Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

134.351 MULTICOUNTY, MULTITYPE LIBRARY SYSTEMS. § Subdivision 1.Establishment. The commissioner of education, upon the advice of the Advisory Council to the Division of State Library Services, may approve the establishment of multicounty, multitype library systems and the geograp…

134.353 MULTICOUNTY, MULTITYPE LIBRARY SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AID. The commissioner of education may provide development aid to multicounty, multitype library systems. In awarding development aid, the commissioner shall consider the extra costs incurred in systems located in sparsely…

134.354 MULTICOUNTY, MULTITYPE LIBRARY SYSTEM OPERATING AID. The commissioner of education may provide operating aid to multicounty, multitype library systems. In awarding operating aid, the commissioner shall consider the extra costs incurred in systems located in sparsely popul…

134.355 BASIC REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEM; SUPPORT. § Subdivision 1.Appropriations. (a) Basic system support aid and regional library telecommunications aid provide the appropriations for the basic regional library system. (b) For fiscal year 2026 and later, basic system support aid …

134.36 RULES. The commissioner of education shall promulgate rules as necessary for implementation of library grant and aid programs. History: 1978 c 546 s 7; 1981 c 358 art 6 s 31; 1983 c 314 art 11 s 17; 1998 c 398 art 5 s 55; 2003 c 130 s 12; 2013 c 116 art 7 s 18

134.40 PROTECTION OF LIBRARY MATERIAL. Section 609.541 describes misuse of library materials and prescribes penalties for intentional removal of, damage to, and detention of library materials. History: 1983 c 280 s 1

134.41 LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION; JOINT FINANCING. § Subdivision 1.Local government unit defined. For purposes of this section, the term "local government unit" means a home rule charter or statutory city, county, or town. § Subd. 2.Powers. A local government unit may agree with other…

134.45 MARY C. MURPHY LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION GRANTS PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Application; definition. Public library jurisdictions may apply to the commissioner of education for grants for improvements and accessibility to their library facilities. For the purposes of this section,…

134.47 § Subdivision 1. [Paragraph (a) renumbered 134.355, subd 8] [Paragraph (b) renumbered 134.355, subd 9] § Subd. 2. [Renumbered 134.355, subd 10] § Subd. 3. [Repealed, 2004 c 294 art 5 s 22]

134.50 INTERNET ACCESS; LIBRARIES. (a) Recognizing the difference between public libraries, which are designed for public inquiry, and school libraries, school computer labs, and school media centers, which serve unique educational purposes, all public library computers with acce…

134.51 ACCESS TO LIBRARY MATERIALS AND RIGHTS PROTECTED. § Subdivision 1.Book banning prohibited. A public library must not ban, remove, or otherwise restrict access to a book or other material based solely on its viewpoint or the messages, ideas, or opinions it conveys. § Subd. …

134A.01 ESTABLISHMENT OF COUNTY LAW LIBRARY. Any county may establish a county law library wherever sessions of court are required to be held by law upon the filing of an order by a district court judge of the judicial district in which the county is situated with the court admin…

134A.02 WHO MAY USE. Under proper regulations of the board of trustees the use of the library shall be free to the judges of the state, state officials, judges of the district, municipal, county, and conciliation courts of the county, city and county officials, members of the bar…

134A.03 BOARD OF TRUSTEES; COMPOSITION. § Subdivision 1.Trustees. The management of any library established shall be under a board of three, five or seven trustees, who shall serve without compensation. A board of three trustees shall consist of: (1) a person appointed by the chi…

134A.04 BOARD OF TRUSTEES, MEETINGS; TERM OF OFFICE. The trustees shall meet immediately after their selection and the board shall hold annual meetings thereafter. At each meeting it shall elect one of its members president and another member or the librarian secretary. The secre…

134A.05 BYLAWS AND REGULATIONS; POWERS; TITLE TO REMAIN IN COUNTY. The board of trustees shall adopt bylaws and regulations for the conduct of its business and the government of the library and file them, along with all other records, minutes of meetings and other documents relat…

134A.06 REPORT TO COUNTY AUDITOR. The county auditor shall file with the board of trustees an annual report containing a detailed statement of the receipts and disbursements of the library for the preceding year. The board of trustees shall file an inventory with the county audit…

134A.07 QUARTERS. The county board shall provide suitable quarters within the courthouse for the use of the library, and shall also provide light, heat, janitor service and other necessary expenses of maintaining the library. History: 1949 c 184 s 7; 1982 c 576 s 8

134A.08 LIBRARIAN. In Hennepin and Ramsey Counties the board of trustees shall appoint a librarian and necessary assistants and clerical help, and fix their compensation. In all other counties, where a librarian is not employed by the county, the board of trustees may appoint a l…

134A.09 HENNEPIN AND RAMSEY COUNTIES; FEES FOR LAW LIBRARIES. § Subdivision 1.Civil actions. In Hennepin and Ramsey Counties, the district administrator or a designee shall collect in each civil suit, action or proceeding filed in the district, municipal and conciliation courts o…

134A.10 LIBRARY FEES COLLECTED IN ALL OTHER COUNTIES. § Subdivision 1.Civil fee assessment. In counties other than Hennepin and Ramsey, the court administrator shall collect in each civil suit, action or proceeding filed in the district, county or county municipal and conciliatio…

134A.11 LIMITATIONS. The provisions of sections 134A.09 and 134A.10 shall not apply to actions or proceedings commenced by the state, the county or any municipality, to garnishment proceedings, to the filing of transcripts, to compensation awards, to proceedings under the Minneso…

134A.12 TAXABLE AS COSTS. The law library fee is a cost in the action and taxable as such, and is to be allotted for the support of the library. History: 1982 c 576 s 13

134A.13 DEPOSITS WITH COUNTY TREASURER; COUNTY AUDITOR. These fees shall be paid to the county treasurer or county auditor, who shall give a receipt therefor. The county treasurer or county auditor may disburse these funds and any other money belonging to this board only at the d…

134A.14 EXISTING LIBRARIES; JOINT LAW LIBRARIES. By July 1, 1983, all county law libraries shall come under the provisions of sections 134A.01 to 134A.15. Two or more counties may unite in the establishment of a joint law library. History: 1949 c 184 s 12; 1982 c 576 s 15

134A.15 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION BY COUNTY BOARD. The county board may in its discretion, provide for additional support and maintenance of the county law library out of county funds. History: 1949 c 184 s 13; 1982 c 576 s 16

134A.16 STATE LAW LIBRARIAN TO ASSIST. The state law librarian, under the guidance of the supreme court, shall advise and assist in the operation and maintenance of the county law libraries. History: 1982 c 576 s 17

134A.17 TRANSFERS TO COUNTY. § Subdivision 1.Sherburne County. If the Sherburne County Law Library, through its trustees, has a fiscal reserve that is projected to sustain its operations for a period of over five years, the Sherburne County Law Library may transfer up to half of …

135A.01 FUNDING POLICY. It is the policy of the legislature to provide stable funding for public postsecondary institutions and that the state and students share the cost of public postsecondary education. The legislature intends to provide at least 67 percent of the combined rev…

135A.011 STATE HIGHER EDUCATION OBJECTIVES. Minnesota's higher education investment is made in pursuit of the following objectives: (1) to ensure quality by providing a level of excellence that is competitive on a national and international level, through high quality teaching, s…

135A.012 HIGHER EDUCATION ATTAINMENT GOAL. § Subdivision 1.Purpose. This section sets a goal for postsecondary education and workforce training credential attainment for Minnesota residents. § Subd. 2.Postsecondary credentials. The number of Minnesota residents ages 25 to 44 year…

135A.031 APPROPRIATIONS. § Subdivision 1.Determination of appropriation. The appropriations for the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities are determined by considering the biennial budget documents submitted under section 135A.034, performance …

135A.034 BUDGET PRIORITIES. § Subdivision 1.Operating budget. The governing boards of the University of Minnesota, and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall each develop, for legislative and executive branch acceptance, its highest budget priorities in accordance wi…

135A.04 VARIABLE TUITION. The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota and the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall each establish tuition. Tuition may vary by program, level of instruction, cost of instruction, or other classifications …

135A.041 FEE STATEMENT. Beginning in the 1993-1994 academic year, fee statements at all public postsecondary campuses shall indicate the state-paid portion of the cost of an average student's education in that system by including the following statement: "Tuition pays for approxi…

135A.042 FEE WAIVER. The president of a state university, community college, or technical college may waive the fee assessed to a student applying for admission, if the president determines that the fee would impose an economic hardship on the student or the student's family. His…

135A.043 RESIDENT TUITION. (a) A student, other than a nonimmigrant alien within the meaning of United States Code, title 8, section 1101, subsection (a), paragraph (15), shall qualify for a resident tuition rate or its equivalent at state universities and colleges if the student…

135A.0431 MILITARY VETERANS; RESIDENT TUITION. (a) A person who is honorably discharged from the armed forces of the United States is entitled to the resident tuition rate at Minnesota public postsecondary institutions. (b) This section is in addition to any other statute, rule, …

135A.0434 MANDATORY STUDENT ACTIVITY FEES REFERENDUM. § Subdivision 1.Referendum. The governing body of a public postsecondary institution must not increase mandatory student activity fees by greater than two percent relative to the previous academic year unless the increase is a…

135A.044 PRIVATE SCHOLARSHIP AID. A public postsecondary institution may use private sources of funding to provide aid to a student eligible for resident tuition under section 135A.043. This section is in addition to any other authority of an institution to provide financial aid.…

135A.046 ASSET PRESERVATION AND REPLACEMENT. § Subdivision 1.Purpose. The legislature recognizes that postsecondary governing boards operate campus physical plants that in number, size, and programmatic use differ significantly from the physical plants operated by state departmen…

135A.051 PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. § Subdivision 1.Extended time. A student shall be entitled to complete a program according to the requirements in effect at the time the student began the program for 12 months beyond the time usually required to complete a program. § Subd. 2.Progra…

135A.052 POSTSECONDARY MISSIONS. § Subdivision 1.Statement of missions. (a) The legislature recognizes each type of public postsecondary institution to have a distinctive mission within the overall provision of public higher education in the state and a responsibility to cooperat…

135A.062 CONSIDERATION OF CRIMINAL RECORDS LIMITED. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. This section applies to postsecondary institutions under section 136A.155, clause (1), except that the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota is requested to comply with this section. § Su…

135A.08 CREDIT TRANSFER. § Subdivision 1.Course equivalency. The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota and the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall develop and maintain course equivalency guides for use between institutions that have …

135A.101 POSTSECONDARY ENROLLMENT OPTIONS. § Subdivision 1.Requirements for participation. To participate in the postsecondary enrollment options program, a college or university must abide by the provisions in this section. The institution may provide information about its progr…