2007 Minnesota Statutes

135A.12 UNIQUE NEEDS AND ABILITIES OF AMERICAN INDIAN PEOPLE.
    Subdivision 1. Applicability. This section applies to each public postsecondary governing
board and each public postsecondary institution.
    Subd. 2. Programs and services. The board of each institution, at the request of ten or
more full-time American Indian students, shall establish an advisory committee, in consultation
with tribal designated representatives. The advisory committee shall recommend instructional
programs and student services to meet the unique needs of American Indian people.
    Subd. 3. American Indian languages. A student who is proficient in an American Indian
language shall have the opportunity to be assessed, placed, or to receive credit for skills in that
language in the same manner that a student is assessed, placed, or receives credit for skills in
languages other than the English language.
    Subd. 4. Qualifications for American Indian studies and services. American Indian
individuals who understand and have demonstrated knowledge of American Indian language,
history, or culture may be considered to be competent to provide instruction in American Indian
language, history, or culture programs. Qualifications to provide noninstructional services at
postsecondary institutions for American Indian people must take into consideration knowledge of
and understanding of American Indian language, history, or culture.
    Subd. 5.[Repealed, 1995 c 212 art 3 s 60]
History: 1988 c 703 art 1 s 11; 1989 c 246 s 2; 1995 c 212 art 3 s 6