Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 2014 c 149 s 75]
Subd. 2. Employees may be bonded. The regents of the university shall have authority to indemnify the officers or the employees of the university against liability arising out of the operation of motor vehicles or other equipment by them while engaged in the performance of their duties as such public officials or employees and to pay out of the public funds the premiums on the indemnity insurance policies insuring such governmental agency against such liability. The regents may defend any such officer or employee, in the name and on behalf of the officer or employee, in any suit brought against the officer or employee to enforce a claim, whether groundless or otherwise, arising out of the operation of a motor vehicle or other equipment in the performance of official duties, and may compromise and settle such claim or suit and pay out of public funds the amount of such settlement or compromise, or the amount of any judgment against such officer or employee based on any such claim without first requiring such officer or employee to settle or pay any such claim. The regents may, in their discretion, pay the premiums of the indemnity insurance policies referred to in this subdivision, insuring such officers or employees against liability for or injury to persons or property, within the limits of this subdivision, and such payment of insurance premiums out of public funds shall in no way impose on the regents any liability.
Subd. 3. Power of eminent domain granted. The Board of Regents may use any money not specifically appropriated for other purposes for acquiring land by purchase or condemnation. In case it is desired to use the fund for the acquisition of land by eminent domain, the power of eminent domain shall be exercised in accordance with chapter 117.
Subd. 3a. Consultation required. Land must not be purchased and a building must not be purchased, constructed, or erected on land of the University of Minnesota until the regents have first consulted with the chair of the senate Finance Committee and the chair of the house of representatives Ways and Means Committee and obtained their advisory recommendations.
Subd. 4. Employee salaries. All nonacademic employees of the University of Minnesota shall be paid salaries comparable to salaries paid to state employees in the classified civil service.
(3139, 3139-3, 3139-4, 3139-6) 1913 c 257 s 1; 1935 c 173 s 1,2; Ex1937 c 81 s 2; 1976 c 163 s 23; 1976 c 348 s 21; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 300 art 1 s 31; 1993 c 4 s 20
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 135A - 137 — Postsecondary Education
Chapter 137 — University Of Minnesota
Section 137.02 — Powers And Duties Of Board Of Regents.
Section 137.021 — Acceptance Of Federal Money.
Section 137.022 — Permanent University Fund.
Section 137.0225 — University Promise Scholarship.
Section 137.0226 — Scholarship Funding Program.
Section 137.023 — University Student On Board Of Regents.
Section 137.024 — Congressional Districts Represented On Board Of Regents.
Section 137.0245 — Regent Candidate Advisory Council.
Section 137.0246 — Regent Nomination And Election.
Section 137.025 — Appropriations; Payment; Investment.
Section 137.0251 — Budgetary Information.
Section 137.0252 — Appropriation; Contract Buyout.
Section 137.027 — Appropriation; Fringe Benefits.
Section 137.028 — Biennial Budget Request; University Of Minnesota.
Section 137.04 — Library To Get Copies Of State Publications.
Section 137.09 — Board Of Regents Not To Exceed Appropriations; Penalty.
Section 137.10 — Refund Of Tuition To Students In Certain Cases.
Section 137.105 — Undergraduate Tuition Guarantee Plan.
Section 137.12 — Peace Officers; Appointment; Power Of Arrest.
Section 137.16 — Morris Branch.
Section 137.17 — Rochester Branch.
Section 137.22 — Higher Education Act Of 1965; Receipts.
Section 137.31 — Procurement From Small Businesses.
Section 137.32 — Minnesota Couples On The Brink Project.
Section 137.34 — Program Established.
Section 137.341 — Farm Safety Specialist Position.
Section 137.342 — Research Center For Agricultural Health And Safety.
Section 137.35 — Targeted Businesses.
Section 137.36 — Prompt Payment To Subcontractors.
Section 137.37 — Off-campus Sites And Centers.
Section 137.38 — Education And Training Of Primary Care Physicians.
Section 137.39 — Medical School Initiatives.
Section 137.40 — Residency And Other Initiatives.
Section 137.42 — Grants For Area Health Education Center Programs.
Section 137.43 — Substitute Physician Demonstration Project.
Section 137.44 — Health Professional Education Budget Plan.
Section 137.45 — Program For Students With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities.
Section 137.47 — Fetal Tissue Research.
Section 137.51 — Land Protection And Transfer.
Section 137.52 — Contamination Remediation; Report.
Section 137.53 — Activities; Contracts.
Section 137.54 — Conditions For Payment To University.
Section 137.55 — Public Use Of Stadium.
Section 137.56 — Environmental Review.
Section 137.57 — No Full Faith And Credit.
Section 137.58 — Mitigation Fund.
Section 137.60 — Eminent Domain.
Section 137.63 — Biomedical Science Research Facilities Funding Program.
Section 137.64 — Conditions For Payments To University.
Section 137.65 — No Full Faith And Credit.
Section 137.66 — Minnesota Discovery, Research, And Innovation Economy Funding Program.
Section 137.67 — Minnesota Biomedicine And Bioethics Innovation Grants.