7"></a><var>37.7</var>section, a student must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.8"></a><var>37.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) take and receive a passing grade for qualifying courses under subdivision 2 in <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.9"></a><var>37.9</var>a Minnesota high school and graduate from high school;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.10"></a><var>37.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) have total household income that qualifies for free and reduced price meals under <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.11"></a><var>37.11</var>the National School Lunch Program; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.12"></a><var>37.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) be a Minnesota resident student as defined in section 136A.101, subdivision 8.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.13"></a><var>37.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Administration.</b> The Achieve Scholarship Program shall be administered <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.14"></a><var>37.14</var>by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. The director shall develop forms and <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.15"></a><var>37.15</var>procedures necessary to administer the program. <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.16"></a><var>37.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Application.</b> A student must complete and submit an application for <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.17"></a><var>37.17</var>the Achieve scholarship.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.18"></a><var>37.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Deadline.</b> The deadline for the office to accept applications for Achieve <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.19"></a><var>37.19</var>scholarships is 30 days after the beginning of the academic term for which the application <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.20"></a><var>37.20</var>is submitted.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.21"></a><var>37.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Documentation of qualifying household income.</b> Achieve Scholarship <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.22"></a><var>37.22</var>Program applicants must certify on the application that they meet the income eligibility <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.23"></a><var>37.23</var>requirement in subdivision 5, clause (2). The Office of Higher Education or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.24"></a><var>37.24</var>postsecondary institution may request documentation needed to confirm income eligibility.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.25"></a><var>37.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Scholarships awards.</b> (a) A scholarship under this section may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.26"></a><var>37.26</var>awarded in each of the first four years of postsecondary instruction immediately following <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.27"></a><var>37.27</var>graduation from high school. The amount of the scholarship is $250 for each qualifying <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.28"></a><var>37.28</var>course completed at a Minnesota high school. The maximum annual amount of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.29"></a><var>37.29</var>scholarship is $1,250 and the maximum lifetime amount for any student is $5,000. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.30"></a><var>37.30</var>scholarship may be used to pay qualifying expenses at eligible institutions.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.31"></a><var>37.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A student must meet the requirements of section 136A.101, subdivision 10, <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.32"></a><var>37.32</var>for the Achieve scholarship to be renewed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.33"></a><var>37.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Qualifying expenses.</b> Qualifying expenses are tuition, fees, and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.34"></a><var>37.34</var>educational expenses.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.1"></a><var>38.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12. <b>Eligible institutions.</b> The Achieve scholarship may only be used to <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.2"></a><var>38.2</var>pay qualifying expenses at an eligible institution as defined under section 136A.101, <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.3"></a><var>38.3</var>subdivision 4.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.4"></a><var>38.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 13. <b>Evaluation report.</b> By January 15 of each odd-numbered year, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.5"></a><var>38.5</var>Office of Higher Education shall submit a report, to the committees of the legislature with <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.6"></a><var>38.6</var>jurisdiction over higher education finance and policy, regarding the success of the program <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.7"></a><var>38.7</var>in increasing the enrollment of students in rigorous high school courses, including, at a <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.8"></a><var>38.8</var>minimum, the following information:<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.9"></a><var>38.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) a description of the number of individuals participating in the program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.10"></a><var>38.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the courses taken by the program participants;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.11"></a><var>38.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the number of credits program participants received for the courses they <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.12"></a><var>38.12</var>completed;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.13"></a><var>38.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the high schools attended by the program participants;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.14"></a><var>38.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) the postsecondary institutions attended by the program participants;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.15"></a><var>38.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) the academic performance of the students after enrolling in a postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.16"></a><var>38.16</var>institution; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.17"></a><var>38.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) other information as identified by the director.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.18"></a><var>38.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2008.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.26.0"></a><a id="pl.38.19"></a><var>38.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.15, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.20"></a><var>38.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Scope.</b> For purposes of sections 
         <statute_ref>136A.15</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>136A.1702</statute_ref>, the terms <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.21"></a><var>38.21</var>defined in this section have the meanings ascribed to given them. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.27.0"></a><a id="pl.38.22"></a><var>38.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.15, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.23"></a><var>38.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Eligible institution.</b> "Eligible institution" means a postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.24"></a><var>38.24</var>educational institution that either (1) is operated or regulated by this state, or the Board of <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.25"></a><var>38.25</var>Regents of the University of Minnesota; (2) is operated publicly or privately in another <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.26"></a><var>38.26</var>state, is approved by the United States Secretary of Education, and, as determined by <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.27"></a><var>38.27</var>the office, maintains academic standards substantially equal to those of comparable <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.28"></a><var>38.28</var>institutions operated in this state; (3) is licensed or registered as a postsecondary institution <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.29"></a><var>38.29</var>by the office or another state agency; and (4) by July 1, 2011, is participating in the federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.30"></a><var>38.30</var>Pell Grant program under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. It <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.31"></a><var>38.31</var>also includes any institution chartered in a province.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.28.0"></a><a id="pl.38.32"></a><var>38.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.16, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.1"></a><var>39.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Investment.</b> Money made available to the office that is not immediately <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.2"></a><var>39.2</var>needed for the purposes of sections 
         <statute_ref>136A.15</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>136A.1702</statute_ref> may be invested by the office. <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.3"></a><var>39.3</var>The money must be invested in bonds, certificates of indebtedness, and other fixed income <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.4"></a><var>39.4</var>securities, except preferred stocks, which are legal investments for the permanent school <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.5"></a><var>39.5</var>fund. The money may also be invested in prime quality commercial paper that is eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.6"></a><var>39.6</var>for investment in the state employees retirement fund. All interest and profits from such <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.7"></a><var>39.7</var>investments inure to the benefit of the office or may be pledged for security of bonds <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.8"></a><var>39.8</var>issued by the office or its predecessor, the Minnesota Higher Education Coordinating <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.9"></a><var>39.9</var>Board predecessors. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.29.0"></a><a id="pl.39.10"></a><var>39.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.16, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.11"></a><var>39.11</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.12"></a><var>39.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 16. <b>Interest rate swaps and other agreements.</b> (a) The office may enter into <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.13"></a><var>39.13</var>interest rate exchange or swap agreements, hedges, forward purchase or sale agreements, <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.14"></a><var>39.14</var>or other comparable interest rate protection agreements with a third party in connection <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.15"></a><var>39.15</var>with the issuance or proposed issuance of bonds, outstanding bonds or notes, or existing <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.16"></a><var>39.16</var>comparable interest rate protection agreements.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.17"></a><var>39.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The agreements authorized by this subdivision include without limitation master <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.18"></a><var>39.18</var>agreements, options, or contracts to enter into those agreements in the future and related <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.19"></a><var>39.19</var>agreements, including, without limitation, agreements to provide credit enhancement, <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.20"></a><var>39.20</var>liquidity, or remarketing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.21"></a><var>39.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The agreements authorized by this subdivision may be entered into on the basis <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.22"></a><var>39.22</var>of negotiation with a qualified third party or through a competitive proposal process on <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.23"></a><var>39.23</var>terms and conditions as and with covenants and provisions approved by the office and <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.24"></a><var>39.24</var>may include, without limitation:<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.25"></a><var>39.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) provisions establishing reserves;<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.26"></a><var>39.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) pledging assets or revenues of the office for current or other payments or <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.27"></a><var>39.27</var>termination payments;<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.28"></a><var>39.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) contracting with the other parties to the agreements to provide for the custody, <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.29"></a><var>39.29</var>collection, securement, investment, and payment of money of the office or money held <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.30"></a><var>39.30</var>in trust; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.31"></a><var>39.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) requiring the issuance of bonds or other agreements authorized by this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.32"></a><var>39.32</var>in the future.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.33"></a><var>39.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) With respect to bonds or notes outstanding or proposed to be issued bearing <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.34"></a><var>39.34</var>interest at a variable rate, the office may agree to pay sums equal to interest at a fixed rate <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.35"></a><var>39.35</var>or at a different variable rate determined in accordance with a formula set out in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.1"></a><var>40.1</var>agreement on an amount not exceeding the outstanding principal amount of the bonds or <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.2"></a><var>40.2</var>notes at the time of payment in exchange for an agreement by the third party to pay sums <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.3"></a><var>40.3</var>equal to interest on a like amount at a variable rate determined according to a formula <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.4"></a><var>40.4</var>set out in the agreement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.5"></a><var>40.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) With respect to bonds or notes outstanding or proposed to be issued bearing <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.6"></a><var>40.6</var>interest at a fixed rate or rates, the office may agree to pay sums equal to interest at a <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.7"></a><var>40.7</var>variable rate determined in accordance with a formula set out in the agreement on an <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.8"></a><var>40.8</var>amount not exceeding the outstanding principal amount of the bonds or notes at the time of <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.9"></a><var>40.9</var>payment in exchange for an agreement by the third party to pay sums equal to interest on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.10"></a><var>40.10</var>like amount at a fixed rate or rates determined according to a formula set in the agreement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.11"></a><var>40.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) Subject to any applicable covenants of the office, payments required to be made <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.12"></a><var>40.12</var>by the office under the agreement, including termination payments, may be made from <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.13"></a><var>40.13</var>amounts pledged or available to pay debt service on the bonds or notes with respect to <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.14"></a><var>40.14</var>which the agreement was made or from assets of the loan capital fund of the office. <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.15"></a><var>40.15</var>The office may issue bonds or notes to provide for any payments, including, without <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.16"></a><var>40.16</var>limitation, a termination payment due or to become due under an agreement authorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.17"></a><var>40.17</var>under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.18"></a><var>40.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) The authority of the office to enter into interest rate protection agreements under <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.19"></a><var>40.19</var>this section is limited to agreements related to bonds and notes with an aggregate value of <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.20"></a><var>40.20</var>no more than $20,000,000.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.30.0"></a><a id="pl.40.21"></a><var>40.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.1702, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.22"></a><var>40.22</var><b>136A.1702 </b><b>COMMISSION APPROVAL</b><b> LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT</b><b>.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.40.23"></a><var>40.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The office shall obtain approval from notify the Legislative Advisory Commission <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.24"></a><var>40.24</var>chairs of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over higher education <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.25"></a><var>40.25</var>finance of any proposed material change to any of its student loan programs prior to <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.26"></a><var>40.26</var>taking the following actions with regard to student loan programs described in Laws <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.27"></a><var>40.27</var>1983, chapter 258:<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.28"></a><var>40.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) implementing a loan program for parents and students eligible for auxiliary loans <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.29"></a><var>40.29</var>as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>136A.15, subdivision 7</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.30"></a><var>40.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) acquiring student loans from other lenders to facilitate student loan programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.31"></a><var>40.31</var>provided for in section 
         <statute_ref>136A.17</statute_ref>; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.32"></a><var>40.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) providing for programs of supplemental and additional loans as defined in section <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.33"></a><var>40.33</var><statute_ref>136A.1701</statute_ref> making the change. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.31.0"></a><a id="pl.40.34"></a><var>40.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.233, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.1"></a><var>41.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Payments.</b> Work-study payments shall be made to eligible students by <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.2"></a><var>41.2</var>postsecondary institutions as provided in this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.3"></a><var>41.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Students shall be selected for participation in the program by the postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.4"></a><var>41.4</var>institution on the basis of student financial need.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.5"></a><var>41.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) In selecting students for participation, priority must be given to students enrolled <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.6"></a><var>41.6</var>for at least 12 credits. In each academic year, a student may be awarded work-study <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.7"></a><var>41.7</var>payments for one period of nonenrollment or less than half-time enrollment if the student <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.8"></a><var>41.8</var>will enroll on at least a half-time basis during the following academic term.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.9"></a><var>41.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Students will be paid for hours actually worked and the maximum hourly rate <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.10"></a><var>41.10</var>of pay shall not exceed the maximum hourly rate of pay permitted under the federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.11"></a><var>41.11</var>college work-study program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.12"></a><var>41.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Minimum pay rates will be determined by an applicable federal or state law.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.13"></a><var>41.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) The office shall annually establish a minimum percentage rate of student <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.14"></a><var>41.14</var>compensation to be paid by an eligible employer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.15"></a><var>41.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) Each postsecondary institution receiving money for state work-study grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.16"></a><var>41.16</var>shall make a reasonable effort to place work-study students in employment with eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.17"></a><var>41.17</var>employers outside the institution. However, a public employer other than the institution <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.18"></a><var>41.18</var>may not terminate, lay off, or reduce the working hours of a permanent employee for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.19"></a><var>41.19</var>purpose of hiring a work-study student, or replace a permanent employee who is on layoff <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.20"></a><var>41.20</var>from the same or substantially the same job by hiring a work-study student.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.21"></a><var>41.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) The percent of the institution's work-study allocation provided to graduate <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.22"></a><var>41.22</var>students shall not exceed the percent of graduate student enrollment at the participating <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.23"></a><var>41.23</var>institution.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.24"></a><var>41.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) An institution may use up to 30 percent of its allocation for student internships <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.25"></a><var>41.25</var>with private, for-profit employers.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.32.0"></a><a id="pl.41.26"></a><var>41.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.29, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.27"></a><var>41.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Revenue bonds; limit.</b> The authority is authorized and empowered <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.28"></a><var>41.28</var>to issue revenue bonds whose aggregate principal amount at any time shall not exceed <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.29"></a><var>41.29</var>$800,000,000 $950,000,000 and to issue notes, bond anticipation notes, and revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.30"></a><var>41.30</var>refunding bonds of the authority under the provisions of sections 
         <statute_ref>136A.25</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>136A.42</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.31"></a><var>41.31</var>to provide funds for acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, enlarging, remodeling, <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.32"></a><var>41.32</var>renovating, improving, furnishing, or equipping one or more projects or parts thereof. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.33.0"></a><a id="pl.41.33"></a><var>41.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.861, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.1"></a><var>42.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Grants.</b> The director of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.2"></a><var>42.2</var>shall award grants to foster postsecondary attendance and retention by providing outreach <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.3"></a><var>42.3</var>services to historically underserved students in grades six through 12 and historically <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.4"></a><var>42.4</var>underrepresented college students. Grants must be awarded to programs that provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.5"></a><var>42.5</var>precollege services, including, but not limited to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.6"></a><var>42.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) academic counseling;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.7"></a><var>42.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) mentoring;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.8"></a><var>42.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) fostering and improving parental involvement in planning for and facilitating a <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.9"></a><var>42.9</var>college education;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.10"></a><var>42.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) services for students with English as a second language;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.11"></a><var>42.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) academic enrichment activities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.12"></a><var>42.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) tutoring;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.13"></a><var>42.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) career awareness and exploration;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.14"></a><var>42.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) orientation to college life;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.15"></a><var>42.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) assistance with high school course selection and information about college <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.16"></a><var>42.16</var>admission requirements; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.17"></a><var>42.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) financial aid counseling.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.18"></a><var>42.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Grants shall be awarded to postsecondary institutions, professional organizations, <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.19"></a><var>42.19</var>community-based organizations, or others deemed appropriate by the director.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.20"></a><var>42.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Grants shall be awarded for one year and may be renewed for a second year with <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.21"></a><var>42.21</var>documentation to the Minnesota Office of Higher Education of successful program <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.22"></a><var>42.22</var>outcomes.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.34.0"></a><a id="pl.42.23"></a><var>42.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.861, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.24"></a><var>42.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Eligible students.</b> Eligible students include students in grades six through <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.25"></a><var>42.25</var>12 who meet one or more of the following criteria:<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.26"></a><var>42.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) are counted under section 1124(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.27"></a><var>42.27</var>Act of 1965 (Title I);<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.28"></a><var>42.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch under the National School Lunch Act;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.29"></a><var>42.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) receive assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Law (Title <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.30"></a><var>42.30</var>I of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996); or<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.31"></a><var>42.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) are a member of a group traditionally underrepresented in higher education.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.32"></a><var>42.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Eligible undergraduate students include those who met the student eligibility criteria <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.33"></a><var>42.33</var>as 6th through 12th graders.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.35.0"></a><a id="pl.42.34"></a><var>42.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.861, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.1"></a><var>43.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Application process.</b> The director of the Minnesota Office of Higher <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.2"></a><var>43.2</var>Education shall develop a grant application process. The director shall attempt to support <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.3"></a><var>43.3</var>projects in a manner that ensures that eligible students throughout the state have access <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.4"></a><var>43.4</var>to precollege program services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.5"></a><var>43.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The grant application must include, at a minimum, the following information:<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.6"></a><var>43.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) a description of the characteristics of the students to be served reflective of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.7"></a><var>43.7</var>need for services listed in subdivision 1;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.8"></a><var>43.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) a description of the services to be provided and a timeline for implementation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.9"></a><var>43.9</var>the activities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.10"></a><var>43.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) a description of how the services provided will foster postsecondary attendance <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.11"></a><var>43.11</var>and support postsecondary retention;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.12"></a><var>43.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) a description of how the services will be evaluated to determine whether the <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.13"></a><var>43.13</var>program goals were met; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.14"></a><var>43.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) other information as identified by the director.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.15"></a><var>43.15</var>Grant recipients must specify both program and student outcome goals, and performance <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.16"></a><var>43.16</var>measures for each goal.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.36.0"></a><a id="pl.43.17"></a><var>43.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.861, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.18"></a><var>43.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Program evaluation.</b> Each grant recipient must annually submit a report <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.19"></a><var>43.19</var>to the Minnesota Office of Higher Education delineating its program and student outcome <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.20"></a><var>43.20</var>goals, and activities implemented to achieve the stated outcomes. The goals must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.21"></a><var>43.21</var>clearly stated and measurable. Grant recipients are required to collect, analyze, and report <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.22"></a><var>43.22</var>on participation and outcome data that enable the office to verify that the program goals <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.23"></a><var>43.23</var>were met. The office shall maintain:<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.24"></a><var>43.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) information about successful precollege program and undergraduate student <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.25"></a><var>43.25</var>retention program activities for dissemination to individuals throughout the state interested <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.26"></a><var>43.26</var>in adopting or replicating successful program practices; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.27"></a><var>43.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) data on the success of the funded projects in increasing the high school <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.28"></a><var>43.28</var>graduation and, college participation, and college graduation rates of students served <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.29"></a><var>43.29</var>by the grant recipients. The office may convene meetings of the grant recipients, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.30"></a><var>43.30</var>needed, to discuss issues pertaining to the implementation of precollege services and <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.31"></a><var>43.31</var>undergraduate retention programs.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.37.0"></a><a id="pl.43.32"></a><var>43.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136F.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.33"></a><var>43.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Membership.</b> The board consists of 15 members appointed by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.34"></a><var>43.34</var>governor with the advice and consent of the senate. At least one member of the board <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.1"></a><var>44.1</var>must be a resident of each congressional district. In selecting appointees, the governor <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.2"></a><var>44.2</var>must consider the needs of the Board of Trustees and the balance of the board membership <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.3"></a><var>44.3</var>with respect to labor and business representation and racial, gender, geographic, and ethnic <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.4"></a><var>44.4</var>composition. Three members must be students who are enrolled at least half time in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.5"></a><var>44.5</var>degree, diploma, or certificate program or have graduated from an institution governed <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.6"></a><var>44.6</var>by the board within one year of the date of appointment. The student members shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.7"></a><var>44.7</var>include: one member from a community college, one member from a state university, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.8"></a><var>44.8</var>one member from a technical college. The remaining members must be appointed to <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.9"></a><var>44.9</var>represent the state at large.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.38.0"></a><a id="pl.44.10"></a><var>44.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136F.03, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.11"></a><var>44.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Duties.</b> (a) The advisory council shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.12"></a><var>44.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) develop a statement of the selection criteria to be applied and a description <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.13"></a><var>44.13</var>of the responsibilities and duties of a member of the board and shall distribute this to <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.14"></a><var>44.14</var>potential candidates; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.15"></a><var>44.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) for each position on the board, identify and recruit qualified candidates for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.16"></a><var>44.16</var>board, based on the background and experience of the candidates, and their potential for <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.17"></a><var>44.17</var>discharging the responsibilities of a member of the board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.18"></a><var>44.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Selection criteria developed under this section must include the requirement that <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.19"></a><var>44.19</var>trustees represent diversity in geography, gender, race, occupation, and experience.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.20"></a><var>44.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Selection criteria developed under this section must also include the identification <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.21"></a><var>44.21</var>of the membership needs of the board for individual skills relevant to the governance <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.22"></a><var>44.22</var>of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the needs for certain individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.23"></a><var>44.23</var>characteristics that include geographic location, gender, race, occupation, and experience. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.39.0"></a><a id="pl.44.24"></a><var>44.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136F.03, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.25"></a><var>44.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Recommendations.</b> Except for seats filled under section 136F.04 , the <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.26"></a><var>44.26</var>advisory council shall recommend at least two and not more than four candidates for <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.27"></a><var>44.27</var>each seat. By April 15 of each even-numbered year, the advisory council shall submit its <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.28"></a><var>44.28</var>recommendations to the governor. The governor is not bound by these recommendations.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.40.0"></a><a id="pl.44.29"></a><var>44.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136F.42, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.30"></a><var>44.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Time reporting.</b> As provided in Executive Order 96-2, the board, <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.31"></a><var>44.31</var>in consultation with the commissioners of employee relations and finance, may develop <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.32"></a><var>44.32</var>policies to allow system office or campus employees on salaries, as defined in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.44.33"></a><var>44.33</var>43A.17, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, to use negative time reporting in which employees report only that <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.1"></a><var>45.1</var>time for which leave is taken. By the end of the 1997 fiscal year, the board, in consultation <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.2"></a><var>45.2</var>with the commissioners of employee relations and finance, shall evaluate the use of <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.3"></a><var>45.3</var>negative time reporting and its potential for use with other state employees. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.41.0"></a><a id="pl.45.4"></a><var>45.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136F.58, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.5"></a><var>45.5</var><b>136F.58 BOOKSTORES</b><b>; COURSE MATERIAL ACQUISITION</b><b>.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.45.6"></a><var>45.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Authorization.</b> A state college or university may operate a bookstore <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.7"></a><var>45.7</var>in a state college or university building, or may allocate space in a state college or <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.8"></a><var>45.8</var>university building and permit a person or corporation to operate a bookstore without rent <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.9"></a><var>45.9</var>at the campus' pleasure and on such conditions as the board may impose. The board may <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.10"></a><var>45.10</var>provide insurance, at no cost to the state, for the inventory of a bookstore a state college or <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.11"></a><var>45.11</var>university conducts in its building.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.12"></a><var>45.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Course material.</b> (a) An instructor shall attempt to provide adequate <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.13"></a><var>45.13</var>notice to a bookstore of the intention to order required or recommended course material <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.14"></a><var>45.14</var>so that the bookstore can provide information for the instructor's consideration prior to <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.15"></a><var>45.15</var>placing an order for the course material.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.16"></a><var>45.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A bookstore must make reasonable efforts to obtain from publishers or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.17"></a><var>45.17</var>sources, prior to the time an instructor requests the bookstore to order course material, <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.18"></a><var>45.18</var>the following information, including, but not limited to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.19"></a><var>45.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the title, edition, author, and International Standard Book Number (ISBN) of <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.20"></a><var>45.20</var>the course material;<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.21"></a><var>45.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the price for the course material;<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.22"></a><var>45.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) whether the course material is bundled with optional material, whether it can be <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.23"></a><var>45.23</var>unbundled, and the price for each bundled and unbundled component;<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.24"></a><var>45.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) whether the material is available in an alternative format and the cost for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.25"></a><var>45.25</var>alternatively formatted material;<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.26"></a><var>45.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) the availability of the course material currently and in the future;<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.27"></a><var>45.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) changes to the course material from the previous edition, the revision date, <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.28"></a><var>45.28</var>availability, and cost for that edition, if available; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.29"></a><var>45.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) any known plans for future revisions of the course material.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.30"></a><var>45.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) An instructor ordering course material through a bookstore shall consider the <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.31"></a><var>45.31</var>information received from the bookstore prior to placing the final order.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.32"></a><var>45.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Notice to purchase.</b> (a) An instructor shall make reasonable efforts to <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.33"></a><var>45.33</var>notify a bookstore of the final order for required and recommended course material at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.34"></a><var>45.34</var>30 days prior to the commencement of the term.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.1"></a><var>46.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The bookstore must make reasonable efforts to notify students of the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.2"></a><var>46.2</var>information concerning the required and recommended course material at least 15 days <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.3"></a><var>46.3</var>prior to the commencement of the term for which the course material is required including, <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.4"></a><var>46.4</var>but not limited to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.5"></a><var>46.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the title, edition, author, and International Standard Book Number (ISBN) of <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.6"></a><var>46.6</var>the course material;<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.7"></a><var>46.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the price for the course material;<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.8"></a><var>46.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) whether the required course material is bundled with optional material, whether <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.9"></a><var>46.9</var>it can be unbundled, and the price for each bundled and unbundled component; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.10"></a><var>46.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) whether the material is available in an alternative format and the cost for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.11"></a><var>46.11</var>alternatively formatted material.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.12"></a><var>46.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>System responsibility.</b> The board shall, to the extent it considers <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.13"></a><var>46.13</var>necessary, adopt uniform forms for bookstores to request information under subdivision 2. <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.14"></a><var>46.14</var>The board shall encourage faculty to utilize the information received under subdivision 2 <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.15"></a><var>46.15</var>to achieve the lowest cost to students for course materials consistent with the academic <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.16"></a><var>46.16</var>freedom and choice of the faculty member.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.42.0"></a><a id="pl.46.17"></a><var>46.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136F.71, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.18"></a><var>46.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Activity funds.</b> All receipts attributable to the state colleges and <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.19"></a><var>46.19</var>universities activity funds and deposited in the state treasury are appropriated to the board <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.20"></a><var>46.20</var>and are not subject to budgetary control as exercised by the commissioner of finance.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.43.0"></a><a id="pl.46.21"></a><var>46.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136F.71, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.22"></a><var>46.22</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.23"></a><var>46.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Banking services.</b> Notwithstanding section 16A.27, the board shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.24"></a><var>46.24</var>have authority to control the amount and manner of deposit of all receipts described in <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.25"></a><var>46.25</var>this section in depositories selected by the board. The board's authority shall include <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.26"></a><var>46.26</var>specifying the considerations, financial activities, and conditions required from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.27"></a><var>46.27</var>depository, including the requirement of collateral security or a corporate surety bond <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.28"></a><var>46.28</var>as described in section 118A.03. The board may compensate the depository, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.29"></a><var>46.29</var>paying a reasonable charge to the depository, maintaining appropriate compensating <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.30"></a><var>46.30</var>balances with the depository, or purchasing non-interest-bearing certificates of deposit <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.31"></a><var>46.31</var>from the depository for performing depository-related services.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.44.0"></a><a id="pl.46.32"></a><var>46.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136G.11, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.1"></a><var>47.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Amount of matching grant.</b> The amount of the matching grant for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.2"></a><var>47.2</var>beneficiary equals:<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.3"></a><var>47.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) if the beneficiary's family income is $50,000 or less, 15 percent of the sum <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.4"></a><var>47.4</var>of the contributions made to the beneficiary's account during the calendar year, not to <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.5"></a><var>47.5</var>exceed $300 $400; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.6"></a><var>47.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) if the beneficiary's family income is more than $50,000 but not more than <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.7"></a><var>47.7</var>$80,000, five ten percent of the sum of the contributions made to the beneficiary's account <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.8"></a><var>47.8</var>during the calendar year, not to exceed $300 $400.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.45.0"></a><a id="pl.47.9"></a><var>47.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 137.0245, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.10"></a><var>47.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> A Regent Candidate Advisory Council is established <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.11"></a><var>47.11</var>to assist in determining criteria for, and identifying and recruiting qualified candidates for <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.12"></a><var>47.12</var>membership on the Board of Regents and making recommendations to the governor joint <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.13"></a><var>47.13</var>legislative committee described in section 137.0246, subdivision 2.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.46.0"></a><a id="pl.47.14"></a><var>47.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 137.0245, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.15"></a><var>47.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Recommendations.</b> (a) The advisory council shall recommend at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.16"></a><var>47.16</var>two and not more than four candidates. By January 15 of each odd-numbered year, <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.17"></a><var>47.17</var>the advisory council shall submit its recommendations to the governor joint legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.18"></a><var>47.18</var>committee described in section 137.0246, subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.19"></a><var>47.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The advisory council must submit a report to the governor joint committee on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.20"></a><var>47.20</var>needs criterion identified under subdivision 3, paragraph (c), at the same time it submits its <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.21"></a><var>47.21</var>recommendations.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.47.0"></a><a id="pl.47.22"></a><var>47.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 137.0246, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.23"></a><var>47.23</var><b>137.0246 REGENT NOMINATION AND ELECTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.47.24"></a><var>47.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Governor nomination.</b> By February 15 following the receipt <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.25"></a><var>47.25</var>of recommendations from the advisory council, the governor must submit to the joint <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.26"></a><var>47.26</var>committee established under subdivision 2 a slate of regent nominations that complies with <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.27"></a><var>47.27</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>137.023</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>137.024</statute_ref>. The slate must name one nominee for each vacancy. In <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.28"></a><var>47.28</var>selecting nominees, the governor must consider the needs of the Board of Regents and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.29"></a><var>47.29</var>balance of the board membership with respect to gender, racial, and ethnic composition. <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.30"></a><var>47.30</var>The governor must inform the joint committee how each candidate and the slate meet the <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.31"></a><var>47.31</var>needs identified in the report under section 
         <statute_ref>137.0245, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.32"></a><var>47.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Regent nomination </b><b>joint committee.</b> (a) The joint legislative committee <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.33"></a><var>47.33</var>consists of 20 legislator members. Ten members shall be appointed by the speaker of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.1"></a><var>48.1</var>house. Ten members shall be appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.2"></a><var>48.2</var>Committee on Rules and Administration from the senate. An equal number of members <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.3"></a><var>48.3</var>from the majority and minority party shall be appointed from each house. The members <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.4"></a><var>48.4</var>appointed from the minority party must be appointed from among those recommended by <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.5"></a><var>48.5</var>the minority leader. The chairs of the education policy committees and the members of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.6"></a><var>48.6</var>higher education budget and policy divisions and the ranking minority member of those <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.7"></a><var>48.7</var>committees and divisions must be appointed in each house of the legislature. The chairs <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.8"></a><var>48.8</var>of the divisions from each body shall be cochairs of the joint legislative committee. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.9"></a><var>48.9</var>majority of the members from each house is a quorum of the joint committee.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.10"></a><var>48.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) By February 28 of each odd-numbered year, or at a date agreed to by concurrent <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.11"></a><var>48.11</var>resolution, the joint legislative committee shall meet to consider the governor's nominees <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.12"></a><var>48.12</var>advisory council's recommendations for regent of the University of Minnesota for possible <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.13"></a><var>48.13</var>presentation to a joint convention of the legislature.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.14"></a><var>48.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The joint committee may only recommend to the joint convention nominees <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.15"></a><var>48.15</var>candidates recommended by the governor advisory council and the other candidates <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.16"></a><var>48.16</var>nominated by the joint committee. If the joint committee does not recommend a <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.17"></a><var>48.17</var>governor's nominee, the governor must submit a different nominee for the same vacancy. <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.18"></a><var>48.18</var>A candidate other than those recommended by the advisory council may be nominated <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.19"></a><var>48.19</var>for consideration by the joint committee only if the nomination receives the support of at <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.20"></a><var>48.20</var>least three house of representatives members of the committee and two senate members <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.21"></a><var>48.21</var>of the committee. A candidate must receive a majority vote of members from the house <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.22"></a><var>48.22</var>of representatives and from the senate on the joint committee to be recommended to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.23"></a><var>48.23</var>joint convention. The joint committee may recommend no more than one candidate for <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.24"></a><var>48.24</var>each vacancy. In recommending nominees, the joint committee must consider the needs of <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.25"></a><var>48.25</var>the Board of Regents and the balance of the board membership with respect to gender, <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.26"></a><var>48.26</var>racial, and ethnic composition.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.27"></a><var>48.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The joint committee must meet twice, approximately one week apart. The first <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.28"></a><var>48.28</var>meeting is for the purpose of interviewing candidates and recommending candidates for <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.29"></a><var>48.29</var>the joint committee to consider. The second meeting is for the purpose of voting for <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.30"></a><var>48.30</var>candidates for recommendation to the joint convention.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.48.0"></a><a id="pl.48.31"></a><var>48.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 48. <b>[137.0252] APPROPRIATION; CONTRACT BUYOUT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.48.32"></a><var>48.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No appropriation from the state of Minnesota to the governing board of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.33"></a><var>48.33</var>University of Minnesota shall be used directly or indirectly for costs related to the early <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.34"></a><var>48.34</var>termination of a contract of a coach who reports to the director of athletics.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.49.0"></a><a id="pl.49.1"></a><var>49.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 197.775, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.2"></a><var>49.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Delayed payment of tuition.</b> A state college or university may not assess <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.3"></a><var>49.3</var>late fees or other late charges for veterans who are eligible to receive federal or state <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.4"></a><var>49.4</var>educational assistance and who have applied for that assistance but not yet received it, <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.5"></a><var>49.5</var>nor may they prevent these students from registering for a subsequent term because of <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.6"></a><var>49.6</var>outstanding tuition charges that arise from delayed federal or state payments. The state <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.7"></a><var>49.7</var>college or university may request without delay the amount of tuition above expected <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.8"></a><var>49.8</var>federal  and state educational assistance and may require payment of the full amount of <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.9"></a><var>49.9</var>tuition owed by the veteran within 30 days of receipt of the expected federal or state <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.10"></a><var>49.10</var>educational assistance.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.50.0"></a><a id="pl.49.11"></a><var>49.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 50. <b>[197.791] MINNESOTA GI BILL PROGRAM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.49.12"></a><var>49.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b>  (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.13"></a><var>49.13</var>section. <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.14"></a><var>49.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of veterans affairs, unless otherwise <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.15"></a><var>49.15</var>specified.<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.16"></a><var>49.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) "Cost of attendance" for both graduate and undergraduate students has the <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.17"></a><var>49.17</var>meaning given in section 136A.121, subdivision 6, multiplied by a factor of 1.1. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.18"></a><var>49.18</var>tuition and fee maximum established by law for four-year programs shall be used to <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.19"></a><var>49.19</var>calculate the tuition and fee maximum under section 136A.121, subdivision 6, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.20"></a><var>49.20</var>a graduate student.<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.21"></a><var>49.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) "Child" means a natural or adopted child of a person described in subdivision 4, <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.22"></a><var>49.22</var>paragraph (a), clause (1), item (i) or (ii).<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.23"></a><var>49.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) "Eligible institution" means a postsecondary institution under section 136A.101, <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.24"></a><var>49.24</var>subdivision 4.<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.25"></a><var>49.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) "Program" means the Minnesota GI Bill program established in this section, <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.26"></a><var>49.26</var>unless otherwise specified.<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.27"></a><var>49.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) "Time of hostilities" means any action by the armed forces of the United States <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.28"></a><var>49.28</var>that is recognized by the issuance of a presidential proclamation or a presidential executive <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.29"></a><var>49.29</var>order in which the armed forces expeditionary medal or other campaign service medals <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.30"></a><var>49.30</var>are awarded according to presidential executive order, and any additional period or place <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.31"></a><var>49.31</var>that the commissioner determines and designates, after consultation with the United States <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.32"></a><var>49.32</var>Department of Defense, to be a period or place where the United States is in a conflict that <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.33"></a><var>49.33</var>places persons at such a risk that service in a foreign country during that period or in that <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.34"></a><var>49.34</var>place should be considered to be included.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.1"></a><var>50.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) "Veteran" has the meaning given in section 197.447. Veteran also includes <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.2"></a><var>50.2</var>a service member who has received an honorable discharge after leaving each period of <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.3"></a><var>50.3</var>federal active duty service and has: <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.4"></a><var>50.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) served 90 days or more of federal active duty in a foreign country during a time <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.5"></a><var>50.5</var>of hostilities in that country; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.6"></a><var>50.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) received a service-related medical discharge from any period of service in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.7"></a><var>50.7</var>foreign country during a time of hostilities in that country.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.8"></a><var>50.8</var>A service member who has fulfilled the requirements for being a veteran under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.9"></a><var>50.9</var>paragraph but is still serving actively in the United States armed forces is also a veteran <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.10"></a><var>50.10</var>for the purposes of this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.11"></a><var>50.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Program established.</b> The Minnesota GI Bill Program is established to <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.12"></a><var>50.12</var>provide postsecondary educational assistance to eligible Minnesota veterans and to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.13"></a><var>50.13</var>children and spouses of deceased and severely disabled Minnesota veterans.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.14"></a><var>50.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The commissioner, in cooperation with eligible postsecondary educational <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.15"></a><var>50.15</var>institutions, shall administer the program for the purpose of providing postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.16"></a><var>50.16</var>educational assistance to eligible persons in accordance with this section. Each public <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.17"></a><var>50.17</var>postsecondary educational institution in the state must participate in the program and each <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.18"></a><var>50.18</var>private postsecondary educational institution in the state is encouraged to participate in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.19"></a><var>50.19</var>program. Any participating private institution may suspend or terminate its participation <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.20"></a><var>50.20</var>in the program at the end of any semester or other academic term.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.21"></a><var>50.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Duties; responsibilities.</b> (a) The commissioner shall establish policies <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.22"></a><var>50.22</var>and procedures including, but not limited to, procedures for student application record <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.23"></a><var>50.23</var>keeping, information sharing, payment of educational assistance benefits, and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.24"></a><var>50.24</var>procedures the commissioner considers appropriate and necessary for effective and <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.25"></a><var>50.25</var>efficient administration of the program established in this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.26"></a><var>50.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The commissioner may delegate part or all of the administrative procedures <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.27"></a><var>50.27</var>for the program to responsible representatives of participating eligible institutions. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.28"></a><var>50.28</var>commissioner may execute an interagency agreement with the Office of Higher Education <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.29"></a><var>50.29</var>for services the commissioner determines necessary to administer the program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.30"></a><var>50.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Eligibility.</b> (a) A person is eligible for educational assistance under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.31"></a><var>50.31</var>section if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.32"></a><var>50.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the person is:<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.33"></a><var>50.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) a veteran who is serving or has served honorably in any branch or unit of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.34"></a><var>50.34</var>United States armed forces at any time on or after September 11, 2001;<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.35"></a><var>50.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) a nonveteran who has served honorably for a total of five years or more <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.36"></a><var>50.36</var>cumulatively as a member of the Minnesota National Guard or any other active or reserve <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.1"></a><var>51.1</var>component of the United States armed forces, and any part of that service occurred on or <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.2"></a><var>51.2</var>after September 11, 2001;<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.3"></a><var>51.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) the surviving spouse or child of a person who has served in the military at any <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.4"></a><var>51.4</var>time on or after September 11, 2001, and who has died as a direct result of that military <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.5"></a><var>51.5</var>service; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.6"></a><var>51.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) the spouse or child of a person who has served in the military at any time on or <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.7"></a><var>51.7</var>after September 11, 2001, and who has a total and permanent service-connected disability <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.8"></a><var>51.8</var>as rated by the United States Veterans Administration;<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.9"></a><var>51.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the person providing the military service described in clause (1), items (i) to (iv), <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.10"></a><var>51.10</var>was a Minnesota resident within six months of the time of the person's initial enlistment or <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.11"></a><var>51.11</var>any reenlistment in the United States armed forces;<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.12"></a><var>51.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the person receiving the educational assistance is a Minnesota resident, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.13"></a><var>51.13</var>defined in section 136A.101, subdivision 8; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.14"></a><var>51.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the person receiving the educational assistance: <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.15"></a><var>51.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) is an undergraduate or graduate student at an eligible institution;<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.16"></a><var>51.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) is maintaining satisfactory academic progress as defined by the institution for <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.17"></a><var>51.17</var>students participating in federal Title IV programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.18"></a><var>51.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) is enrolled in an education program leading to a certificate, diploma, or degree <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.19"></a><var>51.19</var>at an eligible institution; <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.20"></a><var>51.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) has applied for educational assistance under this section prior to the end of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.21"></a><var>51.21</var>academic term for which the assistance is being requested;<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.22"></a><var>51.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) is in compliance with child support payment requirements under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.23"></a><var>51.23</var>136A.121, subdivision 2, clause (5); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.24"></a><var>51.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vi) if an undergraduate student, has applied for the federal Pell Grant and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.25"></a><var>51.25</var>Minnesota State Grant.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.26"></a><var>51.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A person's eligibility terminates when the person becomes eligible for benefits <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.27"></a><var>51.27</var>under section 135A.52.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.28"></a><var>51.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) To determine eligibility, the commissioner may require official documentation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.29"></a><var>51.29</var>including the person's federal form DD-214 or other official military discharge papers; <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.30"></a><var>51.30</var>correspondence from the United States Veterans Administration; birth certificate; marriage <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.31"></a><var>51.31</var>certificate; proof of enrollment at an eligible institution; signed affidavits; proof of <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.32"></a><var>51.32</var>residency; proof of identity; or any other official documentation the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.33"></a><var>51.33</var>considers necessary to determine eligibility.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.34"></a><var>51.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The commissioner may deny eligibility or terminate benefits under this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.35"></a><var>51.35</var>to any person who has not provided sufficient documentation to determine eligibility for <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.36"></a><var>51.36</var>the program. An applicant may appeal the commissioner's eligibility determination or <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.1"></a><var>52.1</var>termination of benefits in writing to the commissioner at any time. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.2"></a><var>52.2</var>must rule on any application or appeal within 30 days of receipt of all documentation that <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.3"></a><var>52.3</var>the commissioner requires. The decision of the commissioner regarding an appeal is final. <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.4"></a><var>52.4</var>However, an applicant whose appeal of an eligibility determination has been rejected by <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.5"></a><var>52.5</var>the commissioner may submit an additional appeal of that determination in writing to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.6"></a><var>52.6</var>commissioner at any time that the applicant is able to provide substantively significant <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.7"></a><var>52.7</var>additional information regarding the applicant's eligibility for the program. An approval <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.8"></a><var>52.8</var>of an applicant's eligibility by the commissioner following an appeal by the applicant is <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.9"></a><var>52.9</var>not retroactively effective for more than one year or the semester of the person's original <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.10"></a><var>52.10</var>application, whichever is later.<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.11"></a><var>52.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) Upon receiving an application with insufficient documentation to determine <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.12"></a><var>52.12</var>eligibility, the commissioner must notify the applicant within 30 days of receipt of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.13"></a><var>52.13</var>application that the application is being suspended pending receipt by the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.14"></a><var>52.14</var>sufficient documentation from the applicant to determine eligibility.<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.15"></a><var>52.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Benefit amount.</b> (a) On approval by the commissioner of eligibility for <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.16"></a><var>52.16</var>the program, the applicant shall be awarded, on a funds-available basis, the educational <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.17"></a><var>52.17</var>assistance under the program for use at any time according to program rules at any <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.18"></a><var>52.18</var>eligible institution.<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.19"></a><var>52.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The amount of educational assistance in any semester or term for an eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.20"></a><var>52.20</var>person must be determined by subtracting from the eligible person's cost of attendance the <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.21"></a><var>52.21</var>amount the person received or was eligible to receive in that semester or term from:<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.22"></a><var>52.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the federal Pell Grant;<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.23"></a><var>52.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the state grant program under section 136A.121; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.24"></a><var>52.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) any federal military or veterans educational benefits including but not limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.25"></a><var>52.25</var>to the Montgomery GI Bill, GI Bill Kicker, the federal tuition assistance program, <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.26"></a><var>52.26</var>vocational rehabilitation benefits, and any other federal benefits associated with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.27"></a><var>52.27</var>person's status as a veteran, except veterans disability payments from the United States <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.28"></a><var>52.28</var>Veterans Administration.<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.29"></a><var>52.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The amount of educational assistance for any eligible person who is a full-time <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.30"></a><var>52.30</var>student must not exceed the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.31"></a><var>52.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) $1,000 per semester or term of enrollment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.32"></a><var>52.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) $2,000 per state fiscal year; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.33"></a><var>52.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) $10,000 in a lifetime.<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.34"></a><var>52.34</var>For a part-time student, the amount of educational assistance must not exceed $500 <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.35"></a><var>52.35</var>per semester or term of enrollment. For the purpose of this paragraph, a part-time <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.36"></a><var>52.36</var>undergraduate student is a student taking fewer than 12 credits for a semester or term <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.1"></a><var>53.1</var>of enrollment and a part-time graduate student is a student considered part-time by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.2"></a><var>53.2</var>eligible institution the graduate student is attending.<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.3"></a><var>53.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Insufficient appropriation.</b> If the amount appropriated is determined <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.4"></a><var>53.4</var>by the commissioner to be insufficient to pay the benefit amounts in subdivision 5, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.5"></a><var>53.5</var>commissioner must reduce the amounts specified in subdivision 5, paragraph (c), clauses <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.6"></a><var>53.6</var>(1) and (2).<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.7"></a><var>53.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2007, and applies to <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.8"></a><var>53.8</var>qualifying coursework taken on or after that date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.51.0"></a><a id="pl.53.9"></a><var>53.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 51. <b>MINNESOTA WEST COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.53.10"></a><var>53.10</var><b>AT WORTHINGTON; YMCA LEASE AGREEMENT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.53.11"></a><var>53.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The Board of Trustees of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities may enter <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.12"></a><var>53.12</var>into a lease agreement with the YMCA not to exceed 40 years, for the lease of land on <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.13"></a><var>53.13</var>the Minnesota West Community and Technical College at Worthington campus for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.14"></a><var>53.14</var>construction of a YMCA facility. The lease may also include the city of Worthington.<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.15"></a><var>53.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Siting and design of the facility must be consistent with the college's master <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.16"></a><var>53.16</var>plan and Minnesota State Colleges and Universities' building standards. Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.17"></a><var>53.17</var>West Community and Technical College may negotiate for use of the facility for college <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.18"></a><var>53.18</var>purposes. The lease must contain a provision that the lease shall terminate if the improved <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.19"></a><var>53.19</var>property is no longer used for the partial benefit of the students at the Worthington campus.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.52.0"></a><a id="pl.53.20"></a><var>53.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 52. <b>INTEREST RATE PROTECTION AGREEMENTS; REPORT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.53.21"></a><var>53.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Office of Higher Education must report by February 1, 2009, to the senate and <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.22"></a><var>53.22</var>house of representatives committees with primary jurisdiction over higher education <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.23"></a><var>53.23</var>finance and policy on the results of the office's interest rate protection agreement activity <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.24"></a><var>53.24</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.16, subdivision 16.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.53.0"></a><a id="pl.53.25"></a><var>53.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 53. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.53.26"></a><var>53.26</var>(a) Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 135A.031, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6; <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.27"></a><var>53.27</var>135A.032; 135A.033; 135A.045; 135A.053; 136A.07; and 136A.08, subdivision 8, are <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.28"></a><var>53.28</var>repealed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.29"></a><var>53.29</var>(b) Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 1, article 1, sections 3, subdivision 3; <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.30"></a><var>53.30</var>and 4, subdivision 5, are repealed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.54.1"></a><var>54.1</var><b>ARTICLE 3</b><br />
            		
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.54.2"></a><var>54.2</var><b>PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.3.1.0"></a><a id="pl.54.3"></a><var>54.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.61, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.4"></a><var>54.4</var><b>136A.61 POLICY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.54.5"></a><var>54.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The legislature has found and hereby declares that the availability of legitimate <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.6"></a><var>54.6</var>courses and programs leading to academic degrees offered by responsible private <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.7"></a><var>54.7</var>not-for-profit and for-profit institutions of postsecondary education and the existence <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.8"></a><var>54.8</var>of legitimate private colleges and universities are in the best interests of the people of <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.9"></a><var>54.9</var>this state. The legislature has found and declares that the state can provide assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.10"></a><var>54.10</var>and protection for persons choosing private institutions and programs, by establishing <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.11"></a><var>54.11</var>policies and procedures to assure the authenticity and legitimacy of private postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.12"></a><var>54.12</var>education institutions and programs. The legislature has also found and declares that <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.13"></a><var>54.13</var>this same policy applies to any private and public postsecondary educational institution <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.14"></a><var>54.14</var>located in another state or country which offers or makes available to a Minnesota resident <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.15"></a><var>54.15</var>any course, program or educational activity which does not require the leaving of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.16"></a><var>54.16</var>state for its completion.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.2.0"></a><a id="pl.54.17"></a><var>54.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. <b>[136A.615] CITATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.54.18"></a><var>54.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sections 136A.61 to 136A.71 may be cited as the "Minnesota Private and <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.19"></a><var>54.19</var>Out-of-State Public Postsecondary Education Act."<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.3.0"></a><a id="pl.54.20"></a><var>54.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.62, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.21"></a><var>54.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>School.</b> "School" means: <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.22"></a><var>54.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) any individual, partnership, company, firm, society, trust, association, <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.23"></a><var>54.23</var>corporation, or any combination thereof, which (a) (i) is, owns, or operates a private, <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.24"></a><var>54.24</var>nonprofit postsecondary education institution; (b) (ii) is, owns, or operates a private, <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.25"></a><var>54.25</var>for-profit postsecondary education institution; or (iii) provides a postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.26"></a><var>54.26</var>instructional program or course leading to a degree whether or not for profit; (c) is, owns, <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.27"></a><var>54.27</var>or operates a private, postsecondary education institution which uses the term "college", <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.28"></a><var>54.28</var>"academy", "institute" or "university" in its name; or (d) operates for profit and provides <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.29"></a><var>54.29</var>programs or courses which are intended to allow an individual to fulfill in part or totally <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.30"></a><var>54.30</var>the requirements necessary to maintain a license to practice an occupation. School shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.31"></a><var>54.31</var>also mean<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.1"></a><var>55.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) any public postsecondary educational institution located in another state or <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.2"></a><var>55.2</var>country which offers or makes available to a Minnesota resident any course, program or <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.3"></a><var>55.3</var>educational activity which does not require the leaving of the state for its completion; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.4"></a><var>55.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) any individual, entity, or postsecondary institution located in another state <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.5"></a><var>55.5</var>that contracts with any school located within the state of Minnesota for the purpose of <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.6"></a><var>55.6</var>providing educational programs, training programs, or awarding postsecondary credits <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.7"></a><var>55.7</var>or continuing education credits to Minnesota residents that may be applied to a degree <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.8"></a><var>55.8</var>program.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.4.0"></a><a id="pl.55.9"></a><var>55.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.63, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.10"></a><var>55.10</var><b>136A.63 REGISTRATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.55.11"></a><var>55.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Annual registration.</b> All schools located within Minnesota and <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.12"></a><var>55.12</var>all schools located outside Minnesota which offer degree programs or courses within <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.13"></a><var>55.13</var>Minnesota shall register annually with the office.<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.14"></a><var>55.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Sale of an institution.</b> Within 30 days of a change of its ownership a school <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.15"></a><var>55.15</var>must submit a registration renewal application, all usual and ordinary information and <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.16"></a><var>55.16</var>materials for an initial registration, and applicable registration fees for a new institution. <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.17"></a><var>55.17</var>For purposes of this subdivision, "change of ownership" means a merger or consolidation <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.18"></a><var>55.18</var>with a corporation; a sale, lease, exchange, or other disposition of all or substantially all of <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.19"></a><var>55.19</var>the assets of a school; the transfer of a controlling interest of at least 51 percent of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.20"></a><var>55.20</var>school's stock; or a change in the not-for-profit or for-profit status of a school.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.5.0"></a><a id="pl.55.21"></a><var>55.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.64, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.22"></a><var>55.22</var><b>136A.64 INFORMATION</b><b> REQUIRED FOR REGISTRATION</b><b>.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.55.23"></a><var>55.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Schools to provide information.</b> As a basis for registration, schools <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.24"></a><var>55.24</var>shall provide the office with such information as the office needs to determine the nature <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.25"></a><var>55.25</var>and activities of the school, including but not limited to, requirements for admission, <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.26"></a><var>55.26</var>enrollments, tuition charge, refund policies, curriculum, degrees granted, and faculty <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.27"></a><var>55.27</var>employed. The office shall have the authority to verify the accuracy of the information <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.28"></a><var>55.28</var>submitted to it by inspection or any other means it deems necessary. the following which <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.29"></a><var>55.29</var>shall be accompanied by an affidavit attesting to its accuracy and truthfulness: <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.30"></a><var>55.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) articles of incorporation, constitution, bylaws, or other operating documents; <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.31"></a><var>55.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) a duly adopted statement of the school's mission and goals; <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.32"></a><var>55.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) evidence of current school or program licenses granted by departments or <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.33"></a><var>55.33</var>agencies of any state; <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.1"></a><var>56.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) a fiscal balance sheet on an accrual basis, or a certified audit of the immediate <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.2"></a><var>56.2</var>past fiscal year including any management letters provided by the independent auditor <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.3"></a><var>56.3</var>or, if the school is a public institution outside Minnesota, an income statement for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.4"></a><var>56.4</var>immediate past fiscal year; <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.5"></a><var>56.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) all current promotional and recruitment materials and advertisements; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.6"></a><var>56.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) the current school catalog and, if not contained in the catalog: <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.7"></a><var>56.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) the members of the board of trustees or directors, if any; <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.8"></a><var>56.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) the current institutional officers; <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.9"></a><var>56.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) current full-time and part-time faculty with degrees held or applicable <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.10"></a><var>56.10</var>experience; <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.11"></a><var>56.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) a description of all school facilities; <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.12"></a><var>56.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) a description of all current course offerings; <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.13"></a><var>56.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vi) all requirements for satisfactory completion of courses, programs, and degrees; <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.14"></a><var>56.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vii) the school's policy about freedom or limitation of expression and inquiry; <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.15"></a><var>56.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(viii) a current schedule of fees, charges for tuition, required supplies, student <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.16"></a><var>56.16</var>activities, housing, and all other standard charges; <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.17"></a><var>56.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ix) the school's policy about refunds and adjustments; <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.18"></a><var>56.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(x) the school's policy about granting credit for prior education, training, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.19"></a><var>56.19</var>experience; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.20"></a><var>56.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xi) the school's policies about student admission, evaluation, suspension, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.21"></a><var>56.21</var>dismissal. <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.22"></a><var>56.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Financial records.</b> The office shall not disclose financial records or <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.23"></a><var>56.23</var>accreditation reports provided to it by a school pursuant to this section except for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.24"></a><var>56.24</var>purpose of defending, at hearings pursuant to chapter 14, or other appeal proceedings, its <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.25"></a><var>56.25</var>decision to approve or not to approve the granting of degrees or the use of a name by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.26"></a><var>56.26</var>school. Section 
         <statute_ref>15.17, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, shall not apply to such records. <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.27"></a><var>56.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Additional information.</b> If the office is unable to determine the nature <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.28"></a><var>56.28</var>and activities of a school on the basis of the information in subdivision 1, the office shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.29"></a><var>56.29</var>notify the school of additional information needed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.30"></a><var>56.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Verification of information.</b> The office may verify the accuracy of <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.31"></a><var>56.31</var>submitted information by inspection, visitation, or any other means it considers necessary.<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.32"></a><var>56.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Public information.</b> All information submitted to the office is public <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.33"></a><var>56.33</var>information except financial and accreditation records and information. The office may <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.34"></a><var>56.34</var>disclose financial records or information to defend its decision to approve or disapprove <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.35"></a><var>56.35</var>granting of degrees or the use of a name or its decisions to revoke the approval at a hearing <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.36"></a><var>56.36</var>under chapter 14 or other legal proceedings.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.1"></a><var>57.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Late registration penalty.</b> Applications for renewal for any registration <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.2"></a><var>57.2</var>received after the deadline date specified in the renewal materials provided by the office <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.3"></a><var>57.3</var>are subject to a late fee equal to 20 percent of the annual registration renewal fee.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.4"></a><var>57.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Out-of-state expenses.</b> A school shall reimburse the office for actual costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.5"></a><var>57.5</var>associated with a site evaluation visit outside Minnesota if the visit is necessary under <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.6"></a><var>57.6</var>subdivision 1 or 3.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.6.0"></a><a id="pl.57.7"></a><var>57.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. <b>[136A.645] SCHOOL CLOSURE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.57.8"></a><var>57.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;When a school decides to cease postsecondary education operations, it must <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.9"></a><var>57.9</var>cooperate with the office in assisting students to find alternative means to complete their <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.10"></a><var>57.10</var>studies with a minimum of disruption, and inform the office of the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.11"></a><var>57.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the planned date for termination of postsecondary education operations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.12"></a><var>57.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the planned date for the transfer of the student records;<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.13"></a><var>57.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) confirmation of the name and address of the organization to receive and hold <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.14"></a><var>57.14</var>the student records; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.15"></a><var>57.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the official at the organization receiving the student records who is designated to <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.16"></a><var>57.16</var>provide official copies of records or transcripts upon request.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.17"></a><var>57.17</var>Upon notice from a school of its intention to cease operations, the office shall notify the <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.18"></a><var>57.18</var>school of the date on which it must cease the enrollment of students and all postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.19"></a><var>57.19</var>educational operations.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.7.0"></a><a id="pl.57.20"></a><var>57.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. <b>[136A.646] ADDITIONAL SECURITY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.57.21"></a><var>57.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In the event any registered institution is notified by the United States Department <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.22"></a><var>57.22</var>of Education that it has fallen below minimum financial standards and that its continued <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.23"></a><var>57.23</var>participation in Title IV will be conditioned upon its satisfying either the Zone Alternative, <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.24"></a><var>57.24</var>Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 668.175, paragraph (f), or a Letter of Credit <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.25"></a><var>57.25</var>Alternative, Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 668.175, paragraph (c), the <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.26"></a><var>57.26</var>institution shall provide a surety bond conditioned upon the faithful performance of all <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.27"></a><var>57.27</var>contracts and agreements with students in a sum equal to the "letter of credit" required by <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.28"></a><var>57.28</var>the United States Department of Education in the Letter of Credit Alternative, but in no <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.29"></a><var>57.29</var>event shall such bond be less than $10,000 nor more than $250,000.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.8.0"></a><a id="pl.57.30"></a><var>57.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.65, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.31"></a><var>57.31</var><b>136A.65 APPROVAL OF DEGREES AND NAME.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.57.32"></a><var>57.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Prohibition.</b> No school subject to registration shall grant a degree <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.33"></a><var>57.33</var>unless such degree is and its underlying curriculum are approved by the office, nor <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.1"></a><var>58.1</var>shall any school subject to registration use the name "college," "academy," "institute" or <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.2"></a><var>58.2</var>"university" in its name without approval by the office.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.3"></a><var>58.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1a. <b>Accreditation; requirement.</b> A school must not be registered or <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.4"></a><var>58.4</var>authorized to offer any degree at any level unless the school is accredited by an agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.5"></a><var>58.5</var>recognized by the United States Department of Education for purposes of eligibility to <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.6"></a><var>58.6</var>participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Any registered school undergoing <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.7"></a><var>58.7</var>institutional accreditation shall inform the office of site visits by the accrediting agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.8"></a><var>58.8</var>and provide office staff the opportunity to attend the visits, including any exit interviews. <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.9"></a><var>58.9</var>The institution must provide the office with a copy of the final report upon receipt.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.10"></a><var>58.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Procedures.</b> The office shall establish procedures for approval, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.11"></a><var>58.11</var>notice and an opportunity for a hearing pursuant to chapter 14 if such approval is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.12"></a><var>58.12</var>granted. If a hearing is requested, no disapproval shall take effect until after such hearing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.13"></a><var>58.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Application.</b> A school subject to registration shall be granted approval <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.14"></a><var>58.14</var>to use the term "college," "academy," "institute" or "university" in its name whether or <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.15"></a><var>58.15</var>not it offers a program leading to a degree, if it was organized, operating, and using such <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.16"></a><var>58.16</var>term in its name on or before August 1, 1975 2007, and if it meets the other policies and <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.17"></a><var>58.17</var>standards for approval established by the office.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.18"></a><var>58.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Criteria for approval.</b> (a) A school applying to be registered and to have <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.19"></a><var>58.19</var>its degree or degrees and name approved must substantially meet the following criteria: <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.20"></a><var>58.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the school has an organizational framework with administrative and teaching <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.21"></a><var>58.21</var>personnel to provide the educational programs offered;<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.22"></a><var>58.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the school has financial resources sufficient to meet the school's financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.23"></a><var>58.23</var>obligations, including refunding tuition and other charges consistent with its stated policy <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.24"></a><var>58.24</var>if the institution is dissolved, or if claims for refunds are made, to provide service to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.25"></a><var>58.25</var>students as promised, and to provide educational programs leading to degrees as offered;<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.26"></a><var>58.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the school operates in conformity with generally accepted budgeting and <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.27"></a><var>58.27</var>accounting principles;<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.28"></a><var>58.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the school provides an educational program leading to the degree it offers; <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.29"></a><var>58.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) the school provides appropriate and accessible library, laboratory, and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.30"></a><var>58.30</var>physical facilities to support the educational program offered;<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.31"></a><var>58.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) the school has a policy on freedom or limitation of expression and inquiry for <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.32"></a><var>58.32</var>faculty and students which is published or available on request; <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.33"></a><var>58.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) the school uses only publications and advertisements which are truthful and do <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.34"></a><var>58.34</var>not give any false, fraudulent, deceptive, inaccurate, or misleading impressions about the <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.35"></a><var>58.35</var>school, its personnel, programs, services, or occupational opportunities for its graduates <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.36"></a><var>58.36</var>for promotion and student recruitment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.1"></a><var>59.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) the school's compensated recruiting agents who are operating in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.2"></a><var>59.2</var>identify themselves as agents of the school when talking to or corresponding with students <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.3"></a><var>59.3</var>and prospective students; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.4"></a><var>59.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) the school provides information to students and prospective students concerning: <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.5"></a><var>59.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) comprehensive and accurate policies relating to student admission, evaluation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.6"></a><var>59.6</var>suspension, and dismissal; <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.7"></a><var>59.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) clear and accurate policies relating to granting credit for prior education, training, <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.8"></a><var>59.8</var>and experience and for courses offered by the school; <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.9"></a><var>59.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) current schedules of fees, charges for tuition, required supplies, student <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.10"></a><var>59.10</var>activities, housing, and all other standard charges; <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.11"></a><var>59.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) policies regarding refunds and adjustments for withdrawal or modification <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.12"></a><var>59.12</var>of enrollment status; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.13"></a><var>59.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) procedures and standards used for selection of recipients and the terms of <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.14"></a><var>59.14</var>payment and repayment for any financial aid program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.15"></a><var>59.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) An application for degree approval must also include: <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.16"></a><var>59.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) title of degree and formal recognition awarded; <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.17"></a><var>59.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) location where such degree will be offered; <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.18"></a><var>59.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) proposed implementation date of the degree; <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.19"></a><var>59.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) admissions requirements for the degree; <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.20"></a><var>59.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) length of the degree; <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.21"></a><var>59.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vi) projected enrollment for a period of five years; <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.22"></a><var>59.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vii) the curriculum required for the degree, including course syllabi or outlines; <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.23"></a><var>59.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(viii) statement of academic and administrative mechanisms planned for monitoring <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.24"></a><var>59.24</var>the quality of the proposed degree; <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.25"></a><var>59.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ix) statement of satisfaction of professional licensure criteria, if applicable; <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.26"></a><var>59.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(x) documentation of the availability of clinical, internship, externship, or practicum <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.27"></a><var>59.27</var>sites, if applicable; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.28"></a><var>59.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xi) statement of how the degree fulfills the institution's mission and goals, <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.29"></a><var>59.29</var>complements existing degrees, and contributes to the school's viability.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.30"></a><var>59.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Requirements for degree approval.</b> For each degree a school offers to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.31"></a><var>59.31</var>student, where the student does not leave Minnesota for the major portion of the program <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.32"></a><var>59.32</var>or course leading to the degree, the school must have: <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.33"></a><var>59.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) qualified teaching personnel to provide the educational programs for each degree <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.34"></a><var>59.34</var>for which approval is sought; <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.35"></a><var>59.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) appropriate educational programs leading to each degree for which approval <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.36"></a><var>59.36</var>is sought; <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.1"></a><var>60.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) appropriate and accessible library, laboratory, and other physical facilities to <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.2"></a><var>60.2</var>support the educational program for each degree for which approval is sought; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.3"></a><var>60.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) a rationale showing that degree programs are consistent with the school's mission <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.4"></a><var>60.4</var>and goals.<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.5"></a><var>60.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Name.</b> A school may use the term "academy" or "institute" in its name <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.6"></a><var>60.6</var>without meeting any additional requirements. A school may use the term "college" in its <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.7"></a><var>60.7</var>name if it offers at least one program leading to an associate degree. A school may use <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.8"></a><var>60.8</var>the term "university" in its name if it offers at least one program leading to a master's <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.9"></a><var>60.9</var>or doctorate degree.<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.10"></a><var>60.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Conditional approval.</b> The office may grant conditional approval for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.11"></a><var>60.11</var>degree or use of a term in its name for a period of less than one year if doing so would be <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.12"></a><var>60.12</var>in the best interests of currently enrolled students or prospective students.<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.13"></a><var>60.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Disapproval of registration appeal.</b> (a) If a school's degree or use of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.14"></a><var>60.14</var>term in its name is disapproved by the office, the school may request a hearing under <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.15"></a><var>60.15</var>chapter 14. The request must be in writing and made to the office within 30 days of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.16"></a><var>60.16</var>date the school is notified of the disapproval. <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.17"></a><var>60.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The office may refuse to renew, revoke, or suspend registration, approval of <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.18"></a><var>60.18</var>a school's degree, or use of a regulated term in its name by giving written notice and <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.19"></a><var>60.19</var>reasons to the school. The school may request a hearing under chapter 14. If a hearing is <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.20"></a><var>60.20</var>requested, no revocation or suspension shall take effect until after the hearing. <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.21"></a><var>60.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Reasons for revocation or suspension of registration or approval may be for one <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.22"></a><var>60.22</var>or more of the following reasons: <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.23"></a><var>60.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) violating the provisions of sections 136A.61 to 136A.71; <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.24"></a><var>60.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) providing false, misleading, or incomplete information to the office; <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.25"></a><var>60.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) presenting information about the school which is false, fraudulent, misleading, <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.26"></a><var>60.26</var>deceptive, or inaccurate in a material respect to students or prospective students; or <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.27"></a><var>60.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) refusing to allow reasonable inspection or to supply reasonable information after <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.28"></a><var>60.28</var>a written request by the office has been received.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.9.0"></a><a id="pl.60.29"></a><var>60.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.657, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.30"></a><var>60.30</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.31"></a><var>60.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Statement required; religious nature.</b> Any degree awarded upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.32"></a><var>60.32</var>completion of a religiously exempt program shall include descriptive language to make <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.33"></a><var>60.33</var>the religious nature of the award clear.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.10.0"></a><a id="pl.61.1"></a><var>61.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.66, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.2"></a><var>61.2</var><b>136A.66 LIST.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.61.3"></a><var>61.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The office shall maintain a list of schools registered institutions authorized to grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.4"></a><var>61.4</var>degrees and schools authorized to use the name "college," "academy," "institute" or <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.5"></a><var>61.5</var>"university," and shall make such list available to the public.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.11.0"></a><a id="pl.61.6"></a><var>61.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.67, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.7"></a><var>61.7</var><b>136A.67 UNAUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.61.8"></a><var>61.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No school and none of its officials or employees shall advertise or represent in any <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.9"></a><var>61.9</var>manner that such school is approved or accredited by the office or state of Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.10"></a><var>61.10</var>except that any A school which is duly registered with the office, or any of its officials or <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.11"></a><var>61.11</var>employees, may represent in advertising and shall disclose in catalogues, applications, <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.12"></a><var>61.12</var>and enrollment materials that the school is registered with the office. by prominently <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.13"></a><var>61.13</var>displaying the following statement: "(Name of school) is registered as a private institution <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.14"></a><var>61.14</var>with the Minnesota Office of Higher Education pursuant to sections 136A.61 to 136A.71. <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.15"></a><var>61.15</var>Registration is not an endorsement of the institution. Credits earned at the institution <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.16"></a><var>61.16</var>may not transfer to all other institutions."<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.12.0"></a><a id="pl.61.17"></a><var>61.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. <b>[136A.675] RISK ANALYSIS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.61.18"></a><var>61.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The office shall develop a set of financial and programmatic evaluation metrics to <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.19"></a><var>61.19</var>aid in the detection of the failure or potential failure of a school to meet the standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.20"></a><var>61.20</var>established under sections 136A.61 to 136A.71. These metrics shall include indicators <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.21"></a><var>61.21</var>of financial stability, changes in the senior management or the financial aid and senior <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.22"></a><var>61.22</var>administrative staff of an institution, changes in enrollment, changes in program offerings, <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.23"></a><var>61.23</var>and changes in faculty staffing patterns. The development of financial standards shall use <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.24"></a><var>61.24</var>industry standards as benchmarks. The development of the nonfinancial standards shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.25"></a><var>61.25</var>include a measure of trends and dramatic changes in trends or practice. The agency must <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.26"></a><var>61.26</var>specify the metrics and standards for each area and provide a copy to each registered <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.27"></a><var>61.27</var>institution and post them on the agency Web site. The agency shall use regularly reported <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.28"></a><var>61.28</var>data submitted to the federal government or other regulatory or accreditation agencies <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.29"></a><var>61.29</var>wherever possible. The agency may require more frequent data reporting by an institution <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.30"></a><var>61.30</var>to ascertain whether the standards are being met.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.13.0"></a><a id="pl.61.31"></a><var>61.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.68, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.32"></a><var>61.32</var><b>136A.68 RECORDS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.62.1"></a><var>62.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;After August 1, 1975, all schools located in this state must maintain permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.2"></a><var>62.2</var>records of all students enrolled therein at any time. The office may require schools to <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.3"></a><var>62.3</var>provide a plan acceptable to the office for preserving all such records for at least ten years. <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.4"></a><var>62.4</var>The office may require that such plan include the filing of a continuous surety bond or a <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.5"></a><var>62.5</var>deposit of funds in trust in an amount not to exceed $20,000 for the purpose of preserving <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.6"></a><var>62.6</var>records after such school ceases to exist. A registered school shall maintain a permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.7"></a><var>62.7</var>record for each student for 50 years from the last date of the student's attendance. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.8"></a><var>62.8</var>registered school offering distance instruction to a student located in Minnesota shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.9"></a><var>62.9</var>maintain a permanent record for each Minnesota student for 50 years from the last date of <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.10"></a><var>62.10</var>the student's attendance. Records include a student's academic transcript, documents, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.11"></a><var>62.11</var>files containing student data about academic credits earned, courses completed, grades <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.12"></a><var>62.12</var>awarded, degrees awarded, and periods of attendance. To preserve permanent records, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.13"></a><var>62.13</var>school shall submit a plan that meets the following requirements: <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.14"></a><var>62.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) at least one copy of the records must be held in a secure, fireproof depository <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.15"></a><var>62.15</var>or duplicate records must be maintained off site in a secure location and in a manner <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.16"></a><var>62.16</var>approved by the office; <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.17"></a><var>62.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) an appropriate official must be designated to provide a student with copies of <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.18"></a><var>62.18</var>records or a transcript upon request; <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.19"></a><var>62.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) an alternative method approved by the office of complying with clauses (1) and <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.20"></a><var>62.20</var>(2) must be established if the school ceases to exist; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.21"></a><var>62.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) if the school has no binding agreement approved by the office for preserving <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.22"></a><var>62.22</var>student records, a continuous surety bond must be filed with the office in an amount not to <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.23"></a><var>62.23</var>exceed $20,000. The bond shall run to the state of Minnesota.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.14.0"></a><a id="pl.62.24"></a><var>62.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.69, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.25"></a><var>62.25</var><b>136A.69 FEES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.62.26"></a><var>62.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Registration fees.</b> The office shall collect reasonable registration <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.27"></a><var>62.27</var>fees that are sufficient to recover, but do not exceed, its costs of administering the <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.28"></a><var>62.28</var>registration program. The office shall charge $1,100 for initial registration fees and $950 <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.29"></a><var>62.29</var>for annual renewal fees.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.30"></a><var>62.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Degree level addition fee.</b> The office processing fee for adding a degree <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.31"></a><var>62.31</var>level to an existing program is $2,000 per program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.32"></a><var>62.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Program addition fee.</b> The office processing fee for adding a program <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.33"></a><var>62.33</var>that represents a significant departure in the objectives, content, or method of delivery of <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.34"></a><var>62.34</var>programs that are currently offered by the school is $500 per program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.1"></a><var>63.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Visit or consulting fee.</b> If the office determines that a fact-finding visit <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.2"></a><var>63.2</var>or outside consultant is necessary to review or evaluate any new or revised program, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.3"></a><var>63.3</var>office shall be reimbursed for the expenses incurred related to the review as follows: <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.4"></a><var>63.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) $300 for the team base fee or for a paper review conducted by a consultant if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.5"></a><var>63.5</var>office determines that a fact-finding visit is not required; <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.6"></a><var>63.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) $300 for each day or part thereof on site per team member; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.7"></a><var>63.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the actual cost of customary meals, lodging, and related travel expenses incurred <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.8"></a><var>63.8</var>by team members.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.9"></a><var>63.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Modification fee.</b> The fee for modification of any existing program is <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.10"></a><var>63.10</var>$100 and is due if there is: <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.11"></a><var>63.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) an increase or decrease of 25 percent or more from the original date of program <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.12"></a><var>63.12</var>approval, in clock hours, credit hours, or calendar length of an existing program; <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.13"></a><var>63.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) a change in academic measurement from clock hours to credit hours or vice <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.14"></a><var>63.14</var>versa; or <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.15"></a><var>63.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) an addition or alteration of courses that represent a 25 percent change or more in <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.16"></a><var>63.16</var>the objectives, content, or methods of delivery.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.15.0"></a><a id="pl.63.17"></a><var>63.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. <b>[136A.705] PENALTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.63.18"></a><var>63.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The director may assess fines for violations of a provision of sections 136A.61 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.19"></a><var>63.19</var>136A.71. Each day's failure to comply with a provision of sections 136A.61 to 136A.71 <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.20"></a><var>63.20</var>shall be a separate violation and fines shall not exceed $500 per day per violation. <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.21"></a><var>63.21</var>Amounts received under this section must be deposited in the special revenue fund and are <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.22"></a><var>63.22</var>appropriated to the Office of Higher Education for the purposes in sections 136A.61 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.23"></a><var>63.23</var>136A.71.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.16.0"></a><a id="pl.63.24"></a><var>63.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 141.21, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.25"></a><var>63.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1a. <b>Office</b><b> of Higher Education or office</b><b>.</b> "Office of Higher Education" or <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.26"></a><var>63.26</var>"office" means the Minnesota Office of Higher Education.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.17.0"></a><a id="pl.63.27"></a><var>63.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 141.21, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.28"></a><var>63.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>School.</b> "School" means any person, within or outside the state, who <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.29"></a><var>63.29</var>maintains, advertises, administers, solicits for, or conducts any program for profit at any <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.30"></a><var>63.30</var>less than an associate degree level other than baccalaureate or graduate programs, and is <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.31"></a><var>63.31</var>not specifically exempted by sections 
         <statute_ref>141.21</statute_ref> to and is not registered as a private institution <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.32"></a><var>63.32</var>under sections 136A.61 to 136A.71 and is not specifically exempted by section 
         <statute_ref>141.35</statute_ref> <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.33"></a><var>63.33</var>or 141.37. School also means any person, within or outside the state, who maintains, <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.1"></a><var>64.1</var>advertises, administers, solicits for, or conducts any program at less than an associate <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.2"></a><var>64.2</var>degree level, is not registered as a private institution pursuant to sections 136A.61 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.3"></a><var>64.3</var>136A.71, and uses the term, "college," "institute," "academy," or "university" in its name.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.18.0"></a><a id="pl.64.4"></a><var>64.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 141.25, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.5"></a><var>64.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Required.</b> A school must not maintain, advertise, solicit for, <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.6"></a><var>64.6</var>administer, or conduct any program in Minnesota without first obtaining a license from <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.7"></a><var>64.7</var>the office.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.19.0"></a><a id="pl.64.8"></a><var>64.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 141.25, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.9"></a><var>64.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Bond.</b> (a) No license shall be issued to any school which maintains, <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.10"></a><var>64.10</var>conducts, solicits for, or advertises within the state of Minnesota any program, unless the <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.11"></a><var>64.11</var>applicant files with the office a continuous corporate surety bond written by a company <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.12"></a><var>64.12</var>authorized to do business in Minnesota conditioned upon the faithful performance of all <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.13"></a><var>64.13</var>contracts and agreements with students made by the applicant.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.14"></a><var>64.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The amount of the surety bond shall be ten percent of the preceding year's gross <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.15"></a><var>64.15</var>income from student tuition, fees, and other required institutional charges, but in no event <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.16"></a><var>64.16</var>less than $10,000 nor greater than $250,000, except that a school may deposit a greater <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.17"></a><var>64.17</var>amount at its own discretion. A school in each annual application for licensure must <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.18"></a><var>64.18</var>compute the amount of the surety bond and verify that the amount of the surety bond <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.19"></a><var>64.19</var>complies with this subdivision, unless the school maintains a surety bond equal to at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.20"></a><var>64.20</var>$250,000. A school that operates at two or more locations may combine gross income <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.21"></a><var>64.21</var>from student tuition, fees, and other required institutional charges for all locations for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.22"></a><var>64.22</var>purpose of determining the annual surety bond requirement. The gross tuition and fees <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.23"></a><var>64.23</var>used to determine the amount of the surety bond required for a school having a license for <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.24"></a><var>64.24</var>the sole purpose of recruiting students in Minnesota shall be only that paid to the school <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.25"></a><var>64.25</var>by the students recruited from Minnesota.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.26"></a><var>64.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The bond shall run to the state of Minnesota and to any person who may have a <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.27"></a><var>64.27</var>cause of action against the applicant arising at any time after the bond is filed and before it <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.28"></a><var>64.28</var>is canceled for breach of any contract or agreement made by the applicant with any student. <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.29"></a><var>64.29</var>The aggregate liability of the surety for all breaches of the conditions of the bond shall not <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.30"></a><var>64.30</var>exceed the principal sum deposited by the school under paragraph (b). The surety of any <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.31"></a><var>64.31</var>bond may cancel it upon giving 60 days' notice in writing to the office and shall be relieved <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.32"></a><var>64.32</var>of liability for any breach of condition occurring after the effective date of cancellation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.33"></a><var>64.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) In lieu of bond, the applicant may deposit with the commissioner of finance a <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.34"></a><var>64.34</var>sum equal to the amount of the required surety bond in cash, or securities as may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.1"></a><var>65.1</var>legally purchased by savings banks or for trust funds in an aggregate market value equal <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.2"></a><var>65.2</var>to the amount of the required surety bond.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.3"></a><var>65.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) Failure of a school to post and maintain the required surety bond or deposit under <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.4"></a><var>65.4</var>paragraph (d) may shall result in denial, suspension, or revocation of the school's license.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.20.0"></a><a id="pl.65.5"></a><var>65.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 141.25, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.6"></a><var>65.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Minimum standards.</b> A license shall be issued if the office first <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.7"></a><var>65.7</var>determines:<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.8"></a><var>65.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) that the applicant has a sound financial condition with sufficient resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.9"></a><var>65.9</var>available to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.10"></a><var>65.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) meet the school's financial obligations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.11"></a><var>65.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) refund all tuition and other charges, within a reasonable period of time, in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.12"></a><var>65.12</var>event of dissolution of the school or in the event of any justifiable claims for refund against <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.13"></a><var>65.13</var>the school by the student body;<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.14"></a><var>65.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) provide adequate service to its students and prospective students; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.15"></a><var>65.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) maintain and support the school;<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.16"></a><var>65.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) that the applicant has satisfactory facilities with sufficient tools and equipment <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.17"></a><var>65.17</var>and the necessary number of work stations to prepare adequately the students currently <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.18"></a><var>65.18</var>enrolled, and those proposed to be enrolled;<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.19"></a><var>65.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) that the applicant employs a sufficient number of qualified teaching personnel to <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.20"></a><var>65.20</var>provide the educational programs contemplated;<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.21"></a><var>65.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) that the school has an organizational framework with administrative and <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.22"></a><var>65.22</var>instructional personnel to provide the programs and services it intends to offer;<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.23"></a><var>65.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) that the premises and conditions under which the students work and study are <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.24"></a><var>65.24</var>sanitary, healthful, and safe, according to modern standards;<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.25"></a><var>65.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) that the quality and content of each occupational course or program of study <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.26"></a><var>65.26</var>provides education and adequate preparation to enrolled students for entry level positions <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.27"></a><var>65.27</var>in the occupation for which prepared;<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.28"></a><var>65.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) that the living quarters which are owned, maintained, recommended, or approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.29"></a><var>65.29</var>by the applicant for students are sanitary and safe;<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.30"></a><var>65.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) that the contract or enrollment agreement used by the school complies with <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.31"></a><var>65.31</var>the provisions in section 
         <statute_ref>141.265</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.32"></a><var>65.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) that contracts and agreements do not contain a wage assignment provision or a <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.33"></a><var>65.33</var>confession of judgment clause; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.1"></a><var>66.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) that there has been no adjudication of fraud or misrepresentation in any <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.2"></a><var>66.2</var>criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding in any jurisdiction against the school or its <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.3"></a><var>66.3</var>owner, officers, agents, or sponsoring organization.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.21.0"></a><a id="pl.66.4"></a><var>66.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 141.25, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.5"></a><var>66.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Catalog, brochure, or electronic display.</b> Before a license is issued to <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.6"></a><var>66.6</var>a school, the school shall furnish to the office a catalog, brochure, or electronic display <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.7"></a><var>66.7</var>including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.8"></a><var>66.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) identifying data, such as volume number and date of publication;<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.9"></a><var>66.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) name and address of the school and its governing body and officials;<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.10"></a><var>66.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) a calendar of the school showing legal holidays, beginning and ending dates of <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.11"></a><var>66.11</var>each course quarter, term, or semester, and other important dates;<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.12"></a><var>66.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the school policy and regulations on enrollment including dates and specific <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.13"></a><var>66.13</var>entrance requirements for each program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.14"></a><var>66.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) the school policy and regulations about leave, absences, class cuts, make-up <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.15"></a><var>66.15</var>work, tardiness, and interruptions for unsatisfactory attendance;<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.16"></a><var>66.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) the school policy and regulations about standards of progress for the student <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.17"></a><var>66.17</var>including the grading system of the school, the minimum grades considered satisfactory, <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.18"></a><var>66.18</var>conditions for interruption for unsatisfactory grades or progress, a description of any <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.19"></a><var>66.19</var>probationary period allowed by the school, and conditions of reentrance for those <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.20"></a><var>66.20</var>dismissed for unsatisfactory progress;<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.21"></a><var>66.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) the school policy and regulations about student conduct and conditions for <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.22"></a><var>66.22</var>dismissal for unsatisfactory conduct;<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.23"></a><var>66.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) a detailed schedule of fees, charges for tuition, books, supplies, tools, student <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.24"></a><var>66.24</var>activities, laboratory fees, service charges, rentals, deposits, and all other charges;<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.25"></a><var>66.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) the school policy and regulations, including an explanation of section 
         <statute_ref>141.271</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.26"></a><var>66.26</var>about refunding tuition, fees, and other charges if the student does not enter the program, <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.27"></a><var>66.27</var>withdraws from the program, or the program is discontinued;<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.28"></a><var>66.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) a description of the available facilities and equipment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.29"></a><var>66.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(11) a course outline syllabus for each course offered showing course objectives, <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.30"></a><var>66.30</var>subjects or units in the course, type of work or skill to be learned, and approximate time, <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.31"></a><var>66.31</var>hours, or credits to be spent on each subject or unit;<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.32"></a><var>66.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(12) the school policy and regulations about granting credit for previous education <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.33"></a><var>66.33</var>and preparation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.34"></a><var>66.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(13) a notice to students relating to the transferability of any credits earned at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.35"></a><var>66.35</var>school to other institutions; <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.1"></a><var>67.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(14) a procedure for investigating and resolving student complaints; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.2"></a><var>67.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(14) (15) the name and address of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.3"></a><var>67.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A school that is exclusively a distance education school is exempt from clauses <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.4"></a><var>67.4</var>(3) and (5).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.22.0"></a><a id="pl.67.5"></a><var>67.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 141.25, subdivision 10, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.6"></a><var>67.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Placement records.</b> (a) Before a license is issued reissued to a school <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.7"></a><var>67.7</var>that offers, advertises or implies a placement service, the school shall file with the office <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.8"></a><var>67.8</var>for the past year and thereafter at reasonable intervals determined by the office, a certified <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.9"></a><var>67.9</var>copy of the school's placement record, containing a list of graduates, a description of their <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.10"></a><var>67.10</var>jobs, names of their employers, and other information as the office may prescribe.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.11"></a><var>67.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Each school that offers a placement service shall furnish to each prospective <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.12"></a><var>67.12</var>student, upon request, prior to enrollment, written information concerning the percentage <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.13"></a><var>67.13</var>of the previous year's graduates who were placed in the occupation for which prepared or <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.14"></a><var>67.14</var>in related employment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.23.0"></a><a id="pl.67.15"></a><var>67.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 141.25, subdivision 12, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.16"></a><var>67.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12. <b>Permanent records.</b> A school licensed under this chapter and located <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.17"></a><var>67.17</var>in Minnesota shall maintain a permanent record for each student for 50 years from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.18"></a><var>67.18</var>last date of the student's attendance. A school licensed under this chapter and offering <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.19"></a><var>67.19</var>distance instruction to a student located in Minnesota shall maintain a permanent record <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.20"></a><var>67.20</var>for each Minnesota student for 50 years from the last date of the student's attendance. <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.21"></a><var>67.21</var>Records include school transcripts, documents, and files containing student data about <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.22"></a><var>67.22</var>academic credits earned, courses completed, grades awarded, degrees awarded, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.23"></a><var>67.23</var>periods of attendance. To preserve permanent records, a school shall submit a plan that <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.24"></a><var>67.24</var>meets the following requirements:<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.25"></a><var>67.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) at least one copy of the records must be held in a secure, fireproof depository;<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.26"></a><var>67.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) an appropriate official must be designated to provide a student with copies of <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.27"></a><var>67.27</var>records or a transcript upon request;<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.28"></a><var>67.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) an alternative method, approved by the office, of complying with clauses (1) and <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.29"></a><var>67.29</var>(2) must be established if the school ceases to exist; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.30"></a><var>67.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) a continuous surety bond must be filed with the office in an amount not to exceed <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.31"></a><var>67.31</var>$20,000 if the school has no binding agreement approved by the office, for preserving <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.32"></a><var>67.32</var>student records or a trust must be arranged if the school ceases to exist. The bond shall run <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.33"></a><var>67.33</var>to the state of Minnesota.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.24.0"></a><a id="pl.68.1"></a><var>68.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 141.255, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.2"></a><var>68.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Renewal licensure fee; late fee.</b> (a) The office processing fee for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.3"></a><var>68.3</var>renewal licensure application is:<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.4"></a><var>68.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) for a category A school, as determined by the office, the fee is $865 if the school <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.5"></a><var>68.5</var>offers one program or $1,150 if the school offers two or more programs; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.6"></a><var>68.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) for a category B or C school, as determined by the office, the fee is $430 if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.7"></a><var>68.7</var>school offers one program or $575 if the school offers two or more programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.8"></a><var>68.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) If a license renewal application is not received by the office by the close of <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.9"></a><var>68.9</var>business at least 60 days before the expiration of the current license, a late fee of $100 <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.10"></a><var>68.10</var>per business day, not to exceed $3,000, shall be assessed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.25.0"></a><a id="pl.68.11"></a><var>68.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 141.265, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.12"></a><var>68.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Contract information.</b> A contract or enrollment agreement used by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.13"></a><var>68.13</var>school must include at least the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.14"></a><var>68.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the name and address of the school, clearly stated;<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.15"></a><var>68.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) a clear and conspicuous disclosure that the agreement is a legally binding <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.16"></a><var>68.16</var>instrument upon written acceptance of the student by the school unless canceled under <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.17"></a><var>68.17</var>section 
         <statute_ref>141.271</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.18"></a><var>68.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the school's cancellation and refund policy that shall be clearly and conspicuously <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.19"></a><var>68.19</var>entitled "Buyer's Right to Cancel";<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.20"></a><var>68.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) a clear statement of total cost of the program including tuition and all other <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.21"></a><var>68.21</var>charges;<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.22"></a><var>68.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) the name and description of the program, including the number of hours or <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.23"></a><var>68.23</var>credits of classroom instruction, or distance instruction, that shall be included; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.24"></a><var>68.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) a clear and conspicuous explanation of the form and means of notice the student <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.25"></a><var>68.25</var>should use in the event the student elects to cancel the contract or sale, the effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.26"></a><var>68.26</var>date of cancellation, and the name and address of the seller to which the notice should <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.27"></a><var>68.27</var>be sent or delivered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.28"></a><var>68.28</var>The contract or enrollment agreement must not include a wage assignment provision or a <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.29"></a><var>68.29</var>confession of judgment clause.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.26.0"></a><a id="pl.68.30"></a><var>68.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 141.271, subdivision 10, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.31"></a><var>68.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Cancellation occurrence.</b> Written notice of cancellation shall take place <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.32"></a><var>68.32</var>on the date the letter of cancellation is postmarked or, in the cases where the notice is hand <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.33"></a><var>68.33</var>carried, it shall occur on the date the notice is delivered to the school. If a student has not <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.34"></a><var>68.34</var>attended classes class for a period of 21 consecutive days without contacting the school to <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.1"></a><var>69.1</var>indicate an intent to continue in school or otherwise making arrangements concerning the <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.2"></a><var>69.2</var>absence, the student is considered to have withdrawn from school for all purposes as of <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.3"></a><var>69.3</var>the student's last documented date of attendance.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.27.0"></a><a id="pl.69.4"></a><var>69.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 141.271, subdivision 12, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.5"></a><var>69.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12. <b>Instrument not to be negotiated.</b> A school shall not negotiate any <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.6"></a><var>69.6</var>promissory instrument received as payment of tuition or other charge prior to completion <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.7"></a><var>69.7</var>of 50 percent of the program., except that prior to that time, instruments may be transferred <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.8"></a><var>69.8</var>by assignment to purchasers who shall be subject to all defenses available against the <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.9"></a><var>69.9</var>school named as payee.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.28.0"></a><a id="pl.69.10"></a><var>69.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 141.28, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.11"></a><var>69.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Not to advertise state approval</b><b> Disclosure required</b><b>.</b> Schools, <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.12"></a><var>69.12</var>agents of schools, and solicitors may not advertise or represent in writing or orally that <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.13"></a><var>69.13</var>such school is approved or accredited by the state of Minnesota, except that any A <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.14"></a><var>69.14</var>school, agent, or solicitor may advertise represent in advertisements and shall disclose <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.15"></a><var>69.15</var>in catalogues, applications, and enrollment materials that the school and solicitor have <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.16"></a><var>69.16</var>been is duly licensed by the state using by prominently displaying the following language <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.17"></a><var>69.17</var>statement:<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.18"></a><var>69.18</var>"(Name of school) is licensed as a private career school with the Minnesota Office of <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.19"></a><var>69.19</var>Higher Education pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, sections 141.21 to 141.32. Licensure is <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.20"></a><var>69.20</var>not an endorsement of the institution. Credits earned at the institution may not transfer to <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.21"></a><var>69.21</var>all other institutions. The educational programs may not meet the needs of every student <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.22"></a><var>69.22</var>or employer."<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.29.0"></a><a id="pl.69.23"></a><var>69.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 141.32, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.24"></a><var>69.24</var><b>141.32 PENALTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.69.25"></a><var>69.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Violation of a provision of this chapter shall be a misdemeanor. Each day's failure <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.26"></a><var>69.26</var>to comply with this chapter shall be a separate violation. The office shall adopt rules <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.27"></a><var>69.27</var>establishing a list of civil penalties and the fine associated with each violation. Fines <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.28"></a><var>69.28</var>for violations shall not exceed $500 per day per violation. The director may assess <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.29"></a><var>69.29</var>fines for violations of a provision of this chapter. Each day's failure to comply with this <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.30"></a><var>69.30</var>chapter shall be a separate violation and fines shall not exceed $500 per day per violation. <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.31"></a><var>69.31</var>Amounts received under this section must be deposited in the special revenue fund and are <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.32"></a><var>69.32</var>appropriated to the Office of Higher Education for the purposes of this chapter.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.30.0"></a><a id="pl.70.1"></a><var>70.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 141.35, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.2"></a><var>70.2</var><b>141.35 EXEMPTIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.70.3"></a><var>70.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sections 
         <statute_ref>141.21</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>141.35 141.32</statute_ref> shall not apply to the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.4"></a><var>70.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) public postsecondary institutions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.5"></a><var>70.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) private postsecondary institutions registered under sections 
         <statute_ref>136A.61</statute_ref> 136A.615 <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.6"></a><var>70.6</var>to 
         <statute_ref>136A.71</statute_ref> that are nonprofit, or that are for profit and registered under sections 
         <statute_ref>136A.61</statute_ref> <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.7"></a><var>70.7</var>to 
         <statute_ref>136A.71</statute_ref> as of December 31, 1998, or are approved to offer exclusively baccalaureate <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.8"></a><var>70.8</var>or postbaccalaureate programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.9"></a><var>70.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) schools of nursing accredited by the state Board of Nursing or an equivalent <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.10"></a><var>70.10</var>public board of another state or foreign country;<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.11"></a><var>70.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) private schools complying with the requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>120A.22, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.70.12"></a><var>70.12</var>4
         </statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.13"></a><var>70.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) courses taught to students in a valid apprenticeship program taught by or <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.14"></a><var>70.14</var>required by a trade union;<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.15"></a><var>70.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) schools exclusively engaged in training physically or mentally disabled persons <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.16"></a><var>70.16</var>for the state of Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.17"></a><var>70.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) schools licensed by boards authorized under Minnesota law to issue licenses;<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.18"></a><var>70.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) schools and educational programs, or training programs, contracted for by <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.19"></a><var>70.19</var>persons, firms, corporations, government agencies, or associations, for the training of their <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.20"></a><var>70.20</var>own employees, for which no fee is charged the employee;<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.21"></a><var>70.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) schools engaged exclusively in the teaching of purely avocational, recreational, <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.22"></a><var>70.22</var>or remedial subjects as determined by the office;<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.23"></a><var>70.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) driver training schools and instructors as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>171.33, subdivisions <br />
            		<a id="pl.70.24"></a><var>70.24</var>1 and 2
         </statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.25"></a><var>70.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(11) classes, courses, or programs conducted by a bona fide trade, professional, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.26"></a><var>70.26</var>fraternal organization, solely for that organization's membership;<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.27"></a><var>70.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(12) (11) programs in the fine arts provided by organizations exempt from taxation <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.28"></a><var>70.28</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>290.05</statute_ref> and registered with the attorney general under chapter 309. For <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.29"></a><var>70.29</var>the purposes of this clause, "fine arts" means activities resulting in artistic creation or <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.30"></a><var>70.30</var>artistic performance of works of the imagination which are engaged in for the primary <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.31"></a><var>70.31</var>purpose of creative expression rather than commercial sale or employment. In making <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.32"></a><var>70.32</var>this determination the office may seek the advice and recommendation of the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.33"></a><var>70.33</var>Board of the Arts;<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.34"></a><var>70.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(13) (12) classes, courses, or programs intended to fulfill the continuing education <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.35"></a><var>70.35</var>requirements for licensure or certification in a profession, that have been approved by <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.36"></a><var>70.36</var>a legislatively or judicially established board or agency responsible for regulating the <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.1"></a><var>71.1</var>practice of the profession, and that are offered exclusively to an individual practicing <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.2"></a><var>71.2</var>the profession;<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.3"></a><var>71.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(14) (13) classes, courses, or programs intended to prepare students to sit for <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.4"></a><var>71.4</var>undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate, or occupational licensing and occupational <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.5"></a><var>71.5</var>entrance examinations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.6"></a><var>71.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(15) (14) classes, courses, or programs providing 16 or fewer clock hours of <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.7"></a><var>71.7</var>instruction that are not part of the curriculum for an occupation or entry level employment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.8"></a><var>71.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(16) (15) classes, courses, or programs providing instruction in personal <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.9"></a><var>71.9</var>development, modeling, or acting;<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.10"></a><var>71.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(17) (16) training or instructional programs, in which one instructor teaches an <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.11"></a><var>71.11</var>individual student, that are not part of the curriculum for an occupation or are not intended <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.12"></a><var>71.12</var>to prepare a person for entry level employment; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.13"></a><var>71.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(18) (17) schools with no physical presence in Minnesota, as determined by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.14"></a><var>71.14</var>office, engaged exclusively in offering distance instruction that are located in and <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.15"></a><var>71.15</var>regulated by other states or jurisdictions.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.3.31.0"></a><a id="pl.71.16"></a><var>71.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 31. <b>[141.37] EXEMPTION; RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.71.17"></a><var>71.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Exemption.</b> Any school or any department or branch of a school: <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.18"></a><var>71.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) which is substantially owned, operated, or supported by a bona fide church <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.19"></a><var>71.19</var>or religious organization; <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.20"></a><var>71.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) whose programs are primarily designed for, aimed at, and attended by persons <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.21"></a><var>71.21</var>who sincerely hold or seek to learn the particular religious faith or beliefs of that church or <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.22"></a><var>71.22</var>religious organization; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.23"></a><var>71.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) whose programs are primarily intended to prepare its students to become <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.24"></a><var>71.24</var>ministers of, to enter into some other vocation closely related to, or to conduct their lives <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.25"></a><var>71.25</var>in consonance with the particular faith of that church or religious organization,<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.26"></a><var>71.26</var>is exempt from the provisions of sections 141.21 to 141.32.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.27"></a><var>71.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Limitations.</b> (a) An exemption shall not extend to any school, department <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.28"></a><var>71.28</var>or branch of a school, or program of a school which through advertisements or solicitations <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.29"></a><var>71.29</var>represents to any students or prospective students that the school, its aims, goals, missions, <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.30"></a><var>71.30</var>purposes, or programs are different from those described in subdivision 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.31"></a><var>71.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) An exemption shall not extend to any school which represents to any student or <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.32"></a><var>71.32</var>prospective student that the major purpose of its programs is to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.33"></a><var>71.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) prepare the student for a vocation not closely related to that particular religious <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.34"></a><var>71.34</var>faith; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.1"></a><var>72.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) provide the student with a general educational program recognized by other <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.2"></a><var>72.2</var>schools or the broader educational, business, or social community as being substantially <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.3"></a><var>72.3</var>equivalent to the educational programs offered by schools or departments or branches of <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.4"></a><var>72.4</var>schools which are not religious in nature and are not exempt from chapter 141 and from <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.5"></a><var>72.5</var>rules adopted pursuant under this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.6"></a><var>72.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Scope.</b> Nothing in this chapter or the rules adopted under it shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.7"></a><var>72.7</var>interpreted as permitting the office to determine the truth or falsity of any particular set <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.8"></a><var>72.8</var>of religious beliefs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.9"></a><var>72.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Descriptive language required.</b> Any certificate, diploma, degree, or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.10"></a><var>72.10</var>formal recognition awarded upon completion of any religiously exempt program shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.11"></a><var>72.11</var>include such descriptive language as to make the religious nature of the award clear.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.3.32.0"></a><a id="pl.72.12"></a><var>72.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 32. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE; TRANSITION PROCESS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.72.13"></a><var>72.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This article is effective July 1, 2007. Schools licensed pursuant to Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.14"></a><var>72.14</var>Statutes, chapter 141, that qualify for private institution registration after July 1, 2007, <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.15"></a><var>72.15</var>shall apply for and complete the process for registration prior to the expiration of their <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.16"></a><var>72.16</var>current private career school license under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 141. Schools <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.17"></a><var>72.17</var>registered as private institutions pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, sections 136A.61 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.18"></a><var>72.18</var>136A.71, that are required to obtain a private career school license after July 1, 2007, shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.19"></a><var>72.19</var>apply for and complete the process for licensure prior to the expiration of the current <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.20"></a><var>72.20</var>registration, but in any event no later than December 31, 2007. If the office finds it <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.21"></a><var>72.21</var>is necessary to allow for the proper processing of license or registration applications <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.22"></a><var>72.22</var>required by this section, the office is authorized to extend existing license or registration <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.23"></a><var>72.23</var>for a reasonable period of time.<br />
         		
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