Minnesota · statute · Minn. Stat. ch. 136A · 113 active provisions
Subdivision 1. Scope. For purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Office. "Office" means the Office of Higher Education. Subd. 3. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the office. Subd. 4. Province and provincial. "Province" and "provincial" me…
Subdivision 1. Creation. The Office of Higher Education, which may also be known as the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, is created with a commissioner appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate and serving at the pleasure of the governor. Subd. 2. Responsibilities. (a) The office is respo…
The office shall be under the administrative control of the commissioner. The commissioner shall serve in the unclassified service of the state civil service. The commissioner, or the commissioner's designated representative, on behalf of the office is authorized to sign contracts and execute all instruments necessary…
Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 2005 c 107 art 2 s 61] Subd. 2. [Repealed, 2013 c 99 art 2 s 30] Subd. 3. Student Advisory Council. (a) A Student Advisory Council (SAC) to the office is established. The members of SAC shall include: the chair of the University of Minnesota student senate; the state chair of the Minnesota Sta…
Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) The term used in this section has the meaning given in this subdivision. (b) "Tribal Nations Education Committee" means the committee established through tribal directive, for which the commissioner consults on matters related to American Indian postsecondary education programs, policy,…
The office may charge fees for seminars, conferences, workshops, services, and materials. The office may collect fees for registration and licensure of private institutions under sections 136A.61 to 136A.71 and 136A.82 to 136A.834. The money is appropriated to the office.
The commissioner may accept donations, grants, bequests, and other gifts of money to carry out the purposes of section 136A.01. Donations, nonfederal grants, bequests, or other gifts of money accepted by the commissioner must be deposited in an account in the special revenue fund and are appropriated to the commissione…
Subdivision 1. Cooperation. All public institutions of higher education and all state departments and agencies shall cooperate with and supply information requested by the office in order to enable it to carry out and perform its duties. Private postsecondary institutions are requested to cooperate and provide informat…
When a nonpublic institution of higher education provides the office student data or records pursuant to section 136A.05, subdivision 1; 136A.121, subdivision 18; or 136A.1701, subdivision 11, the institution of higher education is not liable for a breach of confidentiality, disclosure, use, retention, or destruction o…
(a) The commissioner of the Office of Higher Education shall report annually beginning February 15, 2026, to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over higher education, on the details of programs administered under sections 136A.091 to 136A.1276, 136A.1465, and 136A.23…
(a) The commissioner of the Office of Higher Education shall report annually by February 15 to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over higher education on the details of programs administered under sections 136A.1789, 136A.1791, 136A.1794, 136A.1795, 136A.861, and 13…
(a) The commissioner must report on the department's website the following summary data on students who graduated from a Minnesota high school and are attending a public postsecondary institution in Minnesota, limited to the most recent academic school year: (1) the number of students placed in supplemental or developm…
The office is designated the state agency to apply for, receive, accept, and disburse to both public and private institutions of higher education all federal funds that are allocated to the state of Minnesota to support higher education programs, construction, or other activities and that require administration by a st…
Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them. (b) "Province" and "provincial" mean the Canadian province of Manitoba. (c) "Resident of this state" means a resident student as defined in section 136A.101, subdivision 8. Subd. 2. Authorization. The off…
Subdivision 1. Citation. Sections 136A.0901 to 136A.0905 may be cited as the "College Financing Literacy Act." Subd. 2. Standard format and terminology. The commissioner must develop standard terminology and financial aid offer forms. The commissioner may develop separate financial aid offer forms for: (1) undergraduat…
Subdivision 1. General. The financial aid offer form developed under section 136A.0901 must be a form titled "Financial Aid Offer" which includes the required information under this section with costs listed first, followed by grants and scholarships clearly separated with separate headings, and the additional informat…
Subdivision 1. Repayment resources; private student loans; work study. In addition to the information described in section 136A.0902, the financial aid offer form must, in a concise format determined by the commissioner, include: (1) at the institution's discretion, additional options and potential resources for paying…
(a) Nothing in sections 136A.0901 to 136A.0903 precludes an institution from supplementing the financial aid offer form with additional information if the additional information supplements the financial aid offer form and is not located on the financial aid offer form and if the information utilizes the same standard…
Sections 136A.0901 to 136A.0904 are null and void upon the effective date of a federal law or regulation establishing a uniform financial aid offer form and requiring institutions of higher education to adopt it.
Subdivision 1. Establishment. The summer academic enrichment program is established to enable elementary and secondary students to attend academic summer programs sponsored by postsecondary institutions and nonprofit organizations. Subd. 2. Eligibility. To be eligible for a program stipend, a student shall: (1) be a re…
The legislature finds and declares that the identification of men and women of the state who are economically disadvantaged and the encouragement of their educational development in eligible institutions of their choosing are in the best interests of the state and of the students.
The legislature directs the commissioner of the Office of Higher Education, in coordination with the Minnesota Department of Education and the Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals, to set an annual goal for the percentage of Minnesota's high school seniors completing the Free Application for Federal Stu…
The commissioner must calculate aid for programs in the order of their original enactment from oldest to most recent. The commissioner may determine the order of calculating state financial aid if: (1) a student is eligible for multiple state financial aid programs; and (2) two or more of those programs calculate fundi…
Subdivision 1. Scope. For purposes of sections 136A.095 to 136A.1311, the terms defined in this section have the meanings ascribed to them. Subd. 2. [Repealed, 2014 c 149 s 75] Subd. 3. [Repealed, 2014 c 149 s 75] Subd. 4. Eligible institution. "Eligible institution" means an institution that meets the eligibility requ…
Subdivision 1. Eligibility. (a) A postsecondary institution is eligible for state student aid and to receive state student aid on behalf of students under this chapter and sections 197.791 and 299A.45, if the institution is located in this state and: (1) is operated by this state or the Board of Regents of the Universi…