Postsecondary institutions required to provide priority registration for pregnant and parenting students, and technical changes made.

This bill requires public colleges and universities in Minnesota to provide priority course registration for pregnant and parenting students, ensuring they can register before the majority of other undergraduate students. It defines parenting students as those with children under 18 or who can claim a child as a dependent, and applies to Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and eligible private institutions with in-person Minnesota campuses. The law also prohibits institutions from forcing pregnant or parenting students to take leave, withdraw, or change their academic programs due to their status, while requiring schools to offer reasonable accommodations like excused absences and access to recorded lectures. Public institutions must automatically assign early registration appointments to eligible students without requiring additional petitions, and must notify all students annually about these protections.