2004 Minnesota Statutes

     135A.51 Definitions. 

    Subdivision 1.    Scope.  For the purposes of this 
 section and section 135A.52, the following words have the 
 meanings ascribed to them. 

    Subd. 2.    Senior citizen.  "Senior citizen" means a 
 person who has reached 62 years of age before the beginning of 
 any term, semester or quarter, in which a course of study is 
 pursued. 

    Subd. 3.    Course.  "Course" means any course of study 
 offered by a state supported institution of higher education in 
 the regular curriculum of a department, school or subdivision of 
 the institution, or a special course given for any purpose, 
 including, but not limited to, adult education. 

    Subd. 4.    Legal resident.  "Legal resident" means a 
 person who fulfills the residency criteria now or hereafter 
 applicable to students of a state supported institution of 
 higher education. 

    Subd. 5.    Institution of higher education.  
 "Institution of higher education" means a state university, 
 community college, technical college, or the University of 
 Minnesota. 

    HIST: 1975 c 219 s 1; 1975 c 321 s 2; 1987 c 258 s 12; 1989 c 
 246 s 2; 1995 c 212 art 3 s 59