| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to higher education; requiring disclosure of employment opportunities for |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 fields of study; modifying institution eligibility for state student aid; proposing |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136A. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. [136A.104] REQUIRED DISCLOSURES. |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 (a) An institution eligible for state student aid under section 136A.103 must develop |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8information concerning the potential career opportunities in each curriculum or major field |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9of study leading to a four-year degree that is offered. The information must include but not |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10be limited to the potential job market in this state in the major field or curriculum after |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11graduation, the median income or an income range for jobs in the major field or curriculum |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12in this state, and whether an advanced degree in the major field or curriculum is required |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13to obtain employment in that field. |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14 (b) The information under paragraph (a) must be posted on the institution's website. A |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15link to the information, together with a brief description of the type of information available, |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16must be posted on the website of each institution eligible for state student aid under section |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17136A.103 that offers four-year degrees. The institution is not required to publish the |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18information developed in school catalogs, but school catalogs must include, in a prominent |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19location, the website address for the information and a brief description of the type of |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20information that is available. |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 22 | 22 | | REVISOR VH/DG 25-0179502/12/25 |
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| 23 | 23 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 24 | 24 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 25 | 25 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 26 | 26 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 27 | 27 | | H. F. No. 1238 |
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| 28 | 28 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 29 | 29 | | Authored by Quam02/20/2025 |
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| 30 | 30 | | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance and Policy |
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