Section 136A.05 Cooperation of Institutions of Higher Education

136A.05 COOPERATION OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

Subdivision 1.Cooperation.

All public institutions of higher education and all state departments and agencies shall cooperate with and supply information requested by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education in order to enable it to carry out and perform its duties. Private postsecondary institutions are requested to cooperate and provide information.

Subd. 2.Data.

The Minnesota Office of Higher Education and public postsecondary institutions shall provide data, in a manner consistent with state and federal laws governing student records, to and as requested by the Minnesota house of representatives or senate for research projects and studies qualifying under Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 99.31(a)(6). Private postsecondary institutions are requested to cooperate and provide data. As a condition of receiving the data, the house of representatives or senate shall enter into an agreement with the office or institutions to ensure that the house of representatives or senate will not disclose any data that identify individuals.

History:

1965 c 809 s 32 subd 8; 1967 c 615 s 1; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1975 c 390 s 2; 1987 c 401 s 14; 1989 c 293 s 22; 1990 c 591 art 6 s 3; 1995 c 212 art 3 s 14,59; 2005 c 107 art 2 s 60