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HF4627 • 2026
Postsecondary institutions required to report enrollment fraud to the Office of Higher Education, and report required.
Postsecondary institutions required to report enrollment fraud to the Office of Higher Education, and report required.
Education
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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2026-04-07
House
Author added Norris
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2026-03-25
House
Introduction and first reading, referred to Higher Education Finance and Policy
Official Summary Text
Postsecondary institutions required to report enrollment fraud to the Office of Higher Education, and report required.
Current Bill Text
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A bill for an act relating to higher education; requiring postsecondary institutions to report enrollment fraud to the Office of Higher Education; requiring a report; 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.052] ENROLLMENT FRAUD. new text end new text begin Subdivision 1. 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 are eligible institutions as defined in section 136A.103, 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. 2. 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) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Office of Higher Education. new text end new text begin (c) "Enrollment fraud" includes any act of intentional deception or misrepresentation for the purpose of accessing financial aid, campus information technology systems, or student support systems at a postsecondary institution. new text end new text begin (d) "Purported student" means an actor engaged in or attempting to engage in enrollment fraud. new text end new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Duty to report fraud. new text end new text begin (a) A postsecondary institution that detects an instance of enrollment fraud must report that instance to the commissioner within 30 days of the detection. new text end new text begin (b) An institution's report to the commissioner under paragraph (a) must include, at minimum: new text end new text begin (1) the amount of state financial aid for which the purported student qualified; and new text end new text begin (2) the amount of state financial aid disbursed before the institution detected the enrollment fraud, if any. new text end new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Commissioner's report. new text end new text begin (a) The commissioner shall report annually beginning July 15, 2027, to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over higher education on the number of instances of enrollment fraud at postsecondary institutions. The report must include: new text end new text begin (1) the total number of enrollment fraud instances reported statewide; new text end new text begin (2) the total amount of state financial aid purported students attempted to claim; and new text end new text begin (3) the total amount of state financial aid disbursed to purported students. new text end new text begin (b) Data must be disaggregated by institution, institution type, program type, and any other facts determined to be relevant by the commissioner. new text end