Minnesota Legislature
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
Minnesota Session Laws - 1987, Regular Session
Key: (1) language to be deleted (2) new language
Laws of Minnesota 1987
CHAPTER 401-S.F.No. 1515
An act relating to public administration;
appropriating money for education and related purposes
to the higher education coordinating board, state
board of vocational technical education, state board
for community colleges, state university board,
University of Minnesota, and the Mayo medical
foundation, with certain conditions; amending
Minnesota Statutes 1986, sections 135A.03, subdivision
1; 135A.04; 135A.06; 136A.02, subdivision 6; 136A.04,
subdivision 1; 136A.05; 136A.101, by adding a
subdivision; 136A.111, by adding a subdivision;
136A.121, subdivisions 4 and 5; 136A.132, subdivisions
3, 6, and 7; 136A.233, subdivisions 1 and 2; 136A.85;
136A.86, subdivisions 1 and 2; 136A.87; 137.025,
subdivision 1; 137.31, subdivision 3; and 645.445,
subdivision 5; Laws 1983, chapter 334, section 7;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapters 136 and 136C; repealing Minnesota Statutes
1986, section 116L.03, subdivision 6.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1. [HIGHER EDUCATION; APPROPRIATIONS.]
The sums in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are
appropriated from the general fund, or other named fund, to the
agencies and for the purposes specified in this act, to be
available for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The
listing of an amount under the figure "1987," "1988," or "1989"
in this act indicates that the amount is appropriated to be
available for the year ending June 30, 1987, June 30, 1988, or
June 30, 1989, respectively.
In this act, "first year" and "second year" mean the first
fiscal year and second fiscal year, respectively, of the
1987-1989 biennium beginning July 1, 1987, and ending 24 months
later.
In this act, "biennium" and "1987-1989 biennium" mean the
two consecutive fiscal years beginning July 1, 1987, and ending
24 months later.
SUMMARY BY FUND
1987 1988 1989 TOTAL
General $2,910,500 $810,380,600 $843,643,500 $1,656,934,600
SUMMARY BY AGENCY - ALL FUNDS
1987 1988 1989 TOTAL
Higher Education Coordinating Board
$73,094,200 $75,284,300 $148,378,500
State Board of Vocational Technical Education
$1,895,000 151,749,400 156,777,800 310,422,200
State Board for Community Colleges
65,922,900 69,774,400 135,697,300
State University Board
500,000 130,897,600 139,554,800 270,952,400
Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota
$515,500 387,865,200 401,343,300 789,724,000
Mayo Medical Foundation
851,300 908,900 1,760,200
APPROPRIATIONS
Available for the Year
Ending June 30
1987 1988 1989
Sec. 2. HIGHER EDUCATION
COORDINATING BOARD
Subdivision 1. Total
Appropriation $73,094,200 $75,284,300
The amounts that may be spent from this
appropriation for each purpose are
specified in the following subdivisions.
Subd. 2. Agency Administration
$3,321,300 $2,638,300
This appropriation includes $150,000 in
1988 for staff to administer the job
skills partnership program. The higher
education coordinating board may employ
staff to administer the job skills
partnership program. The job skills
partnership program staff positions and
their incumbents are transferred to and
become employees subject to the
direction of the higher education
coordinating board.
This appropriation includes $294,000 in
1988 and $214,000 in 1989 for the
optometry and osteopathy contract
program to continue seats for students
who were in the program in the
1986-1987 academic year. No new
students may be admitted to the program
during the biennium.
This appropriation includes $15,000 in
1988 for scholarships and grants for
eligible students of optometry.
Eligible students are those who were
enrolled in the 1984-1985 academic year
in schools of optometry with which
Minnesota had an agreement for each
academic year in the 1985-1987 biennium
for optometry seats. Students are
obligated to practice in Minnesota as
provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
136A.225.
$118,000 in 1988 and $180,000 in 1989
are to continue the post-high school
planning program. The additional
funding in 1989 is to include more
students and offer increased services.
A task force of equal numbers of
representatives of the student advisory
committee, financial aid administrators
association, each public system, and
the higher education coordinating board
shall be convened by the HECB. It
shall develop guidelines to interpret
unusual circumstances for the purpose
of being an independent student. The
HECB shall distribute the guidelines to
financial aid directors and
representative student organizations at
each campus.
Subd. 3. State Scholarships and
Grants
$60,500,000 $62,750,000
If the appropriation for either year is
insufficient, the appropriation for the
other year is available to meet
scholarship and grant obligations.
This appropriation contains money for
increasing living allowances for state
scholarships and grants to $2,985 for
1988 and $2,995 for 1989.
Notwithstanding section 136A.121,
subdivision 10, the implementation of
eligibility for four full years of
scholarships and grants is delayed
until July 1, 1989.
$100,000 the first year is for
short-term living and transportation
expenses of AVTI students.
Subd. 4. Interstate Tuition
Reciprocity
$3,700,000 $4,300,000
If the appropriation for either year is
insufficient, the appropriation for the
other year is available to meet
reciprocity contract obligations.
Subd. 5. State Work Study
$4,503,600 $4,678,600
Of this appropriation $325,000 is to
cover increases in minimum wage for the
biennium.
Subd. 6. Income Contingent Loans
$ 110,000 $ 158,100
This appropriation is for an income
contingent loan repayment program to
assist graduates of Minnesota schools
in medical, dental, pharmacy,
chiropractic medicine, public health,
and veterinary medicine in repaying
their student debt by providing a
repayment plan based on their annual
income. The HECB shall study the
possible inclusion of students in other
academic programs including optometry
and osteopathy and report its
recommendations to the appropriations
and finance committees by December 1,
1987. During the biennium, applicant
data collected by the HECB for this
program may be disclosed to a consumer
credit reporting agency under the same
conditions as apply to the supplemental
loan program according to section
136A.162.
Subd. 7. Minitex Library Program
$ 759,300 $ 759,300
Subd. 8. Enterprise Development
Partnerships
$ 200,000
Subd. 9. An unexpended balance in the
first year under a subdivision in this
section does not cancel but is
available for the second year.
Sec. 3. STATE BOARD OF VOCATIONAL
TECHNICAL EDUCATION
Subdivision 1. Total
Appropriation 1,895,000 151,749,400 156,777,800
The amounts that may be spent from this
appropriation for each purpose are
specified in the following subdivisions.
Subd. 2. Instructional Expenditures
The legislature estimates that the
amount for instructional expenditures
will be $196,837,300 for the first year
and $204,908,600 for the second year.
$2,730,000 each year is for repair and
replacement. Revenue for this purpose
must be recorded in a separate account
in the board's internal accounting
system. Money may be transferred into
and out of the account. A transfer,
together with the amount and nature of
the transfer, must be reported with the
system's 1989-1991 biennial budget
request. The report must include an
analysis of the adequacy of the above
appropriation in meeting the system's
repairs and replacement needs.
During the biennium, each outstanding
and any future assessment by a local
unit of government which is less than
five percent of the appropriation for
repairs and replacements may be paid
when due by the board.
$500,000 in 1988 and $1,000,000 in 1989
are to provide customized training
services to Minnesota employers.
Expenses incurred in training under
this section must be matched in the
form of tuition. The state director
shall be responsible for ensuring this
requirement is met.
The appropriation for fiscal year 1987
is added to the appropriation in Laws
1985, First Special Session chapter 11,
section 4, subdivision 2, and must be
used for retirement and social security
employer's costs.
Subd. 3. Noninstructional Expenditures
The legislature estimates that the
amount for noninstructional
expenditures will be $6,227,300 for the
first year and $5,570,300 for the
second year.
$5,371,700 the first year and
$4,704,700 the second year are for debt
service payments to school districts
for AVTI buildings financed with
district bonds issued before January 1,
1979.
$56,100 the first year and $49,200 the
second year are for veteran farmer
cooperative training programs.
$125,000 each year is for providing
services for handicapped students.
Subd. 4. State Council on Vocational
Technical Education
$38,400 the first year and $39,400 the
second year must be allocated by the
state board to the state council on
vocational education.
Sec. 4. STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY
COLLEGES
Subdivision 1. Total
Appropriation 65,922,900 69,774,400
The amounts that may be spent from this
appropriation for each purpose are
specified in the following subdivisions.
Subd. 2. Instructional Expenditures
The legislature estimates that the
amount for instructional expenditures
will be $83,787,100 for the first year
and $89,619,300 for the second year.
$220,000 each year is for special needs
students.
$1,085,000 each year is for repair and
replacement. Revenue for this purpose
must be recorded in a separate account
in the board's internal accounting
system. Money may be transferred into
and out of the account. A transfer,
together with the amount and nature of
the transfer, must be reported with the
system's 1989-1991 biennial budget
request. The report must include an
analysis of the adequacy of the above
appropriation in meeting the system's
repairs and replacement needs.
During the biennium, each outstanding
and any future assessment by a local
unit of government which is less than
five percent of the appropriation for
repairs and replacements may be paid
when due by the board.
Subd. 3. Noninstructional Expenditures
The legislature estimates that the
amount for noninstructional
expenditures will be $10,962,300 for
the first year and $10,906,300 for the
second year.
Sec. 5. STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD
Subdivision 1. Total
Appropriation 500,000 130,897,600 139,554,800
The amounts that may be spent from this
appropriation for each purpose are
specified in the following subdivisions.
Subd. 2. Instructional Expenditures
The legislature estimates that the
amount for instructional expenditures
will be $182,126,300 for the first year
and $194,951,000 for the second year.
$2,245,000 each year is for repair and
replacement. Revenue for this purpose
must be recorded in a separate account
in the board's internal accounting
system. Money may be transferred into
and out of the account. The transfer,
together with the amount and nature of
the transfer, must be reported with the
system's 1989-1991 biennial budget
request. The report must include an
analysis of the adequacy of the above
appropriation in meeting the system's
repairs and replacement needs.
During the biennium, each outstanding
and any future assessment by a local
unit of government which is less than
five percent of the appropriation for
repairs and replacements may be paid
when due by the board.
During the biennium, the state
university board shall continue to
ensure that classroom teaching
assistants for whom English is a second
language are proficient in speaking,
reading, and writing English.
$250,000 in 1988 and $400,000 in 1989
is for the expansion of upper division
programs at Metropolitan State
University.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 136.09, subdivision 3, or other
law to the contrary, during the
biennium neither the state university
board nor the state university campuses
shall engage in planning or development
of doctoral level programs or degrees
without prior approval of the house and
senate higher education policy and
money committees.
$50,000 in 1988 is for the planning of
the materials science engineering
program at Winona State University.
The state university board shall
develop short and long range plans that
specify the directions and intentions
of the system in program development,
particularly in the science,
technology, and engineering areas. The
plans shall provide an overview of the
entire system as well as specifically
examining the status of current
programs and future plans at each
campus. In its planning during the
biennium, the board shall study at
least immediate and long range: (1)
needs for and opportunities available
to students graduating in these program
areas; (2) possibilities of cooperative
arrangements with other educational
institutions; (3) incorporation of new
technology developments into existing
programs rather than creating new
programs; (4) potential for private
sector participation and investment; (5)
effects of emphasizing technological
programs on other academic areas; and
(6) consequences for the state's
economy. The board shall report its
findings to the appropriations and
finance committees of the legislature
by January 15, 1988.
The study must be submitted to the HECB
for review and comment before its
submission to the legislature.
$500,000 in fiscal year 1989 is for
implementation of the program,
contingent upon formal recommendation
by the education divisions of the house
appropriations committee and the senate
finance committee.
During the biennium, revenue generated
from royalties, patents, licenses, or
interests kept by the state university
board from the science and technology
project at Southwest State University
is appropriated to the state university
board and must be allocated by the
board to Southwest State University for
the continued operation of the science
and technology resource center.
Subd. 3. Noninstructional Expenditures
The legislature estimates that the
amount for noninstructional
expenditures will be $9,211,700 for the
first year and $9,276,300 for the
second year.
This appropriation includes interest
costs for outstanding bonds and in no
way constitutes a commitment or
obligation by the state of Minnesota to
make any payments on the principal or
the interest on the bonds or any
associated fees or costs, nor does the
appropriation constitute an admission
or position by the state of Minnesota
on the merits of any litigation arising
out of an alleged default on the bonds
or an alleged breach of any contract or
loan agreement.
During the biennium, prior to resolving
any litigation arising out of an
alleged default on the bonds or an
alleged breach of any contract or loan
agreement, the attorney general is
requested to determine whether any
third parties may be liable for part or
all of any alleged damages and to
pursue appropriate litigation against
or settlement with the third parties.
During the biennium, the city of
Mankato may assess the state university
board for costs of reconstruction and
improvement of Val Imm Drive. The
assessment must not be made until
completion of the work and must not
exceed $500,000 or 40 percent of the
project, whichever is less.
During the biennium, notwithstanding
any law to the contrary, the state
university board may retain money
received from successful litigation by
or against the board. Awards made to
the state or the board resulting from
litigation against or by the board
shall be retained by the board to the
credit of the account from which the
litigation was originally funded.
The appropriation for fiscal year 1987
is for the bridge assessment specified
in Laws 1983, chapter 344, section 8,
subdivision 5(b).
Subd. 4. Construction
During the biennium, the state
university board may accept money from
nonstate sources to construct a
building on the Mankato, St. Cloud, and
Moorhead state university campuses. No
state appropriated funds shall be
expended for this purpose. The board
shall supervise and control the
preparation of plans and specifications
for the construction of each building.
The board shall advertise for bids and
award contracts, supervise and inspect
the work, approve necessary changes in
the plans and specifications, approve
estimates for payment, and accept the
improvements when completed according
to the plans and specifications.
Sec. 6. BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
Subdivision 1. Total
Appropriation 515,500 387,865,200 401,343,300
The amounts that may be spent from this
appropriation for each purpose are
specified in the following subdivisions.
Subd. 2. Operations and
Maintenance 313,688,200 324,702,900
On December 1, 1988, and December 1,
1989, the president of the University
of Minnesota shall furnish the senate
finance and house appropriations
committees and the commissioner of
finance the following information: the
total amount of receipts during fiscal
year 1988 from all sources in excess of
$124,040,700 and during the fiscal year
1989 from all sources in excess of
$128,638,300; the sources of these
receipts; and the purposes for which
any excess receipts were spent and the
accounts to which the receipts
transferred.
(a) Instructional Expenditures
The legislature estimates that the
amount for instructional expenditures
in subdivision 2 and subdivision 3,
paragraph (a) will be $344,009,900 for
the first year and $360,972,100 for the
second year.
$6,732,000 each year is for repair and
replacement. Revenue for this purpose
must be recorded in a separate account
in the board's internal accounting
system. Money may be transferred into
and out of the account. A transfer,
together with the amount and nature of
the transfer, must be reported with the
system's 1989-1991 biennial budget
request. The report must include an
analysis of the adequacy of the above
appropriation in meeting the system's
repairs and replacement needs. Of this
amount, $200,000 in the first year is
for the Falcon Heights assessment for
the Roselawn Avenue project; $82,000 in
the first year is for city assessments
for utilities and services for the
Waseca campus; and $3,000 in the first
year is for city assessments for
utilities and services for the Morris
campus.
During the biennium, each outstanding
and any future assessment by a local
unit of government which is less than
five percent of the appropriation for
repairs and replacements may be paid
when due by the board.
The president of the University of
Minnesota is requested to review,
during the biennium, the University of
Minnesota's institutional support costs
and redirect any savings into academic
programs.
During the biennium, the university is
requested to continue to ensure that
classroom teaching assistants for whom
English is a second language are
proficient in speaking, reading, and
writing English.
The university is requested to develop
a new plan by which the funding
necessary to implement comparable worth
in a timely manner is provided through
internal reallocation. The university
shall report on its actions by January
15, 1988, to the appropriations and
finance committees.
(b) Noninstructional Expenditures
The legislature estimates that the
amount for noninstructional
expenditures will be $95,461,000 for
the first year and $94,747,600 for the
second year.
$2,900,000 in fiscal year 1988, and
3,100,000 in fiscal year 1989, are for
the graduate fellowship program. By
January 15, 1989, the University of
Minnesota shall report on the
distribution of graduate fellowships
and their use in furthering the
University of Minnesota's efforts to
focus its mission and improve its
programs, particularly in the liberal
arts.
Subd. 3. Special Appropriations
515,500 74,177,000 76,640,400
The university shall submit a report to
the 1988 Legislature on all of its
special appropriations. The report
must include which special
appropriations could be continued as
is, consolidated, transferred to the
operations and maintenance account,
reduced, or eliminated; all sources of
funding for each special appropriation;
a detailed itemization of projects
included in each special appropriation;
the outcome of the activity; the
reasons for each special appropriation;
specific plans for each special
appropriation; and any other pertinent
information.
(a) Rank Funding Adjustment
$1,742,000 $2,378,500
The legislature estimates that
$2,600,000 in fiscal year 1988 and
$3,550,000 in fiscal year 1989 is for
the university's commitment to focus
its efforts on academic excellence.
This estimate is counted as
instructional cost. This appropriation
must not be allocated to the Board of
Regents by the commissioner of finance
until the Board of Regents adopts the
plan and directs the president of the
University of Minnesota to proceed with
the plan.
Of this amount, up to $400,000 is to
ensure adequate counseling of students
applying for admission.
It is the intention of the legislature
that the university's commitment to
focus plan and enrollment targets
provide the basis for funding in
subsequent biennia.
The university shall report on its uses
of these funds by January 15 of each
year of the biennium. Beginning in the
1989-1991 biennium, the request for
rank adjustment must be incorporated
into the operations and maintenance
budget request.
The regular session enrollment
projected for this appropriation is
37,312 full-year equivalent
undergraduate students for fiscal year
1988, and 36,236 for fiscal year 1989.
For developing the 1989-1991 biennial
budget request, the regular session
undergraduate enrollment used for the
average cost funding formula must not
exceed these numbers. For the biennium
ending June 30, 1989, tuition income
resulting from students in excess of
the projections reduces the general
fund appropriation by a like dollar
amount. The legislature further
anticipates that the regular session
full-year equivalent undergraduate
students must not exceed 33,750 for
fiscal year 1991, and 31,600 by fiscal
year 1993. The university shall submit
progress reports on the attainment of
the anticipated enrollments.
(b) Minnesota Extension Service
$515,500 $14,359,200 $14,637,100
The appropriation in fiscal year 1987
is added to the appropriation in Laws
1986, chapter 398, article 29, section
1, subdivision 8, and must be used for
farmer-lender mediation services.
Any salary increases granted by the
university to personnel paid from this
appropriation must not result in a
reduction of the county portion of the
salary payments.
(c) Agricultural Research
$24,248,300 $24,863,400
During the biennium, the university
shall maintain an advisory council
system for each experiment station.
The advisory councils must be broadly
representative of range of size and
income distribution of farms and
agribusinesses and must not
disproportionately represent those from
the upper half of the size and income
distributions.
(d) Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
$1,322,400 $1,355,900
(e) Coleman Leukemia Research Center
$242,300 $248,500
(f) Indigent Patients (County Papers)
$400,000 $300,000
(g) Rural Physicians Associates Program
$568,800 $583,200
(h) Medical Research
$2,344,700 $2,404,200
(i) Special Hospitals, Service and
Educational Offset
$9,678,900 $9,924,400
During the biennium, fees for service
furnished to counties and individuals
under this program must be sought to
increase the money appropriated. The
fees are appropriated to the university
hospitals, to be available until June
30, 1989.
(j) Fellowships for Minority and
Disadvantaged Students
$54,900 $56,300
(k) General Research
$2,125,900 $2,179,800
This appropriation is, as the board of
regents may direct, for general
research, and business and economic
research including business and
economic research at Duluth, center for
urban and regional affairs, museum of
natural history, and juvenile justice
seminar.
(l) Intercollegiate Athletics
$2,993,700 $3,069,700
This appropriation includes money to
improve the programs and resources
available to women and to ensure that
campuses are in compliance with Title
IX of the Educational Amendment Act of
1972 and Minnesota Statutes, section
126.21.
Of this appropriation, no less than the
following amounts must be allocated to
each campus:
Duluth 517,113 530,230
Morris 62,013 63,586
Crookston 42,128 43,196
Waseca 41,923 42,986
(m) Student Loans Matching Money
$51,900 $54,500
(n) Talented Youth Mathematics Program
$256,500 $262,900
Of this appropriation, $45,000 is to
match grant funds for teacher education.
This appropriation includes money to
continue the outreach sites program to
ensure an opportunity for the
participation of youth outside the
metropolitan area.
(o) Geological Survey
$951,900 $976,100
(p) Mineral Resources Research
Center
$762,500 $781,800
(q) Natural Resources Research Institute
$2,400,000 $2,500,000
$100,000 each year is included in this
appropriation for a cooperative state
working group to study Minnesota's
aspen resource.
(r) Sea Grant College Program
$314,700 $322,700
(s) Underground Space Center
$222,000 $227,600
(t) Institute for Advanced Studies
in Biological Process Technology
$770,500 $936,300
(u) Industrial Relations Education
$724,600 $742,300
(v) Institute for Human Genetics
$497,100 $509,700
(w) Microelectronics and Information
Science Center
$661,200 $678,000
(x) Productivity Center
$333,000 $341,500
(y) Supercomputer Institute
$6,150,000 $6,306,000
This appropriation includes money for
the leasing of two supercomputer
architectures.
Sec. 7. MAYO MEDICAL FOUNDATION
Subdivision 1. Total
Appropriation 851,300 908,900
The amounts that may be spent from this
appropriation for each purpose are
specified in the following subdivisions.
Subd. 2. Medical School
$674,900 $728,000
The state of Minnesota shall pay a
capitation of $8,653 in fiscal year
1988 and $8,878 in fiscal year 1989 for
each student who is a resident of
Minnesota.
This appropriation provides capitation
for 20 Minnesota residents in each of
the four classes at Mayo Medical School.
The appropriation may be transferred
between years of the biennium to
accommodate enrollment fluctuations.
The legislature intends that during the
biennium the Mayo foundation use the
capitation money to increase the number
of doctors practicing in rural areas in
need of doctors as identified by the
higher education coordinating board.
Subd. 3. Family Practice and
Graduate Residency Program
$176,400 $180,900
The state of Minnesota shall pay a
capitation of $14,700 in fiscal year
1988 and $15,075 in fiscal year 1989
for a maximum of 12 students each year.
Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 135A.03,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. [DETERMINATION OF APPROPRIATION.] The
direct appropriation to each board for instructional services
shall equal 67 percent of the estimated total cost of
instruction for the University of Minnesota, the state
university system, and the community college system, and, for
area vocational technical institutes, 75 at least 67 percent of
the estimated total cost of instruction.
Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 135A.04, is
amended to read:
135A.04 [VARIABLE TUITION.]
The board of regents of the University of Minnesota, state
university board, state board for community colleges, and state
board for vocational education shall establish tuition. Tuition
may vary by program, level of instruction, cost of instruction,
or other classifications determined by each board. In all
systems that have a credit hour basis, tuition rates must be
established on that basis and must not apply across a variable
number of credits. Tuition may be set at any percentage of
instructional cost established by the respective boards.
Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 135A.06, is
amended to read:
135A.06 [SYSTEM PLANS AND MISSIONS.]
Subdivision 1. [SUBMISSION OF PLANS PLANNING REPORTS.] It
is the intent intention of the legislature that the planning
efforts of the public post-secondary education systems be
summarized and reported to the legislature. It is the
further intent intention that the system missions be
differentiated from one another to best serve the needs of the
citizens of Minnesota. In order To accomplish these goals, the
University of Minnesota board of regents, the state university
board, the state board for community colleges, and the state
board of vocational technical education shall each submit to the
governor and the legislature on December 1 of each even-numbered
year a planning report for its system. The planning report
shall contain the mission of the system and short- and
long-range plans for programs, staff, and facilities. The
report It shall specify the mission and plans for two, five, and
ten years. The assumptions used in developing the plans shall
be included. The report shall also include plans for and
progress toward achieving mission differentiation while
maintaining the state's overall post-secondary objectives.
Subd. 2. [MISSION MISSIONS; INTERSYSTEM PLAN.] Each system
shall review its mission as it relates to instruction, research,
and public service. The systems, in cooperation with the higher
education coordinating board, shall jointly review their
missions and, develop strategies to achieve clearer mission
differentiation, and create an overall intersystem plan that
ensures achieving the state's overall post-secondary
objectives. The higher education coordinating board shall
establish an agenda, determine schedules for accomplishing that
agenda, and develop criteria for the intersystem plan.
Subd. 3. [SYSTEM PLANS.] Each system shall develop a
program plan for instruction, research, and public service.
Each system shall consult with the higher education coordinating
board and with the other systems throughout the planning
process. The higher education coordinating board shall
coordinate intersystem efforts in the development of the program
plans to achieve intersystem cooperation and differentiation.
Each planning report shall consider at least the following
elements:
(a) (1) a statement of program priorities for
undergraduate, graduate, and professional education. Program
plans shall also include, including data about program cost and
average class size within each institution.;
(b) (2) a review of plans for adjusting the number of
facilities, staff, and programs to projected level of demand.
Plans for adjustments shall consider, including consideration of
campus and program mergers, campus and program closings, new
governance structures, the relationship between fixed costs and
projected enrollment changes, and other methods including
consolidation of institutions, services, and programs that serve
the same geographic area under different governing boards.;
(c) (3) enrollment projections for two, five, and ten years.
If a system uses projections which are different from the most
based on recent available projections produced by the higher
education coordinating board or, the system shall compare its
projections with enrollment projections if different projections
are used, they shall be compared to those prepared by the higher
education coordinating board, and the system shall identify the
method and assumptions used to prepare its projections.;
(d) (4) estimated financial costs and savings of
alternative plans for adjusting facilities, staff, and programs
to declining enrollments and fiscal resources.;
(e) (5) opportunities for providing services cooperatively
with other public and private institutions in the same
geographic area.; and
(f) (6) differentiating and coordinating missions to reduce
or eliminate duplication of services and offerings, to improve
delivery of services, and to establish clear and distinct roles
and priorities.
Subd. 4. [CAPITAL REQUESTS.] A capital budget request
submitted by a system must specifically relate a proposed
capital project to the plans required under this section.
Subd. 5. [HECB REVIEW AND COMMENT.] The higher education
coordinating board shall review and comment on the reports
prepared by the systems. In order to provide sufficient time
for this review, The board shall submit the review and comment
and the intersystem plan to the governor and legislature by
December 1.
Systems shall submit the reports to the coordinating board
on September 1 prior to the December 1 submission to the
governor and legislature. Before the higher education
coordinating board forwards submits its review and comment to
the legislature, each system shall be given the opportunity by
the higher education coordinating board to respond to the higher
education coordinating board review. In order to provide
sufficient time for the systems to respond, The HECB board shall
provide copies of its review and comment to the systems by
October 15 and the systems shall submit any responses to the
higher education coordinating board by November 15, prior to the
December 1 submission to the governor and the legislature. The
system responses shall accompany the higher education
coordinating board review and comment when it is submitted to
the governor and the legislature.
As part of its review and comment, the higher education
coordinating board shall present information on the costs,
enrollment, and participation in public post-secondary
institutions and on the progress the systems and the board are
making toward an integrated intersystem planning effort.
Sec. 11. [136.27] [CAPITAL PROJECTS BIDDING PROCEDURES.]
In awarding contracts for capital projects under section
16B.09, the board must consider the documentation provided by
the bidders regarding their qualifications including evidence of
having successfully completed similar work, or delivering
services or products comparable to that being requested. The
board shall formulate procedures to administer this section
which include practices that will assist in the economic
development of small businesses and small businesses owned and
operated by socially or economically disadvantaged persons.
Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 136A.02,
subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6. There is hereby created A higher education
advisory council, the membership of which shall include is
established. The council is composed of the president of the
University of Minnesota, the chancellor of the state university
board universities, the chancellor of the state board for
community colleges, the state director of vocational technical
education, the commissioner of education, the executive director
president of the Minnesota private college council, and a
representative from the Minnesota association of private
post-secondary schools. The advisory council shall (1) bring to
the attention of the board any matters which that the council
deems as needing attention of the board necessary, (2)
make appropriate recommendations to the board as the council
deems appropriate, (3) review and comment upon proposals and
other matters before the board, and (4) provide any reasonable
other assistance to the board in its effort to fulfill
responsibilities of the board. The board shall periodically
inform the council of all matters under consideration by the
board and. The board shall refer all proposals to the
council prior to transmitting such proposals as before
submitting recommendations to the governor and the legislature.
The board shall provide time for a report from the advisory
council at each meeting of the board.
The higher education advisory council shall report to the
board at least quarterly and at such other times as the council
may deem desirable. The council shall determine its meeting
times, but the council it shall also meet within 30 days
following after a request for a council meeting by the executive
director of the board.
Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 136A.04,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. The higher education coordinating board
shall:
(a) Continuously study and analyze all phases and aspects
of higher education, both public and private, and develop
necessary plans and programs to meet present and future needs of
the people of the state in respect thereto;
(b) Continuously engage in long range planning of for the
needs of higher education and, if necessary, cooperatively
engage in such planning with neighboring states and agencies of
the federal government;
(c) Act as successor to any committee or commission
heretofore previously authorized to engage in exercising any of
the powers and duties prescribed by sections 136A.01 to 136A.07;
(d) Review, approve or disapprove, make recommendations,
and identify priorities with respect to all plans and proposals
for new or additional programs of instruction or substantial
changes in existing programs to be established in or offered by,
the University of Minnesota, the state universities, the
community colleges, and public area vocational technical
institutes, and private collegiate and
noncollegiate post-secondary institutions offering
post-secondary education, and. The board shall also
periodically review existing programs offered in or by the above
institutions and recommend discontinuing or modifying any
existing program, the continuation of which is judged by the
board as being. When reviewing new or existing programs, the
board shall consider whether the program is unnecessary or, a
needless duplication of existing programs, beyond the capability
of the system or institution considering its resources, or
beyond the scope of the system or institutional mission;
(e) Develop in cooperation with the post-secondary systems,
committee on appropriations of the house of representatives
appropriations committee, committee on senate finance of the
senate committee, and the departments of administration and
finance, a compatible budgetary reporting format designed to
provide data of a nature to facilitate systematic review of the
budget submissions of the University of Minnesota, the state
university system, the state community college system and
the public area vocational technical schools; and, which
includes the relating of dollars to program output;
(f) Review budget requests, including plans for
construction or acquisition of facilities, of the University of
Minnesota, the state universities, the state community colleges,
and public area vocational technical schools for the purpose of
relating present resources and higher educational programs to
the state's present and long range needs; and conduct a
continuous analysis of the financing of post-secondary
institutions and systems, including the assessments as to the
extent to which the expenditures and accomplishments are
consistent with legislative intent;
(g) Obtain from private post-secondary institutions
receiving state funds a report on their use of those funds;
(h) Continuously monitor and study the transferability
between Minnesota post-secondary and higher education
institutions of credits earned for equal and relevant work at
those institutions, the degree to which credits earned at one
institution are accepted at full value by the other
institutions, and the policies of these institutions concerning
the placement of these transferred credits on transcripts.
Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 136A.05, is
amended to read:
136A.05 [COOPERATION OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.]
All public institutions of higher education, public and
private, and all state departments and agencies are requested to
shall cooperate with and supply written information requested by
the higher education coordinating board in order to enable it to
carry out and perform its duties. Private post-secondary
institutions are requested to cooperate and provide information.
Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 136A.101, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 9. [INDEPENDENT STUDENT.] "Independent student" has
the meaning given it in the Higher Education Act of 1965, United
States Code, title 20, section 1070a-6, and applicable
regulations.
Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 136A.111, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 6. The board shall inform students, in writing, as
part of the application process for financial aid, about the
definition of and appeals to the financial aid administrator
relating to the independent student status declaration.
Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 136A.121,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4. [SCHOLARSHIP STIPENDS.] An eligible scholarship
applicant shall be considered for a financial stipend if the
applicant demonstrates financial need. The amount of a
financial stipend must not exceed a scholarship applicant's cost
of attendance, as defined in subdivision 6, after deducting the
following:
(a) a contribution by the scholarship applicant of at least
50 percent of the cost of attending the institution of the
applicant's choosing;
(b) for an applicant who is not an independent student, a
contribution by the scholarship applicant's parents, as
determined by a standardized need analysis; and
(c) the amount of a federal Pell grant award for which the
scholarship applicant is eligible.
The minimum financial stipend is $100.
Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 136A.121,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5. [GRANTS-IN-AID STIPENDS.] A financial stipend
based on financial need must accompany grants-in-aid. The
amount of a financial stipend must not exceed a grant
applicant's cost of attendance, as defined in subdivision 6,
after deducting the following:
(a) a contribution by the grant applicant of at least 50
percent of the cost of attending the institution of the
applicant's choosing;
(b) for an applicant who is not an independent student, a
contribution by the grant applicant's parents, as determined by
a standardized need analysis; and
(c) the amount of a federal Pell grant award for which the
grant applicant is eligible.
The minimum financial stipend is $100.
Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 136A.132,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. An applicant is eligible to be considered for a
part-time student grant if the applicant:
(a) is a resident of the state of Minnesota;
(b) is an undergraduate student who has not earned a
baccalaureate degree, except that a post-baccalaureate student
enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program who had been
enrolled in the same program and had received a part-time grant
during the 1984-1985 school year shall be eligible to be
considered for a part-time student grant in the 1985-1986 school
year;
(c) is pursuing a program or course of study that applies
to a degree, diploma, or certificate; and
(d) is attending an eligible institution (1) in the
1985-1986 academic year less than full time as defined by the
board, or (2) after July 1, 1986, either less than half time as
defined by the board, or as a new or returning student enrolled
at least half time but less than full time as defined by the
board.
Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 136A.132,
subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6. Part-time student grants-in-aid shall be awarded
for a single term as defined by the institution in accordance
with guidelines and policies of the higher education
coordinating board. Awards shall not be renewable but the
recipient of an award may apply for additional awards for
subsequent terms as follows:
(a) In the 1985-1986 academic year a recipient of an award
who is enrolled less than full time as defined by the board may
apply for additional awards.
(b) After July 1, 1986, a recipient of an award who is
enrolled less than half time as defined by the board may apply
for additional awards.
A new or returning student enrolled at least half time but
less than full time, as defined by the board, and pursuing a
program or course of study that applies to a degree, diploma, or
certificate shall be eligible for an award for only one term.
Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 136A.132,
subdivision 7, is amended to read:
Subd. 7. Funds appropriated for part-time student
grants-in-aid shall be allocated among eligible institutions by
the higher education coordinating board according to a formula
which takes into account the number of resident part-time
students enrolled in each institution and other relevant factors
determined by the board. However, an institution must not
receive less than it would have received under the allocation
formula used before fiscal year 1988.
Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 136A.233,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections
136A.09 to 136A.131, the higher education coordinating board may
offer work-study grants to eligible post-secondary institutions
according to the resident full time equivalent enrollment of all
eligible post-secondary institutions that apply to participate
in the program. The board shall seek to equalize work-study job
opportunities by also taking into account student employment
needs at eligible institutions. Each institution wishing to
receive a work-study grant shall submit to the board in
accordance with policies and procedures established by the board
an estimate of the amount of funds needed by the institution and
the amount allocated to any institution shall not exceed the
estimate of need submitted by the institution. Any funds which
would be allocated to an institution according to full-time
equivalent enrollment but which exceed the estimate of need by
the institution or the actual need of the institution may be
reallocated by the board to other institutions for which the
estimate of need exceeds the amount of allocation according to
enrollment. The institution must not receive less than it would
have received under the allocation formula used before fiscal
year 1988. No more than one-half of any increase in
appropriations, attributable to this section, above the level
before fiscal year 1988 may be allocated on the basis of
identified student employment needs at eligible institutions.
Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 136A.233,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. For purposes of sections 136A.231 to 136A.235,
the following words have the meanings ascribed to them:
(a) "Eligible student" means a Minnesota resident enrolled
or intending to enroll full time in a Minnesota post-secondary
institution. A Minnesota resident includes a student who
graduated from a Minnesota high school and has not since
established residence in another state.
(b) "Financial need" means the need for financial
assistance in order to attend a post-secondary institution as
determined by a post-secondary institution according to
guidelines established by the higher education coordinating
board.
(c) "Eligible employer" means any eligible post-secondary
institution and any nonprofit, nonsectarian agency or state
institution located in the state of Minnesota, including state
hospitals, and also includes a handicapped person or a person
over 65 who employs a student to provide personal services in or
about the residence of the handicapped person or the person over
65.
(d) "Eligible post-secondary institution" means any
post-secondary institution eligible for participation in the
Minnesota state scholarship and grant program as specified in
section 136A.101, subdivision 4.
(e) "Independent student" has the meaning given it in the
Higher Education Act of 1965, United States Code, title 20,
section 1070a-6, and applicable regulations.
Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 136A.85, is
amended to read:
136A.85 [CAREER GUIDANCE POST-HIGH SCHOOL PLANNING PROGRAM;
ESTABLISHMENT.]
The Minnesota higher education coordinating board shall
establish a voluntary post-high school planning program for all
eleventh grade students in the state who desire to participate,
secondary students in grades 8 through 12, and adults. The
program must be a statewide education and career guidance,
testing, information and planning program designed to:
(a) Assist students to make career plans and decisions
regarding post-secondary education, training and goals (1)
enable students and adults to consider the full range of
available post-secondary opportunities;
(2) encourage early and systematic planning for education
and careers by students and adults;
(3) encourage students and adults to acquire the academic
skills to prepare them for a wide range of post-secondary
programs;
(4) increase completion of post-secondary education by
helping students and adults enroll in appropriate institutions
and programs;
(5) consolidate and make more efficient the testing
procedures used to advise, admit, and place students and adults
in post-secondary programs;
(b) (6) assist high school, college and vocational
institute counselors in their work with students and adults;
(c) (7) assist Minnesota colleges and vocational institutes
to identify students and adults for whose talents, interests and
needs they have appropriate programs;
(d) (8) assist colleges and scholarship agencies to select
from applicants those who show the most promise of benefiting
from particular programs;
(e) (9) provide educators, state planners and policy makers
in the state a continuous inventory of the talents, plans, needs
and other characteristics of students and adults in individual
educational institutions, in educational systems, and in the
state as a whole; and
(f) (10) assist educators, state planners and policy makers
to develop improved educational measures and counseling tools.
Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 136A.86,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. The board shall establish an advisory task
force to define the objectives of the program and make
recommendations to the board on program goals, policies and,
selection of tests, and coordination of tests administered by
the program and post-secondary institutes. The task force shall
study and make recommendations about a variety of methods that
could be used throughout the community to provide assistance to
adults considering post-secondary education. Membership on the
advisory task force shall include, but not be limited to,
representatives of: the state university system, the university
of Minnesota, the state community college system, the area
vocational technical institute system, the Minnesota private
college council, the Minnesota association of private
post-secondary schools, the Minnesota school boards association,
the Minnesota association of secondary school principals, the
Minnesota school counselors association, Minnesota area
vocational technical institutes, the Minnesota department of
education, the Minnesota association of private vocational
schools, and a minimum of one secondary and one post-secondary
education student, and other representatives who have knowledge
of and interest in post-secondary education for adults. The
expiration of this advisory task force and the terms,
compensation and removal of its members shall be as provided in
section 15.059, subdivision 6.
Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 136A.86,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. The board shall periodically at least biennially
review and evaluate the statewide career guidance, testing,
information and planning program and report to the governor and
legislature the program status and the board's recommendations
for legislation to improve the program.
Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 136A.87, is
amended to read:
136A.87 [ASPECTS OF THE PROGRAM.]
Subdivision 1. [ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS AND
QUESTIONNAIRES.] The program shall:
(a) Administer to eleventh grade Minnesota high school
students, who desire to participate in the program, educational
measurement instruments and questionnaires as determined by the
board to be appropriate to serve the purposes of sections
136A.85 to 136A.88;
(b) provide for administration of education and career
assessment instruments and questionnaires to residents in grades
8 through 12, and to adults. The board shall determine the
instruments and questionnaires that are appropriate to serve the
purposes of sections 136A.85 to 136A.88.
Subd. 2. [HIGH SCHOOL ASSESSMENTS.] The program shall
provide for administration of educational measurement
instruments and questionnaires to high school students before
their senior year. At least the following may be included:
(1) an aptitude assessment for students anticipating entry
to collegiate programs;
(2) an inventory of interests, career directions,
background information, and education plans; and
(3) a preliminary mathematics placement test to aid in
future course selections, and, as determined appropriate by the
board, preliminary placement tests in other subjects.
Subd. 3. [PROVIDING INFORMATION.] The board shall make
available to all residents from 8th grade through adulthood
information about planning and preparing for post-secondary
opportunities. Information must be provided to all 8th grade
students and their parents by January 1 of each year about the
need to plan for their post-secondary education. The board may
also provide information to high school students and their
parents, to adults, and to out-of-school youth. The information
provided may include the following:
(1) the need to start planning early;
(2) the availability of assistance in educational planning
from educational institutions and other organizations;
(3) suggestions for studying effectively during high school;
(4) high school courses necessary to be adequately prepared
for post-secondary education;
(5) encouragement to involve parents actively in planning
for all phases of education;
(6) information about post-high school education and
training opportunities existing in the state, their respective
missions and expectations for students, their preparation
requirements, admission requirements, and student placement;
(7) ways to evaluate and select post-secondary institutions;
(8) the process of transferring credits among Minnesota
post-secondary institutions and systems;
(9) the costs of post-secondary education and the
availability of financial assistance in meeting these costs;
(10) the interrelationship of assistance from student
financial aid, public assistance, and job training programs; and
(11) financial planning for education beyond high school.
Subd. 4. [DATA BASE.] A data base of information from the
program's assessments and services shall be maintained to:
(1) provide individual reports of results to the students,
to the high schools in which students are enrolled, and, if
authorized by the students, to post-secondary educational
institutions; and
(c) (2) provide annual statewide summary reports of results
on a statewide basis to all Minnesota high schools and,
post-secondary educational institutions and to, the department
of education, the chairs of the education, higher education,
appropriations and finance committees of the legislature, and
the governor.
Subd. 5. [COORDINATION.] The board shall coordinate
efforts and develop additional methods of providing information,
guidance, and testing services to out-of-school youth and adults.
Sec. 28. [136C.043] [COLLECTING FEES FOR SEMINARS AND
MATERIALS.]
The state board may charge fees for seminars, conferences,
workshops, and instructional materials. The money is annually
appropriated to the state board.
Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 137.025,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. The commissioner of finance shall pay no
money to the University of Minnesota pursuant to a direct
appropriation, other than an appropriation for the university of
Minnesota hospitals or for buildings, until the university first
certifies to the commissioner of finance that its aggregate
balances in the temporary investment pool, cash, or separate
investments, resulting from all state maintenance and special
appropriations do not exceed $7,000,000, or any other amount
specified in the act making the appropriation, plus one-third of
all tuition and fee payments from the previous fiscal year.
Upon this certification, 1/12 of the annual appropriation to the
university shall be paid at the beginning of each month.
Additional payments shall be made by the commissioner of finance
whenever the state appropriations and tuition aggregate balances
in the temporary investment pool, cash, or separate investments
are reduced below the indicated levels.
Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 137.31,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. [SET ASIDE FOR DISADVANTAGED.] At least 15
percent of the value of the procurement contracts designated for
the set-aside program shall be awarded, if possible, to small
businesses owned and operated by socially or economically
disadvantaged persons, as defined by state law section 645.445.
If small businesses owned and operated by socially or
economically disadvantaged persons are unable to perform at
least 15 percent of the value of the set-aside contracts, the
university may award the balance of the designated set-aside
procurement contracts to other small businesses.
Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 645.445,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5. "Socially or economically disadvantaged person"
means a person who has been deprived of the opportunity to
develop and maintain a competitive position in the economy
because of social or economic conditions. This disadvantage may
arise from cultural, social or economic circumstances, or
background, physical location if the person resides or is
employed in an area designated a labor surplus area by the
United States Department of Labor, or other similar cause. It
includes racial minorities, women, or persons who have suffered
a substantial physical disability. For purposes of sections
16B.19 to 16B.22 and 137.31, the definition of "socially or
economically disadvantaged person" includes sheltered workshops
and work activity programs.
Sec. 32. [UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA ADMISSIONS COUNSELING.]
To protect access while encouraging a reduction in
enrollment during the biennium, the University of Minnesota
shall develop counseling mechanisms to advise applicants
regarding their post-secondary plans. The mechanisms must
provide at least counseling for students whose high school rank
and standardized test scores do not meet the minimum university
admission standards or whose high school course preparation
appears insufficient for academic success at the university.
The counseling must occur before admission and must include a
presentation of post-secondary options available to the student
and an assessment of the student's opportunities for academic
success within each option. The counseling is not intended to
preclude applicants from being admitted to the university, but
instead to improve their understanding of their enrollment
options and potential for success in higher education. For
applicants enrolled in high schools that have counselors, the
high school counselor may provide the required advising. For
applicants not enrolled in high schools or in schools without
counseling staff, the advising must be provided by the
university. The mechanisms may include, but are not limited
to: workshops with high school counselors, campus based
counseling, toll free hotlines, and reassigning or adding
necessary university counseling staff. The public
post-secondary systems should cooperate in these efforts to
provide more thorough counseling for prospective students.
Sec. 33. [TASK FORCE ON QUALITY ASSESSMENT.]
Subdivision 1. [PURPOSE AND DUTIES.] A task force on
post-secondary quality assessment is established for the
biennium. The task force shall determine the goals of quality
assessment, study and select strategies and mechanisms for the
state to use in achieving those goals, and consider ways to use
assessment in improving post-secondary education.
Subd. 2. [MEMBERSHIP.] The members of the task force must
be determined by the executive director of the HECB and the
members of the higher education advisory council. One system
representative and one faculty representative must be chosen for
each post-secondary system from a list of nominees prepared by
that system's council member. One department representative and
one secondary teacher must be chosen from a list of nominees
submitted by the commissioner of education. The executive
director shall submit a list of nominees from the HECB staff or
board members from which one task force member must be
selected. The student advisory council to the HECB shall submit
nominations to the executive director and the council from which
two student representatives shall be selected. The executive
director and the council must consider geographical balance in
their selection of members. The executive director shall
appoint a representative of the HECB to convene the meetings.
Subd. 3. [STAFF.] The HECB shall provide staff assistance
and support services necessary for the task force to undertake
and complete its work.
Subd. 4. [PILOT PROJECTS.] During the 1988 calendar year,
the task force shall establish a pilot assessment project within
each of the public post-secondary systems. The pilot projects
must be used to help determine appropriate assessment mechanisms
and to evaluate the uses and effectiveness of quality assessment.
Subd. 5. [REPORTS.] The task force shall submit a
preliminary report to the higher education policy and funding
divisions and committees of the legislature by February 1, 1988,
concerning progress and plans of the task force. It shall
submit a full report of its activities, findings, and
recommendations by February 1, 1989, to these divisions and
committees. Before submitting each report to the legislature,
the task force shall submit the report to the higher education
coordinating board for review and comment.
Subd. 6. [FUNDING.] The HECB and the task force may seek
funding from nonstate sources to provide for the costs necessary
to accomplish subdivisions 1 to 5.
Sec. 34. [TASK FORCE ON COMMON COURSE NUMBERING.]
Subdivision 1. [ESTABLISHED.] A task force on common
course numbering in post-secondary education is established.
The purpose of the task force is to study and report on the
benefits to students, the cost, and the feasibility of
implementing a common course numbering system.
Subd. 2. [MEMBERSHIP.] The task force consists of 25
members as follows: one system level administrator experienced
in transfer of credit issues, one campus level administrator
experienced in curriculum development issues, two faculty
members appointed by each of the public post-secondary systems
and the private college council, and one student representative
from each post-secondary system appointed by the student
advisory council. Task force members shall serve without
compensation, except that the post-secondary systems must
provide for the expenses incurred by their student
representatives.
Subd. 3. [DUTIES.] The task force shall study and make
recommendations on the expected outcomes and benefits of
expanded course equivalency, a common course numbering system
for higher education, more accessible transfer information, and
students' opportunities for completion of their undergraduate
educations. The legislature expects that the AVTIs will be
included in these recommendations when they convert to a course
credit hour basis.
Subd. 4. [HECB ROLE.] The task force study and report must
be coordinated by the higher education coordinating board. The
board shall provide necessary staff assistance and information
to the task force.
Subd. 5. [REPORT.] By December 15, 1987, the task force
shall submit its report to the higher education coordinating
board for review and comment. By February 1, 1988, the task
force shall submit its report and recommendations to the higher
education policy, appropriations, and finance divisions or
committees of the legislature. The task force terminates on
June 30, 1988.
Sec. 35. [TASK FORCE ON INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY.]
During the biennium, the higher education coordinating
board shall convene a task force to coordinate the development
of state-level policy for using new instructional technology.
Membership shall include one representative selected by each
public system and private post-secondary education sector; six
representatives selected by the department of education,
including representation from school districts and other
educational organizations involved in telecommunications; a
representative selected by the department of administration; a
representative from the student advisory council; three
representatives selected by the higher education coordinating
board, including two from the private sector, and a
representative from the Minnesota public television association.
The task force shall:
(1) conduct an inventory and evaluation of current and
emerging systems of instructional technology and
telecommunications in elementary, secondary, and post-secondary
education;
(2) assess the costs and benefits statewide networks of
local and regional telecommunications systems, including
opportunities for collaboration among post-secondary
institutions, elementary and secondary schools, public agencies,
communities and the private sector;
(3) examine the potential effect of telecommunications
instruction transmitted from outside the state;
(4) determine objectives for the delivery of K-12 and
post-secondary instruction through technological and
telecommunications systems; and
(5) establish minimum state standards and procedures for
the support of instructional technology and telecommunications
systems.
The task force shall submit its recommendations to the
higher education coordinating board for review and comment. The
report and the review shall be submitted to the legislature by
January 15, 1989.
Sec. 36. Laws 1983, chapter 334, section 7, is amended to
read:
Sec. 7. [REPEALER.]
Minnesota Statutes, sections 1 to 6 116L.01; 116L.02;
116L.03, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7; 116L.04; and
116L.05, are repealed June 30, 1987 1989.
Sec. 37. [INFORMATION FOR ADULTS CONSIDERING
POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION.]
The advisory task force, established according to Minnesota
Statutes, section 136A.86, subdivision 1, shall study and make
recommendations about methods to provide assistance to adults
who are considering beginning or returning to post-secondary
studies. The methods shall be available throughout the entire
community and may include the use of education brokers. The
higher education coordinating board shall review and comment on
the recommendations. By January 1, 1988, the task force
recommendations and board comments shall be reported to the
legislature.
Sec. 38. [INSTRUCTION TO THE REVISOR.]
The revisor shall change the heading before section 136A.85
from Career Guidance Program to Post-high School Planning
Program.
Sec. 39. [REPEALER.]
Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 116L.03, subdivision 6, is
repealed.
Sec. 40. [EFFECTIVE DATE.]
Section 3, subdivision 1, section 5, subdivision 1, and
section 6, subdivision 1, are effective the day following final
enactment. Sections 15, 17, 18, and 23 are effective the day
following final enactment for financial aid for the 1987-1988
academic year. Section 29 is effective July 1, 1988.
Approved June 11, 1987
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes