Legislative Session number- 84

Bill Name: HF1385

HF 1385

CHAPTER 107
EFFECTIVE DATE: Various

Omnibus higher education finance
appropriations bill.

ARTICLE 1--APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1: Summary by fund
provided.
Sec. 2: Higher education services office
Sec. 3: Board of trustees
of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.
Sec. 4: Board of regents of
the University of Minnesota
Sec. 5: Mayo Medical Foundation
Sec. 6:
Commissioner of Health

ARTICLE 2--RELATED PROVISIONS

Section 1: Statutory
reference added.
Sec. 2: Instructional services base determination
provided.
Sec. 3: Budgeting enrollments modified.
Sec. 4: Missions statement
modified.
Sec. 5: Recipient selection modified.
Sec. 6: Technical.
Sec. 7:
Scholarship renewal provisions modified.
Sec. 8: Senior citizen tuition and fee
provisions specified.
Sec. 9: Senior citizen benefits eligibility
modified.
Sec. 10: Higher Education Services Office responsibilities
modified.
Sec. 11: Higher Education Advisory Council responsibilities
modified.
Sec. 12: Student advisory council establishment provisions
modified.
Sec. 13: Student representation on task force requirements
modified.
Sec. 14: Expiration of advisory groups extended.
Sec. 15: Reporting
requirements provided.
Sec. 16: Data sharing provisions established.
Sec. 17:
Grant eligibility modified.
Sec. 18: Definition of fee modified.
Sec. 19:
Surplus appropriation procedure specified.
Sec. 20: Awards eligibility extended
to those students who withdraw for active military service.
Sec. 21: Deadline
extended.
Sec. 22: Data provision required.
Sec. 23: Student eligibility
modified relating to unpaid child support and active military service.
Sec. 24:
Grant amount increased.
Sec. 25: Data provision required.
Sec. 26: Eligible
student definition provided.
Sec. 27: Income contingent loan provision
required.
Sec. 28: Loan capital fund established.
Sec. 29: Intervention
provided for college attendance program grants.
Sec. 30: Date modified for
student membership deadlines.
Sec. 31: Centers for excellence established.
Sec.
32: Technical.
Sec. 33: Account owner definition modified.
Sec. 34: Minor
trust account definition modified.
Sec. 35: Nonqualified distribution
definition modified.
Sec. 36: Scholarship definition modified.
Sec. 37:
Administration of program provisions modified to include incentives.
Sec. 38:
Plan changes effect on administration agreement modified.
Sec. 39: Special
account to hold plan assets in trust creation section modified.
Sec. 40:
Matching grant qualification modified.
Sec. 41: Family income definition
modified.
Sec. 42: Residency requirement modified.
Sec. 43: Technical language
modification.
Sec. 44: Qualified distribution methods modified to allow direct
distributions to account owner.
Sec. 45: Attendance at a U.S. Military academy
by beneficiary of account owner provided.
Sec. 46: Minor trust accounts
modified to conform with section 40.
Sec. 47: Regent candidate advisory council
provisions modified to allow recommendations to governor.
Sec. 48: RCAC
membership modified.
Sec. 49: Advisory council recommendations modified.
Sec.
50: Legislative election of regents procedures established.
Sec. 51: Nursing
low-income loan repayment provision established.
Sec. 52: Postsecondary
students provision modified.
Sec. 53: Conforming change.
Sec. 54: Conforming
change.
Sec. 55: Expiration provided.
Sec. 56: Reciprocity negotiations
detailed.
Sec. 57: Advisory task force on public postsecondary funding
established.
Sec. 58: Alternative format instructional material network
provided.
Sec. 59: Eligibility application specified.
Sec. 60: Revisor
instruction.
Sec. 61: Repealer.

ARTICLE 3--PRIVATE CAREER SCHOOLS

Section 1:
"Multiple location" defined.
Sec. 2: Application modified to increase surety
bond amount.
Sec. 3: Conforming changes.
Sec. 4: License fees and terms
modified.
Sec. 5: "Syllabus" added to language concerning course outline.
Sec.
6: Permanent records procedure modified.
Sec. 7: License renewal procedure
modified.
Sec. 8: Fees specified.
Sec. 9: Statutory reference added.
Sec. 10:
Short-term programs provision established.
Sec. 11: Resident school language
modified.
Sec. 12: Supply and equipment fair market value determination
clarified.
Sec. 13: Cancellation occurrence procedure specified.
Sec. 14:
Closed school procedures established.
Sec. 15: State approval advertisement
prohibition clarified.
Sec. 16: Financial aid payment procedure
established.
Sec. 17: Powers and duties language modification.
Sec. 18:
Inspection provision modified.
Sec. 19: Exemptions modified.
Sec. 20:
Regulation of private and out-of-state postsecondary institutions
provided.

ARTICLE 4--ROCHESTER UNIVERSITY DEVELOPMENT

Section 1: Rochester
University Development Committee established.
Sec. 2: Rochester University
Development Account created.
Sec. 3: Effective date.

AME
8-25-05