Minn. Stat. § 135A.51

Current through 2024, c. 127
Section 135A.51 - DEFINITIONS
Subdivision 1.Scope.

For the purposes of this section and section 135A.52, the following words have the meanings ascribed to them.

Subd. 2.Senior citizen.

"Senior citizen" means a person who has reached 62 years of age before the beginning of any term, semester or quarter, in which a course of study is pursued, or a person receiving a railroad retirement annuity who has reached 60 years of age before the beginning of the term.

Subd. 3.Course.

"Course" means any course of study offered by a state supported institution of higher education in the regular curriculum of a department, school or subdivision of the institution, or a special course given for any purpose, including, but not limited to, adult education.

Subd. 4.Legal resident.

"Legal resident" means a person who fulfills the residency criteria now or hereafter applicable to students of a state supported institution of higher education.

Subd. 5.Institution of higher education.

"Institution of higher education" means a state university, community college, technical college, or the University of Minnesota.

Minn. Stat. § 135A.51

1975 c 219 s 1; 1975 c 321 s 2; 1987 c 258 s 12; 1989 c 246 s 2; 1995 c 212 art 3 s 59; 2007 c 144 art 2 s 11; 2010 c 364 s 3; 1Sp2011 c 5 art 2s 1