MN SF2482

Revises campus sexual misconduct grievance procedures effective January 1, 2026, requiring institutions to use preponderance of evidence standard, appoint decision-makers separate from investigators, prohibit direct cross-examination between parties, and deliver outcomes simultaneously with 24-hour advance notice during business hours

Expands protections for pregnant and parenting students to include private postsecondary institutions (previously only Minnesota State Colleges and Universities), adding protections for pregnancy termination and lactation, and requiring reasonable modifications and excused absences

Creates consolidated annual reporting requirement (due February 15) for the Office of Higher Education on multiple grant and loan repayment programs, including award amounts, utilization rates, outcomes, and demographic data

Expands eligibility for spinal cord and traumatic brain injury research grants to include postsecondary institutions, nonprofit organizations, and for-profit organizations

Repeals multiple individual program reporting requirements and consolidates them into the new unified reporting framework, and removes the $500 minimum SELF Loan amount rule