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197.585 HIGHER EDUCATION VETERANS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
    Subdivision 1. Assistance provided. The commissioner of veterans affairs shall provide
central liaison staff and campus veterans assistance officers to serve the needs of students who are
veterans at higher education institutions in Minnesota. Methods of assistance may include, but
are not limited to, work-study positions for veterans, and providing information and assistance
regarding the availability of state, federal, local, and private resources.
    Subd. 2. Steering committee. The commissioner of veterans affairs shall chair a higher
education veterans assistance program steering committee composed of:
(1) the adjutant general or the adjutant general's designee;
(2) a representative of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, designated by the
chancellor;
(3) a representative of the University of Minnesota, appointed by the president of the
university;
(4) a representative of private colleges and universities in Minnesota, appointed by the
governor;
(5) a representative of the Office of Higher Education, appointed by the executive director;
(6) a representative of county veterans service offices, appointed by the commissioner of
veterans affairs; and
(7) a representative of the Department of Employment and Economic Development,
appointed by the commissioner of that department.
The steering committee shall advise the commissioner of veterans affairs regarding the allocation
of appropriations for the purposes of this section and shall develop a long-range plan to serve the
needs of students at higher education institutions in Minnesota who are veterans.
    Subd. 3. Office space provided. Each campus of the University of Minnesota and each
institution within the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system shall provide adequate
space for a veterans assistance office to be administered by the commissioner of veterans affairs,
and each private college and university in Minnesota is encouraged to provide adequate space
for a veterans assistance office to be administered by the commissioner of veterans affairs. The
veterans assistance office must provide information and assistance to veterans who are students
or family members of students at the school regarding the availability of state, federal, local,
and private resources.
    Subd. 4. Report. Beginning January 15, 2007, and each year thereafter, the steering
committee established in subdivision 2 shall report to the chairs of the legislative committees
with jurisdiction over veterans affairs policy and finance and higher education policy and finance
regarding the implementation and effectiveness of the program established in this section.
    Subd. 5. Expiration. This section expires at the end of the first fiscal year in which the
number of veterans enrolled in Minnesota public institutions of higher education is fewer than
4,000, but no later than June 30, 2011.
History: 2006 c 282 art 15 s 3

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