Bill Text: MN SF376 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Minnesota state colleges and universities (MnSCU) variable tuition rates requirement
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-11 - Referred to Higher Education and Workforce Development [SF376 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-SF376-Introduced.html
1.2relating to higher education; requiring variable tuition rates to encourage student
1.3participation in certain programs;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section
1.4136F.70, subdivision 1.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136F.70, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 Subdivision 1. Tuition. (a) The board shall set rates of tuition for the various
1.8instructional programs. The board may waive tuition for certain persons, courses, and
1.9programs.
1.10(b) The rates of tuition established by the board must be structured to encourage
1.11enrollment in programs that produce graduates with technical and vocational skills for
1.12which there is a high employer need within the state. If a reduction in the rate of tuition for
1.13a program is projected to result in reduced overall funding for the program's operations,
1.14the board shall offset the projected reduction in funding by appropriate reimbursement.
1.15EFFECTIVE DATE.This section applies to tuition rates set for the 2013-2014
1.16academic year and thereafter.
1.3participation in certain programs;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section
1.4136F.70, subdivision 1.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136F.70, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 Subdivision 1. Tuition. (a) The board shall set rates of tuition for the various
1.8instructional programs. The board may waive tuition for certain persons, courses, and
1.9programs.
1.10(b) The rates of tuition established by the board must be structured to encourage
1.11enrollment in programs that produce graduates with technical and vocational skills for
1.12which there is a high employer need within the state. If a reduction in the rate of tuition for
1.13a program is projected to result in reduced overall funding for the program's operations,
1.14the board shall offset the projected reduction in funding by appropriate reimbursement.
1.15EFFECTIVE DATE.This section applies to tuition rates set for the 2013-2014
1.16academic year and thereafter.
