Section 135A.19 — Financial Emergency.
135A.19 FINANCIAL EMERGENCY. The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota may immediately lay off employees, without notice, if the respective board has declared a financial emergency. All other contractual provisions relating to layoffs continue to apply. A financial emergency may be […]
Section 135A.191 — Research Dogs And Cats.
135A.191 RESEARCH DOGS AND CATS. (a) A higher education research facility that receives public money or a facility that provides research in collaboration with a higher education facility that confines dogs or cats for science, education, or research purposes and plans on euthanizing a dog or cat for other than science, education, or research purposes […]
Section 135A.20 — Midwestern Higher Education Compact.
135A.20 MIDWESTERN HIGHER EDUCATION COMPACT. The Midwestern Higher Education Compact is enacted into law and entered into with all jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: ARTICLE I Purpose The purpose of the Midwestern Higher Education Compact shall be to provide greater higher education opportunities and services in the Midwestern region, with […]
Section 135A.21 — Members Of Commission.
135A.21 MEMBERS OF COMMISSION. Minnesota members of the Midwestern Higher Education Commission must be appointed as provided in this section. One legislative member must be a member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house for a two-year term; one legislative member must be a member of the senate appointed by […]
Section 135A.22 — Effect On Reciprocity.
135A.22 EFFECT ON RECIPROCITY. The enactment of the Midwestern Higher Education Compact has no effect on tuition reciprocity agreements under section 136A.08 that exist at the time of enactment. History: 1990 c 518 s 3
Section 135A.25 — Textbook Disclosure, Pricing, And Access.
135A.25 TEXTBOOK DISCLOSURE, PRICING, AND ACCESS. Subdivision 1. Short title. This section may be cited as the Textbook Disclosure, Pricing, and Access Act. Subd. 2. Course material disclosures required. (a) Beginning January 1, 2009, any publisher that sells or distributes course material for classroom use in a postsecondary institution must make the following available in […]
Section 135A.30 — Minnesota Academic Excellence Scholarship.
135A.30 MINNESOTA ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP. Subdivision 1. Creation. The Minnesota academic excellence scholarship program is created to reward students who have demonstrated outstanding ability, achievement, and potential in one of the following subjects: English/creative writing, fine arts, foreign language, math, science, or social science. Subd. 2. Eligibility. To be eligible to receive a scholarship under […]
Section 135A.51 — Definitions.
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 […]
Section 135A.52 — Program And Qualifications.
135A.52 PROGRAM AND QUALIFICATIONS. Subdivision 1. Fees and tuition. Except for an administration fee established by the governing board at a level to recover costs, to be collected only when a course is taken for credit, a senior citizen who is a legal resident of Minnesota is entitled without payment of tuition or activity fees […]
Section 135A.18 — Authorization For Agreements.
135A.18 AUTHORIZATION FOR AGREEMENTS. The governing board of a public postsecondary system may enter into an agreement with a school board to provide a nonsectarian course taught by secondary teachers or postsecondary faculty members to an eligible pupil, as defined in section 124D.09, subdivision 5, and offered at a secondary school or another location. History: […]