197.775 HIGHER EDUCATION FAIRNESS.
Subdivision 1.
Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section.
(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of veterans affairs.
(c) "State college or university" means a unit of the University of Minnesota or Minnesota
State Colleges and Universities.
Subd. 2.
Recognition of courses. (a) Minnesota State Colleges and Universities must
recognize courses and award educational credits for courses that were part of a veteran's military
training or service if the courses meet the standards of the American Council on Education or
equivalent standards for awarding academic credits.
(b) The University of Minnesota and private colleges and universities in Minnesota are
encouraged to recognize courses and award educational credits for courses that were part of a
veteran's military training or service if the courses meet the standards of the American Council on
Education or equivalent standards for awarding academic credits.
Subd. 3.
Tuition status. A state college or university must treat a veteran as a Minnesota
resident for purposes of determining the veteran's undergraduate tuition rate. A state college
or university must treat a veteran as a Minnesota resident for purposes of determining the
veteran's graduate school tuition rate if the veteran was a Minnesota resident on entering military
service and starts attending the state college or university graduate program within two years of
completing military service.
Subd. 4.
Delayed payment of tuition. A state college or university may not assess late
fees or other late charges for veterans who are eligible to receive federal educational assistance
and who have applied for that assistance but not yet received it, nor may they prevent these
students from registering for a subsequent term because of outstanding tuition charges that arise
from delayed federal payments. The state college or university may request without delay the
amount of tuition above expected federal educational assistance and may require payment of the
full amount of tuition owed by the veteran within 30 days of receipt of the expected federal
educational assistance.
History: 2006 c 273 s 9