Bill Text: MN SF2856 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Interstate higher education reciprocity agreement participation authorization
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-21 - Referred to Higher Education and Workforce Development [SF2856 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-SF2856-Introduced.html
1.2relating to higher education; authorizing participation in interstate reciprocity
1.3agreement;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.01, subdivision 2;
1.4proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136A.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.01, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.7 Subd. 2. Responsibilities. (a) The Minnesota Office of Higher Education is
1.8responsible for:
1.9(1) necessary state level administration of financial aid programs, including
1.10accounting, auditing, and disbursing state and federal financial aid funds, and reporting on
1.11financial aid programs to the governor and the legislature;
1.12(2) approval, registration, licensing, and financial aid eligibility of private collegiate
1.13and career schools, under sections136A.61 to
136A.71 and chapter 141;
1.14(3) determining whether or not to enter into an interstate reciprocity agreement
1.15regarding postsecondary distance education with similar agencies in other states;
1.16(3) (4) negotiating and administering reciprocity agreements;
1.17(4) (5) publishing and distributing financial aid information and materials, and other
1.18information and materials under section136A.87 , to students and parents;
1.19(5) (6) collecting and maintaining student enrollment and financial aid data and
1.20reporting data on students and postsecondary institutions to develop and implement a
1.21process to measure and report on the effectiveness of postsecondary institutions;
1.22(6) (7) administering the federal programs that affect students and institutions on a
1.23statewide basis; and
2.1(7) (8) prescribing policies, procedures, and rules under chapter 14 necessary to
2.2administer the programs under its supervision.
2.3(b) The office may match individual student data from the student record enrollment
2.4database with individual student financial aid data collected and maintained by the office
2.5in order to audit or evaluate federal or state supported education programs as permitted by
2.6United States Code, title 20, section 1232g(b)(3), and Code of Federal Regulations, title
2.734, section 99.35. The office shall not release data that personally identifies parents or
2.8students other than to employees and contractors of the office.
2.9 Sec. 2. [136A.658] EXEMPTION; STATE AUTHORIZATION RECIPROCITY
2.10AGREEMENT SCHOOLS.
2.11(a) The office may participate in an interstate reciprocity agreement with similar
2.12agencies in other states if it determines that participation is in the best interest of
2.13Minnesota postsecondary students.
2.14(b) If the office decides to participate in an interstate reciprocity agreement, an
2.15institution that meets the following requirements is exempt from the provisions of sections
2.16136A.61 to 136A.71:
2.17(1) the institution is situated in a state which is also participating in the interstate
2.18reciprocity agreement;
2.19(2) the institution has been approved to participate in the interstate reciprocity
2.20agreement by the institution's home state and other entities with oversight of the interstate
2.21reciprocity agreement; and
2.22(3) the institution has elected to participate in and operate in compliance with the
2.23terms of the interstate reciprocity agreement.
1.3agreement;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.01, subdivision 2;
1.4proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136A.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.01, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.7 Subd. 2. Responsibilities. (a) The Minnesota Office of Higher Education is
1.8responsible for:
1.9(1) necessary state level administration of financial aid programs, including
1.10accounting, auditing, and disbursing state and federal financial aid funds, and reporting on
1.11financial aid programs to the governor and the legislature;
1.12(2) approval, registration, licensing, and financial aid eligibility of private collegiate
1.13and career schools, under sections
1.14(3) determining whether or not to enter into an interstate reciprocity agreement
1.15regarding postsecondary distance education with similar agencies in other states;
1.16
1.17
1.18information and materials under section
1.19
1.20reporting data on students and postsecondary institutions to develop and implement a
1.21process to measure and report on the effectiveness of postsecondary institutions;
1.22
1.23statewide basis; and
2.1
2.2administer the programs under its supervision.
2.3(b) The office may match individual student data from the student record enrollment
2.4database with individual student financial aid data collected and maintained by the office
2.5in order to audit or evaluate federal or state supported education programs as permitted by
2.6United States Code, title 20, section 1232g(b)(3), and Code of Federal Regulations, title
2.734, section 99.35. The office shall not release data that personally identifies parents or
2.8students other than to employees and contractors of the office.
2.9 Sec. 2. [136A.658] EXEMPTION; STATE AUTHORIZATION RECIPROCITY
2.10AGREEMENT SCHOOLS.
2.11(a) The office may participate in an interstate reciprocity agreement with similar
2.12agencies in other states if it determines that participation is in the best interest of
2.13Minnesota postsecondary students.
2.14(b) If the office decides to participate in an interstate reciprocity agreement, an
2.15institution that meets the following requirements is exempt from the provisions of sections
2.16136A.61 to 136A.71:
2.17(1) the institution is situated in a state which is also participating in the interstate
2.18reciprocity agreement;
2.19(2) the institution has been approved to participate in the interstate reciprocity
2.20agreement by the institution's home state and other entities with oversight of the interstate
2.21reciprocity agreement; and
2.22(3) the institution has elected to participate in and operate in compliance with the
2.23terms of the interstate reciprocity agreement.
