Prohibit using student fees to compensate student athletes

Minnesota bill SF 3759 prohibits public colleges and universities in the state from using mandatory student fees or increasing tuition specifically to compensate student athletes. The bill creates a new statute requiring that governing bodies of public postsecondary institutions not impose such fees for athletic compensation. Violations would trigger a penalty where the commissioner of management and budget deducts 1% of the institution's state funding appropriation in the next biennium. This directly affects public higher education institutions and their fee structures, with no impact on existing athletic scholarships or revenue streams.