Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

136F.91 BONDS, INVESTMENTS. The state, including the State Board of Investment, and all counties, cities, towns and other municipal corporations, political subdivisions and political bodies, and public officers of any of the public entities listed in this section, all banks, bank…

136F.92 RESOLUTION OF BOARD. Upon the determination by the board or its successor to acquire, construct, complete, remodel, or equip any student residence halls, dormitories, dining halls, student union buildings, parking facilities, or other similar revenue-producing building or…

136F.93 STUDENT ACTIVITIES, FEES CHARGED. Whenever bonds are issued as provided in sections 136F.90 to 136F.98, it shall be the duty of the board to establish charges or fees, including without limitation fees for student activities and fees for student facilities, for the use of…

136F.94 SPECIAL REVENUE FUND. (a) The gross total income derived from the sale of bonds, and receipts and income derived from charges or fees, rentals, and all other revenue established for the use and service of any buildings or structures shall, within three days after their re…

136F.95 ALLOCATION OF RECEIPTS. All moneys in the board revenue fund and all income from the operation of residence halls, dormitories, dining halls, student union buildings, parking facilities and other revenue producing buildings and structures are appropriated first to the pay…

136F.96 ADMINISTRATION. The administration of sections 136F.90 to 136F.98 shall be under the board independent of other authority and notwithstanding chapters 16A, 16B, and 16C. History: 1955 c 715 s 7; 1957 c 576 s 1,2; 1975 c 321 s 2; 1977 c 410 s 16; 1985 c 248 s 68; 1994 c 53…

136F.97 CONTRACTS OF BOARD, PERFORMANCE COMPELLED. (a) The provisions of sections 136F.90 to 136F.98 and of any resolution or other proceedings authorizing the issuance of bonds shall constitute a contract with the holders of the bonds and the provisions shall be enforceable eith…

136F.98 REVENUE BONDS, ISSUANCE; FEDERAL TAX. § Subdivision 1.Issuance of bonds. The board or a successor may issue revenue bonds under sections 136F.90 to 136F.97 whose aggregate principal amount at any time may not exceed $405,000,000, and payable from the revenue appropriated …

136G.01 PLAN ESTABLISHED. A college savings plan known as "the Minnesota college savings plan" or "the Minnesota 529 college savings plan" is established. In establishing this plan, the legislature seeks to encourage individuals to save for postsecondary education by: (1) providi…

136G.03 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.General. For purposes of sections 136G.01 to 136G.14, the following terms have the meanings given. § Subd. 2.Account. "Account" means the formal record of transactions relating to a Minnesota college savings plan beneficiary. § Subd. 3.Account…

136G.05 MINNESOTA OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION. § Subdivision 1.Responsibilities. (a) The commissioner shall establish the rules, terms, and conditions for the plan, subject to the requirements of sections 136G.01 to 136G.14. (b) The commissioner shall prescribe the application for…

136G.07 INVESTMENT OF ACCOUNTS. § Subdivision 1.State board to invest. The State Board of Investment shall invest the money deposited in accounts in the plan. Except as permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, neither persons making contributions to an account nor beneficiaries ma…

136G.09 PLAN ACCOUNTS; GENERALLY. § Subdivision 1.Contributions to an account. A person may make contributions to an account on behalf of a beneficiary. Contributions to an account made by persons other than the account owner become the property of the account owner. A person doe…

136G.11 MATCHING GRANTS. § Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1Sp2011 c 5 art 2 s 15] § Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1Sp2011 c 5 art 2 s 15] § Subd. 3. [Repealed, 1Sp2011 c 5 art 2 s 15] § Subd. 4. [Repealed, 1Sp2011 c 5 art 2 s 15] § Subd. 5. [Repealed, 1Sp2011 c 5 art 2 s 15] § Subd. 6. [Repeale…

136G.13 ACCOUNT DISTRIBUTIONS. § Subdivision 1.Qualified distribution methods. (a) Qualified distributions may be made: (1) directly to participating eligible educational institutions on behalf of the beneficiary; (2) directly to the account owner or beneficiary; or (3) to any ot…

136G.14 MINOR TRUST ACCOUNTS. (a) This section applies to a plan account in which funds of a minor trust account are invested. (b) The account owner may not be changed to any person other than a successor custodian or the beneficiary unless a court order directing the change of o…

137.02 POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF REGENTS. § Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 2014 c 149 s 75] § Subd. 2.Employees may be bonded. The regents of the university shall have authority to indemnify the officers or the employees of the university against liability arising out of the opera…

137.021 ACCEPTANCE OF FEDERAL MONEY. The regents of the University of Minnesota are hereby designated the state agency empowered to accept any and all moneys provided for or made available to this state by the United States of America or any department or agency thereof for the c…

137.022 PERMANENT UNIVERSITY FUND. § Subdivision 1.Investment. The investment management of the permanent university fund shall be under the jurisdiction of the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, subject to any limitations imposed by the Constitution of the state of…

137.0225 UNIVERSITY PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP. The Board of Regents may establish a scholarship to help offset the impact of rising tuition for Minnesota students. To be eligible for a scholarship under this section, a student must be a Minnesota resident undergraduate from a family wi…

137.0226 SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING PROGRAM. As a condition of a license for an arena or stadium location under section 340A.404, subdivision 4a, paragraph (a), clause (3), the University of Minnesota shall deposit at least 75 percent of the net revenue generated through the existence o…

137.023 UNIVERSITY STUDENT ON BOARD OF REGENTS. In electing members of the Board of Regents pursuant to article 13, section 3, of the Constitution of the state of Minnesota, and Territorial Laws 1851, chapter 3, section 5, one member of the Board of Regents of the university shal…

137.024 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS REPRESENTED ON BOARD OF REGENTS. At least one member of the Board of Regents of the university shall be a resident of each congressional district. History: 1976 c 120 s 2

137.0245 REGENT CANDIDATE ADVISORY COUNCIL. § Subdivision 1.Establishment. A Regent Candidate Advisory Council is established to assist in determining criteria for, and identifying and recruiting qualified candidates for membership on the Board of Regents and making recommendatio…

137.0246 REGENT NOMINATION AND ELECTION. § Subdivision 1. [Repealed by amendment, 2007 c 144 art 2 s 46] § Subd. 2.Regent nomination joint committee. (a) The joint legislative committee consists of the members of the higher education budget and policy divisions in each house of t…

137.025 APPROPRIATIONS; PAYMENT; INVESTMENT. § Subdivision 1.Monthly payments. The commissioner of management and budget shall pay 1/12 of the annual appropriation to the University of Minnesota by the 25th day of each month. If the 25th day of the month falls on a Saturday or Su…

137.0251 BUDGETARY INFORMATION. The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota shall make available to the commissioner of management and budget all books, accounts, documents, and property that the commissioner desires to inspect. History: 1988 c 703 art 1 s 18; 2009 c 101 …

137.0252 APPROPRIATION; CONTRACT BUYOUT. No appropriation from the state of Minnesota to the governing board of the University of Minnesota shall be used directly or indirectly for costs related to the early termination of a contract of a coach who reports to the director of athl…

137.027 APPROPRIATION; FRINGE BENEFITS. (a) Direct appropriations to the University of Minnesota include money to pay the employer's share of Social Security, state retirement, and health insurance. Money provided for these purposes shall be expended only for these purposes and a…

137.028 BIENNIAL BUDGET REQUEST; UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA. Beginning in 2013, as part of the biennial budget request submitted to the Department of Management and Budget and the legislature, the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota is encouraged to include a request for…

137.04 LIBRARY TO GET COPIES OF STATE PUBLICATIONS. The general library of the University of Minnesota is a depository of all books, pamphlets, maps, and other works published by or under the authority of the state of Minnesota. History: (3137, 3138) 1905 c 278 s 1,2; 1947 c 365 …

137.09 BOARD OF REGENTS NOT TO EXCEED APPROPRIATIONS; PENALTY. It shall be unlawful for the Board of Regents to permit any expenditures for any purpose in excess of the amount appropriated or contemplated by law and any member or agent of the board violating this provision is gui…

137.095 EVIDENCE IN SUPPORT OF APPROPRIATION. § Subdivision 1.Written report. Prior to the introduction of a bill proposing to appropriate money to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to benefit the University of Minnesota's health sciences schools and colleges, t…

137.10 REFUND OF TUITION TO STUDENTS IN CERTAIN CASES. Any student who, being a resident of the state, has enrolled to pursue any course in the University of Minnesota and paid tuition for the course, and who, prior to the termination of the school year for which the tuition was …

137.105 UNDERGRADUATE TUITION GUARANTEE PLAN. The Board of Regents is encouraged to offer students a guaranteed tuition plan that can provide students a tuition option designed to meet the goals in this section. A Minnesota resident student who first enrolls in a degree program a…

137.12 PEACE OFFICERS; APPOINTMENT; POWER OF ARREST. The regents of the University of Minnesota are hereby authorized to appoint, employ and fix the compensation to be paid out of funds of the regents of the University of Minnesota, persons as peace officers who shall have and ma…

137.16 MORRIS BRANCH. § Subdivision 1.Admission. The University of Minnesota, Morris branch, situated in whole or in part on the lands described in Laws 1909, chapter 184, shall admit Indian pupils qualified for admission at all times free of charge for tuition and on terms of eq…

137.17 ROCHESTER BRANCH. § Subdivision 1.Establish. The Board of Regents may establish a branch campus of the University of Minnesota in Rochester, to serve the educational needs of and to foster the economic goals of the region and the state. The University of Minnesota should e…

137.22 HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965; RECEIPTS. In order to enable the state to match the cost of any program under Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965, any receipts accruing to any state department or agency by reason of service performed for the University of Minnesota i…

137.31 PROCUREMENT FROM SMALL BUSINESSES. § Subdivision 1.Small business set asides. Prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, the regents of the University of Minnesota shall designate and set aside for awarding to small businesses approximately 20 percent of the value of proc…

137.32 MINNESOTA COUPLES ON THE BRINK PROJECT. § Subdivision 1.Establishment. Within the limits of available appropriations, the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota is requested to develop and implement a Minnesota couples on the brink project, as provided for in this…

137.34 PROGRAM ESTABLISHED. § Subdivision 1.Program established. The Minnesota Extension Service is instructed to develop and implement an ongoing program for rural health and safety. § Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1996 c 310 s 1] § Subd. 3.Responsibilities. The rural health and safety pr…

137.341 FARM SAFETY SPECIALIST POSITION. The Minnesota legislature finds that because the Extension Service has unique opportunities for delivering health and safety messages to farm families, the Extension Service is urged to retain and, to the extent practicable, keep filled at…

137.342 RESEARCH CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL HEALTH AND SAFETY. § Subdivision 1.Creation. There is created within the Division of Environmental and Occupational Health in the University of Minnesota School of Public Health and under its direction an interagency, interdisciplinary res…

137.345 EMPOWERING SMALL MINNESOTA COMMUNITIES PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Program" means the empowering small Minnesota communities program established by the Board of Regents of the Un…

137.35 TARGETED BUSINESSES. § Subdivision 1.Purchasing methods. (a) The regents may award up to a six percent preference in the amount bid for specified goods and services to small targeted group businesses designated under section 16C.16, subdivision 5. (b) The regents may desig…