<div class="xtend"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON S.F. No. 943<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; appropriating money for an education debt relief <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>grant; requiring a report.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>May 21, 2017<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>The Honorable Michelle L. Fischbach<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>President of the Senate<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>The Honorable Kurt L. Daudt<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>Speaker of the House of Representatives<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>We, the undersigned conferees for S.F. No. 943 report that we have agreed upon the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>items in dispute and recommend as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>That the House recede from its amendment and that S.F. No. 943 be further amended <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</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.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>"<b>ARTICLE 1</b><br />
            		
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var><b>HIGHER EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
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            <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.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="7">Section 1. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
                  		<b> </b>
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general
         fund, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>The figures "2018" and "2019" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, or June 30, 2019, respectively.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>"The first year" is fiscal year 2018. "The second year" is fiscal year 2019. "The
         biennium" <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>is fiscal years 2018 and 2019.<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.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>Available for the Year</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>Ending June 30</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center"><b>2018</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center"><b>2019</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.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 2. <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.2.5"></a><var>2.5</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> </b><b>260,036,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b> </b><b>256,495,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</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.2.9"></a><var>2.9</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"> 198,206,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 198,356,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>If the appropriation in this subdivision for <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>either year is insufficient, the appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</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.2.13"></a><var>2.13</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">6,694,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">6,694,000<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.2.14"></a><var>2.14</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.2.15"></a><var>2.15</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.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>If the appropriation in this subdivision for <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>either year is insufficient, the appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>for the other year is available to meet <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</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.2.20"></a><var>2.20</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.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>This appropriation is to provide educational <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>benefits under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>299A.45, to eligible dependent children and <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>to the spouses of public safety officers killed <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>in the line of duty.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>If the appropriation in this subdivision for <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>either year is insufficient, the appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</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.2.29"></a><var>2.29</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.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>The commissioner must contract with or <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>employ at least one person with demonstrated <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>competence in American Indian culture and <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>residing in or near the city of Bemidji to assist <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>students with the scholarships under <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.126, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>with other information about financial aid for <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>which the students may be eligible. Bemidji <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>State University must provide office space at <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>no cost to the Office of Higher Education for <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>purposes of administering the American Indian <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>scholarship program under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>section 136A.126. This appropriation includes <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>funding to administer the American Indian <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>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.3.12"></a><var>3.12</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.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>For tribal college assistance grants under <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</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.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</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.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>For the intervention for college attendance <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>136A.861.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>The commissioner may use no more than three <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>percent of this appropriation to administer the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>intervention for college attendance program <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>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.3.24"></a><var>3.24</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.3.25"></a><var>3.25</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.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</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.3.28"></a><var>3.28</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.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</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.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>For a grant to United Family Medicine <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>residency program. This appropriation shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>be used to support up to 21 resident physicians <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>each year in family practice at United Family <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>Medicine residency programs and shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>prepare doctors to practice family care <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>medicine in underserved rural and urban areas <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>of the state. It is intended that this program <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>will improve health care in underserved <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>communities, provide affordable access to <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>appropriate medical care, and manage the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>treatment of patients in a cost-effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>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.4.9"></a><var>4.9</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.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</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.4.12"></a><var>4.12</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.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>For transfer to Hennepin County Medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>Center for graduate family medical education <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>programs at Hennepin County Medical 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.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</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">3,481,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>(a) $2,780,000 in fiscal year 2018 is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>two-year public college program grants under <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>Laws 2015, chapter 69, article 3, section 20.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>(b) $545,000 in fiscal year 2018 is to provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>mentoring and outreach as specified under <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>Laws 2015, chapter 69, article 3, section 20.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>(c) $156,000 in fiscal year 2018 is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>information technology and administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>costs associated with implementation of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>grant 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.4.28"></a><var>4.28</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.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>(a) This appropriation is for immediate transfer <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>to College Possible to support programs of <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>college admission and college graduation for <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>low-income students through an intensive <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>curriculum of coaching and support at both <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>the high school and postsecondary level.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>(b) This appropriation must, to the extent <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>possible, be proportionately allocated between <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>students from greater Minnesota and students <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>in the seven-county metropolitan area.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>(c) This appropriation must be used by College <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>Possible only for programs supporting students <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>who are residents of Minnesota and attending <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>colleges or universities within Minnesota.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>(d) By February 1 of each year, College <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>Possible must report to the chairs and ranking <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>minority members of the legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>committees and divisions with jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>over higher education and E-12 education on <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>activities funded by this appropriation. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>report must include, but is not limited to, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>information about the expansion of College <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>Possible in Minnesota, the number of College <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>Possible coaches hired, the expansion within <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>existing partner high schools, the expansion <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>of high school partnerships, the number of <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>high school and college students served, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>total hours of community service by high <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>school and college students, and a list of <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>communities and organizations benefiting <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</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.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 20.<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">3,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">3,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>For spinal cord injury and traumatic brain <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>injury research grants authorized under <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.901.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>The commissioner may use no more than three <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>percent of this appropriation to administer the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>grant program under this 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.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 21.<b>Summer Academic Enrichment </b><br />
                  		<b>Program</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">125,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">125,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>For summer academic enrichment grants under <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.091.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>The commissioner may use no more than three <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>percent of this appropriation to administer the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>grant program under this 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.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 22.<b>Dual Training Competency Grants;  </b><br />
                  		<b>Office of Higher Education</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>For training grants under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>section 136A.246.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>The commissioner may use no more than three <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>percent of this appropriation to administer the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>grant program under this 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.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 23.<b>Dual Training Competency Grants;  </b><br />
                  		<b>Department of Labor and Industry</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.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>For transfer to the commissioner of labor and <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>industry for identification of competency <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>standards for dual training under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</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.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 24.<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.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>(a) $225,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $225,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>in fiscal year 2019 are for grants to develop <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>new concurrent enrollment courses under <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>subdivision 10, that satisfy the elective <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>standard for career and technical education. <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>(b) $115,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $115,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>in fiscal year 2019 are for grants to <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>postsecondary institutions currently <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>sponsoring a concurrent enrollment course to <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>expand existing programs. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>shall determine the application process and <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>the grant amounts. The commissioner must <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>give preference to expanding programs that <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>are at capacity. Any balance in the first year <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>does not cancel but is available in the second <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>(c) By December 1 of each year, the office <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>shall submit a brief report to the chairs and <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>ranking minority members of the legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>committees with jurisdiction over higher <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>education regarding:<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>(1) the courses developed by grant recipients <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>and the number of students who enrolled in <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>the courses under paragraph (a); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>(2) the programs expanded and the number of <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>students who enrolled in programs under <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</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="11.799999999999999"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12.2"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 25.<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.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>For the sexual assault reporting required under <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>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.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 26.<b>Campus Sexual Violence Prevention </b><br />
                  		<b>and Response Coordinator</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.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>For the Office of Higher Education to staff a <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>campus sexual violence prevention and <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>response coordinator to serve as a statewide <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>resource providing professional development <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>and guidance on best practices for <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>postsecondary institutions. $50,000 each year <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>are for administrative funding to conduct <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>trainings and provide materials to <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>postsecondary institutions.<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 />
                  		<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 27.<b>Addiction Medicine Graduate </b><br />
                  		<b>Fellowship Program</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">210,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>For the addiction medicine graduate fellowship <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>program under Laws 2016, chapter 189, article <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>1, section 2, subdivision 4.<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.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 28.<b>Student and Employer Connection </b><br />
                  		<b>Information System</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">405,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">405,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>For a grant to the Minnesota Chamber <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>Foundation for the creation of a web-based <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>job and intern-seeking software tool that blind <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>matches the needs of employers located in <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>Minnesota with the individual profiles of high <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>school seniors and postsecondary students <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>attending Minnesota high schools and <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>postsecondary institutions. No more than three <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>percent of this appropriation may be used for <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>administrative expenses of the foundation. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>foundation must report by January 15, 2019, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>on activities under this subdivision to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>chairs and ranking minority members of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>legislative committees with jurisdiction over <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>higher education finance.<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.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 29.<b>Emergency Assistance for </b><br />
                  		<b>Postsecondary Students</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="top">175,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="top">175,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>(a) This appropriation is for the Office of <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>Higher Education to allocate grant funds on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>matching basis to schools with a demonstrable <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>homeless student population.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>(b) This appropriation shall be used to meet <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>immediate student needs that could result in <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>a student not completing the term or their <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>program including, but not limited to, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>emergency housing, food, and transportation. <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>Emergency assistance does not impact the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>amount of state financial aid received.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>(c) The commissioner shall determine the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>application process and the grant amounts. <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>but shall be available in the second year. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.35"></a><var>8.35</var>Office of Higher Education shall partner with <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>interested postsecondary institutions, other <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>state agencies, and student groups to establish <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>the programs.<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.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 30.<b>Grants to Teacher Candidates</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">500,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">500,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>For grants to teacher candidates under <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1275. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>appropriation is in addition to the money <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>available under Laws 2016, chapter 189, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>article 25, section 62, subdivision 11.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>The commissioner may use no more than three <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>percent of the appropriation for administration <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>of the 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.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 31.<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.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>For the loan forgiveness program under <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1791.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>The commissioner may use no more than three <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>percent of this appropriation to administer the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>program under this 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.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 32.<b>Large Animal Veterinarian Loan </b><br />
                  		<b>Forgiveness Program</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">375,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right">375,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>For the large animal veterinarian loan <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>forgiveness program under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>section 136A.1795.<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.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 33.<b>Agricultural Educators Loan </b><br />
                  		<b>Forgiveness</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">50,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">50,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>For deposit in the agricultural education loan <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>forgiveness account.<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.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 34.<b>Aviation Degree Loan Forgiveness </b><br />
                  		<b>Program</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">25,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">25,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>For the aviation degree loan forgiveness <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>136A.1789.<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.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 35.<b>Grants for Students with Intellectual </b><br />
                  		<b>and Developmental Disabilities</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.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>For grants for students with intellectual and <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>developmental disabilities under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>Statutes, section 136A.1215.<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 />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 36.<b>Loan Repayment Assistance Program</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.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>For a grant to the Loan Repayment Assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>Program of Minnesota to provide education <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>debt relief to attorneys with full-time <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>employment providing legal advice or <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>representation to low-income clients or support <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>services for this work.<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.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 37.<b>Minnesota Life College</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">1,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">1,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>For a grant to Minnesota Life College for <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>need-based scholarships and tuition reduction.<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.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 38.<b>Agency Administration</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">4,064,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">4,064,000<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.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 39.<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.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>A balance in the first year under this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>does not cancel, but is available for the second <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>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.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 40.<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.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>The commissioner of the Office of Higher <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>Education may transfer unencumbered <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>balances from the appropriations in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>section to the state grant appropriation, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>interstate tuition reciprocity appropriation, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>child care grant appropriation, the Indian <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>scholarship appropriation, the state work-study <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>appropriation, the get ready appropriation, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>the public safety officers' survivors <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>appropriation. Transfers from the child care <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>or state work-study appropriations may only <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>be made to the extent there is a projected <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>surplus in the appropriation. A transfer may <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>be made only with prior written notice to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>chairs and ranking minority members of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>senate and house of representatives <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>committees with jurisdiction over higher <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>education finance.<br />
         		<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.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 3. <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.11.7"></a><var>11.7</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> </b><b>731,019,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b> </b><b>721,919,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</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.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Central Office and Shared Services 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.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>For the Office of the Chancellor and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</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.11.14"></a><var>11.14</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"> 693,830,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 684,730,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>(a) The Board of Trustees must establish <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>tuition rates as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>(1) for the 2017-2018 academic year, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>tuition rate at colleges must not exceed the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>2016-2017 academic year rate by more than <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>one percent; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>(2) for the 2018-2019 academic year, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>tuition rates for undergraduates at colleges and <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>universities must not exceed the 2017-2018 <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>academic year rates.<br />
         		 <a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>The student tuition relief may not be offset by <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>increases in mandatory fees, charges, or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>assessments to the student. Colleges and <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>universities are permitted to increase <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>differential tuition charges in fiscal years 2018 <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>and 2019 where costs for course or program <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>delivery have increased due to extraordinary <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>circumstances beyond the control of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>college or university. Rates and rationale must <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>be approved by the Board of Trustees.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>(b) $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2018 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>$3,000,000 in fiscal year 2019 are to provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>the supplemental aid under article 2, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>23.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>(c) The Board of Trustees is requested to help <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>Minnesota close the attainment gap by funding <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>activities which improve retention and <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>completion for students of color.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>(d) This appropriation includes $1,000,000 in <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>fiscal year 2019 for workforce development <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>scholarships under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>136F.38. The base for this appropriation in <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>fiscal year 2020 is $500,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>(e) $200,000 each year is for transfer to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>Cook County Higher Education Board to <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>provide educational programming and <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>academic support services to remote regions <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>in northeastern Minnesota. The Cook County <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>Higher Education Board shall continue to <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>provide information to the Board of Trustees <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>on the number of students served, credit hours <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>delivered, and services provided to students.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>(f) $50,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $50,000 in <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>fiscal year 2019 are for developing and <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>teaching online agricultural courses by farm <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>business management faculty at colleges that <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>offer farm business management.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>(g) $175,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $175,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>in fiscal year 2019 are for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>veterans-to-agriculture pilot program <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>established by Laws 2015, chapter 69, article <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>1, section 4, subdivision 3. The program shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>continue to conform to the requirements of <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>that subdivision. The appropriation shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>used to support, in equal amounts, up to six <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>program sites statewide. No more than two <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>percent of the total appropriation provided by <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>this section may be used for administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>purposes at the system level.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>No later than December 15, 2018, the program <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>shall report to the committees of the house of <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>representatives and the senate with jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>over issues related to agriculture, veterans <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>affairs, and higher education on program <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>operations, including information on <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>participation rates, new job placements, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>any unmet needs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>(h) This appropriation includes $40,000 in <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>fiscal year 2018 and $40,000 in fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>2019 to implement the sexual assault policies <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>required under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>135A.15.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>(i) This appropriation includes $4,000,000 in <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>fiscal year 2018 and $4,000,000 in fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>2019 for upgrading the Integrated Statewide <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>Record System.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>(j) $100,000 in fiscal year 2018 is for use by <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>Winona State University for HealthForce <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>Minnesota to develop educational materials <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>that increase awareness of career opportunities <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>available in the field of senior care. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>educational materials developed under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>provision must be appropriate for students in <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>K-12 education settings, dislocated workers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>and rural communities. Materials must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>developed in collaboration with employers <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>and trade organizations representing <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>employers in the field of senior care.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>Winona State University shall submit a report <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>by February 1, 2019, to the chairs and ranking <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>minority members of the legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>committees with jurisdiction over higher <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>education finance and policy. The report must <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>include information about the materials <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>developed, to whom materials were <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>distributed, and identify any collaborations <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>with employers and trade organizations.<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.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Learning Network of Minnesota</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <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.1.4.0"></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.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 4. <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.14.13"></a><var>14.13</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> </b><b>660,843,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b> </b><b>650,793,000</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.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 658,686,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 648,636,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</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.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</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.14.21"></a><var>14.21</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"> 590,248,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 580,198,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>(a) The Board of Regents is requested to set <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>resident tuition rates for academic year <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>2018-2019 at levels not to exceed the rates for <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>academic year 2017-2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>(b) $15,000,000 in fiscal year 2018 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>$15,000,000 in fiscal year 2019 are to: (1) <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>increase the medical school's research <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>capacity; (2) improve the medical school's <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>ranking in National Institutes of Health <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>funding; (3) ensure the medical school's <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>national prominence by attracting and <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>retaining world-class faculty, staff, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>students; (4) invest in physician training <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>programs in rural and underserved <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>communities; and (5) translate the medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>school's research discoveries into new <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>treatments and cures to improve the health of <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>Minnesotans.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>(c) $7,800,000 in fiscal year 2018 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>$7,800,000 in fiscal year 2019 are for health <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>training restoration. This appropriation must <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>be used to support all of the following: (1) <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>faculty physicians who teach at eight residency <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>program sites, including medical resident and <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>student training programs in the Department <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>of Family Medicine; (2) the Mobile Dental <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>Clinic; and (3) expansion of geriatric <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>education and family programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>(d) $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2018 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>$4,000,000 in fiscal year 2019 are for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>Minnesota Discovery, Research, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>InnoVation Economy funding program for <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>cancer care research.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>(e) $50,000 in fiscal year 2018 is to develop <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>and implement a plan to offer the academic <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>program for students with intellectual and <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>developmental disabilities required in article <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>2, section 17. The Board of Regents must <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>submit a report on the plan to the chairs and <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>ranking minority members of the committees <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>of the legislature with jurisdiction over higher <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>education finance and policy no later than <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>January 15, 2018. The report must describe <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>program plans, including strategies for <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>recruitment of applicants, and strategies to <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>address anticipated program needs that cannot <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>be filled using existing campus or system <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.35"></a><var>15.35</var>resources. This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>(f) $500,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $500,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>in fiscal year 2019 are for the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>Minnesota, Morris branch, to cover the costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>of tuition waivers under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>section 137.16.<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.16.6"></a><var>16.6</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.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>This appropriation is from the health care <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</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.16.9"></a><var>16.9</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.16.10"></a><var>16.10</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.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>For the Agricultural Experiment Station and <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>the Minnesota Extension Service:<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>(1) the agricultural experiment stations and <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>Minnesota Extension Service must convene <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>agricultural advisory groups to focus research, <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>education, and extension activities on producer <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>needs and implement an outreach strategy that <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>more effectively and rapidly transfers research <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>results and best practices to producers <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>throughout the state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>(2) this appropriation includes funding for <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>research and outreach on the production of <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>renewable energy from Minnesota biomass <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>resources, including agronomic crops, plant <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>and animal wastes, and native plants or trees. <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>The following areas should be prioritized and <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>carried out in consultation with Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>producers, renewable energy, and bioenergy <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>organizations:<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>(i) biofuel and other energy production from <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>perennial crops, small grains, row crops, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>forestry products in conjunction with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>Natural Resources Research Institute (NRRI);<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>(ii) alternative bioenergy crops and cropping <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>systems; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>(iii) biofuel coproducts used for livestock feed;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>(3) this appropriation includes funding for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>Resources Sciences to establish and provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>leadership for organic agronomic, <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>horticultural, livestock, and food systems <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>research, education, and outreach and for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>purchase of state-of-the-art laboratory, <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>planting, tilling, harvesting, and processing <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>equipment necessary for this project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>(4) this appropriation includes funding for <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>research efforts that demonstrate a renewed <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>emphasis on the needs of the state's agriculture <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>community. The following areas should be <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>prioritized and carried out in consultation with <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>Minnesota farm organizations:<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>(i) vegetable crop research with priority for <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>extending the Minnesota vegetable growing <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>season;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>(ii) fertilizer and soil fertility research and <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>development;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>(iii) soil, groundwater, and surface water <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>conservation practices and contaminant <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>reduction research;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>(iv) discovering and developing plant varieties <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>that use nutrients more efficiently;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>(v) breeding and development of turf seed and <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>other biomass resources in all three Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>biomes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>(vi) development of new disease-resistant and <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>pest-resistant varieties of turf and agronomic <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>crops;<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>(vii) utilizing plant and livestock cells to treat <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>and cure human diseases;<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>(viii) the development of dairy coproducts;<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>(ix) a rapid agricultural response fund for <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>current or emerging animal, plant, and insect <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>problems affecting production or food safety;<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>(x) crop pest and animal disease research;<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>(xi) developing animal agriculture that is <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>capable of sustainably feeding the world;<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>(xii) consumer food safety education and <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>outreach;<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>(xiii) programs to meet the research and <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>outreach needs of organic livestock and crop <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>farmers; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>(xiv) alternative bioenergy crops and cropping <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>systems; and growing, harvesting, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>transporting biomass plant material; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>(5) by February 1, 2019, the Board of Regents <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>must submit a report to the legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>committees and divisions with jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>over agriculture and higher education finance <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>on the status and outcomes of research and <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</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.18.27"></a><var>18.27</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.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>$346,000 each year is to support up to 12 <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>resident physicians in the St. Cloud Hospital <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>family practice residency program. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>program must prepare doctors to practice <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>primary care medicine in rural areas of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>state. The legislature intends this program to <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>improve health care in rural communities, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>provide affordable access to appropriate <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>medical care, and manage the treatment of <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>patients in a more cost-effective manner. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>remainder of this appropriation is for the rural <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>physicians associates program; the Veterinary <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>Diagnostic Laboratory; health sciences <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>research; dental care; the Biomedical <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>Engineering Center; and the collaborative <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>partnership between the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>Minnesota and Mayo Clinic for regenerative <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>medicine, research, clinical translation, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>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.19.14"></a><var>19.14</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.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>For the geological survey and the talented <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</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.19.17"></a><var>19.17</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">7,181,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">7,181,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>For general research, the Labor Education <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>Service, Natural Resources Research Institute, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, Bell <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>Museum of Natural History, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>Humphrey exhibit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $2,000,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>in fiscal year 2019 are for the Natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>Resources Research Institute to invest in <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>applied research for economic development.<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.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</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.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>This appropriation is for the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>activities:<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>(1) $7,491,000 in fiscal year 2018 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>$7,491,000 in fiscal year 2019 are for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>direct and indirect expenses of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.34"></a><var>19.34</var>collaborative research partnership between the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>University of Minnesota and the Mayo <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>Foundation for research in biotechnology and <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>medical genomics. An annual report on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>expenditure of these funds must be submitted <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>to the governor and the chairs of the legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>committees responsible for higher education <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>finance by June 30 of each fiscal year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>(2) $500,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $500,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>in fiscal year 2019 are to award competitive <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>grants to conduct research into the prevention, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>treatment, causes, and cures of Alzheimer's <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>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.20.13"></a><var>20.13</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.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>The appropriation for Academic Health Center <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>funding under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>297F.10, is estimated to be $22,250,000 each <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>year.<br />
         		<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.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 5. <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.20.19"></a><var>20.19</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.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>The amounts that may be spent are specified <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</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.20.22"></a><var>20.22</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.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>The state must pay a capitation each year for <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>each student who is a resident of Minnesota. <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>The appropriation may be transferred between <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>each year of the biennium to accommodate <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>enrollment fluctuations. It is intended that <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>during the biennium the Mayo Clinic use the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>capitation money to increase the number of <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>doctors practicing in rural areas in need of <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>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.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</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.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>The state must pay stipend support for up to <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>27 residents each year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var><b>ARTICLE 2</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var><b>HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 43A.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>General.</b> (a) The commissioner shall perform the duties assigned to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>commissioner by sections 
         <statute_ref>3.855</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>179A.01 </statute_ref>to 
         <statute_ref>179A.25</statute_ref> and this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>(b) The commissioner shall be the state labor negotiator for purposes of negotiating
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>administering agreements with exclusive representatives of employees and shall perform
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>any other duties delegated by the commissioner subject to the limitations in paragraph
         (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>(c) The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities may exercise
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>the powers under this section for employees included in the units provided in clauses
         (9), <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>(10), and (11) of section 
         <statute_ref>179A.10, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, except with respect to sections 
         <statute_ref>43A.22</statute_ref> to <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>43A.31
         </statute_ref>, which shall continue to be the responsibility of the commissioner. The commissioner
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>shall have the right to review and comment to the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>on the board's final proposals prior to exchange of final positions with the designated
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>bargaining units as well as any requests for interest arbitration. The legislature encourages <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>the Board of Trustees, in coordination with the commissioner of management and budget
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>and the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, to endeavor in collective
         bargaining <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>negotiations to seek fiscal balance recognizing the ability of the employer to fund
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>agreements or awards. When submitting a proposed collective bargaining agreement to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>Legislative Coordinating Commission and the legislature under section 
         <statute_ref>3.855, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>2
         </statute_ref>, the Board of Trustees must use procedures and assumptions consistent with those
         used <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>by the commissioner in calculating the costs of the proposed contract. The Legislative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>Coordinating Commission must, when considering a collective bargaining agreement or
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>arbitration award submitted by the Board of Trustees, evaluate market conditions affecting
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>the employees in the bargaining unit, equity with other bargaining units in the executive
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>branch, and the ability of the trustees and the state to fund the agreement or award.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.2.0"></a><a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 135A.031, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Reports.</b> (a) The University of Minnesota and the Minnesota State Colleges <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>and Universities systems shall include in their biennial budget proposals to the legislature:<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) a five-year history of systemwide expenditures, reported by:<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(i) functional areas, including instruction, research, public service, student financial
         aid, <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>and auxiliary services, and including direct costs and indirect costs, such as institutional
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>support, academic support, student services, and facilities management, associated
         with <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>each functional area; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(ii) objects of expenditure, such as salaries, benefits, supplies, and equipment, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>a full explanation of all material changes to the expenditure categories when compared
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>the prior fiscal year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) a five-year history of the system's total instructional expenditures per full-year
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>equivalent student, by level of instruction, including upper-division undergraduate,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>lower-division undergraduate, graduate, professional, and other categories of instructional
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>programs offered by the system;<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) a five-year history of the system's total revenues by funding source, including
         tuition, <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>state operations and maintenance appropriations, state special appropriations, other
         restricted <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>state funds, federal appropriations, sponsored research funds, gifts, auxiliary revenue,
         indirect <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>cost recovery, and any other revenue sources;<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) an explanation describing how state appropriations made to the system in the previous
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>biennium were allocated and the methodology used to determine the allocation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(5) data describing how the institution reallocated resources to advance the priorities
         set <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>forth in the budget submitted under section 
         <statute_ref>135A.034</statute_ref> and the statewide objectives under <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>section 
         <statute_ref>135A.011</statute_ref>. The information must indicate whether instruction and support programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>received a reduction in or additional resources. The total amount reallocated must
         be clearly <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>explained;<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(6) the tuition rates and fees established by the governing board in each of the past
         ten <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>years and comparison data for peer institutions and national averages;<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(7) data on the number and proportion of students graduating within four, five, and
         six <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>years from universities and within three years from colleges as reported in the integrated
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>postsecondary education data system. These data must be provided for each institution
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>race, ethnicity, and gender. Data and information must be submitted that describe
         the system's <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>plan and progress toward attaining the goals set forth in the plan to increase the
         number and <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>proportion of students that graduate within four, five, or six years from a university
         or within <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>three years from a college;<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(8) data on, and the methodology used to measure, the number of students traditionally
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>underrepresented in higher education enrolled at the system's institutions. Data and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>information must be submitted that describe the system's plan and progress toward
         attaining <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>the goals set forth in the plan to increase the recruitment, retention, and timely
         graduation <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>of students traditionally underrepresented in higher education; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(9) data on the revenue received from all sources to support research or workforce
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>development activities or the system's efforts to license, sell, or otherwise market
         products, <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>ideas, technology, and related inventions created in whole or in part by the system.
         Data <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>and information must be submitted that describe the system's plan and progress toward
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>attaining the goals set forth in the plan to increase the revenue received to support
         research <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>or workforce development activities or revenue received from the licensing, sale,
         or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>marketing and technology transfer activities by the system;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(10) data on consulting contracts from the last two completed fiscal years for which
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>work is performed by a consultant who is not an employee of the system, for which
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>system paid in excess of $500,000. Data must include the name of the consultant, the
         total <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>value of the contract, a description of the work completed, and a description of the
         reasons <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>for using an outside consultant and not internal staff. Consulting contracts are defined
         as <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>contracts from management, investment and financial advisory services, project management,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>computer/technology advisory services, and construction project management; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>(11) aggregate data on the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>(i) student demographics;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>(ii) a five-year history of student enrollment, including student enrollment by legislative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>district;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>(iii) a five-year history of student debt;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>(iv) a five-year history of mandatory student fees by campus;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>(v) employee head count and employee demographics;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>(vi) facilities, including physical space overview, condition, square footage, distribution
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>by region, any deferred maintenance, and capital bonding requested and received;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>(vii) administrative costs, including the definition of "administrators" used by the
         system, <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>the total number of "administrators" as percent of total employee head count, and
         system <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>office budget for Minnesota State Colleges and Universities as percent of total system
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>general fund revenue; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(viii) college and university operating budgets.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) Data required by this subdivision shall be submitted by the public postsecondary
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>systems to the Minnesota Office of Higher Education and the Department of Management
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>and Budget and included in the biennial budget document. Representatives from each
         system, <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>in consultation with the commissioner of management and budget and the commissioner
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>of the Office of Higher Education, shall develop consistent reporting practices for
         this <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>purpose.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) To the extent practicable, each system shall develop the ability to respond to
         legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>requests for financial analyses that are more detailed than those required by this
         subdivision, <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>including but not limited to analyses that show expenditures or revenues by institution
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>program, or in multiple categories of expenditures or revenues, and analyses that
         show <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>revenue sources for particular types of expenditures.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.3.0"></a><a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 3. <b>[135A.0434] MANDATORY STUDENT ACTIVITY FEES REFERENDUM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Referendum.</b> The governing body of a public postsecondary institution <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>must not increase mandatory student activity fees by greater than two percent relative
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>the previous academic year unless the increase is approved by a majority of students
         voting <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>in a campus referendum. This section does not apply to fees paid by students that
         are directly <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>related to academic, administrative, health services, or debt obligations, including
         bonds <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>issued under sections 136F.90 to 136F.98. The Board of Regents of the University of
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>Minnesota is requested to adopt a policy implementing this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Penalty.</b> If the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota increases <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>mandatory student activity fees by more than two percent without approval by a vote
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>student body as described in subdivision 1, the commissioner of management and budget
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>shall deduct from the university's appropriation base an amount equal to one percent
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>university's appropriation base in the first year of the next biennium.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective beginning September 1, 2017, and applies <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>to actions taken by a governing body of a public postsecondary institution.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.4.0"></a><a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 4. <b>[135A.158] INFORMATION PROVIDED TO STUDENT PARENTS AND </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var><b>PREGNANT STUDENTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>A public or regionally accredited private postsecondary educational institution must
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>provide information according to this section to students who are parents of one or
         more <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>children age 12 or younger, and to students who notify the institution that they are
         pregnant. <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>The information must include a fact sheet on the legal rights of student parents and
         pregnant <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.33"></a><var>24.33</var>students and a list of resources to support student parents and pregnant students.
         The list of <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>resources may include resources for prenatal care, child care, transportation, and
         housing. <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>This information must be available in languages that reflect the primary languages
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>institution's student body. The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota is
         requested <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>to comply with this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.5.0"></a><a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 5. <b>[136A.055] DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION REPORTING.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>(a) The commissioner must report on the department's Web site the following summary
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>data on students who graduated from a Minnesota high school and are attending a public
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>postsecondary institution in Minnesota, limited to the most recent academic school
         year:<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>(1) the number of students placed in supplemental or developmental education;<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>(2) the number of students who complete supplemental or developmental education <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>within one academic year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>(3) the number of students that complete gateway courses in one academic year; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>(4) time to complete a degree or certificate at a postsecondary institution.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>(b) Summary data must be aggregated by school district, high school, and postsecondary
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>institution. Summary data must be disaggregated by race, ethnicity, free or reduced-price
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>lunch eligibility, and age.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>(c) The commissioner must post the initial data on the department's Web site on or
         before <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>February 15, 2018, and must update the data at least annually thereafter.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.6.0"></a><a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.101, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5a. <b>Assigned family responsibility.</b> "Assigned family responsibility" means the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>amount of a family's contribution to a student's cost of attendance, as determined
         by a federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>need analysis. For dependent students, the assigned family responsibility is 94 84 percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>of the parental contribution. For independent students with dependents other than
         a spouse, <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>the assigned family responsibility is 86 76 percent of the student contribution. For <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>independent students without dependents other than a spouse, the assigned family <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>responsibility is 50 40 percent of the student contribution.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.7.0"></a><a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.121, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Cost of attendance.</b> (a) The recognized cost of attendance consists of: (1) an <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>allowance specified in law for living and miscellaneous expenses, and (2) an allowance
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>tuition and fees equal to the lesser of the average tuition and fees charged by the
         institution, <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>or a tuition and fee maximum if one is established in law. If no living and miscellaneous
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>expense allowance is established in law, the allowance is equal to 101 percent of the federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>poverty guidelines for a one person household in Minnesota for nine months. If no
         tuition <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>and fee maximum is established in law, the allowance for tuition and fees is equal
         to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>lesser of: (1) the average tuition and fees charged by the institution, and (2) for
         two-year <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>programs, an amount equal to the highest tuition and fees charged at a public two-year
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>institution, or for four-year programs, an amount equal to the highest tuition and
         fees charged <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>at a public university.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>(b) For a student registering for less than full time, the office shall prorate the
         cost of <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>attendance to the actual number of credits for which the student is enrolled.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>(c) The recognized cost of attendance for a student who is confined to a Minnesota
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>correctional institution shall consist of the tuition and fee component in paragraph
         (a), with <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>no allowance for living and miscellaneous expenses.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>(d) For the purpose of this subdivision, "fees" include only those fees that are mandatory
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>and charged to full-time resident students attending the institution. Fees do not
         include <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>charges for tools, equipment, computers, or other similar materials where the student
         retains <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>ownership. Fees include charges for these materials if the institution retains ownership.
         Fees <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>do not include optional or punitive fees.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.8.0"></a><a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 8. <b>[136A.1215] GRANTS FOR STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var><b>DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> A program is established to provide financial assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>to students with intellectual and developmental disabilities that attend a Minnesota
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>postsecondary institution.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Eligible students.</b> A postsecondary student is eligible for a grant under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>section if the student:<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>(1) meets the eligibility requirements in section 136A.121, subdivision 2;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>(2) is a student with an intellectual disability, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>title 34, section 668.231, and is enrolled in a comprehensive transition and postsecondary
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>program under that section; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>(3) attends an eligible institution, as defined in section 136A.101, subdivision 4.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Application.</b> To receive a grant under this section, a student must apply in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>form and manner specified by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Grant amounts.</b> (a) The amount of a grant under this section equals the tuition <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>and fees at the student's postsecondary institution, minus:<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>(1) any Pell or state grants the student receives; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>(2) any institutional aid the student receives.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>(b) If appropriations are insufficient to provide the full amount calculated under
         paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>(a) to all eligible applicants, the commissioner must reduce the grants of all recipients
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>proportionally.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Reporting.</b> By February 15 of each year, the commissioner of higher education <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>must submit a report on the details of the program under this section to the legislative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>committees with jurisdiction over higher education finance and policy. The report
         must <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>include the following information, broken out by postsecondary institution:<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>(1) the number of students receiving an award;<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>(2) the average and total award amounts; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>(3) summary demographic data on award recipients.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.9.0"></a><a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.125, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Eligible students.</b> (a) An applicant is eligible for a child care grant if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>applicant:<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) is a resident of the state of Minnesota or the applicant's spouse is a resident
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var>state of Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) has a child 12 years of age or younger, or 14 years of age or younger who is disabled
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>125A.02</statute_ref>, and who is receiving or will receive care on a regular basis <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var>from a licensed or legal, nonlicensed caregiver;<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) is income eligible as determined by the office's policies and rules, but is not
         a recipient <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>of assistance from the Minnesota family investment program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) either has not earned a baccalaureate degree and has been enrolled full time less
         than <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>eight ten semesters or the equivalent, or has earned a baccalaureate degree and has been <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>enrolled full time less than eight ten semesters or the equivalent in a graduate or professional <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>degree program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(5) is pursuing a nonsectarian program or course of study that applies to an undergraduate,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>graduate, or professional degree, diploma, or certificate;<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(6) is enrolled in at least six credits in an undergraduate program or one credit
         in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>graduate or professional program in an eligible institution; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(7) is in good academic standing and making satisfactory academic progress.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) A student who withdraws from enrollment for active military service after December
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>31, 2002, because the student was ordered to active military service as defined in
         section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>190.05, subdivision 5b
         </statute_ref> or 5c, or for a major illness, while under the care of a medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>professional, that substantially limits the student's ability to complete the term
         is entitled to <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>an additional semester or the equivalent of grant eligibility and will be considered
         to be in <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>continuing enrollment status upon return.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.10.0"></a><a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.125, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Amount and length of grants.</b> (a) The amount of a child care grant must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>based on:<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) the income of the applicant and the applicant's spouse;<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) the number in the applicant's family, as defined by the office; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) the number of eligible children in the applicant's family.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) The maximum award to the applicant shall be $2,800 $3,000 for each eligible child <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>per academic year, except that the campus financial aid officer may apply to the office
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>approval to increase grants by up to ten percent to compensate for higher market charges
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>for infant care in a community. The office shall develop policies to determine community
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>market costs and review institutional requests for compensatory grant increases to
         ensure <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>need and equal treatment. The office shall prepare a chart to show the amount of a
         grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>that will be awarded per child based on the factors in this subdivision. The chart
         shall include <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>a range of income and family size.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>(c) Applicants with family incomes at or below a percentage of the federal poverty
         level, <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>as determined by the commissioner, will qualify for the maximum award. The commissioner
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>shall attempt to set the percentage at a level estimated to fully expend the available
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>appropriation for child care grants. Applicants with family incomes exceeding that
         threshold <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>will receive the maximum award minus ten percent of their income exceeding that threshold.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>If the result is less than zero, the grant is zero.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>(d) The academic year award amount must be disbursed by academic term using the <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>following formula:<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var>(1) the academic year amount described in paragraph (b);<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>(2) divided by the number of terms in the academic year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>(3) divided by 15 for undergraduate students and six for graduate and professional
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>students; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>(4) multiplied by the number of credits for which the student is enrolled that academic
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>term, up to 15 credits for undergraduate students and six for graduate and professional
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>students.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var>(e) Payments shall be made each academic term to the student or to the child care
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>provider, as determined by the institution. Institutions may make payments more than
         once <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>within the academic term.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.11.0"></a><a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.1275, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var><b>136A.1275 </b><b>GRANTS TO STUDENT TEACHERS IN SHORTAGE AREAS</b><b> </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var><b>TEACHER CANDIDATE GRANTS</b><b>.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> (a) The commissioner of the Office of Higher Education <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var>must establish a grant program for student teaching stipends for low-income students
         enrolled <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>in a Board of Teaching-approved teacher preparation program who are interested in teaching <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>in a high needs subject area or region intend to teach in a shortage area after graduating and <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var>receiving their teaching license or belong to an underrepresented racial or ethnic group. For <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>purposes of this section, "high needs subject area or region" means a shortage of
         teachers <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>teaching in particular subject areas or a shortage of teachers teaching in particular
         regions <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>of the state identified in the commissioner of education's biennial survey of districts
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>section 
         <statute_ref>127A.05, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, or in another Department of Education survey on teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>shortages.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>(b) "Shortage area" means a license field or economic development region within <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>Minnesota defined as a shortage area by the Department of Education using data collected
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>for the teacher supply and demand report under section 127A.05, subdivision 6, or
         other <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var>surveys conducted by the Department of Education that provide indicators for teacher
         supply <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var>and demand.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Eligibility.</b> To be eligible for a grant under this section, a teacher candidate <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>(1) be enrolled in a Board of Teaching-approved teacher preparation program that requires
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>at least 12 weeks of student teaching and results in the teacher candidate receiving in order <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var>to be recommended for a full professional teaching license enabling the licensee to teach <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.33"></a><var>29.33</var>in a high needs subject area or region; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var>(2) demonstrate financial need based on criteria established by the commissioner under
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var>subdivision 3;<br />
         		 <a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var>(3) intend to teach in a shortage area or belong to an underrepresented racial or
         ethnic <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var>group; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>(4) be meeting satisfactory academic progress as defined under section 136A.101, <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>subdivision 10.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Administration; repayment.</b> (a) The commissioner must establish an <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>application process and other guidelines for implementing this program, including repayment <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>responsibilities for stipend recipients who do not complete student teaching or who
         leave <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>Minnesota to teach in another state during the first year after student teaching.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var>(b) The commissioner must determine each academic year the stipend amount up to <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>$7,500 based on the amount of available funding and, the number of eligible applicants, <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var>and the financial need of the applicants.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var>(c) The percentage of the total award reserved for teacher candidates who identify
         as <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>belonging to an underrepresented racial or ethnic group must be equal to or greater
         than the <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var>total percentage of students of underrepresented racial or ethnic groups as measured
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>section 120B.35, subdivision 3. If this percentage cannot be met because of a lack
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>qualifying candidates, the remaining amount may be awarded to teacher candidates who
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var>intend to teach in a shortage area.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.12.0"></a><a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 12. <b>[136A.1789] AVIATION DEGREE LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For purposes of this section, the terms in this subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var>have the meanings given them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var>(b) "Qualified aircraft technician" means an individual who (1) has earned an associate's
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var>or bachelor's degree from a postsecondary institution located in Minnesota, and (2)
         has <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var>obtained an aviation mechanic's certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>(c) "Qualified education loan" means a government, commercial, or foundation loan
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>used by an individual for actual costs paid for tuition to a postsecondary institution
         located <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var>in Minnesota for a professional flight training degree.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var>(d) "Qualified pilot" means an individual who (1) has earned an associate's or bachelor's
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var>degree in professional flight training from a postsecondary institution located in
         Minnesota, <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var>and (2) is in the process of obtaining or has obtained an airline transport pilot
         certificate.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Creation of account.</b> (a) An aviation degree loan forgiveness program account <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var>is established to provide qualified pilots and qualified aircraft technicians with
         financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>assistance in repaying qualified education loans. The commissioner must use money
         from <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>the account to establish and administer the aviation degree loan forgiveness program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var>(b) Appropriations made to the aviation degree loan forgiveness program account do
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>not cancel and are available until expended.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Eligibility.</b> (a) To be eligible to participate in the loan forgiveness program <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var>under this section, an individual must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>(1) be a qualified pilot or qualified aircraft technician;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>(2) have qualified education loans;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var>(3) reside in Minnesota; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var>(4) submit an application to the commissioner in the form and manner prescribed by
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>(b) An applicant selected to participate must sign a contract to agree to serve a
         minimum <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>one-year full-time service obligation according to subdivision 4. To complete the
         service <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>obligation, the applicant must work full time in Minnesota as a qualified pilot or
         qualified <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>aircraft technician. A participant must complete one year of service under this paragraph
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>for each year the participant receives an award under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Service obligation.</b> (a) Before receiving loan repayment disbursements and as <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>requested, a participant must verify to the commissioner that the participant is employed
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>a position that fulfills the service obligation as required under subdivision 3, paragraph
         (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>(b) If a participant does not fulfill the required service obligation, the commissioner
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>must collect from the participant the total amount paid to the participant under the
         loan <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var>forgiveness program plus interest at a rate established according to section 270C.40.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>commissioner must deposit the money collected in the aviation degree loan forgiveness
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>account. The commissioner must allow waivers of all or part of the money owed the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>commissioner as a result of a nonfulfillment penalty if emergency circumstances prevented
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>fulfillment of the minimum service commitment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Loan forgiveness.</b> (a) The commissioner may select eligible applicants each <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>year for participation in the aviation degree loan forgiveness program, within the
         limits of <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>available funding. Applicants are responsible for securing their own qualified education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>loans.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>(b) For each year that the participant meets the eligibility requirements under subdivision
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>3, the commissioner must make annual disbursements directly to:<br />
         		 <a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>(1) a selected qualified pilot of $5,000 or the balance of the participant's qualified
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>education loans, whichever is less; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var>(2) a selected qualified aircraft technician of $3,000 or the balance of the participant's
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var>qualified education loans, whichever is less.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>(c) An individual may receive disbursements under this section for a maximum of five
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>years.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>(d) The participant must provide the commissioner with verification that the full
         amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var>of the loan repayment disbursement received by the participant has been applied toward
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>designated qualified education loan. After each disbursement, verification must be
         received <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>by the commissioner and approved before the next repayment disbursement is made.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>(e) If the participant receives a disbursement in the participant's fifth year of
         eligibility, <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>the participant must provide the commissioner with verification that the full amount
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var>participant's final loan repayment disbursement was applied toward the designated
         qualified <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>education loan. If a participant does not provide the verification as required under
         this <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>paragraph within six months of receipt of the final disbursement, the commissioner
         must <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>collect from the participant the amount of the final disbursement. The commissioner
         must <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>deposit the money collected in the aviation degree loan forgiveness program account.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Rules.</b> The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.13.0"></a><a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 13. <b>[136A.1794] AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION LOAN FORGIVENESS </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var><b>PROGRAM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For purposes of this section, the terms in this subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>have the meanings given.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>(b) "Qualified education loan" means a government, commercial, or foundation loan
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>actual costs paid for tuition, reasonable education expenses, and reasonable living
         expenses <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>related to the graduate or undergraduate education of a qualified teacher.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>(c) "Qualified teacher" means a teacher licensed under chapter 122A who:<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>(1) is employed in a nonadministrative position teaching agricultural education in
         any <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>grade from grades 5 through 12 at a Minnesota school during the current year; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var>(2) has completed an undergraduate or graduate program in agricultural education at
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var>college or university approved by the state of Minnesota to prepare persons for teacher
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var>licensure.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var>(d) "School" means the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var>(1) a school or program operated by a school district or a group of school districts;<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>(2) a tribal contract school eligible to receive aid according to section 124D.83;<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>(3) a charter school; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var>(4) a private school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Account; appropriation.</b> An agricultural education loan forgiveness account <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var>is established in the special revenue fund to provide qualified teachers with financial
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>assistance to repay qualified education loans. Money in the account, including interest,
         is <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var>appropriated to the commissioner for purposes of this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Eligibility.</b> (a) To be eligible to participate in the loan forgiveness program <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var>under this section, an individual must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var>(1) be a qualified teacher;<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>(2) have qualified education loans; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>(3) submit an application to the commissioner in the form and manner prescribed by
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var>(b) An applicant selected to participate must sign a contract to agree to serve a
         minimum <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var>one-year full-time service obligation according to subdivision 4. To complete the
         service <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>obligation, the applicant must work full time in Minnesota as a qualified teacher.
         A participant <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>must complete one year of service under this paragraph for each year the participant
         receives <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var>an award under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Service obligation.</b> (a) Before receiving loan repayment disbursements and as <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var>requested, a participant must verify to the commissioner that the participant is employed
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var>a position that fulfills the service obligation as required under subdivision 3, paragraph
         (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>(b) If a participant does not fulfill the required service obligation, the commissioner
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>must collect from the participant the total amount paid to the participant under the
         loan <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var>forgiveness program plus interest at a rate established according to section 270C.40.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>commissioner must deposit the money collected in the agricultural education loan forgiveness
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>account. The commissioner must allow waivers of all or part of the money owed the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var>commissioner as a result of a nonfulfillment penalty if emergency circumstances prevented
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var>fulfillment of the minimum service commitment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Loan forgiveness.</b> (a) The commissioner may select eligible applicants each <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>year for participation in the agricultural education loan forgiveness program, within
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var>limits of available funding. Applicants are responsible for securing their own qualified
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var>education loans.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var>(b) The commissioner must make annual disbursements directly to the eligible participant
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var>of $3,000 or the balance of the participant's qualified education loans, whichever
         is less, <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var>for each year that the participant meets the eligibility requirements under subdivision
         3, up <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>to a maximum of five years.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</var>(c) The participant must provide the commissioner with verification that the full
         amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var>of the loan repayment disbursement received by the participant has been applied toward
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var>designated qualified education loan. After each disbursement, verification must be
         received <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</var>by the commissioner and approved before the next repayment disbursement is made.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.14.0"></a><a id="pl.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.653, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Regionally accredited institutions in Minnesota.</b> (a) A regionally accredited <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var>postsecondary institution with its primary physical location in Minnesota is exempt
         from <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.19"></a><var>34.19</var>the provisions of sections 136A.61 to 136A.71, including related fees, when it creates
         new <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.20"></a><var>34.20</var>or modifies existing:<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.21"></a><var>34.21</var>(1) majors, minors, concentrations, specializations, and areas of emphasis within
         approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.22"></a><var>34.22</var>degrees;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.23"></a><var>34.23</var>(2) nondegree programs within approved degrees;<br />
         		 <a id="pl.34.24"></a><var>34.24</var>(3) underlying curriculum or courses;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.25"></a><var>34.25</var>(4) modes of delivery; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.26"></a><var>34.26</var>(5) locations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.27"></a><var>34.27</var>(b) The institution must annually notify the commissioner of the exempt actions listed
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.28"></a><var>34.28</var>in paragraph (a) and, upon the commissioner's request, must provide additional information
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.29"></a><var>34.29</var>about the action.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.30"></a><var>34.30</var>(c) The institution must notify the commissioner within 60 days of a program closing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.1"></a><var>35.1</var>(d) Nothing in this subdivision exempts an institution from the annual registration
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.2"></a><var>35.2</var>degree approval requirements of sections 136A.61 to 136A.71.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.15.0"></a><a id="pl.35.3"></a><var>35.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.685, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.4"></a><var>35.4</var><b>136A.685 PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS; ADJUDICATION OF FRAUD OR </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.35.5"></a><var>35.5</var><b>MISREPRESENTATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.35.6"></a><var>35.6</var>(a) The office shall not provide may revoke, or deny an application for, registration or <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.7"></a><var>35.7</var>degree or name approval to a school if there has been a criminal, civil, or administrative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.8"></a><var>35.8</var>adjudication of fraud or misrepresentation in Minnesota or in another state or jurisdiction
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.9"></a><var>35.9</var>against the school or its owner, officers, agents, or sponsoring organization. If the <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.10"></a><var>35.10</var>adjudication was related to a particular academic program, the office may revoke or
         deny <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.11"></a><var>35.11</var>an application for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.12"></a><var>35.12</var>(1) degree approval for the program only;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.13"></a><var>35.13</var>(2) registration for the school; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.14"></a><var>35.14</var>(3) name approval for the school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.15"></a><var>35.15</var>(b) The adjudication of fraud or misrepresentation is sufficient cause for the office
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.16"></a><var>35.16</var>determine that a school:<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.17"></a><var>35.17</var>(1) does not qualify for exemption under section 
         <statute_ref>136A.657</statute_ref>; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.18"></a><var>35.18</var>(2) is not approved to grant degrees or to use the term "academy," "college," "institute,"
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.19"></a><var>35.19</var>or "university" in its name.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.16.0"></a><a id="pl.35.20"></a><var>35.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.902, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.21"></a><var>35.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Membership.</b> The commissioner shall appoint a 12-member 14-member <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.22"></a><var>35.22</var>advisory council consisting of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.23"></a><var>35.23</var>(1) one member representing the University of Minnesota Medical School;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.24"></a><var>35.24</var>(2) one member representing the Mayo Medical School;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.25"></a><var>35.25</var>(3) one member representing the Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Center;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.26"></a><var>35.26</var>(4) one member representing Hennepin County Medical Center;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.27"></a><var>35.27</var>(5) one member who is a neurosurgeon;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.28"></a><var>35.28</var>(6) one member who has a spinal cord injury;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.29"></a><var>35.29</var>(7) one member who is a family member of a person with a spinal cord injury;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.1"></a><var>36.1</var>(8) one member who has a traumatic brain injury;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.2"></a><var>36.2</var>(9) one member who is a veteran who has a spinal cord injury or a traumatic brain injury;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.3"></a><var>36.3</var>(10) one member who is a veteran who has a traumatic brain injury;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.4"></a><var>36.4</var>(11) one member who is a family member of a person with a traumatic brain injury;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.5"></a><var>36.5</var>(11) (12) one member who is a physician specializing in the treatment of spinal cord <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.6"></a><var>36.6</var>injury representing Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.7"></a><var>36.7</var>(12) (13) one member who is a physician specializing in the treatment of traumatic brain <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.8"></a><var>36.8</var>injury; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.9"></a><var>36.9</var>(14) one member representing Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.17.0"></a><a id="pl.36.10"></a><var>36.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 17. <b>[136F.38] WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIPS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.36.11"></a><var>36.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Program established.</b> The board shall develop a scholarship program <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.12"></a><var>36.12</var>to incentivize new students to enter high-demand occupations upon graduation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.13"></a><var>36.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Scholarship awards.</b> The program shall award scholarships at the beginning <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.14"></a><var>36.14</var>of an academic term, in the amount of $2,500, to be distributed evenly between two
         terms.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.15"></a><var>36.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Program eligibility.</b> (a) Scholarships shall be awarded only to a student eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.16"></a><var>36.16</var>for resident tuition, as defined in section 135A.043, who is enrolled in any of the
         following <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.17"></a><var>36.17</var>programs of study or certification: (1) advanced manufacturing; (2) agriculture; (3)
         health <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.18"></a><var>36.18</var>care services; or (4) information technology.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.19"></a><var>36.19</var>(b) The student must be enrolled for at least nine credits at a two-year college in
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.20"></a><var>36.20</var>Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.21"></a><var>36.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Renewal; cap.</b> A student who has received a scholarship may apply again but <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.22"></a><var>36.22</var>total lifetime awards are not to exceed $5,000 per student. Students may only be awarded
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.23"></a><var>36.23</var>a second scholarship upon completion of two academic terms.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.24"></a><var>36.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Administration.</b> (a) The board shall establish an application process and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.25"></a><var>36.25</var>guidelines for implementing this program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.26"></a><var>36.26</var>(b) The board shall give preference to students in financial need.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.27"></a><var>36.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Report required.</b> The board must submit an annual report by February 1 of <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.28"></a><var>36.28</var>each year about the scholarship awards to the chairs and ranking minority members
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.29"></a><var>36.29</var>senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction over higher education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.30"></a><var>36.30</var>finance and policy. The first report is due no later than February 1, 2019. The annual
         report <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.31"></a><var>36.31</var>shall describe the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.1"></a><var>37.1</var>(1) the number of students receiving a scholarship at each two-year college during
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.2"></a><var>37.2</var>previous fiscal year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.3"></a><var>37.3</var>(2) the number of scholarships awarded for each program of study or certification
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.4"></a><var>37.4</var>described in subdivision 3, paragraph (a);<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.5"></a><var>37.5</var>(3) the number of scholarship recipients who completed a program of study or certification
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.6"></a><var>37.6</var>described in subdivision 3, paragraph (a);<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.7"></a><var>37.7</var>(4) the number of scholarship recipients who secured employment by their graduation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.8"></a><var>37.8</var>date and those who secured employment within three months of their graduation date;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.9"></a><var>37.9</var>(5) a list of occupations scholarship recipients are entering; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.10"></a><var>37.10</var>(6) the number of students who were denied a scholarship.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.11"></a><var>37.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.18.0"></a><a id="pl.37.12"></a><var>37.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 18. <b>[137.45] PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.37.13"></a><var>37.13</var><b>DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.37.14"></a><var>37.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Program required.</b> The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.15"></a><var>37.15</var>is requested to offer an academic program consistent with the requirements of this
         section <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.16"></a><var>37.16</var>for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities at the University of
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.17"></a><var>37.17</var>Minnesota-Morris.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.18"></a><var>37.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Enrollment and admission.</b> The program must establish an enrollment goal <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.19"></a><var>37.19</var>of at least 15 incoming students per academic year. The board is requested to establish
         an <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.20"></a><var>37.20</var>application process for the program. A student who successfully completes the program
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.21"></a><var>37.21</var>must be awarded a certificate, diploma, or other appropriate academic credential.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.22"></a><var>37.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Curriculum and activities.</b> (a) The program must provide an inclusive, <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.23"></a><var>37.23</var>full-time, two-year residential college experience for students with intellectual
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.24"></a><var>37.24</var>developmental disabilities. The curriculum must include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.25"></a><var>37.25</var>(1) core courses that develop life skills, financial literacy, and the ability to
         live <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.26"></a><var>37.26</var>independently;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.27"></a><var>37.27</var>(2) rigorous academic work in a student's chosen field of study; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.28"></a><var>37.28</var>(3) an internship, apprenticeship, or other skills-based experience to prepare for
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.29"></a><var>37.29</var>meaningful employment upon completion of the program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.1"></a><var>38.1</var>(b) In addition to academic requirements, the program must allow participating students
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.2"></a><var>38.2</var>the opportunity to engage fully in campus life. Program activities must include, but
         are not <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.3"></a><var>38.3</var>limited to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.4"></a><var>38.4</var>(1) the establishment of on-campus mentoring and peer support communities; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.5"></a><var>38.5</var>(2) opportunities for personal growth through leadership development and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.6"></a><var>38.6</var>community engagement activities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.7"></a><var>38.7</var>(c) The program may tailor its curriculum and activities to highlight academic programs,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.8"></a><var>38.8</var>student and community life experiences, and employment opportunities unique to the
         campus <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.9"></a><var>38.9</var>or the region where the campus is located.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.10"></a><var>38.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Reporting.</b> By January 15 of each year, the board must submit a report on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.11"></a><var>38.11</var>program to the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees in the house
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.12"></a><var>38.12</var>representatives and the senate with jurisdiction over higher education finance and
         policy. <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.13"></a><var>38.13</var>The report must include, but need not be limited to, information regarding:<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.14"></a><var>38.14</var>(1) the number of students participating in the program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.15"></a><var>38.15</var>(2) program goals and outcomes; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.16"></a><var>38.16</var>(3) the success rate of participants.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.17"></a><var>38.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective beginning in the 2018-2019 academic <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.18"></a><var>38.18</var>year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.19.0"></a><a id="pl.38.19"></a><var>38.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 19. <b>[137.47] FETAL TISSUE RESEARCH.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.38.20"></a><var>38.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For purposes of this section, the terms in this subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.21"></a><var>38.21</var>have the meanings given them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.22"></a><var>38.22</var>(b) "Aborted fetal tissue" means fetal tissue that is available as a result of an
         elective <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.23"></a><var>38.23</var>abortion.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.24"></a><var>38.24</var>(c) "Fetal tissue" means any body part, organ, or cell of an unborn human child. Fetal
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.25"></a><var>38.25</var>tissue does not include tissue or cells obtained from a placenta, umbilical cord,
         or amniotic <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.26"></a><var>38.26</var>fluid.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.27"></a><var>38.27</var>(d) "Institutional Review Board" or "IRB" means the University of Minnesota's <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.28"></a><var>38.28</var>Institutional Review Board, the primary unit responsible for oversight of human subjects
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.29"></a><var>38.29</var>research protections.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.1"></a><var>39.1</var>(e) "Fetal Tissue Research Committee" or "FTR" means an oversight committee at the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.2"></a><var>39.2</var>University of Minnesota with the responsibility to oversee, review, and approve or
         deny <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.3"></a><var>39.3</var>research using fetal tissue.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.4"></a><var>39.4</var>(f) "Non-aborted fetal tissue" means fetal tissue that is available as a result of
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.5"></a><var>39.5</var>miscarriage or stillbirth, or fetal tissue from a living unborn child.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.6"></a><var>39.6</var>(g) "Research" means systematic investigation, including development, testing, and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.7"></a><var>39.7</var>evaluation, designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge. Research
         does <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.8"></a><var>39.8</var>not include a procedure or test administered to a particular patient by a physician
         for medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.9"></a><var>39.9</var>purposes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.10"></a><var>39.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Approval by the Fetal Tissue Research Committee.</b> (a) A researcher at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.11"></a><var>39.11</var>University of Minnesota must obtain approval from the FTR before conducting research
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.12"></a><var>39.12</var>using fetal tissue. The FTR must consider whether alternatives to fetal tissue would
         be <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.13"></a><var>39.13</var>sufficient for the research. If the proposed research involves aborted fetal tissue,
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.14"></a><var>39.14</var>researcher must provide a written narrative justifying the use of aborted fetal tissue
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.15"></a><var>39.15</var>discussing whether alternatives to aborted fetal tissue, including non-aborted fetal
         tissue, <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.16"></a><var>39.16</var>can be used.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.17"></a><var>39.17</var>(b) The FTR must submit its decision to the IRB. The IRB is requested to review the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.18"></a><var>39.18</var>conclusions of the FTR to ensure that all alternatives have been considered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.19"></a><var>39.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Legislative report.</b> (a) No later than January 15 of each year, the Board of <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.20"></a><var>39.20</var>Regents must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.21"></a><var>39.21</var>committees with jurisdiction over higher education policy and finance and health and
         human <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.22"></a><var>39.22</var>services policy and finance. The report must describe:<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.23"></a><var>39.23</var>(1) all fetal tissue research proposals submitted to the FTR or IRB, including any
         written <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.24"></a><var>39.24</var>narrative required under subdivision 2;<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.25"></a><var>39.25</var>(2) whether the research proposal involved aborted fetal tissue;<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.26"></a><var>39.26</var>(3) action by the FTR or IRB on all fetal tissue research proposals, including whether
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.27"></a><var>39.27</var>the proposal was approved by the FTR or IRB;<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.28"></a><var>39.28</var>(4) a list of all new or ongoing fetal tissue research projects at the university,
         including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.29"></a><var>39.29</var>(i) the date that the project was approved by the FTR or IRB;<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.30"></a><var>39.30</var>(ii) the source of funding for the project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.31"></a><var>39.31</var>(iii) the goal or purpose of the project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.32"></a><var>39.32</var>(iv) whether the fetal tissue used is aborted fetal tissue or non-aborted fetal tissue;<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.1"></a><var>40.1</var>(v) the source of the fetal tissue used;<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.2"></a><var>40.2</var>(vi) references to any publicly available information about the project, such as National
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.3"></a><var>40.3</var>Institutes of Health grant award information; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.4"></a><var>40.4</var>(vii) references to any publications resulting from the project.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.5"></a><var>40.5</var>(b) The report must not include a researcher's name, other identifying information,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.6"></a><var>40.6</var>contact information, or the location of a laboratory or office.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.7"></a><var>40.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Education on compliance to applicable laws and policies.</b> The University <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.8"></a><var>40.8</var>of Minnesota is requested to conduct education programs for all students and employees
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.9"></a><var>40.9</var>engaged in research on fetal tissue. Programs are requested to include mandatory <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.10"></a><var>40.10</var>comprehensive training on applicable federal and state laws, university policies and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.11"></a><var>40.11</var>procedures, and other professional standards related to the respectful, humane, and
         ethical <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.12"></a><var>40.12</var>treatment of fetal tissue in research.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.20.0"></a><a id="pl.40.13"></a><var>40.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 148.89, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.14"></a><var>40.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Practice of psychology.</b> "Practice of psychology" means the observation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.15"></a><var>40.15</var>description, evaluation, interpretation, or modification of human behavior by the
         application <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.16"></a><var>40.16</var>of psychological principles, methods, or procedures for any reason, including to prevent,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.17"></a><var>40.17</var>eliminate, or manage symptomatic, maladaptive, or undesired behavior and to enhance
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.18"></a><var>40.18</var>interpersonal relationships, work, life and developmental adjustment, personal and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.19"></a><var>40.19</var>organizational effectiveness, behavioral health, and mental health. The practice of
         psychology <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.20"></a><var>40.20</var>includes, but is not limited to, the following services, regardless of whether the
         provider <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.21"></a><var>40.21</var>receives payment for the services:<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.22"></a><var>40.22</var>(1) psychological research and teaching of psychology subject to the exemptions in <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.23"></a><var>40.23</var>section 148.9075;<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.24"></a><var>40.24</var>(2) assessment, including psychological testing and other means of evaluating personal
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.25"></a><var>40.25</var>characteristics such as intelligence, personality, abilities, interests, aptitudes,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.26"></a><var>40.26</var>neuropsychological functioning;<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.27"></a><var>40.27</var>(3) a psychological report, whether written or oral, including testimony of a provider
         as <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.28"></a><var>40.28</var>an expert witness, concerning the characteristics of an individual or entity;<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.29"></a><var>40.29</var>(4) psychotherapy, including but not limited to, categories such as behavioral, cognitive,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.30"></a><var>40.30</var>emotive, systems, psychophysiological, or insight-oriented therapies; counseling;
         hypnosis; <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.31"></a><var>40.31</var>and diagnosis and treatment of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.32"></a><var>40.32</var>(i) mental and emotional disorder or disability;<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.1"></a><var>41.1</var>(ii) alcohol and substance dependence or abuse;<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.2"></a><var>41.2</var>(iii) disorders of habit or conduct;<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.3"></a><var>41.3</var>(iv) the psychological aspects of physical illness or condition, accident, injury,
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.4"></a><var>41.4</var>disability, including the psychological impact of medications;<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.5"></a><var>41.5</var>(v) life adjustment issues, including work-related and bereavement issues; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.6"></a><var>41.6</var>(vi) child, family, or relationship issues;<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.7"></a><var>41.7</var>(5) psychoeducational services and treatment; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.8"></a><var>41.8</var>(6) consultation and supervision.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.21.0"></a><a id="pl.41.9"></a><var>41.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 21. <b>[148.9075] LICENSURE EXEMPTIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.41.10"></a><var>41.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Teaching and research.</b> Nothing in sections 148.88 to 148.98 shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.11"></a><var>41.11</var>construed to prevent a person employed in a secondary, postsecondary, or graduate
         institution <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.12"></a><var>41.12</var>from teaching and conducting research in psychology within an educational institution
         that <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.13"></a><var>41.13</var>is recognized by a regional accrediting organization or by a federal, state, county,
         or local <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.14"></a><var>41.14</var>government institution, agency, or research facility, so long as:<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.15"></a><var>41.15</var>(1) the institution, agency, or facility provides appropriate oversight mechanisms
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.16"></a><var>41.16</var>ensure public protections; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.17"></a><var>41.17</var>(2) the person is not providing direct clinical services to a client or clients as
         defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.18"></a><var>41.18</var>sections 148.88 to 148.98.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.19"></a><var>41.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Students.</b> Nothing in sections 148.88 to 148.98 shall prohibit the practice of <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.20"></a><var>41.20</var>psychology under qualified supervision by a practicum psychology student, a predoctoral
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.21"></a><var>41.21</var>psychology intern, or an individual who has earned a doctoral degree in psychology
         and is <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.22"></a><var>41.22</var>in the process of completing their postdoctoral supervised psychological employment.<br />
         		 <br />
         		<a id="bill.2.22.0"></a><a id="pl.41.23"></a><var>41.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 22. <b>[298.2215] COUNTY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.41.24"></a><var>41.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> A county may establish a scholarship fund from any <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.25"></a><var>41.25</var>unencumbered revenue received pursuant to section 298.018, 298.28, 298.39, 298.396,
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.26"></a><var>41.26</var>298.405 or any law imposing a tax upon severed mineral values. Scholarships must be
         used <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.27"></a><var>41.27</var>at a two-year Minnesota State Colleges and Universities institution within the county.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.28"></a><var>41.28</var>county shall establish procedures for applying for and distributing the scholarships.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.1"></a><var>42.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Eligibility.</b> An applicant for a scholarship under this section must be a resident <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.2"></a><var>42.2</var>of the county at the time of the applicant's high school graduation. The county may
         establish <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.3"></a><var>42.3</var>additional eligibility criteria.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.23.0"></a><a id="pl.42.4"></a><var>42.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 23. Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 1, section 15, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.5"></a><var>42.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 15. <b>UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA BASE ADJUSTMENT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.42.6"></a><var>42.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(a) For fiscal years 2016 to 2041 2017, $3,500,000 is added to the base operations and <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.7"></a><var>42.7</var>maintenance appropriation to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota in
         Laws <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.8"></a><var>42.8</var>2013, chapter 99, article 1, section 5.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.9"></a><var>42.9</var>(b) For fiscal years 2018 to 2040, $3,312,000 is added to the base operations and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.10"></a><var>42.10</var>maintenance appropriation to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota in
         Laws <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.11"></a><var>42.11</var>2013, chapter 99, article 1, section 5.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.24.0"></a><a id="pl.42.12"></a><var>42.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 24. <b>SUPPLEMENTAL AID FOR TWO-YEAR MNSCU INSTITUTIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.42.13"></a><var>42.13</var>The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall provide
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.14"></a><var>42.14</var>supplemental aid for operations and maintenance to the president of each two-year
         institution <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.15"></a><var>42.15</var>in the system with at least one campus that is not located in a metropolitan county,
         as defined <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.16"></a><var>42.16</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 4. The board shall transfer $100,000
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.17"></a><var>42.17</var>for each campus not located in a metropolitan county in each year to the president
         of each <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.18"></a><var>42.18</var>institution that includes such a campus, provided that no institution may receive
         more than <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.19"></a><var>42.19</var>$300,000 in total supplemental aid each year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.25.0"></a><a id="pl.42.20"></a><var>42.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 25. <b>DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION REFORM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.42.21"></a><var>42.21</var>(a) The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall create
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.22"></a><var>42.22</var>a plan to reform developmental education offerings on system campuses aimed at reducing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.23"></a><var>42.23</var>the number of students placed into developmental education. The plan must include,
         but is <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.24"></a><var>42.24</var>not limited to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.25"></a><var>42.25</var>(1) a systemwide multiple measures placement plan to guide campuses in placement of
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.26"></a><var>42.26</var>students into developmental education courses;<br />
         		 <a id="pl.42.27"></a><var>42.27</var>(2) uniform cut scores for student placement, where appropriate, which will lead to
         fewer <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.28"></a><var>42.28</var>students being placed into developmental education courses;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.29"></a><var>42.29</var>(3) other identified system policy changes, including an appeals process, that will
         decrease <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.30"></a><var>42.30</var>the number of students being placed into developmental education courses;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.1"></a><var>43.1</var>(4) accelerated pathways in mathematics, reading, and composition to ensure students
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.2"></a><var>43.2</var>can complete developmental education work in no more than one year, including allowing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.3"></a><var>43.3</var>for students to complete college-level gateway courses in one year whenever possible;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.4"></a><var>43.4</var>(5) a comprehensive examination of the cost structure of developmental education,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.5"></a><var>43.5</var>including potential financial incentives for students or other mechanisms to lower
         the cost <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.6"></a><var>43.6</var>of developmental offerings for students; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.7"></a><var>43.7</var>(6) identified best practices and targeted support strategies such as the use of supplemental
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.8"></a><var>43.8</var>instruction, that may be used on every system campus around developmental education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.9"></a><var>43.9</var>offerings.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.10"></a><var>43.10</var>(b) The plan must include deadlines for implementation of proposed changes and must
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.11"></a><var>43.11</var>be submitted to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees
         with <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.12"></a><var>43.12</var>jurisdiction over higher education finance and policy by February 15, 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.13"></a><var>43.13</var>(c) The plan, in its entirety, shall be implemented by the start of the 2020-2021
         academic <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.14"></a><var>43.14</var>term, with individual provisions being implemented earlier as dictated by the plan.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.26.0"></a><a id="pl.43.15"></a><var>43.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 26. <b>GREATER MINNESOTA OUTREACH AND RECRUITMENT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.43.16"></a><var>43.16</var>The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota is requested to develop a plan
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.17"></a><var>43.17</var>conduct outreach and recruitment of students from Minnesota, specifically identifying
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.18"></a><var>43.18</var>mechanisms to increase the number of students from greater Minnesota who are admitted
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.19"></a><var>43.19</var>to the university campus located in the metropolitan area. Greater Minnesota is defined
         as <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.20"></a><var>43.20</var>any area other than the area described in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.21"></a><var>43.21</var>4. The plan must be submitted to the chairs and ranking members of the senate and
         house <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.22"></a><var>43.22</var>of representatives legislative committees with jurisdiction over higher education
         finance <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.23"></a><var>43.23</var>and policy by February 15, 2018.<br />
         		 <br />
         		<a id="bill.2.27.0"></a><a id="pl.43.24"></a><var>43.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 27. <b>UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FETAL TISSUE RESEARCH; </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.43.25"></a><var>43.25</var><b>LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR REVIEW.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.43.26"></a><var>43.26</var>(a) The legislative auditor is requested to complete a comprehensive review of the
         use <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.27"></a><var>43.27</var>of fetal tissue in research activities at the University of Minnesota. The review
         must include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.28"></a><var>43.28</var>(1) the total number of research activities in which fetal tissue is currently or
         has been <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.29"></a><var>43.29</var>previously used, including those that are in progress and those that have been completed;<br />
         		 <a id="pl.43.30"></a><var>43.30</var>(2) the cost of acquiring fetal tissues for use in research activities, itemized by
         the source <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.31"></a><var>43.31</var>of funds used for procurement, including funds from federal, state, and other public
         sources, <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.32"></a><var>43.32</var>and funds derived from student tuition and fees;<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.1"></a><var>44.1</var>(3) the extent to which the conduct of the research activities complies with applicable
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.2"></a><var>44.2</var>federal and state laws related to acquisition, sale, handling, and disposition of
         human tissues, <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.3"></a><var>44.3</var>including fetal tissues;<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.4"></a><var>44.4</var>(4) the extent to which the conduct of the research activities complies with applicable
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.5"></a><var>44.5</var>Board of Regents policies and procedures related to acquisition, sale, handling, and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.6"></a><var>44.6</var>disposition of human tissues, including fetal tissues; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.7"></a><var>44.7</var>(5) whether applicable Board of Regents policies include provisions to ensure fetal
         tissue <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.8"></a><var>44.8</var>is used in research activities only when necessary, and to ensure that the research
         activities <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.9"></a><var>44.9</var>are conducted in an ethical manner, including whether procedures and protocols for
         oversight <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.10"></a><var>44.10</var>have been implemented to verify compliance with these policies.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.11"></a><var>44.11</var>(b) As used in this section, "research activities" include any academic fetal tissue
         research <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.12"></a><var>44.12</var>or fetal tissue transplantation research activity or program conducted in a University
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.13"></a><var>44.13</var>Minnesota facility, or that is supported, directly or indirectly, by University of
         Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.14"></a><var>44.14</var>funds.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.15"></a><var>44.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.16"></a><var>44.16</var>legislative auditor is requested to complete the review no later than one year following
         final <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.17"></a><var>44.17</var>enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.28.0"></a><a id="pl.44.18"></a><var>44.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 28. <b>ONGOING APPROPRIATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.44.19"></a><var>44.19</var>The appropriation under Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, section 62, subdivision
         11, <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.20"></a><var>44.20</var>may be used to provide grants for any purpose under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1275.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.44.21"></a><var>44.21</var><b>ARTICLE 3</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.44.22"></a><var>44.22</var><b>OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION AGENCY POLICY</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.3.1.0"></a><a id="pl.44.23"></a><var>44.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 135A.15, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.24"></a><var>44.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 1a. <b>Sexual assault definition.</b> For the purposes of this section, "sexual assault" <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.25"></a><var>44.25</var>means forcible sex offenses rape, sex offenses - fondling, sex offenses - incest, or sex <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.26"></a><var>44.26</var>offenses - statutory rape as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, part 668, subpart <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.27"></a><var>44.27</var>D, appendix A, as amended.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.2.0"></a><a id="pl.44.28"></a><var>44.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.103, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.29"></a><var>44.29</var><b>136A.103 INSTITUTION ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.45.1"></a><var>45.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(a) A postsecondary institution is eligible for state student aid under chapter 136A
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.2"></a><var>45.2</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>197.791</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>299A.45</statute_ref>, if the institution is located in this state and:<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.3"></a><var>45.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) is operated by this state or the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota;
         or<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.4"></a><var>45.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) is operated privately and, as determined by the office, meets the requirements
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.5"></a><var>45.5</var>paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.6"></a><var>45.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) A private institution must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.7"></a><var>45.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) maintain academic standards substantially equivalent to those of comparable <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.8"></a><var>45.8</var>institutions operated in this state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.9"></a><var>45.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) be licensed or registered as a postsecondary institution by the office; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.10"></a><var>45.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3)(i) by July 1, 2010, participate in the federal Pell Grant program under Title
         IV of <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.11"></a><var>45.11</var>the Higher Education Act of 1965, Public Law 89-329, as amended; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.12"></a><var>45.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(ii) if an institution was participating in state student aid programs as of June
         30, 2010, <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.13"></a><var>45.13</var>and the institution did not participate in the federal Pell Grant program by June
         30, 2010, <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.14"></a><var>45.14</var>the institution must require every student who enrolls to sign a disclosure form,
         provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.15"></a><var>45.15</var>by the office, stating that the institution is not participating in the federal Pell
         Grant program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.16"></a><var>45.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) An institution that offers only graduate-level degrees or graduate-level nondegree
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.17"></a><var>45.17</var>programs, or that offers only degrees or programs that do not meet the required minimum <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.18"></a><var>45.18</var>program length to participate in the federal Pell Grant program, is an eligible institution if <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.19"></a><var>45.19</var>the institution is licensed or registered as a postsecondary institution by the office.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.20"></a><var>45.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(d) An eligible institution under paragraph (b), clause (3), item (ii), that changes
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.21"></a><var>45.21</var>ownership as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>136A.63, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, must participate in the federal Pell <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.22"></a><var>45.22</var>Grant program within four calendar years of the first ownership change to continue
         eligibility.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.23"></a><var>45.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(e) An institution that loses its eligibility for the federal Pell Grant program is
         not an <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.24"></a><var>45.24</var>eligible institution.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.25"></a><var>45.25</var>(f) An institution must maintain adequate administrative and financial standards and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.26"></a><var>45.26</var>compliance with all state statutes, rules, and administrative policies related to
         state financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.27"></a><var>45.27</var>aid programs.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.3.0"></a><a id="pl.45.28"></a><var>45.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.1795, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.29"></a><var>45.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Loan forgiveness.</b> (a) The commissioner may select a maximum of five <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.30"></a><var>45.30</var>applicants each year for participation in the loan forgiveness program, within the
         limits of <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.1"></a><var>46.1</var>available funding. Applicants are responsible for securing their own qualified educational
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.2"></a><var>46.2</var>loans.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.3"></a><var>46.3</var>(b) The commissioner must select participants based on their suitability for practice
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.4"></a><var>46.4</var>serving the designated rural area, as indicated by experience or training. The commissioner
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.5"></a><var>46.5</var>must give preference to applicants closest to completing their training.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.6"></a><var>46.6</var>(c) The commissioner must make annual disbursements directly to the participant of
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.7"></a><var>46.7</var>$15,000 or the balance of the participant's qualifying educational loans, whichever
         is less, <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.8"></a><var>46.8</var>for each year that a participant meets the service obligation required under subdivision
         3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.9"></a><var>46.9</var>paragraph (b), up to a maximum of five years.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.10"></a><var>46.10</var>(d) Before receiving loan repayment disbursements and as requested, the participant
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.11"></a><var>46.11</var>must complete and return to the commissioner an affidavit a confirmation of practice form <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.12"></a><var>46.12</var>provided by the commissioner verifying that the participant is practicing as required
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.13"></a><var>46.13</var>subdivision 2, paragraph (a). The participant must provide the commissioner with verification
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.14"></a><var>46.14</var>that the full amount of loan repayment disbursement received by the participant has
         been <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.15"></a><var>46.15</var>applied toward the designated loans. After each disbursement, verification must be
         received <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.16"></a><var>46.16</var>by the commissioner and approved before the next loan repayment disbursement is made.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.17"></a><var>46.17</var>(e) Participants who move their practice remain eligible for loan repayment as long
         as <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.18"></a><var>46.18</var>they practice as required under subdivision 2, paragraph (a).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.4.0"></a><a id="pl.46.19"></a><var>46.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.62, is amended by adding a subdivision to <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.20"></a><var>46.20</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.21"></a><var>46.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 8. <b>Entity.</b> "Entity" means a specific school or campus location.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.5.0"></a><a id="pl.46.22"></a><var>46.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.646, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.23"></a><var>46.23</var><b>136A.646 ADDITIONAL SECURITY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.46.24"></a><var>46.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(a) In the event New schools that have been granted conditional approval for degrees or <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.25"></a><var>46.25</var>names to allow them the opportunity to apply for and receive accreditation under section
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.26"></a><var>46.26</var>136A.65, subdivision 7, or any registered institution that is notified by the United States <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.27"></a><var>46.27</var>Department of Education that it has fallen below minimum financial standards and that
         its <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.28"></a><var>46.28</var>continued participation in Title IV will be conditioned upon its satisfying either
         the Zone <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.29"></a><var>46.29</var>Alternative, Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 668.175, paragraph (f),
         or a Letter <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.30"></a><var>46.30</var>of Credit Alternative, Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 668.175, paragraph
         (c), <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.31"></a><var>46.31</var>the institution shall provide a surety bond conditioned upon the faithful performance of all <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.32"></a><var>46.32</var>contracts and agreements with students in a sum equal to the "letter of credit" required by <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.1"></a><var>47.1</var>the United States Department of Education in the Letter of Credit Alternative, but
         in no <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.2"></a><var>47.2</var>event shall such bond be less than $10,000 nor more than $250,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.3"></a><var>47.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) In lieu of a bond, the applicant may deposit with the commissioner of management
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.4"></a><var>47.4</var>and budget:<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.5"></a><var>47.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) a sum equal to the amount of the required surety bond in cash; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.6"></a><var>47.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) securities, as may be legally purchased by savings banks or for trust funds, in
         an <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.7"></a><var>47.7</var>aggregate market value equal to the amount of the required surety bond.; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.8"></a><var>47.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a financial institution to the amount
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.9"></a><var>47.9</var>required surety bond.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.10"></a><var>47.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) The surety of any bond may cancel it upon giving 60 days' notice in writing to
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.11"></a><var>47.11</var>office and shall be relieved of liability for any breach of condition occurring after
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.12"></a><var>47.12</var>effective date of cancellation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.13"></a><var>47.13</var>(d) In the event of a school closure, the additional security must first be used to
         destroy <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.14"></a><var>47.14</var>any private educational data under section 13.32 left at a physical campus in Minnesota
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.15"></a><var>47.15</var>after all other governmental agencies have recovered or retrieved records under their
         record <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.16"></a><var>47.16</var>retention policies. Any remaining funds must then be used to reimburse tuition and
         fee costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.17"></a><var>47.17</var>to students that were enrolled at the time of the closure or had withdrawn in the
         previous <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.18"></a><var>47.18</var>120 calendar days but did not graduate. Priority for refunds will be given to students
         in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.19"></a><var>47.19</var>following order:<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.20"></a><var>47.20</var>(1) cash payments made by the student or on behalf of a student;<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.21"></a><var>47.21</var>(2) private student loans; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.22"></a><var>47.22</var>(3) Veteran Administration education benefits that are not restored by the Veteran
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.23"></a><var>47.23</var>Administration. If there are additional security funds remaining, the additional security
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.24"></a><var>47.24</var>funds may be used to cover any administrative costs incurred by the office related
         to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.25"></a><var>47.25</var>closure of the school.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.6.0"></a><a id="pl.47.26"></a><var>47.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.65, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.27"></a><var>47.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 1a. <b>Accreditation; requirement.</b> (a) A school must not be registered or authorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.28"></a><var>47.28</var>to offer any degree at any level unless the school is accredited has institutional accreditation <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.29"></a><var>47.29</var>by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education for purposes
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.30"></a><var>47.30</var>eligibility to participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Any registered
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.31"></a><var>47.31</var>undergoing institutional accreditation shall inform the office of site visits by the
         accrediting <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.32"></a><var>47.32</var>agency and provide office staff the opportunity to attend the visits, including excluding any <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.1"></a><var>48.1</var>exit interviews. The institution must provide the office with a copy of the final
         report upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.2"></a><var>48.2</var>receipt request of the office.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.3"></a><var>48.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) A school must not be authorized to offer any degree unless the program has <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.4"></a><var>48.4</var>programmatic accreditation or the school has institutional accreditation by an agency
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.5"></a><var>48.5</var>recognized by the United States Department of Education for purposes of eligibility
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.6"></a><var>48.6</var>participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Any program offered by a registered
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.7"></a><var>48.7</var>school that does not have institutional accreditation and is undergoing programmatic
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.8"></a><var>48.8</var>accreditation shall inform the office of site visits by the accrediting agency and
         provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.9"></a><var>48.9</var>office staff the opportunity to attend the visits, excluding any exit interviews.
         The school <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.10"></a><var>48.10</var>must provide the office with a copy of the final report by the accreditor upon request
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.11"></a><var>48.11</var>office.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.7.0"></a><a id="pl.48.12"></a><var>48.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.65, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.13"></a><var>48.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Criteria for approval.</b> (a) A school applying to be registered and to have its <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.14"></a><var>48.14</var>degree or degrees and name approved must substantially meet the following criteria:<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.15"></a><var>48.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) the school has an organizational framework with administrative and teaching personnel
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.16"></a><var>48.16</var>to provide the educational programs offered;<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.17"></a><var>48.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) the school has financial resources sufficient to meet the school's financial obligations,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.18"></a><var>48.18</var>including refunding tuition and other charges consistent with its stated policy if
         the institution <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.19"></a><var>48.19</var>is dissolved, or if claims for refunds are made, to provide service to the students
         as promised, <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.20"></a><var>48.20</var>and to provide educational programs leading to degrees as offered;<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.21"></a><var>48.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) the school operates in conformity with generally accepted budgeting and accounting <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.22"></a><var>48.22</var>principles according to the type of school;<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.23"></a><var>48.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) the school provides an educational program leading to the degree it offers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.24"></a><var>48.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(5) the school provides appropriate and accessible library, laboratory, and other
         physical <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.25"></a><var>48.25</var>facilities to support the educational program offered;<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.26"></a><var>48.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(6) the school has a policy on freedom or limitation of expression and inquiry for
         faculty <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.27"></a><var>48.27</var>and students which is published or available on request;<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.28"></a><var>48.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(7) the school uses only publications and advertisements which are truthful and do
         not <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.29"></a><var>48.29</var>give any false, fraudulent, deceptive, inaccurate, or misleading impressions about
         the school, <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.30"></a><var>48.30</var>its personnel, programs, services, or occupational opportunities for its graduates
         for promotion <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.31"></a><var>48.31</var>and student recruitment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.1"></a><var>49.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(8) the school's compensated recruiting agents who are operating in Minnesota identify
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.2"></a><var>49.2</var>themselves as agents of the school when talking to or corresponding with students
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.3"></a><var>49.3</var>prospective students;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.4"></a><var>49.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(9) the school provides information to students and prospective students concerning:<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.5"></a><var>49.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(i) comprehensive and accurate policies relating to student admission, evaluation,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.6"></a><var>49.6</var>suspension, and dismissal;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.7"></a><var>49.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(ii) clear and accurate policies relating to granting credit for prior education,
         training, <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.8"></a><var>49.8</var>and experience and for courses offered by the school;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.9"></a><var>49.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(iii) current schedules of fees, charges for tuition, required supplies, student activities,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.10"></a><var>49.10</var>housing, and all other standard charges;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.11"></a><var>49.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(iv) policies regarding refunds and adjustments for withdrawal or modification of
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.12"></a><var>49.12</var>enrollment status; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.13"></a><var>49.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(v) procedures and standards used for selection of recipients and the terms of payment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.14"></a><var>49.14</var>and repayment for any financial aid program; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.15"></a><var>49.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(10) the school must not withhold a student's official transcript because the student
         is <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.16"></a><var>49.16</var>in arrears or in default on any loan issued by the school to the student if the loan
         qualifies <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.17"></a><var>49.17</var>as an institutional loan under United States Code, title 11, section 523(a)(8)(b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.18"></a><var>49.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) An application for degree approval must also include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.19"></a><var>49.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(i) title of degree and formal recognition awarded;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.20"></a><var>49.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(ii) location where such degree will be offered;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.21"></a><var>49.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(iii) proposed implementation date of the degree;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.22"></a><var>49.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(iv) admissions requirements for the degree;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.23"></a><var>49.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(v) length of the degree;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.24"></a><var>49.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(vi) projected enrollment for a period of five years;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.25"></a><var>49.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(vii) the curriculum required for the degree, including course syllabi or outlines;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.26"></a><var>49.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(viii) statement of academic and administrative mechanisms planned for monitoring
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.27"></a><var>49.27</var>quality of the proposed degree;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.28"></a><var>49.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(ix) statement of satisfaction of professional licensure criteria, if applicable;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.29"></a><var>49.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(x) documentation of the availability of clinical, internship, externship, or practicum
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.30"></a><var>49.30</var>sites, if applicable; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.1"></a><var>50.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(xi) statement of how the degree fulfills the institution's mission and goals, complements
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.2"></a><var>50.2</var>existing degrees, and contributes to the school's viability.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.8.0"></a><a id="pl.50.3"></a><var>50.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.65, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.4"></a><var>50.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Conditional approval.</b> (a) The office may grant a school a one-year conditional <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.5"></a><var>50.5</var>approval for a degree or use of a term in its name for a period of less than one year if doing <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.6"></a><var>50.6</var>so would be in the best interests of currently enrolled students or prospective students. <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.7"></a><var>50.7</var>Conditional approval of a degree or use of a term under this paragraph must not exceed
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.8"></a><var>50.8</var>period of three years.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.9"></a><var>50.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) The office may grant new schools may be granted and programs a one-year conditional <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.10"></a><var>50.10</var>approval for degrees or names annually for a period not to exceed five years use of a term <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.11"></a><var>50.11</var>in its name to allow them the school the opportunity to apply for and receive accreditation <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.12"></a><var>50.12</var>as required in subdivision 1a. Conditional approval of a school or program under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.13"></a><var>50.13</var>paragraph must not exceed a period of five years. A new school or program granted <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.14"></a><var>50.14</var>conditional approval may be allowed to continue as a registered institution in order to <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.15"></a><var>50.15</var>complete an accreditation process upon terms and conditions the office determines.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.16"></a><var>50.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) The office may grant a registered school a one-year conditional approval for degrees
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.17"></a><var>50.17</var>or use of a term in its name to allow the school the opportunity to apply for and
         receive <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.18"></a><var>50.18</var>accreditation as required in subdivision 1a if the school's accrediting agency is
         no longer <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.19"></a><var>50.19</var>recognized by the United States Department of Education for purposes of eligibility
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.20"></a><var>50.20</var>participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The office must not grant
         conditional <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.21"></a><var>50.21</var>approvals under this paragraph to a school for a period of more than five years.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.22"></a><var>50.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(d) The office may grant a registered school a one-year conditional approval for degrees
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.23"></a><var>50.23</var>or use of a term in its name to allow the school to change to a different accrediting
         agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.24"></a><var>50.24</var>recognized by the United States Department of Education for purposes of eligibility
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.25"></a><var>50.25</var>participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The office must not grant
         conditional <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.26"></a><var>50.26</var>approvals under this paragraph to a school for a period of more than five years.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.9.0"></a><a id="pl.50.27"></a><var>50.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.653, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.28"></a><var>50.28</var><b>136A.653 EXEMPTIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.50.29"></a><var>50.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Application.</b> A school that seeks an exemption under this section from <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.30"></a><var>50.30</var>the provisions of sections 136A.61 to 136A.71 must apply to the office to establish
         that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.31"></a><var>50.31</var>school meets the requirements of an exemption. An exemption expires two years from
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.32"></a><var>50.32</var>date of approval or until a school adds a new program or makes a modification equal
         to or <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.1"></a><var>51.1</var>greater than 25 percent to an existing educational program. If a school is reapplying
         for an <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.2"></a><var>51.2</var>exemption, the application must be submitted to the office 90 days before the current
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.3"></a><var>51.3</var>exemption expires.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.4"></a><var>51.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. Subd. 1a. <b>Exemption</b><b> Private career schools</b><b>.</b> A school that is subject <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.5"></a><var>51.5</var>to licensing by the office under sections 
         <statute_ref>136A.82</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>136A.834</statute_ref> is exempt from the provisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.6"></a><var>51.6</var>of sections 
         <statute_ref>136A.61</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>136A.71</statute_ref>. The determination of the office as to whether a particular <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.7"></a><var>51.7</var>school is subject to regulation under sections 
         <statute_ref>136A.82</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>136A.834</statute_ref> is final for the purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.8"></a><var>51.8</var>of this exemption.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.9"></a><var>51.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Educational program; nonprofit organizations.</b> Educational programs which <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.10"></a><var>51.10</var>are sponsored by a bona fide and nonprofit trade, labor, business, professional or
         fraternal <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.11"></a><var>51.11</var>organization, which programs are conducted solely for that organization's membership
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.12"></a><var>51.12</var>for the members of the particular industries or professions served by that organization,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.13"></a><var>51.13</var>which are not available to the public on a fee basis, are exempted from the provisions
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.14"></a><var>51.14</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>136A.61</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>136A.71</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.15"></a><var>51.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Educational program; business firms.</b> Educational programs which are <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.16"></a><var>51.16</var>sponsored by a business firm for the training of its employees or the employees of
         other <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.17"></a><var>51.17</var>business firms with which it has contracted to provide educational services at no
         cost to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.18"></a><var>51.18</var>employees are exempted from the provisions of sections 
         <statute_ref>136A.61</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>136A.71</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.19"></a><var>51.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3a. <b>Tuition-free educational courses.</b> A school, including a school using an <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.20"></a><var>51.20</var>online platform service, offering training, courses, or programs is exempt from sections
         <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.51.21"></a><var>51.21</var>136A.61
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>136A.71</statute_ref>, to the extent it offers tuition-free courses to students in Minnesota. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.22"></a><var>51.22</var>course will be considered tuition-free if the school charges no tuition and the required
         fees <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.23"></a><var>51.23</var>and other required charges paid by the student for the course tuition, fees, and any other <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.24"></a><var>51.24</var>charges for a student to participate do not exceed two percent of the most recent average <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.25"></a><var>51.25</var>undergraduate tuition and required fees as of January 1 of the current year charged
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.26"></a><var>51.26</var>full-time students at all degree-granting institutions as published annually by the
         United <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.27"></a><var>51.27</var>States Department of Education as of January 1 of each year. To qualify for an exemption,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.28"></a><var>51.28</var>a school or online platform service must prominently display a notice comparable to
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.29"></a><var>51.29</var>following: "IMPORTANT: Each educational institution makes its own decision regarding
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.30"></a><var>51.30</var>whether to accept completed coursework for credit. Check with your university or college."<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.31"></a><var>51.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Voluntary submission.</b> Any school or program exempted from the provisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.32"></a><var>51.32</var>of sections 
         <statute_ref>136A.61</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>136A.71</statute_ref> by the provisions of this section may voluntarily submit to <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.33"></a><var>51.33</var>the provisions of those sections.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.10.0"></a><a id="pl.52.1"></a><var>52.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.657, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.2"></a><var>52.2</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.3"></a><var>52.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Application.</b> A school that seeks an exemption under this section from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.4"></a><var>52.4</var>provisions of sections 136A.61 to 136A.71 must apply to the office to establish that
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.5"></a><var>52.5</var>school meets the requirements of an exemption. An exemption expires two years from
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.6"></a><var>52.6</var>date of approval or when a school adds a new program or makes a modification equal
         to or <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.7"></a><var>52.7</var>greater than 25 percent to an existing educational program. If a school is reapplying
         for an <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.8"></a><var>52.8</var>exemption, the application must be submitted to the office 90 days before the current
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.9"></a><var>52.9</var>exemption expires.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.11.0"></a><a id="pl.52.10"></a><var>52.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.67, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.11"></a><var>52.11</var><b>136A.67 REGISTRATION REPRESENTATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.52.12"></a><var>52.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;No school and none of its officials or employees shall advertise or represent in any
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.13"></a><var>52.13</var>manner that such school is approved or accredited by the office or the state of Minnesota,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.14"></a><var>52.14</var>except a school which is duly registered with the office, or any of its officials
         or employees, <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.15"></a><var>52.15</var>may represent in advertising and shall disclose in catalogues, applications, and enrollment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.16"></a><var>52.16</var>materials that the school is registered with the office by prominently displaying
         the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.17"></a><var>52.17</var>statement: "(Name of school) is registered with the office Minnesota Office of Higher <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.18"></a><var>52.18</var>Education pursuant to sections 
         <statute_ref>136A.61</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>136A.71</statute_ref>. Registration is not an endorsement of <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.19"></a><var>52.19</var>the institution. Credits earned at the institution may not transfer to all other institutions."
         In <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.20"></a><var>52.20</var>addition, all registered schools shall publish in the school catalog or student handbook
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.21"></a><var>52.21</var>name, street address, telephone number, and Web site address of the office.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.12.0"></a><a id="pl.52.22"></a><var>52.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 12. <b>[136A.672] STUDENT COMPLAINTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.52.23"></a><var>52.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Authority.</b> The office has the authority to review and take appropriate <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.24"></a><var>52.24</var>action on student complaints from schools covered under the provisions of sections
         136A.61 <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.25"></a><var>52.25</var>to 136A.71.<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.26"></a><var>52.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Complaint.</b> A complaint must be in writing, be signed by a student, and state <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.27"></a><var>52.27</var>how the school's policies and procedures or sections 136A.61 to 136A.71 were violated.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.28"></a><var>52.28</var>Student complaints shall be limited to complaints that occurred within six years from
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.29"></a><var>52.29</var>date the concern should have been discovered with reasonable effort and after the
         student <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.30"></a><var>52.30</var>has utilized the school's internal complaint process. Students do not have to utilize
         a school's <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.31"></a><var>52.31</var>internal complaint process before the office has authority when the student is alleging
         fraud <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.32"></a><var>52.32</var>or misrepresentation. The office shall not investigate grade disputes, student conduct
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.1"></a><var>53.1</var>proceedings, disability accommodation requests, and discrimination claims, including
         Title <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.2"></a><var>53.2</var>IX complaints.<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.3"></a><var>53.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Investigation.</b> The office shall initiate an investigation upon receipt of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.4"></a><var>53.4</var>complaint within the authority of subdivision 2. A school involved in an investigation
         shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.5"></a><var>53.5</var>be informed of the alleged violations and the processes of the investigation. A school
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.6"></a><var>53.6</var>involved in an investigation shall respond to the alleged violations and provide requested
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.7"></a><var>53.7</var>documentation to the office. Upon completing an investigation, the office shall inform
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.8"></a><var>53.8</var>school and the student of the investigation outcome.<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.9"></a><var>53.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Penalties.</b> If violations are found, the office may require remedial action by <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.10"></a><var>53.10</var>the school or assign a penalty under section 136A.705. Remedial action may include
         student <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.11"></a><var>53.11</var>notification of violations, adjustments to the school's policies and procedures, and
         tuition <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.12"></a><var>53.12</var>or fee refunds to impacted students.<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.13"></a><var>53.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Appeals.</b> Any order requiring remedial action by the school or assigning a <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.14"></a><var>53.14</var>penalty under section 136A.705 is appealable in accordance with chapter 14.  The request
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.15"></a><var>53.15</var>for an appeal must be made in writing to the office within 30 days of the date the
         school is <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.16"></a><var>53.16</var>notified of the action of the office. The court shall award costs and reasonable attorney
         fees <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.17"></a><var>53.17</var>in a contested chapter 14 hearing to the office if: (1) the office substantially prevails
         on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.18"></a><var>53.18</var>merits in an action brought under this section; and (2) the school has a net income
         from <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.19"></a><var>53.19</var>student tuition, fees, and other required institutional charges collected from the
         last fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.20"></a><var>53.20</var>year of $1,000,000 or greater.<br />
         		  <br />
         		<a id="bill.3.13.0"></a><a id="pl.53.21"></a><var>53.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.68, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.22"></a><var>53.22</var><b>136A.68 RECORDS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.53.23"></a><var>53.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;A registered school shall maintain a permanent record for each student for 50 years
         from <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.24"></a><var>53.24</var>the last date of the student's attendance. A registered school offering distance instruction
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.25"></a><var>53.25</var>a student located in Minnesota shall maintain a permanent record for each Minnesota
         student <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.26"></a><var>53.26</var>for 50 years from the last date of the student's attendance. Records include a student's
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.27"></a><var>53.27</var>academic transcript, documents, and files containing student data about academic credits
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.28"></a><var>53.28</var>earned, courses completed, grades awarded, degrees awarded, and periods of attendance.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.29"></a><var>53.29</var>To preserve permanent records, a school shall submit a plan that meets the following
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.30"></a><var>53.30</var>requirements:<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.31"></a><var>53.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) at least one copy of the records must be held in a secure, fireproof depository
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.32"></a><var>53.32</var>duplicate records must be maintained off site in a secure location and in a manner
         approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.33"></a><var>53.33</var>by the office;<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.1"></a><var>54.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) an appropriate official must be designated to provide a student with copies of
         records <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.2"></a><var>54.2</var>or a transcript upon request;<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.3"></a><var>54.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) an alternative method approved by the office of complying with clauses (1) and
         (2) <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.4"></a><var>54.4</var>must be established if the school ceases to exist; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.5"></a><var>54.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) if the school has no binding agreement approved by the office for preserving student
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.6"></a><var>54.6</var>records, a continuous surety bond or an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.7"></a><var>54.7</var>institution must be filed with the office in an amount not to exceed $20,000. The bond or <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.8"></a><var>54.8</var>irrevocable letter of credit shall run to the state of Minnesota. In the event of a school closure, <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.9"></a><var>54.9</var>the surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit must be used by the office to retrieve,
         recover, <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.10"></a><var>54.10</var>maintain, digitize, and destroy academic records.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.14.0"></a><a id="pl.54.11"></a><var>54.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.821, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.12"></a><var>54.12</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.13"></a><var>54.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 13. <b>Compliance audit.</b> "Compliance audit" means an audit of a school's compliance <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.14"></a><var>54.14</var>with federal requirements related to its participation in federal Title IV student
         aid programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.15"></a><var>54.15</var>or other federal grant programs performed under either Uniform Grant Guidance, including
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.16"></a><var>54.16</var>predecessor Federal Circular A-133, or the United States Department of Education's
         audit <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.17"></a><var>54.17</var>guide, Audits of Federal Student Financial Assistance Programs at Participating Institutions
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.18"></a><var>54.18</var>and Institution Servicers.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.15.0"></a><a id="pl.54.19"></a><var>54.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.821, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.20"></a><var>54.20</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.21"></a><var>54.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 14. <b>Entity.</b> "Entity" means a specific school or campus location.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.16.0"></a><a id="pl.54.22"></a><var>54.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.821, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.23"></a><var>54.23</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.24"></a><var>54.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 15. <b>Higher-level entity.</b> "Higher-level entity" means a corporate parent or ultimate <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.25"></a><var>54.25</var>parent company or, in the case of a public school, the larger public system of which
         an <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.26"></a><var>54.26</var>entity is a part.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.17.0"></a><a id="pl.54.27"></a><var>54.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.821, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.28"></a><var>54.28</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.29"></a><var>54.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 16. <b>Audited financial statements.</b> "Audited financial statements" means the <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.30"></a><var>54.30</var>financial statements of an entity or higher-level entity that have been examined by
         a certified <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.31"></a><var>54.31</var>public accountant or an equivalent government agency for public entities that include
         (1) <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.1"></a><var>55.1</var>an auditor's report, a statement of financial position, an income statement, a statement
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.2"></a><var>55.2</var>cash flows, and notes to the financial statements or (2) the required equivalents
         for public <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.3"></a><var>55.3</var>entities as determined by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Governmental
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.4"></a><var>55.4</var>Accounting Standards Board, or the Securities and Exchange Commission.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.18.0"></a><a id="pl.55.5"></a><var>55.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.821, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.6"></a><var>55.6</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.7"></a><var>55.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 17. <b>Review-level engagement.</b> "Review-level engagement" means a service <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.8"></a><var>55.8</var>performed by a certified public accountant that provides limited assurance that there
         are no <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.9"></a><var>55.9</var>material modifications that need to be made to an entity's financial statements in
         order for <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.10"></a><var>55.10</var>them to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Review-level engagement
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.11"></a><var>55.11</var>provides fewer assurances than those reported under audited financial statements.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.19.0"></a><a id="pl.55.12"></a><var>55.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.822, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.13"></a><var>55.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Application.</b> Application for a license shall be on forms prepared and furnished <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.14"></a><var>55.14</var>by the office, and shall include the following and other information as the office
         may require:<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.15"></a><var>55.15</var>(1) the title or name of the private career school, ownership and controlling officers,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.16"></a><var>55.16</var>members, managing employees, and director;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.17"></a><var>55.17</var>(2) the specific programs which will be offered and the specific purposes of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.18"></a><var>55.18</var>instruction;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.19"></a><var>55.19</var>(3) the place or places where the instruction will be given;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.20"></a><var>55.20</var>(4) a listing of the equipment available for instruction in each program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.21"></a><var>55.21</var>(5) the maximum enrollment to be accommodated with equipment available in each <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.22"></a><var>55.22</var>specified program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.23"></a><var>55.23</var>(6) the qualifications of instructors and supervisors in each specified program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.24"></a><var>55.24</var>(7) financial documents related to the entity's and higher-level entity's most recently
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.25"></a><var>55.25</var>completed fiscal year:<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.26"></a><var>55.26</var>(i) annual gross revenues from all sources;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.27"></a><var>55.27</var>(ii) financial statements subjected to a review level engagement or, if requested
         by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.28"></a><var>55.28</var>office, audited financial statements;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.29"></a><var>55.29</var>(iii) a school's most recent compliance audit, if applicable; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.1"></a><var>56.1</var>(iv) a current balance sheet, income statement, and adequate supporting documentation,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.2"></a><var>56.2</var>prepared and certified by an independent public accountant or CPA;<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.3"></a><var>56.3</var>(8) copies of all media advertising and promotional literature and brochures or electronic
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.4"></a><var>56.4</var>display currently used or reasonably expected to be used by the private career school;<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.5"></a><var>56.5</var>(9) copies of all Minnesota enrollment agreement forms and contract forms and all
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.6"></a><var>56.6</var>enrollment agreement forms and contract forms used in Minnesota; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.7"></a><var>56.7</var>(10) gross income earned in the preceding year from student tuition, fees, and other
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.8"></a><var>56.8</var>required institutional charges, unless the private career school files with the office a surety <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.9"></a><var>56.9</var>bond equal to at least $250,000 as described in subdivision 6.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.20.0"></a><a id="pl.56.10"></a><var>56.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.822, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.11"></a><var>56.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Bond.</b> (a) No license shall be issued to any private career school which <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.12"></a><var>56.12</var>maintains, conducts, solicits for, or advertises within the state of Minnesota any
         program, <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.13"></a><var>56.13</var>unless the applicant files with the office a continuous corporate surety bond written
         by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.14"></a><var>56.14</var>company authorized to do business in Minnesota conditioned upon the faithful performance
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.15"></a><var>56.15</var>of all contracts and agreements with students made by the applicant.<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.16"></a><var>56.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b)(1) The amount of the surety bond shall be ten percent of the preceding year's
         gross <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.17"></a><var>56.17</var>net income from student tuition, fees, and other required institutional charges collected, but <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.18"></a><var>56.18</var>in no event less than $10,000 nor greater than $250,000, except that a private career school <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.19"></a><var>56.19</var>may deposit a greater amount at its own discretion. A private career school in each
         annual <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.20"></a><var>56.20</var>application for licensure must compute the amount of the surety bond and verify that
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.21"></a><var>56.21</var>amount of the surety bond complies with this subdivision, unless the private career school <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.22"></a><var>56.22</var>maintains a surety bond equal to at least $250,000. A private career school that operates at <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.23"></a><var>56.23</var>two or more locations may combine gross net income from student tuition, fees, and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.24"></a><var>56.24</var>required institutional charges collected for all locations for the purpose of determining the <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.25"></a><var>56.25</var>annual surety bond requirement. The gross net tuition and fees used to determine the amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.26"></a><var>56.26</var>of the surety bond required for a private career school having a license for the sole
         purpose <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.27"></a><var>56.27</var>of recruiting students in Minnesota shall be only that paid to the private career
         school by <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.28"></a><var>56.28</var>the students recruited from Minnesota.<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.29"></a><var>56.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) A person required to obtain a private career school license due to the use of
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.30"></a><var>56.30</var>"academy," "institute," "college," or "university" in its name and which is also licensed
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.31"></a><var>56.31</var>another state agency or board, except not including those schools licensed exclusively in <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.32"></a><var>56.32</var>order to participate in state grants or SELF loan financial aid programs, shall be required <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.33"></a><var>56.33</var>to provide a school bond of $10,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.1"></a><var>57.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) The bond shall run to the state of Minnesota and to any person who may have a
         cause <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.2"></a><var>57.2</var>of action against the applicant arising at any time after the bond is filed and before
         it is <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.3"></a><var>57.3</var>canceled for breach of any contract or agreement made by the applicant with any student.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.4"></a><var>57.4</var>The aggregate liability of the surety for all breaches of the conditions of the bond
         shall not <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.5"></a><var>57.5</var>exceed the principal sum deposited by the private career school under paragraph (b).
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.6"></a><var>57.6</var>surety of any bond may cancel it upon giving 60 days' notice in writing to the office
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.7"></a><var>57.7</var>shall be relieved of liability for any breach of condition occurring after the effective
         date <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.8"></a><var>57.8</var>of cancellation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.9"></a><var>57.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(d) In lieu of bond, the applicant may deposit with the commissioner of management
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.10"></a><var>57.10</var>and budget a sum equal to the amount of the required surety bond in cash, an irrevocable
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.11"></a><var>57.11</var>letter of credit issued by a financial institution equal to the amount of the required
         surety <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.12"></a><var>57.12</var>bond, or securities as may be legally purchased by savings banks or for trust funds
         in an <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.13"></a><var>57.13</var>aggregate market value equal to the amount of the required surety bond.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.14"></a><var>57.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(e) Failure of a private career school to post and maintain the required surety bond
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.15"></a><var>57.15</var>deposit under paragraph (d) shall may result in denial, suspension, or revocation of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.16"></a><var>57.16</var>school's license.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.21.0"></a><a id="pl.57.17"></a><var>57.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.822, subdivision 12, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.18"></a><var>57.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 12. <b>Permanent records.</b> A private career school licensed under sections 
         <statute_ref>136A.82 <br />
            		
         </statute_ref><a id="pl.57.19"></a><var>57.19</var>to 
         <statute_ref>136A.834</statute_ref> and located in Minnesota shall maintain a permanent record for each student <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.20"></a><var>57.20</var>for 50 years from the last date of the student's attendance. A private career school
         licensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.21"></a><var>57.21</var>under this chapter and offering distance instruction to a student located in Minnesota
         shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.22"></a><var>57.22</var>maintain a permanent record for each Minnesota student for 50 years from the last
         date of <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.23"></a><var>57.23</var>the student's attendance. Records include school transcripts, documents, and files
         containing <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.24"></a><var>57.24</var>student data about academic credits earned, courses completed, grades awarded, degrees
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.25"></a><var>57.25</var>awarded, and periods of attendance. To preserve permanent records, a private career
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.26"></a><var>57.26</var>shall submit a plan that meets the following requirements:<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.27"></a><var>57.27</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.57.28"></a><var>57.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) an appropriate official must be designated to provide a student with copies of
         records <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.29"></a><var>57.29</var>or a transcript upon request;<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.30"></a><var>57.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) an alternative method, approved by the office, of complying with clauses (1) and
         (2) <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.31"></a><var>57.31</var>must be established if the private career school ceases to exist; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.32"></a><var>57.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) a continuous surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit issued by a financial institution <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.33"></a><var>57.33</var>must be filed with the office in an amount not to exceed $20,000 if the private career
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.1"></a><var>58.1</var>has no binding agreement approved by the office, for preserving student records. The
         bond <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.2"></a><var>58.2</var>or irrevocable letter of credit shall run to the state of Minnesota. In the event of a school <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.3"></a><var>58.3</var>closure, the surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit must be used by the office
         to retrieve, <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.4"></a><var>58.4</var>recover, maintain, digitize, and destroy academic records.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.22.0"></a><a id="pl.58.5"></a><var>58.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.822, subdivision 13, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.6"></a><var>58.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 13. <b>Private career schools licensed by another state agency or board.</b> A private <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.7"></a><var>58.7</var>career school required to obtain a private career school license due to the use of
         "academy," <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.8"></a><var>58.8</var>"institute," "college," or "university" in its name or licensed for the purpose of
         participating <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.9"></a><var>58.9</var>in state financial aid under chapter 136A, and which is also licensed by another state
         agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.10"></a><var>58.10</var>or board shall be required to satisfy only the requirements of subdivisions 4, clauses
         (1), <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.11"></a><var>58.11</var>(2), (3), (5), (7), (8), and (10); 5; 6, paragraph (b), clause (2); 8, clauses (1), (4), (7), (8), <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.12"></a><var>58.12</var>and (9); 9; 10, clause (13); and 12. If a school is licensed to participate in state financial aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.13"></a><var>58.13</var>under this chapter, the school must follow the refund policy in section 136A.827,
         even if <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.14"></a><var>58.14</var>that section conflicts with the refund policy of the licensing agency or board. A distance <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.15"></a><var>58.15</var>education private career school located in another state, or a school licensed to
         recruit <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.16"></a><var>58.16</var>Minnesota residents for attendance at a school outside of this state, or a school
         licensed by <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.17"></a><var>58.17</var>another state agency as its primary licensing body, may continue to use the school's
         name <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.18"></a><var>58.18</var>as permitted by its home state or its primary licensing body.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.23.0"></a><a id="pl.58.19"></a><var>58.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.826, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.20"></a><var>58.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Contract information.</b> A contract or enrollment agreement used by a private <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.21"></a><var>58.21</var>career school must include at least the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.22"></a><var>58.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) the name and address of the private career school, clearly stated;<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.23"></a><var>58.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) a clear and conspicuous disclosure that the agreement is a legally binding instrument
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.24"></a><var>58.24</var>upon written acceptance of the student by the private career school unless canceled
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.25"></a><var>58.25</var>section 
         <statute_ref>136A.827</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.26"></a><var>58.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) the private career school's cancellation and refund policy that shall be clearly
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.27"></a><var>58.27</var>conspicuously entitled "Buyer's Right to Cancel";<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.28"></a><var>58.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) a clear statement of total cost of the program including tuition and all other
         charges;<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.29"></a><var>58.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(5) the name and description of the program, including the number of hours or credits
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.30"></a><var>58.30</var>of classroom instruction, or distance instruction, that shall be included; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.31"></a><var>58.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(6) a clear and conspicuous explanation of the form and means of notice the student
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.32"></a><var>58.32</var>should use in the event the student elects to cancel the contract or sale, the effective
         date of <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.1"></a><var>59.1</var>cancellation, and the name and address, e-mail address, or phone number of the seller to <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.2"></a><var>59.2</var>which the notice should be sent or delivered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.3"></a><var>59.3</var>The contract or enrollment agreement must not include a wage assignment provision
         or a <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.4"></a><var>59.4</var>confession of judgment clause.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.24.0"></a><a id="pl.59.5"></a><var>59.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.827, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.6"></a><var>59.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Private career schools using written contracts.</b> (a) Notwithstanding anything <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.7"></a><var>59.7</var>to the contrary, a private career school that uses a written contract or enrollment
         agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.8"></a><var>59.8</var>shall refund all tuition, fees and other charges paid by a student, if the student
         gives written <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.9"></a><var>59.9</var>notice of cancellation within five business days after the day on which the contract
         was <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.10"></a><var>59.10</var>executed regardless of whether the program has started.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.11"></a><var>59.11</var>(b) When a student has been accepted by the private career school and has entered
         into <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.12"></a><var>59.12</var>a contractual agreement with the private career school and gives written notice of cancellation <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.13"></a><var>59.13</var>following the fifth business day after the date of execution of contract, but before
         the start <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.14"></a><var>59.14</var>of the program in the case of resident private career schools, or before the first
         lesson has <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.15"></a><var>59.15</var>been serviced by the private career school in the case of distance education private
         career <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.16"></a><var>59.16</var>schools, all tuition, fees and other charges, except 15 percent of the total cost
         of the program <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.17"></a><var>59.17</var>but not to exceed $50, shall be refunded to the student.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.25.0"></a><a id="pl.59.18"></a><var>59.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.827, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.19"></a><var>59.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Notice; amount.</b> (a) A private career school shall refund all tuition, fees and <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.20"></a><var>59.20</var>other charges paid by a student if the student gives written notice of cancellation within five <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.21"></a><var>59.21</var>business days after the day on which the student is accepted by the private career
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.22"></a><var>59.22</var>regardless of whether the program has started.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.23"></a><var>59.23</var>(b) When a student has been accepted by the private career school and gives written <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.24"></a><var>59.24</var>notice of cancellation following the fifth business day after the day of acceptance
         by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.25"></a><var>59.25</var>private career school, but before the start of the program, in the case of resident
         private <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.26"></a><var>59.26</var>career schools, or before the first lesson has been serviced by the private career
         school, in <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.27"></a><var>59.27</var>the case of distance education private career schools, all tuition, fees and other
         charges, <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.28"></a><var>59.28</var>except 15 percent of the total cost of the program but not to exceed $50, shall be
         refunded <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.29"></a><var>59.29</var>to the student.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.26.0"></a><a id="pl.59.30"></a><var>59.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.828, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.31"></a><var>59.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>False statements.</b> (a) A private career school, agent, or solicitor shall not make, <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.32"></a><var>59.32</var>or cause to be made, any statement or representation, oral, written or visual, in
         connection <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.1"></a><var>60.1</var>with the offering or publicizing of a program, if the private career school, agent,
         or solicitor <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.2"></a><var>60.2</var>knows or reasonably should have known the statement or representation to be false,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.3"></a><var>60.3</var>fraudulent, deceptive, substantially inaccurate, or misleading.<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.4"></a><var>60.4</var>(b) Other than opinion-based statements or puffery, a school shall only make claims
         that <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.5"></a><var>60.5</var>are evidence-based, can be validated, and are based on current conditions and not
         on <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.6"></a><var>60.6</var>conditions that are no longer relevant.<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.7"></a><var>60.7</var>(c) A school shall not guarantee or imply the guarantee of employment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.8"></a><var>60.8</var>(d) A school shall not guarantee or advertise any certain wage or imply earnings greater
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.9"></a><var>60.9</var>than the prevailing wage for entry-level wages in the field of study for the geographic
         area <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.10"></a><var>60.10</var>unless advertised wages are based on verifiable wage information from graduates.<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.11"></a><var>60.11</var>(e) If placement statistics are used in advertising or other promotional materials,
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.12"></a><var>60.12</var>school must be able to substantiate the statistics with school records. These records
         must <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.13"></a><var>60.13</var>be made available to the office upon request. A school is prohibited from reporting
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.14"></a><var>60.14</var>following in placement statistics:<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.15"></a><var>60.15</var>(1) a student required to receive a job offer or start a job to be classified as a
         graduate;<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.16"></a><var>60.16</var>(2) a graduate if the graduate held a position before enrolling in the program, unless
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.17"></a><var>60.17</var>graduating enabled the graduate to maintain the position or the graduate received
         a promotion <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.18"></a><var>60.18</var>or raise upon graduation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.19"></a><var>60.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) a graduate who works less than 20 hours per week; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.20"></a><var>60.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) a graduate who is not expected to maintain the position for at least 180 days.<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.21"></a><var>60.21</var>(f) A school shall not use endorsements, commendations, or recommendations by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.22"></a><var>60.22</var>student in favor of a school except with the consent of the student and without any
         offer of <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.23"></a><var>60.23</var>financial or other material compensation. Endorsements may be used only when they
         portray <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.24"></a><var>60.24</var>current conditions.<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.25"></a><var>60.25</var>(g) A school may advertise that the school or its programs have been accredited by
         an <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.26"></a><var>60.26</var>accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education or the
         Council <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.27"></a><var>60.27</var>for Higher Education Accreditation, but shall not advertise any other accreditation
         unless <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.28"></a><var>60.28</var>approved by the office. The office may approve an institution's advertising of accreditation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.29"></a><var>60.29</var>that is not recognized by the United States Department of Education or the Council
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.30"></a><var>60.30</var>Higher Education if that accreditation is industry specific. Clear distinction must
         be made <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.31"></a><var>60.31</var>when the school is in candidacy or application status versus full accreditation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.1"></a><var>61.1</var>(h) A school may advertise that financial aid is available, including a listing of
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.2"></a><var>61.2</var>financial aid programs in which the school participates, but federal or state financial
         aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.3"></a><var>61.3</var>shall not be used as a primary incentive in advertisement, promotion, or recruitment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.4"></a><var>61.4</var>(i) A school may advertise placement or career assistance, if offered, but shall not
         use <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.5"></a><var>61.5</var>the words "wanted," "help wanted," or "trainee," either in the headline or the body
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.6"></a><var>61.6</var>advertisement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.7"></a><var>61.7</var>(j) A school shall not be advertised under any "help wanted," "employment," or similar
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.8"></a><var>61.8</var>classification.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.9"></a><var>61.9</var>(k) A school shall not falsely claim that it is conducting a talent hunt, contest,
         or similar <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.10"></a><var>61.10</var>test.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.11"></a><var>61.11</var>(l) The commissioner, at any time, may require a retraction of a false, misleading,
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.12"></a><var>61.12</var>deceptive claim. To the extent reasonable, the retraction must be published in the
         same <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.13"></a><var>61.13</var>manner as the original claim.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.27.0"></a><a id="pl.61.14"></a><var>61.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 27. <b>[136A.8295] STUDENT COMPLAINTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.61.15"></a><var>61.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Authority.</b> The office has the authority to review and take appropriate <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.16"></a><var>61.16</var>action on student complaints from schools covered under the provisions of sections
         136A.822 <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.17"></a><var>61.17</var>to 136A.834.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.18"></a><var>61.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Complaint.</b> A complaint must be in writing, be signed by a student, and state <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.19"></a><var>61.19</var>how the school's policies and procedures or sections 136A.822 to 136A.834 were violated.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.20"></a><var>61.20</var>Student complaints shall be limited to complaints that occurred within six years from
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.21"></a><var>61.21</var>date the concern should have been discovered with reasonable effort and after the
         student <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.22"></a><var>61.22</var>has utilized the school's internal complaint process. Students do not have to utilize
         a school's <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.23"></a><var>61.23</var>internal complaint process before the office has authority when the student is alleging
         fraud <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.24"></a><var>61.24</var>or misrepresentation. The office shall not investigate grade disputes, student conduct
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.25"></a><var>61.25</var>proceedings, disability accommodation requests, and discrimination claims, including
         Title <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.26"></a><var>61.26</var>IX complaints.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.27"></a><var>61.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Investigation.</b> The office shall initiate an investigation upon receipt of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.28"></a><var>61.28</var>complaint within the authority of subdivision 2. A school involved in an investigation
         shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.29"></a><var>61.29</var>be informed of the alleged violations and the processes of the investigation. A school
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.30"></a><var>61.30</var>involved in an investigation shall respond to the alleged violations and provide requested
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.31"></a><var>61.31</var>documentation to the office. Upon completion of an investigation, the office shall
         inform <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.32"></a><var>61.32</var>the school and the student of the investigation outcome.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.1"></a><var>62.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Penalties.</b> If violations are found, the office may require remedial action by <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.2"></a><var>62.2</var>the school or assign a penalty under section 136A.832. Remedial action may include
         student <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.3"></a><var>62.3</var>notification of violations, adjustments to the school's policies and procedures, and
         tuition <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.4"></a><var>62.4</var>or fee refunds to impacted students.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.5"></a><var>62.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Appeals.</b> Any order requiring remedial action by the school or assigning a <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.6"></a><var>62.6</var>penalty under section 136A.832 is appealable in accordance with chapter 14.  The request
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.7"></a><var>62.7</var>for an appeal must be made in writing to the office within 30 days of the date the
         school is <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.8"></a><var>62.8</var>notified of the action of the office. The court shall award costs and reasonable attorney
         fees <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.9"></a><var>62.9</var>in a contested chapter 14 hearing to the office if: (1) the office substantially prevails
         on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.10"></a><var>62.10</var>merits in an action brought under this section; and (2) the school has a net income
         from <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.11"></a><var>62.11</var>student tuition, fees, and other required institutional charges collected from the
         last fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.12"></a><var>62.12</var>year of $1,000,000 or greater.<br />
         		  <br />
         		<a id="bill.3.28.0"></a><a id="pl.62.13"></a><var>62.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.83, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.14"></a><var>62.14</var><b>136A.83 INSPECTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.62.15"></a><var>62.15</var>(a) The office or a delegate may inspect the instructional books and records, classrooms,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.16"></a><var>62.16</var>dormitories, tools, equipment and classes of any private career school or applicant
         for license <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.17"></a><var>62.17</var>at any reasonable time. The office may require the submission of a certified public audit, <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.18"></a><var>62.18</var>or if there is no such audit available audited financial statements. The office or a delegate <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.19"></a><var>62.19</var>may inspect the financial books and records of the private career school. In no event
         shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.20"></a><var>62.20</var>such financial information be used by the office to regulate or set the tuition or
         fees charged <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.21"></a><var>62.21</var>by the private career school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.22"></a><var>62.22</var>(b) Data obtained from an inspection of the financial records of a private career
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.23"></a><var>62.23</var>or submitted to the office as part of a license application or renewal are nonpublic
         data as <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.24"></a><var>62.24</var>defined in section 
         <statute_ref>13.02, subdivision 9</statute_ref>. Data obtained from inspections may be disclosed <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.25"></a><var>62.25</var>to other members of the office, to law enforcement officials, or in connection with
         a legal <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.26"></a><var>62.26</var>or administrative proceeding commenced to enforce a requirement of law.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.29.0"></a><a id="pl.62.27"></a><var>62.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.833, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.28"></a><var>62.28</var><b>136A.833 EXEMPTIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.62.29"></a><var>62.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Application for exemptions.</b> A school that seeks an exemption from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.30"></a><var>62.30</var>provisions of sections 136A.822 to 136A.834 must apply to the office to establish
         that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.31"></a><var>62.31</var>school meets the requirements of an exemption. An exemption expires two years from
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.32"></a><var>62.32</var>date of approval or when a school adds a new program or makes a modification equal
         to or <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.1"></a><var>63.1</var>greater than 25 percent to an existing educational program. If a school is reapplying
         for an <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.2"></a><var>63.2</var>exemption, the application must be submitted to the office 90 days before the current
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.3"></a><var>63.3</var>exemption expires.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.4"></a><var>63.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Exemption reasons.</b> Sections 
         <statute_ref>136A.821</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>136A.832</statute_ref> shall not apply to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.5"></a><var>63.5</var>following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.6"></a><var>63.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) public postsecondary institutions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.7"></a><var>63.7</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.63.8"></a><var>63.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) private career schools of nursing accredited by the state Board of Nursing or
         an <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.9"></a><var>63.9</var>equivalent public board of another state or foreign country;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.10"></a><var>63.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) private schools complying with the requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>120A.22, subdivision 4</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.11"></a><var>63.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(5) courses taught to students in a valid apprenticeship program taught by or required
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.12"></a><var>63.12</var>by a trade union;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.13"></a><var>63.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(6) private career schools exclusively engaged in training physically or mentally
         disabled <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.14"></a><var>63.14</var>persons for the state of Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.15"></a><var>63.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(7) private career schools licensed by boards authorized under Minnesota law to issue
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.16"></a><var>63.16</var>licenses except private career schools required to obtain a private career school
         license due <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.17"></a><var>63.17</var>to the use of "academy," "institute," "college," or "university" in their names;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.18"></a><var>63.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(8) private career schools and educational programs, or training programs, contracted
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.19"></a><var>63.19</var>for by persons, firms, corporations, government agencies, or associations, for the
         training <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.20"></a><var>63.20</var>of their own employees, for which no fee is charged the employee;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.21"></a><var>63.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(9) private career schools engaged exclusively in the teaching of purely avocational,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.22"></a><var>63.22</var>recreational, or remedial subjects as determined by the office except private career
         schools <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.23"></a><var>63.23</var>required to obtain a private career school license due to the use of "academy," "institute,"
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.24"></a><var>63.24</var>"college," or "university" in their names unless the private career school used "academy"
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.25"></a><var>63.25</var>or "institute" in its name prior to August 1, 2008;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.26"></a><var>63.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(10) classes, courses, or programs conducted by a bona fide trade, professional, or
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.27"></a><var>63.27</var>fraternal organization, solely for that organization's membership;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.28"></a><var>63.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(11) programs in the fine arts provided by organizations exempt from taxation under
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.29"></a><var>63.29</var>section 
         <statute_ref>290.05</statute_ref> and registered with the attorney general under chapter 309. For the purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.30"></a><var>63.30</var>of this clause, "fine arts" means activities resulting in artistic creation or artistic
         performance <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.31"></a><var>63.31</var>of works of the imagination which are engaged in for the primary purpose of creative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.1"></a><var>64.1</var>expression rather than commercial sale or employment. In making this determination
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.2"></a><var>64.2</var>office may seek the advice and recommendation of the Minnesota Board of the Arts;<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.3"></a><var>64.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(12) classes, courses, or programs intended to fulfill the continuing education <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.4"></a><var>64.4</var>requirements for licensure or certification in a profession, that have been approved
         by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.5"></a><var>64.5</var>legislatively or judicially established board or agency responsible for regulating
         the practice <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.6"></a><var>64.6</var>of the profession, and that are offered exclusively to an individual practicing the
         profession;<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.7"></a><var>64.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(13) classes, courses, or programs intended to prepare students to sit for undergraduate,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.8"></a><var>64.8</var>graduate, postgraduate, or occupational licensing and occupational entrance examinations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.9"></a><var>64.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(14) classes, courses, or programs providing 16 or fewer clock hours of instruction
         that <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.10"></a><var>64.10</var>are not part of the curriculum for an occupation or entry level employment except
         private <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.11"></a><var>64.11</var>career schools required to obtain a private career school license due to the use of
         "academy," <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.12"></a><var>64.12</var>"institute," "college," or "university" in their names;<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.13"></a><var>64.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(15) classes, courses, or programs providing instruction in personal development,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.14"></a><var>64.14</var>modeling, or acting;<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.15"></a><var>64.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(16) training or instructional programs, in which one instructor teaches an individual
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.16"></a><var>64.16</var>student, that are not part of the curriculum for an occupation or are not intended
         to prepare <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.17"></a><var>64.17</var>a person for entry level employment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.18"></a><var>64.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(17) private career schools with no physical presence in Minnesota, as determined
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.19"></a><var>64.19</var>the office, engaged exclusively in offering distance instruction that are located
         in and <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.20"></a><var>64.20</var>regulated by other states or jurisdictions if the distance education instruction does not include <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.21"></a><var>64.21</var>internships, externships, field placements, or clinical placements for residents of
         Minnesota; <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.22"></a><var>64.22</var>and<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.23"></a><var>64.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(18) private career schools providing exclusively training, instructional programs,
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.24"></a><var>64.24</var>courses where tuition, fees, and any other charges for a student to participate do
         not exceed <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.25"></a><var>64.25</var>$100.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.30.0"></a><a id="pl.64.26"></a><var>64.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.834, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.27"></a><var>64.27</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.28"></a><var>64.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Application.</b> A school that seeks an exemption from the provisions of sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.29"></a><var>64.29</var>136A.82 to 136A.834 must apply to the office to establish that the school meets the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.30"></a><var>64.30</var>requirements of an exemption. An exemption expires two years from the date of approval
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.31"></a><var>64.31</var>or when a school adds a new program or makes a modification equal to or greater than
         25 <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.32"></a><var>64.32</var>percent to an existing educational program. If a school is reapplying for an exemption,
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.33"></a><var>64.33</var>application must be submitted to the office 90 days before the current exemption expires.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.31.0"></a><a id="pl.65.1"></a><var>65.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 31. Laws 2015, chapter 69, article 3, section 20, subdivision 10, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.2"></a><var>65.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 10. <b>Credit load.</b> By the end of the first academic year including summer term, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.3"></a><var>65.3</var>grantee must have accumulated at least the lesser of 30 program credits by the end of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.4"></a><var>65.4</var>first academic year including summer term or the number of credits that the student's program <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.5"></a><var>65.5</var>is scheduled for during the first academic year. A college must certify that a grantee is <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.6"></a><var>65.6</var>carrying sufficient credits in the second grant year to complete the program at the
         end of <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.7"></a><var>65.7</var>the second year, including summer school. The commissioner shall set the terms and
         provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.8"></a><var>65.8</var>the form for certification.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.9"></a><var>65.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment."<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.10"></a><var>65.10</var>Delete the title and insert:<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.65.11"></a><var>65.11</var>"A bill for an act<br />
            		 
         </div><a id="pl.65.12"></a><var>65.12</var>relating to higher education; providing funding and policy changes for the Office
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.13"></a><var>65.13</var>of Higher Education, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, the University
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.14"></a><var>65.14</var>of Minnesota, and other related programs; modifying state grant program calculation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.15"></a><var>65.15</var>parameters; requiring reports; authorizing rulemaking; appropriating money; <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.16"></a><var>65.16</var>amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 43A.06, subdivision 1; 135A.031, <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.17"></a><var>65.17</var>subdivision 7; 135A.15, subdivision 1a; 136A.101, subdivision 5a; 136A.103; <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.18"></a><var>65.18</var>136A.121, subdivision 6; 136A.125, subdivisions 2, 4; 136A.1275; 136A.1795, <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.19"></a><var>65.19</var>subdivision 4; 136A.62, by adding a subdivision; 136A.646; 136A.65, subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.20"></a><var>65.20</var>1a, 4, 7; 136A.653; 136A.657, by adding a subdivision; 136A.67; 136A.68; <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.21"></a><var>65.21</var>136A.685; 136A.821, by adding subdivisions; 136A.822, subdivisions 4, 6, 12, <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.22"></a><var>65.22</var>13; 136A.826, subdivision 2; 136A.827, subdivisions 2, 3; 136A.828, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.23"></a><var>65.23</var>3; 136A.83; 136A.833; 136A.834, by adding a subdivision; 136A.902, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.24"></a><var>65.24</var>1; 148.89, subdivision 5; Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 1, section 15; Laws 2015,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.25"></a><var>65.25</var>chapter 69, article 3, section 20, subdivision 10; proposing coding for new law in
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.26"></a><var>65.26</var>Minnesota Statutes, chapters 135A; 136A; 136F; 137; 148; 298."<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.66.1"></a><var>66.1</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.66.2"></a><var>66.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Senate Conferees:<br />
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               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.66.3"></a><var>66.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
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               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td><span>
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               </td>
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            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.66.4"></a><var>66.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Michelle L. Fischbach<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Rich Draheim<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.66.5"></a><var>66.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
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               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
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               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.66.6"></a><var>66.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Paul Anderson<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Scott M. Jensen<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.66.7"></a><var>66.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.66.8"></a><var>66.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Greg D. Clausen<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.66.9"></a><var>66.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>House Conferees:<br />
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               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.66.10"></a><var>66.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
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               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.66.11"></a><var>66.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Bud Nornes<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Drew Christensen<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.66.12"></a><var>66.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.66.13"></a><var>66.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Abigail Whelan<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Brian Daniels<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.66.14"></a><var>66.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.66.15"></a><var>66.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Ilhan Omar<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
      </div>