1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; providing stable undergraduate tuition rates;
1.3 	proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 136F; 137.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [136F.705] UNDERGRADUATE TUITION GUARANTEE PLAN.
1.6 	(a) The board of trustees is encouraged to offer entering students a plan providing 
1.7 	stable tuition for students pursuing two-year or four-year degrees. A guaranteed tuition 
1.8 	plan must meet the requirements of this section.
1.9 	(b) A Minnesota resident student who first enrolls in a degree program at a state 
1.10 	college or university beginning in the fall of 2011 or later is guaranteed a stable tuition 
1.11 	for up to four consecutive academic years.
1.12 	(c) For an undergraduate student enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program at a 
1.13 	state university, the tuition charged to the student for each semester of enrollment during 
1.14 	a four-year period, beginning with the first semester of enrollment, must not exceed the 
1.15 	amount of tuition that the student was charged for the first semester of enrollment. For a 
1.16 	student who continues to be enrolled after four consecutive academic years, the tuition 
1.17 	rate for each semester in excess of four years is equal to the tuition rate paid by new 
1.18 	enrollees at the state university.
1.19 	(d) For an undergraduate student enrolled in an associate degree program at a college, 
1.20 	the tuition charged to the student for each semester of enrollment during a two-year period, 
1.21 	beginning with the first semester of enrollment, must not exceed the amount of tuition that 
1.22 	the student was charged for the first semester of enrollment. For a student who continues 
1.23 	to be enrolled after two consecutive academic years, the tuition rate for each semester in 
1.24 	excess of two years is equal to the tuition rate for new enrollees at the college.

2.1 	Sec. 2. [137.105] UNDERGRADUATE TUITION GUARANTEE PLAN.
2.2 	The Board of Regents is encouraged to offer students a guaranteed tuition plan 
2.3 	according to this section. A Minnesota resident student who first enrolls in a degree 
2.4 	program at the University of Minnesota beginning in the fall of 2011 or later may be 
2.5 	offered guaranteed stable tuition for up to four consecutive academic years. Under the 
2.6 	guaranteed plan, for an undergraduate student enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program, 
2.7 	the tuition charged to the student for each semester of enrollment during a four-year 
2.8 	period, beginning with the first semester of enrollment, must not exceed the amount of 
2.9 	tuition that the student was charged for the first semester of enrollment. For a student 
2.10 	who continues to be enrolled after four consecutive academic years, the tuition rate for 
2.11 	each semester in excess of four years is equal to the tuition rate paid by new enrollees 
2.12 	at the University of Minnesota.