{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-136a.15","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 136A.15","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"Subdivision 1. Scope.\nFor purposes of sections 136A.15 to 136A.1702, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them.\nSubd. 2.\nMS 2018 [Repealed, 2019 c 64 art 2 s 45]\nSubd. 3.\n[Repealed, 2014 c 149 s 75]\nSubd. 4.\n[Repealed, 2014 c 149 s 75]\nSubd. 5.\n[Repealed, 2014 c 149 s 75]\nSubd. 6. Eligible institution.\n\"Eligible institution\" means an institution that meets the eligibility requirements under section 136A.155.\nSubd. 7.\nMS 2018 [Repealed, 2019 c 64 art 2 s 45]\nSubd. 8. Eligible student.\n\"Eligible student\" means a student who is officially registered or accepted for enrollment at an eligible institution in Minnesota or a Minnesota resident who is officially registered as a student or accepted for enrollment at an eligible institution in another state. Non-Minnesota residents are eligible students if they are enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a minimum of one course of at least 30 days in length during the academic year that requires physical attendance at an eligible institution located in Minnesota. Non-Minnesota resident students enrolled exclusively during the academic year in correspondence courses or courses offered over the Internet are not eligible students. Non-Minnesota resident students not physically attending classes in Minnesota due to enrollment in a study abroad program for 12 months or less are eligible students. Non-Minnesota residents enrolled in study abroad programs exceeding 12 months are not eligible students. An eligible student, for section 136A.1701, means a student who gives informed consent authorizing the disclosure of data specified in section 136A.162, paragraph (c), to a consumer credit reporting agency.\nSubd. 9. Minnesota resident.\n\"Minnesota resident\" means a student who meets one of the following conditions:\n(1) a student who has resided in Minnesota for purposes other than postsecondary education for at least 12 months without being enrolled at a postsecondary educational institution for more than five credits in any term;\n(2) a dependent student whose parent or legal guardian resides in Minnesota at the time the student applies;\n(3) a student who graduated from a Minnesota high school, if the student was a resident of Minnesota during the student's period of attendance at the Minnesota high school and the student is physically attending a Minnesota postsecondary educational institution; or\n(4) a student who, after residing in the state for a minimum of one year, earned a high school equivalency certificate in Minnesota.","path":["POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION","CHAPTER 136A. HIGHER EDUCATION","STUDENT LOAN PROGRAMS"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/136A.15","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:33Z","sha256":"c04ba5b205f429a48d65952fb84ffe9a25a47a8e08e549e9d233206c82b639c7","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-136a.1465","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-136a.155"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}