2007 Minnesota Statutes

136F.12 FOND DU LAC CAMPUS.
    Subdivision 1. Unique missions. The Fond du Lac campus has a unique mission among
two-year colleges to serve the lower division general education needs in Carlton and south St.
Louis Counties, and the education needs of American Indians throughout the state and especially
in northern Minnesota. The campus has a further unique mission to provide programs in support
of its federal land grant status. Accordingly, while the college is governed by the Board of
Trustees, its governance is accomplished in conjunction with the board of directors of Fond du
Lac Tribal College.
    Subd. 2. Selected programs. Notwithstanding section 135A.052, subdivision 1, to better
meet the education needs of Minnesota's American Indian students, and in furtherance of the
unique missions provided in subdivision 1, Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College may
offer a baccalaureate program in elementary education, as approved by the Board of Trustees of
the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, and the board of directors of Fond du Lac Tribal
and Community College.
    Subd. 3. Bargaining unit assignment. Notwithstanding section 179A.10, subdivision 2, the
state university instructional unit shall include faculty who teach upper division courses at the
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College.
History: 1995 c 212 art 4 s 15; 1996 c 398 s 35; 2003 c 133 art 2 s 18