Resident tuition rates provided to individuals who move to Minnesota for employment purposes.

A bill for an act

relating to higher education; providing resident tuition rates to individuals who

move to Minnesota for employment purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024,

section 135A.043.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 135A.043, is amended to read:

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
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:
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(1)
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meets all of the following requirements:

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(1)
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(i)
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high school attendance within the state for three or more years;

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(2)
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(ii)
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graduation from a state high school or attainment within the state of the equivalent

of high school graduation; and

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(3)
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(iii)
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in the case of a student without lawful immigration status:
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(i)
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(A)
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documentation

that the student has complied with selective service registration requirements; and
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(ii)
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(B)
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if a federal process exists for the student to obtain lawful immigration status, the student

must present the higher education institution with documentation from federal immigration

authorities that the student has filed an application to obtain lawful immigration status
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.
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; or
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(2) moved to the state for employment purposes and, before moving and before applying

for admission to a public postsecondary institution, accepted a full-time job in the state, or

is the spouse or dependent of a person meeting this requirement.

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(b) This section is
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a minimum requirement
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in addition to any other statute, rule, or higher

education institution regulation
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, decision,
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or policy
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providing
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that expands
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eligibility for a

resident tuition rate or its equivalent to a student.

(c) The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota is requested to adopt a policy

implementing this section.

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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective beginning in the fall 2027 academic term

and applies to all eligible, currently enrolled students, including those who may have been

previously enrolled at nonresident tuition rates. This section does not have any retroactive

application and does not entitle students to refunds for nonresident tuition rates paid during

prior terms.

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