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HF4209 • 2026
Postsecondary institutions required to clearly notice deadlines for full reimbursement of tuition.
Postsecondary institutions required to clearly notice deadlines for full reimbursement of tuition.
Passed Legislature
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
Bill History
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2026-03-12
House
Introduction and first reading, referred to Higher Education Finance and Policy
Official Summary Text
Postsecondary institutions required to clearly notice deadlines for full reimbursement of tuition.
Current Bill Text
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A bill for an act relating to higher education; requiring postsecondary institutions to clearly notice deadlines for full reimbursement of tuition; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136A. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: Section 1. new text begin [136A.1469] NOTICE OF TUITION REFUND DEADLINE DURING ADD-DROP PERIOD. new text end new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Definitions. new text end new text begin (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. new text end new text begin (b) "Add-drop period" means the period of time at the beginning of an academic term where a student may choose to add or remove courses from the student's schedule, during which the institution will not mark the student as withdrawn from any removed course. new text end new text begin (c) "Deadline" means a designated date and time on an institution's academic calendar. new text end new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Applicability. new text end new text begin (a) This section applies to the following postsecondary institutions: new text end new text begin (1) institutions governed by the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; and new text end new text begin (2) private postsecondary institutions that offer in-person courses on a campus located in Minnesota and are eligible institutions as defined in section 136A.103, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), that are participating in the federal program under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, Public Law 89-329, as amended. new text end new text begin (b) Institutions governed by the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota are requested to comply with this section. new text end new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Notice of deadlines. new text end new text begin (a) A postsecondary institution must disclose the deadline for a student to receive a full tuition refund if a student chooses to drop a course during the add-drop period of a given academic term. new text end new text begin (b) The disclosure must be, at a minimum: new text end new text begin (1) placed in a conspicuous location in bold type on the institution's website; new text end new text begin (2) made through a direct written communication before the institution's add-drop period begins; and new text end new text begin (3) in the student handbook or academic catalog of the institution. new text end new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Internal complaints; appeal. new text end new text begin (a) A postsecondary institution must create a procedure for students to lodge a complaint alleging failure to comply with this section and for institutional review and investigation of lodged complaints. new text end new text begin (b) A student who believes an institution has violated the requirements of this section must first submit the student's complaint to the institution. A student may appeal an institutional finding of compliance by filing a complaint with the Office of Higher Education in the manner prescribed in section 136A.8295. new text end