<div class="xtend"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON S.F. No. 5<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>relating to higher education; establishing a budget for higher education; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>appropriating money to the Office of Higher Education, the Board of Trustees <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, and the Board of Regents of <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>the University of Minnesota; appropriating money for tuition relief; making <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>various policy and technical changes to higher-education-related provisions; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>regulating the policies of postsecondary institutions relating to sexual harassment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>and sexual violence; providing goals, standards, programs, and grants; requiring <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>reports;amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 5.41, subdivisions 2, 3; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>13.32, subdivision 6; 13.322, by adding a subdivision; 16C.075; 124D.09, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>adding subdivisions; 124D.091, subdivision 1; 135A.15, subdivisions 1, 2, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>adding subdivisions; 136A.01, by adding a subdivision; 136A.101, subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>5a, 8; 136A.121, subdivision 20; 136A.125, subdivisions 2, 4, 4b; 136A.1701, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>subdivision 4; 136A.861, subdivision 1; 137.54; 177.23, subdivision 7; Laws <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>2014, chapter 312, article 13, section 47; proposing coding for new law in <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>Minnesota Statutes, chapters 135A; 136A; 136F; 175; 626; repealing Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>Rules, part 4830.7500, subparts 2a, 2b.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>May 17, 2015<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>The Honorable Sandra L. Pappas<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>President of the Senate<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>The Honorable Kurt L. Daudt<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>Speaker of the House of Representatives<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>We, the undersigned conferees for S.F. No. 5 report that we have agreed upon the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>items in dispute and recommend as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>That the House recede from its amendments and that S.F. No. 5 be further amended <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var>"<b>ARTICLE 1</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.30"></a><var>1.30</var><b>HIGHER EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.1.1.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.1.31"></a><var>1.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="7" align="left" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b>SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.1.32"></a><var>1.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Summary By Fund.</b> The amounts shown in this subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.33"></a><var>1.33</var>summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made in this article.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="7" align="center" valign="bottom"><b>SUMMARY BY FUND</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2016</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2017</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>Total</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,530,668,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,536,256,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">3,066,924,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Health Care Access<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,157,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,157,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">4,314,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"><b>Total</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>1,532,825,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>1,538,413,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>3,071,238,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Summary By Agency - All Funds.</b> The amounts shown in this subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>summarize direct appropriations, by agency, made in this article.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="7" align="center" valign="bottom"><b>SUMMARY BY AGENCY - ALL FUNDS</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2016</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2017</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>Total</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Minnesota Office of Higher <br />
                  		Education<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">230,843,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">236,630,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">467,473,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Board of Trustees of the <br />
                  		Minnesota State Colleges and <br />
                  		Universities<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">672,925,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">672,726,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,345,651,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Board of Regents of the <br />
                  		University of Minnesota<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">627,706,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">627,706,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,251,098,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="bottom">Mayo Clinic<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,351,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,351,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,702,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"><b>Total</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>1,532,825,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>1,538,413,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>3,066,924,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.1.2.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="7" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 2. <b>HIGHER EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>for each purpose. The figures "2016" and "2017" used in this article mean that the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30,
         2016, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>June 30, 2017, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2016. "The second year"
         is fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>year 2017. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2016 and 2017.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom"><b>Available for the Year</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom"><b>Ending June 30</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2016</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2017</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.1.3.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 3. <b>MINNESOTA OFFICE OF HIGHER </b><br />
                  		<b>EDUCATION</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>230,843,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>236,630,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.36"></a><var>2.36</var>subdivisions.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.6"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.37"></a><var>2.37</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>State Grants</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">180,281,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">180,281,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>If the appropriation in this subdivision for <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>either year is insufficient, the appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>for the other year is available for it.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Child Care Grants</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">6,684,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">6,684,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>State Work-Study</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">14,502,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">14,502,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 5.<b>Interstate Tuition Reciprocity</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">11,018,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">11,018,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>If the appropriation in this subdivision for <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>either year is insufficient, the appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>for the other year is available to meet <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>reciprocity contract obligations.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 6.<b>Safety Officer's Survivors</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">100,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">100,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>This appropriation is to provide educational <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>benefits under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>299A.45, to eligible dependent children and <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>to the spouses of public safety officers killed <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>in the line of duty.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>If the appropriation in this subdivision for <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>either year is insufficient, the appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>for the other year is available for it.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 7.<b>Indian Scholarships</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">3,500,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">3,500,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>The commissioner must contract with or <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>employ at least one person with demonstrated <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>competence in American Indian culture and <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>residing in or near the city of Bemidji to <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>assist students with the scholarships under <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.126, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>with other information about financial aid for <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>which the students may be eligible. Bemidji <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>State University must provide office space <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>at no cost to the Minnesota Office of Higher <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>Education for purposes of administering the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>American Indian scholarship program under <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.126. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>appropriation includes funding to administer <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>the American Indian scholarship program.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 8.<b>Tribal College Grants</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">150,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">150,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>For tribal college assistance grants under <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1796.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 9.<b>Intervention for College Attendance </b><br />
                  		<b>Program Grants</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">671,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">671,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>For the intervention for college attendance <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>136A.861.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>This appropriation includes funding to <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>administer the intervention for college <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>attendance program grants.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 10.<b>Student-Parent Information</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">122,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">122,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 11.<b>Get Ready!</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">180,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">180,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 12.<b>Minnesota Education Equity </b><br />
                  		<b>Partnership</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">45,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">45,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 13.<b>Midwest Higher Education Compact</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">115,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">115,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 14.<b>United Family Medicine Residency </b><br />
                  		<b>Program</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">501,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">501,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>For a grant to United Family Medicine <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>residency program. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>shall be used to support up to 21 resident <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>physicians each year in family practice at <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>United Family Medicine residency programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>and shall prepare doctors to practice family <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>care medicine in underserved rural and <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>urban areas of the state. It is intended <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>that this program will improve health <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>care in underserved communities, provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>affordable access to appropriate medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>care, and manage the treatment of patients in <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>a cost-effective manner.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 15.<b>MnLINK Gateway and Minitex</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">5,905,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">5,905,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 16.<b>Statewide Longitudinal Education </b><br />
                  		<b>Data System</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">882,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">882,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 17.<b>Hennepin County Medical Center</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">645,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">645,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>For transfer to Hennepin County Medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>Center for graduate family medical education <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>programs at Hennepin County Medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>Center.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 18.<b>MNSCU Two-Year Public College </b><br />
                  		<b>Program</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">5,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>(a) $3,993,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>two-year public college program grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>under article 3, section 20.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>(b) $782,000 in fiscal year 2017 is to provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>mentoring and outreach as specified under <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>article 3, section 20.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>(c) $225,000 in fiscal year 2017 is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>information technology and administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>costs associated with implementation of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>grant program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>(d) The base for fiscal year 2018 is $3,481,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>and the base for fiscal year 2019 is $0.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 19.<b>College Possible</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">250,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">250,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>(a) This appropriation is for immediate <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>transfer to College Possible to support <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>programs of college admission and college <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>graduation for low-income students through <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>an intensive curriculum of coaching <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>and support at both the high school and <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>postsecondary level.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>(b) This appropriation must, to the extent <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>possible, be proportionately allocated <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>between students from greater Minnesota and <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>students in the seven-county metropolitan <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>area.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>(c) This appropriation must be used <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>by College Possible only for programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>supporting students who are residents <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>of Minnesota and attending colleges or <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>universities within Minnesota.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>(d) By February 1 of each year, College <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>Possible must report to the chairs and <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>ranking minority members of the legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>committees and divisions with jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>over higher education and E-12 education on <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>activities funded by this appropriation. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>report must include, but is not limited to, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>information about the expansion of College <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>Possible in Minnesota, the number of College <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>Possible coaches hired, the expansion within <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>existing partner high schools, the expansion <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>of high school partnerships, the number of <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>high school and college students served, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>total hours of community service by high <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>school and college students, and a list of <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>communities and organizations benefitting <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>from student service hours.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 20.<b>Large Animal Veterinarian Loan </b><br />
                  		<b>Forgiveness Program</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">250,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>For the large animal veterinarian loan <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>forgiveness program under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>Statutes, section 136A.1795. This is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>onetime appropriation and is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>June 30, 2022.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 21.<b>Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic </b><br />
                  		<b>Brain Injury Research Grant Program</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">500,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">500,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>For spinal cord injury and traumatic brain <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>injury research grants authorized under <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.901.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>The commissioner may use no more than <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>three percent of this appropriation to <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>administer the grant program under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>subdivision.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 22.<b>Summer Academic Enrichment </b><br />
                  		<b>Program</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">100,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">100,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>For summer academic enrichment grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.091.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>The commissioner may use no more than <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>three percent of this appropriation to <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>administer the grant program under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>subdivision.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 23.<b>Dual Training Competency Grants; </b><br />
                  		<b>OHE</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>For training grants under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>section 136A.246.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>The commissioner may use no more than <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>three percent of this appropriation to <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>administer the grant program under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>subdivision.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 24.<b>Dual Training Competency Grants; </b><br />
                  		<b>DOLI</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">200,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">200,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>For transfer to the commissioner of labor <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>and industry for identification of competency <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>standards for dual training under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>Statutes, section 175.45.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 25.<b>Concurrent Enrollment Courses</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">340,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">340,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>(a) $225,000 in fiscal year 2016 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>$225,000 in fiscal year 2017 are for grants to <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>develop new concurrent enrollment courses <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>subdivision 10, that satisfy the elective <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>standard for career and technical education. <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>(b) $115,000 in fiscal year 2016 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>$115,000 in fiscal year 2017 are for grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>to postsecondary institutions currently <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>sponsoring a concurrent enrollment course to <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>expand existing programs. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>shall determine the application process and <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>the grant amounts. The commissioner must <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>give preference to expanding programs that <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>are at capacity. Any balance in the first year <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>does not cancel but is available in the second <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>(c) By December 1 of each year, the office <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>shall submit a brief report to the chairs and <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>ranking minority members of the legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>committees with jurisdiction over higher <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>education regarding:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>(1) the courses developed by grant recipients <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>and the number of students who enrolled in <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>the courses under paragraph (a); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>(2) the programs expanded and the number <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>of students who enrolled in programs under <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>paragraph (b).<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 26.<b>Student Loan Debt Counseling</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">150,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">150,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>For student loan debt counseling under article <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>3, section 24. This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="11.799999999999999"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12.2"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 27.<b>Campus Sexual Assault Reporting</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">25,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">25,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>For the sexual assault reporting required <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.15.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 28.<b>Teacher Shortage Loan Forgiveness</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">200,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">200,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>For the loan forgiveness program under <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1791.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>The commissioner may use no more <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>than three percent of this appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>to administer the program under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>subdivision.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 29.<b>Agency Administration</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,527,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,564,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 30.<b>Balances Forward</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>A balance in the first year under this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>does not cancel, but is available for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>second year.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 31.<b>Transfers</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>The Minnesota Office of Higher Education <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>may transfer unencumbered balances from <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>the appropriations in this section to the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>grant appropriation, the interstate tuition <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>reciprocity appropriation, the child care <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>grant appropriation, the Indian scholarship <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>appropriation, the state work-study <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>appropriation, the get ready appropriation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>and the public safety officers' survivors <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>appropriation. Transfers from the child care <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>or state work-study appropriations may only <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>be made to the extent there is a projected <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>surplus in the appropriation. A transfer may <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>be made only with prior written notice to <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>the chairs and ranking minority members <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>of the senate and house of representatives <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>committees and divisions with jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>over higher education finance.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.4.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 4. <b>BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE </b><br />
                  		<b>MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND </b><br />
                  		<b>UNIVERSITIES</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>672,925,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>672,726,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>subdivisions.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Central Office and Shared Services </b><br />
                  		<b>Unit</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">33,074,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">33,074,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>For the Office of the Chancellor and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>Shared Services Division.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Operations and Maintenance</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">635,736,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">635,537,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>This appropriation includes $50,000,000 in <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>fiscal year 2016 and $50,000,000 in fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>year 2017 for student tuition relief. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>Board of Trustees must establish tuition rates <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>(1) for the 2015-2016 academic year, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>tuition rate at colleges must not exceed the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>2014-2015 academic year rate; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>(2) for the 2016-2017 academic year, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>tuition rate at universities must not exceed <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>the 2015-2016 academic year rate, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>tuition rate at colleges must be reduced by at <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>least one percent compared to the 2015-2016 <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>academic year rate.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>The student tuition relief may not be offset <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>by increases in mandatory fees, charges, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>other assessments to the student.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>$57,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $58,000 in <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>fiscal year 2017 are for activities related to <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>the implementation of new transfer pathways <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>required by article 3, section 21.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>This appropriation includes $200,000 in <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>fiscal year 2016 to award up to two grants to <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>system institutions with a teacher preparation <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>program approved by the Board of Teaching <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>to provide a school year-long student <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>teaching pilot program, consistent with <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>the student teaching program requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.09, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>subdivision 4, paragraph (d). This is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>onetime appropriation. The Board of <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>Trustees must report to the K-12 and higher <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>education committees of the legislature by <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>March 1, 2017, on the experiences of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>grant recipients and the student teachers <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>with the school year-long student teaching <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>program, and include any recommendations <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>for amending Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>122A.09, subdivision 4, paragraph (d), based <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>on the experiences of the grant recipients.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>$18,000 each year is for transfer to the Cook <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>County Higher Education Board to provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>educational programming and academic <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>support services to remote regions in <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>northeastern Minnesota. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>is in addition to the $102,000 per fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>this project currently receives. The project <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>shall continue to provide information to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>Board of Trustees on the number of students <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>served, credit hours delivered, and services <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>provided to students. The base appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>under this paragraph is $120,000 each year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>$50,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $50,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>in fiscal year 2017 are for developing and <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>teaching online agriculture courses by farm <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>business management faculty at colleges that <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>offer farm business management.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>Institutions developing courses under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>appropriation shall focus on introductory <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>coursework, and must coordinate with one <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>another to offer complimentary courses <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>and avoid duplication. The appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>may not be used to develop courses already <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>available through another state college or <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>university. Institutions receiving funds from <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>this appropriation must have one course <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>developed and ready for student enrollment <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>within one year of receiving funds.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>$225,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $225,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>in fiscal year 2017 are to create and develop <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>a teacher preparation program leading <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>to licensure in agricultural education at <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>Southwest Minnesota State University. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>Southwest Minnesota State University shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>provide the committees of the legislature <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>with primary jurisdiction over agriculture <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>policy, K-12 education policy, and higher <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>education policy and finance with a report <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>on the institution's progress in creating an <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>agricultural education licensure program and <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>increasing the number of students receiving <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>a teaching license in agricultural education. <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>The report must be submitted by February <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>15, 2016, and by February 15, 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>$35,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $35,000 in <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>fiscal year 2017 are to implement a program <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>to assist foreign-born students and groups <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>underrepresented in nursing to succeed <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>in postsecondary nursing programs. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>program shall include but not be limited to <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>mentoring programs and seminars.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>One-quarter of this appropriation must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>distributed to Minneapolis Community and <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.35"></a><var>12.35</var>Technical College. One-quarter of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>appropriation must be distributed to Century <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>College. One-half of this appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>must be distributed in equal amounts to <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>two state colleges or universities that <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>are located outside of the seven-county <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>metropolitan area. The board must select <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>the state colleges or universities outside <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>of the seven-county metropolitan area <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>based on the proportion of enrolled nursing <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>students that are foreign-born or from groups <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>underrepresented in nursing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>The program established under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>appropriation shall be called the "Kathleen <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>McCullough-Zander Success in Nursing <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>Program."<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>$175,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $175,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>in fiscal year 2017 are to establish a <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>veterans-to-agriculture pilot program. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>appropriation for fiscal year 2016 shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>used to establish the pilot program at South <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>Central College, North Mankato campus, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>the appropriation for fiscal year 2017 shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>used to support, in equal amounts, up to six <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>program sites statewide. No more than two <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>percent of the total appropriation provided by <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>this section may be used for administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>purposes at the system level.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>The veterans-to-agriculture pilot program <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>shall be designed to facilitate the entrance <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>of military veterans into careers related to <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>agriculture and food production, processing, <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>and distribution through intensive, four- to <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>eight-week academic training in relevant <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>fields of study, job development programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.35"></a><var>13.35</var>and outreach to potential employers, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>appropriate career-building skills designed <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>to assist returning veterans in entering <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>the civilian workforce. Upon successful <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>completion, a student shall be awarded <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>a certificate of completion or another <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>appropriate academic credit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>The pilot program shall be coordinated <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>by South Central College, North Mankato <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>campus' farm business management program <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>and developed in collaboration with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>University of Minnesota Extension, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>Department of Agriculture, the Department <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>of Veterans Affairs, and the Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>Employment and Economic Development. <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>The program coordinators are encouraged to <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>involve other interested stakeholders in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>development and operation of the program, <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>and may request assistance with applications <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>for grants or other funding from available <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>federal, state, local, and private sources. As <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>necessary, they may also work with other <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>public or private entities to secure temporary <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>housing for enrolled students.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>In addition to South Central College, North <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>Mankato campus, the pilot program shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>be delivered by up to five additional state <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>colleges. One of the additional colleges must <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>be located in the seven-county metropolitan <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>area, at a campus that has agreed to <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>incorporate the pilot program as part of an <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>urban agriculture program, and the remaining <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>additional colleges must be located outside <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>of the seven-county metropolitan area, <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>at campuses with existing farm business <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.35"></a><var>14.35</var>management programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>No later than December 15, 2016, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>program shall report to the committees of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>house of representatives and the senate with <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>jurisdiction over issues related to agriculture, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>veterans affairs, and higher education on <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>program operations, including information <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>on participation rates, new job placements, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>and any unmet needs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>This appropriation includes $40,000 in fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>year 2016 and $40,000 in fiscal year 2017 <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>to implement the sexual assault policies <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>required under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>135A.15.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>Five percent of the fiscal year 2017 <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>appropriation specified in this subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>is available according to the schedule in <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>clauses (1) to (5) in fiscal year 2017 when <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>Colleges and Universities demonstrates to <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>the commissioner of management and budget <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>that the board has met the following specified <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>number of performance goals:<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>(1) 100 percent if the board meets three, four, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>or five goals;<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>(2) 67 percent if two of the goals are met;<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>(3) 33 percent if one of the goals are met; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>(4) zero percent if none of the goals are met.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>The performance goals are:<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>(1) increase by at least four percent in fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>year 2015, compared to fiscal year 2008, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>degrees, diplomas, and certificates conferred <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>and provide a report to the chairs and <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>ranking minority members of the legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>committees with jurisdiction over higher <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>education on the separate changes in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>number of degrees, diplomas, and certificates <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>conferred;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>(2) increase by at least five percent the fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>year 2015-related employment rate for 2014 <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>graduates, compared to the 2011 rate for <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>2010 graduates;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>(3) for fiscal year 2016, reallocate <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>$22,000,000 of costs. The Board of Trustees <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>is requested to redirect those funds to invest <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>in direct mission activities, stem growth in <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>tuition and student fees, and to programs that <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>benefit students;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>(4) decrease by at least ten percent the fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>year 2015 headcount of students enrolled in <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>developmental courses compared to fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>year 2013 headcount of students enrolled in <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>developmental courses; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>(5) increase by at least five percent the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>fiscal year 2015 degrees awarded to students <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>who took no more than 128 credits for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>baccalaureate degree and 68 credits for <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>associate in arts, associate of science, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>associate in fine arts degrees, as compared to <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>the rate for 2011 graduates.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>By August 1, 2015, the Board of Trustees <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>and the Minnesota Office of Higher <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>Education must agree on specific numerical <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>indicators and definitions for each of the five <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>goals that will be used to demonstrate the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>Minnesota State Colleges and Universities' <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>attainment of each goal. On or before April <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>1, 2016, the Board of Trustees must report <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>to the legislative committees with primary <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.35"></a><var>16.35</var>jurisdiction over higher education finance <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>and policy the progress of the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>State Colleges and Universities toward <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>attaining the goals. The appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>base for the next biennium shall include <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>appropriations not made available under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>subdivision for failure to meet performance <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>goals. All of the appropriation that is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>available due to failure to meet performance <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>goals is appropriated to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>of the Office of Higher Education for fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>year 2017 for the purpose of the state grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>136A.121.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>Performance metrics are intended to facilitate <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>progress towards the attainment goal under <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.012.<br />
         		
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               <td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Learning Network of Minnesota</b><br />
                  		
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               <td align="right">4,115,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">4,115,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.1.5.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 5. <b>BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE </b><br />
                  		<b>UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>627,706,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>627,706,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="95px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">625,549,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">625,549,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Health Care Access<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,157,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,157,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>subdivisions.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Operations and Maintenance</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">559,111,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">559,111,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>This appropriation includes funding for <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>operation and maintenance of the system. Of <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>the amount appropriated in this subdivision:<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>$11,100,000 in fiscal year 2016 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>$11,100,000 in fiscal year 2017 are to <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>minimize any increase in a student's cost <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>of attendance; for research to solve the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>challenges facing our state, nation, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>world; to educate a diverse population of <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>Minnesotans from every community who <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>show the greatest promise; and for public <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>service that builds lasting partnerships with <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>communities across the state to address our <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>most complex and pressing issues. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>Board of Regents is requested to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>(1) maintain a low cost of mission and <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>advance operational excellence;<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>(2) increase the diversity of the university's <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>students, faculty, and staff; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>(3) strengthen the university's relationships <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>with the agriculture industry and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>communities of greater Minnesota.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>$15,000,000 in fiscal year 2016 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>$15,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 are to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>(1) increase the medical school's research <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>capacity;<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>(2) improve the medical school's ranking in <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>National Institutes of Health funding;<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>(3) ensure the medical school's national <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>prominence by attracting and retaining <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>world-class faculty, staff, and students;<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>(4) invest in physician training programs in <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>rural and underserved communities; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>(5) translate the medical school's research <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>discoveries into new treatments and cures to <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>improve the health of Minnesotans.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>The Board of Regents is requested to <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>consider hiring additional faculty to conduct <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>research related to regenerative medicine. <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>Five percent of the fiscal year 2017 <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>appropriation specified in this subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>is available according to the schedule in <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>clauses (1) to (5) in fiscal year 2017 when <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>the Board of Regents of the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>Minnesota demonstrates to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>of management and budget that the board <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>has met the following specified number of <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>performance goals:<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>(1) 100 percent if the board meets three, four, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>or five goals;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>(2) 67 percent if two of the goals are met;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>(3) 33 percent if one of the goals are met; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>(4) zero percent if none of the goals are met.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>The performance goals are:<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>(1) increase by at least one percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>the four-year, five-year, or six-year <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>undergraduate graduation rates, averaged <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>over three years, for students of color <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>systemwide at the University of Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>reported in fall 2016 over fall 2014. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>average rate for fall 2014 is calculated with <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>the graduation rates reported in fall 2012, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>2013, and 2014;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>(2) increase by at least two percent the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>total number of undergraduate STEM <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>degrees, averaged over three years, conferred <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>systemwide by the University of Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>reported in fiscal year 2016 over fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>2014. The averaged number for fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>2014 is calculated with the fiscal year 2012, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>2013, and 2014 numbers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>(3) increase by at least one percent the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.34"></a><var>19.34</var>four-year undergraduate graduation rate at <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>the University of Minnesota reported in fall <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>2016 over fall 2014. The average rate for <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>fall 2014 is calculated with the graduation <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>rates reported in fall 2012, 2013, and 2014. <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>The averaged number for fiscal year 2014 is <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>calculated with the fiscal year 2012, 2013, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>and 2014 numbers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>(4) for fiscal year 2016, reallocate <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>$15,000,000 of administrative costs. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>Board of Regents is requested to redirect <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>those funds to invest in direct mission <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>activities, stem growth in cost of attendance, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>and to programs that benefit students; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>(5) increase licensing disclosures by three <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>percent for fiscal year 2016 over fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>By August 1, 2015, the Board of Regents and <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>the Office of Higher Education must agree on <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>specific numerical indicators and definitions <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>for each of the five goals that will be used to <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>demonstrate the University of Minnesota's <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>attainment of each goal. On or before April <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>1, 2016, the Board of Regents must report <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>to the legislative committees with primary <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>jurisdiction over higher education finance <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>and policy the progress of the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>Minnesota toward attaining the goals. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>appropriation base for the next biennium shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>include appropriations not made available <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>under this subdivision for failure to meet <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>performance goals. All of the appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>that is not available due to failure to meet <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>performance goals is appropriated to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.34"></a><var>20.34</var>commissioner of the Office of Higher <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.35"></a><var>20.35</var>Education for fiscal year 2017 for the purpose <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>of the state grant program under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>Statutes, section 136A.121.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>Performance metrics are intended to facilitate <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>progress towards the attainment goal under <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.012.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Primary Care Education Initiatives</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,157,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,157,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>This appropriation is from the health care <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>access fund.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Special Appropriations</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="11.899999999999999"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">(a) <b>Agriculture and Extension Service</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">42,922,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">42,922,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>For the Agricultural Experiment Station and <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>the Minnesota Extension Service:<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>(1) the agricultural experiment stations <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>and Minnesota Extension Service must <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>convene agricultural advisory groups to <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>focus research, education, and extension <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>activities on producer needs and implement <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>an outreach strategy that more effectively <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>and rapidly transfers research results and best <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>practices to producers throughout the state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>(2) this appropriation includes funding for <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>research and outreach on the production of <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>renewable energy from Minnesota biomass <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>resources, including agronomic crops, plant <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>and animal wastes, and native plants or trees. <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>The following areas should be prioritized and <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>carried out in consultation with Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>producers, renewable energy, and bioenergy <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>organizations:<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>(i) biofuel and other energy production from <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>perennial crops, small grains, row crops, <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>and forestry products in conjunction with <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>the Natural Resources Research Institute <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>(NRRI);<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>(ii) alternative bioenergy crops and cropping <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>systems; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>(iii) biofuel coproducts used for livestock <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>feed;<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>(3) this appropriation includes funding <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>for the College of Food, Agricultural, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>Natural Resources Sciences to establish and <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>provide leadership for organic agronomic, <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>horticultural, livestock, and food systems <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>research, education, and outreach and for <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>the purchase of state-of-the-art laboratory, <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>planting, tilling, harvesting, and processing <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>equipment necessary for this project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>(4) this appropriation includes funding <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>for research efforts that demonstrate a <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>renewed emphasis on the needs of the state's <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>agriculture community. The following <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>areas should be prioritized and carried <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>out in consultation with Minnesota farm <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>organizations:<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>(i) vegetable crop research with priority for <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>extending the Minnesota vegetable growing <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>season;<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>(ii) fertilizer and soil fertility research and <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>development;<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>(iii) soil, groundwater, and surface water <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>conservation practices and contaminant <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>reduction research;<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>(iv) discovering and developing plant <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>varieties that use nutrients more efficiently;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>(v) breeding and development of turf seed <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>and other biomass resources in all three <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>Minnesota biomes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>(vi) development of new disease-resistant <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>and pest-resistant varieties of turf and <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>agronomic crops;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>(vii) utilizing plant and livestock cells to treat <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>and cure human diseases;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>(viii) the development of dairy coproducts;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>(ix) a rapid agricultural response fund for <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>current or emerging animal, plant, and insect <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>problems affecting production or food safety;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>(x) crop pest and animal disease research;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>(xi) developing animal agriculture that is <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>capable of sustainably feeding the world;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>(xii) consumer food safety education and <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>outreach;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>(xiii) programs to meet the research and <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>outreach needs of organic livestock and crop <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>farmers; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>(xiv) alternative bioenergy crops and <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>cropping systems; and growing, harvesting, <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>and transporting biomass plant material; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>(5) by February 1, 2017, the Board of Regents <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>must submit a report to the legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>committees and divisions with jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>over agriculture and higher education finance <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>on the status and outcomes of research and <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>initiatives funded in this paragraph.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="11.899999999999999"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">(b) <b>Health Sciences</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">9,204,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">9,204,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>$346,000 each year is to support up to 12 <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>resident physicians in the St. Cloud Hospital <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>family practice residency program. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>program must prepare doctors to practice <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>primary care medicine in rural areas of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>state. The legislature intends this program <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>to improve health care in rural communities, <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>provide affordable access to appropriate <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>medical care, and manage the treatment of <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>patients in a more cost-effective manner. <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>The remainder of this appropriation is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>the rural physicians associates program; <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory; <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>health sciences research; dental care; the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>Biomedical Engineering Center; and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>collaborative partnership between the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>University of Minnesota and Mayo Clinic <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>for regenerative medicine, research, clinical <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>translation, and commercialization.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="11.899999999999999"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">(c) <b>Institute of Technology</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,140,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,140,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>For the geological survey and the talented <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>youth mathematics program.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="11.899999999999999"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">(d) <b>System Special</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">5,181,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">5,181,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>For general research, the Labor Education <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>Service, Natural Resources Research <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>Institute, Center for Urban and Regional <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>Affairs, Bell Museum of Natural History, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>the Humphrey exhibit.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="11.899999999999999"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">(e) <b>University of Minnesota and Mayo </b><br />
                  		<b>Foundation Partnership</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">7,991,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">7,991,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>This appropriation is for the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>activities:<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>(1) $7,491,000 in fiscal year 2016 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>$7,491,000 in fiscal year 2017 are for <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.33"></a><var>24.33</var>the direct and indirect expenses of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.34"></a><var>24.34</var>collaborative research partnership between <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>the University of Minnesota and the Mayo <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>Foundation for research in biotechnology <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>and medical genomics. An annual report <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>on the expenditure of these funds must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>submitted to the governor and the chairs of <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>the legislative committee responsible for <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>higher education finance by June 30 of each <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>fiscal year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>(2) $500,000 in fiscal year 2016 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>$500,000 in fiscal year 2017 are to award <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>competitive grants to conduct research into <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>the prevention, treatment, causes, and cures <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 5.<b>Academic Health Center</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>The appropriation for Academic Health <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>Center funding under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>section 297F.10, is estimated to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>$22,250,000 each year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.6.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 6. <b>MAYO CLINIC</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>1,351,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>1,351,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>The amounts that may be spent are specified <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>in the following subdivisions.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Medical School</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">665,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">665,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>The state must pay a capitation each year for <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>each student who is a resident of Minnesota. <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>The appropriation may be transferred <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>between each year of the biennium to <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>accommodate enrollment fluctuations. It is <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>intended that during the biennium the Mayo <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>Clinic use the capitation money to increase <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>the number of doctors practicing in rural <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>areas in need of doctors.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Family Practice and Graduate </b><br />
                  		<b>Residency Program</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">686,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">686,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>The state must pay stipend support for up to <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>27 residents each year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.7.0"></a><a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 7. <b>MNSCU PRESIDENTIAL SELECTION PROCESS; REPORT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall report
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>in writing to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>with jurisdiction over higher education by October 1, 2015, its schedule for adopting
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>a presidential selection process as a comprehensive formal written policy. The board
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>is encouraged to engage stakeholders in developing the board policy. The board must
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>strongly consider a policy that provides clarity in the selection process, enhances
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>communication and the opportunity for local input by colleges and universities and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>community stakeholders they serve, and that reflects the need to consult with and
         to keep a <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>presidential selection advisory committee informed during the entire selection process.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.8.0"></a><a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 8. <b>UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA BUDGET ALLOCATION REPORT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota shall report by February 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>2016, to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>primary jurisdiction over higher education finance on the factors it considers to
         allocate <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>funds to separate campuses. The report must specifically, without limitation, address
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>issue of whether non-Twin Cities campuses are treated as single units for budget allocation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>purposes or treated as comprised of multiple units. The report must discuss the effect
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>treating a campus as a single unit and the reasons for that treatment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.9.0"></a><a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 9. <b>TUITION RECIPROCITY APPROPRIATION CANCELLATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>All unspent funds, estimated to be $8,394,000, to provide tuition reciprocity <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>payments under Laws 2013, chapter 99, section 3, subdivision 5, are canceled to the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>general fund on June 30, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var><b>ARTICLE 2</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var><b>OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.32, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Admissions forms;</b><b> Remedial instruction.</b> (a) Minnesota postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>education institutions, for purposes of reporting and research, may collect on the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var>1986-1987 admissions form, and disseminate to any public educational agency or <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>institution the following data on individuals: student sex, ethnic background, age,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>disabilities. The data shall not be required of any individual and shall not be used
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>purposes of determining the person's admission to an institution.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>(b) (a) A school district that receives information under subdivision 3, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>(h) from a postsecondary institution about an identifiable student shall maintain
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>data as educational data and use that data to conduct studies to improve instruction.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>Public postsecondary systems as part of their participation in the Statewide Longitudinal
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>Education Data System shall provide data on the extent and content of the remedial
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>instruction received by individual students, and the results of assessment testing
         and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>academic performance of, students who graduated from a Minnesota school district within
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>two years before receiving the remedial instruction. The Office of Higher Education,
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>collaboration with the Department of Education, shall evaluate the data and annually
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>report its findings to the education committees of the legislature.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>(c) (b) This section supersedes any inconsistent provision of law.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.2.0"></a><a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16C.075, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var><b>16C.075 E-VERIFY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>A contract for services valued in excess of $50,000 must require certification from
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var>the vendor and any subcontractors that, as of the date services on behalf of the state
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var>Minnesota will be performed, the vendor and all subcontractors have implemented or
         are <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>in the process of implementing the federal E-Verify program for all newly hired employees
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>in the United States who will perform work on behalf of the state of Minnesota. This
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var>section does not apply to contracts entered into by the:<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var>(1) State Board of Investment.; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>(2) the Office of Higher Education for contracts related to credit reporting services
         if <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>the office certifies that those services cannot be reasonably obtained if this section
         applies.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.3.0"></a><a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.09, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>License and rules.</b> (a) The board must adopt rules to license public school <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>teachers and interns subject to chapter 14.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>(b) The board must adopt rules requiring a person to pass a skills examination in
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>reading, writing, and mathematics or attain either a composite score composed of the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>average of the scores in English and writing, reading, and mathematics on the ACT
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>Plus Writing recommended by the board, or an equivalent composite score composed <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var>of the average of the scores in critical reading, mathematics, and writing on the
         SAT <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.34"></a><var>27.34</var>recommended by the board, as a requirement for initial teacher licensure, except that
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>board may issue up to two temporary, one-year teaching licenses to an otherwise qualified
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>candidate who has not yet passed the skills exam or attained the requisite composite
         score <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>on the ACT Plus Writing or SAT. Such rules must require college and universities offering
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>a board-approved teacher preparation program to provide remedial assistance to persons
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>who did not achieve a qualifying score on the skills examination or attain the requisite
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>composite score on the ACT Plus Writing or SAT, including those for whom English is
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>a second language. The requirement to pass a reading, writing, and mathematics skills
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>examination or attain the requisite composite score on the ACT Plus Writing or SAT
         does <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>not apply to nonnative English speakers, as verified by qualified Minnesota school
         district <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>personnel or Minnesota higher education faculty, who, after meeting the content and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>pedagogy requirements under this subdivision, apply for a teaching license to provide
         direct <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>instruction in their native language or world language instruction under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.022, <br />
            		<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>. A teacher candidate's official ACT Plus Writing or SAT composite score <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>report to the board must not be more than ten years old at the time of licensure.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>(c) The board must adopt rules to approve teacher preparation programs. The board,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>upon the request of a postsecondary student preparing for teacher licensure or a licensed
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>graduate of a teacher preparation program, shall assist in resolving a dispute between
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>person and a postsecondary institution providing a teacher preparation program when
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>dispute involves an institution's recommendation for licensure affecting the person
         or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>person's credentials. At the board's discretion, assistance may include the application
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>of chapter 14.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>(d) The board must provide the leadership and adopt rules for the redesign of teacher
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>education programs to implement a research based, results-oriented curriculum that
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>focuses on the skills teachers need in order to be effective. Among other components, <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>teacher preparation programs may use the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>program model to provide a school year-long student teaching program that combines
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>clinical opportunities with academic coursework and in-depth student teaching <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>experiences to offer students ongoing mentorship, coaching and assessment, help to
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>prepare a professional development plan, and structured learning experiences. The board <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>shall implement new systems of teacher preparation program evaluation to assure program
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>effectiveness based on proficiency of graduates in demonstrating attainment of program
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var>outcomes. Teacher preparation programs including alternative teacher preparation <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.33"></a><var>28.33</var>programs under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.245</statute_ref>, among other programs, must include a content-specific, <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.34"></a><var>28.34</var>board-approved, performance-based assessment that measures teacher candidates in three
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.35"></a><var>28.35</var>areas: planning for instruction and assessment; engaging students and supporting learning;
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.36"></a><var>28.36</var>and assessing student learning. The board's redesign rules must include creating flexible,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>specialized teaching licenses, credentials, and other endorsement forms to increase
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>students' participation in language immersion programs, world language instruction,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>career development opportunities, work-based learning, early college courses and careers,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>career and technical programs, Montessori schools, and project and place-based learning,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>among other career and college ready learning offerings.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>(e) The board must adopt rules requiring candidates for initial licenses to pass an
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var>examination of general pedagogical knowledge and examinations of licensure-specific
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>teaching skills. The rules shall be effective by September 1, 2001. The rules under
         this <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>paragraph also must require candidates for initial licenses to teach prekindergarten
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>elementary students to pass, as part of the examination of licensure-specific teaching
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>skills, test items assessing the candidates' knowledge, skill, and ability in comprehensive,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var>scientifically based reading instruction under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.06</statute_ref>, subdivision 4, and their <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var>knowledge and understanding of the foundations of reading development, the development
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var>of reading comprehension, and reading assessment and instruction, and their ability
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>integrate that knowledge and understanding.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>(f) The board must adopt rules requiring teacher educators to work directly with <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var>elementary or secondary school teachers in elementary or secondary schools to obtain
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>periodic exposure to the elementary or secondary teaching environment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>(g) The board must grant licenses to interns and to candidates for initial licenses
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>based on appropriate professional competencies that are aligned with the board's licensing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>system and students' diverse learning needs. All teacher candidates must have preparation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>in English language development and content instruction for English learners in order
         to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>able to effectively instruct the English learners in their classrooms. The board must
         include <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>these licenses in a statewide differentiated licensing system that creates new leadership
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>roles for successful experienced teachers premised on a collaborative professional
         culture <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var>dedicated to meeting students' diverse learning needs in the 21st century, recognizes
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var>importance of cultural and linguistic competencies, including the ability to teach
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>communicate in culturally competent and aware ways, and formalizes mentoring and <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>induction for newly licensed teachers provided through a teacher support framework.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>(h) The board must design and implement an assessment system which requires a <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>candidate for an initial license and first continuing license to demonstrate the abilities
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var>necessary to perform selected, representative teaching tasks at appropriate levels.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.33"></a><var>29.33</var>(i) The board must receive recommendations from local committees as established <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.34"></a><var>29.34</var>by the board for the renewal of teaching licenses. The board must require licensed
         teachers <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.35"></a><var>29.35</var>who are renewing a continuing license to include in the renewal requirements further
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var>preparation in English language development and specially designed content instruction
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var>in English for English learners.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var>(j) The board must grant life licenses to those who qualify according to requirements
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var>established by the board, and suspend or revoke licenses pursuant to sections 
         <statute_ref>122A.20</statute_ref> and <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>214.10
         </statute_ref>. The board must not establish any expiration date for application for life licenses.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>(k) The board must adopt rules that require all licensed teachers who are renewing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>their continuing license to include in their renewal requirements further preparation
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>the areas of using positive behavior interventions and in accommodating, modifying,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>adapting curricula, materials, and strategies to appropriately meet the needs of individual
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>students and ensure adequate progress toward the state's graduation rule.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var>(l) In adopting rules to license public school teachers who provide health-related
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>services for disabled children, the board shall adopt rules consistent with license
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var>registration requirements of the commissioner of health and the health-related boards
         who <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var>license personnel who perform similar services outside of the school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>(m) The board must adopt rules that require all licensed teachers who are renewing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var>their continuing license to include in their renewal requirements further reading
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>preparation, consistent with section 
         <statute_ref>122A.06, subdivision 4</statute_ref>. The rules do not take effect <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>until they are approved by law. Teachers who do not provide direct instruction including,
         at <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var>least, counselors, school psychologists, school nurses, school social workers, audiovisual
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>directors and coordinators, and recreation personnel are exempt from this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>(n) The board must adopt rules that require all licensed teachers who are renewing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var>their continuing license to include in their renewal requirements further preparation,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var>first, in understanding the key warning signs of early-onset mental illness in children
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var>and adolescents and then, during subsequent licensure renewal periods, preparation
         may <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var>include providing a more in-depth understanding of students' mental illness trauma,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>accommodations for students' mental illness, parents' role in addressing students'
         mental <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>illness, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, autism, the requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>125A.0942 <br />
            		
         </statute_ref><a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var>governing restrictive procedures, and de-escalation methods, among other similar topics.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the 2016-2017 school year and <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.4.0"></a><a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.32"></a><var>30.32</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.33"></a><var>30.33</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Incentive programs.</b> The commissioner is authorized to utilize incentive <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.34"></a><var>30.34</var>gifts including, but not limited to, gift cards in order to promote to the public
         the various <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>programs administered by the office. The annual total expenditures for such incentive
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var>programs shall not exceed $10,000.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.5.0"></a><a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.031, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Student representation.</b> The commissioner must place at least one <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var>student from an affected educational system on any task force created by the office.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>commissioner must submit to the SAC the name of any student appointed to an advisory
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>group or task force. The student appointment is not approved if four SAC members vote
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var>to disapprove of the appointment. If an appointment is disapproved, the commissioner
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>must submit another student appointment to the SAC in a timely manner shall invite the <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>council to nominate a student or students to serve on task forces created by the office,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var>when appropriate.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.6.0"></a><a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.0411, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var><b>136A.0411 COLLECTING FEES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>The office may charge fees for seminars, conferences, workshops, services, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>materials. The office may collect fees for registration and licensure of private institutions
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>under sections 
         <statute_ref>136A.61</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>136A.71</statute_ref> and chapter 141. The money is annually appropriated <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>to the office.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.7.0"></a><a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.125, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Eligible students.</b> (a) An applicant is eligible for a child care grant if <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>the applicant:<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) is a resident of the state of Minnesota or the applicant's spouse is a resident <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>of the state of Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) has a child 12 years of age or younger, or 14 years of age or younger who is <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var>disabled as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>125A.02</statute_ref>, and who is receiving or will receive care on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>regular basis from a licensed or legal, nonlicensed caregiver;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) is income eligible as determined by the office's policies and rules, but is not
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>recipient of assistance from the Minnesota family investment program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) has not earned a baccalaureate degree and has been enrolled full time less than
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>eight semesters or the equivalent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(5) is pursuing a nonsectarian program or course of study that applies to an <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>undergraduate degree, diploma, or certificate;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(6) is enrolled at least half time in an eligible institution; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.33"></a><var>31.33</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(7) is in good academic standing and making satisfactory academic progress.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) A student who withdraws from enrollment for active military service after <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>December 31, 2002, because the student was ordered to active military service as defined
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>190.05, subdivision 5b</statute_ref> or 5c, or for a major illness, while under the care of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>medical professional, that substantially limits the student's ability to complete
         the term <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var>is entitled to an additional semester or the equivalent of grant eligibility and will
         be <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var>considered to be in continuing enrollment status upon return.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2015, and applies to <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>academic terms commencing on or after that date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.8.0"></a><a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.125, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Amount and length of grants.</b> (a) The amount of a child care grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>must be based on:<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) the income of the applicant and the applicant's spouse;<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) the number in the applicant's family, as defined by the office; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) the number of eligible children in the applicant's family.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) The maximum award to the applicant shall be $2,800 for each eligible child per
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>academic year, except that the campus financial aid officer may apply to the office
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>approval to increase grants by up to ten percent to compensate for higher market charges
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>for infant care in a community. The office shall develop policies to determine community
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>market costs and review institutional requests for compensatory grant increases to
         ensure <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>need and equal treatment. The office shall prepare a chart to show the amount of a
         grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>that will be awarded per child based on the factors in this subdivision. The chart
         shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>include a range of income and family size.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>(c) Applicants with family incomes at or below a percentage of the federal poverty
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>level, as determined by the commissioner, will qualify for the maximum award. The
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>commissioner shall attempt to set the percentage at a level estimated to fully expend
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>available appropriation for child care grants. Applicants with family incomes exceeding
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>that threshold will receive the maximum award minus ten percent of their income <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>exceeding that threshold. If the result is less than zero, the grant is zero.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>(d) The academic year award amount must be disbursed by academic term using the <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>following formula:<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.31"></a><var>32.31</var>(1) the academic year amount described in paragraph (b);<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.32"></a><var>32.32</var>(2) divided by the number of terms in the academic year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.33"></a><var>32.33</var>(3) divided by 15; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.34"></a><var>32.34</var>(4) multiplied by the number of credits for which the student is enrolled that <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.35"></a><var>32.35</var>academic term, up to 15 credits.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var>(e) Payments shall be made each academic term to the student or to the child care
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var>provider, as determined by the institution. Institutions may make payments more than
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var>once within the academic term.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.9.0"></a><a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.125, subdivision 4b, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4b. <b>Additional grants.</b> An additional term of child care grant may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>awarded to an applicant attending classes outside of the regular academic year who
         meets <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>the requirements in subdivisions 2 and 4. The annual maximum grant per eligible child <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var>must not exceed the calculated annual amount in subdivision 4, plus the additional
         amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>in this subdivision, or the student's estimated annual child care cost for not more
         than 40 <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var>hours per week per eligible child, whichever is less.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.10.0"></a><a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.1701, subdivision 4, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Terms and conditions of loans.</b> (a) The office may loan money upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var>such terms and conditions as the office may prescribe. Under the SELF IV program, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var>principal amount of a loan to an undergraduate student for a single academic year
         shall not <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>exceed $7,500 per grade level. The aggregate principal amount of all loans made subject
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>to this paragraph to an undergraduate student shall not exceed $37,500. The principal
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>amount of a loan to a graduate student for a single academic year shall not exceed
         $9,000. <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var>The aggregate principal amount of all loans made subject to this paragraph to a student
         as <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var>an undergraduate and graduate student shall not exceed $55,500. The amount of the
         loan <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>may not exceed the cost of attendance less all other financial aid, including PLUS
         loans or <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>other similar parent loans borrowed on the student's behalf. The cumulative SELF loan
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var>debt must not exceed the borrowing maximums in paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>(b) The cumulative undergraduate borrowing maximums for SELF IV loans are:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var>(1) grade level 1, $7,500;<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var>(2) grade level 2, $15,000;<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>(3) grade level 3, $22,500;<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>(4) grade level 4, $30,000; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var>(5) grade level 5, $37,500.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>(c) (b) The principal maximum loan amount of a SELF V or subsequent phase <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>loan to students enrolled in a bachelor's degree program, postbaccalaureate, or graduate
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.32"></a><var>33.32</var>program must not exceed $10,000 per grade level be determined annually by the office. <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.33"></a><var>33.33</var>For all other eligible students, the principal amount of the loan must not exceed
         $7,500 per <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.34"></a><var>33.34</var>grade level. The aggregate principal amount of all loans made subject to this paragraph
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var>a student as an undergraduate and graduate student must not exceed $70,000 $140,000. <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var>The amount of the loan must not exceed the cost of attendance as determined by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</var>eligible institution less all other financial aid, including PLUS loans or other similar parent <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>loans borrowed on the student's behalf. The cumulative SELF loan debt must not exceed
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var>the borrowing maximums in paragraph (d) (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var>(d) (c)(1) The cumulative borrowing maximums must be determined annually by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var>office for SELF V loans and subsequent phases for students enrolled in a bachelor's degree <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var>program or postbaccalaureate program are:. In determining the cumulative borrowing <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var>maximums, the office shall, among other considerations, take into consideration the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>maximum SELF loan amount, student financing needs, funding capacity for the SELF <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</var>program, delinquency and default loss management, and current financial market <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var>conditions.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var>(i) grade level 1, $10,000;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</var>(ii) grade level 2, $20,000;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>(iii) grade level 3, $30,000;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var>(iv) grade level 4, $40,000; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var>(v) grade level 5, $50,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var>(2) For graduate level students, the borrowing limit is $10,000 per nine-month <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.19"></a><var>34.19</var>academic year, with a cumulative maximum for all SELF debt of $70,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.20"></a><var>34.20</var>(3) (2) For all other eligible students, the cumulative borrowing maximums for <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.21"></a><var>34.21</var>SELF V loans and subsequent phases are:<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.22"></a><var>34.22</var>(i) grade level 1, $7,500;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.23"></a><var>34.23</var>(ii) grade level 2, $15,000;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.24"></a><var>34.24</var>(iii) grade level 3, $22,500;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.25"></a><var>34.25</var>(iv) grade level 4, $30,000; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.26"></a><var>34.26</var>(v) grade level 5, $37,500.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.11.0"></a><a id="pl.34.27"></a><var>34.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.61, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.28"></a><var>34.28</var><b>136A.61 POLICY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.34.29"></a><var>34.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The legislature has found and hereby declares that the availability of legitimate
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.30"></a><var>34.30</var>courses and programs leading to academic degrees offered by responsible private <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.31"></a><var>34.31</var>not-for-profit nonprofit and for-profit institutions of postsecondary education and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.32"></a><var>34.32</var>existence of legitimate private colleges and universities are in the best interests
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.33"></a><var>34.33</var>people of this state. The legislature has found and declares that the state can provide
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.34"></a><var>34.34</var>assistance and protection for persons choosing private institutions and programs,
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.35"></a><var>34.35</var>establishing policies and procedures to assure the authenticity and legitimacy of
         private <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.1"></a><var>35.1</var>postsecondary education institutions and programs. The legislature has also found
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.2"></a><var>35.2</var>declares that this same policy applies to any private and public postsecondary educational
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.3"></a><var>35.3</var>institution located in another state or country which offers or makes available to
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.4"></a><var>35.4</var>Minnesota resident any course, program or educational activity which does not require
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.5"></a><var>35.5</var>the leaving of the state for its completion.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.12.0"></a><a id="pl.35.6"></a><var>35.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.63, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.7"></a><var>35.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Sale of an institution.</b> Within 30 days of a change of its ownership a school <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.8"></a><var>35.8</var>must submit a registration renewal application, all usual and ordinary information
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.9"></a><var>35.9</var>materials for an initial registration, and applicable registration fees for a new
         institution. <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.10"></a><var>35.10</var>For purposes of this subdivision, "change of ownership" means a merger or consolidation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.11"></a><var>35.11</var>with a corporation; a sale, lease, exchange, or other disposition of all or substantially
         all of <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.12"></a><var>35.12</var>the assets of a school; the transfer of a controlling interest of at least 51 percent
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.13"></a><var>35.13</var>school's stock; or a change in the not-for-profit nonprofit or for-profit status of a school.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.13.0"></a><a id="pl.35.14"></a><var>35.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.65, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.15"></a><var>35.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Criteria for approval.</b> (a) A school applying to be registered and to have <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.16"></a><var>35.16</var>its degree or degrees and name approved must substantially meet the following criteria:<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.17"></a><var>35.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) the school has an organizational framework with administrative and teaching <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.18"></a><var>35.18</var>personnel to provide the educational programs offered;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.19"></a><var>35.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) the school has financial resources sufficient to meet the school's financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.20"></a><var>35.20</var>obligations, including refunding tuition and other charges consistent with its stated
         policy <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.21"></a><var>35.21</var>if the institution is dissolved, or if claims for refunds are made, to provide service
         to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.22"></a><var>35.22</var>students as promised, and to provide educational programs leading to degrees as offered;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.23"></a><var>35.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) the school operates in conformity with generally accepted budgeting and <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.24"></a><var>35.24</var>accounting principles;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.25"></a><var>35.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) the school provides an educational program leading to the degree it offers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.26"></a><var>35.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(5) the school provides appropriate and accessible library, laboratory, and other
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.27"></a><var>35.27</var>physical facilities to support the educational program offered;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.28"></a><var>35.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(6) the school has a policy on freedom or limitation of expression and inquiry for
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.29"></a><var>35.29</var>faculty and students which is published or available on request;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.30"></a><var>35.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(7) the school uses only publications and advertisements which are truthful and do
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.31"></a><var>35.31</var>not give any false, fraudulent, deceptive, inaccurate, or misleading impressions about
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.32"></a><var>35.32</var>school, its personnel, programs, services, or occupational opportunities for its graduates
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.33"></a><var>35.33</var>for promotion and student recruitment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.1"></a><var>36.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(8) the school's compensated recruiting agents who are operating in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.2"></a><var>36.2</var>identify themselves as agents of the school when talking to or corresponding with
         students <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.3"></a><var>36.3</var>and prospective students; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.4"></a><var>36.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(9) the school provides information to students and prospective students concerning:<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.5"></a><var>36.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(i) comprehensive and accurate policies relating to student admission, evaluation,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.6"></a><var>36.6</var>suspension, and dismissal;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.7"></a><var>36.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(ii) clear and accurate policies relating to granting credit for prior education,
         training, <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.8"></a><var>36.8</var>and experience and for courses offered by the school;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.9"></a><var>36.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(iii) current schedules of fees, charges for tuition, required supplies, student <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.10"></a><var>36.10</var>activities, housing, and all other standard charges;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.11"></a><var>36.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(iv) policies regarding refunds and adjustments for withdrawal or modification <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.12"></a><var>36.12</var>of enrollment status; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.13"></a><var>36.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(v) procedures and standards used for selection of recipients and the terms of <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.14"></a><var>36.14</var>payment and repayment for any financial aid program.; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.15"></a><var>36.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(10) the school must not withhold a student's official transcript because the student
         is <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.16"></a><var>36.16</var>in arrears or in default on any loan issued by the school to the student if the loan
         qualifies <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.17"></a><var>36.17</var>as an institutional loan under United States Code, title 11, section 523(a)(8)(b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.18"></a><var>36.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) An application for degree approval must also include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.19"></a><var>36.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(i) title of degree and formal recognition awarded;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.20"></a><var>36.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(ii) location where such degree will be offered;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.21"></a><var>36.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(iii) proposed implementation date of the degree;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.22"></a><var>36.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(iv) admissions requirements for the degree;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.23"></a><var>36.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(v) length of the degree;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.24"></a><var>36.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(vi) projected enrollment for a period of five years;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.25"></a><var>36.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(vii) the curriculum required for the degree, including course syllabi or outlines;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.26"></a><var>36.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(viii) statement of academic and administrative mechanisms planned for monitoring
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.27"></a><var>36.27</var>the quality of the proposed degree;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.28"></a><var>36.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(ix) statement of satisfaction of professional licensure criteria, if applicable;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.29"></a><var>36.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(x) documentation of the availability of clinical, internship, externship, or practicum
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.30"></a><var>36.30</var>sites, if applicable; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.31"></a><var>36.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(xi) statement of how the degree fulfills the institution's mission and goals, <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.32"></a><var>36.32</var>complements existing degrees, and contributes to the school's viability.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.14.0"></a><a id="pl.36.33"></a><var>36.33</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.65, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.34"></a><var>36.34</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Conditional approval.</b> The office may grant conditional approval for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.35"></a><var>36.35</var>degree or use of a term in its name for a period of less than one year if doing so
         would be <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.1"></a><var>37.1</var>in the best interests of currently enrolled students or prospective students. New
         schools <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.2"></a><var>37.2</var>may be granted conditional approval for degrees or names annually for a period not
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.3"></a><var>37.3</var>exceed five years to allow them the opportunity to apply for and receive accreditation
         as <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.4"></a><var>37.4</var>required in subdivision 1a. A new school granted conditional approval may be allowed <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.5"></a><var>37.5</var>to continue as a registered institution in order to complete an accreditation process
         upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.6"></a><var>37.6</var>terms and conditions the office determines.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.15.0"></a><a id="pl.37.7"></a><var>37.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.657, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.8"></a><var>37.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Exemption.</b> Any school or any department or branch of a school (a) <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.9"></a><var>37.9</var>which is substantially owned, operated or supported by a bona fide church or religious
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.10"></a><var>37.10</var>organization; (b) whose programs are primarily designed for, aimed at and attended
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.11"></a><var>37.11</var>persons who sincerely hold or seek to learn the particular religious faith or beliefs
         of that <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.12"></a><var>37.12</var>church or religious organization; and (c) whose programs are primarily intended to
         prepare <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.13"></a><var>37.13</var>its students to become ministers of, to enter into some other vocation closely related
         to, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.14"></a><var>37.14</var>to conduct their lives in consonance with, the particular faith of that church or
         religious <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.15"></a><var>37.15</var>organization, is exempt from the provisions of sections 
         <statute_ref>136A.61</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>136A.71</statute_ref> 136A.834.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.16.0"></a><a id="pl.37.16"></a><var>37.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.657, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.17"></a><var>37.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Scope.</b> Nothing in sections 
         <statute_ref>136A.61</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>136A.71</statute_ref> 136A.834, or the rules <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.18"></a><var>37.18</var>adopted pursuant thereto, shall be interpreted as permitting the office to determine
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.19"></a><var>37.19</var>truth or falsity of any particular set of religious beliefs.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.17.0"></a><a id="pl.37.20"></a><var>37.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.67, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.21"></a><var>37.21</var><b>136A.67 REGISTRATION REPRESENTATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.37.22"></a><var>37.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;No school and none of its officials or employees shall advertise or represent in any
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.23"></a><var>37.23</var>manner that such school is approved or accredited by the office or the state of Minnesota,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.24"></a><var>37.24</var>except a school which is duly registered with the office, or any of its officials
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.25"></a><var>37.25</var>employees, may represent in advertising and shall disclose in catalogues, applications,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.26"></a><var>37.26</var>enrollment materials that the school is registered with the office by prominently
         displaying <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.27"></a><var>37.27</var>the following statement: "(Name of school) is registered as a private institution with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.28"></a><var>37.28</var>office pursuant to sections 
         <statute_ref>136A.61</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>136A.71</statute_ref>. Registration is not an endorsement of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.29"></a><var>37.29</var>institution. Credits earned at the institution may not transfer to all other institutions." In <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.30"></a><var>37.30</var>addition, all registered schools shall publish in the school catalog or student handbook
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.31"></a><var>37.31</var>name, street address, telephone number, and Web site address of the office.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.18.0"></a><a id="pl.37.32"></a><var>37.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.87, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.1"></a><var>38.1</var><b>136A.87 PLANNING INFORMATION FOR POSTSECONDARY </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.38.2"></a><var>38.2</var><b>EDUCATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.38.3"></a><var>38.3</var>The office shall make available to all residents beginning in 7th grade through <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.4"></a><var>38.4</var>adulthood information about planning and preparing for postsecondary opportunities.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.5"></a><var>38.5</var>Information must be provided to all 7th grade students and their parents annually
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.6"></a><var>38.6</var>by September 30 about planning for their postsecondary education. The office may <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.7"></a><var>38.7</var>also provide information to high school students and their parents, to adults, and
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.8"></a><var>38.8</var>out-of-school youth. The information provided may include the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.9"></a><var>38.9</var>(1) the need to start planning early;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.10"></a><var>38.10</var>(2) the availability of assistance in educational planning from educational institutions
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.11"></a><var>38.11</var>and other organizations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.12"></a><var>38.12</var>(3) suggestions for studying effectively during high school;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.13"></a><var>38.13</var>(4) high school courses necessary to be adequately prepared for postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.14"></a><var>38.14</var>education;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.15"></a><var>38.15</var>(5) encouragement to involve parents actively in planning for all phases of education;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.16"></a><var>38.16</var>(6) information about postsecondary education and training opportunities existing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.17"></a><var>38.17</var>in the state, their respective missions and expectations for students, their preparation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.18"></a><var>38.18</var>requirements, admission requirements, and student placement;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.19"></a><var>38.19</var>(7) ways to evaluate and select postsecondary institutions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.20"></a><var>38.20</var>(8) the process of transferring credits among Minnesota postsecondary institutions
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.21"></a><var>38.21</var>and systems;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.22"></a><var>38.22</var>(9) the costs of postsecondary education and the availability of financial assistance
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.23"></a><var>38.23</var>in meeting these costs, including specific information about the Minnesota Promise
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.24"></a><var>38.24</var>achieve scholarship program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.25"></a><var>38.25</var>(10) the interrelationship of assistance from student financial aid, public assistance,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.26"></a><var>38.26</var>and job training programs; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.27"></a><var>38.27</var>(11) financial planning for postsecondary education.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.19.0"></a><a id="pl.38.28"></a><var>38.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136G.05, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.29"></a><var>38.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Marketing.</b> The commissioner shall make parents and other interested <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.30"></a><var>38.30</var>individuals aware of the availability and advantages of the program as a way to save
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.31"></a><var>38.31</var>higher education costs. The cost of these promotional efforts may not be funded with fees <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.32"></a><var>38.32</var>imposed on participants.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.20.0"></a><a id="pl.38.33"></a><var>38.33</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.21, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.1"></a><var>39.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Private career </b><b>school.</b> "Private career school" means any a person, within <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.2"></a><var>39.2</var>or outside the state, who maintains, advertises, administers, solicits for, or conducts any <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.3"></a><var>39.3</var>program at less than an associate degree level and; is not registered as a private institution <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.4"></a><var>39.4</var>under sections 
         <statute_ref>136A.61</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>136A.71</statute_ref>; and is not specifically exempted by section 
         <statute_ref>141.35 <br />
            		<a id="pl.39.5"></a><var>39.5</var></statute_ref>or 
         <statute_ref>141.37</statute_ref>. School also means any person, within or outside the state, who maintains, <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.6"></a><var>39.6</var>advertises, administers, solicits for, or conducts any program at less than an associate
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.7"></a><var>39.7</var>degree level, is not registered as a private institution pursuant to sections 
         <statute_ref>136A.61</statute_ref> to <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.8"></a><var>39.8</var><statute_ref>136A.71</statute_ref>, and uses the term, "college," "institute," "academy," or "university" in its name.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.21.0"></a><a id="pl.39.9"></a><var>39.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.21, subdivision 6a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.10"></a><var>39.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6a. <b>Multiple location.</b> "Multiple location" means any site where classes or <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.11"></a><var>39.11</var>administrative services are provided to students and which that has a street address that is <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.12"></a><var>39.12</var>different than the street address found on the school's private career school school's license.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.22.0"></a><a id="pl.39.13"></a><var>39.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.21, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.14"></a><var>39.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 9. <b>Distance education</b><b> private career</b><b> school.</b> "Distance education private <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.15"></a><var>39.15</var>career school" means a school that establishes, keeps, or maintains a facility or location
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.16"></a><var>39.16</var>where a program is offered through distance instruction.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.23.0"></a><a id="pl.39.17"></a><var>39.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.25, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.18"></a><var>39.18</var><b>141.25 LICENSURE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.39.19"></a><var>39.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Required.</b> A private career school must not maintain, advertise, <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.20"></a><var>39.20</var>solicit for, administer, or conduct any program in Minnesota without first obtaining
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.21"></a><var>39.21</var>license from the office.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.22"></a><var>39.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Contract unenforceable.</b> A contract entered into with a person for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.23"></a><var>39.23</var>program by or on behalf of a person operating a private career school to which a license <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.24"></a><var>39.24</var>has not been issued under sections 
         <statute_ref>141.21</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>141.35</statute_ref>, is unenforceable in any action.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.25"></a><var>39.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2a. <b>Refunds.</b> If a contract is deemed unenforceable under subdivision 2, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.26"></a><var>39.26</var>private career school must refund tuition, fees, and other charges received from a student <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.27"></a><var>39.27</var>or on behalf of a student within 30 days of receiving written notification and demand
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.28"></a><var>39.28</var>refund from the Minnesota office of Higher Education.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.29"></a><var>39.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Application.</b> Application for a license shall be on forms prepared and <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.30"></a><var>39.30</var>furnished by the office, and shall include the following and other information as
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.31"></a><var>39.31</var>office may require:<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.32"></a><var>39.32</var>(1) the title or name of the private career school, ownership and controlling officers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.33"></a><var>39.33</var>members, managing employees, and director;<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.1"></a><var>40.1</var>(2) the specific programs which will be offered and the specific purposes of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.2"></a><var>40.2</var>instruction;<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.3"></a><var>40.3</var>(3) the place or places where the instruction will be given;<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.4"></a><var>40.4</var>(4) a listing of the equipment available for instruction in each program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.5"></a><var>40.5</var>(5) the maximum enrollment to be accommodated with equipment available in <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.6"></a><var>40.6</var>each specified program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.7"></a><var>40.7</var>(6) the qualifications of instructors and supervisors in each specified program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.8"></a><var>40.8</var>(7) a current balance sheet, income statement, and adequate supporting <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.9"></a><var>40.9</var>documentation, prepared and certified by an independent public accountant or CPA;<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.10"></a><var>40.10</var>(8) copies of all media advertising and promotional literature and brochures or <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.11"></a><var>40.11</var>electronic display currently used or reasonably expected to be used by the private career <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.12"></a><var>40.12</var>school;<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.13"></a><var>40.13</var>(9) copies of all Minnesota enrollment agreement forms and contract forms and all
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.14"></a><var>40.14</var>enrollment agreement forms and contract forms used in Minnesota; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.15"></a><var>40.15</var>(10) gross income earned in the preceding year from student tuition, fees, and other
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.16"></a><var>40.16</var>required institutional charges, unless the private career school files with the office a surety <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.17"></a><var>40.17</var>bond equal to at least $250,000 as described in subdivision 5.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.18"></a><var>40.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Certification.</b> Each application shall be signed and certified to under <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.19"></a><var>40.19</var>oath by the proprietor if the applicant is a proprietorship, by the managing partner
         if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.20"></a><var>40.20</var>applicant is a partnership, or by the authorized officers of the applicant if the
         applicant is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.21"></a><var>40.21</var>corporation, association, company, firm, society or trust.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.22"></a><var>40.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Bond.</b> (a) No license shall be issued to any private career school which <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.23"></a><var>40.23</var>maintains, conducts, solicits for, or advertises within the state of Minnesota any
         program, <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.24"></a><var>40.24</var>unless the applicant files with the office a continuous corporate surety bond written
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.25"></a><var>40.25</var>by a company authorized to do business in Minnesota conditioned upon the faithful
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.26"></a><var>40.26</var>performance of all contracts and agreements with students made by the applicant.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.27"></a><var>40.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b)(1) The amount of the surety bond shall be ten percent of the preceding year's
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.28"></a><var>40.28</var>gross income from student tuition, fees, and other required institutional charges,
         but in <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.29"></a><var>40.29</var>no event less than $10,000 nor greater than $250,000, except that a private career school <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.30"></a><var>40.30</var>may deposit a greater amount at its own discretion. A private career school in each annual <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.31"></a><var>40.31</var>application for licensure must compute the amount of the surety bond and verify that
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.32"></a><var>40.32</var>amount of the surety bond complies with this subdivision, unless the private career school <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.33"></a><var>40.33</var>maintains a surety bond equal to at least $250,000. A private career school that operates at <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.34"></a><var>40.34</var>two or more locations may combine gross income from student tuition, fees, and other
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.35"></a><var>40.35</var>required institutional charges for all locations for the purpose of determining the
         annual <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.36"></a><var>40.36</var>surety bond requirement. The gross tuition and fees used to determine the amount of
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.1"></a><var>41.1</var>surety bond required for a private career school having a license for the sole purpose of <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.2"></a><var>41.2</var>recruiting students in Minnesota shall be only that paid to the private career school by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.3"></a><var>41.3</var>students recruited from Minnesota.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.4"></a><var>41.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) A school person required to obtain a private career school license due to the use <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.5"></a><var>41.5</var>of "academy," "institute," "college," or "university" in its name and which is also
         licensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.6"></a><var>41.6</var>by another state agency or board shall be required to provide a school bond of $10,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.7"></a><var>41.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) The bond shall run to the state of Minnesota and to any person who may have a
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.8"></a><var>41.8</var>cause of action against the applicant arising at any time after the bond is filed
         and before <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.9"></a><var>41.9</var>it is canceled for breach of any contract or agreement made by the applicant with
         any <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.10"></a><var>41.10</var>student. The aggregate liability of the surety for all breaches of the conditions
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.11"></a><var>41.11</var>bond shall not exceed the principal sum deposited by the private career school under <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.12"></a><var>41.12</var>paragraph (b). The surety of any bond may cancel it upon giving 60 days' notice in
         writing <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.13"></a><var>41.13</var>to the office and shall be relieved of liability for any breach of condition occurring
         after <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.14"></a><var>41.14</var>the effective date of cancellation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.15"></a><var>41.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(d) In lieu of bond, the applicant may deposit with the commissioner of management
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.16"></a><var>41.16</var>and budget a sum equal to the amount of the required surety bond in cash, an irrevocable <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.17"></a><var>41.17</var>letter of credit issued by a financial institution equal to the amount of the required
         surety <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.18"></a><var>41.18</var>bond, or securities as may be legally purchased by savings banks or for trust funds in
         an <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.19"></a><var>41.19</var>aggregate market value equal to the amount of the required surety bond.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.20"></a><var>41.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(e) Failure of a private career school to post and maintain the required surety bond <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.21"></a><var>41.21</var>or deposit under paragraph (d) shall result in denial, suspension, or revocation of
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.22"></a><var>41.22</var>school's license.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.23"></a><var>41.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Resident agent.</b> Private career schools located outside the state of <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.24"></a><var>41.24</var>Minnesota that offer, advertise, solicit for, or conduct any program within the state
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.25"></a><var>41.25</var>Minnesota shall first file with the secretary of state a sworn statement designating
         a resident <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.26"></a><var>41.26</var>agent authorized to receive service of process. The statement shall designate the
         secretary <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.27"></a><var>41.27</var>of state as resident agent for service of process in the absence of a designated agent.
         If <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.28"></a><var>41.28</var>a private career school fails to file the statement, the secretary of state is designated as <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.29"></a><var>41.29</var>the resident agent authorized to receive service of process. The authorization shall
         be <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.30"></a><var>41.30</var>irrevocable as to causes of action arising out of transactions occurring prior to
         the filing of <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.31"></a><var>41.31</var>written notice of withdrawal from the state of Minnesota filed with the secretary
         of state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.32"></a><var>41.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Minimum standards.</b> A license shall be issued if the office first determines:<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.33"></a><var>41.33</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) that the applicant has a sound financial condition with sufficient resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.34"></a><var>41.34</var>available to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.35"></a><var>41.35</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(i) meet the private career school's financial obligations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.1"></a><var>42.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(ii) refund all tuition and other charges, within a reasonable period of time, in
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.2"></a><var>42.2</var>event of dissolution of the private career school or in the event of any justifiable claims for <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.3"></a><var>42.3</var>refund against the private career school by the student body;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.4"></a><var>42.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(iii) provide adequate service to its students and prospective students; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.5"></a><var>42.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(iv) maintain and support the private career school;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.6"></a><var>42.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) that the applicant has satisfactory facilities with sufficient tools and equipment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.7"></a><var>42.7</var>and the necessary number of work stations to prepare adequately the students currently
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.8"></a><var>42.8</var>enrolled, and those proposed to be enrolled;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.9"></a><var>42.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) that the applicant employs a sufficient number of qualified teaching personnel
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.10"></a><var>42.10</var>provide the educational programs contemplated;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.11"></a><var>42.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) that the private career school has an organizational framework with administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.12"></a><var>42.12</var>and instructional personnel to provide the programs and services it intends to offer;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.13"></a><var>42.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(5) that the premises and conditions under which the students work and study are <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.14"></a><var>42.14</var>sanitary, healthful, and safe;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.15"></a><var>42.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(6) (5) that the quality and content of each occupational course or program of study <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.16"></a><var>42.16</var>provides education and adequate preparation to enrolled students for entry level positions
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.17"></a><var>42.17</var>in the occupation for which prepared;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.18"></a><var>42.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(7) (6) that the premises and conditions where the students work and study and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.19"></a><var>42.19</var>student living quarters which are owned, maintained, recommended, or approved by <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.20"></a><var>42.20</var>the applicant for students are sanitary, healthful, and safe, as evidenced by certificate <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.21"></a><var>42.21</var>of occupancy issued by the municipality or county where the private career school
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.22"></a><var>42.22</var>is physically situated, a fire inspection by the local or state fire marshal, or another
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.23"></a><var>42.23</var>verification deemed acceptable by the office;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.24"></a><var>42.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(8) (7) that the contract or enrollment agreement used by the private career school <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.25"></a><var>42.25</var>complies with the provisions in section 
         <statute_ref>141.265</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.26"></a><var>42.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(9) (8) that contracts and agreements do not contain a wage assignment provision <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.27"></a><var>42.27</var>or a confession of judgment clause; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.28"></a><var>42.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(10) (9) that there has been no adjudication of fraud or misrepresentation in any <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.29"></a><var>42.29</var>criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding in any jurisdiction against the private career <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.30"></a><var>42.30</var>school or its owner, officers, agents, or sponsoring organization.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.31"></a><var>42.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 8. <b>Fees and terms of license.</b> An application for an initial license under <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.32"></a><var>42.32</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>141.21</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>141.35</statute_ref> shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee as <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.33"></a><var>42.33</var>provided in section 
         <statute_ref>141.255</statute_ref> that is sufficient to recover, but not exceed, the administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.34"></a><var>42.34</var>costs of the office.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.35"></a><var>42.35</var>All licenses shall expire one year from the date issued by the office, except as <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.36"></a><var>42.36</var>provided in section 
         <statute_ref>141.251</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.1"></a><var>43.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 9. <b>Catalog, brochure, or electronic display.</b> Before a license is issued to <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.2"></a><var>43.2</var>a private career school, the private career school shall furnish to the office a catalog, <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.3"></a><var>43.3</var>brochure, or electronic display including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.4"></a><var>43.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) identifying data, such as volume number and date of publication;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.5"></a><var>43.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) name and address of the private career school and its governing body and officials;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.6"></a><var>43.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) a calendar of the private career school showing legal holidays, beginning and <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.7"></a><var>43.7</var>ending dates of each course quarter, term, or semester, and other important dates;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.8"></a><var>43.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) the private career school policy and regulations on enrollment including dates <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.9"></a><var>43.9</var>and specific entrance requirements for each program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.10"></a><var>43.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(5) the private career school policy and regulations about leave, absences, class cuts, <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.11"></a><var>43.11</var>make-up work, tardiness, and interruptions for unsatisfactory attendance;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.12"></a><var>43.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(6) the private career school policy and regulations about standards of progress <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.13"></a><var>43.13</var>for the student including the grading system of the private career school, the minimum <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.14"></a><var>43.14</var>grades considered satisfactory, conditions for interruption for unsatisfactory grades
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.15"></a><var>43.15</var>progress, a description of any probationary period allowed by the private career school, <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.16"></a><var>43.16</var>and conditions of reentrance for those dismissed for unsatisfactory progress;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.17"></a><var>43.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(7) the private career school policy and regulations about student conduct and <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.18"></a><var>43.18</var>conditions for dismissal for unsatisfactory conduct;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.19"></a><var>43.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(8) a detailed schedule of fees, charges for tuition, books, supplies, tools, student
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.20"></a><var>43.20</var>activities, laboratory fees, service charges, rentals, deposits, and all other charges;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.21"></a><var>43.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(9) the private career school policy and regulations, including an explanation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.22"></a><var>43.22</var>section 
         <statute_ref>141.271</statute_ref>, about refunding tuition, fees, and other charges if the student does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.23"></a><var>43.23</var>enter the program, withdraws from the program, or the program is discontinued;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.24"></a><var>43.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(10) a description of the available facilities and equipment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.25"></a><var>43.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(11) a course outline syllabus for each course offered showing course objectives,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.26"></a><var>43.26</var>subjects or units in the course, type of work or skill to be learned, and approximate
         time, <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.27"></a><var>43.27</var>hours, or credits to be spent on each subject or unit;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.28"></a><var>43.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(12) the private career school policy and regulations about granting credit for <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.29"></a><var>43.29</var>previous education and preparation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.30"></a><var>43.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(13) a notice to students relating to the transferability of any credits earned at
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.31"></a><var>43.31</var>private career school to other institutions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.32"></a><var>43.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(14) a procedure for investigating and resolving student complaints; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.33"></a><var>43.33</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(15) the name and address of the Minnesota office of Higher Education.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.34"></a><var>43.34</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;A private career school that is exclusively a distance education school is exempt <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.35"></a><var>43.35</var>from clauses (3) and (5).<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.1"></a><var>44.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 10. <b>Placement records.</b> (a) Before a license is reissued to a private career <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.2"></a><var>44.2</var>school that offers, advertises or implies a placement service, the private career school shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.3"></a><var>44.3</var>file with the office for the past year and thereafter at reasonable intervals determined
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.4"></a><var>44.4</var>the office, a certified copy of the private career school's placement record, containing a list <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.5"></a><var>44.5</var>of graduates, a description of their jobs, names of their employers, and other information
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.6"></a><var>44.6</var>as the office may prescribe.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.7"></a><var>44.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) Each private career school that offers a placement service shall furnish to each <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.8"></a><var>44.8</var>prospective student, upon request, prior to enrollment, written information concerning
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.9"></a><var>44.9</var>the percentage of the previous year's graduates who were placed in the occupation
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.10"></a><var>44.10</var>which prepared or in related employment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.11"></a><var>44.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 12. <b>Permanent records.</b> A private career school licensed under this chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.12"></a><var>44.12</var>and located in Minnesota shall maintain a permanent record for each student for 50
         years <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.13"></a><var>44.13</var>from the last date of the student's attendance. A private career school licensed under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.14"></a><var>44.14</var>chapter and offering distance instruction to a student located in Minnesota shall
         maintain <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.15"></a><var>44.15</var>a permanent record for each Minnesota student for 50 years from the last date of the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.16"></a><var>44.16</var>student's attendance. Records include school transcripts, documents, and files containing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.17"></a><var>44.17</var>student data about academic credits earned, courses completed, grades awarded, degrees
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.18"></a><var>44.18</var>awarded, and periods of attendance. To preserve permanent records, a private career <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.19"></a><var>44.19</var>school shall submit a plan that meets the following requirements:<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.20"></a><var>44.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) at least one copy of the records must be held in a secure, fireproof depository;<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.21"></a><var>44.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) an appropriate official must be designated to provide a student with copies of
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.22"></a><var>44.22</var>records or a transcript upon request;<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.23"></a><var>44.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) an alternative method, approved by the office, of complying with clauses (1) and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.24"></a><var>44.24</var>(2) must be established if the private career school ceases to exist; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.25"></a><var>44.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) a continuous surety bond must be filed with the office in an amount not to exceed
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.26"></a><var>44.26</var>$20,000 if the private career school has no binding agreement approved by the office, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.27"></a><var>44.27</var>preserving student records. The bond shall run to the state of Minnesota.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.28"></a><var>44.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 13. <b>Private career </b><b>schools licensed by another state agency or board.</b> A <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.29"></a><var>44.29</var>private career school required to obtain a private career school license due to the use of <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.30"></a><var>44.30</var>"academy," "institute," "college," or "university" in its name or licensed for the
         purpose of <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.31"></a><var>44.31</var>participating in state financial aid under chapter 136A, and which is also licensed
         by another <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.32"></a><var>44.32</var>state agency or board shall be required to satisfy only the requirements of subdivisions
         3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.33"></a><var>44.33</var>clauses (1), (2), (3), (5), (7), and (10); 4; 5, paragraph (b), clause (2); 7, clauses
         (1) and (10); <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.34"></a><var>44.34</var>8; 9, clause (13); and 12. A distance education school located in another state, or a school <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.35"></a><var>44.35</var>licensed to recruit Minnesota residents for attendance at a school outside of this
         state, or a <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.1"></a><var>45.1</var>school licensed by another state agency as its primary licensing body, may continue
         to use <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.2"></a><var>45.2</var>the school's name as permitted by its home state or its primary licensing body.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.24.0"></a><a id="pl.45.3"></a><var>45.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.251, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.4"></a><var>45.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Conditions.</b> The office shall adopt rules establishing the conditions for <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.5"></a><var>45.5</var>renewal of a license. The conditions shall permit two levels of renewal based on the
         record <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.6"></a><var>45.6</var>of the private career school. A private career school that has demonstrated the quality of <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.7"></a><var>45.7</var>its program and operation through longevity and performance in the state may renew
         its <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.8"></a><var>45.8</var>license based on a relaxed standard of scrutiny. A private career school that has been in <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.9"></a><var>45.9</var>operation in Minnesota for a limited period of time or that has not performed adequately
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.10"></a><var>45.10</var>on performance indicators shall renew its license based on a strict standard of scrutiny.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.11"></a><var>45.11</var>The office shall specify minimum longevity standards and performance indicators that
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.12"></a><var>45.12</var>must be met before a private career school may be permitted to operate under the relaxed <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.13"></a><var>45.13</var>standard of scrutiny. The performance indicators used in this determination shall
         include, <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.14"></a><var>45.14</var>but not be limited to: regional or national accreditation, loan default rates, placement
         rate <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.15"></a><var>45.15</var>of graduates, student withdrawal rates, audit results, student complaints, and school
         status <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.16"></a><var>45.16</var>with the United States Department of Education. Private career schools that meet the <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.17"></a><var>45.17</var>requirements established in rule shall be required to submit a full relicensure report
         once <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.18"></a><var>45.18</var>every four years, and in the interim years will be exempt from the requirements of
         section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.45.19"></a><var>45.19</var>141.25, subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>, clauses (4), (5), and (8), and Minnesota Rules, parts 4880.1700, <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.20"></a><var>45.20</var>subpart 6; and 4880.2100, subpart 4.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.25.0"></a><a id="pl.45.21"></a><var>45.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.255, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.22"></a><var>45.22</var><b>141.255 FEES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.45.23"></a><var>45.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Initial licensure fee.</b> The office processing fee for an initial licensure <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.24"></a><var>45.24</var>application is:<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.25"></a><var>45.25</var>(1) $2,500 for a private career school that will offer no more than one program <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.26"></a><var>45.26</var>during its first year of operation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.27"></a><var>45.27</var>(2) $750 for a private career school licensed exclusively due to the use of the term <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.28"></a><var>45.28</var>"college," "university," "academy," or "institute" in its name, or licensed exclusively
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.29"></a><var>45.29</var>order to participate in state grant or SELF loan financial aid programs; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.30"></a><var>45.30</var>(3) $2,500, plus $500 for each additional program offered by the private career <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.31"></a><var>45.31</var>school, for a private career school during its first year of operation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.32"></a><var>45.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Renewal licensure fee; late fee.</b> (a) The office processing fee for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.33"></a><var>45.33</var>renewal licensure application is:<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.1"></a><var>46.1</var>(1) for a private career school that offers one program, the license renewal fee is <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.2"></a><var>46.2</var>$1,150;<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.3"></a><var>46.3</var>(2) for a private career school that offers more than one program, the license renewal <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.4"></a><var>46.4</var>fee is $1,150, plus $200 for each additional program with a maximum renewal licensing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.5"></a><var>46.5</var>fee of $2,000;<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.6"></a><var>46.6</var>(3) for a private career school licensed exclusively due to the use of the term "college," <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.7"></a><var>46.7</var>"university," "academy," or "institute" in its name, the license renewal fee is $750;
         and<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.8"></a><var>46.8</var>(4) for a private career school licensed by another state agency and also licensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.9"></a><var>46.9</var>with the office exclusively in order to participate in state student aid programs,
         the license <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.10"></a><var>46.10</var>renewal fee is $750.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.11"></a><var>46.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) If a license renewal application is not received by the office by the close of
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.12"></a><var>46.12</var>business at least 60 days before the expiration of the current license, a late fee
         of $100 <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.13"></a><var>46.13</var>per business day, not to exceed $3,000, shall be assessed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.14"></a><var>46.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Program addition fee.</b> The office processing fee for adding a program to <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.15"></a><var>46.15</var>those that are currently offered by the private career school is $500 per program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.16"></a><var>46.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Visit or consulting fee.</b> If the office determines that a fact-finding visit <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.17"></a><var>46.17</var>or outside consultant is necessary to review or evaluate any new or revised program,
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.18"></a><var>46.18</var>office shall be reimbursed for the expenses incurred related to the review as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.19"></a><var>46.19</var>(1) $400 for the team base fee or for a paper review conducted by a consultant if
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.20"></a><var>46.20</var>office determines that a fact-finding visit is not required;<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.21"></a><var>46.21</var>(2) $300 for each day or part thereof on site per team member; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.22"></a><var>46.22</var>(3) the actual cost of customary meals, lodging, and related travel expenses incurred
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.23"></a><var>46.23</var>by team members.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.24"></a><var>46.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Modification fee.</b> The fee for modification of any existing program is <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.25"></a><var>46.25</var>$100 and is due if there is:<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.26"></a><var>46.26</var>(1) an increase or decrease of 25 percent or more, from the original date of program
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.27"></a><var>46.27</var>approval, in clock hours, credit hours, or calendar length of an existing program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.28"></a><var>46.28</var>(2) a change in academic measurement from clock hours to credit hours or vice <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.29"></a><var>46.29</var>versa; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.30"></a><var>46.30</var>(3) an addition or alteration of courses that represent a 25 percent change or more
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.31"></a><var>46.31</var>the objectives, content, or methods of delivery.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.32"></a><var>46.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Solicitor permit fee.</b> The solicitor permit fee is $350 and must be paid <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.33"></a><var>46.33</var>annually.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.34"></a><var>46.34</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 8. <b>Multiple location fee.</b> Private career schools wishing to operate at <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.35"></a><var>46.35</var>multiple locations must pay:<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.36"></a><var>46.36</var>(1) $250 per location, for locations two to five; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.1"></a><var>47.1</var>(2) an additional $100 for each location over five.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.2"></a><var>47.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 9. <b>Student transcript fee.</b> The fee for a student transcript requested from a <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.3"></a><var>47.3</var>closed private career school whose records are held by the office is $15, with a maximum <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.4"></a><var>47.4</var>of five transcripts per request.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.5"></a><var>47.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 10. <b>Public office documents; copies.</b> The rate for copies of any public <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.6"></a><var>47.6</var>office document shall be 50 cents per page.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.26.0"></a><a id="pl.47.7"></a><var>47.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.26, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.8"></a><var>47.8</var><b>141.26 PERMITS FOR SOLICITORS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.47.9"></a><var>47.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Required.</b> A solicitor representing a private career school must <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.10"></a><var>47.10</var>obtain a solicitor's permit from the office before soliciting students to enroll in
         such the <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.11"></a><var>47.11</var>private career school. Such permit shall expire one year following the date of issuance. <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.12"></a><var>47.12</var>Application for renewal of permit shall be made annually.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.13"></a><var>47.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Application for permit.</b> (a) The application for the permit shall state the <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.14"></a><var>47.14</var>full name, address, previous employment, and such other information concerning the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.15"></a><var>47.15</var>solicitor applicant as the office may require.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.16"></a><var>47.16</var>(b) The application shall have attached to it a certified affidavit signed by a private <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.17"></a><var>47.17</var>career school official and the solicitor attesting to the fact that the applicant has been
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.18"></a><var>47.18</var>furnished a copy, has read and has knowledge of the provisions of this chapter and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.19"></a><var>47.19</var>Minnesota Rules.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.20"></a><var>47.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Refusal of permit.</b> No permit shall be issued to any solicitor unless such <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.21"></a><var>47.21</var>solicitor files with the office a continuous corporate surety bond in the sum of $2,000
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.22"></a><var>47.22</var>conditioned upon the faithful performance of all contracts and agreements with the
         students <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.23"></a><var>47.23</var>made by the solicitor. Such bonds shall run to the state of Minnesota and to any person
         who <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.24"></a><var>47.24</var>may have cause of action against the applicant arising at any time after the bond
         is filed and <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.25"></a><var>47.25</var>before it is canceled for breach of any contract or agreement made by the solicitor
         with any <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.26"></a><var>47.26</var>student. The aggregate liability of the surety for all breaches of the conditions
         of the bond <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.27"></a><var>47.27</var>shall not exceed the principal sum of $2,000. The surety of any such bond may cancel
         it <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.28"></a><var>47.28</var>upon giving 60 days' notice in writing to the office and shall be relieved of liability
         for any <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.29"></a><var>47.29</var>breach of condition occurring after the effective date of cancellation. In lieu of
         bond, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.30"></a><var>47.30</var>solicitor may deposit with the commissioner of management and budget the sum of $2,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.31"></a><var>47.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Additional permits.</b> A solicitor representing more than one private career <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.32"></a><var>47.32</var>school must obtain a separate permit for each private career school represented; however <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.33"></a><var>47.33</var>when a solicitor represents private career schools having a common ownership, only one <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.34"></a><var>47.34</var>permit shall be required.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.1"></a><var>48.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Fee.</b> The initial and renewal application for each permit shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.2"></a><var>48.2</var>accompanied by a nonrefundable fee under section 
         <statute_ref>141.255</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.3"></a><var>48.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Contract; validity.</b> Any contract entered into by a solicitor for a licensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.4"></a><var>48.4</var>private career school shall be unenforceable in any action brought thereon if the solicitor <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.5"></a><var>48.5</var>does not hold a valid permit as required by this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.27.0"></a><a id="pl.48.6"></a><var>48.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.265, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.7"></a><var>48.7</var><b>141.265 INFORMATION TO STUDENTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.48.8"></a><var>48.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Catalog, brochure, or electronic display.</b> A private career school <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.9"></a><var>48.9</var>or its agent must provide the catalog, brochure, or electronic display required in
         section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.48.10"></a><var>48.10</var>141.25, subdivision 9
         </statute_ref>, to a prospective student in a time or manner that gives the <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.11"></a><var>48.11</var>prospective student at least five days to read the catalog, brochure, or electronic
         display <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.12"></a><var>48.12</var>before signing a contract or enrollment agreement or before being accepted by a private <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.13"></a><var>48.13</var>career school that does not use a written contract or enrollment agreement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.14"></a><var>48.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Contract information.</b> A contract or enrollment agreement used by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.15"></a><var>48.15</var>private career school must include at least the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.16"></a><var>48.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) the name and address of the private career school, clearly stated;<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.17"></a><var>48.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) a clear and conspicuous disclosure that the agreement is a legally binding <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.18"></a><var>48.18</var>instrument upon written acceptance of the student by the private career school unless <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.19"></a><var>48.19</var>canceled under section 
         <statute_ref>141.271</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.20"></a><var>48.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) the private career school's cancellation and refund policy that shall be clearly and <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.21"></a><var>48.21</var>conspicuously entitled "Buyer's Right to Cancel";<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.22"></a><var>48.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) a clear statement of total cost of the program including tuition and all other
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.23"></a><var>48.23</var>charges;<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.24"></a><var>48.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(5) the name and description of the program, including the number of hours or <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.25"></a><var>48.25</var>credits of classroom instruction, or distance instruction, that shall be included;
         and<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.26"></a><var>48.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(6) a clear and conspicuous explanation of the form and means of notice the student
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.27"></a><var>48.27</var>should use in the event the student elects to cancel the contract or sale, the effective
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.28"></a><var>48.28</var>date of cancellation, and the name and address of the seller to which the notice should
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.29"></a><var>48.29</var>be sent or delivered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.30"></a><var>48.30</var>The contract or enrollment agreement must not include a wage assignment provision
         or a <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.31"></a><var>48.31</var>confession of judgment clause.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.32"></a><var>48.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Contract copies.</b> Immediately upon signing of the enrollment agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.33"></a><var>48.33</var>or the contract by a prospective student, the private career school or agent shall furnish to <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.34"></a><var>48.34</var>the prospective student an exact duplicate copy of the enrollment agreement or contract.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.28.0"></a><a id="pl.49.1"></a><var>49.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.271, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.2"></a><var>49.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 1a. <b>Notice; right to refund.</b> Every private career school shall notify each <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.3"></a><var>49.3</var>student, in writing, of acceptance or rejection. In the event that the student is
         rejected by <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.4"></a><var>49.4</var>the private career school, all tuition, fees and other charges shall be refunded.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.29.0"></a><a id="pl.49.5"></a><var>49.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.271, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.6"></a><var>49.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 1b. <b>Short-term programs.</b> Licensed private career schools conducting <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.7"></a><var>49.7</var>programs not exceeding 40 hours in length shall not be required to make a full refund
         once <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.8"></a><var>49.8</var>a program has commenced and shall be allowed to prorate any refund based on the actual
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.9"></a><var>49.9</var>length of the program as stated in the private career school catalog or advertisements and <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.10"></a><var>49.10</var>the number of hours attended by the student.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.30.0"></a><a id="pl.49.11"></a><var>49.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.271, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.12"></a><var>49.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Schools not using written contracts</b><b> Notice; amount</b><b>.</b> (a) Notwithstanding <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.13"></a><var>49.13</var>anything to the contrary, A private career school that does not use a written contract or <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.14"></a><var>49.14</var>enrollment agreement shall refund all tuition, fees and other charges paid by a student <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.15"></a><var>49.15</var>if the student gives written notice of cancellation within five business days after
         the day <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.16"></a><var>49.16</var>on which the student is accepted by the private career school regardless of whether the <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.17"></a><var>49.17</var>program has started.<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.18"></a><var>49.18</var>(b) When a student has been accepted by the private career school and gives written <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.19"></a><var>49.19</var>notice of cancellation following the fifth business day after the day of acceptance
         by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.20"></a><var>49.20</var>private career school, but before the start of the program, in the case of resident private <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.21"></a><var>49.21</var>career schools, or before the first lesson has been serviced by the private career school, in <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.22"></a><var>49.22</var>the case of distance education schools, all tuition, fees and other charges, except
         15 percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.23"></a><var>49.23</var>of the total cost of the program but not to exceed $50, shall be refunded to the student.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.31.0"></a><a id="pl.49.24"></a><var>49.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.271, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.25"></a><var>49.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Distance education schools</b><b> Proration</b><b>.</b> When a student has been accepted <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.26"></a><var>49.26</var>by a distance education private career school and gives written notice of cancellation after <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.27"></a><var>49.27</var>the first lesson has been completed by the student and serviced by the school program of <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.28"></a><var>49.28</var>instruction has begun, but before completion of 75 percent of the program, the amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.29"></a><var>49.29</var>charged for tuition, fees and all other charges for the completed lessons shall be prorated <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.30"></a><var>49.30</var>based on the number of days in the term as a portion of the total charges for tuition, fees <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.31"></a><var>49.31</var>and all other charges. An additional 25 percent of the total cost of the program may
         be <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.32"></a><var>49.32</var>added but shall not exceed $75 $100. After completion of 75 percent of the program, <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.33"></a><var>49.33</var>no refunds are required.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.32.0"></a><a id="pl.50.1"></a><var>50.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.271, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.2"></a><var>50.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Equipment and supplies.</b> The fair market retail price, if separately stated <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.3"></a><var>50.3</var>in the catalog and contract or enrollment agreement, of equipment or supplies furnished
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.4"></a><var>50.4</var>the student, which the student fails to return in condition suitable for resale, and
         which <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.5"></a><var>50.5</var>may reasonably be resold, within ten business days following cancellation may be retained
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.6"></a><var>50.6</var>by the private career school and may be deducted from the total cost for tuition, fees and <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.7"></a><var>50.7</var>all other charges when computing refunds.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.8"></a><var>50.8</var>An overstatement of the fair market retail price of any equipment or supplies <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.9"></a><var>50.9</var>furnished the student shall be considered inconsistent with this provision.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.33.0"></a><a id="pl.50.10"></a><var>50.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.271, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.11"></a><var>50.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 8. <b>Time of refund.</b> Each private career school shall acknowledge in writing <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.12"></a><var>50.12</var>any valid notice of cancellation within ten business days after the receipt of such
         notice <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.13"></a><var>50.13</var>and within 30 business days shall refund to the student any amounts due and arrange
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.14"></a><var>50.14</var>termination of the student's obligation to pay any sum in excess of that due under
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.15"></a><var>50.15</var>cancellation and refund policy.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.34.0"></a><a id="pl.50.16"></a><var>50.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.271, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.17"></a><var>50.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 9. <b>Limitation.</b> A private career school cannot make its refund policy <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.18"></a><var>50.18</var>conditional upon compliance with the school's regulations or rules of conduct.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.35.0"></a><a id="pl.50.19"></a><var>50.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.271, subdivision 10, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.20"></a><var>50.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 10. <b>Cancellation occurrence.</b> Written notice of cancellation shall take place <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.21"></a><var>50.21</var>on the date the letter of cancellation is postmarked or, in the cases where the notice
         is hand <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.22"></a><var>50.22</var>carried, it shall occur on the date the notice is delivered to the private career school. If <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.23"></a><var>50.23</var>a student has not attended class for a period of 21 consecutive days without contacting
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.24"></a><var>50.24</var>the private career school to indicate an intent to continue in school or otherwise making <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.25"></a><var>50.25</var>arrangements concerning the absence, the student is considered to have withdrawn from
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.26"></a><var>50.26</var>school for all purposes as of the student's last documented date of attendance.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.36.0"></a><a id="pl.50.27"></a><var>50.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.271, subdivision 12, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.28"></a><var>50.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 12. <b>Instrument not to be negotiated.</b> A private career school shall not <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.29"></a><var>50.29</var>negotiate any promissory instrument received as payment of tuition or other charge
         prior <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.30"></a><var>50.30</var>to completion of 50 percent of the program, except that prior to that time, instruments
         may <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.31"></a><var>50.31</var>be transferred by assignment to purchasers who shall be subject to all defenses available
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.32"></a><var>50.32</var>against the private career school named as payee.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.37.0"></a><a id="pl.51.1"></a><var>51.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.271, subdivision 13, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.2"></a><var>51.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 13. <b>Cancellation of enrollment.</b> If a student's enrollment in a private career <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.3"></a><var>51.3</var>school is canceled for any reason, the private career school shall notify any agency known <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.4"></a><var>51.4</var>to the private career school to be providing financial aid to the student of the cancellation <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.5"></a><var>51.5</var>within 30 days.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.38.0"></a><a id="pl.51.6"></a><var>51.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.271, subdivision 14, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.7"></a><var>51.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 14. <b>Closed </b><b>private career </b><b>school.</b> In the event a private career school closes <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.8"></a><var>51.8</var>for any reason during a term and interrupts and terminates classes during that term,
         all <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.9"></a><var>51.9</var>tuition for the term shall be refunded to the students or the appropriate state or
         federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.10"></a><var>51.10</var>agency or private lender that provided any funding for the term and any outstanding
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.11"></a><var>51.11</var>obligation of the student for the term is canceled.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.39.0"></a><a id="pl.51.12"></a><var>51.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.28, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.13"></a><var>51.13</var><b>141.28 PROHIBITIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.51.14"></a><var>51.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Disclosure required; advertisement restricted.</b> Private career <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.15"></a><var>51.15</var>schools, agents of private career schools, and solicitors may not advertise or represent <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.16"></a><var>51.16</var>in writing or orally that the private career school is approved or accredited by the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.17"></a><var>51.17</var>of Minnesota, except that any private career school, agent, or solicitor may represent in <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.18"></a><var>51.18</var>advertisements and shall disclose in catalogues, applications, and enrollment materials
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.19"></a><var>51.19</var>that the private career school is duly licensed by the state by prominently displaying <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.20"></a><var>51.20</var>the following statement:<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.21"></a><var>51.21</var>"(Name of private career school) is licensed as a private career school with the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.22"></a><var>51.22</var>Office of Higher Education pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>141.21</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>141.32</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.23"></a><var>51.23</var>Licensure is not an endorsement of the institution. Credits earned at the institution
         may <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.24"></a><var>51.24</var>not transfer to all other institutions."<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.25"></a><var>51.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Unlawful designation.</b> No private career school organized after November <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.26"></a><var>51.26</var>15, 1969, shall apply to itself either as a part of its name or in any other manner
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.27"></a><var>51.27</var>designation of "college" or "university." Operating private career schools now using <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.28"></a><var>51.28</var>such designation may continue use thereof.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.29"></a><var>51.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>False statements.</b> A private career school, agent, or solicitor shall not <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.30"></a><var>51.30</var>make, or cause to be made, any statement or representation, oral, written or visual,
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.31"></a><var>51.31</var>connection with the offering or publicizing of a program, if the private career school, <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.32"></a><var>51.32</var>agent, or solicitor knows or reasonably should have known the statement or representation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.33"></a><var>51.33</var>to be false, fraudulent, deceptive, substantially inaccurate, or misleading.<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.1"></a><var>52.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Acceptance of contracts.</b> No private career school shall accept contracts, <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.2"></a><var>52.2</var>enrollment agreements or enrollment applications from an agent or solicitor who does
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.3"></a><var>52.3</var>not have a current permit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.4"></a><var>52.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Improbable program completion or employment.</b> A private career <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.5"></a><var>52.5</var>school, agent, or solicitor shall not enroll a prospective student when it is obvious
         that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.6"></a><var>52.6</var>prospective student is unlikely to successfully complete a program or is unlikely
         to qualify <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.7"></a><var>52.7</var>for employment in the vocation or field for which the preparation is designed unless
         this <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.8"></a><var>52.8</var>fact is affirmatively disclosed to the prospective student. If a prospective student
         expresses <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.9"></a><var>52.9</var>a desire to enroll after such disclosure, a disclaimer may be obtained by the private career <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.10"></a><var>52.10</var>school. The disclaimer shall be signed by the student and shall state substantially
         one or <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.11"></a><var>52.11</var>both of the following: "I am fully aware that it is unlikely I will be able to successfully
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.12"></a><var>52.12</var>complete the program" and "I am fully aware of the improbability or impossibility
         that I <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.13"></a><var>52.13</var>will qualify for employment in the vocation or field for which the program was designed."<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.14"></a><var>52.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Financial aid payments.</b> (a) All private career schools must collect, <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.15"></a><var>52.15</var>assess, and distribute funds received from loans or other financial aid as provided
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.16"></a><var>52.16</var>this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.17"></a><var>52.17</var>(b) Student loans or other financial aid funds received from federal, state, or local
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.18"></a><var>52.18</var>governments or administered in accordance with federal student financial assistance
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.19"></a><var>52.19</var>programs under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, United States
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.20"></a><var>52.20</var>Code, title 20, chapter 28, must be collected and applied as provided by applicable
         federal, <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.21"></a><var>52.21</var>state, or local law or regulation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.22"></a><var>52.22</var>(c) Student loans or other financial aid assistance received from a bank, finance
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.23"></a><var>52.23</var>credit card company, or other private lender must be collected or disbursed as provided
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.24"></a><var>52.24</var>in paragraphs (d) and (e).<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.25"></a><var>52.25</var>(d) Loans or other financial aid payments for amounts greater than $3,000 must <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.26"></a><var>52.26</var>be disbursed:<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.27"></a><var>52.27</var>(1) in two equal disbursements, if the term length is more than four months. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.28"></a><var>52.28</var>loan or payment amounts may be disbursed no earlier than the first day the student
         attends <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.29"></a><var>52.29</var>class with the remainder to be disbursed halfway through the term; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.30"></a><var>52.30</var>(2) in three equal disbursements, if the term length is more than six months. The
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.31"></a><var>52.31</var>loan or payment amounts may be disbursed no earlier than the first day the student
         attends <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.32"></a><var>52.32</var>class, one-third of the way through the term, and two-thirds of the way through the
         term.<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.33"></a><var>52.33</var>(e) Loans or other financial aid payments for amounts less than $3,000 may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.34"></a><var>52.34</var>disbursed as a single disbursement on the first day a student attends class, regardless
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.35"></a><var>52.35</var>of term length.<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.1"></a><var>53.1</var>(f) No private career school may enter into a contract or agreement with, or receive <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.2"></a><var>53.2</var>any money from, a bank, finance or credit card company, or other private lender, unless
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.3"></a><var>53.3</var>the private lender follows the requirements for disbursements provided in paragraphs
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.4"></a><var>53.4</var>(d) and (e).<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.5"></a><var>53.5</var>(g) No school may withhold an official transcript for arrears or default on any loan
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.6"></a><var>53.6</var>made by the school to a student if the loan qualifies as an institutional loan under
         United <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.7"></a><var>53.7</var>States Code, title 11, section 523(a)(8)(b).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.40.0"></a><a id="pl.53.8"></a><var>53.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.29, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.9"></a><var>53.9</var><b>141.29 REVOCATION OF LICENSE OR PERMIT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.53.10"></a><var>53.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Grounds.</b> The office may, after notice and upon providing an <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.11"></a><var>53.11</var>opportunity for a hearing, under chapter 14 if requested by the parties adversely
         affected, <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.12"></a><var>53.12</var>refuse to issue, refuse to renew, revoke, or suspend a license or solicitor's permit
         for any <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.13"></a><var>53.13</var>of the following grounds:<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.14"></a><var>53.14</var>(1) violation of any provisions of sections 
         <statute_ref>141.21</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>141.35</statute_ref> or any rule adopted <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.15"></a><var>53.15</var>by the office;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.16"></a><var>53.16</var>(2) furnishing to the office false, misleading, or incomplete information;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.17"></a><var>53.17</var>(3) presenting to prospective students information relating to the private career <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.18"></a><var>53.18</var>school that is false, fraudulent, deceptive, substantially inaccurate, or misleading;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.19"></a><var>53.19</var>(4) refusal to allow reasonable inspection or supply reasonable information after
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.20"></a><var>53.20</var>written request by the office;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.21"></a><var>53.21</var>(5) the existence of any circumstance that would be grounds for the refusal of an
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.22"></a><var>53.22</var>initial or renewal license under section 
         <statute_ref>141.25</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.23"></a><var>53.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Appeal.</b> Any order refusing, revoking, or suspending a private career <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.24"></a><var>53.24</var>school's license or a solicitor's permit is appealable in accordance with chapter
         14. Where <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.25"></a><var>53.25</var>a private career school has been operating and its license has been revoked, suspended, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.26"></a><var>53.26</var>refused by the office, the order is not effective until the final determination of
         the appeal <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.27"></a><var>53.27</var>unless immediate effect is ordered by the court.<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.28"></a><var>53.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Powers and duties.</b> The office shall have (in addition to the powers and <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.29"></a><var>53.29</var>duties now vested therein by law) the following powers and duties:<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.30"></a><var>53.30</var>(a) To negotiate and enter into interstate reciprocity agreements with similar agencies
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.31"></a><var>53.31</var>in other states, if in the judgment of the office such agreements are or will be helpful
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.32"></a><var>53.32</var>effectuating the purposes of Laws 1973, chapter 714;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.33"></a><var>53.33</var>(b) To grant conditional private career school license for periods of less than one <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.34"></a><var>53.34</var>year if in the judgment of the office correctable deficiencies exist at the time of
         application <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.1"></a><var>54.1</var>and when refusal to issue private career school license would adversely affect currently <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.2"></a><var>54.2</var>enrolled students;<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.3"></a><var>54.3</var>(c) The office may upon its own motion, and shall upon the verified complaint <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.4"></a><var>54.4</var>in writing of any person setting forth fact which, if proved, would constitute grounds
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.5"></a><var>54.5</var>for refusal or revocation under Laws 1973, chapter 714, investigate the actions of
         any <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.6"></a><var>54.6</var>applicant or any person or persons holding or claiming to hold a license or permit.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.7"></a><var>54.7</var>However, before proceeding to a hearing on the question of whether a license or permit
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.8"></a><var>54.8</var>shall be refused, revoked or suspended for any cause enumerated in subdivision 1,
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.9"></a><var>54.9</var>office shall grant a reasonable time to the holder of or applicant for a license or
         permit to <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.10"></a><var>54.10</var>correct the situation. If within such time the situation is corrected and the private career <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.11"></a><var>54.11</var>school is in compliance with the provisions of this chapter, no further action leading
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.12"></a><var>54.12</var>refusal, revocation, or suspension shall be taken.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.41.0"></a><a id="pl.54.13"></a><var>54.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.30, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.14"></a><var>54.14</var><b>141.30 INSPECTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.54.15"></a><var>54.15</var>(a) The office or a delegate may inspect the instructional books and records, <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.16"></a><var>54.16</var>classrooms, dormitories, tools, equipment and classes of any private career school or <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.17"></a><var>54.17</var>applicant for license at any reasonable time. The office may require the submission
         of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.18"></a><var>54.18</var>certified public audit, or if there is no such audit available the office or a delegate
         may <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.19"></a><var>54.19</var>inspect the financial books and records of the private career school. In no event shall such <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.20"></a><var>54.20</var>financial information be used by the office to regulate or set the tuition or fees
         charged by <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.21"></a><var>54.21</var>the private career school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.22"></a><var>54.22</var>(b) Data obtained from an inspection of the financial records of a private career <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.23"></a><var>54.23</var>school or submitted to the office as part of a license application or renewal are
         nonpublic <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.24"></a><var>54.24</var>data as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>13.02, subdivision 9</statute_ref>. Data obtained from inspections may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.25"></a><var>54.25</var>disclosed to other members of the office, to law enforcement officials, or in connection
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.26"></a><var>54.26</var>with a legal or administrative proceeding commenced to enforce a requirement of law.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.42.0"></a><a id="pl.54.27"></a><var>54.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.32, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.28"></a><var>54.28</var><b>141.32 PENALTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.54.29"></a><var>54.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The commissioner may assess fines for violations of a provision of this chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.30"></a><var>54.30</var>sections 141.21 to 141.37. Each day's failure to comply with this chapter sections 141.21 <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.31"></a><var>54.31</var>to 141.37 shall be a separate violation and fines shall not exceed $500 per day per <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.32"></a><var>54.32</var>violation. Amounts received under this section must be deposited in the special revenue
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.33"></a><var>54.33</var>fund and are appropriated to the office of Higher Education for the purposes of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.34"></a><var>54.34</var>chapter sections 141.21 to 141.37.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.43.0"></a><a id="pl.55.1"></a><var>55.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 141.35, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.2"></a><var>55.2</var><b>141.35 EXEMPTIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.55.3"></a><var>55.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sections 
         <statute_ref>141.21</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>141.32</statute_ref> shall not apply to the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.4"></a><var>55.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) public postsecondary institutions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.5"></a><var>55.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) postsecondary institutions registered under sections 
         <statute_ref>136A.61 </statute_ref>to 
         <statute_ref>136A.71</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.6"></a><var>55.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) private career schools of nursing accredited by the state Board of Nursing or an <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.7"></a><var>55.7</var>equivalent public board of another state or foreign country;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.8"></a><var>55.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) private schools complying with the requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>120A.22, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.55.9"></a><var>55.9</var>4
         </statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.10"></a><var>55.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(5) courses taught to students in a valid apprenticeship program taught by or <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.11"></a><var>55.11</var>required by a trade union;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.12"></a><var>55.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(6) private career schools exclusively engaged in training physically or mentally <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.13"></a><var>55.13</var>disabled persons for the state of Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.14"></a><var>55.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(7) private career schools licensed by boards authorized under Minnesota law to <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.15"></a><var>55.15</var>issue licenses except private career schools required to obtain a private career school <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.16"></a><var>55.16</var>license due to the use of "academy," "institute," "college," or "university" in their
         names;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.17"></a><var>55.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(8) private career schools and educational programs, or training programs, contracted <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.18"></a><var>55.18</var>for by persons, firms, corporations, government agencies, or associations, for the
         training <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.19"></a><var>55.19</var>of their own employees, for which no fee is charged the employee;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.20"></a><var>55.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(9) private career schools engaged exclusively in the teaching of purely avocational, <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.21"></a><var>55.21</var>recreational, or remedial subjects as determined by the office except private career schools <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.22"></a><var>55.22</var>required to obtain a private career school license due to the use of "academy," "institute,"
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.23"></a><var>55.23</var>"college," or "university" in their names unless the school used "academy" or "institute"
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.24"></a><var>55.24</var>its name prior to August 1, 2008;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.25"></a><var>55.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(10) classes, courses, or programs conducted by a bona fide trade, professional, or
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.26"></a><var>55.26</var>fraternal organization, solely for that organization's membership;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.27"></a><var>55.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(11) programs in the fine arts provided by organizations exempt from taxation <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.28"></a><var>55.28</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>290.05</statute_ref> and registered with the attorney general under chapter 309. For <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.29"></a><var>55.29</var>the purposes of this clause, "fine arts" means activities resulting in artistic creation
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.30"></a><var>55.30</var>artistic performance of works of the imagination which are engaged in for the primary
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.31"></a><var>55.31</var>purpose of creative expression rather than commercial sale or employment. In making
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.32"></a><var>55.32</var>this determination the office may seek the advice and recommendation of the Minnesota
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.33"></a><var>55.33</var>Board of the Arts;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.34"></a><var>55.34</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(12) classes, courses, or programs intended to fulfill the continuing education <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.35"></a><var>55.35</var>requirements for licensure or certification in a profession, that have been approved
         by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.1"></a><var>56.1</var>legislatively or judicially established board or agency responsible for regulating
         the practice <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.2"></a><var>56.2</var>of the profession, and that are offered exclusively to an individual practicing the
         profession;<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.3"></a><var>56.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(13) classes, courses, or programs intended to prepare students to sit for <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.4"></a><var>56.4</var>undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate, or occupational licensing and occupational
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.5"></a><var>56.5</var>entrance examinations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.6"></a><var>56.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(14) classes, courses, or programs providing 16 or fewer clock hours of instruction
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.7"></a><var>56.7</var>that are not part of the curriculum for an occupation or entry level employment except
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.8"></a><var>56.8</var>private career schools required to obtain a private career school license due to the use of <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.9"></a><var>56.9</var>"academy," "institute," "college," or "university" in their names;<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.10"></a><var>56.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(15) classes, courses, or programs providing instruction in personal development,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.11"></a><var>56.11</var>modeling, or acting;<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.12"></a><var>56.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(16) training or instructional programs, in which one instructor teaches an individual
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.13"></a><var>56.13</var>student, that are not part of the curriculum for an occupation or are not intended
         to prepare <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.14"></a><var>56.14</var>a person for entry level employment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.15"></a><var>56.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(17) private career schools with no physical presence in Minnesota, as determined <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.16"></a><var>56.16</var>by the office, engaged exclusively in offering distance instruction that are located
         in and <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.17"></a><var>56.17</var>regulated by other states or jurisdictions; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.18"></a><var>56.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(18) private career schools providing exclusively training, instructional programs, <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.19"></a><var>56.19</var>or courses where tuition, fees, and any other charges for a student to participate
         do not <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.20"></a><var>56.20</var>exceed $100.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.44.0"></a><a id="pl.56.21"></a><var>56.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 197.75, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.22"></a><var>56.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.23"></a><var>56.23</var>section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.24"></a><var>56.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of veterans affairs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.25"></a><var>56.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) "Deceased veteran" means a veteran who has died as a result of the person's <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.26"></a><var>56.26</var>military service, as determined by the United States Veterans Administration, and
         who <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.27"></a><var>56.27</var>was a resident of this state: (1) within six months of entering the United States
         armed <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.28"></a><var>56.28</var>forces, or (2) for the six months preceding the veteran's date of death.<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.29"></a><var>56.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(d) "Eligible child" means a person who:<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.30"></a><var>56.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) is the natural or adopted child or stepchild of a deceased veteran; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.31"></a><var>56.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) is a student making satisfactory academic progress at an eligible institution
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.32"></a><var>56.32</var>of higher education.<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.33"></a><var>56.33</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(e) "Eligible institution" means a postsecondary educational institution located in
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.34"></a><var>56.34</var>this state that either (1) is operated by this state or the Board of Regents of the University <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.35"></a><var>56.35</var>of Minnesota, or (2) is operated publicly or privately and, as determined by the office, <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.1"></a><var>57.1</var>maintains academic standards substantially equivalent to those of comparable institutions
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.2"></a><var>57.2</var>operated in this state is licensed or registered with the Office of Higher Education.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.3"></a><var>57.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(f) "Eligible spouse" means the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.4"></a><var>57.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(g) "Eligible veteran" means a veteran who:<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.5"></a><var>57.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) is a student making satisfactory academic progress at an eligible institution
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.6"></a><var>57.6</var>of higher education;<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.7"></a><var>57.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) had Minnesota as the person's state of residence at the time of the person's <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.8"></a><var>57.8</var>enlistment or any reenlistment into the United States armed forces, as shown by the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.9"></a><var>57.9</var>person's federal form DD-214 or other official documentation to the satisfaction of
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.10"></a><var>57.10</var>commissioner;<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.11"></a><var>57.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) except for benefits under this section, has no remaining military or veteran-related
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.12"></a><var>57.12</var>educational assistance benefits for which the person may have been entitled; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.13"></a><var>57.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) while using the educational assistance authorized in this section, remains a <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.14"></a><var>57.14</var>resident student as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>136A.101, subdivision 8</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.15"></a><var>57.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(h) "Satisfactory academic progress" has the meaning given in section 
         <statute_ref>136A.101</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.16"></a><var>57.16</var>subdivision 10.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.17"></a><var>57.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(i) "Student" has the meaning given in section 
         <statute_ref>136A.101, subdivision 7</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.18"></a><var>57.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(j) "Veteran" has the meaning given in section 
         <statute_ref>197.447</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.45.0"></a><a id="pl.57.19"></a><var>57.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 261.23, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.20"></a><var>57.20</var><b>261.23 COSTS OF HOSPITALIZATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.57.21"></a><var>57.21</var>The costs of hospitalization of such indigent persons exclusive of medical and <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.22"></a><var>57.22</var>surgical care and treatment shall not exceed in amount the full rates fixed and charged
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.23"></a><var>57.23</var>by the Minnesota general hospital under the provisions of sections 
         <statute_ref>158.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>158.11</statute_ref> for <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.24"></a><var>57.24</var>the hospitalization of such indigent patients. For indigent persons hospitalized pursuant
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.25"></a><var>57.25</var>to sections 
         <statute_ref>261.21</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>261.232</statute_ref>, the state shall pay 90 percent of the cost allowable under <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.26"></a><var>57.26</var>the general assistance medical care program and ten percent of the allowable cost
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.27"></a><var>57.27</var>hospitalization shall be paid by the county of the residence of the indigent persons
         at <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.28"></a><var>57.28</var>the times provided for in the contract; and in case of an injury or emergency requiring
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.29"></a><var>57.29</var>immediate surgical or medical treatment, for a period not to exceed 72 hours, 90 percent
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.30"></a><var>57.30</var>of the cost allowable under the general assistance medical care program shall be paid
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.31"></a><var>57.31</var>the state and ten percent of the cost shall be paid by the county from which the patient,
         if <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.32"></a><var>57.32</var>indigent, is certified. State payments for services rendered pursuant to this section
         shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.33"></a><var>57.33</var>be ratably reduced to the same extent and during the same time period as payments
         are <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.34"></a><var>57.34</var>reduced under section 
         <statute_ref>256D.03, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, paragraph (c). If the county of residence <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.35"></a><var>57.35</var>of the patient is not the county in which the patient has legal settlement for the
         purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.1"></a><var>58.1</var>of poor relief, then the county of residence may seek reimbursement from the county
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.2"></a><var>58.2</var>in which the patient has settlement for the purposes of poor relief for all costs
         it has <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.3"></a><var>58.3</var>necessarily incurred and paid in connection with the hospitalization of said patient.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.46.0"></a><a id="pl.58.4"></a><var>58.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 46. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.58.5"></a><var>58.5</var>(a) The revisor of statutes shall renumber the provisions of Minnesota Statutes <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.6"></a><var>58.6</var>listed in Column A to the references listed in Column B. The revisor shall also make
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.7"></a><var>58.7</var>necessary cross-reference, grammatical, or terminology changes in Minnesota Statutes
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.8"></a><var>58.8</var>Minnesota Rules consistent with the renumbering, including changing the word "school"
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.9"></a><var>58.9</var>to "private career school" wherever the word appears in sections 141.20 to 141.37.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="10"></col>
            <col width="27.5"></col>
            <col width="27.5"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.58.10"></a><var>58.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Column A<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Column B<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.58.11"></a><var>58.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>141.20<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>136A.82<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.58.12"></a><var>58.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>141.21<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>136A.821<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.58.13"></a><var>58.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>141.25<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>136A.822<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.58.14"></a><var>58.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>141.251<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>136A.823<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.58.15"></a><var>58.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>141.255<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>136A.824<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.58.16"></a><var>58.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>141.26<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>136A.825<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.58.17"></a><var>58.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>141.265<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>136A.826<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.58.18"></a><var>58.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>141.271<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>136A.827<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.58.19"></a><var>58.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>141.28<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>136A.828<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.58.20"></a><var>58.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>141.29<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>136A.829<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.58.21"></a><var>58.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>141.30<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>136A.83<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.58.22"></a><var>58.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>141.31<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>136A.831<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.58.23"></a><var>58.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>141.32<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>136A.832<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.58.24"></a><var>58.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>141.35<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>136A.833<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.58.25"></a><var>58.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>141.37<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>136A.834<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.58.26"></a><var>58.26</var>(b) The revisor of statutes shall make any necessary cross-reference change in <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.27"></a><var>58.27</var>Minnesota Statutes or Minnesota Rules resulting from repealers in this act.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.47.0"></a><a id="pl.58.28"></a><var>58.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 47. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.58.29"></a><var>58.29</var>Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 136A.127, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 9b,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.30"></a><var>58.30</var>10, 10a, 11, and 14; 136A.862; 141.271, subdivisions 4 and 6; 158.01; 158.02; 158.03;
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.31"></a><var>58.31</var>158.04; 158.05; 158.06; 158.07; 158.08; 158.09; 158.091; 158.10; 158.11; and 158.12, are <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.32"></a><var>58.32</var>repealed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.58.33"></a><var>58.33</var><b>ARTICLE 3</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.58.34"></a><var>58.34</var><b>HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.3.1.0"></a><a id="pl.58.35"></a><var>58.35</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 5.41, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.1"></a><var>59.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Report.</b> (a) A postsecondary institution must file by November 1 of each <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.2"></a><var>59.2</var>year a report on its programs with the secretary of state. The report must contain
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.3"></a><var>59.3</var>following information from the previous academic year, including summer terms:<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.4"></a><var>59.4</var>(1) deaths of program participants that occurred during program participation as a
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.5"></a><var>59.5</var>result of program participation; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.6"></a><var>59.6</var>(2) accidents and illnesses that occurred during program participation as a result
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.7"></a><var>59.7</var>program participation and that required hospitalization; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.8"></a><var>59.8</var>(3) country, primary program host, and program type for all incidents reported in
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.9"></a><var>59.9</var>clauses (1) and (2).<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.10"></a><var>59.10</var>For purposes of this paragraph, "primary program host" is the institution or <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.11"></a><var>59.11</var>organization responsible for or in control of the majority of decisions being made
         on <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.12"></a><var>59.12</var>the program including, but not limited to, student housing, local transportation,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.13"></a><var>59.13</var>emergency response and support.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.14"></a><var>59.14</var>Information reported under clause (1) may be supplemented by a brief explanatory <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.15"></a><var>59.15</var>statement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.16"></a><var>59.16</var>(b) A postsecondary institution must request, but not mandate, hospitalization and <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.17"></a><var>59.17</var>incident disclosure from students upon completion of the program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.18"></a><var>59.18</var>(c) A postsecondary institution must report to the secretary of state annually by <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.19"></a><var>59.19</var>November 1 whether its program complies with health and safety standards set by the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.20"></a><var>59.20</var>Forum on Education Abroad or a similar study abroad program standard setting agency.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.2.0"></a><a id="pl.59.21"></a><var>59.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 5.41, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.22"></a><var>59.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Secretary of state; publication of program information.</b> (a) The secretary <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.23"></a><var>59.23</var>of state must publish the reports required by subdivision 2 on its Web site in a format
         that <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.24"></a><var>59.24</var>facilitates identifying information related to a particular postsecondary institution.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.25"></a><var>59.25</var>(b) The secretary of state shall publish on its Web site the best available information <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.26"></a><var>59.26</var>by country links to the United States Department of State's Consular Information Program <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.27"></a><var>59.27</var>which informs the public of conditions abroad that may affect their safety and security.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.28"></a><var>59.28</var>secretary of state shall also publish links to the publicly available reports on sexual assaults <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.29"></a><var>59.29</var>and other criminal acts affecting study abroad program participants during program
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.30"></a><var>59.30</var>participation. This information shall not be limited to programs subject to this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.3.0"></a><a id="pl.59.31"></a><var>59.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.09, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.32"></a><var>59.32</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.33"></a><var>59.33</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 10a. <b>Concurrent enrollment participant survey.</b> (a) Postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.34"></a><var>59.34</var>institutions offering courses taught by the secondary teacher according to subdivision
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.1"></a><var>60.1</var>10, and are members in the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.2"></a><var>60.2</var>(NACEP), must report all required NACEP evaluative survey results by September 1 of
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.3"></a><var>60.3</var>each year to the commissioners of the Office of Higher Education and the Department
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.4"></a><var>60.4</var>Education. The commissioners must report by December 1 of each year to the committees
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.5"></a><var>60.5</var>of the legislature having jurisdiction over early education through grade 12 education.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.6"></a><var>60.6</var>(b) Postsecondary institutions that have not adopted and implemented the NACEP <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.7"></a><var>60.7</var>program standards and required evidence for accreditation, are required to conduct
         an <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.8"></a><var>60.8</var>annual survey of concurrent enrolled students who successfully completed the course
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.9"></a><var>60.9</var>who are one year out of high school, beginning with the high school graduating class
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.10"></a><var>60.10</var>of 2016. By September 1 of each year, the postsecondary institutions must report the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.11"></a><var>60.11</var>evaluative survey results to the commissioners of the Office of Higher Education and
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.12"></a><var>60.12</var>Department of Education. The commissioner must report by December 1 of each year to
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.13"></a><var>60.13</var>the committees of the legislature having jurisdiction over early education through
         grade <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.14"></a><var>60.14</var>12 education. The survey must include, at a minimum, the following student information:<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.15"></a><var>60.15</var>(1) the participant's future education plans, including the highest degree or <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.16"></a><var>60.16</var>certification planned;<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.17"></a><var>60.17</var>(2) whether the participant is enrolled or plans to enroll in a Minnesota postsecondary
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.18"></a><var>60.18</var>institution, either public or private;<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.19"></a><var>60.19</var>(3) the number of credits accepted or denied by postsecondary institutions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.20"></a><var>60.20</var>(4) the college or university attended;<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.21"></a><var>60.21</var>(5) the participant's satisfaction level with the concurrent enrollment program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.22"></a><var>60.22</var>(6) the participant's demographics, such as gender, parent education level, <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.23"></a><var>60.23</var>qualification for free or reduced-price lunch in high school, Pell grant qualification
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.24"></a><var>60.24</var>ethnicity; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.25"></a><var>60.25</var>(7) a place for participants to provide comments.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.4.0"></a><a id="pl.60.26"></a><var>60.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.09, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.27"></a><var>60.27</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.28"></a><var>60.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 10b. <b>Concurrent Enrollment Advisory Board; membership; duties.</b> (a) <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.29"></a><var>60.29</var>A postsecondary institution offering courses taught by the secondary teacher according
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.30"></a><var>60.30</var>to subdivision 10, must establish an advisory board. The purpose of the advisory board
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.31"></a><var>60.31</var>is to engage stakeholders in concurrent enrollment decisions. The duties of the board
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.32"></a><var>60.32</var>must include the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.33"></a><var>60.33</var>(1) providing strategic advice and input relating to concurrent enrollment issues;<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.34"></a><var>60.34</var>(2) recommend and review proposals for concurrent enrollment course offerings;<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.1"></a><var>61.1</var>(3) serve as a coordinating entity between secondary education and postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.2"></a><var>61.2</var>institutions; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.3"></a><var>61.3</var>(4) increase the understanding and collaboration among concurrent enrollment <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.4"></a><var>61.4</var>partners, stakeholders, the legislature, and the public.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.5"></a><var>61.5</var>(b) The advisory board at each institution must consist of 16 members in addition
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.6"></a><var>61.6</var>a concurrent enrollment faculty coordinator who shall serve as the chair and convene
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.7"></a><var>61.7</var>meetings. A postsecondary institution may elect to have an advisory board of less
         than 16 <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.8"></a><var>61.8</var>members if the institution determines that the extent of its concurrent program warrants
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.9"></a><var>61.9</var>a smaller board. Except for the original members, advisory board members must serve
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.10"></a><var>61.10</var>three-year staggered terms. Advisory board members, appointed by the postsecondary
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.11"></a><var>61.11</var>institution, must be balanced based on geography, school size, and include, if practical,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.12"></a><var>61.12</var>representatives from the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.13"></a><var>61.13</var>(1) postsecondary faculty members;<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.14"></a><var>61.14</var>(2) school superintendents;<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.15"></a><var>61.15</var>(3) high school principals;<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.16"></a><var>61.16</var>(4) concurrent enrollment teachers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.17"></a><var>61.17</var>(5) high school counselors;<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.18"></a><var>61.18</var>(6) charter school administrators;<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.19"></a><var>61.19</var>(7) school board members; <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.20"></a><var>61.20</var>(8) secondary academic administrators;<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.21"></a><var>61.21</var>(9) parents; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.22"></a><var>61.22</var>(10) other local organizations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.23"></a><var>61.23</var>(c) Members of the board serve without compensation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.24"></a><var>61.24</var>(d) The board shall report to the postsecondary institution periodically as requested
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.25"></a><var>61.25</var>by the postsecondary institution to provide advice and proposals described in paragraph
         (a).<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.26"></a><var>61.26</var>(e) The postsecondary institution shall provide administrative services and meeting
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.27"></a><var>61.27</var>space for the board to do its work.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.28"></a><var>61.28</var>(f) A board established under this section expires when the postsecondary institution
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.29"></a><var>61.29</var>no longer offers concurrent enrollment course offerings.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.30"></a><var>61.30</var>(g) The postsecondary institution shall appoint the first members to the advisory
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.31"></a><var>61.31</var>board by October 31, 2015, or by October 15 following the year it establishes a concurrent
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.32"></a><var>61.32</var>enrollment program. The postsecondary institution shall designate the terms of the
         first <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.33"></a><var>61.33</var>members so that an approximately equal number serve terms of two, three, and four
         years.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.5.0"></a><a id="pl.61.34"></a><var>61.34</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.091, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.1"></a><var>62.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Accreditation.</b> To establish a uniform standard by which <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.2"></a><var>62.2</var>concurrent enrollment courses and professional development activities may be measured,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.3"></a><var>62.3</var>postsecondary institutions are encouraged to apply for accreditation by must adopt and <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.4"></a><var>62.4</var>implement the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnership Partnership's <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.5"></a><var>62.5</var>program standards and required evidence for accreditation by the 2020-2021 school
         year <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.6"></a><var>62.6</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.6.0"></a><a id="pl.62.7"></a><var>62.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 6. <b>[135A.012] HIGHER EDUCATION ATTAINMENT GOAL.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.62.8"></a><var>62.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Purpose.</b> This section sets a goal for postsecondary education <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.9"></a><var>62.9</var>attainment for Minnesota residents.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.10"></a><var>62.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Postsecondary credentials.</b> The number of Minnesota residents ages 25 <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.11"></a><var>62.11</var>to 44 years, who hold postsecondary degrees or certificates, should be increased to
         at <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.12"></a><var>62.12</var>least 70 percent by 2025.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.13"></a><var>62.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Rights not created.</b> The attainment goal in this section is not to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.14"></a><var>62.14</var>exclusion of any other goals and does not confer a right or create a claim for any
         person.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.15"></a><var>62.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Data development and analyses.</b> The Office of Higher Education shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.16"></a><var>62.16</var>work with the state demographer's office to measure progress towards the attainment
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.17"></a><var>62.17</var>the goal specified in subdivision 2. The United States Census Bureau data shall be
         used to <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.18"></a><var>62.18</var>calculate the number of individuals in the state who hold a postsecondary degree.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.19"></a><var>62.19</var>Office of Higher Education, demographer's office, and the Department of Employment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.20"></a><var>62.20</var>and Economic Development shall develop a methodology to estimate the number of <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.21"></a><var>62.21</var>individuals that hold a certificate awarded by a postsecondary institution as their
         highest <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.22"></a><var>62.22</var>educational credential using data available at the time that the analysis is completed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.23"></a><var>62.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Reporting.</b> (a) Beginning in 2016 and every year thereafter, the Office of <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.24"></a><var>62.24</var>Higher Education, in collaboration with the state demographer's office, shall, by
         October <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.25"></a><var>62.25</var>15, report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees
         with <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.26"></a><var>62.26</var>primary jurisdiction over higher education policy and finance on the progress towards
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.27"></a><var>62.27</var>meeting or exceeding the goal of this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.28"></a><var>62.28</var>(b) Meeting and maintaining the goal of 70 percent of Minnesota residents ages 25
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.29"></a><var>62.29</var>to 44 years, holding a postsecondary degree or certificate will likely be difficult
         without <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.30"></a><var>62.30</var>achieving attainment rates that are comparable across all race and ethnicity groups.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.31"></a><var>62.31</var>Office of Higher Education shall utilize benchmarks of 30 percent or higher and 50
         percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.32"></a><var>62.32</var>or higher to report progress by race and ethnicity groups toward meeting the educational
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.33"></a><var>62.33</var>attainment rate goal of 70 percent.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.7.0"></a><a id="pl.62.34"></a><var>62.34</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 7. <b>[136A.091] SUMMER ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT PROGRAM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.63.1"></a><var>63.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> The summer academic enrichment program is <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.2"></a><var>63.2</var>established to enable elementary and secondary students to attend academic summer
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.3"></a><var>63.3</var>programs sponsored by postsecondary institutions and nonprofit organizations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.4"></a><var>63.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Eligibility.</b> To be eligible for a program stipend, a student shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.5"></a><var>63.5</var>(1) be a resident of Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.6"></a><var>63.6</var>(2) attend an eligible office-approved program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.7"></a><var>63.7</var>(3) be in grades 3 through 12, but not have completed high school; <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.8"></a><var>63.8</var>(4) meet income requirements for free or reduced-price school meals; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.9"></a><var>63.9</var>(5) be 19 years of age or younger.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.10"></a><var>63.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Financial need.</b> Need for financial assistance is based on student <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.11"></a><var>63.11</var>eligibility for free or reduced-price school meals. Student eligibility shall be verified
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.12"></a><var>63.12</var>sponsors of approved academic programs. The office shall award stipends for students
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.13"></a><var>63.13</var>within the limits of available appropriations for this section. If the amount appropriated
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.14"></a><var>63.14</var>is insufficient, the office shall allocate the available appropriation in the manner
         it <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.15"></a><var>63.15</var>determines. A stipend must not exceed $1,000 per student.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.16"></a><var>63.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Eligible program sponsors.</b> (a) A program stipend may be used only at an <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.17"></a><var>63.17</var>eligible sponsor that is a postsecondary institution or nonprofit educational organization.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.18"></a><var>63.18</var>A Minnesota public postsecondary institution is an eligible program sponsor. A private
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.19"></a><var>63.19</var>postsecondary institution is an eligible program sponsor if it:<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.20"></a><var>63.20</var>(1) is accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.21"></a><var>63.21</var>Education for purposes of eligibility to participate in title IV federal financial
         aid programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.22"></a><var>63.22</var>(2) offers an associate or baccalaureate degree program approved under sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.23"></a><var>63.23</var>136A.61 to 136A.71; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.24"></a><var>63.24</var>(3) is located in Minnesota.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.25"></a><var>63.25</var>(b) A nonprofit educational organization is an eligible program sponsor if it:<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.26"></a><var>63.26</var>(1) is incorporated;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.27"></a><var>63.27</var>(2) has had favorable financial performance with federal or state funds; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.28"></a><var>63.28</var>(3) has not had significant audit findings.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.29"></a><var>63.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Eligible programs.</b> A program stipend may be used only for an eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.30"></a><var>63.30</var>program. To be eligible, a program must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.31"></a><var>63.31</var>(1) provide, as its primary purpose, academic instruction for student enrichment in
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.32"></a><var>63.32</var>core curricular areas of English and language arts, humanities, social studies, science,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.33"></a><var>63.33</var>mathematics, fine arts, performing arts, and world languages and culture;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.34"></a><var>63.34</var>(2) not be offered for credit to postsecondary students;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.35"></a><var>63.35</var>(3) not provide remedial instruction;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.36"></a><var>63.36</var>(4) meet any other program requirements established by the office; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.1"></a><var>64.1</var>(5) be approved by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.2"></a><var>64.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Information.</b> The office shall assemble and distribute information about <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.3"></a><var>64.3</var>eligible student participants, program stipends, and eligible programs. <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.4"></a><var>64.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Administration.</b> The office shall determine the time and manner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.5"></a><var>64.5</var>program applications, program approval, stipend applications, and final awards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.6"></a><var>64.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 8. <b>Program evaluation.</b> Each program sponsor must annually submit a <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.7"></a><var>64.7</var>report to the office stating its program goals, activities, and stipend recipient
         eligibility and <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.8"></a><var>64.8</var>demographic information.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.9"></a><var>64.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 9. <b>Report.</b> Annually, the office shall submit a report to the legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.10"></a><var>64.10</var>committees with jurisdiction over higher education finance regarding the program <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.11"></a><var>64.11</var>providers, stipend recipients, and program activities. The report shall include information
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.12"></a><var>64.12</var>about the students served, the organizations providing services, program goals and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.13"></a><var>64.13</var>outcomes, and student outcomes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.14"></a><var>64.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Subdivision 9 is effective January 1, 2016.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.8.0"></a><a id="pl.64.15"></a><var>64.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.101, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.16"></a><var>64.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 8. <b>Resident student.</b> "Resident student" means a student who meets one of <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.17"></a><var>64.17</var>the following conditions:<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.18"></a><var>64.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) a student who has resided in Minnesota for purposes other than postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.19"></a><var>64.19</var>education for at least 12 months without being enrolled at a postsecondary educational
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.20"></a><var>64.20</var>institution for more than five credits in any term;<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.21"></a><var>64.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) a dependent student whose parent or legal guardian resides in Minnesota at the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.22"></a><var>64.22</var>time the student applies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.23"></a><var>64.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) a student who graduated from a Minnesota high school, if the student was a <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.24"></a><var>64.24</var>resident of Minnesota during the student's period of attendance at the Minnesota high
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.25"></a><var>64.25</var>and the student is physically attending a Minnesota postsecondary educational institution;<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.26"></a><var>64.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) a student who, after residing in the state for a minimum of one year, earned a
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.27"></a><var>64.27</var>high school equivalency certificate in Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.28"></a><var>64.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(5) a member, spouse, or dependent of a member of the armed forces of the United <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.29"></a><var>64.29</var>States stationed in Minnesota on active federal military service as defined in section
         <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.64.30"></a><var>64.30</var>190.05
         </statute_ref>, subdivision 5c;<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.31"></a><var>64.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(6) a spouse or dependent of a veteran, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>197.447</statute_ref>, if the veteran <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.32"></a><var>64.32</var>is a Minnesota resident;<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.33"></a><var>64.33</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(7) a person or spouse of a person who relocated to Minnesota from an area that <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.34"></a><var>64.34</var>is declared a presidential disaster area within the preceding 12 months if the disaster
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.35"></a><var>64.35</var>interrupted the person's postsecondary education;<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.1"></a><var>65.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(8) a person defined as a refugee under United States Code, title 8, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.2"></a><var>65.2</var>1101(a)(42), who, upon arrival in the United States, moved to Minnesota and has <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.3"></a><var>65.3</var>continued to reside in Minnesota; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.4"></a><var>65.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(9) a student eligible for resident tuition under section 
         <statute_ref>135A.043</statute_ref>.; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.5"></a><var>65.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(10) an active member, or a spouse or dependent of that member, of the state's <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.6"></a><var>65.6</var>National Guard who resides in Minnesota or an active member, or a spouse or dependent
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.7"></a><var>65.7</var>of that member, of the reserve component of the United States armed forces whose duty
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.8"></a><var>65.8</var>station is located in Minnesota and who resides in Minnesota.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.9.0"></a><a id="pl.65.9"></a><var>65.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.121, subdivision 20, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.10"></a><var>65.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 20. <b>Institution reporting.</b> (a) Each institution receiving financial aid under <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.11"></a><var>65.11</var>this section must annually report by December 31 to the office the following for its <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.12"></a><var>65.12</var>undergraduate programs each award level:<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.13"></a><var>65.13</var>(1) enrollment, persistence, and graduation data for all students, including aggregate <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.14"></a><var>65.14</var>subgroup information on state and federal Pell grant recipients; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.15"></a><var>65.15</var>(2) the job placement rate and salary and wage information for graduates of each <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.16"></a><var>65.16</var>program that is either designed or advertised to lead to a particular type of job
         or advertised <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.17"></a><var>65.17</var>or promoted with a claim regarding job placement, as is practicable; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.18"></a><var>65.18</var>(3) the student debt-to-earnings ratio aggregate awarded financial aid information for <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.19"></a><var>65.19</var>all students, and cumulative debt of all graduates by race and ethnicity, gender, and income.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.20"></a><var>65.20</var>(b) Using the data submitted to the office by institutions pursuant to paragraph (a),
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.21"></a><var>65.21</var>as well as other data available to the office, the office shall provide the following on its <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.22"></a><var>65.22</var>Internet Web site by placing a prominent link on its Web site home page:<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.23"></a><var>65.23</var>(1) the information submitted by an institution pursuant including, but not limited to, <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.24"></a><var>65.24</var>persistence and completion, debt of graduates, employment and wage information, and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.25"></a><var>65.25</var>other relevant data for each institution subject to paragraph (a), which shall be made <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.26"></a><var>65.26</var>available in a searchable database; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.27"></a><var>65.27</var>(2) other information and links that are useful to students and parents who are in
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.28"></a><var>65.28</var>the process of selecting a college or university. This information may include, but
         is <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.29"></a><var>65.29</var>not limited to, local occupational profiles.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.30"></a><var>65.30</var>(c) The office shall provide a standard format and instructions for institutions <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.31"></a><var>65.31</var>supplying the information required under paragraph (a).<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.32"></a><var>65.32</var>(d) The office shall provide an electronic copy of the information provided on its
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.33"></a><var>65.33</var>Internet Web site under paragraph (b) to each public and private high school in the
         state <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.34"></a><var>65.34</var>and each workforce center operated by the Department of Employment and Economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.35"></a><var>65.35</var>Development. The copy must contain information formatted by institution so that <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.1"></a><var>66.1</var>comparison can be easily made between institutions. High schools are encouraged to
         make <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.2"></a><var>66.2</var>the information  available to students, including through individual counseling sessions
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.3"></a><var>66.3</var>with students. Workforce centers shall make the information available to job seekers,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.4"></a><var>66.4</var>those seeking career counseling, and others as determined by the centers.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.10.0"></a><a id="pl.66.5"></a><var>66.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 10. <b>[136A.1791] TEACHER SHORTAGE LOAN FORGIVENESS </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.66.6"></a><var>66.6</var><b>PROGRAM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.66.7"></a><var>66.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) The terms used in this section have the meanings <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.8"></a><var>66.8</var>given them in this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.9"></a><var>66.9</var>(b) "Qualified educational loan" means a government, commercial, or foundation <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.10"></a><var>66.10</var>loan for actual costs paid for tuition and reasonable educational and living expenses
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.11"></a><var>66.11</var>related to a teacher's preparation or further education. <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.12"></a><var>66.12</var>(c) "School district" means an independent school district, special school district,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.13"></a><var>66.13</var>intermediate district, education district, special education cooperative, service
         cooperative, <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.14"></a><var>66.14</var>a cooperative center for vocational education, or a charter school located in Minnesota.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.15"></a><var>66.15</var>(d) "Teacher" means an individual holding a teaching license issued by the licensing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.16"></a><var>66.16</var>division in the Department of Education on behalf of the Board of Teaching who is
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.17"></a><var>66.17</var>employed by a school district to provide classroom instruction in a teacher shortage
         area.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.18"></a><var>66.18</var>(e) "Teacher shortage area" means the licensure fields and economic development <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.19"></a><var>66.19</var>regions reported by the commissioner of education as experiencing a teacher shortage.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.20"></a><var>66.20</var>(f) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Office of Higher Education <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.21"></a><var>66.21</var>unless indicated otherwise.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.22"></a><var>66.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Program established; administration.</b> The commissioner shall establish <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.23"></a><var>66.23</var>and administer a teacher shortage loan forgiveness program. A teacher is eligible
         for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.24"></a><var>66.24</var>program if the teacher is teaching in a licensure field and in an economic development
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.25"></a><var>66.25</var>region with an identified teacher shortage under subdivision 3 and complies with the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.26"></a><var>66.26</var>requirements of this section. <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.27"></a><var>66.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Use of report on teacher shortage areas.</b> The commissioner of education <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.28"></a><var>66.28</var>shall use the teacher supply and demand report to the legislature to identify the
         licensure <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.29"></a><var>66.29</var>fields and economic development regions in Minnesota experiencing a teacher shortage.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.30"></a><var>66.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Application for loan forgiveness.</b> Each applicant for loan forgiveness, <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.31"></a><var>66.31</var>according to rules adopted by the commissioner, shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.32"></a><var>66.32</var>(1) apply for teacher shortage loan forgiveness and promptly submit any additional
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.33"></a><var>66.33</var>information required by the commissioner;<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.1"></a><var>67.1</var>(2) annually reapply for up to five consecutive school years and submit information
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.2"></a><var>67.2</var>the commissioner requires to determine the applicant's continued eligibility for loan
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.3"></a><var>67.3</var>forgiveness; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.4"></a><var>67.4</var>(3) submit to the commissioner a completed affidavit, prescribed by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.5"></a><var>67.5</var>commissioner, affirming the teacher is teaching in a licensure field and in an economic
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.6"></a><var>67.6</var>development region identified by the commissioner as experiencing a teacher shortage.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.7"></a><var>67.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Amount of loan forgiveness.</b> (a) To the extent funding is available, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.8"></a><var>67.8</var>annual amount of teacher shortage loan forgiveness for an approved applicant shall
         not <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.9"></a><var>67.9</var>exceed $1,000 or the cumulative balance of the applicant's qualified educational loans,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.10"></a><var>67.10</var>including principal and interest, whichever amount is less.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.11"></a><var>67.11</var>(b) Recipients must secure their own qualified educational loans. Teachers who <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.12"></a><var>67.12</var>graduate from an approved teacher preparation program or teachers who add a licensure
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.13"></a><var>67.13</var>field, consistent with the teacher shortage requirements of this section, are eligible
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.14"></a><var>67.14</var>apply for the loan forgiveness program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.15"></a><var>67.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Disbursement.</b> (a) The commissioner must make annual disbursements <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.16"></a><var>67.16</var>directly to the participant of the amount for which a participant is eligible, for
         each year <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.17"></a><var>67.17</var>that a participant is eligible.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.18"></a><var>67.18</var>(b) Within 60 days of receipt of a disbursement, the participant must provide the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.19"></a><var>67.19</var>commissioner with verification that the full amount of loan repayment disbursement
         has <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.20"></a><var>67.20</var>been applied toward the designated loans. A participant that previously received funds
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.21"></a><var>67.21</var>under this section but has not provided the commissioner with such verification is
         not <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.22"></a><var>67.22</var>eligible to receive additional funds.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.23"></a><var>67.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Penalties.</b> (a) A teacher who submits a false or misleading application or <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.24"></a><var>67.24</var>other false or misleading information to the commissioner may:<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.25"></a><var>67.25</var>(1) have his or her teaching license suspended or revoked under section 122A.20;<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.26"></a><var>67.26</var>(2) be disciplined by the teacher's employing school district; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.27"></a><var>67.27</var>(3) be required by the commissioner to repay the total amount of the loan forgiveness
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.28"></a><var>67.28</var>he or she received under this program, plus interest at a rate established under section
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.29"></a><var>67.29</var>270C.40.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.30"></a><var>67.30</var>(b) The commissioner must deposit any repayments received under paragraph (a) <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.31"></a><var>67.31</var>in the fund established in subdivision 8.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.32"></a><var>67.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 8. <b>Fund established.</b> A teacher shortage loan forgiveness repayment fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.33"></a><var>67.33</var>is created for depositing money appropriated to or received by the commissioner for
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.34"></a><var>67.34</var>program. Money deposited in the fund shall not revert to any state fund at the end
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.35"></a><var>67.35</var>any fiscal year but remains in the loan forgiveness repayment fund and is continuously
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.36"></a><var>67.36</var>available for loan forgiveness under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.1"></a><var>68.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 9. <b>Annual reporting.</b> By February 1 of each year, the commissioner must <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.2"></a><var>68.2</var>report to the chairs of the K-12 and higher education committees of the legislature
         on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.3"></a><var>68.3</var>number of individuals who received loan forgiveness under this section, the licensure
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.4"></a><var>68.4</var>areas and economic development regions in which the teachers taught, the average amount
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.5"></a><var>68.5</var>paid to a teacher participating in the program, and other summary data identified
         by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.6"></a><var>68.6</var>commissioner as outcome indicators.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.7"></a><var>68.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 10. <b>Rulemaking.</b> The commissioner shall adopt rules under chapter 14 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.8"></a><var>68.8</var>administer this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.11.0"></a><a id="pl.68.9"></a><var>68.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 11. <b>[136A.246] DUAL TRAINING COMPETENCY GRANTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.68.10"></a><var>68.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Program created.</b> The commissioner shall make grants for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.11"></a><var>68.11</var>training of employees to achieve the competency standard for an occupation identified
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.12"></a><var>68.12</var>the commissioner of labor and industry under section 175.45 and Laws 2014, chapter
         312, <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.13"></a><var>68.13</var>article 3, section 21. "Competency standard" has the meaning given in section 175.45,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.14"></a><var>68.14</var>subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.15"></a><var>68.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Eligible grantees.</b> An employer or an organization representing the <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.16"></a><var>68.16</var>employer is eligible to apply for a grant to train employees if the employer has an
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.17"></a><var>68.17</var>employee who is in or is to be trained to be in an occupation for which a competency
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.18"></a><var>68.18</var>standard has been identified and the employee has not attained the competency standard
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.19"></a><var>68.19</var>prior to the commencement of the planned training. Training need not address all aspects
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.20"></a><var>68.20</var>of a competency standard but may address only the competencies of a standard that
         an <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.21"></a><var>68.21</var>employee is lacking. Employees who have previously received a grant under this program
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.22"></a><var>68.22</var>are not eligible to receive another grant.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.23"></a><var>68.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Training institution or program.</b> Prior to applying for a grant, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.24"></a><var>68.24</var>employer must have an agreement with a training institution or program to provide
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.25"></a><var>68.25</var>employee competency standard training. The training may be provided by any institution
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.26"></a><var>68.26</var>or program having trainers qualified to instruct on the competency standard.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.27"></a><var>68.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Application.</b> Applications must be made to the commissioner on a form <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.28"></a><var>68.28</var>provided by the commissioner. The commissioner must, to the extent possible, make
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.29"></a><var>68.29</var>the application form as short and simple to complete as is reasonably possible. The
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.30"></a><var>68.30</var>commissioner shall establish a schedule for applications and grants. The application
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.31"></a><var>68.31</var>must include, without limitation: <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.32"></a><var>68.32</var>(1) the projected number of employee trainees; <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.33"></a><var>68.33</var>(2) the competency standard for which training will be provided;<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.34"></a><var>68.34</var>(3) any credential the employee will receive upon completion of training;<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.1"></a><var>69.1</var>(4) the name and address of the training institution or program and a signed <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.2"></a><var>69.2</var>statement by the institution or program that it is able and agrees to provide the
         training; <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.3"></a><var>69.3</var>(5) the period of the training; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.4"></a><var>69.4</var>(6) the cost of the training charged by the training institution or program and certified
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.5"></a><var>69.5</var>by the institution or program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.6"></a><var>69.6</var>An application may be made for training of employees of multiple employers either
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.7"></a><var>69.7</var>by the employers or by an organization on their behalf.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.8"></a><var>69.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Grant criteria.</b> The commissioner shall, to the extent there are sufficient <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.9"></a><var>69.9</var>applications, make at least an equal dollar amount of grants for training for employees
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.10"></a><var>69.10</var>whose work site is projected to be outside the metropolitan area as defined in section
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.11"></a><var>69.11</var>473.121, subdivision 2, as for employees whose work site is projected to be within
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.12"></a><var>69.12</var>metropolitan area. In determining the award of grants, the commissioner must consider,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.13"></a><var>69.13</var>among other factors:<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.14"></a><var>69.14</var>(1) the aggregate state and regional need for employees with the competency to <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.15"></a><var>69.15</var>be trained; <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.16"></a><var>69.16</var>(2) the competency standards developed by the commissioner of labor and industry <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.17"></a><var>69.17</var>as part of the Minnesota PIPELINE Project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.18"></a><var>69.18</var>(3) the per employee cost of training; <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.19"></a><var>69.19</var>(4) the additional employment opportunities for employees because of the training;
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.20"></a><var>69.20</var>(5) projected increases in compensation for employees receiving the training; and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.21"></a><var>69.21</var>(6) the amount of employer training cost match, if required, on both a per employee
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.22"></a><var>69.22</var>and aggregate basis.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.23"></a><var>69.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Employer match.</b> A large employer must pay for at least 25 percent of <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.24"></a><var>69.24</var>the training institution's or program's charge for the training to the training institution
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.25"></a><var>69.25</var>program. For the purpose of this subdivision, a "large employer" means a business
         with <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.26"></a><var>69.26</var>more than $25,000,000 in annual revenue in the previous calendar year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.27"></a><var>69.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Payment of grant.</b> The commissioner shall make grant payments to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.28"></a><var>69.28</var>training institution or program in a manner determined by the commissioner after receiving
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.29"></a><var>69.29</var>notice from the institution or program that the employer has paid the employer match.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.30"></a><var>69.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 8. <b>Grant amounts.</b> The maximum grant for an application is $150,000. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.31"></a><var>69.31</var>maximum cost of training payable by the grant may not exceed $6,000 per employee.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.32"></a><var>69.32</var>A grant for a particular employee must be reduced by the amounts of any federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.33"></a><var>69.33</var>Pell grant received, or state grant the employee is eligible to receive for the training
         and an <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.34"></a><var>69.34</var>employee must apply for those grants as a condition of payment for training that employee
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.35"></a><var>69.35</var>under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.1"></a><var>70.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 9. <b>Reporting.</b> Commencing in 2017, the commissioner shall annually by <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.2"></a><var>70.2</var>February 1 report on the activity of the grant program for the preceding fiscal year
         to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.3"></a><var>70.3</var>chairs of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over workforce policy and finance.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.4"></a><var>70.4</var>At a minimum, the report must include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.5"></a><var>70.5</var>(1) research and analysis on the costs and benefits of the grants for employees and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.6"></a><var>70.6</var>employers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.7"></a><var>70.7</var>(2) the number of employees who commenced training and the number who <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.8"></a><var>70.8</var>completed training; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.9"></a><var>70.9</var>(3) recommendations, if any, for changes to the program.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.12.0"></a><a id="pl.70.10"></a><var>70.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.861, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.11"></a><var>70.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Grants.</b> (a) The commissioner shall award grants to foster <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.12"></a><var>70.12</var>postsecondary attendance and retention by providing outreach services to historically
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.13"></a><var>70.13</var>underserved students in grades six through 12 and historically underrepresented college
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.14"></a><var>70.14</var>students. Grants must be awarded to programs that provide precollege services, including,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.15"></a><var>70.15</var>but not limited to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.16"></a><var>70.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) academic counseling;<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.17"></a><var>70.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) mentoring;<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.18"></a><var>70.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) fostering and improving parental involvement in planning for and facilitating
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.19"></a><var>70.19</var>college education;<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.20"></a><var>70.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) services for students with English as a second language;<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.21"></a><var>70.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(5) academic enrichment activities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.22"></a><var>70.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(6) tutoring;<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.23"></a><var>70.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(7) career awareness and exploration;<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.24"></a><var>70.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(8) orientation to college life;<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.25"></a><var>70.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(9) assistance with high school course selection and information about college <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.26"></a><var>70.26</var>admission requirements; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.27"></a><var>70.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(10) financial aid counseling.<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.28"></a><var>70.28</var>(b) To the extent there are sufficient applications, the commissioner shall award
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.29"></a><var>70.29</var>an approximate equal amount of grants for program-eligible students who are from <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.30"></a><var>70.30</var>communities located outside the metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.31"></a><var>70.31</var>subdivision 2, as for students from communities within the metropolitan area. If necessary
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.32"></a><var>70.32</var>to achieve the approximately equal metropolitan area and nonmetropolitan area allocation,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.33"></a><var>70.33</var>the commissioner may award a preference to a nonmetropolitan area application in the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.34"></a><var>70.34</var>form of five points on a one hundred point application review scale.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.1"></a><var>71.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) (c) Grants shall be awarded to postsecondary institutions, professional <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.2"></a><var>71.2</var>organizations, community-based organizations, or others deemed appropriate by the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.3"></a><var>71.3</var>commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.4"></a><var>71.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) (d) Grants shall be awarded for one year and may be renewed for a second year <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.5"></a><var>71.5</var>with documentation to the office of successful program outcomes.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.13.0"></a><a id="pl.71.6"></a><var>71.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 13. <b>[136A.901] SPINAL CORD INJURY AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.71.7"></a><var>71.7</var><b>INJURY RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.71.8"></a><var>71.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Grant program.</b> The commissioner shall establish a grant program <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.9"></a><var>71.9</var>to award grants to institutions in Minnesota for research into spinal cord injuries
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.10"></a><var>71.10</var>traumatic brain injuries. Grants shall be awarded to conduct research into new and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.11"></a><var>71.11</var>innovative treatments and rehabilitative efforts for the functional improvement of
         people <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.12"></a><var>71.12</var>with spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries. Research topics may include, but are
         not <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.13"></a><var>71.13</var>limited to, pharmaceutical, medical device, brain stimulus, and rehabilitative approaches
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.14"></a><var>71.14</var>and techniques. The commissioner, in consultation with the advisory council established
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.15"></a><var>71.15</var>under section 136A.902, shall award 50 percent of the grant funds for research involving
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.16"></a><var>71.16</var>spinal cord injuries and 50 percent to research involving traumatic brain injuries.
         In <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.17"></a><var>71.17</var>addition to the amounts appropriated by law, the commissioner may accept additional
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.18"></a><var>71.18</var>funds from private and public sources. Amounts received from these sources are <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.19"></a><var>71.19</var>appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes of issuing grants under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.20"></a><var>71.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Report.</b> By January 15, 2016, and each January 15 thereafter, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.21"></a><var>71.21</var>commissioner shall submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.22"></a><var>71.22</var>senate and house of representatives committees having jurisdiction over the Office
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.23"></a><var>71.23</var>Higher Education, specifying the institutions receiving grants under this section
         and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.24"></a><var>71.24</var>purposes for which the grant funds were used.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.14.0"></a><a id="pl.71.25"></a><var>71.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 14. <b>[136A.902] SPINAL CORD AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY  </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.71.26"></a><var>71.26</var><b>ADVISORY COUNCIL.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.71.27"></a><var>71.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Membership.</b> The commissioner shall appoint a 12-member <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.28"></a><var>71.28</var>advisory council consisting of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.29"></a><var>71.29</var>(1) one member representing the University of Minnesota Medical School;<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.30"></a><var>71.30</var>(2) one member representing the Mayo Medical School;<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.31"></a><var>71.31</var>(3) one member representing the Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Center;<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.32"></a><var>71.32</var>(4) one member representing Hennepin County Medical Center;<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.33"></a><var>71.33</var>(5) one member who is a neurosurgeon;<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.34"></a><var>71.34</var>(6) one member who has a spinal cord injury;<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.1"></a><var>72.1</var>(7) one member who is a family member of a person with a spinal cord injury;<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.2"></a><var>72.2</var>(8) one member who has a traumatic brain injury;<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.3"></a><var>72.3</var>(9) one member who is a veteran who has a spinal cord injury or a traumatic brain
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.4"></a><var>72.4</var>injury;<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.5"></a><var>72.5</var>(10) one member who is a family member of a person with a traumatic brain injury;<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.6"></a><var>72.6</var>(11) one member who is a physician specializing in the treatment of spinal cord <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.7"></a><var>72.7</var>injury representing Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.8"></a><var>72.8</var>(12) one member who is a physician specializing in the treatment of traumatic <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.9"></a><var>72.9</var>brain injury.<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.10"></a><var>72.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Organization.</b> The advisory council shall be organized and administered <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.11"></a><var>72.11</var>under section 15.059, except that subdivision 2 shall not apply. Except as provided
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.12"></a><var>72.12</var>subdivision 4, the commissioner shall appoint council members to two-year terms and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.13"></a><var>72.13</var>appoint one member as chair. The advisory council does not expire.<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.14"></a><var>72.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>First appointments and first meeting.</b> The commissioner shall appoint <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.15"></a><var>72.15</var>the first members of the council by September 1, 2015. The chair shall convene the
         first <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.16"></a><var>72.16</var>meeting by November 1, 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.17"></a><var>72.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Terms of initial council members.</b> The commissioner shall designate six <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.18"></a><var>72.18</var>of the initial council members to serve one-year terms and six to serve two-year terms.<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.19"></a><var>72.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Conflict of interest.</b> Council members must disclose in a written statement <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.20"></a><var>72.20</var>any financial interest in any organization that the council recommends to receive
         a grant. <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.21"></a><var>72.21</var>The written statement must accompany the grant recommendations and must explain the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.22"></a><var>72.22</var>nature of the conflict. The council is not subject to policies developed by the commissioner
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.23"></a><var>72.23</var>of administration under section 16B.98.<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.24"></a><var>72.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Duties.</b> The advisory council shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.25"></a><var>72.25</var>(1) develop criteria for evaluating and awarding the research grants under section
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.26"></a><var>72.26</var>136A.901;<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.27"></a><var>72.27</var>(2) review research proposals and make recommendations by January 15 of each <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.28"></a><var>72.28</var>year to the commissioner for purposes of awarding grants under section 136A.901; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.29"></a><var>72.29</var>(3) perform other duties as authorized by the commissioner.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.15.0"></a><a id="pl.72.30"></a><var>72.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 15. <b>[136F.302] REGULATING THE ASSIGNMENT OF STUDENTS TO </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.72.31"></a><var>72.31</var><b>REMEDIAL COURSES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.72.32"></a><var>72.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>ACT college ready score.</b> A state college or university may not <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.33"></a><var>72.33</var>require an individual to take a remedial, noncredit course in a subject area if the
         individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.34"></a><var>72.34</var>has received a college ready ACT score in that subject area.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.1"></a><var>73.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Testing process for determining if remediating is necessary.</b> A college <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.2"></a><var>73.2</var>or university testing process used to determine whether an individual is placed in
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.3"></a><var>73.3</var>remedial, noncredit course must comply with this subdivision. Prior to taking a test,
         an <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.4"></a><var>73.4</var>individual must be given reasonable time and opportunity to review materials provided
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.5"></a><var>73.5</var>the college or university covering the material to be tested which must include a
         sample <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.6"></a><var>73.6</var>test. An individual who is required to take a remedial, noncredit course as a result
         of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.7"></a><var>73.7</var>test given by a college or university must be given an opportunity to retake the test
         at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.8"></a><var>73.8</var>earliest time determined by the individual when testing is otherwise offered. The
         college <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.9"></a><var>73.9</var>or university must provide an individual with study materials for the purpose of retaking
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.10"></a><var>73.10</var>and passing the test.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.16.0"></a><a id="pl.73.11"></a><var>73.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 16. <b>[136F.303] DEGREE AND CERTIFICATE COMPLETION; REPORT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.73.12"></a><var>73.12</var>Beginning in 2018, the board shall annually by January 15, report to the chairs <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.13"></a><var>73.13</var>and ranking minority members of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over higher
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.14"></a><var>73.14</var>education finance on its activities and achievements related to the goal of improving
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.15"></a><var>73.15</var>timely completion of degrees and certificates. The report must, at a minimum, include
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.16"></a><var>73.16</var>for the previous academic year:<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.17"></a><var>73.17</var>(1) the percent of students placed in remedial education;<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.18"></a><var>73.18</var>(2) the percent of students who complete remediation within one academic year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.19"></a><var>73.19</var>(3) the percent of students that complete college-level gateway courses in one <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.20"></a><var>73.20</var>academic year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.21"></a><var>73.21</var>(4) the percent of students who complete 30 semester credits per academic year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.22"></a><var>73.22</var>(5) the student retention rate;<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.23"></a><var>73.23</var>(6) time to complete a degree or certificate; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.24"></a><var>73.24</var>(7) credits earned by those completing a degree or certificate or other program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.25"></a><var>73.25</var>The report must disaggregate data for each college and university by race, ethnicity,
         Pell <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.26"></a><var>73.26</var>Grant eligibility, and age and provide aggregate data.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.17.0"></a><a id="pl.73.27"></a><var>73.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 137.54, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.28"></a><var>73.28</var><b>137.54 CONDITIONS FOR PAYMENT TO UNIVERSITY. </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.73.29"></a><var>73.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(a) Before the commissioner may make the first payment to the board authorized in
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.30"></a><var>73.30</var>this section, the commissioner must certify that the board has received at least $110,750,000
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.31"></a><var>73.31</var>in pledges, gifts, sponsorships, and other nonstate general fund revenue support for
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.32"></a><var>73.32</var>construction of the stadium. On July 1 of each year after certification by the commissioner,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.33"></a><var>73.33</var>but no earlier than July 1, 2007, and for so long thereafter as any bonds issued by
         the board <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.34"></a><var>73.34</var>for the construction of the stadium are outstanding, the state must transfer to the
         board up <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.1"></a><var>74.1</var>to $10,250,000 to reimburse the board for its stadium costs, provided that bonds issued
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.2"></a><var>74.2</var>to pay the state's share of such costs shall not exceed $137,250,000. Up to $10,250,000
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.3"></a><var>74.3</var>is appropriated annually from the general fund for the purpose of this section. The
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.4"></a><var>74.4</var>appropriation of up to $10,250,000 per year may be made for no more than 25 years.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.5"></a><var>74.5</var>board must certify to the commissioner the amount of the annual payments of principal
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.6"></a><var>74.6</var>interest required to service each series of bonds issued by the university for the
         construction <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.7"></a><var>74.7</var>of the stadium, and the actual amount of the state's annual payment to the university
         shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.8"></a><var>74.8</var>equal the amount required to service the bonds representing the state's share of such
         costs. <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.9"></a><var>74.9</var>Except to the extent of the annual appropriation described in this section, the state
         is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.10"></a><var>74.10</var>required to pay any part of the cost of designing or constructing the stadium.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.11"></a><var>74.11</var>(b) The board may refund the bonds issued pursuant to paragraph (a) if refunding <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.12"></a><var>74.12</var>is determined by the board to be in the best interest of the university. Notwithstanding
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.13"></a><var>74.13</var>paragraph (a), the principal amount of bonds issued in a refunding shall not exceed
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.14"></a><var>74.14</var>the lesser of $104,385,000 or the amount necessary to defease the bonds outstanding
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.15"></a><var>74.15</var>immediately prior to refunding. The amount of the state's annual payment to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.16"></a><var>74.16</var>university for the refunded bonds shall be equal to the maximum annual appropriation
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.17"></a><var>74.17</var>$10,250,000, notwithstanding the amount certified under paragraph (a). <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.18"></a><var>74.18</var>(c) The board shall allocate sufficient funds, including any interest expense, from
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.19"></a><var>74.19</var>the savings realized through refunding of the bonds pursuant to paragraph (b), to
         provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.20"></a><var>74.20</var>$10,000,000 for predesign and design of improved health education and clinical research
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.21"></a><var>74.21</var>facilities to meet the needs of the Medical School and Academic Health Center on the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.22"></a><var>74.22</var>Twin Cities campus. The facilities shall be designed to support education and research
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.23"></a><var>74.23</var>that promote new innovative models of care which are patient-centered, team-based,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.24"></a><var>74.24</var>facilitate collaboration across the health professions. The education and research
         facilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.25"></a><var>74.25</var>will be collocated and designed to maximize collaboration and high-quality delivery
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.26"></a><var>74.26</var>health care. The board may in its discretion, after the $10,000,000 allocation required
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.27"></a><var>74.27</var>this paragraph, allocate to other university purposes payments from the state that
         exceed <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.28"></a><var>74.28</var>the amount necessary to service the refunded bonds, except for savings in 2029, 2030,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.29"></a><var>74.29</var>2031, which shall cancel to the general fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.30"></a><var>74.30</var>(d) The board must certify to the commissioner that the per-semester student fee <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.31"></a><var>74.31</var>contribution to the stadium will be at a fixed level coterminous with bonds issued
         by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.32"></a><var>74.32</var>board to meet the student share of the design construction of the stadium and that
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.33"></a><var>74.33</var>student fee will not be increased to meet construction cost overruns.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.34"></a><var>74.34</var>(c) (e) Before the first payment is made under paragraph (a), the board must certify <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.35"></a><var>74.35</var>to the commissioner that a provision for affordable access for university students
         to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.36"></a><var>74.36</var>university sporting events held at the football stadium has been made.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.18.0"></a><a id="pl.75.1"></a><var>75.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 18. <b>[175.45] COMPETENCY STANDARDS FOR DUAL TRAINING.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.75.2"></a><var>75.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Duties; goal.</b> The commissioner of labor and industry shall identify <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.3"></a><var>75.3</var>competency standards for dual training. The goal of dual training is to provide current
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.4"></a><var>75.4</var>employees of an employer with training to acquire competencies that the employer <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.5"></a><var>75.5</var>requires. The standards shall be identified for employment in occupations in advanced
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.6"></a><var>75.6</var>manufacturing, health care services, information technology, and agriculture. Competency
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.7"></a><var>75.7</var>standards are not rules and are exempt from the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.8"></a><var>75.8</var>the provisions in section 14.386 concerning exempt rules do not apply. <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.9"></a><var>75.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Definition; competency standards.</b>  For purposes of this section, <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.10"></a><var>75.10</var>"competency standards" means the specific knowledge and skills necessary for a particular
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.11"></a><var>75.11</var>occupation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.12"></a><var>75.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Competency standards identification process.</b> In identifying competency <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.13"></a><var>75.13</var>standards, the commissioner shall consult with the commissioner of the Office of Higher
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.14"></a><var>75.14</var>Education and the commissioner of employment and economic development and convene
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.15"></a><var>75.15</var>recognized industry experts, representative employers, higher education institutions,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.16"></a><var>75.16</var>representatives of the disabled community, and representatives of labor to assist
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.17"></a><var>75.17</var>identifying credible competency standards. Competency standards must be consistent
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.18"></a><var>75.18</var>with, to the extent available and practical, recognized international and national
         standards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.19"></a><var>75.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Duties.</b> The commissioner shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.20"></a><var>75.20</var>(1) identify competency standards for entry level and higher skill levels;<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.21"></a><var>75.21</var>(2) verify the competency standards and skill levels and their transferability by
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.22"></a><var>75.22</var>subject matter expert representatives of each respective industry;<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.23"></a><var>75.23</var>(3) develop models for Minnesota educational institutions to engage in providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.24"></a><var>75.24</var>education and training to meet the competency standards established;<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.25"></a><var>75.25</var>(4) encourage participation by employers and labor in the standard identification
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.26"></a><var>75.26</var>process for occupations in their industry; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.27"></a><var>75.27</var>(5) align dual training competency standards with other workforce initiatives.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.28"></a><var>75.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Notification.</b> The commissioner must communicate identified competency <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.29"></a><var>75.29</var>standards to the commissioner of the Office of Higher Education for the purpose of
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.30"></a><var>75.30</var>dual training competency grant program under section 136A.246. The commissioner of
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.31"></a><var>75.31</var>labor and industry shall maintain the competency standards on the department's Web
         site. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.19.0"></a><a id="pl.75.32"></a><var>75.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 19. Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 13, section 47, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.33"></a><var>75.33</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 47. <b>RESEARCH DOGS AND CATS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.75.34"></a><var>75.34</var>(a) A higher education research facility that receives public money or a facility
         that <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.35"></a><var>75.35</var>provides research in collaboration with a higher education facility that confines
         dogs or <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.1"></a><var>76.1</var>cats for science, education, or research purposes and plans on euthanizing a dog or
         cat <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.2"></a><var>76.2</var>for other than science, education, or research purposes must first offer the dog or
         cat <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.3"></a><var>76.3</var>to an animal rescue organization. A facility that is required to offer dogs or cats
         to an <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.4"></a><var>76.4</var>animal rescue organization under this section may enter into an agreement with the
         animal <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.5"></a><var>76.5</var>rescue organization to protect the facility. A facility that provides a dog or cat
         to a rescue <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.6"></a><var>76.6</var>organization under this section is immune from any civil liability that otherwise
         might <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.7"></a><var>76.7</var>result from its actions, provided that the facility is acting in good faith.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.8"></a><var>76.8</var>(b) For the purposes of this section, "animal rescue organization" means any <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.9"></a><var>76.9</var>nonprofit organization incorporated for the purpose of rescuing animals in need and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.10"></a><var>76.10</var>finding permanent, adoptive homes for the animals.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.11"></a><var>76.11</var>(c) This section expires July 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.20.0"></a><a id="pl.76.12"></a><var>76.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 20. <b>MNSCU COLLEGE OCCUPATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PILOT </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.76.13"></a><var>76.13</var><b>PROGRAM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.76.14"></a><var>76.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Pilot program administration.</b> The commissioner of the Office <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.15"></a><var>76.15</var>of Higher Education shall administer a pilot program pursuant to this section for
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.16"></a><var>76.16</var>2016-2017 and 2017-2018 academic years including summer session.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.17"></a><var>76.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For the purpose of this section the terms defined in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.18"></a><var>76.18</var>subdivision have the meanings given them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.19"></a><var>76.19</var>(b) "College" means a two-year college in the Minnesota State Colleges and <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.20"></a><var>76.20</var>Universities system.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.21"></a><var>76.21</var>(c) "Eligible individual" means an individual who:<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.22"></a><var>76.22</var>(1) is a resident;<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.23"></a><var>76.23</var>(2) has graduated from a Minnesota secondary school, has as a Minnesota resident <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.24"></a><var>76.24</var>completed an adult basic education (ABE) program, or as a Minnesota resident, has
         passed <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.25"></a><var>76.25</var>general education development (GED) testing;<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.26"></a><var>76.26</var>(3) first applies for a grant for the fall term immediately following secondary school
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.27"></a><var>76.27</var>graduation, passing GED tests, or completing an ABE program; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.28"></a><var>76.28</var>(4) has completed a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.29"></a><var>76.29</var>(d) "Grant" means a scholarship granted under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.30"></a><var>76.30</var>(e) "Program" means a certificate, diploma, or associate of science or associate of
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.31"></a><var>76.31</var>applied science in a program area covered by the federal Carl D. Perkins Career and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.32"></a><var>76.32</var>Technical Education Act and in an occupational field designated as high demand by
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.33"></a><var>76.33</var>Department of Employment and Economic Development. "Program area" includes only <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.34"></a><var>76.34</var>the areas of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.35"></a><var>76.35</var>(1) agriculture, food, and natural resources;<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.1"></a><var>77.1</var>(2) business management and administration;<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.2"></a><var>77.2</var>(3) human services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.3"></a><var>77.3</var>(4) engineering, manufacturing and technology;<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.4"></a><var>77.4</var>(5) arts, communications, and information systems; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.5"></a><var>77.5</var>(6) health science technology.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.6"></a><var>77.6</var>(f) To the extent not inconsistent with this section, the definitions in section <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.7"></a><var>77.7</var>136A.101 apply to this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.8"></a><var>77.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>AmeriCorps worker; exceptions.</b> (a) Notwithstanding any contrary <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.9"></a><var>77.9</var>provision of this section, an eligible individual who completes a 12-month or 24-month
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.10"></a><var>77.10</var>approved AmeriCorps program commencing immediately after secondary school <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.11"></a><var>77.11</var>graduation, may apply for a grant for the fall term immediately following completion
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.12"></a><var>77.12</var>the AmeriCorps program. These individuals have a two consecutive academic year grant
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.13"></a><var>77.13</var>eligibility period commencing the start of that fall term.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.14"></a><var>77.14</var>(b) For the purpose of this subdivision, an "approved AmeriCorps program" means a
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.15"></a><var>77.15</var>program overseen by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.16"></a><var>77.16</var>including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.17"></a><var>77.17</var>(1) AmeriCorps Volunteer in Service to America (VISTA);<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.18"></a><var>77.18</var>(2) AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC); or<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.19"></a><var>77.19</var>(3) AmeriCorps State and National.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.20"></a><var>77.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Grants.</b> The commissioner shall, to the extent of available funds and <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.21"></a><var>77.21</var>subject to this section, make grants to eligible individuals to attend a program at
         a college.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.22"></a><var>77.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Application.</b> Application for a grant shall be made by a FAFSA and on any <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.23"></a><var>77.23</var>additional form required by the commissioner and on a schedule set by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.24"></a><var>77.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Income limits for grant recipients.</b> Dependent students reporting a <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.25"></a><var>77.25</var>parental federal adjusted gross income on a FAFSA of $90,000 or less are eligible
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.26"></a><var>77.26</var>a grant. Independent students reporting a family adjusted gross income on a FAFSA
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.27"></a><var>77.27</var>of $90,000 or less are eligible for a grant.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.28"></a><var>77.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Grant amount.</b> The amount of a grant is equal to program tuition and fees <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.29"></a><var>77.29</var>minus any federal Pell grant received or state grant for which the individual is eligible.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.30"></a><var>77.30</var>For the purpose of this subdivision, "fees" has the meaning given it in Minnesota
         Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.31"></a><var>77.31</var>section 136A.121, subdivision 6.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.32"></a><var>77.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 8. <b>Eligibility period.</b>  A grant may be made only for academic terms that are <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.33"></a><var>77.33</var>during the two academic years commencing the fall term immediately after secondary
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.34"></a><var>77.34</var>school graduation, completing an adult basic education program, or passing all GED
         tests. <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.35"></a><var>77.35</var>A grant is available for up to 72 semester credits.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.1"></a><var>78.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 9. <b>Satisfactory academic progress.</b> An individual is eligible for a grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.2"></a><var>78.2</var>if the individual is making satisfactory academic progress as defined under Minnesota
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.3"></a><var>78.3</var>Statutes, section 136A.101, subdivision 10, and has a cumulative grade point average
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.4"></a><var>78.4</var>at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale at the end of the first academic year and at the end of
         each <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.5"></a><var>78.5</var>academic term after the first academic year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.6"></a><var>78.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 10. <b>Credit load.</b> A grantee must have accumulated at least 30 program <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.7"></a><var>78.7</var>credits by the end of the first academic year including summer term. A college must
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.8"></a><var>78.8</var>certify that a grantee is carrying sufficient credits in the second grant year to
         complete <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.9"></a><var>78.9</var>the program at the end of the second year, including summer school. The commissioner
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.10"></a><var>78.10</var>shall set the terms and provide the form for certification.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.11"></a><var>78.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 11. <b>Grant renewal.</b> A grant may be renewed for a second academic year. <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.12"></a><var>78.12</var>Application for renewal must be on a form provided by the commissioner and on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.13"></a><var>78.13</var>schedule set by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.14"></a><var>78.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 12. <b>Mentoring.</b> A grantee must be provided mentoring. Mentoring must <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.15"></a><var>78.15</var>include, but is not limited to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.16"></a><var>78.16</var>(1) communicating frequently and consistently throughout program participation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.17"></a><var>78.17</var>(2) developing a personalized student success plan. The plan must include concrete
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.18"></a><var>78.18</var>steps towards program completion and job placement and identify and make contingency
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.19"></a><var>78.19</var>plans for potential obstacles to program completion;<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.20"></a><var>78.20</var>(3) connect grantees to on-campus resources and personal development <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.21"></a><var>78.21</var>opportunities; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.22"></a><var>78.22</var>(4) financial planning.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.23"></a><var>78.23</var>The commissioner shall issue request for proposals to provide mentoring activities.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.24"></a><var>78.24</var>The commissioner shall select the proposal that in the commissioner's judgment <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.25"></a><var>78.25</var>demonstrates the best potential within available funding for achieving success in
         assisting <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.26"></a><var>78.26</var>students to complete programs. The commissioner may accept and select proposals <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.27"></a><var>78.27</var>made by colleges.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.28"></a><var>78.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 13. <b>Outreach.</b> The commissioner may through the office and by contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.29"></a><var>78.29</var>engage in recruitment for and promotion of the grants.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.30"></a><var>78.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 14. <b>Insufficient appropriation.</b> Grant awards shall be made based on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.31"></a><var>78.31</var>date of receipt of application from the earliest to the latest date. If there are
         not sufficient <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.32"></a><var>78.32</var>funds, grants shall not be prorated and eligible individuals shall be placed on a
         waiting <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.33"></a><var>78.33</var>list. Preference shall be given to timely received renewal grant applications prior
         to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.34"></a><var>78.34</var>award of new grants.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.35"></a><var>78.35</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 15. <b>Reporting.</b> (a) A college must report to the commissioner the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.36"></a><var>78.36</var>information:<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.1"></a><var>79.1</var>(1) the number of grantees and their race, gender, and ethnicity;<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.2"></a><var>79.2</var>(2) grantee persistence and completion;<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.3"></a><var>79.3</var>(3) employment outcomes; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.4"></a><var>79.4</var>(4) other information requested by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.5"></a><var>79.5</var>(b) The commissioner shall report annually by January 15, to the chairs and ranking
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.6"></a><var>79.6</var>minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over higher education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.7"></a><var>79.7</var>finance by college and in aggregate on the information submitted to the commissioner
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.8"></a><var>79.8</var>under paragraph (a). The commissioner may include in the report recommendations <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.9"></a><var>79.9</var>for changes in the grant program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.10"></a><var>79.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2016.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.21.0"></a><a id="pl.79.11"></a><var>79.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 21. <b>BACCALAUREATE DEGREE PATHWAYS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.79.12"></a><var>79.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Regulate MnSCU baccalaureate transfers.</b> The Board of Trustees <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.13"></a><var>79.13</var>of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall implement new transfer pathways
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.14"></a><var>79.14</var>for associate of arts degrees, associate of science degrees, and associate of fine
         arts degrees <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.15"></a><var>79.15</var>toward baccalaureate degree programs. The implementation must, to the greatest extent
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.16"></a><var>79.16</var>possible, be done in accordance with the implementation plan, including its timeline,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.17"></a><var>79.17</var>developed pursuant to Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 1, section 12.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.18"></a><var>79.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>New or enhanced bachelor of applied science degrees.</b> The board, in <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.19"></a><var>79.19</var>consultation with system constituency groups, is encouraged to create a plan to enhance
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.20"></a><var>79.20</var>develop new bachelor of applied science degree programs in areas of high employment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.21"></a><var>79.21</var>need in the state to facilitate transfer pathways for students with associate of applied
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.22"></a><var>79.22</var>science degrees.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.23"></a><var>79.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Report.</b> By March 15, 2016, the board must report to the chairs and <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.24"></a><var>79.24</var>ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over higher
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.25"></a><var>79.25</var>education on the status of implementation of transfer pathways under subdivision 1
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.26"></a><var>79.26</var>any deviations from the implementation plan.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.22.0"></a><a id="pl.79.27"></a><var>79.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 22. <b>COLLEGE COMPLETION; MNSCU.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.79.28"></a><var>79.28</var>(a) The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.29"></a><var>79.29</var>develop a comprehensive plan to encourage students to complete degrees, diplomas,
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.30"></a><var>79.30</var>certificates in their fields of study. The board must consult with students, faculty,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.31"></a><var>79.31</var>administrators of the state colleges and universities and the Office of Higher Education
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.1"></a><var>80.1</var>create a plan that would increase program completion at each state college or university.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.2"></a><var>80.2</var>Components of this plan may include, but are not limited to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.3"></a><var>80.3</var>(1) replacing developmental or remedial courses, when appropriate, with corequisite
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.4"></a><var>80.4</var>courses in which students with academic deficiencies are placed into introductory
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.5"></a><var>80.5</var>credit-bearing coursework while receiving supplemental academic instruction on the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.6"></a><var>80.6</var>same subject and during the same term;<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.7"></a><var>80.7</var>(2) expanding intrusive advising, including the use of early alert systems or requiring
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.8"></a><var>80.8</var>the approval of an advisor or counselor to register for certain classes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.9"></a><var>80.9</var>(3) developing meta-majors in broad academic disciplines as an alternative to <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.10"></a><var>80.10</var>undecided majors;<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.11"></a><var>80.11</var>(4) making available alternative mathematics curriculum, including curriculum most
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.12"></a><var>80.12</var>relevant to the student's chosen area of study;<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.13"></a><var>80.13</var>(5) implementing "opt-out scheduling" by automatically enrolling students in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.14"></a><var>80.14</var>schedule of courses chosen by the student's department but allowing students to disenroll
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.15"></a><var>80.15</var>from such courses if they wish;<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.16"></a><var>80.16</var>(6) facilitating the transfer of credits between state colleges and universities;
         and<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.17"></a><var>80.17</var>(7) strategies to encourage students to enroll full time, including the use of financial
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.18"></a><var>80.18</var>assistance to reduce a student's need to work.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.19"></a><var>80.19</var>(b) The development of the plan required under this section shall not discourage the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.20"></a><var>80.20</var>development or delay the implementation or expansion of existing programs to encourage
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.21"></a><var>80.21</var>college completion.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.22"></a><var>80.22</var>(c) The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.23"></a><var>80.23</var>submit a report describing the plan developed under this section and an implementation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.24"></a><var>80.24</var>schedule to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over higher education policy
         no <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.25"></a><var>80.25</var>later than January 15, 2016. This report must include identification of the financial
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.26"></a><var>80.26</var>other resources needed by state colleges or universities to implement the plan developed
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.27"></a><var>80.27</var>under this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.23.0"></a><a id="pl.80.28"></a><var>80.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 23. <b>COLLEGE COMPLETION; UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.80.29"></a><var>80.29</var>(a) The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota is requested to develop a
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.30"></a><var>80.30</var>comprehensive plan to encourage students to complete degrees, diplomas, or certificates
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.31"></a><var>80.31</var>in their fields of study. The board is requested to consult with students, faculty,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.32"></a><var>80.32</var>administrators of the University of Minnesota and the Office of Higher Education to
         create <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.33"></a><var>80.33</var>a plan that would increase program completion among University of Minnesota students.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.34"></a><var>80.34</var>Components of this plan may include, but are not limited to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.1"></a><var>81.1</var>(1) offering interdisciplinary courses that encourage students to think across <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.2"></a><var>81.2</var>disciplinary boundaries and take advantage of the universitywide intellectual expertise;<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.3"></a><var>81.3</var>(2) expanding undergraduate academic advising, including intrusive advising, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.4"></a><var>81.4</var>the use of online advising tools;<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.5"></a><var>81.5</var>(3) assisting undecided students with personalized services to help them develop a
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.6"></a><var>81.6</var>plan for major and career selection;<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.7"></a><var>81.7</var>(4) requiring all students to fill out, and regularly update, their four-year degree
         plans;<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.8"></a><var>81.8</var>(5) facilitating student transfers to the University of Minnesota through support
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.9"></a><var>81.9</var>the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum and other transfer tools;<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.10"></a><var>81.10</var>(6) developing strategies to encourage students to enroll full time and graduate <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.11"></a><var>81.11</var>in four years; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.12"></a><var>81.12</var>(7) enhancing financial literacy programs that focus on low-income students.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.13"></a><var>81.13</var>(b) The development of the plan required under this section shall not discourage the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.14"></a><var>81.14</var>development or delay the implementation or expansion of existing programs to encourage
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.15"></a><var>81.15</var>college completion.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.16"></a><var>81.16</var>(c) The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota shall submit a report <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.17"></a><var>81.17</var>describing the plan developed under this section and an implementation schedule to
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.18"></a><var>81.18</var>legislative committees with jurisdiction over higher education policy no later than
         January <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.19"></a><var>81.19</var>15, 2016. This report must include identification of the financial and other resources
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.20"></a><var>81.20</var>needed to implement the plan developed under this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.24.0"></a><a id="pl.81.21"></a><var>81.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 24. <b>COUNSELING FOR COLLEGE STUDENT LOAN DEBTORS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.81.22"></a><var>81.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Pilot program created.</b> The commissioner of the Office of Higher <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.23"></a><var>81.23</var>Education shall make a grant to a nonprofit qualified debt counseling organization
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.24"></a><var>81.24</var>provide individual student loan debt repayment counseling to borrowers who are Minnesota
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.25"></a><var>81.25</var>residents concerning loans obtained to attend a Minnesota postsecondary institution.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.26"></a><var>81.26</var>counseling shall be provided to borrowers who are 30 to 60 days delinquent when they
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.27"></a><var>81.27</var>are referred to or otherwise identified by the organization as candidates for counseling.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.28"></a><var>81.28</var>The number of individuals receiving counseling may be limited to those capable of
         being <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.29"></a><var>81.29</var>served with available appropriations for that purpose. A goal of the counseling program
         is <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.30"></a><var>81.30</var>to provide two counseling sessions to at least 75 percent of borrowers receiving counseling.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.31"></a><var>81.31</var>The purpose of the counseling is to assist borrowers to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.32"></a><var>81.32</var>(1) understand their loan and repayment options; <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.33"></a><var>81.33</var>(2) manage loan repayment; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.34"></a><var>81.34</var>(3) develop a workable budget based on the borrower's full financial situation <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.35"></a><var>81.35</var>regarding income, expenses, and other debt.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.1"></a><var>82.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Qualified debt counseling organization.</b> A qualified debt counseling <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.2"></a><var>82.2</var>organization is an organization that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.3"></a><var>82.3</var>(1) has experience in providing individualized student loan counseling;<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.4"></a><var>82.4</var>(2) employs certified financial loan counselors; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.5"></a><var>82.5</var>(3) has offices at multiple rural and metropolitan area locations in the state to
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.6"></a><var>82.6</var>provide in-person counseling.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.7"></a><var>82.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Grant application.</b> Applications for a grant shall be on a form created by <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.8"></a><var>82.8</var>the commissioner and on a schedule set by the commissioner. Among other provisions,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.9"></a><var>82.9</var>the application must include a description of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.10"></a><var>82.10</var>(1) the characteristics of borrowers to be served;<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.11"></a><var>82.11</var>(2) the services to be provided and a timeline for implementation of the services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.12"></a><var>82.12</var>(3) how the services provided will help borrowers manage loan repayment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.13"></a><var>82.13</var>(4) specific program outcome goals and performance measures for each goal; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.14"></a><var>82.14</var>(5) how the services will be evaluated to determine whether the program goals <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.15"></a><var>82.15</var>were met.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.16"></a><var>82.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Grant.</b> The commissioner shall select one grant recipient.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.17"></a><var>82.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Program evaluation.</b> (a) The grant recipient must submit a report to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.18"></a><var>82.18</var>Office of Higher Education by January 15, 2017. The report must evaluate and measure
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.19"></a><var>82.19</var>the extent to which program outcome goals have been met.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.20"></a><var>82.20</var>(b) The grant recipient must collect, analyze, and report on participation and <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.21"></a><var>82.21</var>outcome data that enable the office to verify the outcomes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.22"></a><var>82.22</var>(c) The evaluation must include information on the number of borrowers served with
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.23"></a><var>82.23</var>on-time student loan payments, the number who brought their loans into good standing,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.24"></a><var>82.24</var>the number of student loan defaults, the number who developed a monthly budget plan,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.25"></a><var>82.25</var>and other information required by the commissioner. Recipients of the counseling must
         be <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.26"></a><var>82.26</var>surveyed on their opinions about the usefulness of the counseling and the survey results
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.27"></a><var>82.27</var>must be included in the report.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.28"></a><var>82.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Report to legislature.</b> By February 1, 2017, the commissioner must <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.29"></a><var>82.29</var>submit a report to the committees in the legislature with jurisdiction over higher
         education <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.30"></a><var>82.30</var>finance regarding grant program outcomes.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.25.0"></a><a id="pl.82.31"></a><var>82.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 25. <b>HIGHER EDUCATION ATTAINMENT GOAL; INITIAL REPORT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.82.32"></a><var>82.32</var>By October 15, 2015, the Office of Higher Education, after collaborating with the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.33"></a><var>82.33</var>state demographer's office, shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.1"></a><var>83.1</var>legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over higher education policy and
         finance, <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.2"></a><var>83.2</var>on the baseline data and methodology that will be used to measure progress towards
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.3"></a><var>83.3</var>the attainment goal specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.012. The report
         shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.4"></a><var>83.4</var>include information about the specific data and data sources that will be used to
         complete <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.5"></a><var>83.5</var>the analyses, and make recommendations regarding the appropriate comparison groups
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.6"></a><var>83.6</var>for conducting the analyses, and the manner in which data can be disaggregated by
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.7"></a><var>83.7</var>distinct racial and ethnic group categories, and timeline benchmarks for meeting the
         goal <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.8"></a><var>83.8</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.012, subdivision 2.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.26.0"></a><a id="pl.83.9"></a><var>83.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 26. <b>HUMAN SUBJECT RESEARCH STANDARDS; UNIVERSITY OF </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.83.10"></a><var>83.10</var><b>MINNESOTA.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.83.11"></a><var>83.11</var>The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota shall report monthly, <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.12"></a><var>83.12</var>commencing July 1, 2015, to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.13"></a><var>83.13</var>committees with jurisdiction over higher education finance. The reports must describe
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.14"></a><var>83.14</var>progress in developing and implementing a plan to conduct human subject research <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.15"></a><var>83.15</var>at the university. The monthly reports must continue until the plan has been fully
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.16"></a><var>83.16</var>implemented. The reports must include how the university will implement the individual
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.17"></a><var>83.17</var>recommendations contained in the final report, dated February 23, 2015, titled "An
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.18"></a><var>83.18</var>External Review of the Protection of Human Research Participants at the University
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.19"></a><var>83.19</var>Minnesota with Special Attention to Research with Adults who may lack Decision-Making
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.20"></a><var>83.20</var>Capacity." The report was prepared pursuant to an agreement by the university with
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.21"></a><var>83.21</var>Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Program (AAHRPP).<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.22"></a><var>83.22</var>The reports must, among other details, provide specific details about:<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.23"></a><var>83.23</var>(1) the changes to Institutional Review Board membership, policies, and practices;<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.24"></a><var>83.24</var>(2) the procedures required for obtaining and reviewing consents by individuals with
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.25"></a><var>83.25</var>impaired decision-making abilities; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.26"></a><var>83.26</var>(3) the policy with respect to responding to concerns of family and others for the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.27"></a><var>83.27</var>well-being of human research subjects.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.28"></a><var>83.28</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.27.0"></a><a id="pl.83.29"></a><var>83.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 27. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.83.30"></a><var>83.30</var>Minnesota Rules, part 4830.7500, subparts 2a and 2b, are repealed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.84.1"></a><var>84.1</var><b>ARTICLE 4</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.84.2"></a><var>84.2</var><b>CAMPUS SEXUAL ASSAULT</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.4.1.0"></a><a id="pl.84.3"></a><var>84.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.322, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.4"></a><var>84.4</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.5"></a><var>84.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Campus sexual assault data.</b> Data relating to allegations of sexual assault <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.6"></a><var>84.6</var>at a postsecondary institution are classified under section 135A.15.<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.7"></a><var>84.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2016.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.2.0"></a><a id="pl.84.8"></a><var>84.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 135A.15, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.9"></a><var>84.9</var><b>135A.15 SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND VIOLENCE POLICY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.84.10"></a><var>84.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Applicability; </b><b>policy required.</b> (a) This section applies to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.11"></a><var>84.11</var>following postsecondary institutions:<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.12"></a><var>84.12</var>(1) institutions governed by the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.13"></a><var>84.13</var>and Universities; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.14"></a><var>84.14</var>(2) private postsecondary institutions that offer in-person courses on a campus <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.15"></a><var>84.15</var>located in Minnesota and which are eligible institutions as defined in section 136A.103,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.16"></a><var>84.16</var>provided that a private postsecondary institution with a systemwide enrollment of
         fewer <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.17"></a><var>84.17</var>than 100 students in the previous academic year is exempt from subdivisions 4 to 10.<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.18"></a><var>84.18</var>Institutions governed by the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota are <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.19"></a><var>84.19</var>requested to comply with this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.20"></a><var>84.20</var>The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall, and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.21"></a><var>84.21</var>the University of Minnesota is requested to, (b) A postsecondary institution must adopt <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.22"></a><var>84.22</var>a clear, understandable written policy on sexual harassment and sexual violence that
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.23"></a><var>84.23</var>informs victims of their rights under the crime victims bill of rights, including
         the right to <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.24"></a><var>84.24</var>assistance from the Crime Victims Reparations Board and the commissioner of public
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.25"></a><var>84.25</var>safety. The policy must apply to students and employees and must provide information
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.26"></a><var>84.26</var>about their rights and duties. The policy must apply to criminal incidents against a student <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.27"></a><var>84.27</var>or employee of a postsecondary institution occurring on property owned or leased by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.28"></a><var>84.28</var>postsecondary system or institution in which the victim is a student or employee of that <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.29"></a><var>84.29</var>system or institution or at any activity, program, organization, or event sponsored by <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.30"></a><var>84.30</var>the system or institution, or by a fraternity and sorority. It must include procedures for <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.31"></a><var>84.31</var>reporting incidents of sexual harassment or sexual violence and for disciplinary actions
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.32"></a><var>84.32</var>against violators. During student registration, each technical college, community college, <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.33"></a><var>84.33</var>or state university shall, and the University of Minnesota is requested to, a postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.34"></a><var>84.34</var>institution shall provide each student with information regarding its policy. A copy of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.1"></a><var>85.1</var>policy also shall be posted at appropriate locations on campus at all times. Each private <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.2"></a><var>85.2</var>postsecondary institution that is an eligible institution as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>136A.155</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.3"></a><var>85.3</var>must adopt a policy that meets the requirements of this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.4"></a><var>85.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 1a. <b>Sexual assault definition.</b> For the purposes of this section, "sexual <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.5"></a><var>85.5</var>assault" means forcible sex offenses as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title
         34, <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.6"></a><var>85.6</var>part 668, subpart D, appendix A, as amended.<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.7"></a><var>85.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Victims' rights.</b> The policy required under subdivision 1 shall, at a <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.8"></a><var>85.8</var>minimum, require that students and employees be informed of the policy, and shall
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.9"></a><var>85.9</var>include provisions for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.10"></a><var>85.10</var>(1) filing criminal charges with local law enforcement officials in sexual assault
         cases;<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.11"></a><var>85.11</var>(2) the prompt assistance of campus authorities, at the request of the victim, in
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.12"></a><var>85.12</var>notifying the appropriate law enforcement officials and disciplinary authorities of
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.13"></a><var>85.13</var>sexual assault incident;<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.14"></a><var>85.14</var>(3) allowing sexual assault victims to decide whether to report a case to law <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.15"></a><var>85.15</var>enforcement;<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.16"></a><var>85.16</var>(4) requiring campus authorities to treat sexual assault victims with dignity;<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.17"></a><var>85.17</var>(5) requiring campus authorities to offer sexual assault victims fair and respectful
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.18"></a><var>85.18</var>health care, counseling services, or referrals to such services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.19"></a><var>85.19</var>(6) preventing campus authorities from suggesting to a victim of sexual assault that
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.20"></a><var>85.20</var>the victim is at fault for the crimes or violations that occurred;<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.21"></a><var>85.21</var>(7) preventing campus authorities from suggesting to a victim of sexual assault that
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.22"></a><var>85.22</var>the victim should have acted in a different manner to avoid such a crime;<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.23"></a><var>85.23</var>(8) subject to subdivision 10, protecting the privacy of sexual assault victims by
         only <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.24"></a><var>85.24</var>disclosing data collected under this section to the victim, persons whose work assignments
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.25"></a><var>85.25</var>reasonably require access, and, at a sexual assault victim's request, police conducting
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.26"></a><var>85.26</var>a criminal investigation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.27"></a><var>85.27</var>(3) (9) an investigation and resolution of a sexual assault complaint by campus <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.28"></a><var>85.28</var>disciplinary authorities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.29"></a><var>85.29</var>(4) (10) a sexual assault victim's participation in and the presence of the victim's <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.30"></a><var>85.30</var>attorney or other support person who is not a fact witness to the sexual assault at any <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.31"></a><var>85.31</var>meeting with campus officials concerning the victim's sexual assault complaint or
         campus <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.32"></a><var>85.32</var>disciplinary proceeding concerning a sexual assault complaint;<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.33"></a><var>85.33</var>(11) ensuring that a sexual assault victim may decide when to repeat a description
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.34"></a><var>85.34</var>of the incident of sexual assault;<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.35"></a><var>85.35</var>(12) notice to a sexual assault victim of the availability of a campus or local program
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.36"></a><var>85.36</var>providing sexual assault advocacy services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.1"></a><var>86.1</var>(5) (13) notice to a sexual assault victim of the outcome of any campus disciplinary <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.2"></a><var>86.2</var>proceeding concerning a sexual assault complaint, consistent with laws relating to
         data <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.3"></a><var>86.3</var>practices;<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.4"></a><var>86.4</var>(6) (14) the complete and prompt assistance of campus authorities, at the direction <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.5"></a><var>86.5</var>of law enforcement authorities, in obtaining, securing, and maintaining evidence in
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.6"></a><var>86.6</var>connection with a sexual assault incident;<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.7"></a><var>86.7</var>(7) (15) the assistance of campus authorities in preserving for a sexual assault <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.8"></a><var>86.8</var>complainant or victim materials relevant to a campus disciplinary proceeding; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.9"></a><var>86.9</var>(8) (16) during and after the process of investigating a complaint and conducting <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.10"></a><var>86.10</var>a campus disciplinary procedure, the assistance of campus personnel, in cooperation <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.11"></a><var>86.11</var>with the appropriate law enforcement authorities, at a sexual assault victim's request,
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.12"></a><var>86.12</var>shielding the victim from unwanted contact with the alleged assailant, including transfer
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.13"></a><var>86.13</var>of the victim to alternative classes or to alternative college-owned housing, if alternative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.14"></a><var>86.14</var>classes or housing are available and feasible.;<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.15"></a><var>86.15</var>(17) forbidding retaliation, and establishing a process for investigating complaints
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.16"></a><var>86.16</var>retaliation, against sexual assault victims by campus authorities, the accused, organizations
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.17"></a><var>86.17</var>affiliated with the accused, other students, and other employees;<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.18"></a><var>86.18</var>(18) at the request of the victim, providing students who reported sexual assaults
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.19"></a><var>86.19</var>the institution and subsequently choose to transfer to another postsecondary institution
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.20"></a><var>86.20</var>with information about resources for victims of sexual assault at the institution
         to which <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.21"></a><var>86.21</var>the victim is transferring; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.22"></a><var>86.22</var>(19) consistent with laws governing access to student records, providing a student
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.23"></a><var>86.23</var>who reported an incident of sexual assault with access to the student's description
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.24"></a><var>86.24</var>incident as it was reported to the institution, including if that student transfers
         to another <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.25"></a><var>86.25</var>postsecondary institution.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.26"></a><var>86.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Uniform amnesty.</b> The sexual harassment and violence policy required by <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.27"></a><var>86.27</var>subdivision 1 must include a provision that a witness or victim of an incident of
         sexual <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.28"></a><var>86.28</var>assault who reports the incident in good faith shall not be sanctioned by the institution
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.29"></a><var>86.29</var>for admitting in the report to a violation of the institution's student conduct policy
         on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.30"></a><var>86.30</var>personal use of drugs or alcohol.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.31"></a><var>86.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Coordination with local law enforcement.</b> (a) A postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.32"></a><var>86.32</var>institution must enter into a memorandum of understanding with the primary local law
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.33"></a><var>86.33</var>enforcement agencies that serve its campus. The memorandum must be entered into no
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.34"></a><var>86.34</var>later than January 1, 2017, and updated every two years thereafter. This memorandum
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.35"></a><var>86.35</var>shall clearly delineate responsibilities and require information sharing, in accordance
         with <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.1"></a><var>87.1</var>applicable state and federal privacy laws, about certain crimes including, but not
         limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.2"></a><var>87.2</var>to, sexual assault. This memorandum of understanding shall provide:<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.3"></a><var>87.3</var>(1) delineation and sharing protocols of investigative responsibilities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.4"></a><var>87.4</var>(2) protocols for investigations, including standards for notification and <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.5"></a><var>87.5</var>communication and measures to promote evidence preservation; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.6"></a><var>87.6</var>(3) a method of sharing information about specific crimes, when directed by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.7"></a><var>87.7</var>victim, and a method of sharing crime details anonymously in order to better protect
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.8"></a><var>87.8</var>overall campus safety.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.9"></a><var>87.9</var>(b) Prior to the start of each academic year, a postsecondary institution shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.10"></a><var>87.10</var>distribute an electronic copy of the memorandum of understanding to all employees
         on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.11"></a><var>87.11</var>campus that are subject to the memorandum.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.12"></a><var>87.12</var>(c) An institution is exempt from the requirement that it develop a memorandum of
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.13"></a><var>87.13</var>understanding under this section if the institution and local or county law enforcement
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.14"></a><var>87.14</var>agencies establish a sexual assault protocol team to facilitate effective cooperation
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.15"></a><var>87.15</var>collaboration between the institution and law enforcement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.16"></a><var>87.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Online reporting system.</b> (a) A postsecondary institution must provide an <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.17"></a><var>87.17</var>online reporting system to receive complaints of sexual harassment and sexual violence
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.18"></a><var>87.18</var>from students and employees. The system must permit anonymous reports, provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.19"></a><var>87.19</var>that the institution is not obligated to investigate an anonymous report unless a
         formal <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.20"></a><var>87.20</var>report is submitted through the process established in the institution's sexual harassment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.21"></a><var>87.21</var>and sexual violence policy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.22"></a><var>87.22</var>(b) A postsecondary institution must provide students making reports under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.23"></a><var>87.23</var>subdivision with information about who will receive and have access to the reports
         filed, <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.24"></a><var>87.24</var>how the information gathered through the system will be used, and contact information
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.25"></a><var>87.25</var>on-campus and off-campus organizations serving victims of sexual violence.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.26"></a><var>87.26</var>(c) Data collected under this subdivision is classified as private data on individuals
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.27"></a><var>87.27</var>as defined by section 13.02, subdivision 12. Postsecondary institutions not otherwise
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.28"></a><var>87.28</var>subject to chapter 13 must limit access to the data to only the data subject and persons
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.29"></a><var>87.29</var>whose work assignments reasonably require access.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.30"></a><var>87.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Data collection and reporting.</b> (a) Postsecondary institutions must <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.31"></a><var>87.31</var>annually report statistics on sexual assault. This report must be prepared in addition
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.32"></a><var>87.32</var>any federally required reporting on campus security, including reports required by
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.33"></a><var>87.33</var>Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.34"></a><var>87.34</var>United States Code, title 20, section 1092(f). The report must include, but not be
         limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.35"></a><var>87.35</var>to, the number of incidents of sexual assault reported to the institution in the previous
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.36"></a><var>87.36</var>calendar year, as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.1"></a><var>88.1</var>(1) the number that were investigated by the institution;<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.2"></a><var>88.2</var>(2) the number that were referred for a disciplinary proceeding at the institution;<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.3"></a><var>88.3</var>(3) the number the victim chose to report to local or state law enforcement;<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.4"></a><var>88.4</var>(4) the number for which a campus disciplinary proceeding is pending, but has not
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.5"></a><var>88.5</var>reached a final resolution;<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.6"></a><var>88.6</var>(5) the number in which the alleged perpetrator was found responsible by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.7"></a><var>88.7</var>disciplinary proceeding at the institution;<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.8"></a><var>88.8</var>(6) the number that resulted in any action by the institution greater than a warning
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.9"></a><var>88.9</var>issued to the accused;<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.10"></a><var>88.10</var>(7) the number that resulted in a disciplinary proceeding at the institution that
         closed <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.11"></a><var>88.11</var>without resolution;<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.12"></a><var>88.12</var>(8) the number that resulted in a disciplinary proceeding at the institution that
         closed <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.13"></a><var>88.13</var>without resolution because the accused withdrew from the institution;<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.14"></a><var>88.14</var>(9) the number that resulted in a disciplinary proceeding at the institution that
         closed <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.15"></a><var>88.15</var>without resolution because the victim chose not to participate in the procedure; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.16"></a><var>88.16</var>(10) the number of reports made through the online reporting system established in
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.17"></a><var>88.17</var>subdivision 5, excluding reports submitted anonymously.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.18"></a><var>88.18</var>(b) If an institution previously submitted a report indicating that one or more <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.19"></a><var>88.19</var>disciplinary proceedings was pending, but had not reached a final resolution, and
         one or <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.20"></a><var>88.20</var>more of those disciplinary proceedings reached a final resolution within the previous
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.21"></a><var>88.21</var>calendar year, that institution must submit updated totals from the previous year
         that <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.22"></a><var>88.22</var>reflect the outcome of the pending case or cases.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.23"></a><var>88.23</var>(c) The reports required by this subdivision must be submitted to the Office of <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.24"></a><var>88.24</var>Higher Education by October 1 of each year. Each report must contain the data required
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.25"></a><var>88.25</var>under paragraphs (a) and (b) from the previous calendar year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.26"></a><var>88.26</var>(d) The commissioner of the Office of Higher Education shall calculate statewide <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.27"></a><var>88.27</var>numbers for each data item reported by an institution under this subdivision. The
         statewide <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.28"></a><var>88.28</var>numbers must include data from postsecondary institutions that the commissioner could
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.29"></a><var>88.29</var>not publish due to federal laws governing access to student records.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.30"></a><var>88.30</var>(e) The Office of Higher Education shall publish on its Web site:<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.31"></a><var>88.31</var>(1) the statewide data calculated under paragraph (d); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.32"></a><var>88.32</var>(2) the data items required under paragraphs (a) and (b) for each postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.33"></a><var>88.33</var>institution in the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.34"></a><var>88.34</var>Each postsecondary institution shall publish on the institution's Web site the data
         items <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.35"></a><var>88.35</var>required under paragraphs (a) and (b) for that institution.<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.1"></a><var>89.1</var>(f) Reports and data required under this subdivision must be prepared and published
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.2"></a><var>89.2</var>as summary data, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 19, and must be consistent
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.3"></a><var>89.3</var>with applicable law governing access to educational data. If an institution or the
         Office <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.4"></a><var>89.4</var>of Higher Education does not publish data because of applicable law, the publication
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.5"></a><var>89.5</var>must explain why data are not included.<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.6"></a><var>89.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Access to data; audit trail.</b> (a) Data on incidents of sexual assault shared <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.7"></a><var>89.7</var>with campus security officers or campus administrators responsible for investigating
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.8"></a><var>89.8</var>adjudicating complaints of sexual assault are classified as private data on individuals
         as <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.9"></a><var>89.9</var>defined by section 13.02, subdivision 12, for the purposes of postsecondary institutions
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.10"></a><var>89.10</var>subject to the requirements of chapter 13. Postsecondary institutions not otherwise
         subject <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.11"></a><var>89.11</var>to chapter 13 must limit access to the data to only the data subject and persons whose
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.12"></a><var>89.12</var>work assignments reasonably require access.<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.13"></a><var>89.13</var>(b) Only individuals with explicit authorization from an institution may enter, <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.14"></a><var>89.14</var>update, or access electronic data related to an incident of sexual assault collected,
         created, <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.15"></a><var>89.15</var>or maintained under this section. The ability of authorized individuals to enter,
         update, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.16"></a><var>89.16</var>access these data must be limited through the use of role-based access that corresponds
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.17"></a><var>89.17</var>the official duties or training level of the individual and the institutional authorization
         that <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.18"></a><var>89.18</var>grants access for that purpose. All actions in which the data related to an incident
         of sexual <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.19"></a><var>89.19</var>assault are entered, updated, accessed, shared, or disseminated outside of the institution
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.20"></a><var>89.20</var>must be recorded in a data audit trail. An institution shall immediately and permanently
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.21"></a><var>89.21</var>revoke the authorization of any individual determined to have willfully entered, updated,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.22"></a><var>89.22</var>accessed, shared, or disseminated data in violation of this subdivision or any provision
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.23"></a><var>89.23</var>chapter 13. If an individual is determined to have willfully gained access to data
         without <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.24"></a><var>89.24</var>explicit authorization, the matter shall be forwarded to a county attorney for prosecution.<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.25"></a><var>89.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 8. <b>Comprehensive training.</b> (a) A postsecondary institution must provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.26"></a><var>89.26</var>campus security officers and campus administrators responsible for investigating or
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.27"></a><var>89.27</var>adjudicating complaints of sexual assault with comprehensive training on preventing
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.28"></a><var>89.28</var>responding to sexual assault in collaboration with the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.29"></a><var>89.29</var>or another law enforcement agency with expertise in criminal sexual conduct. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.30"></a><var>89.30</var>training for campus security officers shall include a presentation on the dynamics
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.31"></a><var>89.31</var>sexual assault, neurobiological responses to trauma, and best practices for preventing,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.32"></a><var>89.32</var>responding to, and investigating sexual assault. The training for campus administrators
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.33"></a><var>89.33</var>responsible for investigating or adjudicating complaints on sexual assault shall include
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.34"></a><var>89.34</var>presentations on preventing sexual assault, responding to incidents of sexual assault,
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.35"></a><var>89.35</var>dynamics of sexual assault, neurobiological responses to trauma, and compliance with
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.36"></a><var>89.36</var>state and federal laws on sexual assault.<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.1"></a><var>90.1</var>(b) The following categories of students who attend, or will attend, one or more <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.2"></a><var>90.2</var>courses on campus or will participate in on-campus activities must be provided sexual
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.3"></a><var>90.3</var>assault training:<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.4"></a><var>90.4</var>(1) students pursuing a degree or certificate;<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.5"></a><var>90.5</var>(2) students who are taking courses through the Postsecondary Enrollment Options <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.6"></a><var>90.6</var>Act; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.7"></a><var>90.7</var>(3) any other categories of students determined by the institution.<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.8"></a><var>90.8</var>Students must complete such training no later than ten business days after the start
         of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.9"></a><var>90.9</var>student's first semester of classes. Once a student completes the training, institutions
         must <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.10"></a><var>90.10</var>document the student's completion of the training and provide proof of training completion
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.11"></a><var>90.11</var>to a student at the student's request. Students enrolled at more than one institution
         within <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.12"></a><var>90.12</var>the same system at the same time are only required to complete the training once.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.13"></a><var>90.13</var>The training shall include information about topics including but not limited to sexual
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.14"></a><var>90.14</var>assault as defined in subdivision 1a; consent as defined in section 609.341, subdivision
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.15"></a><var>90.15</var>4; preventing and reducing the prevalence of sexual assault; procedures for reporting
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.16"></a><var>90.16</var>campus sexual assault; and campus resources on sexual assault, including organizations
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.17"></a><var>90.17</var>that support victims of sexual assault.<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.18"></a><var>90.18</var>(c) A postsecondary institution shall annually train individuals responsible for <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.19"></a><var>90.19</var>responding to reports of sexual assault. This training shall include information about
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.20"></a><var>90.20</var>best practices for interacting with victims of sexual assault, including how to reduce
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.21"></a><var>90.21</var>emotional distress resulting from the reporting, investigatory, and disciplinary process.<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.22"></a><var>90.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 9. <b>Student health services.</b> (a) An institution's student health service <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.23"></a><var>90.23</var>providers must screen students for incidents of sexual violence and sexual harassment.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.24"></a><var>90.24</var>Student health service providers shall offer students information on resources available
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.25"></a><var>90.25</var>to victims and survivors of sexual violence and sexual harassment including counseling,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.26"></a><var>90.26</var>mental health services, and procedures for reporting incidents to the institution.<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.27"></a><var>90.27</var>(b) Each institution offering student health or counseling services must designate
         an <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.28"></a><var>90.28</var>existing staff member or existing staff members as confidential resources for victims
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.29"></a><var>90.29</var>sexual violence or sexual harassment. The confidential resource must be available
         to meet <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.30"></a><var>90.30</var>with victims of sexual violence and sexual harassment. The confidential resource must
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.31"></a><var>90.31</var>provide victims with information about locally available resources for victims of
         sexual <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.32"></a><var>90.32</var>violence and sexual harassment including, but not limited to, mental health services
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.33"></a><var>90.33</var>legal assistance. The confidential resource must provide victims with information
         about <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.34"></a><var>90.34</var>the process for reporting an incident of sexual violence and sexual harassment to
         campus <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.35"></a><var>90.35</var>authorities or local law enforcement. The victim shall decide whether to report an
         incident <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.36"></a><var>90.36</var>of sexual violence and sexual harassment to campus authorities or local law enforcement.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.1"></a><var>91.1</var>Confidential resources must be trained in all aspects of responding to incidents of
         sexual <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.2"></a><var>91.2</var>violence and sexual harassment including, but not limited to, best practices for interacting
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.3"></a><var>91.3</var>with victims of trauma, preserving evidence, campus disciplinary and local legal processes,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.4"></a><var>91.4</var>and locally available resources for victims. Data shared with a confidential resource
         is <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.5"></a><var>91.5</var>classified as sexual assault communication data as defined by section 13.822, subdivision
         1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.6"></a><var>91.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 10. <b>Applicability of other laws.</b> This section does not exempt mandatory <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.7"></a><var>91.7</var>reporters from the requirements of section 626.556 or 626.557 governing the reporting
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.8"></a><var>91.8</var>maltreatment of minors or vulnerable adults. Nothing in this section limits the authority
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.9"></a><var>91.9</var>an institution to comply with other applicable state or federal laws related to investigations
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.10"></a><var>91.10</var>or reports of sexual harassment, sexual violence, or sexual assault.<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.11"></a><var>91.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2016, except subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.12"></a><var>91.12</var>9, paragraph (a), is effective January 1, 2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.3.0"></a><a id="pl.91.13"></a><var>91.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 3. <b>[626.891] COOPERATION WITH POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.91.14"></a><var>91.14</var>Local law enforcement agencies, including law enforcement agencies operated <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.15"></a><var>91.15</var>by statutory cities, home rule charter cities, and counties must enter into and honor
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.16"></a><var>91.16</var>memoranda of understanding required under section 135A.15.<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.17"></a><var>91.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2016.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.91.18"></a><var>91.18</var><b>ARTICLE 5</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.91.19"></a><var>91.19</var><b>STATE GRANT</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.5.1.0"></a><a id="pl.91.20"></a><var>91.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.121, subdivision 6, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.21"></a><var>91.21</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.22"></a><var>91.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Cost of attendance.</b> (a) The recognized cost of attendance consists of: <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.23"></a><var>91.23</var>(1) an allowance specified in law for living and miscellaneous expenses, and (2) an
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.24"></a><var>91.24</var>allowance for tuition and fees equal to the lesser of the average tuition and fees
         charged <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.25"></a><var>91.25</var>by the institution, or a tuition and fee maximum if one is established in law. If no living <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.26"></a><var>91.26</var>and miscellaneous expense allowance is established in law, the allowance is equal
         to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.27"></a><var>91.27</var>federal poverty guidelines for a one person household in Minnesota for nine months.
         If <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.28"></a><var>91.28</var>no tuition and fee maximum is established in law, the allowance for tuition and fees
         is <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.29"></a><var>91.29</var>equal to the lesser of: (1) the average tuition and fees charged by the institution,
         and (2) <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.30"></a><var>91.30</var>for two-year programs, an amount equal to the highest tuition and fees charged at
         a public <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.31"></a><var>91.31</var>two-year institution, or for four-year programs, an amount equal to the highest tuition
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.32"></a><var>91.32</var>fees charged at a public university.<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.1"></a><var>92.1</var>(b) For a student registering for less than full time, the office shall prorate the
         cost of <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.2"></a><var>92.2</var>attendance to the actual number of credits for which the student is enrolled.<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.3"></a><var>92.3</var>(c) The recognized cost of attendance for a student who is confined to a Minnesota
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.4"></a><var>92.4</var>correctional institution shall consist of the tuition and fee component in paragraph
         (a), <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.5"></a><var>92.5</var>with no allowance for living and miscellaneous expenses.<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.6"></a><var>92.6</var>(d) For the purpose of this subdivision, "fees" include only those fees that are <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.7"></a><var>92.7</var>mandatory and charged to full-time resident students attending the institution. Fees
         do <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.8"></a><var>92.8</var>not include charges for tools, equipment, computers, or other similar materials where
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.9"></a><var>92.9</var>student retains ownership. Fees include charges for these materials if the institution
         retains <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.10"></a><var>92.10</var>ownership. Fees do not include optional or punitive fees.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.2.0"></a><a id="pl.92.11"></a><var>92.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.121, subdivision 7a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.12"></a><var>92.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7a. <b>Surplus appropriation.</b> If the amount appropriated is determined by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.13"></a><var>92.13</var>office to be more than sufficient to fund projected grant demand in the second year
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.14"></a><var>92.14</var>biennium, the office may increase the living and miscellaneous expense allowance or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.15"></a><var>92.15</var>tuition and fee maximums in the second year of the biennium by up to an amount that <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.16"></a><var>92.16</var>retains sufficient appropriations to fund the projected grant demand. The adjustment
         may <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.17"></a><var>92.17</var>be made one or more times. In making the determination that there are more than sufficient
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.18"></a><var>92.18</var>funds, the office shall balance the need for sufficient resources to meet the projected
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.19"></a><var>92.19</var>demand for grants with the goal of fully allocating the appropriation for state grants.
         An <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.20"></a><var>92.20</var>increase in the living and miscellaneous expense allowance under this subdivision
         does <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.21"></a><var>92.21</var>not carry forward into a subsequent biennium."<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.22"></a><var>92.22</var>Delete the title and insert:<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.92.23"></a><var>92.23</var>"A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.92.24"></a><var>92.24</var>relating to relating to higher education; establishing a budget for higher education;
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.25"></a><var>92.25</var>appropriating money to the Office of Higher Education, the Board of Trustees <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.26"></a><var>92.26</var>of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, the Board of Regents of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.27"></a><var>92.27</var>University of Minnesota, and the Mayo Clinic; appropriating money for tuition <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.28"></a><var>92.28</var>relief; making various policy and technical changes to higher-education-related <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.29"></a><var>92.29</var>provisions; regulating the policies of postsecondary institutions relating to sexual
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.30"></a><var>92.30</var>harassment and sexual violence; providing goals, standards, programs, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.31"></a><var>92.31</var>grants; requiring reports; authorizing refinancing of certain bonds;amending <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.32"></a><var>92.32</var>Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 5.41, subdivisions 2, 3; 13.32, subdivision 6; <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.33"></a><var>92.33</var>13.322, by adding a subdivision; 16C.075; 122A.09, subdivision 4; 124D.09, <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.34"></a><var>92.34</var>by adding subdivisions; 124D.091, subdivision 1; 135A.15; 136A.01, by adding <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.35"></a><var>92.35</var>a subdivision; 136A.031, subdivision 4; 136A.0411; 136A.101, subdivision 8; <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.36"></a><var>92.36</var>136A.121, subdivisions 6, 7a, 20; 136A.125, subdivisions 2, 4, 4b; 136A.1701, <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.37"></a><var>92.37</var>subdivision 4; 136A.61; 136A.63, subdivision 2; 136A.65, subdivisions 4, <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.38"></a><var>92.38</var>7; 136A.657, subdivisions 1, 3; 136A.67; 136A.861, subdivision 1; 136A.87; <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.39"></a><var>92.39</var>136G.05, subdivision 7; 137.54; 141.21, subdivisions 5, 6a, 9; 141.25; 141.251, <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.40"></a><var>92.40</var>subdivision 2; 141.255; 141.26; 141.265; 141.271, subdivisions 1a, 1b, 3, 5, 7, 8,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.41"></a><var>92.41</var>9, 10, 12, 13, 14; 141.28; 141.29; 141.30; 141.32; 141.35; 197.75, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.42"></a><var>92.42</var>1; 261.23; Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 13, section 47; proposing coding for <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.43"></a><var>92.43</var>new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 135A; 136A; 136F; 175; 626; repealing <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.1"></a><var>93.1</var>Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 136A.127, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.2"></a><var>93.2</var>9, 9b, 10, 10a, 11, 14; 136A.862; 141.271, subdivisions 4, 6; 158.01; 158.02; <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.3"></a><var>93.3</var>158.03; 158.04; 158.05; 158.06; 158.07; 158.08; 158.09; 158.091; 158.10; <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.4"></a><var>93.4</var>158.11; 158.12; Minnesota Rules, part 4830.7500, subparts 2a, 2b."<br />
         		
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            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.94.1"></a><var>94.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.94.2"></a><var>94.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Senate Conferees:<br />
                  		<span width="2em"></span></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.94.3"></a><var>94.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.94.4"></a><var>94.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Terri E. Bonoff<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Greg D. Clausen<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.94.5"></a><var>94.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.94.6"></a><var>94.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Kent Eken<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Kari Dziedzic<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.94.7"></a><var>94.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.94.8"></a><var>94.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Jeremy R. Miller<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.94.9"></a><var>94.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>House Conferees:<br />
                  		<span width="2em"></span></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.94.10"></a><var>94.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.94.11"></a><var>94.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Bud Nornes<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Marion O'Neill<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.94.12"></a><var>94.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.94.13"></a><var>94.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Glenn Gruenhagen<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Drew Christensen<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.94.14"></a><var>94.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.94.15"></a><var>94.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Gene Pelowski Jr.<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
      </div>