2026 Minnesota Statutes

136A.69 FEES.

Subdivision 1.Registration fees.

(a) The office shall collect reasonable registration fees that are sufficient to recover, but do not exceed, its costs of administering the registration program. The office shall charge the fees listed in paragraphs (b) and (c) for new registrations.

(b) A new school must pay registration fees based on the institution's total full-time equivalent enrollment in the following amounts:

(1) $5,000 for institutions with 2,500 or fewer full-time equivalent enrollment;

(2) $7,500 for institutions with 2,501 to 5,000 full-time equivalent enrollment;

(3) $10,000 for institutions with 5,001 to 7,500 full-time equivalent enrollment;

(4) $15,000 for institutions with 7,501 to 10,000 full-time equivalent enrollment; and

(5) $20,000 for institutions with 10,001 or greater full-time equivalent enrollment, and for institutions with no data on the previous year's full-time equivalent enrollment.

Full-time equivalent enrollment is established using the previous year's full-time equivalent enrollment as established in the United States Department of Education Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. If enrollment cannot be established using the United States Department of Education Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, the office may establish an institution's full-time equivalent enrollment through verification of its enrollment data submitted in accordance with section 136A.64, subdivision 1, clause (7).

(c) A new school must pay registration fees in an amount equal to the fee under paragraph (b), plus fees for each nondegree program or degree as follows:

nondegree program	$250
degree program	$750

(d) The annual renewal registration fee is based on an institution's total full-time equivalent enrollment in the following amounts:

(1) $1,500 for institutions with 2,500 or fewer full-time equivalent enrollment;

(2) $3,000 for institutions with 2,501 to 5,000 full-time equivalent enrollment;

(3) $5,000 for institutions with 5,001 to 10,000 full-time equivalent enrollment; and

(4) $7,500 for institutions with 10,001 or greater full-time equivalent enrollment, and for institutions with no data on the previous year's full-time equivalent enrollment.

Full-time equivalent enrollment is established using the previous year's full-time equivalent enrollment as established in the United States Department of Education Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. If enrollment cannot be established using the United States Department of Education Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, the office may establish an institution's full-time equivalent enrollment through verification of its enrollment data submitted in accordance with section 136A.64, subdivision 1, clause (7).

Subd. 2.

[Repealed, 2010 c 215 art 2 s 21]

Subd. 3.

MS 2024 [Repealed, 1Sp2025 c 5 art 2 s 63]

Subd. 4.Visit or consulting fee.

If the office determines that a fact-finding visit or outside consultant is necessary to review, investigate, or evaluate any degree or nondegree program or the institution for statutory compliance with the Minnesota Private and Out-of-State Public Postsecondary Education Act, the office shall be reimbursed for the expenses incurred related to the review as follows:

(1) $400 for the team base fee or for a paper review conducted by a consultant if the office determines that a fact-finding visit is not required;

(2) $300 for each day or part thereof on site per team member; and

(3) the actual cost of customary meals, lodging, and related travel expenses incurred by team members.

Subd. 5.

MS 2024 [Repealed, 1Sp2025 c 5 art 2 s 63]

History:

1975 c 201 s 9; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1989 c 293 s 58; 1Sp1993 c 2 art 2 s 19; 1995 c 212 art 3 s 41; 2003 c 133 art 2 s 17; 2007 c 144 art 3 s 14; 2008 c 298 s 15; 2010 c 215 art 2 s 10-12; 2020 c 109 art 3 s 10,11; 2024 c 124 art 2 s 31; 2024 c 127 art 35 s 31; 1Sp2025 c 5 art 2 s 31; 2026 c 116 s 30