Chapter 135A — Funding Policy

135A.01 Funding Policy This law says the state should provide stable funding for public colleges and universities in Minnesota. The legislature … 135A.011 State Higher Education Objectives This law lists five goals for Minnesota's higher education system. These goals include providing high-quality education, … 135A.012 Higher Education Attainment Goal This law sets a goal that at least 70 percent of Minnesota residents ages 25 to 44 should have a college degree or job … 135A.02 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. 135A.03 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. 135A.031 Appropriations This law explains how the state decides how much money to give the University of Minnesota and Minnesota State Colleges … 135A.032 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. 135A.033 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. 135A.034 Budget Priorities This law requires the University of Minnesota and Minnesota State Colleges and Universities to set their top budget … 135A.04 Variable Tuition This law lets the University of Minnesota and Minnesota State Colleges and Universities set different tuition rates for … 135A.041 Fee Statement This law requires all public colleges and universities in Minnesota to show on student fee statements how much the state … 135A.042 Fee Waiver This law allows the president of a state university, community college, or technical college to waive the application … 135A.043 Resident Tuition This law lets certain students pay in-state tuition rates at Minnesota public colleges even if they are not U.S. … 135A.0431 Military Veterans; Resident Tuition This law says that any person who has been honorably discharged from the U.S. military is entitled to pay in-state … 135A.0434 Mandatory Student Activity Fees Referendum This law says public colleges and universities cannot raise mandatory student activity fees by more than two percent … 135A.044 Private Scholarship Aid This law allows public colleges and universities in Minnesota to use private funding sources to give financial aid to … 135A.045 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. 135A.046 Asset Preservation and Replacement This law sets rules for how state money can be spent to maintain and repair buildings at public colleges and … 135A.05 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. 135A.051 Program Requirements This law protects students at Minnesota public colleges by letting them finish their program under the rules that were … 135A.052 Postsecondary Missions This law defines the different missions of Minnesota's public college and university systems. Technical colleges provide … 135A.053 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. 135A.06 All subdivisions of this section have been repealed and are no longer in effect. 135A.061 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. 135A.062 Consideration of Criminal Records Limited This law limits when colleges can ask about a student's criminal record. Schools cannot ask about criminal history on an … 135A.07 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. 135A.08 Credit Transfer This law requires Minnesota's public colleges and universities to create guides that show which courses transfer between … 135A.081 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. 135A.09 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. 135A.10 All subdivisions of this section have been repealed and are no longer in effect. 135A.101 Postsecondary Enrollment Options This law sets rules for the Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) program, which lets high school students take … 135A.11 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. 135A.12 Unique Needs and Abilities of American Indian People This law requires public colleges to support American Indian students. If ten or more full-time American Indian students … 135A.121 American Indian Scholars The American Indian Scholars program provides free tuition and fees for eligible American Indian students at Minnesota … 135A.13 Student Services Prices This law asks public college governing boards to set prices for goods and services sold through student services as … 135A.131 Local Assessment This law allows public college governing boards to pay local government assessments, such as for road or utility … 135A.135 Personal Financial Management This law requires Minnesota State colleges and universities to give new students information about personal financial … 135A.136 Student Health Care This law says public colleges must let students opt out of the school's required health insurance plan if the student … 135A.1365 Access to Menstrual Products This law requires Minnesota State colleges and universities to provide free menstrual products like pads and tampons in … 135A.1367 Opiate Antagonist This law requires Minnesota State colleges and universities to keep a supply of opiate antagonists like naloxone … 135A.1368 Opiate Antagonists; Tribal Colleges This law provides state funding for opiate antagonists like naloxone at Minnesota's tribal colleges, including Leech … 135A.137 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. 135A.14 Statement of Immunization This law requires students born after 1956 at Minnesota colleges with more than 100 students to show proof of … 135A.144 Transcript Access This law limits when schools can withhold student transcripts over unpaid debts. Schools cannot refuse transcripts if … 135A.145 Sale of Student Information; Marketing Credit Cards to Students This law bans colleges from selling or giving undergraduate students' contact information to credit card companies … 135A.1459 Policies on Hiring Practices This law allows the state, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, the University of Minnesota, and cities to create … 135A.15 Campus Sexual Misconduct Policy This law requires Minnesota colleges to have a detailed sexual misconduct policy covering sexual assault, harassment, … 135A.153 Higher Education Center on Violence and Abuse This section creates the Higher Education Center on Violence and Abuse, housed at a Minnesota college or university. The … 135A.155 Hazing Policy This section requires the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system and eligible private colleges to adopt a … 135A.157 Notice to Students Regarding Possible Impact of Criminal Records This section requires Minnesota colleges and universities to notify students that having a criminal record may limit … 135A.158 Information Provided to Student Parents and Pregnant Students This section requires Minnesota colleges and universities to provide student parents and pregnant students with a fact … 135A.1581 Navigators for Parenting Students This section requires Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and eligible private colleges to assign at least one … 135A.1582 Protections for Pregnant and Parenting Students This section protects pregnant and parenting students at Minnesota colleges from being forced to withdraw, limit their … 135A.16 This section was repealed in 2024. It no longer contains any active law. 135A.161 This section has been renumbered to section 136A.921. It no longer contains active law at this location. 135A.162 This section has been renumbered to section 136A.922. Its subdivisions, which dealt with inclusive higher education … 135A.163 Students With Disabilities; Accommodations; General Requirements Known as the Minnesota RISE Act, this section requires colleges to make it easier for students with disabilities to get … 135A.165 Deaf Students; Tuition Assistance This section provides tuition assistance for deaf Minnesota residents attending a state college, university, or the … 135A.17 Provisions to Facilitate Voting This section helps college students vote by allowing schools to provide photo ID cards and by requiring schools that … 135A.18 Authorization for Agreements This section allows public college and university governing boards to make agreements with local school boards to offer … 135A.181 This section was repealed in 1995. It no longer contains any active law. 135A.19 Financial Emergency This section allows the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system and the University of Minnesota to lay off … 135A.191 Research Dogs and Cats This section requires publicly funded higher education research facilities that plan to euthanize a dog or cat for … 135A.195 Requirements Related to Online Program Management Companies This section regulates contracts between Minnesota colleges and online program management (OPM) companies. Contracts … 135A.20 Midwestern Higher Education Compact This section enacts the Midwestern Higher Education Compact, an agreement among Midwestern states to expand higher … 135A.21 Members of Commission This section explains how Minnesota picks its five members for the Midwestern Higher Education Commission. One member … 135A.22 Effect on Reciprocity This section clarifies that joining the Midwestern Higher Education Compact does not change any existing tuition … 135A.25 Textbook Disclosure, Pricing, and Access Known as the Textbook Disclosure, Pricing, and Access Act, this section requires textbook publishers to disclose prices, … 135A.26 This section was repealed in 2011. It no longer contains any active law. 135A.30 Minnesota Academic Excellence Scholarship This section creates the Minnesota Academic Excellence Scholarship to reward high school graduates who show outstanding … 135A.50 This section was repealed in 1992. It no longer contains any active law. 135A.51 Definitions This section defines key terms for the senior citizen college program. A 'senior citizen' is a person age 62 or older … 135A.52 Program and Qualifications This section lets Minnesota senior citizens (age 62+) attend classes at state colleges and the University of Minnesota … 135A.61 This section has been renumbered to section 136A.862. It no longer contains active law at this location. 136A.862 This section was repealed in 2015. It no longer contains any active law. 136A.921 Inclusive Higher Education Technical Assistance Center This section establishes the Inclusive Higher Education Technical Assistance Center at the University of Minnesota. The …