Bill Text: MN SF924 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Omnibus higher education appropriations and policy provisions modification
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-04-04 - HF substituted on Special Orders [HF1101] [SF924 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-SF924-Engrossed.html
1.2relating to higher education; amending postsecondary education provisions;
1.3prohibiting use of certain public funds to support human cloning; appropriating
1.4money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 135A.51, subdivision 2;
1.5136A.1787; 136G.01; 136G.03, subdivisions 1, 18, 27; 136G.05, subdivisions
1.61, 6, 8; 299A.45, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
1.7Statutes, chapter 145; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136G.11,
1.8subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
1.9BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.13 Subdivision 1. Summary By Fund. The amounts shown in this subdivision
1.14summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made in this article.
1.20 Subd. 2. Summary By Agency - All Funds. The amounts shown in this subdivision
1.21summarize direct appropriations, by agency, made in this article.
2.9 The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
2.10agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
2.11general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated
2.12for each purpose. The figures "2012" and "2013" used in this article mean that the
2.13appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, or
2.14June 30, 2013, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2012. "The second year" is fiscal
2.15year 2013. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2012 and 2013.
2.23The amounts that may be spent for each
2.24purpose are specified in the following
2.25subdivisions.
2.27(a) If the appropriation in this subdivision for
2.28either year is insufficient, the appropriation
2.29for the other year is available for it.
2.30(b) For the biennium, the tuition maximum
2.31is $10,488 in each year for students in
2.32four-year programs, and $5,808 for students
2.33in two-year programs.
2.34(c) This appropriation sets the living and
2.35miscellaneous expense allowance at $7,000
2.36each year.
3.1(d) This appropriation includes $100,000
3.2the first year and $100,000 the second year
3.3for educational benefits under Minnesota
3.4Statutes, section 299A.45, to eligible
3.5dependent children and to the spouses of
3.6public safety officers killed in the line of duty.
3.7If the appropriation in this paragraph for
3.8either year is insufficient, the appropriation
3.9for the other year is available for it.
3.13This appropriation includes funding each
3.14year to administer the Indian scholarship
3.15program.
3.18For grants under Minnesota Statutes,
3.19section136A.861 . Up to $50,000 of this
3.20appropriation each year may be used for
3.21administrative expenses.
3.25For a grant to the United Family Medicine
3.26residency program. This appropriation
3.27shall be used to support up to 18 resident
3.28physicians each year in family practice at
3.29United Family Medicine residency programs
3.30and shall prepare doctors to practice family
3.31care medicine in underserved rural and
3.32urban areas of the state. It is intended
3.33that this program will improve health
3.34care in underserved communities, provide
4.1affordable access to appropriate medical
4.2care, and manage the treatment of patients in
4.3a cost-effective manner.
4.5If the appropriation in this subdivision for
4.6either year is insufficient, the appropriation
4.7for the other year is available to meet
4.8reciprocity contract obligations.
4.12This appropriation includes $125,000 each
4.13year for student and parent information,
4.14$184,000 each year for the get ready outreach
4.15program, and $48,000 each year for a
4.16grant to the Minnesota Minority Education
4.17Partnership.
4.20A balance in the first year under this section
4.21does not cancel, but is available for the
4.22second year.
4.24The Minnesota Office of Higher Education
4.25may transfer unencumbered balances from
4.26the appropriations in this section to the state
4.27grant appropriation, the interstate tuition
4.28reciprocity appropriation, the child care
4.29grant appropriation, the Indian scholarship
4.30appropriation, the state work-study
4.31appropriation, the achieve scholarship
4.32appropriation, the public safety officers'
4.33survivors appropriation, and the Minnesota
5.1college savings plan appropriation. Transfers
5.2from the child care or state work-study
5.3appropriations may only be made to the
5.4extent there is a projected surplus in the
5.5appropriation. A transfer may be made only
5.6with prior written notice to the chairs and
5.7ranking minority members of the senate and
5.8house of representatives committees with
5.9jurisdiction over higher education finance.
5.11Notwithstanding any rule to the contrary,
5.12work-study jobs funded by a TANF
5.13appropriation do not require employer
5.14matching funds.
5.22The amounts that may be spent for each
5.23purpose are specified in the following
5.24subdivisions.
5.27For the Office of the Chancellor and the
5.28Shared Services Division. The reduction in
5.29the appropriation made by this subdivision
5.30from the net appropriation made for the
5.31central office and shared services unit in the
5.32biennium ending June 30, 2011, must not be
5.33allocated to any institution nor charged back
5.34to any campus or institution.
6.2$120,000 each year is for the Cook
6.3County Higher Education Board to provide
6.4educational programs and academic support
6.5services.
6.14The amounts that may be spent for each
6.15purpose are specified in the following
6.16subdivisions.
6.18(a) This appropriation includes funding for
6.19operation and maintenance of the system.
6.20(b) This appropriation includes amounts for
6.21an Ojibwe Indian language program on the
6.22Duluth campus.
6.23(c) This appropriation includes money for the
6.24Dakota language teacher training immersion
6.25program on the Twin Cities campus to
6.26prepare teachers to teach in Dakota language
6.27immersion programs.
6.28(d) This appropriation includes money for
6.29the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory to
6.30preserve accreditation.
6.31(e) During the biennium, the Board
6.32of Regents is encouraged to at least
6.33proportionally reduce spending for
7.1administration relative to spending
7.2reductions in other budget areas.
7.4This appropriation is from the health care
7.5access fund.
7.8For the Agricultural Experiment Station and
7.9the Minnesota Extension Service:
7.10(1) the agricultural experiment stations
7.11and Minnesota Extension Service must
7.12convene agricultural advisory groups to
7.13focus research, education, and extension
7.14activities on producer needs and implement
7.15an outreach strategy that more effectively
7.16and rapidly transfers research results and best
7.17practices to producers throughout the state;
7.18(2) this appropriation includes funding for
7.19research and outreach on the production of
7.20renewable energy from Minnesota biomass
7.21resources, including agronomic crops, plant
7.22and animal wastes, and native plants or trees.
7.23The following areas should be prioritized and
7.24carried out in consultation with Minnesota
7.25producers, renewable energy, and bioenergy
7.26organizations:
7.27(i) biofuel and other energy production from
7.28perennial crops, small grains, row crops,
7.29and forestry products in conjunction with
7.30the Natural Resources Research Institute
7.31(NRRI);
7.32(ii) alternative bioenergy crops and cropping
7.33systems; and
8.1(iii) biofuel coproducts used for livestock
8.2feed;
8.3(3) this appropriation includes funding
8.4for the College of Food, Agricultural, and
8.5Natural Resources Sciences to establish and
8.6provide leadership for organic agronomic,
8.7horticultural, livestock, and food systems
8.8research, education, and outreach and for
8.9the purchase of state-of-the-art laboratory,
8.10planting, tilling, harvesting, and processing
8.11equipment necessary for this project;
8.12(4) this appropriation includes funding
8.13for research efforts that demonstrate a
8.14renewed emphasis on the needs of the state's
8.15agriculture community. The following
8.16areas should be prioritized and carried
8.17out in consultation with Minnesota farm
8.18organizations:
8.19(i) vegetable crop research with priority for
8.20extending the Minnesota vegetable growing
8.21season;
8.22(ii) fertilizer and soil fertility research and
8.23development;
8.24(iii) soil, groundwater, and surface water
8.25conservation practices and contaminant
8.26reduction research;
8.27(iv) discovering and developing plant
8.28varieties that use nutrients more efficiently;
8.29(v) breeding and development of turf seed
8.30and other biomass resources in all three
8.31Minnesota biomes;
8.32(vi) development of new disease-resistant
8.33and pest-resistant varieties of turf and
8.34agronomic crops;
9.1(vii) utilizing plant and livestock cells to treat
9.2and cure human diseases;
9.3(viii) the development of dairy coproducts;
9.4(ix) a rapid agricultural response fund for
9.5current or emerging animal, plant, and insect
9.6problems affecting production or food safety;
9.7(x) crop pest and animal disease research;
9.8(xi) developing animal agriculture that is
9.9capable of sustainably feeding the world;
9.10(xii) consumer food safety education and
9.11outreach;
9.12(xiii) programs to meet the research and
9.13outreach needs of organic livestock and crop
9.14farmers; and
9.15(xiv) alternative bioenergy crops and
9.16cropping systems; and growing, harvesting,
9.17and transporting biomass plant material; and
9.18(5) by February 1, 2013, the Board of
9.19Regents must submit a report to the
9.20legislative committees with responsibility
9.21for agriculture and higher education finance
9.22on the status and outcomes of research and
9.23initiatives funded in this section.
9.25$346,000 each year is to support up to 12
9.26resident physicians in the St. Cloud Hospital
9.27family practice residency program. The
9.28program must prepare doctors to practice
9.29primary care medicine in the rural areas of
9.30the state. The legislature intends this program
9.31to improve health care in rural communities,
9.32provide affordable access to appropriate
9.33medical care, and manage the treatment of
9.34patients in a more cost-effective manner.
10.1The remainder of this appropriation is for
10.2the rural physicians associates program, the
10.3Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, health
10.4sciences research, dental care, and the
10.5Biomedical Engineering Center.
10.7For the Geological Survey and the talented
10.8youth mathematics program.
10.10For general research, industrial relations
10.11education, Natural Resources Research
10.12Institute, Center for Urban and Regional
10.13Affairs, Bell Museum of Natural History, and
10.14the Humphrey exhibit.
10.17For the direct and indirect expenses of the
10.18collaborative research partnership between
10.19the University of Minnesota and the Mayo
10.20Foundation for research in biotechnology
10.21and medical genomics. This appropriation
10.22is available until expended. All parties
10.23to the partnership and chairs and ranking
10.24minority members of the senate and house of
10.25representatives committees responsible for
10.26higher education finance must be consulted
10.27before the Board of Regents reduces the
10.28amount allocated to the partnership under
10.29this paragraph during the biennium ending
10.30June 30, 2013. An annual report on the
10.31expenditure of these funds must be submitted
10.32to the governor and the chairs of the senate
10.33and house of representatives committees
10.34responsible for higher education and
11.1economic development by June 30 of each
11.2fiscal year.
11.4The appropriation for Academic Health
11.5Center funding under Minnesota Statutes,
11.6section 297F.10, is $22,250,000 each year.
11.9The amounts that may be spent for the
11.10purposes are specified in the following
11.11subdivisions.
11.13The state of Minnesota must pay a capitation
11.14each year for each student who is a resident
11.15of Minnesota. The appropriation may be
11.16transferred between years of the biennium to
11.17accommodate enrollment fluctuations.
11.18It is intended that during the biennium the
11.19Mayo Clinic use the capitation money to
11.20increase the number of doctors practicing in
11.21rural areas in need of doctors.
11.24The state of Minnesota must pay stipend
11.25support for up to 27 residents each year.
11.26 Sec. 7. TUITION LIMITATION AT MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND
11.27UNIVERSITIES.
11.28During the biennium ending June 30, 2013, the maximum tuition rate increase for
11.29all tuition rates at a Minnesota State Colleges and Universities institution or campus to a
11.30Minnesota resident undergraduate student may not exceed:
11.31(1) three percent per academic year at a state college; and
11.32(2) four percent per academic year at a state university.
12.1 Sec. 8. TUITION LIMITATION; UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA.
12.2The legislature expects that during the biennium ending June 30, 2013, the
12.3maximum tuition rate increase to a Minnesota resident undergraduate student enrolled at
12.4the University of Minnesota shall not exceed four percent per academic year.
12.5 Sec. 9. ALLOCATION OF MNSCU SALARY SAVINGS.
12.6During the biennium ending June 30, 2013, any salary savings to the Minnesota
12.7State Colleges and Universities system caused by legislation that limits, reduces, or
12.8eliminates salary increases during that biennium shall, at the discretion of the Board of
12.9Trustees, be used to mitigate tuition increases or allocated to institutions and campuses
12.10under the board's allocation model used for distribution of state appropriations.
12.11 Sec. 10. INSUFFICIENCY IN STATE GRANT APPROPRIATION; AWARD
12.12REDUCTION CALCULATION.
12.13During the biennium ending June 30, 2013, the calculation for reducing state grant
12.14awards due to an insufficient appropriation to make full awards shall be governed by
12.15Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.121, subdivision 7, except that the reductions caused by
12.16Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.121, subdivision 7, clause (1), shall be approximately
12.17three times the reductions caused by Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.121, subdivision
12.187, clause (2).
12.19 Sec. 11. STUDY OF GRADUATE EDUCATION IN FOR-PROFIT SECTOR.
12.20The Minnesota Office of Higher Education must study graduate education in
12.21for-profit institutions with a physical presence in the state. The study must examine
12.22the rights and responsibilities of graduate students attending those institutions. At a
12.23minimum, the study must include an analysis of graduate student disciplinary processes;
12.24processes and policies adopted for the protection of graduate students' intellectual property
12.25rights; policies and guidelines addressing academic freedom of inquiry for students; and
12.26administrative processes in place to address disputes. The office must report on the
12.27findings of this study by January 15, 2013, to the committees of the legislature with
12.28responsibility for higher education finance. The report must include recommendations for
12.29any changes to improve graduate education in the for-profit sector.
13.3 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 135A.51, subdivision 2, is amended to
13.4read:
13.5 Subd. 2. Senior citizen. "Senior citizen" means a person who has reached66 62
13.6 years of age before the beginning of any term, semester or quarter, in which a course of
13.7study is pursued, or a person receiving a railroad retirement annuity who has reached 60
13.8years of age before the beginning of the term.
13.9EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day after final enactment for
13.10terms beginning after July 1, 2011.
13.11 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136A.1787, is amended to read:
13.12136A.1787 SELF LOAN REVENUE BONDS ANNUAL CERTIFICATE OF
13.13NEED.
13.14(a) In order to ensure the payment of the principal of and interest on bonds and
13.15notes of the office and the continued maintenance of the loan capital fund under section
13.16136A.1785
, the office shall annually determine and certify to the governor, on or before
13.17December 1, the amount, if any:
13.18(1) needed to restore the loan capital fund to the minimum amount required by a
13.19resolution or indenture relating to any bonds or notes of the office, not exceeding the
13.20maximum amount of principal and interest to become due and payable in any subsequent
13.21year on all bonds or notes which are then outstanding;
13.22(2) determined by the office to be needed in the immediatelyensuing following
13.23fiscal year, with other funds pledged and estimated to be received during that year, for
13.24the payment of the principal and interest due and payable in that year on all outstanding
13.25bonds and notes; and
13.26(3) needed to restore any debt service reserve fund securing any outstanding bonds
13.27or notes of the office to the amount required in a resolution or indenture relating to such
13.28outstanding bonds or notes.
13.29(b) If the office determines the need under paragraph (a), clause (2) or (3), to be for
13.30the immediately following fiscal year, the governor shall include and submit the amounts
13.31certified by the office in accordance with this section to the legislature in the governor's
13.32budget for the immediately following fiscal year, or. If the office determines the need
13.33under paragraph (a), clause (2) or (3), to be for the current fiscal year, the governor shall
14.1include and submit the amounts certified in a governor's supplemental budget if the regular
14.2budget for that year has previously beenapproved enacted.
14.3 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136G.01, is amended to read:
14.4136G.01 PLAN ESTABLISHED.
14.5A college savings plan known as the Minnesota college savings plan is established.
14.6In establishing this plan, the legislature seeks to encourage individuals to save for
14.7postsecondary education by:
14.8(1) providing a qualified tuition plan under federal tax law; and
14.9(2)providing matching grants for contributions to the program by low- and
14.10middle-income families; and
14.11(3) encouraging individuals, foundations, and businesses to provide additional
14.12grants to participating students.
14.13 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136G.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
14.14 Subdivision 1. General. For purposes of sections136G.01 to
136G.13 136G.14
14.15following terms have the meanings given.
14.16 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136G.03, subdivision 18, is amended to read:
14.17 Subd. 18. Matching grant. "Matching grant" means an amount added to a matching
14.18grant account under section136G.11 for eligible account beneficiaries for account
14.19contributions in calendar years 2001 to 2010.
14.20 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136G.03, subdivision 27, is amended to read:
14.21 Subd. 27. Plan. "Plan" refers to the plan established under sections136G.01 to
14.22136G.13 136G.14
.
14.23 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136G.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
14.24 Subdivision 1. Responsibilities. (a) The director shall establish the rules, terms,
14.25and conditions for the plan, subject to the requirements of sections136G.01 to
136G.13
14.26136G.14
14.27(b) The director shall prescribe the application forms, procedures, and other
14.28requirements that apply to the plan.
14.29 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136G.05, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
15.1 Subd. 6. Three-year period for withdrawal of grants. A matching grant deposited
15.2inthe a matching grant account based on account owner contributions during calendar
15.3years 2001 to 2010 under section136G.11 may not be withdrawn within three years of the
15.4establishment of the account of the beneficiary. In calculating the three-year period, the
15.5period held in another account is included, if the account includes a rollover from another
15.6account under section 529(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code.
15.7 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136G.05, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
15.8 Subd. 8. Administration. The director shall administer the program, including
15.9accepting and processing applications, maintaining account records, making payments,
15.10making matching grants under section
136G.11, and undertaking any other necessary
15.11tasks to administer the program. The office may contract with one or more third parties to
15.12carry out some or all of these administrative duties, including providing incentives and
15.13marketing the program. The office and the board may jointly contract with third-party
15.14providers, if the office and board determine that it is desirable to contract with the same
15.15entity or entities for administration and investment management.
15.16 Sec. 10. [145.4221] STATE FUNDS; PROHIBITED USE FOR HUMAN
15.17CLONING.
15.18 Subdivision 1. Use of funds prohibited. No state funds or federal funds the state
15.19receives for state programs may be used to either support human cloning or to pay for
15.20any expenses incidental to human cloning. For purposes of this section, "cloning" means
15.21generating a genetically identical copy of an organism at any stage of development by
15.22combining an enucleated egg and the nucleus of a somatic cell to make an embryo.
15.23 Subd. 2. Scientific research. Nothing in this section shall affect areas of scientific
15.24research not specifically addressed by subdivision 1, including research in the use of
15.25nuclear transfer or other cloning techniques to produce molecules, DNA, cells other than
15.26human embryos, tissues, organs, plants, or animals other than humans. In addition,
15.27nothing in this section shall affect the scientific field of stem cell research, unless explicitly
15.28prohibited.
15.29EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
15.30 Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 299A.45, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
15.31 Subdivision 1. Eligibility. A person is eligible to receive educational benefits under
15.32this section if the person:
16.1 (1) is certified under section299A.44 and in compliance with this section and rules
16.2of the commissioner of public safety and the Minnesota Office of Higher Education;
16.3 (2) is enrolled in an undergraduate degree or certificate program after June 30, 1990,
16.4at an eligible Minnesota institution as provided in section136A.101, subdivision 4 ;
16.5 (3) has not received a baccalaureate degree or been enrolled full time fornine ten
16.6semesters or the equivalent, except that a student who withdraws from enrollment for
16.7active military service is entitled to an additional semester or the equivalent of eligibility;
16.8and
16.9 (4) is related in one of the following ways to a public safety officer killed in the
16.10line of duty on or after January 1, 1973:
16.11 (i) as a dependent child less than 23 years of age;
16.12 (ii) as a surviving spouse; or
16.13 (iii) as a dependent child less than 30 years of age who has served on active military
16.14duty 181 consecutive days or more and has been honorably discharged or released to the
16.15dependent child's reserve or National Guard unit.
16.16 Sec. 12. REPEALER.
16.17 Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136G.11, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,
16.18and 10, are repealed effective July 1, 2012.
16.19 Sec. 13. EFFECTIVE DATE.
16.20Sections 3 to 9 are effective July 1, 2012.
1.3prohibiting use of certain public funds to support human cloning; appropriating
1.4money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 135A.51, subdivision 2;
1.5136A.1787; 136G.01; 136G.03, subdivisions 1, 18, 27; 136G.05, subdivisions
1.61, 6, 8; 299A.45, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
1.7Statutes, chapter 145; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136G.11,
1.8subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
1.9BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
| 1.12 |
Section 1. SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS. |
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1.14summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made in this article.
1.20 Subd. 2. Summary By Agency - All Funds. The amounts shown in this subdivision
1.21summarize direct appropriations, by agency, made in this article.
| 2.8 |
Sec. 2. HIGHER EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS. |
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2.10agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
2.11general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated
2.12for each purpose. The figures "2012" and "2013" used in this article mean that the
2.13appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, or
2.14June 30, 2013, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2012. "The second year" is fiscal
2.15year 2013. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2012 and 2013.
| 2.16 |
APPROPRIATIONS |
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| 2.17 |
Available for the Year |
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| 2.18 |
Ending June 30 |
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| 2.19 |
2012 |
2013 |
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| 2.20 2.21 |
Sec. 3. MINNESOTA OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION |
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| 2.22 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
184,220,000 |
$ |
183,970,000 |
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2.24purpose are specified in the following
2.25subdivisions.
| 2.26 |
Subd. 2.State Grants |
147,857,000 |
147,857,000 |
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2.28either year is insufficient, the appropriation
2.29for the other year is available for it.
2.30(b) For the biennium, the tuition maximum
2.31is $10,488 in each year for students in
2.32four-year programs, and $5,808 for students
2.33in two-year programs.
2.34(c) This appropriation sets the living and
2.35miscellaneous expense allowance at $7,000
2.36each year.
3.1(d) This appropriation includes $100,000
3.2the first year and $100,000 the second year
3.3for educational benefits under Minnesota
3.4Statutes, section 299A.45, to eligible
3.5dependent children and to the spouses of
3.6public safety officers killed in the line of duty.
3.7If the appropriation in this paragraph for
3.8either year is insufficient, the appropriation
3.9for the other year is available for it.
| 3.10 |
Subd. 3.Child Care Grants |
6,684,000 |
6,684,000 |
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| 3.11 |
Subd. 4.State Work-Study |
14,944,000 |
14,944,000 |
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| 3.12 |
Subd. 5.Indian Scholarships |
1,800,000 |
1,800,000 |
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3.14year to administer the Indian scholarship
3.15program.
| 3.16 3.17 |
Subd. 6.Intervention for College Attendance Program Grants |
671,000 |
671,000 |
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3.19section
3.20appropriation each year may be used for
3.21administrative expenses.
| 3.22 |
Subd. 7.Midwest Higher Education Compact |
95,000 |
95,000 |
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| 3.23 3.24 |
Subd. 8.United Family Medicine Residency Program |
467,000 |
467,000 |
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3.26residency program. This appropriation
3.27shall be used to support up to 18 resident
3.28physicians each year in family practice at
3.29United Family Medicine residency programs
3.30and shall prepare doctors to practice family
3.31care medicine in underserved rural and
3.32urban areas of the state. It is intended
3.33that this program will improve health
3.34care in underserved communities, provide
4.1affordable access to appropriate medical
4.2care, and manage the treatment of patients in
4.3a cost-effective manner.
| 4.4 |
Subd. 9.Interstate Tuition Reciprocity |
3,150,000 |
3,250,000 |
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4.6either year is insufficient, the appropriation
4.7for the other year is available to meet
4.8reciprocity contract obligations.
| 4.9 |
Subd. 10.Minnesota College Savings Plan |
350,000 |
-0- |
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| 4.10 |
Subd. 11.MnLINK Gateway and Minitex |
5,480,000 |
5,480,000 |
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| 4.11 |
Subd. 12.Other Programs |
357,000 |
357,000 |
||||
4.13year for student and parent information,
4.14$184,000 each year for the get ready outreach
4.15program, and $48,000 each year for a
4.16grant to the Minnesota Minority Education
4.17Partnership.
| 4.18 |
Subd. 13.Agency Administration |
2,365,000 |
2,365,000 |
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| 4.19 |
Subd. 14.Balances Forward |
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4.21does not cancel, but is available for the
4.22second year.
| 4.23 |
Subd. 15.Transfers |
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4.25may transfer unencumbered balances from
4.26the appropriations in this section to the state
4.27grant appropriation, the interstate tuition
4.28reciprocity appropriation, the child care
4.29grant appropriation, the Indian scholarship
4.30appropriation, the state work-study
4.31appropriation, the achieve scholarship
4.32appropriation, the public safety officers'
4.33survivors appropriation, and the Minnesota
5.1college savings plan appropriation. Transfers
5.2from the child care or state work-study
5.3appropriations may only be made to the
5.4extent there is a projected surplus in the
5.5appropriation. A transfer may be made only
5.6with prior written notice to the chairs and
5.7ranking minority members of the senate and
5.8house of representatives committees with
5.9jurisdiction over higher education finance.
| 5.10 |
Subd. 16.TANF Work-Study |
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5.12work-study jobs funded by a TANF
5.13appropriation do not require employer
5.14matching funds.
| 5.15 5.16 5.17 |
Sec. 4. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES |
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| 5.18 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
546,827,000 |
$ |
546,827,000 |
||
| 5.19 |
Appropriations by Fund |
||
| 5.20 |
2012 |
2013 |
|
| 5.21 |
General |
546,827,000 |
546,827,000 |
5.23purpose are specified in the following
5.24subdivisions.
| 5.25 5.26 |
Subd. 2.Central Office and Shared Services Unit |
33,074,000 |
33,074,000 |
||||
5.28Shared Services Division. The reduction in
5.29the appropriation made by this subdivision
5.30from the net appropriation made for the
5.31central office and shared services unit in the
5.32biennium ending June 30, 2011, must not be
5.33allocated to any institution nor charged back
5.34to any campus or institution.
| 6.1 |
Subd. 3.Operations and Maintenance |
509,693,000 |
509,693,000 |
||||
6.3County Higher Education Board to provide
6.4educational programs and academic support
6.5services.
| 6.6 |
Subd. 4.Learning Network of Minnesota |
4,060,000 |
4,060,000 |
||||
| 6.7 6.8 |
Sec. 5. BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA |
||||||
| 6.9 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
522,643,000 |
$ |
522,643,000 |
||
| 6.10 |
Appropriations by Fund |
||
| 6.11 |
2012 |
2013 |
|
| 6.12 |
General |
520,486,000 |
520,486,000 |
| 6.13 |
Health Care Access |
2,157,000 |
2,157,000 |
6.15purpose are specified in the following
6.16subdivisions.
| 6.17 |
Subd. 2.Operations and Maintenance |
459,547,000 |
459,547,000 |
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6.19operation and maintenance of the system.
6.20(b) This appropriation includes amounts for
6.21an Ojibwe Indian language program on the
6.22Duluth campus.
6.23(c) This appropriation includes money for the
6.24Dakota language teacher training immersion
6.25program on the Twin Cities campus to
6.26prepare teachers to teach in Dakota language
6.27immersion programs.
6.28(d) This appropriation includes money for
6.29the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory to
6.30preserve accreditation.
6.31(e) During the biennium, the Board
6.32of Regents is encouraged to at least
6.33proportionally reduce spending for
7.1administration relative to spending
7.2reductions in other budget areas.
| 7.3 |
Subd. 3.Primary Care Education Initiatives |
2,157,000 |
2,157,000 |
||||
7.5access fund.
| 7.6 |
Subd. 4.Special Appropriations |
||||||
| 7.7 |
(a) Agriculture and Extension Service |
43,329,000 |
43,329,000 |
||||
7.9the Minnesota Extension Service:
7.10(1) the agricultural experiment stations
7.11and Minnesota Extension Service must
7.12convene agricultural advisory groups to
7.13focus research, education, and extension
7.14activities on producer needs and implement
7.15an outreach strategy that more effectively
7.16and rapidly transfers research results and best
7.17practices to producers throughout the state;
7.18(2) this appropriation includes funding for
7.19research and outreach on the production of
7.20renewable energy from Minnesota biomass
7.21resources, including agronomic crops, plant
7.22and animal wastes, and native plants or trees.
7.23The following areas should be prioritized and
7.24carried out in consultation with Minnesota
7.25producers, renewable energy, and bioenergy
7.26organizations:
7.27(i) biofuel and other energy production from
7.28perennial crops, small grains, row crops,
7.29and forestry products in conjunction with
7.30the Natural Resources Research Institute
7.31(NRRI);
7.32(ii) alternative bioenergy crops and cropping
7.33systems; and
8.1(iii) biofuel coproducts used for livestock
8.2feed;
8.3(3) this appropriation includes funding
8.4for the College of Food, Agricultural, and
8.5Natural Resources Sciences to establish and
8.6provide leadership for organic agronomic,
8.7horticultural, livestock, and food systems
8.8research, education, and outreach and for
8.9the purchase of state-of-the-art laboratory,
8.10planting, tilling, harvesting, and processing
8.11equipment necessary for this project;
8.12(4) this appropriation includes funding
8.13for research efforts that demonstrate a
8.14renewed emphasis on the needs of the state's
8.15agriculture community. The following
8.16areas should be prioritized and carried
8.17out in consultation with Minnesota farm
8.18organizations:
8.19(i) vegetable crop research with priority for
8.20extending the Minnesota vegetable growing
8.21season;
8.22(ii) fertilizer and soil fertility research and
8.23development;
8.24(iii) soil, groundwater, and surface water
8.25conservation practices and contaminant
8.26reduction research;
8.27(iv) discovering and developing plant
8.28varieties that use nutrients more efficiently;
8.29(v) breeding and development of turf seed
8.30and other biomass resources in all three
8.31Minnesota biomes;
8.32(vi) development of new disease-resistant
8.33and pest-resistant varieties of turf and
8.34agronomic crops;
9.1(vii) utilizing plant and livestock cells to treat
9.2and cure human diseases;
9.3(viii) the development of dairy coproducts;
9.4(ix) a rapid agricultural response fund for
9.5current or emerging animal, plant, and insect
9.6problems affecting production or food safety;
9.7(x) crop pest and animal disease research;
9.8(xi) developing animal agriculture that is
9.9capable of sustainably feeding the world;
9.10(xii) consumer food safety education and
9.11outreach;
9.12(xiii) programs to meet the research and
9.13outreach needs of organic livestock and crop
9.14farmers; and
9.15(xiv) alternative bioenergy crops and
9.16cropping systems; and growing, harvesting,
9.17and transporting biomass plant material; and
9.18(5) by February 1, 2013, the Board of
9.19Regents must submit a report to the
9.20legislative committees with responsibility
9.21for agriculture and higher education finance
9.22on the status and outcomes of research and
9.23initiatives funded in this section.
| 9.24 |
(b) Health Sciences |
4,374,000 |
4,374,000 |
||||
9.26resident physicians in the St. Cloud Hospital
9.27family practice residency program. The
9.28program must prepare doctors to practice
9.29primary care medicine in the rural areas of
9.30the state. The legislature intends this program
9.31to improve health care in rural communities,
9.32provide affordable access to appropriate
9.33medical care, and manage the treatment of
9.34patients in a more cost-effective manner.
10.1The remainder of this appropriation is for
10.2the rural physicians associates program, the
10.3Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, health
10.4sciences research, dental care, and the
10.5Biomedical Engineering Center.
| 10.6 |
(c) Institute of Technology |
1,150,000 |
1,150,000 |
||||
10.8youth mathematics program.
| 10.9 |
(d) System Special |
5,104,000 |
5,104,000 |
||||
10.11education, Natural Resources Research
10.12Institute, Center for Urban and Regional
10.13Affairs, Bell Museum of Natural History, and
10.14the Humphrey exhibit.
| 10.15 10.16 |
(e) University of Minnesota and Mayo Foundation Partnership |
6,982,000 |
6,982,000 |
||||
10.18collaborative research partnership between
10.19the University of Minnesota and the Mayo
10.20Foundation for research in biotechnology
10.21and medical genomics. This appropriation
10.22is available until expended. All parties
10.23to the partnership and chairs and ranking
10.24minority members of the senate and house of
10.25representatives committees responsible for
10.26higher education finance must be consulted
10.27before the Board of Regents reduces the
10.28amount allocated to the partnership under
10.29this paragraph during the biennium ending
10.30June 30, 2013. An annual report on the
10.31expenditure of these funds must be submitted
10.32to the governor and the chairs of the senate
10.33and house of representatives committees
10.34responsible for higher education and
11.1economic development by June 30 of each
11.2fiscal year.
| 11.3 |
Subd. 5.Academic Health Center |
||||||
11.5Center funding under Minnesota Statutes,
11.6section 297F.10, is $22,250,000 each year.
| 11.7 |
Sec. 6. MAYO MEDICAL FOUNDATION |
||||||
| 11.8 |
Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation |
$ |
1,351,000 |
$ |
1,351,000 |
||
11.10purposes are specified in the following
11.11subdivisions.
| 11.12 |
Subd. 2.Medical School |
665,000 |
665,000 |
||||
11.14each year for each student who is a resident
11.15of Minnesota. The appropriation may be
11.16transferred between years of the biennium to
11.17accommodate enrollment fluctuations.
11.18It is intended that during the biennium the
11.19Mayo Clinic use the capitation money to
11.20increase the number of doctors practicing in
11.21rural areas in need of doctors.
| 11.22 11.23 |
Subd. 3.Family Practice and Graduate Residency Program |
686,000 |
686,000 |
||||
11.25support for up to 27 residents each year.
11.26 Sec. 7. TUITION LIMITATION AT MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND
11.27UNIVERSITIES.
11.28During the biennium ending June 30, 2013, the maximum tuition rate increase for
11.29all tuition rates at a Minnesota State Colleges and Universities institution or campus to a
11.30Minnesota resident undergraduate student may not exceed:
11.31(1) three percent per academic year at a state college; and
11.32(2) four percent per academic year at a state university.
12.1 Sec. 8. TUITION LIMITATION; UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA.
12.2The legislature expects that during the biennium ending June 30, 2013, the
12.3maximum tuition rate increase to a Minnesota resident undergraduate student enrolled at
12.4the University of Minnesota shall not exceed four percent per academic year.
12.5 Sec. 9. ALLOCATION OF MNSCU SALARY SAVINGS.
12.6During the biennium ending June 30, 2013, any salary savings to the Minnesota
12.7State Colleges and Universities system caused by legislation that limits, reduces, or
12.8eliminates salary increases during that biennium shall, at the discretion of the Board of
12.9Trustees, be used to mitigate tuition increases or allocated to institutions and campuses
12.10under the board's allocation model used for distribution of state appropriations.
12.11 Sec. 10. INSUFFICIENCY IN STATE GRANT APPROPRIATION; AWARD
12.12REDUCTION CALCULATION.
12.13During the biennium ending June 30, 2013, the calculation for reducing state grant
12.14awards due to an insufficient appropriation to make full awards shall be governed by
12.15Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.121, subdivision 7, except that the reductions caused by
12.16Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.121, subdivision 7, clause (1), shall be approximately
12.17three times the reductions caused by Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.121, subdivision
12.187, clause (2).
12.19 Sec. 11. STUDY OF GRADUATE EDUCATION IN FOR-PROFIT SECTOR.
12.20The Minnesota Office of Higher Education must study graduate education in
12.21for-profit institutions with a physical presence in the state. The study must examine
12.22the rights and responsibilities of graduate students attending those institutions. At a
12.23minimum, the study must include an analysis of graduate student disciplinary processes;
12.24processes and policies adopted for the protection of graduate students' intellectual property
12.25rights; policies and guidelines addressing academic freedom of inquiry for students; and
12.26administrative processes in place to address disputes. The office must report on the
12.27findings of this study by January 15, 2013, to the committees of the legislature with
12.28responsibility for higher education finance. The report must include recommendations for
12.29any changes to improve graduate education in the for-profit sector.
13.3 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 135A.51, subdivision 2, is amended to
13.4read:
13.5 Subd. 2. Senior citizen. "Senior citizen" means a person who has reached
13.6 years of age before the beginning of any term, semester or quarter, in which a course of
13.7study is pursued, or a person receiving a railroad retirement annuity who has reached 60
13.8years of age before the beginning of the term.
13.9EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day after final enactment for
13.10terms beginning after July 1, 2011.
13.11 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136A.1787, is amended to read:
13.12136A.1787 SELF LOAN REVENUE BONDS ANNUAL CERTIFICATE OF
13.13NEED.
13.14(a) In order to ensure the payment of the principal of and interest on bonds and
13.15notes of the office and the continued maintenance of the loan capital fund under section
13.17December 1, the amount, if any:
13.18(1) needed to restore the loan capital fund to the minimum amount required by a
13.19resolution or indenture relating to any bonds or notes of the office, not exceeding the
13.20maximum amount of principal and interest to become due and payable in any subsequent
13.21year on all bonds or notes which are then outstanding;
13.22(2) determined by the office to be needed in the immediately
13.23fiscal year, with other funds pledged and estimated to be received during that year, for
13.24the payment of the principal and interest due and payable in that year on all outstanding
13.25bonds and notes; and
13.26(3) needed to restore any debt service reserve fund securing any outstanding bonds
13.27or notes of the office to the amount required in a resolution or indenture relating to such
13.28outstanding bonds or notes.
13.29(b) If the office determines the need under paragraph (a), clause (2) or (3), to be for
13.30the immediately following fiscal year, the governor shall include and submit the amounts
13.31certified by the office in accordance with this section to the legislature in the governor's
13.32budget for the immediately following fiscal year
13.33under paragraph (a), clause (2) or (3), to be for the current fiscal year, the governor shall
14.1include and submit the amounts certified in a governor's supplemental budget if the regular
14.2budget for that year has previously been
14.3 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136G.01, is amended to read:
14.4136G.01 PLAN ESTABLISHED.
14.5A college savings plan known as the Minnesota college savings plan is established.
14.6In establishing this plan, the legislature seeks to encourage individuals to save for
14.7postsecondary education by:
14.8(1) providing a qualified tuition plan under federal tax law; and
14.9(2)
14.10
14.11
14.12grants to participating students.
14.13 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136G.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
14.14 Subdivision 1. General. For purposes of sections
14.15following terms have the meanings given.
14.16 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136G.03, subdivision 18, is amended to read:
14.17 Subd. 18. Matching grant. "Matching grant" means an amount added to a matching
14.18grant account under section
14.19contributions in calendar years 2001 to 2010.
14.20 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136G.03, subdivision 27, is amended to read:
14.21 Subd. 27. Plan. "Plan" refers to the plan established under sections
14.23 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136G.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
14.24 Subdivision 1. Responsibilities. (a) The director shall establish the rules, terms,
14.25and conditions for the plan, subject to the requirements of sections
14.26136G.14
14.27(b) The director shall prescribe the application forms, procedures, and other
14.28requirements that apply to the plan.
14.29 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136G.05, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
15.1 Subd. 6. Three-year period for withdrawal of grants. A matching grant deposited
15.2in
15.3years 2001 to 2010 under section
15.4establishment of the account of the beneficiary. In calculating the three-year period, the
15.5period held in another account is included, if the account includes a rollover from another
15.6account under section 529(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code.
15.7 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136G.05, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
15.8 Subd. 8. Administration. The director shall administer the program, including
15.9accepting and processing applications, maintaining account records, making payments,
15.10
15.11tasks to administer the program. The office may contract with one or more third parties to
15.12carry out some or all of these administrative duties, including providing incentives and
15.13marketing the program. The office and the board may jointly contract with third-party
15.14providers, if the office and board determine that it is desirable to contract with the same
15.15entity or entities for administration and investment management.
15.16 Sec. 10. [145.4221] STATE FUNDS; PROHIBITED USE FOR HUMAN
15.17CLONING.
15.18 Subdivision 1. Use of funds prohibited. No state funds or federal funds the state
15.19receives for state programs may be used to either support human cloning or to pay for
15.20any expenses incidental to human cloning. For purposes of this section, "cloning" means
15.21generating a genetically identical copy of an organism at any stage of development by
15.22combining an enucleated egg and the nucleus of a somatic cell to make an embryo.
15.23 Subd. 2. Scientific research. Nothing in this section shall affect areas of scientific
15.24research not specifically addressed by subdivision 1, including research in the use of
15.25nuclear transfer or other cloning techniques to produce molecules, DNA, cells other than
15.26human embryos, tissues, organs, plants, or animals other than humans. In addition,
15.27nothing in this section shall affect the scientific field of stem cell research, unless explicitly
15.28prohibited.
15.29EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
15.30 Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 299A.45, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
15.31 Subdivision 1. Eligibility. A person is eligible to receive educational benefits under
15.32this section if the person:
16.1 (1) is certified under section
16.2of the commissioner of public safety and the Minnesota Office of Higher Education;
16.3 (2) is enrolled in an undergraduate degree or certificate program after June 30, 1990,
16.4at an eligible Minnesota institution as provided in section
16.5 (3) has not received a baccalaureate degree or been enrolled full time for
16.6semesters or the equivalent, except that a student who withdraws from enrollment for
16.7active military service is entitled to an additional semester or the equivalent of eligibility;
16.8and
16.9 (4) is related in one of the following ways to a public safety officer killed in the
16.10line of duty on or after January 1, 1973:
16.11 (i) as a dependent child less than 23 years of age;
16.12 (ii) as a surviving spouse; or
16.13 (iii) as a dependent child less than 30 years of age who has served on active military
16.14duty 181 consecutive days or more and has been honorably discharged or released to the
16.15dependent child's reserve or National Guard unit.
16.16 Sec. 12. REPEALER.
16.17 Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136G.11, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,
16.18and 10, are repealed effective July 1, 2012.
16.19 Sec. 13. EFFECTIVE DATE.
16.20Sections 3 to 9 are effective July 1, 2012.
