Minnesota Statutes 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.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 135A.51
- Adult: means an individual 18 years of age or older. See Minnesota Statutes 645.451
- Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
- Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 135A.51
- Adult: means an individual 18 years of age or older. See Minnesota Statutes 645.451
- Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
- Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
“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.