Subdivision 1. Statement of missions. (a) The legislature recognizes each type of public postsecondary institution to have a distinctive mission within the overall provision of public higher education in the state and a responsibility to cooperate with each other. These missions are as follows:
(1) the technical colleges shall offer vocational training and education to prepare students for skilled occupations that do not require a baccalaureate degree;
(2) the community colleges shall offer lower division instruction in academic programs, occupational programs in which all credits earned will be accepted for transfer to a baccalaureate degree in the same field of study, and remedial studies, for students transferring to baccalaureate institutions and for those seeking associate degrees;
(3) consolidated community technical colleges shall offer the same types of instruction, programs, certificates, diplomas, and degrees as the technical colleges and community colleges offer;
(4) the state universities shall offer undergraduate and graduate instruction through the master's degree, including specialist certificates, in the liberal arts and sciences and professional education, and may offer applied doctoral degrees in education, business, psychology, physical therapy, audiology, and nursing; and
(5) the University of Minnesota shall offer undergraduate, graduate, and professional instruction through the doctoral degree, and shall be the primary state supported academic agency for research and extension services.
(b) It is part of the mission of each system that within the system's resources the system's governing board and chancellor or president shall endeavor to:
(1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public money;
(2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to manage the state's resources and operate the system as efficiently as possible;
(3) coordinate the system's activities wherever appropriate with the activities of the other system and governmental agencies;
(4) use technology where appropriate to increase system productivity, improve customer service, increase public access to information about the system, and increase public participation in the business of the system;
(5) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management practices to the extent otherwise required by chapters 43A and 179A; and
(6) recommend to the legislature appropriate changes in law necessary to carry out the mission of the system.
Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1995 c 212 art 3 s 60]
Subd. 3. [Repealed, 1995 c 212 art 3 s 60]
1991 c 356 art 2 s 1; 1995 c 248 art 11 s 10; 1997 c 183 art 3 s 10; 2005 c 107 art 2 s 3
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education
Chapter 135A — Postsecondary Education
Section 135A.01 — Funding Policy.
Section 135A.011 — State Higher Education Objectives.
Section 135A.012 — Higher Education Attainment Goal.
Section 135A.031 — Appropriations.
Section 135A.034 — Budget Priorities.
Section 135A.04 — Variable Tuition.
Section 135A.041 — Fee Statement.
Section 135A.042 — Fee Waiver.
Section 135A.043 — Resident Tuition.
Section 135A.0431 — Military Veterans; Resident Tuition.
Section 135A.0434 — Mandatory Student Activity Fees Referendum.
Section 135A.044 — Private Scholarship Aid.
Section 135A.046 — Asset Preservation And Replacement.
Section 135A.051 — Program Requirements.
Section 135A.052 — Postsecondary Missions.
Section 135A.08 — Credit Transfer.
Section 135A.101 — Postsecondary Enrollment Options.
Section 135A.12 — Unique Needs And Abilities Of American Indian People.
Section 135A.13 — Student Services Prices.
Section 135A.131 — Local Assessment.
Section 135A.135 — Personal Financial Management.
Section 135A.136 — Student Health Care.
Section 135A.137 — Hunger-free Campus Designation.
Section 135A.14 — Statement Of Immunization.
Section 135A.145 — Sale Of Student Information; Marketing Credit Cards To Students.
Section 135A.1459 — Policies On Hiring Practices.
Section 135A.15 — Sexual Harassment And Violence Policy.
Section 135A.153 — Higher Education Center On Violence And Abuse.
Section 135A.155 — Hazing Policy.
Section 135A.157 — Notice To Students Regarding Possible Impact Of Criminal Records.
Section 135A.158 — Information Provided To Student Parents And Pregnant Students.
Section 135A.16 — Policy For Students With Disabilities.
Section 135A.165 — Deaf Students; Tuition Assistance.
Section 135A.17 — Provisions To Facilitate Voting.
Section 135A.18 — Authorization For Agreements.
Section 135A.19 — Financial Emergency.
Section 135A.191 — Research Dogs And Cats.
Section 135A.20 — Midwestern Higher Education Compact.
Section 135A.21 — Members Of Commission.
Section 135A.22 — Effect On Reciprocity.
Section 135A.25 — Textbook Disclosure, Pricing, And Access.
Section 135A.30 — Minnesota Academic Excellence Scholarship.